JP2597414B2 - Bill storage cassette - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bill storage cassette provided inside a banknote dispensing machine installed in a bank or the like and dispensing a required amount of money by a card or the like. Things.

[Related Art] Conventionally, a bill storage cassette for storing bills is detachably provided inside a bill dispensing machine.

As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-111245, the bill storage cassette is provided with a bill pay-out port through which bills are fed. Then, the bill kicked out by the kick-out roller of the bill dispensing machine is kicked out to the dispensing port, and thereafter, the inside of the bill dispensing machine is transported by a transport mechanism including a dispensing roller and a separation roller located above the dispensing port. Are transported one by one to the transport path.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Incidentally, in the cassette body having the above-described structure, since the cassette body is attached to and detached from the cassette accommodating portion of the banknote dispensing machine, the feeding roller and the separation roller of the banknote dispensing machine In any case, a slight gap is formed between the transport mechanism composed of the above and the feeding port of the cassette body.

Then, when the cassette main body is attached to the cassette storage unit of the banknote dispensing machine and a dispensing operation is performed, in the case of a new ticket, most of the banknotes are fed out one by one to the transport mechanism because the banknotes themselves have stiffness. However, in the case of a circulation ticket, since the bill has a habit or its waist is weak, the bill enters the gap at the time of feeding, and the bill is damaged or damaged, and a jam failure is caused. There was a risk of causing it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a bill storage cassette capable of reliably feeding out a bill without damaging or damaging the bill or causing a jam failure in a bill dispensing machine. The purpose is.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A bill storage cassette of the present invention is provided near a bill payout opening formed at an upper surface position facing a transport mechanism of a bill dispenser by inserting a cassette body into the cassette storage portion. A guide mechanism is provided for guiding the forward side of the bill to be fed to the bill payout port to the transport mechanism, and the guide mechanism is rotatably connected to a front side near the bill payout port and is provided from the bill payout port. A front guide plate which is urged in a separating direction and abuts against one side of a pair of transport guide plates provided in the transport mechanism, and which is rotatably connected to a rear side near the bill payout port and is capable of delivering the bill; A rear guide plate which is urged in a direction away from the mouth and abuts on the other transport guide plate; and A rotating mechanism for rotating the rear guide plate toward the bill feeding port side by moving a slide lid for opening and closing the bill feeding port in a direction to close the bill feeding port. The mechanism includes: a rotation link that is brought into contact with the slide lid by the movement of the slide lid in a direction to close the bill feeding port and rotates forward in the movement direction of the slide lid; and the rotation link and the rear guide. And an intermediate link that is connected to a plate and transmits the rotational motion of the rotating link to the rear guide to rotate the rear guide plate toward the bill feeding port side.

[Operation] According to the bill storage cassette of the present invention, when the bill storage cassette is inserted into the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine and the dispensing operation is performed, the bill stored therein is kicked out to the bill payout opening. It is.

The kicked-out banknote is reliably sent to the transport mechanism provided in the banknote dispensing machine while the front side in the traveling direction is guided by the guide mechanism.

When the bill storage cassette is inserted into the cassette storage unit of the bill dispensing machine and the slide lid is moved to open the bill payout opening, the front guide plate and the rear guide plate rotate in the directions away from the bill payout opening, respectively. By moving and abutting against a pair of transport guide plates provided on the banknote dispensing machine, a transport path for the banknotes fed from the banknote pay-out port is formed, and the forward side of the banknotes fed from the banknote pay-out port in the traveling direction is ensured. Is guided to the transport path of the bill dispensing machine and transported.

When the slide lid is moved in a direction to close the bill feeding slot, the slide lid comes into contact with a rotation link of the rotation mechanism, and the rotation link is rotated forward in the movement direction of the slide lid. The rotational movement is transmitted to the rear guide plate by the intermediate link, and the rear guide plate is turned to the bill feeding port side against the bias. When the slide lid comes into contact with the front guide plate, the front guide plate is rotated toward the bill feeding port side against the bias, and the front guide plate is moved between the slide lid and the upper surface of the cassette body. And the rear guide plate are stored in a state of being overlapped.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a bill storage cassette of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

 In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a bill storage cassette main body.

The cassette body 1 is composed of an upper body 2 and a lower body 3. The upper body 2 and the lower body 3 are connected to each other by hinges 4, 4, and the upper body 2 is rotatably connected to the lower body 3. The upper body 2 and the lower body 3 are locked by a lock mechanism (not shown).

A bill feeding port 5 is provided on the upper surface of the cassette body 1.
Are formed. When the cassette main body 1 is inserted into a cassette storage unit (not shown) of the bill dispensing machine, the bill dispensing opening 5 is provided with a pair of transport guide plates 6, provided on the bill dispensing machine.
6 is formed.

In the vicinity of the bill feeding port 5, a front guide plate 11,
A guide mechanism 20 including a rear guide 12 and a rotation mechanism 23 is provided.

