JPH0530219Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Technical field to which the invention pertains This invention has a banknote storage safe (hereinafter simply referred to as a safe) that can be pulled out for portability, and allows banknotes temporarily stored in the banknote storage section to be pushed out. The present invention relates to a safe locking mechanism for a banknote handling device that is pushed into a safe by a locking mechanism.

Prior Art and Its Disadvantages In conventional banknote handling devices of this type, the operation of the pusher and the locking operation of the safe are not linked, so the exchange of the safe starts while the pusher is operating and pushing bills into the safe. If the safe is pulled out, the pusher or safe may be destroyed, or depending on the timing of the draw, banknotes in the storage section may be ejected by the pusher into the safe loading space immediately after the safe is pulled out, which may induce the staff to illegally obtain the banknotes. There were some drawbacks.

Purpose of this invention In view of the above-mentioned points, this invention provides a banknote processing device having a means for storing banknotes in a temporary storage section into a safe using a pusher, while the pusher is inserted to store banknotes in the safe. By providing a mechanism that locks the safe in conjunction with the storage operation of the pusher, the safe can be prevented from being pulled out while banknotes are being stored.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to prevent troubles such as destruction of the pusher or the safe due to the safe being pulled out during the pusher operation.

Means for Achieving the Purpose In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, this device lowers the pusher in conjunction with a solenoid that is energized based on the operator's operation of the safe withdrawal switch and demagnetized based on the detection that the safe has been loaded. A safe lock lever is connected to a pusher lowering position regulating lever that allows the safe to enter the safe or stop it at the tertiary storage portion, and the safe lock lever that is moved when the solenoid is demagnetized is engaged while the safe is in a predetermined loading position. The safe is equipped with a lever receiving part that locks the safe.

In this way, while the lowering position regulating lever is in the backward position and the pusher can be lowered into the safe, the safe lock lever acts to prevent the safe from being pulled out, and the solenoid is energized by operating the safe withdrawal switch. If the pusher is moved to the forward position, the lowering position regulating lever moves to the forward position to prevent the pusher from descending into the safe, and the safe lock lever exits from the lever receiving part of the safe, thereby preventing the safe from being removed from the banknote handling device. This is so that it can be canceled.

Embodiment of this invention Next, an embodiment of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a known banknote processing device. When a customer inserts a banknote into the insertion slot 1, the control unit 2 receives an insertion detection signal from the banknote insertion detector _ph1 , and controls the motor _M1 . conveyor belt 3a,
3b moves the banknote within the banknote validator 4, during which time the banknote is authenticated by a known method, and the motor _M1 drives the conveyor belts 5a, 5b to transport the banknote between the belt 5a and the support plate 6. It is carried into the configured temporary storage part _P1 , and the tag plate 7 is moved by the motor _M2.
Temporary storage is performed by rotating once. Further, by repeating this operation, a plurality of banknotes can be temporarily stored. Then, it waits for the inserted customer to input a transaction command.

If the banknote is determined to be a counterfeit banknote, the motor _M1 is immediately reversed and the conveyor belts 5a, 5
It is returned to the insertion port 1 through b, 3a, and 3b.

If the identification result is that the bill is genuine, the amount of the bill is displayed on the customer service surface using known technology, and if the amount satisfies the transaction conditions predetermined in the device or the transaction conditions input by the customer from the operation panel, motor _m3
to transfer banknotes from the primary storage section _P1 to the conveyor belt 8.
a, 8b, 9a, 9b to the secondary storage part _P2 .

When the customer operates the cancel button (not shown) provided on the customer service surface after banknote discrimination, the control unit 2 rotates the motor _M1 in the forward direction, and when the banknote passes the detector _PH5 , stops the motor _M1 . and reverse the temporary storage part P ₁
banknotes are returned to the insertion slot 1. At that time, the motor
Since _M2 rotates in the normal direction and rotates the tag plate 7 by about 30 degrees, the flat surface of the tag plate forms a path for the banknotes.

The secondary storage section _P2 stores the banknotes until it is detected that the next customer has inserted the banknotes into the insertion slot 1. During this time, when the customer who has completed the transaction complains about the amount of change, etc. It is provided to check the banknotes held in the storage section and to deal with complaints.

