JPH10172024A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely process paper money by allowing a sensor to detect the engaging of an engaging part with a restraining part, stopping the driving of a motor when a detection signal is outputted, and driving the motor in the inverse direction for a prescribed period so as to rotate a drum to stop at a prescribed position. SOLUTION: When a sensor is operated, an operation signal is outputted to CPU and CPU outputs a stoppage signal to the motor 180 to stop the driving of the motor 180. Then after the lapse of a prescribed time after outputting the stoppage signal to the motor 180, CPU outputs a driving signal to the motor 180 to drive the motor inversely for the prescribed period. As the result, paper moneys whose tip parts are positioned on a lower tip plate 14 are inserted and held again by a paper money holding plate 13 and a driving endless belt 11. By repeating the insert-holding of the paper moneys and the release of it by the plate 13 and the belt 11, vibration is added to the paper moneys to true up their tips.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote handling machine, and more particularly, to a banknote handling machine having a compact mechanism.
The present invention relates to a bill processing machine that can process bills reliably.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a banknote handling machine such as a banknote depositing machine, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, and a banknote counting machine, a banknote received from a transaction port is received, and a banknote discriminating means judges whether or not the banknote can be accepted. The unacceptable banknotes are stacked on the unacceptable banknote stacking unit, and the unacceptable banknotes are stacked on the unacceptable banknote stacking unit. The banknotes are configured to be stored in a safe from an acceptable banknote stacking unit. In the banknote processing machine configured as described above, the deposited banknotes, from the transaction port to the banknote discriminating unit, from the unacceptable banknote stacking unit to the transaction port, from the acceptable banknote stacking unit via the banknote discriminating unit. In a safe,
Each must be handed over. As described above, a rotatable drum is generally used as a means for delivering a deposited bill in order to make the bill processing machine compact.

For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-36210 discloses a banknote handling machine provided with a rotatable drum capable of communicating with a transaction port, a carry-in passage and a carry-out passage.
As described above, in order to rotate the drum to communicate with the transaction port, the carry-in passage or the carry-out passage, and to transfer bills, it is necessary to reliably hold the drum at a predetermined position. In the banknote handling machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-36210, a locking portion is formed around one of the disks constituting both ends of the drum, and a lock pin formed at the tip of the lock arm is provided. By engaging the locking portion, the drum is held at a predetermined position, the solenoid provided on the body is driven, the lock arm is swung, and the engagement between the lock pin and the locking portion is released. The drum is held in a predetermined position by rotating the drum and engaging it with another locking portion while bringing the lock pin into contact with the periphery of one disk.

In the banknote handling machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-36210, a single mechanism is used to rotate a drum and to transport banknotes accumulated in the drum by using a planetary gear mechanism. And the drive mechanism is complicated. Therefore, in order to rotate the drum by a simpler mechanism, the drum is connected to the motor by a belt, and the motor is driven to rotate the drum, thereby forming a lock formed around one of the disks. In the department,
It is conceivable to brake and stop the motor when the lock pin is engaged.

[0005]

However, when the drum is stopped at a predetermined position by such a mechanism, after the lock pin is already engaged with the locking portion,
Since the brake is applied to the motor, the drum is inevitably stopped with the lock pin pressed against the rotation-direction upstream side surface of the locking portion. Therefore,
When the solenoid is driven to rotate the drum and the lock pin is disengaged from the locking portion, the lock pin may not be disengaged from the locking portion. Also, if the motor is driven to rotate the drum before the lock pin and the locking portion are released, the lock pin is more strongly engaged with the locking portion, and the drum may be rotated. It may not be possible.

Accordingly, the present invention comprises a rotatable drum capable of delivering and receiving bills, and the drum can be rotated and stopped at a predetermined position by a simple mechanism.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill processing machine capable of processing bills reliably.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is as follows.
A drum that is rotatable and capable of delivering and receiving banknotes, a motor supported by the fuselage, and a motor that rotates the drum, a belt capable of transmitting the rotating force of the motor to the drum, and fixed to the drum, around which, A disk-shaped stopper plate on which a plurality of concave locking portions are formed, an engaging member provided with an engaging portion supported by the body and capable of engaging with the plurality of concave locking portions; Disengagement means for disengaging the engagement portion and the engagement portion of the engagement member, and supported by the body, detecting that the engagement portion has engaged the engagement portion; A sensor that outputs a detection signal, a plurality of rotational position sensors that are supported by the fuselage, and that detect the position of the drum in the rotational direction; and that the sensor has the engaging portion engaged with the locking portion. When the detection signal is output, the drive of the motor is stopped. Sealed, further, the motor, over a predetermined time period, is achieved by a bill handling machine provided with a motor control means for driving in the opposite direction.

According to the present invention, the drum is rotated by the motor via the belt, so that the drum can be rotated by a simple mechanism. Stops driving the motor when is engaged with the locking portion.
Because it is configured to drive in the opposite direction, the drum is rotated after the engagement of the engagement member engages with the engagement portion and the drive of the motor is stopped. Then, even if the engaging portion of the engaging member is firmly engaged with the locking portion, the strong engagement between the engaging portion and the locking portion is released, and therefore,
When the drum is rotated again, the drum can be smoothly rotated and stopped at a predetermined position, and banknotes can be reliably processed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the engaging member is constituted by an arm, and the engaging portion is constituted by a pin.

In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the disengagement member is constituted by a solenoid.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a banknote deposit machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote deposit machine includes a transaction port 1 that is used when depositing a banknote and returning an unacceptable banknote.
It is connected to the inside of the banknote deposit machine. In trading unit 1,
The banknote mounting table 3 is provided, and the banknotes are mounted on the banknote mounting table 3 and deposited in the banknote deposit machine, and the unacceptable banknotes are mounted on the banknote mounting table 3. ,
It is configured to be returned.

A hollow rotatable drum 4 is provided inside the banknote deposit machine at a position adjacent to the shutter 2. A pair of driving endless belts 5 and a pair of driven endless belts 6 are provided in the drum 4 so as to face each other, and a paper money transport path is formed. In FIG. 1, only one of the pair of driving endless belts 5 and the pair of driven endless belts 6 is shown. The driven endless belt 6 is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the driving endless belt 5. A first shutter 7 and a second shutter 8 for opening and closing the banknote transport path are provided at both ends of the banknote transport path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, respectively. At a substantially central portion of the bill conveyance path formed by the driven endless belt 6, a third shutter 9 that protrudes into the bill conveyance path and that can be retracted from the bill conveyance path is provided. The length of the transport path of the bills formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 in the drum 4 is slightly larger than the length of the long side of the bill to be processed, which has the longest side. Also, the length from the end of the transaction slot 1 on the side opposite to the drum 4 of the banknote placing table 3 to the center of the banknote transport path from which the third shutter 9 projects is processed. It is set to be slightly larger than the length of the long side of the banknote whose long side is the largest among the power banknotes. Further, the drum 4 of the bill placement table 3
From the opposite end to the end on the transaction port 1 side of the bill transport path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and the end of the bill placement table 3 on the drum 4 side. The length from the section to the third shutter 9 is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote to be processed, which has the shortest long side. Therefore, the banknote is stored in the transaction port 1 of the shutter 2 and the drum 4.
The first shutter 7 is opened and the third shutter 9 is inserted into the transaction port 1 in a state where the third shutter 9 is held at a position protruding into the bill conveyance path. Of these, the bill having the longest side is almost the third shutter 9.
A part of the bill which is accommodated between the third shutter 9 and the end opposite to the drum 4 of the bill placement table 3 so as to contact with the third bill 9 is also partially driven endless. It is accommodated between the third shutter 9 and the end of the bill placement table 3 opposite to the drum 4 so as to be placed on the belt 5.
As a result, after that, when the third shutter 9 is retracted from the bill conveyance path and the driven endless belt 6 is moved,
The bills inserted into the transaction port 1 can be clamped by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and the driving endless belt 5 is driven by a motor (not shown) attached to the drum 4. ,
The bills inserted into the transaction port 1 can be reliably taken into the drum 4. The drum 4 is configured to be rotatable by a motor (not shown) attached to the body of the banknote deposit machine.

A bill receiving section 10 is provided directly below the drum 4. The bill receiving unit 10 includes a pair of fixed driving endless belts 11 and a driving endless belt 11.
And a pair of driven endless belts 12 movable between a holding position for holding the bill between them and a retracting position for releasing the holding of the bill, and a unit (not shown), integrally with the driven endless belt 12. A bill holding plate 13 supported and movable in parallel with a surface of the driven endless belt 12 on the side of the drive endless belt 11, a lower end plate 14 forming a lower portion of the bill receiving portion 10, a drive endless belt 11, and a lower end plate 14. A bill 15 is provided near the lower end of the shutter 15 and the lower end plate 14 and the shutter 15 and can be opened and closed between the bills. The bill is fed out of the bill depositing unit 10 by the bill feeding roller 16 and the bill feeding roller 16. And a separation roller 17 for ensuring the separation. FIG.
2, only one of the pair of driving endless belts 11 and the pair of driven endless belts 12 is shown. Drive endless belt 11
Indicates that the surface of the driven endless belt 12 side is the drum 4
Are arranged so as to be continuous with the surface of the drive endless belt 5 when rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG.

When the banknotes taken into the drum 4 and nipped by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 are sent to the banknote depositing unit 10, the drum 4
After being rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG. 1, the driving endless belt 5 and the driving endless belt 11 are driven. As a result, the bill is fed between the driving endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12 and pinched, and the banknote is driven.
By being driven, 1 is fed into the bill receiving section 10. Thereafter, the driven endless belt 12 is retracted to the retracted position, and the bill is supported by the driving endless belt 11, the bill holding plate 13, and the lower end plate 14, and is held in the bill receiving unit 10. A first banknote transport unit 23 is connected to the downstream side of the feeding roller 16 of the banknote depositing unit 10, and the banknotes stored in the banknote depositing unit 10 are fed one by one by the feeding roller 16 and the separation roller 17. It is fed out, counted by a sensor (not shown) provided immediately downstream of the feed-out roller 16, and sent to the first bill transporting unit 23.

The first banknote transport section 23 is adapted to, when the banknote is being transported with its long side forming an angle with the transport direction, such that the long side of the banknote coincides with the transport direction. The bill is conveyed toward the rear of the bill depositing machine while correcting the direction of the bill. First banknote transport unit 23
A second banknote transport unit 25 extending upward is provided at the terminal end of the banknote. The banknotes are transferred from the first banknote transport unit 23 to the second banknote transport unit 25, and are directed upward. Then, it is configured to be conveyed toward the front of the banknote deposit machine. At the start end of the second bill transporting section 25, a bill discriminating section 24 is provided for discriminating whether or not the bill is acceptable and, if so, the denomination. Second
The first gate member 26
Is provided, and the banknotes determined to be unacceptable by the banknote determination unit 24 are sent into the first banknote stacking device 30 by the first gate member 26. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be acceptable is transferred to the third banknote transport unit 27 connected to the terminal end of the second banknote transport unit 25, transported upward, and transported upward by the second gate. The members 28 are stacked in the second banknote stacking device 80.

