JPS6132719B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is configured to be detachably installed in, for example, a vending machine, so that banknotes inserted through a slot by a customer are sequentially stacked and stored by the operation of a storage device. A banknote storage box for collection, or a removable device similar to this storage box, stores banknotes to be used by customers as change, and each time change is needed, the banknotes are taken out sequentially starting from the highest banknote by operating a take-out device. The target is a banknote safe such as a banknote storage box for change, and moreover, when collecting the banknotes stored inside the storage box, the banknotes stored inside the storage box are removed from the machine in which the banknotes are installed, such as a vending machine. Up,
It is set in a processing machine, and as the processing machine operates, the banknotes stored in the storage box are sequentially taken out, sorted by amount, and counted at the same time, or, like the latter storage box, can be used as change banknotes. After setting the storage box on another machine as in the case of storage,
By operating the machine, bills for change and the like are stacked and loaded one after another into the box, and the loaded storage box is removed from the machine and used by setting it in a vending machine, etc. Regarding storage safes.

In the case of this type of banknote storage safe, each component is used for both storing and supplying banknotes, so each component must be able to serve both functions of taking banknotes into the safe and taking them out of the safe. Desirable in terms of increasing overall value.

The present invention provides a safe that can satisfy these requirements, and the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. Figures 1 and 2 show a partially cutaway front view and a longitudinal side view of a storage safe.The storage safe 1 is of an open type, and wheels 2 are provided at the bottom, and the safe is used for collecting banknotes. When used as a storage box or change bill storage box, the safe can be smoothly moved on the rail when set in a vending machine, bill collection processing machine, change bill loading device, etc. ing. Reference numeral 3 denotes a handle provided on the side of the safe for use when carrying the safe when setting it in another machine. Reference numeral 4 denotes a receiving plate for supporting banknotes stored in the safe, and movable rods 6 each having both ends engaged with respective slits 5 vertically provided on both side walls of the safe.
It is possible to reciprocate in the vertical direction (direction toward the opening) in a horizontal state together with these moving rods. Reference numeral 7 denotes a tension spring for applying a lifting force to the receiving plate 4. One end of each spring is connected to each end of each moving rod 6, and each other end is connected to the side wall of the safe. The intermediate portions are each supported by pulleys 8 provided on the upper part of the side wall of the safe. Reference numeral 9 denotes a pushing bar that presses and holds the banknotes 10 stored on the receiving plate 4 from above, which are arranged to cross the frontage of the safe in parallel to each other, and are not used when taking out banknotes stored in the safe. Therefore, in this case, it is designed to be detachable, that is, to be removed in the embodiment. Note that the mutual spacing between these presser bars is smaller than the width of the banknotes being handled.

The safe itself is constructed in this way, and for example, when used as a storage box for accepting banknotes inserted into a vending machine, it can be left empty, and when used for change, it can be stored with change banknotes stored in the vending machine. When collecting input banknotes that have been set and stored in a vending machine, the banknotes are removed from the vending machine and placed in a processing machine that sorts and counts them, and the stored banknotes are taken out and collected or used for change. When loading change banknotes into the empty box, the banknotes are placed in the processing machine or other loading machine, and then the banknotes are stored and the stored banknotes are taken out. The structure and operation of the relevant parts will be explained.

First, when this safe is used as a storage box for accepting bills inserted into a vending machine, it can be used to store bills, or when it is used as a storage box for change, it can be used to load change bills into the empty box. A case will be described in which banknotes are stored in a safe. In this case, the safe is located at the position shown in FIG. 3 of the corresponding machine, that is, directly below the handled banknotes 10' which have been guided by the guide 11 of the vending machine, which is the other machine, and have been stopped at a predetermined position. The vending machine is equipped with a pusher plate 12 above which is repeatedly moved up and down in connection with the transfer of the handled banknotes. Banknotes 1 that have been transferred to the upper part of the safe
0' is pushed onto the receiving plate 4 in the safe and stored there. To explain this process a little bit, firstly, as the pushing plate descends, the central part of the bill 10' moves between the pushing plate and the receiving plate. Sandwiched between 4 boards,
Alternatively, if there is a banknote already stored on the receiving plate, the banknote is sandwiched between the banknotes on the top of the stored banknotes, and as the pushing plate continues to descend, the sandwiched banknote is transferred to the receiving plate 4, etc. At the same time, the bill 10' is lowered slightly against the force of the spring 7, and as the pushing plate rises, the bill 10' rises together with the receiving plate 4 until it is received by the pushing bar 9 while the receiving plate holds the bill. , one bill is stored. In this way, by repeating the reciprocating movement of the pushing plate which is repeated synchronously with the supply of banknotes to the upper part of the safe, the banknotes are stacked one by one and stored on the receiving plate.

