JPH0564975U - Banknote storage - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To speed up processing and reduce clogging. [Structure] Banknotes discharged downward from the banknote identification device 16 are stored in a banknote storage box 18 by a banknote storage device 19, and when the bus operation is completed, the banknote storage box 18 is moved below the transport device 21. It is lowered and stopped in front of the safe 14, and the storage box storage device 22 stores the bill storage box 18 in the storage box storage space 23 in the safe 14.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention is applied to, for example, a one-man bus fare box, and relates to a bill storing device that stores the bill in a safe after identifying the authenticity of the inserted bill.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, when a banknote is inserted and the authenticity of the banknote is identified, the banknote is directly transferred and stored in the safe by the banknote transfer mechanism.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Conventionally, since the banknotes from the banknote recognition device are directly transferred and stored one by one in the safe, it takes a relatively long processing time for each banknote, and passengers can successively transfer banknotes as a fare or for currency exchange. If you want to insert it, the long processing time will cause passengers to wait and inconvenience you. Moreover, since the bills are thin and soft, there is a high possibility that a jam will occur during the conveyance, especially when the bill conveyance path is relatively long.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to this invention, a banknote storage box is provided near the exit of the banknote identification device, and the banknotes identified by the banknote identification device are immediately stored in the banknote storage box, and the banknotes are stored to the extent that they are in the banknote storage box. Then, or after the operation of the bus is completed, the bill storage box is transported and stored in the safe by the paper storage box transport device.

[0005]

【Example】

 FIG. 1A shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a fare box. A coin slot 12 is provided on the upper surface of the fare box 11, and the coins inserted into the slot 12 are identified and counted by the coin counting device 13, and are stored in the coin storage unit for each denomination. The overflowing coins are stored in the safe 14. A bill entrance 15 is provided on the upper side of one side of the fare box 11, and the bill inserted into the bill entrance 15 is sent to the bill validator 16 to discriminate its authenticity and amount. When inserted for currency exchange, the control board 17 pays out coins corresponding to the amount of the inserted banknotes from the coin accommodating section in the coin counting device 13 to a payout port (not shown).

In the present invention, a bill storage box 18 is provided near the exit of the bill validator 16 so as to be vertically movable. The bills issued by the bill validator 16 are stored in the bill storage box 18 by the bill storage device 19. When the operation of the bus in which the fare box 11 is installed is completed, the banknote storage box transfer device 21 transfers the banknote storage box 18 to the safe 14 position, and the storage box storage device 22 transfers the storage boxes in the safe 14 to each other. It is stored in the storage space 23. The above control is performed by the control board 17.

Next, specific examples of each part will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the banknote storage box 18 is a thin rectangular box, one side of which has a wide area is open, and the inside of the back plate facing the open side is opened by a spring. The receiving plate 25, which is biased to the side, is housed movably. The peripheral edge of the stored banknote 27 is pressed and held by the receiving plate 25 on the flange 26 formed inside the open surface.

In this example, a banknote 27 comes out downward from the bottom surface of the banknote identification device 16, and the banknote 27 is conveyed downward with its both sides being nipped by a pair of banknote conveyor belts 28. At this time, the bill 27 is guided by the bill transport guide 29 in the width direction thereof. The banknote storage box 18 is positioned so that the banknotes 27 transported by the banknote transport belt 28 and the open surfaces of the banknote storage box 18 closely face each other. When one end of the crank 31a is rotated once by the motor 31, the bill holding plate 32 closely facing the central portion of the bill 27 whose both sides are held by the bill transport belt 28 is driven by the other end of the crank 31a. After being pushed into the bill storage box 18 against the biasing force of the spring 24, it is returned to its original position. At this time, the banknotes 27 held on the banknote transport belt 28 are stored in the banknote storage box 18. The banknote storage belt 19, the motor 31, the pressing plate 32, and the like constitute the banknote storage device 19. The banknote storage device 19 and the banknote storage box 18 may use other known devices.

A specific example of the bill storage box transport device 21 is shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. Vertically extending guide plates 33 are erected so as to face both outer side surfaces of the bill storage box 18, and vertically extending guide grooves 34 are formed in the guide plates 33, respectively. The projections 35 are respectively inserted from the outer side surfaces of the bill storage box 18, and the bill storage box 18 is guided by the guide plate 33 and can be moved up and down. A conveyance belt 36 is provided in the middle of the two guide plates 33 so as to closely oppose the trajectory of the outer surface of the back plate of the banknote storage box 18, and the conveyance belt 36 is provided with an L-shaped mounting tool 37. The banknote storage box 18 is mounted on the L-shaped mounting tool 37 that is attached. When the conveyor belt 36 is driven to raise the placing tool 37, the banknote storage box 18 is also raised, and conversely, when the placing tool 37 is lowered, the banknote storage box 18 is simultaneously lowered by its own weight.

As shown in FIG. 2C, for example, the storage box storage device 22 faces the storage box storage space 23 of the safe 14, and a pair of banknote storage box insertion plates 38 are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt 36. When the bill storage box 18 is conveyed to a position facing the storage box storage space 23, one end of the crank 39a is rotated once by the motor 39, and the insertion plate 38 is moved to the storage box storage space 23 side by the other end of the crank 39a. It is moved and the back plate of the banknote storage box 18 is pushed by the insertion plate 38, the banknote storage box 18 is pushed into the storage box storage space 23, and then the insertion plate 38 returns to its original position. At this time, a notch 40 is formed in the guide groove 34 so that the projection 35 is pulled out from the proposed groove 34.

A bill storage box push-out plate 41 is provided in the back of the storage box storage space 23 so as to face the doorway, and when one end of the crank 42a is rotated once by the motor 42, the push-out plate 41 is opened and closed by the other end of the crank 42a. By reciprocating toward the side, the bill storage box 18 stored in the storage box storage space 23 can be pushed out of the safe 14 onto the mounting tool 37. As shown in FIG. 2D, a shutter 43 is attached to the entrance / exit of the storage box storage space 23, and the motor 43 can be driven to open / close the entrance / exit of the storage box storage space 23 by the shutter 43.

The present invention can be applied not only to a fare box but also to bill processing in a general vending machine.

[0013]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the bill storage box 18 is provided near the exit of the bill validator 16, it is shorter than when the identified bill is directly stored in the safe 14. Banknotes can be stored in the banknote storage box 18 in time. Therefore, even if banknotes are inserted one after another for currency exchange or for freight charges, the banknotes can be processed one after another without waiting for the customer.

Further, the conveyance path of the bills from the bill validator 16 to the bill storage box 18 is considerably shorter than the case where the bills are directly conveyed to the safe, and there is less possibility that the bills will be jammed during bill conveyance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a diagram showing an outline of an example of a fare box to which the present invention is applied, B is a side view showing a concrete example of a bill storage box 18 and a bill storage device 19, and C is a bill storage box 18 thereof. It is a perspective view.

2A is a side view showing a concrete example of a bill storage box transport device 21, B is a plan view thereof, C is a side view showing a concrete example of a storage box storage device 22, and D is a storage box storage of a safe 14. FIG. It is a perspective view showing the space 23 side.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bill validator for identifying the authenticity of an inserted bill, a bill storage box provided near an exit of the bill validator for storing the identified bill, and a bill storage. A bill storage device for transporting a box and storing it in a safe.