JPH0530218Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The invention provides a means for feeding banknotes one by one to be loaded into a machine, and a system for temporarily holding the banknotes fed by this feeding means. a pair of opening/closing plates constituting the bottom of the temporary holding section for storing banknotes; a frame for the temporary holding section defining the temporary holding section and capable of being pulled out from the machine in order to take out banknotes in the holding section; The present invention relates to a banknote processing machine comprising a banknote storage unit that receives and stores temporarily reserved banknotes by opening the pair of opening/closing plates downward, and a drive mechanism that opens and closes the pair of opening/closing plates through an electric drive unit.

(Prior Art) The above-mentioned banknote processing machine includes a banknote sorting machine that sorts and organizes banknotes by type (for example, by type,
When sorting by each denomination, or when classifying bills into face-up banknotes of a selected denomination, banknotes with the same face-up, and banknotes of denominations other than the above denominations, or good banknotes of a selected denomination and undamaged banknotes of that denomination. There are cases where they are classified into banknotes and banknotes of other denominations. ), a banknote sorting machine that separates and sorts 100 banknotes of the same denomination loaded into the machine, a banknote deposit machine that sorts and stores deposited banknotes by type, and a banknote deposit and withdrawal machine that also has a withdrawal function. There is.

By the way, the temporary storage section in the above-mentioned type of banknote processing machine has a pair of opening/closing plates a, a, when the pair of opening/closing plates a, a rotate downward to transfer the temporarily reserved banknotes p into the storage section b, as shown in FIG. The lowest end position of a is configured to coincide with the lower end of the temporary storage frame c.

This allows the temporary holding frame c to be pulled out even if a failure occurs when the pair of opening/closing plates a and a are rotated downward (as shown by the chain line in Figure 6), and the temporary holding frame c can be removed from the failure location. This is to enable discovery and repair.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, when the pair of opening/closing plates a, a are closed, the distance between the opening/closing plates a, a and the upper end of the banknote storage part b increases; Therefore, the vertical height of the frame c for the temporary storage part cannot be made too small, and if this height is reduced, the temporary storage space d above the opening/closing plates a and a will become narrower, and this will reduce the amount of banknotes temporarily stored. This means that the amount decreases.

In view of this, the present invention is designed so that when a pair of opening/closing plates constituting the bottom of the temporary storage section are opened and closed, their lower portions enter into the upper opening of the banknote storage section. By making the distance between the bank and the bank as small as possible, the amount of banknotes temporarily held is increased compared to the amount of banknotes temporarily held at the vertical height of the conventional temporary holding frame, and failures, etc. occur when the opening/closing plate is opened. The purpose of this invention is to provide a banknote processing machine that allows the temporary storage frame to be pulled out in some cases.

[Structure of the idea]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, the present invention provides a loading means for loading bills one by one to be loaded into a machine, and a loading means for loading banknotes one by one into a machine, and A pair of opening/closing plates constituting the bottom of a temporary holding section for temporarily holding banknotes, and a temporary holding section that defines the temporary holding section and can be pulled out from a machine in order to take out banknotes in the holding section. A banknote comprising a frame body, a banknote storage unit that receives and stores temporarily reserved banknotes by opening the pair of opening and closing plates downward, and a drive mechanism that opens and closes the pair of opening and closing plates through an electric drive unit. In the processing machine, the upper opening of the banknote storage section is located at a height where at least a portion of the lower portion of the pair of opening/closing plates can enter when the pair of opening/closing plates are rotated downward and opened. The outer surface of the frame for the temporary storage section in the drawing direction has an operating lever that swings when the frame is pulled out from the machine, and the pair of openings and closings are linked to the swinging of this operating lever. It is characterized by a structure having an interlocking lever that rotates the plate in the closing direction.