The front guide plate 11 is located near the front side of the bill feeding port 5,
The rear guide plate 12 is rotatably connected to the vicinity of the rear side of the bill feeding port 5 by hinges 13 and 14 with springs, respectively. The bill feeding ports are respectively provided by springs (not shown) provided on the hinges 13 and 14 with springs. 1 and 2 (indicated by arrows A and A in FIGS. 1 and 2) to come into contact with the transport guide plates 6,6.

Further, a slide lid 15 for opening and closing the bill feeding port 5 is provided on the upper part of the upper main body 2. The slide lid 15 includes a front slide lid 15a and a rear slide lid 15b. The front slide lid 15a and the rear slide lid 15b are hinged.
16 and the front slide lid 15a
Are rotatably supported by the rear slide lid portion 15b.

The slide lid 15 is movably supported at the upper part of the upper main body 2 in the front-rear direction of the cassette main body 1 (arrows D and E in FIG. 1) via a spacer 18.
By moving backward (in the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. 1), the bill feeding port 5 and the reject bill receiving port 19 formed in the upper main body 2 are closed.

The slide lid 15 can be moved in the forward direction (the direction indicated by the arrow E in FIG. 1) only after the cassette body 1 is inserted into the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine. That is, the security upper cassette main body 1 moves the slide lid 15 rearward to
And unless the reject bill accepting port 19 is closed
It cannot be taken out from the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine.

Next, a rotation mechanism 23 that rotates the rear guide plate 12 by moving the slide lid 15 will be described.

The turning mechanism 23 includes a turning link 24 and an intermediate link 25.

The rotation link 24 is rotatably supported on the side of the cassette body 1 and is brought into contact with the end of the slide lid 15 by the movement of the slide lid 15 in the closing direction of the bill feeding port 5. The sliding lid 15 rotates forward in the moving direction.

One end of an intermediate link 25 is rotatably connected to the distal end of the rotary link 24. The other end of the intermediate link 25 is connected to the distal end of a connecting piece 26 formed on the rear guide plate 12. The part is rotatably connected to the part. The connecting piece 26 is formed to extend from the side of the rear guide plate 12 and bend in the direction of the bill feeding port 5 along the side surface of the cassette body 1 in the vicinity of the tip.

A pressing member 31 is supported inside the cassette main body 1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the cassette main body 1. The pressing member 31 causes the inside of the cassette main body 1 to store the dispensed bill storage unit 32 and the reject bill storage unit. And a section 33.

The pressing member 31 is always urged in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4 by the elastic force of the tension spring 35 wound around the pulleys 34, 34, and the bills stored in the dispensing bill storage unit 32 Is always pressed to the bill feeding port 5 side.

Also, an inner plate of the cassette main body 1 on the bill feeding port 5 side.
A notch (not shown) is formed in 36 and the outer plate 37. The notch is provided in the bill dispensing machine main body when the cassette main body 1 is inserted into the cassette storing section of the bill dispensing machine main body. A part of the outer periphery of the kick-out roller 41 is inserted. When the kick-out roller 41 rotates, the bill pressed by the pressing member 31 toward the bill pay-out port 5 is kicked out to the bill pay-out port 5 and provided by the pay-out roller 42 provided in the bill dispensing machine. The sheet is fed out one by one into the banknote dispensing machine main body by the separation roller 43 and is conveyed.

Here, when a conveyance abnormality occurs in the bills fed into the inside of the bill dispensing machine main body (for example, when two or more bills are fed at the same time), these bills are attached to the slide lid 15. The paper is stored in the reject bill storage unit 33 through the cutout 44 formed in the rear slide lid part 15b and the reject bill reception port 19.

A case where the bill storage cassette body 1 configured as described above is mounted in the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine body will be described.

The bill storage cassette body 1 is inserted into the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine, and the slide lid 15 is moved in the forward direction (the direction of the arrow E in FIG. 1).

In this way, the bill feeding port 15 and the reject bill receiving port 19 are opened.

When the slide lid 15 is moved forward, the rear slide lid portion 15b of the slide lid 15 moves from above the front guide plate 11 and the rear guide plate 12, so that the front guide plate 11 and the rear guide plate 12 are moved. The direction of separating from the bill feeding port 5 by the biasing force of the spring-loaded hinges 13 and 14, respectively (directions of arrows a and a in FIGS. 1 and 4).
, And comes into contact with the transport guide plates 6, 6, respectively.

In this state, when the dispensing operation is performed, the bill stored in the dispensing bill storage unit 32 is surely kicked out to the bill feeding port 5 by the kick-out roller 41, and the front side in the traveling direction of the bill is the front guide plate 11. While being guided by the rear guide plate 12, the sheet is kicked out between the feeding roller 42 and the separation roller 43, and is fed one by one to the conveyance path of the bill dispensing machine by the feeding roller 42 and the separation roller 43, and is conveyed.

Next, a case where the cassette main body 1 is taken out from the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine main body will be described.