The first bill stacking device 30 is disposed below the rear of the drum 4 so that its longitudinal direction forms an angle of about 45 degrees with the horizontal.
Is disposed behind the drum 4 so that its longitudinal direction is substantially horizontal. The first banknote stacker 30 and the second banknote stacker 80 have the same structure.
The first banknote stacking device 30 is communicated with the drum 4 so that the banknotes can be transferred when the drum 4 is rotated approximately 45 degrees clockwise from the position shown in FIG. The device 80 is configured to communicate with the drum 4 so that the banknote can be transferred when the drum 4 is at the position shown in FIG. Further, the bill depositing machine receives bills that are determined to be unacceptable by the bill discriminating unit 24 in front of the bill depositing unit 10 and that collects bills that have not been received by the customer despite being returned to the customer. An unacceptable banknote collection unit 29 and a safe 90 for storing received acceptable banknotes are provided at the rear.

When all the banknotes deposited from the banknote depositing section 10 are sent out, the unacceptable banknotes accumulated in the first banknote accumulating device 30 are sent to the drum 4 and returned to the transaction port 1 for transaction. Despite being returned to mouth 1,
If the customer does not receive it, it is sent to drum 4 again,
It is configured to be collected by the unacceptable banknote collection unit 29. Further, based on the result of the discrimination by the banknote discriminating unit 24, the received money is displayed on a display means (not shown), and the customer confirms the received money,
When depositing is instructed, the acceptable bills accumulated in the second bill accumulating device 80 are sent to the drum 4, and the bill depositing unit 10, the first bill transporting unit 23, the bill discriminating unit 2
4. Via the second banknote transport unit 25, the third banknote transport unit 2
7 and by the second gate member 28, the safe 90
It is configured to be stored within.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing details of the transaction port 1 and the drum 4 of the banknote deposit machine of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, an upper portion between the shutter 2 and the drum 4
A motor 100 for opening and closing the shutter 2 is provided. The output shaft 100a of the motor 100 has an arm 102
Is fixed, and a roller 101 is rotatably attached to the tip of the arm 102. Roller 101
Abuts on the lower surface of the bent portion 2a of the shutter 2 extending substantially horizontally toward the drum 4 from the upper end of the shutter 2,
I support this. Therefore, when the motor 100 is driven to swing the arm 102 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2, the roller 101 attached to the distal end of the arm 102 descends in an arc shape. When the bent portion 2a of FIG.
Is moved from the open position shown in (1) to the closed position that shuts off between the transaction port 1 and the inside of the banknote deposit machine.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the shutter 2. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of projections 2 b protruding downward are formed at substantially equal intervals on the lower edge of the shutter 2, and the drum 2 of the bill placement table 3 facing the shutter 2 is formed. When the shutter 2 is closed, the shutter 2
A concave portion 3b having a complementary dimensional shape is formed so as to mesh with the projecting portion 2b. Therefore, when bills remain between the shutter 2 and the bill mounting table 3, the protrusions 2b and the recesses 3b do not completely mesh with each other and the shutter 2 cannot be closed. By detecting whether or not bills remain, it is possible to detect whether or not bills remain between the shutter 2 and the bill mounting table 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the drive endless belt 5 fixed to the drum 4 includes rollers 103,
A bill guide 106 is attached slightly below the surface of the driven endless belt 5 on the side of the driven endless belt 6, which is wound around 104 and 105.

The movable driven endless belt 6 is movable.
Is wound around rollers 108, 109, 110,
The rollers 108, 109, and 110 are rotatably attached to a connecting member 107 attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the paper money transport path. A bill guide 111 that is movable in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the driven endless belt 6 on the drive endless belt 5 side is attached to the connecting member 107. Bill Guide 11
When the driven endless belt 6 moves to a position separated from the driving endless belt 5, the driven endless belt 6 engages with a stopper (not shown) so that the driven endless belt 6 is higher than the surface of the driven endless belt 6 on the driving endless belt 5 side. The driven endless belt 6 is located at a position close to the driving endless belt 5.
Is closer to the driving endless belt 5 and moves to a position where the bill can be pinched between the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 5 is separated from the driving endless belt 5 from the surface of the driven endless belt 6 on the driving endless belt 5 side. It is configured so as not to be retracted to the position and to affect the pinching and conveyance of the bill.

As shown in FIG. 2, a first shutter 7 provided at one end of a bill conveying path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 is provided.
Are upper shutter member 7a and lower shutter member 7b
The second shutter 8 provided at the other end includes an upper shutter member 8a and a lower shutter member 8b, and the upper shutter members 7a, 8a and the lower shutter members 7b, 8b approach and separate, respectively. By doing so, it is configured to be opened and closed. Furthermore, the third shutter 9 protruding into the banknote transport path and retreating from the banknote transport path at substantially the center of the banknote transport path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, In FIG. 2, the lower end is connected to the tip of a swing arm 114 that can swing around a shaft 113 by a solenoid 112.
2 to cause the swing arm 114 to swing out of the retracted position shown by the broken line in FIG. It is configured to be able to.

FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of the main body of the drum 4 of the banknote deposit machine. As shown in FIG. 4, three rollers 108, 10 around which the driven endless belt 6 is wound
Roller shaft 1 of rollers 108 and 110 out of 9 and 110
08a and 110a are formed on the left side plate 115 of the drum 4 with respect to the bill conveying direction, and a pair of long holes 115a and 11a are respectively extended in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveying path.
5a, a pair of blocks 117, 117 protruding outward from the drum 4 and movable along a pair of slide rails 116, 116 in a direction orthogonal to the banknote transport path.
Are connected to each other. A pair of blocks 11
7, 117 are connected to both ends of the connection plate 118, respectively. 4, both ends of a spring 120 provided along a lower peripheral surface of a pair of pulleys 119 and 119 are connected to lower edges of both ends of the connection plate 118, respectively. 118 is the spring 1
20, it is urged downward.

As shown in FIG. 4, a substantially L-shaped release arm 121 is mounted on the drum 4 so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the bill transport path. Release arm 121
4, the upper surface of the bent portion 121a extending substantially horizontally from the lower end thereof engages with the lower edge of the center of the connecting plate 118 by moving upward in FIG. It is configured to be able to move upward against the spring force of 120. The release arm 121 is shown in FIG.
Is connected to a swing arm 123 fixed to an output shaft 122a of a motor 122 attached to a side plate 115 of the drum 4, and by rotating the motor 122, it can move upward in FIG. It is configured to be able to. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a pulley 124 is fixed to the side plate 115 of the drum 4, and this pulley 124 and a pulley 125 fixed to an output shaft 126a of a motor 126 attached to the body of the banknote deposit machine.
A belt 127 is wound around the drum 4, and the drum 4 is driven by a motor 126 so that the center shaft 4
It is rotatable around a. In the present embodiment, the motor 1 is controlled by a CPU (not shown) described later.
26 can be rotated in both forward and reverse directions repeatedly and little by little.

FIG. 5 is a schematic right side view of the main body of the drum 4 of the banknote deposit machine. As shown in FIG. 5, three rollers 103, 10 around which the drive endless belt 5 is wound
Roller shaft 1 of rollers 103 and 105 among 4 and 105
Numerals 03a and 105a protrude outward from the drum 4 through the right side plate 128 of the drum 4, respectively.
9, 130 are attached. A drive pulley 132 attached to an output shaft 131a of a motor 131 for driving the drive endless belt 5 and a driven pulley 133 are attached to the side plate 128. These pulleys 1
Belts 134 are wound around 29, 130, 132 and 133, and the driving force of the motor 131 is
It is configured to be transmitted to the drive endless belt 5 via the rollers 9 and 130 and the rollers 103 and 105.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper shutter member 7a and the lower shutter member 7b constituting the first shutter 7 are provided around pins 135a and 135b extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveying direction. In addition, it is attached to the drum 4 so as to be swingable between a closed position for closing the paper money transport path and an open position for opening the paper money transport path. Pin 1
An elongated hole 136a extending in a direction perpendicular to the bill conveyance path is formed in the upper shutter member 7a below the lower shutter member 7a, and the lower shutter member 7 above the pin 135b in FIG.
b, a long hole 13 extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveyance path.
6b are formed. In the long holes 136a and 136b,
Pins 137a and 137b formed on a slide plate 137 attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in the direction in which the banknotes are transported.
Is inserted. One end of a pair of springs 138, 138 is connected to the end of the slide plate 137 on the side of the second shutter 8, and the pair of springs 13
8 and 138, the slide plate 137 is urged toward the second shutter 8, and the upper and lower shutter members 7a and 7b are urged through the pins 137a and 137b.
Is held in the closed position as shown in FIG.

Further, at the end of the slide plate 137 on the side of the second shutter 8, the shaft 139 can swing around.
A pin 141 provided at the tip of the drive arm 140 attached to the drum 4 is engaged. Shaft 139 and pin 1
The distal end portion of the plunger 142 a of the solenoid 142 is connected to the drive arm 140 between 41. Therefore, the solenoid 142 is actuated and the plunger 14
By contracting 2a, the drive arm 140 is swung clockwise in FIG.
The slide plate 137 is moved toward the first shutter 7 against the spring force of the springs 138 and 138, and the upper shutter member 7a is moved through the pins 137a and 137b.
And the lower shutter member 7b is
It is configured so as to be able to move from the closed position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 5 to the open position.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second shutter 8
The upper shutter member 8a and the lower shutter member 8b that constitute the first and second shutter members 8a and 8b are disposed around pins 143a and 143b extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill transport direction, and a closed position for closing the bill transport path and an open position for opening the bill transport path. It is attached to the drum 4 so as to be swingable between the positions. In FIG. 5, the upper shutter member 8a below the pin 143a includes:
A long hole 144a extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill transport path is formed, and a lower shutter member 8b above the pin 143b has a long hole 1 extending in a direction perpendicular to the bill transport path.
44b are formed. These long holes 144a, 14
4b, a pin 145 provided on a slide plate 145 attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in the bill conveying direction.
a and 145b are inserted. One end of the slide plate 145 on the side of the first shutter 7 has a pair of springs 138, 138 attached to the slide plate 137.
Are connected to each other, and a pair of springs 138,
138, the slide plate 145 is connected to the first shutter 7
, And via pins 144a and 144b,
The upper shutter member 8a and the lower shutter member 8b
As shown in FIG. 5, it is held in the closed position.

