JP6493008B2 - Medium storage apparatus and medium processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium storage device and a medium processing device, and is suitably applied to, for example, a banknote processing device that inserts banknotes and performs a desired transaction.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a banknote processing apparatus used in a financial institution or the like, for example, a customer deposits cash such as banknotes or coins according to transaction details with a customer, and cash is withdrawn to a customer. As a banknote processing device, for example, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port for transferring banknotes to / from a customer, a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of an inserted banknote, and temporarily holding an inserted banknote Some have a temporary storage unit and a banknote storage for storing banknotes for each denomination.

  When there are no banknotes stored in the banknote storage, for example, an outside contractor such as a security company removes it from the banknote processing apparatus, collects it, transports it, loads the banknotes, and attaches the banknote processing apparatus again. . Such a conventional banknote storage is provided with a locking part that locks a door that closes an opening for loading banknotes with a key, and after the banknotes are loaded, the door is locked and then again in the banknote processing apparatus. Some are loaded (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 2864483

  In such banknote storage, it is desired to prevent unauthorized withdrawal of banknotes from a locked banknote storage.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium storage device and a medium processing apparatus that can prevent unauthorized removal of a medium.

In order to solve this problem, in the medium storage device of the present invention, a housing having a storage space for storing a medium therein and having an opening for accessing the storage space from the outside, and the opening are opened. or a closure for doors, and a lock portion for restricting the opening of the opening portion, is formed so as to protrude into Oite housing space side on the side surface of the housing space side of the door, a portion of the door when the lock portion is in the locked state When separated from the housing, at least a fraud detection unit positioned on a straight line between the outside and the storage space in the gap between the door and the housing is provided.

In the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a housing having an operation unit for receiving operations relating to a sheet-like medium, a storage space for storing the medium inside, and an opening for accessing the storage space from the outside is formed. and body, and a door to open or close the opening, and a lock portion for restricting the opening of the opening portion, is formed so as to protrude into Oite housing space side on the side surface of the housing space side of the door, the lock portion is in the locked state In some cases, when a part of the door is separated from the housing, at least a fraud detection unit positioned on a straight line between the outside and the storage space in the gap between the door and the housing is provided.

  In the present invention, when the door is pry open in the locked state, the medium stored in the storage space is prevented from being accessed from the outside until the fraud detection unit is deformed, and the fraud detection unit is deformed. Can leave a trace of fraudulent activity, so it can deter fraud.

  According to the present invention, when the door is opened in the locked state, the medium stored in the storage space is prevented from being accessed from the outside until the fraud detection unit is deformed, and the fraud detection unit is deformed. In such a case, it is possible to leave a trace of fraudulent activity, so that fraud can be suppressed. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium storage device and a medium processing device that can prevent unauthorized removal of a medium.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a banknote processing apparatus. It is a right view which shows the internal structure of a banknote processing apparatus. The structure of the banknote storage of a closed state is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a right view, (C) is a bottom view. It is a front view which shows the structure of the banknote storage of an open state. The structure of the banknote storage by 1st Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a right view. The structure of the fraud detection part by 1st Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a right view. The structure of the banknote storage at the time of fraud is shown, (A) is a bottom view, (B) is a left side view. The structure of the banknote storage by 2nd Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a right view. The structure of the fraud detection part by 2nd Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a right view, (C) is XX arrow sectional drawing of (A). The structure of the banknote storage by 3rd Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a right view. The structure of the fraud detection part by 3rd Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a right view, (C) is XX arrow sectional drawing of (A).

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Appearance configuration of banknote processing apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is a so-called teller cashier that is operated by a bank employee (for example, a reception counter) of a financial institution, and performs banknote deposit / withdrawal processing based on the bank operator's operation. In the banknote processing apparatus 1, an input port 3 </ b> A of the depositing unit 3, a discharge port 4 </ b> A of the dispensing unit 4, a display unit 5, and an operation unit 6 are provided at the upper end of the box-shaped housing 2. When a banknote is inserted from the insertion slot 3A by a bank clerk, the depositing unit 3 separates the banknotes one by one and takes them into the banknote processing apparatus 1. The withdrawal unit 4 accumulates the withdrawal banknotes and causes a bank employee to take them out from the outlet 4A. The dispensing unit 4 is provided with a shutter (not shown) that opens and closes the discharge port 4A, and opens when the bill is discharged. The display unit 5 includes a liquid crystal display and displays a menu screen, a result screen of various processes, and the like. The operation unit 6 is configured by a push button and receives an operation on the banknote processing apparatus 1.

[1-2. Internal configuration of banknote processing apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 2, in the housing 2 of the banknote handling apparatus 1, in addition to the deposit unit 3 and the withdrawal unit 4 described above, a discrimination unit 10, a temporary storage unit 11, a banknote storage 12 (a banknote storage) 12A to 12E), a reject container 13, a conveyance path 14, and a control unit (not shown) are provided, and the control unit controls each unit. In the upper part of the housing 2, a depositing unit 3 is provided in the front-rear direction so that the depositing unit 3 is on the rear side and the withdrawal unit 4 is on the front side. In addition, a temporary storage unit 11 is provided obliquely below the front of the dispensing unit 4, and a discrimination unit 10 is provided behind the temporary storage unit 11 and obliquely below the depositing unit 3.

