JPH0199191A - Automatic paper money defraying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow the machine to cope with a limited installation space at a low cost by inserting a safe from any direction to the machine so as to allow the machine to have provision for front side maintenance or for rear side maintenance. CONSTITUTION: Paper moneys are contained in paper money containers 23, 24 of a composite safe 22 configured integrally, the safe 22 is inserted to the machine from doors 25, 25 provided before and after an insert path 26, and a lift means 39 is used to lift up the safe 22 up to a connected position of pay-out means 27, 28. Then a moving means 39 is used to move the composite safe 22 in the horizontal direction and a paper money pay-out port of the paper money containers 23, 24 in the safe is pressed into contact with the pay-out means 27, 28 with a prescribed pressing force. Thus, the fixing of the pay-out means 27, 28 and the press contact condition between the pay-out means 27, 28 and the paper money pay-out port are satisfied, the pay-out means 27, 28 are excluded from the safe insert path, the machine has provision for both front side maintenance and rear side maintenance without deteriorating the reliability at pay-out and the machine copes with a limited installation space at a low cost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic banknote dispensing device that is installed in a financial institution's store or the like and performs a banknote payment transaction by a customer's operation.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 9 is a schematic side sectional view of a conventional automatic banknote dispensing device capable of disbursing two denominations of banknotes. 3 is a rear door also provided on the back side of the housing 1, and 4 is a payment mechanism section provided inside the housing 1.

In addition, although not shown, on the front of the housing 1, there is an input operation section consisting of a plurality of keys for allowing the customer to enter a PIN number, the requested payment amount, etc., and a guidance display and information for the customer's input operation. A display unit for displaying information, etc. is provided, and a sound generator and a card reader/writer (hereinafter referred to as card R/W) are provided in the housing 1 to output audio corresponding to the display on the display unit.
), the cash register 1 is provided with a printing machine, a power source, a control section for controlling the entire device, and the like.

On the other hand, the payment mechanism section 4 includes the following 5 to 14 components.

That is, 5 is provided in the withdrawal port 2 so that it can be opened and closed.
A stage 6 for accumulating banknotes is arranged near the shutter 5, and this stage 6 is normally arranged in a horizontal state, and if necessary, it can be moved downwards around one end. It is designed to be able to rotate.

7 is an accumulation roller disposed at one end of the stage 6;
8 is a first safe that stores banknotes for withdrawal, and 9 is a second safe that also stores banknotes for withdrawal.Here, the first safe 8 is a safe for 1,000 yen, and the second safe 9 as a safe for 10,000 yen,
Both safes 8 and 9 are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, on the side of the rear door 3, and can be removed by being pulled out to the rear of the payment mechanism section 4 after the rear door 3 is opened.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a dispensing means provided at the bill dispensing opening of the thousand yen safe 8, and reference numeral 11 indicates a dispensing means provided at the bill dispensing opening of the ten thousand yen safe 9. Both dispensing means 10 and 11 each hold a thousand yen bill. A pick-up roller that feeds out banknotes from the safe 8 or the 10,000-yen safe 9, a feed roller that feeds the banknotes fed out by this pick-up roller to a conveyance path to be described later, and a second banknote when two or more banknotes are fed out. It is composed of reverse rollers that send back banknotes as shown below.

12a, 12b, 12c, and L2d are conveyance paths consisting of a conveyor belt, rollers, and the like for conveying banknotes.

13 is a reject safe; 14 is a forgotten banknote storage box arranged below the stage 6 and in line with the reject safe 13; here, the reject safe 13 and the forgotten banknote storage box 14 are connected to a payment mechanism; Although it is designed to be able to be removed from the side of the section 4, in actual operation the safe 1 can be removed from the payment mechanism section 4.
3 and the forgotten bill storage box 14 are removed after the rear door 3 is opened and the payment mechanism section 4 is pulled out to the rear of the housing 1.

Further, the feeding means 10 and the collecting roller 7 are connected to the conveying path 12.
a and 12c, and the feeding means 11 and the collecting roller 7
are connected by conveyance paths 12b and 12c, and furthermore, the terminal end of the conveyance path 12c and the reject safe 13 are connected by a conveyance path 12d.