Further, a pin 148 formed at the end of a drive arm 147 attached to the drum 4 so as to swing about a shaft 146 is engaged with the end of the slide plate 145 on the first shutter 7 side. doing. The tip of a plunger 149 a of a solenoid 149 is connected to a drive arm 147 between the shaft 146 and the pin 148. Therefore, the solenoid 149 is operated to cause the plunger 149a to operate.
Is contracted so that the drive arm 147
5, the slide plate 145 is swung clockwise in FIG. 5 and is moved toward the second shutter 8 against the spring force of the springs 138 and 138, via the pins 145a and 145b. The upper shutter member 8a and the lower shutter member 8b are connected to the pins 143a, 143b.
It is configured to be able to move from the closed position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 5 to the open position.

FIG. 6 is a schematic left side view of the drum 4. As shown in FIG. 6, a stopper plate 300 is further fixed to the side plate 115 of the main body of the drum 4, and three sensor operation pieces 301, 302, and 303 are formed on the stopper plate 300. . In the main body of the banknote handling machine, a stopper arm 310 is provided in FIG.
The stopper arm 31 is mounted so as to be movable up and down.
0 is provided with a pin 311 at one end thereof.
1 is in contact with the upper end surface of the link 312 so as to be able to come and go. At the other end of the link 312, via a shaft 313,
One end of the link 314 is attached, and the other end of the link 314 is connected to the solenoid 3 attached to the main body of the bill processing machine.
It is pivotally supported by 15 plungers 316.

The stopper arm 310 has a substantially inverted L-shape, and a pin 317 is provided at a distal end thereof. The end is attached and the stopper arm 3
10 is urged downward in FIG.
Four concave locking portions 305, 306, 307, 308 are formed around the stopper plate 300,
The drum 4 is held at a predetermined position by engaging the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 with any of the locking portions 305, 306, 307, 308. When the solenoid 315 is driven, the stopper arm 310 is pulled upward against the spring force of the tension spring 318 in FIG. It is configured to release engagement with any of the parts 305, 306, 307, 308. The main body of the banknote handling machine includes a pin 317 of the stopper arm 310.
Is one of the locking portions 30 of the stopper plate 300.
5, 306, 307, and 308 are attached with a sensor 319 for detecting whether or not they are engaged. Three sensor operating pieces 301 and 30 formed on the stopper plate 300
2, 303 cooperate with three sensors (not shown) mounted on the body of the banknote handling machine,
The position in the rotation direction of 0 is detected.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing the structure of the first banknote stacking device 30. As shown in FIG. 7, the first banknote stacking device 30 includes an impeller 32 below a pair of rollers 31 adjacent to the first gate member 26, and a pair of fixed below the pair. The driving endless belt 33 has a pair of movable endless belts 34 movable upward.
The bill holding plate 35 that is provided and presses the stacked bills is swingably attached to the support shaft 36. In FIG. 7, a pair of driving endless belts 3 are shown.
Of the three and the pair of driven endless belts 34, only one is shown, respectively. The roller group 37 and the support shaft 36 around which the driven endless belt 34 is wound,
It is supported by a mounting unit 38. In addition, impeller 3
A sensor 39 for detecting the rear end of the bill is provided on the side of the second first gate member 26. At the center of the unit side plate 40 to which the drive endless belt 33 is fixed, an opening 41 extending perpendicular to the drive endless belt 33 is formed, rotatably supporting a central roller around which the driven endless belt 34 is wound, A roller shaft 42 fixed to the mounting unit 38 projects outside the unit side plate 40 through the opening 41.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, a roller shaft 42 that rotatably supports a central roller of the roller group 37 around which the driven endless belt 34 is wound is fixed to a block 43,
3 is supported by a slide rail 44 extending vertically to the drive endless belt 33 formed on the unit side plate 40. The roller shaft 42 is connected to the swing arm 4
The swing arm 45 is rotatably supported by a shaft 47 so as to be rotatably engaged with a concave portion 46 formed at the distal end of the swing arm 5. One end of the spring 48 is attached to the swing arm 45, and the other end of the spring 48 is attached to the connecting arm 49. The connecting arm 49 is swingably supported by the shaft 47 and has a pin 50 formed therein. Pin 50 is
It is fitted in an elongated hole 52 formed in the crank arm 51 and is urged downward by a spring 53 in FIG. A cam 55 to which a motor shaft 54 is fixed is rotatably attached to the crank arm 51.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first banknote stacking device 30 can swing upward around the pin 68a at the end opposite to the side where the impeller 32 is provided. A lower shutter member 56b that can swing downward around the upper shutter member 56a and the pin 68b is provided, and the upper shutter member 56a and the lower shutter member 56b
Is formed by a pin 57 provided in the lower shutter member 55b and an elongated hole 58 formed in the upper shutter member 56a.
Are linked. A roller 60 protruding outward is formed in the upper shutter member 56a through an opening 59 formed in the unit side plate 40, and the roller 60 is
Guide member 6 supported by a block 43 to which the second member 2 is fixed
1 is engaged with the guide hole 62 formed therein.

In the first banknote stacking apparatus 30 configured as described above, the driven endless belt 34 can be moved with respect to the driving endless belt 33 by rotating the motor shaft 54. That is,
The driven endless belt 34 shown in FIGS.
However, when the motor shaft 54 is rotated in a state of being separated from the drive endless belt 33, the cam 55 also makes a half turn, and accordingly, the crank arm 51 moves downward. As a result, the pin 50 formed in the connecting arm 49 and fitted in the elongated hole 52 formed in the crank arm 51 is urged downward by the spring 53 and moves downward. The connecting arm 49 swings downward. Accordingly, the swing arm 45 is also swung downward via the spring 48, and is rotatably engaged with the concave portion 46 formed at the tip end of the swing arm 45.
Is pushed down, the attachment unit 38 moves downward, and the driven endless belt 34 attached to the attachment unit 38 is moved so as to approach the drive endless belt 33.

The driven endless belt 34 descends,
Contacting the bills accumulated in the bill accumulating device 30 of
The lowering of the mounting unit 38 is stopped, and the swing arm 45
And the swing of the connecting arm 49 is also stopped. After that, the crank arm 51 continues to descend, but the connecting arm 4
9, and a long hole 5 formed in the crank arm 51.
The movement of the pin 50 fitted in the second bill 2 is stopped, and as a result, the bills accumulated in the first bill accumulation device 30 are moved by the spring force of the spring 53 to the driven endless belt 34.
And the driving endless belt 33. Also,
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
Is provided with a roller 63 projecting outward through an opening 64 of the unit side plate 40 at a position separated from the support shaft 36 that supports the bill holding plate 35 so as to swing freely. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. The solenoid 65, the link 67 connected to the plunger 66 of the solenoid 65, and one end of the unit side plate 40 An operating plate 69 is provided which is swingably supported by a shaft 47 formed at the other end, is connected at the other end to a tip end of a link 67, and has a side surface abutting on the roller 63.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the banknotes are stacked in the first banknote stacker 30, the driven endless belt 34 is held at a position separated from the driving endless belt 33. The operation plate 69 is in contact with the roller 63. The solenoid 65 is driven at a predetermined timing after the bill is fed into the first bill accumulating device 30, and the operation plate 69 causes the roller 63 to rotate as shown in FIG.
At the left, and at the right in FIG. 8,
By the bill holding plate 35, the bills are stacked at the rear end thereof along one wall of the first bill stacking device 30. On the other hand, when the motor shaft 54 is rotated, the mounting unit 38 is moved downward, and the driven endless belt 34 and the driving endless belt 33 hold the bills accumulated in the first bill accumulating device 30. The roller 63 is moved downward along an opening 64 formed in the unit side plate 40, and as shown in FIG. 9, the bill holding plate 35 is moved from the surface of the driven endless belt 34 on the drive endless belt 33 side. Is also positioned upward, and is configured so as not to affect the sending of bills from the first bill stacking device 30.

Further, a banknote stacking plate 70 on which the banknotes are stacked is provided on the upper surface when the banknotes are stacked, and the banknote stacking plate 70 is connected to the slide plate 71 engaged with the roller shaft 42. It is configured to be movable together with the mounting unit 38 and the driven endless belt 34. Therefore, the bill stacking plate 70 is located above the upper surface of the driving endless belt 33 when the bills are stacked, and receives bills on the upper surface thereof, while sending bills from the first bill stacking device 30. When the stacked banknotes are pinched by the driven endless belt 34 and the driving endless belt 33, the banknotes are retracted below the upper surface of the driving endless belt 33. As described above, since the bills are accumulated on the bill accumulation plate 70, when the first bills are accumulated, the bills do not receive a frictional force from the driving endless belt 33, and the first bills are stacked as desired. Is guaranteed to be accumulated in the first bill accumulation device 30.

The second banknote accumulating device 80 is the first banknote accumulating device except that the second banknote accumulating device 80 is disposed behind the drum 4 so that the longitudinal direction thereof is substantially horizontal.
Has exactly the same structure as that of the banknote stacking device 30 of FIG. 10 to 13 show the banknote stacking device 9 of the safe 90.
1 is a schematic side view showing a structure of a banknote 1 and a process of stacking banknotes in a safe 90. FIG. 10 to 13, the safe 90
The paper money accumulating device 91 has an impeller 92 at its entrance.
And a sensor 93 for detecting the rear end of the bill fed into the safe 90 by the impeller 92. Banknotes are
It is configured to be accumulated on the movable accumulation plate 94,
The movable stacking plate 94 is movable in the vertical direction according to the number of bills to be stacked, and is further provided with a bill pressing plate 95 for pressing bills stacked on the bill stacking plate 94. The bill holding plate 95 is fixed to a distal end of a link 98 connected to a plunger 97 of a solenoid 96. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the leading end of the bill has begun to be fed into the safe 90, and FIG.
In the state in which the bill is guided along the lower surface of the bill holding plate 95, FIG. 12 shows that the bill is further fed into the safe 90, and the trailing end of the bill is detected by the sensor 93. FIG. 13 shows a state where the solenoid 9 is detected.
6 is driven, the front end of the bill holding plate 95 is pressed toward the bill stacking plate 94, and the bill sent into the safe 90 is stopped. The trailing end of the bill is moved by the impeller 92. The state of being scraped down is shown. That is, the bill is fed into the safe 90 along the lower surface of the bill holding plate 95 by the impeller 92, and after a predetermined time elapses after the trailing end of the bill is detected by the sensor 93, the solenoid 96 is activated. Driven, safe 9
The bills fed into 0 are stopped, and the trailing end of the bills is
By being scraped down by the impeller 92, the bills are accumulated on the bill accumulation plate 94 in the safe such that the rear ends thereof are aligned along the wall on the entrance side of the safe.

FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of the bill receiving section 10, FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view thereof, FIG. 16 is a schematic front view thereof, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 16, the banknote deposit unit 10 includes a unit side plate 150, and the driving endless belt 11 is fixed to the unit side plate 150. A bill guide 151 extending in the vertical direction is attached to the unit side plate 150. Movable driven endless belt 1
2 are shafts 153a, 153 supported by the support member 152
b, rollers 154a rotatably supported by 153c,
154b and 154c. Of these three shafts 154a, 154b, 154c, the central shaft 153
b is fixed to the support member 152.
As shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 16, a mounting block 155 is fixed to the protruding shaft 153 b protruding outside the unit side plate 150. This mounting block 155
Are supported by the unit side plate 150 via a horizontally extending slide rail 156.

The shafts 153a and 153c have
The bill holding plate 13 is supported via 7a and 157c. The bill holding plate 13 is urged by the spring 158 toward the driving endless belt 11. A shaft 154 b projecting outward from the unit side plate 150 supports a solenoid 160, and a link 162 attached to a plunger 161 of the solenoid 160 has an arm 163.
Are swingably supported. A connecting member 166 is swingably attached to a shaft 165 near the upper end of the support member 152, and the bill holding plate 13 is engaged with the other end of the connecting member 166. The connecting member 166 has a roller 167 rotatably provided at an end of the arm 163.
Are engaged.

The bill pressing plate 13 has a sensor operating plate 170
The support member 102 is provided with a sensor 171 that is operated by the sensor operation plate 170 and detects the position of the bill holding plate 13. FIG. 16 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, outside the unit side plate 100,
A cam 182 fixed to the output shaft 181 of the motor 180 is provided, and a sensor 183 and a sensor 184 are provided near the cam 182. The cam 182 has a sensor operating plate 1 for operating the sensors 183 and 184.
85 are attached. In the vicinity of the cam 182, a cam follower 186 that contacts the cam 182 is supported.
7, a driving arm 188 swingably supported by the
The swing arm 190 is connected to the drive arm 188 via an upper end 89 and is supported at one end by a shaft 187 so as to be swingable.
Is provided. A recess 191 is formed at the other end of the swing arm 190, and the shaft 15 protruding from an opening 192 formed in the unit side plate 150 is formed in the recess 191.
3b is engaged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a sensor 1 for determining whether or not a bill is present in the bill depositing section 10 is provided.
A sensor 196 is provided for detecting the trailing end of the banknote 95 fed from the banknote depositing unit 10. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a bill feeding device for feeding bills in a bill receiving section 10. As shown in FIG. 18, the bill feeding device contacts the leading end of the bill and feeds the bill, and the feeding roller 16 cooperates with the feeding roller 16 to simultaneously feed two or more bills. Roller 17a, a driven transport roller 18a in contact with the peripheral surface of the feed roller 16, a reference roller 19, a driven roller 20, and a rotary encoder 21. A bill thickness sensor 22 that detects the thickness of the bill based on the amount of movement of the driven roller 20 when passing through the gap, detects the bill detection time with the rotary encoder 21, and outputs a detection signal.

The peripheral surface of the feeding roller 16 is formed of a high friction material, and a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion, and a large diameter portion (not shown) are formed along the axis of the feeding roller 16. . The separation roller 17 has a small-diameter portion, a large-diameter portion, a small-diameter portion, and a large-diameter portion.
A large diameter part and a small diameter part (not shown) are formed, and a first bill separation part is formed by the feeding roller 16 and the separation roller 17 to prevent two or more bills from being simultaneously sent. . The transport roller 18a is connected to a support shaft 18c via a torque limiter 18b, and is a second banknote separating unit that prevents two or more banknotes from being simultaneously fed by the feed roller 16 and the feed roller 18a. Are formed. The torque limiter 18b is
When the torque applied to the transport roller 18a is equal to or greater than a predetermined torque, the connection between the transport roller 18a and the support shaft 18c is disconnected.

In FIG. 18, reference numeral 23a denotes a transport which is provided in the first bill transport path 23 and sandwiches and transports the bill between the bill guide 23b and the lower face of the first bill transport path 23. It is a roller that is rotated at a speed higher than the rotation speed of the feeding roller 16 and has a function of promoting separation of bills. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a drive system and a control system of the banknote deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a detection system and a control system thereof. As shown in FIG.
The driving system of the banknote deposit machine includes a motor 1 for opening and closing the shutter 2.
00, a motor 126 for rotating the drum 4, a motor 131 for driving the driving endless belt 5, a motor 122 for moving the driven endless belt 6, and the first shutter 7.
142 that opens and closes the shutter, a solenoid 149 that opens and closes the second shutter 8, a solenoid 112 that projects the third shutter 9 into the banknote transport path, and retracts from the banknote transport path, and an endless belt that drives the banknote deposit unit 10. 11
207, a motor 180 for moving the driven endless belt 12, a solenoid 160 for moving the bill holding plate 13, a first bill transport unit 23, a second bill transport unit 25, and a third bill transport unit 27. And the impeller 32 of the first banknote stacker 30 and the second
832 and the impeller 92 of the safe 90 are rotated by the banknote stacker 80, and the feed roller 16 is rotated via the electromagnetic clutch 400 and the electromagnetic brake 402.
, A motor 210 for driving the driving endless belt 33 of the first banknote stacker 30, and a motor shaft 54 of the first banknote stacker 30 to rotate the driven endless belt 34, that is, the mounting unit 3
8, the first banknote accumulating device 30
Solenoid 65 for driving the bill holding plate 35, the motor 212 for driving the driving endless belt 833 fixed in the second bill accumulating device 80, the second bill accumulating device 8
0, a movable driven endless belt 83
213 for moving the second banknote accumulating device 80
The solenoid 214 drives the bill holding plate 835 provided therein, the solenoid 96 drives the bill holding plate 95 of the safe 90, the gate drive means 215 drives the first gate member 26, and the second gate member 28 is driven. A gate driving means 216, a motor 217 for moving the banknote stacking plate 94 of the safe 90, a solenoid 218 for opening and closing the shutter 15 of the banknote depositing unit 10, and a stopper arm 310.
A solenoid 315 is provided for moving against the spring force of the tension spring 318.

As shown in FIG. 20, the detection system of the banknote deposit machine includes a banknote thickness sensor 22, a banknote discriminating section 24 for discriminating whether or not the banknote can be accepted, and when the banknote can be accepted, a bill discriminating section 24. The sensor 39 provided at the entrance of the first banknote stacker 30, the sensor 839 provided at the entrance of the second banknote stacker 80, the sensor 93 provided at the entrance of the safe 90, and the position of the banknote holding plate 13 are detected. Sensor 171, a sensor 183 and a sensor 184 for detecting the position of the driving endless belt 12, a sensor 195 for determining whether or not a banknote is present in the banknote depositing unit 10, and a trailing end of a banknote fed from the banknote depositing unit 10. A sensor 196 for detecting a bill, a sensor 220 for detecting a bill in the transaction port 1,
In cooperation with the sensor operating pieces 301, 302, 303 formed on the stopper plate 300 fixed to the drum 4,
Sensors 320, 321 and 322 for detecting the position of the stopper plate 300 in the rotation direction, that is, the position of the drum 4 in the rotation direction, and the stopper arm 31
A sensor 319 for detecting whether the 0 pin 317 has engaged with any of the locking portions 305, 306, 307, 308 of the stopper plate 300 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the control system of the banknote deposit machine outputs a drive signal to each motor and solenoid constituting the drive system based on the detection signals from the sensors constituting the detection system. The CPU 250 is provided. The banknote deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above receives and processes bills deposited in the banknote deposit machine by a customer as follows. First,
When a customer inputs a predetermined instruction signal to input means (not shown), CPU 250 causes motor 100, solenoid 1
A drive signal is output to the solenoid 42 and the solenoid 112, and the shutter 2 and the first shutter 7 are opened.
Of the shutter 9 is protruded into the paper money transport path in the drum 4. Here, the length from the end opposite to the drum 4 of the banknote placing table 3 of the transaction port 1 to the center of the banknote transport path from which the third shutter 9 projects is the longest of the banknotes to be processed. It is set to be slightly larger than the length of the long side of the banknote whose side is the maximum, and is formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 from the end of the banknote mounting table 3 opposite to the drum 4. Since the length of the banknote transport path up to the end on the transaction port 1 side is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote to be processed, the long side of which is the shortest, Of the bills to be billed, the bill having the longest side is almost in contact with the third shutter 9,
A part of the bill which is accommodated between the third shutter 9 and the end opposite to the drum 4 of the bill placement table 3 and has a minimum long side is partially placed on the driving endless belt 5. The bills are stored between the third shutter 9 and the end of the bill placement table 3 opposite to the drum 4. At this time, drum 4
Is at the position shown in FIG.
The pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is engaged with the locking portion 305 formed around the zero.

Next, when the customer places the bills on the bill placing table 3 and the driving endless belt 5 in the transaction port 1 and inputs an instruction signal for depositing into the input means,
The CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 112, retracts the third shutter 9 held at a position protruding into the bill transport path from the bill transport path, outputs a drive signal to the motor 122, and outputs a driven endless The belt 6 is moved. Here, some of the bills with the shortest long sides are also
All bills are housed between the third shutter 9 and the end of the bill placement table 3 opposite to the drum 4 so as to be placed on the drive endless belt 5, so that all bills are 5 and the driven endless belt 6. Further, the CPU 250 outputs a driving signal to the motor 131 to drive the driving endless belt 5, thereby taking in the bills sandwiched between the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 into the drum 4.

When the bill is taken into the drum 4, the CP
U250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 100 and the solenoid 142, and outputs the shutter 2 and the first shutter 7
And outputs a drive signal to the motor 122 to drive the driven endless belt 6 to drive the endless belt 5.
To release the bill from the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and further outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 315 to engage the pin 317 with the locking portion 305. And outputs a drive signal to the motor 126 to rotate the drum 4 90 degrees counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG. 1, and outputs a drive stop signal to the solenoid 315 to output the stop arm The pin 317 of 310 is engaged with the locking portion 307, and the drum 4 is stopped. As a result, the driving endless belt 5
The banknote transport path formed by the driven endless belt 6 is directed vertically. At this time, since the holding of the bill by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 has already been released, the bill whose one end portion has not contacted the first shutter 7 is
Due to its own weight, it falls toward the first shutter 7. Thereafter, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 126 to apply a slight vibration to the drum 4 by repeatedly rotating the motor 126 in both the forward and reverse directions and little by little. As a result, even though the bill has fallen toward the first shutter 7, due to the frictional force between the bills and the like, one end of the bill that has not contacted the first shutter 7 also has one end thereof. The first shutter 7 comes into contact with the surface of the drum 4
One end of all the banknotes inside is surely aligned.

