JP3545116B2 - Bill transporter - Google Patents

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、例えばパンチコ店舗などに設置される紙幣の自動両替機やカード発券機などに装備される紙幣搬送装置に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、この種の自動両替機やカード発券機などに装備される紙幣搬送装置においては、例えば投入口から投入された紙幣を、複数のプーリを介して掛け渡された搬送経路を形成する上下一対の搬送ベルト間に挟持して鑑別処理部に搬送し、この鑑別処理部にて紙幣の金種及び真偽を鑑別した後、収納金庫内にスタック（集積）してなる構成を有するものがある。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、このような従来構造の紙幣搬送装置にあっては、投入口から投入された紙幣の搬送方向の姿勢が偏って搬送されると、鑑別処理部での紙幣の鑑別が精度良く行えず、両替不良などの誤動作を生じ易いばかりでなく、収納金庫内へのスタックミスを発生させる原因になるという問題があった。
【０００４】
本発明の目的は、搬送途上における紙幣の搬送方向の姿勢を正規の状態に修正し、両替不良などの誤動作や収納金庫内へのスタックミスを防止することができるようにした紙幣搬送装置を提供することにある。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記した課題を解決するために、本発明は、投入口から投入された紙幣を、複数のプーリを介して掛け渡された搬送経路を形成する上下一対の搬送ベルト間に挟持して搬送するとともに、この搬送経路の途上に、紙幣の搬送方向の姿勢を修正する姿勢修正機構を設置してなる紙幣搬送装置において、この姿勢修正機構は、前記搬送経路途上における前後一対のプーリ間を紙幣の搬送方向の長さよりも長くし、かつそれらの間の前記上下一対の搬送ベルトを上流側から下流側に向け下降傾斜させた修正路に形成するとともに、この修正路の両側部位に下流側から上流側に向け外側にテーパ曲面状に開く左右一対のガイド部材を設け、これらのガイド部材にて偏って搬送される紙幣の搬送方向の中心軸部を前記修正路の中心軸部側に向け移動修正可能にしてなる構成としたものである。
【０００６】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。本発明に係る紙幣搬送装置は例えばパチンコ店舗におけるカード発券機に装備されるもので、その発券機としては、図１に示すごとくパチンコ島の端部側や中央側に位置してパチンコ機と並び設けられている。この発券機では、千円札や壱万円札などの紙幣を投入する投入口Ａを前面に配置し、所望額面を表すボタンを押すことにより、額面に対応した使用度数が設定されたカードを発行するようにしたものである。また、本発明の紙幣搬送装置は前記カード発券機に限定されて装備されるというものではなく、投入された高額紙幣を千円札や硬貨に両替する自動両替機においても勿論装備できるものである。このように紙幣搬送装置は、紙幣を受け入れる前記各種機器における投入口に対応するようにして組み込まれるものである。
【０００７】
図２は例えば本発明に係る紙幣搬送装置の全体構成を概略的に示すもので、図中１は投入口Ａから投入された紙幣Ｓを図示しない鑑別処理部に至る投出口Ｂまで搬送する搬送経路である。この搬送経路１は、複数のプーリ２と、これら各々のプーリ２に掛け渡された上下一対の搬送ベルト３，４とで形成され、これらの搬送ベルト３，４は、図示しない駆動装置の駆動で前記プーリ２を回転駆動させることにより同一方向に同一の速度で走行する。前記搬送ベルト３，４は投入口に臨む部分から投出口に臨む過分までの間において相互に接し合っており、それらの間に紙幣Ｓを挟持して搬送し、投出口側に臨む部分でこの搬送ベルト３，４が分かれることで紙幣を解放するようにしている。
【０００８】
そして、前記搬送装置１の途上には、紙幣Ｓの搬送方向Ｘの姿勢を修正する姿勢修正機構１０が設置されている。この姿勢修正機構１０は、前記搬送経路１の途上における前後一対のプーリ２Ａ，２Ｂ間の長さＬを紙幣Ｓの搬送方向Ｘの長さＬ１よりも長くし（Ｌ＞Ｌ１）、かつそれらの間の前記上下一対の搬送ベルト３，４を上流側から下流側に向け下降傾斜θさせた修正路１１に形成してなる一方、この修正路１１の左右両側部位に、図３に示すように、下流側から上流側に向け外側にテーパ曲面状に開く左右一対のガイド部材１２，１３を設けてなる構成を有するものである。ガイド部材１２，１３それぞれの内面（後述のテーパ曲面）は、前記修正路の搬送平面に対して直交するものとされている。
【０００９】
