JP2011053885A - Cash processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cash processor with improved product quality by blocking entry of dust and foreign substances into a conveying means such as a conveying roller opened to the outside through an open end of a storage chamber and into the inside of the processor and by reducing conveying jam, operation defects and failures, without impairing the operability of operation concerned with a safe, such as the attachment or detachment of the safe and the presence/absence check of the safe. <P>SOLUTION: The cash processor includes: a conveying means 2 for conveying cash; storage chambers 5, each of which is provided the position where an inner end (in) faces a part of the conveying means 2, and in each of which a part of the conveying means 2 is opened to the outside through an open end (op); safes A to C to be attachably and detachably stored in the storage chambers 5; and partition parts 6 each of which is held at an escaped position (esc) with the safe A, B or C attached, and is moved to an isolated position (abs) for isolating the inner end (in) from the outside by using operation performed when the safe A, B or C is detached from the storage chamber 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus in which a safe is detachable from a storage room, and more particularly to a cash processing apparatus that optimizes the state of a storage room when the safe is removed.

  Cash processing devices such as automatic ticket vending machines and vending machines have safes for storing cash, and deposit or withdraw cash from the safes. A configuration including control means for transporting cash and depositing money into the safe or withdrawing money from the safe is common.

  As such a conventional cash processing apparatus, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus in which a plurality of storage chambers for detachably storing a safe are provided, and cash can be replenished or collected by denomination. This type of cash processing apparatus is typically configured with a transport means such as a transport roller inside the storage room to transport cash to and from the safe, and when the safe is removed from the storage room, The conveyance means such as a conveyance roller inside the storage chamber is opened to the outside through the opening end of the storage chamber.

JP 2006-18798 A

  In the above cash processing apparatus, when the safe is removed from the storage room, the transfer means such as the transfer roller inside the storage room is opened to the outside through the opening end of the storage room. Foreign matter easily enters the inside of the conveyance means such as a conveyance roller and the apparatus, which causes conveyance clogging, malfunction, and failure, and degrades product quality.

  In particular, even if some safes are withdrawn for the purpose of collecting or replenishing cash for continuous operation, if you configure non-stop replenishment or non-stop collection that operates without interruption, the safe is removed. It is not preferable from the viewpoint of safety that conveyance means such as a conveyance roller that is opened to the outside is driven and can be easily contacted with the conveyance means.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and its purpose is to provide a storage room without impairing the workability of the safe, such as attaching or detaching the safe or checking the presence or absence of the safe. Improves product quality by preventing dust and foreign matter from entering the inside of the transport means such as the transport roller and the device opened to the outside through the open end, reducing transport clogging, malfunction and failure. It is to provide a cash processing apparatus.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the cash processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a transport means for transporting cash and a position where the inner end faces a part of the transport means, and a part of the transport means is opened to the outside through the opening end. A storage room that is detachably stored in the storage room, and an operation when the safe is removed from the storage room while being held in the retracted position with the safe installed. A partition portion that moves to an isolation position that isolates the inner end from the outside is provided.

  According to this configuration, when the safe is removed from the storage room, the partitioning unit moves to an isolation position that isolates the inner end of the storage room from the outside, so that the conveying means and the outside are isolated. It is possible to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering the inside of the conveying means such as the conveying roller and the apparatus, and to reduce product clogging, malfunction, and failure, thereby improving product quality.

  In order to grasp the presence or absence of the safe at a glance, and to facilitate the work related to the safe such as guiding the safe to make it easy to install, the partitioning portion is connected to the inner end of the storage chamber from the opening end of the storage chamber. It is preferable to arrange so that the position separated by a predetermined distance to the side becomes the isolation position.

  In order to prevent the safe from coming out unexpectedly, an engaging part that engages with the partitioning part when the partitioning part moves to the isolation position at the opening end of the storage chamber and generates a closing sound. It is desirable to be provided.

  In order to smoothly mount the safe in the storage room, it is preferable that the partition is urged by the safe to move from the isolation position to the retracted position when the safe is inserted into the storage room.

  In order to impede contact with the transport means and call attention and improve safety, the safe includes a plurality of safes and storage rooms, and operates with some of the safes removed. It is preferably a non-stop operation type.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the partition moves to an isolation position that isolates the inner end of the storage chamber from the outside when the safe is removed from the storage chamber, and the conveying means and the external Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the inside of the conveyance means such as a conveyance roller and the apparatus, and to improve product quality by reducing conveyance clogging, malfunction, and failure. In addition, the work relating to the safe can be facilitated by the position where the partition portion is arranged.

