JP5332512B2 - Banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for depositing and withdrawing paper money is provided to prevent the transfer error of the paper money and simplify the structure of the apparatus. CONSTITUTION: A paper money guide(39) includes a first window unit which protrudes the circumferential face of a pickup roller. A first press unit(41) is arranged to be transferable to perpendicular direction to a paper money transfer direction. A second window unit protrudes the circumferential face of the pickup roller. A second press unit(42) is arranged to be transferable to perpendicular direction to the paper money transfer direction. A reject accumulation roller(45) accumulates rejected paper money between the first press unit and the second press unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism provided in a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit that separates and accumulates inserted banknotes and reject banknotes in the inserted banknotes.

A banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism provided in a conventional banknote deposit / withdrawal unit includes a support plate that supports stacked banknotes, a pickup roller that feeds banknotes stacked on the support plate in a direction orthogonal to the support plate, and a pickup A first bill press provided on the roller side so as to be capable of reciprocating in a direction orthogonal to the bill feeding direction by the pickup roller, and a first bill press on the opposite side of the pickup roller across the first bill press A second bill press that is disposed so as to be reciprocally movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction, a reject stopper that is disposed so as to be movable between the first and second bill presses, a reject bill stopper, A reject stacking roller unit for stacking reject banknotes between the two bill presses, and when feeding the banknotes inserted between the pickup roller and the first bill press The first and second bill presses are in contact with each other, moved in the direction of the pickup roller, and the inserted bill is pressed against the pickup roller by the first bill press and the second bill press, and the reject stacking roller unit If the reject bills accumulated between the reject bill stopper and the second bill press are forgotten, the reject stopper is retracted from the support plate, and the second bill press is moved in the direction of the first bill press. The first bill press is rotated 90 degrees around the lower end axis to be in a horizontal state, and the reject bill is pushed on the first bill press with the second bill press. The reject bill is moved in the direction of the pickup roller and pressed against the pickup roller by the second bill press (for example, Patent Literature Reference.).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-147193 (paragraphs 0028 to 0030, paragraphs 0042 to 0044, FIGS. 5, 6, and 8)

However, in the above-described conventional technology, in order to pay out the reject bills accumulated in the bill deposit / withdrawal unit, it is necessary to provide a retractable mechanism of the first bill press, a retract stopper, etc. There is a problem that the structure of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism becomes complicated.
In addition, when the reject bill is pushed down by the second bill press on the first bill press that is rotated 90 degrees to be in a horizontal state, or the reject bill is the first bill There is a case where the press falls down due to the rotation of the press, causing a problem of rejecting the rejected banknote.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism for sorting and stacking the inserted banknotes and reject banknotes of the inserted banknotes, a support plate for supporting the stacked banknotes, A pickup roller that feeds the banknotes accumulated on the support plate in a direction orthogonal to the support plate, a shutter that is disposed opposite to the support plate and that opens and closes a banknote deposit / withdrawal port that inserts and takes out banknotes, A banknote guide having a first window portion that is arranged on the pickup roller side so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the banknote feeding direction by the pickup roller and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller; and the banknote A spring member that urges in the direction of the guide; and the pickup roller that is arranged so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction so as to face the bill guide. A first bill press having a second window part projecting an outer peripheral surface, and on the opposite side of the pickup roller across the first bill press, facing the first bill press in the feeding direction. A second bill press arranged so as to be movable in an orthogonal direction; and a reject stacking roller portion arranged between the first bill press and the second bill press and configured to stack the reject bills. , When paying out a bill inserted between the bill guide and the first bill press, the inserted bill is sandwiched between the bill guide and the first bill press, It is pressed by the outer circumferential surface of the pickup roller which projects from the first window portion, to return the rejected bills accumulated between said first building press and a second building press by the reject collection roller unit to the customer place Moves the banknote guide to a position where the pickup roller is hidden under the shutter, and holds the reject banknote between the first bill press and the second bill press. When the press is brought into contact with the bill guide, the shutter is opened after releasing the holding by the second bill press, and when the forgetting of the reject bill occurs, the reject bill is changed to the first bill It is sandwiched between a bill press and the second bill press, and is pressed by the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller protruded from the first and second window portions.

  As a result, the present invention can simplify the configuration of the bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism, and can prevent a collapse or the like from occurring when the inserted reject bill is pressed against the pickup roller. The effect that a defect can be prevented is obtained.

  Below, with reference to drawings, the Example of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism by this invention is described.

  1 is a block diagram showing an automatic teller machine according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit of Example 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the banknote feeding mechanism as seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the first bill press, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the accumulation roller shaft as seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic teller machine as an automatic transaction apparatus, which is installed in a branch of a financial institution such as a bank or a store such as a convenience store, and automatically performs transaction processing with a customer.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a main control unit of the automatic teller machine 1, and a customer account number, a PIN number, an account balance, etc. of a customer corresponding to a customer ID for identifying a customer via a communication line (not shown). It is connected to a host computer (not shown) that holds information and manages customer accounts, and controls each part in the automated teller machine 1 to execute transaction processing, etc., and also controls data communication with the host computer. To do.

