JPH0570878B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic banknote dispensing device that is installed in a financial institution's store or the like and performs a banknote payment transaction by a customer's operation.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 9 is a schematic side sectional view of a conventional automatic banknote dispensing device capable of paying bills of two denominations. Reference numeral 3 designates a rear door provided on the back of the housing 1, and 4 represents a payment mechanism provided within the housing 1.

In addition, although not shown, on the front of the housing 1,
an input operation unit consisting of a plurality of keys for allowing the customer to enter a PIN number, payment request amount, etc.;
A display section for guiding customer input operations, displaying information, etc. is provided, and within the housing 1 is a sound generator that outputs a sound corresponding to the display on the display section;
A card reader/writer (hereinafter referred to as card R/W), a receipt printing machine, a power supply mechanism, a control section for controlling the entire device, and the like are provided.

On the other hand, the payment mechanism section 4 includes the following 5 to 14 components.

That is, numeral 5 denotes a shutter that is openable and closable at the dispensing port 2, and a stage 6 for accumulating banknotes is arranged near the shutter 5, and this stage 6 is normally arranged in a horizontal state. and
It is designed to be able to pivot downwards around one end as needed.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an accumulation roller arranged at one end of the stage 6, 8 a first safe that stores banknotes for withdrawal, and 9 a second safe that also stores banknotes for withdrawal. The first safe 8 is used as a safe for 1,000 yen, and the second safe 9 is used as a safe for 10,000 yen.
are arranged in upper and lower stages on the side of the rear door 3, and can be removed by being pulled out to the rear of the payment mechanism section 4 after opening the rear door 3.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a dispensing means provided at the bill dispensing opening of the safe 8 for 1,000 yen, and numeral 11 indicates a dispensing means provided at the dispensing opening for bills of the safe 9 for 10,000 yen. A pick-up roller that feeds banknotes from the safe 8 or the 10,000-yen safe 9, a feed roller that feeds the banknotes fed by the pick-up roller to a conveyance path (to be described later), and a feed roller that feeds the banknotes from the second or subsequent banknotes when two or more banknotes are fed out. It consists of a reverse roller, etc. that sends back banknotes.

Reference numerals 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d are conveyance paths composed of conveyor belts, rollers, and the like for conveying banknotes.

13 is a redirect safe, 14 is the stage 6
The reject safe 13 is positioned below the
The reject safe 13 and the forgotten bill storage box 14 can be removed from the side of the payment mechanism section 4, but in actual operation. Removal of the reject safe 13 and the forgotten bill storage box 14 from the payment mechanism section 4 is performed after the rear door 3 is opened and the payment mechanism section 4 is pulled out to the rear of the housing 1.

Further, the feeding means 10 and the accumulation roller 7 are connected by conveyance paths 12a and 12c, the feeding means 11 and the accumulation roller 7 are connected by conveyance paths 12b and 12c, and furthermore, the terminal end of the conveyance path 12c The reject safes 13 are connected by a conveyance path 12d.

Although not shown, the conveyance path 12c of the payment mechanism section 4 is provided with a discrimination section for discriminating the denomination of banknotes, detecting anomalies, counting, etc. These discrimination sections and the card R/W (not shown) The shutter 5, stage 6,
The operations of the feeding means 10, 11, the transport sections 12a to 12d, the display section, etc. are controlled by a control section (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be briefly explained.

First, the customer inserts a card into a card slot (not shown) and presses a key on the operation panel to enter information such as a PIN number and payment amount. The banknotes are separated one by one and sequentially fed out by the feeding means 10 and 11, and the fed out banknotes are transferred to the conveyance path 1.
2a or 12b to the conveyance path 12c.
sent to.

Then, in the middle of this conveyance path 12c, a discriminator (not shown) discriminates the denomination and detects the presence or absence of an abnormality such as skew or double feeding, and as a result, the banknotes with no abnormalities are conveyed to the end of the conveyance section 12c. The sheets are stacked on the stage 6 by the stacking roller 7.

On the other hand, when the discrimination section detects an abnormality in the conveyance of banknotes, or when there are banknotes of different denominations or uncountable banknotes, these abnormal banknotes are transferred to the conveyance path 12.
After being conveyed to the terminal end of c, it falls into the reject safe 13 via the conveyance path 12d and is stored therein.

