JPH0225784Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a banknote storage box used in a bank machine such as a banknote dispensing machine.

``Prior Art'' Generally, a banknote storage box is attached to a banknote dispensing machine, etc., to store banknotes to be dispensed from the dispensing machine, and also functions as a safe for storing banknotes when removed from the dispensing machine, etc. have.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional example of a bill dispensing machine equipped with the bill storage box, and this bill dispensing machine has a machine body 5.
The banknotes 2 stored in the banknote storage box 52 attached to the banknote 1 are fed out one by one by a feeding device 53, and the banknotes 2 are conveyed upward by a conveyance device 54 and discriminated, and then transferred via a collection car 55. The banknotes 2 are accumulated in a temporary storage section 56, and are sent out from a payout port 57 on the condition that a predetermined number of banknotes 2 are fed into the temporary storage section 56 without any abnormality.

Bill storage box 52 provided in this bill dispensing machine
is for storing banknotes 2 in an accumulated state, and the front side of the banknote storage box 52 is provided with a front door 4 that opens the storage box on the condition that the banknote dispensing machine is attached to the banknote dispensing machine. A loading door 5 that is opened and closed when loading banknotes 2 into the box is provided on the top surface. The loading door 5 is structured so that it can only be opened with a key owned by, for example, a person in charge of managing the banknote dispensing machine.

The banknote storage box 52 is also provided with a movable clamping plate 7 that presses the banknotes 2 stored in a stacked state toward the front door 4. It is movably supported and urged forward by a spring 58.

Furthermore, the movable clamping plate 7 is provided with a retreat prevention device 59.
By restricting the backward movement of the movable clamping plate 7, when transporting the banknote storage box 52, the movable clamping plate 7 loosens due to vibration etc., causing the banknotes 2 to fall or become distorted. The phenomenon is prevented.

As such a backward prevention device 59, for example,
Utility Model Publication No. 56-29307 discloses a ``device for preventing banknotes from receding in a paper sheet storage box,'' and this ``device for preventing banknotes from receding in a paper sheet storage safe'' is designed to prevent the banknotes from receding along the length of the banknote storage box. The rearward movement of the movable clamping plate is regulated by a so-called ratchet mechanism in which a locking plate is engaged with a sawtooth ratchet plate provided along the movable clamping plate.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" By the way, although the movable clamping plate 7 of the banknote storage box 52 can be moved forward, it is restricted from moving backward, so that the user cannot hold the banknotes 2. When the bill 2 is loaded, the movable clamping plate 7 is pressed strongly forward, or due to vibrations during transportation, etc.
As a result, when the banknote storage box 52 is loaded into the machine body 51 and the banknote is fed out, problems such as poor suction of banknotes by the suction head 60 occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote storage box which can effectively solve the above-mentioned problems and can reliably separate banknotes one by one and smoothly perform the feeding operation.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The banknote storage box of the present invention has a guide shaft that runs along the stacking direction of banknotes inside the storage case that makes up its appearance, and a banknote that moves along the guide shaft to move banknotes forward. A serrated ratchet plate is provided at the bottom of the storage case along the moving direction of the movable clamping plate, and the movable clamping plate engages with the ratchet plate to move toward the rear of the movable clamping plate. An engaging member for regulating the movement of the ratchet plate is provided so as to be movable in directions away from and approaching the ratchet plate, and is further rotatably supported by a rotating shaft in the storage case and mounted on a machine body such as a bill dispensing machine. A drive member that is rotated by being pressed by a cam of the machine body at a position deviated from the rotation axis when a rear restriction release device having a rail that moves and moves away from the ratchet plate while locking the engaging member when pressed by the movable clamping plate; A pair of engaging members are arranged parallel to each other along the movable clamping plate and with their saw teeth shifted by half a pitch from each other with respect to the moving direction of the movable clamping plate, and the engaging members are arranged in pairs corresponding to each ratchet plate and perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable clamping plate. It is characterized by the fact that they are arranged side by side on a line.

