JP2006338651A - Paper money processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money processing device capable of storing paper money for change in the device and paying the stored paper money as change when a large bill is therein inserted. <P>SOLUTION: Paper money B for change is taken into a paper money inlet section 72 formed between a pressure member 68 and a partition plate 61 projecting in a shelf-plate shape when a pressure member displacement mechanism 64 of a stack mechanism 60 shrinks. Then, the paper money B is stored into a paper money storing section 69 in a manner that it is held between the partition plate 61 and pressure member 68 in combination with motions of the pressure member displacement mechanism 64 which expands to return to an original position. The paper money B as change is sent out by a change money return roller 70, and is paid out through a paper money outlet 31b. When the paper money B stored in the paper money storing section 69 is collected, the paper money B as change is temporarily carried to return to a paper money carrying means 32 by switching a switching means 80, and is sent out to a paper money carrying device 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that can store banknotes for change and can pay out stored banknotes as change for the insertion of high-priced banknotes.

  In game facilities that have pachinko machines and slot machines, game media lending machines are installed along with game machines so that games can be played. There are various types of valuable value that a player puts in to rent a game medium, such as a card, a chip, a coin, and a bill. Among these, a lending machine that accepts banknotes has the convenience of not requiring the trouble of purchasing a card or the like in advance. Furthermore, a game media lending machine that accepts large amounts of banknotes and pays out change does not need to be exchanged for thousand yen bills in advance, so the game can be continued while facing the gaming machine. In terms of being able to do so, it is highly convenient for players.

  By the way, for convenience of explanation, Patent Document 1 introduces a representative example of a conventional banknote processing apparatus that does not have a function of dispensing banknotes as change. The banknote processing apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG. 8. A banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 103 is transported into the apparatus main body 102 by the banknote transport section 104. A data reading unit 105 is arranged in the banknote transport path 110 of the banknote transport unit 104, and data relating to the authenticity of the banknote being transported is read. The banknote determined to be a genuine note based on the read data is taken into the banknote storage box 106. In that case, it takes in in the form mounted in the upper surface in the figure of the guide member 116 protrudingly provided by the shelf shape so that both sides of a banknote may be supported.

  After that, the link device 141 in the pressing means 107 is operated by utilizing the reverse rotation of the motor 150 that is the drive source of the banknote transport unit 104. Then, the lift table 140 attached to the link device 141 starts to move downward in the figure, and the central portion of the bill placed on both sides of the guide member 116 is bridged. Press from. Both sides of the bill are deformed and get over the guide member 116 and are pushed into the bill storage portion 108. The banknote storage box 106 is provided with a stacker plate 114 biased upward by a coil spring 115. Finally, the inserted banknote is held between the lower surface of the guide member 116 and the stacker plate 114. It is the structure of being stacked and stored in a form.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a game ball lending machine that can lend a ball easily even if it is a large amount of banknotes. This ball lending machine is configured to check authenticity when a thousand yen bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot and to lend a ball in the case of a genuine note. There are provided a change storage unit for storing the recycle and a payout mechanism for paying out the thousand yen bills stored in the change storage unit as change. Then, if a large amount of bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot and the inserted large amount of bill is a genuine note, a thousand yen ball is lent out and a thousand yen bill equivalent to a change is paid out from the change storage unit by a dispensing mechanism. It is characterized by having a configuration of taking out.

  JP-A-6-176245   Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-190136

  In the banknote processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the banknotes stacked and stored increase the thickness of the bill bundle toward the lower side of the banknote storage box shown in FIG. And, in order to take out banknotes for change return from such a bundle of banknotes, it is necessary to take out the banknotes one by one in order from the banknote at the top of the banknote bundle because the position to take out is immobile. It is convenient to make it. However, in the banknote processing apparatus configured as in this reference, since the pressing means is disposed above the lift table, the design of adding a change return function in the vicinity of the banknote processing apparatus is practical because there is not enough space. Is quite difficult as a general problem.