When the slide lid 15 is moved to the rear side of the cassette body 1, the end of the slide lid 15 comes into contact with the rotation link 24 of the rotation mechanism 23. As a result, the rotating link 24 is rotated forward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1) in the moving direction of the slide lid 15, and this rotational movement is transmitted to the connecting piece 26 of the rear guide plate 12 by the intermediate link 25. , Rear guide plate
12 is turned to the bill feeding port 5 side against the bias by the hinge 14 with spring.

Further, the slide lid 15 is further attached to the cassette body 1.
When it is moved backward, the end of the slide lid 15 comes into contact with the front guide plate 11. Thereby, the front guide plate 11 is rotated toward the bill feeding port 5 side against the bias by the spring-loaded hinge 13, and overlaps with the upper part of the rear guide plate 12 previously rotated toward the bill feeding port 5 side. As shown in FIG. 2, it is housed between the inner surface of the slide lid 15 and the upper surface of the cassette body 1.

Then, the bill feeding port 5 is moved by the slide lid 15.
By pulling out the cassette body 1 with the rejected bill receiving port 19 closed toward the front side of the cassette storage section, the cassette body 1 is taken out.

As described above, in the bill storage cassette of the above embodiment, when the cassette main body 1 is inserted into the cassette storage portion of the bill dispenser and the slide lid 15 is moved to open the bill feeding port 5, the hinges 13 and 14 with springs are provided. A front guide plate 11 that is rotated by the urging force to abut against a pair of transport guide plates 6, 6 provided on the banknote dispensing machine, respectively, and guides the front side in the payout direction of the banknotes fed from the banknote payout port 5; Since the rear guide plate 12 is provided, a kick-out roller is provided.
The bill kicked out by 41 can be reliably fed to the transport path of the bill dispenser.

That is, it is possible to prevent bills from being inserted into a gap between the upper surface side of the cassette main body 1 and the transport mechanism including the pay-out roller 42 and the separation roller 43 of the bill dispensing machine, and to reliably feed the bill to the transport path of the bill dispensing machine. be able to.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a jam failure and breakage / damage of the bill due to the bill entering the gap between the cassette body 1 and the transport mechanism.

The front guide plate 11 and the rear guide plate 12 do not hinder the opening and closing movement of the bill feeding port 5 and the reject bill receiving port 19 of the slide lid 15.

Further, the installation positions of the front guide plate 11 and the rear guide plate 12 are not limited to
The cassette may be installed at any position below the separation roller 43 and the separation roller 43 (for example, at both ends or an intermediate position in the width direction of the cassette body 1).

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the bill storage cassette of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

. A guide mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the bill pay-out port to guide the forward side of the bill fed from the bill pay-out port in the traveling direction to the transport mechanism of the bill dispensing machine, so that the bill fed from the bill pay-out port is securely transported. Can be sent to the mechanism.

Therefore, even if the bill stored in the cassette body is a weak circulation ticket, the bill can be reliably fed to the transport mechanism without entering between the bill payout port and the transport mechanism, and the bill payout port It is possible to prevent the bill from being damaged or damaged and the jam from being caused by the bill entering the gap between the paper money and the transport mechanism.

. The guide plate of the guide mechanism can be very easily and automatically moved in and out simply by moving the slide lid to open and close the bill feeding slot.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 4 are views for explaining an embodiment of the bill storage cassette of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a side view of the bill storage cassette and FIG. 2 is a side view of a part of the bill storage cassette. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a part of the bill storage cassette, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the bill storage cassette. 1 ... Bill storage cassette, 5 ... Bill payout slot, 6 ...
... Conveyance guide plate, 11 ... Front guide plate, 12 ... Rear guide plate, 15 ... Slide lid, 20 ... Guide mechanism, 23 ...
... Rotating mechanism, 24 ... Rotating link, 25 ... Intermediate link.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill storage cassette removably stored in a cassette storage section of a bill dispenser, wherein the cassette body is formed at an upper surface position facing a transport mechanism of the bill dispenser by inserting the cassette body into the cassette storage section. A guide mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the bill pay-out port to guide the forward side of the bill fed to the bill pay-out port to the transport mechanism, and the guide mechanism is rotatable forward in the vicinity of the bill pay-out port. A front guide plate that is connected and urged in a direction away from the bill feeding port to abut on one side of a pair of transport guide plates provided in the transport mechanism; and pivots rearward in the vicinity of the bill feeding port. A rear guide plate which is freely connected and urged in a direction away from the bill feeding port to abut on the other transport guide plate; A rotation mechanism configured to move the slide ridge movably supported to open and close the bill feeding port in a direction to close the bill feeding port, thereby rotating the rear guide plate toward the bill feeding port. A rotating link that is brought into contact with the slide lid by the movement of the slide lid in a direction to close the bill feeding port and rotates forward in the movement direction of the slide lid; An intermediate link that is connected to the rotating link and the rear guide plate and that transmits the rotational motion of the rotating link to the rear guide to rotate the rear guide plate toward the bill feeding port. A bill storage cassette, characterized in that: