JP2020052850A - Paper sheet storage and feeding device and paper sheet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the occurrence of jam in a paper leaf storage / feeding device. SOLUTION: A storage feeding device for storing and feeding paper leaves is wound together with a reel on which a tape is wound and when the paper leaves are stored, the paper leaves are wound together with a tape unwound from the reel. When the paper leaves are unwound, the drum is unwound together with the tape, and when the paper leaves are stored, the paper leaves and tape are sent to the drum. It is composed of a unit and a protruding portion protruding toward a tape running in the predetermined region in a predetermined region between the input / output unit and the drum. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet storing and feeding device for storing and feeding out a sheet and a sheet processing apparatus including the sheet storing and feeding device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a paper sheet storing and feeding device that stores paper sheets and feeds out the stored paper sheets has been used. The paper sheet storage and feeding device is used, for example, by being incorporated in a paper sheet processing device that identifies the type of paper sheet and counts the number of sheets. The paper sheets include, for example, banknotes, checks, and gift certificates.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a banknote processing apparatus including a tape-type banknote storage and feeding device. The tape-type banknote storage and feeding device stores and feeds banknotes using a belt-shaped tape. One end of the tape is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the drum, and the other end is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the reel. A guide for regulating the running position of the tape and a roller for changing the running direction of the tape are arranged between the reel and the drum. When storing bills, the bill storing and feeding device receives the bills transported in the transport path into the device, winds them up together with tapes on a drum, and stores them. When a bill is fed, the bill storage / feeding device unwinds the bill wound on the drum together with the tape and feeds the bill to a transport path outside the device.

JP-A-2006-031663

  However, according to the above-described related art, when a banknote is fed, a jam in which the banknote is jammed occurs in the banknote storing and feeding device, and the banknote may not be fed. A bill stored using the drum is wound around the drum with the entire bill surface along the outer peripheral surface of the drum. For example, a bill wound on a drum may be torn, and a part of the bill may be separated from the outer peripheral surface of the drum and hang down. If the hanging portion is caught in a guide or a roller when the bill is fed, and a jam occurs, the bill storage / feed device stops operating.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the related art, and has a sheet storing and feeding device capable of suppressing the occurrence of jam and a sheet processing device including the sheet storing and feeding device. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention relates to a storage and feeding device for storing and feeding out paper sheets together with a tape, comprising: a reel on which the tape is wound; Occasionally, the paper sheet is wound up with the tape unwound from the reel, and at the time of unwinding the paper sheet, a drum is unwound together with the wound tape, and at the time of storing the paper sheet, the paper sheet and the A tape is sent to the drum, and when the paper is fed, the drum travels through the predetermined area in an input / output unit that receives the paper and the tape fed out, and in a predetermined area between the input / output unit and the drum. And a protrusion protruding toward the tape.

  Further, the invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the projecting portion projects above paper sheets conveyed in the predetermined area.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the protrusion is provided so as to be movable in a radial direction of the drum according to a length of the tape wound on the drum, and the protrusion is provided on the drum. Regardless of the length of the wound tape, the tape protrudes above paper sheets conveyed in the predetermined area.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, a guide portion is provided below the drum and guides sheets in the predetermined area, and the projecting portion is provided on the guide portion. And

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the projecting portion is arranged at a position not overlapping with the tape.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the tape includes a plurality of the protrusions, and the tape is disposed between adjacent protrusions among the plurality of protrusions.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the projecting portion is formed along a running direction of the tape in the predetermined area.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the input / output unit includes a scraper whose leading end portion is in contact with the surface of the tape.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the scraper has a tip portion that contacts a surface of the tape, and the tip portion has a top portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a running direction of the tape, Is smaller than the width of the tape in the vertical direction.

  Further, the invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the input / output unit includes a transport roller for transporting paper sheets.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the input / output unit includes a guide roller for guiding a tape.

  Further, the invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, a plurality of the reels are provided, and the drum is configured to wind the tape from each of the plurality of reels.

  Further, the invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, a plurality of tapes are arranged side by side in the axial direction of the drum.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the sheet stored in the first sheet is wound around the drum while being sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the drum and the tape. I do.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the first sheet is wound around the drum while being sandwiched between a plurality of tapes.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus including the sheet storing and feeding device according to the present invention.

  According to the sheet storing and feeding device according to the present invention, by providing the protruding portion, even when a part of the sheet wound around the drum hangs away from the drum when the sheet is fed, The paper sheets can be prevented from being caught in the members constituting the input / output unit. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a jam in the sheet storage and feeding device and the sheet processing apparatus including the sheet storage and feeding device.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of the storage and feeding device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the protrusion and the tape. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the occurrence of a jam in the storage and feeding device. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the effect of suppressing the occurrence of jam by the protruding portion. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the sheet processing apparatus. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the details of the configuration of the temporary holding unit provided in the sheet processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining the arrangement and routing of the three tapes in the temporary holding unit. FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the handling of three tapes in the temporary holding unit. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the movable guide of the temporary holding section. FIG. 10 is a view of the movable guide shown in FIG. 9 as viewed from above. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the drum and the movable guide when no sheet is wound on the drum of the temporary holding unit. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the drum and the movable guide when the paper sheet is wound on the drum of the temporary holding unit. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the structure of the scraper. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating another configuration example of the storage and feeding device illustrated in FIG. 1.

  Hereinafter, a sheet storing and feeding apparatus and a sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The paper sheet storage and feeding device is provided in the paper sheet processing device, and is used for storing and feeding the paper sheets.

<Paper storage and feeding device>
First, an outline of a paper sheet storage and feeding device (hereinafter, referred to as “storage and feeding device”) will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of the storage and feeding device 100. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the sheet feeding device 100 has wound and stored a paper sheet 300 around a drum 110. The storage and feeding device 100 includes a drum 110, reels 121 and 122, guide rollers 131 and 132, a scraper 133, transport rollers 135 and 136, tapes 141 and 142, and a movable guide (guide unit) 150. . One end of the upper tape 141 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110, and the other end is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the reel 121. One end of the lower tape 142 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110, and the other end is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the reel 122.

  The drum 110, the reels 121 and 122, the guide rollers 131 and 132, and the transport rollers 135 and 136 are cylindrical rotating bodies that rotate around axes. FIG. 1 shows a side view of the storage and feeding device 100. The drum 110 has a cylindrical shape longer in the depth direction of the drawing than the paper sheets 300 wound on the outer peripheral surface. The movable guide 150 also has a plate shape longer than the paper sheet 300 in the depth direction of the drawing. The reels 121 and 122 around which the tapes 141 and 142 are wound and the guide rollers 131 and 132 for guiding the tapes 141 and 142 have a cylindrical shape longer than the tapes 141 and 142 in the depth direction of the drawing. The tip of the scraper 133 that is located radially outside of the transport roller 135 contacts the surface of the tape 141. This tip has a depth dimension longer than the width of the tape 141.