A main storage unit 3 stores a program executed by the main control unit 2, various data used for the program, a processing result by the main control unit 2, and the like.
An operation display unit 4 is provided in front of the automatic teller machine 1 and is composed of a combination of a display screen such as a CRT or LCD and an input means such as a touch panel. In addition to displaying a transaction selection screen displaying various transaction selection buttons, various input screens, etc., the input means accepts input from a customer.

5 is a card handling unit, which has a function of reading and writing card information such as a customer ID recorded on a magnetic stripe or an IC chip of a transaction card such as an inserted customer's cash card, etc. It has a function for printing contents and the like.
A passbook handling unit 6 has a function of reading and writing the passbook information such as the customer ID recorded on the magnetic stripe and IC chip of the inserted customer's passbook, and records the transaction contents in the customer's passbook. It has a function.

7 is a coin deposit / withdrawal machine that accepts coins entered by customers at the time of deposit transactions, etc., discriminates and counts them, stores them, pays out coins to be paid to customers at the time of withdrawal transactions, and counts them. It has a function of paying out to customers.
8 is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that accepts banknotes inserted by customers during deposit transactions (referred to as inserted banknotes), identifies and counts them, stores them, and pays out banknotes to be paid to customers during withdrawal transactions. It has a function of counting this and paying it to the customer, and has the configuration shown in FIGS.

2 and 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a control unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 8, which controls each part in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 8 according to a command from the main control unit 2 to take in banknotes in a deposit transaction or the like. It has a function of executing a banknote withdrawal process or the like in a storage process or a withdrawal transaction.
A storage unit 12 stores a program executed by the control unit 11, various data used for the program, a processing result by the main control unit 11, and the like.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 8 and includes a banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 14 for sorting and stacking inserted banknotes and rejected banknotes that require return of the inserted banknotes.
A discrimination unit 15 has a function of performing various discriminations such as authenticity, correctness, denomination, and the like of the conveyed banknote.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a temporary holding unit, which is a storage unit that accumulates and temporarily holds banknotes that have been differentiated from genuine bills by the discrimination unit 15 at the time of taking-in banknotes such as deposit transactions. It has a function of separating and feeding out and a function of accumulating conveyed banknotes.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a banknote storage, which is a storage for storing banknotes used for withdrawals and deposited banknotes, which are paid out from the temporary storage unit 17 after the payment is confirmed, and the denominations are identified by the discrimination unit 15. It has a function of storing banknotes and a function of separating and feeding out stored banknotes one by one.
The banknote storage 18 of a present Example is provided three, and the money type of the banknote accommodated in each is preset.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a non-circulating banknote storage, which includes banknotes deposited by a customer, such as banknotes of non-circulating denomination (for example, 2000 yen bills and 5000 yen bills) and withdrawal rejected banknotes rejected at the time of withdrawal. It is a storage for storing, and has a function of collecting the conveyed banknotes.
21 is a forgotten banknote storage, and is a storage for storing an incoming reject banknote or a dispensed banknote, which will be described later, when a customer forgets to take it out during a process of taking in an incoming banknote such as a deposit transaction, It has the function of accumulating the forgotten bills that have been transported.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a conveyance path which conveys the banknotes by connecting between the above-described portions while conveying the both sides of the banknotes with a belt pair or a roller pair.
Reference numeral 24 denotes a switching blade, which is a switching mechanism provided at a branching portion of the transport path 23 in order to switch the transport direction of the banknotes according to the discrimination result in the discrimination unit 15, and in this embodiment, The identified banknotes are transported by switching the transport direction in the direction indicated by the arrow D shown in FIG. 3, and the banknotes identified as genuine bills are transported by switching the transport direction in the direction of the arrow E.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 13 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 8 according to the present embodiment includes a banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 14, and first stacks the banknotes inserted by the customer on the support plate 30. Rejected banknotes (injection rejects) that have been identified as bills to be returned to the customer because they cannot be stored in the banknote storage 18 because they are discriminated from counterfeit or foreign banknotes in the discriminating unit 15 in the space 31 and the inserted banknotes. A second stacking space 32 for stacking the bills) on the support plate 30 and sorting and stacking the inserted bills and the rejected bills.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a shutter of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 14, which is arranged on the upper part of the banknote depositing / dispensing part 13 and configured to be reciprocally movable in a direction orthogonal to the bill feeding direction by the pickup roller 34. The banknote depositing / dispensing port 35 (see FIG. 8) is opened at the time of loading and unloading, and the banknote depositing / dispensing port 35 is closed at the time of bill taking-in processing.
Reference numeral 34 denotes a pickup roller of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 14, which is configured to be rotatable forward and backward about the pickup roller shaft 34 a, and is disposed on the side of the banknote depositing / dispensing part 13 and above the support plate 30. A high-friction member having a large coefficient of friction such as rubber (part shown by hatching in FIG. 4) is attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface so as to be easily extended, and stands on the support plate 30. 4 has a function of paying out the bills supported downward in FIG.

