WO2018110092A1

WO2018110092A1 - Medium processing device and medium transaction device

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Publication number: WO2018110092A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/038350
Authority: WO
Inventors: 岡本　真明; 政光浅村; 高田　敦; 飯塚　守; 厳太郎松岡; 和宏細川
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2016-12-13
Filing date: 2017-10-24
Publication date: 2018-06-21
Also published as: JP2018097600A; JP6874353B2

Abstract

An upper roller impelled upwards is provided to a turnable delivery guide part provided to a delivery transportation part, and an upper groove into which the upper roller fits is provided to a transportation part-side guide part located above the delivery transportation part. The delivery guide part thereby turns as the upper roller fits into the upper groove, even if the position of the transportation part-side guide part becomes displaced from directly above the delivery guide part, whereby the delivery guide part can be linked to the transportation part-side guide part. In this manner, the delivery/transportation path of the delivery guide part can be connected to the transportation part-side transportation path of the transportation part-side guide part without separately providing a mechanism for turning the delivery guide part to the outer side in the width direction of the delivery guide part.

Description

Medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus

The present disclosure relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus. For example, medium processing applicable to an automatic cash transaction apparatus (ATM: Automatic 行う Teller Machine) that allows a customer to insert a medium such as banknotes and perform a desired transaction. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus.

In the conventional automatic teller machine, a safe is disposed on the lower side of the housing, and an upper bill mechanism is disposed on the upper side of the safe. The upper banknote mechanism is movable in a direction of drawing out from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing (referred to as a pulling direction) and in a direction of housing from the outside of the housing to the inside of the housing (referred to as a storing direction). It has become. Further, the upper banknote mechanism is provided with an upper banknote transport section that forms a transport path for transporting banknotes. On the other hand, in the safe, a safe banknote transport unit and a banknote cassette that form a transport path are provided. Further, the upper end portion of the safe is provided with a delivery transport unit that connects the upper banknote transport unit and the banknote transport unit in the safe and forms a transport path for transporting the banknotes between them. Yes.

In the automatic teller machine having such a configuration, when the upper banknote mechanism is housed and fixed inside the housing, the connection portion of the upper banknote transport section with the delivery transport section is pulled out from directly above the delivery transport section. May shift in the direction or storage direction. For this reason, the automatic teller machine connects the transport path of the delivery transport unit to the transport path of the upper bill transport part even if the connection location of the upper bill transport part is shifted in the withdrawal direction or the storage direction with respect to the delivery transport unit. It can be done.

Specifically, the delivery conveyance unit includes a conveyance guide unit that forms a conveyance path, and a rotation control lever that is provided outside one end in the width direction of the conveyance guide unit (that is, outside the width direction of the conveyance path). As the rotation control lever is pressed, the conveyance guide portion can be rotated so as to be inclined in the pull-out direction or the storage direction. On the other hand, the upper bill mechanism presses the rotation control lever of the delivery guide unit provided on the outside of one end in the width direction of the delivery guide unit and the delivery guide unit connected to the delivery guide unit of the delivery delivery unit. And a pressing arm.

In the automatic teller machine, when the upper banknote mechanism is housed and fixed inside the housing, the pressing arm of the upper banknote mechanism presses the rotation control lever of the delivery conveyance unit. At this time, the delivery conveyance unit rotates so that the conveyance guide unit is inclined in the withdrawal direction or the storage direction in accordance with the deviation in the withdrawal direction or the storage direction of the upper banknote conveyance unit, so that the conveyance guide unit is Follow the transport guide and connect. By doing so, the conventional automatic teller machine is configured such that, even if the connection location of the upper banknote transport unit is shifted in the drawing direction or the storage direction with respect to the delivery transport unit, the transport path of the delivery transport unit is It can be connected to the transport path (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-242608).

However, the conventional automatic teller machine needs to provide the rotation control lever and the pressing arm outside the width direction of the transfer guide portion of the delivery transfer portion. Had to spread in the direction.

Moreover, in the conventional automatic teller machine, when a plurality of delivery conveyance units are provided in the pull-out direction and the storage direction, the rotation control lever provided for each delivery conveyance unit is controlled by a pressing arm provided for each delivery conveyance unit. , Each must be pressed separately. For this reason, when providing a plurality of delivery conveyance units, the rotation control lever and the pressing arm provided for each delivery conveyance unit must be shifted in the width direction, and the size of the housing can be further reduced. I had to widen it in the width direction. As described above, in the conventional automatic teller machine, in order to connect the respective conveyance paths by causing the conveyance guide unit of the delivery conveyance unit to follow the conveyance guide unit of the upper banknote conveyance unit, the casing is widened in the width direction. It was necessary to increase the size of the apparatus.

The present disclosure provides a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that are capable of reliably connecting the conveyance paths while being smaller than the conventional one.

A first aspect of the present disclosure is a medium processing apparatus, the conveyance guide unit forming a first conveyance path through which a medium is conveyed between two guide surfaces facing each other with a predetermined interval, and the conveyance By connecting with one side of the guide part, it is connected with the first connection side transport guide part that forms the second transport path connected to one end of the first transport path and the other side of the transport guide part. And a second connection side conveyance guide part that forms a third conveyance path connected to the other end of the first conveyance path, and the conveyance guide part is engaged with the first connection side conveyance guide part. In combination, a first positioning portion that defines a position between the first connection side conveyance guide portion and the second connection side conveyance guide portion is engaged with the second connection side conveyance guide portion. A second positioning part for defining a position between the first positioning part and the second positioning part Part was provided and a biasing unit that biases the first connection-side conveying guide part and the direction of the second connection side conveyance guide section.

In the first aspect of the present disclosure, the position of the conveyance guide unit is defined by defining a position between the conveyance guide unit and the first and second connection-side conveyance guide units by a plurality of positioning units provided in the conveyance guide unit. The first transport path can be reliably connected to the second and third transport paths of the first and second connection-side transport guide portions. Further, according to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the first and second conveyance paths of the first and second connection-side conveyance guide portions are separately provided on the outer side in the width direction of the conveyance guide portion and the like. Since there is no need to provide a portion for connection to the device, the apparatus can be reduced in size as compared with the prior art.

According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that are capable of reliably connecting the conveyance paths while being smaller than conventional ones.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the automatic teller machine by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a three-plane figure which shows the structure of the upper end part of the banknote storage by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a three-plane figure which shows the structure of the lower end part of the conveyance part by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the delivery conveyance part by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the delivery conveyance part by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is the front view and side view which show the structure of the delivery conveyance part by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is the front view and side view which show the structure of the delivery conveyance part by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by 1st illustrative embodiment. It is the side view and sectional drawing which show the structure of the rib by 1st exemplary embodiment. It is the side view and sectional drawing which show the structure of the rib by 1st exemplary embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the upper side roller, lower side roller, and torsion spring by the modification of 1st exemplary embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by the modification of 1st exemplary embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by the modification of 1st exemplary embodiment. It is the front view and side view which show the structure of the delivery conveyance part by 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is the front view and side view which show the structure of the delivery conveyance part by 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the guide surface formation component by 2nd exemplary embodiment, and a roller holding | maintenance component. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the upper side roller, lower side roller, and torsion spring by 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is a one side figure which shows the structure of the torsion spring by 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is a one side figure which shows the structure of the torsion spring compared with the torsion spring of 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is the perspective view and front view which show the structure of the roller holding | maintenance component by the modification of 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is the perspective view and front view which show the structure of the roller holding | maintenance component by the modification of 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front side conveyance guide by the modification of 2nd exemplary embodiment. It is the side view and sectional drawing which show the structure of the front conveyance guide by 3rd exemplary embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by 3rd exemplary embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide compared with the front conveyance guide of 3rd illustrative embodiment. It is a graph which shows the dispersion | variation in the protrusion amount of the upper side roller which generate | occur | produces with the front side conveyance guide compared with the front side conveyance guide of 3rd illustrative embodiment. It is a graph which shows the dispersion | variation in the protrusion amount of the upper side roller which generate | occur | produces with the front side conveyance guide of 3rd exemplary embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by the modification of 3rd exemplary embodiment. It is a graph which shows the dispersion | variation in the protrusion amount of the upper side roller which generate | occur | produces with the front side conveyance guide of the modification of 3rd exemplary embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the front conveyance guide by other exemplary embodiment.

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

[1. First exemplary embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 of the first exemplary embodiment is configured around a box-shaped device housing 2, and is installed in a financial institution or the like, for example, In other words, cash-related transactions such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions are performed with customers such as financial institutions. In the following, the side facing the customer in the automatic teller machine 1 is defined as the front side, and the opposite side is defined as the rear side. The left side and the right side in the apparatus 1 are defined.

The device housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side. The customer reception unit 3 is provided with a card entry / exit 4, a deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuance port 8, and exchanges cash and bankbooks directly with the customer, Notification of transaction information and operation instructions are accepted.

Card entry / exit 4 is a portion where various cards such as cash cards are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided inside the housing of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where banknotes to be deposited by the customer are input and banknotes to be dispensed to the customer are discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter.

The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

Inside the apparatus housing 2 are provided a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like. The main control unit 9 is configured with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) as a center, and a predetermined unit from a storage unit such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, and a flash memory (not shown). By reading and executing the program, each part of the automatic teller machine 1 is controlled to perform various processes relating to deposit transactions, withdrawal transactions and the like.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 has a control unit 11 that performs overall control of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10. The control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a storage unit (not shown) such as a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk drive, and a flash memory, thereby executing each part of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. To perform various processes related to deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions.

This banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is configured around a rectangular parallelepiped depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 whose rear side is open as shown in a side view in FIG. In FIG. 2, the control unit 11 is omitted. The automatic teller machine 1 is a door that can be opened and closed on the rear side of the apparatus housing 2, and the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 can be accessed from the outside by opening the door.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into an upper unit 21 that occupies a portion above the center in the vertical direction of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 and a lower unit 22 that occupies a portion below the center. Yes.

The upper unit 21 is composed of a deposit / withdrawal unit 23 that exchanges bills with customers, and rollers and guides (not shown) for transporting bills to each unit via a transport path 24R indicated by a thick line in the figure. A transport unit 24, a discrimination unit 25 for discriminating banknotes, and a temporary storage unit 26 for temporarily storing banknotes are provided. The upper unit 21 is attached to the depositing machine housing 20 via a slide rail (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction. For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 slides the upper unit 21 in the front-rear direction (that is, the storage direction and the withdrawal direction) via the slide rail while the rear door of the device housing 2 is opened. The upper unit 21 can be pulled out to the outside of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, and the pulled out upper unit 21 can be stored inside the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20.

On the other hand, the lower unit 22 is covered with a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped safe case 27, and the lower unit 22 is attached to the inside of the safe case 27 via a slide rail (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction. Yes. The safe housing 27 is a door that can be opened and closed on the rear side. The lower unit 22 detachably holds a plurality (for example, five) of banknote storages 28 (28A to 28E) and one reject storage 29 so as to be sequentially aligned from the rear side to the front side. Therefore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 moves the lower unit 22 in the front-rear direction (i.e., storage) via the slide rail in a state where the rear door of the apparatus housing 2 and the rear door of the safe housing 27 are opened. The bill storage box 28 (28A to 28E) and the reject box 29 are pulled out to the outside of the depositing / dispensing machine case 20 and the safe case 27 together with the lower unit 22 by sliding in the direction and the withdrawal direction. 22 can be stored in the inside of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 and the safe housing 27.

