JPH0110697Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The invention relates to a banknote dispensing machine, and in particular, the banknote storage cassette loading section of the machine body is provided with a plurality of switch groups according to denominations. The present invention relates to a banknote dispensing machine which discriminates the denomination of a banknote storage cassette loaded through a switch group by activating a part of the switch group by a switch actuator of the banknote storage cassette to be loaded.

(Prior art) This type of banknote dispensing machine was published in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-82394.
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In the conventional example, the switch operating section on the banknote storage cassette side that operates the switch group is a plate serving as an identification device in which a plurality of magnets are embedded. The arrangement of magnets on this plate differs depending on the denomination.

That is, plates for each denomination with different magnet arrangements are prepared, such as a plate for denomination A and a plate for denomination B, and when the plate for denomination A is attached to a banknote storage cassette during assembly, the cassette will be attached to the banknote storage cassette according to the denomination. This is an A denomination cassette that cannot be changed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional example, the bill storage cassette cannot be changed in denomination at will, and it is desired that the denomination can be changed at will.

However, if the set denomination of a banknote storage cassette containing banknotes and being transported is arbitrarily changed, the denomination set in the cassette and the amount ejected from the cassette when the cassette is loaded into the aircraft will change. The denomination of banknotes is different, which not only causes miscalculation, but also
It will be used for evil purposes.

In view of this, the present invention was developed with the aim of eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional cassette. The settings are made on the cassette side, and when the cassette is loaded into the machine, it is read by the reading section on the machine side, so that it can be loaded in any combination and at any position. To provide a banknote dispensing machine which allows setting operation only when a body is opened, and prevents a setting part from being changed by mistake after a door body is closed.

[Structure of the idea]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a banknote storage cassette loading section of the machine body with a plurality of switch groups according to denominations, and a banknote storage cassette loading section of the machine body. In a banknote dispensing machine that determines the denomination of a banknote storage cassette loaded through a switch group by activating a part of the switch group by a switch operating section, the storage cassette is loaded with banknotes to be ejected. A door body that can be opened for the purpose of setting the denomination of banknotes loaded in the cassette is provided corresponding to each switch of the switch group, and is movable between a switch operating position and a switch non-operating position. A plurality of denomination selector members each including a plurality of members and each having a switch operating portion and first and second engaging portions for positioning the switch in the switch operating position or the switch non-operating position; a locking mechanism that engages with the first or second engaging portion to lock each denomination selector member in a switch operative position or a switch non-operative position, and enables a lock release operation only when the door body is open; It is characterized by having the following.

(Function) Only when the door body is opened, the selector member is placed in the switch operating position or the switch non-operating position, and the denomination setting lock mechanism engages and locks the first or second engaging portion of the selector member. , it becomes possible to change the denomination of the cassette, but the change operation becomes impossible after the door is closed.

(Example) The present invention will be described below with reference to an example shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a banknote dispensing machine to which the present invention is applied, in which a plurality of banknote storage cassettes (in the illustrated example, two are shown for convenience) is installed in the banknote storage cassette loading section. . A take-out mechanism 3, 3 consisting of the like is provided.

Bill conveyance mechanisms 4 and 5 are provided on the machine body 1 side opposite to the take-out mechanisms 3 and 3, and these conveyance mechanisms 4,
5 transports banknotes P taken out from the cassettes 2, 2 upward, and delivers them to a transport body 6 extending horizontally above the machine body 1 for transport.

A temporary holding section 7 is provided in the middle of the conveyor 6, where the banknotes P are temporarily held, and when it is confirmed that the banknotes have been dispensed, a predetermined amount of banknotes is transferred in bulk between the carry-out belts 8, 8. It is designed to be ejected to a discharge section 9. A switching member 10 is provided in the middle of the delivery belts 8, 8, so that the banknotes P from the temporary holding section 7 can be returned to the cassette 2 through the return path 11 without being ejected.

Ejecting mechanisms 3, 3 at the front ends of the cassettes 2, 2
A pair of upper and lower sensors 12, 12 on the left and right sides for detecting passage of banknotes P are provided on the side of the body 1 where the paper money is stored.

In the present invention, the cassette 2 is provided with a denomination setting section 13 for setting the denomination of the banknote P.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, this denomination setting section 13 sets the number of denominations (in the illustrated example, 6 It has denomination selectors 15, 15, . . . as denomination selector members for denominations.

