JPH089079Y2 - Conveyor belt unit opening restriction device in banknote processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a conveyor belt unit opening restriction device for a banknote processing machine, which is capable of restricting the opening operation of the conveyor belt units that can be stacked vertically and opened and closed.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, the upper conveyor belt unit, which is vertically stacked and rotatably supported at the same one end side, is locked to the upper and lower conveyor belt units by a lock opening / closing lever.
In the banknote processing machine in which the lower conveyor belt unit can be locked or unlocked by a lock lever with respect to the machine body on the further lower side, the actual opening of the machine is disclosed in
As shown in FIG. 4 of Japanese Patent No. 3761, the lower conveyor belt unit is unlocked while the upper conveyor belt unit is open, so that it can be independently opened.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, depending on the internal structure of the banknote handling machine, there was no problem in opening the upper and lower conveyor belt units at the same time while keeping the upper and lower conveyor belt units stacked, but the lower conveyor belt unit with the upper conveyor belt unit open. When the unit is opened, there is a problem in that the upper conveyor belt unit moves further upward to come into contact with or damage other upper units. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a banknote handling machine in which two upper and lower conveyor belt units can be opened and closed, respectively, when the upper conveyor belt unit is opened, the lower conveyor belt unit is opened. It is an object of the present invention to provide a conveyor belt unit opening restriction device that prevents accidental opening of the conveyor belt unit.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pair of pulleys 2
Conveyor belt 30 wound between 6 and 27 and traveling almost horizontally
And a pair of pulleys 1 located immediately above the first conveyor belt unit 23.
Conveyor belt 17 that is wound between 3 and 14 and runs almost horizontally
The first pulley centering around the shaft 12 of the one pulley 14
Second conveyor belt unit 10 that is swingably supported in a direction in which the other pulley 13 is separated from the other conveyor belt unit 23, and a pair of pulleys immediately above the second conveyor belt unit 10. The second conveyor belt unit, which is composed of a conveyor belt 6 wound around between 4 and 5 and traveling.
Swing in a direction in which the other pulley 4 is separated from the second conveyor belt unit 10 about the shaft 3 of the one pulley 5 located on the same side as the shaft 12 on which the 10 is rotatably supported. On the freely supported third conveyor belt unit 1 and on the side plates 31 and 32 constituting the first conveyor belt unit 23, in the vicinity of the swing end side of the second conveyor belt unit 10. The attached lock pins 100 and 101 and the second
Of the conveyor belt unit 10 is rotatably supported by the shaft 11 on the swinging end side, and is locked to the lock pins 100 and 101, whereby the second conveyor belt unit 10 is moved to the first conveyor belt unit. Lock levers 102 and 103 that are closed with respect to 23 and lock the bills in a transportable state, and side plates 18 and 19 that constitute the second transport belt unit 10,
A lock pin mounted near the shaft 11 on the swing end side
120, 121 and the side plates 7, 8 constituting the third conveyor belt unit 1 on the swing end side thereof, and
The third conveyor belt unit 1 is supported rotatably in the vicinity of the lock pins 120 and 121 and is locked to the lock pins 120 and 121, so that the third conveyor belt unit 1 is moved relative to the second conveyor belt unit 10. Lock cams 126 and 127 for closing and locking the bills in a transportable state are provided, and
Further, on one of the side plates 19 constituting the second conveyor belt unit 10 and near the shaft 11, it is swingably supported so as to be close to or away from the lock lever 103. In addition, when the lock lever 103 swings toward the lock lever 103 side, the lock levers 102 and 103 and the lock pin
The locked state with the lock levers 100, 101 cannot be released, and when the lock lever 103 is swung in the direction away from the lock lever 103, the locked state with the lock levers 102, 103 and the lock pins 100, 101 can be released. The stopper 106 and the side plate 8 constituting the third conveyor belt unit 1 are formed at the ends on the swinging end side, and the third conveyor belt unit 1 with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10. When it is closed, the stopper cam 110 engages a part of the stopper 106 and swings the stopper 106 in a direction away from the lock lever 103.