The banknote of a present Example is supported by the standing position on the support plate 30 by the transversal direction.
Reference numeral 36 denotes a feed roller, which is configured to be able to rotate forward and backward about the feed roller shaft 36a, and is arranged at the end of the support plate 30 downstream of the pickup roller 34 in the bill feeding direction. A high-friction member similar to the pickup roller 34 is attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface so that the feeding is easy, and two ring-shaped grooves over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction are provided side by side (FIG. 5). (See), the bill fed by the pickup roller 34 is further transported and fed to the transport path 23.

The pickup roller 34 and the feed roller 36 are connected by a power transmission mechanism (not shown) such as a gear train, and the pickup roller 34 rotates in the same direction as the feed roller 36 rotates.
Reference numeral 37 denotes a gate roller, which is disposed to face the feed roller 36, and has an outer circumferential surface provided with a ring-shaped groove portion extending over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction and meshing with the groove portion and the peak portion of the feed roller 36. Each banknote fed by the feed roller 36 from the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 13 is provided with a one-way rotation mechanism that rotates together with the feed roller 36 when the banknote is loaded around the gate roller shaft 37a and does not rotate when the banknote is fed out. It has a function of separating.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a banknote guide, which is disposed on the pickup roller 34 side of the banknote depositing / dispensing portion 13 so as to be reciprocally movable in a direction orthogonal to the banknote feeding direction, and corresponds to each pickup roller 34 as shown in FIG. Thus, a first window 39a that is an opening that does not contact the pickup roller 34 for projecting the outer peripheral surface is provided.
Reference numeral 41 denotes a first bill press, which is a plate-like member arranged to face the bill guide 39, and is arranged so as to be able to reciprocate in the direction orthogonal to the bill feeding direction, as shown in FIG. Corresponding to the pickup roller 34, there is provided a second window portion 41a that is an opening that does not contact the pickup roller 34 for projecting the outer peripheral surface thereof.

  Reference numeral 42 denotes a second bill press, which is a trapezoidal plate-like thick plate member disposed on the opposite side of the pickup roller 34 across the first bill press 41, and faces the first bill press 41. Are arranged so as to be able to reciprocate in the direction orthogonal to the bill feeding direction, and are configured to be rotatable around a rotation fulcrum 43. The first surface of the pickup roller 34 is directed toward the support plate 30. A slope 42a is provided which is inclined in a direction away from the bill press 41.

  Reference numeral 45 denotes a reject accumulating roller unit. The accumulating roller 46 is provided to be rotatable about the accumulating roller shaft 46a, and the pressure roller 47 is provided to be rotatable about a pressure roller shaft 47a disposed opposite thereto. And is disposed at the end of the support plate 30 opposite to the feed roller 36, and the throw-in reject banknote transported in the direction of the arrow D in FIG. It has the function integrated | stacked between the 1st bill press 41 and the 2nd bill press 42 which are.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of tongue wheel wheels 48 having a plurality of tongue pieces 48 a are provided on the accumulation roller shaft 46 a (in this embodiment, two between the accumulation rollers 46, each of the accumulation rollers 46. A total of four each one is attached to the outside, rotates in the same direction as the stacking roller 46, hits the rear end of the rejected banknotes stacked in the second stacking space 32, and sets the rear end to the first building. It has a function of moving in the direction of the press 41.

The first accumulation space 31 of this embodiment is configured between the bill guide 39 and the first bill press 41.
Reference numeral 51 denotes a pickup roller support lever, which is an L-shaped support member that is configured to be rotatable about the feed roller shaft 36a, as shown in FIG. 5, on the opposite side of the feed roller shaft 36a. The provided pickup roller shaft 34a is supported so as to be able to rotate forward and backward, and the pickup roller 34 is disposed between L-shaped side plates.

Reference numeral 52 denotes a compression coil spring as a spring member. One end of the compression coil spring is fixed to the frame of the banknote depositing / dispensing portion 13, the other end presses the pickup roller support lever 51, and the pickup roller 34 is urged toward the banknote guide 39. It has a function to do.
Reference numeral 54 denotes a pickup roller position detection sensor which detects the position of the pickup roller 34 by optically detecting one L-shaped end 51 a of the pickup roller support lever 51.

As shown in FIG. 4, the support plate 30 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 13 of the present embodiment has a predetermined range of 10 degrees or more and 30 degrees or less from the horizontal direction so that the second bill press 42 is on the upper side. It is installed in an inclined state at an angle α.
The main storage unit 3 of the automatic teller machine 1 accepts an input of a transaction selected by the customer, and communicates with the host computer based on this to automatically perform transaction processing with the customer. An application program or the like having a function of transmitting, to the transaction processing program, an instruction for taking in the inserted banknote in the deposit transaction, an instruction for storing the banknote that has been taken in, or the like to the control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 8. The added business process execution program is stored in advance, and each functional unit as hardware of the automatic teller machine 1 of the present embodiment is formed by the steps of the business process execution program executed by the main control unit 2.