In this way, the amount and number of banknotes requested by the customer are accumulated on the stage 6, and a receipt with transaction details printed on it is sent from a receipt printing mechanism (not shown) onto the banknotes, as shown in the figure. The shutter 5 is opened by the non-operating means, and the customer is allowed to take out the banknotes on the stage 6 from the withdrawal port 2.

In addition, if the customer does not take out the banknotes even after the shutter 5 is opened, that is, if the customer forgets to take out the banknotes, the shutter 5 closes after a certain period of time and the stage 6 rotates downward and the customer forgets to take out the banknotes. The banknotes fall and are stored in the forgotten banknote storage box 14, and then the stage 6 is returned to its original horizontal position.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In recent years, with the development of automation in trading operations, the number of devices installed in limited installation space has increased. Due to limited installation space, equipment maintenance demands from operators are becoming more diverse, such as equipment that requires maintenance from the rear.

However, according to the prior art with the above-mentioned configuration, (1) the feeding means that requires precision should be fixed;
(2) In order to meet the demand for obtaining an appropriate pressing force between the feeding means and the banknote feeding opening of the safe in order to prevent feeding defects caused by uneven contact force with the banknotes, the feeding means is placed at the end of the insertion path. Since it is configured to be fixedly installed in the safe, the feeding means becomes an obstacle on the safe insertion path, and the insertion path cannot be penetrated from the front and rear sides, so that the setting and maintenance side of the device is limited to either the front side or the rear side.

Therefore, in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, it is necessary to prepare two types of models, which poses a problem of increasing the price of the device.

In order to solve this problem, if the dispensing means is made movable and comes into contact with the bill dispensing opening after insertion into the safe, the issue of the dispensing means obstructing the safe insertion path can be solved. , above (1)
This requirement cannot be met, and the repeated operations of putting in and taking out the safe during operation disrupt the precision of the delicate adjustments in the feeding means, making it impossible to solve the problem satisfactorily.

In addition, if the safe is equipped with a feeding means, this solves the problem that the feeding means obstructs the safe insertion path and satisfies (1) and (2) above, but the total weight of the safe increases. Problems arise, the operability deteriorates, and this also does not lead to a satisfactory solution to the problem.

Furthermore, according to the prior art with the above-mentioned configuration, the feeding means is fixedly installed at the end of the insertion path in order to abut the bill feeding openings of the two safes, so when two denominations are used, the two When using three denominations, set up three separate safes,
They had to be attached and detached individually, which caused problems in that the device became larger and operations during inspection were complicated.

In view of the problem of abnormality, the present invention solves the problem that a feeding means is provided on the safe insertion path, and provides an insertion path that allows insertion of the safe from any direction.
The purpose of the present invention is to realize an automatic banknote dispensing device that can handle both front maintenance and rear maintenance, and can cope with limited installation space at a low price.

The present invention further provides a fixed structure for the feeding means,
To obtain a stable contact between a feeding means and a banknote feeding opening of a safe, and to realize a highly reliable banknote automatic payment device with few feeding defects.

A further object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a feeding means on the safe insertion path, to obtain a configuration in which the safe can be attached and detached all at once, and to realize a device that is compact and has good operability during inspection. do.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adds a configuration in which, after insertion into the safe, the bill payout opening of the safe comes into contact with and separates from a fixed payout means, and when they make contact, a constant frictional force is generated between the two. .

That is, the present invention provides a withdrawal port for paying banknotes to a customer, a safe that is detachably attached to the main body of the device for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and a bank that allows bills to be separated and dispensed one by one from the safe. a temporary storage section that temporarily accumulates and stores banknotes to be paid to a customer and overlays a receipt on which transaction details are printed; a transport path for transporting banknotes between them; a reject safe for storing banknotes with detected abnormalities that cannot be used for payment; and discrimination of the denomination of banknotes fed by the feeding means and detection of the presence or absence of abnormalities. and a discriminating unit disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for counting normal banknotes, etc. In an automatic banknote dispensing device that performs a payment transaction of banknotes by a customer's operation, as the safe, An integrated composite safe is provided in which a plurality of banknote storage units are arranged in a straight line with a banknote dispensing port opened upward, and a feeding means corresponding to each banknote storage unit of the composite safe is provided on the main body of the device. a lift means which is fixedly installed, has an insertion path for the composite safe directly below the feeding means, and vertically lifts the compound safe inserted to a predetermined point in the insertion path to a connection position with the feeding means; The present invention is characterized in that the composite safe is lifted up by means and connected to the feeding means, and is further provided with a moving means that moves the safe in a horizontal direction with respect to the assembling means until the bill feeding opening of the bill storage section receives a certain pressing force. .

[Effect]

With the above configuration, the present invention fills each banknote storage section of the integrated composite safe with banknotes, inserts the safe through the door provided at either the front or rear of the insertion path, and lifts the safe into the feeding means. After lifting to the connecting position, the composite safe can be moved in the horizontal direction by the moving means so that the bill dispensing opening of each bill storage section in the safe can be brought into contact with the dispensing means with a constant pressing force.

When the composite safe is set as described above, the dispensing means separates and dispenses bills one by one from the bill storage section of the composite safe according to the customer's operation, and the discriminating section identifies the denomination of the dispensed bills. Detecting the presence or absence of abnormalities and counting normal banknotes, etc., and storing banknotes with detected abnormalities that cannot be used for payment in a reject safe, and those that can be used for payment are temporarily accumulated and stored in a temporary storage section. When the specified amount of money is accumulated in the temporary storage section, a receipt with printed details of the transaction can be placed on top of the accumulated banknotes, and these can be discharged to the customer from the withdrawal port.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the same embodiment.

In the figure, 15 is the casing of the device, and 16 is the casing 1.
5, a withdrawal port provided on the front of the housing 15; 17, a shutter provided in the withdrawal port 16 so as to be openable and closable; 18, a card insertion slot provided on the front of the housing 15; 19, on the back of the housing 15; 20 is a payment mechanism section provided within the housing 15, and 21 is a card reader/printer section (hereinafter referred to as CRP section) also provided within the housing 15.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a composite safe for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and this composite safe 22 is constructed by integrating a first storage section 23 and a second storage section 24 in a linear arrangement. In this embodiment, the first storage section 23 stores ten thousand yen bills, and the second storage section 24 stores thousand yen bills.

Reference numeral 25 denotes an internal door that is opened and closed when the composite safe 22 is attached to and removed from the payment mechanism section, and the internal door 25 is opened and closed by rotating in the direction of the arrow around the fulcrum 25a.

The internal door 25 is opened and closed with the rear door 19 of the housing 15 open, and the composite safe 22 can be attached to and removed from the payment mechanism section 20 when the internal door 25 is opened.

Reference numeral 26 denotes an insertion path for inserting the composite safe 22 into the payment mechanism section 19, and the insertion section 26 is connected to the internal door 25 and provided horizontally at the bottom of the payment mechanism section.

27 is a dispensing means provided corresponding to the bill dispensing opening of the first storage section 23 of the composite safe 22;
28 is a dispensing means provided corresponding to the bill dispensing opening of the second storage section 24 of the composite safe 22;
These feeding means 27, 28 are fixedly installed directly above the insertion path.

Both of the feeding means 27 and 28 include a pick-up roller that feeds out banknotes from the first storage section 23 or the second storage section 24, a feed roller that sends out the banknotes fed by the pick-up roller to a conveyance path to be described later, and a feed roller that feeds out the banknotes from the first storage section 23 or the second storage section 24, respectively. It is composed of a reverse roller that sends back the second and subsequent bills when two or more bills are fed out.

FIGS. 3a and 3b are side views showing the composite safe of this embodiment, and details of the configuration of the composite safe 22 will be explained using these figures.

In the figure, reference numeral 29 indicates a fixed guide provided in each of the storage sections 23 and 24, and 30 indicates a bill presser that presses the bill 31 toward the fixed guide 29 side.

32 is a movable shutter provided on the top of the composite safe 22, and the movable shutter is placed in the third position when the safe is set.
As shown in Figure b, the storage parts 23 and 2
4 is opened, so that the pick-up rollers of the payout means 27 and 28 slip into the bill payout ports of the respective storage sections 23 and 24 and can be fed out.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the main parts of this embodiment, and Fig. 5 is a front view of the same.
The details of the second lift structure will be explained.

