JP3772041B2

JP3772041B2 - Banknote storage device

Info

Publication number: JP3772041B2
Application number: JP08689099A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 進小島
Original assignee: Nippon Conlux Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nippon Conlux Co Ltd
Priority date: 1999-03-29
Filing date: 1999-03-29
Publication date: 2006-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 2019-03-29
Also published as: JP2000285276A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明は、投入紙幣をスタッカ内に収容する紙幣収容装置に関し、特に二金種の紙幣を互いに対峙して隣接する別々のスタッカ内にそれぞれ分離収容するようにした紙幣収容装置の改良に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来から自動販売機等の機器内には、投入紙幣の真偽を判別するとともに、真券とみなされた紙幣を装置本体内に収容する紙幣処理装置が配設されている。
【０００３】
このような紙幣処理装置では、紙幣投入口から投入された紙幣を、紙幣搬送ベルトあるいは複数の紙幣搬送ローラ等からなる紙幣搬送手段を介し装置本体内へ搬送させるようにしている。
【０００４】
なお、投入紙幣は上述した紙幣搬送手段により搬送される間に、光りセンサー、磁気センサー等の紙幣真偽判別手段によりその真偽が判別され、真券と見なされると、当該投入紙幣はそのまま装置本体内へ搬送され、そこで、紙幣収容装置を介し装置本体内に配設されたスタッカ内に蓄積収容される。なお偽券と判断された紙幣は紙幣投入口から返却される。
【０００５】
図１１は上述した紙幣収容装置１の従来例を示す紙幣処理装置の装置本体２を示す要部断面図で、図示せぬ紙幣搬送手段を介し紙幣は図面上方から図面下方へ向けて案内される。
【０００６】
この断面矩形状の筐体３により構成された装置本体２内には、図面上下方向へ向け互いに対峙するようにそれぞれ別の金種の紙幣を収容する第１のスタッカ４と第２のスタッカ５とが配設され、その間に互いに所定間隔（取り扱う紙幣の幅よりも若干広い幅）を有して一対の回動円柱体６、７からなる紙幣収容装置１が配設されている。なお、図１１で示す装置本体２の第１のスタッカ４は高額の紙幣（例えば１万円札）を収容し、第２のスタッカ５はそれよりも低額の紙幣（例えば千円札）を収容するように設定されている。
【０００７】
この紙幣収容装置１を構成する一対の回動円柱体６、７の各周面には、その軸方向に沿って互いに対向するように一本づつ紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａが形成されている。
【０００８】
また第１のスタッカ４内に収容された複数枚の紙幣Ａ（一万円札）のうち、その最下面に位置する紙幣Ａ１は収容バネ８の付勢力により回動円柱体６、７の各周面６ｂ、７ｂに常時圧接し、また同様に第２のスタッカ５内に収容された複数枚の紙幣Ｂ（千円札）のうち、その最上面に位置する紙幣Ｂ１も収容バネ９の付勢力により回動円柱体６、７の各周面６ｂ、７ｂに常時圧接している。
【０００９】
このような一対の回動円柱体６、７からなる紙幣収容装置１によると、図示せぬ紙幣搬送手段により新たな紙幣Ｃ（一万円札）が紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に案内され、その後、図示せぬ回動円柱体駆動手段を介し回動円柱体６、７を同一位相で互いに逆方向（図１１では一方の回動円柱体６を反時計方向、他方の回動円柱体７を時計方向）へ回転させると、紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に嵌挿された紙幣Ｃは、回転する当該紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａにより上動し、さらに図１２で示すように紙幣Ｃは回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂにより第１のスタッカ４に積載収容された複数枚の紙幣Ａの最下面に押し込められて収容される。
【００１０】
なお、一対の回動円柱体６、７が図１２で示す位置へ回転した後、さらに同一方向へ回転を続けると、第１３図に示す回転位置をへて一回転（３６０度回転）し、図１１の初期位置に復帰し、次の新たな紙幣を収容する待機姿勢となる。
【００１１】
なお、紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に案内される紙幣が千円札の場合は、前述とは異なり一対の回動円柱体６、７は前述したのとは逆方向、即ち一方の回動円柱体６が時計方向へ、また他方の回動円柱体７が反時計方向へそれぞれ同位相で回転することにより、千円札を第２のスタッカ５に収容された紙幣Ｂの最上面に積載集収容した後、さらに回転を続けて（一回転して）図１１の初期位置に再び復帰する。
【００１２】
このようにして紙幣収容装置１は互いに異なる二金種の紙幣をそれぞれ対応する各スタッカ４、５内に積載収容するようにしている。
【００１３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、上述した従来の紙幣収容装置１によると、第１および第２のスタッカ４、５内に収容された各紙幣Ａ、Ｂは、一対の回動円柱体５、６の回転中も常時当該回動円柱体６、７の周面に圧接しているが、その場合、図１３と同一部分を同一符号で示す図１４のように、一方の回動円柱体６が反時計方向へ、また他方の回動円柱体７が時計方向へそれぞれ回転すると、この各回動円柱体６、７の各周面６ｂ、７ｂに圧接する第２のスタッカ５内に収容された紙幣Ｂのうちその最上面配設された紙幣Ｂ１には、摺接する各回動円柱体６、７の各周面６ｂ、７ｂによりその幅方向中央部側へ向けて互いに向きが反対の押圧力Ｆ１、Ｆ２が作用する。
【００１４】
このため第２のスタッカ５内に収容された最上面の紙幣Ｂ１の中央部が大きく湾曲して新たな紙幣を案内する一対の紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ（図１１）からなる紙幣案内通路内に侵入し、このため次に紙幣が紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に案内されると、この紙幣と湾曲した紙幣Ｂ１とが当接して紙幣詰まりを起こす要因となる。
【００１５】
この発明は、上述した事情に鑑み、紙幣詰まりを可及的に阻止するようにした紙幣収容装置を提供することを目的とする。
【００１６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上述した課題を解決するため、この発明では、互いに対峙する一対のスタッカ間に所定の間隔を設けて一対の回動円柱体を配設するとともに、該一対の回動円柱体のそれぞれの周面軸方向に沿って形成された紙幣案内溝を互いに対向させて配置し、該紙幣案内溝内に紙幣を案内した後、前記一対の回動円柱体を同位相で互いに逆方向へそれぞれ回動させることにより、前記紙幣案内溝内に案内された紙幣を前記一対のスタッカのうちいずれか一方へ収容させるようにした紙幣収容装置において、前記一対の回動円柱体の回動により紙幣を一方のスタッカ内に収容する際に、他方のスタッカ内に収容された紙幣を前記一対の回動円柱体の周面から離間させる方向へ押圧する紙幣押圧手段を配設するようにしている。