  The transport rollers 135 and 136 are arranged coaxially with the rotation axes of the guide rollers 131 and 132. The transport roller 135 and the guide roller 131 are arranged side by side in a plan view. The transport roller 136 and the guide roller 132 are arranged side by side in plan view. The transport rollers 135 and 136 feed the paper sheets wound around the drum 110 between the tapes 141 and 142. The transport rollers 135 and 136 send out the sheets fed from the drum 110 to the outside of the apparatus from between the tapes 141 and 142. The diameter of the transport rollers 135 and 136 is larger than the diameter of the guide rollers 131 and 132. The transport rollers 135 and 136 are arranged such that their outer peripheral surfaces are in contact with each other. The transport roller 135 is disposed above the transport roller 136. Specifically, the rotation axis of the transport roller 135 is disposed above the rotation axis of the transport roller 136. The transport rollers 135 and 136 give a sufficient moving force to the paper sheet when the paper sheet is wound on the drum 110 and when the paper sheet is fed out from the drum 110.

  When storing paper sheets, the storing and feeding device 100 rotationally drives the drum 110 shown in FIG. 1 in a clockwise direction (a storing direction). The storage and feeding device 100 winds and stores the paper sheets sandwiched between the tape 141 and the tape 142 together with the tapes 141 and 142 on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110. When feeding the paper sheets, the storage / feeding apparatus 100 drives the reel 121 shown in FIG. 1 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction (feeding direction) and also drives the reel 122 to rotate in a clockwise direction. The storage and feeding device 100 unwinds the paper sheets wound around the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 together with the tapes 141 and 142, and releases and feeds the paper sheets sandwiched between the tape 141 and the tape 142. When winding up a plurality of paper sheets, the next paper sheet is wound on the tapes 141 and 142 wound up together with the paper sheets (accurately, on the tape 142). The operation of winding around the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 referred to in the present embodiment includes a case where a plurality of paper sheets are stacked on the tape 142 and wound.

  The upper guide roller 131 changes the running direction of the tape 141 extending from the reel 121 around the rotation axis and guides the tape 141 toward the drum 110. The lower guide roller 132 changes the running direction of the tape 141 extending from the reel 122 around the rotation axis and guides the tape 141 toward the drum 110.

  The scraper 133 is rotatably provided around the shaft 131 a of the guide roller 131. As shown by an arrow 202 in FIG. 1, the scraper 133 is urged in a counterclockwise direction by a spring (urging member) not shown. Thereby, the tip portion of the scraper 133 contacts the tape 141. When feeding the paper sheet, the paper sheet to be fed is below the tape 141 in the area between the drum 110 and the guide roller 131. If the paper sheet is torn and has a break, a part of the paper sheet may be folded and the folded part may be put on the upper side of the tape 141. In such a case, the scraper 133 lifts the folded portion of the sheet to prevent the sheet from being caught in the guide roller 131. That is, the scraper 133 has a function as a sheet guide.

  The input / output unit 130 includes guide rollers 131 and 132, a scraper 133, and transport rollers 135 and 136. Sheets are fed in and out between the drum 110 and the input / output unit 130. Specifically, the paper sheets stored by the storage and feeding device 100 are wound on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 via the input / output unit 130. The paper sheet fed by the storage / feeding device 100 is separated from the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 and fed out of the device via the input / output unit 130. The input / output unit 130 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and may have a configuration not including the scraper 133 or a configuration including an additional roller.

  The guide roller 131 and the guide roller 132 are opposed to each other with a gap between the outer peripheral surfaces. The paper sheets are fed in and out as shown by an arrow 201 in FIG. 1 by the tapes 141 and 142 running between the gap portion and the drum 110. For example, the delivery of sheets is performed between a transport unit provided in the sheet processing apparatus and the storage and feeding device 100. Specifically, the sheets received by the storage / feeding apparatus 100 from the transport unit are sent to the drum 110 via the input / output unit 130 and stored therein. Sheets sent from the drum 110 via the input / output unit 130 are fed from the storage / feed device 100 to the transport unit.

  The transport rollers 135 and 136 feed the papers between the tapes 141 and 142 when the papers are wound on the drum 110, and feed the papers between the tapes 141 and 142 when the papers are fed out from the drum 110. Send out paper sheets. In a predetermined area between the drum 110 and the input / output unit 130, paper sheets are transported by the transport rollers 135 and 136 and the tapes 141 and 142.

  The movable guide 150 is provided outside (below) the drum 110, the guide roller 131, and the transport roller 135. Specifically, the movable guide 150 is provided radially outside the drum 110 from the tapes 141 and 142 that run between the input / output unit 130 and the drum 110 and are wound around the drum 110. The movable guide 150 guides the paper wound around the drum 110 and the paper unwound from the drum 110 from the radial outside of the drum 110. That is, it functions as a guide unit that guides the paper sheets that are input and output between the drum 110 and the input and output unit 130 from outside the tapes 141 and 142.

  The movable guide 150 is provided rotatably around a shaft 132 a of the guide roller 132. The movable guide 150 is urged in a clockwise direction by a spring (urging member) (not shown) as shown by an arrow 203 in FIG. The movable guide 150 is provided with a rotatable roller 151. When there is no paper sheet 300 wound around the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 due to the urging by the spring, the outer peripheral surface of the roller 151 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110. When the paper sheet 300 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110, the outer peripheral surface of the roller 151 comes into contact with the outermost paper sheet 300 or the tape 142. The gap between the movable guide 150 that rotates around the shaft 132a according to the number of sheets 300 wound around the drum 110 and the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 or the sheet 300 is kept constant by the roller 151. It is.

  The movable guide 150 is provided with a protrusion 152. The protrusion 152 is formed in a predetermined area between the input / output unit 130 and the drum 110. The protruding portion 152 protrudes above the conveyed sheets in this predetermined area. Further, the protruding portion 152 protrudes above the tape 142 conveyed in this predetermined area. The protruding portion 152 is formed in a shape (for example, a triangle) protruding from a guide surface on which the movable guide 150 guides the paper sheet to a side where the tapes 141 and 142 running between the input / output unit 130 and the drum 110 are present. I have. The protrusion 152 is formed in a plate shape. The protruding portion 152 functions to push up a portion of the paper sheet that contacts the protruding portion 152 when the paper sheet contacts the protruding portion 152.

  The paper sheet wound around the drum 110 is guided upward by the protrusion 152 when rotating together with the drum 110, and further guided upward by the scraper 133. That is, the protrusion 152 and the scraper 133 function as a guide for guiding the paper sheet rotating together with the drum 110.