Further, a hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed on the upper surface of the safe housing 27 at positions facing the upper surfaces of the banknote storages 28 (28A to 28E) and the reject storage 29 stored in the safe housing 27 (see FIG. (Not shown) is provided, and the delivery / conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F) is arranged inside each hole. At the lower end of the upper unit 21, transport paths 24Ra to 24Rf extending toward the delivery transport sections 30A to 30F are formed. The delivery transport units 30A to 30F form transport paths that connect the transport paths 24Ra to 24Rf of the upper unit 21 to the banknote storages 28A to 28E and the reject storage 29, respectively. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 receives banknotes between the transport paths 24Ra to 24Rf of the upper unit 21 and the banknote storages 28A to 28F and the rejection store 29 of the lower unit 22 via the delivery transport units 30A to 30F. It is supposed to pass.

[1-2. Deposit process and withdrawal process]
Here, in the case where a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction are performed with a user (a customer of a financial institution) by the automatic teller machine 1, a deposit process and a withdrawal process in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 are simply described. explain.

First, the deposit process will be explained. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 opens the shutter of the depositing / dispensing port 5 when receiving an operation input for performing a deposit transaction via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) by the customer, for example. When a bill is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 23 from the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the shutter is closed and the inserted bills are conveyed to the discrimination unit 25 one by one.

Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknotes determined to be normal banknotes by the discrimination unit 25 to the temporary storage unit 26 and temporarily stores them. On the other hand, banknotes determined as deposit reject banknotes not suitable for depositing are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 23 and returned to the customer by opening the shutter. After that, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 conveys the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 26 to the discrimination unit 25 to discriminate the denomination, and according to the denomination, It is transported to each banknote storage 28A-28E and stored. At this time, the banknotes are transported from the transport paths 24Ra to 24Re of the upper unit 21 to the banknote storages 28A to 28E of the lower unit 22 through the delivery transport units 30A to 30E.

Next, the withdrawal process will be described. When the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 receives an operation input for performing a withdrawal transaction from the customer via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the banknote denomination and the number of banknotes corresponding to the withdrawal amount designated by the customer are obtained. decide. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 then feeds out banknotes one by one from the banknote storages 28A to 28E according to the determined denomination and number, and conveys the banknotes to the discrimination unit 25. At this time, the banknotes are transported from the banknote storages 28A to 28E of the lower unit 22 to the transport paths 24Ra to 24Re of the upper unit 21 through the delivery transport units 30A to 30E.

Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports banknotes determined to be normal banknotes by the discrimination unit 25 to the depositing / withdrawing unit 23, while temporarily regarding banknotes determined to be withdrawal reject banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal. It is transported to the storage unit 26 and temporarily stored. And when the banknote for the amount of money specified by the customer is integrated | stacked on the deposit or withdrawal part 23, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 opens the shutter of the deposit or withdrawal port 5. FIG. As a result, the banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 23 can be received, and the customer receives the banknotes.

Thereafter, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 conveys and stores the withdrawal reject banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 26 to the rejection store 29. At this time, the banknote is transported from the transport path 24Rf of the upper unit 21 to the reject box 29 of the lower unit 22 through the delivery transport unit 30F. The above is the deposit processing and withdrawal processing in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10.

[1-3. Configuration of delivery / transport section and its surroundings]
Next, the structure of the delivery conveyance part 30 (30A-30F) and its peripheral part is demonstrated. Specifically, the peripheral portions of the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F) are formed with lower end portions (transport paths 24Ra to 24Rf) of the transport unit 24 located above the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F). Part), and the banknote storage 28 (28A to 28E) and the upper end of the reject storage 29 positioned below the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F). Since the basic configuration of the delivery transport units 30A to 30F is the same, and the basic configuration of the peripheral parts of the delivery transport units 30A to 30F is also the same, here, as an example, the delivery transport unit 30A And about the structure of the lower end part (part in which conveyance path 24Ra is formed) of the conveyance part 24 located above the delivery conveyance part 30A, and the upper end part of the banknote storage 28A located below the delivery conveyance part 30A I will explain.

First, the configuration of the upper end portion of the banknote storage 28A located below the delivery conveyance unit 30A will be described. FIG. 3 shows a three-view diagram including a top view of the upper part of the banknote storage 28A as seen from above, a front view as seen from the front, and a side view as seen from the left. At the upper end of the banknote storage 28A, the central portion 40C excluding both

end portions

40L, 40R in the left-right direction (that is, the width direction) is formed one step lower than both

end portions

40L, 40R. A storage-side guide portion 41 that guides bills conveyed between the delivery conveyance portion 30A is provided.

The storage-side guide portion 41 has a front conveyance guide 42 disposed on the front side and a rear conveyance guide 43 disposed on the rear side. The front conveyance guide 42 and the rear conveyance guide 43 are arranged with a predetermined interval (for example, 5 [mm]), and a gap is formed between the front conveyance guide 42 and the rear conveyance guide 43. . This gap serves as a storage-side conveyance path 44 that conveys the bill in the up-down direction with the paper surface facing in the front-rear direction. That is, the storage-side transport path 44 has a transport direction in the vertical direction and a width direction in the left-right direction.

The rear conveyance guide 43 has a plurality of ribs 46 discretely along the left-right direction (the width direction of the storage-side conveyance path 44) at the upper end of the main body 45 having a flat front surface. The gap 47 is disposed. Incidentally, a plurality of types of ribs 46 having different lengths (that is, widths) in the left-right direction are disposed in the main body 45 in a predetermined order. Each rib 46 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the positions of the front surface and the upper surface of each rib 46 are aligned. Furthermore, the front surface of each rib 46 is continuous with the front surface of the main body 45, and the front upper end of the rib 46 has an inclined surface with corners cut off.

On the other hand, the front conveyance guide 42 has a symmetrical configuration with the rear conveyance guide 43. That is, the front conveyance guide 42 also has a plurality of ribs 46 that are arranged with a gap 47 formed at a predetermined interval along the left-right direction. The front conveyance guide 42 and the rear conveyance guide 43 are arranged so that the opposed rear surface and front surface are parallel and the positions of the ribs 46 are aligned in the left-right direction and the vertical direction. Note that the rear surface of the front conveyance guide 42 and the front surface of the rear conveyance guide 43 that face each other are guide surfaces that guide bills. Further, the bottom surface of each gap 47 is flush with the upper surface of the central portion 40C of the banknote storage 28A.

Further, on the upper surface of the central portion 40C of the banknote storage 28A, in the front-rear direction in which lower rollers 100L of the delivery conveyance unit 30A described later are fitted in the vicinity of the fronts of the gaps 47 at the left and right ends of the front conveyance guide 42, respectively. An extending groove (this is called a lower groove) 48 is formed. The lower groove 48 has a trapezoidal cross section viewed from the left-right direction. The storage-side guide portion 41 includes a front conveyance guide 42 and a rear conveyance guide 43 and the lower groove 48. The configuration of the upper end portion of the banknote storage 28A is as described above. The configurations of the upper end portions of the other banknote storages 28B to 28E and the rejection store 29 are basically the same. The storage-side guide portions 41 provided at the upper ends of the banknote storages 28A to 28E and the reject storage 29 have different positions in the front-rear direction, but have the same left-right position and vertical position. ing.

Next, the configuration of the lower end portion (portion where the conveyance path 24Ra is formed) of the conveyance unit 24 positioned above the delivery conveyance unit 30A will be described. As shown in the trihedral view of FIG. 4, the lower end portion of the transport unit 24 located above the delivery transport unit 30 A has a central portion 60 C excluding both end portions 60 L and 60 R in the left-right direction (that is, the width direction). It is formed one step higher than 60R. And the conveyance part side guide part 61 which guides the banknote conveyed between 30 A of delivery conveyance parts at the back of this center part 60C is provided.

The conveyance part side guide part 61 has the front side conveyance guide 62 arrange | positioned at the front side similarly to the storage side guide part 41, and the rear side conveyance guide 63 arrange | positioned at the back side. The front conveyance guide 62 and the rear conveyance guide 63 are arranged with a predetermined interval (for example, 5 [mm]), and the gap between the front conveyance guide 62 and the rear conveyance guide 63 is the paper surface of the banknote. It becomes the conveyance part side conveyance path 64 which conveys to the up-down direction toward the front-back direction. That is, the conveyance unit side conveyance path 64 has a vertical direction as a conveyance direction and a horizontal direction as a width direction. In addition, this conveyance part side conveyance path 64 is conveyance path 24Ra shown in FIG.

The rear conveyance guide 63 has a plurality of ribs 66 at the lower end of the main body portion 65 formed with a flat front surface along the left-right direction (the width direction of the conveyance-unit-side conveyance path 64) with a gap 67 left and right. Discretely arranged. Incidentally, a plurality of types of ribs 66 having different lengths (that is, widths) in the left-right direction are arranged in the main body portion 65 in a predetermined order. Each rib 66 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the positions of the front surface and the lower surface are aligned. Furthermore, the front surface of each rib 66 is continuous with the front surface of the main body 65, and the front lower end of the rib 66 is an inclined surface with corners cut off.

On the other hand, the front conveyance guide 62 is symmetrical with the rear conveyance guide 63. That is, the front conveyance guide 62 also has a plurality of ribs 66 that are arranged with a gap 67 formed at a predetermined interval along the left-right direction. The front conveyance guide 62 and the rear conveyance guide 63 are arranged so that the opposed rear surface and front surface are parallel, and the positions of the ribs 66 are aligned in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Note that the rear surface of the front conveyance guide 62 and the front surface of the rear conveyance guide 63 that face each other are guide surfaces that guide bills. Further, the ceiling surface of each gap 67 is flush with the lower surface of the central portion 60 C of the transport unit 24.

Further, a front-rear direction in which an upper roller 100U of a delivery conveyance unit 30A (described later) is fitted to the lower surface of the central portion 60C in the vicinity of the front of each of the gaps 67 at both left and right ends of the front conveyance guide 62 of the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 A groove 68 (referred to as an upper groove) is formed. The upper groove 68 has a trapezoidal cross section viewed from the left-right direction. The transport unit side guide unit 61 includes a front transport guide 62 and a rear transport guide 63 and the upper groove 68. The configuration of the lower end portion (portion where the transport path 24Ra is formed) of the transport unit 24 positioned above the delivery transport unit 30A is as described above. The configuration of the lower end portion (portion where the conveyance paths 24Rb to 24Rf are formed) of the conveyance unit 24 positioned above the other delivery conveyance units 30B to 30F is basically the same. Note that the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 provided above each of the delivery conveyance units 30A to 30F has a different position in the front-rear direction, but the position in the left-right direction and the position in the vertical direction are the same.

