JPH03674B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a paper sheet dispensing machine, and in particular, a paper sheet dispensing machine that includes a storage section for storing paper sheets and a device for taking out paper sheets one by one from this storage section. a horizontal conveyance path including a take-out section, an identification section that determines whether the taken-out paper sheets are good or bad, an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor that convey the sheets that are determined to be good; The present invention relates to a paper sheet dispensing machine having a good paper sheet holding section for receiving and holding good paper sheets sent through a road, and a dispensing port for discharging the paper sheets held in the good paper sheet holding section.

[Conventional technology]

This type of paper sheet dispensing machine is known to have a structure disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-69396, ``Apparatus for dispensing bank notes or other objects,'' and this paper sheet dispensing machine has a good quality. Paper sheets are sent out by free falling from the good paper sheet holding section to the dispensing port, and when collected, they are collected to the collecting section through a guide plate that protrudes into the free fall area of the good paper sheets to the dispensing port. It is becoming more and more like this.

In this way, the above-mentioned paper sheet dispensing machine utilizes the free falling of good paper sheets from the temporary storage section to the collection section, so the collection section is provided near the dispensing port. I have no choice but to.

In addition, this paper sheet dispensing machine is equipped with a defective paper sheet holding section that temporarily holds defective paper sheets that are identified as defective by the identification section. The collection of paper sheets also utilizes the free fall of defective paper sheets. If the collection section for good paper sheets and the collection section for bad paper sheets are placed in different locations,
Collecting paper sheets at each collection section becomes troublesome. For example, whether paper sheets are taken out directly from each collection section, whether each collection section is a collection box and these boxes are removed from the machine, each paper sheet can be taken out directly from a different location, or each collection box is removed from the machine. It is very troublesome to be forced to remove each collection box.

To solve this problem, the above-mentioned paper sheet dispensing machine
A defective paper sheet storage section is also provided near the good paper sheet storage section, and paper sheets are collected from these sections to a common collection section to facilitate the collection work.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in this paper sheet dispensing machine, the good paper sheet holding section and the bad paper sheet holding section must be installed close to each other, and the collecting section must also be installed near the bottom of them. There is a problem in that it must be installed near the payout port. That is, the placement positions of the good paper sheet storage section, the bad paper sheet storage section, and the collection section are extremely restricted. In particular, recent user requests include a machine in which the collection unit is located on the back side of the machine, or a machine with a discharge port on the back side of the machine, in order to make it easier for the collection unit to collect paper sheets. Requests for machines with a collection unit located towards the front of the machine, machines with dispensing ports on both the front and rear sides of the machine, and a common collection unit located on either the front or rear side of the machine, etc. However, the above-mentioned paper sheet dispensing machine is completely unable to satisfy this demand.

The present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to collect good paper sheets and bad paper sheets in a common collection section, and the collection section, the good paper sheet storage section,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet dispensing machine with fewer restrictions on the arrangement of a defective paper sheet storage section.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, a storage section for storing paper sheets;
A take-out section that takes out paper sheets one by one from this storage section, an identification section that determines whether the taken-out paper sheets taken out by this take-out section are good or bad, and paper sheets that are determined to be good by this identification section. A horizontal conveyance path comprising an upper conveyance body and a lower conveyance body for conveying paper sheets, a good paper sheet storage section that receives and holds good paper sheets sent through this horizontal conveyance path, and In a paper sheet dispensing device having a dispensing port for discharging paper sheets, the paper sheet dispensing device is provided at a position in the vertical direction with respect to the conveyance path surface of the horizontal conveyance path, and holds defective paper sheets determined to be defective by an identification unit. In addition, there is a defective paper sheet storage section that allows defective paper sheets to be sent out in bulk to the horizontal conveyance path, a removal lever that branches the defective paper sheets from the horizontal conveyance path to the defective paper sheet holding section, and a horizontal It is installed in the good paper sheet storage section formed on one side of the horizontal transport path with respect to the transport surface at a position downstream from the removal lever in the transport direction of paper sheets to be taken out of the transport path. A holding plate that advances to the conveyance path surface and works with the opposing upper or lower conveyance body to clamp and convey temporarily held paper sheets, and a holding plate that moves to the conveyance path surface and works with the opposing upper or lower conveyance body to clamp and convey the temporarily held paper sheets, and the good sheets in the direction of conveyance of the paper sheets to be taken out of the horizontal conveyance path. A collecting section is provided facing downstream from the holding section, and controls the forward and reverse rotation of the upper conveyor and lower conveyor at the time of a dispensing command or a collection command, and dispensing good paper sheets that are temporarily retained. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a drive control section that causes the paper sheets to be discharged into the mouth, collected into the collection section, and collected temporarily held defective paper sheets to the collection section.