[Action]

Therefore, the second conveyor belt unit 10 is placed in a state where the banknote can be conveyed directly above the first conveyor belt unit 23.
Is closed, and the second conveyor belt unit 10
When the third conveyor belt unit 1 is closed so that the banknotes can be conveyed directly above, the stopper formed at the swinging end of the third conveyor belt unit 1. The cam 110 is engaged with a part of the stopper 106 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and swings the stopper 106. Therefore, the lock lever 102 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 , 103 and the lock pins 100, 101 provided on the first conveyor belt unit 23 are released. In this state, the lock levers 102 and 103 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the lock pins 100 and 101 provided on the first conveyor belt unit 23 are released from the second conveyor belt while releasing the locked state. When the unit 10 is swung upward, the second transport belt unit 10 and the third transport belt unit 1 are swung upward in the integrated state,
The space between the conveyor belt 30 of the conveyor belt unit 23 and the delivery belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10 is opened. On the other hand, the lock cams 126 and 127 provided on the third conveyor belt unit 1 and the second conveyor belt unit 10 are provided.
When the third transport belt unit 1 is swung upward while releasing the locked state with the lock pins 120 and 121 provided on the first transport belt unit 1, only the third transport belt unit 1 is swung upward, Second conveyor belt unit 10 and third conveyor belt 17
The space between the conveyor belt unit 1 and the conveyor belt 6 is opened. At this time, the third conveyor belt unit 1 is swung upward to separate from the second conveyor belt unit 10,
The stopper cam 110 formed at the end of the third conveyor belt unit 1 on the swinging end side is provided with the stopper cam 110.
The engagement state with a part of the stopper 106 provided at 0 is released, and this stopper 106 is used for the second conveyor belt unit 1
It swings in the direction approaching the lock levers 102, 103 side provided on 0. Therefore, the conveyor belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10
When the space between the second conveyor belt unit 1 and the conveyor belt 6 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 is opened, the lock levers 102 and 103 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the first conveyor belt unit
The locked state with the lock pins 100 and 101 provided on the 23 is an irreversible state.

【Example】

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a part of a central sectional view of a banknote handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the right side, FIG. 2 is a left side view of a unit, and FIG. 3 is a right side of the unit. It is a side view. Further, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the unit, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the left side surface of the unit, and FIG. 6 is a state in which a space between the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the third conveyor belt unit 1 is opened. It is a unit left side view. Further, FIG. 7 is a unit right side view showing that the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 can be opened, and FIG. 8 is a center seen from the right side with the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 opened. It is a part of sectional drawing. In FIGS. 1 to 3, two side plates 31 and 32, which are a part of the machine body of the banknote handling machine, are provided with two shafts 24 and 25 at substantially horizontal intervals, and the shaft 24 is provided with a pulley 26. A pulley 27 is fixed to the shaft 25. Further, between these two pulleys 26, 27, two guide pulleys 28, 29 are rotatably provided at substantially horizontal intervals, and these four pulleys 26, 27, 28, 29 are provided with a conveyor belt 30. Are laid around to form a first conveyor belt unit 23 in a substantially horizontal direction. Immediately above the first conveyor belt unit 23, the side plates 18, 39 are provided via the brackets 38, 39 provided on the side plates 31, 32, and the shaft 12 rotatably supported by the brackets 38, 39. One end of 19 is swingably provided upward, and the side plate 1
8,19, like the first conveyor belt unit 23,
A shaft 11 is rotatably provided at intervals in a substantially horizontal direction, a pulley 13 is further rotatably supported on the shaft 11, and a pulley 14 is fixed to the shaft 12. Further, between these two pulleys 13 and 14, two guide pulleys 15 and 16 are rotatably provided at substantially horizontal intervals, and these four pulleys 13, 14, 15 and 16 are provided with a conveyor belt 17. Are laid around in a substantially horizontal direction to form a second conveyor belt unit 10. Immediately above the second conveyor belt unit 10, on the shaft 12 supported by the brackets 38, 29, new brackets 36, 37, and rotatably supported by the brackets 36, 37. One end of new side plates 7 and 8 is swingably provided upward via the shaft 3, and the side plates 7 and 8 are substantially similar to the first and second conveyor belt units 23 and 10 in the same manner. A shaft 2 is provided at intervals in the horizontal direction, a pulley 4 is rotatably supported on the shaft 2, and a pulley 5 is mounted on the shaft 3.