  The protrusion 152 is provided to be movable in the radial direction of the drum 110 according to the length of the tapes 141 and 142 wound around the drum 110. That is, the movable guide 150 rotates around the shaft 132a according to the amount of the tape wound around the drum 110. The protrusion 152 rotates together with the movable guide 150. Regardless of the number of sheets 300 wound around the drum 110, the projecting portion 152 has at least a part of the area thereof larger than the tapes 141 and 142 between the input / output unit 130 and the drum 110 as shown in FIG. It is formed to be on the upper side. The tapes 141 and 142 running between the drum 110 and the input / output unit 130 always run on a side surface below the top of the mountain-shaped projection 152, that is, a position close to the guide surface of the movable guide 150. In other words, the protruding portion 152 protrudes above the running tapes 141 and 142 in a predetermined region between the input / output unit 130 and the drum 110. In a region where the protrusion 152 overlaps the tape 141 (142) when viewed from the rotation axis direction of the drum 110, the protrusion 152 protrudes above paper sheets. In other words, the tape 141 (142) runs below the top of the protrusion 152.

  The points P1 to P3 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. Point P <b> 1 is a separation point at which the sheet is separated from the drum 110 when the sheet is fed from the drum 110 toward the input / output unit 130. The point P2 is a contact point between the outer peripheral surface of the transport roller 135 and the outer peripheral surface of the transport roller 136. Point P3 indicates the top (apex) of the protrusion 152. Point P3 is above the line connecting point P1 and point P2. The point P3 is above the tapes 141 and 142. The paper sheet is transported along a line connecting the points P1 and P2.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the protrusion 152 and the tape 141. FIG. 2 is a view of the protrusion 152 and the tape 141 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the feeding direction (right side in FIG. 1) of the paper sheet fed from the storage / feed device 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the protrusion 152 has a thin plate shape protruding from the guide surface of the movable guide 150. For example, one protrusion 152 is provided on each side of the tape 141 in the width direction. For example, the protrusions 152 are symmetrically arranged with the tape 141 interposed therebetween.

  The protruding portion 152 is provided with its disposition position and shape adjusted so that no folds or wrinkles are formed on the paper sheet that rides on and passes through the protruding portion 152 when the paper sheet is stored or fed out. For example, for a tape 141 having a width of about 13 mm, the dimension a between the upper surface of the tape 141 and the top of the protrusion 152 shown in FIG. 2 is about 2 to 3 mm, the width b of the protrusion 152 is about 5 mm, and the tape 141 has a width of about 5 mm. Is set to 5 mm or more between the width direction edge portion and the protruding portion 152. These dimensions a to c are appropriately set according to the size and material of the paper sheet to be stored and fed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the occurrence of a jam in the storage and delivery device 100. FIG. 3A shows paper sheets 302 (302a, 302b) that cause a jam. FIG. 3B shows a state in which a jam occurs in a conventional device having no protrusion 152.

  Although the tapes 141 and 142 are not shown in FIG. 3A, the paper sheet 301 wound on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 when the paper sheet is fed is indicated by an arrow 201 together with the tapes 141 and 142. It is paid out in the direction. Sheets not to be fed, that is, sheets 302 wound around the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 together with the tapes 141 and 142 move upward as indicated by an arrow 204 as the drum 110 rotates.

  When the paper sheet 302 wound around the drum 110 is torn forward in the moving direction and has a cut, as shown in FIG. 3A, an area 302a pressed by the tapes 141 and 142 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110. On the other hand, there is a case where the region 302b (hereinafter, referred to as a "cut portion 302b") ahead of the cut hangs like peeling off from the outer peripheral surface. The longer the cut, the more the cut portion 302b hangs down.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the cut portion 302 b may move together with the paper sheet 301 to be fed, for example, and enter between the scraper 133 and the tape 141. Not only when the cut portion 302b moves with the paper sheet 301, but also when the cut portion 302b rotates with the drum 110, the cut portion 302b may enter between the scraper 133 and the tape 141. The portion into which the cut portion 302b enters is not limited to between the scraper 133 and the tape 141, and may enter between any combination of the scraper 133, the tapes 141 and 142, the guide rollers 131 and 132, and the transport rollers 135 and 136. is there. The cut portion 302b may be wound around any of the scraper 133, the tapes 141 and 142, the guide rollers 131 and 132, and the transport rollers 135 and 136. As described above, the cut portion 302b is entangled in the input / output unit 130, the tapes 141 and 142, or enters between a plurality of members, thereby causing a jam.

  The storage and feeding device 100 suppresses the occurrence of a jam by providing the protrusion 152 on the guide surface of the movable guide 150. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the effect of suppressing the occurrence of jam by the protrusion 152. FIG. 4A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. FIG. 4B is a view of the paper sheet 301, the cut portion 302b, and the protrusion 152 shown in FIG. 4A as viewed from the guide roller 131 side shown in FIG. 4A.

  A force acts on the paper sheet 301 fed out of the apparatus through the input / output unit 130 in the direction of the solid arrow 201 shown in FIG. The paper sheet 301 is sent out in the direction of the arrow 201 together with the tapes 141 and 142 wound around the reels 121 and 122. For this reason, the paper sheet 301 fed from the drum 110 moves in the feeding direction together with the tapes 141 and 142 while being disposed between the tapes 141 and 142. The paper sheet 301 rides on the protruding portion 152 as shown in FIG. 4B while being fed, but moves in the direction of the dashed arrow 201 a and further moves in the direction of the solid arrow 201. The paper sheet 301 passes below the scraper 133 constituting the input / output unit 130, and is fed from the storage / feeding device 100 to the transport unit by the transport rollers 135 and 136.

  The paper sheets 302 (302a, 302b) wound around the drum 110 rotate together with the drum 110. As shown by an arrow 204 in FIG. 4A, a force acts on the paper sheet 302 in the rotation direction of the drum 110. For this reason, the cut portion 302b of the paper sheet 302 separated from the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 also rides on the protruding portion 152 as shown in FIG. 4B, and then as shown by a broken arrow 204a in FIG. Then, it moves upward with the rotation of the drum 110. The paper sheet 302 rotates at least one or more times before being fed from the input / output unit 130.

  As described above, even when the sheet 302 not to be fed has the cut portion 302b, the cut portion 302b is guided upward by the protrusion 152. The sheet 301 advances in the feeding direction, and the cut portion 302b separates from the sheet 301 and rotates together with the drum 110. That is, the sheet wound around the drum 110 is guided upward by the protrusion 152, and further guided upward by the scraper 133. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the cut portion 302b, which is a part of the paper sheet 302 wound around the drum 110, from being caught between the scraper 133 and the tape 141 or being caught by the guide roller 131. .

  When the protrusion 152 is not provided as shown in FIG. 3B, the leading end of the cut portion 302b of the paper sheet 302 wound on the drum 110 moves linearly along the upper surface of the tape 141, The tip of the scraper 133 reaches a position where it contacts the upper surface of the tape 141. On the other hand, when the projection 152 is provided as shown in FIG. 4A, the cut portion 302b is supported by the projection 152 from below. Since the tip of the cut portion 302b moves along the upper surface of the protruding portion 152, the moving distance required to reach the tip position of the scraper 133 is longer than when moving linearly. Specifically, after linearly moving along the tape 141 from the point P1 with respect to the linear distance from the point P1 to the point P2 along the tape 141 shown in FIG. The distance from the point P3 to the point P2 after moving through the point P3 and moving straight again along the tape 141 is longer.