【００１７】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、この発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の一実施例を詳述する。
【００１８】
図１はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置１０を装着した紙幣処理装置の装置本体２を示す要部断面図で図１１と同一部分を同一符号で示す。なお、この紙幣収容装置１０においても、搬送された紙幣は図面上方から図面下方へ向けて案内される。
【００１９】
この断面矩形状の筐体３により構成された装置本体２内にも、図面上下方向へ向け互いに対峙するようにそれぞれ別の金種の紙幣を収容する第１のスタッカ４と第２のスタッカ５とが配設されており、その間に本願の紙幣収容装置１０の一部を構成する互いに所定間隔（取り扱う紙幣の幅よりも若干広い幅）を有して一対の回動円柱体６、７が配設されている。なお実施例では第１のスタッカ４は高額の紙幣Ａ（例えば１万円札）を収容し、第２のスタッカ５はそれよりも低額の紙幣Ｂ（例えば千円札）を収容するように設定されている。
【００２０】
そそしてこの一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面にも、その軸方向に沿って互いに対向するように紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａが形成されている。
【００２１】
また第１のスタッカ４内に収容された複数枚の紙幣Ａ（一万円札）は収容バネ８の付勢力により回動円柱体６、７の各周面６ｂ、７ｂ側に常時付勢されており、同様に第２のスタッカ５内に収容された複数枚の紙幣Ｂ（千円札）も収容バネ９の付勢力により回動円柱体６、７の各周面６ｂ、７ｂ側に常時付勢されている。次に上述した一対の回動円柱体６、７を回動する円柱体駆動手段１１を詳述する。
【００２２】
この円柱体駆動手段１１は、円柱体駆動モータ１２と、この駆動モータ１２の両側方から突出した駆動軸１３の両端部に固着されたウオームギャ１４、１５と、このウオームギャ１４、１５に歯合するウォームホイール１６、１７と、このウォームホイール１６、１７を支承する軸１８、１９に固着された駆動ギャ２０、２１と、この駆動ギャ２０、２１に歯合する従動ギャ２２、２３とから構成され、この従動ギャ２２、２３のうち、一方の従動ギャ２２は一方の回動円柱体６の先端周面に形成され、また他方の従動ギャ２３は他方の円柱体７の先端周面に形成されている。なお上述したウオームギャ１４、１５は互いに逆ネジとなるように配設されている。
【００２３】
このような、円柱体駆動手段１１によると、モータ１２の駆動軸１３が一方向へ回転すると、上述した各ギャを介して一対の回動円柱体６、７が同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転し、またモータ１２の駆動軸１３が他方向へ回転すると前述した一対の回動円柱体６、７の回転方向とは逆となるが、同様に同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転することとなる。
【００２４】
一方、この紙幣収容装置１０では、一対の回動円柱体６、７の間に、一方のスタッカ内に収容された紙幣を前記一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間させる方向へ押圧する紙幣押圧手段３０が配設されている。
【００２５】
この紙幣押圧手段３０は、前記一対の回動円柱体６、７の軸方向に沿い図面上方から下方へ向けて配設された板体３１と、この板体３１を図面の上下方向へ移動させる板体移動手段４０とから構成されている。
【００２６】
このうち、板体３１の両端部にはそれぞれアーム３１ａ、３１ｂが延設され、その各端部３１ｃ、３１ｄ内には、後述する板体移動手段４０の雄ネジ部に螺合する雌ネジ部３１ｅ、３１ｆが形成されている。なお、この雌ネジ部３１ｅと、雌ネジ部３１ｆは互いに逆ネジとなっている。
【００２７】
一方、板体移動手段４０は、前記第１および第２のスタッカ４、５の各側方にそれぞれ突設された一対のリブ４ａ、５ａ間にそれぞれ回動自在に支承された一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２からなり、この各雄ネジ部４１、４２に前記板体３１の雌ネジ部３１ｅ、３１ｆが螺合している。なお、この雄ネジ部４１と雄ネジ部４２も互いに逆ネジとなっている。
【００２８】
この各雄ネジ部４１、４２の下端には、それぞれウオームホイール４３、４４が固着され、このウオームホイール４３、４４には、それぞれ対応するウォームギャ４５、４６が歯合している。
【００２９】
なお、上述したウオームホイール４３とウオームホイール４４も互いに逆ネジとなっており、またウォームギャ４５とウォームギャ４６も互いに逆ネジとなっている。
【００３０】
また、上述した各ウォームギャ４５、４６は前記円柱体駆動手段１１の駆動モータ１２に隣接して配設された板体駆動モータ４７の駆動軸４２両端部にそれぞれ固着されている。
【００３１】
次に上述した紙幣収容装置１０の作用を説明し、併せて構成をより詳細に説明する。
【００３２】
まず、千円紙幣を第２のスタッカ５内に収容する場合について説明する。
【００３３】
図１に示す一対の回動円柱体６、７の初期位置では、円柱体駆動手段１１によりその周面に形成された各紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａを互いに対向させた位置に停止させている。
【００３４】
一方、図１に示す初期位置では、紙幣押圧手段３０の板体３１は、互いに同位相で逆方向へ回転する板体移動手段４０の各雄ネジ部４１、４２を介して上動し、第１のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ａを収容バネ８の付勢力に抗して上方に押し込め、当該第１のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ａが一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間した状態を維持している。
【００３５】
上述した初期位置において、図示せぬ紙幣搬送手段を介し図２で示すように、新たな紙幣Ｅ（千円札）が紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に案内されると、それを検出する図示せぬ検出手段の検出信号に基づき、円柱体駆動手段１１の円柱体駆動モータ１２が駆動されて駆動軸１３を一方向に回転駆動する。
【００３６】
このように駆動軸１３が一方向に回転駆動されると、その両端に固着されたウオームギャ１４、１５、ウォームホイール１６、１７、駆動ギャ２０、２１、お呼び従動ギャ２２、２３を介してその回転力が一対の回動円柱体６、７に伝達され、一方の回動円柱体６が時計方向へ、また他方の回動円柱体７が反時計方向へ同一位相で所定の回転角度（略１００度程度）回転し、これにより図３で示すように、新たな紙幣Ｅを回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂにより第２のスタッカ５内に積載収容された複数枚の紙幣Ｂの最上面に押し込めて収容する。
【００３７】
このように、新たな紙幣Ｅを第２のスタッカ５内に収容すべく一対の回動円柱体６、７が所定の回転角度回転したことが図示せぬ検出手段により検出されると、その検出信号に基づき、板体移動手段４０の板体駆動モータ４７が駆動されて、その駆動軸４２を一方向へ回転させる。
【００３８】
このように駆動軸４２が一方向に回転駆動されると、その回転力がウオームギャ４５、４６、ウォームホイール４３、４４を介して一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２に伝達され、当該一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２を同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転させる。
