JPH0716212Y2 - Paper carrier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] 【Overview】

The present invention relates to the structure of a carrier for transporting bills and the like in a transport system for transporting cash at financial institutions, regardless of the number of paper sheets mounted on the carrier and the degree of fatigue of these usage habits / years of distribution. In order to provide a carrier that can be normally loaded and transported, in a paper sheet transport carrier that transports paper sheets loaded in a storage box between stations, the paper sheets that are installed at the top of the storage box are loaded. A rotation mechanism of a pressing plate for covering and pressing, wherein an engaging portion with a lid for covering the storage box is provided on the pressing plate, and the engaging portion engages with the lid as the lid rotates. Thus, the pressing plate is configured to rotate.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a carrier used for a cash transfer system in a financial institution and the like, and particularly to a structure of a carrier for transferring paper sheets. Recently, as a part of computer banking system, automated handling of cash etc. to be handled at financial institution window etc.
A linear motor transfer device has been adopted for the automatic deposit / withdrawal system for automatic storage, and a system for transferring cash or checks at high speed to a cashier station away from the counter for transaction has been put into practical use. Also in the distribution industry, a point-of-sale information management (Poibt of: POS) system, etc., is used to carry the transaction processing by loading the price tags, cash, credits, etc. of the sales products on the carrier and transporting them to the management department away from the sales floor. A linear transfer system is used.

[Prior art]

The outline of the linear transport system as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the transport system, FIG. 4A is a layout view of a counter and a delivery / receipt station, and FIG. 4B is an external perspective view of the carrier. In the figure, 14a is a loading station, which is a station for an operator to carry out transactions with customers to load cash or the like on the carrier 2 or to take out dispensed banknotes, and 14b is used to store cash or the like carried on the carrier 2 and conveyed. Alternatively, it is a storage station for cash payment, which dispenses cash for payment transactions. These stations 14 are provided along the traveling path 1 in which a stator (not shown) for applying a propulsive force to the carrier 2 is arranged at an appropriate position. An outline of the carrier 2 and the traveling path 1 is shown in FIG. 4 (b). The runway 1 has primary iron cores 1a, 1b facing each other at a predetermined interval.
(Stator) and sensors that detect carrier 2 on both sides
This is a configuration in which a stator configured with a traveling rail 1c including 1d is appropriately arranged. Further, the carrier 2 has a storage box 3 having a lid 4 on a mounting table 6 having a secondary conductor plate 7 and wheels 5 inserted into the gaps between the primary iron cores 1a and 1b (stators). The carrier 2 mounts paper sheets P such as banknotes in the storage box 3, receives the propulsive force from the stator on the secondary side conductor plate 7 while the lid 4 is locked, and runs. Then, when it reaches the position of the station 14, it is braked by a stator (not shown), and the lift mechanism provided in the station 14
It rises by 25 (Fig. 5) and stops at a position where the operator can operate it. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the station.