  In the lower part of the housing 2, the reject storage 13 is the frontmost side, and the banknote storages 12A and 12B to 12E are arranged in the front-rear direction behind the banknote storages 12A and 12B, 12C, 12D and 12E. Is provided. The banknote storage 12A is provided below the banknote storage 12B. Further, in the housing 2, a conveyance path 14 is provided that connects the depositing unit 3, the dispensing unit 4, the discrimination unit 10, the temporary storage unit 11, the bill storage units 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> E, and the rejection unit 13. The conveyance path 14 conveys a banknote along a transversal direction.

  The depositing unit 3 has a box-shaped storage unit 3B whose upper surface is open. A part of the opening of the storage portion 3B becomes the above-described charging port 3A. This depositing unit 3 separates the deposited banknotes inserted into the storage unit 3B from the insertion port 3A one by one and takes them into the banknote processing apparatus 1 at the time of deposit transaction. The dispensing part 4 has a box-shaped accumulation part 4B whose upper surface is open. The opening of the accumulation portion 4B becomes the above-described discharge port 4A. The withdrawal unit 4 accumulates the withdrawal banknotes conveyed from the banknote storages 12A to 12E and the like in the accumulation unit 4B during a withdrawal transaction. Further, the dispensing unit 4 is provided with a shutter (not shown) for opening and closing the discharge port 4A. The shutter is opened after the withdrawal banknotes are accumulated in the accumulating unit 4B, and when the shutter is opened, the clerk takes out the withdrawal banknotes accumulated in the accumulating unit 4B from the discharge port 4A. Can do.

  The discrimination unit 10 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, correctness, running state, and the like of banknotes conveyed one by one via the conveyance path 14. The discrimination unit 10 determines, for each banknote, whether it is a normal banknote that can be handled or a reject banknote that cannot be handled based on the discrimination result. The temporary storage unit 11 temporarily accumulates the banknotes taken from the depositing unit 3 and determined as normal banknotes by the discrimination unit 10. The banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 11 are drawn out from the temporary storage unit 11 after the transaction is established and conveyed to the discrimination unit 10, and after the denomination is specified by the discrimination unit 10, the banknotes are stored in the banknote storages 12A to 12E. Stored.

  Each of the banknote storage boxes 12A to 12E is a box-type storage box that can store banknotes for each denomination, and stacks banknotes conveyed via the conveyance path 14 in the vertical direction. The banknote storage boxes 12A to 12E not only store banknotes but also feed the banknotes accumulated inside to the transport path 14 one by one. The banknote storages 12A to 12E are detachable from the banknote handling apparatus 1 individually. At the time of banknote replenishment, the maintenance worker sets the banknote storage 12A in which the banknotes are stored in the banknote processing apparatus 1. Below, the state in which the banknote storage 12 is mounted on the banknote processing apparatus 1 is also referred to as an apparatus mounting state, and the state in which the banknote storage 12 is detached from the banknote processing apparatus 1 and is not mounted is also referred to as an apparatus unmounted state.

  The reject storage 13 is a box-shaped storage capable of storing banknotes, and accumulates banknotes determined to be reject banknotes by the discrimination unit 10. The reject box 13 is detachable from the banknote handling apparatus 1. At the time of banknote collection, the reject banknote is collected by the maintenance worker removing the reject bank 13 in which the banknote is stored from the banknote processing apparatus 1.

  In such a configuration, in the banknote processing apparatus 1, the control unit controls each unit based on the banknote discrimination result or the like by the discrimination unit 10, and performs banknote depositing and withdrawal processing.

  That is, the banknote processing apparatus 1 discriminates the inserted banknotes one by one when the banking transaction selects the banking transaction via the operation unit 6 and deposits banknotes into the depositing unit 3 from the insertion slot 3A. It conveys to the part 10. Here, the banknote handling apparatus 1 transports the banknotes determined to be normal banknotes by the discrimination unit 10 to the temporary storage unit 11 and temporarily stores them. On the other hand, the banknote handling apparatus 1 returns the banknote determined to be a deposit reject banknote unsuitable for depositing to the withdrawal unit 4 and returns it to the clerk by opening the shutter. Thereafter, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the bank clerk, the banknote handling apparatus 1 conveys the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 11 to the discrimination unit 10 to discriminate denominations, and stores each banknote according to the denominations. It is transported to and stored in the cabinets 12A to 12E.

  On the other hand, at the time of a withdrawal transaction, the banknote processing apparatus 1 recognizes the number of banknotes required for each denomination according to the requested amount when a withdrawal transaction is selected via the operation unit 6 by a bank clerk and a withdrawal amount is input. Then, according to the number of banknotes for each denomination, banknotes are fed out from the banknote storage boxes 12A to 12E one by one and conveyed to the discrimination unit 10. Here, the banknote handling apparatus 1 transports banknotes determined to be normal banknotes by the discrimination unit 10 to the withdrawal unit 4, while temporarily storing banknotes determined to be withdrawal reject banknotes not suitable for withdrawal. 11 for temporary storage. When the bills for the requested amount are accumulated in the dispensing unit 4, the bill processing apparatus 1 opens the shutter. Thereby, it will be in the state which can receive the banknote currently accumulated in the withdrawal part 4, and a bank employee receives this banknote. Thereafter, the banknote handling apparatus 1 transports and stores the withdrawal reject banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 11 to the reject store 13.

