JP6567273B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a small-sized banknote handling apparatus that is mounted on a vending machine, a change machine, a toll machine in an unmanned parking lot, and that has a banknote storage mechanism, and in particular, attaches and detaches a banknote storage section to a banknote processing apparatus body. It is related with the technology to attach freely.

  In general, inside the main body of equipment such as vending machines, currency exchange machines, and unmanned parking lots that handle banknotes, it is determined whether the inserted banknotes are genuine or not, and banknotes that are determined to be genuine The banknote processing apparatus which accommodated only was mounted.

  This banknote processing apparatus includes a banknote transport path including banknote transport means for transporting banknotes inserted from a deposit port to the inside of the apparatus main body, and a banknote recognition section including banknote identification means for identifying the authenticity of the transported banknotes. And a banknote storage unit including banknote storage means for stacking and storing banknotes determined to be genuine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various banknote handling apparatuses are known, and a banknote storage unit includes banknote storage technology for stacking and storing banknotes one by one in a banknote storage from a banknote transport path, and banknotes having a plurality of banknote storages. For each denomination, technology for paying out banknotes one by one from the banknote storage so that banknotes once stored can be refunded, and banknote processing for banknote storage so that banknotes can be easily collected and replenished A technique for making it detachable from the apparatus main body is already known.

  Moreover, the banknote conveyance path (passage part) in a banknote storage part is provided from the banknote receiving part which has a pair of ditch | groove (slit) which guides the longitudinal direction side edge of a banknote, and is parallel to the banknote in a channel | path part (storage standby position). And a storage plate provided with a stack plate for aligning and stacking banknotes, and a biasing means for constantly pressing the stack plate in the direction of the passage, and further, the banknote with the storage mechanism in the storage standby position. By pressing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the paper, the longitudinal side edge of the banknote is removed from the groove and pushed into the storage, and the banknote pushed into the storage is transferred to the passage side of the stack plate and the banknote. The technique of storing in the storage in a state of being pressed and clamped by the surface of the receiving unit on the storage side is already known.

  In such a banknote handling apparatus, it is necessary to periodically collect stored banknotes and replenish a fishing bill, and these are required to be performed quickly and reliably. Moreover, the mounting space of the banknote processing apparatus on the side of the mounted machine such as a vending machine, a change machine, and a toll machine in an unmanned parking lot is limited, and it is desired to downsize the banknote processing apparatus itself. These are techniques required after preventing the occurrence of problems such as operation stoppage due to banknote storage mistakes or banknote jams.

  In particular, in a banknote processing apparatus that handles banknotes of a plurality of denominations and stores them in separate storage for each denomination, the apparatus tends to increase in size, and as the apparatus increases in size, the banknote transport path The increase in the length and the complexity of the transport mechanism contribute to the generation of banknote jams in the banknote transport path.

  For example, the banknote processing apparatus of Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2012-155571) having a function of storing a plurality of reflux-type banknote storage units that can be stored in denominations and further paying out the stored banknotes as a fishing bill, Since a plurality of banknote transport passages connected to each banknote storage from the deposit port are provided and the banknote processing apparatus main body itself is large, a sufficient mounting space is required on the loaded machine side.

  As a technique in consideration of downsizing, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho 62-290671) discloses a banknote storage mechanism that does not reduce the effective capacity of the banknote storage along with the banknote storage operation, Two bill storage units, a thousand-yen banknote storage unit and a high-yen banknote storage unit, arranged one above the other in the direction and connected by a single banknote transport passage, A banknote handling apparatus that is fed out one by one and can be used as a fishing tag is disclosed.

  However, since the banknote handling apparatus of Patent Document 2 is provided with the transport guide on the apparatus main body side, the banknote storage can be taken out with the stored banknote held by the transport guide and the pressing plate. First of all, when collecting stored banknotes or refilling the bills, it is necessary to work while holding the banknotes on the pressing plate biased by the spring with your fingers. The banknotes might be scattered by the spring force.

  In addition, since the banknotes are stored while the banknotes are held between the transport belt and the pressing roller provided in the banknote transport path, the banknotes are shifted during storage of the banknotes and a storage error occurs. There was a fear. Even if the banknote has been deviated at the time of storing the banknote, it is necessary to provide a margin for the maximum movement distance of the stack guide in order to reliably push the banknote into the banknote storage, which has been an obstacle to downsizing the apparatus.