Although not shown, the conveyance path 12 of the payment mechanism section 4
c is provided with a discrimination section that discriminates the denomination of banknotes, detects abnormalities, counts, etc., and based on information from these discrimination sections and a card R/W (not shown), an operation section, etc. 6. The operations of the feeding means 1o, 1x', the transport paths 12a to 12d, the display section, etc. are controlled by a control section (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be briefly explained.

First, the customer inserts a card into a card slot (not shown) and presses a key on the operation panel to manually enter information such as a PIN number and payment amount. The bills are separated one by one and sequentially fed out by the feeding means 10.11, and the fed out banknotes are conveyed by the conveyance path 12a or 12b and fed into the conveyance path 12c.

Then, in the middle of this conveyance path 12c, a discriminating section (not shown) discriminates the denomination and detects the presence or absence of an abnormality such as skewed single feeding, and as a result, the banknotes with no abnormality are conveyed to the end of the conveyance path 12c. The sheets are stacked on the stage 6 by the stacking roller 7.

On the other hand, if the discrimination section detects an abnormality in the conveyance of banknotes, or if there are banknotes of different denominations or uncountable banknotes, these abnormal banknotes are conveyed to the end of the conveyance path 12c and then transferred to the conveyance path 12d. After that, it falls into the reject safe 13 and is stored there.

In this way, the amount and number of banknotes requested by the customer are accumulated on the stage 6, and a receipt with transaction details printed on it is sent from a receipt printing mechanism (not shown) onto the banknotes, as shown in the figure. The shutter 5
is opened, and the customer is allowed to take out the banknotes on the stage 6 from the withdrawal port 2.

Further, if the customer does not take out the banknotes even if the shutter 5 opens, that is, if the customer forgets to take out the banknotes, the shutter 5 closes after a certain period of time and the stage 6
rotates downward and the forgotten banknotes are placed in the forgotten banknote storage box 1.
After that, the stage 6 is returned to its original horizontal position.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In recent years, with the development of automation in transaction operations, the number of machines installed has increased in the limited installation space.
Due to limited installation space, equipment maintenance demands from operators are becoming more diverse, such as equipment installed on a wall and maintained from the front, or equipment protruded from the wall for maintenance from the rear.

However, according to the prior art with the above-mentioned configuration, (1
(2) It is desirable to have an appropriate pressing force between the dispensing means and the banknote dispensing opening of the safe in order to prevent dispensing failures caused by uneven contact force with banknotes. In order to meet this demand, the feeding means is fixedly installed at the end of the insertion path, so the feeding means becomes an obstruction on the safe insertion path, and the insertion path cannot be penetrated from the front and back, making it difficult to set up and maintain the device from the front. Limited to either rear side.

Therefore, in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, it is necessary to prepare two types of models, which poses a problem of increasing the price of the device.

In order to solve this problem, if the dispensing means is made movable and comes into contact with the bill dispensing opening after insertion into the safe, the issue of the dispensing means obstructing the safe insertion path can be solved. However, the above-mentioned requirement (1) cannot be met, and the repeating operation of putting in and taking out the safe during operation disrupts the accuracy of the delicate adjustment in the feeding means, and the problem cannot be solved satisfactorily.

In addition, if the safe is equipped with a feeding means, this solves the problem that the feeding means obstructs the safe insertion path and satisfies (1) and (2) above, but the total weight of the safe increases. Problems arise, the operability deteriorates, and this also does not lead to a satisfactory solution to the problem.

Furthermore, according to the prior art with the above-mentioned configuration, the feeding means is fixedly installed at the end of the insertion path in order to abut the bill feeding openings of the two safes, so when two denominations are used, the two When two denominations are used, three separate safes must be installed and removed individually, which increases the size of the device and complicates operations during inspection.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention solves the problem that a feeding means is provided on the safe insertion path, provides an insertion path that allows the safe to be inserted from any direction, and is suitable for both front maintenance and rear maintenance. The purpose of the present invention is to realize an automatic banknote dispensing device that can be used at a low price and that can accommodate limited installation space.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an automatic banknote dispensing device with a fixed structure for the dispensing means, stable contact between the dispensing means and the bill dispensing opening of the safe, and high reliability with few dispensing defects. do.

A further object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a feeding means on the safe insertion path, to obtain a configuration in which the safe can be attached and detached all at once, and to realize a device that is compact and has good operability during inspection. do.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adds a configuration in which, after insertion into the safe, the banknote dispensing opening of the safe abuts and separates from a fixed dispensing means, and when in contact, a constant frictional force is generated between the two. do.

