Paper sheet separation transport device and paper sheet handling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025320075-A1
Application number	US-202519172346-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 7, 2025
Priority date	Apr 12, 2024
Publication date	Oct 16, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A paper sheet separation transport device and a paper sheet handling device. Disclosed is a set-out part, a separating part, a first motor M1 that drives these parts, a drawing transport part, and a storage transport route that is driven by a second motor M2. The drawing transport part includes at least two idle rollers that are supported about an axis at portions of a feed roller, and endless drawing belts that each form a curved drawing transport route with the idle rollers and that travel in a drawing direction to turn a first paper sheet in a direction intersecting with a direction of set-out by the set-out part in cooperation with the idle rollers and transport the paper sheet, and the drawing belts are driven by the second motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A paper sheet separation transport device comprising:
a set-out part comprising a set-out roller and a pick pusher, the set-out part configured to take a paper sheet one-by-one from a bundle of paper sheets on a paper feed tray; a separating part comprising a feed roller and a brake roller, the separating part configured to allow only a first paper sheet from the bundle of paper sheets to advance downstream while preventing second and subsequent multi-fed paper sheets from advancing downstream; first motor for driving the set-out part and separating part; a drawing transport part comprising at least two idle rollers supported about an axis about a feed roller shaft associated with a feed roller, and at least two drawing belts; a storage transport part to receive the paper sheet discharged from the drawing transport part and to transport the paper sheet further downstream; a second motor for driving the drawing transport part and the storage transport part; and a controller for controlling the first motor and second motor.

2 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 wherein said set-out part takes a topmost paper sheet off the bundle of paper sheets on the paper feed tray.

3 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 further comprising transport rollers driven by the second motor and a third motor, the transport rollers located from a midstream section to a downstream section of a storage transport route.

4 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 further comprising a recognition unit that judges a denomination and authenticity of paper sheets transported downstream on the storage transport route.

5 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 further comprising a drive transmission delay mechanism interposed between the feed roller and the feed roller shaft.

6 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 wherein the feed roller is supported by the feed roller shaft so as to be rotatable on an axis thereof; and wherein the feed roller is configured to contact a surface of a paper sheet set out by the set-out part to transport the paper sheet.

7 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 6 further comprising a frictional separation member that forms a separation nip part with the feed roller to block advancement of second and subsequent paper sheets.

8 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 wherein the feed roller and the drawing belts are always in a non-contact state.

9 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 1 wherein circumferential surfaces of the idle rollers are lower in frictional resistance than the surfaces of the associated drawing belts.

10 . A paper sheet separation transport device comprising:
a set-out part that sets out paper sheets from a paper sheet bundle on a tray; a separating part that allows only one paper sheet from the paper sheet bundle to pass and sends the one paper sheet downstream and blocks other paper sheets from the paper sheet bundle from advancing downstream; a first motor for driving the set-out part and the separating part, a drawing transport part that draws and transports the one paper sheet; a storage transport part to receive the paper sheet transported by the drawing transport part and to transport the one paper sheet more downstream, the storage transport part being driven by a second motor; and a controller that controls various control targets, wherein: the separating part includes a feed roller that rotates on an axis of a feed roller shaft and that is brought into contact with the one paper sheet set out by the set-out part to transport the one paper sheet when rotating forward, and a frictional separation member that forms a separation nip part with the feed roller and that blocks the other paper sheets from the paper sheet bundle from advancing downstream; the drawing transport part includes at least two idle rollers supported about an axis of a feed roller shaft on both sides of the feed roller in an axial direction so as to be rotatable, and drawing belts that each form a curved drawing transport route with a curved outer circumferential surface of an associated one of the idle rollers and that travel in a drawing direction to turn the one paper sheet in a direction intersecting with a direction of set out by the set-out part and transport the one paper sheet, and the second motor for driving the drawing belts.

11 . The paper sheet separation transport device according to claim 10 , wherein
each of the drawing belts is provided in a tensioned manner by a first reverse roller and a second reverse roller that are arranged to form the drawing transport route with an associated one of the idle rollers; the first reverse rollers each form a paper sheet introducing part of the drawing transport route between an associated one of the drawing belts and an associated one of the idle rollers, and the second reverse rollers reversely rotate the associated drawing belts to cause the paper sheet introduced from the paper sheet introducing part to be transported toward the storage transport part after the paper sheet has passed through a downstream end part of the drawing transport route.

12 . The paper sheet separation transport device according to claim 10 , including a recognition unit that is located at a position along the storage transport part enabling forward and reverse transport and that judges whether a paper sheet is acceptable, and a return transport route that is located in parallel to a set-out route from the set-out part and that discharges a return paper sheet judged to be unacceptable by the recognition unit and having been reversely transported on the storage transport part, wherein
a transport member constituting the return transport route is driven by the second motor.

13 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 wherein said set-out part takes a topmost paper sheet off the bundle of paper sheets on the paper feed tray.

14 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 further comprising transport rollers driven by the second motor and a third motor, the transport rollers located from a midstream section to a downstream section of a storage transport route.

15 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 further comprising a recognition unit that judges a denomination and authenticity of paper sheets transported downstream on the storage transport route.

16 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 further comprising a drive transmission delay mechanism interposed between the feed roller and the feed roller shaft.

17 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 wherein the feed roller is supported by the feed roller shaft so as to be rotatable on an axis thereof; and wherein the feed roller is configured to contact a surface of a paper sheet set out by the set-out part to transport the paper sheet.

18 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 17 further comprising a frictional separation member that forms a separation nip part with the feed roller to block advancement of second and subsequent paper sheets.

19 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 wherein the feed roller and the drawing belts are always in a non-contact state.

20 . The paper sheet separation transport device of claim 10 wherein circumferential surfaces of the idle rollers are lower in frictio

Assignees

• Nippon Kinsen Kikai Kk

Inventors

• Ito Kenichi

Classifications

• B65H29/12

  by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands {or rollers} · CPC title

• B65H31/02

  with stationary end support against which pile accumulates · CPC title

• B65H3/0669

  Driving devices therefor · CPC title

• B65H3/06 Primary

  Rollers or like rotary separators {(B65H3/42 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65H2701/1912

  Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like · CPC title