JP 2012-155751 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-290671

  Therefore, in view of the above-described circumstances, the present invention is a banknote handling apparatus including a banknote storage mechanism that stores banknotes in a banknote storage unit, while preventing occurrence of problems such as operation stop due to banknote storage mistakes or banknote jams. An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing apparatus that is small and has a detachable banknote storage unit.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, banknotes in the banknote transport passage are aligned and stored in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the banknotes, and the stored banknotes are placed on the banknote transport path side. A banknote storage that is always pressed, and a banknote storage mechanism that is disposed opposite to the banknote storage across the banknote transport path and moves a banknote from the banknote transport path into the banknote storage, and the banknote A bill storage section that is detachable by sliding in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the bill, and the bill storage mechanism is a bill that passes through the longitudinal side edge of the bill stored in the bill storage and the bill transport passage. A stack guide that separates the longitudinal side edges of the bank, a lift cam that forms a cam structure with the stack guide and reciprocates the stack guide in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the bill, and a first connection that operates the lift cam Gi Comprising the door, the apparatus main body, so that comprise a first drive source and a first transmission gear for transmitting the driving of the first drive source to the first coupling gear.

  Further, the banknote storage mechanism is supported by the stack guide and disposed on the banknote transport path on the banknote storage mechanism side, and is coaxial with the transport roller and interlocks with the transport roller. A second connecting gear; and a pressing roller that is fixed to the stack guide and is opposed to the conveying roller. The pressing roller is pressed by the conveying roller when the stack guide is in an initial position. During the reciprocating movement, the pressure is released and the apparatus is separated from the transport roller, and the apparatus main body has a second drive source and a second transmission gear for transmitting the drive of the second drive source to the second coupling gear. May be provided.

  Further, an urging unit that presses the pressing roller against the conveying roller presses the pressing roller when the stack guide is in an initial position along with the reciprocating movement of the stack guide, and is separated from the pressing roller during the reciprocating movement. It is also possible to provide it.

  Thus, since the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with the stack guide and the mechanism such as the lift cam for moving the stack guide in the banknote storage unit, the stored banknote is held by the pressing means and the stack guide in the banknote storage. In this state, it is possible to remove the bill storage part. Further, since the drive transmission from the drive source provided in the apparatus main body to the lift cam in the banknote storage part is made by meshing of the gears, the banknote storage part can be easily attached to and detached from the banknote processing apparatus main body. It is easy to collect and refill the fishing tag.

  Furthermore, by canceling the holding of the longitudinal side edge of the banknote first during the storing operation, it is possible to suppress the shift of the banknote and to prevent the operation from being stopped due to a storing error. Moreover, since the deviation | shift of the banknote at the time of banknote accommodation is suppressed, the allowance of the maximum moving distance of a stack guide can be reduced, and it contributes to space saving. Further, even when the stop position is shifted when the stack guide reciprocates, the center position of the transport roller and the pressing roller does not deviate, and thus a stable transport force can be provided. Moreover, since the drive transmission from the drive source provided in the apparatus main body to the conveyance roller in the banknote storage part is made by meshing of the gear, the attachment / detachment of the banknote storage part to the banknote processing apparatus main body is not hindered. .

The front view of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. AA sectional drawing in FIG. BB sectional drawing in FIG. CC sectional drawing in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the circulation banknote accommodating part, Comprising: AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the circulation banknote accommodating part, Comprising: BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the circulation banknote accommodating part, Comprising: CC sectional drawing in FIG. The front upper perspective view of the circulation bill storage part concerning one example of the present invention. The front upper perspective view of the 2nd conveyance means and circulation bill storage mechanism concerning one example of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the circulation banknote accommodating part in a standby state, Comprising: (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (c) is CC in FIG. Sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the circulation banknote accommodating part at the time of conveyance roller press release, Comprising: (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (c) is in FIG. CC sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the circulation banknote accommodating part in banknote accommodation operation | movement, Comprising: (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (c) is C in FIG. -C sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the circulation banknote accommodating part at the time of banknote accommodation, Comprising: (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (c) is C- in FIG. C sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the circulation banknote accommodating part just before completion | finish of banknote accommodation operation | movement, Comprising: (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (c) is in FIG. CC sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the circulation banknote accommodating part at the time of banknote delivery operation | movement, (a) is AA sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing in FIG. 1, (c) is C in FIG. -C sectional drawing.

  Hereinafter, a banknote handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS. In the following description, the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 1 will be described first, and then the circulation banknote storing operation and the feeding operation in the banknote processing apparatus 1 will be described.