[1-3. Banknote storage configuration]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the banknote storage 12A is formed into a box shape in which the length in the vertical direction is substantially equal to the length in the left-right direction and the length in the front-rear direction is shorter than the length in the left-right direction. It has a storage case 20 made of plastic. The storage case 20 includes a case top plate 20U, a case bottom plate 20D, a case left side plate 20L, a case right side plate 20R, a case front plate 20F, and a case rear plate 20B. A loading opening 22 is formed on the front surface, which is an opening through which the inside and the outside of 12A are communicated to allow bills to be loaded into the storage case 20 from the outside. Further, the storage case 20 has a slit-like delivery opening 24 formed in parallel with the left-right direction on the rear side of the case top plate 20U. The storage case 20 is formed with a storage space 28 which is a space for storing various mechanisms such as an accumulation feed mechanism 36, a stage 38, and an elevating drive unit (not shown), which will be described later. The housing front plate 20F has a certain width in the left-right direction on the left side of the loading opening 22, and a lock plate of the cylinder lock 32 is provided at a location facing a later-described cylinder lock 32 of the storage door 26. A plate-like strike 30 having a hole into which 34 is fitted is fixed. In FIG. 5A, the casing top plate 20U is omitted, and in FIG. 5B, the casing right side plate 20R is not shown.

  The storage case 20 is a plastically deformed plastic formed by resin molding, similar to the storage case 20, and is a storage door 26 that is a plate-shaped opening door that covers the loading opening 22 and opens in one piece. However, it is provided so that opening and closing is possible so that it may rotate with the hinge part provided in the suspension base as a fulcrum. The banknote storage 12A closes the storage door 26 and closes the loading opening 22 as shown in FIG. 3 when a transaction process is performed with a customer or when a banknote loading operation is not performed. Each part, banknote and the like inside the banknote storage 12A are protected. Hereinafter, this is called a closed state. On the other hand, the banknote storage 12A opens the storage door 26 as shown in FIG. 4 when a banknote is loaded into the banknote storage 12A removed from the banknote processing apparatus 1 by a maintenance worker. By opening the loading opening 22, a bill can be loaded. Below, this is also called an open state. Here, the fulcrum side (right end side in the closed state) when rotating in the storage door 26 is also referred to as a hanging part, and the rotating side (left end side in the closed state) is also referred to as door end part. The direction from the door-to-door part to the door-to-door part and the direction from the door-to-head part to the suspension base part are also referred to as a suspension door-to-door direction D1. The storage door 26 closes the loading opening 22 in the closed state and faces the front surface of the housing front plate 20F, and the loading opening covering portion 26F facing the front surface of the housing front plate 20F, and the loading opening on the door end side of the loading opening covering portion 26F. The housing left side plate covering portion 26L is bent at a right angle with respect to the portion covering portion 26F and covers a part of the housing left side plate 20L in the closed state. The loading opening cover portion 26F of the storage door 26 and the opening edge portion 20E, which is the storage case 20 around the loading opening portion 22, overlap with each other in front view, so that the loading opening cover portion 26F becomes the loading opening. The part 22 is covered. On the rear surface of the loading opening portion covering portion 26F of the storage door 26, a rib (not shown) protruding rearward is formed. The strength of the storage door 26 is maintained, and the rib is formed on the loading opening portion 22. It is inserted. Thus, the storage door 26 has a loading opening portion covering portion 26F and a housing left side plate covering portion 26L, and is configured in an L shape in a plan view, so that it is difficult to bend and maintains strength.

  A cylinder lock 32 is fixed at a location near the upper end of the loading opening covering portion 26 </ b> F of the storage door 26 on the door end side and facing the strike 30. As for the cylinder lock 32, the lock plate 34 which can be fitted in the hole part of the strike 30 is being fixed to the rear side. The banknote storage 12A has a predetermined key inserted into the cylinder lock 32 and is twisted in one direction, so that the lock plate 34 is rotated in one direction and fitted into the hole of the strike 30, and the storage door 26 is locked. To do. Hereinafter, this state is also referred to as a locked state. On the other hand, the banknote storage 12A has a predetermined key inserted into the cylinder lock 32 and twisted in the other direction, so that the lock plate 34 is rotated in the other direction to be removed from the hole of the strike 30, and the storage door 26 is unlocked. To do. Hereinafter, this state is also referred to as an unlocked state. A certain amount of play is provided in the fitting between the strike 30 and the lock plate 34, and allows the maintenance operator to operate the cylinder lock 32 smoothly.

  On the rear surface of the loading opening covering portion 26F of the storage door 26, an illegal act detection unit 44 described later is provided.

  Below the delivery opening 24, there is provided a stacking and feeding mechanism 36 that is driven by a motor (not shown) and stacks the banknotes carried into the banknote storage 12A and separates and feeds the stacked banknotes one by one. It has been. The stacking / feeding mechanism 36 is disposed in the vicinity of the delivery opening 24 so as to be in contact with a rotatable feed roller, a gate roller that is disposed to be opposed to the feed roller and is rotatable, and a top surface of a bill placed on the stage 38. It is composed of various rollers such as a rotatable pickup roller. The accumulation feeding mechanism 36 locks the rotation of the roller when the apparatus is not mounted, and releases the rotation of the roller when the apparatus is mounted.

  The stage 38 is a plate that stacks and stacks the banknotes BL discharged from the stacking and feeding mechanism 36 in the thickness direction in a state where the longitudinal direction is along the left-right direction and the short-side direction is along the front-rear direction. A stage support portion 38h is provided at substantially the center in the short direction (front-rear direction) at both ends in the longitudinal direction along the left and right. On both the left and right outer sides of the stage 38, rod-shaped guide shafts 40 extend in the vertical direction, and support the stage support portion 38h in a slidable manner. The stage 38 is configured to be movable up and down along the stage moving direction (vertical direction) by a lift drive unit (not shown) using a motor (not shown) as a drive source. The stage 38 is configured to be movable between a stage upper end position that is a position where the banknote is pressed against the pickup roller and does not move further upward, and a stage lower end position that is the position moved most downward. In the storage space 28, a bill storage space 42 is set between the upper surface of the stage 38 at the lower end position of the stage and the lower end of the pickup roller as a space in which the bill BL can be stored.