In the figure, 33 is a safe support frame provided on the insertion path 26, 34 is a guide rail of the safe provided inside the safe support frame 33, and a side surface of the composite safe 22 is fitted with the guide rail 34. A guide block 35 is provided in a straight line.

36 is a link that moves horizontally with respect to the safe support frame 33 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the internal door.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a lever that rotates around a fulcrum 37a, and the lever 37 has one end connected to the internal door 25 and the other end connected to a link 36 to connect the internal door 2 to the link 36.
Transmits the opening and closing operations of 5.

In this embodiment, grooves 38 are provided at both ends of the internal door 25.
The amount of interlocking is adjusted by fixing a plate cam 38 having a diameter 38a and fitting a roller 37b provided at one end of the lever 37 into the groove 38a.

A lift lever 39 has one end connected to the link 36 and the other end connected to the safe support frame 33.
One end is fitted to a roller 40 formed protruding from the side surface of the safe supporting frame 33, and by moving the link 36, the roller 40, which is a connection point with the safe supporting frame 33, is moved up and down, thereby lifting the safe supporting frame 33 horizontally. Perform a lowering motion.

41 is a side plate provided on both sides of the insertion path;
42 is an inverted L-shaped guide groove provided in the side plate 41, and the roller 40 is inserted into the guide groove 4.
2 to restrict the sliding trajectory.

That is, the angle and amount of movement of the rising/lowering motion in the vertical direction are regulated, and the angle and amount of movement in the horizontal direction are regulated.

The guide groove 42 is set in advance so that the uppermost vertical end of the inverted L-shape is set at a position where the feeding means 27 and 38 slip into the banknote feeding opening of the storage section of the composite safe 22, and the upper horizontal tip of the inverted L-shaped Storage section 23 of safe 22,
No. 24 bill dispensing openings are set at positions where they abut against dispensing means 27 and 28 with appropriate pressing force, respectively.

FIGS. 6a and 6b are side views showing the operation of the lift mechanism configured as described above, in which FIG. 6a shows when the internal door 25 is opened, and FIG. 6b shows when it is closed.

First, when the internal door 25 is opened centering on the fulcrum 25a, the lever 37 is moved from the fulcrum 37 as shown in FIG. 6a.
a to move the link 36 in the direction of arrow B by rotating it in the direction of arrow A, thereby moving the lift lever 39
lowers the roller 40 in the direction of arrow C to lower the safe support frame 33.

When the internal door 25 is closed so that the fulcrum 25a is in communication, the lever 37 rotates about the fulcrum 37a in the direction of arrow D and moves the link 36 in the direction of the lower mark E, as shown in FIG. 6b. 39 raises the roller 40 in the direction of arrow F to lift up the safe support frame 33, and moves the roller 40 at the top in the direction of arrow G to lift the safe support frame 4.
0 can be moved horizontally.

In this embodiment, the lift mechanism includes a lift mechanism that vertically lifts the composite safe to a connecting position with the dispensing means, and a lift mechanism that lifts the composite safe in the vertical direction to a connecting position with the dispensing means, and a lift mechanism that lifts the composite safe in the horizontal direction until the bill dispensing opening of the bill storage section obtains a certain pressing force against the dispensing means. Although it also serves as a moving means, the lift means and the moving means are not limited to this, and may be configured independently from each other.

Returning to FIG. 1, 43 is a first stage for accumulating banknotes that temporarily stores banknotes, and 44 is a second stage for accumulating receipts arranged directly above the first stage 43. and 44 constitute a temporary storage section 45 in this embodiment, in which the first stage 43 can be retracted from position A shown by the solid line to position B shown by the dashed-dotted line by means of a driving means to be described later. The second stage 44 has a structure with a predetermined gap so as not to impede rotation of an upper conveyance belt forming a third conveyance path to be described later.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a first conveyance path consisting of a conveyor belt, rollers, etc. that pinches and conveys banknotes.The starting end of this first conveyance path 46 is connected to the feeding means 27, and the terminal end is connected to the feeding means 27 via the feeding means 28. It is arranged so as to extend to one end of the first stage 43.