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 has a function of accepting a banknote that can be used as a fishing tag (hereinafter referred to as a circulating banknote) and a high-value banknote that is not used as a fishing tag (hereinafter referred to as a non-circulating banknote). It shall have a function to pay out. Moreover, in each drawing, the side by which the deposit port 21 which inserts a banknote is arrange | positioned shall be defined as a front.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and FIGS. 2A to 2C are cross-sectional views taken along lines AA, BB, and CC in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where the circulating banknote storage unit 6 is removed in FIGS. 2A to 2, FIG. 4 is a front top perspective view of the circulating banknote storage unit 6, and FIG. 5 and a front top perspective view of the circulation bill storage mechanism 7.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2C, in the banknote handling apparatus 1, the banknote transport path 2 through which banknotes are transported has a depositing port 21 disposed in the front of the apparatus main body as an upstream end, 21 is provided in a single path having the upper part of the withdrawal port 22 disposed above the downstream end as the downstream end, and the banknote transport path 2 is, in order from the upstream, the authenticity and denomination of banknotes passing through the banknote transport path 2 A banknote recognition unit 3 for recognizing, a circulating banknote storage unit 6 for stacking and storing circulating banknotes in a vertical posture, and a circulating banknote feeding mechanism 8 for feeding banknotes in the circulating banknote storage unit 6 one by one and conveying them downstream. It passes through a non-circular banknote storage unit 9 for stacking and storing non-circular banknotes in a vertical posture.

  In each part of the banknote transport passage 2, banknote transport means for transporting the banknotes downstream is provided. This banknote transport means is driven by a transport motor and is suspended between a drive pulley and several driven pulleys. In general, a banknote passing through the banknote transport path 2 is sandwiched and transported in the banknote transport path 2 by the transport belt and a plurality of driven rollers pressed against the transport belt.

  In addition, about the structure of the 1st banknote conveyance means 4 arrange | positioned in the upstream of the circulation banknote accommodating part 6, and the 2nd banknote conveyance means 5 arrange | positioned in the upstream in the circulation banknote storage part 6, it circulates. Although it mentions later with the composition of bill storage part 6, since conventional technology is applicable about bill conveyance means of other parts, and it is not a portion concerning the present invention, detailed explanation shall be omitted. .

  An inlet sensor that detects a bill inserted from the deposit port 21 is disposed in the vicinity of the deposit port 21 at the upstream end of the bill transport passage 2, and the inserted bill is inserted into the bill transport channel 2 based on the detection output of the inlet sensor. It is assumed that the banknote transporting means for transporting downstream is driven.

  On the other hand, a withdrawal sensor is provided at the downstream end of the bill transport passage 2 to count the number of bills discharged to the withdrawal port 22, and a shutter 23 is provided at the withdrawal port 22 on the front side of the bill processing apparatus 1. Then, the shutter 23 is closed until all the banknotes to be returned or dispensed in the withdrawal port 22 are collected, and the user forgets to collect the remaining fishing cards, such as the user collecting the fishing cards in the middle of the dispensing. It shall be ensured that nothing happens.

  In the banknote identification part 3, a plurality of identification sensors consisting of a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor are arranged, and each identification sensor scans a predetermined position of the banknote passing through the banknote transport path 2, thereby making the physical characteristics of the banknote. , And authenticity of banknotes and denominations are comprehensively determined based on the detection output.

  The configuration of the entrance sensor, the withdrawal sensor, the shutter 23, the magnetic sensor, and the optical sensor is applicable to the prior art, and is not a part related to the present invention, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A to 4, the circulation banknote storage unit 6 is integrated as a unit, is attached to the apparatus main body so that it can be inserted and removed in the horizontal direction from the rear, and is downstream of the banknote recognition unit 3. 2 is arranged at a position where it is provided vertically.

  On both side surfaces of the circulating bill storage unit 6 main body, guide ribs 61 (assumed to be provided symmetrically on the left side surface not shown in FIG. 4) are formed in a convex cross section and horizontally. The guide rib 61 has a concave guide groove 12 formed on the inner wall 11 that engages with the side wall of the circulating bill storage unit 6 in the bill processing apparatus 1 body (on the right inner wall not shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B). The circulation bill storage unit 6 is mounted by sliding horizontally from the bill processing apparatus 1 main body so as to be fitted to the left and right.

  The attached circulating bill storage unit 6 is fixed to the bill processing apparatus 1 main body by a latch mechanism 62 disposed at the rear end of the circulating bill storage unit 6 (the left side not shown in FIG. Suppose).

  The latch mechanism 62 includes an operation unit 63 for pressing the latch mechanism 62 from the left and right to the inside, an urging means (not shown) that constantly urges the latch mechanism 62 toward the left and right outside, and the operation unit 63. In the state where the protruding portions 64a and 64b are provided so as to be interlocked so as to be interlocked and the circulating banknote storage unit 6 is mounted on the main body of the banknote processing apparatus 1, the protruding portions 64a and 64b are By engaging latch latching portions 13a and 13b formed on the inner wall 11 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 main body, the circulating banknote storage section 6 is fixed to the banknote processing apparatus 1 main body.

  The operation unit 63 is provided so that the operator can hold it with one hand and can be pressed from the left and right, press the operation unit 63 in the center direction from the left and right, and the protrusions 64a and 64b to the latch locking unit 13a, 13b, the engagement with the main body of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is released, and the operation section 63 is pulled out rearward while being held, so that the banknote processing apparatus 1 is disposed in a device (not shown). It is good to be able to remove the circulation banknote accommodating part 6. FIG.