  The moving time becomes longer as the moving distance becomes longer. Since the drum 110 is rotating while the tip of the cut portion 302b moves toward the scraper 133, the root portion of the cut portion 302b moves upward with the rotation of the drum 110 by the length of the movement time. I do. As a result, before the tip of the cut portion 302b reaches the tip position of the scraper 133, the tip of the cut portion 302b is lifted upward away from the tape 141 to prevent the cut portion 302b from being caught in the scraper 133. Can be.

  The protruding portion 152 protruding upward from the guide surface of the movable guide 150 is an obstacle when the tip of the cut portion 302b moves toward the scraper 133, and the tip of the cut portion 302b reaches the scraper 133. There is also the effect of blocking.

  The storage and feeding device 100 includes reels 121 and 122 around which tapes 141 and 142 are wound. By rotating in the winding direction, the storage and feeding device 100 winds the tapes 141 and 142 wound on the reels 121 and 122 together with paper sheets to form a multilayer part of the tape, and rotates in the feeding direction. Accordingly, the drum 110 is provided to rewind the tapes 141 and 142 to the reels 121 and 122 and to feed out the paper sheets wound up in the multilayer portion. The storage and feeding device 100 includes an input / output unit 130 that is arranged on the side of the drum 110 when viewed from the rotation axis direction of the drum 110 and forms an input / output area for the paper sheets that come into contact with the tapes 141 and 142 with respect to the drum 110. The storage and feeding device 100 includes a movable guide (guide unit) 150 arranged around the drum 110. The movable guide 150 guides the tapes 141 and 142 when the tapes 141 and 142 are wound on the drum 110 from the reels 121 and 122 or when the tapes 141 and 142 are rewound from the drum 110 on the reels 121 and 122. The movable guide 150 has a protrusion 152 that supports the sheets held in the multilayer unit from below when the sheets are being fed from the drum 110 rotating in the feeding direction.

  The protrusion 152 is disposed at a position between the drum 110 and the input / output unit 130 when viewed from the direction in which the rotation axis of the drum 110 extends. When the multilayer part of the drum 110 holds paper sheets (specific paper sheets) having a cut in a part thereof, the protruding part 152 removes the specific paper sheets held by the multilayer part of the rotating drum 110. Support from below.

  When the sheet is fed from the drum 110 toward the input / output unit 130, the sheet leaves the drum 110 at a point P1 (separation point) where the sheet is separated from the drum 110. The input / output unit 130 has a drum proximity portion closer to the point P1 (separation point) than a portion of the input / output unit 130 other than the drum proximity portion. The drum proximity portion indicates a position of the input / output unit 130 closest to the drum 110. The protruding portion 152 supports the sheets held on the rotating drum 110 (multilayer part) from below at a position closer to the drum 110 than the drum proximity portion when the sheets are being fed from the drum 110. . In this case, the drum proximity portion of the input / output unit 130 is the tip of the scraper 133, but this is an example. Depending on the configuration of the input / output unit 130, the drum proximity portion of the input / output unit 130 may be a member other than the scraper 133. For example, the drum proximity portion of the input / output unit 130 may be a roller (pulley) that conveys a tape, or may be a roller that conveys paper sheets.

  By providing such a protruding portion 152, paper sheets rotating together with the drum 110 are guided upward, and can be prevented from entering the input / output unit 130. The protrusion 152 functions to prevent the tip of the cut portion 302b from approaching the scraper 133. The protruding portion 152 extends the moving distance until the tip of the cut portion 302b approaches the scraper 133, and raises the cut portion 302b with the rotation of the drum 110 before being caught in the input / output unit 130 including the scraper 133. Functions to move to The protruding portion 152 functions to separate the paper sheet 301 sent in the feeding direction from the freely movable cut portion 302b.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which paper sheets sandwiched between two tapes 141 and 142 are conveyed from the input / output unit 130 to the drum 110 and wound around the drum 110. Not limited. For example, a configuration in which paper sheets are arranged on one tape and conveyed from the input / output unit 130 to the drum 110 and wound around the drum 110 may be employed. That is, the drum 110 winds up the first sheet in a state of being sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 and the tape, and the second and subsequent sheets are the sheets wound up earlier. It may be a mode in which the tape is wound up by being superposed on the tape and pressing it from outside with a tape.

  FIG. 2 shows a mode in which the protrusions 152 are provided one by one on both sides in the width direction of the tape 141. However, a mode in which the protrusions 152 are provided only on one side may be used. Further, a mode in which a plurality of protrusions 152 are provided on one side of the tape 141 may be employed. For example, when a plurality of tapes are provided in the depth direction of the drawing in FIG. 1, a mode in which one protrusion 152 is provided on each side of each tape may be provided, or one protrusion may be provided between two adjacent tapes. A mode in which the portion 152 is provided may be employed. The number of the protrusions 152 can be changed as appropriate.

<Sheet processing device with storage and feeding device>
Next, a specific configuration example of the storing and feeding device and the sheet processing apparatus including the storing and feeding device will be described. FIGS. 5 to 13 are diagrams for explaining the sheet processing apparatus 10 and the storage and feeding device 40 provided in the apparatus of the sheet processing apparatus 10. Since the paper sheet processing apparatus 10 uses the storage and delivery device 40 as a temporary storage unit, the storage and delivery device 40 is hereinafter referred to as a temporary storage unit 40.

  The protrusion 87 shown in FIG. 6 and FIGS. 9 to 12 has the same function as the protrusion 152 shown in FIG. In the example illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 13, the input / output unit 230 includes guide rollers 50 and 52, transport rollers 51a and 51b, and a scraper 96.

  First, the overall configuration of the sheet processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the paper sheet processing apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the sheet processing apparatus 10 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12. On the front face (left side in the drawing) of the housing 12, a deposit / withdrawal unit 14 for feeding paper sheets from the outside of the housing 12 to the inside or for ejecting paper sheets from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside. Is provided.

  The depositing and dispensing unit 14 is provided with a first dispensing mechanism 16 for dispensing a plurality of sheets fed into the dispensing and dispensing unit 14 one by one into the housing 12 one by one. A transport unit 20 that transports paper sheets one by one is connected to the depositing / dispensing unit 14. Sheets fed from the depositing / dispensing unit 14 by the first feeding mechanism 16 are transported one by one by the transport unit 20. The depositing and dispensing section 14 is provided with a second feeding mechanism 18 separately from the first feeding mechanism 16. The paper sheets returned from the transport unit 20 to the depositing / dispensing unit 14 by the second feeding mechanism 18 can be fed out to the transport unit 20 again.

  The depositing / dispensing section 14 is provided with a partition member 14a that can move in both directions, that is, a direction toward the first feeding mechanism 16 and a direction away from the first feeding mechanism 16 (that is, a direction toward the second feeding mechanism 18). I have. The depositing / dispensing section 14 is divided by the partitioning member 14a into an inlet on the first feeding mechanism 16 side and an outlet on the second feeding mechanism 18 side.

