JP5720024B2 - Banknote insertion guide structure, banknote handling apparatus, and banknote handling apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a banknote insertion guide part, a banknote processing apparatus, and an improvement of a banknote handling apparatus that constitute a banknote handling apparatus equipped in a banknote handling apparatus such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers.

Banknote handling apparatuses such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers are provided with banknote processing apparatuses that process banknotes. A banknote processing apparatus draws in the banknote inserted by the user from the banknote insertion slot, conveys it into the apparatus, and determines the banknote length, authenticity, and denomination of the banknote inserted in the conveyance process. And when a banknote is a legitimate banknote which can be accepted, this is received, and also it accommodates in the banknote storage part arrange | positioned in the back part, or changes or a return banknote is paid out from a banknote storage part.
In addition, the bill handling apparatus includes operation switches for operation by a user, an operation board provided with a display, and an article providing unit that provides articles and services when a transaction is established with the user. .

There exist the following as a conventional banknote processing apparatus (refer patent document 1). 5A and 5B show a schematic configuration of a conventional banknote processing apparatus, in which FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a closed state of the lid portion, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing an opened state of the lid portion. The banknote handling apparatus 10 is formed with a conveyance path 12 that extends from a banknote insertion slot 11 into which a banknote is inserted into the apparatus. The conveyance path 12 is formed between a main body 13 and a lid portion 14 supported by the main body 13 so as to be freely opened and closed. Sensors 15 and 16, a conveyor belt 17, and the like are disposed in the conveyance path 12. As shown in FIG. 5B, the lid 14 is attached to the main body 13 so that it can be opened and closed with the left back side of the main body 13 in the figure as the center of rotation.
Since the lid portion 14 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the main body 13, the conveyance path 12 is opened by opening the lid portion, so that maintenance of the sensors 15, 16 and the conveyance belt 17 can be easily performed. become able to. Further, when a banknote is jammed in the transport path 12 during operation of the apparatus with the lid closed, the lid can be opened to easily take out the banknote.

In a banknote processing apparatus, in order to make insertion of a banknote easy and reliable, a banknote insertion guide part may be set as the following structures. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional bill insertion guide structure. The banknote insertion guide portion 20 communicates with the banknote passage 21 and is inserted above the insertion slot 22, an insertion slot 22 for inserting banknotes, a lower banknote guide member 23 that projects from the lower portion of the insertion slot 22, and the insertion slot 22. The upper banknote guide member 24 is provided. The lower banknote guide member 23 is disposed below the insertion slot 22 and guides the lower surface of the banknote B inserted into the insertion slot 22 to guide the leading edge of the banknote to the banknote passage 21. Further, the upper banknote guide member 24 is arranged above the insertion slot 22 to prevent the tip of the banknote inserted into the insertion slot and guided by the lower banknote guide member 23 from going too far above the insertion slot 22. Is guided to the insertion port 22.
Furthermore, there exists the following as a banknote processing apparatus provided with the said banknote insertion guide part (refer patent document 2). FIG. 7 is a front side external perspective view showing a banknote handling apparatus equipped in a conventional banknote handling apparatus. This banknote processing apparatus 30 is equipped with, for example, a vending machine (banknote handling apparatus) 39 such as a food ticket, and performs banknote acceptance processing, banknote payout processing as change, etc., reject banknote (reverse transport banknote) return processing, and the like. Do.

The banknote handling apparatus 30 includes a lower banknote guide member 32 below the banknote insertion slot 31 and an upper banknote guide member 33 above the banknote insertion slot 31 as the banknote insertion guide portion 38. Further, the banknote handling apparatus 30 includes a lower side device 36 constituting a lower side portion of a banknote transport path (not shown) for transporting the inserted banknote, and a transport downstream end portion in the banknote transport path of the lower apparatus 36. And an upper device 37 that can be turned around.
The upper device 37 is configured to be displaceable between a closed state closed on the lower device 36 and an open state in which the conveyance upstream side is opened, and constitutes an upper portion of the bill conveyance path in the closed state. Moreover, the banknote insertion port 31 connected to a banknote conveyance path is formed in the near side joining surface of the lower apparatus 36 and the upper apparatus 37 when an upper apparatus is made into a closed state.
Furthermore, in the banknote insertion guide part 38, the two vertical wall members 34 which are formed in the right and left both ends of the lower banknote guide member 32 so as to rise upward and regulate the position in the width direction of the inserted banknote. Is provided. Here, the upper banknote guide member 33 is disposed between each vertical wall member in a non-contact state with a gap 35 between the inner edge of the two vertical wall members 34. The gap 35 is provided so that the upper bill guide member 33 does not interfere with the inner edge of the vertical wall member 34 when the upper device 37 is opened upward.