  Moreover, the upper part of the circulation banknote storage part 6 main body shall be open | released so that a banknote can be collect | recovered and the banknote for a bill can be replenished.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the inside of the circulating banknote storage unit 6 is roughly divided into a circulating banknote storage 67 disposed behind the banknote transport passage 2, and a circulating banknote storage mechanism 7 disposed in front. The circulating banknotes at positions facing the circulating banknote storage 67 in the banknote transport passage 2 are stored by the circulating banknote storage mechanism 7 one by one in the circulating banknote storage 67.

  The circulation banknote storage 67 is a substantially rectangular plate arranged in parallel to the banknotes passing through the banknote transport path 2 and has a stack plate 68 for aligning and stacking the circulation banknotes M on the front surface, and a circulation banknote storage unit. 6 The main body and the stack plate 68 are connected to each other, and biasing means (compression springs) 69a and 69b for constantly biasing the stack plate 68 forward are provided.

  The circulating banknote storage mechanism 7 includes a pair of stack guides 71 each having a pair of concave grooves (slits) 72 that guide the longitudinal side edges of the banknotes, and a holding plate 74 that regulates the forward movement of the central part of the banknote left and right. A pair of reciprocating means for moving the stack guide 71 back and forth by connecting the stack guide 71 and the circulating bill storage unit 6 main body, and the front side of the bill passing through the bill transport path 2 on the upstream side in the circulating bill storage unit 6. And a second banknote transporting means 5 for contacting and feeding the banknote upward.

  The pair of reciprocating means and the pair of stack guides 71 are provided symmetrically, and one configuration will be described below.

  The reciprocating means includes two lift cams 75a and 75b arranged in parallel vertically and a first connecting gear 77 interposed between the lift cams 75a and 75b. It is driven by means.

  The lift cams 75a and 75b are rotatably supported on the main body of the circulating bill storage 6 and are provided so as to rotate in the same direction with a rotation axis in the horizontal direction. In addition, columnar projections 76a and 76b that protrude outward are formed at positions outside the rotational centers of the outer surfaces of the lift cams 75a and 75b.

  The first connection gear 77 is rotatably supported by the main body of the circulating banknote storage 6 and is disposed so as to mesh with the lift cams 75a and 75b. The first connection gear 77 is rotated by storage operation driving means. The rotational force is transmitted to the lift cams 75a and 75b.

  The storing operation driving means is not shown in the figure, which transmits the first transmission gear 14 disposed in the bill processing apparatus 1 main body, a motor (not shown), and the rotational force of the motor to the first transmission gear 14. The first transmission gear 14 is arranged so as to mesh with the first connecting gear 14 when the circulating bill storage unit 6 is mounted on the bill processing apparatus 1 main body. (See FIGS. 2A and 3A).

  The stack guide 71 is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the circulating bill storage unit 6 while maintaining the posture.

  The stack guide 71 is formed with a long hole 73 that penetrates in the left-right direction and has the same height as the top dead center of the protrusion 76a and the bottom dead center of the protrusion 76b. The protrusions 76a and 76b of the lift cams 75a and 75b are fitted and the lift cams 75a and 75b and the stack guide 71 form a cam structure. I try to move.

  In the standby state, the concave grooves 72 of the stack guide 71 form front and rear surfaces and both side edges of both side portions of the banknote transport passage 2. And the conveyance position of the received banknote and the stored circulation banknote M have a fixed gap by the stack guide 71 so that the storage circulation banknote M does not hinder the conveyance of the banknote.

  That is, the stack guide 71 has a function of preventing the stored circulating banknote M stored in the circulating banknote storage 67 from returning to the banknote transport path 2 side, and the banknote in the banknote transport path 2 enters the circulating banknote storage 67. And a function as a wall for regulating the passage width of the side edge of the bill in the bill conveyance passage 2. Further, the stack guide 71 is configured to be movable only in the vertical direction with respect to the transport direction while being restricted from moving in the left-right direction and the vertical direction with respect to the apparatus main body.

  In addition, as long as it has each said function, what kind of shape of the stack guide 71 may be sufficient, for example, the wall which separates the banknote conveyance path 2 and the circulation banknote storage 67, and the longitudinal direction of a banknote The wall for regulating the passage width of the direction side edge can be provided integrally or separately.