  An identification unit 22 for identifying a sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit 20 is provided at an intermediate position of the conveyance unit 20. The identification unit 22 has an image sensor. The identification unit 22 identifies the paper sheet based on the image of the paper sheet acquired by the image sensor. For example, the type of paper sheet (a denomination in the case of paper sheet), true / false, and true / false are identified.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a temporary holding section (storage / feeding device) 40 is connected to the transport section 20. The escrow unit 40 stores the sheets sent from the transport unit 20 one by one and feeds out the stored sheets one by one to the transport unit 20. Sheets fed from the depositing / dispensing unit 14 to the transport unit 20 by the first feeding mechanism 16 are identified by the identification unit 22. The identified paper sheets are sent to the temporary storage section 40 by the transport section 20 and temporarily stored.

  The transport unit 20 is provided with a width direction alignment unit 24 for bringing the conveyed sheets to a predetermined position such as the center position in the width direction of the transport path. The paper sheet fed from the temporary holding section 40 to the transport section 20 is moved to a predetermined position such as a center position in the width direction of the transport path by the width direction aligning section 24.

  The transport unit 20 is connected to a counterfeit note storage unit 26 that stores sheets identified as a counterfeit by the identification unit 22 and sheets identified as the authenticity is uncertain. .

  The rejected paper sheets identified as not normal paper sheets by the identification unit 22 are returned to the depositing / dispensing unit 14 (strictly speaking, the ejection port closer to the second feeding mechanism 18 than the partition member 14a) by the transport unit 20. be able to. The depositing / dispensing unit 14 is divided into an inlet and an outlet by a partition member 14a. The paper sheets returned from the transport unit 20 to the depositing / dispensing unit 14 are stacked at a location different from the location where the paper sheets to be fed to the transport unit 20 by the first feeding mechanism 16 are stacked.

  The transport unit 20 is connected with a plurality of paper sheet storage and delivery units 30. Each sheet storing and feeding section 30 stores the sheets sent from the transport section 20 in a stacked state. Each sheet storing and feeding section 30 is provided with a feeding mechanism 31. The paper sheets stored in each paper sheet storing and feeding section 30 can be fed to the transport section 20 by the feeding mechanism 31. The paper sheet storage and delivery unit 30 is generally used for recycling. That is, at the time of the paper sheet dispensing process, the paper sheets stored in each of the paper sheet storing and feeding sections 30 at the time of the payment processing are fed out to the transport section 20 by the feeding mechanism 31 and sent to the cash receiving / paying section 14.

  The transport unit 20 is connected to a plurality of paper sheet storage and delivery units 32. Each sheet storing and feeding section 32 stores the sheets sent from the transport section 20 in a stacked state. Each sheet storing and feeding section 32 is provided with a feeding mechanism 33. The paper sheets stored in each of the paper sheet storage and feeding sections 32 can be fed to the transport section 20 by the feeding mechanism 33. The paper sheet storage and delivery unit 32 is generally used exclusively for payment.

  Next, the configuration of the temporary storage section 40 will be described. The temporary holding unit 40 stores a plurality of paper sheets one by one by winding three belt-shaped tapes 90, 92, 94 provided in parallel on the drum 42. The temporary holding unit 40 unwinds each of the tapes 90, 92, and 94 from the drum 42, and unwinds the sheets one by one from the drum 42.

  FIG. 6 is a side view showing details of the configuration of the temporary storage section 40. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a state where no sheet is wound on the drum 42 of the temporary holding unit 40. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a state where the paper sheet is wound around the drum 42 of the temporary holding unit 40. FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining the arrangement and routing of the three tapes 90, 92, and 94 in the temporary holding section 40. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a traveling path of the central tape 92 among the three tapes 90, 92, and 94 of the temporary holding unit 40. FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a traveling path of the outer tapes 90 and 94 of the three tapes 90, 92 and 94 of the temporary holding unit 40. FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the handling of three tapes 90, 92, and 94 in the temporary holding unit 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the temporary holding unit 40 includes a rotatable drum 42, three strip-shaped tapes 90, 92, 94, and a reel 58 rotatably provided around a shaft 58a. And One end of each of the tapes 90, 92, 94 is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the drum 42, and the other end is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the reel 58. The tapes 90, 92, and 94 are arranged so as to be arranged along the direction in which the shaft 42a of the drum 42 extends.

  Drum 42 can rotate in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions about axis 42a. When the sheets sent from the transport unit 20 (see FIG. 5) to the temporary holding unit 40 are stored in the drum 42, the drum 42 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, and the sheets 90 , 92, 94 together with the drum 42. When feeding the paper sheets stored in the drum 42 to the transport unit 20, the drum 42 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing, and the tapes 90, 92, and 94 are unwound from the drum 42. The paper sheets released from 90, 92, 94 are fed out to the transport unit 20. The paper sheets are conveyed along the lateral direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the temporary holding unit 40 is provided with a drive motor 64 that drives the drum 42 to rotate. The temporary holding section 40 is provided with guide rollers 52 and 54 for guiding the respective tapes 90, 92 and 94, and transport rollers 51a and 51b for transporting paper sheets. The transport roller 51a is disposed coaxially with the rotation axis of the guide roller 50. The transport roller 51b is disposed coaxially with the rotation axis of the guide roller 52. The transport roller 51a and the transport roller 51b are opposed to each other with their outer peripheral surfaces in contact with each other. Although the transport rollers 51a and 51b are omitted in FIGS. 7 and 8, the transport rollers 51a and 51b are arranged between the three guide rollers 52 in the rotation axis direction of the guide rollers 52 shown in FIG. . That is, two pairs of transport rollers 51a and 51b are provided.

  Each of the tapes 90, 92, 94 is guided between the drum 42 and the reel 58 by the guide rollers 52, 54. The temporary holding section 40 is provided with guide rollers 50 and 56 for guiding the tapes 90 and 94 on both outer sides of the three tapes 90, 92 and 94, in addition to the guide rollers 52 and 54. . The tapes 90 and 94 are guided by the guide rollers 50 and 56. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the temporary holding section 40 is provided with a substantially triangular support plate 57 that supports the shafts of the guide roller 50 and the guide roller 56.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 8, the center tape 92 among the three tapes 90, 92, 94 is guided between the drum 42 and the reel 58 by the guide rollers 52, 54. When the drum 42 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the tape 92 sent from the reel 58 is wound on the drum 42 through the guide roller 54 and the guide roller 52 in order. When the reel 58 rotates clockwise in the drawing, the tape 92 sent out from the drum 42 is wound on the reel 58 via the guide roller 52 and the guide roller 54 in order.