That is, the present invention provides a withdrawal port for paying banknotes to a customer, a safe that is detachably attached to the main body of the device for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and a bank that allows bills to be separated and dispensed one by one from the safe. a temporary storage section that temporarily accumulates and stores banknotes to be paid to a customer and overlays a receipt on which transaction details are printed; a transport path for transporting banknotes between them; a transfer safe for storing banknotes with detected abnormalities that cannot be used for payment; and discrimination of the denomination of the banknotes fed by the feeding means and detection of the presence or absence of abnormalities. and a discriminating unit disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for counting normal banknotes, etc. In an automatic banknote dispensing device that performs a payment transaction of banknotes by a customer's operation, as the safe, An integrated composite safe is provided in which a plurality of banknote storage units are arranged in a straight line with a banknote dispensing port opened upward, and a feeding means corresponding to each banknote storage unit of the composite safe is provided on the main body of the device. a lift means that is fixedly installed, has an insertion path for the composite safe directly below the feeding means, and vertically lifts the composite safe inserted to a predetermined position in the insertion path to a connection position with the feeding means; and the lift The present invention is characterized in that the composite safe is lifted by means and connected to the dispensing means, and is further provided with a moving means that moves the composite safe in a horizontal direction with respect to the dispensing means until the bill dispensing port of the bill storage section receives a constant pressing force. .

[Function] With the above configuration, the present invention fills each banknote storage section of the integrated composite safe with banknotes, inserts the safe through the door provided on one of the front covers of the insertion path, and lifts the banknote by the lift means. After lifting this safe to the connecting position of the feeding means, the composite safe is moved horizontally by the moving means, and the bill feeding opening of each bill storage section in the safe is pressed against the feeding means with a constant pressing force. Can be a concubine.

When the composite safe is set as described above, the bills are separated and dispensed one by one from the bill storage section of the composite safe by the dispensing means in accordance with the customer's operation, and the denomination of the dispensed bills is determined by the discriminating section. The banknotes that are found to have an abnormality and cannot be used for payment are stored in a ejection safe, and the banknotes that can be used for payment are temporarily accumulated and stored in a temporary storage section. However, once the specified amount has been accumulated in the temporary storage section, a receipt with printed details of the transaction can be placed on top of the accumulated banknotes and these can be discharged to the customer from the withdrawal port.

〔Example] Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the same embodiment.

In the figure, 15 is a housing of the device, 16 is a dispensing port provided on the front of the housing 15, 17 is a shutter provided on the dispensing port 16 so that it can be opened and closed, and 18 is provided on the front of the casing 15. 19 is a rear door provided on the back of the housing 15; 20 is a payment mechanism provided inside the housing 15;
21 is a card reader printer unit (hereinafter referred to as a CRP unit) also provided within the housing 15.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a composite safe for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and this composite safe 22 is constructed by integrating a first storage section 23 and a second storage section 24 in a linear arrangement. In this embodiment, the first storage section 23 stores ten thousand yen bills, and the second storage section 24 stores thousand yen bills.

Reference numeral 25 denotes an internal door that is opened and closed when the composite safe 22 is attached to and detached from the payment mechanism.
It opens and closes by rotating around 5a in the direction of the arrow.

The internal door 25 is opened and closed with the rear door 19 of the housing 15 open, and when the internal door 25 is opened, the composite safe 22 can be attached to and removed from the payment mechanism section 20.

Reference numeral 26 denotes an insertion path for inserting the composite safe 22 into the payment mechanism section 19, and the insertion path 26 is connected to the internal door 25 and provided horizontally at the bottom of the payment mechanism section.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a dispensing means provided corresponding to the bill dispensing port of the first storage section 23 of the composite safe 22, and reference numeral 28 indicates a dispensing means provided corresponding to the bill dispensing port of the second storage section 24 of the composite safe 22. These feeding means 27, 28 are fixedly installed directly above the insertion path.

The two feeding means 27 and 28 each include a pickup roller that feeds out banknotes from the first storage section 23 or second storage section 24, a feed roller that sends out the banknotes fed by the pickup roller to a conveyance path to be described later, and a feed roller that feeds out the banknotes from the first storage section 23 or the second storage section 24, respectively. It is composed of a reverse roller, etc. that sends back the second and subsequent bills when two or more bills are fed out.

FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are side views showing the composite safe of this embodiment, and details of the configuration of the composite safe 22 will be explained using these figures.

In the figure, 29 is a fixed guide provided in each of the storage sections 23 and 24, and 30 is a bill pressing plate that presses the bill 31 toward the fixed guide 29 side.

32 is a movable shutter provided on the top of the composite safe 22;
When the safe is set, the movable shutter is retracted to the side as shown in FIG. The pickup roller is located in each storage section 23, 24.
It is possible to feed the bills by inserting them into the respective bill payout openings.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a front view thereof, and the details of the lift structure of the composite safe 22 will be explained below using these figures.

In the figure, 33 is a safe support frame provided on the insertion path 26, 34 is a guide rail of the safe provided inside the safe support frame 33, and a side surface of the composite safe 22 is fitted with the guide rail 34. A guide block 35 is provided in a straight line.

Reference numeral 36 indicates the safe support frame 3 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the internal door.
This is a link that moves horizontally relative to 3.

37 is a lever that rotates around a fulcrum 37a, one end of which is connected to the internal door 25, and the other end connected to the link 36.
The opening/closing operation of the internal door 25 is transmitted to the link 36.

In this embodiment, a plate cam 38 having a groove 38a is fixed at both ends of the internal door 25, and a roller 37b provided at one end of the lever 37 is fitted into the groove 38a to adjust the interlocking amount. ing.

39 is a lift lever having one end connected to the link 36 and the other end connected to the safe support frame 33; one end of the lift lever 39 fits into a roller 40 formed protruding from the side surface of the safe support frame 33; In response to the movement of the link 36, the roller 40, which is a connection point with the safe support frame 33, is moved up and down, thereby performing a horizontal lifting/lowering operation on the safe support frame 33.

41 is a side plate provided on both sides of the insertion path, 42 is an inverted-shaped guide groove provided in the side plate 41, and the roller 40 is fitted into the guide groove 42 to maintain a sliding trajectory. Regulated.

That is, the angle and amount of movement of the rising/lowering motion in the vertical direction are regulated, and the angle and amount of movement in the horizontal direction are regulated.

The guide groove 42 is arranged in advance so that the vertical top end of the inverted letter is connected to the composite safe 2.
The dispensing means 27.38 is set at a position where it fits into the bill dispensing opening of the storage section 27. 28 with appropriate pressing force.

FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) are side views showing the operation of the lift mechanism configured as described above, with FIG. 6(a) showing when the internal door 25 is opened and FIG. 6(b) showing when the internal door 25 is closed. .

First, when the internal door 25 is opened around the fulcrum 25a, the lever 37 rotates around the fulcrum 37a in the direction of arrow A and moves the link 36 in the direction of arrow B, as shown in FIG. 6(a).
As a result, the lift lever 39 lowers the roller 40 in the direction of arrow C, thereby lowering the safe support frame 33.

When the internal door 25 is closed around the fulcrum 25a, the state shown in FIG.
), the lever 37 rotates about the fulcrum 37a in the direction of the arrow mark and moves the link 36 in the direction of the arrow E, which causes the lift lever 39 to lift the roller 40 in the direction of the arrow F and lift the safe support frame 33. As well as lifting the
At the top, the safe support frame 4° can be moved horizontally by moving the roller 40 in the direction of arrow G.

In this embodiment, the lift mechanism includes a lift mechanism that vertically lifts the composite safe to a connecting position with the dispensing means, and a lift mechanism that lifts the composite safe in the vertical direction to a connecting position with the dispensing means, and a lift mechanism that lifts the composite safe in the horizontal direction until the bill dispensing opening of the bill storage section obtains a certain pressing force against the dispensing means. Although the lifting means and the moving means are also used as moving means, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lifting means and the moving means may be constructed independently of each other.

Returning to FIG. 1, 43 is a first stage for accumulating banknotes that temporarily stores banknotes, and 44 is a second stage for accumulating receipts arranged directly above the second stage 43. and 44 are the temporary storage section 45 in this embodiment.
Here, the first stage 43 can be retracted from the position A shown by the solid line to the position shown by the dashed-dotted line by means of a driving means described later, and the second stage 44 can be retracted from the position A shown by the dashed line. The structure has a predetermined gap so as not to impede the rotation of the upper conveyor belt forming the conveyance path.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a first conveyance path consisting of a conveyor belt, rollers, etc. that pinches and conveys banknotes.The starting end of this first conveyance path 46 is connected to the feeding means 27, and the terminal end is connected to the feeding means 27 via the feeding means 28. It is arranged so as to extend to one end of the first stage 43.

