JP2013125309A - Foreign matter ejecting device and paper handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably eject foreign matters.SOLUTION: A conveyance belt is stretched around a plurality of pulleys disposed below a housing part which houses papers still but releases foreign matters down so as to form a flat part which receives foreign matters dropping from the housing part to place the foreign matters thereon and conveys the foreign matters to the feed-out side and the return side opposite to the feed-out side. A control unit controls a belt driving unit so that the conveyance belt is rotated in one rotation direction together with the plurality of pulleys in order to convey the foreign matters to the feed-out side, and the control unit controls the belt driving unit so that the conveyance belt is rotated in the other rotation direction together with the plurality of pulleys in order to convey the foreign matters to the return side, and the control unit controls an oscillating unit so that the flat part of the conveyance belt is oscillated. Thus, foreign matters can be fed out to be ejected after a pile of the foreign matters is broken by oscillating the fat part of the conveyance belt, and thereby the foreign matters can be reliably ejected.

Description

  The present invention relates to a foreign matter discharging apparatus and a paper sheet handling apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs deposit and withdrawal of banknotes.

  A conventional banknote depositing / dispensing machine is provided with a box-shaped banknote insertion unit for inserting banknotes for depositing, and a banknote inserted into a banknote insertion unit by a customer at the time of depositing a predetermined banknote receiving unit The deposit processing is performed so as to be taken into the bill depositing / dispensing machine from the bill inserting unit.

  However, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, a coin, a clip, or the like may be erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion unit by the customer (that is, inserted together with the banknote or alone) when depositing.

  In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, when a coin, a clip, or the like is erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion unit, the coin, the clip, or the like may become a foreign object for the depositing process of the banknote, resulting in a malfunction or failure.

  For this reason, conventionally, as a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, a foreign matter discharging unit as shown in FIG. 23 for discharging coins, clips or the like erroneously inserted into the banknote feeding unit as foreign matter to the outside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine. Some are provided with 100.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the foreign matter discharge unit 100 includes a box-shaped bill insertion unit 101, and a plurality of comb teeth 102 at the bottom of the bill insertion unit 101 are, for example, the size of a coin 104 as a foreign matter. Are provided at predetermined intervals so that the coins 104 pass through.

  Thereby, the foreign material discharge | emission part 100 is fastened in the said banknote insertion part 101 so that the banknote 103 thrown into the banknote insertion part 101 may be received with the several comb tooth 102. FIG.

  Moreover, when the foreign material discharge | emission part 100 accidentally inserts the coin 104 as a foreign material into the banknote insertion part 101 accidentally, the coin 104 is dropped down from the said banknote insertion part 101 through between the several comb teeth 102, for example. Yes.

  By the way, in the foreign material discharge unit 100, a pair of transport pulleys 105 and 106 are arranged at a predetermined interval along the horizontal direction, for example, on the lower side of the bill insertion unit 101, and are transported to the pair of transport pulleys 105 and 106. A belt 107 is hung.

  The foreign matter discharge unit 100 includes an upper flat portion (hereinafter also referred to as an upper flat portion) 107A and a lower flat portion (hereinafter referred to as this) formed between the pair of transport pulleys 105 and 106 in the transport belt 107. 107B is parallel to the comb teeth 102, and one conveying pulley 105 side of the upper flat portion 107A is opposed to the entire comb teeth 102.

  As a result, the foreign matter discharging unit 100 places the coin 104 on the upper flat portion 107 </ b> A of the conveyor belt 107 when, for example, a coin 104 as a foreign matter falls from the bill insertion unit 101 through a plurality of comb teeth 102. I have received it.

  In addition, the foreign matter discharging unit 100 is slightly above the center portion of the upper flat portion 107A of the conveyor belt 107, for example, a coiled spring 108 for breaking the overlap of the coins 104 as foreign matters. It is arranged in parallel with the width direction of the conveyor belt 107.

  In addition to this, the foreign matter discharger 100 is arranged above the one transport pulley 105 so that a substantially plate-shaped restricting plate 109 has one end close to the transport belt 107.

  Further, the foreign matter discharging unit 100 has a substantially U-shaped regulating plate 110 on the upper side of the other conveying pulley 106, and one end portion thereof is slightly wider than the upper flat portion 107A of the conveying belt 107, for example, the thickness of the coin 104. Are arranged parallel to each other with a gap therebetween.

  Further, in the foreign matter discharge unit 100, a foreign matter return container 111 is disposed in the vicinity of the other transport pulley 106 with its opening positioned below the upper flat portion 107A of the transport belt 107.

  In the foreign matter discharging unit 100, a pair of sensors 112 and 113 are arranged opposite to each other in the vicinity of the upper side of the one transport pulley 105 and in the vicinity of the upper side of the other transport pulley 106.

  As a result, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, for example, one or a plurality of coins 104 (that is, foreign matters) as foreign matters dropped from the bill insertion portion 101 via the sensors 112 and 113 are placed on the upper flat portion 107A of the conveying belt 107. When this is detected, the pair of transport pulleys 105 and 106 are rotationally driven in the same clockwise direction.

  Therefore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine rotates the conveyor belt 107 in the clockwise direction and conveys the coin 104 placed on the upper flat portion 107A in the feeding direction indicated by the arrow a10 in the drawing.

  Here, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, for example, one or a plurality of coins 104 may be placed on the upper flat portion 107A of the transport belt 107 without overlapping at all.

  In this case, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine sequentially passes the one or a plurality of coins 104 through the gap between the upper flat portion 107A and one end of the restriction plate 110 by rotating the transport belt 107 in the clockwise direction. It is dropped from 107A and stored in the foreign object return container 111.

  In this case, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, for example, a plurality of coins 104 may be placed in a wedge shape between the spring 108 and the regulating plate 110 in the upper flat portion 107A of the transport belt 107.

  That is, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, for example, one of the plurality of coins 104 is placed on the upper flat portion 107A of the transport belt 107 so that one surface is in contact with the other, and the other plurality of coins 104 is the corresponding one. In some cases, the coins 104 are supported in order by the edges of the coins 104 and overlap each other in an inclined posture in which the other conveying pulley 106 side is lower than the one conveying pulley 105 side.

  Incidentally, in the following description, out of the plurality of coins 104 overlapped in a wedge shape, one coin 104 in a posture in which one surface is in contact with the upper flat portion 107A of the conveyor belt 107 is also referred to as a horizontal posture coin 104.

  Further, in the following description, among the plurality of coins 104 overlapped in a wedge shape, other coins 104 placed on the upper flat portion 107A of the conveyor belt 107 so as to be supported in order by the edge of the horizontal posture coin 104 and overlap in an inclined posture. The plurality of coins 104 are also referred to as inclined posture coins 104, respectively.

  In the following description, these horizontal posture coins 104 and the plurality of inclined posture coins 104 are also simply referred to as coins 104 when it is not particularly necessary to distinguish them.

  In this case, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, when the conveyor belt 107 is rotated in the clockwise direction and the plurality of coins 104 overlapped in a wedge shape are conveyed in the feeding direction, the total thickness of the plurality of coins 104 is one coin. Since it is much thicker than the thickness of 104, the plurality of coins 104 are caught in the gap between the upper flat portion 107 </ b> A and one end portion of the regulating plate 110.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine detects the hooking of the plurality of coins 104 in the gap between the upper flat portion 107A and one end of the restriction plate 110 via the pair of sensors 112 and 113. Accordingly, the pair of transport pulleys 105 and 106 are rotationally driven in the same counterclockwise direction by a predetermined rotation angle.

  Therefore, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine rotates the conveyor belt 107 in the counterclockwise direction to move the entire plurality of coins 104 placed on the upper flat portion 107A in the return direction indicated by the arrow b10 in the drawing opposite to the feeding direction. It is transported so as to return a predetermined distance.

  Accordingly, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine causes the horizontal posture coins 104 to enter the gap between the upper flat portion 107 </ b> A of the conveyor belt 107 and the springs 108, and causes the plurality of inclined posture coins 104 to sequentially hit the peripheral side surface of the springs 108. .

  Thereby, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, the plurality of inclined posture coins 104 are arranged one by one on the upper flat portion 107A of the conveyor belt 107 so as to collapse in order according to the conveyance in the return direction.

  Then, the banknote banknote depositing / dispensing machine again drives the pair of transport pulleys 105 and 106 in the same clockwise direction to rotate the transport belt 107 in the clockwise direction, thereby feeding a plurality of coins 104 with their overlaps broken. It is conveyed in the direction and stored in the foreign object return container 111 as described above.

  In this manner, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine removes the coin 104 from the banknote insertion unit 101 through the foreign material return container 111 even if, for example, a coin 104 as a foreign material is erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion unit 101. It was returned to the customer (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-52400 A (page 5, page 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 11)

  By the way, for example, as shown in FIGS. 24A and 24B, in a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, if a relatively large number of coins 104 are erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion unit 101 as foreign matter, In the flat portion 107A, a plurality of coins 104 may be placed between the regulating plate 109 and the spring 108 and between the spring 108 and the regulating plate 110, respectively.

  That is, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, a plurality of coins 104 are placed in order on the entire upper flat portion 107A of the conveyor belt 107 between the regulation plate 109 and the spring 108, and between the spring 108 and the regulation plate 110. A plurality of coins 104 may be stacked in a wedge shape as described above.

  Also in this case, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine conveys the plurality of coins 104 in the feeding direction, the plurality of coins 104 overlapped in a wedge shape are separated from the gap between the upper flat portion 107A and one end portion of the regulating plate 110 as described above. Therefore, the plurality of coins 104 are continuously conveyed in the return direction.

  However, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, when the horizontal posture coins 104 slightly enter the gap between the upper flat portion 107A of the conveyor belt 107 and the spring 108, a plurality of the coins are sequentially arranged between the regulating plate 109 and the spring 108. No more coins can be transported in the feed direction.

  For this reason, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, depending on the spring 108, the wedge-shaped overlap of the plurality of coins 104 cannot be broken, and the plurality of coins 104 are conveyed again in the feeding direction while being stacked in a wedge shape.

  In such a case, the bill depositing / dispensing machine cannot break the wedge-shaped overlap of the plurality of coins 104 even if the plurality of coins 104 are alternately conveyed in the feeding direction and the return direction sequentially. A plurality of coins 104 cannot be fed out from the upper flat portion 107A of the belt 107 to the discharge side.

  As described above, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine is provided with the foreign matter discharging unit 100 for discharging foreign matter erroneously inserted into the banknote inserting unit 101, but it is difficult to say that the foreign matter can be reliably discharged. was there.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a foreign matter discharge device and a paper sheet handling device that can reliably discharge foreign matter.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, at the lower end, a storage unit in which a paper sheet to be stored is not passed, and a hole for allowing a wrongly inserted foreign object to pass through is formed, A plurality of pulleys supported below the lower end in such a manner that their rotation axes are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval, and are supported to be rotatable in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction around the rotation axis. Conveying on a plurality of pulleys so as to form a flat part for receiving foreign matter falling from the lower end of the paper and feeding the foreign matter to the feeding side and the return side opposite to the feeding side A belt, a belt driving unit that drives the conveyor belt to rotate in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction together with a plurality of pulleys, a vibration unit that vibrates the flat part of the conveyor belt, and for conveying foreign matter to the feeding side One rotation of conveyor belt with multiple pulleys The belt drive unit is controlled to rotate in the direction of rotation, the belt drive unit is controlled to rotate the conveyance belt in the other rotation direction together with a plurality of pulleys for conveying the foreign matter to the return side, and the conveyance belt is flattened. And a control unit that controls the vibrating unit so as to vibrate the unit.

  Therefore, in the present invention, since the plurality of foreign matters transported to the feeding side by the flat portion of the transport belt overlap so as to be difficult to be fed out for discharge, the plurality of foreign matters are returned to the return side while being overlapped. Even if it is transported, the flat portion can be continuously vibrated, and the plurality of foreign matters can be transported to the feeding side again after breaking the overlap and fed out from the flat portion for discharge.

  According to the present invention, the lower end of the storage unit includes a storage unit in which a hole for allowing a foreign object that has been erroneously inserted to pass through is dropped at the lower end without passing the paper sheet to be stored. , A plurality of pulleys supported so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction around the rotation shaft with the rotation shafts parallel to each other at a predetermined interval, and dropped from the lower end of the housing portion Conveying belts, which are received on a foreign object, are formed on a plurality of pulleys so as to form a flat portion for conveying the foreign substance to a feeding side and a return side opposite to the feeding side. A belt drive unit that drives the conveyor belt to rotate in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction together with the pulley, a vibration unit that vibrates the flat part of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of pulleys for conveying the foreign matter to the feeding side Bell to rotate the belt in one rotation direction The drive unit is controlled, and the belt drive unit is controlled so as to rotate the conveyor belt together with a plurality of pulleys in the other rotation direction for conveying the foreign matter to the return side, and further the vibration is performed so as to vibrate the flat part of the conveyor belt. Since a plurality of foreign matters conveyed to the feeding side by the flat portion of the conveying belt overlap so as to be difficult to be fed out for discharging, the plurality of foreign matters are overlapped. Even if it is transported to return to the return side in a state where it is in a state, it continues to vibrate the flat part, breaks the overlap, and then transports it again to the feeding side and feeds it out from the flat part for discharge. Thus, a foreign matter discharge device and a paper sheet handling device that can reliably discharge foreign matter can be realized.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the external appearance structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a rough-line side view which shows one Embodiment of the internal structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a rough-line side view which shows the structure (1) of a foreign material discharge part. It is a rough-line front view which shows the structure (2) of a foreign material discharge part. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a banknote accommodating part. It is a rough-line top view with which it uses for description of selection of the arrangement position of the banknote support part in a banknote accommodating part. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a foreign material receipt delivery part. FIG. 6 is a schematic top view for explaining the selection of the width of a foreign matter feeding path in the receiving and feeding guide and the selection of the arrangement positions of the light emitting element and the light receiving element with respect to the lower wall portion. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of a drive of a conveyance belt. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of the insertion of the banknote and the coin with respect to the banknote insertion / extraction part at the time of banknote payment. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of isolation | separation of the banknote and coin which were thrown into the banknote insertion extraction part. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of the rotation to the one rotation direction of the conveyance belt at the time of a foreign material discharge | emission process. It is a rough front view with which it uses for description of the rotation to the other rotation direction following the rotation to the one rotation direction of the conveyance belt at the time of a foreign material discharge | emission process. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of the vibration of a conveyance belt at the time of a foreign material discharge | emission process. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of the rotation to one rotation direction following the vibration of the conveyance belt at the time of a foreign material discharge | emission process. It is a timing chart which shows a foreign material discharge processing procedure (1). It is a timing chart which shows a foreign material discharge processing procedure (2). It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of the vibration of the conveyance belt using the eccentric cam by other embodiment. It is a rough-line front view which shows the structure of the conveyance belt by other embodiment. It is a rough-line side view which shows the structure (1) of the foreign material discharge part by other embodiment. It is a rough-line front view which shows the structure (2) of the foreign material discharge part by other embodiment. It is a rough front view with which it uses for description of the detection of the presence or absence of the delivery of the foreign material from the foreign material receipt delivery part by other embodiment. It is a rough-line front view which shows the structure of the conventional foreign material discharge part. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of the movement of several coins piled on the conveyance belt in the shape of a wedge.

The best mode for carrying out the invention (hereinafter, also referred to as an embodiment) will be described below with reference to the drawings. The description will be given in the following order.
(1) Embodiment (2) Other embodiments

(1) Embodiment (1-1) External configuration of automatic teller machine In FIG. 1, 1 shows an external configuration of an automatic teller machine to which the present invention is applied as a whole. The automatic teller machine 1 has a substantially box-shaped housing (hereinafter also referred to as a cashier housing) 2.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow a1 in the figure when the automatic teller machine 1 is viewed facing the front surface 2A of the teller machine housing 2 is also referred to as the left direction. The opposite direction is also called the right direction.

