JP2562199B2 - Banknote processing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial field of use" The present invention relates to a banknote handling machine for reversing and carrying out banknotes conveyed to a predetermined location.

"Prior Art" Conventionally, there is a bill processing machine disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-113155 as an example of a bill processing machine that reverses and conveys bills. This is one in which the blades are radially provided on the outer periphery of one of the pair of rollers for feeding the bills to the reversing section at intervals in the circumferential direction, and one of the pair of rollers is used as one of the pair of rollers for taking out the bills from the reversing section. When shared, the bills are conveyed toward the take-out port by the action of the blade that rotates together with the common roller, and the bills are taken out from the take-out port.

Further, in addition to the above, there is also one provided with a roller body that rotates back during rotation.

"Problems to be solved by the invention" However, in the case of No. 62-113155, the timing of the inversion start at the time of taking out this banknote becomes uncertain because the banknote is taken out by hitting the blade. There was a problem.

Further, in the case of providing a roller body that rotates back during reversing, the timing is fixed, but since the guide to the take-out port is still dependent on the blade, the take-out timing of the bill rear end is difficult to be constant. was there.

For the same reason, paper money jams are likely to occur in the vicinity of the blades, and when this paper money jam occurs, even in the case of the roller body that rotates in the return direction, at the speed of conveyance of the paper money,
There is a risk that the banknotes cannot be reliably sent back.

In addition, since the roller member that rotates in the return direction must be rotated in the reverse direction when it is returned, it takes time during this reverse rotation, and the speed of the forward and reverse rotations is always changed. There was a problem of low sex.

The present invention has solved the above-mentioned problems of conventional ones, and always provides a banknote processing machine having a reversing mechanism capable of reversing a banknote at a constant timing and reliably. To aim.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the invention of claim 1, the main transport path for transporting banknotes, the reversal section carry-in path branched from the main transport path via a gate fork, and the reversal section carry-in path are connected. And a reversing section conveying section that stops the bill conveyed from the reversing section carrying-in path and reverses the conveying direction, and a branch near the connecting portion between the reversing section carrying-in path and the reversing section conveying path, and the main conveying path. And a pair of reversing unit guides, in which the reversing unit transporting path is fixed to the apparatus main body so that the bills are inserted between the reversing unit guides, and the reversing unit discharge path. An end body that is provided at the end position of the banknote and is brought into contact with the front end of the banknote guided by the reversing section guide, and a banknote that is provided on one of the reversing section guides and is carried in between the reversing section guides. To the feeding roller that is always driven in the direction The entrance of the reversing unit carry-out path is a take-out roller which is always driven so as to send the bill stopped at the end of the reversing unit carrying path from the rear end side to the reversing unit carry-out path, Between an idle roller driven by the take-out roller,
Further, provided at the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller, at a position facing the reversing section carry-out path with the reversing section conveying path interposed therebetween, a standby position separated from the take-out roller,
Between the contact point of the take-out roller and the idle roller and a contact position in contact with the take-out roller, the device body is swingably supported via a lever at the contact position. A reversing guide roller for guiding the bill toward the contact point between the retrieving roller and the idle roller is provided by bending and pressing the rear end of the bill stopped at the end of the reversing section conveyance path against the retrieving roller. Further, the distance of the main conveyance path until the reversal section carry-in path is branched and the reversal section carry-out path is merged is the time when the bill passes through the main conveyance path, the reversal section carry-in path, and the reversal section. It is characterized in that the time is set so that the bills pass through the transport path and the reversing section carry-out path.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the reversing section guide on the side of the reversing section conveying path that faces the take-in roller is provided with a pressing piece that abuts against the take-in roller.

According to a third aspect of the invention, the reversing guide roller is provided at one end of a lever swingably supported by the apparatus main body, and the other end of the lever is provided with respect to the take-in roller of the reversing section carry-out path. Is provided at a position apart from the take-in roller when the reversing guide roller is pressing the take-out roller, and the reversing guide roller is separated from the take-out roller. In this case, it is located at a position where it comes into contact with the take-in roller.

[Operation] In the invention of claim 1, the banknotes separated from the main conveyance path by the switching of the gate forks and sent to the reversal section carry-in path, the reversal section guide of the reversal section conveyance path by the constantly driven take-in roller. It is guided inside and then stopped when the front end comes into contact with the end body of the reversing section transport path.