Reference numeral 47 denotes a discrimination section that discriminates the denomination of the banknotes dispensed from the composite safe 22 by the dispensing means 27 and 28, detects the presence or absence of abnormalities such as skewed feeding or double feeding, and performs counting. It is arranged at a predetermined position on the first conveyance path 46.

Reference numeral 48 denotes a reject safe located at the rear of the lower part of the temporary storage section 45, and this reject I safe 48 can be removed from the side of the payment mechanism section 20, but in actual operation, the Removal of the reject safe 48 from the unit 20 is performed after opening the rear door 19 and pulling out the payment mechanism unit 20 to the rear of the housing 15.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a rotatable blade for switching the banknote conveyance direction, which is disposed in the middle of the first conveyance path 46 between the temporary storage section 45 and the discrimination section 47; Branching from the conveyance path 46 to the reject safe 4
This is the second conveyance path provided so as to reach No. 8.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a third conveyance path which is a bidirectional conveyance means, and this third general conveyance path 51 is composed of a lower conveyance belt 52 and an upper conveyance belt 53.
is arranged directly below the temporary storage section 45 so that one end is located near the shutter 17 and the other end is located above the reject safe 48, and the upper conveyor belt 53 rotates with one end on the shutter 17 side as a fulcrum. It is movable, and bills can be held between it and the lower conveyor belt 52 and conveyed both forward and backward.

54 is the second stage 44 in the temporary storage section 45
This is a receipt conveyance path located on one side of the

The payment mechanism section 20 is configured as described above.

On the other hand, the CPR section 21 includes 55 to 60 components described below.

That is, 55 is a card R/W for reading identification information and account information for identifying a customer from the card 56, or writing predetermined information, and 57 is a journal for storing unprinted receipt paper and transaction records. A continuous slip consisting of paper, 58 is a printed receipt, 59
Denoted at 60 is a receipt printing machine consisting of a print head for printing on the slip 57 and its drive system, etc., and at 60 is a journal winding section for winding up the journal paper after printing.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the housing 15, there is an input operation section 61 consisting of a plurality of keys for allowing the customer to input a personal identification number, payment request amount, etc. A display section 62 for displaying guidance, information, etc. is provided, and furthermore, although not shown, a sound generator, etc. for outputting sound corresponding to the display on the display section 61 is provided in the housing 15. There is.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control system of this embodiment. In the figure, 63 detects the respective denominations of banknotes stored in the first storage section 23 and the second storage section 24 of the composite safe 22. This storage denomination detection means 63 is included in the payment mechanism section 2o.

64 is a control section that controls the entire apparatus, that is, this control section 64 is connected to the discrimination section 47. The shutter 17. Feeding means 27 and 28. The first and second stages 43 and 44 of the temporary storage section 45. Blade 49. - and second conveyance paths 5o and 51°receipt conveyance path 54. Receipt printing machine 5
9. It controls the operation of each mechanism in the device, such as the journal paper winding section 60.

The operation of this embodiment with the above configuration will be described below.

First, when the device is operated, bills for withdrawal are filled.

<Safe set> FIG. 8 (aL) (b) and (C) are side views showing the operation of the composite safe 22 when setting the safe of this embodiment.
The safe setting operation will be explained below using FIGS. 6 and 8.

First, as shown in FIG. 8(a), designated banknotes are stored in each banknote storage section of the composite safe 22. In this embodiment, ten thousand yen banknotes are stored in the first storage section 23, and ten thousand yen bills are stored in the second storage section 2.
Store 1,000 yen bills in 4.

In this way, the composite safe 22 containing banknotes is inserted into the insertion path 26 with the internal door 25 opened.

At this time, by releasing the internal door 25, as shown in FIG.
As shown in a), the lever 37 rotates in the direction of arrow A around the fulcrum 37a, moving the link 36 in the direction of arrow B, and as a result, the lift lever 39 lowers the roller 40, so the safe support frame 33 lowers. The safe 22 is now located on the insertion path 26, and the composite safe 22 can be inserted.