A tertiary storage section P ₃ is provided below the secondary storage section P 2 and is composed of a case ₁₁ that has an opening slightly smaller than the area of the banknote on its upper surface and whose lower surface is opened and closed by a partition plate 10 . , also secondary storage
Above _P2 , banknotes held in the secondary storage section are pushed into the tertiary storage section _P3 , or banknotes from the secondary storage section or the tertiary storage section are pushed into the safe 12 loaded below. A pusher 13 is provided so as to be able to move up and down. The pusher and its driving means will be explained in detail later.

The safe 12 can be taken in and out of the safe loading space 15 opened at the back of the banknote handling device by holding the handle 14. When the safe is inserted into the safe loading space to a predetermined position, the safe existence detection switch 16 is operated and the safe is opened. A presence signal is input to the control section 2. Control part 2
Based on this, in order to rotate the motor _M4 forward by a predetermined angle, the wire 18 wound around the pulleys 17a and 17b is moved to open the partition plate 10 connected to this wire. Also,
When the safe is pulled out as described later and the safe existence detection switch 16 outputs a safe no signal, the motor _M4
is reversed to a predetermined angle, the partition plate 10 automatically shields the bottom of the tertiary reservoir _P3 .

The control unit 2 also controls a safe presence/absence detection switch 16.
When a safe presence signal is input from , in order to demagnetize the solenoid 19, a locking block 20 pivotally attached to the plunger of the solenoid swings downward about a fulcrum 21, and a locking block 20 provided at the tip of the locking block swings downward about a fulcrum 21. A locking pin 22 is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the top surface of the safe. The control section continues to demagnetize the solenoid 19 until the safe withdrawal switch 52 is operated as described below. Therefore, when the safe is loaded into the banknote handling device, it is automatically primarily locked, so it cannot be pulled out even if the handle is pulled.

The pusher 13 is vertically guided by a guide 24 fixed to a side plate 23 disposed on one side of the banknote conveyance path, and is raised and lowered by a drive means. The driving means includes a link 27 pivotally attached 28 to the free end of a swinging arm 26 that swings around a rotating shaft 25 penetrating the side plate 23, and a lower end of the link pivotally attached 29 to the pusher 13. Place the rotating shaft 25 on the back side of the side plate 23 and insert the link bar 3 as shown in FIG.
0a, 30b, and 30c, and the other end of the linkage is rotatably fixed to the side plate 23 by a fulcrum 31, and a roller 32 provided at the middle part of the link bar 30c is connected to the side plate 23.
A gear train 36, 37, 3 for reduction is brought into contact with a different diameter cam 34 which is rotatably mounted on a rotating shaft 33, and a reduction gear train 36, 37, 3 is placed between the different diameter cam and the rotating shaft 35 of the motor _M5 .
8 and 39, the lower end of the tension spring 40 is fixed to the side plate 23, and the upper end is fixed to the middle part of the swing arm 26.

With the above configuration, the pusher 13 is normally urged downward by the tension spring 40, but in the standby state of the banknote processing device, the maximum portion of the cam 34 is positioned upward as shown in FIG. The roller 32 of the link mechanism rotated upward is in contact with the maximum portion. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the pusher 13 is held in the uppermost position, that is, in a state in which the pressing part 13p at the lower end of the pusher is located above the secondary storage part _P2 .

On the other hand, when the controller 2 inputs the insertion detection signal from the bill insertion detector while inputting the safe presence signal, that is, when it detects the insertion of a bill by the next customer, the motor _M5 is switched off. As a result, the cam 34 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3 and the roller 32 disengages from the maximum part of the cam, so that the link mechanisms 30a to 30c receive the force of the tension spring 40 and rotate at the fulcrum 31 and the rotation axis. 25 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. The portion 13p is lowered.

In addition, the control unit 2 also controls the input of the safe no signal.
The pusher drive means is driven once every time the next customer's bill insertion is detected.

