JP2009007133A - Paper sheet stacking device - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
In a paper sheet stacking apparatus comprising a storage box having side walls for storing and storing paper sheets on a stack, and a stacking means for guiding and stacking paper sheets in the storage box, the paper sheets guided to the storage box In some cases, the entry state of the door is biased with respect to the conveyance width direction or does not fit within the storage box width due to inclination. For this reason, in this state, a failure occurs when the stacking means is led to the storage box, and a failure or separation performance is caused in the feeding operation of the next stroke.
[Solution]
It has a rotation fulcrum in the stacking means on the opposite side of the storage box with respect to the transport surface of the paper sheet guided to the storage box, that is, above the stacked paper sheets, and is configured to be wide at the minimum on both sides of the sidewall And at least one pressing member configured to contact a surface of the stacked paper sheets in the storage box so as to apply a pressing force, and on the upper portion of the side wall of the storage box, a sorting member is provided from the stacking means. A structure that inclines so as to move away from the storage box toward the storage direction of the paper.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet stacking apparatus.

  The paper sheet stacking apparatus stores a storage box for stacking and stacking paper sheets sent by the stacking unit on the pressing plate. There are cases where the state of the paper sheet guided to the storage box is deviated with respect to the transport width direction or does not fit within the width of the storage box due to inclination. As a countermeasure, there is an apparatus that corrects the state of the paper sheets when being led from the stacking means to the storage box, and improves the alignment so that the sheets are stacked on the stacked paper sheet surface of the storage box.

  The following documents are given as patent documents describing this device.

JP 59-140593 A Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-23103 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-125251

  As a method of aligning the width direction of the conveyed paper sheets, a method of forcibly regulating the width direction by the side wall of the storage box is generally used. However, this alignment method has a great expectation on the rigidity of the paper sheets. In particular, paper sheets that have been worn out and have low rigidity are not easily corrected to the center of the storage box because only a part of the paper sheets is deformed even if they contact the side walls. Further, if the correction is insufficient, there is a problem caused by the side wall such that it is likely to cause a jam.

  On the other hand, as disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a method has been proposed in which the side wall of the paper sheet stacking portion is vibrated as a movable body to enhance alignment. Patent Document 2 proposes a rotating body having blades on the side end surfaces of the stacked paper sheets to forcibly move the paper sheets to the center to improve alignment.

  Furthermore, in patent document 3, there exists what provided the standing part comprised with a movable body in the shape which inclines inside a storage box. Accordingly, the paper sheet guided to the storage box pushes the rising portion, which is a movable body, and accumulates in the storage box while correcting the bias of the paper sheet by the rising portion, thereby improving alignment.

  As described above, in the conventional technology that vibrates the side wall of the paper sheet stacking unit as a movable body, a mechanism for vibrating the movable body is required. Therefore, mounting problems such as an increase in the size of the apparatus and a complicated mechanism are required. There is a cost problem. In addition, the method of forcibly moving to the center with a rotating body having blades on the side end surfaces of the paper sheets accumulated in the above-described prior art has problems in mounting such as an increase in the size of the apparatus and a complicated mechanism in terms of cost. It can be said that there is a problem.

  Furthermore, in the method in which the rising portion that is configured by a movable body and is inclined to the inside of the storage box is configured so that no forcing force is applied to the paper sheet, the surface that depends on the rigidity of the paper sheet is large. Therefore, there is a problem in reliability such that a jam failure is likely to occur depending on the state of the paper sheet.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet stacking apparatus that prevents the occurrence of jam troubles depending on the state of paper sheets.

  The object is to store the paper sheets in a stacked manner, transport means for transporting the paper sheets to the storage box while giving rigidity to the paper sheets, and upward due to the rigidity of the paper sheets. In the paper sheet stacking apparatus provided with a pressing member that is pushed up and falls when the rigidity of the paper sheet is released by passing from the conveying means and drops the paper sheet into the storage box, the paper sheet As the paper advances, the rising edge of the shape in which the edge of the paper sheet rises in the direction away from the paper sheet in the storage box is provided on the left and right side wall members of the storage box, and the pressing member is the paper sheet This is achieved by pressing the edge of the class.

