JPH10222721A - Bill receiving and paying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out a foreign matter even though it is erroneously thrown in a receiving and paying port by guiding a foreign matter that passes through bill abutting members to a foreign matter tray. SOLUTION: A pair of bill abutting members 14 is provided in parallel to A-B direction at a prescribed interval and supports a bill so that the surface of the bill is abutted on a bill press 11. A foreign matter goes through between the members 14. A guide 18 that guides a foreign matter which passes through between the members 14 is provided behind a bill feeding part 17. The guide 18 extends from a part of a housing which is on the side of a body 6. A foreign matter dropping hole 7b which is made with the guide 18 is provided at a cover 7a of a servicing part 7. A foreign matter goes through the hole 7b provided on the cover 7a of the part 7 along the guide 18 is guided into a foreign matter tray 19 that is provided at a lower part of the part 7. The tray 19 is arranged at a stepped part 20 of the housing in a freely drawable way.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote pay-in / pay-out device provided in an automatic teller machine operated by a customer and arranged in a store such as a financial institution.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus is provided in an automatic cash transaction apparatus or the like disposed in a store such as a financial institution, has a shutter in a customer service section, and uses a bill press and a sub press to deposit and withdraw bills. Deposit and withdrawal processing is being carried out.

When a foreign object such as a coin or a ring is inserted into the cash slot, the foreign object is taken into a foreign object tray in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

[0004]

In a conventional banknote pay-in / pay-out device, when a foreign object such as a coin or a ring is thrown into a cash slot, it is taken into a foreign object tray in the mechanism.
There was a problem that it could not be easily taken out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote pay-in / pay-out device which can easily take out a foreign object such as a coin or a ring even if it is erroneously inserted into a pay-in / pay-out port.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a bill receiving / dispensing apparatus of the present invention supports a bill so that the bill face of the deposited / paid bill is brought into contact with a bill press and allows a foreign matter to pass through. A bill abutting member having a gap is provided so that foreign matter that has passed through the bill abutting member is guided to a foreign matter tray that is provided so as to be able to be pulled out below the customer service unit.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the automatic teller machine. The automatic teller machine 1 is provided with a card insertion slot 2, a statement slip exit 3, and a display unit 4 with a touch key on a customer service panel.
A bill receiving / dispensing device 5 is provided inside.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus. The banknote depositing / dispensing device 5 comprises a main body 6 and a customer service section 7, and a frame 6a of the main body 6 via a mounting bracket 8.
Are fixed with screws 9.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing details of the customer service section shown in FIG. The customer service section 7 considers the operability by the customer,
As shown in FIG. 3, it is attached to the main body 6 at an angle, and as shown in FIG. 2, the shutter 10 of the customer service unit 7 is provided along the operation surface of the customer service panel.

The customer service section 7 includes a shutter 10 and a building press 1.
1, a sub-press 12, a bill taking-in section 13, and a bill abutment member 14. The shutter 10 has an arrow AB which is the direction of inclination of the customer service section 7 along the frame 15 shown in FIG.
It is provided to be openable and closable in the direction, and is opened and closed by a motor (not shown) at the time of deposit and withdrawal. At the lower end of the shutter 10, a projection 10a bent inward is provided.

The bill press 11 is provided so as to be openable and closable between the one end and the other end of the deposit and withdrawal port 22 in the direction of arrow AB, and is driven by a driving motor (not shown) at the time of deposit and withdrawal. −
Opens and closes in the B direction.

The bill abutment member 14 is provided in a pair at a predetermined interval in parallel with the direction of the arrow AB, and supports the bill so that the bill surface of the bill comes into contact with the bill press 11. Foreign matter can pass through between the bill abutting members 14.

On the upper part of the bill abutment member 14, a bill delivery section 17 for delivering bills conveyed from the inside of the apparatus is provided on the main body 6, as shown in FIG. The dispensed banknote is supported by the banknote abutting member 14 with the banknote surface brought into contact with the bill press 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, a guide 18 for guiding foreign matter passing between the bill abutting members 14 is provided behind the bill feeding section 17. The guide 18 is the main body 6
A part of the housing on the side is extended. The cover 7a of the customer service section 7 is provided with a hole 7b for dropping foreign matter formed together with the guide 18.

The foreign matter is guided along a guide 18 through a foreign matter dropping hole 7b provided in a cover 7a of the customer service unit 7 and to a foreign material tray 19 arranged below the customer service unit 7. The foreign matter tray 19 is disposed so as to be able to be pulled out to a step portion 20 of the housing, and has a biasing member 21 for biasing the apparatus side.

The sub-press 12 has a plate-shaped main body 12a and an ear 12b having both sides of the main body 12a bent at right angles and opposed to each other. ing. A torsion spring (not shown) is provided between the sub press 12 and the shaft 16, and supports the main body 12 a so as to be parallel to the bill press 11. Axis 16
Is provided on the frame 15 shown in FIG. 3 so as to be movable in the directions of arrows AB.