Is stuck. The conveyor belt 6 is placed between these two pulleys 4 and 5.
Are laid around in a substantially horizontal direction to form a third conveyor belt unit 1. It should be noted that elastic plate mounting plates 40 and 41 are provided in the vicinity of the shaft 3 of the side plates 7 and 8 of the third transport belt unit 1, and the third transport belt units 1 and 8 are provided with the mounting plates 40 and 41. When the belt unit 1 swings upward about the shaft 3, the belt unit 1 is pressed along the upper edges of the brackets 36, 37,
Blocks 42 and 43 are provided which can stop the conveyor belt unit 1 of the second conveyor belt unit 1 at a position where it is opened or closed with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, a transmission gear 35 is fixed to one end of the shaft 12 of the second conveyor belt unit 10 and one end of the shaft 3 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 is fixed. The transmission gear 34 is fixed, and these two transmission gears 35 and 34 are meshed with each other. Although not shown, the first conveyor belt unit 23
A transmission gear is similarly fixed to one end of the shaft 25 of the shaft 25. The transmission gear (not shown) is configured to mesh with the transmission gear 35 and to receive power from a drive source (not shown). With these configurations, the conveyor belt 30 of the first conveyor belt unit 23, the conveyor belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10, and the conveyor belt 6 of the third conveyor belt unit 1.
And are driven in synchronization with each other so that bills can be conveyed. As shown in FIG. 1, between the conveyor belt 30 of the first conveyor belt unit 1 and the conveyor belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10, the lower conveyor path 112A has a second conveyor belt unit. An upper transport path 111A is formed between the ten transport belts 17 and the transport belt 6 of the third transport belt unit 1. A guide plate 33 is provided in the first conveyor belt unit 23 adjacent to the lower conveyor path 112A, and a guide plate 22 is provided in the second conveyor belt unit 17 adjacent to the lower conveyor path 112A.
The second conveyor belt unit 17 adjacent to the upper conveyor path 111A
A guide plate 21 is provided inside, and a guide plate 9 is provided inside the third conveyor belt unit 1 adjacent to the upper conveyor path 111A. On the swing end side of the second conveyor belt unit 10, Further, a guide plate 20 is provided. Next, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, shafts 200 and 201 are fixed to the central portions of the side plates 18 and 19 of the second conveyor belt unit 10, and the open arms 44 and 45 are attached to the shafts 200 and 201. It is swingably supported. On the other hand, the first conveyor belt unit 2 below the shafts 200 and 201
A shaft 46 (only one of which is shown) is fixed to the side plates 31 and 32 of the third shaft. The shaft 46 is a long hole formed in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the open arms 44 and 45 that are swingably supported by the shafts 200 and 201. 44b (only one shown) is movably fitted. Further, a tension spring 47 (only one is shown) is provided between the swinging tips of the opening arms 44 and 45 and the shafts 46 of the side plates 31 and 32 of the first conveyor belt unit 23, and the second conveyor belt is provided. When the unit 10 swings upward around the shaft 12, the open arms 44 and 45 are pulled upward in accordance with this swing,
The second conveyor belt unit 10 can be swung upward until the lowermost end of the elongated hole 44b of the opening arms 44, 45 contacts the shaft 46 of the side plates 31, 32 of the first conveyor belt unit 23. When the second conveyor belt unit 10 swings upward, the pulling force of the tension spring 47 holds the second conveyor belt unit 10 while swinging upward. The lock pins 100, 1 are provided on the side plates 31, 32 of the first conveyor belt unit 23 near the swing end side of the second conveyor belt unit 10.
01 is fixed, and on the other hand, a hook-shaped lock lever 1 that can be engaged with the lock pins 100 and 101 is provided at both ends of a shaft 11 that is rotatably supported on the swing end side of the second conveyor belt unit 10.