  In the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow b1 in the figure when the automatic teller machine 1 is viewed facing the front surface 2A of the depositor housing 2 is also referred to as an upward direction. The opposite direction is also called the downward direction.

  Furthermore, in the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow c1 in the figure when the automatic teller machine 1 is viewed facing the front surface 2A of the teller machine housing 2 is also referred to as a front direction. The opposite direction is also called the backward direction.

  A front panel 3 formed in a substantially L shape so as to be recessed toward the rear surface 2B rather than the front surface 2A is provided at the front upper end portion of the teller machine housing 2.

  In this case, a substantially horizontal upward panel 3A facing upward in the front panel 3 is provided with, for example, a touch screen 4 capable of displaying various operation images and touching the surface at the center.

  Further, on the upper panel 3A of the front panel 3, for example, a coin insertion / extraction unit 5 for inserting and taking out coins as cash is provided on the left side.

  Further, on the upper panel 3A of the front panel 3, for example, on the right side, a banknote insertion / removal unit 6 for inserting and taking out rectangular banknotes as cash is provided.

  On the other hand, in the front panel 3B which is substantially vertical facing forward in the front panel 3, for example, on the left side, a bankbook is inserted at the time of transaction, and a bankbook insertion / ejection port for discharging the bankbook and transaction statement. 7 is provided.

  Further, in the front panel 3, the front panel 3 </ b> B is also provided with a card insertion / ejection port 8 for inserting and ejecting various cards such as a cash card and a credit card at the time of transaction, for example, on the right side.

  In addition, a return port 9 is provided on the front surface 2A of the teller machine housing 2 to return coins, clips, etc. to the customer when the coins, clips, etc. are mistakenly inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6. ing.

  The automatic teller machine 1 displays an operation image on the touch screen 4 and switches and displays the operation image as appropriate according to a touch operation on the surface of the touch screen 4 by the customer.

  Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 guides the customer through the operation screen for a desired transaction procedure such as depositing cash or depositing cash out.

  The automatic teller machine 1 allows the customer to insert a passbook and a card into the passbook insertion / extraction port 7 and the card insertion / extraction port 8 according to the guidance, and the coin insertion / extraction unit 5 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 to deposit coins. Or bills.

  The automatic teller machine 1 allows the customer to receive the bankbook, transaction statement, and card discharged from the bankbook insertion / extraction port 7 and the card insertion / extraction port 8 according to the guidance, and the coin insertion / extraction unit 5 and the bill insertion / extraction unit 6. To take out coins and banknotes for withdrawal.

  In this way, the automatic teller machine 1 can perform transactions such as cash deposit and withdrawal desired by the customer.

(1-2) Internal structure of automatic teller machine Next, the internal structure of the automatic teller machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. By the way, below, for convenience, the configuration related to the deposit and withdrawal of banknotes will be described as the internal configuration of the automatic teller machine 1, and the description of the configuration related to the deposit and withdrawal of coins will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 10 having, for example, a microcomputer configuration that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1 is provided in the automatic teller machine 2 in the automatic teller machine 1.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, the foreign substance discharge unit 11 having the above-described bill insertion / extraction unit 6 and the return port 9 is disposed, for example, above the center inside the cash dispenser housing 2, and a discrimination unit. 12 and a temporary storage unit 13 are also arranged.

  Furthermore, in the cash dispenser housing 2 in the cash dispenser 1, for example, a plurality of bills are stored in denominations below the center (that is, each stores only one specific type of bill). The bill storage cassettes 14 to 16 are built in (that is, fixed inside) in advance.

  Furthermore, in the cash dispenser housing 2 of the automatic teller machine 1, for example, below the center, banknotes identified as abnormal at the time of transaction (hereinafter also referred to as reject banknotes). A reject cassette 17 for storing the paper is detachably provided.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, banknotes are inserted between the banknote insertion / removal unit 6, the discrimination unit 12, the temporary storage unit 13, the plurality of banknote storage cassettes 14 to 16, and the reject cassette 17. A conveyance path 18 for conveyance is also arranged.

  Incidentally, the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 has a rectangular banknote such that the longitudinal direction of the banknote (hereinafter referred to as the banknote longitudinal direction) coincides with the left direction and one long side faces downward. Contained in posture.

  In the following description, when the banknotes are to be stored in the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6, the banknote longitudinal direction of the banknotes is made to coincide with the left direction, and the posture that stands up with one long side facing down is stored upright. Also called posture.

  And in the automatic teller machine 1, according to the standing accommodation attitude | position at the time of accommodating a banknote in the banknote insertion / extraction part 6, a banknote is made into the transversal direction of the said banknote (henceforth this is also called a banknote short direction). Is conveyed in a direction that matches the conveyance direction.

  Moreover, in the automatic teller machine 1, according to the direction of conveyance of such a banknote, the said banknote is made into a banknote longitudinal direction by the discrimination part 12, the temporary storage part 13, several banknote storage cassettes 14 thru | or 16, and the rejection cassette 17. It is handled in a direction that matches the left direction.

  When the banknote is deposited, when one or more banknotes for depositing are inserted by the customer into the banknote insertion / removal unit 6, the control unit 10 feeds out the banknote for depositing from the banknote insertion / removal unit 6. The mechanism conveys the sheets one by one to the discrimination unit 12 through the feeding conveyance path 18, and the discrimination unit 12 discriminates the denomination and state of the banknote.

  As a result, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes identified as normal in the discrimination unit 12 from the discrimination unit 12 to the temporary holding unit 13 via the conveyance path 18 and temporarily holds the banknote. Suspend the deposit of the banknote.

  Moreover, the control part 10 conveys the banknote discriminated as abnormal by the discrimination part 12 by breakage, a break, etc., ie, a reject banknote, from the discrimination part 12 to the banknote insertion / extraction part 6 via the conveyance path 18.

  And the control part 10 takes in the reject banknote in the banknote insertion / extraction part 6 with the banknote taking-in mechanism which is not shown in figure, and returns it so that a customer may take out from the said banknote insertion / extraction part 6.

  Thus, when all the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 are identified in the discrimination unit 12, the control unit 10 determines the total amount of banknotes identified as normal (that is, the amount of deposit). It is presented to the customer via the touch screen 4.

  As a result, when the customer confirming the deposit amount is instructed to deposit banknotes via the touch screen 4, the control unit 10 delivers the banknotes temporarily held from the temporary storage unit 13 one by one. It returns to the discrimination part 12 via the path 18.

  And after the control part 10 discriminate | determines the money type of a banknote again in the discrimination part 12, the banknote by which the money type was discriminated from the said discrimination part 12 is respond | corresponded via the conveyance path 18 according to the identified money type. Are transported to and stored in the banknote storage cassettes 14 to 16. In this way, the control unit 10 can deposit banknotes as a transaction desired by the customer.

  On the other hand, when the amount of money to be dispensed is designated by the customer at the time of withdrawal of the banknote, the control unit 10 feeds out the banknote corresponding to the designated amount from the banknote storage cassettes 14 to 16 one by one through the conveyance path 18. Then, it is conveyed to the discrimination unit 12 so that the discrimination unit 12 discriminates the denomination and state of the banknote.

  As a result, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes identified as normal in the discrimination unit 12 from the discrimination unit 12 to the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 via the conveyance path 18, and the banknotes are taken in by the banknote taking-in mechanism. Take it into the input / output part 6.

  However, if a reject banknote exists in the banknote discriminated by the discrimination unit 12, the control unit 10 transports the reject banknote from the discrimination unit 12 to the temporary storage unit 13 via the transport path 18. Hold.

  And the control part 10 will complete the conveyance of the banknote of the amount designated for withdrawal to the banknote insertion / withdrawal part 6, and the amount of money designated for the withdrawal will be sent from the banknote insertion / removal part 6 to the customer. The banknotes are taken out and handed over. In this way, the control unit 10 can withdraw banknotes as a transaction desired by the customer.

  By the way, if the control part 10 hold | maintains a reject banknote in the temporary storage part 13 in this case, after completion | finish of withdrawal (namely, after handing over a banknote to the customer), it was temporarily hold | maintained from the temporary storage part 13. The reject banknotes are fed out one by one and returned to the discrimination unit 12 via the conveyance path 18.

  The control unit 10 discriminates the denomination and state of the reject banknote again in the discrimination unit 12, and then conveys and stores the reject banknote in the reject cassette 17 via the transport path 18.

  In this way, when the banknotes are withdrawn, the control unit 10 finds reject banknotes among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage cassettes 14 to 16, sorts the reject banknotes, and stores them in the dedicated reject cassette 17. Do not use for withdrawals.

(1-3) Configuration of Foreign Object Discharge Unit Next, the configuration of the foreign material discharge unit 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the foreign material discharge unit 11 is disposed, for example, near the upper right front in the depositor housing 2.

  And the foreign material discharge | emission part 11 is arrange | positioned in the substantially box-shaped storage part 20 from which the surface 20A of an upper board becomes a part of above-mentioned upward panel 3A, and the said storage part 20, toward one end from the other It consists of a foreign material conveyance path 21 in which the return port 9 is formed at the other end so as to convey the foreign material.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the one end of the foreign material conveyance path 21 that conveys the foreign material from one end to the other end is also called a conveyance path one end, and the other end is also called a conveyance path other end.

  The storage unit 20 has, for example, a rectangular opening (hereinafter also referred to as a banknote deposit / withdrawal port) 20AX for depositing / withdrawing banknotes at the front end of the upper plate. It is formed parallel to the left direction. And in the accommodating part 20, the above-mentioned banknote insertion / withdrawal part 6 is accommodated just under the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 20AX.

  Here, the bill insertion / removal unit 6 includes a banknote storage unit 22 having a substantially square pipe shape with a rectangular cross section, a shutter 23 having a substantially flat rectangular shape, And a shutter driving unit 24 including a motor for driving the shutter 23 and a plurality of gears.

  As shown in FIG. 5 together with FIGS. 3 and 4, the banknote storage unit 22 has a rectangular opening 22A at one end and a rectangular opening at the other end of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage unit 20 respectively. It is selected almost equal to the size.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the longitudinal direction of the opening 22A at one end (also the longitudinal direction of the opening at the other end) in the banknote accommodating part 22 is also referred to as the opening longitudinal direction, and the short direction of the opening 22A at the one end. (It is also the short direction of the opening at the other end) is also called the short direction of the opening.

  And the banknote accommodating part 22 has one end facing upward and the other end facing downward, the opening longitudinal direction is parallel to the left direction, and the opening lateral direction is parallel to the front direction. Is disposed to face the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage unit 20 with a predetermined gap therebetween.

  In the following description, one end facing upward in the banknote accommodating part 22 is also referred to as an upper end of the accommodating part, and an opening 22A formed at the upper end of the accommodating part is also referred to as an upper opening 22A.

  Moreover, in the following description, the other end facing downward in the banknote accommodating part 22 is also called a accommodating part lower end, and the opening part formed in the said accommodating part lower end is also called a lower side opening part.

  The banknote accommodating part 22 supports a banknote in the above-mentioned standing accommodation attitude | position in a lower side opening part (namely, in order to keep a banknote accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 22) For example, two prismatic banknotes The support portions 22B and 22C have their longitudinal directions parallel to the short opening direction (that is, the front direction) and are arranged at equal intervals along the long opening direction.

  Thereby, as for the banknote accommodating part 22, the lower side opening part is divided | segmented into three holes 22D thru | or 22F by two substantially horizontal banknote support parts 22B and 22C.

  On the other hand, the size of the shutter 23 is selected to be slightly larger than the size of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage unit 20.

  The shutter 23 enters a gap between the front end portion of the upper plate of the storage unit 20 and the upper end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22 in a posture with one surface facing upward, and the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX and the upper opening unit 22A. It is supported so as to be movable between a position where both are closed and a position where the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX and the upper opening 22A are both opened away from the position.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the position where the shutter 23 enters the gap between the front end portion of the upper plate of the storage unit 20 and the upper end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22 and closes both the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX and the upper opening 22A. Is also referred to as a closed position.

  Moreover, in the following description, the position where the shutter 23 retracts to the rear side from the closed position and opens both the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX and the upper opening 22A is also referred to as an open position.

  Thereby, the banknote insertion / withdrawal unit 6 moves the shutter 23 to the rearward open position by the shutter driving unit 24 in accordance with the control of the shutter driving unit 24 by the control unit 10 described above, and the banknote depositing / withdrawing of the storage unit 20. Both the mouth 20AX and the upper opening 22A of the banknote accommodating part 22 can be opened.

  Further, the bill insertion / removal unit 6 moves the shutter 23 to the front closed position by the shutter driving unit 24 in accordance with the control of the shutter driving unit 24 by the control unit 10, and the bill insertion / withdrawal port 20 </ b> AX of the storage unit 20. Both upper opening 22A of the banknote accommodating part 22 can be obstruct | occluded.

  Therefore, the banknote insertion / withdrawal unit 6 moves the shutter 23 when depositing banknotes to open both the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage unit 20 and the upper opening 22A of the banknote storage unit 22, thereby enabling the banknote deposit / withdrawal port. A banknote for depositing can be inserted into the banknote accommodating part 22 through the 20AX and the upper opening 22A sequentially.

  Then, the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 feeds the bills inserted into the bill storage unit 22 from the bill storage unit 22 one by one by the bill delivery mechanism (not shown) as described above, to the discrimination unit 12 via the conveyance path 18. Can be transported.

  Moreover, the banknote insertion / withdrawal part 6 takes in the banknote for withdrawal with the banknote taking-in mechanism (not shown) to the banknote accommodating part 22 as mentioned above at the time of banknote withdrawal.

  And the banknote insertion / withdrawal unit 6 moves the shutter 23 to open both the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage unit 20 and the upper opening 22A of the banknote storage unit 22, so that the banknote for withdrawal from the banknote storage unit 22 is opened. Can be taken out sequentially through the upper opening 22A and the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX.

  Here, the arrangement positions of the two banknote support sections 22B and 22C with respect to the inside of the lower opening of the banknote storage section 22 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in the banknote accommodating part 22, the length of the opening longitudinal direction of a lower side opening part is set to L1, and the distance from the center of the said lower side opening part to the centerline of each banknote support part 22B and 22C is set to L2.

  Moreover, the banknote longitudinal direction length of the smallest banknote (that is, the length of the banknote longitudinal direction is the shortest) among the plurality of types of banknotes that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 (hereinafter also referred to as the smallest banknote) BL1. Let L3.

  Incidentally, the minimum banknote BL1 among a plurality of types of banknotes that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 is a 1000 yen banknote when the automatic teller machine 1 is used in Japan.

  Furthermore, in the banknote accommodating part 22, the banknote longitudinal direction of the minimum banknote BL1 was made parallel to the opening longitudinal direction, and one short side of the minimum banknote BL1 was brought into contact with one inner wall in the opening longitudinal direction of the banknote accommodating part 22. The distance from the center of the lower opening to the other short side of the smallest banknote BL1 is L4, and the distance from the center of the lower opening to the center of the smallest banknote BL1 is L5.

  And in the banknote accommodating part 22, the largest (namely, the longest length of a banknote longitudinal direction) banknote (Hereinafter, this is also called the largest banknote.) Of the several types of banknote which can be handled with the automatic teller machine 1 If the length of the bill in the longitudinal direction is L6, equation (1)

      L1> L6 (1)

As shown, the length in the opening longitudinal direction of the lower opening is selected to be longer than the length in the bill longitudinal direction of the largest banknote.

  Incidentally, the largest banknote among a plurality of types of banknotes that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 is a 10,000 yen banknote when the automatic teller machine 1 is used in Japan.

  In addition, in the banknote accommodating part 22, (2) type | formula

      L4> L2> L5 (2)

As shown, the banknote support portions 22B and 22C are placed between the center of the minimum banknote BL1 and one and the other short side, respectively, wherever the center of the minimum banknote BL1 is located with respect to the lower opening. The arrangement positions of the banknote support portions 22B and 22C are selected so as to be positioned.