【００３９】
このように、一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２が同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転すると、当該雄ネジ部４１、４２に螺合した雌ネジ部３１ｅ、３１ｆを介して板体３１が図４で示すように所定位置へ下動し、第２のスタッカ５内に収容された紙幣Ｂを下方に押し込めて、当該紙幣Ｂを回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間させる。
【００４０】
このように、板体３１の所定位置への下動が検出されると、その検出信号に基づき再び、円柱体駆動手段１１の円柱体駆動モータ１２を駆動して、今度は駆動軸１３を他方向に回転駆動する。
【００４１】
すると、その両端に固着されたウオームギャ１４、１５、ウォームホイール１６、１７、駆動ギャ２０、２１、および従動ギャ２２、２３を介してその回転力が一対の回動円柱体６、７に伝達され、それにより、一方の回動円柱体６が反時計方向へ、また他方の回動円柱体７が時計方向へ同一位相で所定の回転角度（略１００度程度）回転し、図５で示すように、一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面に形成された各紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａを互いに対向させた初期位置に停止させる。
【００４２】
このように、一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面に形成された各紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａが互いに対向する初期位置に停止させた後、それを検出する図示せぬ検出手段の検出信号に基づき、板体駆動モータ４７の駆動軸４２を今度は他方向へ回転させる。
【００４３】
このように駆動軸４２を他方向へ回転駆動すると、その回転力がウオームギャ４５、４６、ウォームホイール４３、４４を介して一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２に伝達され、当該一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２を以前とは逆の方向へ同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転させる。
【００４４】
このように、一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２が以前とは逆の方向へ同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転すると、当該雄ネジ部４１、４２に螺合した雌ネジ部３１ｅ、３１ｆを介して板体３１が上動し、第１のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ａをスプリング８の付勢力に抗して上方に押し込めて、図１で示すように、当該紙幣Ａを回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間させる初期位置に復帰させる。
【００４５】
これにより第２のスタッカ５内への紙幣Ｅの収容作業が終了し、次の紙幣を収容する待機状態に復帰する。
【００４６】
次に、一万円札を収容する場合について説明する。
【００４７】
図１に示す初期位置では、円柱体駆動手段１１により一対の回動円柱体６、７はその周面に形成された各紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａを互いに対向させた位置に停止している。
【００４８】
一方、図示せぬ制御装置を介し紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に搬送される紙幣が一万円札である旨の信号が検出されると、その検出信号に基づき板体移動手段４０の板体駆動モータ４７が駆動され、駆動軸４２を一方向へ回転させる。
【００４９】
このように駆動軸４２が一方向に回転駆動されると、その回転力がウオームギャ４５、４６、ウォームホイール４３、４４を介して一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２に伝達され、当該一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２を同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転させる。
【００５０】
このように、一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２が同一位相で互いに逆方向へ回転すると、当該雄ネジ部４１、４２に螺合した雌ネジ部３１ｅ、３１ｆを介して板体３１が図６で示すように下動し、第２のスタッカ５内に収容された紙幣Ｂを下方に押し込めて、当該紙幣Ｂを回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間させ、同時に、一対の回動円柱体６、７の各紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ間に次の紙幣を案内させるべく、その紙幣搬送路を拡開させる。
【００５１】
このように、紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ間の紙幣搬送路を拡開させた後、図７で示すように、図示せぬ紙幣搬送手段を介して新たな紙幣Ｆ（一万円札）を紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内に案内する。
【００５２】
次に、紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａ内への紙幣Ｆの収容を検出する図示せぬ検出手段の検出信号に基づき、円柱体駆動手段１１の円柱体駆動モータ１２が駆動されて駆動軸１３を他方向に回転駆動する。
【００５３】
このように駆動軸１３が他方向に回転駆動されると、その両端に固着されたウオームギャ１４、１５、ウォームホイール１６、１７、駆動ギャ２０、２１、お呼び従動ギャ２２、２３を介してその回転力が一対の回動円柱体６、７に伝達され、一方の回動円柱体６を反時計方向へ、また他方の回動円柱体７を時計方向へ同一位相で所定の回転角度（略１００度程度）回転させる。
【００５４】
これにより図８で示すように、新たな紙幣Ｆを回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂにより第１のスタッカ４内に積載収容された複数枚の紙幣Ａの最下面に押し込めて収容する。
【００５５】
このように、新たな紙幣Ｆを第１のスタッカ４内に収容すべく一対の回動円柱体６、７が所定の回転角度回転したことが図示せぬ検出手段により検出されると、その検出信号に基づき、板体移動手段４０の板体駆動モータ４７が駆動されて、その駆動軸４２を他方向へ回転させる。
【００５６】
このように駆動軸４２が他方向に回転駆動されると、その回転力がウオームギャ４５、４６、ウォームホイール４３、４４を介して一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２に伝達され、当該一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２を同一位相で前述とは互いに逆方向へ回転させる。
【００５７】
このように、一対の雄ネジ部４１、４２が同一位相で前述とは互いに逆方向へ回転すると、当該雄ネジ部４１、４２に螺合した雌ネジ部３１ｅ、３１ｆを介して板体３１が上動し、図９で示すように、第１のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ａを再び上方に押し込めて、当該紙幣Ａを回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間させる。
