JP2013054785A - Bank note circulative fare box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bank note circulative fare box capable of housing an inserted bank note inserted in a fare box with higher safety.SOLUTION: A bank note circulative fare box comprises a bank note circulation device 9 for circulating an inserted bank note as a fare, as a bank note for change. The bank note circulation device 9 comprises a bank note housing chamber 11 for housing the bank note for change. In the bank note housing chamber 11, a cassette 50 in which a bundle of the bank note can be set as one component of the bank note housing chamber 11 is housed. The cassette 50 is detachable to a case 10 of the bank note circulation device 9, that is, a box main body of a fare box.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bill recirculation fare box that uses a bill inserted as a fare as a change bill.

  Conventionally, in vehicles such as route buses and one-man trains, fare boxes are installed in the car as destinations for fare paid by passengers (coins, banknotes) and numbered tickets that are proof of where the passengers boarded. Has been. A fare box has a coin slot as a destination for fare coins and a banknote slot as a destination for fare banknotes. When a fare is entered from these slots, the fare box is counted and calculated. Collectively stored in a fare box safe provided with the box. The coin slot is also used as a numbered ticket slot, and the numbered tickets inserted from the coin slot are also collectively stored in the fare box safe.

  In addition, this type of fare box recognizes the fare required for the ride itself, and when the fare is entered into the fare box, the entered fare is compared with the required fare, and the bill ( (Thousand-yen bills, 10,000-yen bills, etc.), and if there is a difference between the entered fare and the required fare, an automatic settlement method that settles the fare by discharging the difference as change Has also been developed. In this type of automatic settlement method, for example, a bill that uses a bill (thousand-yen bill) inserted as a fare as a change (a bill reflux fare box) is also assumed. In addition, the technique which uses the banknote thrown in as a fare as change is disclosed by patent document 1 etc., for example.

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By the way, in this kind of bill recirculation type fare box, there was a demand for storing the inserted bill inserted into the fare box with higher safety.
An object of the present invention is to provide a bill recirculation type fare box that can store a bill inserted into a fare box with higher safety.

  The banknote recirculation fare box that solves the above problems stores the input fare in the box when a coin or banknote fare is input, and there is a difference between the input fare and the required fare. Then, when the difference can be discharged out of the box as change, and when the banknote is inserted as the fare, when the input banknote is used as change, the input banknote is stored in the box, In the case of discharging the stored banknotes as change, in the banknote recirculation fare box that pays out the stored banknotes and discharges the stored banknotes out of the box as change, determination means for determining whether to use the inserted banknotes as change And when the inserted banknote is not used as change, the inserted banknote is stored in the storage destination by sending the inserted banknote to a storage destination conveyance path connected to the storage destination of the inserted banknote. When using inserted banknotes as change by sending the inserted banknotes to the storage portion conveyor path leading to the bill storage portion for accommodating the inserted banknotes as change, housing the inserted banknote in the banknote storage unit.

  According to this configuration, for example, when a banknote is inserted as a fare into a banknote recirculation fare box, when the inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage unit for change, the inserted banknote passes through the transport passage in the box. The inserted bill is stored as a change bill in the bill storage portion. On the other hand, when a bill is inserted as a fare into the bill return box, if there is a difference between the inserted bill and the required fare, and it is necessary to pay out change from the fare box with a bill, The stored banknote is fed out from the banknote storage unit, and the banknote is discharged from the fare box to the outside as change.

  In addition, according to this configuration, instead of storing all inserted banknotes in the banknote storage unit that stores banknotes for change, the inserted banknotes are transported to the storage location that is a fare box safe as needed, Banknotes are stored there. Therefore, it becomes possible to store the inserted bills to be put into the fare box with higher safety.

  In the banknote recirculation fare box, it is preferable that an inlet / outlet when the banknote for change is taken in / out in the banknote storage part is provided upward. According to this configuration, when the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit are drawn out from the banknote storage unit when paying out the change in the banknotes, a plurality of banknotes are temporarily pulled out and these pass through the entrance / exit. Even if these actions are taken, a force is applied to these banknotes in the process of passing through the entrance / exit, so that the banknotes are moved downward due to their own weight. Thus, it becomes easy to take the operation of being stored again in the banknote storage unit. Therefore, when taking out the banknote stored in the banknote storage part from the banknote storage part as a banknote for change, it becomes possible to make it difficult to generate a problem that a plurality of sheets overlap and take out, that is, a so-called heavy note.

  In the banknote reflux fare box, when the inserted banknote is sent to the safe at the storage destination, in the middle of the storage destination transport path through which the inserted banknote passes, the entrance and exit of the banknote storage unit branches from the transport path A branch passage is provided as the storage portion transport passage connected to the inside of the box, and a bill transport mechanism is provided in the box for drawing the inserted bill into the box and transporting it to a transport destination designated at that time, When transporting the inserted banknotes to the banknote storage unit, after the inserted banknotes have passed through the passage opening of the branch passage, the banknote transport mechanism is set in a reverse driving state, and the passage opening is made effective. By making the inserted bill reversely run, passing it through the branch passage, and sending the inserted bill to the bill storage portion from the branch passage, the bill is stored as the change as the bill. It is preferable that the stockpile to. According to this structure, even if it is a case where the entrance / exit of a banknote storage part turns upward, the conveyance path | route of the banknote required when sending the banknote in a banknote type identification storage part to a banknote storage part shall be as short as possible. It becomes possible.

  The banknote reflux fare box includes a flapper that selectively switches the conveyance path of the inserted banknote to one of the storage destination or the banknote storage unit, and a rotation drive source of the flapper when the flapper is operated. Rotating the flapper to a rotational position that closes the storage unit transport passage enables the storage destination transport passage, and drives the rotational drive source in the opposite direction to open the storage unit transport passage. It is preferable that the storage unit conveyance path is made effective by turning the flapper to a rotating position. According to this configuration, it is possible to appropriately switch the transport path of inserted banknotes using a flapper.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the banknote reflux type fare box, the insertion banknote thrown into a fare box can be stored more safely.

(A) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote reflux type fare box in one Embodiment, (b) is the expansion perspective view expanded in the banknote slot vicinity. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of a banknote recirculation apparatus. (A) is a perspective view of the fare box when the storage room door is opened, (b) is a perspective view of the fare box when the storage room door is removed from the box body, and (c) is a cassette from the box body. The perspective view of the fare box when removed. The perspective view which shows the external appearance when a cassette is seen from the front side. The perspective view which shows the external appearance when a cassette is seen from the back side. The exploded perspective view of a cassette. The perspective view when the temporary fix mechanism of a cassette has taken the temporary fix release state. The perspective view when the temporary fixing mechanism of a cassette has taken the temporary fixing state. The perspective view from the back side when the temporary fixing mechanism of a cassette takes the temporary fixing state. The perspective view which looked at the cassette when the temporary fixing of the temporary fixing mechanism is released from the back side. The perspective view of a cassette which shows the state which set the change banknote in the cassette. Sectional drawing when a banknote takes a temporary fix | stop state with the cassette which takes an attachment state to a box main body. Sectional drawing when a banknote takes a non-temporarily fixed state with the cassette which takes an attachment state to a box main body. The perspective view which shows schematic structure of a lifter mechanism. The fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote recirculation apparatus when a lifter mechanism has taken the accommodation state. The fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote recirculation | reflux apparatus when a lifter mechanism takes the protrusion state. The fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote recirculation apparatus when a banknote is accommodated in banknote temporary storage space when a lifter mechanism takes the protrusion state. The fragmentary longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote recirculation apparatus when a lifter mechanism has taken out the state. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a banknote recirculation apparatus. The operation | movement table | surface which shows the process of the operation | movement transition of a banknote recirculation apparatus.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of a bill reflux type fare box will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a fare box 1 is installed in a vehicle such as a route bus or a one-man railway as a destination for a fare (coins, banknotes) or a numbered ticket. The fare box 1 is provided with a coin insertion part 3 disposed on the upper lid 2 as an insertion port when coins are inserted into the fare box 1, and a banknote input / output part 4 capable of inserting banknotes to be paid as a fare. Yes. Further, the fare box 1 is provided with a fare box safe 5 as a storage location for the fare entered into the fare box 1 and a numbered ticket. The fare charged in the fare box 1 is counted by a coin counter (not shown) built in the fare box 1, and the coin type, the number of coins, the amount of money input, etc. are counted and stored in the fare box safe 5 after that processing. . The numbered tickets inserted in the fare box 1 are collectively stored in the fare box safe 5 together with coins and banknotes. The fare box safe 5 is an example of a storage location.