The pusher 13 is provided with means for regulating the lowering position of the pusher (of the pressing portion). As shown in FIG. 1, this pusher lowering position regulating means includes a solenoid 41 that is energized and demagnetized by a switching signal from the control section 2, one end of which is pivotally connected to a plunger of the solenoid, and an intermediate portion fixed to a side plate 23. A swinging lever 43 is supported by a fulcrum 42 , a lift lever 44 is pivotally connected at the upper end to the other end of the swinging lever, and a fulcrum 45 is fixed to the side plate 23 so as to be swingable. Lowering position regulation lever 4
It consists of 6.

The control unit 2 outputs a switching signal to the solenoid 41 in each of the following cases. That is, when a safe presence signal is input from the safe presence detection switch 16, the solenoid 41 is demagnetized, and when the clerk operates the safe withdrawal switch 52 attached to the back of the banknote handling device, the output signal is controlled. Based on the input to the section, the solenoid 41 is energized under certain conditions to be described later.

The pusher 13 has a locking block 47, and when the solenoid 41 is demagnetized, the lift lever 44 is lowered and the pusher lowering position regulating lever 46 is retracted to the retracted position shown by the solid line in FIG. The pusher, which is lowered by the spring 40 based on the operation, can be lowered until its pressing portion 13p enters the safe, and when the pusher reaches the inside of the safe, the locking block 47 is stopped by the stopper 48. On the other hand, when the drive means is operated while the solenoid 41 is energized, the lowering position regulating lever 46 advances to the stop position indicated by the locking spring in FIG. Stopped by the stop portion 46a of the lowering position regulating lever 46, the pressing portion 13p can only be lowered to the tertiary storage portion _P3 .

In addition to the above configuration, this invention is provided with a safe lock lever 49 that moves into and out of the safe loading space 15 in conjunction with the retreating and advancing of the lowering position regulating lever 46. Although it is convenient to manufacture the safe lock lever by integrating it with the elevating lever 44, it is also possible to prepare a separate object and connect it to the elevating lever or the lowering position regulating lever. 50 is a lower end guide of the safe lock lever.

Further, in this invention, when the safe 12 is inserted into the upper part of the safe 12 to a predetermined position in the loading space, a lever receiving portion 51 opens upwardly facing the safe lock lever 49, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the safe is pulled out. is provided.

Next, with the above configuration, from the time when the safe 12 is loaded into the safe loading space 15 of the banknote processing device,
We will explain the operation from the time the banknotes are stored until the safe is pulled out.

The empty safe 12 is placed in the safe loading space 1 of the banknote processing device.
5 and loaded at a predetermined position, the safe presence/absence detection switch 16 inputs a safe presence signal to the control unit 2, so the control unit rotates the motor _M4 in the forward direction to close the partition plate ₁₀ of the tertiary storage section P3. At the same time, the solenoid 19 is demagnetized and the protrusion 22 is fitted into the hole in the safe, thereby applying the first lock to the safe.

The control unit 2 also demagnetizes the solenoid 41 based on the safe presence signal to lower the swing arm 43 and the elevator lever 44, and moves the lowering position regulating lever 46 connected thereto to the retreat position. Also, in conjunction with the retraction of this lever, the lower end of the safe lock lever 49 is moved to the lever receiving portion 5 of the safe.
1, so the safe has a second lock.

In this state, the banknote processing device waits for use by a customer. Then, when a customer inserts a bill into the insertion slot 1, the control section 2 rotates the motor _M5 of the pusher driving means once based on the input of the insertion detection signal, and raises and lowers the pusher 13. At this time, since the lowering position regulating lever 46 is in the retracted position, the pusher descends until it is stopped by the stopper 48. Therefore, if the previous customer's banknotes were stored in the secondary storage section _P2 ,
The banknotes pass through the tertiary storage section _P3 and are stored in the safe.

When an employee operates the safe withdrawal switch 52 due to business hours being closed, etc., the control unit 2 first energizes the solenoid 19 based on the signal input from the switch, and the locking block 22 pulls the first safe out of the safe. The next lock is released, and at the same time, the motor
Determine whether _M5 is not rotating or not. If it is rotating, the rotation is finished and the pusher is returned to the normal position shown in Figure 1. If it is not rotating, the banknote handling device immediately Indicator 5 installed on the back of
At the same time, the solenoid 41 is energized, the lowering position regulating lever 46 is moved to the forward position via the swinging arm 43 and the lifting lever 44, and the stopping portion is turned on. 46a regulates the lowering position of the pusher 13.

