JPS6215452B2 - - 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 overlap unevenly.

That is, the present invention provides two stoppers 9 and 14 that are movable in and out on the conveyance path 1 for conveying a plurality of overlapping banknotes, separated by a distance sufficiently longer than the length of one banknote. Detection means 7 and 8 for detecting the length of banknotes are provided in the transport path 1 between these two stoppers 9 and 14, and based on a signal from the detection means, it is determined whether the length of the overlapping banknotes is longer than a predetermined dimension. Based on a determination circuit 17 that determines whether or not the banknote is longer than a predetermined size, and a signal that is output when the determination circuit determines that the banknote is longer than a predetermined size, the stopper enters the conveyance path so as to straddle the overlapping banknotes. This banknote sorting device is characterized by being provided with a control circuit 18 for reciprocating the banknotes between the stoppers.

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

A conveying path 1 for conveying overlapping banknotes is constructed by joining a belt 3, which is wrapped around rollers 2, 2, and a belt 5, which is wrapped around rollers 4, 4. Rotates forward and backward.
The banknotes are conveyed while being gripped on both sides by the belts 3 and 5.

Photodetectors 7 and 8 are provided on this conveyance path 1 with a distance slightly wider than the length of one banknote, and a stopper 9 is placed close to one of the photodetectors 7 to move in and out of the conveyance path. Free bill stopping means 10
A bill stopping means 11 similar to this bill stopping means 10 is provided so as to straddle the photodetectors 7 and 8. The stopper 9 of the banknote stopping means 10 is normally pressed down by a spring 12 to enter the conveyance path 1, and when necessary, is pulled up by a magnet 13 to escape from the conveyance path 1, allowing the banknote to pass underneath.

The stopper 14 of one banknote stopping means 11 is usually pulled up by a spring 15 to escape from the conveyance path 1, allowing the banknotes to pass under this, and when the banknotes are aligned, is pushed down by a magnet 16 and enters the conveyance path 1. I'm starting to do that.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a determination circuit that determines whether the banknotes are completely overlapped based on the signals 7a and 8a from the detectors 7 and 8, and even after a certain period of time has passed after the banknotes are detected by the photodetector 7 during alignment. When the photodetector 8 detects a banknote, a signal 17a is output.

18 is a control circuit that receives the signal 17 from the determination circuit 17;
When a is output, the magnet 16 is operated to cause the stopper 14 to enter the conveyance path 1, and then the motor 6 is reversed to move the stoppers 9 and 14 back and forth, so that the detector 8 no longer detects the bill. At this time, the magnets 13 and 16 are operated to remove the stoppers 9 and 14 from the conveyance path 1, and the stopper 9 conveys the banknotes pooled in the conveyance path 1 by passing under the stopper 9, and removes the banknotes. After conveyance, the stopper 9 is lowered to enter the conveyance path 1.

In this way, in this device, when the banknotes being conveyed through the conveyance path are not being conveyed, the stopper is entered into the conveyance path so as to straddle the overlapping banknotes, and the banknotes are reciprocated between the stoppers to remove the banknotes. Since the front and rear ends of the banknotes are struck against the stopper, 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, and the conventional technology is greatly improved. .

[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, 8: photodetector, 9, 14: stopper, 10: banknote stopping means, 11: banknote stopping means, 17: determination circuit, 18: control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. On the conveyance path 1 that conveys multiple overlapping banknotes, the length of the banknote is sufficiently longer than the length of one banknote.
Detecting means 7 for detecting the length of banknotes is installed in the transport path 1 between the two stoppers 9 and 14, and is provided with two stoppers 9 and 14 that can be moved in and out, separated from each other.
8, and a determination circuit 17 that determines whether the length of the overlapping banknotes is longer than a predetermined dimension based on a signal from the detection means, and a determination circuit 17 that determines whether the length of the overlapping banknotes is longer than a predetermined dimension based on the signal from the detection means. The control circuit 18 causes the stopper to enter the conveyance path so as to straddle the overlapping banknotes and reciprocates the banknotes between the stoppers based on a signal output when the banknotes are stacked. Banknote sorting device.