JP2011054058A - Paper sheet storage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for stably accumulating a large number of bills and storing them in an ordered manner. <P>SOLUTION: A paper sheet storage includes: first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 arranged on the front end side of bills discharged from a feed roller 12 of a stage 15 and configured to be turned in the depth direction of a storage box 10; a supporting belt 21 arranged on the side opposite to the bills accumulated on the stage; and a pressing belt 25 arranged to face the supporting belt 21 across the stage and formed of a resilient material. The pressing belt is configured to turn around a pulley 25b arranged on a back board 10b side. After the pressing belt is turned to the opposite side of the stage to accumulate a predetermined number of bills on the stage, the pressing belt is turned to the stage side to clamp the bundle of the predetermined number of bills between the supporting belt and the pressing belt. The bundle of bills is moved in the depth direction by turning the first and second positioning plates in the depth direction. After passage of the first and second positioning plates, the bundle of bills is stored on the depth side of the first and second positioning plates. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage that is provided in an automatic transaction apparatus such as an automatic teller machine and stores paper sheets such as banknotes.

  In a conventional automatic transaction apparatus, as a banknote storage, a stack roller and a brush roller are arranged opposite to each other at a carry-in entrance of a storage box having a horizontally long storage space in the horizontal direction, and the banknotes conveyed are stacked and brush rollers. The feed roller, the gate roller and the brush roller opposite to each other are discharged into the storage space, and are collected in the storage space without securing the alignment, or the storage box having the horizontally long storage space. When placing and storing banknotes, keep the banknotes stored away from the stack guide while maintaining the standing position by the presser plate, upper scraping roller and lower scraping roller, and feed the banknotes to the stack guide by the feed roller. A recycle box or the like is used that enters into the storage space along the line and stores it in a standing position on the bottom plate (for example, Patent Document 1 reference.).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-118111 (paragraphs 0031, 0035-0038, FIGS. 19 and 20)

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, if the stacking is performed without securing the alignment like the above-described reject storage, there is a problem that the banknotes released into the storage space collide with each other and stable stacking cannot be performed. is there.

  Moreover, since a banknote moves freely in storage space at the time of conveyance, there exists a problem that the stored banknote is broken or torn and damages a banknote.

  On the other hand, when storing banknotes in a standing position in a horizontally long storage space as in the recycling cabinet described above, if the banknotes that are transported are folded or torn and weak banknotes are included, they will be caught by the stack guide. There is a problem that jamming is likely to occur due to bending without being along the stack guide.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a paper sheet storage for storing and storing paper sheets. When a predetermined number of paper sheets are stacked, the paper sheets are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction. In the direction, the accumulated paper sheets are moved and stored in a bundle.

  As a result, the present invention can store the bundled sheets in the storage space on the depth side of the storage, and the sheets collide with each other in the storage space. Thus, it is possible to prevent the paper from being bent and generate jams, to stably collect the paper sheets, and to receive a large amount of paper sheets in an aligned state.

The block diagram which shows the side of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the side surface of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the accumulation state of the banknote of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accumulation state of the predetermined number of banknotes of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accommodation operation | movement of the banknote bundle of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accommodation operation | movement of the banknote bundle of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accommodation operation | movement of the banknote bundle of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accommodation state of one banknote bundle of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accumulation state of the banknote after the accommodation of one banknote bundle of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the accumulation | stacking state of the banknote after accommodation of the two banknote bundles of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the conveyance state of the reject warehouse of Example 1.

  Embodiments of a paper sheet storage according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, 1 is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine as a paper sheet handling apparatus, which is installed in an automatic teller machine as a host apparatus (not shown), and accepts a banknote P as a paper sheet input by a customer. It has a function of discriminating and counting and storing it, counting the banknotes P to be paid to the customer and delivering it to the customer, and has the following configuration.

  A control unit 2 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 has a function of controlling each part in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 to execute banknote processing such as depositing and dispensing of the banknote P.