Further, the CPU 250 repeatedly rotates the motor 126 in both the forward and reverse directions for a predetermined time, and outputs a drive signal to the motor 122 to move the driven endless belt 6 to drive the motor 122. The endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 hold the banknotes whose ends on the first shutter 7 side are aligned.
Next, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180, drives the motor 180 until the sensor 183 is operated by the sensor operation plate 185, and an operation signal is input to the CPU 250, and drives the fixed endless belt 11 and the drive endless belt 11. 12 are spaced apart as shown in FIGS. At the same time, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 160 to drive the solenoid 160. As a result, the plunger 161 is retracted,
The bill presser plate 13 urged toward the drive endless belt 11 by the spring 158 via the link 162, the arm 163, the roller 167 at the distal end of the arm 163, and the connecting member 166 receives the spring force of the spring 158. In contrast, the driven endless belt 12 is retracted behind the surface on the side of the driving endless belt 11.

Thereafter, the CPU 250 sets the solenoid 14
2, the first shutter 7 is opened, the drive signal is output to the motor 131, and the drive endless belt 5 is driven. The drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 are sandwiched. When the banknote is sent out from the drum and a predetermined length of the banknote is sent out, a stop signal is output to the motor 131 to stop the motor 131. Next, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180, and drives the motor 180 in the reverse direction until the sensor 184 is operated by the sensor operation plate 185 and an operation signal is input to the CPU 250. as a result,
17, the cam follower 186 is pushed rightward in FIG. The moving arm 190 is also the axis 1
The arm 190 is swung clockwise around 87 so as to swing.
Shaft 15 engaged with a concave portion 191 formed at the tip of the shaft 15
3b is moved in the horizontal direction along the opening 192 of the unit side plate 150, and accordingly, the driven endless belt 12 is moved toward the driving endless belt 11. Until the sensor 184 is operated by the sensor operation plate 185 and the operation signal is input to the CPU 250, the drive arm 188 is swung clockwise around the shaft 187 by the motor 180. The movement is hindered by the driven endless belt 12 being hindered by the bills sandwiched between the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and stopped at a position corresponding to the number of bills. As a result, the driven endless belt 12 is urged toward the driving endless belt 11 by the spring force of the spring 189, and the banknote is reliably held between the driven endless belt 12 and the driving endless belt 11.

Thereafter, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 131 and the motor 207 to drive the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 11, and the drive endless belt 5, the driven endless belt 6, and the drive endless belt 11 The bills clamped by the driven endless belt 12 are fed into the bill receiving section 10. When a bill is detected by the sensor 196 and a detection signal is input, the CPU 250 outputs a stop signal to the motor 131 and the motor 207 to stop the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 11, and at the same time, the solenoid 160 A stop signal is output to stop driving the solenoid 166. As a result, the bill holding plate 13 is moved by the spring force of the spring 158.
Press the bill. After that, the CPU 250
A drive signal is output to 0 to drive the motor 180 in the forward direction. With the driving of the motor 180 in the forward direction, the driven endless belt 12 starts to separate from the driving endless belt 11, and the bill holding plate 13 protrudes toward the driving endless belt 11 from the driven endless belt 12, and The banknote is pinched between the belt 11.

When the motor 180 is rotated in the forward direction and the driven member 12 is separated from the driving endless belt 11, the bill holding plate 13 is also gradually separated from the driving endless belt 11, and as a result, the bill holding plate When the sensor 171 is actuated by the sensor actuation plate 170 provided on the 13, an actuation signal is output to the CPU 250, and the CPU 250 outputs a stop signal to the motor 180 to stop driving the motor 180. FIG.
An operation signal is output from the sensor 171 to the CPU 250,
This shows a state where the motor 180 is stopped. In this state, the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 1
The force applied to the bill from 1 is substantially zero, and therefore, the bill falls on the lower end plate 14 by its own weight.
At the time of the drop, the leading end of the bill is substantially aligned along the upper surface of the lower end plate 14 by the force applied from the lower end plate 14 to the leading end of the bill.

After outputting a stop signal to the motor 180,
After a lapse of a predetermined time, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180 to rotate the motor 180 in the reverse direction for a predetermined time,
Drive. As a result, the bill whose leading end is located on the lower end plate 14 is again sandwiched by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11. After that, the CPU 250
Outputs a drive signal to the motor 80 to drive the motor 180 in the forward direction, the sensor 171 is operated by the sensor operation plate 170, and when an operation signal is input to the CPU 250, a stop signal is output to the motor 180. Output. further,
The CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180 after a lapse of a predetermined time, drives the motor 180 in the reverse direction for a predetermined time, outputs a stop signal to the motor 180, and outputs the stop signal to the bill holding plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11. Is stopped by the motor 180 in a state in which the banknotes are held.

As described above, the bill is repeatedly held and released by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11, so that the bill is vibrated, and the leading end of the bill is moved along the upper surface of the lower end plate 14. To be aligned. When determining that the bill has been fed into the bill depositing unit 10 based on a signal from the sensor 195, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 315 to engage the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 with the engaging portion 307. Is released, and a drive signal is output to the motor 126 to output the drum 4
1 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise in FIG. 1 to output a drive signal to the solenoid 315, and the stopper arm 31
The 0 pin 317 is engaged with the locking portion 305 to hold the drum 4 at the position shown in FIG. After the deposited banknotes are held by the banknote holding plate 13, the lower end plate 14, and the driving endless belt 11, the CPU 250
In order to feed out the banknotes one by one from the banknote depositing unit 10, first, a drive signal is output to the motor 109, and the first banknote transport unit 23, the second banknote transport unit 25, and the third
And the impeller 32 of the first banknote accumulator 30, the impeller 832 of the second banknote accumulator 80, and the impeller 92 of the safe 90 are rotated. Next, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 218, opens the shutter 15, outputs a drive signal to the motor 207, and drives the drive endless belt 11.
As a result, a predetermined number of banknotes located on the side of the drive endless belt 11 are fed toward the feeding roller 16.

In synchronization with the delivery of the bills, the electromagnetic brake 402 is released, the electromagnetic clutch 400 is driven, the payout roller 16 is rotated, and the bills are fed out one by one from the bill depositing unit 10. Feeding roller 1
6, a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion, and a large diameter portion (not shown) are formed along the axis of the feeding roller 16; The small-diameter portion, the large-diameter portion, and the small-diameter portion (not shown) are formed so as to mesh with the large-diameter portion, the small-diameter portion, and the large-diameter portion of the roller 16. Thus, a force for separating the bills is applied to the bills, thereby preventing two or more bills from being fed out simultaneously. When two or more bills pass through the first bill separation unit, these bills are sent between the feed roller 16 and the transport roller 18a, but the frictional force generated between the bills is one. When a banknote is pinched between the feeding roller 16 and the conveying roller 18a, the conveying roller 1
Since the friction force generated between the banknote 8a and the banknote is smaller, the torque applied to the transport roller 18a becomes less than a predetermined torque, and the transport roller 18a and the support shaft 18c are connected by the torque limiter 18b. As a result, due to the inertial force, the transport roller 18a stops, and only the bill that is in contact with the feeding roller 16 is transported toward the downstream side, and the bill is
Each sheet is separated and two or more bills are prevented from being fed out simultaneously.

However, since the peripheral surface of the feeding roller 16 is formed of a high friction material, bills are separated one by one, but when two or more bills are partially overlapped and fed. There can be. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the banknote thickness sensor 22 including the reference roller 19, the driven roller 20, and the rotary encoder 21 controls the driven roller 21 when the banknote passes between the reference roller 19 and the driven roller 20. Based on the amount of movement, the thickness of the bill is detected and output to the CPU 250.
Is determined to be twice or more the thickness of the bill to be processed based on the input detection signal, and the bill thickness sensor 22 performs processing based on the rotation amount of the driven roller 21 detected by the rotary encoder 21. When the time of detecting a bill having a thickness of at least twice the thickness of the bill to be paid is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, the CPU 250 reads that two or more bills are greatly overlapped and sent, one by one, It is determined that it is difficult to disengage, and the electromagnetic clutch 40
0 is released, and the electromagnetic brake 402 is driven to temporarily stop the feeding roller 16. As a result, the leading banknote has already passed through the gap between the feeding roller 16 and the feeding roller 18a at the rear end thereof, so that only the feeding banknote is being rotated at a higher speed than the feeding roller 16. 23
According to a, the bills are conveyed toward the downstream side in the first bill conveyance path 23, and the bills can be surely separated one by one.

On the other hand, bills having a thickness of at least twice the thickness of the bill to be processed are detected, but if the detection time is shorter than the predetermined time, the overlap of the bills is small and the preceding bill is Since the banknotes are considered to be separated one by one by being transported at high speed by the transport roller 23a rotating at a higher speed than the feeding roller 16, the CPU 250 does not output any signal. Instead, continue processing the bill. Therefore, the CPU 250 releases the electromagnetic clutch 400 and the electromagnetic brake 402
The predetermined time for determining whether or not to drive is determined by whether or not two or more bills are overlapped to such an extent that they cannot be separated by the transport roller 23a rotating at high speed. Therefore, the rotation speed of the feed-out roller 16, the rotation speed of the transport roller 23a, the maximum length and the minimum length of the bill to be processed, and the material vary, for example, the maximum length of the bill to be processed It can be set to the time required to detect a half length, for example.