  The above-mentioned object is achieved by the pressing member being supported by a spring member having a spring force smaller than the rigidity of the paper sheet.

  Moreover, the said objective is achieved by the inclination part of the said standing member having the inclination of the width direction of the said storage box.

  The above object is achieved by providing a plurality of long protrusions in the inclined direction of the rising member in the same direction as the progress of the paper sheets.

  Moreover, the said objective is achieved by providing the some groove | channel in the surface which contacts the said paper sheets of the said press part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the paper sheet stacking apparatus which prevented generation | occurrence | production of jam failure by the state of paper sheets can be provided.

  First, a general automatic cash transaction apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of an automatic teller machine to which the present invention is applied.

  In FIG. 1, an automatic teller machine 101 according to the present embodiment includes a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 that processes a customer transaction card and transaction statement slip, a passbook processing mechanism 103 that processes a passbook, a housing 104, A customer operation unit 105 for displaying and inputting information necessary for the transaction and a bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 are configured. Reference numeral 106 denotes a main body control unit for controlling the operation of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1. 1 is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus which will be described later.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the paper sheet stacking apparatus 1 mounted on the automatic teller machine 101. As shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 temporarily stores a depositing / withdrawing port 2 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a banknote discriminating unit 3 for discriminating the denomination or authenticity of banknotes, and the deposited banknotes until the transaction is established. The temporary storage part 4 which connects, each component of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 is connected, the conveyance path 5 which conveys a banknote, and the banknote cassette in which the banknote handled by the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 is accommodated. This banknote cassette is classified according to its role.

  The deposit deposit box 6 is a deposit box that deposits banknotes that are determined to be unsuitable for withdrawal due to, for example, folding or tearing, but is not used for withdrawal. In addition, the deposit safe 6 is a bank safe for storing banknotes that are not used for withdrawal, although the deposit is made, for example, like a 5,000 yen bill.

  When foreign banknotes with different denominations are used for the deposit box 6, the deposit box accepts banknotes of a plurality of sizes. However, as described above, the banknote 6 does not use the stored banknote as a withdrawal, so it is not necessary to align one side of the banknote with the reference surface, and it is only necessary to stack the banknotes. Therefore, the safe 6 can be placed vertically.

  The storage / discharge box 7 is a safe that stores and discharges banknotes by denomination for depositing and dispensing. For example, one safe for a thousand yen bill and another one for a 10,000 yen bill.

  The loading / recovery box 8 is a safe for loading and collecting, and is a banknote cassette that stores and discharges banknotes handled by the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 in a mixed manner.

  In FIG. 2, a safe 6, a storage / discharge box 7, and a loading / recovery box 8 are provided. The bank 6, the storage / discharge box 7 is a vertical banknote cassette, and stores banknotes in a horizontal posture. . The loading / recovery box 8 is a horizontal banknote cassette and stores banknotes in a standing posture. 9 is a control part, controls the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 according to the state detection of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1, and sends the state of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 to a main body control part as needed.

  In addition, the loading collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 8 can be taken out from the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 by sliding to the right side and the left side of FIG. This is because after the service of the automatic teller machine is completed, the banknotes remaining in the deposit box 6 and the storage and discharge box 7 are automatically collected in the loading and collecting box 8, and then the clerk is in front or rear of the automatic teller machine 101. This is because the loading / recovery box 8 is removed from the storage and stored in a predetermined place.

  The stored loading / recovery box 8 is returned to the automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 again the next morning before the service starts, and the banknotes are automatically stored in the safe 6 and the storage / discharge box 7.

  By the way, the paper sheet stacking apparatus in Japan is designed only for Japanese banknotes. Japanese banknotes are the same size in the short-side direction from 1,000 yen bills to 10,000 yen bills, so even if the loading collection box where all denominations are collected is placed vertically, Japanese banknotes will not be misaligned. Can be stacked in any direction.

