JP2005353103A - Bill processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily add and reduce a bill housing part, and deposit and withdraw bills to respective housing parts by unitizing respective parts of a device. <P>SOLUTION: This bill processing device comprises a unit for deposit and withdrawal 2 located in an upper part in a casing, a plurality of vertical steps of units 3, 4A-4C arranged in a lower part of the unit for deposit and withdrawal respectively including bill housing parts 31, 41. The unit for deposit and withdrawal is provided with a bill introducing mechanism 21 having an identifying device 22, a bill delivering mechanism 23, and a temporarily storing part 25 which is inserted in the bill delivering mechanism, and is further provided with conveying mechanisms 29, 32, 34 capable of normally and reversely driving for conveying the bills along a bill conveying path over the unit for deposit and withdrawal and the respective units including the bill housing part. When the conveying mechanism is normally driven, the bills are conveyed from the bill introducing mechanism to a side of the bill housing part. When the conveying mechanism is driven reversely, the bills are conveyed from the side of the bill housing part to the temporarily storing part of the bill delivering mechanism. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus capable of taking in banknotes of a plurality of denominations, storing and paying out denominations.

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of banknote processing apparatuses that can take in, store, and pay out banknotes of multiple denominations in various applications such as vending machines, game media lending machines at game halls, ticket vending machines, and money changers have been known. Yes. For example, in the apparatus shown in Patent Document 1, three safes for 5,000 yen bills, 10,000 yen bills, and thousand yen bills are integrally provided in the apparatus body, and when a bill is inserted from a bill insertion slot. The denomination is identified by the identification means, and it is selectively sent to one of the safes via the transport means, etc., and the 1000 yen bill can be withdrawn (payment of banknotes from the safe). The thousand-yen bill safe includes a feeding roller, a mounting plate on which banknotes are stacked and placed, and the highest banknote of the stacked banknotes on the mounting plate by pushing up the mounting plate to the feeding roller. An elevating mechanism for pressing is provided.
JP-A-11-175804

  In the conventional apparatus shown in the above publication, the bill storage unit (safe) is arranged in three stages so that it can be applied to three denominations of a thousand yen bill, a 5,000 yen bill, and a 10,000 yen bill. When applying to 4 denominations including 2000 yen bills, or when exporting to foreign countries, it may be required to increase the number of bill storage units to apply to 5 denominations or more. Depending on the user or application, it may be required to reduce the number of banknote storage units in the case of applying to two denominations. In response to such demands, it is desirable for rationalization and cost reduction to make it possible to manufacture several types of apparatuses having different numbers of banknote storage units while making the components and manufacturing lines of the banknote processing apparatus as common as possible.

  However, in the conventional apparatus, each banknote storage unit and internal mechanisms such as a transport mechanism are integrally assembled with the apparatus main body. Therefore, in order to change the number of banknote storage units, the apparatus main body, the banknote storage unit, and the internal All of the mechanisms need to be changed significantly.

  In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the safe for 5,000 yen bills and 10,000 yen bills is dedicated to depositing, and a mechanism is provided to allow withdrawals only to the safe for 1000 yen bills. In order to provide various functions such as reverse exchange, it is desirable to allow withdrawal of denominations other than thousand yen bills.

  In view of such a point, the present invention makes it possible to unitize each part of the apparatus and easily add or reduce the banknote storage part with the minimum necessary change. An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus capable of withdrawing money.

  The banknote processing apparatus of the present invention is disposed inside a casing having an opening for inserting and paying out banknotes in the upper front portion, and is disposed below the depositing / dispensing unit and below the depositing / dispensing unit. Banknote which has a discriminating device for identifying the denomination of the banknote and introduces the banknote from the insertion slot corresponding to the banknote insertion opening. An introduction mechanism, a banknote derivation mechanism for deriving a banknote to a payout outlet corresponding to the above-mentioned opening for payout, and a temporary storage unit interposed in the banknote derivation mechanism are provided, and the deposit / withdrawal unit and the banknote A transport mechanism capable of forward / reverse drive is provided for transporting banknotes along a banknote transport path that spans each unit having a storage unit. This transport mechanism has a banknote introduction mechanism with one end of the banknote transport path via a switching means. Banknotes are selectively communicated to the banknote derivation mechanism, and banknotes are transported from the banknote introduction mechanism to the banknote storage section during forward rotation, and the banknote derivation mechanism is temporarily stored from the banknote storage section during reverse rotation of the transport mechanism. It is comprised so that a banknote may be conveyed by a part.

  According to this configuration, at the time of depositing, after the denomination of the banknote inserted from the insertion slot is identified, the banknote is transported by the transport mechanism and fed into the banknote storage unit determined according to the denomination. On the other hand, the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage unit corresponding to the designated denomination are sent to the temporary storage unit of the banknote derivation mechanism by the transport mechanism, and are sent out to the payout port through this temporary storage unit. In this way, a plurality of types of banknotes can be stored in each banknote storage unit for each denomination, and banknotes can be dispensed from any banknote storage unit.

  Moreover, since the part which introduces, identifies, and pays out banknotes and the part which has each banknote storage part are unitized, the banknote processing apparatus which has the banknote storage part according to the number of processing object denominations requested | required , The number of banknote storage units can be easily increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the number of units having the banknote storage units.

  In the apparatus of the present invention, the banknote deriving mechanism includes a reject chamber, and includes a payout reject feeding belt device that selectively feeds the banknote temporarily stored in the temporary storage section to a payout outlet or a reject chamber. It is preferable.

  If it does in this way, payment or rejection of a bill can be performed appropriately according to a demand.