  When performing the feeding process in this configuration, the banknote storage 12A raises the stage 38, presses the banknote BL against the pickup roller, and drives the stacking and feeding mechanism 36, thereby feeding the banknote BL from the delivery opening 24 to the outside. . On the other hand, when the stacking process is performed, the banknote storage 12A raises the stage 38 and drives the stacking and feeding mechanism 36, thereby taking the banknote BL into the banknote storage space 42 from the delivery opening 24 and depositing it on the stage 38. Let

[1-4. Configuration of fraud detection unit]
The cheating detection part 44 is a plastically deformed plastic formed integrally with the storage door 26 by resin molding, and a lower end portion of the door end side end portion on the rear surface of the loading opening covering portion 26F of the storage door 26. It is an L-shaped plate member in rear view that protrudes from the (lock non-arranged portion) rearward in the closed state, that is, toward the storage space 28. The cheating detection unit 44 includes a detection unit horizontal plate 44H as a first wall formed so as to face the front end side which is one end in the short direction of the stage 38 in the closed state, and the longitudinal direction of the stage 38 in the closed state. And a detection unit vertical plate 44V as a second wall formed so as to oppose the left end side, which is one end of the load, and is fitted to the lower left side of the loading opening 22 in the closed state.

  Here, in the closed state, the direction from the front surface of the storage door 26 toward the banknote storage space 42 and the front-rear direction that is the direction from the banknote storage space 42 toward the front surface of the storage door 26, that is, perpendicular to the loading opening portion covering portion 26 </ b> F. The direction is also referred to as a door thickness direction D2. Furthermore, in the storage door 26, the upper side where the cylinder lock 32 is arranged is the lock arrangement part, the lower side where the cylinder lock 32 is not arranged is the lock non-arrangement part, and the direction from the lock arrangement part toward the lock non-arrangement part; A direction that is a vertical direction that is a direction from the lock non-arrangement part to the lock arrangement part and is orthogonal to the suspension door end direction D1 and the door thickness direction D2 is also referred to as a suspension door end orthogonal direction D3.

  The detection unit horizontal plate 44H is erected at a right angle from the rear surface of the loading opening portion covering portion 26F at the lower end portion of the rear surface of the loading opening portion covering portion 26F of the storage door 26, along the hanging door end direction D1. It extends. The height of the detection unit horizontal plate 44H, that is, the length in the door thickness direction D2, does not interfere with various mechanisms in the storage case 20 and does not affect the opening / closing operation of the storage door 26. The thickness, that is, the length of the hanging door end orthogonal direction D3, is formed substantially equal to the thickness of the loading opening portion covering portion 26F. In addition, the detection unit horizontal plate 44H is located near the upper side of the housing bottom plate 20D in the closed state in the hanging door end orthogonal direction D3 and below the lower surface of the stage 38 at the lower end position of the stage. As described above, the detection unit horizontal plate 44H is arranged below the lower limit of the movable range of the stage 38, so that it does not interfere with the lifting operation of the stage 38.

  The detection unit vertical plate 44V is erected at a right angle from the rear surface of the loading opening covering portion 26F so as to bend upward at a right angle to the detection unit horizontal plate 44H at the end of the detection unit horizontal plate 44H. , Extending along the hanging door end orthogonal direction D3. The height of the detection unit vertical plate 44V, that is, the length in the door thickness direction D2, does not interfere with various mechanisms in the storage case 20 and does not affect the opening / closing operation of the storage door 26. The thickness, that is, the length in the hanging door end direction D1, is formed to be approximately equal to the thickness of the loading opening covering portion 26F. Further, the detection unit vertical plate 44 </ b> V is located at the door end side of the housing front plate 20 </ b> F in the closed state in the hanging door direction D <b> 1 and is arranged on the left side of the left end portion of the stage 38. As described above, the detection unit horizontal plate 44H is arranged on the left side of the movable range of the stage 38, so that it does not interfere with the lifting operation of the stage 38.

  The fraud detection unit 44 blocks a gap between the storage door 26 and the housing front plate 20F and the housing bottom plate 20D until the lower side of the locked storage door 26 is opened by a predetermined amount. That is, when the lower end of the locked storage door 26 is illegally opened, the fraud detection unit 44 closes the straight line between the outside of the banknote storage 12 and the banknote storage space 42 (that is, the banknote BL). Placed in position. Specifically, the fraud detection unit 44 detects a gap between the lower side of the storage door 26 and the storage case 20 when a part of the storage door 26 is separated from the storage case 20 in the locked state. The horizontal plate 44 </ b> H is positioned, and the detection unit vertical plate 44 </ b> V is positioned in the gap between the door tip side of the storage door 26 and the storage case 20.

[1-5. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when an unauthorized worker who is a malicious maintenance worker forcibly opens the lower side of the storage door 26 as shown in FIG. 7 in the locked state, the bill storage space 42 and the storage case The fraud detection part 44 will be located on the straight line which connects 20 outside. As described above, the fraud detection unit 44 fills a gap between the storage case 20 and the loading opening covering portion 26F of the storage door 26 when the lower side of the storage door 26 is pry open in the locked state. The bill storage space 42 is difficult to be accessed from the outside.