Next, the configuration of the delivery transport unit 30A will be described. 5A and 5B are perspective views of the delivery transport unit 30A, FIG. 6A is a front view of the delivery transport unit 30A viewed from the front, and FIG. 6B is a side view of the delivery transport unit 30A viewed from the left. In FIG. 6B, a delivery frame 80 described later is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 5A to 6B, the delivery transport unit 30A has a configuration in which each component is attached to a thin delivery frame 80. The delivery frame 80 is provided on the upper surface of the safe housing 27. Attached to the inside of the hole. In the center of the delivery frame 80, a hole 80H extending in the left-right direction and penetrating in the up-down direction is formed. A delivery guide portion 81 is attached inside the hole 80H.

The delivery guide portion 81 has a front conveyance guide 82 positioned in front of the hole 80H and a rear conveyance guide 83 positioned in the rear of the hole 80H. The front conveyance guide 82 is attached to the rear conveyance guide 83 so as to leave a gap with a predetermined interval (for example, 5 [mm]) between the front conveyance guide 82 and the rear conveyance guide 83. This gap serves as a delivery conveyance path 84 that conveys the paper surface of the banknote in the front-rear direction and along the vertical direction. That is, in the delivery conveyance path 84, the vertical direction is the conveyance direction and the horizontal direction is the width direction.

The rear conveyance guide 83 has a length in the front-rear direction that is about one-third of the length in the front-rear direction of the hole 80H and about one-half of the length in the front-rear direction of the front conveyance guide 82. The length of the direction is slightly longer than the length of the hole 80H in the up-down direction, and the length (width) in the left-right direction is slightly shorter than the length (width) in the left-right direction of the hole 80H. It is configured. In the main body 85, grooves 85G (FIG. 6B) extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the side surfaces of the left and right ends, and a columnar rotation shaft 80P fixed to the delivery frame 80 is inserted into the groove 85G. ing. For this reason, the rear conveyance guide 83 is moved forward and backward from the reference position shown in FIG. 6B with respect to the delivery frame 80 together with the front conveyance guide 82 while the delivery conveyance path 84 is formed between the rear conveyance guide 82 and the front conveyance guide 82. And can be rotated in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6B (ie, rotated) and tilted in the front-rear direction about the rotation shaft 80P. Note that rotation in one direction and the other direction is called rotation.

Thereby, the delivery guide part 81 can slide the delivery conveyance path 84 in the front-rear direction from the reference position or tilt it in the front-rear direction. Note that the rear surface of the opposed front conveyance guide 82 and the front surface of the rear conveyance guide 83 are always parallel to each other and serve as guide surfaces for guiding bills.

Furthermore, the main body 85 of the rear conveyance guide 83 has a plurality of ribs 86L discretely arranged at the lower end along the left-right direction (width direction of the delivery conveyance path 84) with gaps 87L. Each rib 86L is formed in a small rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the positions of the front surface and the lower surface are aligned with each other. The positions and lengths of the ribs 86L in the left-right direction are determined in a complementary manner to the ribs 46 formed in the storage-side guide part 41 located below the delivery transport unit 30A. That is, the position and length of each rib 86 L in the left-right direction provided at the lower end of the main body portion 85 correspond to each gap 47 of the storage-side guide portion 41 and are provided at the lower end of the main body portion 85. The positions and lengths of the gaps 87L in the left-right direction correspond to the ribs 46 of the storage-side guide part 41, respectively. The length of each rib 86L in the front-rear direction is substantially equal to each rib 46 of the storage-side guide portion 41.

The main body 85 of the rear conveyance guide 83 has a plurality of ribs 86U discretely arranged at the upper end along the left-right direction (width direction of the delivery conveyance path 84) with gaps 87U left and right. . Each rib 86U is formed in a small rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the positions of the front surface and the lower surface are aligned with each other. The positions and lengths of the ribs 86U in the left-right direction are determined in a complementary manner to the ribs 66 formed in the transport unit side guide unit 61 located above the delivery transport unit 30A. That is, the position and length in the left-right direction of each rib 86 U provided at the upper end of the main body portion 85 correspond to each gap 67 of the conveyance portion side guide portion 61 and are formed at the upper end of the main body portion 85. The positions and lengths of the gaps 87U in the left-right direction correspond to the ribs 66 of the transport unit side guide unit 61, respectively. The lengths of the ribs 86U in the front-rear direction are substantially equal to the ribs 66 of the transport unit side guide unit 61.

On the other hand, the front conveyance guide 82 has a length in the front-rear direction that is about twice that of the rear conveyance guide 83 (about two-thirds of the length in the front-rear direction of the hole 80H). 83 is substantially symmetric with respect to the front and rear. That is, in the same manner as the rear conveyance guide 83, the front conveyance guide 82 has a plurality of ribs 96L arranged at the lower end of the main body portion 95 with a gap 97L discretely and a plurality of ribs at the upper end of the main body portion 95. 96U are discretely arranged with gaps 97U. The positions and lengths of the lower ribs 96L in the left-right direction are determined in a complementary manner to the ribs 46 formed in the storage-side guide part 41 located below the delivery transport part 30A. Further, the length of each lower rib 96L in the front-rear direction is longer than that of each rib 46 of the storage-side guide portion 41. On the other hand, the position and length of the upper ribs 96U in the left-right direction are determined in a complementary manner to the ribs 66 formed on the transport unit side guide unit 61 located above the delivery transport unit 30A. Further, the lengths of the upper ribs 96U in the front-rear direction are longer than the ribs 66 of the transport unit guide 61.

With such a configuration, when the lower unit 22 is housed in the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, the delivery / conveyance unit 30A has the

ribs

86L and 96L on the lower side as shown in FIG. Each of the ribs 46 formed in the storage-side guide portion 41 is inserted into each of the

clearances

87L and 97L on the lower side while entering the clearances 47 formed in the storage-side guide portion 41 of 28A. In this way, the delivery guide part 81 and the storage-side guide part 41 are connected.

Further, in the delivery transport unit 30A, when the upper unit 21 is housed in the depositing machine housing 20, the

upper ribs

86U and 96U are formed on the transport unit side guide unit 61 of the transport unit 24. In addition to entering the gap 67, the ribs 66 formed in the conveyance section side guide section 61 are inserted into the

upper gaps

87U and 97U. In this way, the delivery guide part 81 and the transport part side guide part 61 are connected.

Thus, the delivery guide part 81, the storage side guide part 41, and the transport part side guide part 61 are connected, so that the upper end of the delivery transport path 84 of the delivery transport part 30A is on the transport part side on the upper unit 21 side. The lower end of the transport path 64 (that is, the transport path 24Ra) is connected, and the lower end of the delivery transport path 84 is connected to the upper end of the storage case side transport path 44 on the banknote storage 28A side.

In addition to such a configuration, the delivery conveyance unit 30A has ribs on the front side (that is, the side opposite to the guide surface) inside the ribs 96U on the left and right ends of the upper ribs 96U provided on the front conveyance guide 82. A disk-shaped roller (which is referred to as an upper roller) 100U thinner than 96U is partly upward (ie, from a hole provided on the front side of the upper surface of the rib 96U (that is, the surface facing the conveyance unit side guide unit 61) (that is, It is attached so as to protrude (to the conveying section side guide section 61 side). The ribs 96U at the left and right ends have the same structure, and the left and right upper rollers 100U have the same structure.

Here, FIG. 7A shows a side view of the front conveyance guide 82 as viewed from the left. This side view is a view in which the inside is exposed in order to facilitate understanding of the internal configuration of the front conveyance guide 82. FIG. 8A shows a side view of the rib 96U to which the upper roller 100U is attached as viewed from the left, and a JJ cross-sectional view as viewed from the rear. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 8B, sliding grooves 101U extending in the vertical direction are formed on the left and right side surfaces inside the rib 96U to which the upper roller 100U is attached. On the other hand, the upper roller 100U is assembled to a U-shaped sliding member 102 obtained by bending a rod-shaped member into a U-shape. Specifically, the upper roller 100U is assembled to the sliding member 102 by inserting one of the two opposing shafts 102A and 102B (the shaft 102A) of the sliding member 102 into a hole penetrating the rotation center. ing.

Then, the sliding member 102 assembled with the upper roller 100U is placed on the left and right side surfaces inside the rib 96U with the one shaft 102A inserted into the upper roller 100U being the upper side and the other shaft 102B being the lower side. It is inserted into the provided sliding groove 101U. The sliding groove 101U has an upper end extending to the upper surface of the rib 96U and a lower end extending to the main body 95. In the sliding member 102, the tip portions of the two shafts 102A and 102B are inserted into one of the sliding grooves 101U provided on both the left and right side surfaces, and an intermediate portion 102C connecting the two shafts 102A and 102B is formed. The other sliding groove 101U is inserted. In this way, the upper roller 100U is slidable in the vertical direction, and is held by the rib 96U in a state of being rotatable about a rotation shaft (shaft 102A) parallel to the width direction of the delivery conveyance unit 30A. Has been.

In addition, the delivery conveyance unit 30A also has a lower roller 100L similar to the upper roller 100U on the front side (that is, the side opposite to the guide surface) of the ribs 96L on the lower left and right ends provided in the front conveyance guide 82. Is attached. The left and right ribs 96L have the same structure, and the left and right lower rollers 100L have the same structure. The lower ribs 96L on the left and right ends have a vertically symmetrical structure with the upper ribs 96U on the left and right ends. That is, the lower roller 100L is also assembled to the sliding member 102 in the same manner as the upper roller 100U, and the sliding member 102 is a sliding groove extending in the vertical direction provided on the left and right side surfaces inside the rib 96L. By being inserted into 101L, it is held by the rib 96L while being slidable in the vertical direction and rotatable about a rotation shaft (shaft 102A) parallel to the width direction of the delivery / conveyance section 30A. ing.

Further, the front conveyance guide 82 has torsion springs 103 incorporated in the left and right ends, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B in addition to FIGS. 7A and 7B, the torsion spring 103 has a winding portion 103A in which the central axis direction is parallel to the width direction of the delivery conveyance portion 30A inside the main body portion 95. The upper arm 103U (referred to as the upper arm) extends in the direction from the main body 95 into the rib 96U to which the upper roller 100U is attached, and the lower arm (this is the lower arm). 103L extends from the main body portion 95 into the rib 96L to which the lower roller 100L is attached.

The torsion spring 103 is fixed to the main body portion 95 by sandwiching the front side and the rear side of the winding portion 103A between the spring holding members 104. Then, as shown in FIG. 8A, the torsion spring 103 is inserted at the tip of the upper arm 103U between the lower end of the upper roller 100U and the lower shaft 102B of the sliding member 102 that supports the upper roller 100U. Similarly, the tip of the lower arm 103L is inserted between the lower end of the lower roller 100L and the upper shaft 102B of the sliding member 102 that supports the lower roller 100L. In this way, the torsion spring 103 incorporated in the front conveyance guide 82 generates a biasing force in a direction to open the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. Therefore, the upper roller 100U is urged upward (that is, the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 side) by the upper arm 103U, and the lower roller 100L is moved downward (that is, the storage unit side guide unit 41 side) by the lower arm 103L. Be energized. The diameters of the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L of the torsion spring 103 are sufficiently narrower than the axial lengths (that is, the widths) of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, an upper stopper 105U that defines the position of the upper arm 103U is provided inside the rib 96U to which the upper roller 100U is attached, and the rib 96L to which the lower roller 100L is attached. Is provided with a lower stopper 105L for defining the position of the lower arm 103L. The upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L are stoppers that regulate the opening amount of the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L, and are integrally molded with the rib 96U and the rib 96L, for example.