  Thereby, the banknote accommodating part 22 makes all the several types of banknotes from which a magnitude | size differs in the standing accommodation attitude | position at the time of the payment | withdrawal of a banknote, and withdrawal, and supports it by two banknote support parts 22B and 22C (namely ,. Can be received (ie, held).

  And in the banknote accommodating part 22, the length of each opening longitudinal direction of the three holes 22D thru | or 22F formed so that a lower side opening part may be divided by two banknote support parts 22B and 22C is set to L7, for example, cash When the diameter of the largest coin (that is, the longest diameter on one side) among the plurality of types of coins that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 (hereinafter also referred to as the largest coin) is L8, the above (1) After satisfying the selection conditions of the arrangement positions of the banknote support portions 22B and 22C represented by the formula and the formula (2), the formula (3)

      L7> L8 (3)

As shown, the length in the opening longitudinal direction of each of these three holes 22D to 22F is selected to be longer than the diameter of the largest coin.

  By the way, the largest coin among the multiple types of coins that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 is 500 yen coin when the automatic teller machine 1 is used in Japan, and the diameter is 26.5 [mm]. is there.

  Moreover, in the banknote accommodating part 22, when the length of the opening side direction of a lower side opening part, ie, the length of each of the three holes 22D thru | or 22F, is set to L9, (4) type | formula

      L9> L8 (4)

As shown, the length of the three holes 22D to 22F in the short direction of the opening is also selected to be longer than the diameter of the largest coin.

  Thus, in the banknote accommodating part 22, the magnitude | size of the three holes 22D thru | or 22F is selected on the basis of the magnitude | size of a coin as a foreign material thrown into the said banknote accommodating part 22 accidentally.

  Thereby, for example, when the banknote storage unit 22 deposits a banknote, even if any of a plurality of types of coins having different sizes is inserted as a foreign object, the coin is moved to the lower end side of the storage unit by its own weight. It can be dropped and further passed through the three holes 22D to 22F and dropped below the banknote accommodating part 22.

  In addition, for example, when a bill is received, even when a clip or a game medal is mistakenly inserted as a foreign object when the bill is deposited, if the bill is smaller than the three holes 22D to 22F, Similarly, it can be dropped under the banknote accommodating part 22.

  Incidentally, as is clear from the above description, the three holes 22D to 22F at the lower end of the storage section in the banknote storage section 22 do not pass banknotes to be stored (that is, banknotes for depositing and dispensing). Foreign objects such as coins, clips, and play medals are allowed to pass through.

  Therefore, in the following description, the three holes 22D to 22F at the lower end of the accommodating portion of the banknote accommodating portion 22 are also referred to as foreign matter dropping holes 22D to 22F.

  Thus, in the foreign material discharge part 11, even if a coin, a clip, etc. are accidentally inserted into the banknote storage part 22 of the banknote insertion / removal part 6 when depositing a banknote, they fall from the banknote storage part 22 as foreign objects. Can be removed.

  That is, in the foreign material discharge unit 11, for example, when a banknote is deposited, even if a coin or a clip is mistakenly inserted into the banknote storage unit 22 of the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 together with a banknote for depositing, the banknote is stored as a foreign material. It can be removed from the bill by removing it from the portion 22.

  Moreover, in the foreign material discharge | emission part 11, even if only a coin, a clip, etc. are thrown in accidentally without inserting a banknote into the banknote accommodating part 22 of the banknote insertion extraction part 6 at the time of deposit | paying a banknote, these are made into a foreign material. It can be dropped and removed from the accommodating portion 22.

  In addition, the storage unit 20 stores a foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 for receiving foreign matters such as coins dropped from the banknote storage unit 22 and feeding them to the foreign material transport path 21 under the banknote storage unit 22. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 7 together with FIGS. 3 and 4, the foreign material receiving / feeding unit 25 has a rotation axis parallel to the front direction substantially below the left edge of the lower end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22. The left pulley 26 is supported so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction and in the other rotation direction.

  Further, the foreign matter receiving and feeding part 25 has a rotation axis parallel to the front direction obliquely lower right than the right edge of the lower end of the storage part of the banknote storage part 22, and one rotation direction and another rotation direction about the rotation axis. It also has a right pulley 27 that is rotatably supported by the motor.

  In this case, the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 are arranged so as to be aligned along the right direction. In the foreign matter receiving and feeding part 25, the conveyor belt 28 made of a flat belt having a width substantially equal to the length in the opening short direction of the lower end of the storage part of the banknote storage part 22 is provided from the right pulley 26 to the left pulley 27, for example. Between the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27, a pair of substantially linear portions 28A and 28B are formed.

  Incidentally, the conveyor belt 28 is not particularly provided with irregularities and protrusions on the outer surface and the inner surface, but in the following description, the left pulley is used regardless of the shape of the outer surface and the inner surface of the conveyor belt 28 and the presence or absence of processing. A pair of substantially straight portions 28A and 28B between 26 and the right pulley 27 are also referred to as flat portions 28A and 28B.

  However, in the following description, the upper flat portion 28A of the pair of flat portions 28A and 28B between the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in the conveyor belt 28 is also referred to as the upper flat portion 28A, and the lower flat portion 28B. Is also referred to as the lower flat portion 28B.

  As a result, the foreign matter receiving and feeding part 25 opposes the left side of the upper flat part 28 </ b> A of the conveyor belt 28 to the lower part of the storage part of the banknote storage part 22 with a predetermined interval.

  Accordingly, the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 can receive foreign matters such as coins falling from the lower end of the storage portion of the banknote storage portion 22 so as to be placed on the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the transport belt 28.

  The foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 also has a belt driving unit 29 that drives the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 to rotate in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction.

  Incidentally, for example, the belt drive unit 29 is disposed on the rear side of the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in the storage unit 20, and the motor and the output shaft of the motor are rotated by one of the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. And a plurality of gears coupled to the shaft.

  The foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 rotates the transport belt 28 in one rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 by the belt driving unit 29 according to the control of the belt driving unit 29 by the control unit 10 described above.

  As a result, the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 can convey (move) the foreign matter received so as to be placed on the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the conveying belt 28 to the right by the conveying belt 28.

  Further, the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 causes the belt driving unit 29 to rotate the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in the other rotation direction according to the control of the belt driving unit 29 by the control unit 10.

  As a result, the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 can also transport (move) the foreign matter received so as to be placed on the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the transport belt 28 to the left by the transport belt 28.

  Further, the foreign material receiving and feeding part 25 has a substantially L-shaped pipe-shaped receiving and feeding guide 30 formed so that one end thereof is bent at a substantially right angle with respect to the central part.

  In the following description, one end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 is also referred to as a guide one end, and the end of the guide, that is, one end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 is also referred to as a guide end.

  In the following description, the other end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 is also referred to as the other end of the guide, and the other end of the guide, that is, the other end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 is also referred to as the other end of the guide.

  Furthermore, in the following description, a central portion between one end of the guide and the other end of the guide in the receiving / feeding guide 30, that is, a central portion of the receiving / feeding guide 30 is also referred to as a guide central portion.

  The receiving / feeding guide 30 has a rectangular foreign matter taking-in opening (hereinafter, also referred to as a foreign matter taking-in port) having a size substantially equal to or slightly larger than the lower end of the receiving portion of the banknote receiving portion 22 at one end of the guide. ) 30X is formed with its longitudinal direction parallel to the left direction.

  The receiving and feeding guide 30 has a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge of the foreign matter intake port 30X at one end of the guide as a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge at the lower end of the storage portion of the banknote storage portion 22. The foreign material intake port 30X is opposed to the lower end of the accommodating portion, and the lower side of the guide central portion is opposed to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, and the other end of the guide is located on the right side of the right pulley 27. It is arranged so as to protrude.

  Also, the receiving and feeding guide 30 has a wall portion 30A to 30C facing the front side, the rear side, and the left side, and a wall facing the lower side, in a lower portion facing the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in the center portion of the guide. A rectangular opening 30Y that is long in the right direction and has a size substantially equal to that of the upper flat portion 28A is formed so as to leave the other end of the portion 30D.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the opening 30Y formed in the lower portion in the guide central portion of the receiving and feeding guide 30 is also referred to as a belt opening 30Y.

  In the following description, the wall portion 30A facing the front side in the receiving and feeding guide 30 is also called the front wall portion 30A, the wall portion 30B facing the rear side is also called the rear wall portion 30B, and the wall faces the left side. The part 30C is also referred to as a left wall part 30C, and the wall part 30D facing downward at the other end part is also referred to as a lower wall part 30D.

  Here, the front wall portion 30A is a wall portion extending from the front edge of one end of the receiving and feeding guide 30 (that is, the front edge of the foreign matter intake port 30X) to the front edge of the other end of the guide, and is a substantially L-shaped flat plate. It is formed in a shape.

  The receiving / feeding guide 30 is arranged so that the inner surface of the front edge portion of the belt opening 30Y in the front wall portion 30A is close to the front edge of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, and the front opening 30Y The edge is positioned below the front edge of the upper flat portion 28A.

  The rear wall portion 30B is a wall portion extending from the rear edge of one end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 (that is, the rear edge of the foreign material intake port 30X) to the rear edge of the other end of the guide, and has a substantially L-shaped plate shape. Is formed.

  Then, the receiving and feeding guide 30 brings the inner surface of the rear edge portion of the belt opening 30Y in the rear wall portion 30B close to the rear edge of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, so that the belt opening 30Y The rear edge is positioned below the rear edge of the upper flat portion 28A.

  Further, the left wall portion 30C extends from the left edge of one end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 (that is, the left edge of the foreign material intake port 30X) to the lower left edge of the center portion of the guide (that is, the left edge of the belt opening 30Y). It is a wall part and is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape.

  In the receiving and feeding guide 30, the lower edge of the left wall portion 30C (that is, the lower left edge of the guide central portion) is brought close to the left edge of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28.

  Furthermore, the receiving and feeding guide 30 has an upper wall portion (hereinafter referred to as an upper wall) extending from the right edge of one end of the guide (that is, the right edge of the foreign matter intake port 30X) to the upper edge of the other end of the guide. 30E) is formed in a substantially L-shaped plate shape.

  The receiving / feeding guide 30 has a portion of the upper wall portion 30 </ b> E that is on the upper side of the center portion of the guide opposed to a right edge portion of the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the conveying belt 28.

  In this way, the receiving and feeding guide 30 is like a coin from the lower end of the accommodating portion between the lower end of the accommodating portion of the banknote accommodating portion 22 and the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 by one end of the guide and the central portion of the guide. A passage (hereinafter also referred to as a foreign matter dropping passage) for guiding the foreign matter to drop to the upper flat portion 28A is formed so as not to have a gap for the foreign matter to enter.

  As a result, the receiving and feeding guide 30 allows the foreign matter such as coins that have passed through the foreign matter dropping holes 22D to 22F of the banknote accommodating portion 22 to pass through the foreign matter dropping passage without being scattered around the lower end of the accommodating portion. It can be dropped to the upper flat portion 28A.

  Further, when a foreign matter such as a coin falls to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, the receiving and feeding guide 30 holds the foreign matter on the upper flat portion 28A without spilling from the upper flat portion 28A by the foreign matter dropping passage. be able to.

  By the way, the receiving and feeding guide 30 covers the right edge portion of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 by the right side portion (that is, the front wall portion 30A, the rear wall portion 30B, and the upper wall portion 30E) of the guide central portion. .

  As a result, the receiving and feeding guide 30 is transported by being surrounded by the right edge portion of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 together with the front wall portion 30A, the rear wall portion 30B, and the upper wall portion 30E inside the right side of the guide center portion. A foreign matter feed passage having a rectangular cross section having a width substantially equal to the width of the belt 28 is formed.

  Accordingly, the receiving / feeding guide 30 has a width substantially equal to the width of the conveying belt 28 at the other end of the guide in the same manner as the foreign matter feeding passage on the right side of the center of the guide, and is connected to the foreign matter feeding passage. A hole having a rectangular cross section is formed.

  The receiving and feeding guide 30 is also formed in a rectangular shape having a foreign matter feeding opening (hereinafter also referred to as a foreign matter feeding port) 30 </ b> Z at the other end of the guide having a width substantially equal to the width of the conveyor belt 28.

  The receiving / feeding guide 30 is formed such that the other end of the guide is inclined with respect to the substantially horizontal center of the guide so that the foreign matter feeding port 30Z is inclined obliquely downward to the right. The hole 20BX is inserted in the wall 20B.

  However, the receiving and feeding guide 30 has the left edge of the lower wall portion 30D (that is, the right edge of the belt opening 30Y) close to the arc-shaped portion on the right side of the conveyor belt 28.

  As a result, the receiving and feeding guide 30 connects the foreign matter feeding passage inside the right side of the center of the guide to the hole at the other end of the guide so that there is no step where foreign matter is caught and there is no gap where foreign matter enters. Yes.

  That is, the receiving and feeding guide 30 extends the foreign matter feeding passage inside the right side of the guide central portion to the foreign matter feeding port 30Z by the hole at the other end of the guide (that is, the hole at the other end of the guide from the right inside of the guide central portion). To the foreign matter delivery port 30Z is formed as a foreign matter delivery passage).

  Incidentally, the section on the right side of the guide central portion in the foreign matter feeding path is formed substantially horizontally, and therefore the section on the right side of the guide central portion is also referred to as a horizontal section in the following description.

  Further, the section in the other end portion of the guide in the foreign matter feeding path is formed to be inclined in the diagonally downward direction to the right. Therefore, in the following description, the section in the other end portion of the guide is also referred to as an inclined section.

  The receiving / feeding guide 30 is conveyed to the right edge of the upper flat portion 28A by being passed through the horizontal section of the foreign matter feeding path by the conveyor belt 28 by inclining the foreign matter feeding path as an inclined section at the end of the horizontal section. A foreign object such as a coin can be moved by sliding the inclined section diagonally downward to the right under its own weight, and finally fed out from the foreign substance delivery port 30Z.

  The receiving / feeding guide 30 has the height of the horizontal section of the foreign material feeding path (that is, the gap between the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 and the inner surface of the upper wall portion 30E opposed thereto) of the automatic teller machine 1. Is selected so that the thickest coin (hereinafter also referred to as the thickest coin) can be passed up to two or three even if they are stacked one above the other. ing.

  Incidentally, the thickest coin among a plurality of types of coins that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 is a 500 yen coin when the automatic teller machine 1 is used in Japan.

  Therefore, the receiving and feeding guide 30 is configured to feed out a large amount of foreign matter so that a large amount of foreign matter is not drawn at a time due to the height of the horizontal section that becomes the entrance portion of the foreign matter when the foreign matter such as a coin is fed out in the foreign matter feeding path. The amount (number of coins) is limited.

  In addition, the receiving and feeding guide 30 has a height of the inclined section of the foreign substance feeding passage (that is, a gap between the inner surface of the lower wall portion 30D and the inner surface of the upper wall portion 30E opposed thereto) equal to or higher than the height of the horizontal section. The height is selected.

  Thereby, even if a foreign substance like a coin passes through the boundary part between the horizontal section and the inclined section of the foreign substance feeding path, the receipt feeding guide 30 avoids clogging at the boundary part.

  In addition to this, the receiving and feeding guide 30 includes a conveying belt 28 at a predetermined position between, for example, the center of the rear edge of the foreign material intake port 30X and the upper flat portion 28A of the conveying belt 28 on the inner surface of the rear wall 30B. One end of the compression coil spring 31 slightly shorter than the width is attached with the longitudinal direction of the compression coil spring 31 parallel to the front direction.

  In other words, the receiving and feeding guide 30 has one end of the compression coil spring 31 at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the rear wall portion 30B, the lower end of the storage portion of the banknote storage portion 22 and the upper flat portion of the conveyor belt 28. It is attached so as to leave a predetermined gap from each part 28A.