  At this time, if an unauthorized worker inserts a tool into the loading opening 22 and tries to forcibly withdraw the banknote, the unauthorized worker cannot reach the banknote without deforming or destroying the fraud detection unit 44. For this reason, when a fraud is performed, the fraud detection unit 44 made of resin is changed from a normal state such as plastic deformation, breakage, or whitening.

  Here, since the cylinder lock 32 is provided closer to the upper side of the storage door 26, the upper side of the storage door 26 close to the cylinder lock 32 does not open a gap with the storage case 20. It is firmly fixed to the housing 20. For this reason, it is difficult for the maintenance worker to pry open the upper end of the storage door 26.

  In addition, when the lower side of the storage door 26 is opened larger than the overlap in the front-rear direction of the fraud detection unit 44 and the storage case 20, it is possible to access the banknote storage space 42 from the outside. In that case, there is a possibility that the banknotes are illegally extracted. However, in that case, since the lower side of the storage door 26 needs to be largely opened, the amount of deformation of the storage door 26 is increased, and the storage door 26 made of resin is usually plastically deformed, damaged, or whitened. The state of is changed. For this reason, the storage door 26 is left with traces of fraudulent acts.

  As described above, the banknote storage 12 </ b> A is configured such that when a fraud is performed, a clear trace remains on the storage door 26 or the fraud detection unit 44. Can be prevented.

  In addition, in the banknote storage 12A, when the lower side of the storage door 26 is forcibly opened in the locked state, the fraud detection unit 44 is positioned on a straight line connecting the banknote storage space 42 and the outside of the storage case 20. As a result, banknotes deposited on the stage 38 can be made difficult to visually recognize from the outside. In this way, the banknote storage 12A can hardly see from the outside whether or not banknotes are present inside the banknote storage 12A. Therefore, even if the storage door 26 is forcibly opened, banknotes are stored in the banknote storage 12A. It is possible to make the maintenance worker think that there is no possibility of the existence of the problem, and it is possible to suppress fraud.

  Here, the loading opening 22 is formed small, and the area in which the loading opening covering portion 26F and the opening edge portion 20E of the storage door 26 overlap in front view is widened, thereby storing bills from the outside of the storage case 20. It may be difficult to insert a tool or the like into the space 42. However, in that case, since the loading opening 22 becomes small, it becomes difficult to load banknotes, and workability deteriorates.

  On the other hand, in the banknote storage 12A, the size of the loading opening covering portion 26F of the storage door 26 is formed slightly larger than the size of the loading opening 22, and the loading opening 22 is formed larger. did. For this reason, the bill storage box 12A can detect that the fraudulent act has been performed if the fraudulent act has occurred while ensuring the workability at the time of loading the bill and having the possibility of the fraudulent act being performed. .

  Further, a metal casket that operates in synchronization with the cylinder lock 32 is provided, and in the locked state, the upper end of the casket is fitted to the housing top plate 20U, and the lower end is fitted to the housing bottom plate 20D, or two pieces are arranged vertically. By providing the cylinder lock of the storage container 20 and forming the storage case 20 and the storage door 26 with sheet metal, the rigidity of the storage door 26 itself is increased to make it difficult to be deformed, or the storage case 20 and the storage door 26. It is also possible to make it difficult to open the gap. However, in the case of such a banknote storage, although the possibility of preventing fraud itself is higher than that of the banknote storage 12A, the configuration becomes complicated and the weight increases and it is difficult to reduce the weight.

  On the other hand, the banknote storage 12A is made of resin at the inner lower end of the storage door 26 while firmly fixing only the upper side of the storage door 26 made of resin to the storage housing 20 with the cylinder lock 32. A certain fraud detection unit 44 is formed. As a result, the banknote storage 12A can detect that the fraud has been performed by the fraud detection unit 44, so that it is not necessary to give the storage door 26 high rigidity, and the storage door 26 is made of resin. In addition, since it is not necessary to completely prevent the storage door 26 from being pry open, there is no need to provide a complicated bag or a plurality of cylinder locks. For this reason, the banknote storage 12A prevents the configuration of the storage door 26 from becoming complicated, and it is possible that fraudulent acts may be performed while preventing an increase in the weight of the storage case 20 and the storage door 26. However, if fraud occurs, it can be detected.

  Also, the banknote storage 12 </ b> A performs an illegal act when the storage door 26 and the fraud detection unit 44 have no trace of fraudulent activity that is an unauthorized access to an internal banknote such as withdrawal of a banknote. It can be guaranteed that it is not.

  Moreover, 12 A of banknote storages arrange | position the fraud detection part 44 out of the movement area | region of the stage 38. FIG. Thereby, 12 A of banknote storage can maintain the banknote storage space 42 similarly to the past, and can maintain the capacity | capacitance which accommodates a banknote.

  Further, the banknote storage 12 </ b> A integrally forms the fraud detection unit 44 with the storage door 26. For this reason, since the banknote storage 12A can simultaneously mold the fraud detection unit 44 when the storage door 26 is molded, the manufacturing process can be prevented from being complicated and the configuration can be prevented from being complicated.

