JP2001118115A - Receiving and delivery structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To unnecessitate an escape mechanism for taking out a paper money housing cassette from a device and to prevent parts from being broken at the time of taking out the cassette from the device. SOLUTION: The mutually opposed center parts 15 and 16 of a carrying guide 12 on the side of a device and a carrying guide 13 on the side of a cassette are formed obliquely with respect to the carrying direction of the paper money and a projection part 17 is formed on the right of the part 15 to enter a level difference part 18 formed on the right side of the guide 13. A projection part 19 is formed on the left side of the part 16 to enter a level difference part 20 formed on the left side of the guide 12. A notch part 21 is formed outside of the part 17 and the part 18, and a notch 22 is formed outside of the part 19 and the part 20 on the opposite side. The shapes of the opposed parts of the respective guide 12 and guide 13 are equal to each other and are point symmetrical in an opposed state. Thus, a paper money can be carried bi- directionally in the direction of an arrow C and in the direction of an arrow D.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a media cassette which is detachably mounted on a device and stores a medium, such as a structure for transferring bills between the device and a removable bill storage cassette in an automatic teller machine. The present invention relates to a delivery structure for delivering a medium between a device and a device in a transportable manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic cash transaction apparatus has a bill storage cassette detachable from the apparatus.
The transfer of bills is performed between the apparatus side and the bill storage cassette side. For example, in the case of a depositing process, bills deposited from a customer are transported through the apparatus and stored in a bill storage cassette. In the case of withdrawal processing, bills are paid out from a bill storage cassette, conveyed through the apparatus, and paid out to customers.

[0003] The transfer section of the bill between the apparatus side and the bill storage cassette side is constituted by the apparatus side conveyance guide and the cassette side conveyance guide facing each other. Ribs are formed at the ends of the transport guides on both sides, and the ribs on both sides are nested. By arranging the ribs in a nested manner, the delivery of the bill in both directions is improved.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, when a bill is transferred between the apparatus-side transport guide and the cassette-side transport guide, especially when the end of the bill is broken, the apparatus-side transport is performed. There is a problem that a bill enters between the guide and the cassette-side transport guide to cause a jam.

In order to take out the bill storage cassette from the apparatus, the bill storage cassette may be moved in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the ribs at the delivery portion are nested. In this case, in order to release the nest, it is necessary to move the apparatus-side transport guide or the cassette-side transport guide in a direction away from each other. Conventionally, a dedicated escape mechanism has been provided for this movement, so that it was not possible to save space in the bill delivery portion. Further, when removing the bill storage cassette from the apparatus, the ribs of the apparatus-side transport guide or the cassette-side transport guide forming the nest may be damaged due to an operation error or carelessness, and the bill may be jammed at the bill delivery portion.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first solution of the present invention is to removably mount a medium so that a medium can be transported between a medium cassette containing a medium and the apparatus. In the transfer structure, the transfer structure is configured such that the apparatus-side transfer guide and the medium cassette-side transfer guide face each other, and cutouts are provided at both ends of the transfer guide on the side where the medium is transferred.

According to a second solution of the present invention, the apparatus-side transport guide and the medium cassette-side transport guide each have a diagonally opposed portion, and the opposed portion is tapered at least at its tip. Alternatively, a pair of protrusions having a first protrusion protruding from one conveyance guide in the direction of the other conveyance guide and a second protrusion protruding from the other conveyance guide in the direction of the one conveyance guide may be used. The side conveyance guide or the medium cassette side conveyance guide is provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction, and furthermore, a pair of these projecting portions are formed on both sides of the diagonally opposed portion. Further, a notch is provided on both sides of the oblique facing portion or on both sides of the pair of projecting portions.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a delivery structure of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an internal structure diagram showing an automatic teller machine. First, an automatic cash transaction apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the automatic teller machine 1 is provided with bill storage cassettes 2 and 3. Banknotes 4 are stored in the banknote storage cassettes 2 and 3, and feeding and stacking units 5, 6 and 7 are provided at the upper portion, respectively. A bill transport path 8 for transporting bills is formed in the automatic teller machine 1, so that bills can be transported between each unit in the apparatus. Between the banknote transport path 8 and each of the feeding and accumulating units 5, 6, 7,
Delivery parts 9, 10, 11 are formed respectively.