  However, since foreign banknotes vary in size in the longitudinal direction as well as in the short direction, depending on the denomination, if foreign banknotes are stacked in a vertically loaded collection bin, the banknotes below the maximum size will not be positioned and will not be loaded and collected. At this time, problems such as clogging of banknotes and discharge of two sheets occur. For this reason, in the case of overseas banknotes, it is preferable to stack them in a standing posture in which the sides in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes always contact the reference plane.

  The above-described safe 6 and storage / discharge box 7 are installed in the vertical direction (stacking and storing banknotes). This is because the safe 6 and the storage discharge box 7 are independent for each denomination.

  The depositing operation will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The bill inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is fed out to the transport path 5. The banknotes fed out to the transport path 5 are transported, the denomination and the number of sheets are determined by the banknote discriminating unit 3 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 4. Subsequently, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 4 are transported in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the banknote determination unit 3 determines the banknote state, and if it is a rejected banknote, it is stored in the safe 6. The banknote determined to be normal is stored in the storage / discharge box 7 for each denomination.

  Next, the withdrawal operation will be described. Among the banknotes stored in the storage / discharge box 7, the banknote to be withdrawn is fed out to the transport path 5. The banknotes fed out to the transport path 5 are transported and accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 after the banknote determination unit 3 determines the denomination and the number of sheets. The banknotes discharged from the storage / discharge box 7 are conveyed and accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 after the denomination is determined by the banknote determination unit.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 for overseas banknotes described above is equipped with a plurality of storage / discharge chambers 7. A plurality of these are mounted to match the size of each denomination. A paper sheet stacking device 7a is attached to the upper part of the storage and discharge box 7, respectively. Since the conveyance path 5 to reach the paper sheet stacking device 7a is compatible with overseas banknotes, it has a width that matches the maximum size of overseas banknotes. Therefore, when the banknote having the smallest width is conveyed to the conveyance path 5, the small banknote may be biased to one side at the paper sheet stacking device 7a, and the banknote is stored in the deposit box 6 while being biased. When pushed into the release box 7, there is a possibility that banknotes are not stored in an orderly manner in the storage / release box 7. Therefore, it is necessary to correct the trajectory of the banknote biased at the paper sheet stacking device 7a.

  Reference numeral 6 a denotes a paper sheet stacking device attached to the upper part of the safe 6. Unlike the storage and discharge box 7, the safe 6 has a width corresponding to the maximum banknote size for storing regardless of the size of the banknotes, so there is no problem like the storage and discharge box 7. However, if only small banknotes are intensively conveyed, there is a possibility that a gap will be formed inside the safe 6 and subsequent banknotes may enter the gap, so that startup correction is also necessary.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the following examples were obtained as a result of various studies on the correction of the trajectory of banknotes, and will be described below.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of a paper sheet stacking apparatus provided with an embodiment of the present invention.

  4 is a perspective view of the paper sheet stacking apparatus shown in FIG.

  3 and 4, the paper sheet stacking devices 6 a and 7 a are mounted on the safe 6 and the storage / discharge box 7 (hereinafter omitted in FIGS. 3 to 9) shown in FIG. 2. The paper sheet stacking devices 6a and 7a are provided with a storage box 60 that holds the paper sheets 100 stacked and stacked on a push plate 90 that moves up and down by a power source (not shown). The storage box 60 includes left and right side walls 60a and 60b, a front plate 60c, and a rear plate 60d.

  10 (10a, 10b) is a stacking means for guiding the sheets one by one into the storage box 60, and the upper and lower guides are used to convey the sheets 101a conveyed one by one from the outside of the apparatus (not shown). It is a conveyance guide to be regulated. Reference numeral 11 denotes a conveyance roller that is rotationally driven by the power source (not shown) and conveys the paper sheet 101a. Reference numeral 20 denotes a feed roller that is driven to rotate by the power source (not shown) and guides paper sheets into the storage box 60 from the transport guides 10a and 10b. Reference numeral 12 denotes a pinch roller that contacts and follows the gate roller 30 and the feed roller 20.