  Patent Document 2 relates to a ball lending machine equipped with a change dispensing mechanism, but is merely a conceptual description of the mechanism, and there is no explanation for the detailed structure. However, it is still quite difficult to realize. On the other hand, the present applicant has invented a banknote processing apparatus that can be put into practical use and has a mechanism for storing banknotes and paying out change, and has filed a separate application. The present invention further intends to provide a banknote handling apparatus having a function capable of collecting banknotes stored in the banknote handling apparatus all at once after closing a business day of a game facility. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 is directed to a banknote storage unit in which a banknote inserted from a banknote insertion slot is formed inside the apparatus main body. Banknote transporting means, banknote identification means for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknote based on data read by a sensor attached to the transport path of the banknote transporting means, and authenticity discrimination by the banknote identification means A stack mechanism for storing the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit, and the banknote storage unit includes a locking member disposed on a side closer to the banknote transport unit, and a banknote on a side farther from the banknote transport unit. The stack mechanism is formed by a pressing member that is arranged to have a shape narrower than the width and that is formed so as to sandwich the banknote from both sides of the banknote with the locking member. Pressing state And a partition plate formed so that the pressing member can pass through in the middle of the reciprocation of the pressing member. The gap between the partition plate and the pressing member created where the pressing member starts to move away from the locking member and passes through the partition plate is used as a banknote taking-in portion. The banknotes transported by the banknote transport means are taken into the banknote take-in section, and then stored in the banknote storage section as the pressing member returns to the side pressing the locking member. A change processing roller configured to contact a surface of a banknote stored in the banknote storage unit from a side where the locking member is present, and a change payout request. In Flip by the change return roller is driven, from the bill insertion slot bill discharge port is arranged to, characterized in that the bill to be a change is configured to be discharged.

  In this banknote handling apparatus, the stack mechanism is arranged on the farthest side in the apparatus from the banknote conveying means. The banknotes are stored in the banknote storage unit in a direction opposite to the banknote storage direction employed in many conventional techniques, that is, in a movement from the far side to the near side as viewed from the banknote transport means. It has a configuration. Therefore, since it is possible to secure an empty space that has been difficult to secure in the vicinity of the banknote transport means in the past, the means for feeding out the stored banknotes as a change is the side of the banknote transport means that is convenient for taking out banknotes. Will be able to be installed. And when paying out the banknotes stored in the banknote storage part as change, the banknotes are discharged from the banknote discharge port arranged in the same plane as the banknote insertion port in the form of further forward in the banknote transport direction at the time of storage. It is like that.

  The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a switching lever is attached to a transport path of the banknote transporting unit, and the switching lever is a denomination that can be used as a change for the banknote inserted by the banknote identifying unit. Is switched so that the banknote can be sent out to the banknote storage section only when the banknote storage section does not satisfy the allowable maximum number of sheets stored, while the banknote is stored in the banknote storage section. When it is not necessary to store the banknote, and when the denomination of the inserted banknote is determined to be a high-price banknote, the change-compatible banknote and the high-price banknote are sent out to a banknote transport apparatus connected to the banknote processing apparatus. It is characterized by switching to.

  This is because only the banknotes recognized as needing to be stored as change when the switching lever is switched are stored in the banknote storage unit, and even high-value banknotes and change-compatible banknotes need to be stored in the banknote storage unit. A banknote without a mark is sent out to a banknote conveying path connected to the banknote processing apparatus and stored in a safe provided at an island edge or the like.

  The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 3 is a banknote in which a banknote whose delivery destination is switched by the switching apparatus is switched from the banknote insertion slot, and a switching apparatus that switches a banknote that is sent out by the change return roller. And a guide member for guiding to the transport path.

  The bills fed out by the change return roller and fed toward the bill discharge port are changed in the transport direction by the operation of the switching device, and are fed again into the same bill transport path as when the bill is inserted. And this banknote goes straight without being switched by the switching apparatus provided in the back part of the banknote conveyance path, is sent to the banknote transport apparatus connected to this banknote processing apparatus, and is provided at the island edge etc. It is stored in. Such a function is effective when trying to collect the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit all at once.

  The bill processing apparatus according to claim 4 is mounted on a gaming medium lending machine including a lending switch and a settlement switch, and when a large amount of banknotes is inserted, lending gaming media as the lending switch is pressed. When the loan amount is subtracted from the input amount, and when the loan switch is pressed, the gaming medium is loaned and the loan amount is subtracted from the input amount, and as the settlement switch is pressed, The banknote used as change is returned from the banknote storage part on condition that the banknote for change is stored in the banknote storage part.