02 and 103 are fixed, and the lock levers 102 and 103 are urged to rotate by the torque spring 104 in the direction of engaging the lock pins 100 and 101. Further, on the other end side of the one lock lever 102, an operation portion 105 for releasing the engaged state of the lock levers 102, 103 and the lock pins 100, 101 is formed, and one of the second conveyor belt units 10 is The side plate 18 of the
The fixed operation part 202 corresponding to 5 is fixed, and these operation parts 10
By operating to pinch both 5 and the fixed operation unit 202,
The engagement state between the lock levers 102 and 103 and the lock pins 100 and 101 is released. A holder 108 is fixed to the side plate 19 of the second conveyor belt unit 10 near the other lock lever 103, and the holder 108 has a shaft 107 and a stopper 106 rotatably supported by the shaft 107. And the stopper 106 to the side plate 19
A torque spring 109 for biasing the direction of rotation is provided. Then, a hook portion capable of preventing the rocking of the lock lever 103 is formed at the tip end portion of the stopper 106 which is urged to rotate, and when the stopper 106 rotates in the direction of the side plate 19, When the hook portion of the stopper 106 advances into the swing path of the lock lever 103 to prevent the swing operation and the stopper 106 rotates in the direction away from the side plate 19, the hook portion of the stopper 106 locks the lock. The lever 103 is retracted from the swing path to enable the swing operation. Further, the swinging tip of the stopper 106 is formed so as to extend further upward, and as it extends upward, it is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the side plate 8 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 in a direction away from it. On the other hand, at the end of the side plate 8 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 on the swinging end side, when the third conveyor belt unit 1 is closed with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10,
As shown in FIG. 5, there is formed a stopper cam 110 which engages with a swinging tip extending above the stopper 106 and swings the stopper 106 in a direction of separating it from the side plate 19. Next, at the upper part of the side plates 18, 19 of the second conveyor belt unit 10 on the swinging tip side, the support plate 12 extending further upward is provided.
2, 123 are fixed, and lock pins 120, 121 are fixed to the tip ends thereof. On the other hand, a state in which the third conveyor belt unit 1 closes to the second conveyor belt unit 10 in the vicinity of the lock pins 120 and 121 on the swinging tip side of the side plates 7 and 8 of the third conveyor belt unit 1. This lock pin 120,121
Lock bases 124,1 having engagement grooves 124a, 125a for engaging with
25 is stuck. This lock base 124, 125 has a shaft 2
03, 204 are provided, and lock cams 126, 127 engageable with the lock pins 120, 121 are swingably supported on the shafts 203, 204. At the swinging tips of the lock cams 126 and 127, the connecting pin 20
5, 206 are provided, and a lock release lever 128 having a U-shape in a front view is swingably supported by the connecting pins 205, 206. Long holes 128b, 128b extending in the vertical direction are formed in the vertical portion of the lock release lever 128, while shafts 124b, 125b are provided above the lock bases 124, 125.
124b and 125b are arranged to be fitted into the long holes 128b and 128b of the lock release lever 128. Furthermore, pins 207,208 are provided at the corners of the lock bases 124,125.
Are fixed, and the pins 207, 208 and the connecting pins 205, 206
Between the lock pins 120 and 121 engaged with the engagement grooves 124a and 125a when the third conveyor belt unit 1 is in a state of being closed with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10.
And tension springs 130 and 131 for urging the lock cams 126 and 127 so as to engage with each other. A lever 129 is fixed to the upper part of the third conveyor belt unit 1 and near the lock release lever 128. Next, a connecting pin 209 is further provided at one end of the one lock cam 127, and a link 139 extending in a substantially horizontal direction is rotatably connected to the connecting pin 209. A long hole 139b extending in the horizontal direction is formed at the other end of the link 139, and a lock pin 135 fixed near the shaft 3 of the side plate 8 is fitted in the long hole 139b. . Further, a release pin 141 is fixed to the other end side of the elongated hole 139b of the link 139 so as to project from the surface of the link 139. On the other hand, one side plate of the second conveyor belt unit 10
Further, the shaft 201 fixed on 19 has the lock pin 1
Lock arm 133 that extends in the up-down direction toward the 35 direction
Is swingably supported. The lock arm 133 extends substantially vertically and has a hook-shaped elongated hole 133b at the upper end thereof on the front side (right side in FIG. 2).