Reference numeral 47 denotes a discrimination section that discriminates the denomination of the banknotes dispensed from the composite safe 22 by the dispensing means 27 and 28, detects the presence or absence of abnormalities such as skewed feeding or double feeding, and performs counting. First conveyance path 4
6 is placed at a predetermined position.

Reference numeral 48 denotes a reject safe placed at the rear of the lower part of the temporary storage section 45, and in this reject safe,
This reject safe 48 can be removed from the side of the payment mechanism section 20, but in actual operation, the reject safe 48 can be removed from the payment mechanism section 20 by opening the rear door 19 and removing it from the payment mechanism section 20. 20 is pulled out to the rear of the housing 15.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a rotatable blade for switching the banknote conveyance direction, which is disposed in the middle of the first conveyance path 46 between the temporary storage section 45 and the discrimination section 47; A second conveyance path is provided so as to branch from the conveyance path 46 and reach the reject safe 48 .

51 is a third conveyance path which is a bidirectional conveyance means;
The third conveyance path 51 is composed of a lower conveyor belt 52 and an upper conveyor belt 53, in which the lower conveyor belt 52 is located directly below the temporary storage section 45, with one end located near the shutter 17. The other end of the upper conveyor belt 53 is positioned above the redirect safe 48, and the upper conveyor belt 53 is connected to the shutter 1.
It is designed to be able to rotate using one end on the side 7 as a fulcrum, and to be able to sandwich banknotes between it and the lower conveyance belt 52 and convey them both forward and backward.

54 is a receipt conveyance path arranged on one side of the second stage 44 in the temporary storage section 45.

The payment mechanism section 20 is configured as described above.

On the other hand, the CPR department 21 has 55 to 60 as described below.
It has the constituent elements of the structure.

That is, 55 is a card R/W for reading identification information and account information for identifying a customer from the card 56, or writing predetermined information, and 57 is a journal for storing unprinted receipt paper and transaction records. 58 is a printed receipt; 59 is a receipt printing machine consisting of a printing head for printing on the slip 57 and its drive system; 60 is a journal winder for winding up the printed journal paper. Department.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the housing 15, there is an input operation section 61 consisting of a plurality of keys for allowing the customer to input a personal identification number, payment request amount, etc. A display section 62 for displaying guidance, information, etc. is provided, and although not shown, the display section 61 is located inside the housing 15.
A sound generator or the like that outputs sound corresponding to the display is provided.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control system of this embodiment. In the figure, 63 detects the respective denominations of the banknotes stored in the first storage section 23 and the second storage section 24 of the composite safe 22. This storage denomination detection means 63 is a storage denomination detection means 63 that is connected to the payment mechanism section 2.
Included in 0.

Reference numeral 64 denotes a control section that controls the entire device, that is, this control section 64 is connected to the discrimination section 47 and the card R/W.
53, the shutter 17, the feeding means 27 and 28, the first and second stages 43 and 44 of the temporary storage section 45, the blade 49, and the first and second conveyance paths 50 based on information from the input operation section 61 etc. and 51,
It controls the operation of each mechanism in the apparatus, such as the receipt conveyance path 54, the receipt printing machine 59, and the journal paper winding section 60.

The operation of this embodiment with the above configuration will be described below.

First, when the device is put into operation, it can be filled with banknotes for withdrawal.

<Safe Setting> FIGS. 8a, b, and c are side views showing the operation of the composite safe 22 when setting the safe of this embodiment.
The safe setting operation will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8.

First, as shown in FIG. 8a, designated banknotes are stored in each banknote storage section of the composite safe 22. In this embodiment, the first storage section 23 stores ten thousand yen bills, and the second storage section 24 stores one thousand yen bills.

In this way, the composite safe 22 that stores banknotes
is inserted into the insertion path 26 by opening the inner door 25.

At this time, by opening the internal door 25,
As shown in FIG. 6a, the lever 37 rotates in the direction of arrow A around the fulcrum 37a, and the link 36 is rotated in the direction of arrow B.
The lift lever 39 lowers the roller 40 so that the safe support frame 33
hardens and comes to be located on the insertion path 26,
The composite safe 22 can be inserted.