The schematic whole block diagram which shows the cash processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure corresponding to FIG. 1 which shows the state which extracted some safes. The block diagram which shows the outline of a structure and function of the conveyance means and control means in the embodiment. The perspective view which shows the cash processing apparatus seen from the opening end side of the storage chamber in the embodiment. The perspective view corresponding to FIG. 4 seen from the viewpoint different from FIG. The typical sectional view showing operation at the time of removing a safe from a storage room. The typical sectional view showing operation at the time of inserting a safe into a storage room.

  Hereinafter, a cash processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a cash processing apparatus as a banknote block that handles banknotes will be described as an example.

  The cash processing apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is used, for example, as an automatic ticket-issuing machine that sells tickets, cards, check-out tickets, and the like. Conveying means 2 for identifying the four safes A to D serving as storage locations and the denominations of bills inserted from the outside by the identification unit 22 and transporting them to the corresponding safes among the safes A to D via the transport path 21. And.

  The banknote block 1 has an insertion slot 11, a withdrawal slot 13 and a return slot 14 on the side closer to the user who uses this cash processing apparatus (hereinafter, the withdrawal slot 13 and the return slot 14 are also referred to as a payout slot 12). Similarly, a fixed safe D is provided on the side closer to the user, and three cassette-type safes A to C are provided on the side where the staff operates. Further, the banknote block 1 is provided corresponding to the safes A to C, and the primary storage unit a1 that temporarily holds the safes A to C before storing the banknotes identified as authentic by the identification unit 22. ˜c1, a temporary holding unit E and a withdrawal holding unit F for temporarily holding banknotes (including defective tickets) on the conveyance path 21 are provided. Apart from the temporary holding unit E, there is provided a defective ticket collecting unit G that collects defective cards at the time of reading inability, denomination, double feeding, and abnormality detection. As shown in FIG. 1, the defective ticket collecting unit G is provided with a door g1 on the side where the clerk operates, and the clerk collects the defective tickets stored in the defective ticket collecting unit G through the door g1. Has been made possible.

  The cassette-type safes A to C can be pulled out from the banknote block 1 by holding the handle h as illustrated in FIG. Between these safes A to C and the banknote block 1, there is provided a lock mechanism (not shown) for prohibiting the withdrawal of the safes A to C using electromagnetic force or the like as necessary. Alternatively, the safes A to C are provided with an LED display unit (not shown) that displays whether or not the drawer is prohibited to let the staff know.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixed safe D is a mixed safe that stores two thousand yen bills and five thousand yen bills, a thousand yen bill is stored in the safe A, and a 10,000 yen bill is stored in the safe B. This is a non-stop replenishment and collection without stopping the cash processing device for the purpose of replenishing and collecting cash. The safe is set.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cash processing apparatus includes a transport unit 2 and a control unit 3 that controls the transport unit 2. Similarly to the known cash processing apparatus, the transport means 2 includes a transport path 21 including a not-shown holding roller, a transport belt, a direction changing unit such as a wing, and the like, and the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes to be transported ( A discriminating unit 22 for discriminating whether or not it is counterfeit, and a simple type discriminating unit 20 that only discriminates the denomination of the bill and does not discriminate even the authenticity of the bill.

  The control unit 3 controls the transport unit 2 based on the identification result of the identification unit 22 or the simple type identification unit 20, and after the banknote inserted from the insertion slot 11 is passed through the identification unit 22, The banknotes are circulated along the transport path 21, and the banknotes are redirected as necessary at the branch portions 26a to 26g provided at various places, and the safe A, the safe B, the safe C, the fixed safe D, the temporary storage unit E, and the withdrawal While performing the operation | movement which conveys to the holding | maintenance part F, the payment exit 12, the defective ticket collection | recovery part G, etc., the drawing | feeding-out operation | movement of the banknote from the safes AD to the conveyance path | route 21, the denomination identification in the simple identification part 20, Furthermore, it is configured to perform overall transport control including transport operations to the withdrawal port 13 and the safes A to D as the next transport destination.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the specific control means 3 that performs the above-described conveyance control and the like includes a deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 and a conveyance control unit 32.

  The deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 performs overall control related to deposit / withdrawal based on signals from an operation unit (not shown) operated by the user, the transport unit 2 and various sensors, and a bill transport command corresponding to a transaction. To the conveyance control unit 32.

  The transport control unit 32 drives and controls the transport unit 2 based on the bill transport command from the deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 to transport the bill.

