JPH0662242B2 - Paper identification storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a sheet identifying and storing device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a paper sheet identification and storage device for identifying and storing two types of paper sheets requires each storage box for each paper sheet. In such a configuration, when the storage amount of one storage box reaches the specified amount, the paper sheet identification storage device must stop the storage even if the storage amount of the other storage box has a margin.

In order to solve this, one storage is provided with a pair of partition plates that have holes on the surfaces facing each other and are urged toward the holes facing each other inside and away from each other. A paper sheet identifying and storing device provided with a box has been proposed (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-673). In this proposed paper sheet identification and storage device, the paper sheet inserted through the insertion slot is identified by the identification means, and the inserted paper sheet is sorted by the sorting mechanism based on the determination result by the identification means. Is transferred to either one of a pair of receiving devices provided so as to face the hole of the. When the sheet is received by the receiving device, the pushing member is reciprocated to push the sheet into the storage box through the hole.
Further, the rear surface of the partition plate is provided with a detecting means for detecting that the storage of the paper sheets is the limit when the distance between them reaches a predetermined dimension.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in both the paper sheet identification and storage device having a storage box for each paper sheet and the proposed paper sheet identification and storage device having one storage box, the paper sheets are stored in the storage box. In order to store it, two sets of pushing member and a device for driving the pushing member are required, which has a drawback that the structure is complicated and large, and the cost is high.

[Means for solving problems]

The paper sheet identification and storage device according to the present invention includes a pair of conveying passages arranged to be substantially parallel to each other for conveying the paper sheets, and a conveying passage arranged between the pair of conveying passages. A pair of partition plates that have holes in the surface and are urged toward the holes that face each other and are spaced apart from each other inside, and a transport path and a paper sheet storage part A storage box having a partition member for partitioning, a pair of projecting members fixedly arranged so as to face the hole of the storage box across the transport passage, and the paper sheets are stored in the transport passage. And a moving means for moving the storage box toward the projecting member so as to store the paper sheets stopped through the hole in the storage box when stopped between the hole and the projecting member of the box. Have.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line II of FIGS. 2 to 4 showing the structure of an embodiment of a paper sheet identifying and storing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the line II-II, the line III-III and the line IV-IV.

The paper sheet identification and storage device has a casing 10, and an insertion port 12 into which a paper sheet is inserted is provided at the upper end of the casing 10. The paper sheets inserted through the insertion opening 12 are held between a pair of belts 22 stretched around pulleys 14, 16, 18 and 20 and a pair of rollers 24 and 26, and driven by a conveyor drive device (not shown) to move the arrow. It is transported in the F ₁ direction. At this time, the pulley 14, the roller 24, and the pulley 16
The sheet passes through a passage detector 28 including an optical sensor or the like installed between the rollers 26 and the identification device 30, and the passage of the paper sheet and its type are determined. The passage detector 28 outputs a passage detection pulse each time a paper sheet passes.

Between the pulleys 16 and 20, a protruding member 32 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that protrudes from the casing 10 is fixedly provided to the casing 10. Casing 1 facing the protruding member 32
The protruding member 34 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is also provided on the casing 0 on the casing 1.
It is fixedly installed protruding from 0. These protruding members 3
A storage box 40 having holes 36 and 38 having a width larger than the widths of the projecting members 32 and 34 is arranged between 2 and 34. Outer end 4 of storage box 40 forming holes 36, 38
Ribs 46 and 48, which serve as partitioning members, project from the inner wall of the storage box 40 substantially in parallel with 2, 44, and the groove formed by the outer end portion 42 and the rib 46 defines the first transport passage 50 and the outer end. The groove formed by the portion 44 and the rib 48 constitutes the second transport passage 52, respectively. Further, inside the storage box 40, a pair of partition plates 56 and 58 are arranged inside the ribs 46 and 48 and urged toward the holes 36 and 38 by the spring 54 in a direction away from each other. A first paper sheet storage portion 60 is formed between the rib 46 and the partition plate 56, and a second paper sheet storage portion 62 is formed between the rib 48 and the partition plate 58.

The pulley 18 protrudes toward the storage box 40 side by a leaf spring 64 attached to the casing 10 from a hole partly opened in the protruding member 32, and the pulley 66 provided on the protruding member 34 side also A leaf spring 68 attached to the casing 10 is provided from a hole part of which is opened to the protruding member 34.
Is projected toward the storage box 40 side.

Referring to FIG. 2, a housing box driving device 72 having a pin 70 is fixedly attached to one inner wall surface of the casing 10 orthogonal to the inner wall surface from which the projecting members 32 and 34 project, and the pin 70 is housed. It is movably inserted in a projecting groove 74 projecting from one side plate of the box 40. Further, referring to FIG. 3, one side plate of the storage box 40 has a storage box 4
0 is slidable along the shaft 76 fixedly arranged in the casing 10, and a guide member 80 having a substantially semicircular cross section that covers the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 76 via a sliding bush 78.
Is fixedly attached. With such a configuration, when the storage box drive device 72 is rotationally driven, the storage box 40
Slides in the direction of arrow L or R shown.