When the shutter 10 moves in the direction of arrow A, the projection 10a engages with the main body 12a of the subpress 12, and the subpress 12 rotates in conjunction with the direction of arrow C.
Therefore, the opposite side of the engagement side approaches the bill press 11 and forms a deposit / withdrawal port 22 which becomes narrower with the bill press 11. When the bill press 11 moves in the direction of arrow A at the time of deposit, the bill is moved together with the sub-press 12.

The bill taking-in section 13 is provided at the other end of the deposit / withdrawal port 22, and takes in bills which are carried by being sandwiched between the bill press 11 and the sub press 12.
The bill taking-in section 13 comprises a pickup roller 13a, a feed roller 13b, and a reverse roller 13c which are rotatably provided on shafts.

Next, the operation will be described. The customer operates the touch key of the display unit 4 to select a deposit processing, inserts the card into the card insertion slot 2 of the customer service panel, inputs a personal identification number or the like according to the operation instruction of the display unit 4, and can deposit money. Then, the shutter 10 opens. At this time, the sub-press 12 is rotated by the shutter 10 in the direction of arrow C to form a deposit / withdrawal port 22 which becomes narrower with the bill press 11.

When the deposit bill is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 22,
The bill surface is brought into contact with the bill press 11 and the bill abutment member 1
4 supported. At this time, if a foreign matter such as a coin or a ring is accidentally inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 22, the foreign matter will be
4 and is guided along a guide 18 to a foreign matter tray 19 arranged below the customer service unit 7.

When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that the deposited bill has been inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 22, the shutter 10 is closed, and the bill press 11 moves in the direction of arrow A.
The deposited bill is sandwiched together with the sub-press 12 and transported to the bill taking-in section 13.

The pick-up roller 13a, the feed roller 13b, and the reverse roller 13c of the banknote take-in section 13.
Is rotated in the directions of arrows E, F and G by a motor (not shown). The pickup roller 13a feeds the deposited bills pressed by the bill press 11 into a feeder.
And is fed out to the pressure contact portion between the roller 13b and the reverse roller 13c. The fed-out banknotes are reversed when multiple feeds are performed.
The sheets are separated by the roller 13c and fed one by one.
And is taken into the apparatus by the ram 13b.

The foreign matter is easily taken out by the staff member who has been called by the customer by opening the maintenance door 1a on the front of the apparatus shown in FIG.

The dispensing process is similar to the depositing process, and when dispensing is possible by the operation of the customer, the number of dispensing bills designated by the customer is transferred from the inside of the bill receiving / dispensing device 5 to the bill feeding unit 1.
7 and is fed to a bill press 11 through a shutter 10.
Opens. At this time, the sub-press 12 is rotated by the shutter 10 in the direction of arrow C to form a deposit / withdrawal port 22 which becomes narrower with the bill press 11.

When a customer mistakenly inserts a foreign object such as a coin or a ring into the deposit / withdrawal port 22 when removing a bill to be dispensed, the foreign object passes through a gap between the bill abutting members 14 and is contacted by the customer along the guide 18. It is guided to a foreign matter tray 19 arranged below the unit 7.

[0027]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

A bill abutting member is provided in the customer service section for supporting the bill so that the bill surface of the deposited banknote abuts against the bill press and having a gap through which the foreign matter can pass. By being guided to a foreign matter tray which can be pulled out at the lower part of the section, even if foreign matters such as coins and rings are mistakenly inserted into the cash slot, they can be easily taken out.

Further, the sub-press rotates in conjunction with the shutter when the shutter is opened, and the depositing and dispensing port which becomes narrower is formed together with the bill press.
Foreign substances such as coins and rings are brought to the bill abutting member side, so that they are reliably guided to the foreign substance tray.

Further, since the foreign matter tray has a biasing member for drawing the tray toward the apparatus, it is possible to prevent forgetting to set the tray when foreign matter is removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing details of a customer service unit shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the automatic teller machine.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic teller machine 5 Banknote pay-in / pay-out apparatus 6 Main body 7 Customer service part 11 Bill press 12 Subpress 13 Banknote take-in part 14 Banknote abutting member 19 Foreign material tray

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bill receiving and dispensing apparatus which has a shutter in a customer service section and which performs a deposit and withdrawal process by sandwiching deposited and dispensed bills between a bill press and a sub press, wherein the bill face of the deposited and dispensed bills is brought into contact with the bill press. A bill abutting member that supports the bill so as to allow the foreign matter to pass therethrough is provided in the customer service section, and the foreign matter that has passed through the bill abutment member is guided to a foreign matter tray that is provided so as to be able to be pulled out below the customer service section. A banknote pay-in / pay-out device. 2. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to claim 1, wherein the sub-press rotates in conjunction with the shutter when the shutter is opened, and forms a pay-in / pay-out port narrowing in depth together with the bill press. 3. The bill receiving / paying device according to claim 1, wherein the foreign object tray has a biasing member that draws toward the device.