Then, in this state, the reversing guide roller bends and presses the rear end of the bill against the take-out roller in the vicinity of the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller that constitute the entrance of the reversing unit carry-out path. Since the take-out roller is constantly driven, the bill sandwiched between the reverse guide roller and the take-out roller is smoothly guided from the rear end side toward the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller. That is, the banknote stopped in the reversing unit transport path by the pressure of the reversing guide roller and the driving of the retrieving roller is smoothly guided between the retrieving roller and the idle roller, and further passes through the reversing unit unloading path. Will be sent to the main transport path.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the distance of the main conveyance path until the reversal section carry-in path is branched and the reversal section carry-out path merges is determined by the time when the bill passes through the main conveyance path, the reversal section carry-in path, and the reversal section. Since it is set so that the time when the banknotes pass through the transport path and the reversing section carry-out path is the same, it is possible to reverse the front and back of the banknotes without changing the order of the banknotes transported on the main transport path. it can.

As described above, in the banknote handling machine of the present invention, the blades are not used, and since it is a method of reversing the front and back of the banknote by a plurality of rollers, the timing is shifted when reversing the front and back,
There is no concern that jams will occur, and the take-in roller and take-out roller used for transporting and reversing banknotes are always driven in the same direction, and these rotation directions do not stop or reverse during the reversal of banknotes. Therefore, also in this respect, it is possible to prevent the conveyance speed from changing and the timing from being shifted when the front and back are reversed, and further, since the reversing guide roller is swingably supported by the main body of the device through the lever, the responsiveness is improved. Is very good, which enables the front and back reversal processing of banknotes to be performed at high speed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the reversing portion guide on the side of the reversing portion conveying path that faces the take-in roller is provided with the pressing piece that abuts against the take-in roller, the pressing piece and the take-in roller are A bill is nipped between them, and the take-in roller is driven in this state, so that the bill slides on the pressing piece and is sent to the inner side along the reversing unit guide. As a result, in the present invention, it becomes possible to reliably insert the bill into the reversing unit guide.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion provided at the other end of the lever that supports the reversing guide roller is located at a position where the reversing guide roller abuts the take-in roller when the reversing guide roller is separated from the take-out roller. In this state, if the banknotes are received through the reversing unit carry-in path, the banknotes are sandwiched between the take-in roller and the pressing unit and are continuously driven. By the roller, the bill is sent to the inner side along the reversing unit guide while sliding on the pressing unit. Therefore, in the present invention,
As in the second aspect, the posture can be surely inserted into the reversing unit guide.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, when the reversing guide roller is pressing the take-out roller, the above-mentioned pressing portion is located at a position separated from the take-in roller, and therefore, in the reversing portion guide of the reversing portion conveyance path. When guiding the stopped banknotes between the take-out roller and the idle roller, the pressing portion does not become a resistance, which allows the banknotes in the reversing part transport path to be smoothly fed to the reversing part carry-out path. It will be possible.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a part of the banknote processing machine, in which 1 is a main body, and a front side (right end in FIG. 1) of the main body 1 has a carry-in port 2 and a carry-out port 3 at the bottom. Is provided.

A pulley 4 is provided above the carry-in port 2 of the main body 1, and pulleys 5 and 6 are provided above and below the back side of the main body 1, respectively. A plurality of these pulleys 4, 5 and 6 are provided in the direction of their rotation axes. A belt 7 is wound around each of the pulleys 4, 5 and 6.

Further, a pulley 8 is provided in the lower portion of the main body 1 on the outlet 3 side, and pulleys 9 and 10 located below the pulley 6 are provided in the lower rear portion of the main body 1. A plurality of these pulleys 8, 9 and 10 are provided in the direction of their rotation axes.
A belt 11 is wound around each of the ten.

On the back side of the main body 1, carry-in port 2 and carry-out port 3 from pulleys 5 and 6
Pulleys 12 and 13 are disposed vertically on the side. The pulley 12 is provided below the pulley 5, and the pulley 13 is provided at a height position between the pulleys 6 and 9. These pulleys 12,13
Are provided in the direction of those rotation axes, and the pulley 1
Belts 14 are wound around 2 and 13, respectively.