A pulley 82 is provided at a position facing the pulley 20 on the side of the protruding member 34, and a pair of belts 84 are stretched between the pulley 82 and the pulley 66.

Referring to FIG. 4, a pulley 88 is fixed to a rotary shaft 86 of the pulley 20, a pulley 92 is fixed to a rotary shaft 90 of the pulley 82, and a belt 94 is stretched between the pulleys 88 and 92. Has been done. Accordingly, when the pulley 20 is driven by a transport drive device (not shown) so that the belt 22 moves in the direction of arrow F ₁ , the pulley 82 moves the belt 84 in the direction of arrow F ₂ in conjunction with this. The paper sheet that has passed through the first transport path 50 is sandwiched between the belt 22 and the roller 96 that are in contact with the pulley 20, and is a connection path that is formed between a pair of U-shaped u-turn members 98 and 100. Belt 8 passing through 102 and abutting on pulley 82
4 and the roller 104 hold them and guide them to the second conveyance path 52.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a drive control device for driving and controlling the above-mentioned sheet identification and storage device, and the same components as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are designated by the same reference numerals. It is attached. The insertion detector 106 is provided in the vicinity of the insertion port 12, detects insertion and ejection of the paper sheet, and outputs an insertion detection signal and an ejection detection signal. The first storage position detector 108 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the first transport passage 50, and the first paper sheet transported through the first discharge passage 50 is first.
It detects that it is in the storage position and outputs a first storage position detection signal. The second storage position detector 110 is provided in the vicinity of the start end of the second transport passage 52, detects that the paper sheet transported through the second transport passage 52 is at the second storage position, and 2 Output the storage position detection signal. Control device 112
Is composed of a microcomputer, and as its functional means, the counting unit 114, the determination unit 116, and the drive control unit 1
It consists of 18. The counting unit 114 counts the passage detection pulses from the passage detector 28. The determination unit 116 includes a counting unit 114
When the count value of the number reaches the predetermined storage limit value of the paper sheets, the storage limit reaching signal is sent to the first drive control unit 118 and the display unit 1.
Output to 20. The drive control unit 118 outputs a signal from the identification device 30 indicating whether the paper sheet is proper or improper and a type of the paper sheet (first paper sheet or second paper sheet) when the paper sheet is proper. , An insertion detection signal and an ejection detection signal from the insertion detector 106, a first storage position detection signal from the first storage position detector 108, and a second storage position detection signal from the second storage position detector 110. Based on these signals, the drive of the transport drive device 122 and the storage box drive device 72 is controlled.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the control device 112 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, FIGS. 1 to 6
The operation will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, when the power source (not shown) of the apparatus is turned on, "0" is initially set as the storage amount C of the paper sheets stored in the storage box 40 (step 201). Note that the program includes a storage limit value C of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage box 40 in advance.
_{Suppose max} is included. In this state, when a paper sheet is inserted through the insertion port 12, the insertion detector 106
Sends an insertion detection signal to the drive control unit 118 (YES in step 202). When the drive control unit 118 receives the insertion detection signal, the transport drive unit 122 moves the belt 22 in the direction of arrow F ₁ (203). At this time, the belt 84 is also moved in the arrow F ₂ direction. As a result, the inserted paper sheets are nipped by the belt 22 and the rollers 24, 26, and are conveyed to the first conveyance path 50 side. At this time, the leading edge of the paper sheet first passes through the passage detector 28 and then the identification device 30. The identification device 30 first determines whether or not the paper sheets passing through are appropriate (step 204), and sends an incorrect signal to the drive control unit 118 if it is incorrect or an appropriate signal if it is correct.

The drive control unit 118 receives the improper signal (step 2).
04) and the belt 22 by the transport drive device 122.
Is moved in the direction of arrow B (step 205), and an ejection detection signal from the insertion detector 106 is received (step 20).
6), the driving of the transport drive device 122 is stopped (step 207), and the next sheet is inserted (step 2).
02).

On the other hand, when the drive control unit 118 receives the appropriate signal (YES in step 204), the transport driving device 122 continues to transport the paper sheet in the direction of the arrow F ₁ , and the trailing edge of the paper sheet is detected by the passage detector 2.
After passing 8, the passage detector 28 sends a passage detection pulse to the drive control unit 118 (YES in step 208).
When the counting unit 114 receives the passage detection pulse, the stored amount C
Is incremented and the stored amount C is sent to the determination unit 116 (step 209). The determination unit 116 compares the received storage amount C with a predetermined storage limit value C _max (step 210), and when the storage amount C is larger than the storage limit value C _max (C> C _max ) (step 210, step 210). YES), the storage limit reaching signal is sent to the drive control unit 118 and the display 120. When the display device 120 receives the storage limit reaching signal, it displays that the paper sheets cannot be stored any more (step 211). Further, when the drive control unit 118 receives the storage limit reaching signal, it moves to step 205 and returns the inserted paper sheets.