(Function) With the above configuration, when banknotes are temporarily held, the pair of opening/closing plates are placed in a closed state in a horizontal position, and the banknotes are fed thereon and temporarily held. When taking the banknotes into the storage section, the pair of opening/closing plates are rotated downward through a drive mechanism by an electric drive section, and the temporarily reserved banknotes accumulated on the opening/closing plates are allowed to fall under their own weight into the banknote storage section. If it becomes necessary to pull out the temporary holding section frame due to a malfunction, etc. while the opening/closing plate is open, move the operating lever on the outside of the temporary holding section frame. For example, this operating lever is swung, and in conjunction with this swiveling, the interlocking lever rotates the pair of opening/closing plates in the closing direction, and if the frame for the temporary storage section is pulled out as it is, the opening/closing plates close to the storage section. The temporary storage section frame can be pulled out without getting caught on the edge of the upper end opening.

(Embodiments) The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic side view of the internal structure of an example of a banknote processing machine to which the present invention is applied. The bills P are loaded one by one by a loading means 1a and conveyed on a conveyance path 2, and on the conveyance path 2, the bills P are identified through an identification section 2a that determines the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, etc. Temporary holding units 3, 3, etc., which later take in only genuine bills and temporarily hold them in temporary holding units 3, 3, etc. according to denomination, are as follows:
It has a pair of opening/closing plates 4, 4 that constitute the bottom of the temporary storage parts 3, 3, respectively, and the temporary storage parts 3, 3...
. . . The temporary storage section frame 5 defining the temporary storage section can be pulled out from the machine. Directly below the temporary storage sections 3, 3..., there are banknote storage sections 6, 6 for each denomination.
... (hereinafter simply referred to as a storage section) are provided, and these storage sections 6, 6... are installed in a drawer section 7 that can be pulled out from the machine.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 as a cross section of a part of one temporary storage section 3 and one storage section 6,
The pair of opening/closing plates 4, 4 are supported at their base ends by shafts 8, 8 so as to be able to rotate downward, and the upper end opening 6a of the storage section 6 allows the opening/closing plates 4, 4 to rotate downwardly. When it is rotated and becomes a hanging state, its lower part is placed in a position where it can enter into the opening 6a as shown in the second figure, and the upper end of this storage part 6 and the lower surface of the temporary storage part frame 5 are connected. The spacing between the two is formed to be as small as possible.

An operating lever 9 is swingably attached to the outer surface of the temporary holding frame 5 in the drawing direction by a shaft 10, and by hooking the operating lever 9 and pulling it toward you, the operating lever 9 swings in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It is becoming more and more common.

The operating lever 9 and the pair of opening/closing plates 4, 4 are connected by an interlocking lever 11 that rotates the opening/closing plates 4, 4 in the closing direction when the operating lever 9 is put on and swung. There is. In the illustrated embodiment, the interlocking lever 11 is connected by a pin 13 to the tip of a lever 12 that rotates together with the operating lever 9 when it swings, and is configured to hang downward.

Arms 14 and 15 are fixed to the shafts 8 and 8 of the pair of opening and closing plates 4 and 4, and these arms 1
The parts of the arms 4 and 15 extending diagonally downward are placed in the same direction so as to be parallel to each other, and the arm 14 on the side where the interlocking lever 11 is located has an upper part 14b that extends diagonally upward in a dogleg shape with respect to the lower part 14a. The base end of a drive lever 16 is connected to the upper end of this portion 14b by a pin 17, and the base end of another drive lever 18 is connected to the lower end of the arm 15 on the other side by a pin 19. There is. Note that the arms 14 and 15 of all the temporary storage units 3, 3, . . . are connected to drive levers 16 and 18. The drive lever 18 is connected via a crank lever 20 to a crank K which is rotated through an angle of approximately 180 degrees by a motor (not shown), and both drive levers 16, 18 are engaged with, for example, a pin (not shown). They are connected by means such as a two-pronged section. Therefore, the opening/closing plates 4, 4 are opened/closed through the drive levers 18, 16 by the reciprocating rotation of the crank K. In the figure, reference numeral 21 is a fixed position stop detection switch for the crank K, and the opening/closing plate 4,
4 is in the open position or the closed position, the motor is stopped.

A slit 22 is provided in the lower end of the interlocking lever 11 in the vertical direction, and a pin 23 of the lower portion 14a of the arm 14 is fitted into the slit 22.

