JPH0741202A - Paper sheet medium conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a paper sheet medium conveying device excellent in maintenance operability without the generation of medium conveying speed difference between units. CONSTITUTION:In a delivery unit 5 and an issue unit 9, first gears 22, 28 are fitted to the shafts 21, 27 of medium carrier rollers 3, 8, and second gears 24, 30 meshed with the first gears 22, 28 are fitted to arms 23, 29 rotated around the shafts 21, 27 as fulcrums. The second gears 24, 30 are meshed with an idle gear 18, fitted to the frame 19 of a cabinet, while being pressed by springs 25, 31.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for carrying and processing paper-like medium such as certificates used in financial institutions such as banks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus of this type has a feeding unit including a mechanism for storing a medium, a mechanism for separating the stored medium one by one and a mechanism for conveying the fed medium, and a medium. The apparatus is mainly divided into two units, that is, an issuing unit including a mechanism for transporting a sheet, a mechanism for printing on a medium, a mechanism for reading characters on the medium (for example, OCR), and the like. This is because, when assembling this device in the manufacturing department, the assembly unit is made smaller by unitization to make it easier to handle, and the test and adjustment are subdivided to improve the assembly efficiency. The purpose is to reduce the unit to be replaced and improve maintainability.

In addition, it is difficult for this type of device to eliminate paper jams, that is, jams. Usually, each divided unit is stored in a cabinet, and in order to restore the jam by the operator's hand, each unit can be pulled out from the cabinet,
It is necessary to open a part of the cabinet large to expose each unit so that the jammed media can be easily removed. It is also necessary from.

Further, in this type of apparatus, there is a portion for delivering the medium from the feeding unit to the issuing unit. In order to smoothly deliver the medium, the medium conveying speed of both units should be made equal. It is well known that it is necessary to minimize the speed difference between both units and its fluctuation. Although the necessary conditions for this type of device have been briefly described above, there have been the following types of such devices conventionally.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus. In the figure, 101 is a plurality of cassettes for storing media such as passbooks and certificates, 102 is provided corresponding to each cassette 101.
A separation unit 103 for separating and feeding out the medium in 1 one by one,
Is a plurality of medium conveying rollers that convey the medium that has been separated and fed out by the separating unit 102, and 104 is a motor that is a drive source for conveying the medium.
Is a medium conveying roller 1 via a gear, a belt or the like (not shown)
Drive 03.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a feeding unit composed of the above-mentioned cassette 101, separating section 102, medium feeding roller 103 and motor 104. This feeding unit 105 is the cabinet 10 of the sheet medium feeding / processing apparatus.
It can be pulled out from the front of 6. 107 is a printing unit that prints on a medium, 108 is an issuing unit that issues a medium that has been processed by the printing unit 107, and 109 is a printing unit 107.
A plurality of medium conveying rollers for feeding the medium to the issuing unit 108 via 110, 110 is a motor that is a drive source for conveying the medium, and this motor 110 drives the medium conveying roller 109 via a gear, a belt, etc. not shown. .

Reference numeral 111 denotes the printing unit 107 and the issuing unit 1 described above.
08, a medium conveying roller 109, and a motor 110, which is an issuing unit 111.
In the upper part of the cabinet 106, the medium conveying path by the medium conveying roller 103 of the feeding unit 105 and the medium conveying path by the medium conveying roller 109 of the issuing unit 111 are located above the feeding unit 105 so that they are continuous. It is fixed.

Reference numeral 112 denotes an upper cover which is provided on the upper part of the cabinet 106 so as to be openable and closable. When the upper cover 112 is opened upward, the entire upper part of the cabinet 106 is largely opened. As a result, the issuing unit 111, which cannot be pulled out from the cabinet 106, is exposed so that maintenance or the like can be performed.

The delivery unit 105 can be pulled out from the front surface of the cabinet 106 as described above, and is pulled out from the cabinet 106 for maintenance work. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of another conventional sheet medium transport processing apparatus, which is disclosed by the applicant of the present application in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-173169.

In the figure, reference numeral 113 denotes a plurality of feeding units. The feeding unit 113 is composed of a passbook cassette 114 for storing a passbook or a certificate cassette 115 for storing a certificate, and a passbook cassette 114 composed of rollers or the like (not shown). , A passbook and a delivery mechanism for delivering the certificate from the certificate cassette 115, a roller, a guide and the like, and a common transport path for transporting the passbook and the certificate delivered by each delivery mechanism.