Further, a pulley 15 is provided on the carry-in port 2 side of the pulley 12 apart from the pulley 12, and a pulley 16 is provided below the pulley 4. A plurality of these pulleys 15 and 16 are provided in the direction of their rotation axes.
A belt 17 is provided on each of them.

A pulley 18 is provided below the pulley 15 at a distance from the pulley 15 and a pulley 19 is provided obliquely below the pulley 18 on the carry-out port 3 side. A plurality of these pulleys 18 and 19 are provided in the rotation axis direction, and a belt 20 is wound around each of the pulleys 18 and 19.

The belt 7 wound around the pulleys 4, 5 and 6 is wound on the outside of the belt 14 wound around the pulley 12 so as to have a substantially L-shaped side surface and is opposed to the belts 14 and 17. There is.

The belt 11 wound around the pulleys 8, 9 and 10 is wound outside the belt 14 wound around the pulleys 12 and 13 and faces the pulley 19.

Due to the above, between belts 7 and 17, between belts 7 and 14, belts 11 and 2
A main transport path 66 for transporting a banknote in between 0 is formed. Further, in the main conveyance path 66, the conveyance guides 21, 22, 2 are located along the main conveyance path 66, where the belt is not present.
3,24,25,26 are provided. A part of the transport guide 22 is curved along the outer circumference of the pulley 15, and the other part of the transport guide 22 faces the transport guide 21 with a predetermined distance from the transport guide 21. The transport guide 24 is formed in a substantially U shape along the outer circumferences of the transport guides 21 and 23 and the pulleys 12 and 15, and is opposed to the transport guides 21, 23 and 22 with a predetermined space therebetween. ing. The transport guide 25 is formed in a substantially L shape along the transport guide 23.
And is opposed to the transport guide 23 at a predetermined interval. The transport guide 26 includes a part of the transport guide 23 along the side of the carry-out port 3 and the belt 20 wound around the pulleys 18 and 19.
Is formed in a V shape as a whole, and is opposed to the carry-out port 3 side part of the transport guide 23 with a predetermined space between the other part and the carry-out port 3 side part. Has been made. A transport guide 27 is provided on the carry-out port 3 side of the pulley 13.
Is provided so that a part of the transport guide 27 is along the inclined portion of the transport guide 26 along the belt 20, and the other part is curved along the outer periphery of the pulley 18. A part of the transport guide 27 is opposed to the inclined portion of the transport guide 26 with a predetermined interval. Like the transport guide 26, the transport guide 27 is provided at a position where no belt exists.

Further, an upper reversing part guide 28 and a lower reversing part guide 29 are provided in an inclined shape on the carry-in entrance 2 and carry-out exit 3 sides of the transport guides 22, 24, 27, 26. The upper reversing part guide 28 and the lower reversing part guide 29 are provided to face each other at a predetermined interval. One ends of the upper reversing part guide 28 and the lower reversing part guide 29 are positioned near the ends of the transport guides 24, 27 and substantially in the center of the main body 1. The end is provided below in close proximity to the carry-out port 3, and the space between the other ends is a bottom block (end body) 30 provided at the other end.
Is blocked by. A smooth reference surface 30a is formed on the bottom block 30. The upper reversing part guide 28 and the lower reversing part guide 29 are provided at a place where the belt does not exist, and a reversing conveyance path 31 is formed between the upper reversing part guide 28 and the lower reversing part guide 29.

In addition, a take-in roller 33 is provided between the pulleys 18 and 19 and the reversing unit conveyance path 31. This capture roller 33
Is provided such that the outer peripheral portion is located at the center position in the length direction of the reversing portion conveyance path 31 and the outer peripheral portion is in contact with the belt 20. A plurality of take-in rollers 33 are provided at positions where belts exist in the rotation axis direction.

Between the pulleys 12 and 15 is a gate fork 3 with a substantially triangular side surface.
4 is fixed to a shaft 35 and is swingably provided around the shaft 35. The shaft 35 is connected to a rotary drive source (not shown) and can be rotated in the forward and reverse directions. Gate fork
A plurality of 34 are provided in the direction of the axis 35 so as to be located at positions where the belts and the transport guides 21, 22, and 24 do not exist.