  In addition, the fare box 1 of this example recognizes the fare required by the passenger (hereinafter referred to as the required fare) for each stop of the service route, and when the fare is put into the fare box 1, If the difference between the input fare and the required fare is detected at this time, it is determined whether the amount satisfying the required fare has been input by comparing the input fare at that time and the required fare. It is an automatic settlement formula that discharges the difference as change in the box. In this type of automatic settlement method, a change coin receiving tray 8 for discharging change coins to the outside of the box is provided on the front wall (front wall) 7 of the box body 6, and the coins as change change are changed to the change coin discharge port. It is discharged from 8a. Moreover, the banknote insertion / extraction part 4 of this example is shared by the insertion port of a fare banknote, and the discharge port of a change banknote. Therefore, the change banknote is discharged from the banknote loading / unloading unit 4 after the settlement process is performed when the fare banknote is inserted. Moreover, the fare box 1 of this example takes the operation | movement which discharges | emits a change banknote one by one, when accepting a banknote one by one when taking in a fare banknote, and discharging a banknote as change.

  Furthermore, the fare box 1 of this example is a bill recirculation type that uses the bills inserted into the fare box 1 as change. As shown in FIG. 2, in this kind of banknote reflux fare box 1, a banknote reflux device 9 that circulates inserted banknotes by storing and feeding is assembled inside a box body 6. This bill recirculation device 9 is inserted when the bill inserted into the fare box 1 is a high-priced bill (10,000 yen bill) or a sufficient number of change bills are stored in itself. The bill is conveyed to the fare box safe 5 as it is. On the other hand, when the inserted bill inserted into the fare box 1 is a small amount bill (thousand-yen bill) and the stock of the change bill is small, the bill return device 9 stores the inserted bill in the case 10 for change. To do.

  A bill storage chamber (reflux store) 11 is provided in the case 10 of the bill return device 9 and can store bills inserted as fare and used as change. This banknote storage chamber 11 is formed by being surrounded by various components in the case 10, and when the stored banknote is used as change, the stored banknote can be fed out of itself. Moreover, the banknote storage chamber 11 of this example is formed in common with an inlet for feeding banknotes into the banknote storage chamber 11 and an outlet for feeding the stored banknotes out as change, and this inlet / outlet 11a is at the top. It is arranged to face.

  Inside the case 10, a main transport path 13 is formed as a path through which inserted banknotes taken from the banknote opening 12 of the banknote input / output section 4 reach the fare box safe 5. The main conveyance path 13 of this example is located on the upstream side of the path and the horizontal conveyance path 13a where the path extends in the horizontal direction, and the vertical conveyance path 13b located on the downstream side of the path and where the path extends in the vertical direction (vertical direction). Consists of. In the middle of the main transport passage 13 (vertical transport passage 13b), a branch passage 14 is formed that branches from the main transport passage 13 and connects to the entrance / exit 11a of the bill storage chamber 11. When the inserted banknote is not used as change, the inserted banknote flows downstream without stopping in the horizontal conveyance path 13a and the vertical conveyance path 13b, is conveyed to the fare box safe 5, and the inserted banknote is used as change. When the inserted banknote is transported from the horizontal transport path 13a to the vertical transport path 13b and the inserted banknote is positioned at the banknote temporary holding position where the banknote end exceeds the branch path 14, the inserted banknote runs backward from the banknote temporary holding position and branches. By being passed through the passage 14, it is conveyed to the banknote storage chamber 11 through the branch passage 14. The main conveyance path 13 is an example of a storage destination conveyance path, and the branch path 14 is an example of a storage unit conveyance path.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a discrimination section transport belt 19 stretched by a plurality of pulleys 16 to 18 is rotatable on the upper part of the inner frame 15 (see FIG. 3C) of the banknote reflux device 9. A pair is attached to the left and right. The discrimination part conveyance belts 19 and 19 move the bills into and out of the case 10 (fare box 1) in the vicinity of the bill opening 12. A pair of transport belts 23 stretched by a plurality of pulleys 20 to 22 and the like are attached to the left and right of the inner frame 15 below the discrimination section transport belts 19 and 19 in a rotatable state. The conveyor belts 23, 23 are upstream of the inserted banknotes transported from the discriminator transport belts 19, 19 on the back side (the fare box safe 5, the banknote storage chamber 11), or the banknotes stored in the banknote storage chamber 11 are changed. It is moved to (banknote input / output unit 4). The conveyor belts 23, 23 have a shape that extends long in the vertical direction of the banknote reflux device 9. A first gear mechanism (not shown) composed of a plurality of gears is incorporated between the pulley shaft 18a of the pulley 18 and the pulley shaft 20a of the pulley 20, and the discrimination portion transport belts 19, 19 and the transport belts 23, 23 Are connected via the first gear mechanism so as to be integrally rotatable.

  A transport motor 25 is attached to the lower part of the inner frame 15 as a drive source for rotating the transport belts 23 and 23 (discrimination part transport belts 19 and 19). The pulley 21 of the conveyor belts 23 and 23 is connected to the motor shaft 25a of the conveyor motor 25 via a second gear mechanism (not shown) composed of a plurality of gears. Thus, when the transport motor 25 rotates, the transport belts 23 and 23 and the discrimination section transport belts 19 and 19 are synchronously rotated in a direction corresponding to the rotation direction. A timing pulse sensor 27 for detecting the rotation amount (rotation speed) of the conveyance motor 25 is attached to the motor shaft 25 a of the conveyance motor 25. The timing pulse sensor 27 is, for example, an interrupter type optical sensor, and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the rotation amount of the transport motor 25. In addition, the pulleys 20 and 21, the belt 23, and the conveyance motor 25 are examples of a banknote conveyance mechanism.

  A feed roller 28 made up of a pair of roller members is assembled to the pulley shaft 22a of the pulley 22 of the conveyor belts 23 and 23 in a state in which the feed roller 28 can rotate relative to each other (can rotate freely). The feed roller 28 is assembled at the same axial center position as the pulley 22 and guides the inserted banknotes taken into the case 10 to the banknote storage chamber 11 or stores banknotes using the stored banknotes in the banknote storage chamber 11 as change. It goes out from the room 11. A return roller 29 is rotatably mounted as a driven roller of the feed roller 28 at a position adjacent to the feed roller 28 in the inner frame 15. Further, a kick roller 31 is connected to a position below the feed roller 28 in the inner frame 15 via a winding portion drive belt 30. The kick roller 31 lifts the stored banknote upward when the stored banknote in the banknote storage chamber 11 is fed out of the banknote storage chamber 11 as change. The winding portion drive belt 30 is wound around the feed roller 28 and the kick roller 31.