  The holding plate 74 has a rear wall on substantially the same plane as the front side wall of the concave groove 72 in the standby state, and is fixed to the main body of the circulating bill storage unit 6 so as to be interposed between the left and right stack guides 71. is there. When the stack guide 71 moves forward during the bill storage operation, the holding plate 74 abuts against the front surface of the circulating bill in the stack guide 71 and regulates the forward movement of the circulating bill. Then, both side edges of the banknote are removed from the concave groove 72, the banknote enters behind the stack guide 71, and the banknote is stored on the stack plate 68 in the banknote storage 67.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C and FIG. 5, the second banknote transport means 5 is pivotally supported so as to have a rotational axis in the left-right direction at a predetermined position of the stack guide 71 in front of the groove 72. The drive shaft 51, a pair of transport rollers 52 provided symmetrically about the drive shaft 51 as a rotation axis and slightly protruding from the front side of the concave groove 72 into the banknote transport path 2, and the drive shaft 51 are rotated. A second connecting gear 53 provided at the right end of the shaft as a shaft, a pair of pressing roller arms 54 disposed rearwardly of the groove 72 and symmetrically at a predetermined position of the stack guide 71, and each conveying roller And a pair of pressing rollers 56 rotatably supported by the respective pressing roller arms 54 so as to face 52.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the pressing roller arm 54 has a plate shape substantially parallel to the concave groove 72, has elasticity, has a lower end fixed, and is provided so that the upper part slightly swings back and forth. . A pressing portion 55 projecting outward is formed at the upper end of the pressing roller arm 54, and a pressing roller 56 is pivotally supported at a position facing the conveying roller 52 in the upper and lower central portion, and the pressing portion 55 is pressed forward. Then, the pressing roller 56 comes into contact with the conveying roller 52, and if not pressed, the conveying roller 52 and the pressing roller 56 are slightly separated.

  And as shown in FIG. 2C and FIG. 6, in the circulation banknote accommodating part 6 main body, one edge part is further fixed to the banknote accommodating part 6 main body, and the other edge part is made into a free end, and it sees rightward ( An urging means (torsion spring) 65 having an urging force is provided counterclockwise in FIG. 2C and the like. The free end of the urging means 65 urges the pressing portion 55 forward in the standby state shown in FIG. Further, when the stack guide 71 moves forward during the bill storage operation shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the front of the free end of the biasing means 65 by the spring locking portion 66 formed on the main body of the circulation bill storage portion 6. And the engagement between the pressing portion 55 and the urging means 65 is released.

  The second banknote transport means 5 does not have a dedicated drive source, and the driving force of the first banknote transport means 4 arranged in the main body of the banknote handling apparatus 1 on the upstream side of the circulating banknote storage 6 is connected to the second banknote transport means 5. By driving through the gear 53, the drive shaft 51 is rotated.

  The first banknote transport means 4 includes a transport operation driving means including a motor (not shown) and a gear train (not shown) that transmits the rotational force of the motor to the pulley 41b and the second transmission gear 43, and pulleys 41a and 41b. And a number of pulleys not provided with reference numerals, a conveyor belt suspended between these pulleys, a roller 42 that presses against the conveyor belt, and a number of rollers that are not provided with a reference numeral.

  In the standby state, the second transmission gear 43 is disposed vertically below the second connection gear 53 and is disposed so as to mesh with the second connection gear 53 (see FIGS. 2C and 3C). The driving force of one bill transport means 4 is transmitted to the second bill transport means 5 via the second connecting gear 53. Further, during the bill storage operation, the stack guide 71 moves forward, so that the engagement between the second connection gear 53 and the second transmission gear 43 is released (see FIGS. 7 to 10).

  The second transmission gear 43 and the second connecting gear 53 are in contact with each other in the vertical direction, and when the circulating bill storage unit 6 is attached to or detached from the bill processing apparatus 1 main body, the circulating bill storage unit 6 is placed horizontally. Since it is made to slide in the direction, the second transmission gear 43 does not obstruct the second connecting gear 53 during attachment / detachment.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a circulating bill feeding mechanism 8 is provided between the downstream side of the circulating bill storage portion 6 and the non-circulating bill storage portion 9, and is stored in the circulating bill storage 67. Of the stored circulating banknotes M, only the circulating banknotes stored last (located at the foremost position) are fed out, and one of them is separated and transported downstream of the banknote transport path 2 to return the circulating banknotes. I can do it.

  The circulating banknote feeding mechanism 8 includes a feeding roller (pickup roller) 81, a feeding roller (feed roller) 82, and a blocking roller (gate roller) 83, and each is pivotally supported with respect to the banknote processing apparatus 1 main body. Is.

  The feeding roller 81 is provided in the downstream part of the circulating banknote storage unit 6 facing the circulating banknote storage 67 across the banknote transport path 2, and is the most of the stored circulating banknotes M aligned and stacked on the stack plate 68. When storing the circulating banknotes in the circulating banknote storage 67, the function of feeding the circulating banknotes positioned forward and transporting them downstream of the banknote transport path 2, the function of transporting non-circulating banknotes downstream of the banknote transport path 2, and It has a function of pressing the stored circulating banknote M stored in the circulating banknote storage 67 together with the holding plate 74.