Reference numeral 116 denotes a cabinet for accommodating the respective payout units 113. By accommodating the payout units 113 arranged in the vertical direction in the cabinet 116, a common conveyance path (not shown) is continuous, and a desired passbook cassette 114 or a certificate cassette. The passbook or the certificate delivered from 115 is conveyed through the common conveyance path and is discharged from the take-out port 117.

Although each of the feeding units 113 is detachable from the cabinet 116, it cannot be easily pulled out by an operator at the time of maintenance or the like because it has a structure in which it is fixed with screws after being attached. However, the cabinet 11 with a slide rail interposed
It is also conceivable to attach each feeding unit 113 to 6 so that the operator can easily pull it out.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the power transmission means of the paper sheet medium transport / processing apparatus shown in FIG. It should be noted that FIG. 7 shows a state in which the respective payout units 113 are removed from the cabinet 116. 118 is the cabinet 11
6 is a motor attached to the motor 6, 119 is a motor gear attached to the shaft of the motor 118, and 120 is the cabinet 1.
16 is a plurality of idle gears rotatably attached.

When each of the feeding units 113 is mounted on the cabinet 116, the motor 1 is driven by the motor gear 119.
The driving force of 18 is transmitted to the uppermost and second-stage feeding units 113, and between the second- and third-stage feeding units 113, between the third- and fourth-stage feeding units 113, and 4th. A driving force is transmitted by the idle gear 120 between the fifth and lowermost fifth feeding units 113, and one motor 118 mounted on the cabinet 116 drives a plurality of feeding units 113. Was there.

[0015]

However, in the conventional paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus described in FIG.
Since each unit is equipped with a motor that is a drive source independently, when the load on the drive source of any unit fluctuates, the transport speed of the medium in that unit fluctuates, and a smooth medium flows between the units. There is a problem that you can not deliver.

Further, since it is necessary to keep the medium conveyance speed in each unit constant at an arbitrary speed, it is necessary to control the motor as a drive source for each drive source, which complicates the control system. However, there is a problem that the cost becomes high. In addition, the issuing unit that performs the necessary processing such as printing to issue the medium cannot be pulled out from the cabinet, and the upper cover is opened upward to open the upper part of the cabinet so that the issuing unit can be exposed and maintenance can be performed. Therefore, the upper space of the device is exclusively occupied for maintenance and the like, and it becomes difficult to store the device in a counter generally installed in a bank store or the like, and there is a problem that it lacks versatility. is there.

Further, in the other conventional paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus described in FIGS. 6 and 7, the motors, which are the drive sources of the plurality of units, are attached to the cabinet side, and each unit is pulled out from the cabinet. However, since the drive source cannot be taken out from the cabinet, there is a problem that maintenance cannot be easily performed when the drive source fails.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and there is no difference in the medium conveying speed between the units, and the paper sheet medium conveying / processing apparatus is excellent in maintenance operability and versatility. The purpose is to provide.

[0019]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a plurality of units provided with at least a conveying means for conveying a medium, and any one of the plurality of units. A plurality of units are arranged side by side in a line so that the drive means provided for driving the conveying means and the medium conveying path by the conveying means in each unit are continuous, and each unit is independently moved by moving in the same direction. And a idle gear provided in the cabinet so as to be located between the units, and the first gear is centered around the rotation shaft of the first gear connected to the conveying means. A second gear that is always meshed with the first gear is attached to an arm that can rotate independently of the first gear, and a second gear that presses the second gear against the idle gear is attached. By providing a ring and mounting the unit in the cabinet, the second gear meshes with the idle gear, and by pulling out the unit from the cabinet, the second gear is separated from the idle gear. Characterizing

[0020]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the units are mounted in the cabinet, the medium transport paths of the respective units are continuous, and the medium is transported through the respective units.
Predetermined processing is performed for each unit. Here, as the driving force for transporting the medium in each unit, the driving force by the driving means provided in any one of the plurality of units is transmitted to another unit by the idle gear and the power transmission means. Therefore, one drive source drives a plurality of units.

[0021]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part configuration of a paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the overall structure, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG.
The overall configuration of the paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, 1 is a plurality of cassettes for accommodating media such as passbooks and certificates, 2 is a separating unit provided corresponding to each cassette 1, and separating and feeding out the media in the cassette 1 one by one, Reference numeral 3 designates a plurality of medium transport rollers for transporting one separated and fed-out medium by each separating unit 2. Reference numeral 4 designates a motor as a drive source for transporting the medium. The motor 4 is a gear or belt (not shown). Each medium conveying roller 3 is driven via the above.