Here, when the composite safe 22 is inserted to a certain position while fitting the guide block 35 to the guide rail 34 of the safe support frame 33, the composite safe 22
The safe support frame 3 is secured by a locking means (not shown).
3 is fixed at the predetermined position.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8b, the shutter 32
is hooked onto a hook member (not shown) provided in the insertion path 26 and becomes open.

Subsequently, when the internal door 25 is closed, the lever 37 moves in the direction of the arrow D around the fulcrum 37a, as shown in FIG. 6b.
to move the link 36 in the direction of the arrow E, thereby causing the lift lever 39 to raise the roller 40 and lift the safe support frame 33.

As a result, the feeding means 27, 2 fixedly installed at the top
8 enter the first storage section 23 and the second storage section 24 from above.

Then, the roller 40 continues into the guide groove 42.
The banknote supporting frame 33 is moved horizontally by being guided by the banknotes, and each banknote dispensing opening comes into contact with the respective dispensing means 27 and 28, as shown in FIG. 8c.

With the above steps, filling with banknotes for withdrawal is completed, and a transaction becomes possible.

The operation of this embodiment at the time of payment transaction will be described below.

<Payment transaction> First, the customer inserts the card 56 from the card insertion slot 18.
When information such as a password and payment amount is entered by pressing a key on the input operation section 61, the money is withdrawn from the first storage section 23 and second storage section 24 of the composite safe 22. Means 27, 28
The banknotes are separated one by one and fed out one by one, and the fed out banknotes are conveyed to a discrimination section 47 via a first conveyance path 46, where the discrimination section 47 discriminates the denomination and determines whether there is double feeding, skewed feeding, etc. detection is performed.

As a result, normal banknotes with the correct denomination and no abnormality detected are counted and then further conveyed to the terminal end of the first conveyance path 46, from which they are transferred to the temporary storage section 45. It is fed onto the first stage 43 and accumulated.

On the other hand, if the discrimination unit 47 detects banknotes whose denomination cannot be distinguished, banknotes which have been distinguished as different denominations, or abnormalities such as uncountability, double feeding, skewed feeding, etc., these abnormal banknotes are then While being conveyed toward the temporary storage section 45 through the conveyance path 46, the blade 49 feeds it into the second conveyance path 50, and through this second conveyance path 50 it is dropped into the reject safe 48 and stored. Ru.

In this way, only normal banknotes are accumulated on the first stage 43 of the temporary storage section 45 and temporarily stored.

When the amount and number of banknotes requested by the customer are accumulated on the first stage 43, the details of the transaction are printed on a slip 57 by the receipt printing machine 59.
The printed journal is wound up and stored in the journal winding section 60, and the receipt 58 is cut by a cutter (not shown) and sent to the receipt conveyance path 54, where it is temporarily stored. It is fed onto the second stage 44 of the section 45.

Through this series of operations, the banknotes on the first stage 43 and the receipts on the second stage 44 are held between the lower conveyor belt 52 and the upper conveyor belt 53, and then both the conveyor belts 52 and 53 hold the banknotes and receipts. When the bill is conveyed to the payout port 16, the shutter 17 is opened by means not shown, and the bill is paid to the customer from the payout port 16 together with the receipt.

In addition, if the customer does not take out the banknotes even after the shutter 17 is opened, that is, if the customer forgets to take out the banknotes, after a certain period of time, the banknotes and receipts are transferred by the conveyor belts 52 and 53 in the opposite direction. direction, and is dropped into the reject safe 48 from the other end and stored, and the shutter 17 is closed.

The above is the operation of the payment transaction.

In this manner, when the banknotes in the composite safe 22 run out while transactions are repeated, or when it becomes necessary to inspect the cash, the operator opens the internal door 25 to remove the composite safe 22 from the device.

In conjunction with this, the lift mechanism horizontally retreats the safe support frame 33 to release the contact between the bill dispensing opening and the dispensing means 27 and 28, as shown in FIG. 6a, and then lifts the safe support frame 33. descend,
As a result, the feeding means 27,
28 is disengaged, and the composite safe 22 is inserted into the insertion path 26.
It can be taken out from the payment mechanism section 20 by descending upward, releasing a locking means (not shown), and then pulling it out toward the internal door 25.

After completing the work such as storing banknotes and examining cash, the above-mentioned safe setting operation is performed.