  3 is a memory | storage part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1, and the program which the control part 2 performs, the various data used for it, the processing result by the control part 2, etc. are stored.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a deposit / withdrawal unit, which is provided on the front side of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1 and includes a shutter or the like for opening / closing a deposit / withdrawal port that opens to the front, and separates the bills P inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port one by one And the function of collecting the bills P and the like delivered to the customer.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a discrimination unit, a function for performing various discriminations on the conveyed banknotes, that is, a function for identifying the authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of the banknotes P, and a function for detecting a conveyance abnormality such as chaining or skewing. And a function of sending the discrimination result to the control unit 2.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a temporary storage unit, which is a stacking unit for stacking and temporarily storing banknotes P inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 4, which are discriminated from genuine bills by the discrimination unit 5 and determined to be able to be taken in.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes a bill storage as a paper sheet storage, which stores bills P according to a set denomination.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a reject bank, which is paid out from the banknote storage box 7 at the time of withdrawal, and is rejected at the time of withdrawal (referred to as a withdrawal banknote for withdrawal), which has been identified as a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding by the discrimination section 5. When storing banknotes P identified as being transported abnormalities such as multi-feeds, etc., or banknotes P being identified as banknotes that cannot be used for withdrawal among deposited banknotes This is a storage for storing rejected banknotes (referred to as storage reject banknotes).

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a conveyance path, which is a conveyance path that conveys the banknotes P while being sandwiched between a pair of belts or rollers, and conveys the banknotes P by connecting the above portions.

  The configuration of the paper sheet storage of the present embodiment will be described by taking the reject storage 8 shown in FIG. 2 as an example.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a storage box, which is a horizontally long casing in which a front plate 10a and a rear plate 10b opposite to the front plate 10a are arranged in the horizontal direction, and a banknote conveyed above the front plate 10a. A carry-in port 11 into which P is carried is provided.

  A feed roller 12 is disposed in the vicinity of the carry-in port 11 provided on the front plate 10 a of the storage box 10, and an outer peripheral surface thereof is pressed by a pressure roller (not shown) arranged opposite to the carry-in port 11. The bills P conveyed between the guide plates 13a and 13b are sandwiched between the pressure rollers and conveyed.

  Reference numeral 15 denotes a stage, which is a plate-like member that accumulates the bills P discharged from the feed roller 12 on the accumulation surface 15a, and a stage spring 15b such as a compression coil spring as an elevating means for elevating the stage 15 is accumulated. The side opposite to the surface 15a (referred to as the back surface) is supported, and the stacking direction of the bills P, that is, the vertical of the stacking surface 15a of the stage 15 according to the weight of the bills P stacked and stacked on the stacking surface 15a. Go up and down in the direction.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a tongue roller, which is a roller in which flexible tongues are provided radially on the outer peripheral surface of the hub portion at an equal pitch, and is configured to be rotatable in the banknote P discharge direction. It has a function of tapping the rear end of the banknote P released from the feed roller 12 with the tip of the tongue piece and accumulating it on the stage 15.

  Reference numeral 17 denotes a positioning guide, which is a plate-like member that positions the end of the bill P accumulated on the stage 15 on the side of the front plate 10a, for projecting the tip of the tongue piece of the tongue piece roller 16. A window is provided.

  The alignment guide 17 of this embodiment is formed integrally with the guide plate 13a.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a first alignment plate, which is disposed on the front end side of the bill P discharged from the feed roller 12 of the stage 15 and is on the feed roller 12 side in the vertical direction of the stage 15, that is, the top plate side of the storage box 10. The rotation box 18a provided in the center is pivotable in a direction (referred to as a depth direction) from the front plate 10a to the back plate 10b of the storage box 10, and is staged by a spring member such as a torsion spring and a stopper (not shown). The front end of the banknote P discharged from the feed roller 12 is collided and accumulated on the stage 15.