Reference numeral 5 is a feeding unit composed of the cassette 1, the separating portion 2, the medium carrying roller 3 and the motor 4 described above. 6 is O for optically reading characters on the medium
The CR unit, 7 is an issuing unit for issuing the medium that has been processed by the OCR unit 6, and 8 is a plurality of medium conveying rollers for feeding the medium to the issuing unit 7 via the OCR unit 6, and these OCR units 6, 6
An issuing unit 9 is composed of the issuing unit 7 and the medium carrying roller 8.

Reference numeral 10 is a cabinet of a paper sheet medium conveying / processing apparatus which houses the above-mentioned feeding unit 5 and the issuing unit 9 in a line in the vertical direction, and 11 is a slide rail which is attached to the cabinet 10 and supports the feeding unit 5. , 12 is a slide rail that is attached to the cabinet 10 and supports the issuing unit 9, 13 is a lower door that is openably and closably provided at a lower front portion of the cabinet 10 corresponding to the feeding unit 5, and 14 is a cabinet corresponding to the issuing unit 9. 10 is an upper door that is provided on the upper front surface of the cabinet 10 so as to be openable and closable. By opening the lower door 13, the lower front surface of the cabinet 10 is opened, and the feeding unit 5 is moved horizontally from the front surface side of the cabinet 10. It can be pulled out and the upper door 1
By opening 4, the upper front portion of the cabinet 10 is opened, and the issuing unit 9 can be pulled out from the front side of the cabinet 10 by moving in the same direction as the feeding unit 5.

Here, although the upper door 14 is designed to open upward, the issuing unit 9 has a low height and is moved out in the horizontal direction to be pulled out from the front surface of the cabinet 10. Therefore, the size of the upper door 14 is large. The size is small, and the occupied area for opening and closing is also small. In the above configuration, when the feeding unit 5 and the issuing unit 9 are housed in the cabinet 10, the medium conveying path 15 of the medium conveying roller 3 in the feeding unit 5 and the medium conveying path 16 of the medium conveying roller 8 in the issuing unit 9 are formed. The medium transfer portion 17 is continuously formed.

Here, the issuing unit 9 is not provided with a drive source for the medium carrying roller 8, and the medium carrying roller 8 is fed by the power transmission means described in detail below.
It receives the driving force of the motor 4 and rotates. That is, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 18 is an idle gear located between the feeding unit 5 and the issuing unit 9, and this idle gear 18 is the feeding unit 5 and the issuing unit 9.
It has a rotary shaft that is orthogonal to the direction of loading and unloading and is supported by a bracket 20 attached to a frame 19 of the cabinet 10 shown in FIGS.

Reference numeral 21 is a shaft of the medium conveying roller 3 of the feeding unit 5, and 22 is a first shaft fixed to the shaft 21.
Gears 23 are arms rotatably mounted on the shaft 21 as a fulcrum.
1, the first gear 22 is attached to the shaft 21 via a bearing (not shown) so that the first gear 22 does not rotate even if the first gear 22 rotates and can rotate independently of the shaft 21 and the first gear 22.

Reference numeral 24 is a second gear that meshes with the first gear 22, and this second gear 24 is rotatably attached to a stud (not shown) attached by caulking to one end of the arm 23. No matter how it rotates, the meshing state of the first gear 22 and the second gear 24 is always maintained. Reference numeral 25 is a spring for applying a force for rotating the arm 23 in the direction of arrow a, that is, rotating the arm 23 about the shaft 21 so that the second gear 24 is pressed by the idle gear 18. One end of the spring 25 is an arm. 23 is hooked on the other end, and the other end is hooked on a spring bracket 26 attached to the feeding unit 5. The spring bracket 26 regulates the amount of rotation of the arm 23 in the arrow a direction by the spring 25.

The power transmission means on the side of the payout unit 5 is formed by the above construction, and the power transmission means on the side of the issuing unit 9 is formed by a structure which is vertically symmetrical with the power transmission means on the side of the payout unit 5. That is, 27 is the shaft of the medium conveying roller 8 of the issuing unit 9, 28 is a first gear fixed to the shaft 27, 29 is an arm rotatably mounted about the shaft 27, and this arm 29 is the shaft. 27,
Even if the first gear 28 rotates, it does not rotate and the shaft 2
7, so that it can rotate independently of the first gear 28 and is attached to the shaft 27 via a bearing (not shown).