  Further, a feeding motor 34 is attached to the central position of the inner frame 15 as a driving source for rotating the winding portion driving belt 30. The motor shaft 34a of the feeding motor 34 is connected to the roller shaft 31a of the kick roller 31 via a third gear mechanism (not shown) composed of a plurality of gears. Thus, when the feeding motor 34 rotates, the winding portion drive belt 30 rotates synchronously in a direction corresponding to the rotation direction, and the feed roller 28 and the kick roller 31 rotate synchronously in the same direction.

  When the transport motor 25 rotates in one direction (for example, normal rotation), the transport belts 23 and 23 and the discrimination section transport belts 19 and 19 also rotate in the same direction. Thereby, the bill inserted into the bill insertion / removal unit 4 is drawn into the case 10 by the discriminator transport belts 19, 19, and thereafter flows through the main transport passage 13 toward the downstream side by the transport belts 23, 23. Take. When the transport motor 25 rotates in the other direction (for example, reverse), the transport belts 23 and 23 and the discrimination section transport belts 19 and 19 also rotate in the other direction. Therefore, at this time, for example, if the inserted banknote is positioned in the main transport path 13, the inserted banknote is moved by the transport belts 23 and 23 and the discrimination section transport belts 19 and 19 through the main transport path 13 toward the upstream side. .

  Further, when the feeding motor 34 rotates in one direction (for example, normal rotation), the return roller 29 and the kick roller 31 rotate in one direction accordingly. Thereby, for example, if the inserted banknote is positioned in the branch passage 14 at this time, the inserted banknote is conveyed to the banknote storage chamber 11 by the return roller 29. When the feeding motor 34 rotates in the other direction (for example, reverse rotation), the return roller 29 and the kick roller 31 rotate in the other direction. Thereby, the stored banknote in the banknote storage chamber 11 is kicked upward by the kick roller 31, and the stored banknote is sent to the branch passage 14. As shown in FIG. 2, a start sensor 37 that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the vicinity of the banknote inlet / outlet 36 of the banknote reflux device 9 is provided.

  The start sensor 37 is composed of, for example, a separation type optical sensor in which the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged to face each other. Yes. When the bill enters the detection area of the start sensors 37, 37, the amount of light that can be received by the light receiving element changes. Therefore, the start sensor 37, 37 observes the change in the amount of light, so that the bill is present at the bill entrance / exit 36. Whether or not to do is detected. For example, when both of these start sensors 37 detect that a banknote has been inserted into the banknote inlet / outlet 36, the transport motor 25, which has been in a stopped state, is switched to a driving state, and the inside of the case 10 of the banknote reflux apparatus 9 The operation of drawing in is started.

  A bill type sensor group 38 for identifying the type (denomination) of the inserted bill drawn into the case 10 is provided at a position along the horizontal conveyance path 13a in the upper part of the case 10. The banknote type sensor group 38 uses, for example, a separate infrared sensor or a light reflection sensor in order to detect various characteristic values such as an identification pattern provided on the banknote.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a claw-shaped flapper 44 rotates around its shaft 44a around the passage opening 14a of the branch passage 14 on the passage wall forming the vertical conveyance passage 13b in the inner frame 15. Multiple assembled in a movable state. A solenoid 45 is attached to the back surface of the flapper 44 as a rotation drive source for the flapper 44. The flapper 44 covers the passage opening 14a of the branch passage 14 and allows the inserted bills to enter the branch passage 14 when taking the storage state (broken line state in FIG. 2) entering the inside of the passage wall. First, when taking the protruding state (solid line state in FIG. 2) jumping out onto the vertical transport passage 13 b, the passage opening 14 a of the branch passage 14 is opened to allow the inserted bill to enter the branch passage 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, a storage chamber door 49 capable of opening and closing the bill storage chamber 11 is formed on the front wall (front wall) 7 of the box body 6. The storage chamber door 49 is arranged directly below the banknote entry / exit section 4 and has a downward opening in which the door opens on the lower side. The storage chamber door 49 is provided with a lock (not shown), and a key is required to open the storage chamber door 49. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the storage chamber door 49 slides in the width direction of the box main body 6 (rightward in FIG. 3B) when the storage chamber door 49 is in the open state. 6 is removable.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cassette 50 is stored in the banknote storage chamber 11 as one component of the banknote storage chamber 11. The cassette 50 (the banknote storage chamber 11) of this example is disposed at a position along the inner wall surface 7 a of the front wall 7 of the box body 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the cassette 50 is detachable from the box body 6 and is used as a banknote set destination when storing a certain number of change banknotes in the fare box 1. Is done. That is, when a change banknote is replenished to the fare box 1, the cassette 50 is removed from the box body 6, and a predetermined number (several tens) of change banknotes are set in the cassette 50. After the completion, the cassette 50 is reattached to the box body 6 so that the number of change bills satisfying the fare box 1 is held. Further, a change coin discharge portion 48 connected to the change coin discharge port 8a on the outer wall is provided in the box body 6 at a position adjacent to the banknote recirculation device 9 (cassette 50). The cassette 50 is an example of a bill storage unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a pusher plate 52 having a plate shape is movably attached to the cassette main body 51 on a cassette main body 51 that forms a main body portion of the cassette 50. Between the cassette body 51 and the pusher plate 52, a pair of link members 53 and 54 assembled in a cross shape are provided. These link members 53 and 54 are assembled in a state in which they can swing around a shaft portion 55 located at the center as a fulcrum. A pair of link urging members 56 and 56 (see FIG. 6) for urging the link members 53 and 54 in the direction of rising (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) are attached between the link members 53 and 54. Yes. The link urging members 56 and 56 are made of, for example, a torsion coil spring, and are in an attached state wound around the shaft portion 55. One of the link members 53, 54 is pivotally supported at one end by a pair of bent pieces 51 a, 51 a on the inner surface of the cassette body 51, and the other end is a pair of elongated holes 52 a, 52 a in the pusher plate 52. Is inserted. One end of the other link member 54 is pivotally supported by a pair of bent pieces 52 b and 52 b on the inner surface of the pusher plate 52, and the other end is inserted into the elongated holes 51 b and 51 b of the cassette body 51.

  The pusher plate 52 is lifted when the link members 53 and 54 are raised by the biasing force of the link biasing members 56 and 56, and one end of the link members 53 and 54 moves along the long holes 51b and 52a. The reciprocating operation of the pusher plate 52 in the vertical direction is allowed. The pusher plate 52 forms the banknote storage chamber 11 with the internal frame 15 in the set state in which the cassette 50 is attached to the box body 6, and the banknote in the banknote storage chamber 11 has the foremost stored banknote. The banknotes stored in the banknote storage chamber 11 are strongly pressed against the internal frame 15 by the push-up force of the link members 53 and 54 lifted by the link urging members 56 and 56 so that the kick rollers 31 are kicked upward when the banknotes are fed. .