The bills fed from the bill depositing section 10 one by one are detected at the trailing end by the sensor 196, a detection signal is input to the CPU 250, and the bills are counted. The CPU 250 further controls the motor 207
, The drive endless belt 11 is rotated, and a predetermined number of banknotes located on the drive endless belt 11 side are again sent out to the feed-out roller 16. In the first banknote transporter 23, the banknote is sent toward the rear of the banknote deposit machine while the orientation of the banknote is corrected such that the long side of the banknote matches the transport direction, and the second banknote is fed. It is delivered to the transport unit 25. The bill delivered to the second bill transporting unit 25 is determined by the bill determining unit 24 provided at the start end of the second bill transporting unit 25 to determine whether or not it can be accepted. Is output to

Further, the bill is delivered to the second bill transporting section 25, and is transported upward, and then forwardly of the bill depositing machine. When the bill discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 24 to be unacceptable reaches the first gate member 26 provided at the terminal end of the second bill conveying unit 25, the CP
The U250 outputs a drive signal to the first gate drive unit 215 to drive the first gate member 26, and sends unacceptable bills into the first bill accumulation device 30. At this point, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mounting unit 38 is held upward and the driven endless belt 3
4 is located at a position upwardly separated from the driving endless belt 33, and the bill stacking plate 70 is located above the upper surface of the driving endless belt 33, and the bill pressing plate 35
Is in contact with the upper surface of the bill stacking plate 70. Therefore, the banknotes determined as unacceptable by the banknote determination unit 24 are sent into the first banknote stacking device 30 while being guided along the lower surface of the banknote holding plate 35. When the sensor 39 provided at the entrance detects the rear end of the unacceptable bill, a detection signal is output to the CPU 250 and
50 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 65 after a lapse of a predetermined time after receiving the detection signal from the sensor 39, and presses the tip of the bill holding plate 35 toward the bill stacking plate 70. As a result, the leading end of the unacceptable banknote is stopped at a predetermined position, and the trailing end is scraped off by the impeller 32 rotated by the motor 208. The bills are accumulated in the first bill accumulating device 30 so as to be aligned along the wall on the side where the 32 is provided.

On the other hand, when the banknote which is determined to be acceptable by the banknote determination section 24 reaches the first gate member 26, the CPU 250 outputs a reverse drive signal to the first gate drive means 215, and outputs the first gate drive means 215. Is driven in the reverse direction, and the acceptable banknotes are further transferred to the third banknote transport unit 27 and transported upward. When the banknote determined to be acceptable reaches the second gate member 28, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the second gate drive means 216 to drive the second gate member 28,
The acceptable bill is sent into the second bill accumulator 80. The acceptable banknotes are sent into the first banknote stacking device 80 while being guided along the lower surface of the banknote holding plate 835. When the sensor 839 provided at the entrance of the second banknote stacking device 80 detects the rear end of the unacceptable banknote, a detection signal is output to the CPU 250 and the CPU 250
After receiving the detection signal from the sensor 839, after a predetermined time has elapsed, a drive signal is output to the solenoid 214, and the tip of the bill holding plate 835 is pressed downward. As a result, the leading end of the acceptable bill is stopped at a predetermined position, and the trailing end is scraped off by the impeller 832 being rotated by the motor 208, and the trailing end of the bill is moved to the impeller. The bills are accumulated in the second bill accumulating device 80 so as to be aligned along the wall portion on which the 832 is provided.

When the CPU 250 determines that all the bills received from the bill receiving section 10 have been sent out based on the detection signal input from the sensor 196, the CPU 250
50 outputs a drive signal to the motor 211 to rotate the motor shaft 54 and move the mounting unit 38 and the driven endless belt 34 downward. As a result, the unacceptable bills accumulated in the first bill accumulation device 30 are
The driven endless belt 34 and the driving endless belt 33 sandwich the belt. At this time, the bill holding plate 35 is located above the upper surface of the driving endless belt 33. At the same time, the CPU 250
A drive signal is output to pin 3 of stopper arm 310.
17 is disengaged from the locking portion 305, and a drive signal is output to the motor 126 to rotate the drum 4 approximately 45 degrees clockwise from the position shown in FIG.
And a pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is engaged with the locking portion 308 of the stopper plate 300. Further, the CPU 250 controls the solenoid 149
To output the driving signal to the second shutter 8 to open the driven endless belt 34 and the driving endless belt 33.
, The leading end portion of the unacceptable banknote is clamped by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6. After that, the CPU 250
0 and a drive signal to the motor 131 to drive the drive endless belt 33 and the drive endless belt 5, and take in unacceptable bills into the drum 4.

When the unacceptable bill is taken into the drum 4, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 149 to close the second shutter 8, and the solenoid 3
15 to release the engagement between the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 and the locking portion 308 of the stopper plate 300, and output a drive signal to the motor 126 to move the drum 4 counterclockwise. After about 45 degrees of rotation, a drive stop signal is output to the solenoid 315, and the stopper arm 31
The 0 pin 317 is engaged with the locking portion 305. further,
The CPU 250 includes the solenoid 104 and the motor 100
, The first shutter 7 and the shutter 2 of the transaction port 1 are opened, a drive signal is output to the motor 131 to drive the drive endless belt 5, and the unacceptable banknotes are stored in the transaction port 1. It is sent back on the bill placement table 3. Thereafter, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 112 to cause the third shutter 9 to protrude into the bill transport path, close the bill transport path in the drum 4, and output a drive signal to the motor 122. Then, the driven endless belt 6 is retracted to the retracted position. Here, in the present embodiment, the length from the end of the transaction port 1 on the side opposite to the drum 4 of the banknote placing table 3 to the portion where the third shutter 9 of the banknote transport path projects is determined. Of the bills to be set, the long side is set to be slightly larger than the long side of the longest bill, and the third shutter of the bill transporting path from the end of the bill mounting table 3 on the drum 4 side is set. Since the length up to the portion where 9 protrudes is set so as to be smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote whose long side is the minimum among the banknotes to be processed,
Of the banknotes to be processed, the banknote having the longest side is placed over the entirety of the banknote mounting table 3, and the banknote having the longest side is also partially placed on the banknote mounting table 3. It is placed and sent back to trading port 1. Further, the CPU 250
Outputs a drive signal to the motor 100 and outputs the shutter 2
Is positioned above the bills returned on the bill placement table 3 in the transaction port 1, and the bills are held down by the weight of the shutter 2.

On the other hand, all the bills deposited from the bill depositing section 10 are sent out, and the bill discriminating section 24 discriminates whether or not the bills are acceptable and, if the bills are acceptable, the denomination thereof. Is determined by the CPU 250
It is configured to be displayed on a display means (not shown), and when the customer confirms the deposit amount and instructs the input means (not shown) to deposit, the bill discriminating unit 24 determines that it is acceptable. The bills determined and accumulated in the second bill accumulation unit 80 are accumulated in the first bill accumulation device 30 in the drum 4 located at the position shown in FIG. It is sent back in exactly the same way as the accepted unacceptable banknote. Acceptable bills sent back into the drum 4 are exactly the same as at the time of deposit,
It is sent to the banknote depositing section 10 and is sent to the second gate member 28 via the first transport section 23, the second banknote transport section 25, the first gate member 26 and the third banknote transport section 27, It is sent to the safe 90 by the second gate member 28.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the acceptable bills sent to the safe 90 are guided along the lower surface of the bill holding plate 95 while the safe bills 90 are guided.
After a predetermined time elapses after the rear end is detected by the sensor 93 and the detection signal is output to the CPU 250, a drive signal is output from the CPU 250 to the solenoid 96, and the solenoid 96 is driven. As a result, the leading end is stopped at a predetermined position, and the trailing end is scraped off by the impeller 92 being rotated by the motor 208, and the trailing end is located on the wall of the safe 90 on the side of the impeller 92. They are collected in the safe 90 so that they are aligned along the section. If the customer does not receive the unacceptable bills returned to the transaction port 1 after a predetermined time has elapsed after the unacceptable bills have been returned to the transaction port 1, the shutter 2 of the transaction port 1 must be reopened. Then, the first shutter 7 is opened, and the unacceptable banknotes on the banknote mounting table 3 are taken into the drum 4 in exactly the same manner as when depositing. Thereafter, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 315 to release the engagement between the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 and the locking portion 305 of the stopper plate 300, and outputs a drive signal to the motor 126 to Is rotated approximately 45 degrees counterclockwise in FIG.
15 and outputs a drive stop signal to the stopper arm 310.
Of the stopper 300 of the stopper plate 300
And the drum 4 is moved to the
Is held at a position facing the entrance of. Further, the CPU 25
0 outputs a drive signal to the motor 131 to drive the drive endless belt 5 to cause the unacceptable banknote collection unit 29 to collect unacceptable banknotes.

FIG. 6, FIG. 22, FIG. 23 and FIG.
The method of rotating the drum 4 and holding it at a predetermined position will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
The drum 4 is normally held such that the transport path of the bills formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 is substantially horizontal.
The ten pins 317 are engaged with locking portions 305 formed around the stopper plate 300. The stopper arm 310 is moved by a spring 318 in FIG.
It is biased downward. When rotating the drum 4, first, a drive signal is output from the CPU 250 to the solenoid 315, and the solenoid 315 is driven.
As shown in FIG. 22, when the solenoid 315 is driven, the stopper arm 310 is pulled upward against the spring force of the spring 318, and the stopper arm 3
10 pin 317 and stopper portion 3 of stopper plate 300
05 is disengaged. Thereafter, a drive signal is output from the CPU 250 to the motor 126,
The rotational force of the motor 126 is transmitted to the drum 4 through a belt 127 wound around a pulley 125 fixed to the output shaft 126a of the drum 4, and the drum 4 is rotated around the center shaft 4a in FIG. Rotated in the direction. As shown in FIG. 23, when the sensor 322 detects the sensor operating piece 302, a detection signal is input to the CPU 250 and the CP
U250 outputs a drive stop signal to solenoid 315. As a result, the stopper arm 310
In FIG. 23, the drum 4 continues to rotate with the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 abutting around the stopper plate 300 by the spring force of 18, and the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 It stops when it engages with the locking portion 306 formed around the stopper plate 300. Pin 31 of stopper arm 310
7 is engaged with the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300, a signal is input from the sensor 319 to the CPU 250. However, at this point, when the driving of the motor 126 is stopped, the drum 4 and therefore the stopper plate 30
0 is the motor 1 after the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is engaged with the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300.
Since the rotation of the stopper arm 310 is stopped until the driving of the stopper plate 310 is stopped, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is stopped while being strongly pressed against the rotation-direction upstream side surface of the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300. And, as a result, drum 4
When the rotation is performed again, it may be difficult to release the engagement between the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 and the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300. Further, when the motor 126 is driven to rotate the drum 4 while the engagement between the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 and the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300 is not released, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 becomes There is a possibility that the drum 4 will not be able to rotate, because it will more firmly engage with the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is moved from the sensor 319 to the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300.
When a signal to the effect that is engaged is input, the CPU 250
A reverse drive signal is output to the motor 126 to drive the motor 126 in the reverse direction for a predetermined time so that the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is located substantially at the center of the locking portion 306 of the stopper plate 300. It is configured. Here, the predetermined time for driving the motor 126 in the reverse direction is determined in advance in consideration of the elongation of the belt 127, and C
It is stored in the memory (not shown) of the PU 250. In this manner, the drum 4 is rotated and held at a position facing the entrance of the unacceptable banknote collection unit 29.