Although the rear maintenance type is shown in this embodiment, an internal door 25' is provided on the front of the payment mechanism section 20 as shown by the broken line in FIG.
It may also be a front maintenance type.

In this case, instead of the rear door 19, a front door 19' is provided on the front of the housing 15, and the composite safe 22 is attached and detached from the front side. The orientations of 27 and 28 are the same as those for rear maintenance, and there is no need to make any changes.

That is, according to the present invention, by using devices of the same model and reversing only the configuration regarding the door, it is possible to set the device to a front maintenance type or a rear maintenance type.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in an automatic banknote dispensing device that executes payment processing by dispensing banknotes for withdrawal stored in a safe in response to a customer's operation, the safe may include a plurality of banknotes. An integrated composite safe is provided in which banknote storage units are arranged in a straight line with the banknote dispensing port open upward, and a feeding means corresponding to each banknote storage unit of the composite safe is fixed to the main body of the device. an insertion path for the composite safe is disposed directly below the feeding means, and a lifting means vertically lifts the composite safe inserted to a predetermined position in the insertion path to a connecting position with the feeding means; The composite safe, which is lifted and connected to the feeding means, is further provided with a moving means that moves in the horizontal direction with respect to the feeding means until the bill feeding opening of the bill storage section obtains a certain pressing force, so that the safe can be fixed after being inserted into the safe. It becomes possible to bring the banknotes stored in the safe into contact with and away from the feeding means, and to generate a certain frictional force between the two when they come into contact.

As a result, the conditions for fixing the feeding means and contact between the feeding means and the banknote feeding opening are satisfied, and at the same time,
The safe insertion path eliminates the feeding means, allowing front maintenance and maintenance without reducing reliability in feeding.
This has the effect of realizing an automatic banknote dispensing device that can handle both rear-side maintenance and is low-cost and can accommodate limited installation space.

Furthermore, according to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, since the safe is integrated, the safe can be attached and detached all at once, and an automatic bill dispensing device that is small and has good operability during inspection can be realized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an external perspective view of the same embodiment, Figures 3a and b are side views showing the configuration of the composite safe of the same embodiment, Figure 4 is a side view of the main parts of the same embodiment, and Figure 5 is the same. The front view, Figures 6a and 6b are side views showing the operation of the same embodiment, and Figure 7 is a front view.
The figure is a block diagram showing the control system of the same embodiment, FIGS. 8a, b, and c are side views showing the operation of the same embodiment, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic side view showing a conventional example. 16...Withdrawal port, 17...Shutter, 20...
Payment mechanism section, 21... CRP section, 22... Complex safe, 23... First storage section, 24... Second storage section, 25... Internal door, 26... Insertion path, 27,
28... Feeding means, 36... Link, 37... Lever, 38... Plate cam, 39... Lift lever,
40...Roller, 42...Guide groove, 45...Temporary storage section, 47...Identification section, 48...Reject safe, 49...Blade.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A withdrawal port for paying banknotes to a customer; a safe that is removably attached to the main body of the device for storing banknotes for withdrawal; and a banknote that can be separated and dispensed one by one from the safe. a temporary storage section for temporarily accumulating and storing banknotes to be paid to a customer and overlaying receipts with printed transaction details on top of the banknotes; the temporary storage section and the feeding means; a conveyance path for transporting banknotes between the banknotes, a reject safe for storing banknotes with detected abnormalities that cannot be used for payment, and a system for distinguishing the denomination of the banknotes fed by the feeding means and checking for the presence or absence of abnormalities. An automatic banknote dispensing device comprising a payment mechanism section having a discriminating section disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for detecting and counting normal banknotes, and performing a payment transaction of banknotes by a customer's operation, as the safe. , an integrated composite safe is provided in which a plurality of banknote storage units are arranged in a straight line with the banknote dispensing port open upward, and a dispensing means corresponding to each banknote storage unit of the composite safe is provided on the main body side of the device. a lifting means for vertically lifting the composite safe inserted to a predetermined position in the insertion path to a connecting position with the feeding means; The composite safe is lifted up by a lift means and connected to a feeding means, and is further provided with a moving means that moves the safe in a horizontal direction with respect to the feeding means until a certain pressing force is applied to the bill feeding opening of the bill storage section. Automatic banknote dispensing device.