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the set banknote is temporarily held in the cassette 50 so that the set banknote does not fall out of the cassette 50 when the change banknote for storage is set in the cassette 50. A temporary fixing mechanism 57 is provided. In the temporary fixing mechanism 57, a pair of claw members 58 and 58 are pivotally supported on both side portions of the cassette body 51. These claw members 58 and 58 have two locking claws 59 and 59, respectively, and are arranged so as to face each other. The claw members 58, 58 are pivotally supported by a pair of bent pieces 60, 60 erected on the cassette 50. A plurality of window portions 63 are formed for each locking claw 59 on the side wall portions 62 on both sides in the width direction of the cassette body 51 so as to allow the locking claw 59 to move across the side wall portion 62. Further, between the cassette body 51 and the claw members 58, 58, the claw members 58, 58 (the locking claw 59) are attached to the side away from the cassette body 51, that is, the side to release the temporary fixing by the locking claw 59. A claw urging member 64 is provided. The claw urging member 64 is made of, for example, a torsion coil spring, and has an attached state wound around the rotation shaft 61.

  In addition, a plate-like movable piece 65 is assembled inside the cassette body 51 so as to be able to slide and reciprocate in the longitudinal direction of the cassette body 51 (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 7). The movable piece 65 is provided with two elongated holes 66 and 66 arranged along the slide movement direction. The movable piece 65 is attached to the cassette main body 51 in a state in which sliding movement is allowed by fixing the movable piece 65 to the cassette main body 51 through retaining pins 67 and 67 through the long holes 66 and 66. In addition, a rod-like pushing portion 68 that extends over the entire width direction of the pusher plate 52 is integrally formed at the tip of the movable piece 65. Each end portion of the pushing portion 68 is fitted into a pair of long holes 69, 69 penetrating each side wall portion 62 of the cassette body 51. The slide movement range of the movable piece 65 is set by the lengths of the long holes 66 and 69.

  Inside the cassette body 51, a rod-like hooking portion 70 extending over the entire width direction of the cassette body 51 is installed. A pair of movable piece urging members 71, 71 for urging the movable piece 65 toward the drawing side (in the direction of arrow B <b> 1 in FIG. 7) are attached between the movable piece 65 and the latching portion 70. These movable piece urging members 71, 71 are made of, for example, coil springs, one end of which is hooked on the hooking portion 70, and each of the hooking holes 72, 72 penetrating the side of the movable piece 65. The other end is hooked. The movable piece 65 is in a state where a force is always applied in the direction of arrow B1 in FIG. 7 by the urging force of the movable piece urging members 71 and 71, and is pushed out to the maximum by the urging force of the movable piece urging members 71 and 71. The position (hereinafter referred to as the pop-out position: the state shown in FIG. 7) and the position retracted to the maximum against the urging force of the movable piece urging members 71 and 71 (hereinafter referred to as the retracted position: FIG. 8). 2 positions). Further, the movable piece 65 is formed with a pair of protrusions 73, 73 protruding to the pusher plate 52 side so as to be aligned in the width direction of the cassette body 51.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the claw members 58, 58 are raised at the substantially central positions of the claw members 58, 58 by the movable piece 65, that is, when the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is temporarily set. The contact piece 74 is formed by bending. On the other hand, a raising piece 75 that can be brought into contact with the contact piece 74 from above is formed at the side end of the movable piece 65 by bending. In addition, an extension piece 76 that bends when the claw member is tilted by the movable piece 65, that is, when the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is set in the temporary fixing release state, is bent at a position near the end of the claw members 58, 58. Yes. On the other hand, at the side end of the movable piece 65, a lifting piece 77 that can push up the extending piece 76 from below is formed by bending.

  Therefore, the movable piece 65 takes the retracted position and the raised piece 75 of the movable piece 65 pushes the contact piece 74 of the claw members 58 and 58 from above, while the lift piece 77 of the movable piece 65 is the claw member 58. , 58 is separated from the extending piece 76, the latching claw 59 is moved to the side closer to the side wall 62 (in the direction of arrow C1 in FIG. 7). It jumps out to the inside, and the temporary fixing mechanism 57 takes the temporary fixed state (the state shown in FIGS. 11 and 12). Further, the movable piece 65 takes the protruding position, and the lifting piece 77 of the movable piece 65 takes the state of lifting the extension piece 76 from the lower side, while the raising piece 75 of the movable piece 65 contacts the claw members 58 and 58. When the claw members 58, 58 are moved away from the side wall portion 62 (in the direction of arrow C2 in FIG. 7), the locking claw 59 is retracted to the outside of the side wall portion 62. The temporary fixing mechanism 57 takes the temporary fixed release state (the state shown in FIG. 13).

  A plate-shaped lever portion 78 is pivotally supported at a position near the center of the cassette body 51. In the lever portion 78, a shaft portion 79 extending in the width direction of the cassette body 51 is pivotally supported by a pair of bent pieces 80, 80 on the inner surface of the cassette body 51. A pair of holding claws 81, 81 that can be hooked on the protrusions 73, 73 of the movable piece 65 are formed at the base of the lever portion 78. The shaft portion 79 of the lever portion 78 is provided with a lever urging member 82 that constantly urges the lever portion 78 on the side where the holding claws 81, 81 move to the protrusions 73, 73 (in the direction of arrow D <b> 1 in FIG. 7). ing. The lever urging member 82 is made of a torsion coil spring, for example, and is in an attached state wound around the shaft portion 79.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a through hole 83 is provided in the bottom surface of the cassette body 51 at a position near the center thereof. From the through hole 83, the operation portion 84 of the lever portion 78 and a part of the movable piece 65 are exposed when the movable piece 65 is in the protruding position (the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is in the temporarily fixed release state). Although the operation part 84 of the lever part 78 is exposed to the outside through the through hole 83, it is formed in a shape that is flush with the bottom surface of the cassette body 51. The through hole 83 is formed in a size that allows a finger to be inserted, and the finger is inserted into the through hole 83 to manually operate the movable piece 65 or to pull the lever portion 78 toward the front side. It is possible.

  When the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is in the temporary fixed release state, a finger is inserted into the through hole 83, and the movable piece 65 in the protruding position with this finger is brought into the retracted position against the urging force of the movable piece urging members 71 and 71. When operated, the holding claws 81, 81 are locked to the protrusions 73, 73 and the position of the movable piece 65 is locked, so that the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is temporarily fixed. On the other hand, when the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is in the temporary fixed state, if the finger is inserted into the through-hole 83 and the lever portion 78 is pulled forward with this finger, the holding claws 81 and 81 are disengaged from the protrusions 73 and 73. Thus, the lock is released, and the movable piece 65 is positioned at the protruding position by the urging force of the movable piece urging members 71 and 71, and the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is switched to the temporary fixed release state.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 14, the internal frame 15 has a cassette monitoring sensor 85 that detects whether or not the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 is released when the cassette 50 is attached to the box body 6. Is provided. As the cassette monitoring sensor 85, for example, an interrupter type optical sensor is used. When the cassette 50 is attached to the box main body 6, if the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 is in the temporarily fixed release state at this time, the pressing portion 68 of the movable piece 65 is lifted, and the pressing portion 68 Takes the action of pushing the sensor lever 85a of the cassette monitoring sensor 85. When the pressing portion 68 of the movable piece 65 touches the sensor lever 85a and turns on, the cassette monitoring sensor 85 detects that the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 is in the temporary fixed release state.