On the other hand, when the storage amount C is equal to or _smaller than the storage limit value C _max (C ≦ C _max ) (NO in step 210), the identification device 30 determines the type of paper sheet (step 212). The determination result (first paper sheet or second paper sheet) is sent to the drive control unit 118.

Next, the operation when the drive control unit 118 receives from the identification device 30 the fact that it is the first sheet will be described.

The paper sheet is conveyed to the first conveyance path 50 by the conveyance drive device 122.
When the trailing edge reaches the first storage position detector 108, the first storage position detector 108 sends a first storage position detection signal to the drive control unit 118 (YES in step 213). When the drive control unit 118 receives the first storage position detection signal, the drive control unit 118 has already received the fact that the paper sheet conveyed from the identification device 30 is the first paper sheet, and thus drives the conveyance drive device 122. Stop (step 2)
14). Next, the drive control unit 118 causes the storage box drive device 72 to slide the storage box 40 in the direction of the arrow L (step 215). At this time, the paper sheets stopped in the first transport passage 50, that is, the first paper sheets, pass over the rib 46 and are stored in the first paper sheet storage unit 60. When the storage box drive device 72 rotates half a turn and the storage operation of the first paper sheet is completed, the drive control unit 118 stops driving the storage box drive device 72 and waits for the insertion of the next paper sheet (step 20).
2).

Next, the operation when the drive control unit 118 receives the fact that it is the second sheet from the identification device 30 will be described.

Although the drive control unit 118 receives the first storage position detection signal as described above, it has already received the fact that the paper sheet conveyed from the identification device 30 is the second paper sheet. The drive of 122 is continued. Therefore, the number of paper sheets,
That is, the second paper sheet passes through the first transport passage 50,
It is guided to the second transfer passage 52 via the connection passage 102. After that, the paper sheet is transported through the second transport path 52,
When the trailing edge reaches the second storage position detector 110, the second storage position detector 110 sends a second storage position detection signal to the drive control unit 118 (YE in step 216).
S). Upon receiving the second storage position detection signal, the drive control unit 118 stops driving the transport drive device 122 (step 217). Next, the drive control unit 118 causes the storage box 40 to slide in the arrow R direction by the storage box drive device 72 (step 218). At this time, the second paper sheet stopped in the second transport path 52 gets over the rib 48 and is stored in the second paper sheet storage portion 62. When the storage box drive device 72 has rotated half a turn and the storage operation of the second paper sheet is completed, the drive control unit 118 stops the drive of the storage box drive device 72 and waits for the insertion of the next paper sheet (step 202). ).

According to the above configuration, since the storage box is slid when the paper sheets are stored in the storage box, only one driving device for storing the paper sheets is required. Further, since the pair of conveying passages are connected by the connecting passage, a complicated sorting mechanism as in the conventional case is not required. In addition, the storage limit of paper sheets in the storage box,
This can be determined by a simple configuration in which the passage of paper sheets is detected and the passage detection pulses are counted.

〔The invention's effect〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the paper is stored in the storage box by sliding the storage box, so that only one driving device is required for storing. It is good, the device is small, inexpensive, and the structure is simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line II of FIGS. 2 to 4 showing the structure of an embodiment of a paper sheet identifying and storing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the lines II-II, III-III, and IV-IV, and FIG. 5 is a drive controller for driving and controlling the paper sheet identifying and storing device according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the control device shown in FIG. 28 ... passage detector, 32, 34 ... protruding member, 36,
38 ... hole, 40 ... storage box, 50, 52 ... transport passage, 56, 58 ... partition plate, 72 ... storage box drive device,
114 ... Counting unit, 116 ... Judging unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of conveying passages arranged so as to be substantially parallel to each other for conveying paper sheets, and a hole portion is provided between the conveying passages and a surface facing each conveying passage. A pair of partition plates having a partition plate that has a partition wall that is spaced apart from each other and that is urged toward the holes that the husband and the husband face, and a partition member that partially partitions the transport passage and the paper sheet storage unit. And a pair of projecting members that are fixedly arranged so as to face the hole of the storage box while sandwiching the transfer path, and the hole of the storage box where the paper sheet is in the transfer path. And a moving means for moving the storage box toward the projecting member to store the stopped paper sheet in the storage box through the hole when stopped between the projecting member. Identification storage device.