7A and 8A, the torsion spring 103 is configured so that the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103U are in contact with the upper arm 103U when the upper arm 103U contacts the upper stopper 105U and the lower arm 103L contacts the lower stopper 105L. The state in which the vertical distance from the arm 103L is the most open (that is, the amount of opening is maximized) is obtained. At this time, in the delivery conveyance unit 30A, the upward protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U is maximized, and the downward protrusion amount of the lower roller 100L is maximized. At this time, the upper arm 103U that has entered between the upper roller 100U and the sliding member 102 comes into contact with the shaft 102B of the sliding member 102, so that the sliding member 102 slides upward (in the protruding direction). Similarly, the lower arm 103L restricts the lower roller 100L from sliding downward (in the protruding direction) of the sliding member 102. Thereby, the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L do not protrude any more.

In other words, at this time, the upper stopper 105U, the lower stopper 105L, the upper arm 103U, and the lower arm 103L restrict the sliding of the sliding member 102 in the protruding direction, and thereby the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L The amount of protrusion is regulated.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, the angles of the contact surfaces of the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L that contact the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are the same as the upper arm 103U and the lower stopper 105A when they contact the contact surface. The angle substantially coincides with the angle of the side arm 103L. As a result, the contact area between the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L and the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L increases, and the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L contact with the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L. In this case, it is possible to prevent a large force from locally acting on the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L to be deformed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7B and FIG. 8B, the upper roller 100U includes a sliding shaft 101B in which a lower shaft 102B that supports the upper roller 100U is formed in the rib 96U. When coming into contact with the lower end, the upward protrusion is minimized. Similarly, the lower roller 100L moves downward when the upper shaft 102B of the sliding member 102 supporting the lower roller 100L comes into contact with the upper end of the sliding groove 101L formed in the rib 96L. The amount of protrusion is minimized. At this time, the torsion spring 103 is in a state in which the vertical distance between the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L is most closed. As described above, the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are slidable in the vertical direction within a predetermined range.

Incidentally, in the torsion spring 103, the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are offset (that is, shifted) in the central axis direction of the winding portion 103A (referred to as the winding axis direction). Therefore, in order to urge the upper roller 100U by the upper arm 103U and urge the lower roller 100L by the lower arm 103L, as shown in FIG. 6A, an upper side provided at the left end of the front conveyance guide 82 is used. The positions of the roller 100U and the lower roller 100L and the positions of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L provided at the right end are respectively set in the offset direction of the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L (the width direction of the front conveyance guide 82). I have to shift. Therefore, in the delivery conveyance section 30A, the upper and lower ribs 96U and the lower left and right ribs 96L of the front conveyance guide 82 are shifted in the width direction in accordance with the offset between the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L. The positions of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L at the left and right ends are shifted in the offset direction.

In addition, the delivery conveyance section 30A also has the upper and lower ribs 86U and the lower left and right ribs 86L displaced in the width direction so that the rear conveyance guide 83 is also symmetrical with the front conveyance guide 82 in the front-rear direction. Placed in position.

The configuration of the delivery conveyance unit 30A is as described above. The delivery conveying unit 30A is configured such that the lower rollers 100L positioned at the lower left and right ends of the delivery guide unit 81 are fitted in the lower grooves 48 of the left and right ends of the storage-side guide unit 41, thereby delivering the delivery guide unit 81. And a position in the front-rear direction between the storage unit side guide part 41 and the storage unit side guide part 41. In addition, the delivery conveyance unit 30A is configured so that the upper rollers 100U located on the left and right ends on the upper side of the delivery guide unit 81 are fitted in the upper grooves 68 on the left and right ends of the delivery unit side guide unit 61. A position in the front-rear direction between the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 is defined. The other delivery / conveyance units 30B to 30F have basically the same configuration. The delivery guide portions 81 included in the delivery transport units 30A to 30F have different positions in the front-rear direction, but have the same horizontal position and vertical position.

[1-4. Operation of the delivery transport unit]
Next, the operation of the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F) when the upper unit 21 is stored in the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 and when the lower unit 22 is stored in the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 will be described. .

The upper unit 21 is pulled out from the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 to the rear (that is, the direction orthogonal to the conveying direction and the width direction of the delivery conveying path 84), and the lower unit 22 is pulled out from the depositing / dispensing device housing 20 to the rear. At this time, the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F) is slidable in the front-rear direction (that is, the pull-out direction and the storage direction) with respect to the safe casing 27, and is centered on a rotation shaft 80P parallel to the left-right direction. It is in a rotatable state. Further, in the delivery / conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F), the upward protrusion amount of the two left and right upper rollers 100U and the downward protrusion amount of the two left and right lower rollers 100L are maximum.

Here, for example, in order to store the upper unit 21 inside the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, the upper unit 21 is pushed forward from the rear of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 toward the inside of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20. Let's go. Then, in the six delivery conveyance sections 30 (30A to 30F), the two left and right upper rollers 100U are respectively fitted to and detached from the two left and right upper grooves 68 of the six conveyance section side guide sections 61. Is repeated (the upper roller 100U of the front delivery conveyance unit 30F is only fitted). Finally, the six delivery conveyance units 30A to 30F are fitted into the two left and right upper grooves 68 of the six conveyance unit side guides 61 by the two right and left upper rollers 100U. Match.

At this time, the six transport unit side guides 61 provided at the lower end of the upper unit 21 are positioned above the six transport units 30A to 30F, respectively. A position in the front-rear direction is defined. Thus, the six conveyance unit side guides 61 provided at the lower end of the upper unit 21 are connected to each of the six delivery conveyance units 30A to 30F.

On the other hand, in order to store the lower unit 22 inside the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, it is assumed that the lower unit 22 is pushed forward from the rear of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 into the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20. . Then, in the same manner as when the upper unit 21 is accommodated, the six delivery conveyance units 30A to 30F are respectively provided with two left and right lower rollers 100L respectively corresponding to the left and right two of the six storage side guides 41. The fitting and the detachment with respect to the lower groove 48 are repeated (the lower roller 100L of the foremost delivery conveyance unit 30F is only fitted). Finally, in the six delivery conveyance units 30A to 30F, the two left and right lower rollers 100L respectively enter the two left and right lower grooves 48 of the six storage side guides 41. Mating.

At this time, the six storage side guides 41 provided at the upper portions of the banknote storage 28 (28A to 28E) and the reject storage 29 are respectively below the six delivery transport units 30A to 30F. In the positioned state, the positions in the front-rear direction of the delivery transport units 30A to 30F are defined. Thus, the six storage-side guides 41 provided on the respective upper portions of the banknote storage 28 (28A to 28E) and the reject storage 29 are connected to the six delivery transport units 30A to 30F, respectively.

Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, when the upper unit 21 is stored in the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, the positions of the six conveyance unit side guide units 61 are set to the six delivery conveyance units 30A to 30F. There may be a case where the position is shifted in the front-rear direction from directly above the delivery guide portion 81 at the reference position. Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, when the lower unit 22 is stored in the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, the positions of the six storage side guides 41 are set to the respective delivery delivery units 30A to 30F. There may be a case where it is displaced in the front-rear direction from directly below the delivery guide portion 81 at the reference position. Therefore, the delivery / conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F) has a function of the delivery / conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F) even if the position of the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 and the position of the storage case side guide unit 41 are shifted in the front-rear direction. The delivery conveyance path 84 can be connected to the conveyance section side conveyance path 64 of the conveyance section side guide section 61 and the storage case side conveyance path 44 of the storage section side guide section 41.

That is, as described above, the delivery conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F) can slide the delivery guide unit 81 in the front-rear direction from the reference position shown in FIG. 6B and can rotate about the rotation shaft 80P to move in the front-rear direction. Thus, the delivery conveyance path 84 extending in the vertical direction can be slid in the front-rear direction or tilted in the front-rear direction.

For this reason, for example, when the position of the upper conveyance unit side guide unit 61 is shifted forward from the position directly above the delivery guide unit 81 at the reference position, the delivery unit 30A of the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 When the upper roller 100U that has entered the upper groove 68 is pulled forward, the delivery guide portion 81 follows the conveying portion side guide portion 61 and slides forward, or tilts forward or slides forward and forwards. Lean on. Thereby, the delivery conveyance path 84 of the delivery conveyance unit 30 A is connected to the conveyance unit side conveyance path 64 of the conveyance unit side guide unit 61.

In addition, for example, when the position of the lower storage-side guide part 41 is shifted rearward from directly below the delivery guide part 81 at the reference position, the delivery conveyance unit 30A has a lower groove in the storage-side guide part 41. When the lower roller 100L enters the 48, the delivery guide part 81 slides backward following the storage-side guide part 41 by being pulled backward, or tilts backward or slides backward, and Tilt backwards. Thereby, the delivery conveyance path 84 of the delivery conveyance unit 30 A is connected to the storage-side conveyance path 44 of the storage-side guide unit 41.

[1-5. Summary]
As described so far, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment includes the transport unit 24 disposed above the safe housing 27 on the upper surface of the safe housing 27. A delivery conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F) for transferring banknotes between the banknote storage 28 (28A to 28E) and the reject storage 29 arranged in the front-rear direction inside the safe housing 27 is provided in the front-rear direction. A plurality were provided at intervals.

Furthermore, a delivery guide portion 81 that is slidable in the front-rear direction and rotatable so as to tilt in the front-rear direction is provided in the delivery transport unit 30 (30A-30F). Further, an upper roller urged so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the rib 96U inside each of the two ribs 96U positioned at the left and right ends of the upper side of the front conveyance guide 82 constituting the delivery guide portion 81. 100U is provided, and a lower roller 100L urged so as to protrude downward from the lower surface of the rib 96L is provided in each of the two ribs 96L located at the left and right ends of the lower side of the front conveyance guide 82. .

On the other hand, the lower end of the transport unit 24 located above the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F) (that is, the upper end side of the delivery transport path 84) is connected to the delivery guide unit 81 of the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F). A plurality of conveying unit side guide units 61 to be connected are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction. Further, two left and right upper grooves 68 into which the two left and right upper rollers 100U provided in each of the delivery conveyance sections 30 (30A to 30F) are fitted are provided in each of the plurality of conveyance section side guide sections 61. .

Further, the upper ends of the banknote storage 28 (28A to 28E) and the reject storage 29 located below the delivery transport unit 30 (30A to 30F) (that is, the lower end side of the delivery transport path 84) are provided with a delivery transport unit. A storage-side guide portion 41 that is connected to 30 (30A to 30F) delivery guide portions 81 is provided. Further, the left and right two lower grooves 48 in which the left and right two lower rollers 100L provided in each of the delivery / conveyance sections 30 (30A to 30F) are fitted are provided in the storage-side guide section 41.

Thereby, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 stores the upper unit 21 or the lower unit 22 in the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20, the positions of the transport unit side guide unit 61 and the storage unit side guide unit 41 are changed to the delivery guide unit. Even if it is displaced in the front-rear direction from directly above 81, the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L of the delivery guide part 81 are respectively connected to the upper groove 68 on the conveyance part side guide part 61 side and the container side guide part 41 side. As the delivery guide portion 81 slides in the front-rear direction or tilts in the front-rear direction as it fits into the lower groove 48, the delivery guide portion 81 is moved to the transport-side guide portion 61 and the storage-side guide portion 41. It can be made to follow and connect with these.

Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 has the delivery conveyance path 84 formed by the delivery guide part 81 even if the conveyance part side guide part 61 and the storage part side guide part 41 are displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the delivery guide part 81. Can be reliably connected to the transport section side transport path 64 formed by the transport section side guide section 61 and the storage section transport path 44 formed by the storage section guide section 41.

Further, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 includes two upper rollers 100U and two lower rollers 100L provided in the delivery guide portion 81, two upper grooves 68 provided in the conveyance portion side guide portion 61, and storage. The two lower grooves 48 provided in the warehouse-side guide portion 41 are all disposed inside both ends of the delivery guide portion 81 in the left-right direction (that is, the width direction). For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 has a separate mechanism for causing the delivery guide unit 81 to follow the transport unit side guide unit 61 and the storage unit side guide unit 41 on the outer side in the width direction of the delivery guide unit 81 as in the past. There is no need to provide this, and the size of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 in the width direction can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can reduce the size of the depositing / dispensing machine housing 20 as compared with the conventional case, and the apparatus housing 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 can be miniaturized accordingly. it can.

Furthermore, the delivery conveying unit 30 uses the torsion spring 103 as a biasing member that biases the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. Here, when the torsion spring 103 is compared with another urging member (for example, a coil spring), the torsion spring 103 is compared with a coil spring that generates the same urging force, the distance between the end points when compressed (that is, the upper roller). The distance between the portion in contact with 100U and the portion in contact with lower roller 100L can be reduced. In other words, the delivery conveyance unit 30 uses the torsion spring 103 to move the upper and lower rollers 100U and the lower roller 100L closer to each other (in the case of FIG. 7B) than in the case where other urging members are used. The direction interval can be narrowed.

Thereby, the delivery conveyance unit 30 secures the stroke of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, and the distance between the upper end of the upper rib 96L and the upper end of the lower rib 96U (that is, the length of the delivery conveyance path 84). ) Can be shortened. In addition, since the delivery conveyance part 30 does not have conveyance mechanisms, such as a roller, the length of the delivery conveyance path 84 has a restriction | limiting. Therefore, in the delivery conveyance unit 30, the length of the delivery conveyance path 84 is shortened by using the torsion spring 103 so that the length of the delivery conveyance path 84 does not exceed the limit.

Further, since the torsion spring 103 has a rod-shaped portion that contacts the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L (that is, the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L), its diameter is easier than the width of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. Can be narrowed. On the other hand, when a coil spring is used as the biasing member, for example, the coil spring has a generally cylindrical shape, and therefore, the diameters of the portions in contact with the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are set to the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. It is difficult to make it narrower than the width.

Therefore, when the coil spring is used, the widths of the rib 96U and the rib 96L to which the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are attached are larger than when the torsion spring 103 is used. When the width of the rib 96U and the rib 96L is large, as a matter of course, the width of the gap 67 of the conveyance unit side guide unit 61 and the gap 47 of the storage unit side guide unit 41 facing the rib 96U and rib 96L must be increased. I must. When the widths of the gap 67 and the gap 47 are increased, the cuts and corners of the bills easily enter the gap 67 and the gap 47. As a result, the probability of occurrence of a jam (banknote jam) in the delivery conveyance path 84. Will go up.

In other words, the delivery conveying unit 30 can easily narrow the width of the rib 96L and the rib 96U by using the torsion spring 103 as compared with the case of using other urging members. It is also possible to prevent the occurrence of jam in the path 84.

Thus, the delivery conveyance unit 30 can shorten the length of the delivery conveyance path 84 while ensuring the strokes of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L by using the torsion spring 103, and the delivery conveyance path 84 can be provided within the delivery conveyance path 84. Jam can be prevented from occurring.

[1-6. Modification of First Exemplary Embodiment]
[1-6-1. Modification 1]
In the first exemplary embodiment described above, the upper arm 103U of the torsion spring 103 abuts the lower end of the upper roller 100U to urge the upper roller 100U upward, and the lower arm 103L is connected to the lower roller 100L. The lower roller 100L is urged downward in contact with the upper end. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, grooves 110 are formed along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surfaces of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, and the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are formed inside the groove 110. You may make it insert.

In this configuration, the upper arm 103U contacts the bottom of the groove 110 of the upper roller 100U and urges the upper roller 100U upward. The groove 110 of the upper roller 100U has a width slightly larger than the diameter of the upper arm 103U. For this reason, the upper arm 103U can urge the upper roller 100U upward without preventing the rotation of the upper roller 100U.

On the other hand, the lower arm 103L contacts the bottom of the groove 110 of the lower roller 100L and urges the lower roller 100L downward. The groove 110 of the lower roller 100L is also formed with a width slightly larger than the diameter of the lower arm 103L. For this reason, the lower arm 103L can also urge the lower roller 100L downward without preventing the rotation of the lower roller 100L. In this configuration, since the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L enter the respective grooves 110 of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are connected to the lower end of the upper roller 100U and It can be prevented that the lower roller 100L is displaced laterally from the upper end of the lower roller 100L.

[1-6-2. Modification 2]
In the first exemplary embodiment described above, the torsion springs 103 are provided inside the left and right ends of the front conveyance guide 82. Here, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the left and right end portions of the front conveyance guide 82 are held on the guide surface side (rear side) guide surface forming component 82A and on the opposite side (front side) of the guide surface. It may be divided into parts 82B, and the winding portion 103A of the torsion spring 103 may be sandwiched and fixed between the guide surface forming part 82A and the roller holding part 82B.

The guide surface forming component 82A is a component that forms the guide surface of the delivery conveyance path 84. The rear portion of the rib 96U to which the upper roller 100U is attached, the rear portion of the rib 96L to which the lower roller 100L is attached, and these The rear part of the main body part 95 located between the two is integrally molded. The guide surface forming component 82A is provided at the rear portion of the guide surface (that is, the side facing the roller holding component 82B) in the vertical center portion (the portion corresponding to the main body portion 95) at the rear portion of the winding portion 103A of the torsion spring 103. A rear spring holding member 120 is formed to hold the spring.

On the other hand, the roller holding component 82B is a component that holds the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. The roller holding component 82B is a front part of the rib 96U to which the upper roller 100U is attached and a front part of the rib 96L to which the lower roller 100L is attached. And the front part of the main body part 95 located between these parts are integrally molded. This roller holding component 82B has the front portion of the winding portion 103A of the torsion spring 103 at the center portion (the portion corresponding to the main body portion 95) in the vertical direction on the rear side (that is, the side facing the guide surface forming component 82A). A front spring holding member 121 for holding is formed. Further, the roller holding component 82B is formed with holes 122 for inserting the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L on the upper side and the lower side of the front spring holding member 121, respectively.

In the roller holding part 82B, the torsion spring 103 is assembled by inserting the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L of the torsion spring 103 into the upper and lower holes 122 and holding the winding portion 103A on the front spring holding member 121. . At this time, the upper arm 103U is inserted between the upper roller 100U and the sliding member 102, and the lower arm 103L is inserted between the lower roller 100L and the sliding member 102. The roller holding part 82B assembled with the torsion spring 103 in this way is attached to the guide surface forming part 82A. At this time, the winding portion 103A of the torsion spring 103 is sandwiched between the rear spring holding member 120 of the guide surface forming component 82A and the front spring holding member 121 of the roller holding component 82B.

Here, the torsion spring 103 sandwiched between the rear spring holding member 120 and the front spring holding member 121 has an upper arm 103U to project the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L upward and downward, respectively. When the lower arm 103L is opened, the winding portion 103A tries to move forward by the repulsive force of the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L, but the front spring holding member 121 is positioned on the front side of the winding portion 103A. To move forward.

On the other hand, when the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are pushed in and the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are closed, the torsion spring 103 is wound by the repulsive force of the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L. The turning portion 103A tries to move backward, but the rear spring holding member 120 is positioned on the rear side of the winding portion 103A, and therefore does not move backward.

Although omitted in the drawing, at least one of the guide surface forming component 82A and the roller holding component 82B includes a spring holding member that holds the left and right ends of the winding portion 103A of the torsion spring 103 inside. Is provided. Therefore, the torsion spring 103 is sandwiched between the guide surface forming component 82A and the roller holding component 82B, so that the position in the left-right direction is also fixed in addition to the front-rear direction.

According to this configuration, the front conveyance guide 82 can be assembled simply by attaching the roller holding component 82B to which the torsion spring 103 is assembled to the guide surface forming component 82A, so that the assembly is facilitated. Further, since the winding portion 103A of the torsion spring 103 is sandwiched back and forth, even if the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are opened and closed, the position of the winding portion 103A does not shift. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the portion of the upper arm 103U that contacts the upper roller 100U is displaced in the front-rear direction and the urging force is changed, or the upper arm 103U is detached from the upper roller 100U.

Also in this configuration, grooves 110 are formed along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surfaces of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, and the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are placed inside the groove 110. You may do it.

[2. Second exemplary embodiment]
Next, a second exemplary embodiment will be described. This second exemplary embodiment is an exemplary embodiment in which the configuration of the front conveyance guide is different from that of the first exemplary embodiment. Therefore, here, mainly the configuration of the front conveyance guide will be described, and the configuration other than the front conveyance guide will be omitted as appropriate.

[2-1. Front transport guide configuration]
11A and 11B show a front view and a side view of the front conveyance guide 200 of the second exemplary embodiment. Like the front conveyance guide 82 of the first exemplary embodiment, the front conveyance guide 200 has a plurality of ribs 96L discretely arranged at the lower end of the main body portion 95 with gaps 97L, and the main body portion 95. A plurality of ribs 96U are discretely arranged at the upper end of the plate with a gap 97U. Further, in the same manner as the front conveyance guide 82 of the first exemplary embodiment, the front conveyance guide 200 has the upper rollers 100U attached to the upper ribs 96U at the left and right ends, and the lower rollers 96L to the lower ribs 96L. 100L is attached.

Here, the upper roller 100U is different from the first exemplary embodiment, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 12 in addition to FIGS. 11A and 11B. The rotation shaft 201 is provided and is inserted into a sliding groove 202U extending in the vertical direction provided on the left and right side surfaces inside the upper rib 96U. The sliding groove 202U has an upper end extending to the vicinity of the upper surface of the rib 96U and a lower end extending to the main body 95. In this case, the upper end of the sliding groove 202U functions in the same manner as the upper stopper 105U (FIGS. 7A and 7B) of the front conveyance guide 82. That is, the upper roller 100U has the maximum protrusion amount from the upper surface of the rib 96U when the rotating shaft 201 contacts the upper end of the sliding groove 202U, and the minimum protrusion amount when it contacts the lower end of the sliding groove 202U. . As described above, the upper roller 100U is slidable in the vertical direction within a predetermined range, and is rotatable on the rib 96U in a state where the upper roller 100U is rotatable around the rotation shaft 201 parallel to the width direction of the delivery conveyance unit 30A. Is retained.

Similarly to the upper roller 100U, the lower roller 100L is provided with a rotation shaft 201, and the rotation shaft 201 is inserted into sliding grooves 202L provided on the left and right side surfaces inside the lower rib 96L. Thus, the rib 96L is held in a state in which it can slide in the vertical direction within a predetermined range and can rotate around the rotation shaft 201 parallel to the width direction of the delivery conveyance unit 30A.