  In addition, the storage unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 8 takes in the inserted banknotes and stores the banknotes taken in based on the taking-in commands and the storing commands from the main control unit 2 at the time of deposit transaction. A banknote processing program having a function of executing storage processing or the like is stored in advance, and each functional unit as hardware of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 8 of the present embodiment is formed by steps of the banknote processing program executed by the control unit 11. Is done.

Below, the taking-in process of the inserted banknote of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 8 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIG. 8 thru | or FIG.
When a staff member of a financial institution turns on the automatic teller machine 1 at the start of business or the like, the business process execution program stored in the main storage unit 3 of the automatic teller machine 1 is automatically started.
When the business process execution program is started, the main control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 displays a transaction selection screen on the screen of the operation display unit 4 by the business process execution program and stands by.

On the transaction selection screen, a message prompting you to press the transaction selection button, a “withdraw” button for withdrawal transactions, a “deposit” button for deposit transactions, and “transfer” for transfer transactions A transaction selection button for selecting a transaction such as a button is displayed.
In the present embodiment, the customer selects a deposit transaction and presses the transaction selection button from the screen of the operation display unit 4 using the input means.

The main control unit 2 that recognizes the transaction selected by the customer as a deposit transaction based on a signal from the input means displays a word on the screen of the operation display unit 4 to prompt the insertion of a transaction card or passbook.
When the customer inserts the transaction card into the card handling unit 5 or inserts the passbook into the passbook handling unit 6, the main control unit 2 reads the card information or the passbook information and prompts the operation display unit 4 to insert a bill or the like. Is displayed, and a command for taking in bills is transmitted to the control unit 11 of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 8.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 11 that has received the take-in command sends the second bill press 42 of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 14 to the stacking roller 46 and the pressure roller 47 of the reject stacking roller unit 45 according to the banknote processing program. The bill guide 39 is positioned on the first bill press 41 side from below the bill deposit / withdrawal port 35, and the first bill press 41 is moved to the bill deposit / withdrawal port 35. The shutter 33 is opened while being positioned closer to the second bill press 42 than the lower part of the first bill space, and the first stacking space 31 between the bill guide 39 and the first bill press 41 is opened.

In this case, the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 on the first bill press 41 side is stopped at a position where it does not protrude from the first window 39 a of the bill guide 39.
When the customer inserts the banknote from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 35 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 13, the control unit 11 recognizes that the banknote has been inserted into the first accumulation space 31 by a sensor (not shown), and the timer function enables the banknote to be inserted. When a predetermined time elapses after recognizing the input of the shutter, the shutter 33 is closed as shown in FIG.

Thereby, the inserted banknotes are stacked in a standing position on the support plate 30 between the banknote guide 39 and the first bill press 41.
The control unit 11 that has closed the shutter 33 moves the first bill press 41 in the direction of the bill guide 39, and stands the inserted bill on the support plate 30 by the bill guide 39 and the first bill press 41. Pickup projecting from the first window 39a of the bill guide 39 by moving the bill guide 39 and the first bill press 41 in the direction of the pickup roller 34 while sandwiching the inserted bill. As shown in FIG. 10, the banknote guide 39 is retracted from the inserted banknote pressed by the pickup roller 34 in the direction of the pickup roller 34, and the first bill press 41 is compressed by a compression coil spring. The pickup roller position detection sensor 54 moves the end 51 a of the pickup roller support lever 51 further against the urging force of 52. The first building press 41 when issued to stop.

  Thereby, the inserted banknote on the support plate 30 is held between the first bill press 41 and the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 by an urging force of the compression coil spring 52 with an appropriate pressing force, and the second It was carried in by the reject accumulating roller unit 45 between the bill press 42 and the back surface of the first bill press 41 (referred to as a surface opposite to the surface pressing the inserted bill (referred to as a pressing surface)). A second accumulation space 32 for accumulating input reject banknotes is formed.

As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 11 holding the inserted bill between the first bill press 41 and the pickup roller 34 moves the pickup roller 34 and the feed roller 36 in the feeding direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 11). The inserted bills are fed out to the transport path 23 (see FIG. 3) while being rotated and separated one by one between the feed roller 36 and the gate roller 37.
At this time, the first bill press 41 is provided with the second window portion 41a. Since the pickup roller 34 can be pressed by utilizing the rigidity of the bill, the bill is inserted by the pickup roller 34. Can be paid out.

  The control unit 11 that feeds the inserted banknotes into the transport path 23 transports the banknotes in the directions of arrows a and b shown in FIG. 3, performs discrimination of the banknotes by the discrimination unit 15, and the discrimination result is a genuine note. In some cases, the switching blade 24 switches the banknote transport direction from the direction of the arrow C shown in FIG. 3 to the direction of the arrow E and counts the total amount calculated by counting the number of each inserted banknote denominated. While storing in the storage unit 12, the inserted banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 17.