  The feeding roller 82 and the blocking roller 83 are arranged opposite to each other so as to be engaged in a nested manner downstream of the feeding roller 81, and when the circulating banknote is fed by the feeding roller 81, the rotation of the blocking roller 83 is stopped. The circulating banknotes are separated one by one by transporting the circulating banknotes downstream by the rotational force of only the delivery roller 82. At the time of depositing the non-circular banknote, both the feed roller 82 and the blocking roller 83 are rotated in the transport direction so that the non-circular banknote is smoothly transported.

  Further, a feeding sensor is disposed between the feeding roller 82 and the blocking roller 83 and the non-circulating banknote storage unit 9 so that the circulating banknotes fed out in the feeding roller 82 and the blocking roller 83 are correctly aligned. It is confirmed whether or not it can be separated into sheets.

  The non-circulating banknote storage unit 9 is disposed further downstream of the circulating banknote feeding mechanism 8 and above the circulating banknote storage unit 6. When it divides roughly, it consists of the non-circular banknote storage 91 arrange | positioned at the back of the banknote conveyance path 2, and the non-circular banknote storage mechanism which is arrange | positioned ahead, The non-circular banknote storage 91 in the banknote conveyance path 2 The non-circular banknotes located at positions facing each other are stored one by one in the circulating banknote storage 91 by the non-circular banknote storage mechanism.

  In addition, although detailed description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure of the non-circular banknote storage 91 and the non-circular banknote storage mechanism, for example, a technology such as a lift table including a link mechanism described in Japanese Patent No. 4728538 is applied. Can do.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 1 configured as described above, a series of operations of the circulating banknote storage unit 6 when the circulating banknotes are stored and returned will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2C and FIGS. 6 to 11.

  In the standby state shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C and FIG. 6, when a circulating banknote is inserted from the deposit port 21, the upstream banknote transport unit is driven, and the circulating banknote is transported downstream of the banknote transport path 2. And the 2nd banknote conveyance means 5 to which a drive is transmitted via the 1st banknote conveyance means 4 and the 2nd transmission gear 43 act | operates.

  At this time, the pressing portion 55 of the pressing roller arm 54 is pressed forward by the urging means 65, and the pressing roller presses the transport roller 52. The bill is sandwiched between the transport roller 52 and the pressing roller 56 and transported downstream along the concave groove 72 of the stack guide 71. When the circulating banknote reaches the position facing the circulating banknote storage 67, the driving of the banknote transport means 4 is stopped, the circulating banknote is stopped on the spot, the storage operation is started, and the storage operation driving means is driven.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the first transmission gear 14 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 7, the lift cams 75a and 75b are operated via the first coupling gear of the reciprocating means, and rotate counterclockwise in FIG. . As the projections 76a and 76b of the lift cams 75a and 75b move in the long holes 73 of the stack guide 71, the stack guide 71 starts moving forward.

  Then, since the second banknote conveying means 5 moves forward together with the stack guide 71, the meshing between the second transmission gear 43 and the second connecting gear 53 is released, and the pressing roller arm by the urging means 65 is used. The pressing of the pressing portion 55 to the pressing portion 55 is released, and the holding of the circulating banknote is released.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the lift cams 75 a and 75 b further rotate counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 8, the stack guide 71 moves forward from the banknote transport path 2, thereby The pressing is released, and the feeding roller 81 and the holding plate 74 receive the pressing from the stored circulating banknote M instead.

  If the stack guide 71 is further moved forward in a state where the stored banknote is held between the stored circulating banknote M, the feeding roller 81 and the holding plate 74 and is prevented from shifting in the left-right direction, the length of the circulating banknote is increased. The direction side edge is relatively pulled out from the concave groove 72 of the stack guide 71, and the circulating banknote passes through the concave groove 72 until reaching the maximum movement position of the stack guide 71 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the lift cams 75a and 75b further rotate counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 10, the stack guide 71 returns to the rear, and the circulating banknotes are stored in the circulating banknote storage 67, as shown in FIG. Return to standby.

  When returning the stored circulating banknote M stored in the circulating banknote storage 40, as shown in FIG. 11, the stack guide 71 is moved forward, and the circulating banknote located at the forefront is moved to the feeding roller 81 side. In the pressed state, the feeding roller 81 is rotated to feed out. Then, the fed banknotes are separated one by one at the delivery roller 82 and the blocking roller 83 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B) and conveyed downstream of the banknote conveyance path 2.

  At this time, the circulating banknotes cannot be separated one by one, and are transported downstream with the two stacked, and when the stack of banknotes is detected by the unillustrated feeding sensor described above, the circulating banknotes are stored in the non-circulating banknote storage 91. (Refer to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B), the return operation is performed again, and the circulation bills are fed out from the circulation bill storage 67 to prevent the miscalculation trouble.