The front conveyance guide 200 is composed of a guide surface forming component 200A and a roller holding component 200B as in the second modification of the first exemplary embodiment, and the upper roller 100U, A lower roller 100L and sliding

grooves

202U and 202L are provided. As shown in FIG. 13, grooves 110 into which the tip portions of the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L of the torsion spring 203 are respectively formed are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L.

The front conveyance guide 200 is fixed by sandwiching the winding portion 203A of the torsion spring 203 between the guide surface forming component 200A and the roller holding component 200B.

As shown in FIG. 14, the torsion spring 203 is different from the torsion spring 103 of the first exemplary embodiment in that the distal end portion (the portion that comes into contact with the upper roller 100U) 203Ua of the upper arm 203U is against the root portion 203Ub. Thus, the winding portion 203A is offset toward the center in the winding axis direction, and the tip portion (the portion that comes into contact with the lower roller 100L) 203La of the lower arm 203L is wound around the root portion 203Lb by the winding portion 203A. The shape is offset toward the center in the axial direction.

Specifically, the upper arm 203U includes a root portion 203Ub extending from one end in the winding axis direction of the winding portion 203A in a direction orthogonal to the winding axis direction, and parallel to the root portion 203Ub and wound by the winding portion 203A. A distal end portion 203Ua extending along an imaginary center line S passing through the axial center and an intermediate portion 203Uc positioned between the root portion 203Ub and the distal end portion 203Ua are formed in a substantially crank shape. Similarly, the lower arm 203L has a root portion 203Lb extending from the other end in the winding axis direction of the winding portion 203A in a direction orthogonal to the winding axis direction, a tip portion 203La extending along the virtual center line S, It is formed in a substantially crank shape by an intermediate portion 203Lc located between them. In other words, the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are offset so that the positions of the distal end portions 203Ua and 203La in the winding axis direction coincide with (or substantially coincide with) the center of the winding portion 203A in the winding axis direction. Has been. In this case, the offset amount of the upper arm 203U and the offset amount of the lower arm 203L are both about half the length of the winding portion 203A in the winding axis direction.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the guide surface forming component 200A is arranged on the rear side of the guide surface (that is, the side facing the roller holding component 200B) on the rear side at the center portion (the portion corresponding to the main body portion 95). A spring holding member 204 is formed. On the other hand, in the roller holding component 200B, a front spring holding member 205 is formed in a central portion (portion corresponding to the main body portion 95) in the vertical direction on the rear side (that is, the side facing the guide surface forming component 200A). Further, the roller holding component 200B is formed with an upper hole 206U into which the upper arm 203U is inserted and a lower hole 206L into which the lower arm 203L is inserted on the upper side and the lower side of the front spring holding member 205, respectively.

The upper hole 206U has a quadrangular shape, and the upper arm 203U is offset in the winding axis direction (that is, the left-right direction). Therefore, the length in the left-right direction is at least the tip portion 203Ua of the upper arm 203U and the root portion. It is larger than the offset amount of 203 Ub. Further, the vertical length of the upper hole 206U is a length corresponding to the movable range of the upper arm 203U in the vertical direction. The lower hole 206L also has the same shape and size as the upper hole 206U.

The roller holding component 200B inserts the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L of the torsion spring 203 into the upper hole 206U and the lower hole 206L, and holds the winding part 203A on the front spring holding member 205, whereby the torsion spring 203 is assembled. At this time, the upper arm 203U is placed in the groove 110 of the upper roller 100U, and the lower arm 203L is placed in the groove 110 of the lower roller 100L. The roller holding component 200B assembled with the torsion spring 203 in this way is attached to the guide surface forming component 200A. At this time, the winding portion 203A of the torsion spring 203 is sandwiched between the rear spring holding member 204 of the guide surface forming component 200A and the front spring holding member 205 of the roller holding component 200B, so that The position is fixed.

By the way, as described above, the torsion spring 203 is configured such that the tip portions 203Ua and 203La of the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are offset toward the center in the winding axis direction of the winding portion 203A with respect to the root portions 203Ub and 203Lb. is doing. For this reason, unlike the first exemplary embodiment, the front conveyance guide 200 matches the positions of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L without shifting in the left-right direction (the width direction of the front conveyance guide 82). Be able to.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11A, the front conveyance guide 200 has a vertically symmetrical shape in which the left and right ribs 96U and the lower ribs 96L are aligned in the left-right direction. Yes. The configuration of the front conveyance guide 200 is as described above. The left and right ribs 86U and the lower left and right ribs 86L are aligned in the left-right direction so that the rear conveyance guide 83 is also symmetrical with the front conveyance guide 82 in the front-rear direction. About the operation | movement of the delivery conveyance part 30A which has such a front side conveyance guide 200 and the back side conveyance guide 83, etc. are the same as 1st exemplary embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

[2-2. Summary]
As described above, in the second exemplary embodiment, the tip portions 203Ua and 203La of the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are the root portions as the biasing members that bias the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. The torsion spring 203 offset to the center side in the winding axis direction of the winding portion 203A with respect to 203Ub and 203Lb was used.

By doing so, the left and right direction (delivery conveyance path) of the upper roller 100U biased upward by the tip end portion 203Ua of the upper arm 203U and the lower roller 100L biased downward by the tip end portion 203La of the lower arm 203L. 84 in the width direction) can be matched.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 15, in the case of the torsion spring 103 used in the first exemplary embodiment, since the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are offset in the winding axis direction, When the side arm 103L opens and closes (that is, opens and compresses), not only the vertical direction but also the horizontal direction (winding axis direction) is applied to each of the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L, and the torsion spring 103 A rotational moment is generated which tends to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow R as a whole or in the opposite direction. If the torsion spring 103 is rotated by this rotational moment, the upper arm 103U and the lower arm 103L are disengaged from the grooves 110 of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, and the front conveyance guide 82 is broken. On the other hand, in order to securely fix the winding portion 103A so as not to rotate, it is necessary to mold the rear spring holding member 120, the front spring holding member 121, and the like holding the winding portion 103A with high accuracy, and manufacturing. This leads to an increase in cost.

On the other hand, in the case of the torsion spring 203 used in the second exemplary embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the offset in the winding axis direction between the tip portion 203Ua of the upper arm 203U and the tip portion 203La of the lower arm 203L. Even if the arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are opened and closed (that is, opened and compressed), no rotational moment is generated.

Thereby, the front conveyance guide 200 of the second exemplary embodiment can reduce the failure probability and the manufacturing cost as compared with the front conveyance guide 82 of the first exemplary embodiment. That is, in the second exemplary embodiment, in addition to the same effects as the first exemplary embodiment, the failure probability of the front conveyance guide 200 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

[2-3. Modification of Second Exemplary Embodiment]
[2-3-1. Modification 1]
In the above-described second exemplary embodiment, the roller holding component 200B is provided with the square upper hole 206U and the lower hole 206L into which the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are inserted, but the present invention is not limited thereto. 16A and 16B, the roller holding component 200B may be provided with an L-shaped upper hole 210U and a lower hole 210L instead of the rectangular upper hole 205U and the lower hole 205L. Good. 16A is a perspective view of the roller holding component 200B, and FIG. 16B is a rear view of the roller holding component 200B as viewed from behind.

The upper hole 210U into which the upper arm 203U is inserted is formed on the upper side of the front spring holding member 205, and is one end side in the left-right direction of the front spring holding member 205 (that is, the winding portion 203A held by the front spring holding member 205). 210Ua extending upward from the upper arm 203U side) (referred to as a vertical portion) and 210Ub extending from one end to the other end in the left-right direction of the front spring holding member 205 (referred to as a horizontal portion) 210Ub Therefore, it is formed in an L shape as a whole.

The horizontal portion 210Ub of the upper hole 210U has a length in the left-right direction that is at least larger than the offset amount of the tip portion 203Ua and the root portion 203Ub of the upper arm 203U. Further, the vertical portion 210Ua of the upper hole 210U has a length in the left-right direction slightly larger than the diameter of the upper arm 203U, and the length in the vertical direction is a length corresponding to the movable range in the vertical direction of the upper arm 203U. ing.

On the other hand, the lower hole 210L into which the lower arm 203L is inserted is formed on the lower side of the front spring holding member 205 and is held by the other end in the left-right direction of the front spring holding member 205 (that is, held by the front spring holding member 205). A vertical portion 210La extending downward from the lower arm 203L side) of the wound portion 203A and a horizontal portion 210Lb extending from the other end in the left-right direction of the front spring holding member 205 to one end, as a whole. Is formed.

The horizontal portion 210Lb of the lower hole 210L has a length in the left-right direction that is at least larger than the offset amount of the tip portion 203La and the root portion 203Lb of the lower arm 203L. Further, the vertical portion 210La of the lower hole 210L has a length in the left-right direction slightly larger than the diameter of the lower arm 203L, and the length in the vertical direction corresponds to the movable range in the vertical direction of the lower arm 203L. It is length.

When the torsion spring 203 is attached to the roller holding component 200B having the L-shaped upper hole 210U and the lower hole 210L, first, the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are closed so as to be substantially parallel. . Accordingly, the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L can be inserted into the horizontal portions 210Ub and 210Lb of the upper hole 210U and the lower hole 210L, respectively.

In this state, the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are inserted into the horizontal portions 210Ub and 210Lb of the upper hole 210U and the lower hole 210L, respectively. Then, when the upper arm 203U and the base portions 203Ub and 203Lb of the lower arm 203L are inserted into the horizontal portions 210Ub and 210Lb of the upper hole 210U and the lower hole 210L, the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are opened. Then, the base portions 203Ub and 203Lb of the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L enter the vertical portions 210Ua and 210La of the upper hole 210U and the lower hole 210L, and the tip portions 203Ua and 203La of the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L The upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L abut.

By attaching the torsion spring 203 to the roller holding component 200B in this way, the left and right positions of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are regulated by the vertical portions 210Ua and 210La of the upper hole 210U and the lower hole 210L. The Thereby, the roller holding component 200B can prevent the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L of the torsion spring 203 from coming off from the grooves 110 of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L in the left-right direction.

Further, once the torsion spring 203 is attached, the roller holding component 200B cannot be removed unless the upper arm 203U and the lower arm 203L are closed until they are substantially parallel. For this reason, for example, the roller holding component 200B can prevent the torsion spring 203 from falling off when the roller holding component 200B is attached to the guide surface forming component 200A, and can be easily attached to the guide surface forming component 200A.

[2-3-2. Modification 2]
Further, in the above-described second exemplary embodiment, the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are each provided with the rotation shaft 201, and the rotation shaft 201 is formed on both the left and right side surfaces inside the roller holding component 200B. The sliding

grooves

202U and 202L are inserted. Not limited to this, as in the first exemplary embodiment, the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are assembled to the sliding member 102, and the sliding member 102 is formed on the left and right side surfaces inside the roller holding component 200B. You may make it insert in the sliding

grooves

101U and 101L.