Take-out rollers 38 and 39 are attached to the shafts of the pulleys 18 and 19 so as to rotate in the same direction as the pulleys 18 and 19, respectively. The take-out roller 38 has a diameter slightly larger than that of the pulley 18, and has a diameter substantially equal to the outer peripheral diameter of the belt 20 wound around the pulley 18.

An idle roller 40 is provided between the pulleys 15 and 18. The idle roller 40 is rotatably connected to a roller block 41 attached to the conveyance guide 27 via a support member, is in contact with both the belt 17 and the belt 20, and is provided so as not to touch the take-out roller 38. ing.
A plurality of idle rollers 40 are provided in the rotation axis direction.

In the main body 1, a rotating block 42 is rotatably supported in the vicinity of the upper reversing section guide 28. This rotation block
One end of a lever 43 is attached to 42. Lever 43
A reversing guide roller 44 is rotatably attached to the other end of the roller so as to be able to contact the take-out roller 38. Further, one end of a pressing piece 45 is attached to the bottom block 30, and the other end side of the pressing piece 45 is lightly brought into contact with the take-in roller 33 with a weak force with elasticity.

Roller blocks 46, 47, 48, 49 are attached to predetermined positions of the transport guides 21, 23, 26, 27, respectively, and guide rollers 50 for pressing the bills or for backing up the belts are respectively attached to these via support members. , 51, 52, 53 are rotatably attached.

Through holes 54 and 55 are opened at predetermined positions of the transport guides 21 and 22 that face each other, and the transport guides 21 and 22 are located in the through holes 54 and 55, and each have a pair of sensor elements. A sensor 56 is attached.

Through holes 57 and 58 are opened at predetermined positions of the transport guides 23 and 24 that face each other, and the through holes 24 of the transport guides 23 and 24 are located at the through holes 57 and 58, respectively. A second sensor 59 consisting of an element is attached.

Through holes 60, 61 are opened at predetermined positions of the transport guides 23, 26 facing each other, and the transport guides 23, 26 are located at the through holes 60, 61 and are formed of a third sensor element. A sensor 62 is attached.

Bottom block 3 of upper reversing guide 28 and lower reversing guide 29
The through holes 63, and
A fourth sensor 65, which is a pair of sensor elements, is provided through a support member attached to the upper reversing section guide 28 at a position where the opening 64 is opened and the through holes 63 and 64 are opposed to each other.

The carry-in port 2 is provided with belts 7 and 17 on the pulleys 4 and 16 side.
Between the transport guides 21 and 22.

In addition, the carry-out port 3 is provided with an upper belt 11 on the pulley 8 side.
It is formed between the upper and the transport guides 23 and 26.

Between belts 7 and 17, between belts 7 and 14, above belt 11, between conveyance guides 21 and 22, between conveyance guides 23 and 24, conveyance guides 23 and 2.
5, a main conveyance path 66 is formed between the conveyance guides 23 and 26.

The reversing section carrying path 67 is provided between the belts 7 and 17, the belt 17 and the gate fork 34, the transport guides 21 and 22, and the transport guides 22 and 24.
Is formed between the belt 20 and the guide roller 53, and the conveyance guide 2
A reversing section carry-out path 68 is formed between the sheets 6 and 27, between the conveyance guides 23 and 26, and on the upper belt 11. The reversing unit carry-in path 67 and the reversing section carry-out path 68 form a sub-conveyance path 69.

In addition, each pulley 4,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,15,16,18,19, take-in roller 33, take-out roller 38,39, idle roller 4
0, the reversing guide roller 44, and the guide rollers 50, 51, 52, 53 are each rotated at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.

Next, the use of the banknote handling machine configured as described above will be described. In addition, in the following description, it is assumed that the main conveyance path is bent and even if the surfaces of actual banknotes are swapped, they are not inverted.

The banknotes are carried into the carry-in entrance 2 in a front-back mixed state by a front-stage mechanism such as a count determination unit (not shown) provided on the right side of the carry-in entrance 2 in FIG.

Then, this banknote is transported through the main transport path 66, and when the first sensor 56 detects the leading edge of the banknote being transported, for example, a front banknote is transported based on the front-back data of the banknote detected by the preceding stage mechanism. If it is determined that the bill is present, the gate fork 34 is located at the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure, and the bill passes through the main transport path 66 and is carried out from the carry-out port 3 as the front bill, and the latter stage of a stacking unit (not shown) or the like. Sent to the organization.