In the case where the drum 4 is rotated so that the transport path of the bill formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 is directed to the bill receiving section 10,
Similarly, a drive signal is output to the solenoid 315 to drive the solenoid 315 to release the engagement between the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 and the locking portion 305 of the stopper plate 300 against the spring force of the spring 318. And then drive the motor 126 to drive the drum 4 and thus
When the stopper plate 300 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 and the sensor 320 detects the sensor operating piece 303, a drive stop signal is output to the solenoid 315.
As a result, the stopper arm 310 is
23, the drum 4 continues to rotate while the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is in contact with the periphery of the stopper plate 300, and the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 When it engages with the locking portion 307 formed around the plate 300, it stops. After that, the CPU 250
6 to output a reverse drive signal to drive the motor 126 in the reverse direction.
By rotating the stopper arm 310 for a predetermined time,
When the pin 317 is positioned substantially at the center of the locking portion 307 formed around the stopper plate 300, the driving of the motor 126 is stopped. In this way, the drum 4 is rotated so that the bill conveyance path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 continues to the driving endless belt 5 and the driving endless belt 11 of the banknote depositing unit 10.

When returning the unacceptable bills accumulated in the first bill accumulating unit 30 to the bill placement table 3 in the transaction port 1, a drive signal is similarly output to the solenoid 315, By driving the solenoid 315, the spring 31
8 against the spring force of the pin 31 of the stopper arm 310.
7 is disengaged from the locking portion 305 of the stopper plate 300, and then the motor 126 is driven to drive the drum 4,
Accordingly, when the stopper plate 300 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6 and the sensor 321 detects the sensor operating piece 303, a drive stop signal is output to the solenoid 315. As a result, the stopper arm 310
In FIG. 23, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is moved downward by the spring force of the spring 318.
In a state where the drum 4 is in contact with the periphery of the stopper plate 300, the drum 4 continues to rotate, and the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310
Stops when engaging with the locking portion 308 of the stopper plate 300. After that, the CPU 250
And the motor 126 is rotated in the reverse direction for a predetermined time so that the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is positioned substantially at the center of the locking portion 308 formed around the stopper plate 300. At this point, the driving of the motor 126 is stopped. Thus, the unacceptable bills accumulated in the first bill accumulation unit 30 can be taken into the drum 4.

Further, when the drum 4 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 6, similarly, first, a drive signal is output to the solenoid 315 to drive the solenoid 315 and to resist the spring force of the spring 318. And the stopper arm 310
Pin 317 and stopper 30 of stopper plate 300
6, 307, 308 and the motor 126 is driven to drive the drum 4 and thus the stopper plate 3
00 is rotated in a predetermined direction, and when the sensor 320 detects the sensor operation piece 301, a drive stop signal is output to the solenoid 315. As a result, the stopper arm 310
Is moved downward by the spring force of the spring 318, and the drum 4 continues to rotate while the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is in contact with the periphery of the stopper plate 300, and the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 When it engages with the locking portion 308 of the plate 300, it stops. Thereafter, the CPU 250 outputs a reverse drive signal to the motor 126 to rotate the motor 126 in the reverse direction for a predetermined time, and
Is stopped at a substantially central portion of the locking portion 305 formed around the stopper plate 300, the driving of the motor 126 is stopped. In this way, the drum 4 is rotated and held at a position where the transport path of the bills formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 becomes substantially horizontal.

According to this embodiment, since the drum 4 is rotated by the motor 126 via the belt 127,
The rotation mechanism of the drum 4 can be simplified, and the stopper plate 300 is fixed to the drum 4, and the concave locking portion 3 formed around the stopper plate 300 is formed.
05, 306, 307, 308, and always, spring 3
18, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 urged toward the periphery of the stopper plate 300 is engaged with one of the concave locking portions 305, 306, 307, and 308 formed around the stopper plate 300. By doing so, the drum 4 is rotated and held at a predetermined position, so that the drum 4 can be reliably rotated and held at a desired position. When the drum 4 is rotated and stopped at a predetermined position by such a mechanism, the stopper plate 30
0 indicates that the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is
07, 308, the rotation of the motor 126 is continued until the driving of the motor 126 is stopped. Therefore, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is fixed to the locking portion 305 formed around the stopper plate 300, 306, 307, 308
While strongly pressed against the side face on the upstream side in the rotation direction of
The stopper plate 300 stops, and as a result, the drum 4
Is rotated again, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 and the locking portion 305 of the stopper plate 300,
In some cases, it may be difficult to release the engagement with the stoppers 306, 307, and 308.
6, 307, 308 while not disengaged
When the motor 126 is driven to rotate the drum 4, the pin 317 of the stopper arm 310 is more firmly engaged with the locking portions 305, 306, 307, 308 of the stopper plate 300, and the drum 4 is rotated. However, in the present embodiment, after the stopper plate 300 is stopped, a reverse drive signal is output to the motor 126 to stop the pin 3 of the stopper arm 310.
17 are the locking portions 305, 30 of the stopper plate 300.
6, 307, 308, the motor 126 is driven in the reverse direction for a predetermined time, so that when the drum 4 is rotated again, the pin of the stopper arm 310 is smoothly moved. The engagement between the 317 and the locking portions 305, 306, 307, 308 of the stopper plate 300 is released, and the drum 4 can be rotated and held at a predetermined position.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the bill is taken into the drum 4, the sandwiching of the bill by the driven endless belt 6 and the driving endless belt 5 is released with the first shutter 7 closed. Further, the drum 4
In FIG. 1, the bill is rotated 90 degrees in a counterclockwise direction so that the bill conveyance path is oriented in a vertical direction. 7 and then rotate the motor 126 in both the forward and reverse directions repeatedly, little by little, to apply a slight vibration to the drum 4. When the camera falls and falls, one end thereof contacts the upper surface of the first shutter 7 and the one end thereof contacts the first shutter 7 despite the fact that the camera has dropped on the first shutter 7. One end of the bills that have not been in contact with the first shutter 7 is also caused by the micro-vibration of the drum, so that one end of all the bills in the drum 4 is moved to the first shutter 7. On top of It, certainly, it is possible to align. Therefore, even if the bills differ greatly in length, such as European bills, one end of the bill should be
With the aligning and feeding roller 16 and the like, it is possible to separate and process the sheets one by one.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the length from the front end of the banknote mounting table 3 of the transaction port 1 to the center of the banknote transport path from which the third shutter 9 projects is the length of the banknote to be processed. Of these, the long side is set to be slightly larger than the long side of the longest bill, so that all bills deposited by the customer are placed on the bill placement table 3 of the transaction port 1.
Can be accommodated between the front end of the third shutter 9 and the third shutter 9. Further, according to the present embodiment, the length from the end of the transaction port 1 on the side opposite to the drum 4 of the banknote placing table 3 to the portion where the third shutter 9 of the banknote transport path projects should be processed. Of the banknotes, the long side is set to be slightly larger than the length of the long side of the banknote having the longest side.
From the end opposite to the drum 4 to the end on the transaction port 1 side of the banknote transport path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, the length of the banknote having the smallest long side Since it is set to be smaller than the length of the long side, at the time of depositing the bill, the bill having the longest side of the bills to be processed is almost brought into contact with the third shutter 9. A part of the bill, which is accommodated between the third shutter 9 and the end opposite to the drum 4 of the bill placement table 3 and whose long side is the smallest, is also placed on the driving endless belt 5. As described above, the banknote is stored between the end of the banknote mounting table 3 on the side opposite to the drum 4 and the third shutter 9, regardless of the size of the banknote, and the banknote that has been inserted into the transaction port 1 is securely inserted. Can be taken into the bill depositing machine, and From the end of the 4 side, the third bill transport path
Is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the bill having the smallest long side, among the bills to be processed, so that when the unacceptable bill is returned, Of the banknotes to be processed, some of the banknotes having the longest sides are sent back so that a part of the banknotes is placed on the banknote mounting table 3, so that the customer can easily accept the unacceptable banknotes. It becomes possible to collect.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the bill is nipped by the driving endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12 while being held between the driving endless belt 5 and the driven
Since the bill is transferred to the bill receiving unit 10, the bill is transported such that the long side direction thereof coincides with the transport direction, and even in the bills whose transport direction lengths are significantly different, without disturbing the relative positional relationship, After being conveyed to a predetermined position by the driving endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12, the bill holding plate 13 is protruded, and the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt are transferred. 11 to separate the driven endless belt 12 from the driving endless belt 11 to a predetermined position, thereby releasing the holding of the bill by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11, and lowering the bill by the lower end plate 14. Since it is dropped on the top, the banknote is transported so that its long side direction matches the transport direction,
Even in the case of bills having greatly different lengths in the transport direction, the leading ends thereof can be reliably aligned along the upper surface of the lower end plate 14, and the bills can be reliably separated one by one. Processing.

Further, according to the present embodiment, after the bill is dropped on the lower end plate 14, the bill is held by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11, and the bill is released. Again, the bill is sandwiched between the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11, and the bill is
Since the bill is paid out from the bill depositing unit 10, vibration is applied to the bill and the leading end of the bill is more reliably moved to the lower end plate 14.
The paper money can be aligned along the surface, and the bills can be separated and processed one by one. further,
According to the present embodiment, the bill is fed from the bill depositing unit 10 toward the feeding roller 16 by the drive endless belt 11, so that the bill is normally deposited without the necessary kick-out roller. The bill can be fed out from the section 10 and the structure of the bill receiving section 10 can be simplified.