In FIG. 1, a transport guide 12 is an apparatus-side transport guide connected to a bill transport path 8 in the apparatus 1 body, and a transport guide 13 is a cassette-side transport connected to the bill storage cassettes 2 and 3. It is a guide. Both transport guides 1
A feed roller 14 is rotatably attached to each of 2 and 13. The bill transfer section includes the transport guides 12 and 1
3 is provided above the transport guides 12 and 13, respectively.

The opposed central portions 15 and 16 of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 and the cassette-side transport guide 13 are formed obliquely with respect to the bill transport direction (the direction of arrow C or D). Each has a tapered part 1
5a and 16a are formed. Device side transport guide 12
A projecting portion 17 is formed on the right side of the central portion 15, that is, on the tip end side of the obliquely formed central portion 15, and enters a step 18 formed on the right side of the cassette side transport guide 13. A projecting portion 19 is formed on the left side of the central portion 16 of the cassette-side transport guide 12, that is, on the tip end side of the obliquely formed central portion 16, and a step portion 20 formed on the left side of the apparatus-side transport guide 12. I'm getting into.

Projections 17, 19 and steps 18, 20
Respectively have tapered portions 17a, 19a, 18a, 20a
Are formed. The projection 17 and the projection 19 are indicated by arrows A-
There is a positional relationship overlapping in the direction B (the direction orthogonal to the bill transport direction). That is, when the bill to be conveyed passes through the delivery unit, the bill is always located on one of the projecting portion 17 and the projecting portion 19.

A notch 21 is formed outside the projection 17 and the step 18, and a notch 22 is formed outside the projection 19 and the step 20 on the opposite side. Notch 2
Reference numerals 1 and 22 prevent a bill with a broken corner at the end from entering between the apparatus-side transport guide 12 and the cassette-side transport guide 13. The notches 21 and 22 are formed by cutting out both ends of the opposing portions of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 and the cassette-side transport guide 13, respectively, because this transports the bill in both directions. In the case where the paper money is conveyed only in one direction, it may be formed by cutting out both ends of the opposing portion of the conveyance guide on the side where the bill is delivered.

The transport guides 12 and 1 constituting the notch 21
The tapered portions 23 and 24 are formed at the side end portions of 3 respectively. The tapered portions 23 and 24 are formed obliquely with respect to the direction in which the bills are conveyed, so that even if the side edges of the bills being conveyed are bent, the bills can smoothly ride on the conveyance guide of the other party. . Similarly, the notch 22
The taper portions 25 and 26 are formed at the side end portions of the conveyance guides 12 and 13 which are inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of the banknotes, so that even the banknotes with bent side edges can be smoothly conveyed to the other side. You can get on the guide.

The facing portions of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 and the cassette-side transport guide 13 have the same shape, and are symmetrical in a point-wise manner when facing each other. For this purpose, bills can be conveyed in both directions of arrow C and direction D.

Center portions 15, 16 and protrusions 17, 18
Acts to lift the leading end of the bill to be inserted between the apparatus-side transport guide 12 and the cassette-side transport guide 13 to the bill transport surface (the upper surfaces of both transport guides 12 and 13) when transporting the bill. For example, when a banknote is transferred from the cassette-side transport guide 13 to the apparatus-side transport guide 12, the banknote rides on the projecting portion 17 of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 while the leading end of the bill is still above the cassette-side transport guide 13, The protrusion 17 holds a bill. The leading end of the bill advances from the protruding portion 17 to the central portion 15 and eventually rides entirely on the apparatus-side transport guide 12. If the bill has a vertical fold at the center, the fold corresponds to the tapered portion 15a of the central portion 15, but the central portion 15 is formed obliquely, so that the bill can be smoothly transferred to the apparatus-side transport guide. Ride on 12.

The bill storage cassette 2 or 3 having the cassette side transport guide 13 is pulled out in the direction of arrow A.
When the cassette-side transport guide 13 is moved in the direction of arrow A, it can be moved without any interference.