  Further, the inner frame 15 is provided with a lifter mechanism 86 for storing the banknotes flowing through the branch passage 14 as stockpiling change in the banknote storage chamber 11. In the lifter mechanism 86, a columnar guide portion 87 extending along the thickness direction of the inner frame 15 (the direction of arrow E in FIG. 16) is formed on the inner frame 15. A lifter 88 that forms a temporary storage space between the inner frame 15 and the stored bill is attached to the guide portion 87 so as to be capable of reciprocating along the guide portion 87. The lifter 88 has a pair of pushing pieces 89 and 89 erected in the vertical direction, and a seat portion 90 that supports the pushing pieces 89 and 89 at the lower end thereof. By passing the guide portion 87 through 90a, the guide portion 87 is attached to the inner frame 15 so as to be able to reciprocate.

  A lifter motor 91 is attached to the inner frame 15 as a drive source for reciprocating the lifter 88. A long hole 92 having a shape extending along the width direction of the inner frame 15 (the depth direction in FIG. 16) is formed in the seat portion 90 of the lifter 88. The lifter motor 91 is arranged with the motor shaft 91a facing downward, and the eccentric shaft 94 of the cam portion 95 is seated through a fourth gear mechanism 93 composed of a plurality of gears and a cam portion 95 having the eccentric shaft 94. The lifter 88 is connected by being inserted into the elongated hole 92 of the portion 90.

  The lifter 88 normally takes the storage position embedded in the internal frame 15 (the state shown in FIGS. 14 and 15). Then, when the inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage chamber 11, when the lifter motor 91 starts rotating, the eccentric shaft 94 moves the long hole 92 and pushes out the lifter 88, thereby taking the storage position until then. The lifter 88 that has been moved starts to slide away from the inner frame 15. When the lifter 88 takes a projecting position (a state shown in FIG. 16) that is greatly separated from the internal frame 15, at this time, there is a gap between the internal frame 15 and the lifter 88 (pushing pieces 89, 89). A bill temporary storage space 96 is formed. The inserted banknote flowing through the branch passage 14 enters the temporary banknote storage space 96 at this timing, as shown in FIG. If the lifter motor 91 further continues to rotate from there, this time, the eccentric shaft 94 is switched to the operation of drawing the lifter 88 through the long hole 92, and the temporary bill storage space 96 is gradually reduced. And just before the lifter 88 (pushing piece 89, 89) is buried in the internal frame 15, the banknote in the banknote temporary storage space 96 is pushed by the side wall surface 15b of the internal frame 15, and between the pair of pushing pieces 89, 89. A banknote is sent out to the banknote storage chamber 11 side, and the banknote that has flowed from the branch passage 14 is stored in the banknote storage chamber 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 14, the side wall surface 15 b of the internal frame 15 is provided with a stockpiling amount end sensor 97 that detects whether or not the bill stockpiling amount in the bill storage chamber 11 is empty. . The stockpile end sensor 97 is composed of, for example, a retroreflective optical sensor. When no bills are left on the pusher plate 52, the light of the light projecting element passes through the transparent window of the pusher plate 52, and this light is received by the light receiving element. When it becomes impossible, it detects that the banknote storage amount became empty.

  In addition, a reserve amount near full sensor 98 that detects whether or not the bill stock amount in the bill storage chamber 11 is almost full is provided inside the case 10. The reserve amount near-full sensor 98 is composed of, for example, an interrupter-type optical sensor. When the pusher plate 52 touches the sensor lever 98a, the reserve amount sensor 98 detects that the bill stock amount in the bill storage chamber 11 is almost full. In addition, a storage amount full sensor 99 for detecting whether or not the banknote storage amount of the banknote storage chamber 11 is full is provided in the case 10 at a position on the near side of the storage amount near full sensor 98. For example, an interrupter type optical sensor is used as the stockpiling amount full sensor 99, and it is turned on when the pusher plate 52 touches the sensor lever 99a to detect that the bill stock amount in the bill storage chamber 11 is full.

  Further, the fare box 1 is provided with a general control device (not shown) for managing the fare box 1 in an integrated manner. The overall control device manages the necessary fare required at each stop, and uses the difference from the amount data of the banknote taken in by the banknote circulation device 9 based on the necessary fare as change data to the banknote circulation device 9. The fare settlement process is performed by transmitting and paying back a predetermined number of bills of a predetermined denomination. A banknote recirculation device control device 100 (hereinafter referred to as control device 100) is communicably connected to the general control device. Various sensors are connected to the input side of the control device 100, and various motors 25, 34, 91 and a solenoid 45 are connected to the output side. The control device 100 drives the motors 25, 34, 91 and the solenoid 45 based on the sensor signals input from these sensor groups, and conveys the inserted bills taken into the box at the time of fare payment to the fare box safe 5 as it is. A collecting operation, a depositing operation for transporting the inserted banknote to the banknote storage chamber 11 and storing it, and a withdrawal operation for discharging the stored banknote in the banknote storage chamber 11 as a change banknote to the outside of the box are executed. The control device 100 is an example of a determination unit.

Next, operation | movement of the banknote reflux type fare box 1 of this example is demonstrated using the operation | movement table | surface 101 of FIG.
Prior to starting the operation of a vehicle such as a route bus, an administrator who manages this type of vehicle performs a change banknote setting work for setting a certain number of change banknotes in advance in the banknote return fare box 1. Do. In the change banknote setting operation, first, the key of the storage chamber door 49 is unlocked to open the storage chamber door 49 as shown in FIG. 3A, and then shown in FIG. 3B. Thus, the storage room door 49 is slid rightward to remove the storage room door 49 from the box body 6 of the fare box 1. Then, the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 stored in the banknote storage chamber 11 of the box body 6 is removed, and then the upper side of the cassette 50 is opened to the front and lifted up slightly as shown in FIG. Remove from the box body 6 by operation. The cassette 50 removed from the box body 6 has a temporarily fixed mechanism 57 in a temporarily fixed release state.

  After the cassette 50 is removed from the box body 6 in this way, the operation moves to setting a certain number of change bills (for example, several tens) in the cassette 50 this time. At this time, a bundle of change banknotes is placed on the pusher plate 52, and the banknote bundle is pushed down together with the pusher plate 52 by pressing the banknote bundle against the biasing force of the link biasing member 56 from above. . In this state, a finger is put into the through hole 83 and the movable piece 65 is pulled in by this finger. Then, the raising piece 75 of the movable piece 65 pushes the contact piece 74 of the claw members 58 and 58 from above, whereby the claw members 58 and 58 resist the urging force of the claw urging member 64 and the side wall portion. It turns to the side which approaches 62 (arrow C1 direction of FIG. 7). Then, when the movable piece 65 is located at the retracted position, the locking claw 59 jumps out into the cassette body 51, so that the locking claw 59 holds the set banknote from above (state shown in FIG. 8). Further, when the movable piece 65 is located at the retracted position, the holding claws 81 and 81 of the lever portion 78 are engaged with the protrusions 73 and 73 of the movable piece 65, so that the movement of the movable piece 65 is locked. The temporarily fixed state of the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is maintained. As described above, the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is temporarily fixed, and the banknote bundle set in the cassette 50 is not easily dropped from the cassette 50.

  After the change banknote is set in the cassette 50 in a state of being temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing mechanism 57, the cassette 50 is subsequently attached to the box body 6 again. When the cassette 50 is reattached to the box body 6 and the cassette 50 is completely accommodated in the banknote storage chamber 11, this time, a finger is inserted into the through-hole 83 and the lever portion 78 is pulled back. . As a result, the holding claws 81 and 81 are separated from the protrusions 73 and 73, so that the movable piece 65 is unlocked by the holding claws 81 and 81, and the movable piece 65 jumps out to the movable piece urging members 71 and 71 by the urging force. Start moving towards the position. At this time, the urging force of the claw urging member 64 and the lifting piece 77 of the movable piece 65 lift the extension piece 76 from the lower side, whereby the claw members 58 and 58 are separated from the side wall 62 (see FIG. 7). It rotates in the direction of arrow C2. As a result, the state in which the locking claw 59 is positioned outside the side wall portion 62 (the state shown in FIG. 8) is taken, and the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is switched to the temporary fixing release state.