Is formed, and the lock pin 135 is fitted into the elongated hole 133b. Then, the lock arm 135 is centered on the shaft 201, and by the torque spring 137, the rear surface side (left side in FIG. 2).
It is biased to rotate. With these configurations, the lock release lever 128 and the lever 1
When you operate to grasp 29 together, lock release lever 12
The lower end of 8 is locked by connecting pins 205 and 206.
Since the lock release lever 128 is connected to the shaft 124b,
In the form of being guided by 125b, it moves downward while rotating slightly counterclockwise in FIG. 2, while the lock cam 126,
127 rotates clockwise in FIG. By the rotation of the lock cams 126, 127, the engagement state between the lock cams 126, 127 and the lock pins 120, 121 is released, while the link 139 connected by the lock cam 127 and the connection pin 209 moves to the right in FIG. . By the movement of the link 139 to the right, the release pin on the link 139 that was at a position separated from the lock arm 133
141 moves to a position almost in contact with the lock arm 133. In this state, the third conveyor belt unit 1 is attached to the shaft 3
When it is rotated upwards about, the lock pin 135
It pivots upward and moves in the long hole 133b of the lock arm 133. When the third conveyor belt unit 1 is swung so that the lock pin 135 moves to the upper limit position of the long hole 133b of the lock arm 133, the lock arm 133 causes the torque spring 1 to move.
Since it is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 2 by 37, the lock arm 133 tries to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. However, since the release pin 141 of the link 139 has already moved to a position almost in contact with the lock arm 133,
The lock arm 133 cannot rotate. In this state, the lock release lever 12
When 8 is operated to be separated from the lever 129, the lock releasing lever 128 moves slightly upward while rotating clockwise in FIG.
126 and 127 rotate counterclockwise. When the lock cams 126 and 127 rotate counterclockwise, the link 139 further moves to the left in FIG. 2, and the rotation is regulated by the release pin 141 while being biased in the same direction by the torque spring 137. The lock arm 133, which has been operated, rotates for the first time in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2, and the lock pin 135 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 becomes
Entering into the hook-shaped long hole 133b of the lock arm 133, so that the third conveyor belt unit 1 is locked in the open position with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10, as shown in FIG. Becomes At this time, the third conveyor belt unit 1 is swung upward to separate from the second conveyor belt unit 10,
The stopper cam 110 formed at the end of the third conveyor belt unit 1 on the swinging end side is provided with the stopper cam 110.
The engagement state with a part of the stopper 106 provided at 0 is released, and this stopper 106 is used for the second conveyor belt unit 1
It swings in the direction approaching the lock levers 102, 103 side provided on 0. Therefore, the conveyor belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10
When the space between the second conveyor belt unit 1 and the conveyor belt 6 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 is opened, the lock levers 102, 103 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the first conveyor belt unit 23 are provided. It becomes impossible to release the locked state with the lock pins 100 and 101. On the other hand, in order to release the state in which the third conveyor belt unit 1 is locked in the open position with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10, the above operation is reversed to
First, the lock pin 135 and the hook-shaped long hole 133b of the lock arm 133.
It suffices to release the locks for and to swing the third conveyor belt unit 1 downward. Next, a mechanism related to the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, on the rear side plates 31 and 32 of the first conveyor belt unit 23, a pulley 53 and a shaft 52, which are rotatably supported by a shaft 51, are arranged substantially horizontally behind the shaft 25. A conveyor belt 55 that is shortly extended in a substantially horizontal direction and extended in a substantially downward direction around a pulley 54 fixedly attached to the pulley 54 and a lower pulley (not shown), and a position slightly below the shafts 51 and 52. , A pulley 57 that is rotatably supported by a shaft 56, and a conveyor belt 58 that extends substantially downward and is wound around a lower pulley (not shown), and a conveyor belt 55 and a conveyor that extend substantially downward from each other. The belt 58 constitutes a substantially vertical transport path 113A from the lower side to the upper side. Then, the shaft 56 is further provided with roller arms 59 and 60 extending further upward, and the roller arms 59 and 60 are provided with the conveyor belt.