On the other hand, when the discrimination result is the inserted reject banknote, the control unit 11 switches the transport direction of the inserted reject banknote from the arrow C shown in FIG. As shown, the fed reject banknotes are stacked in the second stacking space 32 by the reject stacking roller unit 45.
At this time, the tongue wheel 48 rotates in the same direction as the stacking roller 46, hits the rear end of the inserted reject banknotes stacked in the second stacking space 32, and sets the rear end in the direction of the first bill press 41. The trailing edge of the inserted reject banknote is prevented from remaining in the clamping portion between the stacking roller 46 and the pressure roller 47.

As a result, the inserted reject banknotes are accumulated on the support plate 39 between the first bill press 41 and the second bill press 42.
When the discrimination of all inserted banknotes in the discrimination unit 15 is completed and the rejected banknotes exist after the collection of the verified banknotes in the temporary storage unit 17 or the second stacking space 32, the control unit 11 As shown in FIG. 12, the bill guide 39 is moved below the shutter 33, and the second bill press 42 is rotated while its inclined surface 42a is parallel to the first bill press 41. The first bill press 41 is moved in the direction of the bill press 41, and the bill reject 39 is moved between the rear surface of the first bill press 41 and the slope 42a of the second bill press 42, and is moved in the direction of the bill guide 39. After the first bill press 41 is brought into contact with the bill guide 39, the second bill press 42 is moved in the direction of the reject stacking roller portion 45 to release the inserted reject bill. In this state, the shutter 33 is opened to open the second stacking space 32, and a message that prompts receipt of the inserted reject banknote is displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 4, and the inserted reject banknote is returned to the customer. .

  Next, after confirming the removal of the inserted reject banknote by a sensor (not shown), the control unit 11 reads the total amount stored in the storage unit 12 and prompts the operation display unit 4 to confirm the total amount and the amount on the screen. When the total amount is confirmed, a storage process for paying out the banknotes of the temporary storage unit 17 and storing them in the banknote storage 18 is executed as usual. To complete the deposit transaction process.

In this case, when the customer forgets to remove the inserted reject banknote, the control unit 11 executes a storing process of the inserted reject banknote.
That is, if the sensor (not shown) does not detect the removal of the inserted reject banknote even after a predetermined time has elapsed after opening the shutter 33, the control unit 11 determines that forgetting to remove the inserted reject banknote has occurred. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the second bill press 42 is moved in the direction of the first bill press 41, and between the back surface of the first bill press 41 and the inclined surface 42a of the second bill press 42. Holding the inserted reject banknote, the banknote guide 39, the first and second bill presses 41 and 42 are moved in the direction of the pickup roller 34 while holding the inserted reject banknote, and the first window portion of the banknote guide 39 is moved. 39a and the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 projecting from the second window 41a of the first bill press 41, and as shown in FIG. The first bill press 41 is retracted from the banknote pressed by the pickup roller 34 in the direction of the pickup roller 34, and the second bill press 42 is further moved against the urging force of the compression coil spring 52, and the pickup roller When the position detection sensor 54 detects the end 51a of the pickup roller support lever 51, the second bill press 42 is stopped.

Thereby, the inserted bill on the support plate 30 is held between the inclined surface 42a of the second bill press 42 and the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 by an urging force of the compression coil spring 52 with an appropriate pressing force. It is possible to feed the rejected banknotes 34 in the direction of the feed roller 36.
As shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 11 that holds the inserted reject banknote between the second bill press 42 and the pickup roller 34 rotates the pickup roller 34 and the feed roller 36 in the feeding direction, The rejected banknotes are fed out to the transport path 23 (see FIG. 3) while being separated one by one from the gate roller 37, and the fed-out reject banknotes are transported in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. The bill is stored in the bill storage 21 and the storing processing of the inserted reject bill is completed.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 14 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the banknote guide 39, the first bill press 41, and the second bill press 42 are used to stack the first stacking space 31 in which the banknotes are stacked and the banknote rejection banknotes. As shown in FIG. 11, even if a rejected banknote is generated during the separation of the inserted banknote, the inserted reject banknote is conveyed to the second stacking space 32, as shown in FIG. And can be easily integrated.

Moreover, the moving body provided in the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 14 of a present Example is the 1st bill press 41 and the 2nd bill press 42 which have the banknote guide 39 which has the 1st window part 39a, and the 2nd window part 41a. Therefore, the structure of the bill depositing / dispensing mechanism 14 can be simplified by omitting the retractable mechanism of the first bill press and the retracting mechanism of the reject stopper.
Further, when the forgotten reject banknote is moved in the direction of the pickup roller 34, the input reject banknote is sandwiched and moved between the first bill press 41 and the second bill press 42. When the reject banknote is pressed against the pick-up roller 34, it is possible to prevent a fall or the like from occurring, and it is possible to prevent the feeding reject banknote from being fed out.