【００５８】
このように、板体３１の上動を検出する図示せぬ検出手段の検出信号に基づき再び、円柱体駆動手段１１の円柱体駆動モータ１２を駆動して、今度は駆動軸１３を他方向に回転駆動する。
【００５９】
すると、その両端に固着されたウオームギャ１４、１５、ウォームホイール１６、１７、駆動ギャ２０、２１、および従動ギャ２２、２３を介してその回転力を一対の回動円柱体６、７に伝達し、それにより一方の回動円柱体６を反時計方向へ、また他方の回動円柱体７を時計方向へ同一位相で所定の回転角度（略１００度程度）回転し、これにより図１で示す一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面に形成された各紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａを互いに対向させた初期位置に停止させる。
【００６０】
これにより第１のスタッカ４内への紙幣Ｆの収容作業が終了し、次の紙幣を収容する待機状態に復帰する。
【００６１】
このようにして紙幣収容装置１０は互いに異なる二金種の紙幣Ｅ、Ｆをそれぞれ対応する各スタッカ４、５内に積載収容する。
【００６２】
従って、上述した紙幣収容装置１０によると、図３で示すように、紙幣Ｅを第２のスタッカ５内に収容すべく一対の回動円柱体６、７が回転する際に、第１のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ａは紙幣押圧手段３０の板体３１により当該一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間しており、このため回転する一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂに第１のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ａが摺接することはなく、このため紙幣Ａの湾曲変形が可及的に防止されることとなる。
【００６３】
また同様に、図８で示すように、紙幣Ｆを第１のスタッカ４内に収容すべく一対の回動円柱体６、７が回転する際に、第２のスタッカ４内に収容された紙幣Ｂは紙幣押圧手段３０の板体３１により当該一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂから離間しており、このため回転する一対の回動円柱体６、７の周面６ｂ、７ｂに第２のスタッカ５内に収容された紙幣Ｂが摺接することはなく、このため紙幣Ｂの湾曲変形も可及的に防止されることとなる。
【００６４】
なお、上述した紙幣収容装置１０では、一対の回動円柱体６、７は紙幣を各スタッカ４、５内に収容する際に、従来のごとく一回転して初期位置に復帰するのではなく、所定の回転角度回動して初期位置に復帰するので、その紙幣収容から初期位置復帰までのサイクルが早く、このため迅速に紙幣を各スタッカ内に収容することができることとなる。
【００６５】
なお、上記実施例では一対の回動円柱体６、７のそれぞれの周面軸方向に沿って互いに対向するように一対の紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａを形成するようにしたが、この発明は上記実施例に限定されることなく、図６と同一部分を同一符号で示す図１０のように、前記各回動円柱体６、７の周面軸方向に沿い、所定間隔を設けて二本づつ紙幣案内溝６ａ、６ｃ、７ａ、７ｃ形成し、かつ各紙幣案内溝６ａ、６ｃ、７ａ、７ｃの開口端の一方６ａ´、６ｃ´、７ａ´、７ｃ´は、周面円周方向に沿い互いに離間する方向へ向けて溝幅が拡大するように傾斜面６ｄ、６ｅ、７ｄ、７ｅを形成するようにしてもよい。
【００６６】
このように、各回動円柱体６、７の周面軸方向に沿い、二本づつ紙幣案内溝６ａ、６ｃ、７ａ、７ｃを形成し、その一方の紙幣案内溝６ａ、７ａを千円紙幣専用の紙幣案内溝とし、また他方の紙幣案内溝６ｃ、７ｃを一万円札専用の紙幣案内溝として各紙幣を収容すると、各紙幣を収容する際に溝幅が拡大した傾斜面６ｄ、６ｅ、７ｄ、７ｅにより収容する紙幣の幅方向両端部の接触による紙幣の折れや曲りを可及的に低減することができる。
【００６７】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本願発明の紙幣収容装置によると、回動円柱体により紙幣を一方のスタッカ内に収容する際に、紙幣押圧手段により他方のスタッカ内に収容された紙幣を回動円柱体の各周面から離間させ、これにより他方のスタッカ内に収容された紙幣を回動円柱体の周面により押し曲げて湾曲させないようにしたため、投入紙幣の詰まりが可及的に防止され、このため一層安定した紙幣収容機能を行う紙幣収容装置を提供することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】図１はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置を示す紙幣処理装置の要部断面図。
【図２】図２はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図３】図３はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図４】図４はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図５】図５はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図６】図６はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図７】図７はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図８】図８はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図９】図９はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の作用を示す要部断面図。
【図１０】図１０はこの発明に係わる紙幣収容装置の他の実施例を示す要部断面図。
【図１１】図１１は従来の紙幣収容装置の作用を示す紙幣処理装置の要部断面図。
【図１２】図１２は従来の紙幣収容装置の作用を示す紙幣処理装置の要部断面図。
【図１３】図１３は従来の紙幣収容装置の作用を示す紙幣処理装置の要部断面図。
【図１４】図１４は従来の紙幣収容装置の作用を示す紙幣処理装置の要部断面図。
【符号の説明】
４、５…スタッカ
６、７…回動円柱体
６ａ、６ｃ、７ａ、７ｃ…紙幣案内溝
６ｂ、７ｂ…周面
６ｄ、６ｅ、７ｄ、７ｅ…傾斜面
１０…紙幣収容装置
３０…紙幣押圧手段
３１…板体
４０…板体移動手段[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote storage apparatus that stores inserted banknotes in a stacker, and more particularly, to an improvement of a banknote storage apparatus that separates and stores two denomination banknotes in separate stackers adjacent to each other.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a device such as a vending machine, a bill processing device that determines whether a bill inserted is true or not and accommodates a bill regarded as a genuine bill in the device main body is provided.