  In addition, the switching means shields the banknote introduction path when the banknote introduction path of the banknote introduction mechanism is opened with respect to the transport mechanism and reversely drives the transport mechanism, and is reversely fed by the transport mechanism. It is possible to switch to the second state in which the banknote is guided to the banknote derivation mechanism. The switching means and the transport means are controlled by the control means, and when the banknote is inserted from the insertion slot, the switching means is When the transport mechanism is set to the normal rotation driving state while being in the first state, the banknotes that have passed through the banknote introduction mechanism are sent to the banknote storage unit via the banknote transport path, and the deposited banknotes are returned. When necessary, after the bill has passed through the switching means, the switching means is switched from the first state to the second state, and the transport mechanism is switched from the forward drive state to the reverse drive state. Thus, the banknote is sent to the banknote derivation mechanism in a switchback manner from the middle of the transport path, and at the time of withdrawal, the switching means is set in the second state and the transport mechanism is set in the reverse drive state, whereby the banknote It is preferable that the banknote sent out from the storage unit is sent to the banknote derivation mechanism via the banknote transport path.

  If it does in this way, return processing, such as a case where there is a bill on a deposited banknote, a deposited banknote, and a withdrawal processing of a banknote can be performed appropriately.

  According to the present invention, in manufacturing a banknote handling apparatus having a banknote storage unit corresponding to the required number of denominations to be processed, the number of banknote storage units can be easily increased by increasing or decreasing the number of units having a banknote storage unit. It can be increased or decreased. In addition, a plurality of types of banknotes can be stored in each banknote storage unit for each denomination, banknotes can be paid out from any banknote storage unit, and banknotes can be returned and rejected appropriately. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Overall structure of banknote processing device)
1 and 2 show the internal structure of the banknote handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show the appearance of the banknote handling apparatus. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a casing of a banknote processing apparatus, which includes a box-shaped casing body 11 having an open front side, and a door 12 that closes the front surface of the casing body 11, and is capable of accommodating each unit described later. It is formed in a box shape of the size. In the upper part of the door 12 on the front surface of the casing 1, an opening 14 for inserting banknotes and an opening 15 for dispensing are disposed.

  Inside the casing 1, a deposit / withdrawal unit 2 located at the uppermost part, a base unit 3 located at the lowermost part, and one or a plurality of stages (in the illustrated example) located between these units 2 and 3. Three-stage intermediate units 4A to 4C are provided. Each intermediate unit 4A to 4C and base unit 3 stores banknotes by denomination. For example, the upper unit 4A of the intermediate unit has a thousand yen bill, the middle unit 4B has a thousand yen bill, and the lower unit. Five thousand yen bills are stored in 4C, and 10,000 yen bills are stored in the base unit 3.

  Further, if necessary, an auxiliary unit 5 for increasing the bill storage space is arranged above any one or a plurality of intermediate unit, and in the example shown, the auxiliary unit 5 is arranged on the intermediate unit 4A. Yes.

  The depositing / withdrawing, base and intermediate units 2, 3, 4A to 4C are separable from each other and are detachable from the casing 1, respectively. And the supported part 17 provided in the one side part of each unit 2, 3, 4A-4C is couple | bonded with the slide guide 16 provided in the one side part of the casing 1 so that sliding is possible in the front-back direction. As a result, the units 2, 3, 4A to 4C are supported in a cantilever state in a state in which the units 2, 3, 4A to 4C can be individually pulled out forward with respect to the casing 1. As described above, the units 2, 3, 4A to 4C are supported in a cantilevered state on one side with respect to the casing 1 as described later on the other side of each unit 2, 3, 4A to 4C. This is because transmission means for transmitting the driving force to the mechanism is provided, so that interference between the transmission means and the unit support portion is avoided.

  Further, a control board unit 100 and a power supply unit 105 including a main CPU board 101, a sub CPU board 102, and the like are provided on the side of the casing 1, and the units 2 and 3 are connected to the control board unit 100 and the power supply unit 105, respectively. , 4A to 4C are electrically connected via a detachable connector.

  Next, the specific structure of each of the units 2, 3, 4A to 4C will be described.

(Structure of deposit / withdrawal unit)
The deposit / withdrawal unit 2 includes a bill introduction mechanism 21 for introducing a bill from the insertion port 20a into a frame 20 having an insertion port 20a and a payout port 20b, and a banknote derivation mechanism 23 for guiding the bill to the payout port 20b. The transport mechanism 29 is provided, and the insertion port 20a and the discharge port 20b are accommodated in the upper part of the casing 1 so as to protrude from the openings 14 and 15 of the casing 1.

  The banknote introduction mechanism 21 has an identification device 22 for identifying the authenticity and denomination of a banknote in the vicinity of the insertion slot 20a, and the banknote taken from the insertion slot 20a via the identification apparatus 22 is below the rear portion of the unit 2. A bill introduction path 210 that guides the paper so as to face the feed rollers 211 and 212 disposed upstream and downstream of the bill introduction path 210 and a guide roller 213 disposed in the middle of the bill introduction path 210. Etc. The rollers 211, 212, and 213 are driven by a motor 214 via a transmission mechanism 215 such as a belt as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the bill introduction mechanism 21 includes a sensor 216 that detects passage of a bill in the vicinity of the downstream end of the bill introduction path 23, a pulse sensor 217 that detects the number of rotations of the motor 214, and the like. Yes.

  The banknote deriving mechanism 23 includes a mechanism that pays out banknotes to the payout opening 20b in response to a withdrawal command, and a mechanism that rejects illegal banknotes and the like, and corresponds to the payout opening 20b as shown in FIG. A payout reject feeding belt device 24 arranged at a height position, a temporary storage unit 25 composed of a space above the belt device 24, a guide device 26 for guiding the banknotes to the temporary storage unit 25, and a banknotes belt A pusher device 27 for depositing in the temporary storage unit 25 on the device 24 and a reject chamber 28 formed in a space below the belt device 24 are provided.