  This is because even if a large amount of bills is inserted in a state in which a bill for change is secured, it is possible to continuously play the game by allowing the player to continuously hold the change without returning it. The change banknote is returned for the first time when the customer determines that the game is over and presses the settlement switch.

  The banknote processing apparatus of the present invention is a banknote processing apparatus configured to store the inserted banknotes in the banknote storage section by using the pushing action by the pressing member, and is opposite to this type of conventional apparatus. A stack mechanism having a mechanism of approaching from the direction, that is, from the far side as viewed from the banknote conveying means to the near side is realized. As a result, a space for attaching another mechanism is created on the side close to the bill conveying means. And by using this space as an installation location of a banknote return means, the banknote processing apparatus provided with the change function can be put into practical use while having the banknote storage function required for the conventional apparatus.

  In the game medium lending machine in which the banknote handling apparatus is incorporated, banknotes that need to be stored as change are stored in the banknote storage unit in the apparatus, and are not required to be stored as high-value banknotes or change. Is stored in a safe provided on the island edge. Banknotes as change are returned from a dedicated bank outlet, and when the switching device is activated, the transport path leading to the safe is opened. The banknotes stored in the banknote storage part of the processing apparatus can be collected all at once. In addition, when a user wants to continue the game without receiving a change when he / she inserts a large amount of bills, he / she can continue to borrow a game medium.

  Next, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a gaming machine and a gaming media rental machine. FIG. 2 is a front external view when the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is in a stationary stationary state, and a front view and a plan view for explaining the inside. 3-7 is the front view and top view for demonstrating later about the operation state of the banknote processing apparatus of this invention. FIG. 8 shows an example of a conventional banknote handling apparatus, and is a diagram corresponding to the plan view of FIG. In these drawings, portions that are difficult to understand when the lines that should be broken lines are drawn as they are are drawn with solid lines.

  FIG. 1 shows a slot machine 10 as an example of a gaming machine and a medal sand 20 as an example of a game medium lending machine. The slot machine 10 and the medal sand 20 are alternately installed side by side to constitute one gaming machine island (not shown). Inside the gaming machine island, a banknote transport device 27 is installed along the longitudinal direction thereof, and as shown in FIG. 2, branch lines 27b branching from the transport path which is the main line 27a of the banknote transport device 27 are respectively provided. Is connected to the back of the medal sand 20. In addition, a safe 28 is disposed at one end of the gaming machine island where it hits the end of the banknote transport device 27. The banknotes discharged from each medal sand 20 merge from the branch line 27b of the banknote transport apparatus 27 to the main line 27a and are transported and stored in the safe 28.

  On the front face of the medal sand 20, a settlement button 21 and a lending button 22 to be pressed when needed by the player are attached. In addition, a display unit 23 such as a liquid crystal display is mounted so that various data can be displayed. The display unit 23 includes, for example, a data display unit 24 for appropriately displaying the number of medals lent, sales information, abnormality display, and the like, and a remaining amount display unit 25 for displaying the remaining amount of bills inserted by the player. It is composed and its value is digitally represented by a number.

  Inside the medal sand 20, the banknote processing device 30 of the present invention is incorporated, and a banknote insertion port 31a and a banknote discharge port 31b are juxtaposed facing each other. A nozzle chute 26 for paying out medals for lending is attached to the lower part of the medal sand 20. A medal paid out by inserting a bill into the bill insertion slot 31aa and pressing the lending button 22 is received through a nozzle chute 26 into a tray 11 provided at the lower portion of the slot machine 10. The game can be started by inserting the paid-out medal into the medal slot 12 of the slot machine 10. Moreover, the banknote discharge port 31b is an opening for paying out banknotes as change.

  By the way, the banknote processing apparatus 30 of this invention explained in full detail below applies even if it is the vertical shape inserted in the state which stood up the banknote, or the horizontal shape inserted in the state which laid the banknote horizontally. It is a structure that can. However, conveyance of banknotes when combined with the banknote conveyance device 27 equipped on the gaming machine island is generally vertical. The banknote transport device 27 includes a type that is installed as a single line above the gaming machine island, and a type that is installed inside the gaming machine island through the medal sand 20. Here, the description will be continued based on the drawing in which the bill is used as a vertical shape, taking the one incorporated in the medal sand 20 as an example.