Next, to explain how to take out banknotes stored in the safe, the safe is set in the change takeout section of the vending machine.

With this set, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the end of each movable rod 6 is screwed into a screw rod 13 provided vertically in the change takeout section.
At the same time, one end of the uppermost banknote of the stored banknotes is located directly below the take-out roll 15, which is the banknote take-out member of the banknote take-out device of the change take-out section. Note that an air intake port is provided on the circumferential surface of the take-out roll 15 to vacuum-adsorb banknotes.
When the bill is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the bill is rotated and the bill is rotated to a position facing the bill. Furthermore, in the same figure, 16 is a roll for preventing two bills from being taken out, which is provided opposite to the roll 15, and its rotating direction is the direction of pushing back the taken-out banknotes, 17 is a transport guide for the taken-out banknotes, and 18 indirectly detects the contact pressure of the highest banknote of the stored banknotes against the take-out roll 15, and operates when the contact pressure is insufficient and rotates the screw rod 13 to raise the movable piece 14 relative to the control unit. The tip of the opening/closing rod 19 is brought into contact with the uppermost banknote of the stored banknotes by a detection switch which provides a signal to activate the banknotes.

After being set in this manner, the push rod 9 is removed from the safe. In the above relationship, as the take-out roll 15 rotates, the stored banknotes are suctioned by the vacuum action starting from the uppermost banknotes and are taken out one by one, and the highest banknote of the stored banknotes is applied to the contact pressure against the take-out roll 15. If a shortage occurs, a detection switch is activated to detect this and sends a signal to the control section, and based on this, the screw rod 13 is rotated, and the movable piece 14 that is screwed into it is raised by the feeding action of the screw. The contact pressure of the bill against the take-out roll is increased, and when this contact pressure reaches a predetermined set value, the rotation of the screw rod 13 is stopped based on the signal from the detection switch. In this way, the stored banknotes are taken out under constant contact pressure.

As is clear from the above, the present invention provides a removable pushing rod for receiving stored banknotes at the opening of the storage safe, and a movable rod connected to a receiving plate that applies back pressure to the stored banknotes. Since it is made to engage with the movable piece of the drive unit that reciprocates the upper air receiving plate outside the box of the safe, the safe can be used as is without any special operations or addition of parts. It can be used as a safe for storing banknotes and supplying banknotes in vending machines, etc. Also, since the spring is hooked to a pulley in the middle and is tensioned in a meandering manner, its overall length can be increased in narrow spaces. Therefore, the change in spring pressure with respect to the change in the reciprocating movement of the moving rod 6 is small, and the pressing force against the banknote pushing plate 12 when storing banknotes, that is, the load on this pushing plate, depends on the amount of banknotes stored in the safe. There is an effect when there is little fluctuation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a partially cutaway front view and side view of the safe, and FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the relationship between the banknote storage device and the safe. FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views showing the relationship between the banknote retrieval device and the safe. 4... Receiving plate, 7... Spring, 9... Pressing bar, 10... Banknote handling, 12... Pushing plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A presser bar that crosses the banknote entry/exit opening and has a distance between them that is smaller than the width of the banknotes to be handled, and that can be inserted and removed when taking out the stored banknotes, a receiving plate that receives the stored banknotes, and is connected to this receiving plate, a movable rod capable of reciprocating in the direction of the banknote inlet/outlet opening together with the receiving plate with its end protruding outside the safe; and a moving rod that moves the receiving plate toward the banknote inlet/outlet opening via the movable rod. A safe equipped with a tension spring having one end attached to the end of the movable rod and the other end attached to the wall of the safe outside the box body of the safe so as to be biased, and the middle part being hung around a pulley. When storing banknotes in this safe, the banknote pushing plate of a vending machine or the like can pass between the presser bars, and when taking out stored banknotes from the safe, the banknote pushing plate can pass between the presser bars. By engaging the movable piece screwed to the vertical screw rod of the banknote ejecting device and pulling out the presser bar at the same time, the uppermost banknote of the stored banknotes is removed from the banknote ejecting member of the banknote retrieving device. A banknote storage safe for a vending machine, etc., characterized in that it can be set in a position where it can be brought into contact with a banknote.