  Thus, the banknote processing apparatus 1 has a mechanism (circulating banknote storage mechanism 7) capable of storing the circulating banknotes transported from the banknote recognition unit 3 to the circulating banknote storage unit 6 in the circulating banknote storage 67 when circulating banknotes are received. A mechanism (a non-circulating banknote storage mechanism not shown) capable of storing the non-circulating banknotes transported from the banknote recognition unit 3 to the non-circulating banknote storage unit 9 in the non-circulating banknote storage 91 when the non-circulating banknotes are deposited; It sometimes includes a mechanism (circulating banknote feeding mechanism 8) for feeding out the circulating banknotes from the circulating banknote storage 67 and separating them into one sheet.

  And the circulation banknote storage part 6 is provided with the circulation banknote storage mechanism 7 and the 2nd banknote conveyance means 5, and the drive of the storage operation drive means arrange | positioned at the banknote processing apparatus 1 main body is 1st. By the engagement of the transmission gear 14 and the first connecting gear 77, the transfer operation driving means that is transmitted to the circulating bill storage mechanism 7 and disposed in the bill processing apparatus 1 body is driven by the second transmission gear 43 and the first connection gear 77. By being engaged with the second connecting gear 53, it is transmitted to the second bill conveying means 5.

  The meshing between the first transmission gear 14 and the first coupling gear 77 and the meshing between the second transmission gear 43 and the second coupling gear 53 are such that the circulating bill storage unit 6 is connected to the bill processing apparatus 1 main body. Since it can cancel | release easily by moving back, the circulation banknote accommodating part 6 can be easily attached or detached with respect to the main body of the banknote processing apparatus 1, and collection | recovery of a circulation banknote and replenishment of a bill are easy.

  Moreover, since the drive of the 2nd banknote conveyance means 5 is diverting the drive of the 1st banknote conveyance means 4 in the upstream, it saves space, ie, size reduction of the banknote processing apparatus 1 whole, and cost reduction. Contribute to.

  By the reciprocating operation of the stack guide 71, the conveying roller 52 and the pressing roller 56 are engaged and separated. The conveyance roller 52 and the pressure roller 56 are both supported by the stack guide 71, and the engagement and separation between the conveyance roller 52 and the pressure roller 56 are performed by pressing the pressure roller 56 in the direction of the conveyance roller 52. Therefore, even when the stop position shifts when the stack guide 71 reciprocates, the center position of the transport roller 52 and the pressing roller 56 does not deviate, so that a stable transport force can be provided. it can.

  During the storing operation, before the operation of pulling out the circulating banknote from the concave groove 72 of the stack guide 71, the holding of the longitudinal side edge of the circulating banknote by the conveying roller 52 and the pressing roller 56 is released, and the circulating banknote feeding is performed instead. By sandwiching the central part of the circulating banknotes with the feeding roller 81 and the holding plate 74 of the mechanism 8, the banknotes are stored in the circulating banknote storage 67, and the effect of preventing the circulating banknotes from shifting is obtained. Thereby, the operation | movement stop by banknote accommodation mistake can be prevented. Further, by preventing the bill from shifting, it is possible to reduce the margin of the maximum movement distance of the stack guide 71 and contribute to space saving, that is, downsizing of the bill processing apparatus 1 as a whole.

  Moreover, the deposit port 21 and the withdrawal port 22 are provided separately, and the banknote conveyance path (banknote conveyance path 2) from the deposit port 21 to the withdrawal port 22 is made short and simple.

  Therefore, since the banknote is transported only in one direction, it is easy to arrange the parts of each conveyor belt and pulley, and the number of parts can be reduced, and the banknote transport path is simple, preventing banknote jams. it can. Since the structure which releases the banknote conveyance path | pass 2 can be implement | achieved easily, even if banknote jam occurs, cancellation | release of banknote jam is easy.

  Furthermore, the storage unit for circulating banknotes (circulation banknote storage unit 67) that is the target of the bill is on the upstream side of the banknote transport passage 2, and the storage unit for high-priced banknotes that are not for the tag (non-circular banknote storage unit 91) is on the downstream side. It is set as the structure which does not branch in the banknote conveyance path | route 2 so that the banknote accommodated in each may pass the same path | route.

  Accordingly, in the banknote feeding mechanism 8, even if a banknote delivery failure occurs in which the banknotes are sent out from the circulating banknote storage 67 in a two-layered manner, it is arranged immediately after detecting that the two sheets are stacked by a feeding sensor (not shown). Since it can be set so as to be stored in the non-circulated banknote storage 91, it is possible to prevent a miscalculation failure without having to separately arrange the storage.