  Reference numeral 19 denotes a second alignment plate, which is disposed on the opposite side of the first alignment plate 18 in the vertical direction of the stage 15, that is, on the bottom plate side of the storage box 10, and a rotation fulcrum 19 a provided on the bottom plate side. Is formed to be longer than the first positioning plate 18 and is substantially flush with the first positioning plate 18 by a spring member such as a torsion spring and a stopper (not shown). It is positioned.

  The first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 of the present embodiment are each formed in a comb-like shape, and the tips of the teeth are meshed at the center of a predetermined number of bills P accumulated on the stage 15. Thus, the tip portions of the teeth are configured not to contact each other, and the bills P are prevented from coming out in the depth direction.

  Further, the surface of the first alignment plate 18 on the stage 15 side is disposed slightly closer to the stage 15 side than the surface of the second alignment plate 19 on the stage 15 side, and the stage 15 is integrated and laminated thereon. When the bill P is lowered by its own weight, the end of the bill P on the first alignment plate 18 side is caught by the tip of the second alignment plate 19 so as not to disturb the stacking posture. .

  Furthermore, the rotation fulcrum 18a of the first alignment plate 18 and the rotation fulcrum 19a of the second alignment plate 19 are arranged so as to be outside the moving range of the stage 15.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a support belt, which is disposed on the opposite side to the vertical direction of the stage 15 of the banknotes P stacked on the stage 15 across the stage 15, that is, on the back side of the stage 15 and provided on the front plate 10a side. An endless toothed belt stretched between a pulley 21a and a pulley 21b provided on the back plate 10b side, and is driven in the forward and reverse directions by an actuator 22 such as a motor that drives the pulley 21b.

  Reference numeral 23 denotes a presser plate, which is a plate-like member that receives the end of the banknote bundle Pt (described later) on the back plate 10b side, and is attached to the support belt 21 and moves as the support belt 21 moves. .

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a presser belt as an elastic member, which is disposed opposite to the support belt 21 with the stage 15 in between, and is hung between a pulley 25a provided on the front plate side and a pulley 25b provided on the back plate 10b side. Passed endless toothed belt, which is formed of a relatively elastic elastic material such as synthetic rubber, with a pulley 25b arranged on the back plate 10b side by an actuator 26 such as a motor, The stage 15 rotates in the vertical direction.

  Reference numeral 28 denotes a transmission belt, which is an endless tooth stretched between a pulley provided coaxially with the pulley 21b of the support belt 21 and a pulley 28a connected to the pulley 25b of the presser belt 25 via a gear (not shown). It is an attached belt, and the driving force of the actuator 22 is transmitted to the pulley 25b of the presser belt 25 through a gear (not shown).

  Thus, as the actuator 22 rotates in the forward / reverse direction, the support belt 21 and the presser belt 25 are driven in the forward / reverse direction in synchronization with each other.

  Reference numeral 29 denotes a bottom sensor, which is an optical sensor in which a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion are arranged to face each other, and the light receiving portion indicates that the detection projection 29a provided on the back surface of the stage 15 blocks light from the light emitting portion. The sensor detects the lower limit position of the stage 15 and outputs a detection signal when the integrated surface 15a of the stage and the surface of the support belt 21 on the side of the presser belt 25 are at the same position.

  Between the first and second aligning plates 18 and 19 and the aligning guide 17, an accumulation space of this embodiment for accumulating the conveyed bills P on the stage 15 is formed.

  Moreover, the depth side of the 1st and 2nd positioning plates 18 and 19 functions as the storage space of the banknote bundle Pt of a present Example.

  The storage unit 3 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 10 in the case of the depositing process of the banknote P in the deposit transaction and the withdrawal process of the banknote P in the withdrawal transaction. A banknote processing program having a function of executing banknote processing such as stacking and storing of banknotes P in the reject box 8 is stored in advance, and banknote depositing / withdrawing of this embodiment is performed according to the steps of the banknote processing program executed by the control unit 2. Each functional means of the machine 1 is formed.