  Reference numeral 70 denotes a pickup roller. Reference numeral 80 denotes a stack guide for guiding the paper sheet 101 a into the storage box 60. The stack guide 80 is disposed so as to be swingable about the feed roller 20 axis, and similarly, the pressing member 40 centering on the feed roller 20 axis extends to the vicinity of the upper surface of the stacked paper sheets 100 in the storage box 60. Installed. The pressing member 40 (4a, 4b) is compressed so as to secure a space from the upper surface of the stacked paper sheet 100 to the vicinity of the nipping point by the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30, which are entrances to the paper sheet storage box 60. The spring 41 is pressurized toward the storage box 60. These roller groups constitute a conveying means.

  In the above description, the center of rotation of the stack guide 80 and the pressing member 40 is the axis of the feed roller 20, but it may be on the opposite side of the storage box 60, that is, at a position above the paper sheet guided into the storage box 60. It ’s fine. On the side walls 60a, 60b of the storage box 60, rising portions 50a, 50b are provided. The rising portions 50a and 50b are gradually provided with inclined portions 50c from the direction of the feed roller 20 toward the banknote progression direction. Reference numeral 50d denotes an inclined portion provided in the width direction of the inclined portion 50c.

  Next, a paper sheet storing operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  5A to 5D are views for explaining the stacking operation in the storage box described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 5A, (a) a sheet 101a conveyed one by one from the outside of the apparatus is conveyed while being nipped between conveyance guides 10a and 10b by a conveyance roller 11.

  In FIG. 5B, the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30 which are drive shafts are rotationally driven, and the paper sheet 101b is conveyed by the pinch roller 12 which contacts and follows the feed roller 20. Then, the front end portion of the paper sheet 101b and the pressing member 40 come into contact with each other, and the pressing member 40 is lifted upward by the rigidity and conveying force of the paper sheet 101b exceeding the pressing force of the compression spring 41 of the pressing member 40. The paper sheet 101b is guided to the upper part of 60.

  5C, the paper sheet 101c is guided to the upper portion of the storage box 60 along the stack guide 80, and the rear end of the paper sheet 101c passes through the nipping point between the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30.

  In FIG. 5D, the paper sheet 101d is given rigidity by deformation given by the feed roller 20, the gate roller 30, and the stack guide 80. The pressing member 40 lifted by the rigidity knocks down the rear end portion of the paper sheet 101 d onto the integrated paper sheet 100 in the storage box 60 by the force of the compression spring 41. As a result, a stack space can be quickly secured in the upper portion of the storage box 60. When the trailing edge rises due to the folding condition of the paper sheet or the like, the vicinity of the nipping point between the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30 which is the entrance of the paper sheet is blocked, and the obstacle due to the collision with the subsequent paper sheet 102a Can be prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 5D, since the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b) is not located in the rotation area of the pressing member 40, the pressing member 40 does not collide with the rising member.

  Next, the alignment operation of the paper sheets conveyed in a biased manner in the conveyance width direction of the paper sheets according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  6 (a) to 6 (c) are diagrams for explaining the alignment operation of paper sheets according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 6 (a), the paper sheet 101b transported with a deviation of Ls in the transport width direction with respect to the width of the storage box 60 is transported by the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30 in the same manner as described above, and the leading end of the paper sheet 101b. Contacts the pressing members 40a, 40b. The paper sheet 101b that has come into contact with the pressing members 40a and 40b enters the upper portion of the storage box 60 while lifting the pressing members 40a and 40b upward by a rigidity and a conveying force equal to or greater than the pressing force of the compression spring 41 of the pressing member 40. At this time, due to the deviation in the conveyance width direction, the deviation-side sheet surface of the sheet 101b rides on the rising portion 50a and starts to rise along the inclined portion 5c.