  The belt device 24 has an endless belt 240 disposed at the center in the width direction of the deposit / withdrawal unit and an endless belt 241 disposed on both sides thereof, and the central belt 240 has a front pulley 242 having the same diameter. And the rear pulley 243, and the belts 241 on both sides are stretched between the front pulley 242 and the rear large-diameter pulley 244. The central belt 240 is provided with a bill pushing projection 245. In addition, auxiliary belts 246 are provided along the outer periphery of a predetermined range of the rear large-diameter pulley 244 with respect to the belts 241 on both sides.

  Then, the belts 240 and 241 and the auxiliary belt 246 are driven by a pay-out reject motor 247 through a transmission means (not shown) so that the belt 240 and 241 can be rotated in the forward and reverse directions. Is sent toward the front payout opening 20b, and when it is driven in the reverse direction, the temporarily stored banknote is sent from between the rear large-diameter pulley 244 and the auxiliary belt 246 to the lower reject chamber 28. . The front surface of the reject chamber 28 can be opened by a door 280, and a lock 281 is provided on the door 280.

  A shutter 251 that is opened and closed by a solenoid actuator 250 is provided between the temporary storage unit 25 and the payout opening 20b.

  The guide device 26 has a pair of nip rolls 260 and 261 disposed on the upper rear portion of the belt device 24, and a feed belt 262 disposed between one of the rolls 260 and a later-described transport roll, Further, the banknote temporary holding frame 263 having a U-shaped cross section is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction on both sides in the width direction of the deposit / withdrawal unit 2 at a height position corresponding to the nip rolls 260 and 261.

  In addition, the pusher device 27 is disposed above the belt device 24 so as to face the belt device 24, and the pusher member 270 is moved upward from the bill temporary holding frame 263 (in FIG. 5). 2) and a pantograph type lifting means 271 that can be lifted up and down over a lowered position (solid line in FIG. 5) close to the belt device 24, and a pusher that drives the lifting means 271 via a cam member 272. And a motor 273.

  When the banknote P is guided from the transport mechanism 29 and passed through the feed belt 262 and the nip rolls 260 and 261 is temporarily held by the banknote temporary holding frame 263 when the banknote is paid out or rejected, the pusher member 270 is moved upward. , The bill P is pushed down to be detached from the bill temporary holding frame 263, and the bill P is dropped on the belts 240 and 241 of the belt device 24, and then the pusher member 270 returns to the raised position. By repeating such an operation, a plurality of banknotes P are temporarily stored in a stacked state in the temporary storage unit 25 on the belt.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the banknote deriving mechanism 23 further includes a stack-in sensor 231 that detects that a banknote has been guided to the guide device 26, a reject sensor 232 that detects a reject banknote at a position behind the belt device 24, A stacker residual sensor 233 for detecting the presence or absence of banknotes on the belt of the belt device 24, a payout outlet sensor 234 for detecting that banknotes have been paid out from the belt of the belt device 24 to the payout outlet 20b, Sensors 235, 236 and the like for detecting the descent are provided.

  The transport mechanism 29 transports banknotes in a range extending from a position corresponding to the downstream end of the banknote introduction path 210 to the lower end of the deposit / withdrawal unit 2, and includes a pair of upper transport rollers 291 and a pair of lower transports. A roller 292 and a pair of opposing guide plates 293 arranged therebetween are provided. A pair of rollers are interlocked with each other via a gear (not shown), and is provided on a roller shaft of each of the upper and lower conveying rollers 291 and 292 for transmission between pulleys (not shown). By winding a belt (not shown), the upper and lower rollers 291 and 292 are interlocked with each other.

  Furthermore, an introduction / derivation switching unit including a flapper 295 for switching the bill movement path is provided at the upper end of the transport mechanism 29. The flapper 295 shields the banknote introduction path 210 when the banknote introduction path 210 is opened with respect to the transport mechanism 29 at the time of depositing (solid line state in FIG. 5) and when the banknote is dispensed or rejected. It is possible to switch to the second state (the state of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) for guiding the bills that are fed back by the mechanism 29 to the bill derivation mechanism 23 side, and it is driven by the solenoid actuator 296. ing.

(Base unit structure)
As shown in FIG. 6, the base unit 3 includes a banknote storage unit 31, a transport mechanism 32 that transports banknotes behind the banknote storage unit 31, and a transport motor 33 that is a drive source of the transport mechanism 32. And a bill feeding mechanism 34 for taking in and feeding out bills between the transport mechanism 32 and the bill storage unit 31, a bill stacking mechanism 35 for stacking bills in the bill storage unit 31, and driving the bill stacking mechanism. A drive mechanism 36 is provided.

  The banknote storage unit 31 includes side plates, a bottom plate, a front door 310, and the like, and is formed to have a space in which banknotes can be stored in an accumulated state. The door 310 is provided with a lock 311. A bill support table 312 is provided in the bill storage unit 31 at a predetermined height position.

  The transport mechanism 32 includes a pair of transport rollers 320 disposed at the upper rear portion of the banknote storage unit 31. Each roller shaft of the pair of transport rollers 320 is provided with a gear 322 that meshes with each other (overlaps with the roller 320 in FIG. 6), and further, a pulley 324 is provided on the roller shaft of one of the transport rollers 320, and a transport motor. The driving force of the motor 33 is transmitted to both conveying rollers 320 by being connected to a pulley 330 provided on the output shaft 33 via a transmission belt 326. Further, an intermediate transmission gear 327 for transmitting a driving force to the upper unit 4C meshes with a gear 322 provided on one roller shaft. The gears 322 and 327, the pulleys 324 and 330, and the belt 326 are disposed on the side portions of the unit 3, and the intermediate transmission gear 327 is located at the upper end portion of the unit 3.

  The take-out and feeding mechanism 34 includes a feed roller 340 positioned behind the banknote storage unit, a feed roller 341 positioned in the banknote storage unit, a feed belt 342 disposed between the rollers 340 and 341, and the feed roller. A stop roller 343 located immediately above 340 and a separation roller 344 located immediately above the belt 342 in front of the stop roller 343 are provided.