The carrier 2 stopped at the station 14 is lifted for each traveling rail 1 by the lift mechanism 25 1. After the traveling rail 1 is raised, it is replenished and laid by the assisting rail 1 ', and is replenished so that another carrier 2 can travel. A shutter 8 is provided above the station 14 to open and close the lid 4 of the carrier 2 which has risen and stopped. The mechanism and operation of the shutter 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG. 6 shows the opened / closed state of the lid 4 of the carrier 2. FIG. 6 (a) is a closed state diagram, and FIG. 6 (b) is an open state diagram. When the carrier 2 is lifted by the lift mechanism 25, a slotted notch 8f formed in the lower end of the shutter 8 is provided.
The pin 4a fixed to the lid 4 is engaged with. A roller 8b is attached to the left end of the shutter 8 so as to be parallel to the carrier 2. When the pin 4a of the lid 4 is engaged with the cutout portion 8f, the driving means (not shown) is operated to rotate the shutter 8 around the shaft 18 in the arrow direction. Then, roller 8b
Contacts the side plate of the storage box 3 and pushes the storage box 3 obliquely upward around the shaft 18, and the lid 4 is opened by the pin 4a engaged with the notch 8f as shown in FIG. Although not shown in the figure, the lid 4 is normally locked, and the lock is released by a shutter mechanism (not shown) in the station 14. FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining opening and closing of the stick 9 in the carrier 2, and is an explanatory view in which the position of the shutter 8 is shifted. The carrier 2 has a storage portion 31 for bills and the like on the left side and a storage portion 32 for coins and the like on the right side in the figure, and the upper portion thereof is covered with a lid 4. On the storage section 31 side, two sticks 9 are provided in parallel with the shaft 18 as a rotation axis, and hold the stored paper sheets P from above so as not to scatter. This stick 9 is installed in the station 14 when the paper sheet P is mounted on the carrier 2.
The sheet P is rotated by a large amount so as not to interfere with the mounting of the sheet P discharged from the opening, and the sheet P is pressed when the sheet P is stored in the carrier 2 and is being conveyed. The tip is lowered in the state. The opening / closing means of the stick 9 is provided on the shutter 8 of the station 14. In the storage station 14, the top plate 8c of the shutter 8 is provided with a cutout (indicated by a broken line in the figure).
But this notch is not provided. When the carrier 2 goes up to the station 14, the stick 9 is placed in the notch position of the top plate 8c.
The rear end 9c is located. This state will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the mounting station 14 of FIG. 7, (a) of FIG. 7 shows the time when the ascending movement to the station 14 is stopped, and (b) of FIG. It is a state diagram. When the carrier 2 stops rising, the rear end 9c of the stick 9 contacts the top plate 8c of the shutter 8. The shutter 8 of this station 14 has a notch 8c 'at the contact position.
Since the rear end 9c of the stick and the top plate 8c are pressed, the shutter 8 is rotated around the shaft 18 in the arrow direction.
When is rotated, a moment acts on the rear end 9c of the stick to rotate the stick 9 together with the lid 4 in the direction of the arrow to open as shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of the storage station 14 in FIG. 7, FIG. 9A shows the time when the ascent and stop to the station 14, and FIG. 9B shows the lid 4 by the shutter 8. It is an open state diagram. When the carrier 2 stops rising, the rear end 9c of the stick 9 is loosely fitted in the notch 8c 'provided in the top plate of the shutter 8. Therefore, even if the shutter 8 rotates in the direction of the arrow and the lid 4 is opened, the shutter 8 and the stick 9 are not in contact with each other, so that moment does not act on the stick 9, and only the lid 4 is opened. The stick 9 does not rotate as shown in FIG.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