  Further, when the input reject banknote is sandwiched between the first bill press 41 and the second bill press 42 when the input reject banknote is returned, the slope 42a of the second bill press 42 is the first building press. Since the first bill press 41 is moved in the direction of the first bill press 41 while being rotated in parallel with the press 41, the end of the inserted reject banknote on the support plate 30 side is scooped up by the slope 42a. It can be held between the back and the back rejected banknotes can be prevented from being folded or collapsed, and the feeding reject banknotes can be prevented from being fed out.

Furthermore, since the bill depositing / dispensing mechanism 14 of the present embodiment is inclined so that the second bill press 42 is on the upper side, the bill can be received with the bill inserted in contact with the bill guide 39. Can be prevented from being folded or collapsed when pressed against the pickup roller, thereby preventing occurrence of defective feeding of inserted banknotes.
As described above, in this embodiment, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism that separates and stacks inserted banknotes and rejected banknotes, the pickup roller that feeds banknotes stacked on the support plate, and the pickup roller side A bill guide that is movably arranged and has a first window portion that projects the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller, a spring member that urges the pickup roller in the direction of the bill guide, and a bill guide that is movably arranged facing the bill guide. The first bill press having a second window part that projects the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller, and can be moved opposite the first bill press to the opposite side of the pickup roller across the first bill press And a reject stacking roller section for stacking reject banknotes between the first bill press and the second bill press. When paying out the inserted banknotes inserted between the door and the first bill press, the inserted banknotes are sandwiched between the banknote guide and the first bill press and protruded from the first window. When the forgotten rejected banknotes are pressed between the first bill press and the second bill press and pressed on the outer peripheral surface of the pick-up roller, the input reject banknotes are connected to the first bill press. The structure of the bill depositing / dispensing mechanism is simplified by being sandwiched between the second bill press and pressed by the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller protruding from the first and second window portions. In addition, it is possible to prevent a fall or the like from occurring when the inserted reject banknote is pressed against the pickup roller, and it is possible to prevent unsuccessful feeding of the inserted reject banknote.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of Example 2, and FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the banknote feeding mechanism as seen from the direction of arrow C in FIG.
In addition, the same part as the said Example 1 attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits the description.
FIG. 15 is a side view showing the state in which the side plates on the front side of the pickup roller 34, the feed roller 36, and the sensor roller support lever 62 on the front side of the paper are removed.

  15 and 16, reference numeral 61 denotes a sensor roller, which is a roller provided independently between two pickup rollers 34 for detecting the position of a banknote pressed against the pickup roller 34. As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor roller support lever 62, which is configured to be rotatable about the feed roller shaft 36a, is attached to the sensor roller shaft 61a provided on the opposite side of the feed roller shaft 36a. It is rotatably arranged between the 62 side plates.

Reference numeral 63 denotes a compression coil spring as a spring member, one end of which is fixed to the frame of the banknote depositing / dispensing portion 13 and the other end presses the sensor roller support lever 62, which is considerably larger than the compression coil spring 52 of the first embodiment. It has a function of urging the sensor roller 61 toward the bill guide 39 with a weak urging force.
Reference numeral 64 denotes a sensor roller position detection sensor that detects the position of the sensor roller 61 by optically detecting a detection plate 62 a provided on the sensor roller support lever 62.

Further, the position of the end portion of the detection plate 62a is a position where the amount of displacement of the compression coil spring 52 from the time when the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 abuts on the inserted bill, that is, the pressure on the inserted bill by the pickup roller 34. The pressure is set to an appropriate position.
As shown in FIG. 16, the banknote guide 39 of the present embodiment is provided with a sensor window 65 corresponding to the sensor roller 61 and having an opening that does not contact the sensor roller 61 for projecting the outer peripheral surface thereof. It has been.

Below, the taking-in process of the inserted banknote of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 8 of a present Example is demonstrated using FIG. 17, FIG.
Since the operation until the control unit 11 that has received the take-in command closes the shutter 33 after inserting the banknote of the customer is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
In this case, the outer peripheral surface of the sensor roller 61 on the first bill press 41 side is in the same position as the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 on the first bill press 41 side, as shown in FIG. The sensor window 65 stops at a position where it does not protrude from the sensor window 65.

  As in the first embodiment, the control unit 11 that closes the shutter 33 picks up the pick-up roller 34 while holding the bill in a standing position on the support plate 30 by the bill guide 39 and the first bill press 41. And is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the pickup roller 34 and the sensor roller 61 projecting from the first window 39a and the sensor window of the bill guide 39, as shown in FIG. Is retracted from the banknote pressed by the pickup roller 34 and the sensor roller 61 in the direction of the pickup roller 34, and the first bill press 41 is further moved against the urging force of the compression coil spring 52 and the compression coil spring 63, When the roller position detection sensor 64 detects the end of the detection plate 61a of the sensor roller support lever 62, the input paper There was determined to have been pressed by the appropriate pressing force by the compression coil spring 52 of the pickup roller 34, stopping the first building press 41.