Therefore, if the next customer's bill insertion is detected immediately before the safe withdrawal switch 52 is operated and the pusher drive means has already started operating, the lowering position regulating lever 46 is maintained in the retracted position and the safe is removed from the safe. The banknotes are stored in the safe from the secondary storage part _P2 while the secondary lock is applied by the lock lever, and after this is completed, the solenoid 41 is energized and the lowering position regulating lever 46 is advanced. In conjunction with this advancement of the lever 46, the lower end of the safe lock lever 49 withdraws from the lever receiving portion 51 of the safe to release the second lock of the safe.

Therefore, even if the first lock is released by operating the safe withdrawal switch, the safe cannot be pulled out if banknotes are being stored, and the safe can be pulled out and replaced after banknote storage is completed.

Furthermore, when the next customer's bill insertion is detected after the solenoid is energized, the pusher's pressing portion 13a descends only to the tertiary storage portion _P3 . This prevents the pusher from entering the safe when the safe is pulled out and damaging the pusher and the safe.

Further, the control unit 2 simultaneously with the lighting of the display,
Reverse the motor M ₄ and remove the partition plate 1 of the tertiary reservoir P ₃
Shield 0. Therefore, even if the safe is pulled out, the banknotes will not fall from the tertiary storage section.

When the safe is pulled out, safe presence detection switch 1
6 is turned OFF, and the control unit 2 maintains the solenoid 41 in an excited state until the safe presence signal is input again from the switch. During that time, the pusher 13 is activated from the secondary storage section every time the next customer's bill insertion is detected. 9 banknotes are stored in the tertiary storage section _P3 . Then, when a new safe is loaded and the safe detection switch 16 is turned on, the solenoid 41 is demagnetized again as described above, and the banknotes in the tertiary storage section are transferred to the pusher 13.
It is stored in a safe.

Effects of this invention As described above, according to this invention, the banknote processing device has a solenoid that is energized based on the operation of the safe withdrawal switch and demagnetized based on the safe detection signal. and a pusher lowering position regulating lever that moves forward to a position where the pusher stops lowering at the tertiary reservoir when the solenoid is energized, and retreats to a position that allows the pusher to descend into the safe when the solenoid is demagnetized. and a safe lock lever that appears and retracts into the safe loading space in conjunction with the advancement and retraction of the pusher lowering position regulating lever. Since a lever receiving part is provided to receive the safe lock lever protruding into the safe loading space, by adding a simple structure, the safe can be prevented from being pulled out while the pusher is being entered into the safe to store banknotes. This effectively prevents damage to the pusher due to the safe being pulled out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view showing the main parts of the banknote processing device;
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the banknote processing apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a back view of a part of the pusher driving means. P ₁ ...temporary storage section, P ₂ ...secondary storage section, P ₃ ...
... Tertiary storage section, 13 ... Pusher, 13p ... Pressing part, 41 ... Solenoid, 46 ... Lowering position regulating lever, 47 ... Locking block, 48 ... Stopper, 49 ... Safe lock lever, 51 ... Lever receiving part, 52...Safe pull-out switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] Bills that are raised and lowered by control signals and stored in a secondary storage section and a tertiary storage section provided close to each other vertically are stored in a bill storage safe loaded below the tertiary storage section. (a) The banknote processing device side includes a solenoid that is energized based on the operation of the safe withdrawal switch and demagnetized based on the safe loading detection, and b. In conjunction with demagnetization, when the solenoid is energized, the pusher advances to a position where the pusher stops descending in the tertiary storage section, and when the solenoid is demagnetized, the pusher moves back to a position that allows the pusher to descend into the safe. a position regulating lever; c) the forward movement and
A safe lock lever that moves in and out of the safe loading space in conjunction with retraction; A safe lock mechanism for a banknote processing device, comprising a lever receiving portion for receiving the protruding safe lock lever.