  When a foreign object such as a plurality of coins is placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, the compression coil spring 31 is moved in accordance with the conveyance of the foreign object to the left and right by the conveyor belt 28. It is for breaking the overlap.

  Incidentally, a plurality of coins as foreign matters may be stacked on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in a stacked manner, for example.

  The state in which a plurality of coins are stacked on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 means that the plurality of coins face one surface (the front surface or the back surface of the coin) downward on the upper flat portion 28A. It is in a state where they are stacked one on top of the other in a horizontal posture.

  Moreover, the some coin as a foreign material may be piled up on the upper side flat part 28A of the conveyance belt 28 in a wedge shape, for example.

  The state in which a plurality of coins are placed in a wedge shape on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is a single coin in a horizontal posture placed alone on the upper flat portion 28A, or a plurality of coins that are stacked and stacked. The other coins are overlapped on the edge of the base coin (the uppermost coin) so that they can be supported one after another in an inclined posture with one side inclined relative to the horizontal direction. It is in a state that appears.

  In the case of the present embodiment, such a wedge-shaped overlap of a plurality of coins is such that one or more coins in an inclined posture are lowered on the right side from the left side, as if the tip of the wedge is directed to the right. There is something.

  In the case of the present embodiment, such a wedge-shaped overlap of a plurality of coins is such that one or a plurality of inclined posture coins are lowered on the left side from the right side, as if the tip of the wedge is directed to the left. There is also a thing.

  Therefore, in the following description, such wedge-shaped overlaps of a plurality of coins are appropriately distinguished as rightward and leftward, and when such distinction of the orientation is not particularly necessary, it is also simply referred to as wedge-shaped overlap.

  The compression coil spring 31 has, for example, only one or two thickest coins between the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in order to break up such a stacked or wedged overlap of coins. It is separated from the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A to such an extent that it can be passed in a stacked state.

  The compression coil spring 31 has one end as a fulcrum when a plurality of coins placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, for example, stacked and wedged, are moved and pressed leftward and rightward. The spring diameter, spring constant, etc. are selected so that the other end bends appropriately to the left and right.

  The compression coil spring 31 is separated from the lower end of the housing portion so that the other end portion does not contact the lower end of the housing portion of the banknote housing portion 22 even when the other end portion is bent with one end as a fulcrum.

  As a result, the compression coil spring 31 is moved and pressed in the left direction or the right direction in a state where foreign matters such as a plurality of coins are stacked on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 so as to be stacked or wedged. In this case, the foreign matter positioned on the upper side of the overlap is blocked from moving, and the foreign matter positioned on the lower side is passed between the upper flat portion 28A and the overlap can be broken.

  In addition, the receiving and feeding guide 30 is a film bent in a substantially square shape at a corner portion (that is, above the entrance of the foreign matter feeding passage) immediately below the right edge of the foreign matter intake port 30X on the inner surface of the upper wall portion 30E. A feed amount limiting portion 32 having a predetermined elasticity such as a leaf spring is attached.

  In this case, the feed amount limiting portion 32 has one end joined to the inner surface of the upper wall portion 30E and the other end portion separated from the inner surface of the upper wall portion 30E to be parallel to the diagonally downward right direction. The end is inserted into the foreign matter feeding path and is opposed to the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the conveyor belt 28.

  Further, the feed amount limiting unit 32 is configured such that the other end is positioned such that the other end is positioned away from the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28 by a distance corresponding to the thickness of one thickest coin, for example. The bending angle of the other end with respect to the one end is appropriately selected.

  Thereby, for example, when a plurality of coins stacked and stacked on the upper flat portion 28A by the conveyor belt 28 are conveyed in the right direction, the feeding amount limiting unit 32 overlaps the plurality of coins with the other end. It is possible to sequentially enter the foreign material feeding passage one by one while breaking down.

  In addition, when the plurality of coins placed on the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A in a left-facing and wedge-like manner are conveyed in the right direction by the conveyor belt 28, the feeding amount limiting unit 32 is similarly configured by the other end. Coins can enter the foreign material feeding passage one by one while breaking the overlap.

  Furthermore, when the plurality of coins placed on the upper flat portion 28A in a right-handed manner in a wedge shape are conveyed to the right by the conveyor belt 28, the payout amount limiting unit 32 determines that the height of the plurality of coins as a whole is a foreign object. If it is lower than the height of the horizontal section of the feeding passage, the other end portion is deformed so as to approach or abut the inner surface of the upper wall portion 30B according to the pressing of a plurality of coins.

  As a result, the feeding amount limiting unit 32 allows a plurality of coins that are wedged in the right direction to enter the foreign material feeding passage so as to pass the lower side of the other end in a substantially wedged state. it can.

  When a plurality of coins that have entered the foreign material supply passage while being overlapped in a wedge shape in the right direction enter the inclined section through the horizontal section of the foreign material supply path, the plurality of coins are broken in order from the right-side coin by the inclination of the inclined section. In this way, it falls down diagonally to the right.

  Therefore, the receiving and feeding guide 30 is configured so that even if a plurality of coins that are overlapped in a wedge shape in the right direction are inserted into the foreign matter feeding passage in an almost intact state, the overlap in the foreign matter feeding passage is not broken and clogged. can do.

  Further, for example, circular holes 30DX and 30DY are formed at predetermined intervals along the front direction on the outer surface of the lower wall portion 30D at the other end of the receiving and feeding guide 30.

  The other end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 has a sensor 37 having a pair of light emitting elements 35 and light receiving elements 36 on the outer surface of the lower wall portion 30D. Is attached to face the holes 30DX and 30DY.

  Further, the other end of the guide of the receiving and feeding guide 30 has a rectangular hole 30EX on the outer surface of the upper wall part 30E, and the one end side of the hole 30EX is made parallel to the front direction of the lower wall part 30D. It is perforated so as to face one hole 30DX and to make the other end of the hole 30EX face the other hole 30DY.

  Then, a substantially trapezoidal flat plate-like prism 38 is provided at the other end of the guide of the receiving and feeding guide 30, for example, with one end of the lower surface facing one hole 30DX of the lower wall portion 30D and the other end of the lower surface being Opposing to the other hole portion 30DY, the lower surface portion is attached to the hole portion 30EX of the upper wall portion 30E so as not to protrude into the foreign matter feeding passage.

  Here, the light emitting element 35 provided in the sensor 37 has a virtual optical axis extending vertically from the center of the light emitting surface, for example, parallel to the upper right direction through the center of the hole 30DX.

  The light receiving element 36 provided in the sensor 37 has a virtual optical axis extending vertically from the center of the light receiving surface, for example, parallel to the upper right direction through the center of the hole 30DY.

  Further, the prism 38 has an optical axis of the light emitting element 35 passing through one end portion of the lower surface and intersecting one inclined surface, and an optical axis of the light receiving element 36 passing through the other end portion of the lower surface and intersecting the other inclined surface. The distance between the one and the other slope is selected.

  Furthermore, the prism 38, when light arriving along the optical axis of the light emitting element 35 enters from one end portion of the lower surface and reaches one inclined surface, emits the light backward inside the one inclined surface. Thereafter, the angles of the one and the other inclined surfaces with respect to the lower surface are appropriately selected so that the light is reflected so as to be folded back diagonally to the left inside the other inclined surface and travels along the optical axis of the light receiving element 36.

  As a result, the light emitting element 35 of the sensor 37 operates under the control of the control unit 10 and emits the emitted light from the light emitting surface toward the upper right direction, but the emitted light is emitted from one end of the lower surface to the prism 38. Make it incident.

  Then, the prism 37 reflects the emitted light incident from one end of the lower surface in the rearward direction on the inside of one slope, and continuously reflects the obtained reflected light in the diagonally lower left direction on the inside of the other slope. The light is emitted from the other end of the lower surface.

  Therefore, the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 can receive the reflected light emitted from the other end of the lower surface of the prism 38 at the light receiving surface.

  However, the sensor 37 traverses the foreign matter delivery path with the optical axes of the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36 parallel to each other at a predetermined interval along the front direction and parallel to the upper right direction.

  For this reason, the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 receives the emitted light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 35 as reflected light on the light receiving surface via the prism 38 when no foreign object passes through the foreign matter feeding path. be able to.

  However, the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 uses the emitted light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 35 as reflected light when a foreign object such as a coin passes through the foreign material supply path and the emitted light or reflected light is blocked. It cannot receive light at the light receiving surface.

  Therefore, the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 indicates that no foreign matter has passed through the foreign matter feeding path while receiving the emitted light emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 35 as reflected light. For example, when the signal level is lowered to the logic “L” level and the reflected light is not received by the light receiving surface, the signal level is set to the logic “H” to indicate that the foreign material has passed through the foreign material feeding path. A foreign substance passage presence / absence signal that rises to a level is sent to the control unit 10.

  As a result, the control unit 10 determines whether or not foreign matter has passed through the foreign matter delivery path based on the signal level of the foreign matter passage presence / absence signal provided from the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37, that is, whether or not foreign matter has been delivered from the foreign matter reception and delivery unit 25. Can be detected.

  Here, the arrangement positions of the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 with respect to the lower wall portion 30D of the receiving and feeding guide 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the distance from the inner surface of the front wall 30A to the rearmost edge of the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 35 at the other end of the guide of the receiving and feeding guide 30 is L20, and the light receiving element from the frontmost edge of the light emitting surface. The distance from the most rear edge of the 36 light receiving surface to L21 is L21, and the distance from the most front edge of the light receiving surface to the inner surface of the rear wall 30B is L22.

In the receipt and delivery guide 30, for example, the diameter of the smallest coin (that is, the shortest diameter on one side) among a plurality of types of coins that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 (hereinafter also referred to as the smallest coin). Is L23, formula (5)

      L20 <L23 (5)

And (6)

      L21 <L23 (6)

And the equation (7)

      L22 <L23 (7)

As shown by the following, even if the smallest coin passes through the foreign matter feeding path with any trajectory, the sensor 37 can detect the passage of the smallest coin by blocking at least one of the emitted light and the reflected light, The arrangement positions of the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36 are selected along with the width of the foreign matter feeding path (that is, the length along the front direction).

  Incidentally, the minimum coin among a plurality of types of coins that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 is a 1-yen coin when the automatic teller machine 1 is used in Japan, and has a diameter of 20 [mm].

  As described above, in the foreign matter receiving and feeding part 25, the arrangement positions of the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36 are selected on the basis of, for example, the size of a coin as a foreign substance that is erroneously inserted into the bill housing part 22.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 accurately detects the presence / absence of the foreign matter from the foreign matter receiving / feeding-out portion 25, particularly the presence / absence of the feeding out of the coin as the foreign matter, based on the foreign matter passage presence / absence signal given from the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37. be able to.

  The foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 satisfies the selection condition of the width of the foreign matter feeding passage represented by the equations (5) to (7), and then the width of the foreign matter feeding passage (and the receiving and feeding guide 30). (Width) is selected as widely as possible.

  As a result, the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 can feed out the foreign matter as much as possible without being restricted by the width of the foreign matter feeding passage as well as the restriction of the foreign matter feeding amount described above.

  The foreign matter receiving / feeding portion 25 is selected based on the width of the foreign matter feeding passage selected in this way, and the width of the conveying belt 28 is also set to the belt opening 30Y. It is selected so as to be as wide as possible within the range (that is, to be approximately equal to the length of the lower end of the accommodating portion of the bill accommodating portion 22 in the short direction of the opening as described above).

  Thereby, the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 can receive foreign materials such as coins falling from the lower end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22 so as to be scattered as much as possible by the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the transport belt 28. .

  That is, the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 receives foreign matter such as coins falling from the lower end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22 so as not to overlap as much as possible on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, and overlaps when receiving. However, the height of the overlap can be made as low as possible so that the overlap can be easily broken during the subsequent conveyance.

  In the foreign matter discharge unit 11, one end of the conveyance path of the foreign matter conveyance path 21 is connected to the other end of the receiving and feeding guide 30 near the right side wall 20 </ b> B of the storage unit 20.

  Here, the foreign material conveyance path 21 is formed so that one end of the conveyance path (that is, a predetermined portion near one end of the conveyance path) extends the other end of the guide of the receiving and feeding guide 30 in a diagonally downward right direction.

  In addition, the foreign material conveyance path 21 is bent so that the central portion once extends downward with respect to one end portion of the conveyance path, and then bent so as to extend obliquely downward in the front direction. An end (that is, a predetermined portion near the other end of the conveyance path) is bent so that the return port 9 faces forward.

  As a result, the foreign matter transport path 21 takes the foreign matter fed out from the foreign matter delivery opening 30Z of the receipt delivery guide 30 into the inside through an opening (hereinafter also referred to as a foreign matter receiving opening) 21A at one end of the transport path, and is tilted to the right. After sliding downward, it is dropped directly below, and is further slid forward and obliquely downward and conveyed to the return port 9.

  The foreign material conveyance path 21 has one surface centered around a rotation axis (not shown) parallel to the left direction in which the door 40 is provided at the other edge of the conveyance path at the upper edge of the conveyance path. 2, the return port 9 is closed in parallel with the front surface 2A, and the one side is inserted into the other end of the transport path so as to open the return port 9 so as to be openable and closable.

  As a result, the foreign material transport path 21 prevents foreign materials such as coins transported through the interior from jumping out from the return port 9 and collects them in the other end of the transport path, and then pushes the door 40 open from the return port 9. The foreign matter can be taken out.

(1-4) Foreign Object Discharge Processing Next, when the automatic teller machine 1 deposits a banknote, when the foreign object is erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 (that is, the banknote storage unit 22), the above-described control unit 10 The foreign substance discharge process which controls the foreign substance discharge part 11 and discharges the foreign substance from the automatic teller machine 1 will be described.

  First, the controller 10 drives the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in the foreign matter receiving and feeding portion 25 in the foreign matter discharging process 25 by three kinds of first to third driving methods for feeding foreign matters. The drive will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the first drive method, the control unit 10 operates the motor of the belt drive unit 29 so that the output shaft of the motor rotates, for example, in the normal direction (that is, controls) the left side. The conveyor belt 28 is rotated in one rotation direction together with the pulley 26 and the right pulley 27.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 conveys (moves) the foreign matter placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyance belt 28 to the right, that is, to send to the feeding side provided with the foreign matter feeding path for feeding out the foreign matter.

  In the second drive method, the control unit 10 operates the motor of the belt drive unit 29 so as to reversely rotate the output shaft of the motor, for example, and rotates the conveyance belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. Rotate in the direction.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 conveys the foreign matter placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyance belt 28 to the left, that is, to return to the return side opposite to the feeding side provided with the foreign matter feeding path for feeding out the foreign matter. Do (move).

  Further, in the third driving method, the control unit 10 operates the motor of the belt driving unit 29 so as to alternately and alternately rotate the output shaft of the motor sequentially and forwardly and reversely, along with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. 28 is sequentially rotated in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction alternately by a few same rotation angles.

  As a result, the control unit 10 vibrates the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 little by little to the left and right, and applies the vibration to the foreign matter placed on the upper flat portion 28A.

  Here, the control unit 10 sets the distance between the rotation shaft of the left pulley 26 and the rotation shaft of the right pulley 27 (hereinafter also referred to as a distance between the pulleys) to L25, and the transport belt in the first driving method. If the displacement amount of the upper flat portion 28A due to rotation in one rotation direction of 28 is L26, equation (8)

      L25 <L26 (8)

As shown, the conveyor belt 28 is rotated in one rotation direction, and the upper flat portion 28A is displaced to the feeding side longer than the distance between the pulleys.