Thereby, before the bill inserted on the support plate 30 is pushed into the second window 41a of the first bill press 41 by the urging force of the compression coil spring 52, the first bill press 41 and the pickup roller 34 are moved. A second stacking space 32 is formed between the outer peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface, and a second stacking space 32 for stacking inserted reject banknotes is formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
Subsequent stacking of the inserted banknotes into the temporary storage unit 17, stacking of the rejected banknotes into the second stacking space 32, returning of the rejected banknotes, and storing into the banknote storage 18 are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

Below, the operation | movement of the storage process of the throw-in rejection banknote forgotten is demonstrated.
If the sensor (not shown) does not detect the removal of the inserted reject banknote even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the shutter 33 is opened, the control unit 11 determines that the forgotten removal of the inserted reject banknote has occurred, In the same manner as in the first embodiment, the bill guide 39, the first and second bill presses are held while the inserted reject bill is held between the back surface of the first bill press 41 and the slope 42a of the second bill press 42. 41 and 42 are moved in the direction of the pickup roller 34, and come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 protruding from the first window 39 a of the bill guide 39 and the second window 41 a of the first bill press 41. The banknote guide 39 and the first bill press 41 are retracted from the banknote pressed by the pickup roller 34 in the direction of the pickup roller 34.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 18, the sensor roller 61 is pushed by the pressing surface of the first bill press 41 and stops in the sensor window 65 of the bill guide 39.
Then, the control unit 11 further moves the second bill press 42 against the urging force of the compression coil spring 52, and when the pickup roller position detection sensor 54 detects the end 51a of the pickup roller support lever 51, The second bill press 42 is stopped.

As a result, as in the first embodiment, the inserted bill on the support plate 30 is appropriately placed between the inclined surface 42a of the second bill press 42 and the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 34 by the biasing force of the compression coil spring 52. It is held by the pressing force, and the rejected banknote can be fed out in the direction of the feed roller 36 by the pickup roller 34.
Since the subsequent operation of storing the rejected banknote in the banknote storage 21 is the same as in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 14 of the present embodiment is provided with the sensor roller 61 for detecting the position of the banknote pressed against the pickup roller 34 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. Before the bill pressed by 34 is pushed into the second window 41a of the first bill press 41, the first bill press 41 can be stopped, and the inserted bill can be smoothly fed out. it can.

In the present embodiment, the sensor window 65 for projecting the outer peripheral surface of the sensor roller 61 is described as being provided between the two pickup rollers 34, that is, between the two first windows 39 a of the bill guide 39. However, in the area | region except the 1st window part 39a of the banknote guide 39, as long as it is a position which can press a banknote, you may provide in any position.
As described above, in this embodiment, in addition to the same effects as in the first embodiment, the sensor roller urged toward the bill guide is provided on the pickup roller side, and the first window portion of the bill guide is provided. A sensor window portion for projecting the outer peripheral surface of the sensor roller is provided in a region excluding the case, and when the inserted bill is pressed by the pickup roller, the first bill press is stopped when the sensor roller detects the inserted bill. By doing so, before the bill pressed by the pickup roller is pushed into the second window portion of the first bill press, the first bill press can be stopped, and the inserted bill can be further smoothly fed out. It can be carried out.

The block diagram which shows the automatic teller machine of Example 1 The block diagram which shows the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the banknote feeding mechanism seen from the arrow A direction of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the 1st bill press seen from the arrow A direction of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accumulation roller axis | shaft seen from the arrow B direction of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accumulation state of the insertion banknote of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the clamping state of the insertion banknote of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the press state to the pick-up roller of the insertion banknote of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the supply state of the insertion banknote of Example 1, and the accumulation state of an insertion rejection banknote Explanatory drawing which shows the return state of the insertion rejection banknote of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the clamping state of the insertion rejection banknote of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the press state to the pick-up roller of the insertion rejection banknote of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of Example 3. Explanatory drawing which shows the banknote feeding mechanism seen from the arrow C direction of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the press state to the pick-up roller of the insertion banknote of Example 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the press state to the pick-up roller of the insertion rejection banknote of Example 2. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cash dispenser 2 Main control part 3 Main memory part 4 Operation display part 5 Card handling part 6 Passbook handling part 7 Coin depositing / withdrawing machine 8 Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 11 Control part 12 Storage part 13 Banknote depositing / withdrawing part 14 Banknote depositing / withdrawing Mechanism 15 Discriminating unit 17 Temporary holding unit 18 Banknote storage 20 Non-circular banknote storage 21 Forgotten banknote storage 23 Transport path 24 Switching blade 30 Support plate 31 First stacking space 32 Second stacking space 33 Shutter 34 Pickup roller 34a Pickup roller shaft 35 Banknote deposit / withdrawal port 36 Feed roller 36a Feed roller shaft 37 Gate roller 37a Gate roller shaft 39 Bill guide 39a First window 41 First bill press 41a Second window 42 Second bill press 42a Inclined surface 43 Rotation fulcrum 45 Reject accumulation roller part 46 Accumulation roller 46a Collection Stack roller shaft 47 Pressure roller 47a Pressure roller shaft 48 Tongue wheel 48a Tongue piece 51 Pickup roller support lever 52, 63 Compression coil spring 54 Pickup roller position detection sensor 61 Sensor roller 61a Sensor roller shaft 62 Sensor roller support lever 64 Sensor roller position Detection sensor 65 Sensor window