"Function" When the banknote storage box of the present invention is not attached to the machine body, the engaging member engages with the ratchet plate and restricts the backward movement of the movable clamping plate, thereby preventing the banknotes from being accumulated. maintain. In this case, the ratchet plates are arranged as a pair with a half-pitch shift, so that the pitch of each ratchet plate is relatively large, and the saw teeth are arranged with a half-pitch by combining both ratchet plates. can do. Since the engaging members are arranged in line on a line perpendicular to the direction of movement of the movable clamping plate, they alternately engage with both ratchet plates, thereby finely fixing the movable clamping plate at the half-pitch. can do. Therefore, in the engaged state, the engaging member is engaged with only one of both ratchet plates, but since the movement of the movable clamping plate is guided by the guide shaft, it becomes oblique. Evenly contacts the entire surface of the banknote.

On the other hand, when it is attached to the fuselage, the drive member is pressed by the cam of the fuselage due to the attachment operation, rotates and moves on the rail, and the rail locks the engagement member while separating it from the ratchet plate. to release the engagement with the ratchet plate and allow the movable clamping plate to retreat. Therefore, the stacked banknotes can be pressed only by the forward biasing force of the movable clamping plate, and the adhesion force between the banknotes can be maintained substantially constant.

"Embodiment" The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

Reference numeral 1 in the figure is a storage case that has the appearance of a banknote storage box. As shown in FIG. 2, this storage case 1 stores banknotes 2 in a stacked state on a banknote support plate 3, and has a front door 4 that opens at the front when mounted on a banknote dispensing machine, and a front door 4 that opens the front side when installed in a banknote dispensing machine. It has a loading door 5 that can be opened and closed for loading. Also,
A guide shaft 6 is provided below the banknote support plate 3 along the stacking direction of the banknotes 2 (hereinafter referred to as the front-back direction). It is supported so that it can move in any direction. Further, the banknote support plate 3 is provided with a groove 9 parallel to the guide shaft 6, through which the slide block 8 passes.

The guide shaft 6 is attached to the slide block 8.
Stop levers 11, 11, which are swingable about shafts 10, 10 provided horizontally and perpendicular to the
It is provided in such a state that a part thereof protrudes from the groove 9 of the banknote support plate 3 toward the upper surface side of the banknote support plate 3 . Further, the shafts 10, 10 are engaged with ratchet plates 12, 12 provided parallel to both sides of the guide shaft 6, respectively, to restrict rearward movement of the slide block 8 and to prevent the stop levers 11, 1 from moving backward.
1 and said ratchet plate 12,
Engaging members 13, 13 such as pins that are disengaged from the shafts 12 are provided parallel to the axes of the shafts 10, 10 with their tips facing in opposite directions.
These engaging members 13, 13 are connected to the torsion spring 1
4 and 14 in the direction of engagement with the ratchet plates 12 and 12 (counterclockwise in FIG. 2), and as shown in FIG. Guide rollers 15, 15 protruding outward from 12 are provided, respectively.

Note that the ratchet plates 12, 12 are arranged with their teeth facing downward and the teeth positions shifted by half a pitch from each other, so that they alternately engage with the engaging members 13, 13 on both sides. Tooth pitch 1/
The slide block 8 can be locked at a pitch of 2. Note that reference numeral 16 in FIG. 2 is a connecting plate that connects the stop levers 11, 11 together.

Furthermore, the slide block 8 is urged forward by tension springs 17, 17, which have one end fixed to a part of the storage case 1, and , pulley 1
The shafts 8 and 18 are U-turned and connected to the shafts 10 and 10 of the slide block 8.

Further, on the outside of both the ratchet plates 12, 12, there is a ratchet plate 1 above the guide rollers 15, 15, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.
Rails 19, 19 parallel to 2, 12 are arranged. As shown in FIG. 3, one end of each link 20 rotatably provided at both ends of the rails 19, 19 is rotatably supported on the back surface of the bill support plate 3, and is Tension spring 2
1 and 21, the guide roller 15,
15 and is kept in a non-contact state. Furthermore, engagement pins 22, 22 are provided protruding from the outer portions of each rail 19, 19 at substantially central positions in the length direction.