Further, when the banknote carried in from the carry-in port 2 is determined to be, for example, a back banknote, and the first sensor 56 detects the tip of the banknote, the gate fork 34 is located at the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. The banknotes are guided to the reversing unit carry-in path 67, pass therethrough, and are carried into the reversing unit carrying path 31 by the belt 17 and the idle roller 40.

The banknotes carried into the reversing section transport path 31 take up the bills 33
Further feeding force is given by this take-in roller 33
It is taken in to the bottom block 30 side through between the press piece 45 and the pressing piece 45.

Then, the front end of the bill in the pickup direction is set to the fourth sensor 65.
Is detected and the fetching operation is continued for a predetermined time from the time of detection. Therefore, during this time, the reference surface of the bottom block 30
The entire front end of the bill contacts the 30a, and the bill is corrected to a normal posture. As a result, the front end of the banknote collides with the bottom block 30 and returns in the opposite direction to the taking-in direction of the reversing section conveying path 31, and the banknote is taken out in a state of being inclined to the left and right when viewed from the right side of FIG. Is prevented.

After the banknotes stay in the reversing section conveyance path 31 and a predetermined time elapses, the lever 43 rotates and the reversing guide roller 44 passes through the side surface facing portion of the upper reversing section guide 28 and is reversed to the outer periphery of the take-out roller 38. Push the rear end of the banknotes into the transport path 31,
The trailing end of the bill is deflected in the direction between the idle roller 40 and the take-out roller 38.

Then, in the state where the bill is held between the take-out roller 38 and the reversing guide roller 44, this bill is taken out by the take-out roller 38.
By the rotational force of, the rear end of the carry-in to the reversing part conveyance path 31 is inserted between the idle roller 40 and the take-out roller 38 as the front end of the carry-out from the reversing part conveyance path 31, and subsequently guided between the conveyance guide 27 and the take-out roller 38. It is inserted between the take-out roller 38 and the guide roller 53, passes between the inclined portions of the conveyance guides 27 and 26, and is fed between the take-out roller 39 and the guide roller 51, so that the main conveyance path 66 merges as a front bill. To be

Therefore, the back banknotes are reversed as front banknotes, and the front banknotes and the front banknotes transported along the main transport path 66 are lined up and carried out from the carry-out port 3.

The second sensor 59 detects bills being conveyed by the first sensor 56, detects bills passing between the conveyance guides 23 and 24 when the gate fork 34 opens the main conveyance path 66, and Despite the fact that the 1 sensor 56 detects a bill being conveyed and the gate fork 34 closes the main conveyance path 66, it also detects an abnormality when the bill passes between the conveyance guides 23 and 24.

Further, the third sensor 62 detects both non-inverted banknotes and inverted banknotes, and cooperates with the first sensor 56 at the time of banknote processing interruption or completion to detect the first banknote carried in from the carry-in port 2. By checking whether the number of detections by the first detection sensor 56 and the number of banknotes detected by the third sensor 62 match, it also serves to detect an abnormality when banknotes remain in the main body 1 (above. Example 1).

In the above embodiment, one end side of each of the upper reversing part guide 28 and the lower reversing part guide 29 which are spaced apart and opposed to each other is connected by the bottom block 30 so that the upper reversing part guide 28 and the lower reversing part guide 29 are connected to each other. Forming the reversing section transport path 31, the lower reversing section guide 29, the billing roller carried in the reversing section transport path 31 is provided with a take-in roller 33 for urging the bottom block 30 side innermost end of the reversing section transport path 31, The other end side of the pressing piece 45 having one end attached to the bottom block 30 was brought into contact with the take-in roller 33, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in FIG. A guide roller for reversing the lever 43 provided on the rotation block 42 without providing the pressing piece 45 on the
It is also possible to extend the end portion on the side opposite to 44 to form a hook shape and form the corner portion as a pressing portion 43a, and make this pressing portion 43a contact the outer peripheral surface of the take-in roller 33.