  As shown in FIGS. 7B and 8, the outer tapes 90, 94 of the three tapes 90, 92, 94 are guided between the drum 42 and the reel 58 by guide rollers 52, 54, respectively. And is guided around the drum 42 by guide rollers 50 and 56. When the drum 42 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, each of the tapes 90 and 94 sent from the reel 58 is wound around the drum 42 by about a half circumference of the drum 42 through the guide roller 54 and the guide roller 52 in order. Further, each of the tapes 90 and 94 is wound around the drum 42 through the guide roller 56 and the guide roller 50 in order. The paper sent from the transport unit 20 to the temporary holding unit 40 passes between the guide rollers 50 and 52, and is sandwiched between the pair of tapes 90 and between the pair of tapes 94. The paper sheets are wound around the drum 42 together with the tapes 90 and 94 while being sandwiched between the tapes 90 and 94. When the reel 58 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing, each of the tapes 90 and 94 sent from the drum 42 is wound around the drum 42 by about a half circumference of the drum 42 through the guide roller 50 and the guide roller 56 in order. Further, the tapes 90 and 94 are wound on the reel 58 via the guide roller 54 and the guide roller 52 in order.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a detection plate 60 that rotates in synchronization with the reel 58 is attached to the reel 58. Three detection plates 60 are provided corresponding to the respective tapes 90, 92, 94. In the vicinity of each detection plate 60, a photo interrupter 62 for detecting a rotation amount of the detection plate 60 is provided. The detection plate 60 is provided with a plurality of through holes 60a. The photo-interrupter 62 has a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element arranged with the outer peripheral edge of the detection plate 60 interposed therebetween. When the detection plate 60 rotates, the optical axis between the light emitting element and the light receiving element in the photo interrupter 62 is intermittently transmitted by the through holes 60 a provided in the detection plate 60. The photo interrupter 62 detects the amount of rotation of the detection plate 60 based on the number of times of switching between the light transmitting state and the light shielding state (the number of pulses).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the temporary storage unit 40 guides the paper sheets sent from the transport unit 20 to the temporary storage unit 40 to the drum 42, and transmits the paper sheets unwound from the drum 42 to the transport unit 20. And guide rollers 65, 66, 67, 68 for guiding the vehicle. The temporary holding section 40 is provided with transport rollers 51a and 51b. The pair of guide rollers 65 and 66 are arranged to face each other such that their outer peripheral surfaces are in contact with each other. The pair of guide rollers 67 and 68 are arranged to face each other such that their outer peripheral surfaces are in contact with each other. The sheet sent from the transport unit 20 to the temporary holding unit 40 passes between a pair of guide rollers 65 and 66. Thereafter, the paper sheet passes between the pair of guide rollers 67 and 68. Thereafter, the paper sheet passes between the guide rollers 50 and 51 and between the transport rollers 51a and 51b, and is wound on the drum 42 together with the tapes 90, 92 and 94. When the drum 42 rotates clockwise in the drawing, each of the tapes 90, 92, 94 is rewound from the drum 42 to the reel 58. Thus, the paper sheets are released from the tapes 90, 92, and 94. The discharged paper sheet passes between the pair of guide rollers 67 and 68, and then passes between the pair of guide rollers 65 and 66, and is fed to the transport unit 20.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a movable guide 82 is provided at a peripheral portion of the drum 42 so as to surround the tapes 90, 92, 94 wound around the drum 42. The movable guide 82 rotates around a shaft 83 of the guide roller 52. A spring (not shown) is provided as an urging member for urging the movable guide 82 counterclockwise about the shaft 83. The movable guide 82 is provided with a bearing (roller) 84 that presses the paper wound around the drum 42 toward the shaft 42 a of the drum 42. When the movable guide 82 is urged in the counterclockwise direction about the shaft 83 by the urging member, the bearing 84 is pressed upward. The paper wound around the drum 42 is pressed by the bearing 84 toward the shaft 42 a of the drum 42. Even if the paper wound around the drum 42 is unwound and the outer diameter of each of the tapes 90, 92, 94 wound on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 42 becomes small, the bearing 84 always keeps the paper wound around the drum 42. Contact leaves. A plurality of protrusions 87 are provided on the movable guide 82, but details will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the temporary holding section 40 is provided with guide sections 80 and 85. The guide part 85 is formed on the movable guide 82. The guides 80 and 85 are provided corresponding to a plurality of tapes 90, 92 and 94, respectively, arranged along the rotation axis direction of the drum 42. In FIG. 6, the guide portions 80 and 85 are indicated by oblique lines.

  The guide section 80 is arranged above the drum 42. The guide portion 80 is provided at a position in the rotation axis direction of the drum 42 facing the center tape 92 among the three tapes 90, 92, 94. The guide portion 80 is provided rotatably about a shaft 81 extending in parallel with the shaft 42 a of the drum 42. The leading end of the guide 80 contacts the tape 92 wound around the drum 42 by the weight of the guide 80. However, instead of the leading end portion contacting the tape 92 due to the weight of the guide portion 80, the leading end portion of the guide portion 80 may be biased toward the drum 42 by a biasing member such as a spring (not shown).

  The guide portion 85 is formed on the movable guide 82 so as to face each of the two outer tapes 90, 94 of the three tapes 90, 92, 94. That is, the positions of the two guide portions 85 in the rotation axis direction of the drum 42 are positions facing the tapes 90 and 94, respectively. FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of the movable guide 82. FIG. 10 is a view of the movable guide 82 as viewed from above. Outside the two guides 85 in the width direction, an additional guide 86 for guiding the paper wound on the drum 42 when storing the paper is provided.

  The two guide portions 85 are provided so as to project from the additional guide portion 86 toward the drum 42 side. The guide surface 85a of each guide portion 85 faces these tapes 90, 94 with a slight gap from the surface of each tape 90, 94 wound on the drum 42.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the movable guide 82 provided with the guide portion 85 rotates about the shaft 83 in accordance with the amount of paper sheets stored in the drum 42. A bearing 84 provided on the movable guide 82 comes into contact with the paper wound around the drum 42. The movable guide 82 is pressed in a counterclockwise direction about the shaft 83 by an urging member such as a spring. For this reason, even when the amount of paper sheets wound on the drum 42 is large or small, there is a slight gap between the guide surface 85a of each guide portion 85 and the surfaces of the tapes 90 and 94 wound on the drum 42. A gap is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the movable guide 82 is provided with four protrusions 87. Each of the protrusions 87 has the same shape, and is disposed with its position adjusted so that the four protrusions 87 overlap when viewed from the rotation axis direction of the drum 42. Each protruding portion 87 has a thin plate shape, and the shape of each protruding portion 87 viewed from the side is a mountain shape having a top portion as a curved surface.

  FIG. 10 shows the positions of the tapes 90, 92, and 94 by broken lines. As shown in FIG. 10, a position outside the tape 94 (left side in the drawing), a position between the tape 94 and the tape 92, and a position between the tape 92 and the tape 90 in the rotation axis direction of the drum 42 (the width direction of the tape). The projecting portions 87 are arranged at four positions, that is, positions outside the tape 90 (right side in the drawing). That is, two protrusions 87 are provided on both outer sides in the width direction of the tape 90, and two protrusions 87 are provided on both outer sides in the width direction of the tape 94.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the drum 42 and the movable guide 82 when no sheet is wound on the drum 42. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the drum 42 and the movable guide 82 when the paper sheet 303 is wound around the drum 42. FIG. 11 corresponds to FIG. 6A, and FIG. 12 corresponds to FIG. 6B. Note that the number of the protruding portions 87 can be appropriately changed.

