JPS6215451B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning a plurality of banknotes that are conveyed in an overlapping manner.

It is often necessary to align multiple banknotes that overlap each other during the transportation process. For example, when storing multiple banknotes received in an automatic teller machine or vending machine in a stack in a safe, it is necessary to align the banknotes accurately. It is necessary to superimpose it on the .

In this way, there is often a need to accurately overlap banknotes, but in the conventional technology for arranging a plurality of overlapping banknotes, the banknotes are aligned by hitting the stopper from one direction at the alignment position.

However, in this case, if three or more banknotes are piled up, the center banknote sandwiched between the banknotes on both sides does not come into direct contact with the conveying means, so it is left behind in an uneven shape and is not stacked correctly. It was hot.

Therefore, as a result of conducting research in view of the above, the present inventor developed a simple aligning device that can accurately align multiple bills even if they are irregularly stacked on top of each other.

That is, in the present invention, the stopper 7 is fixedly installed at the end of the conveyance path 1 for conveying a plurality of overlapping bills, and the stopper 7 is fixed at a position spaced from the stopper 7 by a distance sufficiently longer than the length of one bill. A stopper 9 that can be freely entered and exited is provided on the conveyance path 1, and a photodetector 8 for detecting the length of the banknote is provided between the stoppers 7 and 9 of the conveyance path 1. Determination circuit 1 that determines whether the length of overlapping banknotes is longer than a predetermined dimension based on
3, and a signal output when the determination circuit 13 determines that the length is longer than a predetermined size,
Stoppers 7 and 9 that allow the stopper 9 to enter the conveyance path and also allow the overlapping banknotes to be taken in and out.
This is a banknote sorting device characterized by being provided with a control circuit 14 that reciprocates between the banknotes and the banknotes.

The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

A conveyance path 1 for conveying overlapping banknotes includes a belt 3 wrapped around rollers 2, 2, rollers 4,
It has a structure in which a belt 5 is connected to a belt 4, and is rotated in forward and reverse directions by a motor 6. The banknotes are held on both sides by belts 3 and 5 and conveyed from the left end of the drawing. A stopper 7 is fixedly installed at the end of the conveyance path 1, and is adapted to strike the sent banknotes and line them up. This stopper 7
A photodetector 8 is provided at a distance slightly wider than the length of one banknote from the base point, and a stopper 9 is provided in the transport path 1 at a far distance from the photodetector 8. Bill stopping means 10 are provided. This bill stopping means 10 usually has a spring 11 that pulls up the stopper 9, and when the stopper 9 is pulled up and out of the conveyance path 1, the bill can freely pass under the stopper 9, and the magnet 12 acts when the bills are aligned. Stopper 9
is allowed to enter the conveyance path 1, and the receding banknotes are struck against the stopper 1.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a determination circuit that determines whether the banknotes are completely overlapped based on the signal 8a from the photodetector 8. Even after a certain period of time has passed during alignment, the photodetector 8
A signal 13a is output when a banknote is detected. Reference numeral 14 denotes a control circuit which, at least when a signal 13a is output from the determination circuit 13, reverses the motor 6 to move the banknotes under the pusher 15 backward, and after striking the banknotes against the stopper 9 for a certain period of time, controls the motor 6 again. It has a function of rotating the banknotes in the normal direction to convey the banknotes and hitting them against the stopper 7.

The pusher 15 is moved up and down once by a lowering device (not shown) when the photodetector 8 detects the banknotes and then stops detecting the banknotes when the banknotes are stored, that is, when the banknotes are aligned. ,5
The central part of the banknote held on both sides is pushed down to store the banknote in the safe 16.

In this way, in this embodiment, if the banknotes are not aligned when the banknotes are hit against the stopper 7 fixedly installed at the end of the conveyance path 1, the stopper 7
A stopper 9 is placed on the conveyance path so as to straddle the banknotes between the
The banknotes are reciprocated between the two stoppers and the front and rear ends of the banknotes are struck against the stoppers, so that the banknotes can be stacked accurately.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and accurately align a plurality of irregularly stacked banknotes on a conveyance path, which greatly improves the conventional technology. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a schematic side view of a banknote sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1: Conveyance path, 7, 9: Stopper, 8: Photodetector, 10: Bill stopping means, 13: Judgment circuit, 1
4: Control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A stopper 7 is fixedly installed at the end of the conveyance path 1 that conveys a plurality of overlapping banknotes, and
A stopper 9 that can freely enter and exit the transport path 1 is provided at a position sufficiently longer than the length of one banknote from the stopper 7, and a stopper 9 that can freely enter and exit the transport path 1 is provided between the stoppers 7 and 9 of the transport path 1. A determination circuit 13 is provided for determining whether or not the length of the overlapping banknotes is longer than a predetermined dimension based on a signal from the photodetector 8. Therefore, the stopper 9
A control circuit 14 for causing the overlapping banknotes to enter a conveyance path and for reciprocating the overlapping banknotes between stoppers 7 and 9 which can be taken in and out.