[Effect]

The paper sheets taken out one by one from the storage section by the take-out section are judged to be good or bad by the identification section, and the good sheets are stored in the good paper holding section through the horizontal conveyance path.
On the other hand, the defective paper sheets are separated by the removal lever while being conveyed on the horizontal conveyance path, and are held in the defective paper sheet holding section. After the removal lever separates the defective paper,
It will return to its original state and prepare for the passage of good paper sheets. When a dispensing command is given, the holding board of the good paper sheet holding section and the upper or lower conveyance body opposing it work together to clamp and convey the partially held good paper sheets all at once. It is fed between the upper conveyor and the lower conveyor, conveyed along the horizontal conveyance path, and discharged to the payout port. Similarly, when a collection command is given, some of the good paper sheets that are retained are collected in the collection section through the horizontal conveyance path. The defective paper sheets held in the defective paper sheet storage section are discharged to the dispensing port or collected in the collection section, after which some of the good paper sheets that were held are discharged to the dispensing port, and then sent out all at once to the horizontal conveyance path. The waste is collected by the collection unit through the In this way, the present invention does not use free fall, and each part can be freely arranged, so that it can meet the user's needs.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

The banknote storage unit 1 stores banknotes by denomination in a cassette case (not shown) or the like.

The banknote retrieval unit 2 takes out banknotes of a designated denomination from the storage unit 1.

The identification unit 3 determines whether the taken-out banknote is good or bad, and outputs a failure signal when it is determined to be a defective banknote with folds, tears, dirt, cellophane tape, etc.

The holding unit 4 temporarily holds the banknotes that are determined to be good banknotes by the recognition unit 3 (normal banknotes) among the banknotes taken out by the takeout unit 2 until a predetermined number of banknotes is reached.

The holding unit 5 holds the banknotes that are determined to be defective by the identification unit 3 among the banknotes taken out by the taking out unit 2.

The first payout port 6 and the second payout port 7 are for paying out normal banknotes held in the holding section 4.

The collecting unit 8 is for collecting defective banknotes held in the holding unit 5.

The conveyor belts 11 to 16 convey banknotes and are driven by a motor M1. Motor M1
is capable of rotating in both forward and reverse directions and at high or low speed. When motor M1 rotates forward, conveyor belts 11, 13, and 16 rotate counterclockwise, and conveyor belts 12, 14, and 15 rotate clockwise. . The conveyor belts cooperate with each other or with rollers 17, 18
Works with the bank to pinch and transport banknotes.

Of the above-mentioned items, the conveyor belt 13 and pulleys are part of the upper conveyor of the present invention, and the belt 12, belt 15, and pulley are part of the lower conveyor, and these provide the first dispensing port and the third conveyor. 2
A horizontal conveyance path is formed between the paper and the dispensing port.

The removal lever 22 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path portion that conveys banknotes from the identification unit 3 to the storage unit 4 , and is at the position indicated by the broken line when activated, leading the banknotes to the storage unit 5 . The removal lever 22 is a solenoid SD
1.

The stop plate 23 is normally located at the position indicated by the solid line, and the tip of the conveyed banknote comes into contact with the stop plate 23 and is guided into the holding section 4 . The stop plate 23 is in the position shown by the broken line when in operation, and in this state it is possible to transport banknotes from the storage section 4 or 5 to the second payout port 7 or the collection section 8. The stop plate 23 is driven by a solenoid SD4.

The recovery lever 24 is normally in the solid line position,
The banknotes conveyed from the left side in the drawing are guided to the second payout port 7, but in the activated state, the banknotes being conveyed are guided to the collecting section 8 at the position indicated by the broken line. The recovery lever 24 is driven by a solenoid SD2.

The endless belt 25, together with rollers 26a and 27,
This constitutes a banknote stacking device similar to that disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 75417/1983, and ensures that banknotes sent one by one from the identification section 3 are stacked in the storage section 4.

The holding plate 28 provided in the holding part 4 is movable up and down, and moves downward when the motor M2 rotates in the normal direction, and rises when the motor M2 rotates in the reverse direction. 28A, 28B, and 28C indicate the positions of the holding plate 28 at each stage of operation. The arrival of the holding plate 28 at positions 28A, 28B, and 28C is detected by a photo sensor (not shown).

The presser roller 29 in the holding section 5 is normally located at the position shown by the broken line, but when taking out the bill from the holding section 5, it operates and comes to the position shown by the solid line, where the bill is sandwiched between the belt 12 and the holding roller 29. Presser roller 29 is solenoid SD
3 and moves to the operating position.