This denomination selector 15 is in the form of an elongated flat plate, and has the same shape for each denomination, and has a protrusion 16 as a switch actuating part formed on its back side. It is possible to move a predetermined distance within the range of a hole 17 formed in the hole 17 .

On the side opposite to the protrusion 16, an engagement groove 18 as a first engagement part is provided at a position close to the base end 15A, and an engagement step as a second engagement part is provided at a predetermined distance from the engagement groove 18. A section 19 is provided, and an inclined surface 20 is provided at the tip.
, an engaging recess 21 formed beyond the top of this inclined surface 20 , and an inclined surface 22 provided following this engaging recess 21 .

The base ends 15A of the denomination selectors 15, 15, .
On the side of 3, a display 24 of the denomination corresponding to the denomination selector 15, 15, . . . is displayed. Further, each denomination selector 15, 15... has a separate tension spring 25.
is biased toward the proximal end 15A.

A lock mechanism 26 is provided at the base end portion of the denomination selectors 15, 15, . . . . This lock mechanism 26 includes a lock member 28 whose base is pivotally supported on the cassette 2 side by a shaft 27 and whose side surface is L-shaped and wider than the array width of the denomination selectors 15, 15... Locking part 29 at the tip of
and a spring 30 that urges the denomination selector 15, 15... side, and the locking part 29 engages with the engagement groove 18 and the engagement step part 19 of the denomination selector 15, 15... It is freely arranged.

A stopper 31 is provided at the tip of the denomination selector 15, 15.... This stopper 3
1 has a base pivotally supported by a shaft 32 on the side of the cassette 2, and has an L-shaped side surface with a width wider than the arrangement width of the denomination selectors 15, 15, .
The locking part 33 at the tip of 1 is the denomination selector 15, 15
... side is biased by a spring, and the locking portion 3
3 is the inclined surface 2 of the denomination selector 15, 15...
0, the engagement recess 21 and the inclined surface 22 are arranged so as to be freely engageable.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, each denomination selector 15, 1
Micro switches 34, 34... are arranged in correspondence with the denomination selectors 15, 15...
The protrusion 16 of the denomination selector (indicated by reference numeral 15' in FIGS. 3 and 4), which is placed in the operated and moved position, operates the actuator of the corresponding micro switch when loading the cassette,
Other denomination selectors 15, 15 that are not operated...
The protrusions 16 are arranged so that they do not reach the positions of the actuators 35, 35, . . . of the micro switches 34, 34, .

In the illustrated embodiment, the microswitch 34
The actuator 35 is operated via a detection lever 36, as shown in FIGS. The switch 34 is placed in a position that abuts the protrusion 16 of the selector 15', and its other end 36b is connected to the actuator 35, and the switch 34 is normally kept in the OFF state and the detection lever 36 is pushed by the protrusion 16. When rotated, the actuator 35 rotates as shown in FIG. 7B, and the micro switch 34 is turned on.

In the figure, 37 is the door body of the cassette 2, and 38 is a handle for carrying the case.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, the door body 37 of the cassette 2 is opened and banknotes P are set inside it. After setting the banknotes, the locking member 28 of the locking mechanism 26 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 against the spring 30, and the denomination selector 1 is turned.
Unlock 5, 15... Next, a denomination selector corresponding to the denomination of the banknote set is displayed 24.
, and press the denomination selector 15'.

When the denomination selector 15' is pushed in, the inclined surface 20 at its tip pushes away the locking portion 33 of the stopper 31 and moves forward, and when the denomination selector 15' gets over the slope 20, the locking portion 33 falls into the engagement recess 21 and does not return. It is locked like this.

When pressing the above button, select the previous denomination selector 15.
is pressed, the locking portion 33 is pressed as described above.
When the denomination selector 15 is pushed away on the inclined surface 20, the front denomination selector 15 is released, so the tension spring 25
Denomination selector 1 returned by and pushed this time
Only the portion 5' is locked by the locking portion 33 of the stopper 31 so as not to return.

After this, the locking member 28 of the locking mechanism 26
When you release the denomination selector 1, the locking part 29 remains.
The operated denomination selectors 15' are engaged with the engagement step portions 19, 19, . . ., and all the denomination selectors 15, 15', .