  Now, in the banknote processing apparatus 30 shown in FIG. 2, the banknote conveyance means 32 is arrange | positioned in the form extended toward the back of the banknote insertion port 31a. The bill transport means 32 includes a drive pulley 33 and a driven pulley 34, and a transport belt 35 is bridged between the two pulleys. The rotational drive of the drive pulley 33 is given by the drive motor M1, and the rotation of the drive motor M1 is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the drive pulley 33 while changing the direction of the rotation center through gears (not shown). .

  One side facing the conveyor belt 35 is closed by a side wall 36. The side wall 36 is provided with openings at appropriate positions. From this opening, a part of the outer peripheral portion of the pinch roller 37 protrudes so as to come into contact with the transport belt 35, and forms a banknote transport path with the transport belt 35. The banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 31a is conveyed toward the back while being sandwiched between the conveyance belt 35 and the pinch roller 37. In addition, the conveyance belt 35 and the pinch roller 37 are provided in the location equivalent to the both sides of the width | variety of a banknote, ie, vertical two places, up and down.

  In such a banknote transport path, detection means for identifying banknotes are arranged at several locations. First, S1 shows an infrared reflective sensor, which is arranged in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot 31a and detects that a bill has been inserted. The infrared reflection sensors S1 are juxtaposed at two locations in the banknote width direction. S2 indicates an infrared transmission sensor. This sensor S2 is arranged with the light emitting part and the light receiving part facing each other across the conveyance path. By detecting the pattern of transmitted light of the banknote passing between them and comparing it with the stored data, the banknote To determine the denomination and authenticity. Three sets of this infrared transmission sensor S2 are juxtaposed in the width direction of the bill to be inserted.

  S3 indicates a magnetic sensor, and a pinch roller 38 is disposed at a position facing the head in order to ensure that the head and the bill come into contact with each other. This magnetic sensor S3 senses the magnetism contained in the banknote ink and discriminates its denomination and authenticity, and is arranged at two locations in the banknote width direction. A visible light sensor S4 is disposed between the two magnetic sensors S3. The visible light sensor S4 analyzes bills with light having a wavelength different from that of the infrared transmission sensor S2, and has a double check function that complements the infrared transmission sensor S2.

  A shutter device 40 is attached to the bill conveyance path. The shutter device 40 has a function of permitting passage of inserted bills and prohibiting reverse feeding. Basically, the projecting object that closes the transport path is pushed away in the case of a currency of a banknote, and after the banknote passes, it returns to its original position and closes the transport path. Since this protrusion is formed so as not to move when the banknote is reversely fed, it is possible to prevent the fraud that the inserted banknote is pulled back.

  If this shutter device 40 is formed near the opening of the banknote insertion slot 31a, it is possible to prevent unauthorized manipulation to be added to the sensors installed in the back. Moreover, since the banknote is completely taken into the apparatus when the denomination and authenticity of the banknote inserted by the sensors are determined, fraud is also prevented in this respect. Furthermore, the depth dimension of this banknote processing apparatus 30 can be shortened, and it can be provided as an apparatus suitable for an installation place where there is no allowance for the depth.

  This embodiment shows an example in which there is a margin in depth and the shutter device 40 is disposed relatively far in the conveyance path. Such a configuration has a feature that it is difficult to apply an unauthorized operation from the outside to the shutter device 40 itself. The shutter device 40 includes a locking piece 41 that rotates about an axis, a spring (not shown) that urges the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 toward the bill insertion slot 31a, and a detection (not shown) that confirms the passage of the bill. And a sensor.

  When the shutter device 40 is in a normal stationary state, the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 is urged by a spring in a direction opposite to the banknote transport direction and remains facing the banknote transport path. It is formed to be stationary. Since the spring has a very weak urging force, the inserted bill can pass while pushing the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 against the urging force of the spring. On the other hand, the locking piece 41 is regulated so as not to rotate further in the reverse direction than the position where it is urged by the spring and is stationary, so that the reverse feeding of the banknote that has passed through the shutter device 40 is stopped. The The medal lending is controlled so that the banknote being conveyed is not performed unless the detection sensor detects the end of the passage of the shutter device 40. Therefore, the inserted banknote is pulled back from the middle while receiving the medal lending. Can be prevented.