  A specific configuration for realizing such a control means 3 is constituted by a normal microcomputer unit having a CPU, a memory and an interface, and a transfer control processing routine, a deposit / withdrawal control processing routine (not shown) and the like are stored in the memory. When the CPU calls and executes necessary programs as appropriate, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 and the conveyance control unit 32 are realized. These detailed controls, for example, the control means 3 temporarily holds the banknotes temporarily in the primary storage units a1, b1, c1 before storing them in the respective safes A to C, and then temporarily stores them on the transport path 21. Although control to store in the safes A to C is performed after the feeding, the specific configuration and control are omitted in this embodiment. Further, when bills are loaded into the safes A to D or bills are fed out from the safes A to D, a counter (not shown) provided in a part of each safe A to D or a part of the transport path 21 is used. The number of banknotes is counted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote block 1 is formed with three storage chambers 5 that open to the side on which the staff operates. Specifically, there are three storage rooms 5 including a storage room 5a (5) for storing the cassette type safe A, a storage room 5b (5) for storing the safe B, and a storage room 5c (5) for storing the safe C. Is formed. FIG. 4 shows a state where the safe A is stored in the storage room 5a, and the safe B and the safe C are removed. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 6A, the inner end “in” of the storage chamber 5 is disposed at a position facing a part of the transport unit 2 (for example, the transport roller 23a) and facing a part of the transport unit 2. A part of the conveying means 2 is opened to the outside through the open end op of the storage chamber 5 in a state where the safe A is removed from the storage chamber 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the storage chamber 5 is provided with a plate-like partition 6. The base end 6a of the partition 6 is supported by the side wall 52 of the storage chamber 5 via a hinge (not shown) so that the partition 6 can rotate around the vertical axis, thereby forming a door that opens and closes. ing. The partition 6 is urged toward the opening end op by a torsion coil spring (not shown) provided in the hinge. The width dimension Ww of the partition part 6 is substantially equal to the internal dimension of the storage chamber 5 as shown in FIG. 6B, and the height dimension Wh of the partition part 6 is as shown in FIG. It is provided in such a size that a slight gap S is formed between the lower end 6 c and the bottom wall 51.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an engaging portion 7 that protrudes inside the storage chamber 5 is formed on the side wall 52 that faces the side wall 52 that supports the partition 6. The engaging portion 7 is formed by punching a part of the side wall 52 inward, and its tip is cut and raised toward the inner end in. When the partition portion 6 is urged by a torsion coil spring (not shown), the partition portion 6 moves to a position where the partition portion 6 contacts the engaging portion 7. This position is an isolation position abs that isolates the inner end in of the storage chamber 5 from the outside. Since the partition portion 6 uses a metal plate material such as steel together with the engaging portion 7, a closing sound is generated due to contact between metals at the time of contact. The partition 6 is disposed in an isolated position abs separated from the opening end op of the storage chamber 5 by the predetermined distance W1 from the opening end op to the inner end in.

  Here, the operation when the safes A to C are removed from the storage room 5a (5) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6A, the partition 6 is held at the retracted position esc when the safe A is mounted in the storage room 5. A transport roller 23a (a part of the transport means 2) and an inner gear 23c that rotates together with the transport roller 23a are provided at a position facing the inner end in of the storage chamber 5. Is provided with an auxiliary roller 23b and a transmission gear 23d for transmitting a rotational force to the auxiliary roller 23b. The inner gear 23c and the transmission gear 23d are engaged with each other, and the rotational power of the inner gear 23c is supplied to the auxiliary roller. 23b, the auxiliary roller 23b is rotated, and the conveying roller 23a and the auxiliary roller 23b are rotated so that the cash is conveyed between the conveying means 2 and the safe A, and the deposit to the safe A or the withdrawal from the safe A is performed. Making money possible. Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the safe A is removed from the storage chamber 5, the partitioning portion 6 is biased toward the opening end op by the torsion coil spring of the hinge portion. The partition 6 moves to a position where the partition 6 abuts, that is, an isolation position abs that isolates the inner end in of the storage chamber 5 from the outside. At that time, the other end 6b of the partition portion 6 and the engaging portion 7 are engaged to generate a closing sound.

  Next, the operation when the safe A is mounted in the storage room 5a (5) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the state where the safe A is removed, the partition 6 is disposed at a position separated by a predetermined distance W1 from the opening end op of the storage room 5, so that the storage room from which the safe A is removed. Compared with the storage room 5 in a state where the safe A is attached, 5 is seen in a recessed state as viewed from the open end op side of the storage room 5. When the safe A is temporarily placed on the bottom wall 51 at the opening end that looks concave, and the safe A is inserted into the storage chamber 5 while the insertion direction is guided by the bottom wall 51 or the side wall 52 at the opening end, FIG. As shown in b), the partition 6 is urged by the safe A and moves from the isolation position abs to the retreat position esc.

  As described above, the cash processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the transport unit 2 that transports cash and the inner end in facing the part of the transport unit 2, and a part of the transport unit 2 is opened at the end. The storage room 5 opened to the outside through the op, the safes A to C detachably stored in the storage room 5, and the safes A to C held in the retreat position esc with the safes A to C being mounted It is characterized by comprising a partition portion 6 that moves to an isolation position abs that isolates the inner end in from the outside by utilizing the operation when being removed from the storage chamber 5.