Also, conversely, the torsion spring 203 of the second exemplary embodiment may be provided in place of the torsion spring 103 in the front conveyance guide 82 of the first exemplary embodiment. In this case, since the lower roller 100L is positioned directly below the upper roller 100U, as shown in FIG. 17, the left and right upper sliding grooves 101U on which the upper roller 100U slides and the lower roller 100L slide on each other. The left and right sliding grooves 101 L that move are connected in the vertical direction to form one sliding groove 101 on each side. Accordingly, the sliding member 102 of the upper roller 100U and the sliding member 102 of the lower roller 100L are inserted into the same sliding groove 101. For this reason, the lower end of the sliding member 102 of the upper roller 100U and the upper end of the sliding member 102 of the lower roller 100L abut at the center in the vertical direction of the left and right sliding grooves 101. The upward protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the downward protrusion amount of the lower roller 100L are minimized.

[3. Third exemplary embodiment]
Next, a third exemplary embodiment will be described. This third exemplary embodiment is an exemplary embodiment in which the configuration of the roller holding component is different from the second exemplary embodiment. Therefore, here, the configuration of the roller holding component will be mainly described, and the configuration other than the roller holding component will be omitted as appropriate.

[3-1. Configuration of roller holding parts]
FIG. 18 shows a side view of the roller holding component 300B of the third exemplary embodiment as viewed from the left and a KK sectional view as viewed from the rear. FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the roller holding component 300B. 18 and 19 show a roller holding component 300B attached to a guide surface forming component 200A similar to that of the second exemplary embodiment, and the guide surface forming component 200A and the roller holding component 300B are shown. Thus, the front conveyance guide 300 is configured.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the roller holding component 300B for holding the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L is provided with one sliding groove 301 extending in the vertical direction on each of the left and right side surfaces. ing. The sliding groove 301 extends from the upper end of the upper rib 96U to the lower end of the lower rib 96L.

The upper roller 100U is assembled to a U-shaped sliding member 302. The sliding member 302 has a partially different shape from the sliding member 102 of the first exemplary embodiment. That is, in the sliding member 302, the length of the shaft 302B that is not inserted into the upper roller 100U is longer than the length of the shaft 302A that is inserted (that is, the length of the shafts 102A and 102B of the sliding member 102). It is getting longer. Similarly, the lower roller 100L is also assembled to the U-shaped sliding member 302. Also in this sliding member 302, the length of the shaft 302B that is not inserted into the lower roller 100L is longer than the shaft 302A that is inserted.

Furthermore, the roller holding component 300B penetrates from one of the left and right sliding grooves 301 to the outer side of the roller holding component 300B from the center in the vertical direction to the outer side in the depth direction of the central portion of the predetermined vertical range. A hole 303 is formed. The length in the vertical direction of the through hole 303 is a length corresponding to the movable range in the vertical direction of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L.

The sliding member 302 to which the upper roller 100U is assembled has one shaft 302A inserted into the upper roller 100U on the upper side, the other shaft 302B on the lower side, and an intermediate portion 302C that connects them. It is inserted into the left and right sliding grooves 301 of the roller holding component 300B in a direction toward the side of the sliding groove 301 that is not provided. Similarly, the sliding member 302 to which the lower roller 100L is assembled passes through one of the shafts 302A inserted into the lower roller 100L on the lower side, the other shaft 302B on the upper side, and the intermediate portion 302C connecting them. It is inserted into the left and right sliding grooves 301 in a direction toward the sliding groove 301 side where the hole 303 is not provided.

At this time, the sliding member 302 of the upper roller 100U and the sliding member 302 of the lower roller 100L each have a through-hole 303 in which the tip of the shaft 302B is formed outside in the depth direction of the central portion of the sliding groove 301. Has been inserted.

For this reason, the upper roller 100U has a maximum upward protrusion when the shaft 302B of the sliding member 302 contacts the upper end 303U of the through hole 303, while the lower roller 100L When the shaft 302B comes into contact with the lower end 303L of the through hole 303, the downward projecting amount is maximized. That is, the upper end 303U and the lower end 303L of the through-hole 303 function similarly to the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L of the first exemplary embodiment. Further, the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L each have a minimum protruding amount when the shaft 302B of each sliding member 302 abuts at the center in the vertical direction of the sliding groove 301. The configuration of the roller holding component 300B is as described above.

[3-2. Summary]
As described so far, in the third exemplary embodiment, in the sliding member 302 of the upper roller 100U, the length of the shaft 302B that is not inserted into the upper roller 100U is longer than the shaft 302A that is inserted. did. Similarly, for the sliding member 302 of the lower roller 100L, the length of the shaft 302B that is not inserted into the lower roller 100L is longer than the shaft 302A that is inserted into the lower roller 100L.

Furthermore, a through hole 303 that penetrates to the outer surface of the roller holding component 300B is formed on the outer side in the depth direction of the central portion in one of the left and right sliding grooves 301 formed inside the roller holding component 300B. Then, the sliding member 302 of the upper roller 100U and the sliding member 302 of the lower roller 100L are inserted into the sliding groove 301 so that the tip of the shaft 302B of the sliding member 302 enters the through hole 303. I did it.

Thereby, in the front conveyance guide 300 of the third exemplary embodiment, the shaft 302B of the sliding member 302 of the upper roller 100U abuts the upper end of the through hole 303, and the shaft of the sliding member 302 of the lower roller 100L. When 302B comes into contact with the lower end of the through hole 303, the upward protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the downward protrusion amount of the lower roller 100L are maximized. That is, the front conveyance guide 300 has the upper end 303U and the lower end 303L of the through hole 303 formed on the outer side in the depth direction of the center portion of the sliding groove 301, and the upper stopper 105U and the lower side of the first exemplary embodiment. It is made to function in the same manner as the stopper 105L (that is, a stopper that regulates the maximum protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L).

As described above, when the upper end 303U and the lower end 303L of the through hole 303 formed outside the sliding groove 301 in the depth direction are used in place of the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L, the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L. As compared with the case where the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L are used, the variation in the vertical protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L can be reduced.

For example, as shown in FIG. 20, in the front conveyance guide 82 having the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L, the length in the front-rear direction from the base of the upper arm 103U to the sliding groove 101 in which the upper roller 100U slides is obtained. From the base of the upper arm 103U to the upper stopper 105U in the longitudinal direction B, the manufacturing variation in the vertical direction of the upper stopper 105U from the length D, and a reference value of the protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U. Let the amount of deviation in the vertical direction be length C. Here, the length D is a variation that always occurs when the front conveyance guide 82 is manufactured. The relationship between the length A, the length B, the length D, and the length C is shown in the graph of FIG. As is apparent from this graph, the length C varies more than the length D as the difference between the length A and the length B increases.

That is, in the front conveyance guide 82, a larger variation than the vertical manufacturing variation of the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L appears as a variation in the vertical protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L.

On the other hand, the front conveyance guide 300 of the third exemplary embodiment does not include the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L, but provides a through hole 303 outside the sliding groove 301. The upper end 303U and the lower end 303L are made to function in the same manner as the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L. In the case of the front conveyance guide 300, the length A is equal to the front conveyance guide 82 as shown in FIG. 18, but the length B does not exist and the vertical manufacturing variation of the through hole 303 becomes the length D. . In this case, as shown in the graph of FIG. 22, the length D (manufacturing variation in the vertical direction of the through hole 303) is directly the length C (variation in the vertical protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U).

Therefore, the front conveyance guide 300 can reduce the variation in the protruding amount in the vertical direction of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, compared to the front conveyance guide 82. Further, the front conveyance guide 300 reduces the variation in the vertical protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, so that the protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L exceeds the threshold (see FIG. 22). When reaching the indicated NG area), the probability of being a defective product can be greatly reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[3-3. Modification of Third Exemplary Embodiment]
In the above-described third exemplary embodiment, the upper end 303U and the lower end 303L of the through hole 303 provided on the outer side in the depth direction of the sliding groove 301 are protruded in the vertical direction of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. It was used as a stopper for regulating the amount. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L are provided closer to the sliding groove 101 than the configuration shown in FIG. May be.

As described above, the length C, which is the variation in the protrusion amount of the upper roller 100U, increases as the difference between the length A and the length B increases, that is, the distance in the front-rear direction between the sliding groove 101 and the upper stopper 105U increases. It gets bigger. Therefore, when the upper stopper 105U is brought close to the sliding groove 101, the length C is reduced accordingly, as shown in the graph of FIG. Therefore, the front conveyance guide 310 is not as large as the front conveyance guide 300 of the third exemplary embodiment, but the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L in the vertical direction compared to the front conveyance guide 82 shown in FIG. The variation in the protruding amount can be reduced.

It should be noted that it is desirable that the front and rear positions of the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L coincide with the front and rear positions of the sliding groove 101, but the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L are moved along the sliding groove 101. Since they slide, they cannot be provided within the sliding area of these upper roller 100U and lower roller 100L (inside the area indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 23). Therefore, the position in the front-rear direction of the upper stopper 105U and the lower stopper 105L may be as close as possible to the sliding groove 101 outside the sliding region of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L.

[4. Other exemplary embodiments]
[4-1. Other Exemplary Embodiment 1]
In the first exemplary embodiment described above, the upper roller 100U is provided on each of the two ribs 96U located at the left and right ends of the upper side of the front side conveyance guide 82 constituting the delivery guide portion 81, and the front side conveyance guide 82 is provided. A lower roller 100L is provided on each of the two ribs 96L located at the left and right ends of the lower side. Not limited to this, the upper roller 100U may be provided on the ribs 96U other than the ribs 96U at the left and right ends, and similarly, the lower roller 100L may be provided on the ribs 96L other than the ribs 96L at the left and right ends. Good.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper roller 100U may be provided not in the front conveyance guide 82 but in the rear conveyance guide 83, or in both the front conveyance guide 82 and the rear conveyance guide 83. Similarly, the lower roller 100L may be provided not in the front conveyance guide 82 but in the rear conveyance guide 83, or in both the front conveyance guide 82 and the rear conveyance guide 83. The same applies to the exemplary embodiments other than the first exemplary embodiment.

[4-2. Other exemplary embodiment 2]
Further, in each of the exemplary embodiments described above, the upper unit 21 located above the delivery conveyance unit 30 (30A to 30F) and the lower unit 22 located below can be pulled out from the inside of the apparatus housing 2, respectively. The present disclosure is applied to the automatic teller machine 1 that is being used. The present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to the automatic teller machine 1 in which only one of the upper unit 21 and the lower unit 22 can be withdrawn from the inside of the apparatus housing 2.

[4-3. Other exemplary embodiment 3]
Furthermore, in each exemplary embodiment described above, the delivery roller 30 is provided with the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L as specific examples of the first positioning unit and the second positioning unit. For example, as shown in FIG. 25, instead of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, a plate-like upper projection 400U and lower projection 400L having a substantially bowl-shaped cross section are provided on the front conveyance guide 82, as shown in FIG. It may be provided.

The upper protrusion 400U is thinner than the rib 96U, and is attached to the rib 96U so that the semicircular portion 401U protrudes from a hole provided on the upper surface of the rib 96U. The upper projecting portion 400U is provided with a downwardly extending portion 402U extending downward at the rear end of the semicircular portion 401U, and two are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the downwardly extending portion 402U with a space in the vertical direction. A cylindrical sliding shaft 403 is provided for each. In the upper protrusion 400U, the two left and right sliding shafts 403 are inserted into the vertically extending sliding grooves 404U formed on the left and right side surfaces inside the rib 96U. Can be slid up and down.