The above-mentioned holding section 4 is an example of the good paper sheet holding section of the present invention, and the holding section 5 is an example of the bad paper sheet holding section of the present invention.

The photo sensors 31 to 33 and 36 to 38 each turn on an output signal when the light beam between the light emitter and the receiver is interrupted by a banknote.

FIG. 2 shows a control system of the dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1.

The identification unit 3 directly connects the sensors 31 to 33, 36 to 3.
8 is the address bus AB, data bus DB, and control bus via interface I/F1.
Connected to CB.

The central processing unit CPU operates according to the program stored in the program memory ROM, receives instructions from the online tellers machine OTM, and controls the motor based on input information from the identification unit 3 and sensors 31 to 33 and 36 to 38. M1, M2, solenoid
Controls SD1 to SD4.

Data memory RAM is used for storing data.

FIG. 3 shows the operation of the dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1.

When the operation starts (100), the motor M1 is first rotated forward at high speed (101). This causes the conveyor belts 11, 13, 16 to move counterclockwise to the conveyor belt 1.
2, 14, and 15 rotate clockwise at high speed.

Then, the take-out unit takes out one banknote (102).
The identification unit 3 determines whether the taken-out banknote is defective (103). The banknotes that have passed through the recognition unit 3 are detected by the sensor 31, but in the case of normal banknotes, when the banknotes are detected by the sensor 31 (104), the count value (stored in the RAM) of the banknote is Add 1 (105). Next, the motor M2 is rotated forward by one unit, and the holding plate 28 is lowered by one bill (106). This is to prepare for normal banknotes being transported by the transport belts 11, 12, 13, and 14 and placed in the holding section 4. Next, the banknote count value is set to a predetermined value (for example,
(given by OTM) is determined (107), and if not, the process returns to step 102.

If it is determined to be defective in step 103,
Turn on the solenoid SD1 and operate the gate 22 (109). The gate 22 returns (111) after a predetermined time set by a timer has elapsed (110). During this time, the defective banknotes are transferred to the conveyor belt 11,
12 and 13, and guided to the holding section 5 through the gate 22. Note that, instead of returning the gate 22 after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the gate 22 may be returned, for example, by detecting that a banknote has entered the holding section 5.

In step 107, when the predetermined number of sheets is reached,
After a predetermined time has passed (113), motor M1 is stopped (114). This predetermined time is set in consideration of the time until the last banknote enters the storage unit 4.

Next, reverse the motor M2 (115) and
8 to the 28C position (116, 117).
Next, it is determined whether or not redirect is necessary (118). That is, if there is a problem with other units or communication, a reject command is given automatically or manually (key input, etc.), but it is determined whether this command has been given.

When there is no need to redirect, payout is the first
It is determined whether the dispensing process should be performed using the dispensing port 6 or the second dispensing port 7 (119). Instructions are given from OTM as to which outlet to pay out.

When dispensing from the first dispensing port 6, the motor M1
Rotate in reverse at low speed (120). This causes the conveyor belts 11, 13, and 16 to rotate clockwise at low speed, and the conveyor belts 12, 14, and 15 to rotate counterclockwise at low speed. Therefore, the stacked banknotes are conveyed all at once by the belts 13, 14, 12 and the rollers 17, and are discharged to the first payout port 6. When the rear end of the bill passes the sensor 37 (121), the motor M1 is stopped (122).

When dispensing from the second dispensing port 7, first turn on the solenoid SD4 and operate the gate 23 (124). Next, the motor M1 is rotated forward at low speed (125). In this way, the conveyor belts 11, 13, 1
6 is a conveyor belt 12,1 counterclockwise at low speed.
4 and 15 rotate clockwise at low speed. For this reason, the accumulated banknotes are collectively transferred to the belts 13 and 15.
Then, it is conveyed by the rollers 18 and discharged to the second dispensing port 7. When the trailing edge of the bill passes the sensor 38 (126), the solenoid SD4 is turned off (127), and then the motor M1 is stopped (122).
If redirection is necessary in step 118, solenoid SD4 is turned on (129), solenoid SD2 is turned on (130), and gates 23 and 24 are operated. And motor M
1 at low speed in the forward direction (131), and
1, 13, 16 counterclockwise, conveyor belt 1
Rotate 2, 14, and 15 clockwise. As a result, the accumulated banknotes are all delivered to the conveyor belt 1.
3, 15, and 16, and guided to the recovery section 8 through the gate 24. When the rear end of the banknote passes the sensor 36 (132), the solenoids SD2 and SD
4 and stop the motor M1 (133).
Next, it is determined whether a re-ejection command has been given from OTM (134), and if a re-ejection command has been given, the process returns to step 101.