  A switching device 50 is attached to the innermost part of the bill conveyance path. For example, the switching device 50 includes a switching lever 51 that rotates about an axis, a spring (not shown) that biases the tip 52 of the switching lever 51 in a direction to contact the conveying belt 35, a solenoid 53, and the switching lever 51. And a connecting rod 54 for connecting the solenoid 53 to the rear end of the rotating shaft.

  The banknote processing device 30 which will be described later is determined even if the denomination and authenticity of the banknote inserted by the sensors are true and it is a genuine note and a high-value banknote, and even if it is a denomination banknote suitable as change. When the banknote storage unit formed in the banknote is filled with an allowable maximum number of sheets, and when the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit are to be collected, the banknotes are changed in direction by the switching lever 51. It goes straight without being received and is conveyed to the banknote conveying device 27 connected to the back side of the medal sand 20.

  On the other hand, when the bill B is a bill suitable for change and needs to be stored in the bill storage unit as change, the solenoid 53 is operated to rotate the tip 52 of the switching lever 51. While the conveyance path that goes straight to the banknote conveyance device 27 is closed, a conveyance path that wraps around the drive pulley 33 appears. The banknote B is guided along the curved surface of the guide plate 55 formed to be curved. A detection sensor S5 is mounted on the lower end portion of the guide plate 55, and it is checked whether or not the conveyed bill B is completely stored.

  As described above, the bill B stored as change is wrapped around the back side of the bill transport means 32 (left side in FIG. 2C) and stored. A stack mechanism 60 is formed in the storage portion. As a structure of the stack mechanism 60, first, a pair of partition plates 61 for supporting the stored bills B on both sides in the width direction are provided at the top and bottom in FIG. The partition plate 61 has a shelf-like shape that protrudes from the housing 62 of the apparatus, and is extended in a shape along the longitudinal direction of the bill B. On the side closer to the banknote conveying means 32 than the partition plate 61 (on the right side in FIG. 2C), a locking member 63 having a wall shape is formed in parallel with the partition plate 61. The locking member 63 may be formed by juxtaposing round bars, rotating rollers, or the like in addition to the wall-shaped member as in the present embodiment.

  A pressing member displacement mechanism 64 having a pantograph structure is formed on the side farther from the banknote conveying means 32 than the partition plate 61 (the left side in FIG. 2C). The pressing member displacement mechanism 64 has a function of reciprocating motion that repeats expansion and contraction. For example, a spring 65 is incorporated as an urging means and acts in a direction in which the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 is expanded. On the other hand, the one leg portion of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 is connected to the solenoid 66 through the connecting rod 67, and the one leg portion slides up and down in FIG. 2 (c) in accordance with the operation of the solenoid 66. Is formed. When the one leg portion is slid in the pulling direction, the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 reduces the height of the pantograph structure against the urging force of the spring 65.

  A pressing member 68 is attached to the movable end of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64. The pressing member 68 is a plate-like body that is narrower than the width of the banknote B and narrower than the interval between the inner ends of the partition plate 61 that projects from the housing 62. And it is formed so that the both sides of the partition plate 61 can be passed by passing between the partition plates 61 with the expansion and contraction of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64. Note that the pressing member 68 is always kept parallel from the initial state by expansion and contraction due to the pantograph structure of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64.

  In the stack mechanism 60 configured as described above, a gap sandwiched between the locking member 63 and the pressing member 68 serves as a bill storage portion 69 of the bill B. And the change return roller 70 is attached so that the surface of the banknote B accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 69 may contact | abut from the side in which the latching member 63 exists. The bill return roller 70 has an outer surface made of rubber, and feeds the bill B toward the bill discharge port 31b with frictional force when the roller rotates. The rotational drive of the banknote return roller 70 is given by the drive motor M2. The rotation of the drive motor M2 is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the banknote return roller 70 while changing the direction of the rotation center through gears (not shown).