  In FIG. 6B, the rising portion 50 a is an inclined portion 50 c that is inclined so as to be farther from the surface of the stacked paper sheets 100 in the storage box 60 as it is farther from the feed roller 20. Further, the inclined portion 50 c is provided with an inclined portion 50 d that is inclined in the width direction of the storage box 60. Therefore, the leading end portion on the bias side of the entering paper sheet 101c is lifted upward by being guided in the entering direction by the rising portion 50a. Therefore, the side end surface of the paper sheet 101c rises vertically so as to be close to the inclined portion 50d.

  In FIG. 6C, when the paper sheet 101d passes the nipping point between the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30, the paper sheet is deformed by the feed roller 20, the gate roller 30, and the stack guide 80 shown in FIG. The upper rigidity can be increased. Due to this rigidity, the pressing members 40a and 40b lifted to the upper part of the storage box 60 are released from the nipping by the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30 and lose their rigidity, and descend around the fulcrum. Then, the pressing members 40a and 40b are lifted vertically by the inclined portions 50c and 50d and knock down the side end face of the paper sheet 101c that has stood up. The force applied to the side end surface of the paper sheet 101c by the pressing members 40a and 40b is transmitted to the paper sheet 101c and can be moved in the conveyance width direction for correcting the deviation of the paper sheet 101c. At this time, the paper sheet 101c is deformed by the inclined portions 50c and 50d so that the side end surface rises vertically, and the bias acts by the restoring force due to the plastic deformation in the direction of correcting the bias.

  In other words, even for the smallest paper sheet that can be handled, the transport path is matched to the largest size paper sheet, so the small paper sheet is not in the transport path. There is a possibility that it will be transported out of one side. On the other hand, the paper sheet storage box 60 has an independent dedicated size for each denomination size, but the transport path to the storage box has the maximum paper sheet size. Therefore, it is impossible to store the paper sheets in the minimum storage box with the minimum size paper sheets shifted to one side.

  As a result of considering that the paper sheets shifted to one side are moved back to the central part, the inventors of the present invention have the simplest structure to strike the edge of the paper sheets and push it toward the storage box, It was found that accurate movement is possible.

  Therefore, as a result of various investigations on how to tap the paper sheet, the inventors confirmed that the paper sheet shifted laterally when the edge of the paper sheet was hit. Inclined portions 50c and 50d are attached to the rising portions 50a and 50b for making a strike allowance.

  As a result, the pressing members 40a and 40b which have been lifted by the paper sheets to which rigidity is imparted by the restraint between the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30 are dropped simultaneously with the restraint from the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30 being released. You will hit the edge of the paper.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, even with the pressing members 40a and 40b that only move up and down, the edge of the paper sheet (striking margin) is deformed upward, so that the paper sheet can be reliably moved. Is possible.

  In the above description, the entry process in which the biased side of the paper sheet 101c that is guided to the right or left is lifted vertically by the inclined portions 50c and 50d provided in the rising portion 50 (50a and 50b) and the side end surface faces upward has been described. . However, the paper sheet 101c that enters due to the conditions of the paper sheet remains riding on the upper surface of the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b).

  By the way, on the upper surface side of the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b) shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, the pressing members 40a, 40b extending on the surface of the stacked paper sheets 100 in the storage box 60 by the compression spring 41 are positioned. is doing. If the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b) is installed so that the vertical direction of the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b) is located above the lower end position of the pressing members 40a, 40b, the paper that has more reliably reached the upper surface of the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b). The leaves 101c can be knocked down on the upper surface of the stacked paper sheets 100 in the storage box 60.

  Here, the rising portion 50 has a structure including an inclination 50d in the width direction of the storage box 60 (inclination in a direction of rising in the traveling direction of the paper sheets). Further, the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b) on the side of the feed roller 20 into which the paper sheet 101a enters is structured so as to escape downward from the guide, so that the rising portion 50 (50a, 50b) and the pressing member 40 have a conveyance width. It is set as the structure which does not interfere in a direction.

  Here, the case where it is biased in the conveyance width direction has been described, but the same effect can be expected when the vehicle enters under a condition that does not fit within the width of the storage box 60 due to the inclination.