すなわち、上記した本発明に係る紙幣搬送装置における姿勢修正機構１０の構成によれば、修正路１１を形成する前後一対のプーリ２Ａ，２Ｂ間の長さＬが紙幣Ｓの搬送方向Ｘの長さＬ１よりも長くしているために、それらの間の上下一対の搬送ベルト３，４による修正路１１上における紙幣Ｓの挟持力が小さく、しかも、両搬送ベルト３，４を上流側から下流側に向け下降傾斜θさせてなるために、紙幣Ｓに自重による自由な下降動作が働く。
【００１０】
これによって、図４に示すように、例えば紙幣Ｓが右側に偏った姿勢で搬送された場合に、一点破線で示すように、紙幣Ｓの搬送方向Ｘの先端部が修正路１１の右側部位に設けたガイド部材１３のテーパ曲面１３ａに当接すると、二点破線で示すように、紙幣Ｓの先端部は、ガイド部材１３のテーパ曲面１３ａに沿って点線矢印で示すように左側に円滑に移動する一方、紙幣Ｓの後端部は、ガイド部材１２のテーパ曲面１２ａに沿って右側に円滑に移動するために、破線で示すように、紙幣Ｓの搬送方向Ｘの中心軸部Ｐ−Ｐを修正路１１の中心軸部Ｏ−Ｏ側に向け正規の状態に修正可能になる。
【００１１】
なお、投入口から差し入れられる紙幣そのものの向きは投入口の大きさによって或る程度規制されるものであり、紙幣の向きが著しくずれた状態で上記修正路に送り込まれることはない。
【００１２】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明は、投入口から投入された紙幣を、複数のプーリを介して掛け渡された上下一対の搬送ベルト間に挟持して搬送する搬送経路の途上に姿勢修正機構を設けるとともに、この姿勢修正機構を、前後一対のプーリ間が紙幣の搬送方向の長さよりも長く、かつそれらの間の上下一対の搬送ベルトを上流側から下流側に向け下降傾斜させた修正路にて形成する一方、この修正路の両側部位に下流側から上流側に向け外側にテーパ曲面状に開く左右一対のガイド部材を設けてなることから、紙葉類に自重による自由な下降動作が働く傾斜した修正路に設けられたこれらのガイド部材にて、偏って搬送される紙幣の搬送方向の中心軸部を修正路の中心軸部側に向け正規の状態に容易に移動修正することができ、これによって、従前のような両替不良などの誤動作や収納金庫内へのスタックミスを確実に防止することができるなど、実用性に優れた効果を奏するものである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明に係る紙幣搬送装置が組み込まれる機器の一例を示す説明図。
【図２】本発明に係る紙幣搬送装置の実施の形態の全体構成を概略的に示す説明図。
【図３】同じく姿勢修正機構の概略的平面図。
【図４】姿勢修正機構における紙幣の姿勢修正状態を示す説明図。
【符号の説明】
１…搬送経路
２，２Ａ，２Ｂ…プーリ
３…搬送ベルト
４…搬送ベルト
１０…姿勢修正機構
１１…修正路
１２…ガイド部材
１２ａ…テーパ曲面
１３…ガイド部材
１３ａ…テーパ曲面
Ａ…投入口
Ｂ…投出口
Ｓ…紙幣
Ｌ…修正路を形成する前後一対のプーリ間の長さ
Ｌ１…紙幣の搬送方向の長さ
Ｏ−Ｏ…修正路の中心軸部
Ｐ−Ｐ…紙幣の中心軸部
θ…修正路の下降傾斜角
Ｘ…搬送方向[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bill transfer device provided in a bill automatic changer, a card issuing machine, and the like installed in, for example, a punch punch store.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a bill transporting device provided in an automatic money changer, a card issuing machine, and the like of this type, for example, a bill inserted from an insertion slot is formed by a pair of upper and lower papers forming a transport route that is passed over a plurality of pulleys. And transported to a discrimination processing unit while the paper money is conveyed to a discrimination processing unit. The discrimination processing unit discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes, and then stacks (accumulates) in a storage safe. .