  The feed roller 340 is connected to a feeding motor 345 provided in the unit 3 and capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions via a gear (not shown), and when the feeding motor 345 rotates in a predetermined direction or in a reverse direction, The feed roller 340, the feed belt 342 driven by the feed roller 340, and the feed roller 341 are driven in the bill taking-in direction or the bill feeding direction.

  The stop roller 343 is coupled to the transport roller 320 via a one-way clutch and a belt (not shown) so that the stop roller 343 rotates in the banknote taking-in direction with the rotation of the transport roller 320 when depositing, and is kept stopped when dispensing. Has been. Further, the separation roller 344 is held by a roller shaft via a one-way clutch (not shown) so that it rotates following the belt 342 when depositing and is kept stopped when dispensing.

  A guide member 346 is disposed between the transport mechanism 32 and the take-out and feeding mechanism 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the banknote stacking mechanism 35 includes a pair of left and right separating plates 350, a lifting movable member 352 that holds the separating plate 350 so that it can be lifted, and a presser plate 353 that presses the stacked bills. And.

  More specifically, a separation plate 350 having a narrow width and extending in the front-rear direction is disposed on both sides of the bill support table 312 in the bill storage unit 31, and a plate is disposed above the table 312 between the two separation plates 350. A shaped presser plate 353 is arranged. The separation plate 350 has a protruding piece 351 having an L-shaped cross section on the inner side, and the protruding piece 351 is located above the banknote support surface (table upper surface) of the table 312 and below the banknote support surface. It is hold | maintained at the raising / lowering movable member 352 attached to the side plate of the banknote accommodating part 31 so that raising / lowering was possible over the descent | fall position located in this position.

  When the separation plate 350 is in the raised position before the banknotes are stacked, the presser plate 353 is put on the protruding pieces 351 of both separation plates 350 as shown in FIG. When the separation plate 350 is lowered after the bill P is taken in, the protruding pieces 351 of the separation plate 350 pass through the side of the table 312 while bending both side portions of the bill P as shown in FIG. At the same time, when the presser plate 353 rides on the banknote P on the table 312, and the separating plate 350 reaches the lowered position as shown in FIG. 7C, the side of the banknote P is detached from the protruding piece 351 and is not bent. Return to. Thereafter, when the separating plate 350 rises again, as shown in FIG. 7D, the bill P and the presser plate 353 for holding the bill P are held on the protruding piece 351 of the separating plate 350, and the table is provided below the separating plate 350. The banknote P can be taken in on the 312. The bills P are accumulated by repeating the operations of FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d).

  The drive mechanism 36 that drives the banknote stacking mechanism 35 engages with an eccentric cam 362 that is rotationally driven by a lifter motor 360 via a gear 361 and an eccentric shaft of the cam 362 and moves up and down as the cam 362 rotates. The lift plate 363 includes a substantially triangular lifter 363, and the lift movable member 352 is connected to the lifter 363 so that the separation plate 350 moves up and down according to the drive of the lifter motor 360.

  In addition, a plate piece 355 made of a ferromagnetic material such as an iron plate is provided at the upper end of the up-and-down movable member 352 to transmit the up-and-down driving force to the upper unit 4C. Reference numeral 357 denotes a guide roller for the lifting movable member.

(Structure of intermediate unit etc.)
Each of the intermediate units 4A to 4C has the same structure, and each includes a banknote storage unit 41 and a transport mechanism that transports banknotes in the range from the upper end to the lower end of the unit behind the banknote storage unit 41. 42, a take-in / feed-out mechanism 44 that takes in and feeds out banknotes between the transport mechanism 42 and the banknote storage unit 41, and a banknote stacking mechanism 45 that stacks banknotes in the banknote storage unit 41.

  The banknote storage part 41 is composed of both side plates, a bottom plate, a door 410 with a lock 411 on the front side, and the like, and a banknote support table 412 is provided in the inside thereof, like the banknote storage part 31 of the base unit 3. .

  The transport mechanism 42 includes an upper pair of transport rollers 420 and a lower pair of transport rollers 421 disposed behind the banknote storage unit 41. Gear rollers 422 and 423 (overlapping with the rollers 420 and 421 in FIG. 6) are provided on the roller shafts of the conveying rollers 420 and 421, respectively. Pulleys 424 and 425 are provided on the roller shaft of each one of the conveying rollers, and the transmission belt 426 is wound around these pulleys 424 and 425 so that the upper and lower rollers 420 and 421 are interlocked with each other. It is like that. Further, an intermediate transmission gear 427 that meshes with a gear 422 provided on the roller shaft of the upper one conveying roller 420 is disposed at the upper end of the unit, while a gear 422 provided on the roller shaft of the lower one conveying roller 421. Is engaged with an intermediate transmission gear 327 or 427 provided in the lower unit, so that the driving force is transmitted from the lower unit to the transport mechanism 42 of the unit.

  The take-out and feeding mechanism 44 includes a feed roller 440 positioned behind the banknote storage unit 41, a feed roller 441 positioned in the banknote storage unit 41, a feed belt 442 disposed between the rollers 440 and 441, The feed roller 440 includes a stop roller 443 positioned immediately above the feed roller 440 and a separation roller 444 positioned immediately above the belt 442 in front of the stop roller 443, and a gear ( (Not shown). The structure of these rollers, belts, and the like and the operation at the time of depositing and dispensing are the same as those of the take-out / feeding mechanism 34 provided on the base unit 3.

  Between the transport mechanism 42 and the take-in / feed-out mechanism 44, a deposit / withdrawal switching means including a flapper 446 for switching the bill movement path is provided. The flapper 446 has an operating state (a state shown in FIG. 6) that allows the bill to be taken in and fed out by guiding the bill between a position immediately below the upper conveying roller 420 and a position near the feed roller 440. By retracting backward from this state, the banknote can be switched to a retracted state that allows the bill to pass through the transport mechanism 42 and is driven by a solenoid actuator 447.