[0003]
In such a banknote handling apparatus, banknotes inserted from the banknote slot are transported into the apparatus main body via banknote transport means including a banknote transport belt or a plurality of banknote transport rollers.
[0004]
While the inserted banknote is conveyed by the above-described banknote conveying means, the authenticity is determined by a banknote authenticity determining means such as a light sensor or a magnetic sensor. It is conveyed into the main body, where it is stored and accommodated in a stacker disposed in the apparatus main body via the banknote accommodating apparatus. Note that the banknote determined to be a fake ticket is returned from the banknote slot.
[0005]
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the apparatus main body 2 of the banknote handling apparatus showing the conventional example of the banknote storage apparatus 1 described above. .
[0006]
In the apparatus main body 2 constituted by the casing 3 having a rectangular cross section, a first stacker 4 and a second stacker 5 for accommodating bills of different denominations so as to face each other in the vertical direction of the drawing. And a bill storage device 1 including a pair of rotating columnar bodies 6 and 7 having a predetermined interval (a width slightly larger than the width of the bill to be handled). The first stacker 4 of the apparatus main body 2 shown in FIG. 11 accommodates a large amount of bills (for example, 10,000 yen bills), and the second stacker 5 accommodates a bill of a lower amount (for example, thousand yen bills). It is set to be.
[0007]
Bill guide grooves 6a and 7a are formed on each peripheral surface of the pair of rotating columnar bodies 6 and 7 constituting the bill receiving apparatus 1 so as to face each other along the axial direction thereof.
[0008]
Of the plurality of banknotes A (10,000 yen bills) housed in the first stacker 4, the banknote A1 located on the lowermost surface of each of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 is urged by the biasing force of the housing spring 8. Of the plurality of bills B (thousand-yen bills) that are always in pressure contact with the peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b and are accommodated in the second stacker 5, the bill B1 located on the uppermost surface is also provided with the accommodation spring 9. It is always in pressure contact with the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 by force.
[0009]
According to the banknote storage device 1 composed of such a pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7, a new banknote C (10,000 yen bill) is guided into the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a by a banknote transport means (not shown), Thereafter, the rotating cylinders 6 and 7 are rotated in the same phase and opposite to each other via a rotating cylinder driving means (not shown) (in FIG. 11, one rotating cylinder 6 is counterclockwise and the other rotating cylinder 7 is Is rotated in the clockwise direction), the bill C inserted in the bill guide grooves 6a and 7a is moved up by the rotating bill guide grooves 6a and 7a, and the bill C is rotated as shown in FIG. The peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b of the moving cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 are pushed into and stored in the lowermost surfaces of the plurality of bills A stacked and accommodated in the first stacker 4.
[0010]
If the pair of rotating cylinders 6 and 7 are rotated to the position shown in FIG. 12 and then continue to rotate in the same direction, the rotation position shown in FIG. 13 is rotated once (360 degrees). It will return to the initial position of FIG. 11, and will be in the stand-by posture which accommodates the next new banknote.
[0011]
In the case where the banknotes guided in the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a are thousand yen bills, unlike the above, the pair of rotating cylinders 6 and 7 are in the opposite direction, that is, one rotating cylinder. As the body 6 rotates in the clockwise direction and the other rotating cylindrical body 7 rotates in the same phase in the counterclockwise direction, the thousand yen bills are stacked on the uppermost surface of the bills B accommodated in the second stacker 5. After the accommodation, the rotation is further continued (one rotation) to return to the initial position in FIG.
[0012]
In this way, the banknote storage device 1 is configured to stack and store two different denomination banknotes in the corresponding stackers 4 and 5 respectively.
[0013]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, according to the conventional banknote storage device 1 described above, the banknotes A and B stored in the first and second stackers 4 and 5 are always in the same state even during the rotation of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 5 and 6. Although it is press-contacted to the surrounding surface of the rotation cylinders 6 and 7, in that case, as FIG. 14 which shows the same part as FIG. When the other rotating columnar body 7 rotates in the clockwise direction, the uppermost surface of the banknotes B accommodated in the second stacker 5 press-contacted with the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the rotating columnar bodies 6 and 7 respectively. The arranged bills B1 are subjected to pressing forces F1 and F2 whose directions are opposite to each other toward the central portion in the width direction by the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 that are in sliding contact with each other.
[0014]
For this reason, the central part of the uppermost banknote B1 accommodated in the second stacker 5 is largely curved and is inserted into a banknote guide passage comprising a pair of banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a (FIG. 11) for guiding a new banknote. If the banknote is then guided into the banknote guiding grooves 6a and 7a, the banknote and the curved banknote B1 come into contact with each other, causing a banknote jam.
[0015]
This invention aims at providing the banknote accommodating apparatus which prevented the banknote jam as much as possible in view of the situation mentioned above.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a pair of rotating cylinders are disposed with a predetermined interval between a pair of stackers facing each other, and each peripheral surface of the pair of rotating cylinders The banknote guide grooves formed along the axial direction are arranged to face each other, and after the banknotes are guided into the banknote guide grooves, the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies are rotated in opposite directions in the same phase. Accordingly, in the banknote storage device in which the banknote guided in the banknote guide groove is stored in one of the pair of stackers, the banknote is stored in one stacker by the rotation of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies. A bill pressing means for pressing the bill stored in the other stacker in the direction of separating from the peripheral surfaces of the pair of rotating columnar bodies when being accommodated in the other stacker is provided.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the banknote storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an apparatus main body 2 of a banknote handling apparatus equipped with a banknote storage apparatus 10 according to the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG. In the banknote storage device 10 as well, the conveyed banknotes are guided from the upper side of the drawing toward the lower side of the drawing.