  According to this configuration, when the safes A to C are removed from the storage chamber 5, the partition 6 moves to the isolation position abs that isolates the inner end “in” of the storage chamber 5 from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the inside of the conveying means such as the conveying roller and the apparatus, and to reduce the clogging, malfunction, and failure of the conveyance and improve the product quality.

  In the present embodiment, the partition 6 is arranged such that a position separated by a predetermined distance W1 from the opening end op of the storage chamber 5 to the inner end in of the storage chamber 5 is the isolation position abs. As shown in FIG. 5, when the safes B and C are removed from the storage room 5, the partition 6 located at a predetermined distance W1 from the opening end op can be visually recognized, while the safe A is mounted in the storage room 5. If there is, the outer end A1 of the safe A can be visually recognized, and the storage room 5 from which the safes B and C are pulled out appears to be recessed, so that the presence or absence of the safe can be grasped at a glance. Further, the safes A to C can be temporarily placed at the opening end of the storage chamber 5, the insertion direction can be guided at the opening end of the storage chamber 5, and the safes A to C can be easily inserted. Work relating to ~ C can be facilitated.

  Further, although the safe is heavy and it is not desirable to unexpectedly come out of the storage chamber 5, in the present embodiment, when the partition 6 is moved to the isolation position abs at the opening end of the storage chamber 5, the safe is engaged. Since the engaging portion 7 that generates a closing sound is provided, the fact that the safes A to C are immediately before coming out of the storage room 5 is notified to the outside such as a clerk through a closing sound, and the safes A to C unexpectedly. It can be prevented from coming off.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the partition 6 is urged by the safes A to C when the safes A to C are inserted into the storage room 5 and moves from the isolation position abs to the retreat position esc. The partition 6 is retracted from the isolation position abs in conjunction with the operation of inserting the battery, and the safes A to C can be smoothly mounted in the storage chamber 5 without performing a separate operation for retracting the partition 6.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a plurality of safes A to C and storage rooms 5 (5a, 5b, 5c) are provided, and the operation is performed in a state where some of the plurality of safes A to C are removed. It is an operating type cash processing apparatus, and since the conveying means 2 such as the driving conveying roller 23 and the outside are separated from each other by the partitioning section 6, the contact with the conveying means 2 is obstructed and attention is urged to be safe. Can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, it should be thought that a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment. The scope of the present invention is shown not only by the above description of the embodiments but also by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the partition 6 is a single door, but a plurality of doors such as a double door may be used. In the present embodiment, the hinge portion is provided so as to open the partition portion 6 toward the side wall 52. However, the hinge portion may be provided so as to open the partition portion 6 toward the ceiling side or the bottom wall 51 side.

  In the present embodiment, the cash processing apparatus performs both depositing and withdrawal of the safes A to C. However, the cash processing apparatus may be any one of depositing into the safe and withdrawal from the safe. The present invention can be applied.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a closing sound is mechanically generated by contact between metals. However, a switch that contacts the partition portion 6 is provided, and a warning sound is output from the speaker when the switch is turned on or off. For example, a closing sound may be generated electrically.

  Furthermore, the denominations stored in the safes A to D are not limited to the present embodiment, and the safes A to D can store any denomination. The denominations may be assigned and the safes A to D may be the four denomination circulation safes. The present invention can also be applied to such various safe settings.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the cash processing apparatus as a banknote block that handles banknotes has been described as an example of cash including banknotes and coins, but the present invention is also applied to a coin block that handles coins. Is possible.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ..... Banknote block A-C ... Safe 2 ..... Conveying means 5 ..... Storage room 5a, 5b, 5c ... Storage room 6 ..... Partition part 7 ..... Engagement part in .... Inward end op ...... opening end abs ... isolation position esc ... retraction position

Claims (5)

Transport means for transporting cash;
A storage chamber provided at a position where an inner end faces a part of the transport unit, and opening a part of the transport unit to the outside through an opening end;
A safe to be detachably stored in the storage room;
A partition that moves to an isolation position that isolates the inner end from the outside by using an operation when the safe is attached to the retracted position while the safe is attached and removed from the storage chamber. The cash processing apparatus characterized by comprising.   2. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition portion is disposed such that a position separated from the opening end of the storage chamber by a predetermined distance from the opening end of the storage chamber to the inner end side is the isolation position.   3. The cash according to claim 1, wherein an engagement portion that is engaged with the partition portion and generates a closing sound when the partition portion is moved to the isolation position is provided at an opening end portion of the storage chamber. Processing equipment.   The said partition part is a cash processing apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3 urged | biased by the said safe when inserting the said safe into the said storage room, and moves to the said retracted position from the said isolation | separation position. The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cash handling apparatus is of a non-stop operation type including a plurality of the safes and the storage room and operating in a state in which some of the plurality of safes are removed. .

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