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional structure of the bill transport device, if the orientation of the bills inserted from the insertion port in the transport direction is unevenly transported, it is not possible to accurately discriminate bills in the discrimination processing unit, There is a problem that not only a malfunction such as a poor currency exchange is likely to occur, but also a stack mistake in the storage safe.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a bill transporting device that corrects the posture of a bill in the carrying direction during the carrying process to a normal state, thereby preventing malfunction such as poor currency exchange and stacking mistakes in a storage safe. Is to do.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention is to transport a bill inserted from an insertion slot by sandwiching the bill between a pair of upper and lower transport belts forming a transport path spanned through a plurality of pulleys. In a banknote transport device provided with a posture correcting mechanism for correcting the posture of a banknote in the conveying direction on the way of the conveying path, the posture correcting mechanism transfers the bill between a pair of front and rear pulleys along the conveying path. Direction, and the pair of upper and lower conveyor belts between them is formed on a correction path that is inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side. outside a pair of left and right guide members to open in a tapered curved shape provided, moving correction toward the central axis of the conveying direction of the fed bill biased by the guide members to the central axis side of the modified path toward the It is obtained by a formed by the ability configuration.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The bill transporting device according to the present invention is mounted on, for example, a card issuing machine in a pachinko parlor, and as the ticket issuing machine, as shown in FIG. Is provided. In this ticket issuing machine, an insertion slot A for inserting bills such as 1,000-yen bills and 10,000-yen bills is arranged on the front side, and by pressing a button representing a desired denomination, a card having a used frequency corresponding to the denomination is set. It is intended to be issued. Further, the bill transporting device of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned card issuing machine, but can be of course equipped also in an automatic money changing machine for changing the inserted high-value bills into 1,000-yen bills or coins. . As described above, the bill transport device is incorporated so as to correspond to the insertion port of the various devices that receive bills.
[0007]
FIG. 2 schematically shows, for example, the entire configuration of a bill transporting device according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a transport for transporting a bill S inserted from an insertion slot A to an outlet B leading to a discrimination processing section (not shown). It is a route. The transport path 1 is formed by a plurality of pulleys 2 and a pair of upper and lower transport belts 3 and 4 stretched over each of the pulleys 2. These transport belts 3 and 4 are driven by a driving device (not shown). And the pulley 2 is driven to rotate in the same direction at the same speed. The conveyor belts 3 and 4 are in contact with each other from the part facing the insertion port to the excess part facing the outlet, and hold and transport the banknote S between them, and at the part facing the outlet, The bills are released by separating the conveyor belts 3 and 4.
[0008]
A posture correcting mechanism 10 for correcting the posture of the banknote S in the conveying direction X is provided in the middle of the conveying device 1. The posture correcting mechanism 10 makes the length L between the pair of front and rear pulleys 2A and 2B in the middle of the transport path 1 longer than the length L1 of the transport direction X of the bill S (L> L1), and The pair of upper and lower conveyor belts 3 and 4 are formed on a correction path 11 inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side, and are formed on both left and right portions of the correction path 11 as shown in FIG. And a pair of left and right guide members 12 and 13 that open outward in a tapered curved shape from the downstream side to the upstream side. The inner surface (taper curved surface described later) of each of the guide members 12 and 13 is orthogonal to the transport plane of the correction path.
[0009]
That is, according to the configuration of the posture correcting mechanism 10 in the above-described banknote transport device according to the present invention, the length L between the pair of front and rear pulleys 2A and 2B forming the correction path 11 is the length of the banknote S in the transport direction X. Because the length is longer than L1, the pinching force of the bill S on the correction path 11 by the pair of upper and lower transport belts 3, 4 therebetween is small, and the transport belts 3, 4 are moved from the upstream side to the downstream side. , A free downward movement of the banknote S by its own weight works.