  When the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 set in the box body 6 is in the temporary fixed release state, the pushing portion 68 of the movable piece 65 is moved to the protruding position side at this time. As a result, the push-in portion 68 performs an operation of pushing up the sensor lever 85a of the cassette monitoring sensor 85, and the cassette monitoring sensor 85 is turned on. Therefore, since it is confirmed that the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 is in the temporary fixed release state, the fare box 1 is allowed to take in the fare receiving operation. Then, after the cassette 50 is reattached as described above, the storage chamber door 49 is returned to the closed state and locked thereto, and when the start button (not shown) of the fare box 1 is operated, the fare box 1 Switches from the previous stop state to the start state.

  Subsequently, it is assumed that the vehicle stops at the stop during vehicle operation, and at this time the passenger inserts banknotes into the fare box 1 as a fare. At this time, when the start sensor 37 detects the insertion of the banknote, the control device 100 rotates (for example, forward rotation) the transport motor 25 that has been stopped until then. As a result, the conveyor belts 23 and 23 start rotating in one direction (for example, normal rotation), and rotate around the conveyor belts 23 and 23 to start rotation (for example, normal rotation) in the same direction. Therefore, the inserted banknotes inserted into the fare box 1 are drawn into the case 10 of the banknote recirculation device 9 (fare box 1) by the discriminator transport belts 19 and 19. The fare banknotes are inserted into the banknote opening 12 one by one.

  When the inserted banknote is drawn into the case 10 by the discriminator transport belts 19 and 19, the control device 100 determines the type of the inserted banknote in the passing process in which the inserted banknote passes through the banknote type sensor group 38. Group 38 identifies. At this time, the control device 100 collects the inserted banknote as it is to the fare box safe 5 when it is determined that the inserted banknote is a 10,000-yen bill or that the banknote storage chamber 11 is not empty. I do. Further, when it is determined that the inserted banknote is, for example, a thousand yen bill and the banknote storage chamber 11 is empty, the control device 100 performs a depositing operation for storing the inserted banknote as a change banknote in the banknote storage chamber 11. .

  As shown in the operation table 101 of FIG. 20, the control device 100 continues the rotation operation in one direction of the transport motor 25 started when the inserted banknote is drawn into the case 10 when performing the collecting operation. That is, even if the inserted banknote passes through the main transport passage 13, even if it is positioned at the banknote temporary holding position, it does not temporarily stop the inserted banknote here, but passes this position as it is and transports the inserted banknote to the downstream side. Go through the process. When the control device 100 detects that the inserted banknote has been discharged from the main transport path 13 by an exit sensor (not shown) located on the downstream side of the banknote path, the control apparatus 100 stops the transport motor 25 that has been rotating in one direction until then. Switch to.

  On the other hand, when performing the deposit operation, the control device 100 continues the rotation operation in one direction of the transport motor 25 started when the inserted banknote is drawn into the case 10 for a while. When the control device 100 recognizes that the inserted banknote has reached the banknote temporary holding position by a passage sensor (not shown) in the internal frame 15, the control device 100 temporarily controls the transport motor 25 that has been rotating in one direction until then. Stop. Thereby, the inserted banknote flowing through the main transport passage 13 is temporarily stopped at the banknote temporary holding position.

  When the control apparatus 100 detects that the inserted banknote is positioned at the banknote temporary holding position, the control apparatus 100 switches the operation to rotate the conveyance motor 25 in the other direction (for example, reverse). As a result, the conveyor belts 23 and 23 (including the discrimination section conveyor belts 19 and 19) start to rotate (for example, reverse) in the other direction. Further, the control device 100 at this time also performs an operation of rotating (for example, reversely rotating) the feeding motor 34 that has been stopped until then. Thereby, the winding part drive belt 30 of this example starts rotation (for example, reverse rotation) in the same direction as the conveyor belts 23, 23, that is, the other direction. Therefore, the feed roller 28 and the kick roller 31 also start to rotate in the other direction (for example, reverse rotation) as the winding unit driving belt 30 rotates. Furthermore, when the control device 100 detects that the inserted banknote is located at the banknote temporary holding position, the control device 100 turns on the solenoid 45 to bring the flapper 44 that has been in the stored state into a protruding state. As a result, the passage opening 14a of the branch passage 14 is opened, and the inserted banknote can be introduced into the passage opening 14a while being guided by the flapper 44.

  As described above, when the transport belts 23 and 23 rotate in the other direction (for example, reverse rotation), the inserted banknote in the banknote temporary storage position runs backward in the main transport path 13. At this time, since the flapper 44 is in a protruding state and the passage opening 14a of the branch passage 14 is opened, the inserted bill that has run backward at this time is guided by the flapper 44 and flows into the branch passage 14. . The inserted banknote flowing into the branch passage 14 is guided toward the banknote storage chamber 11 by being guided by the transport belts 23 and 23 and the feed roller 28 rotating in the other direction.

  The control device 100 also starts driving the lifter motor 91 when the inserted banknote is positioned at the banknote temporary holding position. At this time, as the lifter motor 91 rotates, the lifter 88 starts to slide away from the inner frame 15, and when the lifter 88 takes a protruding position (a state shown in FIG. 16) that is greatly separated from the inner frame 15, A temporary banknote storage space 96 is formed between 88 (pushing pieces 89, 89) and the internal frame 15 with a gap of a constant interval. The inserted banknote flowing through the branch passage 14 jumps out at the timing when the banknote temporary storage space 96 is formed in the banknote storage chamber 11 and takes the operation of entering the banknote temporary storage space 96 (state shown in FIG. 17). The control device 100 monitors whether or not the inserted banknote is completely stored in the banknote storage chamber 11 (banknote temporary storage space 96) with a storage sensor (not shown) in the internal frame 15, and the banknote is received by this storage sensor. If the banknote is not detected again after once detected, it is recognized that the inserted banknote has completely entered the banknote storage chamber 11 (banknote temporary storage space 96), and both the transport motor 25 and the feeding motor 34 are stopped.

  The control device 100 takes an operation of continuing to drive the lifter motor 91 for a predetermined time. The lifter motor 91 and the seat portion 90 of the lifter 88 are connected by an eccentric shaft 94 and a long hole 92. Therefore, the operation proceeds to the operation of returning the lifter 88 to the original storage state during the rotation of the motor. At this time, the inserted bill stored in the bill temporary storage space 96 is pushed by the side wall surface 15b of the inner frame 15 before the lifter 88 takes the stored state. The inserted banknote is fed into the banknote storage chamber 11. As a result, the depositing operation for storing the inserted banknotes as change banknotes in the banknote storage chamber 11 is completed.