  That is, in the first drive method, the control unit 10 rotates the conveyor belt 28 in one rotation direction so that, for example, the foreign matter placed on the left edge of the upper flat portion 28A can be sent to the inclined section of the foreign matter feeding path. The upper flat portion 28A is displaced to the feeding side.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the amount of displacement of the upper flat portion 28A due to the rotation in the one rotation direction of the conveyor belt 28 for conveying the foreign matter to the delivery side (that is, the left direction) according to the first driving method is It is also called a foreign matter feeding displacement amount.

  Further, when the amount of displacement of the upper flat portion 28A to the return side due to the rotation of the transport belt 28 in the other rotation direction in the second driving method is L27, the control unit 10 is expressed by the following equation (9).

      L25 <L27 <L26 (9)

As shown in the above, the conveyor belt 28 is rotated in the other rotation direction, and the upper flat portion 28A is displaced to the return side shorter than the distance between the pulleys by the first driving method, although it is longer than the distance between the pulleys.

  In other words, in the second drive method, the control unit 10 moves the conveying belt 28 to move the foreign matter placed on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 to the left side of the compression coil spring 31 in the upper flat portion 28A. The upper flat portion 28A is displaced to the return side by rotating in the rotation direction.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the amount of displacement of the upper flat portion 28A due to rotation in the other rotational direction of the conveyor belt 28 for conveying foreign matter to the return side according to the second driving method is also referred to as foreign matter return displacement amount. .

  Further, in the third driving method, the control unit 10 equalizes the displacement amount of the upper flat portion 28A toward the feeding side and the returning side due to the rotation in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction of the conveyance belt 28.

  That is, in the third drive method, for example, when the conveyor belt 28 is displaced by a predetermined amount of displacement in the right direction, for example, by rotation in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction, the control unit 10 continues to return to the left direction. It is displaced by the same displacement amount so as to return, and such displacement is repeated.

  When the displacement amount of the upper flat portion 28A due to the rotation in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction of the conveyor belt 28 in the third driving method is L28, the control unit 10 is expressed by the following equation (10).

      L25 >> L28 (10)

As shown, the conveyor belt 28 is rotated alternately in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction, and the upper flat portion 28A is displaced to the left and right, for example, about 4 times, much shorter than the distance between the pulleys. Let

  That is, in the third drive method, the control unit 10 sequentially alternates the conveyor belt 28 in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction so that the foreign matter placed on the upper flat portion 28A is vibrated little by little to the left and right as described above. And the upper flat portion 28A is alternately displaced left and right to vibrate in small increments.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the amount of displacement of the upper flat portion 28A due to the rotation in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction for applying vibration to the foreign matter according to the third driving method (that is, the feeding side or The displacement amount of one displacement toward the return side) is also referred to as a vibration displacement amount.

  However, when the motor of the belt driving unit 29 is operated by the first to third driving methods, the control unit 10 moves the conveying belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in one rotation direction or another rotation direction with a predetermined constant. Rotating at speed.

  Therefore, in the first to third drive methods, the control unit 10 actually controls the operation time together with the rotation direction of the output shaft with respect to the motor of the belt drive unit 29.

  That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, if the operating time of the motor by the first driving method is T1, and the operating time of the motor by the second driving method is T2, the upper flatness of the conveyor belt 28 shown in the above equation (9). Based on the displacement condition of the part 28A, the equation (11)

      T1> T2 (11)

As shown, the motor operating time according to the first driving method is set longer than the motor operating time according to the second driving method.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the operation time of the motor of the belt drive unit 29 according to the first drive method is also referred to as foreign matter feeding operation time, and the operation time of the motor of the belt drive unit 29 according to the second drive method is This is also called the foreign object return operation time.

  Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, the operation time of one motor of the third driving method (that is, the control unit 10) is based on the displacement condition of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 shown in the above-described equation (10). (12) where T3 is an operation time when the motor is operated so as to rotate the conveyor belt 28 in either one rotation direction or the other rotation direction.

      T2 >> T3 (12)

As shown, the one-time operation time of the motor according to the third driving method is set to be remarkably shorter than the operation time of the motor according to the second driving method.

  Incidentally, in the following description, one operation time of the motor of the belt drive unit 29 according to the third drive method is also referred to as a vibration operation time.

  Then, the control unit 10 operates the motor of the belt driving unit 29 according to the setting at the time of the foreign substance discharge processing, thereby combining the conveying belt 28 with the first to third driving methods together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. Driving.

  Here, the foreign matter discharge process executed by the control unit 10 is an example in which a plurality of coins as foreign matters are mistakenly inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 together with one or more banknotes for depositing when banknotes are deposited. This will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 10 controls the shutter drive unit 24 to move the shutter 23 to the rearward open position (that is, opens the shutter 23) when depositing the bill BL2, and stores the storage unit. The 20 banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX and the upper opening 22A of the banknote accommodating part 22 are both opened.

  In this state, when the foreign matter discharging unit 11 mistakenly inserts a plurality of coins CI together with one or a plurality of banknotes BL2 into the banknote storage unit 22, the banknote support of the banknote storage unit 22 is used for one or a plurality of banknotes BL2. It fastens in the said banknote accommodating part 22 so that it may support by the part 22B and 22C.

  Thereby, the foreign material discharge | emission part 11 enables drawing | feeding-out for the deposit | payment from the banknote accommodating part 22 after this to the conveyance path 18 about one or several banknote BL2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the foreign material discharge unit 11 passes through the foreign material dropping holes 22 </ b> D to 22 </ b> F of the banknote storage unit 22 and falls from the lower end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22 for a plurality of coins CI. Let

  Thereby, the foreign material discharge | emission part 11 isolate | separates the several coin CI input accidentally at this time from the 1 or several banknote BL2 thrown into the banknote accommodating part 22 as a foreign material with respect to the payment process of banknote BL2.

  The foreign matter storage unit 11 passes the plurality of coins CI that have dropped from the lower end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22 through the foreign matter intake passage 30X of the receipt delivery guide 30 through the foreign matter drop passage in the foreign matter reception delivery unit 25, and the conveyor belt 28. Is received on the upper flat portion 28A.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 (that is, the rotation of a plurality of gears together with the rotation of the output shaft of the motor) according to the first driving method, and the left pulley The conveyor belt 28 is rotated in one rotation direction together with the belt 26 and the right pulley 27. Therefore, at this time, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 toward the feeding side by the amount of foreign matter feeding displacement.

  Thereby, for example, when the plurality of coins CI are placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in a horizontal posture without overlapping with other coins CI, the control unit 10 exists on the right side of the compression coil spring 31. The coin CI to be sent is sent out to the foreign material feeding path as it is and conveyed to the return port 9 through the foreign material conveying path 21.

  At this time, the control unit 10 passes the coin CI present on the left side of the compression coil spring 31 under the compression coil spring 31, and then sends it out to the foreign material supply path through the foreign material conveyance path 21. Transport to 9.

  Further, for example, when the control unit 10 has a plurality of coins CI stacked on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, or stacked in a wedge shape on the left side, The plurality of coins CI are appropriately collapsed by the feeding amount restricting unit 32, sent to the foreign material feeding path, and conveyed to the return port 9 through the foreign material conveying path 21.

  Incidentally, for example, even when a plurality of coins CI are placed on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 in the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 and overlapped in a wedge shape on the right side, the height of the overlap is controlled by the control unit 10. If the height is equal to or less than the height of the horizontal section of the passage, the plurality of coins CI are sent out to the foreign matter feeding passage and conveyed to the return port 9 through the foreign matter conveyance path 21.

  Furthermore, the control unit 10 has a plurality of coins CI stacked on the left side of the compression coil spring 31 on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, or stacked on the left or right side in a wedge shape. The plurality of coins CI are appropriately collapsed from the compression coil spring 31 and sent out to the foreign matter feeding path and conveyed to the return port 9 via the foreign matter conveying path 21.

  However, the control unit 10, for example, has a plurality of coins CI placed on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 in the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the conveyor belt 28 so as to be overlapped in a wedge shape to the right, but the overlapping height is the foreign matter feeding out. If the height is higher than the height of the horizontal section of the passage, the plurality of coins CI may be caught by the entrance of the foreign matter feeding passage and cannot be fed out.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 13, when the control unit 10 rotates the conveyor belt 28 in one rotation direction and displaces the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A toward the feeding side by the amount of foreign object feeding displacement, it continues according to the second driving method. The belt driving unit 29 is controlled so that the conveying belt 28 is rotated in the other rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. Therefore, at this time, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 toward the return side by the amount of foreign object return displacement.

  Thereby, for example, the control unit 10 places a plurality of coins CI on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 in the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, and is placed in a wedge shape higher than the height of the horizontal section of the foreign matter feeding passage. However, the overlap can be broken by the compression coil spring 31 while conveying the plurality of coins CI in the left direction.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 14A, a plurality of coins CI are placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 as a plurality of stacked overlaps over the entire left side of the compression coil spring 31. A plurality of coins CI may be placed on the right side of the spring 31 as a right-handed wedge-shaped overlap.

  In such a case, the control unit 10 can move the plurality of coins CI present on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 in the left direction only by displacing the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 by the amount of foreign object return displacement. In some cases, the compression coil spring 31 may not be able to break the overlap of the right plurality of coins CI due to being blocked by the plurality of coins CI existing on the left side of the compression coil spring 31.

  For this reason, when the control unit 10 rotates the transport belt 28 in the other rotation direction and displaces the upper flat portion 28A toward the return side by the amount of foreign object return displacement, the belt drive unit 29 continues in accordance with the third drive method. And the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 are alternately rotated in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction.

  Therefore, at this time, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 by the amount of vibration displacement toward the feeding side and the return side (that is, vibrates little by little to the left and right).

  Accordingly, in such a case, the control unit 10 adds the vibration of the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28 to the plurality of coins CI present on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 and causes the vibrations of the plurality of coins CI to occur. You can break the right wedge-shaped overlap.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 14B and 15, when the control unit 10 vibrates the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the transport belt 28 to the left and right, the transport belt 28 continues to be the same as described above according to the first driving method. Is rotated in one rotation direction to displace the upper flat portion 28A toward the feeding side by a foreign matter feeding displacement amount.

  Thereby, for example, the control unit 10 sends out a plurality of coins CI that have been overlapped on the upper flat portion 28 </ b> A of the transport belt 28 to the foreign material feed path and transports them to the return port 9 via the foreign material transport path 21.

  In this way, the control unit 10 repeatedly executes a series of driving of the conveyor belt 28 by the first driving method to the third driving method while monitoring the presence or absence of the passage of coins in the foreign matter feeding path.

  Thereby, at this time, the control unit 10 sends all the plurality of coins CI erroneously inserted into the banknote storage unit 22 to the foreign material supply path, conveys them to the return port 9 via the foreign material conveyance path 21, and returns them to the customer. be able to.

  Here, the foreign substance discharge processing procedure executed by the control unit 10 will be described with reference to timing charts shown in FIGS. 16 (A) to (D) and FIGS. 17 (A) to (D).

  When depositing a bill as a desired transaction is selected by the customer, the control unit 10 controls the foreign matter discharging unit 11 at the time t1 when the deposit is selected, for example, as shown in FIGS. 16A to 16D. The foreign matter discharge processing procedure shown is started.

  Then, at the time t1, the control unit 10 sends a motor normal rotation signal S1 for rotating the output shaft of the motor, for example, to the motor of the shutter driving unit 24 (FIG. 16A).

  Thereby, the control part 10 controls the shutter drive part 24 based on the motor normal rotation signal S1, moves the shutter 23 to the open position, and opens it, so that the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage part 20 and the banknote storage part 22 are opened. The upper opening 22A is opened together, and the shutter 23 is kept open.

  Further, at the time t1, the control unit 10 starts to send a light emission signal S2 for emitting emission light to the light emitting element 35 of the sensor 37 (FIG. 16B).

  Accordingly, the control unit 10 causes the light emitting element 35 to emit emission light based on the light emission signal S2, and causes the light emitting element 35 to continuously emit emission light.

  Further, at the time t1, the control unit 10 operates the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 to start taking in the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3 sent from the light receiving element 35 (FIG. 16C).

  Furthermore, the control unit 10 starts to send out a motor normal rotation signal S4 for rotating the output shaft of the motor to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at the time t1.

  Then, the control unit 10 continues to send the motor forward rotation signal S4 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 from the time point t1 to the time point t2 when the foreign matter feeding operation time T1 is reached (FIG. 16D).

  Thereby, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor forward rotation signal S4 from the time point t1 to the time point t2 (that is, the foreign matter feeding operation time T1) and conveys it together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. The belt 28 is rotated in one rotation direction.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 by the amount of foreign object feeding displacement from the time point t1 to the time point t2 toward the feeding side (that is, rightward).

  Incidentally, in the following description, the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount toward the feeding side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is also referred to as a displacement for feeding out the coin CI as appropriate.

  Therefore, at this time, when a plurality of coins CI are placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, the control unit 10 appropriately overlaps the plurality of coins CI by the compression coil spring 31 and the feed amount limiting unit 32. It can be sent out to the feeding side as it breaks down.

  Further, when the control unit 10 stops sending the motor forward rotation signal S4 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at time t2, and stops the rotation of the conveying belt 28 in one rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27, Immediately after that, the motor reverse rotation signal S5 for reversely rotating the output shaft of the motor starts to be sent to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at time t3.

  Then, the control unit 10 continues to send the motor reverse rotation signal S5 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 from time t3 to time t4 when reaching the foreign object return operation time T2 (FIG. 16D).

  As a result, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor reverse rotation signal S5 from the time point t3 to the time point t4 (that is, the foreign object return operation time T2), and transports it together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. The belt 28 is rotated in the other rotation direction.

  Accordingly, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 toward the return side (that is, the left direction) by the amount of foreign object return displacement from time t3 to time t4.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the displacement of the foreign matter return displacement amount toward the return side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is also referred to as a return displacement of the coin CI as appropriate.

  Therefore, at this time, when a plurality of coins CI are placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28, the control unit 10 returns the plurality of coins CI to the return side, and a plurality of coins are compressed by the compression coil spring 31. CI overlap can be broken as appropriate.

  Further, when the control unit 10 stops sending the motor reverse rotation signal S5 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at time t4 and stops the rotation of the conveying belt 28 in the other rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27, Immediately thereafter, from the time t5 to the time 6, the motor of the belt drive unit 29 is alternately supplied with the motor forward rotation signal S4 and the motor reverse rotation signal S5 alternately for a predetermined number of times (for example, in total). 8 times) (FIG. 16D).

  As a result, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor forward rotation signal S4 and the motor reverse rotation signal S5 from time t5 to time t6 so that the conveyor belt 28 is moved together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. Rotate alternately in the rotation direction and other rotation directions.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 alternately and alternately by the amount of vibration displacement from the time point t5 to the time point t6 alternately to the feeding side and the returning side (that is, the right direction and the left direction). And vibrate in small increments.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the sequential and alternate displacements by the amount of vibration displacement to the feeding side and the return side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 are also referred to as displacement for vibration of the coin CI as appropriate.

  Accordingly, at this time, if a plurality of coins CI are superimposed on the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28, the control unit 10 may apply vibrations of the transport belt 28 to the plurality of coins CI and cause the overlap. it can.

  In this way, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 to displace the foreign matter feeding displacement amount toward the series of feeding sides with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveying belt 28, from the time point t1 to the time point t6. The control of the belt drive unit 29 for displacing the foreign matter return displacement amount to the return side and the control of the belt drive unit 29 for displacing the vibration displacement amount to the feeding side and the return side multiple times are set as one cycle. The conveying belt 28 is driven so that the control of the belt driving unit 29 in the cycle is repeated as appropriate.

  That is, the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 passes, for example, when at least one of the plurality of coins CI is conveyed leftward by the conveyor belt 28 and passes through the foreign material supply path from the time t1 to the time t2. Thus, the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3 is changed from the logic “L” level to the logic “H” level only while the reflected light cannot be received.

  When the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3 temporarily rises from the logic “L” level to the logic “H” level between the time point t1 and the time point t2, the control unit 10 outputs the signal of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3. Based on the level change, it is detected that the coin CI has been fed out from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 (FIG. 16C).