Reference numeral 30 denotes a second gear which meshes with the first gear 28. The second gear 30 is rotatably attached to a stud (not shown) attached by caulking to one end of the arm 29. No matter how it rotates, the meshing state of the first gear 28 and the second gear 30 is always maintained. Reference numeral 31 is a spring that applies a force to rotate the arm 29 in the direction of arrow b, that is, to rotate the arm 29 about the shaft 27 so that the second gear 30 is pressed by the idle gear 18. One end of the spring 31 is an arm. The other end of 29 is hooked, and the other end is hooked on a spring bracket 32 attached to the issuing unit 9. Also, this spring bracket 32
Controls the amount of rotation of the arm 29 in the arrow b direction by the spring 31.

According to the above-mentioned structure, when the feeding unit 5 is pulled out from the cabinet 10, as shown in FIG.
2ndly, the gear 24 is not meshed with the idle gear 18, and the arm 23 is pulled by the spring 25 to rotate about the shaft 21 in the direction of arrow a.
The other end of the arm 23 is kept in contact with the protrusion 26a of the spring bracket 26.

Similarly, when the issuing unit 9 is pulled out from the cabinet 10, the second gear 30 is not meshed with the idle gear 18, and the arm 29 is pulled by the spring 31 so that the shaft 27 serves as a fulcrum. The arm 29 is rotated in the b direction, and the other end of the arm 29 is kept in contact with the protrusion 32a of the spring bracket 32.

When the feeding unit 5 is attached to the cabinet 10, the feeding unit 5 supported by the slide rail 11 shown in FIG. 4 is inserted into the cabinet 10 and moved in the direction of arrow c as shown in FIG. When you come
The second gear 24 contacts the idle gear 18. In the feeding unit 5, the position further pushed in by a predetermined amount from this state is the normal mounting position, and when the feeding unit 5 further moves in the direction of the arrow c from the state where the idle gear 18 and the second gear 24 are in contact with each other, the arm is moved. 23 is pushed by the idle gear 18 via the second gear 24, and rotates in the direction of arrow d with the shaft 21 as a fulcrum against the spring 25. At this time, the arm 23 rotates about the shaft 21 which is the rotation axis of the first gear 22 as a fulcrum.
4 and the first gear 22 are kept in mesh with each other.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, the second gear 24 receives the force of the spring 25 via the arm 23 and engages with the idle gear 18 while being pressed by the idle gear 18 with an appropriate force. Since the gear 22 and the second gear 24 always mesh with each other, the driving force of the first gear 22 is transmitted to the idle gear 18 via the second gear 24. When the payout unit 5 is attached, the idle gear 18
Even if the tooth tips of the second gear 24 and the tooth tips of the second gear 24 do not completely mesh with each other, the second gear 24 is pressed against the idle gear 18 by the spring 25 with an appropriate force. When the gear 24 rotates, it engages itself.

As described above, by attaching the second gear 24 to the arm 23 that rotates about the rotation axis of the first gear 22, the second gear 24 maintains the meshed state with the first gear 22. As it is, it is possible to move in the same direction as the moving direction when the pay-out unit 5 is taken in and out, and since the spring 25 receives the force pressed by the idle gear 18, the second gear 24 and the idle gear 18 Even if the positional accuracy of the
When the second gear 24 is attached to the cabinet 10, the second gear 24 always comes into contact with the idle gear 18 and meshes in an optimum state.
After mounting the feeding unit 5 in the cabinet 10,
Since the second gear 24 is pressed by the idle gear 18, the meshing does not come off.