[0019]
The first stacker 4 and the second stacker 5 that house bills of different denominations so as to face each other in the vertical direction of the drawing also in the apparatus main body 2 constituted by the casing 3 having a rectangular cross section. And a pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 having a predetermined interval (a width slightly wider than the width of the banknote to be handled) constituting a part of the banknote storage device 10 of the present application. It is arranged. In the embodiment, the first stacker 4 is set to receive a large amount of banknotes A (for example, 10,000 yen bills), and the second stacker 5 is set to store a lower amount of banknotes B (for example, thousand yen bills). Has been.
[0020]
And the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a are formed also in the surrounding surface of this pair of rotation cylinders 6 and 7 so that it may mutually oppose along the axial direction.
[0021]
A plurality of bills A (10,000 yen bills) accommodated in the first stacker 4 are constantly urged toward the peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 by the urging force of the accommodating spring 8. Similarly, a plurality of banknotes B (thousand-yen bills) accommodated in the second stacker 5 are always moved toward the peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 by the biasing force of the accommodating spring 9. It is energized. Next, the cylinder driving means 11 for rotating the pair of rotating cylinders 6 and 7 will be described in detail.
[0022]
The cylindrical body drive means 11 meshes with the cylindrical body drive motor 12, the worm gears 14 and 15 fixed to both ends of the drive shaft 13 protruding from both sides of the drive motor 12, and the worm gears 14 and 15. The worm wheels 16 and 17, the drive gears 20 and 21 fixed to the shafts 18 and 19 that support the worm wheels 16 and 17, and the driven gears 22 and 23 that mesh with the drive gears 20 and 21. Of these driven gears 22, 23, one driven gear 22 is formed on the tip peripheral surface of one rotating cylindrical body 6, and the other driven gear 23 is formed on the tip peripheral surface of the other cylindrical body 7. ing. The worm gears 14 and 15 described above are disposed so as to be reverse screws.
[0023]
According to such cylindrical body driving means 11, when the drive shaft 13 of the motor 12 rotates in one direction, the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 rotate in opposite directions with the same phase through the above-mentioned gears. When the drive shaft 13 of the motor 12 rotates in the other direction, the rotation direction of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 is opposite to each other, but the rotation is similarly reversed in the same phase. .
[0024]
On the other hand, in the banknote storage device 10, the banknotes stored in one stacker are separated from the peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b of the pair of rotary cylinders 6 and 7 between the pair of rotary cylinders 6 and 7. A banknote pressing means 30 is arranged to press in the direction to be pressed.
[0025]
The banknote pressing means 30 moves along the axial direction of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 from the upper side to the lower side of the drawing, and moves the plate 31 in the vertical direction of the drawing. It is comprised from the plate body moving means 40. FIG.
[0026]
Among these, arms 31a and 31b are respectively extended at both ends of the plate body 31, and in each of the end portions 31c and 31d are female screw portions that are screwed into male screw portions of the plate body moving means 40 described later. 31e and 31f are formed. The female screw portion 31e and the female screw portion 31f are mutually reverse screws.
[0027]
On the other hand, the plate body moving means 40 includes a pair of male screws rotatably supported between a pair of ribs 4a and 5a projecting from the sides of the first and second stackers 4 and 5, respectively. The female thread portions 31e and 31f of the plate 31 are screwed into the male thread portions 41 and 42, respectively. The male screw portion 41 and the male screw portion 42 are also reverse screws.
[0028]
Worm wheels 43, 44 are respectively fixed to the lower ends of the male screw portions 41, 42, and corresponding worm gears 45, 46 are engaged with the worm wheels 43, 44, respectively.
[0029]
The worm wheel 43 and the worm wheel 44 described above are also reverse screws, and the worm gear 45 and the worm gear 46 are also reverse screws.
[0030]
The worm gears 45 and 46 described above are respectively fixed to both ends of the drive shaft 42 of the plate body drive motor 47 disposed adjacent to the drive motor 12 of the cylindrical body drive means 11.
[0031]
Next, an effect | action of the banknote accommodating apparatus 10 mentioned above is demonstrated, and a structure is demonstrated in detail collectively.
[0032]
First, the case where a thousand yen banknote is accommodated in the second stacker 5 will be described.
[0033]
In the initial position of the pair of rotating columnar bodies 6 and 7 shown in FIG. 1, the columnar driving means 11 stops the bill guide grooves 6a and 7a formed on the peripheral surface thereof at positions facing each other.
[0034]
On the other hand, at the initial position shown in FIG. 1, the plate body 31 of the banknote pressing means 30 moves upward via the male screw portions 41 and 42 of the plate body moving means 40 that rotate in the same phase and in the opposite direction, The banknote A stored in one stacker 4 is pushed upward against the biasing force of the storage spring 8, and the banknote A stored in the first stacker 4 has a pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6, 7. A state of being separated from the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b is maintained.
[0035]
In the initial position described above, when a new banknote E (thousand-yen bill) is guided into the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a as shown in FIG. Based on the detection signal from the detection means, the cylinder driving motor 12 of the cylinder driving means 11 is driven to rotate the drive shaft 13 in one direction.
[0036]
When the drive shaft 13 is rotationally driven in one direction as described above, the rotation is performed via the worm gears 14 and 15, the worm wheels 16 and 17, the drive gears 20 and 21, and the driven gears 22 and 23 fixed to both ends thereof. The force is transmitted to the pair of rotating cylinders 6 and 7, and one rotating cylinder 6 is clockwise and the other rotating cylinder 7 is counterclockwise with a predetermined rotation angle (approximately 100). Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of banknotes B are loaded and accommodated in the second stacker 5 by the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7, as shown in FIG. It is pushed into the top surface of the door and accommodated.
[0037]
In this way, when it is detected by a detection means (not shown) that the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 have been rotated by a predetermined rotation angle in order to accommodate a new banknote E in the second stacker 5, the detection is performed. Based on the signal, the plate driving motor 47 of the plate moving means 40 is driven to rotate the drive shaft 42 in one direction.