  In addition, when a fare is paid with, for example, 10,000 yen bills, a difference occurs between the input fare and the required fare, and when it is necessary to pay the change at this time with a bill, the control device 100 stores the bill. A withdrawal operation for paying out the stored banknote in the chamber 11 as a change banknote out of the box is performed. When performing the dispensing operation, the control device 100 first causes the lifter motor 91 to rotate forward a predetermined amount to place the lifter 88 (pushing piece 89) in the storage position at the dispensing position (state shown in FIG. 18). Thus, the lifter 88 is positioned at the payout position because the top of the banknote bundle does not contact the kick roller 31 when the change banknote bundle in the banknote storage chamber 11 is bent and stored in an arc shape. This is because the bent state is canceled by pushing these banknote bundles from both sides with the lifter 88 and the leading edge of the banknote bundle is brought into contact with the kick roller 31. When the lifter 88 takes the payout position, the feeding motor 34 is rotated in one direction (for example, normal rotation), and the winding portion drive belt 30 is rotated in one direction (for example, normal rotation). The feed roller 28 is rotated in one direction (for example, forward rotation). Thereby, the banknote located in the forefront among banknote bundles stored in the banknote storage chamber 11 is kicked upward by the kick roller 31 and drawn into the branch passage 14 by the feed roller 28.

  Further, when starting the dispensing operation, the control device 100 turns on the solenoid 45 to bring the flapper 44 into a protruding state, thereby opening the passage port 14a of the branch passage 14 and rotating the transport motor 25 in one direction ( For example, when the conveyor belts 23 and 23 are rotated in one direction by causing the conveyor belts 23 and 23 to rotate in one direction, the stored banknotes are passed through the branch path 14 and discharged into the main transport path 13. That is, the transport belts 23 and 23 assist in feeding the stored banknotes kicked upward by the kick roller 31 into the branch passage 14. At this time, the stored banknote flowing out from the branch path 14 to the main transport path 13 moves toward the banknote temporary storage position.

  The control device 100 turns off the solenoid 45 and stores the flapper 44 when detecting that the stored banknote has reached the banknote temporary holding position based on the sensor output of the passage sensor that detects the passage of the banknote in the internal frame 15. While switching to a state, this time, by rotating the conveyance motor 25 in the other direction (for example, reverse rotation), the stored banknote located at the banknote temporary holding position is moved backward toward the banknote loading / unloading section 4. Thereby, the storage banknote located in the banknote temporary storage position is discharged | emitted out of the box from the banknote opening 12 as change. The control device 100 stops the feeding motor 34 when the stored banknote is positioned at the banknote temporary holding position. When it is necessary to discharge a plurality of change banknotes, the control device 100 performs the above withdrawal operation as many times as necessary, and discharges the change banknotes one by one from the bank opening 12 to the outside of the box.

  By the way, this kind of fare box 1 is arranged at a position where the passenger passage next to the driver's seat must also be taken into consideration, so there is a considerable limitation on the arrangement space, for example, the storage room door 49 is set at 90 degrees. In some cases, the fare box 1 must be installed in an arrangement space that cannot be opened greatly. Here, for example, assuming that the storage chamber door 49 is opened and a hand is inserted into the door entrance, the work at this time is related to the area around the door entrance of the storage chamber door 49 as a work space. If the opening / closing range of the storage room door 49 is limited, the work space that can be used at this time is limited to a very narrow range. Therefore, if the banknote storage chamber 11 (which corresponds to the cassette 50) is integrally provided in the fare box 1 and the opening / closing range of the storage chamber door 49 is limited, vehicle operation may occur. A change banknote setting operation for setting a certain number of change banknotes in the fare box 1 before, and a change banknote replenishment operation for replenishing the change bills to the fare box 1 due to a lack of change banknotes during operation, It is necessary to carry out in a narrow work area, which leads to a problem that workability is very poor.

  However, in this example, the bill recirculation fare box 1 is provided as a cassette 50 that can be attached to and detached from the box body 6 at a bill storage location for storing change bills in the box. Thus, if the cassette 50 can be removed from the box body 6 even if the storage chamber door 49 can be opened only at a small angle, the operation itself of setting the change bill into the cassette 50 is as follows: It is possible to perform in a wide work space that is not affected by the open / close area of the storage room door 49. Therefore, when setting a change banknote to the banknote recirculation type fare box 1, it becomes possible to make the workability high, and the change of the change banknote to the fare box 1 is not time-consuming.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The banknote storage part which stores a change banknote in the box of the banknote reflux type fare box 1 is provided as a cassette 50 which can be attached to and detached from the box body 6. Thus, for example, even when the fare box 1 is limited by the arrangement space and the storage room door 49 can be opened and closed only at a small angle, the banknote setting work for the fare box 1 is performed by removing the cassette 50 from the box body 6. Thus, the work performed in another wide space can be improved, so that the workability when the change bill is set in the fare box 1 can be improved.

  (2) Since the cassette 50 is disposed at a position along the inner wall surface 7a of the front wall 7 of the box body 6, when the storage chamber door 49 is opened, the cassette 50 is disposed far away from the door entrance. It is unlikely that the situation will occur. Therefore, since it becomes possible to remove the cassette 50 from the box main body 6 more easily, the workability | operativity at the time of setting a change banknote to the fare box 1 can be improved more. In particular, in this example, the cassette 50 is disposed at a position opposite to the storage chamber door 49. Therefore, when the storage chamber door 49 is opened, the cassette 50 is exposed from the door entrance. Therefore, in this example, the cassette 50 can be removed from the box body 6 more easily.

  (3) A temporary fixing mechanism 57 for temporarily fixing a set of change banknotes to the cassette main body 51 is provided in the cassette 50 which is a change banknote set destination. Thereby, the change banknote once set in the cassette 50 can be temporarily held in the cassette 50.

  (4) The temporary fixing mechanism 57 is a manual operation type in which the movable piece 65 is pushed in to be in a temporary fixed state and the lever portion 78 is pulled forward to be in a temporary fixed release state. Therefore, this type of temporary fixing mechanism 57 can be manufactured with a relatively simple structure and at a low cost.

  (5) When the temporary fixing mechanism 57 is in the temporary fixed release state, not only the claw members 58 and 58 are rotated in the release direction by the urging force of the claw urging member 64 but also the raised piece 75 of the movable piece 65. Then, the extension piece 76 of the claw members 58, 58 is also lifted from the lower side. Thereby, the temporary fixing mechanism 57 in the temporary fixed state can be more reliably returned to the temporary fixed release state.

  (6) The cassette monitor sensor 85 is provided in the internal frame 15 and when the cassette 50 is set in the box body 6, the cassette monitor sensor 85 confirms whether or not the cassette 50 in the set state is in the temporarily fixed release state. To do. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult for the banknote reflux fare box 1 to start operating while the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 remains in the temporarily fixed state. Operation can be made difficult to occur.

  (7) The same conveyance path is used for both the depositing operation and the dispensing operation as the conveying path through which bills pass in the box. Therefore, compared with the case where a dedicated conveyance path is provided for each of the depositing operation and the dispensing operation, the number of conveyance paths that need to be prepared is reduced, and thus the size of the bill recirculation fare box 1 can be reduced. Can do. In addition, since the driving source for taking the banknote into or out of the box is shared by the depositing and dispensing operations, this is also effective in reducing the size of the bill recirculation fare box 1. Is expensive.

Note that the embodiment is not limited to the configuration described so far, and may be modified as follows.
-The banknote storage part which can be attached or detached with respect to the box main body 6 is not necessarily limited to the cassette 50 which comprises some banknote storage chambers 11. FIG. For example, the bill storage chamber 11 itself may be detachable from the box body 6.