Similarly, when the issuing unit 9 is mounted on the cabinet 10, the slide rail 1 shown in FIG.
When the issuing unit 9 supported by 2 is inserted into the cabinet 10 and moves in the direction of arrow e as shown in FIG. 2, the second gear 30 comes into contact with the idle gear 18. In the issuing unit 9, a position further pushed in a predetermined amount from this state is a normal mounting position, and when the issuing unit 9 further moves in a direction of an arrow e from a state where the idle gear 18 and the second gear 30 are in contact with each other, the arm is moved. 29 is the second gear 3
It is pushed by the idle gear 18 via 0 and the spring 31
The shaft 27 is rotated in the direction of arrow f against the shaft.
At this time, the arm 29 rotates about the shaft 27, which is the rotation shaft of the first gear 28, as a fulcrum, so that the meshed state of the second gear 30 and the first gear 28 is maintained.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, the second gear 30 receives the force of the spring 31 via the arm 29, and engages with the idle gear 18 while being pressed by the idle gear 18 with an appropriate force. Since the gear 28 and the second gear 30 always mesh with each other, as described above, from the idle gear 18 to which the driving force of the first gear 22 of the feeding unit 5 is transmitted, and further through the second gear 30. First gear 3
2 is transmitted to the first gear 28 of the issuing unit 9 via the three gears of the first gear 22 of the feeding unit 5. Even when the tip of the idle gear 18 and the tip of the second gear 30 come into contact with each other when the issuing unit 9 is mounted and the tooth tips of the second gear 30 are not completely meshed with each other, the spring 31 causes the second gear 30 to move appropriately to the idle gear 18. Since the idle gear 18 is rotated, the second gear 30 engages itself when the idle gear 18 rotates.

As described above, by attaching the second gear 30 to the arm 29 that rotates about the rotation axis of the first gear 28, the second gear 30 maintains the meshed state with the first gear 28. As it is, it is possible to move the issuing unit 9 in the same direction as when moving it in and out, and since the spring 31 receives the force pressed by the idle gear 18, the second gear 30 and the idle gear 18 Even if the precision of the positional relationship of is not strictly set, the mounting of the issuing unit 9 to the cabinet 10 ensures that the second gear 30 always comes into contact with the idle gear 18 and engages in an optimal state to the cabinet 10 of the issuing unit 9. After mounting the second gear 3
Since 0 is pressed by the idle gear 18, the meshing never comes out.

When pulling out the feeding unit 5 from the cabinet 10, when the feeding unit 5 supported by the slide rail 11 shown in FIG. 4 is pulled out from the cabinet 10 and moved in the direction of arrow g as shown in FIG. The arm 23 to which the second gear 24 is attached
Is pulled by the spring 25 and rotated in the direction of arrow a with the shaft 21 as a fulcrum until the other end of the arm 23 comes into contact with the protrusion 26a of the spring bracket 26.

During this period, the idle gear 18 and the second gear 2
4 is engaged, but after the other end of the arm 23 hits the protrusion 26a of the spring bracket 26 and the feeding unit 5 is further pulled out and moved in the direction of the arrow g, the arm 23 does not rotate any more. Therefore, the second gear 24 separates from the idle gear 18 and enters the state shown in FIG.

Similarly, the issuing unit 9 is installed in the cabinet 1.
When pulling out from 0, slide rail 12 shown in FIG.
When the issuing unit 9 supported by the armature is pulled out from the cabinet 10 and moved in the direction of arrow h as shown in FIG. 2, the arm 29 to which the second gear 30 is attached is attached.
Is pulled by the spring 31 and rotates in the direction of arrow b with the shaft 27 as a fulcrum until the other end of the arm 29 abuts on the protrusion 32a of the spring bracket 32.

During this period, the idle gear 18 and the second gear 3
Although 0 is meshed, when the other end of the arm 29 hits the protrusion 32a of the spring bracket 32 and the issuing unit 9 is further withdrawn and moved in the direction of the arrow h, the arm 29 does not rotate any more. Therefore, the second gear 30 separates from the idle gear 18 and enters the state shown in FIG.

Next, the operation will be described. When the issuing instruction is issued by the operator, the motor 4 provided in the feeding unit 5 shown in FIG. 3 is driven and rotated. Since each medium conveying roller 3 of the feeding unit 5 is connected to the motor 4 by a transmission mechanism such as a gear and a belt (not shown), it is rotated in the direction of arrow m by the rotation of the motor.

Since the first gear 22 is attached to the shaft 21 which is the rotating shaft of the medium carrying roller 3 shown in FIG. 1, the first gear 22 also rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the medium carrying roller 3. . Then, the first gear 22 and the second gear 24 mesh with each other, and the second gear 24 and the idle gear 1
8, the idle gear 18 and the second gear 30 on the issuing unit 9 side mesh with each other, and the second gear 3
Since 0 and the first gear 28 mesh with each other, the rotation of the medium carrying roller 3 in the direction of arrow m causes each gear to rotate in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. Then, the first gear 28 on the issuing unit 9 side is provided with the medium conveying roller 8 of the issuing unit 9.
Since the gears are attached to the shaft 27 which is the rotating shaft of the feeding unit 5 and the above-mentioned gears are an odd combination, when the medium feeding roller 3 of the feeding unit 5 rotates in the direction of the arrow m, the medium feeding roller 8 of the issuing unit 9 is rotated. Also rotates in the direction of arrow m.