JP 2007-94807 A JP2011-154541A

However, in the conventional banknote insertion guide, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot and taken into the apparatus, the banknote may be jammed at the banknote insertion slot. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a problem of the conventional bill insertion guide portion. In such a situation, as shown in FIG. 8A, the edge of the bill B enters the gap 35 between the vertical wall member 34 and the upper bill guide member 33, and is caught while being largely skewed. Occasionally occurs. At this time, inside the conveyance path, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the skewed banknote B is caught by a component arranged along the left edge of the conveyance path, for example, the laser detection element 39. It is impossible to advance or retreat.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when inserting a banknote into a banknote insertion slot, the banknote is reliably caught without being caught in the gap formed between the vertical wall member and the upper banknote guide member. It aims at providing the bill insertion guide part structure which can be inserted, a bill processing device, and a bill handling device.

In order to achieve the above object, the bill insertion guide part structure according to claim 1 includes a bill insertion slot that accepts a bill inserted from the front, and a bill conveyance path that conveys a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot to the inside. A closed device provided with a lower part of the bill conveyance path, a closed state provided with an upper part of the bill conveyance path and closed on the lower device, and an open state separated from the lower device. An upper device configured to be openable and closable between, a lower bill guide member that projects forward from a lower portion of the bill insertion slot and guides a bill lower surface to be inserted, and the lower device And a vertical wall member that regulates the position in the width direction of the bill inserted and protruded upward from both sides of the bill guide member, and when the upper device is in the closed state, Project forward from the top, An upper banknote guide member that is opposed to the inner wall of the vertical wall member via a gap is provided, and a banknote is inserted into the inner wall of each vertical wall member so as to cover at least the front part of the gap from the lower side. Protruding portions for preventing the above are provided.
According to the present invention, even if the edge of the bill guided by the lower bill guide member and the upper bill guide member moves toward the gap between the lower bill guide member and the vertical wall member, Since the gap is covered with the protrusion from below, the bill is inserted and taken into the bill insertion slot smoothly and reliably without entering the gap.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the protrusion is configured to be integrated with or removable from the inner wall of the vertical wall member.
According to the present invention, since the protruding portion and the vertical wall member are integrally formed, no gap is formed between the protruding portion and the vertical wall member, so that no banknote is sandwiched.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the protruding portion has a shape that tapers toward the downstream side in the bill conveyance direction.
According to the present invention, a bill to be inserted is guided in contact with the lower surface of the protrusion, and is inserted and taken into the bill insertion slot without entering the gap.
A bill processing apparatus according to a fourth aspect includes the bill insertion guide part structure and an identification device arranged on the downstream side in the bill conveyance direction.
A banknote handling apparatus according to a fifth aspect is provided with the banknote handling apparatus according to the fourth aspect.

  According to the present invention, even if the bill guided by the lower bill guide member and the upper bill guide member moves toward the gap between the lower bill guide member and the vertical wall member, the bill is guided by the protrusion. Then, it is smoothly and surely inserted into the bill insertion slot and taken in without entering the gap.

It is a perspective view which shows the banknote insertion guide part in the state which open | released the upper side apparatus of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the banknote insertion guide part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the banknote insertion guide part of the state which closed the upper apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the clearance gap and projection part of the banknote insertion guide part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional banknote processing apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional banknote insertion guide part. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional banknote processing apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the malfunction in the conventional banknote insertion guide part.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a banknote insertion guide part in a state where an upper device of a banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a banknote insertion guide part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is an enlarged perspective view shown. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the banknote insertion guide portion in a state where the upper device is closed, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a gap and a protrusion of the banknote insertion guide portion shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus 40 which is a banknote processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment is equipped with banknote handling apparatuses 80, such as a ticket vending machine, for example, the lower side apparatus 50, the upper side apparatus 60, and the banknote identification which is not shown in figure. And a device.
The banknote insertion guide part structure of the present invention includes a banknote insertion slot 41 that accepts a banknote B inserted from the front, a banknote conveyance path 70 that conveys a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot, and a banknote conveyance path. The lower device 50 having the side portion 70a, the upper portion 70b of the bill conveyance path, and a closed state closed on the lower device and an open state separated from the lower device are configured to be openable and closable. The lower device 50 protrudes forward from the lower portion of the bill insertion slot and guides the lower surface of the inserted bill, and from both sides of the lower bill guide member. And a vertical wall member 52 that regulates the position in the width direction of the bill inserted and protruded upward, and the upper device 60 projects forward from the top of the bill insertion slot 41 when in the closed state. End edge of each vertical wall member 52 And an upper banknote guide member 61 that is opposed to each other through a gap 62, and on the inner wall of each vertical wall member, covers at least the front part of the gap 62 from the lower side to prevent a banknote from being inserted into the gap. The structure provided with 53 is characteristic.

The lower device 50 includes, on the upper surface, a lower portion 70a that is a part of a bill conveyance path 70 that conveys a bill inserted from the front into the bill processing apparatus. In the lower apparatus 50, conveyor belts 71 and 73, a conveyor roller, a belt device, a sensor 76, and the like constituting the banknote conveyance path 70 are arranged.
The upper device 60 is attached to the lower device 50 so as to be able to turn (open / close) in the vertical direction by a shaft portion 65 provided on the downstream side in the banknote conveyance direction. The upper device 60 is configured to be openable and closable between a closed state (see FIG. 3) closed on the lower device 50 and an open state (see FIG. 1) in which the conveyance upstream side is lifted upward. The upper device 60 includes, on the lower surface thereof, an upper portion 70b that constitutes a part of the bill conveyance path 70 in the closed state. In the upper device 60, a conveyance belt, a conveyance roller, an interlock belt device, a sensor, and the like (not shown) constituting the banknote conveyance path 70 are arranged.