As another embodiment, for example, the opposing portion of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 and the cassette-side transport guide 13 may be formed obliquely over the entire width. in this case,
The taper is formed diagonally at the leading end so that the bill can run on it. By making the opposing portions of the two transport guides 12 and 13 slanted, the banknote can be delivered to the recipient's transport guide in a state where the banknote is held by the recipient's transport guide. Also in this case, notches may be provided at both ends of the opposing portion of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 or the cassette-side transport guide 13.

In the case where the projections 17, 19 are provided at the opposing portions of the two conveyance guides 12, 13 as in the above embodiment, the central portion between them does not necessarily have to be formed obliquely. This is because the protruding portions 17 and 19 can sufficiently hold the leading end portion of the bill conveyed. Also in this case, notches may be provided at both ends of the opposing portion of the apparatus-side transport guide 12 or the cassette-side transport guide 13.

In the above-described embodiment, an automatic cash transaction apparatus having a bill storage cassette has been described as an example. However, in addition to this, for example, a form processing apparatus for receiving a form between a form storing cassette and a cassette for storing the form. The present invention is also applicable to an apparatus that performs a transfer process.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the notches are provided at both ends of the conveyance guide on the side where the medium is delivered, so that the medium can be smoothly moved even if the end of the medium is broken. Can be delivered to

Further, according to the present invention, the opposing portions of the apparatus-side conveyance guide and the medium cassette-side conveyance guide may be formed in an oblique shape, or the projecting portions may be respectively formed by the apparatus-side conveyance guide or the medium cassette-side conveyance guide. Since it is provided so as to be movable in the direction perpendicular to the medium transport direction, there is no interference by moving the media cassette to the side where the protrusion of the media cassette side transport guide is located in the direction perpendicular to the medium transport direction. It is possible to remove the media cassette without the need. As a result, a mechanism for opening the nest is not required, space can be saved, and the nest ribs are not damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a delivery structure according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an internal structure diagram showing the automatic teller machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic teller machine 2, 3 Bill storage cassette 12 Device side conveyance guide 13 Cassette side conveyance guide 15, 16 Central part 17, 19 Projection part 21, 22 Notch part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A delivery structure which is detachably mounted on an apparatus and transfers a medium between a medium cassette containing a medium and the apparatus so that the medium can be transported, wherein the delivery structure includes an apparatus-side transport guide and a medium cassette-side transport guide. A delivery structure characterized in that notches are provided at both ends of a transport guide on the side to which a medium is delivered, the delivery guides being configured to face each other. 2. A delivery structure which is detachably mounted on an apparatus and transfers a medium between a medium cassette containing a medium and the apparatus so that the medium can be transported, wherein the delivery structure comprises an apparatus-side transport guide and a medium cassette-side transport guide. A delivery structure characterized in that the apparatus-side transport guide and the medium cassette-side transport guide each have an obliquely facing portion, and the facing portion is tapered at least at its tip. 3. The delivery structure according to claim 2, wherein a notch is provided at an end of the obliquely facing portion. 4. A delivery structure which is detachably mounted on an apparatus and transfers a medium between a medium cassette containing a medium and the apparatus so that the medium can be transported, wherein the delivery structure includes an apparatus-side transport guide and a medium cassette-side transport guide. A first projecting portion projecting from the device-side transport guide in the direction of the media cassette-side transport guide; and a second projecting portion projecting from the medium cassette-side transport guide in the direction of the device-side transport guide.
A delivery structure wherein an apparatus-side transport guide or a medium cassette-side transport guide is provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the medium transport direction. 5. A delivery structure which is detachably mounted on an apparatus and transfers a medium between a medium cassette containing a medium and the apparatus so that the medium can be transported, wherein the delivery structure includes an apparatus-side transport guide and a medium cassette-side transport guide. The apparatus-side transport guide and the medium cassette-side transport guide each have a diagonally opposed portion, and the opposed portion is tapered at least at its tip, and is formed on both sides of the diagonally opposed portion, A first protruding portion that protrudes in the direction of the other conveyance guide from the front end side of the obliquely facing portion of one of the conveyance guides, and one conveyance guide direction from the front end side of the diagonally opposed portion of the other conveyance guide; And a pair of projecting portions having a second projecting portion projecting to the side. 6. The delivery structure according to claim 4, wherein a cutout portion is provided outside both the first protrusion and the second protrusion.