[0010]
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, when the banknote S is conveyed in a posture biased to the right, as shown by a dashed line, the front end of the banknote S in the conveyance direction X is located on the right side of the correction path 11. When abutting against the tapered curved surface 13a of the provided guide member 13, the leading end of the bill S moves smoothly to the left along the tapered curved surface 13a of the guide member 13 as shown by the dotted arrow, as shown by the two-dot broken line. On the other hand, in order to smoothly move to the right along the tapered curved surface 12a of the guide member 12, the rear end portion of the bill S moves the central axis portion P-P in the transport direction X of the bill S as shown by a broken line. The correction path 11 can be corrected to a normal state toward the central axis OO side.
[0011]
Note that the direction of the bill itself inserted from the insertion slot is regulated to some extent by the size of the insertion slot, and the bill is not fed into the above-mentioned correction path in a state where the orientation of the bill is significantly shifted.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides a posture correcting mechanism in the middle of a transport path that sandwiches and transports a bill inserted from an insertion port between a pair of upper and lower transport belts stretched over a plurality of pulleys. Along with providing this posture correcting mechanism, a correction path in which the distance between the pair of front and rear pulleys is longer than the length of the bill in the transport direction, and the pair of upper and lower transport belts between them is inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side. while forming Te, from becoming provided a pair of right and left guide members which opens outwardly in a tapered curved shape toward the downstream side to the upstream side on both sides the site of this modified path, acts freely downward movement by its own weight to the paper sheet With these guide members provided on the inclined correction path, it is possible to easily move and correct the central axis portion in the transport direction of the banknote conveyed in a biased manner toward the central axis portion side of the correction path in a normal state. ,by this, Etc. can be reliably prevented stack errors to the previous such exchange defects such as malfunction or accommodating safe, in which excellent effects in practical use.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a device into which a bill transport device according to the present invention is incorporated.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the entire configuration of the embodiment of the bill transport device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the posture correcting mechanism.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the posture of the banknote is corrected by the posture correcting mechanism.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Conveyance path 2, 2A, 2B ... Pulley 3 ... Conveyor belt 4 ... Conveyor belt 10 ... Attitude correction mechanism 11 ... Correction path 12 ... Guide member 12a ... Tapered curved surface 13 ... Guide member 13a ... Tapered curved surface A ... Input port B ... Discharge outlet S ... Bill L ... Length between a pair of pulleys before and after forming a correction path L1 ... Length in the transport direction of the bill OO ... Central axis part PP of the correction path ... Center axis part θ of the bill Lowering inclination angle X of the correction path: transport direction

Claims (1)

投入口から投入された紙幣を、複数のプーリを介して掛け渡された搬送経路を形成する上下一対の搬送ベルト間に挟持して搬送するとともに、この搬送経路の途上に、紙幣の搬送方向の姿勢を修正する姿勢修正機構を設置してなる紙幣搬送装置において、
この姿勢修正機構は、前記搬送経路途上における前後一対のプーリ間を紙幣の搬送方向の長さよりも長くし、かつそれらの間の前記上下一対の搬送ベルトを上流側から下流側に向け下降傾斜させた修正路に形成するとともに、
この修正路の両側部位に下流側から上流側に向け外側にテーパ曲面状に開く左右一対のガイド部材を設け、これらのガイド部材にて偏って搬送される紙幣の搬送方向の中心軸部を前記修正路の中心軸部側に向け移動修正可能にしたことを特徴とする紙幣搬送装置。The bill inserted from the slot is conveyed by being sandwiched between a pair of upper and lower transport belts forming a transport path spanned through a plurality of pulleys, and in the middle of the transport path, in the transport direction of the bill. In a banknote transport device provided with a posture correction mechanism for correcting the posture,
This posture correction mechanism makes the distance between the pair of front and rear pulleys along the transport path longer than the length of the bill in the transport direction, and lowers and tilts the pair of upper and lower transport belts between them from the upstream side to the downstream side. Along with the modified road,
A pair of left and right guide members are provided on both sides of the correction path, which open in a tapered curved shape outward from the downstream side toward the upstream side. A bill transport device characterized in that it can be moved and corrected toward the central axis of the correction path.

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