  The banknote stacking mechanism 45 includes a pair of left and right separation plates 450, a movable member 452 for raising and lowering the separation plate 450 so as to be movable up and down, and a presser plate 453 for pressing the stacked banknotes. The structure is the same as that of the mechanism 35, and banknotes are stacked by the operation as shown in FIGS.

  However, the movable unit 452 for raising and lowering the intermediate units 4A to 4C is provided with a plate piece 455 made of a ferromagnetic material such as an iron plate at the upper end thereof, and a magnet 456 is attached to the lower end portion thereof. In this unit, the upper and lower movable movable members are coupled by being attracted to the plate piece 355 or 455 at the upper end of the movable movable member so that the driving force for lifting is transmitted from the lower stage to the upper stage. It has become.

  In addition, the auxiliary unit 5 is provided with a storage space increasing portion 51 that communicates with the banknote storage portion 41 of the unit 4A located below the auxiliary unit 5, and a transport mechanism 52 is provided behind the storage space increasing portion 51. Although not shown in detail, the transport mechanism 52 includes a pair of upper and lower rollers as well as the transport mechanism 42 of the intermediate unit 4A to 4C, as well as a gear provided on each roller shaft, and one upper and lower roller. A transmission belt stretched between pulleys provided on the shaft and an intermediate transmission gear meshing with a gear provided on one of the upper roller shafts are provided. The rollers interlock with each other, and the driving force can be transmitted from the lower unit to the upper unit while the driving force can be transmitted to the upper unit.

  In the base unit 3 and the intermediate units 4A to 4C, the bill storage unit is provided with end sensors 315 and 415 for detecting the absence of the accumulated bills, and the transport mechanisms 32 and 42 have count sensors 328 and 428, respectively. The banknote accumulating mechanisms 35 and 45 are provided with sensors 358 and 359 for detecting the rising and lowering of the separation plates 350 and 450 (see FIG. 9).

(Operation of bill processing device)
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the flow of banknotes when depositing by the banknote handling apparatus, FIGS. 11 and 12 are flowcharts showing control when depositing banknotes, and FIG. 13 shows the intermediate unit 4C at the third stage. FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing the operation of each mechanism for taking in banknotes into the banknote storage unit and stacking banknotes, and FIG. 15 is returned when the deposited banknote is not a true bill. It is a time chart in the case of doing. 16 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the flow of banknotes during withdrawal, FIGS. 17 and 18 are flowcharts showing the control during withdrawal of banknotes, and FIG. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of each mechanism for paying out banknotes from the banknote storage unit, taking as an example the case where banknotes are dispensed one by one from the intermediate unit 4A at the stage. .

  With reference to these figures, the operation of the banknote processing device will be described below for each case when depositing is normal, when there is a bill when depositing, when normal when dispensing, and when rejecting is required when dispensing. To do.

(1) Operation at the time of deposit As an operation at the time of deposit, in step S1 of the flowchart of FIG. 11, based on a signal from a sensor (not shown) provided near the bill insertion slot 20a, the bill from the banknote insertion slot 20a. When a bill is inserted, the bill is taken into the bill introduction path 210 through the identification device 22 by driving the motor 214 of the bill introduction mechanism 21 in step S2, during which the bill is inserted. The authenticity and denomination of the bill is identified. At this time, the introduction of banknotes by driving the motor 214 is performed at a relatively low speed. In addition, the transport motor 33 is also driven in the normal direction as preparation for transport by the transport mechanism, but the transport motor 33 is connected to the motor 214 in order to increase the movement speed of the bill at the stage where the bill is picked up by the transport mechanism via the bill introduction mechanism 21. Driven at high speed.

  Next, if authenticity is determined in step S3 and it is determined that the bill is a genuine note, a unit to be taken in is determined according to the type of the identified banknote, and the banknote is determined in step S4. Various mechanisms necessary for capturing are driven. That is, in addition to the drive motor 33 being continuously driven, the lifter 363 is raised by driving the lifter motor 360 as a bill stacking preparation operation, and the unit corresponding to the denomination is selected from any of the intermediate units 4A to 4C. If it is, the actuator 449 of the deposit / withdrawal switching means is driven to guide the banknote to the banknote storage part 41 of the unit, and further, the feeding motor 445 or 345 of the unit corresponding to the denomination is driven (step S4). ).

  For example, if the identified denomination is a 5,000 yen bill, as shown in FIG. 13, the actuator 447 of the intermediate unit 4C at the third stage together with the drive of the lifter motor 360 and the high speed forward drive of the transport motor 33 And the feeding motor 445 is driven. As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, after the bills sent downward by the transport mechanism pass through the units 4A and 4B, they are guided to the take-out and feeding mechanism 44 of the unit 4C by the flapper 446 of the unit 4C. The bills pass through the feed belt 442 by the operation of the feed roller 440, the feed belt 442, and the feed roller 441 according to the driving of the feeding motor 445 as shown in FIG. It is taken in.

  In addition, the motor of a banknote introduction mechanism is stopped after a banknote passes the sensor 216 of the downstream of a banknote introduction path (step S5). Further, based on the check of bill passage about the counting sensor arranged in the transport path to the unit corresponding to the denomination, after the bill passes through the last counting sensor of these, the transport motor 33 and the feeding motor 445. Alternatively, 345 is stopped (steps S6 to S8). Further, after the banknote is taken in, the lifter motor 360 is driven so as to lower the lifter 363 of the banknote stacking mechanism (step S9).

(2) Operation when there is a bill when depositing If it is determined in step S3 that the bill is a bill, control as shown in steps S11 to S19 in FIG. 12 and the time chart in FIG. 15 is performed. That is, when the bill passes through the uppermost counting sensor 428, the actuator 296 of the introduction / delivery switching means is driven, so that the flapper 295 guides the reversely fed bill to the bill derivation mechanism 23 side (step S11). ). Subsequently, the transport motor 33 is switched to a reverse drive state (step S12), and then the transport motor 33 is stopped (steps S13 and S14) when the banknote passes the stack-in sensor 231, and the pusher 270 is further lowered. Thus, the pusher motor 273 is driven.