  When the control unit 10 detects that the coin CI has been fed from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 between the time point t1 and the time point t2, the left and right vibrations on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 are detected. The motor forward rotation signal S4 starts to be sent to the motor of the belt drive unit 29 at time t7 immediately after the time t6 when the motor is stopped.

  Then, the control unit 10 continues to send the motor forward rotation signal S4 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 from time t7 to time t8 when reaching the foreign matter feeding operation time T1 (FIG. 16D).

  Thus, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor forward rotation signal S4 from the time point t7 to the time point t8 to rotate the conveying belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in one rotation direction. Then, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is again displaced toward the feeding side by the foreign matter feeding displacement amount.

  Further, when the control unit 10 stops sending the motor forward rotation signal S4 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at time t8 and stops the rotation of the conveying belt 28 in one rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27, Immediately after that, at time t9, the motor reverse rotation signal S5 starts to be sent to the motor of the belt drive unit 29.

  Then, the control unit 10 continues to send the motor reverse rotation signal S5 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 from time t9 to time t10 when reaching the foreign object return operation time T2 (FIG. 16D).

  Thus, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor reverse rotation signal S5 from the time t9 to the time t10 to rotate the conveying belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in the other rotation direction. Then, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is displaced toward the return side by the amount of foreign object return displacement.

  Further, when the control unit 10 stops sending the motor reverse rotation signal S5 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at time t10 and stops the rotation of the conveying belt 28 in the other rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27, Immediately thereafter, from the time t11 to the time 12, the motor forward rotation signal S4 and the motor reverse rotation signal S5 are sequentially and alternately sent to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 for a predetermined number of times for the vibration operation time T3 (FIG. 16D). )).

  As a result, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor forward rotation signal S4 and the motor reverse rotation signal S5 from time t11 to time t12 so that the conveyor belt 28 is moved together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. Rotate alternately in the rotation direction and other rotation directions.

  Accordingly, at this time, the control unit 10 causes the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 to be displaced alternately by the amount of vibration displacement to the feeding side and the return side, and vibrates in small increments.

  In this way, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 from the time point t7 to the time point t12 in the same manner as from the time point t1 to the time point t6 described above, so that the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28 is moved again to the coin CI. Displace for feeding and returning and for vibration.

  However, the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37, for example, also passes a single coin CI through the foreign matter feeding path due to the displacement of the second foreign matter feeding displacement amount with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 from time t7 to time t8. Otherwise, the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3 remains unchanged at the logic “L” level.

  Therefore, if the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3 does not change from the time t7 to the time point t8 and remains at the logic "L" level, the control unit 10 performs the foreign object reception and delivery based on the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3. It is detected that no coin CI has been fed out from the section 25 (FIG. 16C).

  If the control unit 10 detects that no coin CI has been fed out from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 between time t7 and time t8, all the coins CI from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 are detected. Therefore, at the time t13, the conveyor belt 28 is started to be driven for confirming whether or not all the coins CI have been fed from the foreign material receiving and feeding section 25 to the foreign material conveyance path 21.

  That is, the control unit 10 sends the motor forward rotation signal S4 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 at a time t13 immediately after the time t12 when the second horizontal vibration to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is stopped. start.

  The control unit 10 continues to send the motor forward rotation signal S4 to the motor of the belt driving unit 29 from time t13 to time t14 when reaching the foreign matter feeding operation time T1 (FIG. 16D).

  Thus, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 based on the motor forward rotation signal S4 from the time point t13 to the time point t14 to rotate the conveying belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in one rotation direction. Then, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is displaced toward the feeding side by a foreign matter feeding displacement amount.

  Even if the controller 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 from the time point t13 to the time point t14 by the amount of foreign object feeding displacement, the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3 is logically “L” during that time. If the level remains unchanged, at time t14, it is determined that the feeding of the coin CI from the foreign material feeding path is completed.

  In this way, when the control unit 10 confirms the completion of the feeding of the coin CI from the foreign material feeding path at the time t14, the control shaft 10 reversely rotates, for example, the output shaft of the motor with respect to the motor of the shutter driving unit 24 at the time t14. A motor reverse rotation signal S6 is sent out (FIG. 16A).

  As a result, the control unit 10 controls the shutter drive unit 24 based on the motor reverse rotation signal S6 to move the shutter 23 to the closed position and close it, so that the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20AX of the storage unit 20 and the banknote storage unit 22 are closed. The upper opening 22A is closed together, and the shutter 23 is kept closed.

  Further, for example, at the time t14, the control unit 10 stops sending the light emission signal S2 to the light emitting element 35 of the sensor 37 (FIG. 16B), and stops the light emitting element 35 from emitting emitted light.

  Further, for example, at the time t14, the control unit 10 also stops the operation of the light receiving element 36 in the sensor 37 (that is, stops sending the foreign object passage presence / absence signal S3) (FIG. 16C).

  When the control unit 10 closes the shutter 23 in this way, the foreign matter discharge processing procedure shown in FIGS.

  By the way, the control unit 10 controls the foreign matter discharge unit 11 at a time t20 when a new deposit is selected by the customer, and starts the foreign matter discharge processing procedure shown in FIGS. 17A to 17D, for example. At time t20, the shutter 23 is driven and opened in the same manner as described above, and the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37 are operated (FIGS. 17A to 17C).

  At this time, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 from the time point t20 to the time point t21 in the same manner as described above (FIG. 17D), and the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is used for feeding the coin CI. And for return and vibration.

  Then, the control unit 10 determines that the coin CI has been fed out from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 during the displacement of the foreign material feeding displacement amount to the first feeding side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 started from time t20. (FIG. 17C), the belt drive unit 29 is similarly controlled from time t22 to time t23, and the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is again used for feeding and returning coins CI and for vibration. It is displaced (FIG. 17D).

  As a result, the control unit 10 again feeds the coin CI from the foreign matter receiving and feeding portion 25 during the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount toward the second feeding side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 started from time t22. When this is detected (FIG. 17C), the belt drive unit 29 is subsequently controlled in the same manner as described above to displace the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 for feeding and returning coins CI and for vibration. (FIG. 17D).

  In this way, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 for feeding and returning the coin CI and for vibration while monitoring whether or not the coin CI is fed from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25. When it is detected that the coin CI has been fed from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 during the feeding displacement (FIG. 17C), the upper flat portion 28A is again used for feeding and returning the coin CI. And it is displaced for vibration (FIG. 17D).

  Further, the control unit 10 feeds out one coin CI from the foreign matter receiving and feeding portion 25 during the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount to the Nth feeding side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveying belt 28 started from time t24. When it is detected that it has not been detected (FIG. 17C), the conveyor belt 28 is continuously driven from time t25 to confirm the completion of the payout of all coins CI, as described above.

  As a result, the control unit 10 receives one coin CI from the foreign matter receiving and feeding portion 25 during the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount toward the feeding side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 from the time t25 to the time t26. If it is detected that the coin CI has not been fed out, it is determined that the feeding of the coin CI from the foreign material receiving and feeding part 25 to the foreign material transport path 21 is completed.

  When the control unit 10 confirms that the coin CI has been fed from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 to the foreign material transport path 21 in this way, the shutter 23 is closed in the same manner as described above at the time t26 when the confirmation is obtained. (FIG. 17A).

  Further, for example, at the time point t26, the control unit 10 causes the light emitting element 35 to stop emitting light in the sensor 37 similarly to the above (FIG. 17B) and also stops the operation of the light receiving element 36 (FIG. 17). 17 (C)) and the foreign matter discharge processing procedure shown in FIGS.

  Incidentally, the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 toward the feeding side by the amount of foreign object feeding displacement while driving the conveying belt 28 for confirming the completion of the feeding of all the coins CI. When the coin CI is again fed out from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25, the conveyance belt 28 for confirming the completion of the feeding is driven, and the upper flat portion 28A is used for feeding and returning the coin CI. In addition, the drive is switched to a displacement for vibration.

  That is, when the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 for confirming the completion of the feeding of all the coins CI, the displacement is used for feeding and returning a series of coins CI and for vibration. Of these, the displacement is regarded as the feeding displacement, and the remaining displacement is continuously executed and displaced for return, and then displaced for vibration.

  When the vibration with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 (that is, the displacement for vibration) is completed, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 in the same manner as described above so that the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is moved again. The foreign matter discharge processing procedure is continued so as to be displaced for feeding and returning coins CI and for vibration.

  In this way, when the banknote is deposited, the control unit 10 almost certainly reliably inserts the coin CI from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 into the foreign material transport path 25 even if one or a plurality of coins CI are erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion / removal unit 6. It is possible to return to the customer via the payout port 9.

  Even when the foreign matter discharge processing procedure is started when the banknote is deposited, the control unit 10 does not remove the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit during the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount to the first feeding side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28. When it is detected from 25 that no coin CI has been fed out, the conveyor belt 28 is driven in the same manner as in the confirmation of the completion of the feeding out of all the coins CI.

  As a result, the control unit 10 performs the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 during the displacement for confirming the feeding completion with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 (that is, the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount toward the second feeding side). When it is detected that the coin CI has been fed out, the driving of the conveyor belt 28 at that time is switched to driving for displacing the upper flat portion 28A for feeding and returning the coin CI and for vibration as in the case described above. .

  That is, in this case as well, when the control unit 10 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 for confirming the completion of the feeding of all the coins CI, the displacement is used for feeding and returning a series of coins CI and vibration. Of these displacements, the displacement is regarded as the feeding displacement, and the remaining displacement is continuously executed to be displaced for return and then displaced for vibration.

  When the vibration with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 (that is, the displacement for vibration) is completed, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 in the same manner as described above so that the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is moved again. The foreign matter discharge processing procedure is continued so as to be displaced for feeding and returning coins CI and for vibration.

  On the other hand, the control unit 10 also detects the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 during the displacement for confirming the feeding completion with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 (that is, the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount to the second feeding side). When it is detected that no coin CI has been fed out, it is determined at this time that no foreign matter such as a coin CI has been erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6.

  When the control unit 10 confirms that no foreign matter such as the coin CI has been erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 in this way, the time when the confirmation is taken (that is, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28). The shutter 23 is closed in the same manner as described above when the displacement for confirming the completion of feeding is completed.

  In addition, for example, the control unit 10 stops the emission of the emitted light to the light emitting element 35 in the sensor 37 at that time, and also stops the operation of the light receiving element 36, and ends the foreign matter discharge processing procedure.

  In this way, when the banknote is deposited, the control unit 10 checks whether or not one or a plurality of coins CI is erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6, and if the coin CI is erroneously inserted, The coin CI can be almost certainly returned from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 to the foreign material conveyance path 21 and returned to the customer via the return port 9.

  By the way, in the automatic teller machine 1, when the banknotes are deposited, the fewer the banknotes to be inserted into the banknote insertion / removal unit 6, the longer it takes to feed out the banknotes from the banknote insertion / removal unit 6, The time required for transporting banknotes is shortened, and as a result, the time required for deposit processing (hereinafter also referred to as deposit processing time) is shortened.

  Moreover, in the automatic teller machine 1, as is clear from the foreign matter discharge processing procedure described above, the more foreign matter such as the coin CI that is erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6, the more the belt driving unit 29 is set in one cycle unit. As a result, the number of times for driving the conveyor belt 28 under control increases, and as a result, the time required for the foreign matter discharge processing (hereinafter also referred to as foreign matter discharge processing time) becomes longer.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, the deposit processing time required for deposit processing when a relatively small number of banknotes are deposited in the bill insertion / extraction unit 6, and the coin CI erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6. Compared with the foreign matter discharge processing time required for the foreign matter discharge processing when there are relatively many foreign matters, the foreign matter discharge processing time may be longer than the deposit processing time.

  For this reason, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a banknote for depositing is inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 and a foreign object such as a coin CI is erroneously input, a deposit process and a foreign substance discharge process are started simultaneously. If this is the case, the depositing process may end before the foreign matter discharging process ends.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, when the depositing process is completed, the control unit 10 displays an operation screen for notifying the touch screen 4 of the termination of the depositing process.

  Therefore, in the automatic teller machine 1, if the depositing process is terminated before the foreign matter discharging process is terminated, and the control unit 10 notifies the customer of the termination of the depositing process via the operation screen, the customer owns the property. However, there is a possibility that a foreign object such as a coin CI may be forgotten and left, and when another customer visits thereafter, a foreign object such as the forgotten coin CI may be brought home.

  Therefore, when depositing a bill, the control unit 10 starts deposit processing and opens the shutter 23 of the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 for bill insertion, but opens the shutter 23. From the point in time until the foreign object such as the coin CI is erroneously inserted or until the foreign object such as the coin CI that has been erroneously inserted is discharged. .

  Then, when the foreign matter discharging process is finished, the control unit 10 resumes the depositing process that has been temporarily stopped until then, and the banknote for depositing from the banknote loading / unloading unit 6 to the transport path 18 as part of the depositing process. It is starting to pay out.

  As a result, when the banknote is deposited, the control unit 10 inserts a banknote for depositing into the banknote insertion / removal unit 6 and, when a foreign object such as a coin CI is erroneously input, before the foreign substance discharge process is completed. The payment process is not terminated.

  In other words, the control unit 10 executes the foreign matter discharge process at the time of depositing the banknote and performs the deposit process after the foreign matter discharge process is completed. Also be sure to end later.

  In this way, when the customer mistakenly inserts a foreign object such as a coin CI into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6, the control unit 10 confirms that the customer forgets to remove the foreign object and takes it home by another customer. It is preventing.

  In addition, when the control unit 10 opens the shutter 23 of the bill insertion / removal unit 6 for depositing bills when depositing bills, foreign matter such as coins CI is not erroneously inserted from the time when the shutter 23 is opened. The shutter 23 is kept open until the foreign matter such as the coin CI that has been erroneously inserted is discharged (that is, while the depositing process is temporarily stopped). .

  Thus, the control unit 10 intuitively recognizes that the depositing process is temporarily stopped by the state in which the shutter 23 is opened, the shutter 23 is closed, and the depositing process is resumed. You can make things wait without any discomfort.

  Then, as is clear from the foreign matter discharge processing procedure described above, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 in units of one cycle as the foreign matter such as the coin CI erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 increases. (That is, the time required for feeding out the foreign material from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 becomes longer), and the time during which the shutter 23 is kept open becomes longer accordingly.

  As a result, the control unit 10 executes the foreign matter discharge process and actually feeds out the foreign matter from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25, so that the time during which the shutter 23 remains open is relatively long. On the other hand, it is possible to intuitively recognize that the deposit processing is temporarily stopped because a foreign object such as a coin CI is erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6.

  Therefore, when a foreign object such as a coin CI is erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 by the customer, the control unit 10 returns the customer so that the foreign object is almost certainly removed from the return port 9. Can do.

  Further, for example, when the control unit 10 detects that a foreign matter such as a coin CI has been fed out from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 during the foreign matter discharging process (that is, the foreign matter is first fed out from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25). Operation screen having a message for notifying that the foreign matter discharging process is being executed, such as “Processing to discharge because something other than banknotes has been inserted” on the touch screen 4 Is displayed.

  As a result, the control unit 10 performs the foreign matter discharge process because the foreign matter such as the coin CI is erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 via the operation screen to the customer. It can be confirmed that it is temporarily stopped.

  Furthermore, when the control unit 10 detects that a foreign object such as a coin CI has been fed out from the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25, when the depositing process is completed, the control unit 10 notifies the touch screen 4 of the completion of the depositing process, An operation screen having a message for notifying the return of a foreign object, such as “other than banknotes that have been mistakenly inserted, will be returned from the return slot” is displayed.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 prompts the customer to take out a foreign object such as a coin CI from the return port 9 via the operation screen, and more reliably returns the foreign object via the return port 9. it can.