[0038]
When the drive shaft 42 is rotationally driven in one direction in this way, the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of male screw portions 41, 42 via the worm gears 45, 46 and the worm wheels 43, 44, and the pair of male screws. The parts 41 and 42 are rotated in opposite directions with the same phase.
[0039]
As described above, when the pair of male screw portions 41 and 42 rotate in the opposite directions with the same phase, the plate body 31 is shown in FIG. 4 via the female screw portions 31e and 31f screwed to the male screw portions 41 and 42. As shown in the drawing, the bill B is moved downward to a predetermined position, and the bill B accommodated in the second stacker 5 is pushed downward to separate the bill B from the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7.
[0040]
In this way, when the downward movement of the plate 31 to a predetermined position is detected, the cylinder driving motor 12 of the cylinder driving means 11 is driven again based on the detection signal, and the drive shaft 13 is moved to the other position. Rotate in the direction.
[0041]
Then, the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 through the worm gears 14 and 15, the worm wheels 16 and 17, the drive gears 20 and 21, and the driven gears 22 and 23 fixed to both ends. As a result, one rotating cylinder 6 rotates counterclockwise, and the other rotating cylinder 7 rotates clockwise by a predetermined rotation angle (approximately 100 degrees) in the same phase, as shown in FIG. Then, the bill guide grooves 6a and 7a formed on the peripheral surfaces of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 are stopped at the initial positions facing each other.
[0042]
Thus, after each banknote guide groove 6a, 7a formed in the surrounding surface of a pair of rotation cylinders 6 and 7 stops at the initial position which mutually opposes, the detection of the detection means which is not shown detects it Based on the signal, the drive shaft 42 of the plate body drive motor 47 is now rotated in the other direction.
[0043]
When the drive shaft 42 is rotationally driven in the other direction as described above, the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of male screw portions 41, 42 via the worm gears 45, 46 and the worm wheels 43, 44, and the pair of male screw portions 41. , 42 are rotated in opposite directions with the same phase in the opposite direction.
[0044]
As described above, when the pair of male screw portions 41 and 42 rotate in the opposite direction to each other in the same phase in the opposite direction, the female screw portions 31e and 31f threadedly engaged with the male screw portions 41 and 42 are used. The plate 31 is moved upward, and the bill A accommodated in the first stacker 4 is pushed upward against the urging force of the spring 8, so that the bill A is rotated as shown in FIG. 6 and 7 are returned to the initial positions separated from the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b.
[0045]
Thereby, the accommodation operation | work of the banknote E in the 2nd stacker 5 is complete | finished, and it resets to the standby state which accommodates the next banknote.
[0046]
Next, a case where 10,000 yen bills are accommodated will be described.
[0047]
In the initial position shown in FIG. 1, the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 are stopped at positions where the banknote guide grooves 6 a and 7 a formed on the peripheral surface thereof are opposed to each other by the cylindrical body driving means 11.
[0048]
On the other hand, when a signal indicating that the banknote conveyed into the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a is a 10,000 yen bill is detected via a control device (not shown), the plate body of the plate body moving means 40 is detected based on the detection signal. The drive motor 47 is driven to rotate the drive shaft 42 in one direction.
[0049]
When the drive shaft 42 is rotationally driven in one direction in this way, the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of male screw portions 41, 42 via the worm gears 45, 46 and the worm wheels 43, 44, and the pair of male screws. The parts 41 and 42 are rotated in opposite directions with the same phase.
[0050]
As described above, when the pair of male screw portions 41 and 42 rotate in the opposite directions with the same phase, the plate body 31 is shown in FIG. 6 via the female screw portions 31e and 31f screwed to the male screw portions 41 and 42. As shown, the banknote B accommodated in the second stacker 5 is pushed downward to separate the banknote B from the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7, and at the same time, a pair of In order to guide the next banknote between the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7, the banknote conveyance path is expanded.
[0051]
Thus, after expanding the banknote conveyance path between the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a, as shown in FIG. 7, a new banknote F (10,000 yen bill) is inserted into the banknote via a banknote conveying means (not shown). Guide into the guide grooves 6a, 7a.
[0052]
Next, based on the detection signal of the detection means (not shown) that detects the accommodation of the banknote F in the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a, the cylindrical body driving motor 12 of the cylindrical body driving means 11 is driven to change the drive shaft 13 to the other. Rotate in the direction.
[0053]
Thus, when the drive shaft 13 is rotationally driven in the other direction, the rotation is performed via the worm gears 14 and 15, the worm wheels 16 and 17, the drive gears 20 and 21, and the driven gears 22 and 23 fixed to both ends. The force is transmitted to the pair of rotating cylinders 6 and 7, one rotating cylinder 6 in the counterclockwise direction, and the other rotating cylinder 7 in the clockwise direction with a predetermined rotation angle (approximately 100). Rotate).
[0054]
As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, a new banknote F is pushed into the lowermost surface of a plurality of banknotes A loaded and accommodated in the first stacker 4 by the peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7. Accommodate.
[0055]
In this way, when the detection means (not shown) detects that the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 have been rotated by a predetermined rotational angle so as to accommodate the new banknote F in the first stacker 4, the detection is performed. Based on the signal, the plate driving motor 47 of the plate moving means 40 is driven to rotate the drive shaft 42 in the other direction.
[0056]
Thus, when the drive shaft 42 is rotationally driven in the other direction, the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of male screw portions 41, 42 via the worm gears 45, 46 and the worm wheels 43, 44, and the pair of male screws. The parts 41 and 42 are rotated in the opposite direction to each other with the same phase.
[0057]
As described above, when the pair of male screw portions 41 and 42 are rotated in the opposite directions to each other in the same phase, the plate body 31 is moved via the female screw portions 31e and 31f screwed to the male screw portions 41 and 42. As shown in FIG. 9, the banknote A stored in the first stacker 4 is pushed upward again to separate the banknote A from the peripheral surfaces 6 b and 7 b of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7. .