On the other hand, the lower protrusion 400L is thinner than the rib 96L, and is attached to the rib 96L so that the semicircular portion 401L protrudes from a hole provided in the lower surface of the rib 96L. The lower protruding portion 400L is provided with an upwardly extending portion 402L extending upward at the front end of the semicircular portion 401L. Two lower protruding portions 400L are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the upwardly extending portion 402L with a space in the vertical direction. A cylindrical sliding shaft 403 is provided for each. In the lower protrusion 400L, the left and right sliding shafts 403 are inserted into the sliding grooves 404L formed in the left and right side surfaces inside the rib 96L and extending in the vertical direction. On the other hand, it can slide up and down. Further, the upper protrusion 400U and the lower protrusion 400L are urged upward and downward by a coil spring 405, respectively.

In the delivery conveyance unit 30 having such a configuration, the upper protrusion 400U is fitted into the upper groove 68 instead of the upper roller 100U, and the lower protrusion 400L is inserted into the lower groove 48 instead of the lower roller 100L. By fitting, the upper protrusion 400U and the lower protrusion 400L function in the same manner as the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L. Note that one plate-like slide shaft extending in the vertical direction may be provided on each of the left and right side surfaces of the upper protrusion 400U instead of the columnar slide shafts 403 provided in each case. . The same applies to the lower protrusion 400L.

In addition, the first positioning unit and the second positioning unit are different from each other as long as they function in the same manner as the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L, the upper protrusion 400U, and the lower protrusion 400L. The positioning unit may be provided in the delivery conveyance unit 30.

[4-4. Other exemplary embodiment 4]
Further, in the above-described third exemplary embodiment, the outer side of the roller holding component 300B is disposed outside the central portion in one of the left and right sliding grooves 301 formed inside the roller holding component 300B. A through hole 303 penetrating to the side surface is provided. Not only this but the groove | channel which reaches to the outer surface vicinity of the roller holding | maintenance component 300B instead of the through-hole 303 is formed in the outer side of the depth direction of the center part in one of the sliding grooves 301. Good. In other words, the central portion of the sliding groove 301 may be made one step deeper than the other portions. In this case, the upper end and the lower end of the groove formed on the outer side in the depth direction of the central portion of the sliding groove 301 function as a stopper that regulates the protruding amount of the upper roller 100U and the lower roller 100L.

[4-5. Other exemplary embodiment 5]
Further, in each exemplary embodiment described above, the present disclosure is applied to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 as a specific example of the medium processing apparatus. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the three guide portions are connected to connect the conveyance path. As long as the medium processing apparatus has a mechanism that performs the same, it can be applied to a medium processing apparatus having a configuration different from that of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. Furthermore, in each exemplary embodiment described above, the present disclosure is applied to the automatic teller machine 1 as a specific example of the medium transaction apparatus. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and three guide units are connected to connect the conveyance path. Any medium transaction apparatus provided with a medium processing apparatus having a mechanism can be applied to a medium transaction apparatus having a configuration different from that of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 1. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a medium transaction apparatus provided with a medium processing apparatus that conveys a medium (ticket, ticket, etc.) other than banknotes.

[4-6. Other Exemplary Embodiment 6]
Furthermore, in each exemplary embodiment described above, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is provided with the delivery guide part 81 as a specific example of the transport guide part that forms the delivery transport path 84 as the first transport path. Instead, as long as it functions in the same manner as the delivery guide portion 81, a conveyance guide portion having a configuration different from that of the delivery guide portion 81 may be provided. Furthermore, in each exemplary embodiment described above, the storage-side guide unit as a specific example of the first connection-side transport guide unit that forms the storage-side transport path 44 as the second transport path in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. 41 was provided. Not only this but the connection side conveyance guide part of the structure different from the storage side guide part 41 may be provided if it functions similarly to the storage side guide part 41. Furthermore, in each exemplary embodiment described above, the conveyance unit side guide unit is provided as a specific example of the second connection side conveyance guide unit that forms the conveyance unit side conveyance path 64 as the third conveyance path in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. 61 was provided. Not only this but the connection side conveyance guide part of the structure different from the conveyance part side guide part 61 may be provided if it functions similarly to the conveyance part side guide part 61.

Further, in each of the exemplary embodiments described above, as a specific example of the urging portion, a torsion spring 103 having

upper arms

103U and 203U as first arms and

lower arms

103L and 203L as second arms, 203 and the coil spring 405 are used, but different urging portions may be used as long as they function in the same manner. Furthermore, in each of the exemplary embodiments described above, the upper stopper 105U, the lower stopper 105L, the

upper arms

103U and 203U, the

lower arms

103L and 203L, and the through hole 303 are used as specific examples of the restricting portion. Not limited to these, as long as they function in the same manner, a restricting portion different from these may be used.

[4-7. Other Exemplary Embodiment 7]
Further, the present disclosure is not limited to each exemplary embodiment described above. That is, the present disclosure also covers the exemplary embodiment in which some or all of the exemplary embodiments described above and other exemplary embodiments are arbitrarily combined, and the exemplary embodiments in which some are extracted. Is.

The present disclosure can be used in various medium processing apparatuses having a mechanism for connecting, for example, three guide portions to connect a conveyance path.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-241413 is incorporated herein by reference.

All documents, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually described to be incorporated by reference, Incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

A transport guide portion that forms a first transport path through which a medium is transported between two guide surfaces facing each other at a predetermined interval;
A first connection-side conveyance guide portion that forms a second conveyance path connected to one end of the first conveyance path by being coupled to one side of the conveyance guide section;
A second connection side conveyance guide part that forms a third conveyance path connected to the other end of the first conveyance path by being coupled to the other side of the conveyance guide part; and
A first positioning portion that engages with the first connection-side conveyance guide portion to define a position between the first connection-side conveyance guide portion and the second connection side; A second positioning portion that engages with the transport guide portion and defines a position between the second connection side transport guide portion, the first positioning portion, and the second positioning portion; An urging portion for urging in the direction of the connection side conveyance guide portion and the second connection side conveyance guide portion;
Media processing device.
The biasing part is
A torsion spring having a winding part and a first arm and a second arm extending from the winding part;
The first positioning part is
Biased by the first arm of the torsion spring;
The second positioning part is
Biased by the second arm of the torsion spring;
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1.
The first positioning part is
A first roller that protrudes from the portion of the transport guide portion facing the first connection-side transport guide portion toward the first connection-side transport guide portion;
The second positioning part is
A second roller protruding from the portion of the transport guide portion facing the second connection side transport guide portion toward the second connection side transport guide portion;
The first connection-side conveyance guide portion and the second connection-side conveyance guide portion are formed with grooves for fitting the first roller and the second roller,
The conveyance guide part
The first roller is fitted into the groove of the first connection-side conveyance guide portion, so that a position between the first roller and the first connection-side conveyance guide portion is defined, and the second roller is By fitting into the groove of the second connection side conveyance guide portion, a position between the second connection side conveyance guide portion and the second connection side conveyance guide portion is defined.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2.
The first roller and the second roller are:
Each of the first roller or the second roller is rotatably supported and attached to a sliding member that slides along a sliding groove provided in the conveyance guide portion.
The conveyance guide part
Holding the first roller and the second roller attached to the sliding member by the sliding groove so as to be slidable in a protruding direction protruding from the transport guide portion and in a direction opposite to the protruding direction;
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3.
The sliding member is
It is a U-shaped member composed of two shafts facing each other and an intermediate portion connecting them, and supports the first roller or the second roller rotatably by one shaft, The tip of one shaft, the tip of the other shaft, and the intermediate portion slide along the slide groove by being inserted into the slide groove.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 4.
In the conveyance guide part,
A restricting portion for restricting a protruding amount of the first roller and the second roller from the conveyance guide portion;
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5.
The regulation part is
The first arm and the second arm of the torsion spring, and a stopper that abuts against the first arm and the second arm and regulates the opening amount of the first arm and the second arm. ,
When the first arm and the second arm abut against the stopper and the opening amount becomes maximum, the first arm and the second arm are respectively connected to the other shaft of the sliding member. Restricting the amount of protrusion of the first roller and the second roller from the transport guide portion by restricting sliding in the protruding direction of the sliding member
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6.
The stopper is
It is formed integrally with the transport guide part, and is disposed between the root of the first arm and the base of the second arm and the sliding groove in the transport guide part.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 7.
The stopper is
In the conveyance guide part, the first roller and the second roller are arranged at a position closest to the sliding groove outside the sliding region.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 8.
The regulation part is
A stopper formed at a predetermined position on the sliding groove and contacting the other shaft of the sliding member, and when the other shaft of the sliding member contacts the stopper, the stopper Restricting the amount of protrusion of the first roller and the second roller from the conveyance guide portion by restricting sliding of the moving member in the protrusion direction;
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6.
The torsion spring is
A tip portion of the first arm extending from one end side in the central axis direction of the winding portion and a tip portion of the second arm extending from the other end side in the central axis direction of the winding portion are respectively the first portion. The base part of the arm and the base part of the second arm are offset in the direction toward the center in the central axis direction of the winding part,
The medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 10.
The conveyance guide part
The guide having one of the two guide surfaces forming the first transport path is provided with the first roller, the second roller, and the torsion spring, and the guide further includes a guide surface side. And a guide surface forming component that forms the guide surface, and a roller holding component that is positioned on the opposite side of the guide surface side and holds the first roller and the second roller. The torsion spring winding portion is sandwiched and held between the guide surface forming component and the roller holding component.
The medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 11.
The torsion spring is
A tip portion of the first arm extending from one end side in the central axis direction of the winding portion and a tip portion of the second arm extending from the other end side in the central axis direction of the winding portion are respectively the first portion. The base part of the arm and the base part of the second arm are offset in the direction toward the center of the winding part in the central axis direction,
In the roller holding part,
Holes for inserting the first arm and the second arm of the torsion spring are provided,
The hole for inserting the first arm and the hole for inserting the second arm are such that the torsion spring can be inserted by closing the first arm and the second arm, respectively. It is shaped like a letter,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 12.
The first roller and the second roller are formed with grooves into which the first arm and the second arm of the torsion spring enter, respectively, on the outer peripheral surface of the roller.
The medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 13.
The first transport path is connected to a transport guide portion that forms a first transport path through which a medium is transported between two guide surfaces facing each other with a predetermined interval, and to one side of the transport guide portion. A first connection-side conveyance guide portion that forms a second conveyance path connected to one end of the first conveyance path, and a third connection portion that is connected to the other end of the first conveyance path by being coupled to the other side of the conveyance guide portion. A second connection-side conveyance guide portion that forms a conveyance path, and engages with the first connection-side conveyance guide portion between the first connection-side conveyance guide portion and the conveyance guide portion. A first positioning part that defines the position of the second connection part, a second positioning part that engages with the second connection-side transport guide part and defines a position between the second connection-side transport guide part, The first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are connected to the first connection-side transport guide portion and the second positioning portion. Comprising a medium processing apparatus provided with an urging portion for urging the direction of the connection-side conveying guide unit,
Conveying the medium to each part via the medium processing device;
Media transaction device.