Torque springs 61 and 62 for biasing rotation toward 55 are provided, and on the other hand, at the upper ends of these roller arms 59 and 60, a fourth spring is provided.
As shown in the drawing, the tension rollers 48 and 49 that are in contact with the conveyor belt 55 are rotatably supported by pins 216 and 217, and pins 91 and 92 are provided. The first conveyor belt unit 23 near the conveyor belt 55 extending in the substantially horizontal direction is also provided with a guide plate 50 in the substantially horizontal direction. By the way, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, brackets 86, 87 are swingably supported on the shaft 52, and the brackets 86, 87 are provided with the first shafts 51, 52 having the first brackets. A fourth conveyor belt unit which is above the side plates 31 and 32 behind the conveyor belt unit 23 and extends from the rear side to the upper side of the second and third conveyor belt units 10 and 1 by side plates 81 and 82. 65 are provided. In the fourth conveyor belt unit 65, as shown in FIG. 1, first, the roller 77 facing the pulley 53 of the shaft 51 around which the conveyor belt 55 of the first conveyor belt unit 23 is wound is provided. 4 is rotatably supported by a pin 210 supported by a guide plate 84 fixed to the transport belt unit 65. The guide plate 84 faces the guide plate 50 provided on the first conveyor belt unit 23, extends rearward in a substantially horizontal direction, and then extends substantially upward in a vertical direction. A roller 78 facing the pulley 54 of the shaft 52 around which the conveyor belt 55 of the first conveyor belt unit 23 is wound is rotatably supported by the pin 211 in the horizontal portion of the guide plate 84. A guide roller 66 rotatably supported by a pin (not shown) is provided at a corner portion of the guide plate 84 extending from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction. Therefore, the conveyor belt 5 wound around the pulleys 53, 54
A part 112B of the lower conveyance path 112A is constituted by 5 and the rollers 77, 78 and the guide plate 84 which are provided so as to be opposed thereto. Further, the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 has a pulley 72 rotatably supported by a shaft 70, which is substantially horizontally rearward of the shaft 3 at substantially the same height as the third conveyor belt unit 1. , A pulley 73 that is rotatably supported by a shaft 71, and a conveyor belt 74 that extends around an upper pulley (not shown) and that extends short in a substantially horizontal direction and extends in a substantially upward direction.
Is provided. Then, the conveyor belt 74 extending in the substantially horizontal direction is short.
The fourth conveyor belt unit 65 in the vicinity of is also provided with a guide plate 83 in the substantially horizontal direction. The guide plate 84 is further provided with a guide portion extending in a substantially horizontal direction above the guide plate 84, and a roller 75 facing a pulley 72 of a shaft 70 around which the conveyor belt 74 is wound is rotatable on a pin (not shown). Supported by. In addition, at the rear position in the substantially horizontal direction, the pin
A roller 76 rotatably supported by 212 is provided. Therefore, the conveyor belt 7 wound around the pulleys 72, 73
A part 111B of the upper conveyance path 111A is constituted by 4 and the rollers 75, 76 and the guide plate 83 which are provided so as to be opposed thereto. Further, the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 at a portion where the second conveyor belt unit 10, the third conveyor belt unit 1 and the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 are close to each other has a shaft.
The upper conveyance path 111A is fixed to 213 and responds to a control signal.
Of the banknotes conveyed to the rear side as they are, are conveyed to a part 111B of the upper conveyance path 111A substantially horizontally rearward, and are guided to the lower conveyance path 112A so as to make a U-turn to the front side in the horizontal direction. 79 is provided. Next, a side plate substantially horizontally behind the guide roller 66.