  In this way, when the paper sheets 101a conveyed one by one from the outside of the apparatus (not shown) enter in a state where they do not fit within the width of the storage box 60 due to deviation or inclination, the paper sheets 101c are stored. It is possible to improve the alignment within the width of the storage box 60 by correcting the posture when stacking in the box 60.

  Since the pressing members 40a and 40b are lifted upward by the rigid force accompanying the conveyance of the paper sheet 101b, the contact force with the paper sheet is reduced to reduce the impact force on the paper sheet. ing. Moreover, the structure which makes inertia force small by reducing the weight of the pressing members 40a and 40b as much as possible is desirable. Therefore, in the above embodiment, the rotation center of the pressing members 40a and 40b is the feed roller 20 axis. However, it is desirable to provide the independent rotation center on the opposite side of the storage box 60 with respect to the surface of the paper sheet 101a entering.

  Furthermore, it is possible to lift the contact point between the paper sheet 101c and the pressing members 40a and 40b away from the rotation center of the pressing members 40a and 40b with a smaller force from the lever principle, and the paper sheet 101c. The reaction force applied to the tip is also reduced, and problems such as scratches are less likely to occur.

  Alternatively, the passage of the paper sheet 101a conveyed from the outside of the apparatus can be timed by a sensor (not shown), and the pressing members 40a and 40b can be forcibly retracted upward by an actuator (not shown). When the paper sheet 101c passes through the nipping point of the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 30, the same effect can be obtained by releasing the forced retraction of the pressing members 40a and 40b by an actuator (not shown) and knocking down the paper sheet 101d. Can be expected.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pressing member.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the pressing member and the paper sheet.

  In FIG. 7, in order to increase the effect of the pressing members 40a and 40b, a material having a high coefficient of friction at the tip portion contacting the sheet surface of the pressing members 40a and 40b is used, or as shown in FIG. It is good to make it the shape which gave the cutting groove 42a to the direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the side end surface in which the biased side of the paper sheet 101c by the rising portion 50a is vertically lifted can be reliably hooked by the cut groove 42a at the tip portion of the pressing members 40a, 40b. The force due to 40a can be reliably transmitted to the paper sheet 101c, and the alignment performance can be improved.

  By the way, in FIG. 8, since the rising parts 50a and 50b and the pressing members 40a and 40b are in an overlapping position, when the pressing members 40a and 40b are lowered, it appears as if they collide with the rising parts 50a and 50b. However, the rising portions 50a and 50b are in a positional relationship such that they do not collide as described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of feeding the stacked paper sheets in the storage box from the paper stacking apparatus to an external device.

  In FIG. 9, the pressing plate 90 is lifted upward by a power source (not shown), and the stack guide 80 and the pressing member 40 are brought into contact with the upper surface of the stacked paper sheets 100 and lifted upward. The upper surface of the stacked paper sheet 100 comes into contact with the pickup roller 70 and the push plate 90 is lifted to a position where a predetermined pressure is applied to the pickup roller 70. From this state, the pickup roller 70 and the feed roller 20 are rotationally driven by a power source (not shown). Here, the gate roller 30 is configured not to rotate. Thereby, it is possible to feed out the sheets one by one from the upper part of the stacked sheets 100 to the outside of the apparatus.

  Since the feeding performance is greatly affected by the alignment of the stacked paper sheets 100 stacked on the pressing plate 90, the present invention can improve the reliability including the feeding performance.

  In addition, the said Example shows one Example of this invention, and it cannot be overemphasized that this invention should not be limited to this. For example, how to select the inclination angle of the rising portions 50a and 50b, whether to form the whole as a composite of planes or include a curved surface, etc., is arbitrarily set each time the apparatus is actually designed. It is a good matter. The same applies to the material.

  As described above, even if the paper sheets 101a conveyed one by one from the outside of the apparatus are biased outward from the width of the storage box 60 and are inclined, the pressing members 40a and 40b and the rising portions 50a and 50b are provided. The paper sheet stacking apparatus having a simple configuration can be corrected within the width of the storage box 60 and stored on the stacked paper sheets 100 on the pressing plate 90.