Hereinafter, the structure of the banknote conveyance guide part which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.
In the banknote handling apparatus 40 according to the present embodiment, the banknote insertion port 41 located at the front end of the banknote transport path 70 has an upstream side (front side) of the lower side device 50 and the upper side device 60 when the upper side device 60 is closed. ) It is formed at the abutting end.
A lower banknote guide member 51 is formed on the front surface of the lower apparatus 50 so as to project forward from the lower portion of the banknote insertion slot 41. The lower banknote guide member 51 includes a slope that descends toward the banknote conveyance downstream side (front side). The lower bill guide member 51 guides the lower surface of the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 41 by this slope.
The lower device 50 is provided with two vertical wall members 52 projecting upward from the left and right ends of the lower banknote guide member 51. The inserted bills are positioned in the width direction by the inner walls of the two vertical wall members 52.
In the upper device 60, an upper bill guide member 61 is provided on the upper side of the bill insertion slot 41 so as to protrude forward. The upper banknote guide member 61 is disposed to face the inner wall of the vertical wall member 52 in a non-contact state with a gap 62 between the inner wall 52a of the two vertical wall members 52 and inserted into the banknote insertion slot 41. The tip of the bill to be directed is guided toward the bill insertion slot 41. The gap 62 is provided so that the upper banknote guide member 61 does not contact the inner wall of the vertical wall member 52 of the lower device 50 when the upper device 60 is closed.

In the banknote handling apparatus 40 according to the present embodiment, hook-shaped protrusions 53 are formed on the inner walls 52a of the vertical wall members 52 on both sides. Each protrusion 53 protrudes below the gap 62 between each vertical wall member 52 and the upper banknote guide member 61, thereby extending inwardly in a state of covering the gap from the lower side. The edge is prevented from entering the gap 62. It is sufficient for the projection 53 to cover at least the front end of the gap 62 from below rather than the entire length of the gap.
Moreover, since the projection part 53 is integrally formed with the vertical wall member 52 and synthetic resin, a clearance gap is not formed between the projection part 53 and the vertical wall member 52, and it does not interfere with banknote insertion.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the protrusion part 53 has comprised the substantially triangular shape which the longitudinal cross-sectional shape in alignment with a banknote insertion direction tapers toward a banknote conveyance direction downstream. For this reason, the bill to be inserted is guided in contact with the lower side surface 53 a of the protrusion 53, and is inserted and taken into the bill insertion slot 41 without entering the gap 62.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the banknote inserted along the lower banknote guide member 51 and guided by the upper banknote guide member 61 to enter the banknote insertion slot 41 is shown in FIG. Thus, even if it is inserted in a skewed posture from the beginning, the edge is not inserted into the gap 62 between the lower bill guide member 51 and the vertical wall member 52, and the bill is inserted smoothly and reliably while the posture is corrected. It is inserted into the mouth 41 and taken in.
In this embodiment, the protrusion 53 is formed integrally with the vertical wall member 52, but the protrusion 53 can be retrofitted to the vertical wall member 52. Moreover, the shape and dimension of the projection part 53 may be anything as long as the tip part of the gap 62 is covered from the lower side to prevent entry of the bill edge.

40 bill processing device, 41 bill insertion port, 50 lower device, 51 lower bill guide member, 52 vertical wall member, 53 protrusion, 60 upper device, 61 upper bill guide member, 62 gap 70 bill transport path, 80 bill Processing device, B bill

Claims (5)

A bill insertion slot that accepts bills inserted from the front; a bill transport path that transports bills inserted from the bill insertion slot; and a lower device that includes a lower portion of the bill transport path; An upper device provided with an upper part of the bill conveyance path and configured to be openable and closable between a closed state closed on the lower device and an open state spaced apart from the lower device;
The lower device protrudes forward from the lower part of the banknote insertion slot, and projects from the lower banknote guide member that guides the lower surface of the inserted banknote, and protrudes upward from both sides of the lower banknote guide member. A vertical wall member that regulates the position in the width direction of the bill to be
When the upper device is in the closed state, the upper device includes an upper banknote guide member that protrudes forward from the upper part of the banknote insertion slot and has opposite side edges opposed to the inner walls of the vertical wall members via a gap,
A bill insertion guide portion structure characterized in that a projection is provided on an inner wall of each vertical wall member to cover at least the front portion of the gap from below and prevent a bill from being inserted into the gap.   The banknote insertion guide part structure according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is configured to be integrated with or removable from the inner wall of the vertical wall member.   The banknote insertion guide part structure according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion has a shape that tapers toward the downstream side in the banknote conveyance direction.   A banknote processing apparatus comprising: the banknote insertion guide part structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3; and an identification device disposed downstream of the banknote conveyance direction.   A banknote handling apparatus comprising the banknote processing apparatus according to claim 4.

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