81, 82 are further provided with a pulley 68 rotatably supported by a shaft 67, and a conveyor belt 69 that extends in a substantially vertical direction and is wound around an upper pulley (not shown). The extending transport belt 74 and the transport belt 69 form a substantially vertical transport path 113B that extends further upward. The transport passage 113B of the fourth transport belt unit 65
A guide plate 85 extending in the vertical direction is provided from the rear side to the rear of the upper end portion of the transport passage 113A. In the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 at a position facing the guide plate 85, the banknotes fixed to the shaft 214 and conveyed in the conveying passage 113A toward the upper side in accordance with a control signal are further raised as they are. Of the lower transfer path so that it is transferred to the transfer path 113B or is turned to the front in the horizontal direction.
A switching fork 80 that guides a part 112B of 112A is provided. Further, a roller arm turning piece 88 is swingably supported on the shaft 67, and the roller arm turning piece 88 is
At the lower swing end of 88, the pin 9 of the roller arm 59, 60 is attached.
Engagement grooves 89 and 90 which can engage with each other are formed. It should be noted that pulleys 97, 98 and a manual knob 215 are fixed to the outer end of the shaft 52. On the other hand, a side plate provided with the first conveyor belt unit 23
A pulley 94 fixed to the drive shaft 93 is provided at 31, 32, and a transmission belt 95 is wound between the pulley 94 and the pulley 97 of the shaft 52, and the pulley 98 and the pulley 98 are not shown. A transmission belt 96 is wound around the pulleys of the fourth conveyor belt unit 65. With these configurations, the fourth conveyor belt unit 65
When is rotated around the shaft 52 from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 to the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line, as shown in FIG.
The shaft 67 side approaches so that the distance between the shaft 56 of the conveyor belt unit and the shaft 67 of the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 becomes shorter. When the shaft 67 of the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 moves downward about the shaft 52, the roller arm rotating piece 88 and the roller arm rotate.
Pins 91 and 92 connecting 59 and 60 are connected to the roller arm rotating piece 88.
The roller arm rotating piece 88 and the roller arms 59, 60 also rotate rearward because they are located on the rear side of the line connecting the shaft 67 supporting the roller arm 56 and the shaft 56 supporting the roller arms 59, 60. . With this rotation, the pulley 57 of the shaft 56 and the pulley of the shaft 67
The tension rollers 48 and 49 located in the conveyance path between the first conveyance belt unit 23 and the tension rollers 48 and 49 are retracted from the conveyance path, and the fourth conveyance belt unit 65 can be largely opened to the first conveyance belt unit 23.

[Effect of device]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the first
The second conveyor belt unit 10 is closed so that the banknotes can be conveyed directly above the conveyor belt unit 23, and the banknotes can be conveyed directly above the second conveyor belt unit 10. The third conveyor belt unit 1 in the state
In the closed state, the stopper cam 11 formed at the swinging end of the third conveyor belt unit 1
Since 0 is in a state of engaging with a part of the stopper 106 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and swinging the stopper 106, the lock lever 102 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10, The locked state between 103 and the lock pins 100 and 101 provided on the first conveyor belt unit 23 becomes a releasable state. Then, in this state, the lock levers 102 and 103 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the lock pins 100 and 101 provided on the first conveyor belt unit 23 are released from the second state while releasing the locked state. When the conveyor belt unit 10 is swung upward, the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the third conveyor belt unit 1 are integrally swung upward, and the first conveyor belt unit 23 is rotated. The space between the conveyor belt 30 and the conveyor belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10 is opened. On the other hand, the lock cams 126 and 127 provided on the third conveyor belt unit 1 and the second conveyor belt unit 10 are provided.
When the third transport belt unit 1 is swung upward while releasing the locked state with the lock pins 120 and 121 provided on the first transport belt unit 1, only the third transport belt unit 1 is swung upward, Second conveyor belt unit 10 and third conveyor belt 17
The space between the conveyor belt unit 1 and the conveyor belt 6 is opened. At this time, the third conveyor belt unit 1 is swung upward to separate from the second conveyor belt unit 10,
The stopper cam 110 formed at the end of the third conveyor belt unit 1 on the swinging end side is provided with the stopper cam 110.