  Although not shown, it is preferable to provide a plurality of linear protrusions in the same direction as the direction of movement of the paper sheet on the inclined surface so that the edge of the paper sheet can slide smoothly.

As described above, the present invention
1. A storage box for stacking and storing paper sheets, a transport means for transporting the paper sheets to the storage box while giving rigidity to the paper sheets, and being pushed up by the rigidity of the paper sheets, In a paper sheet stacking apparatus provided with a pressing member that drops and drops the paper sheets into the storage box when the rigidity of the paper sheets is released by passing from the conveying means, the paper sheets advance. The edge of the paper sheet is provided on the left and right side wall members of the storage box so that the edge of the paper sheet rises in the direction away from the paper sheet in the storage box, and the pressing member is the edge of the paper sheet Is to be pressed.
2. The pressing member is supported by a spring member having a spring force smaller than the rigidity of the paper sheet.
3. Further, the inclined portion of the rising member is provided with an inclination in the width direction of the storage box.
4). In addition, a plurality of long protrusions are provided on the inclined portion of the rising member in the same direction as the progress of the paper sheets.
5). In addition, a plurality of grooves are provided on a surface of the pressing portion that contacts the paper sheets.

  As a result, in the paper sheet stacking apparatus of the present invention, the paper sheets guided by the stacking means are entered in a state where they do not fit in the storage box width by being biased or inclined outward from the storage box width. The position in the conveyance width direction is corrected. Therefore, while improving the alignment of the paper sheets in the storage box and pressing the paper sheets accumulated in the storage box from the upper surface by the pressing member, the paper sheets entering the storage box from the stacking means Therefore, it is possible to provide a highly reliable paper sheet stacking apparatus by preventing the interference caused by the interference.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the automatic teller machine to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the structure of the paper sheet stacking apparatus mounted in an automatic teller machine. 1 is a side view of a paper sheet stacking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic of the paper sheet stacking apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is an operation | movement figure which shows accumulation | storage to the storage box of paper sheets. It is an operation | movement figure which shows correction | amendment of biased paper sheets. It is the schematic of a hitting guide front-end | tip part shape. This is due to the shape of the tip of the hitting guide. It is a drawing operation | movement figure of paper sheets.

Explanation of symbols

10a Transport guide (bottom)
10b Transport guide (top)
11 Conveying roller 12 Pinch roller 20 Feed roller 30 Gate roller 40a, 40b Press member 41 Compression spring 42 Cutting groove 50a, 50b Standing portion 60 Storage box 60a, 60b Side wall 60c Front plate 60d Rear plate 70 Pickup roller 80 Stack guide 90 Press plate 100 Stacked paper sheets 101a to 101d Paper sheets 102a Subsequent paper sheets

Claims (5)

A storage box for stacking and storing paper sheets, a transport means for transporting the paper sheets to the storage box while giving rigidity to the paper sheets, and being pushed up by the rigidity of the paper sheets, In the paper sheet stacking apparatus provided with a pressing member that falls when the rigidity of the paper sheets is released by passing from the conveying means and drops the paper sheets into the storage box,
The right and left side wall members of the storage box are provided with rising members in a shape in which the edge of the paper sheet rises in a direction away from the paper sheets in the storage box as the paper sheets progress, and the pressing member is A paper sheet stacking apparatus that presses an edge of the paper sheet. In the paper sheet stacking apparatus according to claim 1,
The paper sheet stacking apparatus, wherein the pressing member is supported by a spring member having a spring force smaller than a rigidity force of the paper sheets. In the paper sheet stacking apparatus according to claim 1,
The paper sheet stacking apparatus, wherein the inclined portion of the rising member is provided with an inclination in the width direction of the storage box. In the paper sheet accumulation mechanism according to claim 1,
A paper sheet stacking apparatus, wherein a plurality of long protrusions are provided in the inclined portion of the rising member in the same direction as the progress of the paper sheets. In the paper sheet stacking apparatus according to claim 1,
A paper sheet stacking apparatus, wherein a plurality of grooves are provided on a surface of the pressing portion that contacts the paper sheets.

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