Here, when the composite safe 22 is inserted to a certain position while fitting the guide block 35 to the guide rail 34 of the safe support frame 33, the composite safe 22 is fixed at a predetermined position of the safe support frame 33 by a locking means (not shown). Ru.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8(b), the shutter 32 is hooked onto a hook member (not shown) provided in the insertion path 26 and becomes open.

Subsequently, when the internal door 25 is closed, the lever 37 rotates in the direction of the arrow around the fulcrum 3''7a and moves the link 36 in the direction of the arrow E, as shown in FIG. The lift lever 39 raises the roller 4o and lifts the safe support frame 33.

As a result, the dispensing means 27 and 28 fixedly installed on the upper part slip into the bill dispensing openings of the first storage section 23 and the second storage section 24 from above, respectively.

Subsequently, the roller 40 is guided by the kite groove 42 and moves horizontally to horizontally move the safe support frame 33, and as shown in FIG. to come into contact with.

With the above steps, filling with banknotes for withdrawal is completed, and a transaction becomes possible.

' The operation of this embodiment at the time of payment transaction will be explained below.

Payment transaction> First, when the customer inserts the card 56 into the card insertion slot I8 and presses a key on the input operation section 61 to enter information such as the PIN number and the requested payment amount, the The bills are separated one by one and sequentially fed out from the first storage section 23 and the second storage section 24 by the feeding means 27 and 28, respectively, and the fed banknotes are conveyed to the discrimination section 47 by the first conveyance path 46. This discrimination section 47 discriminates the denomination and detects the presence or absence of double feeding, skewed feeding, etc.

As a result, normal banknotes with the correct denomination and no abnormality detected are counted and then further conveyed to the end of the first conveyance path 46, and from the end to the temporary storage section 45. It is fed onto the first stage 43 and accumulated.

On the other hand, when the discrimination section 47 detects banknotes whose denomination cannot be distinguished, banknotes which have been distinguished as different denominations, and abnormalities such as uncountability, double feeding, skewed feeding, etc., these abnormal banknotes are then stored in the cylinder. While being conveyed towards the temporary storage section 45 through the conveyance path 46, the blade 49 feeds it into the second conveyance path 50, and through this second conveyance path 50 it is dropped into the reject safe 48 and stored. Ru.

In this way, only normal banknotes are accumulated on the first stage 43 of the temporary storage section 45 and stored at - time.

Then, when the amount and number of banknotes requested by the customer are accumulated on the first stage 43, the details of the transaction are printed on the slip 57 by the receipt printing machine 59, and the printed journal is rolled into a journal. The receipt 58 is wound up and stored in the take-up section 60 , and is cut by a force (not shown) and sent into the receipt conveyance path 54 , and is sent onto the second stage 44 of the temporary storage section 45 through the receipt conveyance path 54 . It will be done.

Through this series of operations, the banknotes on the first stage 43 and the receipts on the second stage 44 are held between the lower conveyor belt 52 and the upper confirmation belt 53, and then both conveyor belts 52, 53 Bills and receipts are transferred to withdrawal port 1.
6, the shutter 17 is opened by means not shown.
is opened, and banknotes are paid to the customer from the withdrawal port 16 along with the receipt.

In addition, if the customer does not take out the banknotes even after the shutter 17 is opened, that is, if the customer forgets to take out the banknotes, after a certain period of time has elapsed, the banknotes and receipts are transferred by the conveyor belt 52, 53 in the opposite direction. direction, and is dropped from the other end into the eject safe 48 and stored therein, and the shutter 17 is closed.

The above is the operation of the payment transaction.

In this way, as transactions are repeated, the compound safe 2
When the banknotes in the safe 22 run out or there is a need to inspect the cash, the operator opens the internal door 25 to remove the composite safe 22 from the device.

In conjunction with this, the lift mechanism moves the safe support frame 33 horizontally backward, as shown in FIG. 33 is lowered, and as a result, the feeding means 27 and 28 are disengaged from the banknote feeding openings of the first storage section 23 and the second storage section 24, and the composite safe 22 is lowered onto the insertion path 26, as shown in FIG. After releasing the hidden locking means,
By pulling it out toward the internal door 25 side, it becomes possible to take it out from the payment mechanism section 2o.

After finishing the work of storing banknotes, examining cash, etc., the above-mentioned safe setting operation is performed.