  In addition, the storage unit 3 stores storage denomination setting information in which denominations to be stored corresponding to each banknote storage unit 7 are set in advance, and banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 7. A storage number count area for counting the number of P stored for each banknote storage unit 7, a taken-in banknote count area for counting the banknotes P accumulated in the temporary storage unit 19 by denomination, and the like are secured in advance.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described.

  When depositing / dispensing processing is performed by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, when the banknote P is inserted into the depositing / dispensing unit 4, the control unit 2 having received a depositing instruction from the host device closes and inserts the shutter of the depositing / dispensing unit 4. The taking-in process which takes in the banknote P made into the temporary storage part 6 is started.

  That is, the control unit 2 pays out the banknotes P inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 4 and transports the banknotes P to the discrimination unit 5 through the transport path 9. The number of denominations of the banknotes P collected and collected by the fetched banknote count area of the storage unit 3 is counted.

  At this time, the banknote P (referred to as a deposit-rejected banknote) discriminated from the rejected banknote at the time of depositing by the identifying section 5 due to unknown denomination or the like is transported to the depositing / dispensing section 4 by the transport path 9 and returned to the customer.

  Then, the control unit 2 calculates a deposit amount based on the number of denominations counted in the taken-in bill count area and notifies the higher level device, and when the deposited amount is confirmed by the higher level device, the confirmed banknote P The storage process for storing the container starts.

  That is, the control unit 2 pays out the confirmed banknote P accumulated in the temporary storage unit 6, transports it to the discrimination unit 5 through the transport path 9, and the banknote P discriminated from the correct bill by the discrimination unit 5 Based on the denomination, the banknote storage 7 in which the denomination is set is specified with reference to the storage denomination setting information in the storage unit 3, and the banknote is transported to the banknote storage 7 specified by the transport path 9. The number of banknotes P stored and stored in the storage count area of the storage unit 3 is counted for each banknote storage 7.

  At this time, the banknote P discriminated from the conveyance abnormality by the discriminating unit 5 and the banknote P discriminated from a non-payable bill etc. that cannot be used for withdrawal due to excessive dirt, excessive damage, etc. are stored rejected banknotes. Are conveyed to the reject box 8 by the conveyance path 9 and accumulated.

  In this way, the depositing process by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 of the present embodiment is performed.

  In the case of the withdrawal process, the control unit 2 that has received a withdrawal instruction with the withdrawal amount attached from the host device starts a withdrawal process for delivering the stored banknote P to the customer.

  That is, the control unit 2 calculates the number of denominations of the banknote P corresponding to the withdrawal amount, and pays out each banknote P from the corresponding banknote storage 7 with reference to the storage denomination setting information in the storage unit 3. The banknotes P transported to the discrimination section 5 by the transport path 9 and identified as authentic bills by the discrimination section 5 are transported to the deposit / withdrawal section 4 by the transport path 9 and accumulated, and the number of the denominations is stored by the storage section 3. Count.

  At this time, the banknote P discriminated from the withdrawal reject banknote by the discrimination section 5 is transported to the reject store 9 by the transport path 9 and accumulated.

  And the control part 2 will open | release the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal part 4, and will deliver the banknote P to a customer, and will confirm receipt of a customer, after the accumulation | accumulation to the deposit / withdrawal part 4 of the banknote P corresponded to payment amount is completed. To complete the withdrawal process.