[0058]
In this way, the cylindrical body driving motor 12 of the cylindrical body driving means 11 is driven again based on the detection signal of the detecting means (not shown) that detects the upward movement of the plate body 31, and this time the drive shaft 13 is moved in the other direction. Rotating drive.
[0059]
Then, the rotational force is transmitted to the pair of rotating cylinders 6 and 7 through the worm gears 14 and 15, the worm wheels 16 and 17, the drive gears 20 and 21, and the driven gears 22 and 23 fixed to both ends thereof. Thus, one rotating cylinder 6 is rotated counterclockwise, and the other rotating cylinder 7 is rotated clockwise by a predetermined rotation angle (approximately 100 degrees) in the same phase, and as shown in FIG. The banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a formed on the peripheral surfaces of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 are stopped at an initial position where they are opposed to each other.
[0060]
Thereby, the accommodation operation | work of the banknote F in the 1st stacker 4 is complete | finished, and it resets to the standby state which accommodates the next banknote.
[0061]
In this way, the bill storage device 10 stacks and stores the two denominations of bills E and F in the corresponding stackers 4 and 5, respectively.
[0062]
Therefore, according to the banknote accommodation apparatus 10 described above, as shown in FIG. 3, when the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6, 7 rotate to accommodate the banknote E in the second stacker 5, the first stacker. 4 is separated from the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 by the plate 31 of the banknote pressing means 30, and thus a pair of rotating cylindrical bodies rotating. The bills A accommodated in the first stacker 4 are not slidably contacted with the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the sixth and seventh components, so that the curved deformation of the bills A is prevented as much as possible.
[0063]
Similarly, as shown in FIG. 8, the banknotes housed in the second stacker 4 when the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6, 7 rotate to house the banknotes F in the first stacker 4. B is separated from the peripheral surfaces 6b and 7b of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 by the plate body 31 of the banknote pressing means 30, and thus the peripheral surfaces 6b of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 that rotate. 7b, the bill B accommodated in the second stacker 5 is not slidably contacted, so that the curved deformation of the bill B is prevented as much as possible.
[0064]
In the banknote storage device 10 described above, when the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7 store the banknotes in the stackers 4 and 5, they do not rotate and return to the initial positions as in the past. Since it rotates to a predetermined rotation angle and returns to the initial position, the cycle from storing the banknote to returning to the initial position is fast, so that the banknote can be quickly stored in each stacker.
[0065]
In the above embodiment, the pair of banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a are formed so as to face each other along the circumferential axis direction of each of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7. Without being limited to the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 in which the same parts as those in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, two bills are provided at predetermined intervals along the circumferential axis direction of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7. Guide grooves 6a, 6c, 7a, 7c are formed, and one of the open ends 6a ', 6c', 7a ', 7c' of each banknote guide groove 6a, 6c, 7a, 7c is formed along the circumferential direction of the circumferential surface. The inclined surfaces 6d, 6e, 7d, and 7e may be formed so that the groove width increases toward the separating direction.
[0066]
In this way, the banknote guide grooves 6a, 6c, 7a, and 7c are formed two by two along the circumferential axis direction of each of the rotating cylindrical bodies 6 and 7, and one of the banknote guide grooves 6a and 7a is dedicated to a thousand yen banknote. And the other banknote guiding grooves 6c and 7c as banknote guiding grooves dedicated to 10,000 yen bills, the inclined surfaces 6d, 6e, the groove width of which is enlarged when each banknote is received, It is possible to reduce as much as possible the folding and bending of the banknotes due to the contact of both ends in the width direction of the banknotes accommodated by 7d and 7e.
[0067]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the banknote storage device of the present invention, when the banknote is stored in one stacker by the rotating columnar body, the banknote stored in the other stacker by the banknote pressing means is rotated by the rotating columnar body. This prevents the bills stored in the other stacker from being bent by being pushed and bent by the peripheral surface of the rotating cylindrical body. Therefore, it is possible to provide a banknote storage device that performs a more stable banknote storage function.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a principal part of a banknote handling apparatus showing a banknote storage apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the operation of the banknote storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of the banknote storage apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the banknote handling apparatus showing the operation of the conventional banknote storage apparatus.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the banknote handling apparatus showing the operation of the conventional banknote receiving apparatus.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the banknote handling apparatus showing the operation of the conventional banknote receiving apparatus.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the banknote handling apparatus showing the operation of the conventional banknote storage apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
4, 5 ... Stackers 6, 7 ... Rotating cylindrical bodies 6a, 6c, 7a, 7c ... Bill guide grooves 6b, 7b ... Peripheral surfaces 6d, 6e, 7d, 7e ... Inclined surface 10 ... Bill storage device 30 ... Bill pressing means 31 ... Plate body 40 ... Plate body moving means

Claims

A pair of rotating columnar bodies are arranged with a predetermined interval between a pair of stackers facing each other, and banknote guide grooves formed along respective circumferential axis directions of the pair of rotating columnar bodies are provided. After the bills are arranged to face each other and guide the bills into the bill guide grooves, they are guided into the bill guide grooves by rotating the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies in opposite directions in the same phase. In the banknote storage apparatus in which banknotes are stored in either one of the pair of stackers,
When the banknotes are accommodated in one stacker by the rotation of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies, the banknotes accommodated in the other stacker are pressed in the direction of separating from the peripheral surfaces of the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies. A bill storage device in which bill pressing means is provided.

The banknote pressing means moves a plate body disposed between the pair of rotating cylindrical bodies, the plate body toward the one and the other stackers at a predetermined timing, and the inside of the one and the other stackers. The bill accommodating device according to claim 1, characterized by comprising plate body moving means for pressing the bill accommodated in the billboard.

The banknote storage device according to claim (1), wherein the banknote guide grooves are formed one by one along a circumferential axis direction of each of the rotating cylindrical bodies.

The banknote guide grooves are formed in pairs along the circumferential axis direction of each of the rotating cylindrical bodies, and two of the open ends of the banknote guide grooves are arranged along the circumferential direction of the circumferential surface. The banknote storage device according to claim (1), wherein the inclined surface is formed so that the groove width increases in the direction of separation.