(1-5) Operation and Effect of Embodiment In the above configuration, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 opens the shutter 23 in the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 of the foreign matter discharge unit 11 when depositing bills. The upper opening 22A of the banknote accommodating part 22 is opened.

  In this state, when the foreign matter discharging unit 11 of the automatic teller machine 1 mistakenly inserts a foreign matter such as a coin CI into the banknote storage unit 22, the foreign matter is formed at the lower end of the storage unit of the banknote storage unit 22. It is dropped through the dropping holes 22D to 22F and received by being placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28.

  At this time, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 controls the belt driving unit 29 in the foreign material receiving and feeding unit 25 to rotate the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in one rotation direction, and to perform the conveyance. The upper flat portion 28A of the belt 28 is displaced toward the foreign material supply side by a foreign material supply displacement amount.

  Next, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 controls the belt driving unit 29 to rotate the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 in the other rotation direction, so that the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is moved. Displace the foreign matter return displacement amount to the foreign matter return side.

  Subsequently, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 controls the belt driving unit 29 to rotate the conveyance belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 alternately in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction in turn, thereby conveying the conveyance belt. The upper flat portion 28A of 28 is alternately and alternately displaced by the amount of vibration displacement toward the feeding side and the returning side, and is vibrated in small increments to the left and right.

  Then, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 appropriately detects such a series of displacements of the conveyor belt 28 with respect to the upper flat portion 28A while monitoring the feeding state of the foreign matter such as the coin CI from the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25. repeat.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 has, for example, a plurality of coins CI as foreign matters placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28 as a stack of several overlapping layers, and also as a wedge-shaped overlapping facing right. In addition, by simply displacing the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 for feeding and returning the coin CI, the wedge-shaped overlap of the plurality of coins CI cannot be broken by the feeding amount limiting portion 32 and the compression coil spring 31. Even in this case, the subsequent vibration of the upper flat portion 28A can be applied to the plurality of coins CI that are overlapped in a wedge shape in the right direction, and the overlap can be broken.

  That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, a plurality of coins CI are placed in order on the entire left side of the compression coil spring 31 in the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 so as to be arranged in order as a plurality of stacked overlaps. A plurality of coins CI may be placed in a wedge shape on the right side of the spring 31 facing right.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, at this time, although the plurality of coins CI are transported to the feeding side by the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28, the plurality of coins CI placed on the right side of the compression coil spring 31 is the feeding amount limiting unit. If it overlaps in a wedge shape at such a height that the amount of feeding cannot be limited depending on 32 (that is, the entrance of the foreign matter feeding path), the sheet is conveyed to the return side without breaking the overlap.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, even if the plurality of coins CI are conveyed to the return side, the plurality of coins CI placed on the left side of the compression coil spring 31 hardly move. The coins CI cannot be passed through the lower side of the compression coil spring 31 so as to block the movement with the plurality of coins CI on the left side, and as a result, the right wedge-shaped overlap of the plurality of coins CI cannot be broken. There is.

  However, in the automatic teller machine 1, even in such a case, after the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is displaced to the return side by the amount of foreign object return displacement, the upper flat portion 28A is vibrated to the feeding side and the return side. By sequentially displacing each displacement amount and oscillating in small increments to the left and right, in addition to the plurality of coins CI overlapping in a wedge shape in the right direction, it is possible to break the wedge-shaped overlap of these plurality of coins CI. it can.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 continues to displace the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 toward the feeding side by the amount of foreign matter feeding displacement, so that it is placed on the upper flat portion 28A from the foreign matter receiving / feeding portion 25. A plurality of coins CI can be fed out for discharge.

  According to the above configuration, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a foreign object such as a coin CI is erroneously inserted into the banknote storage unit 22 of the banknote input / extraction unit 6 when the banknote is received, the foreign object is transferred to the banknote storage unit. 22 is dropped from the lower end of the accommodating portion 22 and is received by the upper flat portion 28A of the conveying belt 28 in the foreign material receiving and feeding portion 25, and the control unit 10 controls the belt driving portion 29 to move the conveying belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27. Is rotated in one rotation direction to displace the upper flat portion 28A toward the feeding side by the amount of foreign object feeding displacement, and then the conveying belt 28 is rotated in the other rotation direction together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 to move the upper flat portion 28A. Displace the foreign matter return displacement amount to the return side, and then continuously rotate the conveyor belt 28 together with the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 sequentially in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction. The upper flat portion 28A is alternately and alternately displaced by the amount of vibration displacement toward the feeding side and the returning side, and is vibrated in small increments to the left and right. It was made to repeat suitably, monitoring the feeding condition of the foreign material like the coin CI from the part 25.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 has a plurality of coins CI as foreign matters placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 as a plurality of stacked overlaps, and also as a right wedge-shaped overlap. Only by displacing the upper flat portion 28A for feeding and returning the coin CI, depending on the feeding amount limiting portion 32 (that is, the entrance of the foreign matter feeding passage) and the compression coil spring 31, the plurality of coins CI are wedged. Even if it is not possible to break the overlap, the right wedge-shaped overlap of the plurality of coins CI can be broken by the subsequent vibration of the upper flat portion 28A. Therefore, the automatic teller machine 1 can reliably discharge a foreign object such as a coin CI that is erroneously inserted into the banknote storage unit 22 of the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6.

  Further, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 displaces the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25 by the foreign matter feeding displacement amount to the feeding side, and then displaces the foreign matter return displacement amount to the return side. Subsequently, the vibration displacement amount is successively displaced alternately to the feeding side and the returning side to vibrate in small increments.

  Accordingly, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 sets the one or more coins CI placed on the right side among the plurality of coins CI as the foreign matter placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 to the foreign matter receiving and feeding unit 25. , The upper flat portion 28A is displaced toward the return side by the amount of foreign object return displacement, and the coin CI placed on the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is separated from the entrance of the foreign material supply path as much as possible. An empty space free from foreign matter can be secured in the vicinity of the entrance.

  In addition, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 vibrates the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 to the left and right, thereby easily breaking the overlap of a plurality of foreign matters using an empty space near the entrance of the foreign matter supply passage. can do.

  Further, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 controls the belt driving unit 29 to vibrate the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28.

  Accordingly, the automatic teller machine 1 vibrates the belt driving unit 29 for driving the transport belt 28 for transporting foreign matters without providing any special mechanism for vibrating the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28. Thus, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 can be easily vibrated with a simple configuration.

  Further, when the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 opens the shutter 23 in the bill insertion / removal unit 6 when depositing a bill, the control unit 10 mistakenly checks whether a foreign object such as a coin CI is inserted or not. Until the foreign matter such as the inserted coin CI is discharged, the depositing process is temporarily stopped while the shutter 23 is kept open.

  As a result, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 makes the customer intuitively recognize that the depositing process is temporarily stopped by closing the shutter 23, and the shutter 23 is closed. Thus, it is possible to make the payment process resume without any discomfort.

  The control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 deposits money when a foreign object such as a coin CI is mistakenly inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 when the shutter 23 remains open for a relatively long time. It is possible to intuitively recognize that the processing is temporarily stopped.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 causes the customer to almost certainly take out the foreign matter from the return port 9 when a foreign matter such as a coin CI is erroneously inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 by the customer. Can be returned.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 keeps the shutter 23 open when a foreign matter such as a coin CI is mistakenly inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 or as the inserted foreign matter increases. Increase the time and let the customer know that a foreign object such as a coin CI has been mistakenly inserted into the bill insertion / extraction unit 6 and return the foreign object almost reliably through the return port 9. can do.

(2) Other embodiments (2-1) Other embodiments 1
In the above-described embodiment, the foreign matter discharging unit 11 causes the upper flat portion 28A to vibrate left and right in small increments by alternately rotating the conveyor belt 28 in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction. Stated.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is vibrated using a vibrating portion having a rotatable eccentric cam and a drive unit that drives the eccentric cam to rotate. You may do it.

  That is, according to the present invention, for example, as shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the rotating shaft 40 is positioned at an intermediate position between the upper flat portion 28A and the lower flat portion 28B of the conveyor belt 28 in the foreign matter discharge portion. The support belt 28 is supported so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction in parallel with the width direction of the conveyor belt 28.

  Further, according to the present invention, the eccentric cam 41 is fixed to the rotary shaft 40 by passing the rotary shaft 40 through a hole formed at a position shifted from the center of the eccentric cam 41.

  Further, in the present invention, the output shaft of the motor is connected to the rotating shaft 40 through a plurality of gears in a drive unit (not shown), so that the motor is operated to bring the eccentric cam 41 around the rotating shaft 40. Enable rotation in one rotation direction.

  In the present invention, the distance from the rotation shaft 40 to the portion 41A farthest from the rotation shaft 40 (hereinafter also referred to as the circumferential surface shaft separation portion) in the circumferential side surface over the circumference of the eccentric cam 41 is determined. The distance is selected to be longer than the distance to the inner surface of the upper flat portion 28A (and the lower flat portion 28B) of the conveyor belt 28.

  Further, according to the present invention, the distance from the rotary shaft 40 to the portion 41B closest to the rotary shaft 40 (hereinafter also referred to as the peripheral side shaft adjacent portion) in the circumferential side surface over the circumference of the eccentric cam 41 is conveyed. The belt 28 is selected to be shorter than the distance to the inner surface of the upper flat portion 28A (and the lower flat portion 28B).

  Thus, the present invention rotates the eccentric cam 41 around the rotation shaft 40 in one rotation direction via the motor and the plurality of gears, thereby conveying the eccentric cam 41 by the peripheral side axis separation portion 41A. The belt 28 can be vibrated so that the central portion of the upper flat portion 28A is displaced vertically.

  Further, the present invention uses, for example, a vibration unit having a vibration plate and a drive unit that vibrates the vibration plate, and appropriately vibrates the vibration plate by pressing the vibration plate against the inner surface of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28. The upper flat portion 28A may be vibrated.

  In the present invention, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is vibrated and placed on the upper flat portion 28A even by using the vibration portion having the eccentric cam 41 and the vibration portion having the vibration plate. The overlap of a plurality of coins can be broken, and the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is vibrated in small increments so as to be alternately displaced toward the feeding side and the return side as in the above-described embodiment, the upper flat portion of the conveyor belt 28 is The vibration displacement amount on the feeding side and the vibration displacement amount on the return side with respect to the portion 28A may be different (the vibration displacement amount on the feeding side is made longer than the vibration displacement amount on the return side or vice versa).

  In the present invention, even when the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is vibrated in small increments so as to be sequentially displaced by different vibration displacement amounts toward the feeding side and the return side, the upper flat portion of the conveyor belt 28 is The overlap of the plurality of coins placed on the portion 28A can be broken, and the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

(2-2) Other embodiment 2
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the conveyance belt 28 made of a flat belt (that is, having no irregularities or protrusions on the outer surface) is used as the foreign matter discharge unit 11 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the foreign matter discharge portion 45 uses a conveyor belt 46 in which a plurality of protrusions 46 </ b> A protrude from the outer surface at predetermined intervals. You can do it.

  Incidentally, in the present invention, as the conveyor belt 46, a plurality of rib-shaped protrusions 46A extending from one edge in the width direction of the conveyor belt 46 to the other edge are projected on the outer surface at a predetermined interval. You may make it use a thing.

  Further, in the present invention, as the conveyor belt 46, a protrusion 46A shorter than the width of the conveyor belt 46 may be provided on the outer surface so as to protrude in a predetermined pattern such as a zigzag.

  In the present invention, when the conveying belt 46 is rotated in one rotation direction and the upper flat portion 46B is displaced toward the feeding side by the amount of foreign material feeding displacement, at least one piece between the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 is provided. The protrusions 46A may protrude from the outer surface of the conveyor belt 46 at a predetermined interval over the entire circumference so that the protrusions 46A pass through.

  In the present invention, when such a conveyor belt 46 is used, foreign matters such as coins can be caught more reliably on the protrusion 46A.

(2-3) Other Embodiment 3
Further, in the above-described embodiment, one end of the transport path is connected to the foreign matter discharge unit 11 near the right side wall 20B of the storage unit 20 to the other end of the receiving / feeding guide 30 and the return port 9 is connected to the other end of the transport path. The case where the foreign material conveyance path 21 in which is formed is provided has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 in which parts corresponding to those in FIGS. A foreign matter transporting and storing portion 49 having a substantially box-shaped foreign matter storage 49A may be provided on the other end side while being connected to the other end of the receiving and feeding guide 30 near the wall 20B.

  In this case, the foreign substance transporting and storing portion 49 is formed so that one end portion extends outside the storing portion 20 and the other end portion of the receiving and feeding guide 30 extends obliquely downward to the right. The portion is bent so as to extend downward on the outside of the storage portion 20.

  Further, the foreign matter storage 49 has a foreign matter storage 49 </ b> A connected to the center thereof, and the foreign matter storage 49 </ b> A is disposed, for example, diagonally to the right of the storage 20 inside the teller machine housing 2. .

  As a result, the foreign matter transporting and storing unit 49 takes in the foreign matter fed from the foreign matter outlet 30Z of the receiving and feeding guide 30 into one end portion through the opening at one end and slides it diagonally downward to the right, and then directly below the center portion. It is dropped and stored in the foreign object storage 49A.

  Further, in the present invention, the foreign matter storage 49 may be fixed to the inside of the depositor casing 1 in the foreign matter transporting and storing unit 49, or detachably attached to the central part of the foreign matter transporting and storing unit 49. Then, it may be configured to be pulled out from the inside of the teller machine housing 2 to the outside.

  According to the present invention, when a foreign object such as a coin is erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 at the time of depositing a banknote, the present invention does not cause the customer to take out the foreign object from the return port 9, for example, The employee can take it out of the foreign object storage 49A and return it to the customer.

(2-4) Other Embodiment 4
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sensor 37 and the prism 38 are arranged at the other end of the guide of the receiving / feeding guide 30, and the foreign matter receiving / feeding section is based on the result of receiving the reflected light by the light receiving element 36 of the sensor 37. The case where the presence / absence of a foreign object such as a coin CI from 25 is detected is described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIGS. 22 (A) and 22 (B) in which the same reference numerals are given to the corresponding parts to FIG. 4, the receiving / feeding guide having substantially the same configuration as the above-described receiving / feeding guide 30. An actuator type sensor 51 is arranged at the other end of the guide 50, and based on the output of the actuator type sensor 51, the presence / absence of a foreign matter such as a coin CI from the foreign matter receiving and feeding part is detected. good.

  In this case, in the actuator type sensor 51, the main body 51A is disposed on the outer surface of the lower wall portion 50A of the receiving and feeding guide 50, and the tip portion of the arm 51B such as a piezoelectric element is the lower wall portion 50A of the receiving and feeding guide 50, for example. And protrudes into the other end of the guide (that is, inside the foreign matter feeding passage).

  And when the foreign substance like the coin CI is not passing through the foreign substance feeding path, the actuator type sensor 51 is not deformed at all so that the foreign substance feeding path does not pass through the arm 51B. The signal level is lowered to a logic “L” level, and when a foreign object passes over the arm 51B, the arm 51B is deformed, for example, to indicate that the foreign object has passed through the foreign substance feeding path. A foreign object passage presence / absence signal rising to the “H” level is sent to the control unit 10.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, even in such a configuration, based on the signal level of the foreign object passage presence / absence signal given from the actuator type sensor 51 by the control unit 10, the presence / absence of foreign object passage in the foreign substance delivery path, The presence or absence of feeding can be detected.

(2-5) Other Embodiment 5
Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, two prismatic banknote support parts 22B and 22C are set in the lower opening part of the banknote accommodating part 22, the longitudinal direction is made parallel to an opening transversal direction, and an opening longitudinal direction is carried out. In addition, the case where they are arranged at equal intervals has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention satisfies the selection condition of the arrangement position of the banknote support part represented by the above-described formulas (1) and (2), and the inside of the lower opening of the banknote storage part. In addition, three or more banknote support portions having various cross-sectional shapes such as a triangle, an ellipse, a semi-circle, etc., with the longitudinal direction parallel to the short opening direction and equally spaced along the long opening direction You may make it arrange | position by.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to this, and a lattice-shaped or concentric circular shape in which a plurality of foreign material dropping holes each having a size appropriately selected are formed in a predetermined pattern in the lower opening of the banknote accommodating portion. You may make it arrange | position a banknote support part.