In addition, the said Example is only what showed the preferred embodiment of this invention, and the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the said Example itself at all.
Moreover, although the said Example limited and described only the banknote processing apparatus which handles the circulation banknote used as a bill, the structure which cancels | releases clamping of a banknote at the time of storage of a banknote, etc. The structure which is provided separately and makes the conveyance direction of a banknote a single is applicable also to the banknote processing apparatus which does not handle a circulating banknote.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 11 Inner wall 12 Guide groove 13 Latch latching part 14 1st transmission gear 2 Banknote conveyance path 21 Deposit port 22 Withdrawal port 23 Shutter 3 Banknote identification part 4 First banknote conveyance means 41 Pulley 42 Belt 43 Second transmission gear 5 Second bill transport means 51 Drive shaft 52 Transport roller 53 Second coupling gear 54 Press roller arm 55 Press portion of the press roller arm 56 Press roller 6 Circulating bill storage portion 61 Guide rib 62 Latch mechanism 63 Latch Operating part of mechanism 64 Protruding part of latch mechanism 65 Biasing means (torsion spring)
66 Spring locking part 67 Circulating bill storage 68 Stack plate 69 Biasing means (compression spring)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 7 Circulation bill storage mechanism 71 Stack guide 72 Groove of stack guide 73 Slotted hole of stack guide 74 Holding plate 75 Lift cam 76 Lift cam projection 77 First connection gear 8 Circulation bill feed mechanism 81 Feed roller (pickup roller)
82 Feeding roller (feed roller)
83 Blocking roller (gate roller)
9 Non-circular banknote storage 91 Non-circular banknote storage M Recycling banknote

Claims (3)

A banknote storing unit which is disconnecting capable mounted horizontally from the rear relative to the instrumentation Okimoto body,
In the banknote handling apparatus comprising a, a bill conveying passage to convey the bills in the bill storage portion,
The bill storage part
While being disposed at a position where the banknote transport passage is provided vertically,
A banknote storage that aligns and stores the banknotes in the banknote transport path in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the banknotes and constantly presses the stored banknotes toward the banknote transport path; and
Comprising a a bill storage mechanism for moving the bill into the bill storage arranged to face with the said bill storage from the bill transport passage across the bill conveying passage,
The bill storage mechanism is
A stack guide that separates a longitudinal side edge of the banknote stored in the banknote storage and a longitudinal side edge of the banknote passing through the banknote transport path;
Two lift cams arranged in parallel above and below to form a cam structure with the stack guide and reciprocate the stack guide in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the bill;
A first coupling gear that is interposed between the two lift cams and operates the two lift cams;
Each of the two lift cams is rotatably supported by the bill storage part, is provided to rotate with a rotation axis in the horizontal direction, and is formed at a position deviated from the rotation center of the outer surface thereof. Having a projection,
The stack guide is formed at the top dead center of the protrusion formed on the lift cam disposed above the two lift cams and the lift cam disposed below the two lift cams. It has a long hole formed at approximately the same height as the bottom dead center of the protrusion,
The two lift cams and the stack guide form a cam structure by inserting the projections of the two lift cams into the elongated holes of the stack guide ,
The device body is
A first drive source;
Banknote handling apparatus characterized by comprising: a first transmission gear for transmitting the driving of the first drive source to said first connection gear, a. With bill storage function,
A bill storage part detachably attached to the apparatus body;
In a banknote handling device comprising a banknote transport passage for transporting banknotes to the banknote storage unit,
The bill storage part
A banknote storage that aligns and stores the banknotes in the banknote transport path in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the banknotes and constantly presses the stored banknotes toward the banknote transport path; and
A bill storage mechanism disposed opposite to the banknote storage across the banknote transport path and moving the banknotes from the banknote transport path into the banknote storage;
And it is slidable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the banknote and is detachable,
The bill storage mechanism is
A stack guide that separates a longitudinal side edge of the banknote stored in the banknote storage and a longitudinal side edge of the banknote passing through the banknote transport path;
A lift cam that forms a cam structure with the stack guide and reciprocates the stack guide in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the bill;
A first connecting gear for operating the lift cam;
The device body is
A first drive source;
A first transmission gear for transmitting the drive of the first drive source to the first coupling gear;
The bill storage mechanism further includes:
A transport roller that is pivotally supported by the stack guide and disposed on the banknote transport path on the banknote storage mechanism side;
A second connecting gear having a coaxial axis with the transport roller and interlocking the transport roller;
Comprising a a pressing roller to be locked the axial and said conveying roller disposed opposite to the stack guide,
The pressing roller is pressed by the transport roller when the stack guide is in the initial position, and is released from the transport roller while being reciprocated, and separated from the transport roller.
The device body
A second drive source;
Banknote processing apparatus you characterized in that it comprises a second transmission gear for transmitting the driving of the second driving source to the second connection gear, a.   The urging means that presses the pressing roller against the conveying roller presses the pressing roller when the stack guide is in the initial position, and is separated from the pressing roller during the reciprocating movement. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

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