According to the present embodiment, the first banknote stacking device 30 for stacking unacceptable banknotes, the second banknote stacking device 80 for stacking acceptable banknotes, and the banknote stacking of the safe 90 for stacking deposited banknotes. Each of the devices 91 includes:
While guiding the bill along its lower surface, the bill is received in the bill accumulating device, and after the trailing end of the bill has been detected, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the bill is pressed toward the bill and the leading end of the bill is moved to a predetermined position. Bill holding plate 35, 835, 9 to be stopped at the position of
5, the banknotes are conveyed so that the long side direction thereof coincides with the conveyance direction, and even if the lengths along the conveyance direction of the banknotes are greatly different, the banknotes are aligned at one end thereof. Can be integrated. Further, according to the present embodiment, the length from the end of the transaction port 1 opposite to the drum 4 of the banknote placing table 3 to the portion where the third shutter 9 of the banknote transport path projects should be processed. Of the bills, the long side is set to be slightly larger than the length of the long side of the bill, and the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt are set from the end of the bill placement table 3 opposite to the drum 4. Since the length of the banknote transport path formed by the banknote 6 to the end on the transaction port 1 side is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote having the shortest long side, payment of the banknote is performed. Sometimes, the bill having the longest side of the bills to be processed is almost completely brought into contact with the third shutter 9 so that the end of the bill placement table 3 opposite to the drum 4 and the third shutter 9 are moved. Some of the banknotes with the smallest long side are stored between
It is housed between the third shutter 9 and the end of the bill placement table 3 opposite to the drum 4 so as to be placed on the driving endless belt 5, and reliably regardless of the size of the bill.
The banknotes inserted into the transaction port 1 can be taken into the banknote deposit machine, and further, from the end of the banknote mounting table 3 on the drum 4 side to the portion where the third shutter 9 of the banknote transport path projects. Since the length is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote whose long side is the smallest among the banknotes to be processed, the length of the banknote to be processed is A part of the bill having the smallest side is also sent back so as to be placed on the bill placement table 3, and therefore, the customer can easily collect the unacceptable bill.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and are included in the scope of the invention. It goes without saying that it is a thing. For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the banknote handling machine is a banknote depositing machine has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to a banknote handling machine other than a banknote depositing machine such as a banknote depositing / dispensing machine and a bill counter. Can be applied. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the motor 126 is repeatedly and slightly rotated in both the forward and reverse directions by the CPU 250 to apply a slight vibration to the drum 4. The means is not limited to this. For example, a motor is attached to the drum 4 so that the center of gravity of the output shaft gives vibration eccentric from the rotation center of the output shaft,
By operating this motor and applying a slight vibration to the drum,
Further, the rotating shaft of the drum 4 is mounted eccentrically with respect to the rotation center of the shaft rotatable by the motor for giving vibration, and the shaft is rotated by the motor for giving vibration, so that You may make it give a micro vibration.

Further, in the above embodiment, the CPU
250 outputs a driving signal to the motor 122 to move the driven endless belt 6 in a direction away from the driving endless belt 5, and after the pinching of the bill by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 is released, A drive signal is output to the motor 126 to drive the drum 4
1 is rotated counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG. 1, but after the first shutter 7 is closed, a drive signal is output to the motor 126 to drive the drum 4
1 is rotated counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG. 1, and then a drive signal is output to the motor 122 to move the driven endless belt 6 in a direction away from the drive endless belt 5, The pinching of the bill by the endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 may be released.

In the above embodiment, the bill is
Only when it is taken into the drum 4 from the transaction port 1, the drum 4 is slightly vibrated so as to align one end of the bill, but the present invention is not limited to this.
When the bill is taken into the drum, if necessary,
The second shutter 8 is closed, and the pinching of the bill by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 is released,
The drum may be rotated to apply a slight vibration to the drum. Further, in the above embodiment, the first banknote stacking device 30 for stacking unacceptable banknotes, the second banknote stacking device 80 for stacking acceptable banknotes, and the banknote stacking device 91 of the safe 90 for stacking deposited banknotes are: Each of them includes the impellers 32, 832 and 92, but includes the bill holding plates 35, 835 and 95 that operate so that the leading end of the bill stops at a predetermined position. Even without providing 832, 92, banknotes can be stacked so that their rear ends are aligned, and
The impellers 32, 832, 92 are not necessarily required.

In the above embodiment, the bill holding plates 35, 8 are operated by the solenoids 65, 214, 96.
Although 35 and 95 are driven, the bill holding plates 35, 835 and 95 may be driven by driving means other than the solenoid. Further, in the above embodiment,
After the bills are dropped, the bills are clamped by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11, the bills are released, and the bills are again clamped by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11. Banknotes into the banknote depositing unit 1
Although the bill is fed from 0, after the bill is dropped, the bill is held by the bill holding plate 13 and the driving endless belt 11, and the bill may be fed without releasing the holding of the bill. After the bill is dropped, pinching and releasing of the bill may be repeated several times.

[0078]

According to the present invention, there is provided a drum which is rotatable and capable of transferring bills, and the drum can be rotated and stopped at a predetermined position by a simple mechanism, so that bills can be reliably disposed. It is possible to provide a banknote processing machine that can perform processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a banknote deposit machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing details of a transaction port and a drum of the banknote deposit machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a shutter.

FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of a drum of the banknote deposit machine;

FIG. 5 is a schematic right side view of a drum of the banknote deposit machine;

FIG. 6 is a schematic left side view of the drum.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing the structure of the first banknote stacking device.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a state in which bills accumulated in a first bill accumulating device are sandwiched by a driven endless belt and a driving endless belt.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, showing a state in which the leading end of the banknote has begun to be fed into the safe.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view of a banknote stacking device of a safe, in which the tip of the banknote is fed into the safe, and the banknote is
The state which is being guided along the lower surface of a bill holding plate is shown.

FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, showing a state in which the banknote is further fed into the safe and the rear end of the banknote is detected by a sensor.

FIG. 13 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, in which the solenoid is driven, and the tip of the banknote holding plate is pressed toward the banknote stacking plate and sent to the safe; Is stopped, and the rear end of the bill is scraped down by the impeller.

FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of a bill receiving unit.

FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view of a bill receiving section.

FIG. 16 is a schematic front view of a bill receiving section.

FIG. 17 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a schematic side view of a bill feeding device for feeding bills from a bill depositing unit.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a drive system and a control system of the banknote deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a detection system and a control system of the banknote deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 16 showing a state in which the motor is stopped.

FIG. 22 is a schematic left side view of the drum showing a state where rotation of the drum is started.

FIG. 23 is a schematic left side view of the drum showing a state where the driving of the solenoid is stopped.

FIG. 24 is a schematic left side view of the drum showing a state where rotation of the drum has been completed;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transaction port 2 Shutter 2a Bending part of shutter 2b Protrusion part of shutter 3 Bill mounting table 3a Concave part of bill mounting table 4 Drum 4a Center axis of drum 5 Driving endless belt 6 Driven endless belt 7 First shutter 7a Upper shutter member 7b Lower shutter member 8 Second shutter 8a Upper shutter member 8b Lower shutter member 9 Third shutter 10 Bill receiving section 11 Drive endless belt 12 Follower endless belt 13 Bill holding plate 14 Lower plate 15 Shutter 16 Feeding roller 17 Separation roller 18a Transport roller 18b Torque limiter 18c Support shaft 19 Reference roller 20 Follower roller 21 Rotary encoder 22 Banknote thickness sensor 23 First banknote transport unit 23a Transport roller 23b Banknote guide 24 Banknote discriminator 25 Second banknote transport Sending part 26 First gate member 27 Third bill conveying part 28 Second gate member 29 Unacceptable bill collecting part 30 First bill stacking part 31 Roller pair 32 Impeller 33 Driving endless belt 34 Followed endless belt 35 Bill Holding plate 36 Support shaft 37 Roller group 38 Mounting unit 39 Sensor 40 Unit side plate 41 Opening 42 Roller shaft 43 Block 44 Slide rail 45 Swing arm 46 Swing arm recess 47 Shaft 48 Spring 49 Connecting arm 50 Pin 51 Crank arm 52 Long Hole 53 Spring 54 Motor shaft 55 Cam 56a Upper shutter member 56b Lower shutter member 57 Pin 58 Long hole 59 Opening 60 Roller 61 Guide member 62 Guide hole 63 Roller 64 Opening 65 Solenoid 66 Plunger 67 Link 69 Operating plate 7 Banknote stacking plate 71 Slide plate 80 Second banknote stacking unit 90 Safe 91 Banknote stacking device 92 Impeller 93 Sensor 94 Movable stacking plate 95 Banknote holding plate 96 Solenoid 97 Plunger 98 Link 100 Motor 100a Motor output shaft 101 Roller 102 Arm 103 , 104, 105 Roller 106 Banknote guide 108, 109, 110 Roller 108a, 110a Roller shaft 111 Banknote guide 112 Solenoid 112a Solenoid plunger 113 Axis 114 Swing arm 115 Side plate 115a, 115a Slotted hole 116 Slide rail 117 Block 118 Connecting plate 119 pulley 120 spring 121 release arm 121a bent portion of release arm 122 motor 122a motor output shaft 123 swing arm 124 pulley 125 Pulley 126 Motor 126a Motor output shaft 127 Belt 128 Right side plate of drum 129 Pulley 130 Pulley 131 Motor 132 Drive pulley 133 Pulley 134 Belt 135a, 135b Pin 136a, 136b Slot 137 Slide plate 138 Spring 139 Shaft 140 Drive Arm 141 pin 142 solenoid 142a plunger 143a, 143b pin 144a, 144b long hole 145 slide plate 146 shaft 147 drive arm 148 pin 149 solenoid 149a plunger 150 unit side plate 151 bill guide 152 support member 153a, 153b, 153b, 153b, 153b, 153b, 153b 153b , 154c Roller 155 Mounting block 156 Slide rail 157a, 157c Support member 158 Spring 160 Solenoid 161 Plunger 162 Link 163 Arm 165 Axis 166 Connecting member 167 Roller 170 Sensor operating plate 171 Sensor 180 Motor 181 Motor output shaft 182 Cam 183 Sensor 184 Sensor 185 Sensor operating plate 186 Cam follower 18 Arm 18 Axle 18 Axis 18 Moving arm 191 Recess 192 Opening 195 Sensor 196 Sensor 207 Motor 208 Motor 210 Motor 211 Motor 212 Motor 213 Motor 214 Solenoid 215 Gate driving means 216 Gate driving means 217 Motor 218 Solenoid 220 Sensor 250 CPU 300 Stopper plate 301, 302, 303 Sensor operation Piece 305, 306, 307, 308 Locking part 310 Stopper 311 Pin 312 Link 313 shaft 314 link 315 solenoid 316 plunger 317 pin 318 tension spring 319 sensors 320, 321, 322 sensors 400 electromagnetic clutch 402 electromagnetic brake 832 impeller 833 drives an endless belt 834 driven endless belts 835 banknote holding plate 839 sensor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rotatable drum capable of delivering and receiving bills, a motor supported by a machine body to rotate the drum, a belt capable of transmitting a rotating force of the motor to the drum, and a belt fixed to the drum. A disk-shaped stopper plate around which a plurality of concave locking portions are formed, and an engaging portion supported by the body and capable of engaging with the plurality of concave locking portions. An engagement member, an engagement release unit that releases the engagement between the locking portion and the engagement portion of the engagement member,
A sensor that is supported by the fuselage and detects that the engaging portion has engaged the locking portion and outputs a detection signal, and a plurality of sensors that are supported by the fuselage and detect the position of the drum in the rotation direction A rotation position sensor, the sensor detects that the engagement portion has engaged the locking portion, and when a detection signal is output, stops driving the motor, and further comprises: A bill processing machine comprising a motor control means for driving in a reverse direction for a predetermined time. 2. The banknote handling machine according to claim 1, wherein said engaging member is constituted by an arm, and said engaging portion is constituted by a pin. 3. The bill processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the engagement releasing member is constituted by a solenoid.