Bank-note processing device

Abstract

A bank-note processing device wherein disposed between a pair of rotary drums ( 22, 23 ) is a stacker lever ( 53 ) that presses that portion of the bank-note ( 31 ) inserted in bank-note guide slits ( 22 b , 23 b ) which is positioned on the side of a bank-note reverse-flowing-preventive lever ( 32 ) toward a stacker ( 20 ) in operative association with the movement of a stacker chute ( 51 ), whereby even if a large number of wrinkled bank-notes are received in the stacker, jamming of bank-notes is minimized.

1 . A bank-note processing device comprising bank-note shifting means for temporarily inserting a bank-note transported from a bank-note slot and then parallel shifting the bank-note so as to store the bank-note in a stacker, having a pair of rotary drums which rotate in directions opposite from each other at a same phase, bank-note guide slits which are formed in the longitudinal direction of each cylindrical surface of the pair of rotary drums for temporarily inserting the transported bank-note, and a stacker chute which interlocks with the rotation of the pair of rotary drums for pushing the roughly center area of the bank-note inserted into the bank-note guide slits toward the stacker side; and a bank-note reverse-flowing-preventive lever which is disposed between the pair of rotary drums and near the leading ends of the bank-note guide slits for engaging with the bottom end of the bank-note parallel shifted from the bank-note guide slits to the stacker side, so as to prevent the return of the bank-note parallel shifted to the stacker side, characterized in that 
 a stacker lever for pushing a portion positioned at the bank-note reverse-flowing-preventive lever side of the bank-note inserted in the bank-note guide slits toward the stacker side is disposed between the pair of rotary drums.    
     
     
         2 . The bank-note processing device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the stacker lever is driven by interlocking with the stacker chute via a link mechanism.  
     
     
         3 . A bank-note processing device comprising: bank-note shifting means for temporarily inserting a bank-note inserted from a bank-note slot and then parallel shifting the bank-note so as to store the bank-note in a stacker, having a pair of rotary drums which rotate in directions opposite from each other at a same phase, bank-note guide slits which are formed in the longitudinal direction of each cylindrical surface of the pair of rotary drums for temporarily inserting the inserted bank-note, and a stacker chute which interlocks with the rotation of the pair of rotary drums for pushing the roughly center area of the bank-note inserted in the bank-note guide slits toward the stacker side; and bank-note transporting means for transporting the bank-note inserted from the bank-note slot along the bank-note guiding slots of the pair of rotary drums, characterized in that the bank-note transporting means further comprises: 
 a shaft disposed adjacent to the free end of the stacker chute, a pair of pulleys supported by both ends of the shaft; and    a pair of bank-note transporting belts which loop the pair of pulleys respectively, and the pair of bank-note transporting belts are stretched along the bank-note guide slits from the leading ends of the bank-note guide slits so as to transport the inserted bank-note along the bank-note guide slits from the leading ends of the bank-note guide slits when the bank-note transporting belts are driven and rotated.    
     
     
         4 . A bank-note processing device comprising shutter means for opening/closing a bank-note transporting route, characterized in that the shutter means further comprises: 
 a shutter slidably disposed toward the bank-note transporting route; and    a crank mechanism which converts the rotational driving force of a motor in one direction to a reciprocating motion of the shutter for the banknote transporting route.    
     
     
         5 . The bank-note-processing unit according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the crank mechanism further comprises: 
 a warm gear which is secured on the driving shaft of the motor;    a pair of warm wheels which are rotatably disposed on both sides of the warm gear and engage with the warm gear;    a guide pin which protrudes from each top face of the pair of warm wheels; and    a slider piece which is disposed at the rear end of the shutter and has guide holes where the corresponding guide pins are inserted.