  According to the above structure, the banknote processing apparatus 1 has the operation part 6 which receives operation regarding the banknote BL as a paper-like medium, and the storage space which stores the banknote BL inside, and accesses the banknote storage space 42 from the outside. A storage case 20 having a loading opening 22 formed therein, a storage door 26 for opening or closing the loading opening 22, a cylinder lock 32 for restricting the opening of the loading opening 22, and a storage door 26, when a part of the storage door 26 is separated from the storage housing 20 when the cylinder lock 32 is locked, at least the storage door 26 and the storage housing. The fraud detection part 44 located on the straight line between the exterior and the banknote storage space 42 in the clearance gap between 20 is provided. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus 1 prevents the banknote stored in the banknote storage space 42 from being accessed from the outside until the fraud detection unit 44 is deformed when the storage door 26 is pry open in the locked state. When the fraud detection unit 44 is deformed, it is possible to leave a trace that the fraud has been performed, so that the fraud can be suppressed. Thus, the banknote handling apparatus 1 can prevent the banknotes stored in the banknote storage space 42 from being extracted.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Configuration of bill processing apparatus]
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the banknote processing apparatus 101 by 2nd Embodiment differs in the banknote storage 112A from the banknote storage 12A compared with the banknote processing apparatus 1 by 1st Embodiment. Other than that, it is configured similarly.

[2-2. Banknote storage configuration]
As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 in which the same reference numerals are assigned to corresponding parts to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the bill storage 112A according to the second embodiment is the same as the bill storage 12A according to the first embodiment. In comparison, although the cheating detection unit 144 is different from the cheating detection unit 44, the rest is configured similarly.

[2-3. Configuration of fraud detection unit]
The cheating detection unit 144 is configured in the same manner as the cheating detection unit 44 except that the detection unit horizontal plate 144H is different from the detection unit horizontal plate 44H.

  The detection unit horizontal plate 144H has a cut 46 that is a cut along the short direction, which is the door thickness direction D2, on the door tip side, with an equal interval 4 in the longitudinal direction that is the hanging door direction D1. It is formed side by side and is divided in the hanging door direction D1. Therefore, the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3 as the plate pieces having a shorter length in the hanging door direction D1 than the detecting portion horizontal plate 44H are provided on the detecting portion horizontal plate 144H from the hanging portion side to the door end portion side. Are lined up towards

  Each of the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3 has a triangular shape in cross section extending from the door end side end to the suspension base side end on the lower surface in the vicinity of the root of each of the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3. A notched groove 48 is formed.

  As described above, the detection unit horizontal plate 144H is divided in the hanging door direction D1 by the notch 46, and the cutout grooves 48 are formed in the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3, respectively. Therefore, in the detection unit horizontal plate 144H, the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3 are more likely to be broken from the notch groove 48 than the detection unit horizontal plate 44H. Thereby, if a maintenance worker inserts a tool in the loading opening part 22 and tries to forcibly extract a banknote, the detection part horizontal board 144H will be easily broken. As described above, since the banknote storage 112A is configured to make it easier to leave a clear trace in the cheating detection unit 144 when a cheating is performed, the cheating in which the banknote is extracted is performed without leaving a trace. Can be prevented.

  In addition, the banknote storage 112A according to the second embodiment has substantially the same operational effects as the banknote storage 12A according to the first embodiment.

[3. Third Embodiment]
[3-1. Configuration of bill processing apparatus]
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the banknote processing apparatus 201 by 3rd Embodiment differs in the banknote storage 212A from the banknote storage 112A compared with the banknote processing apparatus 101 by 2nd Embodiment. Other than that, it is configured similarly.

[3-2. Banknote storage configuration]
As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the bill storage 212A according to the third embodiment is the same as the bill storage 112A according to the second embodiment. In comparison, the cheating detection unit 244 is different from the cheating detection unit 144, and the side guide 50 is added, but the other configuration is the same.

  In front of the guide shaft 40 and the stage support portion 38h on both the left and right outer sides of the stage 38, a plate-shaped side guide 50 made of resin extends in the vertical direction. The side guide 50 serving as the medium position guide is disposed so as to face the banknote storage 212A with a gap slightly larger than the length of the corresponding banknote in the longitudinal direction, thereby regulating the position of the banknote BL in the left-right direction. doing. In the banknote storage 212A, the side guide 50 itself is replaced or the position of the side guide 50 is changed according to the size of the banknote stored in the banknote storage 212A.

[3-3. Configuration of fraud detection unit]
The cheating detection unit 244 is configured in the same manner as the cheating detection unit 144, except that the detection unit horizontal plate 244H is different from the detection unit horizontal plate 144H.

  The detection unit horizontal plate 244H is formed with two cuts 46 that are cut along the door thickness direction D2 at equal intervals in the hanging door end direction D1 on the door end side. It is divided in the front door direction D1. For this reason, horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2 having a length in the hanging door direction D1 equivalent to that of the detecting portion horizontal plate 144H are arranged on the detecting portion horizontal plate 244H from the hanging portion side toward the door tip side. . In addition, the horizontal plate piece is not formed at the position where the detection unit horizontal plate 244H interferes with the side guide 50, that is, the position corresponding to the horizontal plate piece 144H3 of the detection unit horizontal plate 144H, and the cutout portion 244Hc is formed. Yes. For this reason, the banknote storage 212A closes the storage door 26 so that the detection unit horizontal plate 244H does not interfere with the side guide 50.

  Actually, the fraud detection unit 244 is manufactured with the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2 and a 244H3 (not shown) attached, and a side guide 50 is attached according to the size of the banknote stored in the banknote storage 212A. In this case, the horizontal plate pieces 244H1, 244H2 or 244H3 (not shown) that interfere with the side guide 50 are folded off. In the fraud detection unit 244, a horizontal plate piece 244H3 (not shown) is broken, and a portion corresponding to the horizontal plate piece 244H3 is a notch 244Hc.