An upper end of a stopper lever 24 is swingably attached to the temporary holding section frame 5 near the connecting lever 11 by means of a pin 25. This stopper lever 24 has an inverted L-shape with a notch 26 on one side of the lower part, and the notch 26 is in the direction in which it engages with the pin 23 of the arm 14 when hanging under its own weight (as shown in the third figure). The pin 23 of the arm 14 when the opening/closing plates 4, 4 are swung into a substantially closed state
The opening/closing plates 4, 4 are engaged with each other to restrain the opening/closing plates 4, 4 from opening erratically.

There is a recess 27 on the upper surface of the intermediate part in the longitudinal direction of the lever 12 of the operating lever 9, into which a pin 28 protruding from the machine body can be inserted. The movement of the storage section frame 5 in the drawing direction is restrained.
In addition, there is a stopper lever release protrusion 29 on the machine body side, and this protrusion 29 is attached to the temporary holding part frame 5.
In the process of pushing in and retracting the machine to make the machine usable, it hits the stopper lever 24, forcing the stopper lever 24 to swing and opening the notch 2.
6 from the pin 23 of the arm 14.

In FIG. 1, 30 is a belt-structured conveyance mechanism for conveying banknotes P to be sent to the temporary holding section 3;
Reference numerals 1 and 32 designate feed rollers for feeding the banknotes P into the temporary holding section 3, and 33 a guide plate for preventing the banknotes P being fed from floating up and depositing them in a stable posture.

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

The banknotes P in the banknote loading section 1 are loaded one by one by the loading means 1a, conveyed on the conveyance path 2, and identified by the identification section 2a, and banknotes other than regular banknotes are sent upwards, and the banknotes are unregistered. Only the denominations are sent downward from the conveyance path 2 to the temporary storage sections 3, 3, . . . for each denomination. When banknotes P are temporarily reserved, the pair of opening/closing plates 4, 4 of each temporary retaining section 3, 3... are placed in a horizontal position and closed, as shown in the first diagram.
Banknotes P fed through the conveyance mechanism 30 of the conveyance path 2 and the feed rollers 31 and 32 are deposited on the upper surface and temporarily held.

When the banknotes P temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 3 are taken into the storage section 6, a motor (not shown) is driven by the reception signal, and the crank K is rotated approximately 180 degrees.
The drive levers 18 and 16 are pulled through the crank arm 20 and moved to the left in the figure.
As a result of this movement, the arms 14 and 15 are rotated approximately 90 degrees in opposite directions, and the opening/closing plates 4 and 4 fixed to the shafts 8 and 8 of the arms 14 and 15 are rotated together, as shown in the second figure. The opening/closing plates 4, 4 are rotated downward, and the lower halves of the opening/closing plates 4, 4 are placed in the upper end opening 6a of the storage section 6. During this time, the opening/closing plates 4, 4
The banknotes P temporarily held above fall under their own weight into the storage section 6 and are taken in. At this time, as described above, the lower half of the opening/closing plates 4, 4 is connected to the upper end opening 6a of the storage section 6.
It begins to go inside.

When the opening/closing plates 4, 4 are open as described above, due to a power outage or some kind of malfunction, the opening/closing plates 4, 4,
4 cannot be returned, put your hand on the operating lever 9 of the temporary storage section frame 5 and pull out the frame 5. As a result, the lever 12 rotates in the same direction, and the interlocking lever 11 descends. As the interlocking lever 11 descends, the pin 23 of the arm 14 is pushed down at the inner end of the slit 22 at its lower end, thereby rotating the arm 14 clockwise from the state shown in the second figure to the right side in the figure. Rotate the opening/closing plate 4 in the closing direction. This arm 14
The rotation of the drive lever 16 is pulled to the right in FIG. 2, and the other drive lever 18 connected to it is also pulled, so that the opening/closing plate 4 on the left side in the figure is pulled.
The opening is also rotated in the closing direction to be in a substantially closed state as shown in the third figure. In this state, the pin 23 of the arm 14 is positioned facing the notch 26 of the stopper lever 24.