In this way, the denominations of other cassettes 2 are also set. Then, the door body 37 is closed and locked.
As a result, the denomination selectors 15, 15', . . . do not move even if the base end 15A facing inside the operation window 23 is pressed later, and the setting state does not change.

When the cassette 2 is loaded into the machine 1 in this way, the protrusion 16 of the operated denomination selector 15' hits one end 36a of the detection lever 36 of the corresponding micro switch 34 and rotates it. The actuator 35 is operated to turn on the switch 34, and a signal of the denomination is input to the control system within the aircraft 1.

An example of the control system will be explained with reference to FIG. 8. When cassette 2 is loaded into aircraft 1, counter cou of aircraft 1 is cleared to 0, and then
1 is added to cou. Then, it is determined which microswitch is on. At this time, it is confirmed that only one microswitch is always on and the others are off. For example, when the third micro switch 34 from the top is on, the denomination DEN is set to 3.
The third denomination is stored, and it is thus stored that the first cassette 2 contains a banknote of the third denomination from the top of the denomination display section 24.

Next, it is determined whether the counter is 2, and since the counter is currently 1, it is N, and 1 is added to the counter, making the counter 2.

Then, the same judgment as above is made, the denomination is stored in the denomination DEN, and the process ends. As a result, the denominations of the banknotes in the second cassette are stored.

During the above judgment operation, if the two denomination selectors are pressed and the two micro switches are turned on, none of the above applies, so the counter number at that time will be displayed and an alarm will be issued. put out. This allows you to reconfigure the settings.

In the illustrated embodiment, the number of money type selectors 15, 15, etc. installed is 6, but in the case of Japan, the number of banknotes currently in circulation is
There are 4 denominations: 500 yen, 1000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen, so you only need to provide 4 denominations, and in the case of the United States, there are 5 denominations: 1 dollar, 5 dollars, 10 dollars, 20 dollars, and 100 dollars. There will be five of them. The micro switches 34, 34... may also be installed accordingly.

Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, the cassettes 2, 2 loaded into the machine body 1 are shown in two stages, upper and lower, but the number of cassettes 2, 2 to be installed, such as three or four stages, can be selected as appropriate depending on the model. It is not limited in number. Furthermore, regarding the lock mechanism 26,
Although a case is shown in which the door body 37 is opened and released manually, it may also be released in conjunction with the opening of the door body 37, and the configuration of other parts is also limited to the illustrated embodiment. However, any design changes may be made without departing from the technical concept of the present invention.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, banknotes of any denomination can be loaded into any cassette and used, giving versatility to the cassette and eliminating the hassle of loading banknotes. . In addition, when setting the denomination, it has a lock mechanism that allows operation only when the cassette door is open and disables operation after the door is closed, so the set denomination can be changed by mistake during use. There are various effects such as no inconvenience.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outline of an example of a bill dispensing machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an example of a bill storage cassette to which the present invention is applied, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the same denomination setting section, and Figure 4 is Figure 3-
5 is an end view, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement relationship between the denomination setting section and the microswitch, FIGS. 7A and B are detailed views of the microswitch operating section, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the control system. 1...Airframe, 2...Banknote storage cassette, 15...
...Denomination selector as a denomination selector member, 16
...Protrusion as a switch operating member, 18...Engagement groove as a first engagement part, 19...Engagement step part as a second engagement part, 26...Lock mechanism, 34...
Micro switch, 35...actuator, 36
...Detection lever, 37...Door body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The banknote storage cassette loading section of the machine is equipped with a plurality of switch groups according to the denomination, and the banknote storage cassette to be loaded is loaded through the switch group by activating a part of the switch group using the switch operating section of the banknote storage cassette to be loaded. In a banknote dispensing machine that discriminates the denomination of a banknote storage cassette, the storage cassette includes:
A door body that can be opened to load banknotes to be dispensed, and a door body corresponding to each switch in the switch group to set the denomination of banknotes to be loaded into the cassette, and a switch operating position and a switch non-operating position. a plurality of denomination selector members each having a switch operating section and first and second engaging sections for positioning the switch in the switch operating position or the switch non-operating position; The denomination selector member is engaged with the first or second engaging portion of the denomination selector member to lock each denomination selector member in the switch operation position or the switch non-operation position, and the lock release operation is performed only when the door body is open. A banknote dispensing machine characterized by being provided with a lock mechanism that enables this.