  As a result, the bill once transported to the middle of the transport path is guided to the bill withdrawal mechanism 23 side in a switchback manner, and the temporary storage section on the belt device 24 is operated by the operation of the guide device 26 and the pusher device 27 as described above. 25.

  Further, the payout reject motor 247 is driven to rotate forward (step S16), whereby the bill is sent to the payout outlet 20b. Then, after the trailing edge of the banknote passes through the stacker residual sensor 233, the dispensing reject motor 247 is stopped, and then when the banknote removal from the dispensing outlet 20b is confirmed based on the signal from the dispensing outlet sensor 234, The pusher motor 273 is driven so that the pusher 270 returns to the raised position, and the dispensing reject motor 247 is driven until the belt device 24 returns to the original position.

(3) Operation at the time of withdrawal At the time of withdrawal, the denomination and number of banknotes to be paid out are determined by the control board 100, and the denomination of banknotes to be paid out is controlled by the control of each motor, solenoid, etc. A banknote is paid out from the banknote storage part of the corresponding unit, and paid out to the payout opening 20b through the temporary storage part 25.

  That is, in response to the withdrawal command, first, in step S101 in FIG. 17, the conveyance motor 33 is driven to rotate at a high speed, and in step S102, the unit feeding motor 445 or 345 corresponding to the denomination to be withdrawn is driven. In addition, when the unit corresponding to the denomination is any of the intermediate units 4A to 4C, the actuator 447 of the deposit / withdrawal switching means of the unit is driven. For example, when a banknote is paid out from the banknote storage part 41 of the third stage intermediate unit 4C, as shown in FIG. 20, the transport motor 33 is driven in reverse rotation, and the payout motor 445 in the unit 4C is driven. Driven in the bill feeding direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 20), the flapper 446 is activated.

  As a result, the feed roller 440, the feed belt 442 and the feed roller 441 are actuated in the bill feeding direction as indicated by arrows in FIG. In this case, as described above, the stop roller 443 and the separation roller 444 are kept in a stopped state at the time of withdrawal. First, the separation roller 444 restricts passage of banknotes, and the Only a small number of sheets pass through the separation roller 444, and the passage of banknotes is restricted by the stop roller 443, so that certain banknotes are fed out one by one.

  The fed banknote moves upward through the transport mechanisms 42, 52, and 29. Then, at the time of withdrawal, the actuator 296 of the introduction / delivery switching means is driven (step S103), so that the flapper 295 is in the state of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, and the bill is led to the bill withdrawal mechanism 23 side. It should be noted that the feeding motor 445 is stopped after a certain amount of time has passed since the banknotes were paid out (step S104).

  Further, when the banknote guided to the banknote deriving mechanism 23 side passes through the stack-in sensor 231, the transport motor 33 is stopped (steps S105 and S106), and the pusher motor 273 is driven so that the pusher 270 is further lowered. (Step S107). Thus, the bills are stored in the temporary storage unit 25 on the belt device 24 by the operation of the guide device 26 and the pusher device 27 as described above.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the banknote is a reject banknote (step S108). If it is not a reject banknote, it is determined whether or not all requested banknotes have been paid out (step S109). After the pusher motor 273 is driven so that 270 returns to the raised position (step S110), the process returns to step S101.

  In this way, the above-described processing from step S101 is repeated until all the required banknotes are paid out and stored in the temporary storage. For example, in the case where it is required to withdraw one 5,000 yen bill and one thousand yen bill, as shown in FIG. The drive motor 445, the actuator 447 of the deposit / withdrawal switching means, the actuator 296 of the introduction / derivation switching means, and the pusher motor 273 are sequentially driven, and then the reverse rotation drive of the transport motor 33 and the middle of the first stage By sequentially driving the feed motor 445 of the unit unit 4A and the actuator 447 of the deposit / withdrawal switching means, the actuator 296 of the introduction / derivation switching means, and the pusher motor 273, the 5,000 yen bill and the thousand yen bill can be obtained. Temporarily stored in a state of being stacked in the temporary storage unit 25 on the belt device 24.

  When the predetermined number of bills according to the request are fed out and temporarily stored in this way, the same processing as in steps S16 to S19 described above is performed in steps S111 to S114. Thereby, the predetermined number of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 25 are sent out to the payout opening 20b in a lump.

(4) Operation when Rejection is Necessary When Withdrawing When it is determined in step S108 that a rejection is necessary with a heavy ticket or the like, the payout reject motor 247 is driven in reverse in step S115 in FIG. Thus, the bill is sent to the reject chamber 28 (see the broken line in FIG. 19). Then, after it is confirmed that the bill has passed through the stacker residual sensor 233 and further passed through the reject sensor 232, the payout reject motor 247 is stopped after the belt device 24 returns to the original position.

(Function and effect)
As described above, bills are taken in, paid out, rejected, etc., and a plurality of denominations can be processed.

  In particular, this banknote handling apparatus can be easily set and changed in the number of banknote storage units according to the number of denominations required for manufacture.

  That is, a part for introducing, identifying, and paying out banknotes, each banknote storage part, and taking in and paying out banknotes therefor are the upper deposit / withdrawal unit 2, the lower base unit 3, and an intermediate unit therebetween. 4A to 4C are divided into units, and the transport mechanisms 29, 32, and 42 are also incorporated in each unit, so the bill storage unit and the internal mechanism are shared as a unit, and the number of intermediate units is changed. At the same time, as long as the size of the casing is changed, a banknote handling apparatus corresponding to the number of various denominations can be obtained. For example, the illustrated processing apparatus having three stages of intermediate unit 4A to 4C is compatible with four denominations, but if the intermediate unit is reduced to two stages, it corresponds to three denominations and the intermediate unit can be reduced to one stage. 2 denominations. Further, if the intermediate unit is further expanded from the illustrated one, it is possible to cope with five or more denominations.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since each of the units 2, 3, 4A to 4C can be individually pulled out from the casing 1, maintenance of each unit, failure or damage to some units, etc. Repairs, replacements, etc. can be done easily.