On the other hand, as the interlocking lever 11 is lowered, the notch 27 of the lever 12 is disengaged from the pin 28 on the machine body side.
4 separates from the protrusion 29 on the machine body side, the stopper lever 24 swings due to its own weight, and the notch 2
6 engages with the pin 23 of the arm 14, and the arm 14
is restrained, and the opening/closing plates 4, 4 are maintained in the closed state shown in the first figure.

In this way, it is possible to pull out the temporary holding section frame 5 to take out banknotes from the storage sections 6, 6, . . . and to take care of malfunctioning parts.

When the temporary holding section frame 5 is pushed in again, the stopper lever 24 hits the protrusion 29 near the end of the push, and the stopper lever 24 is pushed relatively, so that the notch 26 comes off the pin 23 of the arm 14. The restraint of arm 14 is released. Then, when the operating lever 9 is returned, the notch 27 of the lever 12 engages with the pin 28 on the machine body side, and the movement of the temporary storage section frame 5 in the drawing direction is restrained, so that it is stored in a predetermined position. Since the slit 22 of the interlocking lever 11 also rises, the pin 23 of the arm 14 is connected to the opening/closing plate 4,
4 is in a state in which it can move up and down within the slit 22 without interfering with opening and closing (as shown in the first figure).

In this embodiment, a motor, a crank K, and two drive levers 16, 18 are used as the electric drive unit for opening and closing the opening/closing plates 4, 4, but this configuration is different from the illustrated embodiment. The present invention is not limited to this example, and it is also possible to use a solenoid as a drive source to open and close the opening and closing using a single drive lever. Further, the stopper lever 24 may not be provided as long as the opening/closing plates 4, 4 can be maintained in a closed state on the driving part side. Furthermore, the configurations of other parts are not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and it goes without saying that other design changes may be made. Also, the operation lever 9
In this embodiment, the temporary holding section frame 5 serves both of the roles of locking or releasing the lock with respect to the machine body and the role of a handle when pulling it out from the machine body. It is also possible to perform only the role.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, the distance between the lower surface of the pair of opening/closing plates constituting the bottom of the temporary storage section in the closed state and the upper end opening of the storage section can be made as small as possible. The amount of temporarily held bills can be increased compared to the vertical height of the conventional temporary holding part frame, and conversely, when the vertical height of the conventional temporary holding part remains the same, the temporary holding part The vertical height of the banknote frame can be made smaller, and the space required can be greatly reduced. If this part is used as a storage space, the amount of banknotes stored can be increased. Even if it remains in the open state, the opening/closing plate is closed by operating the operating lever, so even if the frame defining the temporary storage section is pulled out, the opening/closing plate will not interfere with the upper end opening of the storage section. It can be pulled out without any problems, and repairs etc. can be easily performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of operation showing various states when the opening/closing plate is closed, Fig. 2 is when it is opened, Fig. 3 is when the frame for the temporary storage section is pulled out, and Fig. 4 is a banknote to which the present invention is applied. A schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a processing machine, FIG. 5 is a front view of a banknote processing machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional technique. 3...Temporary storage section, 4,4...Opening/closing board, 5...
Frame for temporary storage section, 6...Banknote storage section, 9...Operation lever, 11...Connection lever.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A loading means for loading banknotes into the machine one by one; a pair of opening/closing plates constituting the bottom of a temporary holding section for temporarily holding the banknotes loaded by the feeding means; and the temporary holding section. a frame for a temporary holding section which can be pulled out from the machine in order to take out the banknotes in the holding section, and a banknote that accepts and stores the temporarily held banknotes by opening the pair of opening/closing plates downward. In a banknote processing machine comprising a storage section and a drive mechanism that opens and closes the pair of opening and closing plates through an electric drive section, an upper opening of the banknote storage section is configured such that the pair of opening and closing plates rotate downward. The opening/closing plate is provided at a height such that at least a part of the lower part of the opening/closing plate can enter when the opening/closing plate is opened. A banknote handling machine comprising a swingable operating lever, and an interlocking lever that rotates the pair of opening/closing plates in a closing direction in conjunction with the swinging of the operating lever.