Claims (4)

In the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism that separates and stacks the inserted banknotes and reject banknotes of the inserted banknotes,
A support plate for supporting the accumulated banknotes;
A pick-up roller that pays out bills accumulated on the support plate in a direction orthogonal to the support plate;
A shutter that is disposed opposite to the support plate, and that opens and closes a banknote deposit / withdrawal port that inputs and removes banknotes
A bill guide having a first window portion, which is disposed on the pickup roller side so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a bill feeding direction by the pickup roller, and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller;
A spring member for urging the pickup roller in the direction of the bill guide;
A first bill press having a second window portion which is arranged to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction so as to face the bill guide, and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller;
A second bill press disposed on the opposite side of the pick-up roller across the first bill press so as to be opposed to the first bill press and movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction;
A reject stacking roller unit that is disposed between the first bill press and the second bill press and stacks the reject banknote;
When paying out a bill inserted between the bill guide and the first bill press, the inserted bill is sandwiched between the bill guide and the first bill press, Pressing on the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller protruding from the window portion of
When the reject banknotes accumulated between the first bill press and the second bill press by the reject stacking roller unit are returned to the customer, the banknote guide is placed at a position where the pickup roller is hidden under the shutter. The first bill press is brought into contact with the bill guide in a state where the reject bill is held between the first bill press and the second bill press, and is held by the second bill press. After releasing the shutter,
When forgetting to remove the reject banknote, the reject banknote is sandwiched between the first bill press and the second bill press so as to protrude from the first and second window portions. A bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism characterized by pressing the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller. In the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism that separates and stacks the inserted banknotes and reject banknotes of the inserted banknotes,
A support plate for supporting the accumulated banknotes;
A pick-up roller that pays out bills accumulated on the support plate in a direction orthogonal to the support plate;
A bill guide having a first window portion, which is disposed on the pickup roller side so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a bill feeding direction by the pickup roller, and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller;
A spring member for urging the pickup roller in the direction of the bill guide;
A first bill press having a second window portion which is arranged to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction so as to face the bill guide, and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller;
On the opposite side of the pick-up roller across the first bill press, a scooping surface that is disposed so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction so as to face the first bill press, and for scooping up the reject banknote A second bill press comprising:
A reject stacking roller unit that is disposed between the first bill press and the second bill press and stacks the reject banknote;
When paying out a bill inserted between the bill guide and the first bill press, the inserted bill is sandwiched between the bill guide and the first bill press, Pressing on the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller protruding from the window portion of
When the reject banknotes accumulated between the first bill press and the second bill press by the reject stacking roller unit are returned to the customer, the reject banknotes are transferred to the first bill press and the second bill press. When sandwiching between the bill press, the end of the reject banknote on the side of the support plate is pinched while scooping up on the scooping surface of the second bill press,
When forgetting to remove the reject banknote, the reject banknote is sandwiched between the first bill press and the second bill press so as to protrude from the first and second window portions. A bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism characterized by pressing the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller. In the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism that separates and stacks the inserted banknotes and reject banknotes of the inserted banknotes,
A support plate for supporting the accumulated banknotes;
A pick-up roller that pays out bills accumulated on the support plate in a direction orthogonal to the support plate;
A bill guide having a first window portion, which is disposed on the pickup roller side so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a bill feeding direction by the pickup roller, and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller;
A spring member for urging the pickup roller in the direction of the bill guide;
A first bill press having a second window portion which is arranged to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction so as to face the bill guide, and projects an outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller;
A second bill press disposed on the opposite side of the pick-up roller across the first bill press so as to be opposed to the first bill press and movable in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction;
A reject stacking roller unit that is disposed between the first bill press and the second bill press and has a stacking roller and a pressure roller to stack the reject banknote;
A tongue wheel attached coaxially with the accumulation roller of the reject accumulation roller portion ,
When paying out a bill inserted between the bill guide and the first bill press, the inserted bill is sandwiched between the bill guide and the first bill press, Pressing on the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller protruding from the window portion of
When the reject banknotes are stacked between the first bill press and the second bill press by the reject stacking roller unit, the rear end of the stacked reject banknotes is hit with the tongue wheel. In the direction of the first bill press,
When forgetting to remove the reject banknote, the reject banknote is sandwiched between the first bill press and the second bill press so as to protrude from the first and second window portions. A bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism characterized by pressing the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller. In claims 1 to any one of claims 3,
A sensor roller biased in the direction of the bill guide is provided on the pickup roller side, and a sensor window portion for projecting the outer peripheral surface of the sensor roller in a region excluding the first window portion of the bill guide. Provided,
In the case where the inserted bill is pressed by the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller, when the sensor roller detects the inserted bill, movement of the first bill press is stopped.

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