On the other hand, at the outer position of both rails 19, 19,
Drive members 23, 23, which can be engaged with and detached from the engagement pins 22 of each rail 19, are supported on the back side of the banknote support plate 3 so as to be horizontally rotatable. The driving member 23 is a first
As shown in the figure and FIG. 4, the locking piece 25 and the operation piece 26 are integrally formed via the rotation shaft 24, and the tip of the locking piece 25 is bent downward. The side edge facing the direction indicated by arrow A or arrow B in FIG. 1 is inclined, and
A pin 27 is provided protruding from the operation piece 26. When the storage box is attached to the bill dispensing machine, the pins 27, 27 of the operation pieces 26, 26 are pressed by the cams 28, 28 disposed on the bill dispensing machine, so that the driving members 23, 23 are moved. When the side edges are rotated in the direction shown by arrow A or arrow B in FIG.
The rails 19, 19 and the guide rollers 15, 1 are pressed down along the slope.
5 is pushed down to release the engagement between the engaging members 13, 13 and the ratchet plates 12, 12. Further, the driving members 23, 23 are connected to the locking pieces 2
The ends of the rails 19, 19 are normally held by the engagement pins 22, 2 of the rails 19, 19 by the tension springs 29, 29.
2, and the drive members 23, 23, rails 19, 19, guide rollers 15, 15, etc. release the engagement between the ratchet plate 12 and the engaging member 13. This is what the device consists of. The cams 28, 28 disposed in the banknote dispensing machine also have a function of releasing the locking mechanism to the closed position between the storage case of the banknote storage box and the front door 4.

Further, rollers 30, 30 that roll on the banknote support plate 3 are provided at the lower end of the movable clamping plate 7, and these rollers 30, 30
Rotation about the guide shaft 6 is restricted to improve stability during movement.

Furthermore, a locking device 31 is provided at the rear end of the storage case 1 for fixing the movable clamping plate 7 at a position widely separated from the front door 4. This locking device 31 includes a hook 33 which is vertically movably supported by the storage case 1 and is biased upward by a tension spring 32, and which engages an engaging plate 34 provided on the rear surface of a movable clamping plate 7. The structure is such that it is engaged with the matching hole 35.

The position fixed to the rear end of the storage case 1 by the locking device 31 as shown by the chain line in FIG. 2 is the retraction limit position of the movable clamping plate 7. The movable clamping plate 7 at this limit position
A display section 36 indicating the loading limit of banknotes 2 is provided on the banknote support plate 3 at a position slightly spaced forward from the banknote support plate 3. In this embodiment, the limit line drawn on the banknote support plate 3 is The loading limit is displayed.

In addition, on the inner surface of the loading door 5 of the storage case 1,
A door stopper 37 is provided that comes into contact with the movable clamping plate 7 when it is at a specific position to restrict the lowering of the loading door 5. That is, this door stopper 37 stores the banknotes 2 beyond the movable clamping plate 7 at the position fixed by the locking device 31 (retreat limit position) or the above-mentioned display section 36 as shown by the chain line in FIG. 2, for example. By doing so, the lowering of the loading door 5 can be restricted by coming into contact with the upper end of the movable clamping plate 7 which is stopped at a position slightly forward from the locked position.

Further, in FIGS. 1 to 5, reference numeral 38 is a handle used for transporting the banknote storage box, and reference numeral 39 is a handle used for inserting and withdrawing the banknote storage box from the banknote dispensing machine.

When loading banknotes 2 into the banknote storage box configured in this way, open the loading door 5 and operate the connecting plate 16 with your fingers to rotate it clockwise in FIG. While disengaging from the ratchet plates 12, 12, the movable clamping plate 7 is moved largely away from the front door 4, and the locking device 31 locks it at the backward limit position. In this locked state, storage case 1
After loading banknotes 2 into the bank, when the locking device 31 is operated to forcibly push down the hook 33 to release the lock, the movable clamping plate 7 slides forward due to the tension of the tension springs 17, 17. In addition to contacting the paper surface of the banknote 2, the engaging members 13, 13 and the ratchet plates 12, 12 engage with each other to restrict the rearward movement of the movable clamping plate 7, thereby preventing vibrations during transportation or the like or preventing the banknote storage box from occurring. It is possible to prevent the phenomenon in which banknotes fall over or the stacked state is disturbed due to changes in the posture of the banknotes.