  The protruding portion 87 protruding from the guide surface of the movable guide 82 is provided such that the position of the top farthest from the guide surface among the peripheral portions forming the chevron-shaped side shape is above the tapes 90 and 94. I have. As shown in FIG. 11, at least a part of each protruding portion 87 is smaller than the tapes 90 and 94 running between the guide roller 50 and the drum 42 in a state where the paper sheet wound around the drum 42 is not present. It is located away from the guide surface. As shown in FIG. 12, even when the paper sheet 303 is wound around the drum 42 and the movable guide 82 is rotated around the shaft 83, at least a part of each protrusion 87 is wound around the drum 42. It is located farther from the guide surface than the tapes 90 and 94 running between the paper sheet 303 and the guide roller 50. That is, regardless of the number of sheets wound around the drum 42, the tapes 90 and 94 run at positions closer to the guide surface than the top of the protrusion 87 having a mountain-shaped side surface. That is, regardless of the number of sheets wound around the drum 42, in a predetermined area between the input / output unit 230 and the drum 42, the top of the protrusion 87 is above the tapes 90 and 94.

  A scraper 96 is provided near the guide roller 50. The scraper 96 is provided at a position corresponding to each of the tapes 90 and 94 in the rotation axis direction of the guide roller 50. The scraper 96 is provided rotatably about the axis of the guide roller 50. The shaft of the scraper 96 is provided with a biasing member such as a torsion spring (not shown). By this urging member, the scraper 96 is urged clockwise in the drawing. Accordingly, the tip of the scraper 96 is always in contact with each of the tapes 90 and 94 between the drum 42 and the guide roller 50 regardless of whether the amount of paper wound on the drum 42 is large or small.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the structure of the scraper 96. FIGS. 13A to 13C are a perspective view, a side view, and a front view of the scraper 96, respectively. As shown in FIG. 13, a straight portion 96a is formed at the tip of the scraper 96. The top of the scraper 96 extending in the width direction of the tapes 90 and 94 is a straight portion 96a. At the time of storing and feeding out the paper sheet, the linear portion 96a comes into contact with the upper surfaces of the tapes 90 and 94 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13A, the width d of the linear portion 96a in the rotation axis direction of the drum 42, that is, the width direction of the tapes 90 and 94 is smaller than the width e of the tapes 90 and 94 (d <e). Both outer sides of the straight portion 96a are connected to the curved portion 96b on the side surface. A part of the curved portion 96b also contacts the upper surfaces of the tapes 90 and 94.

   As shown in FIG. 13B, the scraper 96 is arranged so that the curved portion 96b is substantially parallel to the upper surfaces of the tapes 90 and 94. Strictly, when the linear portion 96a of the scraper 96 is brought into contact with the surfaces of the tapes 90 and 94, the tape is positioned at a position away from the linear portion 96a, that is, at a position away from the linear portion 96a to the right in FIG. The upper surfaces of 90 and 94 are located slightly higher than the curved portion 96b. For this reason, the linear portion 96a of the scraper 96 reliably contacts the surfaces of the tapes 90 and 94. At the position behind the straight portion 96a, the cross sections of the tapes 90 and 94 gradually curve. Specifically, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 13C, the center in the width direction of the tapes 90 and 94 has a curved shape slightly higher than both outer sides.

  As described above, the tip of the scraper 96 is securely brought into contact with the tapes 90 and 94, so that even if a part of the paper wound around the drum 42 hangs down to the scraper 96 side, the one end of the paper is removed. It is possible to prevent a part from entering between the scraper 96 and the tapes 90 and 94.

  The temporary holding unit 40 includes a reel 58 around which tapes 90 and 94 are wound. When the drum 42 rotates in the winding direction, the temporary holding unit 40 winds up the paper sheets together with the tapes 90 and 94 wound up from the reel 58. The temporary holding section 40 forms a multilayer section of the tapes 90 and 94 on the drum 42. As the drum 42 rotates in the feeding direction, the tapes 90 and 94 are rewound onto the reel 58, and the sheets are fed from the multilayer portion of the tapes 90 and 94. The temporary holding section 40 includes a guide roller 56 for guiding the tapes 90 and 94. The input / output unit 230 includes guide rollers 50 and 52 for guiding the tapes 90 and 94. The tapes 90 and 94 are arranged so that a space is formed by separating a multilayer portion of the tapes 90 and 94 from a non-multilayer portion that is not a multilayer portion in a region between the drum 42 and the guide roller 56. I have. The protruding portion 87 supports the sheets held by the multilayer portions of the rotating tapes 90 and 94 from below when the sheets are being fed from the drum 42 rotating in the feeding direction.

  The temporary holding unit 40 is disposed coaxially with the rotation axis of the reel 58 around which the tapes 90 and 94 are wound, and includes the reel 58 around which the tape 92 is wound. By rotating in the winding direction, the temporary holding unit 40 winds up the paper sheets together with the tape 92 wound up from the reel 58 around which the tape 92 is wound, and forms a multilayer portion of the tape 92 and feeds it out. The drum 42 rewinds the tape 92 to the reel 58 by rotating in the direction, and feeds out paper sheets from the multilayer portion of the tape 92. The temporary holding unit 40 includes a guide roller 52 that guides the tape 92. When the paper sheet is being fed from the drum 42 that rotates in the feeding direction, the paper sheet held by the multilayer part of the rotating tape 92 is provided. Is provided from below.

  As described above, by providing the protruding portion 87 in the temporary holding section 40, even when a part of the paper wound around the drum 42 hangs down toward the paper to be fed, the hanging paper The cut portion and the paper sheet to be fed can be separated by the protrusion 87.

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FIG. 1 shows a mode in which paper sheets are sandwiched between a plurality of tapes, and the tapes are wound up and stored on a drum, but the paper sheet storage method is not limited to this. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating another configuration example of the storage and feeding device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

  14 is different from the configuration shown in FIG. 1 in the following points. 14 does not have the tape 141 and the reel 121 shown in FIG. The paper sheet passing through the input / output unit 430 is not sandwiched by the tape from above and below, but is on the tape 142 arranged only below the paper sheet. 14 includes a roller 431 disposed opposite to the guide roller 132. 14 includes a second movable guide 450 in addition to the first movable guide 150.

  The roller 431 is provided rotatable in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions around the shaft 431a. When the tape 142 runs at the time of storing and feeding out the paper sheet, the roller 431 whose outer peripheral surface is in contact with the tape 142 also rotates. The roller 431 functions as a transport roller that transports paper sheets.