As described above, the conventional banknote holder has a plurality of stick shapes arranged side by side. Therefore, when a banknote or the like is loaded with a banknote having a folding tendency as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. Since 9 does not hit, the pressing becomes insufficient and the stacking of bills and the like is disturbed in the storage box. If the bills are conveyed in this disordered state, there is a disadvantage that the disordered bills fall off from the arm when the bills or the like are gripped by the arm (not shown) at the storage station. Further, since the conventional stick opening mechanism is provided on the station side, there is a disadvantage that a loading mechanism or a storage station must be provided separately from the loading station. An object of the present invention is to provide a bill carrier for preventing the above inconvenience.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of essential parts of a bill holding mechanism of the present invention. In the figure, 18 is a shaft that serves as a common pivot for the lid 4 and the holding plate 13, 4b is an engaging portion on the lid side, and 13a is an engaging portion on the holding plate side. Are opposed to each other, and when the lid 4 is rotated counterclockwise in the drawing with the shaft 18 as an axis, the engaging portions thereof come into contact with each other.

[Action]

The operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be described. As described with reference to FIG. 6, the opening / closing operation of the lid 4 causes the lid 4 to rotate in the opening direction by the shutter mechanism of the station. When the end 4b of the lid 4 rotates counterclockwise in the figure and the rotation of the lid 4 reaches a predetermined position, the end 4b serving as a notch edge comes into contact with the protruding end 13a of the holding plate 13. . Then, when the rotation is continued as it is, the holding plate 13 rotates together with the lid 4 following the rotational force of the end 4b of the lid 4, and the tip end thereof opens so that sheets can be loaded.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 (a) is a closed state diagram, FIG. 2 (b) is an open state diagram, and FIG. In FIG. 2, 3 is a storage box for storing paper sheets, 4 is a lid, 13 is a holding plate for covering and pressing the stored paper sheets,
Reference numeral 18 denotes a shaft that serves as a common rotation axis for the lid 4 and the pressing plate 13. The pressing plate 13 is urged in a direction (clockwise in the drawing) for pressing the stored paper sheets by a spring force (not shown) provided on the rotating shaft side thereof. A part of the lid 4 on the shaft side is cut out, and the end portion 13a of the pressing plate 13 projects from the cutout. The distance from the shaft 18 to the end portion 13a and the distance from the shaft 18 to the end portion 4b, which is the cutout lid of the lid, have the relationship shown in FIG. That is, the end portion 4b rotates counterclockwise at the radius of the rotation locus 40 shown by the dotted line, and after contacting the end portion 13a after rotating by the play angle θ. When the lid 4 is further rotated while being in contact with the lid 4, the pressing plate 13 is rotated together with the lid 4 against the spring force, and as shown in FIG. Can be installed. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. As described with reference to FIG. 6, the carrier 2 is lifted by the lift mechanism 25, the long cutout portion 8f of the shutter 8 is engaged with the pin 4a fixed to the lid 4, and the driving means (not shown) is operated to move the shaft. The shutter 8 is rotated around 18 in the direction of the arrow. Then, the roller 8b comes into contact with the side plate of the storage box 3 to push the storage box 3 obliquely upward around the shaft 18, and
The lid 4 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure by the pin 4a engaged with the cutout portion 8f. As the lid 4 rotates, the end 4b comes into contact with the end 13a of the pressing plate 13, so that the lid 4 rotates counterclockwise as shown in FIG. To open the tip. Paper sheets P are discharged from the loading station (not shown) to this opening and accumulated in the storage box 3. At this time, since the holding plate 13 is wide, the entire surface of the paper sheets P is pressed down, and even if the accumulated paper sheets P have a strong crease, the crease can be mounted in a state of being corrected and uneven. Never be. Further, since there are a large number of paper sheets P to be stacked, and even if the paper sheet P is thicker than the opening width at present, the regulation of the pressing plate 13 in the opening direction is free only by the spring force described above. It can be installed safely up to the limit. Further, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The engagement between the lid 4 and the pressing plate 13 in the case of FIG. 3 is performed by providing a lever 13b on the side edge of the pressing plate 13 and notching the side plate of the storage box 3 so that the lever 13b is projected. Therefore,
When the lid 4 is rotated by the shutter 8, the edge 4c engages with the lever 13b, and the pressing plate 13 is opened as it is.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, the opening / closing mechanism of the paper sheet pressing plate is interlocked with the opening / closing of the lid, and the pressing plate is widened, so that the paper sheet has a strong folding tendency when mounted. Even if there is, since it is made to act to correct the deformation due to the crease, it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as disturbance of stacking of the paper sheets at the time of conveyance and scattering of the paper sheets due to a grip failure at the time of storage. Therefore, there is an effect that the paper can be safely transported regardless of the condition of the paper such as exhaustion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an engaging portion mechanism of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Figure (a) is a layout of the counter and delivery / receipt station, Figure (b) is an external perspective view of the carrier, Figure 5 is a general view of the station, Figure 6 is a shutter mechanism drawing, and Figure (a) is closed. FIG. 7 (b) is an open state view, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional stick opening mechanism in a carrier, FIG. 8 is an open / closed state view of a lid and a stick at a loading station, and FIG. 9 is a storage station. Fig. 10 is an open / closed view of the lid and the stick in Fig. 10, and Fig. 10 is an explanatory view of stacking paper sheets having a crease. In the figure, 1 is a running path, 2 is a carrier, 3 is a storage box, 4 is a lid, 4a is a pin, 4b and 4c are engaging portions, 6 is a mounting table, 8 is a shutter, 8a is a shaft hole, and 8b is Roller, 8c top plate, 8c 'notch,
8f is a notch, 9 is a stick, 13 is a holding plate, 13a and 13b are engaging parts, 14 is a station, 14a is a loading station, 14b
Is a storage station, 18 is a shaft, 25 is a lift mechanism,
P indicates a paper sheet.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A paper sheet carrier (2) for carrying paper sheets (P) mounted in a storage box (3) between stations (14) provided along a traveling path (1), A rotating mechanism of a holding plate (13) provided on the storage box (3) for storing paper sheets (P) and covering and pressing the paper sheets (P) mounted in the storage box (3). And an engaging portion (13) with a lid (4) for covering the storage box (3).
a) is provided on the holding plate (13), and the holding plate (13) is turned by engaging the engaging portion with the lid (4) as the lid (4) is turned. A paper sheet carrier which is characterized in that