In this embodiment, before the banknotes are carried into the reversing section conveying path 31, the pressing portion 43a of the lever 43 is lightly abutted on the outer peripheral surface of the take-in roller 33 with a weak force, and the bills are conveyed to the reversing section conveying path 31. When the bill is carried in, the bill passes through the take-in roller 33 and the pressing portion 43a and is urged toward the bottom block 30 side by the rotation of the take-in roller 33. When the front end of the taken-in bill is detected by the fourth sensor 65, the rotation block 42 is rotated to separate the pressing portion 43a from the bill on the take-in roller 33, and the reversing guide roller 44 is moved to the take-out roller 38 side to take out the trailing end of the bill carried in the reversing portion conveying path 31 to the take-out roller 38. By pressing the bill against the outer peripheral surface of the banknote, the rear end of the banknote loaded into the reversing part transport path 31 is deflected in the direction between the idle roller 40 and the takeout roller 38 (the above second embodiment).

Therefore, in the case of a weak banknote, a type in which the pressing portion 43a of the lever 43 comes into contact with and separates from the take-in roller 33 is suitable as in the second embodiment, and the banknote in the reversing portion conveyance path 31 is By observing the time when the posture correction ends, by separating the pressing portion 43a from the bill, the bill is given time to return to the normal original state in which this bill is free, and the bill in the reversing unit transport path 31 Prevents jamming and excessive feeding.

Further, in the case of a strong banknote, a type in which the pressing piece 45 is always in contact with the take-in roller 33 is suitable as in the first embodiment, and the attitude correction of the banknote in the reversing part conveyance path 31 is completed. Guide rollers for reversal that are advanced in advance by checking the time
By operating 44, the bill processing time can be shortened. That is, in the second embodiment, it is necessary to set the swing time of the lever 43 having the reversing guide roller 44, but in the first embodiment, the swing time of the lever 43 is set to the bill reversing portion conveyance path 31. It can be incorporated into the in-house correction time, and the time can be shortened accordingly. This is the main transport path when this device is functioning as a front and back sorting device.
Since the transport distance of 66 can be shortened, it helps to reduce the size of the entire apparatus.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, the main conveyance path 66 is U-shaped, but the main conveyance path is not limited to this, and may be a linear or a main conveyance path close to this (the above third embodiment). Example).

Further, the reversing banknote is drawn out by pressing the reversing guide roller 44 against the take-out roller 38, but not limited to this, the belt 20 wound around the pulley 18 having substantially the same diameter.
It may be pressed against (the above is the fourth embodiment).

[Advantages of the Invention] As described in detail above, in the invention of claim 1, the bills separated from the main transport path by the switching of the gate forks and sent to the reversing section carry-in path are constantly driven. Is guided into the reversing unit guide of the reversing unit conveyance path, and then stopped when the front end contacts the end body of the reversing unit conveyance path.

Then, in this state, the reversing guide roller bends and presses the rear end of the bill against the take-out roller in the vicinity of the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller that constitute the entrance of the reversing unit carry-out path. Since the take-out roller is constantly driven, the bill sandwiched between the reverse guide roller and the take-out roller is smoothly guided from the rear end side toward the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller. That is, the banknote stopped in the reversing unit transport path by the pressure of the reversing guide roller and the driving of the retrieving roller is smoothly guided between the retrieving roller and the idle roller, and further passes through the reversing unit unloading path. Will be sent to the main transport path.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the distance of the main conveyance path until the reversal section carry-in path is branched and the reversal section carry-out path merges is determined by the time when the bill passes through the main conveyance path, the reversal section carry-in path, and the reversal section. Since it is set so that the time when the banknotes pass through the transport path and the reversing section carry-out path is the same, it is possible to reverse the front and back of the banknotes without changing the order of the banknotes transported on the main transport path. it can.