  The second movable guide 450 disposed opposite to the first movable guide 150 with the tape 142 interposed therebetween has a plate shape elongated in the depth direction of the drawing like the first movable guide 150. The second movable guide 450 is provided so as to be rotatable around the shaft 431a. The second movable guide 450 is urged in a counterclockwise direction by a spring member (not shown) as indicated by an arrow 205. The second movable guide 450 guides the paper sheets wound on the drum 110 while moving in accordance with the number of the paper sheets 300 wound on the drum 110.

  In the configuration illustrated in FIG. 14, the roller 431 and the guide roller 132 form the input / output unit 430. It should be noted that the input / output unit 430 may be formed by adding the transport rollers 135 and 136 shown in FIG. 1 to the configuration shown in FIG.

  The paper sheet enters and exits as shown by an arrow 201 between the roller 142 and the tape 142 guided by the guide roller 132. When storing paper sheets, the drum 110 rotates clockwise. When the drum 110 rotates, the guide roller 132 rotates and the tape 142 runs. When the tape 142 runs, the roller 431 rotates. The paper sheet that has passed between the roller 431 and the guide roller 132 together with the tape 142 passes between the two movable guides 150 and 450 and is wound and stored on the drum 110 together with the tape 142. The first sheet is stored in a state sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 and the tape 142.

  When feeding the paper sheets, the reel 122 rotates clockwise. When the reel 122 rotates, the guide roller 132, the roller 431, and the drum 110 also rotate. The paper sheet sent out from the drum 110 together with the tape 142 passes between the two movable guides 150 and 450, and is fed out of the apparatus through the space between the roller 431 and the guide roller 132.

  As described above, even when the storage and feeding device 100 has a configuration in which the first sheet is wound between the outer peripheral surface of the drum 110 and the tape 142 and is wound, the movable guide 150 is provided with the protrusion 152. Accordingly, occurrence of jam can be suppressed. Specifically, even when the paper wound around the drum 110 has a cut and the cut portion hangs away from the drum 110, the cut portion is formed by the protrusion 152 so that the cut portion and the roller 431 constituting the input / output unit 430 are separated. It can be prevented from being caught between the guide rollers 132.

  Also in this case, by providing the protrusion 152 so that the tape 142 runs at a position lower than the top of the protrusion 152 whose side surface is substantially triangular, the paper forcedly moved in the feeding direction as described with reference to FIG. The effect of separating the leaves and the freely movable cut portion, the effect of preventing the tip of the cut portion from approaching the roller 431, and increasing the movement distance until the tip of the cut portion approaches the roller 431, thereby increasing the distance. The effect of moving the cut portion upward with the rotation of the drum 110 can be expected.

  In the present embodiment, the protrusion having a thin plate shape whose side surface is substantially triangular is shown, but the shape of the protrusion is not particularly limited. If at least a part of the area of the protrusion formed to protrude from the guide surface is located at a position further away from the guide surface than the tape running between the drum and the input / output unit, the side surface shape is a shape other than a triangle. Is also good. The protruding portion is not limited to the thin plate shape. For example, the shape of the protruding portion viewed from above may be circular or elliptical.

  As described above, according to the paper sheet storing and feeding device according to the present embodiment, the protrusion is provided between the drum and the input / output unit that inputs and outputs the paper sheet between the drum. At the time of feeding out the paper sheets, even if there is a cut in the paper sheets wound on the drum and a part of the paper sheets hangs away from the drum, the protruding portion allows this hanging part to be fed out. It can be separated from paper sheets. The input / output unit includes, for example, at least one member of a scraper, a guide, and a roller. Due to the function of the protruding portion, a part of the paper wound around the drum is moved in and out together with the paper to be fed. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of jam due to being caught in the member of the unit.

  As described above, the sheet storing and feeding device and the sheet processing device according to the present invention are useful for suppressing the occurrence of jam in the sheet storing and feeding device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Paper-sheet processing apparatus 12 Case 14 Pay-in / pay-out part 14a Partition member 16 1st feeding mechanism 18 2nd feeding mechanism 20 Conveying part 22 Identification part 24 Width direction alignment part 26 Counterfeit note storage part 30, 32 Paper storage Feeding units 31 and 33 Feeding mechanism 40 Temporary holding unit (sheets storing and feeding device)
42, 110 Drums 50, 52, 54, 56, 65, 66, 67, 68, 131, 132 Guide rollers 51a, 51b, 135, 136 Transport rollers 57 Support plates 58, 121, 122 Reel 60 Detection plate 62 Photo interrupter 64 Drive motors 82, 150, 450 Movable guide 84 Bearing (roller)
87, 152 Projecting portions 90, 92, 94, 141, 142 Tapes 96, 133 Scraper 100 Storage / feed device 130, 430 Input / output unit 151, 431 Roller

Claims (16)

A storage and feeding device for storing and feeding paper sheets together with the tape,
A reel around which the tape is wound,
A drum that winds up the paper sheets together with the tape fed out from the reel when storing the paper sheets, and feeds out the paper sheets together with the tape that is wound up when feeding out the paper sheets,
When storing the paper sheets, the paper sheet and the tape are sent to the drum, and when feeding the paper sheets, an input / output unit that receives the paper sheets and the tape that the drum has drawn out,
A paper sheet storage and delivery device, comprising: a predetermined portion between the input / output unit and the drum; and a protruding portion protruding toward the tape running in the predetermined region.   The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion protrudes above paper sheets conveyed in the predetermined area. The protrusion is provided to be movable in a radial direction of the drum according to a length of the tape wound on the drum,
The paper according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion protrudes above paper sheets conveyed in the predetermined area regardless of a length of the tape wound on the drum. 4. Leaf storage and feeding device. A guide portion disposed below the drum, for guiding paper sheets in the predetermined area,
The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the protruding portion is provided on the guide portion.   The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protrusion is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the tape. Including a plurality of the protrusions,
The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the tape is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of protrusions.   The paper sheet storage and delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the protrusion is formed along a running direction of the tape in the predetermined area.   The paper sheet storage / feed device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the input / output unit includes a scraper whose leading end contacts a surface of the tape. The scraper has a tip portion that contacts the surface of the tape,
The tip portion has a top portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a running direction of the tape,
The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to claim 8, wherein the length of the top portion is smaller than the width of the tape in the vertical direction.   The paper sheet storage and delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the input / output unit includes a conveyance roller that conveys paper sheets.   The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the input / output unit includes a guide roller for guiding a tape. The reel is provided in plurality,
The sheet storage and delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the drum is configured to wind the tape from each of the plurality of reels.   13. The paper sheet storing and feeding device according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of tapes are arranged in the axial direction of the drum.   14. The sheet according to claim 1, wherein the first sheet is wound around the drum while being sandwiched between an outer peripheral surface of the drum and a tape. Item.   The paper according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the first sheet is wound around the drum while being sandwiched between a plurality of tapes. Leaf storage and feeding device.   A sheet processing apparatus comprising the sheet storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

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