  A switching device 80 capable of switching the delivery destination is disposed at the delivery destination of the bill B by the bill return roller 70. For example, as shown in the present embodiment, the switching device 80 includes a round bar-shaped switching shaft 81, a solenoid 82 serving as a driving source for rotating the switching shaft 81, a connecting rod 83 for transmitting driving force, and a spring (not shown). Consists of. In addition, it can be configured by a combination of a rack and a pinion.

  The switching shaft 81 is provided with a slit 84 along the axis. The length of the slit 84 has a length that allows the width of the bill B to pass through. A detection sensor S6 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the slit 84 through which the bill B passes, so that the bill B can be detected and counted. One end of a guide member 85 is disposed in the vicinity of the exit of the slit 84. The guide member 85 has a curved surface, and the other end is formed so as to join the bill conveyance path of the bill conveyance means 32.

  Next, a detailed mechanism for storing and returning bills will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the banknote B is inserted from the banknote insertion port 31a as shown by the arrow F shown in FIG. 3 with respect to the banknote processing apparatus 30 in the stationary stationary state as shown in FIG. Is detected, and the bill processing apparatus 30 starts operating. The bill B is read by the sensors S2, S3, S4 at an initial stage in the middle of being transported by the bill transport means 32, and its authenticity and denomination are discriminated based on the read data.

  As a result of the discrimination, the bill B that is discriminated as not a genuine note is returned to the bill insertion slot 31a. At that time, it is determined whether or not the stack mechanism 60 is in a stationary state. If the stack mechanism 60 is in a stationary position, the bill B is returned immediately by reversely rotating the bill transport means 32. If the stack mechanism 60 is in operation and does not return to the steady position, the banknote transport means waits until the stack mechanism 60 returns to the steady position in order to prevent troubles such as banknote clogging. It is controlled by a control unit (not shown) so that 32 starts reverse rotation.

  If it is determined that the inserted bill B is a genuine note, the amount is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 25 of the display unit 23. Further, based on the determination result of whether or not the denomination of the bill B is a large bill, if it is a large bill, the switching lever 51 is not operated, and the bill B is installed on the gaming machine island. The bill is transported by the bill transport device 27 and finally stored in the safe 28. Even if it is determined that the banknote B is suitable for change (usually a thousand yen bill), if the banknote storage unit 69 is already filled with an acceptable number, it is sent out to the banknote transport device 27 and is stored in the safe. 28.

  When it is necessary to store banknotes in the banknote storage unit 69, the switching lever 51 of the switching device 50 is operated, and a conveyance path for guiding the banknotes B suitable for change to the banknote storage unit 69 appears. At substantially the same time, as shown by the arrow FF shown in FIG. 3, the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 of the stack mechanism 60 starts to be displaced by the operation of the solenoid 66, and the pressing member 68 is shrunk to a point where it passes between the partition plates 61. Then stop. At this time, even if the banknote B already stored in the banknote storage part 69 exists, it is not blocked by the locking member 63 and enters the side of the pressing member 68. The gap between the partition plate 61 and the pressing member 68 generated in this way becomes a bill taking-in portion 72 for taking in the inserted bill B.

  The bill B is conveyed while being guided by the guide plate 55 as shown by an arrow F shown in FIG. After the completion of taking in the bill B is confirmed by the detection sensor S5, the solenoid 66 is released. The pressing member displacement mechanism 64 extends to return to the original position by the urging force of the spring 65 incorporated in the stack mechanism 60 as indicated by an arrow FR shown in FIG. With the return of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64, the banknote B taken into the banknote taking-in part 72 is pressed by the pressing member 68, gets over the locking member 63 while bending both sides in the width direction, and the banknote It is stored in the storage unit 69.

  In order for the player to start the game, the player must press the lending button 22 and receive a medal payout. Then, the amount corresponding to the loan is subtracted, and the remaining amount is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 25. If there is no remaining amount for medal lending, the game ends. If the amount remains, it is selected whether the player intends to continue the game. When the game is repeated, the lending button 22 is pressed. If the checkout button 21 is pressed, the game ends.

  When the settlement button 21 is pressed, as shown by an arrow C in FIG. 6, the change return roller 70 in contact with the banknote B rotates to feed out the banknotes B one by one. The slit 84 provided in the switching shaft 81 of the switching device 80 remains facing the banknote discharge port 31b. The bill B as change passes through the slit 84 and is discharged from the bill discharge port 31b. The number of bills B paid as change is counted by the detection sensor S6.