As described above, in the banknote handling machine of the present invention, the blades are not used, and since it is a method of reversing the front and back of the banknote by a plurality of rollers, the timing is shifted when reversing the front and back,
There is no concern that jams will occur, and the take-in roller and take-out roller used for transporting and reversing banknotes are always driven in the same direction, and these rotation directions do not stop or reverse during the reversal of banknotes. Therefore, also in this respect, it is possible to prevent the conveyance speed from changing and the timing from being shifted when the front and back are reversed, and further, since the reversing guide roller is swingably supported by the main body of the device through the lever, the responsiveness is improved. Is very good, which enables the front and back reversal processing of banknotes to be performed at high speed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the reversing portion guide on the side of the reversing portion conveying path that faces the take-in roller is provided with the pressing piece that abuts against the take-in roller, the pressing piece and the take-in roller are A bill is nipped between them, and the take-in roller is driven in this state, so that the bill slides on the pressing piece and is sent to the inner side along the reversing unit guide. As a result, in the present invention, it becomes possible to reliably insert the bill into the reversing unit guide.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion provided at the other end of the lever that supports the reversing guide roller is located at a position where the reversing guide roller abuts the take-in roller when the reversing guide roller is separated from the take-out roller. In this state, if the banknotes are received through the reversing unit carry-in path, the banknotes are sandwiched between the take-in roller and the pressing unit and are continuously driven. By the roller, the bill is sent to the inner side along the reversing unit guide while sliding on the pressing unit. Therefore, in the present invention,
Similarly to the second aspect, it becomes possible to reliably insert the bill into the reversing unit guide.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, when the reversing guide roller is pressing the take-out roller, the above-mentioned pressing portion is located at a position separated from the take-in roller, and therefore, in the reversing portion guide of the reversing portion conveyance path. When guiding the stopped banknotes between the take-out roller and the idle roller, the pressing portion does not become a resistance, which allows the banknotes in the reversing part transport path to be smoothly fed to the reversing part carry-out path. It will be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial side sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The drawing is a partial side sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Main body, 2 ... Carry-in port, 3 ... Carry-out port, 28 ... Upper reversing part guide, 29 ... Lower reversing part guide, 30 ... Bottom block (end body), 31 ... Reversing part conveyance path , 33 …… take-in roller, 34 …… gate fork, 38 …… take-out roller, 40…
… Idle roller, 43a …… Pressing part, 44 …… Reversing guide roller, 45 …… Pressing piece, 66 …… Main transport path, 67 …… Reversing part loading path, 68 …… Reversing part unloading path, 69… … Sub-transportation path.

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main transport path for transporting banknotes, a reversing section carry-in path branched from the main transport path via a gate fork, and a reversing section carry-in path, and is conveyed from the reversing section carry-in path. It has a reversing section conveying section for stopping the bills and reversing the conveying direction, and a reversing section carrying-out path branched from the vicinity of the connection between the reversing section carrying-in path and the reversing section carrying path and joining the main carrying path. The reversing section conveyance path is provided at a terminal position of the reversing section guide, which is fixed to the apparatus main body so as to face each other with a space therebetween, and a bill is inserted between the pair of reversing section guides. An end piece that abuts the front end of the bill guided by
It is provided on one of the reversing unit guides, and has a take-in roller that is constantly driven in a direction of sending a bill carried in between the reversing unit guides to the end body side, and the entrance of the reversing unit carrying-out path is Between a take-out roller that is always driven so as to send the bills stopped at the end of the reversing unit transport path to the reversing unit carry-out path from the rear end side, and an idle roller that is driven by the take-out roller. There is a standby position separated from the take-out roller at a position provided at the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller, and facing the reversing section carry-out path with the reversing section conveying path interposed therebetween, and the take-out roller. Between the contact point near the contact point with the idle roller and the contact position where it contacts the take-out roller, the apparatus main body is swingably supported via a lever,
At the contact position, the rear end of the bill stopped at the end body of the reversing section transport path is bent and pressed against the take-out roller, and the bill is guided toward the contact point between the take-out roller and the idle roller. A guide roller for reversing is provided, and further, the distance of the main transport path until the reversing section carry-in path is branched and the reversing section carry-out path merges is the time when the bill passes through the main carrying path and the reversing direction. Part carry-in path, reversing section transfer path,
A banknote handling machine, wherein the banknote processing machine is set so that the time it takes for the banknotes to pass through the inverting section carry-out path matches. 2. The reversing section guide on the side of the reversing section conveying path that faces the take-in roller is provided with a pressing piece that abuts against the take-in roller.
The described banknote handling machine. 3. The reversing guide roller is provided at one end of a lever swingably supported by the main body of the apparatus, and the other end of the lever is in contact with a take-in roller of a reversing section carry-out path. A contacting pressing portion is provided, and the pressing portion is located at a position separated from the take-in roller when the reversing guide roller is pressing the take-out roller, and the reversing guide roller is separated from the take-out roller. In this case, the bill handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the bill handling machine is in a position where it is brought into contact with the take-in roller.