  The horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2 are each near the root, that is, from the lower surface near the end on the storage door 26 side to the end on the front end side than the root 52 that is the root of each of the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2. A thin portion 54 having a small thickness is formed. For this reason, at the boundary between the root portion 52 and the thin portion 54, there is a step portion 56 that is a step between the root portion 52 and the thin portion 54 from the door end side end portion to the suspension base side end portion. Is formed.

  In this manner, the detection unit horizontal plate 244H is divided in the hanging door direction D1 by the cut 46, and the step portions 56 are formed in the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2, respectively. For this reason, in the detection unit horizontal plate 244H, the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2 are more easily broken from the step portion 56 than the detection unit horizontal plate 44H. As a result, when the maintenance worker inserts the tool into the loading opening 22 and forcibly pulls out the banknote, the detection unit horizontal plate 244H is easily folded. In this way, when the fraudulent act is performed, the banknote storage box 212A is more easily left with a clear trace in the fraud detection unit 244. Therefore, the fraudulent act in which the banknote is extracted is performed without leaving a trace. Can be prevented.

  Further, the banknote storage 212A is equipped with a side guide 50 that matches the size of the banknote stored in the banknote storage 212A only by preparing one type of storage door 26 in which the fraud detection unit 244 is formed. When the horizontal guide pieces 244H1, 244H2 or 244H3 (not shown) interfering with the side guides 50 are folded, a plurality of types of fraud detection units 244 according to the position and shape of the side guides 50 are formed. The storage door can be shared without having to prepare a separate storage door.

  Further, since the side guide 50 is inserted into the notch 244Hc, the banknote storage 212A can be accessed when the banknote storage 212A is illegally accessed from the outside of the storage case 20 to the banknote storage space 42 via the notch 244Hc. Unauthorized access can be prevented by the guide 50.

  In addition, the banknote storage 212A according to the third embodiment has substantially the same effects as the banknote storage 112A according to the second embodiment.

[4. Other Embodiments]
In the second embodiment described above, the notch groove 48 is provided in the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3, and in the third embodiment, the stepped portion 56 is provided in the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2. The case where the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2 and 144H3 or the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2 are easily bent from the notch groove 48 and the stepped portion 56 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3 and the horizontal plate pieces 244H1 and 244H2 may be provided with deformed portions having various shapes in which the thickness becomes thinner around the periphery.

  In the second embodiment described above, the case where the detection unit horizontal plate 144H is divided into three horizontal plate pieces 144H1, 144H2, and 144H3 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be divided into two or four or more arbitrary horizontal plate pieces. The same applies to the third embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the case where the notch 46 is provided in the detection unit horizontal plate 144H and divided to provide the notch groove 48 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the notch 46 and the notch groove 48 may be provided in the detection unit vertical plate 44V. The same applies to the third embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the detection unit horizontal plate 44H and the detection unit vertical plate 44V are physically directly connected in the fraud detection unit 44 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the detection unit horizontal plate 44H and the detection unit vertical plate 44V are not physically directly connected but may be separated. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where both the detection part horizontal board 44H and the detection part vertical board 44V were provided in the fraud detection part 44 was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and either the detection unit horizontal plate 44H or the detection unit vertical plate 44V may be omitted. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the fraud detection part 44 was integrally molded with the storage door 26 was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the fraud detection unit 44 may be formed separately from the storage door 26. Even in that case, the cheating detection unit 44 may be modified when the cheating is performed. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the fraud detection unit 44 is made of resin has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the fraud detection unit 44 may be formed of various other materials. In that case, it is desirable that the material be deformed or destroyed when a fraudulent act is performed and a strong force is applied, and that the material does not return to its original shape when the force is no longer applied. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the fraud detection part 44 was provided only in the lower end part of the storage door 26 was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the fraud detection unit 44 may be provided at the lower end and the upper end of the storage door 26. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the fraud detection unit 44 is erected at a right angle from the housing front plate 20F has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the fraud detector 44 may be erected at various angles from the housing front plate 20F. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the cylinder lock 32 was provided near the upper side of the storage door 26, and the fraud detection part 44 was provided in the lower end part of the storage door 26 was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the cylinder lock 32 may be provided near the lower side of the storage door 26 and the fraud detection unit 44 may be provided at the upper end of the storage door 26. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, you may provide a fraud detection part not only in the storage door 26 but in the storage case 20 side, such as the case front plate 20F.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, when applying this invention to banknote storage 12A, 112A, and 212A which accommodates a banknote in the state which put the longitudinal direction of the banknote in the left-right direction and the transversal direction in the front-back direction, respectively. Said. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to a banknote storage that stores the lateral direction along the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. It is.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in the banknote processing apparatus 1,101,201 which processes cash, the case where this invention was applied to the banknote storage which accommodates the banknote BL as a medium was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various devices that store thin paper-like media such as receivables, certificates, gift certificates, cash vouchers and admission tickets. In addition, for example, it is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of apparatuses that perform various processes related to transactions of banknotes and coins, such as banknote depositing and dispensing machines for depositing and unloading banknotes and sealing small bundle payment machines for sealing banknotes every predetermined number. The present invention may be applied to a cash processing apparatus.

  Further, in the embodiment described above, the operation unit 6 as the operation unit, the storage case 20 as the case, the storage door 26 as the door, the cylinder lock 32 as the lock, and fraud detection. The case where the banknote processing apparatuses 1, 101, and 201 as the medium processing apparatus are configured by the fraud detection sections 44, 144, and 244 as the sections has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the medium processing apparatus may be configured by an operation unit, a housing, a door, a lock unit, and an unauthorized act detection unit having various other configurations.