In this way, the withdrawal process by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 of the present embodiment is performed.
The operation of stacking and storing banknotes in the reject box 8 when the depositing process and the dispensing process are performed as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the banknote P is conveyed, the control unit 2 starts the stacking operation of the banknote P, and the actuator 26 rotates the presser belt 25 around the pulley 25b on the back plate 10b side in the opposite direction of the stage 15. An accumulation space is secured, the feed roller 12 and the tongue roller 16 are rotated by an actuator (not shown), and the banknote P conveyed between the guide plates 13a and 13b is nipped between the feed roller 12 and the pressure roller and conveyed. Then, it is discharged onto the stage 15 so that the front end of the bill P collides with the first positioning plate 18.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the bill P is struck down at the tip of the tongue piece of the tongue piece roller 16, and is accumulated in the accumulation space between the first alignment plate 18 and the alignment guide 17. It falls and is stacked on the top of the banknotes P stacked on the stacking surface 15a of the stage 15.

  In this way, when the banknotes P discharged sequentially on the stage 15 are stacked in a horizontal direction, that is, in parallel with the stage 15, the weight of the banknotes P stacked on the stage 15 is reduced. When the stage 15 descends while maintaining the balance and a predetermined number of banknotes P are stacked (the stacked predetermined number of banknotes is referred to as a banknote bundle Pt), as shown in FIG. The detection protrusion 29a provided on the back surface of the stage 15 is detected by the bottom sensor 29, and the lower limit position of the stage 15 is detected.

  When the bottom sensor 29 detects the lower limit position of the stage 15, the control unit 2 that has recognized that the banknote bundle Pt composed of a predetermined number of banknotes P is stacked on the stage 15, While stopping the conveyance, the rotation of the feed roller 12 and the tongue piece roller 16 is stopped, the stacking operation is interrupted, and the storing operation of the banknote bundle Pt is started.

  The control unit 2 that has started the storing operation of the banknote bundle Pt uses the actuator 26 to rotate the presser belt 25 around the pulley 25b on the back plate 10b side in the direction of the stage 15 and between the support belt 21 and the banknote bundle Pt. 5 and the actuator 22 moves the support belt 21 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 5 and also moves the presser belt 25 via the transmission belt 28 to hold the bill bundle Pt as a bundle with the support belt 21. It is clamped between the belt 25 and moved in the depth direction.

  At this time, since the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 of the present embodiment are configured to be rotatable in the depth direction, the rotation centers 18a and 19a are respectively pressed by the moving banknote bundle Pt. Rotate in the depth direction around the center. When the banknote bundle Pt is separated from the stage 15, the stage 15 is raised by the stage spring 15b and returned to the initial position.

  When the banknote bundle Pt moves in the depth direction, as shown in FIG. 6, the shorter first positioning plate 18 is returned to its original position by a spring member (not shown), and the banknote bundle Pt is further moved into the depth direction. When moved in the direction, as shown in FIG. 7, the longer second positioning plate 19 is returned to its original position by a spring member (not shown) to form an accumulation space.

  As described above, the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 of this embodiment are changed in length and returned to their original positions in the shortest order, so that the banknote bundle Pt is changed to the first and second banknotes Pt. When passing through the positioning plates 18 and 19 and returning to the original position, the tips are not stopped in a state where the tips of each of the plates abut each other, and the accumulation space is formed accurately and smoothly in the storing operation. be able to.

  The control part 2 which detected with the sensor which the 1st and 2nd positioning plates 18 and 19 each returned to the original and the accumulation space was formed with the sensor which is not illustrated stops the movement to the depth direction of the banknote bundle Pt. As shown by the arrows in FIG. 8, the support belt 21 and the presser belt 25 are reversed, and the banknote bundle Pt as a bundle sandwiched between them is corrected by the presser plate 23 attached to the support belt 21. It moves to the direction of the face plate 10a, moves to the position of the 1st and 2nd positioning plates 18 and 19, and complete | finishes storage operation | movement.

  At this time, the position of the banknote bundle Pt is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the surfaces of the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 on the back plate 10b side (the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19). It is controlled so that it is not pressed too much against the back side) to prevent the stacking posture from being disturbed.