  A transport motor 33 as a drive source for the transport mechanism is provided in the base unit 3, and the driving force of the transport motor 33 is transmitted to the transport mechanisms 29, 32, and 42 of each unit through the transmission means. Therefore, the transport mechanisms 29, 32, and 42 of each unit can be driven synchronously with one drive reduction. Moreover, since gears (intermediate transmission gears 327 and 427 and gears meshing with them) are used for the transmission parts between the units, the transmission parts between the units are easy when the units are separated or individually pulled out from the casing. When the units are combined, the transmission parts between the units are easily coupled (engaged).

  In addition, feeding motors 345 and 445 that are driving units of the take-out feeding mechanism are individually provided in the base unit 2 and each of the intermediate units 4A to 4C, and a flapper 446 (switching means) and an actuator 447 that is the driving unit thereof. Are individually provided in each of the intermediate units 4A to 4C, so that the operation of taking the banknote into the banknote storage unit and feeding the banknote from the banknote storage unit can be controlled independently for each banknote storage unit. Become.

  Furthermore, since the apparatus of this embodiment includes the auxiliary unit 5 on a part of the intermediate unit 4A, the storage space of the banknote storage part of the intermediate unit 4A is increased. Therefore, the intermediate unit 4A may be assigned to a denomination that is expected to increase the number of banknotes stored.

  In addition, you may equip the auxiliary | assistant unit 5 with respect to the other intermediate | middle part units 4B and 4C or the base unit 3. FIG. Further, the auxiliary unit 5 may be omitted if there is no request for an increase in storage space.

(Another embodiment)
21 and 22 show another embodiment. In this embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 2, the intermediate units 4 </ b> A to 4 </ b> C, the auxiliary unit 5, and the base unit 3 are connected to each other and The whole can be pulled out with respect to the casing 1, and a door 60 is provided on the front side of the internal structure so as to cover the entire range covering the lower part of the deposit / withdrawal unit 2 and other units. That is, the door 60 is obtained by integrating the door 280 on the front surface of the reject chamber 28 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 2 and the doors 310 and 410 on the front surfaces of other units in the previous embodiment. It is pivotally attached to the frame of the unit via a hinge. Reference numeral 61 denotes a lock of the door 60.

  A slide guide mechanism 62 is provided at the bottom of the casing 1 to slidably support the internal structure in the loading / unloading direction, and a lock mechanism that locks the internal structure in a state in which the internal structure is accommodated in the casing 1 ( (Not shown) is provided.

  A window hole 64 having a maintenance door 63 is provided on the side of the frame of the deposit / withdrawal unit 2 on the side of the bill derivation mechanism 23. The door 63 is opened so that banknotes can be taken out from the window holes 64.

  According to this embodiment, when performing maintenance, repair, etc., the door of the casing 1 is opened, the lock mechanism is unlocked, and then the internal structure is pulled out to the front of the casing 1 to facilitate maintenance, etc. Can be done.

  Moreover, when taking out a banknote from the rejection chamber 28 or each banknote accommodating part 31 and 41, the door 12 of the casing 1 and the door 60 of the front of an internal structure are the state which accommodated the internal structure in the casing 1. FIG. Are opened sequentially, the reject chamber 28 and the banknote storage units 31 and 41 are opened forward, and the banknotes can be taken out.

  In addition, when taking out a banknote from the banknote storage parts 31 and 41, since it will become obstructive when the presser plates 353 and 453 of the banknote stacking mechanism 35 and 45 are descending, as described below, when the door 60 is opened. It is desirable to provide a presser plate lifting mechanism for automatically lifting the presser plates 353 and 453 to a predetermined raised position.

(Presser plate lifting mechanism)
The presser plate lifting mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in these drawings, when the door 60 is closed, the presser plate lifting mechanism 600 allows the presser plate 353 (453) to descend to a position for pressing a bill, and the door 60 Has a movable part that pulls up the presser plate 353 (453) to a predetermined ascending position in conjunction with the opening, and more specifically, as the movable part, the vertical direction arranged on both sides in the bill storage part The link mechanism 610 that can be expanded and contracted is provided, and the linkage mechanism 620 that links the door 60 and the link mechanism 610 is provided.

  The link mechanism 610 has a pair of links 611 and 612 that intersect in an X shape and are rotatably connected to each other at an intermediate portion, and both links 611 and 612 are frames of the upper end portion of the bill storage unit 31 (41). Positioned between the plate 315 (415) and the presser plate 353 (453), one end of each of the links 611 and 612 (the end on the rear side far from the door) is the presser plate 353 (453) and the frame plate 315 ( 415) and the other end portions of the links 611, 612 (the front end portion close to the door) are connected to the frame plate 315 (415) and the presser plate. The long holes 615 and 616 in the front-rear direction provided in each of the holes 353 (453) are connected via the bars 617 and 618 so as to be rotatable and movable in the range of the long holes 615 and 616.

  The linkage mechanism 620 includes a gear 621 provided on the rotation shaft of the door 60, an intermediate gear 622 that meshes with the gear 621, a gear 623 that meshes with the gear 621, and a gear 623 that is coaxial with the gear 623. And a lever 624 having a protruding portion 625. The protrusion 625 of the lever 624 protrudes downward through an arcuate cutout 626 provided on the frame plate 315 (415), and is disposed so as to face the rear side of the bar 617. The rotation axis of the door 60 and the lever 624 are interlocked via gears 621, 622, and 623 so that the lever 624 rotates forward when the door 60 is opened.

  The presser plate 353 (453) is biased downward by a biasing means such as a spring (not shown).