The engagement state with a part of the stopper 106 provided at 0 is released, and this stopper 106 is used for the second conveyor belt unit 1
It swings in the direction approaching the lock levers 102, 103 side provided on 0. Therefore, the conveyor belt 17 of the second conveyor belt unit 10
When the space between the second conveyor belt unit 1 and the conveyor belt 6 of the third conveyor belt unit 1 is opened, the lock levers 102 and 103 provided on the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the first conveyor belt unit
The locked state with the lock pins 100 and 101 provided on the 23 is an irreversible state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a part of a central sectional view seen from the right side of a banknote handling machine which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view of a unit, and FIG.
The figure shows the unit right side view, and Fig. 4 shows the unit rear view, fifth.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the left side of the unit, FIG. 6 is a left side view of the unit with the space between the second conveyor belt unit 10 and the third conveyor belt unit 1 opened, and FIG. 7 is the fourth conveyor belt. FIG. 8 is a right side view of the unit showing that the unit 65 can be opened, and FIG. 8 is a part of a central sectional view seen from the right side in a state where the fourth conveyor belt unit 65 is opened. 23 ... first conveyor belt unit, 10 ... second conveyor belt unit, 1 ... third conveyor belt unit, 100,
101 …… Lock pin, 102,103 …… Lock lever, 106…
… Stopper, 110 …… Stopper cam, 120,121 …… Lock pin, 126,127 …… Lock cam.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first conveyor belt unit 23 comprising a conveyor belt 30 wound between a pair of pulleys 26, 27 and traveling substantially horizontally, and a portion directly above the first conveyor belt unit 23. , A conveyor belt 17 which is wound between a pair of pulleys 13 and 14 and travels in a substantially horizontal direction. The first conveyor belt unit 23 and the other pulley 13 around the shaft 12 of the one pulley 14. A second conveyor belt unit 10 that is swingably supported in a direction in which the two are separated from each other, and is wound directly between the pair of pulleys 4 and 5 just above the second conveyor belt unit 10 and travels. The second conveyor belt unit 10 around the shaft 3 of the one pulley 5 located on the same side as the shaft 12 on which the second conveyor belt unit 10 is rotatably supported. Ten
The third conveyor belt unit 1 supported by the other pulley 4 so as to be swingable in the direction in which the other pulley 4 is separated, and the side plates 31 and 32 constituting the first conveyor belt unit 23.
The lock pins 100 and 101 mounted above and near the swing end side of the second conveyor belt unit 10, and the shaft 11 on the swing end side of the second conveyor belt unit 10,
By being rotatably supported and locked to the lock pins 100 and 101, the second conveyor belt unit 10 is closed with respect to the first conveyor belt unit 23, and a bill can be conveyed. Lock levers 102 and 103 for locking, and side plates 18 and 19 constituting the second conveyor belt unit 10.
The lock pins 120 and 121 mounted above and near the swing end side shaft 11, and the side plates 7 and 8 constituting the third conveyor belt unit 1.
The third transfer is supported on the upper side and on the swing end side thereof, and is rotatably supported in the vicinity of the lock pins 120 and 121, and is locked to the lock pins 120 and 121. Lock cams 126 and 127 that close the belt unit 1 to the second transport belt unit 10 and lock the bills in a transportable state are provided, and further configure the second transport belt unit 10. On one of the side plates 19, in the vicinity of the shaft 11, with respect to the lock lever 103, the rock lever 103 is swingably supported so that the lock lever 103 can approach or separate, and when the rock lever 103 is swung, The lock levers 102 and 103 and the lock pin
The locked state with the lock levers 100, 101 cannot be released, and when the lock lever 103 is swung in the direction away from the lock lever 103, the locked state with the lock levers 102, 103 and the lock pins 100, 101 can be released. The stopper 106 and the one side plate 8 constituting the third conveyor belt unit 1 are formed at the end portion on the swinging end side, and the third conveyor belt unit 1 with respect to the second conveyor belt unit 10. And a stopper cam 110 that engages with a portion of the stopper 106 and swings the stopper 106 in a direction away from the lock lever 103 when closed. Conveyor belt unit opening restriction device.