Although the rear maintenance type is shown in this embodiment, there is an internal door 25' on the front of the payment mechanism section 20 as shown by the broken line in FIG.
may be provided and interlocked with the link 36 to make it a front maintenance type.

In this case, instead of the rear door 19, a front door 19' is provided on the front of the housing 15, and the composite safe 22 is attached and detached from the front side. The orientations of 27 and 28 are the same as those for rear maintenance, and no changes are required.

That is, according to the present invention, by using devices of the same model and reversing only the configuration regarding the door, it is possible to set the device to a front maintenance type or a rear maintenance type.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in an automatic banknote dispensing device that executes payment processing by dispensing banknotes for withdrawal stored in a safe in response to a customer's operation, the safe may include a plurality of banknotes. An integrated composite safe is provided in which banknote storage units are arranged in a straight line with the banknote dispensing port open upward, and a feeding means corresponding to each banknote storage unit of the composite safe is fixed to the main body of the device. an insertion path for the composite safe is disposed directly below the feeding means, and a lifting means vertically lifts the composite safe inserted to a predetermined position in the insertion path to a connecting position with the feeding means; The composite safe, which has been lifted and connected to the feeding means, is further provided with a moving means that moves in a horizontal direction with respect to the feeding means until the bill feeding opening of the bill storage section obtains a certain pressing force, so that the safe can be fixed after being inserted into the safe. It becomes possible to bring the banknotes stored in the safe into contact with and away from the feeding means, and to generate a certain frictional force between the two when they come into contact.

As a result, the conditions for fixing the dispensing means and abutment between the dispensing means and the bill dispensing opening are satisfied, and at the same time, the dispensing means is removed from the safe insertion path. This has the effect of realizing an automatic banknote dispensing device that can be used at a low price and that can accommodate limited installation space.

Further, according to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, since the safe is integrated, the safe can be attached and detached all at once, and there is also the effect of realizing a small automatic bill dispensing device with good operability during inspection.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of the same embodiment, and Figs. 3 (a) and (b) are side views showing the configuration of a composite safe of the same embodiment. Figure 4 is a side view of the main parts of the same embodiment, Figure 5 is a front view of the same, Figure 6 (Q), (
b) is a side view showing the operation of the same embodiment, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control system of the same embodiment, and FIGS. 8(a), (b),
(C) is a side view showing the operation of the same embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing the conventional example. 16... Withdrawal port 17... Shutter 20... Payment mechanism section 21... CRP section 22... Complex safe 23 -... First storage section 24... Second storage section 25...Inner door 26...Insertion path 27.
28... Feeding means 36... Link 37... Lever 38... Temporary cam 39... Lift lever 4
0...Roller 42...Guide groove 45...Temporary storage section 47...Identification section 48...Reject safe
49...Blade Patent Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Agent: Patent Attorney: Takashi Kanakura Appearance perspective view of this embodiment Noodles 2 [11 (8 pieces (b)] Side view showing the composite safe of this embodiment Noodles 3 I Side view of essential parts of this embodiment 4Ui1 Wheel 51 Control block diagram of this embodiment Noodles 7 times-6C.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A withdrawal port for paying banknotes to a customer, a safe that is removably attached to the main body of the device for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and a system for separating banknotes one by one from the safe. a dispensing means disposed so as to be dispensable; a temporary storage section for temporarily accumulating and storing banknotes to be paid to a customer and overlaying receipts with printed transaction details on top of the banknotes; the temporary storage section and the dispensing means; a conveyance path for transporting banknotes between the banknotes, a reject safe for storing banknotes with detected abnormalities that cannot be used for payment, and a method for identifying the denomination of the banknotes fed by the feeding means and the presence or absence of abnormalities in the banknotes. and a discriminating unit disposed in the middle of the conveyance path to detect normal banknotes and count normal banknotes. An integrated composite safe is provided in which a plurality of banknote storage units are arranged in a straight line with the banknote dispensing opening opening upward, and the main body of the device corresponds to each banknote storage unit of the composite safe. a lifting means for fixing a feeding means, arranging an insertion path for the composite safe directly below the feeding means, and vertically lifting the compound safe inserted to a predetermined position in the insertion path to a connecting position with the feeding means; , further comprising a moving means for moving the composite safe lifted by the lift means and connected to the payout means in a horizontal direction with respect to the payout means until the bill payout opening of the bill storage section receives a certain pressing force. automatic banknote dispensing device.