  The presser plate lifting mechanism 600 including the link mechanism 610 and the linkage mechanism 620 is provided for each of the base unit 3 and the intermediate units 4A to 4C, and is attached to a common rotating shaft that extends the entire vertical length of the door 60. A gear 621 of the plate lifting mechanism 600 is attached. In addition, the intermediate unit 4A to which the auxiliary unit 5 is connected projects the lever 624 so that the lifting amount of the presser plate 453 when the door is opened is larger than the other intermediate units 4B and 4C and the base unit 3. The positional relationship between the portion 625 and the bar 617 is changed between the intermediate unit 4A and other units, and the lifting stroke of the link mechanism 610 is adjusted.

  If the presser plate lifting mechanism 600 is provided in this way, when the door 60 is opened, the presser plates 353 and 453 are lifted upward in all of the base unit 3 and the intermediate units 4A to 4C. A banknote can be easily taken out from the banknote storage unit.

  In the previous embodiment in which the doors 310 and 410 are individually provided for the banknote storage units 31 and 41 of the base unit 3 and the intermediate unit 4A to 4C, the presser plates are respectively attached to these banknote storage units. A pulling mechanism 600 may be provided. In this case, the presser plate lifting mechanism 600 is operated in accordance with the opening of the door 310 individually for each unit.

It is a general | schematic longitudinal side view of the banknote processing apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a general | schematic longitudinal cross-sectional front view of the said banknote processing apparatus. It is an external appearance front view of the said banknote processing apparatus. It is an external appearance side view of the said banknote processing apparatus. It is structure explanatory drawing which shows the banknote derivation | leading-out mechanism and conveyance mechanism of the unit for deposit or withdrawal in the said banknote processing apparatus. It is structure explanatory drawing of the base unit and intermediate | middle part unit in the said banknote processing apparatus. (A)-(d) is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a banknote stacking mechanism. It is a figure which shows the actuators provided in the said banknote processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows sensors provided in the said banknote processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote at the time of the money_receiving | payment by the said banknote processing apparatus. It is a part of flowchart which shows the control at the time of money_receiving | payment. It is the remaining part of the flowchart which shows the control at the time of money_receiving | payment. It is a time chart which took the case where it pays in to the middle part unit of the 3rd stage as an example. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of money_receiving | payment, and the flow of a banknote in a base unit and an intermediate part unit. It is a time chart in the case of returning when a banknote is not a true bill at the time of payment. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote at the time of the payment by the said banknote processing apparatus. It is a part of flowchart which shows the control at the time of payment. It is the remaining part of the flowchart which shows the control at the time of payment. It is the time chart which took the case where the banknote is withdrawn one by one from the middle part unit of the 3rd stage and the middle part unit of the 1st stage as an example. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of payment and the flow of a banknote in a base unit and an intermediate part unit. It is a general | schematic longitudinal side view of the banknote processing apparatus by another embodiment. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional front view of the banknote processing apparatus by another embodiment. It is a top view which shows a presser plate raising mechanism. It is a side view showing a presser plate lifting mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Casing 2 Depositing / withdrawing unit 3 Base unit 4 Intermediate | middle part unit 5 Auxiliary unit 21 Banknote introduction mechanism 22 Identification apparatus 23 Banknote derivation mechanism 24 Feeding belt apparatus for pay-out rejection 25 Temporary storage parts 29, 32, 42 Transport mechanism 31, 41 Banknote storage Part 446 Flapper (switching means)

Claims (3)

Inside the casing having an opening for inserting and paying out banknotes in the upper front, a depositing / dispensing unit located above, and a plurality of upper and lower units arranged below the depositing / dispensing unit and each having a bill storage part And
A banknote introduction mechanism for introducing a banknote from an insertion port corresponding to the banknote insertion opening and having an identification device for identifying the banknote denomination in the depositing / withdrawing unit, and corresponding to the banking opening. A banknote deriving mechanism for deriving the banknotes to the payout opening and a temporary storage unit interposed in the banknote deriving mechanism are provided,
A transport mechanism capable of forward / reverse drive for transporting banknotes along a banknote transport path extending between the deposit / withdrawal unit and each unit having a banknote storage unit is provided
In this transport mechanism, one end of the banknote transport path is selectively communicated with the banknote introduction mechanism and the banknote derivation mechanism via the switching unit, and the banknote is transported from the banknote introduction mechanism to the banknote storage unit during normal rotation driving. The bill processing apparatus is configured such that the bill is transported from the bill storage portion side to the temporary storage portion of the bill withdrawal mechanism when the transport mechanism is driven in reverse rotation.   2. The banknote deriving mechanism includes a reject chamber and a payout reject feeding belt device that selectively feeds the banknote temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit to a payout outlet or a reject chamber. The banknote processing apparatus of description. The switching means includes a first state in which a banknote introduction path of the banknote introduction mechanism is opened with respect to the transport mechanism, and a banknote that is reversely fed by the transport mechanism while blocking the banknote introduction path when the transport mechanism is reversely driven. It is possible to switch to the second state leading to the bill withdrawal mechanism,
The switching means and the transport means are controlled by the control means, and when the banknote is inserted from the insertion slot, the switching means is in the first state and the transport mechanism is in the forward rotation driving state. Thus, when the banknote passing through the banknote introduction mechanism is sent to the banknote storage unit via the banknote transport path and the deposited banknote needs to be returned, the switching means is the first after the banknote passes through the switching means. When the transfer mechanism is switched from the normal state to the second state and the transport mechanism is switched from the normal rotation driving state to the reverse rotation driving state, the banknote is sent back to the banknote deriving mechanism from the middle of the transport path. When the switching means is in the second state and the transport mechanism is in the reverse drive state, the bills fed out from the bill storage part pass through the bill transport path. Bill handling apparatus of claim 1, wherein it is configured to be sent to the bill derivation mechanism.

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