The cassette 50 does not necessarily have the temporary fixing mechanism 57 and may be omitted.
The temporary fixing mechanism 57 is not necessarily limited to a manual type. For example, the actuator is driven by operating a switch of the cassette 50, and the operation state thereof is switched between the temporary fixed state and the temporary fixed release state. It may be replaced.

  The detection means for checking whether or not the temporary fixing mechanism 57 of the cassette 50 is in the temporary fixed release state is not necessarily limited to the optical sensor, and various sensors such as a magnetic sensor may be used. In addition, this type of detection means is not limited to a machine operation type that performs a detection operation by the movement of a part, but for example, a radio signal is transmitted from the cassette 50 and this type of release notification is transmitted to the box body 6 by radio communication. You can do it.

The temporary fixing mechanism 57 can be appropriately changed in its mechanism and structure as long as the banknote bundle set in the cassette 50 can be temporarily held in the cassette 50.
The arrangement position of the cassette 50 (the banknote storage chamber 11) is not necessarily limited to the position along the inner wall surface 7 a of the front wall 7 in the box body 6, and may be disposed near the center of the box body 6.

The arrangement position of the storage chamber door 49 (cassette 50, banknote storage chamber 11) is not necessarily limited to the front wall 7 of the box body 6, but may be a side wall, a back wall, or the like.
-The storage place of the input banknote (thousand-yen bill) used as a change banknote is not necessarily limited to the separate use of the fare box safe 5 and the banknote storage room 11, and a process of storing all of them in the banknote storage room 11 may be taken. .

  ・ In the case of fare settlement with 10,000 yen bills, instead of returning the difference between the amount of money (10,000 yen) and the fare as change, once return 10 thousand yen bills as exchange, You may make it perform the fare settlement with a bill.

  The cassette 50 is not necessarily limited to a structure that can be assembled from the dedicated storage chamber door 49 to the inside of the box body 6. For example, this type of dedicated door is eliminated, and the upper lid 2 is opened and the box body 6 is placed inside the box body 6. You may take the structure to assemble.

  The storage chamber door 49 is not limited to a structure that can be attached to and detached from the box body 6, and may be integrally assembled. In addition, the storage chamber door 49 is not necessarily limited to the downward opening, and may be an upward opening or a lateral opening, and is not limited to an opening type, and may be, for example, a sliding type.

The sensor group possessed by the fare box 1 is not necessarily limited to an optical sensor, and other sensors such as a magnetic sensor may be used.
-The banknote transport path during the depositing operation and the banknote transport path during the withdrawal operation are not necessarily limited to being shared between these operations, and each is formed by an independent path. Also good. This can also be said for a drive source necessary for conveying bills.

  -The insertion of fare banknotes into a box is not necessarily limited to the insertion of one by one, and a plurality of inserted banknotes may be inserted at a time. Moreover, the discharge of the change bills to the outside of the box is not necessarily limited to the discharge of each one, and a plurality of change bills may be discharged at a time.

-One opening is not necessarily shared by the insertion port of a fare banknote, and the discharge port of a change banknote, These may each be formed independently.
Next, technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment and other examples will be described below together with their effects.

  (1) In any one of Claims 1-4, when the said inserted banknote is sent to the said banknote accommodating part, the sending side path | pass through which the said inserted banknote passes, and the said accommodated banknote accommodated in the said banknote accommodating part are used as change. The same passage is used as the return-side passage through which the stored banknote passes when discharging. According to this configuration, since the same passage is used for the feed-side passage and the return-side passage, the apparatus size can be reduced as compared with the case where these passages are provided separately.

  (2) In any one of claims 1 to 4 and the technical idea (1), when the inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage unit as a stockpile of change, the stored banknote stored in the banknote storage unit A bill transport mechanism that is used both when the bill is fed out of the box as change, and the bill transport mechanism stores the inserted bill as a stockpile of change in the bill storage unit. By reversely driving the change bill when it is fed out of the box, it is possible to store the inserted bill into the bill storage portion and to feed the stored bill from the bill storage portion. According to this configuration, since the same banknote transport mechanism is used when the inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage section and when the banknote stored in the banknote storage section is fed out of the box as change, this type of transport mechanism is used. It is possible to minimize the number of parts required.

  (3) In any one of claims 1 to 4 and the technical ideas (1) and (2), the temporary fixing mechanism can be manually operated with a claw member that is locked to the bill at the time of temporary fixing. In addition, a movable part that can switch the claw member to a temporarily fixed state or a non-temporarily fixed state, and a biasing part that operates the movable part to one of the two states by its biasing force; , When the movable part takes a state against the biasing part of the two states, a holding part for holding the state, and a manual operation is possible and the holding state of the holding part can be released And a release unit. According to this configuration, since the temporary fixing mechanism is manually operated, the configuration of the temporary fixing mechanism can be simplified.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote recirculation type fare box, 5 ... Safe (Freight box safe) as a storage destination, 6 ... Box main body, 9 ... Banknote recirculation apparatus, 11a ... Entrance / exit, 13 ... Main conveyance path as a storage destination conveyance path, 14 A branch passage as a storage unit conveyance passage, 14a, a passage opening, 20, 21 ... a pulley constituting a bill conveyance mechanism, 23 ... a belt constituting a bill conveyance mechanism, 25 ... a conveyance motor constituting a bill conveyance mechanism, 44 ... Flapper, 45 ... solenoid as a rotational drive source, 50 ... cassette as a bill storage unit, 100 ... control device as a determination means.

Claims (4)

When a coin or banknote fare is input, the input fare is stored in the box, and if there is a difference between the input fare and the required fare, the difference can be discharged out of the box as change. In addition, when a banknote is inserted as the fare, when the inserted banknote is used as change, the storage banknote is stored in the box, and when the stored banknote is discharged as change, the storage In the banknote recirculation fare box that pays out banknotes and discharges them out of the box as change,
A determination means for determining whether or not to use the inserted bill as change;
When the inserted banknote is not used as change, the inserted banknote is stored in the storage destination by sending the inserted banknote to the storage destination conveyance path connected to the storage destination of the inserted banknote, and the inserted banknote is used as change. When used, banknote recirculation is characterized in that the inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage section by sending the inserted banknote to a storage section conveyance passage connected to a banknote storage section that stores the inserted banknote as change. Formula fare box. The banknote recirculation type fare box according to claim 1, wherein an inlet / outlet when the banknote for change is taken in and out of the banknote storage part is provided upward. In the middle of the storage destination transport path through which the inserted banknote passes when the inserted banknote is sent to the safe deposit box, the storage section transport path is branched from the transport path and connected to the entrance / exit of the banknote storage section. Branch passages are provided,
In the box, there is provided a banknote transport mechanism that pulls the inserted banknote into the box and transports it to the transport destination designated at that time,
When transporting the inserted banknotes to the banknote storage unit, after the inserted banknotes have passed through the passage opening of the branch passage, the banknote transport mechanism is set in a reverse driving state, and the passage opening is made effective. By making the inserted bill reversely run through the branch passage, and sending the inserted bill from the branch passage to the bill storage portion, the bill is stored in the bill storage portion as change. The bill reflux type fare box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein A flapper that selectively switches the conveyance path of the inserted bills to one of the storage destination or the bill storage unit;
A rotation drive source for the flapper when operating the flapper,
By rotating the flapper to a rotational position that closes the storage section transport passage, the storage destination transport path is made effective, and the rotational drive source is driven in the opposite direction to open the storage section transport path. The banknote recirculation type fare box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage portion transport passage is made effective by turning the flapper to a moving position.