  On the other hand, when collecting the banknote B stored in the banknote storage part 69, as shown in FIG. 7, the slit 84 opened in the switching shaft 81 of the switching device 80 rotates, and the exit of the slit 84 is rotated. The side is directed to the guide member 85. The banknote B is sent out following the curved surface of the guide member 85 as indicated by an arrow W after the delivery destination is switched, and joins the banknote conveyance path of the banknote conveyance means 32 at its tip. And it is conveyed to the banknote conveyance apparatus 27 by the banknote conveyance means 32 in operation. In this way, finally all banknotes B are collected in the safe 28.

  It is a front view showing the external appearance of a game machine and a game media rental machine.   When the banknote processing apparatus of this invention exists in a steady state, (a) is a front external view, (b) is a front view for demonstrating an internal structure, (c) is the top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   It is a top view equivalent figure which shows an example of the conventional banknote processing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine 20 Medal sand 21 Settlement button 22 Lending button 30 Bill processing device 31a Bill insertion port 31b Bill discharge port 32 Bill conveyance means 35 Conveyance belt 40 Shutter device 50 Switching device 60 Stack mechanism 61 Partition plate 63 Locking member 64 Press member Displacement mechanism 68 Pressing member 69 Banknote storage part 70 Banknote return roller 72 Banknote taking-in part 80 Switching means 85 Guide member B Banknote

Claims (4)

Based on the data read by the banknote conveying means for guiding the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot to the banknote storage part formed inside the apparatus main body, and the sensor attached to the conveyance path of the banknote conveying means, A bill discriminating unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity, and a stack mechanism for storing the bill discriminated as a genuine bill by the bill discriminating unit in the bill storage unit,
The banknote storage part is disposed with a locking member disposed on the side closer to the banknote transporting means, and a shape narrower than the width of the banknote on the far side of the banknote transporting means. It is formed by the pressing member formed so as to sandwich the banknote from both sides of the banknote with the member,
The stack mechanism has a function of reciprocating the pressing member between a state of pressing the locking member and a state of being separated from the locking member, and the pressing member is in the middle of the reciprocation of the pressing member. A partition plate formed so as to be able to pass through, protruding from the apparatus main body, and the partition plate created when the pressing member starts moving away from the locking member and passes through the partition plate; The gap with the pressing member is the bill taking-in part,
The banknotes transported by the banknote transport means are taken into the banknote take-in section, and then stored in the banknote storage section as the pressing member returns to the side pressing the locking member. A bill processing apparatus configured to be configured as follows:
A change return roller is disposed so as to contact the surface of the banknote stored in the banknote storage unit from the side where the locking member is present,
When the change return roller is driven in response to a change dispensing request, it is configured such that bills to be changed are discharged from a bill discharge port arranged in parallel with the bill insertion port. Banknote processing device.   A switching lever is attached to the transport path of the banknote transport means, and the switch lever stores the banknote when the banknote inserted by the banknote identification means is determined as a denomination that can be applied as change. The banknote is switched so that the banknote can be sent out to the banknote storage section only when the section does not satisfy the allowable maximum number of stored sheets, while the banknote does not need to be stored in the banknote storage section, and When the denomination of the bill is determined to be a high-value bill, the change-compatible bill and the high-value bill are switched so as to be sent out to a bill transport device connected to the bill processing device. The banknote processing apparatus of description.   A switching device that switches a delivery destination of banknotes fed by the change return roller, and a guide member that guides the banknotes to which the delivery destination has been switched by the switching device to the transport path of the bills inserted from the bill insertion slot. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote processing apparatus is provided.   When a large amount of bills is inserted into a gaming media lending machine equipped with a lending switch and a settlement switch, lending of the gaming media and subtraction of the lending amount from the inserted amount are performed when the lending switch is pressed. Further, when the lending switch is pressed, the processing of lending gaming media and subtracting the lending amount from the inserted amount is repeated, and banknotes for change are stored in the banknote storage unit as the settlement switch is pressed. The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a banknote serving as change is returned from the banknote storage unit on condition that the banknote is stored.

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