Next, when the bill storage box is loaded into the bill dispensing machine in the direction shown by arrow C in FIG.
8 unlocks the front door 4 of the banknote storage box, and inserts the operating pieces 2 of the drive members 23, 23 into the bottom of the storage box to the position shown by the chain line in FIG.
Press 6, 26. The drive members 23, 23 are
The locking pieces 25 and 2 are rotated in the directions shown by arrows A and B in FIG.
5 pushes down the engagement pins 22, 22 of the rails 19, 19, and the engagement member 1
3 and 13 are pushed down to release the engagement between the drive members 13 and 13 and the ratchet plates 12 and 12, as shown in FIG. 5, allowing the movable clamping plate 7 to move rearward. It is intended to bring about a state in which

Therefore, by moving the movable clamping plate 7 backward, the pressing force of the movable clamping plate 7 that was holding the stacked banknotes 2 becomes the pressing force of only the tension spring 17, so that the banknotes 2 The adhesion force between the two is maintained substantially constant, and the operation of separating and feeding out the banknotes 2 one by one can be performed smoothly and reliably.

Further, when the bill storage box is removed from the bill dispensing machine, the engagement with the cams 28, 28 is released, so that the drive members 23, 23 pull the tension springs 29,
The rail 19 is rotated by the tension of 29,
19, the rails 19, 19 are pulled upward by the tension springs 21, 21, and the engaging members 13, 13 are engaged with the ratchet plates 12, 12. Then, the movable clamping plate 7 returns to the state in which its rearward movement is restricted.

"Configuration of the Invention" As explained above, according to the bill storage box of the present invention, when the bill storage box is not attached to the bill dispensing machine, such as during transportation, the rearward movement of the movable clamping plate is restricted, and vibrations and It is possible to prevent banknotes from falling over or disrupting the stacked state due to changes in the posture of the banknote storage box. In this case, a pair of ratchet plates that restrict the rearward movement of the movable clamping plate are provided with the pitch shifted by half.
The movable clamping plate can be fixed with half the pitch, and a ratchet plate with a large pitch and high mechanical strength can be used, and the engagement with the engagement member can be ensured. Moreover, since the movable clamping plate is guided by the guide shaft, it can contact the entire surface of the banknote evenly without being tilted. On the other hand, when mounted on a machine such as a bill dispensing machine, the mounting operation automatically releases the restriction on the backward movement of the movable clamping plate, and the stacked bills pressed by the movable clamping plate are removed from the movable clamping plate. Since the pressure is applied only by the biasing force, the adhesion between the banknotes can be maintained substantially constant, and the banknotes can be reliably separated and the feeding operation can be performed smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a back view of the banknote storage box, Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, and Figure 3 is taken along the - line in Figure 1. 4 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of a bill dispensing machine equipped with a conventional bill storage box. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Storage case, 2... Banknote, 6... Guide shaft, 7... Movable holding plate, 8... Slide block, 12... Ratchet plate, 13... Engaging member,
15...Guide roller, 17...Tension spring,
19... Rail, 20... Link, 21... Tension spring, 22... Engaging pin, 23... Drive member, 24... Rotating shaft, 25... Locking piece, 26...
Operation piece, 28... cam, 29... tension spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A bill storage box that is detachably attached to a bill dispensing machine, etc., stores bills in a stacked state, and feeds bills from the front in the stacking direction into the bill dispensing machine, A guide shaft that runs along the banknote stacking direction and a movable clamping plate that moves along the guide shaft and presses the banknotes forward are provided inside the storage case. A serrated ratchet plate along the direction of movement is provided,
An engaging member that engages with the movable clamping plate to restrict rearward movement of the movable clamping plate is provided so as to be movable in a direction toward and away from the ratchet plate, and an engaging member is provided in the storage case so as to be rotatable. A drive member that is rotatably supported by a shaft and is rotated by being pressed by a cam of the machine at a position offset from the rotation axis when mounted on a machine body such as a bill dispensing machine, and a drive member that is parallel to the ratchet plate. and a rail that is supported so as to be movable in the direction of separation and approach, and is pressed by rotation of the drive member to move and move the engagement member away from the ratchet plate while locking the engagement member. a pair of ratchet plates are arranged parallel to each other along the direction of movement of the movable clamping plate, and their serrations are shifted by half a pitch from each other with respect to the direction of movement of the movable clamping plate; , a pair of bill storage boxes corresponding to each ratchet plate are arranged side by side on a line perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable clamping plates.