In step 134, when no re-dispensing command is given or when step 122 is completed, it is determined whether the sensor 33 is on or not, i.e., when the holding section 5
It is determined whether banknotes (defective banknotes) are being held (135). When the bill is on hold, the solenoid SD3 is turned on and the press roller 29 and belt 12 clamp the bill (136). Next, solenoid SD1 is turned on to operate gate 22 (137). Next, the motor M1 is reversely rotated at a low speed to rotate the conveyor belts 11, 13, 16 clockwise and the conveyor belts 12, 14, 15 counterclockwise (138). In this way, the defective banknotes are conveyed by the rollers 29 and belts 12 and 13. This conveyance continues until the leading edge of the banknote is detected by the sensor 32 (139, 140). Next, turn off solenoid SD1 to return gate 22 (141), and
Turn on SD2 and SD4 to operate gates 23 and 24 (142). Thereafter, the motor M1 is rotated forward at a low speed, and the conveyor belts 11, 13, and 16 are rotated counterclockwise, and the conveyor belts 12, 14, and 15 are rotated clockwise (143). In this way, the defective banknotes are conveyed by the conveyor belts 12, 13, 14, and 15, guided to the gate 24, and entered into the collection section 8. When the sensor 36 confirms that the bill has entered the collecting section 8 (144), the motor M1 is stopped (145) and the solenoids SD2, SD3, and SD4 are turned off (146).

When step 146 is completed, or when the sensor 33 is not on in step 135, that is, when there are no defective banknotes in the holding section 5, the motor M2 is rotated in the normal direction (147), and the holding plate 28 is lowered to the position 28A. (148, 149). After that, the operation ends (150).

Note that when it is determined in step 103 that the sensor 33 is "defective", instead of turning on the flag and determining whether the sensor 33 is on in step 135, it is determined whether the flag is on, and if it is on, the process proceeds to step 136. If it is not on, proceed to step 142.
You may also proceed to

Further, in the above embodiment, the collection unit 8 is provided with a single collection box, and even when normal banknotes stored in the storage unit 4 are collected due to trouble in another unit, etc. When collecting defective banknotes held in the holding unit 5, they are also collected in a collection box, but as shown in FIG. It is also possible to provide a collecting section including a collecting section, and to sort the banknotes according to whether they are normal or defective using the switching gate 8c. Further, in FIG. 4, the gate 8c may not be provided, and instead the collection boxes 8a and 8b may be movable left and right, so that normal banknotes are placed in the collection box 8a and defective banknotes are placed in the collection box 8b.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, paper sheets are collected from a common collection unit with good and defective paper sheets, and since free falling is not used for collection, paper sheets can be thrown out with good workability and a high degree of freedom. machine can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the control system of the dispensing machine of FIG. 1, and FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the unloading operation, and is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the recovery section. 1... Storage section, 2... Takeout section, 3... Identification section, 4, 5... Holding section, 6, 7... Dispensing port, 8
...Collection department, 8a, 8b...Collection box, 11-16
...Conveyor belt, 23...Exclusion lever, 23...
...Stopping plate, 24...Recovery lever, 31-33,
35-38...Photo sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage unit that stores paper sheets, a take-out unit that takes out paper sheets one by one from this storage unit, and a device that determines whether the taken-out paper sheets taken out by this take-out unit are good or bad. a horizontal conveyance path including an upper conveyance body and a lower conveyance body that convey paper sheets determined to be good by the recognition section; and a horizontal conveyance path that receives and holds good sheets sent through this horizontal conveyance path. In a paper sheet dispenser having a good paper sheet holding section and a dispensing port for discharging the paper sheets held in the good paper sheet holding section, a defective paper sheet holding section which is provided and is capable of holding defective paper sheets determined to be defective by the identification section and simultaneously sending out the defective paper sheets to a horizontal conveyance path; and the defective paper sheets. a removal lever that branches from the horizontal conveyance path to the defective paper sheet holding section; It is provided in the good paper sheet holding section formed on one side, moves forward to the conveyance path surface when temporarily conveying temporarily retained paper sheets in bulk, and cooperates with the opposing upper conveyor or lower conveyor to temporarily a holding plate that clamps and conveys held paper sheets; a collecting section provided facing a downstream position from the good paper sheet holding section in the direction of transporting paper sheets to be taken out of the horizontal transport path; At the same time, it controls the forward and reverse rotation of the upper conveyance body and the lower conveyance body, and discharges temporarily held good paper sheets to the dispensing port or collects them into the collection section, and temporarily holds bad paper sheets. A paper sheet dispensing machine comprising a drive control section that causes paper sheets to be collected into a collection section.