  As a result, the first banknote bundle Pt is stored in the storage space on the depth side of the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 2 that has stored the banknote bundle Pt in the storage space and finished the storing operation causes the actuator 26 to place the presser belt 25 in the opposite direction of the stage 15 around the pulley 25 b on the back plate 10 b side. The stacking space is secured by rotating, the stacking operation of the conveyed banknotes P is restarted, a predetermined number of banknotes P are stacked on the stage 15, and the bottom sensor 29 detects the lower limit position of the stage 15, In the same manner as described above, the second banknote bundle Pt is stored, and after the storing operation is finished, as shown in FIG. 10, the presser belt 25 is rotated in the opposite direction of the stage 15 to secure a stacking space. The accumulation operation in the accumulation space is resumed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the stacking operation and the storing operation described above are repeated, and a plurality of banknote bundles Pt stacked with the paper surface of the banknotes P in the horizontal direction are aligned in the horizontally long storage box 10. Store.

  And when conveying the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 8 which accommodated the banknote bundle Pt accommodated in the storage space of the back side of the 1st and 2nd positioning plates 18 and 19, and the banknote P in accumulation | stacking, it rejects from a high-order apparatus. The control unit 2 that has received the instruction to remove the cabinet 8 rotates the presser belt 25 around the pulley 25b on the back plate 10b side in the direction of the stage 15 by the actuator 26, and the banknote bundle Pt stored in the storage space. The banknote P being accumulated is sandwiched between the support belt 21 and the stage 15, and the presser belt 25 is fixed by a belt stopper (not shown).

  Then, when the reject box 8 is removed by an attendant such as a maintenance staff and is attached to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 again, a belt stopper (not shown) is released, and each of the operations described above becomes possible.

  As described above, in the stacking and storing process of the present embodiment, the banknote bundle Pt composed of a predetermined number of banknotes P stacked on the stage 15 with the paper surface in the horizontal direction is moved in the depth direction while the bundle is kept, Since the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 are stored in alignment in the storage space on the depth side, the banknotes P collide with each other in the storage space or bend during stacking to cause a jam. In addition, the banknotes P can be discharged in the horizontal direction regardless of the state of the banknotes P and can be stably accumulated, and a large amount of banknotes P can be stored in the horizontally long storage box 10 in an aligned state. it can.

  Moreover, since the banknote bundle Pt aligned with the presser belt which consists of an elastic material is pressed and conveyed, while being able to prevent the banknote P being conveyed from being damaged, it conveys with the lamination | stacking attitude | position of the banknote bundle Pt maintained. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate handling of the banknote P taken out from the reject box 8 and reduce the burden on the staff.

  In this case, the banknotes P being stacked are sandwiched between the presser belt 25 and the stage 15, and are accumulated in the stacking space between the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 and the positioning guide 17. Since it is held, the stacking posture is not disturbed during transportation.

  Furthermore, since the positioning plate of the present embodiment is divided into the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 at the center, the movement distance when the banknote bundle Pt is moved in the depth direction is reduced. It can be shortened and the horizontally long storage space can be used effectively.

  In the present embodiment, the second positioning plate 19 is described as being longer than the first positioning plate 18, but the first positioning plate 18 is replaced with the second positioning plate 19. It may be formed longer, or only one of the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19 may be provided as a positioning plate. If one alignment plate is used, when the stage 15 is at the lower limit position, the structure is simplified when the present invention is applied to a storage or the like in which a predetermined number of banknotes P stacked on the stage 15 is small. Can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, the stage 15 side surface of the first positioning plate 18 is described as being disposed slightly closer to the stage 15 side than the stage 15 side surface of the second positioning plate 19. Further, a chamfering or the like may be provided at the tip of the second positioning plate 19 so that the respective surfaces are flush with each other.

  Further, in this embodiment, the stage 15 is supported by the stage spring 15b and lifted and lowered using the weight of the bill P. However, the stage 15 is lifted and lowered by the actuator, and the stacking operation is performed while controlling the stacking space by the sensor. May be performed.