  The present invention can also be used in various apparatuses that store paper-like media such as banknotes.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Depositing part, 4 ... Withdrawing part, 5 ... Display part, 6 ... Operation part, 10 ... Discrimination part, 11 ... Temporary holding part , 12, 112, 212... Banknote storage, 13 .. rejection cabinet, 14... Transport path, 20 .. storage cabinet, 20 U .. casing top plate, 20 D. Case left side plate, 20R: Case right side plate, 20F ... Case front plate, 20B ... Case rear plate, 20E ... Opening edge, 22 ... Loading opening, 24 ... Delivery opening, 26 …… Storage door, 26F …… Loading opening covering portion, 26L …… Case left side plate covering portion, 28 …… Storage space, 30 …… Strike, 32 …… Cylinder lock, 34 …… Lock plate , 36... Integrated feeding mechanism, 38... Stage, 38 h... Stage support section, 40. Bill storage space, 44, 144, 244 ... Fraud detection unit, 44H, 144H, 244H ... Detection unit horizontal plate, 44V ... Detection unit vertical plate, 144H1, 144H2, 144H3, 244H1, 244H2 ... Horizontal plate piece 244Hc: Notch part, 46: Notch, 48: Notch groove, 50: Side guide, 52: Root part, 54: Thin part, 56: Step part, BL: Banknote, D1 ... ... Hanging door end direction, D2 ... Door thickness direction, D3 ... Hanging door end orthogonal direction.

Claims (13)

A housing having a storage space for storing the medium therein and having an opening for accessing the storage space from the outside;
A door that opens or closes the opening;
A locking part for restricting the opening of the opening;
When formed to protrude to Oite the storage space side on the side face of the housing space side in the door, the lock portion is a part of the door when in locked state remote from the housing, at least the door A medium storage device having a fraud detection unit positioned on a straight line between the outside and the storage space in a gap with the housing. A housing having a storage space for storing the medium therein and having an opening for accessing the storage space from the outside;
A door that opens and closes the opening by rotating the door tip on the opposite side to the opening with the suspension base as a fulcrum, and opening or closing the opening;
Opening of the opening is provided on the lock arrangement portion side which is one end side of the hanging door end orthogonal direction perpendicular to the hanging door end direction from the hanging base portion toward the door tip portion on the door tip side. A lock that regulates
The side of the door on the side of the storage space, on the side of the door tip, provided in the lock non-placement portion side opposite to the lock placement portion side in the hanging door end orthogonal direction, and the lock portion is locked. When a part of the door is separated from the housing at the time of the fraud detection unit located on a straight line between the outside and the storage space at least in the gap between the door and the housing;
A medium storage device. A housing having a storage space for storing the medium therein and having an opening for accessing the storage space from the outside;
A door that opens or closes the opening;
A locking part for restricting the opening of the opening;
A medium position guide for guiding the position of the accumulated medium;
Formed on the side of the storage space side of the door, and divided into a plurality of plate pieces in the longitudinal direction by cutting, the plate pieces that interfere with the medium position guide are removed, and the lock portion is in a locked state Sometimes when a part of the door is separated from the housing, the fraud detector is located on a straight line between the outside and the storage space at least in the gap between the door and the housing;
A medium storage device. A stage that is movably provided in the storage space and that accumulates the medium;
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the fraud detection unit is disposed outside a movement area of the stage. The door is pivoted so that the door end on the opposite side of the suspension base is separated from the opening with the suspension base as a fulcrum,
The lock portion is provided on the lock placement portion side, which is one end side in the direction of the hanging door end perpendicular to the hanging door end direction from the hanging base portion to the door tip portion on the door tip side,
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the fraud detection unit is provided on a lock non-arrangement portion side opposite to the lock arrangement portion side in the hanging door end orthogonal direction on the door tip side. The door is pivoted so that the door end on the opposite side of the suspension base is separated from the opening with the suspension base as a fulcrum,
The lock portion is provided on the lock placement portion side, which is one end side in the direction of the hanging door end perpendicular to the hanging door end direction from the hanging base portion to the door tip portion on the door tip side,
When the part of the door is separated from the housing in the locked state, the fraud detection unit is configured to have a lock non-arranged portion side opposite to the lock arranging portion side of the door and the housing. A first wall that is located in a gap and extends in the direction of the hanging door, and a second wall that is located in the gap between the door tip side of the door and the housing and extends in the direction perpendicular to the hanging door. The medium storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a wall. The medium storage device according to claim 6 , wherein the fraud detection unit has a notch formed in the first wall. The medium storage device according to claim 6 , wherein the fraud detection unit has a thin thin part formed in a part of the first wall. A medium position guide for guiding the position of the accumulated medium;
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the fraud detection unit is divided into a plurality of plate pieces in a longitudinal direction by cutting, and the plate pieces that interfere with the medium position guide are removed. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the fraud detection unit is a plastically deformable material. A medium position guide for guiding the position of the accumulated medium;
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the fraud detection unit is arranged so as not to interfere with the medium position guide. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the fraud detection unit is integrally formed with the door. An operation unit for accepting operations relating to a paper-like medium;
A housing having a storage space for storing the medium therein and having an opening for accessing the storage space from the outside;
A door that opens or closes the opening;
A locking part for restricting the opening of the opening;
When formed to protrude to Oite the storage space side on the side face of the housing space side in the door, the lock portion is a part of the door when in locked state remote from the housing, at least the door A medium processing apparatus comprising: a fraud detection unit positioned on a straight line between the outside and the storage space in a gap with the housing.

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