On the issuing unit 9 side, a plurality of medium conveying rollers 8 are connected by a transmission mechanism such as gears and belts (not shown). Therefore, when the driving force is transmitted to the conveying rollers 8 shown in FIG. All the medium conveying rollers 8 shown in 3 rotate. As described above, the driving force of the motor 4 provided in the feeding unit 5 is transmitted to the medium conveying roller 3 in the feeding unit 5, and the medium transmitting roller 8 of the issuing unit 9 is transmitted by the power transmission means described in FIG.
When the motor 4 of the feeding unit 5 rotates, all the medium conveying rollers 3, 8 of the feeding unit 5 and the issuing unit 9 housed in the cabinet 10 also rotate.

Here, the medium carrying roller 3 of the payout unit 5 and the medium carrying roller 8 of the issuing unit 9 have the same diameter, and the first gear 22 of the payout unit 5 and the first gear 28 of the issuing unit 9 are the same. If the number of teeth is, the medium conveying rollers 3 and 8 for passing the medium between the units
It is possible to have the same medium transport speed in
Even if the transport speed fluctuates due to load fluctuation in either unit, the transport speed also fluctuates in the other unit as well, so there is no speed difference between the units and smooth media transfer Is done.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where there are two units has been described, but the idle gear 18 is provided between each unit and the lower unit is shown in FIG.
By providing the power transmission means provided in the feeding unit 5 described above and the power transmission means provided in the issuing unit 9 in the upper unit, any number of units can be used.

Further, in this embodiment, the first gear is directly connected to the shaft which is the rotation shaft of the medium carrying roller.
A gear may be interposed between the first gear and the shaft.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, the driving means such as the motor for driving the medium conveying means such as the medium conveying roller is provided only in any one of the plurality of units, By transmitting the driving force between the units by the idle gear provided on the cabinet side and the power transmission means provided on the unit side, one driving source drives a plurality of units. The number can be reduced to eliminate waste, and the motor can be pulled out by pulling out the unit, which has the effect of excellent maintainability of the drive source. Has the effect of becoming easier.

Further, since the transport means of all the units are driven by one driving source, the transport speed of the medium between the units does not change, the medium can be smoothly transferred between the units, and the stable medium is obtained. It has the effect that it can be transported. Further, since all the units can be pulled out from the cabinet independently, there is an effect that the maintenance operability is excellent at the time of trouble such as removal of a paper jam.

The uppermost unit among the plurality of units can be pulled out from the front of the cabinet, and the upper part does not have to be exclusively occupied for exposing the unit, so that the unit can be installed anywhere and is excellent in versatility. Has the effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main configuration of a paper sheet medium transport processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an overall configuration of a paper sheet medium transporting / processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional sheet medium transport processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of another conventional paper sheet medium transport processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a power transmission means of another conventional sheet medium transport processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3,8 Medium transport roller 5 Feeding unit 9 Issuing unit 18 Idle gear 21,27 Shaft 22,28 First gear 23,29 Arm 24,30 Second gear 25,31 Spring

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Norimasa Tamura 20-10 Sakaemachi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma Oki Information Systems Co., Ltd. In Hojo Systems

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of units each including at least a transport unit for transporting a medium, a drive unit provided in any one of the plurality of units to drive the transport unit, and each unit. A plurality of units are arranged side by side in a line so that the medium carrying path by the carrying means is continuous,
In addition, the first unit is provided with a cabinet in which each unit can be independently taken in and out by moving in the same direction, and an idle gear provided in the cabinet so as to be located between the units, and which is connected to the transport means. A second gear that is always engaged with the first gear is attached to an arm that is rotatable independently of the first gear about the rotation axis of the gear.
By installing a unit to the cabinet, the second gear meshes with the idle gear, and by pulling the unit out of the cabinet, the second gear moves away from the idle gear. A paper sheet medium transport / processing apparatus, characterized in that each unit is provided with means.