  Furthermore, in the storing operation, it has been described that the banknote bundle Pt is controlled by the position detected by the sensor so as not to press the back of the first and second positioning plates 18 and 19, but the actuator 22 is a stepping motor. This may be stepped out so that the banknote bundle Pt is not pressed too much.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the paper sheet storage is the reject storage 8 has been described as an example, but the same is true even if the paper storage is the banknote storage 7.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a predetermined number of banknotes P are stacked on the stage, the stacked banknotes P are moved in the depth direction in a bundle and stored.
Bundled banknotes P can be aligned and stored in the storage space on the depth side, preventing the banknotes P from colliding with each other in the storage space and being bent during stacking to prevent jamming. The banknotes P can be stably accumulated, and a large amount of banknotes P can be accommodated in an aligned state.

  In addition, the banknotes P stored in a bundle are pressed and transported by an elastic member, so that the banknotes P being transported can be prevented from being damaged, and the stacked posture of the banknotes P is maintained. Can be transported.

  In the above embodiment, the storage box is described as being horizontally long and long. However, the same applies to the case where the above-described configuration is left as it is and the storage box is vertically long and vertically long. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2 Control part 3 Memory | storage part 4 Depositing / withdrawing part 5 Discrimination part 6 Temporary storage part 7 Banknote storage 8 Reject storage 9 Transport path 10 Storage box 10a Front plate 10b Back surface board 11 Carriage entrance 12 Feed rollers 13a, 13b Guide plate 15 Stage 15a Accumulating surface 16 Tongue piece roller 17 Alignment guide 18 First alignment plate 18a, 19a Rotation fulcrum 19 Second alignment plate 21 Support belt 21a, 21b, 25a, 25b, 28a Pulley 22, 26 Actuator 23 Presser plate 25 Presser belt 28 Transmission belt 29 Bottom sensor 29a Detection protrusion

Claims (5)

In a paper sheet storage that collects and stores paper sheets,
A paper sheet storage, wherein when a predetermined number of paper sheets are stacked, the stacked paper sheets are moved and stored as a bundle in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction of the paper sheets. In claim 1,
A paper sheet storage, wherein the paper sheets stored as a bundle are conveyed by being pressed by an elastic member. A storage box having a front plate and a back plate opposite to the front plate, a feed roller disposed at a paper sheet inlet provided on the front plate of the storage box, and a paper sheet discharged from the feed roller In a paper sheet storage cabinet provided with a stage configured to reciprocate in the stacking direction of the paper sheets,
An alignment plate disposed on the front end side of the sheet discharged from the feed roller of the stage and configured to be rotatable in a depth direction that is a direction from the front plate toward the back plate of the storage box. When,
A belt disposed on the opposite side of the sheets stacked on the stage, and provided between the pulley provided on the front plate side and the pulley provided on the back plate side;
Opposing the support belt across the stage, and provided with a pulley provided on the front plate side and a presser belt made of an elastic material spanned between the pulley provided on the back plate side ,
The presser belt is configured to be rotatable in the vertical direction of the stage around a pulley provided on the back plate side,
When the predetermined number of paper sheets are accumulated on the stage by rotating the presser belt to the opposite side of the stage, the predetermined number of paper sheets are rotated by rotating the presser belt to the stage side. Between the support belt and a bundle,
The paper sheets as the bundle are moved in the depth direction by rotating the alignment plate in the depth direction,
After passing through the alignment plate, the sheet as it is in the bundle is stored on the depth side of the alignment plate. In claim 3,
A paper sheet storage, wherein the paper sheets stored in the bundle are transported by being sandwiched between the presser belt and the support belt. In claim 3 or claim 4,
The positioning plate is divided at a central portion in the stacking direction of the paper sheets to form first and second positioning plates,
The first alignment plate is rotated in the depth direction around a rotation fulcrum provided on the presser belt side, and the second alignment plate is rotated on a rotation fulcrum provided on the support belt side. A paper sheet storage that is pivoted in the depth direction about the center.

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