  According to the present invention, foreign matters such as coins can be dropped from the lower end of the storage unit while retaining the banknote in the banknote storage unit.

(2-6) Other embodiment 6
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the inner surface of the rear wall portion 30B of the receiving and feeding guide 30 is compressed to a predetermined position between the center of the rear edge of the foreign material intake port 30X and the surface of the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28. The case where one end of the coil spring 31 is attached has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. On the inner surface of the rear wall portion 30B of the receiving and feeding guide 30, the left side or the center of the rear edge of the foreign material intake port 30X and the surface of the upper flat portion 28A of the transport belt 28 One end of the compression coil spring 31 may be attached to a predetermined position on the right side.

  In the present invention, one end of a leaf spring or a wire having elasticity may be attached to various positions on the inner surface of the rear wall portion 30B of the receiving and feeding guide 30 in place of the compression coil spring 31.

  According to the present invention, even when the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is displaced, foreign matter such as coins placed on the upper flat portion 28A can be broken.

(2-7) Other Embodiment 7
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 to displace the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in the order for feeding out the coin CI, returning it, and vibrating it. Said about the case.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the control unit 10 controls the belt driving unit 29 to displace the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in the order of returning the coin CI, for vibrating, and for feeding. May be.

  According to the present invention, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is first displaced toward the return side by the amount of foreign object return displacement, and foreign objects such as coins are separated as much as possible from the entrance of the foreign material delivery path. An empty space without foreign objects can be secured in the vicinity.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is vibrated to the left and right to break up the overlap of the plurality of foreign matters, and the plurality of foreign matters are scattered in the empty space so as not to be clogged at the entrance of the foreign matter feeding passage. Thus, it is possible to facilitate the feeding to the foreign matter feeding passage by the displacement of the foreign matter feeding displacement amount toward the feeding side with respect to the subsequent upper flat portion 28A.

  In the present invention, the control unit 10 may control the belt driving unit 29 to displace the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 in the order of vibration, feeding and returning of the coin CI.

  According to the present invention, according to such a configuration, the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28 is first vibrated left and right, so that foreign matters such as coins that have fallen from the lower end of the storage portion of the banknote storage portion 22 are removed. Therefore, it can be received in a scattered manner so as not to overlap as much as possible, and it can be easily sent out to the foreign matter delivery passage by the displacement of the foreign matter delivery displacement amount to the delivery side with respect to the upper flat portion 28A thereafter.

  In the present invention, these configurations can be combined with the configurations described in the first embodiment. That is, the present invention uses the eccentric cam 41 and the diaphragm described in the first embodiment for the vibration displacement of the upper flat portion 28A in a series of displacements with respect to the upper flat portion 28A of the conveyor belt 28. It can be replaced with direct vibration of the upper flat portion 28A.

(2-8) Other embodiment 8
Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the foreign material discharge | emission part 11 discharged | emitted the foreign material like the coin accidentally thrown into the banknote insertion / withdrawal part 6 at the time of money_receiving | payment of a banknote was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the rejected banknote is refunded when the banknote is deposited, or when the shutter 23 is opened as when the banknote is withdrawn, the banknote insertion / extraction unit 6 is mistakenly Since there is a possibility that foreign matter may be thrown in, such as when coins are accidentally thrown into the bill throwing / unloading unit 6 by the foreign matter ejecting unit 11 when the rejected bill is refunded or when the bill is withdrawn. Foreign matter may be discharged (that is, foreign matter discharge processing is executed by the control unit 10).

  Further, in the present invention, foreign matter such as coins mistakenly inserted into a banknote insertion section dedicated to the insertion of banknotes may be discharged by the foreign body discharge section 11 when depositing banknotes.

  Furthermore, the present invention may be configured to discharge foreign matters such as coins that are erroneously inserted into the banknote extraction section dedicated for banknote extraction when banknotes are withdrawn or rejected banknotes are refunded.

(2-9) Other Embodiment 9
Further, in the embodiment described above, the foreign matter discharging apparatus according to the present invention is applied to the foreign matter discharging portions 11, 45, and 48 provided in the automatic teller machine 1 described above with reference to FIGS. Stated.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, but is also a cash dispenser (CD), a money changer, a ticket machine, a ticket machine, a vending machine, a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc. Such as a foreign matter discharge unit provided in a device for handling banknotes such as a game machine, and a foreign matter discharge unit provided in a device for handling copy paper such as a copying machine or a copying machine. The present invention can be widely applied to a foreign matter discharging apparatus.

(2-10) Other Embodiment 10
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention is applied to the automatic teller machine 1 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is a device for handling banknotes such as an automatic teller machine, a money changer, a ticket vending machine, a payment machine, a vending machine, an amusement machine, and a paper such as a copying machine or a copying machine. The present invention can be widely applied to various other paper sheet handling devices such as a device for handling paper.

(2-11) Other Embodiment 11
Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote mentioned above about FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 22 was applied as a paper sheet of the accommodation object accommodated in an accommodating part was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other paper sheets such as copy paper, tickets, and postcards can be widely applied.

(2-12) Other Embodiment 12
Further, in the above-described embodiment, as a receiving portion in which a hole for allowing a foreign matter put in error to pass through is dropped at the lower end without passing a paper sheet to be stored, FIG. 1 to FIG. About the case where the banknote accommodating part 22 used for the deposit | withdrawing and withdrawal of the banknote mentioned above about was applied.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a banknote insertion section dedicated to the insertion of banknotes for depositing (that is, a storage section dedicated to banknotes for depositing) and a banknote ejection section dedicated to the withdrawal of banknotes for withdrawal (that is, Various other storage units such as a banknote dedicated for dispensing), a tray for copy paper, and the like can be widely applied.

(2-13) Other Embodiment 13
Further, in the above-described embodiment, below the lower end of the housing portion, the rotation shafts are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval, and are rotated in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction around the rotation shaft. The case where the left pulley 26 and the right pulley 27 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 are applied as the plurality of pulleys supported in a possible manner has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the conveyor belt is received by placing foreign matter falling from the lower end of the accommodating portion, and the foreign matter is conveyed to the feeding side and the return side opposite to the feeding side. If it can be made to form so as to form a flat portion, pulleys of various other configurations such as three or more pulleys arranged in a predetermined pattern can be widely applied.

(2-14) Other Embodiment 14
Further, in the above-described embodiment, a flat part is formed for receiving foreign matters falling from the lower end of the accommodating portion and transporting the foreign matters to the feeding side and the return side opposite to the feeding side. As described above, the case where the conveyance belt 28 formed of the flat belt described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied as the conveyance belt laid on the plurality of pulleys has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a V-belt having at least an outer surface having a width substantially equal to the length in the opening short direction of the lower end of the accommodating portion of the banknote accommodating portion 22 or an open short end of the lower end of the accommodating portion of the banknote accommodating portion 22. Various other conveyor belts can be widely applied, such as a flat belt or a V-belt having a width longer than the length in the direction.

(2-15) Other Embodiment 15
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the belt driving unit 29 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied as a belt driving unit that drives the conveyance belt to rotate in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction together with a plurality of pulleys. The case was described as above.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and conveys a part of the outer surface of a belt driving unit having a plurality of motors for driving a plurality of pulleys and a driving belt rotatable in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction. A belt that rotates the drive belt in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction so as to be pressed against a part of the outer surface of the belt 28 and rotates the transport belt 28 in the other rotation direction and the one rotation direction in conjunction with the rotation. Various other configurations of belt drive units such as a drive unit can be widely applied.

(2-16) Other Embodiment 16
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the belt driving unit 29 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied as the vibrating unit that vibrates the flat portion of the conveyance belt has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other configurations of the vibration unit such as the vibration unit having the eccentric cam 41 and the vibration unit having the vibration plate described in the first embodiment are widely applied. can do.

(2-17) Other Embodiment 17
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the belt driving unit is controlled so as to rotate the conveyor belt together with a plurality of pulleys in one rotation direction for conveying the foreign object to the feeding side, and for conveying the foreign object to the return side. As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22, the belt drive unit is controlled so as to rotate the conveyor belt together with the plurality of pulleys in the other rotation direction, and further the vibration unit is controlled to vibrate the flat part of the conveyor belt. The case where the control unit 10 having the microcomputer configuration is applied has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other configurations of control units such as a microprocessor and a sequencer can be widely applied.

(2-18) Other Embodiment 18
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the feed amount that is disposed to face the feeding side of the flat portion of the transport belt and limits the feed amount from the flat portion of the foreign matter transported to the feed side by the flat portion of the transport belt. The case where the feed amount limiting unit 32 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied as the limiting unit has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other various feed amount limiting portions such as the upper edge of the entrance of the foreign matter feeding passage in the foreign matter receiving guide 30 can be widely applied.

(2-19) Other Embodiment 19
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the predetermined portion of the flat portion of the transport belt is disposed to face the predetermined portion with a predetermined gap, and the collapse portion for breaking the overlap of the foreign matters transported by the flat portion of the transport belt, The case where the compression coil spring 31 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other configurations such as the leaf springs and wires described in the sixth embodiment can be widely applied.

(2-20) Other Embodiment 20
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sensor 37 and the prism 38 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 are applied as a detection unit for detecting whether or not foreign matter has been fed out from the flat portion of the conveyor belt. The case was described as above.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other configurations of detection units such as a limit switch and the actuator type sensor 51 described in the fourth embodiment can be widely applied.

(2-21) Other Embodiment 21
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the shutter 23 that opens and closes as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied as a shutter for opening and closing the opening at the upper end of the accommodating portion. If you said.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other shutters having various configurations such as a shutter that opens and closes by rotating can be widely applied.

(2-22) Other Embodiment 22
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the shutter driving unit 24 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is applied as the shutter driving unit that drives the shutter has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other configurations of the shutter drive unit such as a shutter drive unit that rotates the shutter can be widely applied.

(2-23) Other Embodiment 23
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control unit controls the belt driving unit for conveying the foreign matter to the feeding side, controls the belt driving unit for conveying the foreign matter to the return side, and further controls the belt driving unit. The foreign substance discharge process described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 is used as a notification unit for notifying that the foreign substance discharge process is being executed during the execution of the foreign substance discharge process for controlling the vibration part for the vibration of the flat part. The case where the touch screen 4 that displays an operation screen having a message for notifying that it is being executed is applied has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and if it is possible to notify that the foreign matter discharge process is being performed, a speaker or the like for notifying that the foreign matter discharge process is being executed by a sound such as a guide voice or a beep sound. In addition, a notification unit having various other configurations can be widely applied, such as a light emitting unit that notifies that a foreign matter discharge process is being performed in a predetermined light emission state such as a light emission color or a light emission pattern. .

  The present invention is used for a foreign matter discharge device such as a foreign matter discharge portion provided in an automatic teller machine or an automatic teller machine and a paper sheet handling device such as an automatic teller machine or an automatic teller machine. Can do.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 4 ... Touch screen, 6 ... Bill insertion part, 11, 45, 48 ... Foreign matter discharge part, 22 ... Bill storage part, 22A ... Upper opening part, 22B, 22C ...... Bill support part, 22D to 22F .. Foreign object drop hole, 23. Shutter, 24. Shutter drive part, 25. Foreign substance receiving and feeding part, 26 ... Left pulley, 27 ... Right pulley, 28. 46... Conveying belt, 28 A. Upper flat portion, 29... Belt driving portion, 30, 50... Receiving delivery guide, 30 X. Foreign matter intake port, 30 Z. , 32... Feed amount limiting section, 35... Light emitting element, 36... Light receiving element, 37 .. Sensor, 38 .. Prism, 41. CI ... coins.

Claims (8)

A storage part in which a hole for allowing a foreign object that has been mistakenly inserted to pass through is dropped at the lower end without passing the paper sheet to be stored;
Below the lower end of the housing portion, a plurality of rotation axes that are supported in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction and another rotation direction around the rotation axis. Pulleys,
The plurality of foreign objects are formed so as to form a flat part for receiving the foreign substance falling from the lower end of the accommodating part and carrying the foreign substance to the feeding side and the return side opposite to the feeding side. A conveyor belt hung on a pulley;
A belt driving unit that drives the conveyor belt to rotate in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction together with the plurality of pulleys;
A vibrating part for vibrating the flat part of the conveyor belt;
The belt drive unit is controlled to rotate the conveyor belt in the one rotation direction together with the plurality of pulleys for conveying the foreign object to the feeding side, and for conveying the foreign object to the return side. The belt drive unit is controlled to rotate the transport belt in the other rotation direction together with a plurality of pulleys, and further includes a control unit that controls the vibration unit to vibrate the flat portion of the transport belt. Foreign matter discharge device. A feed amount limiting unit that is disposed to face the feeding side of the flat portion of the transport belt and limits the feed amount of the foreign matter from the flat portion that is transported to the feed side by the flat portion of the transport belt. The foreign matter discharging apparatus according to claim 1 comprising: 2. A crushing portion arranged to face a predetermined portion of the flat portion of the transport belt with a predetermined gap and for breaking the overlap of the foreign matters conveyed by the flat portion of the transport belt. Foreign matter discharge device as described in 1. A detection unit for detecting whether or not the foreign matter has been fed out from the flat part of the conveyor belt,
The control unit
Control of the belt drive unit for conveying the foreign matter to the feeding side while monitoring whether or not the foreign matter has been paid out for discharging from the flat portion of the conveying belt via the detection unit; and The foreign matter discharging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control of the belt driving unit for conveying foreign matters to the return side and the control of the vibrating portion are repeatedly executed. A shutter for opening and closing the opening at the upper end of the housing part;
A shutter drive unit for driving the shutter,
The control unit
When the shutter driving unit is controlled to open the opening of the housing unit with the shutter and detect that the foreign matter has been fed out from the flat part of the conveyor belt via the detection unit, The foreign matter discharging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the shutter driving unit is controlled to close the opening of the housing unit with the shutter. The vibrating part is
The belt drive unit,
The control unit
2. The flat portion of the conveyor belt is vibrated by controlling the belt driving unit to alternately rotate the conveyor belt together with the plurality of pulleys in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction. Foreign material discharge device. A storage unit in which a paper sheet to be handled inside the apparatus is stored, and a hole is formed at the lower end so that a foreign substance put in by mistake is dropped without passing through the paper sheet.
Below the lower end of the housing portion, a plurality of rotation axes that are supported in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction and another rotation direction around the rotation axis. Pulleys,
The plurality of foreign objects are formed so as to form a flat part for receiving the foreign substance falling from the lower end of the accommodating part and carrying the foreign substance to the feeding side and the return side opposite to the feeding side. A conveyor belt hung on a pulley;
A belt driving unit that drives the conveyor belt to rotate in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction together with the plurality of pulleys;
A vibrating part for vibrating the flat part of the conveyor belt;
The belt drive unit is controlled to rotate the conveyor belt in the one rotation direction together with the plurality of pulleys for conveying the foreign object to the feeding side, and for conveying the foreign object to the return side. The belt drive unit is controlled to rotate the transport belt in the other rotation direction together with a plurality of pulleys, and further includes a control unit that controls the vibration unit to vibrate the flat portion of the transport belt. Paper sheet handling device. The control unit controls the belt driving unit for conveying the foreign matter to the feeding side, controls the belt driving unit for conveying the foreign matter to the return side, and further controls the belt driving unit. The paper sheet handling according to claim 7, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying that the foreign matter discharge process is being executed during execution of the foreign matter discharge process for controlling the vibrating unit for vibration of the flat part. apparatus.

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