Cash cassette and cash recycling device

Abstract

A cash cassette and a cash recycling device. The cash cassette (100) comprises: a cassette body (110); and a first conveying roller (120) and a first locking mechanism, which are arranged in the cassette body (110), wherein the first locking mechanism comprises a first locking member (150), which is movably arranged on the cassette body (110) and has a movable travel between a first locking position and a first unlocking position spaced apart from each other; when the first locking member (150) is located at the first locking position, the first locking member (150) prevents the first conveying roller (120) from rotating in a dispensing direction; and when the first locking member (150) is located at the first unlocking position, the first conveying roller (120) can rotate around the axis thereof relative to the cassette body in the dispensing direction.

Description

Banknote box and cash recycling processing equipment

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202411309492.2 filed on September 19, 2024 with the Chinese Patent Office, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of cash processing, for example to a banknote box and a cash recycling processing equipment. BACKGROUND

[0003] The cash recycling processing equipment in the related art generally comprises a rack and a banknote box detachably mounted on the rack, the banknote box is used for storing banknotes, and the banknote box comprises a box body and a conveying roller rotatably arranged in the box body. When the banknote box is mounted on the rack, the conveying roller is in transmission connection with a driving member mounted on the rack, and the conveying roller can rotate relative to the box body under the driving of the driving member and drive the banknotes in the banknote box to be output or drive the banknotes to enter the banknote box. When the banknote box is detached from the rack, maintenance personnel can fill the banknotes into the banknote box or take out the banknotes in the banknote box. However, when the banknote box is detached from the rack, the conveying roller is disconnected from the transmission connection with the driving member, so that the rotation of the conveying roller relative to the box body is not limited. In the case that the banknote box falls accidentally, the conveying roller is easy to rotate under the impact of external force and drive the banknotes in the banknote box to be output accidentally, thereby reducing the safety of the banknote box. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides a banknote box and a cash recycling processing equipment, the banknote box can prevent the banknotes inside from being output accidentally, and therefore has high safety.

[0005] Embodiments of the present application can be implemented as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a banknote box, comprising a box body and a first conveying roller and a first locking mechanism arranged in the box body; the first locking mechanism comprises a first locking member, the first locking member is movably arranged in the box body, and the first locking member has a first locking position and a first unlocking position which are spaced from each other in a movable stroke; when the first locking member is located at the first locking position, the first locking member cooperates with the first conveying roller and prevents the first conveying roller from rotating in a banknote output direction; when the first locking member is located at the first unlocking position, the first locking member is separated from the first conveying roller, and the first conveying roller can rotate relative to the box body about its own axis in the banknote output direction, and the first conveying roller can drive the banknotes in the box body to be output when rotating in the banknote output direction.

[0007] In a second aspect, the present application provides a cash recycling processing equipment, comprising a rack and the banknote box of any one of the preceding embodiments, and the banknote box is detachably mounted on the rack. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0008] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a banknote cassette according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0009] Fig. 2 is a first partial sectional view of the banknote cassette according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0010] Fig. 3A is a schematic view of the cooperation of a first conveying roller, a second conveying roller and a first locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0011] Fig. 3B is a schematic view of the cooperation of the first conveying roller, the second conveying roller and a second locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0012] Fig. 4 is a second partial sectional view of the banknote cassette according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0013] Fig. 5 is an assembly schematic view of the second locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0014] Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a cash recycling processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0015] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a banknote cassette according to an embodiment of the present application; 100 - banknote cassette; 110 - cassette body; 111 - opening; 112 - slot; 113 - mounting plate; 114 - first plate; 115 - second plate; 116 - third plate; 117 - guide post; 1171 - post body; 1172 - screw; 118 - bottom wall; 120 - first conveying roller; 121 - first mandrel; 122 - first roller; 123 - first locking wheel; 124 - first gear; 125 - transmission wheel; 126 - first one-way bearing; 130 - second conveying roller; 131 - second mandrel; 132 - second roller; 133 - second locking wheel; 134 - second gear; 135 - transition wheel; 136 - second one-way bearing; 140 - third roller; 150 - first locking member; 151 - first locking portion; 152 - first toothed portion; 153 - second locking portion; 154 - second toothed portion; 155 - third locking portion; 156 - third toothed portion; 157 - guide slot; 158 - first elastic member; 160 - second locking member; 161 - fourth toothed portion; 162 - second elastic member; 163 - sliding slot; 200 - coin feeding device; 300 - coin dispensing device; 400 - reading device; 500 - conveying mechanism; 610 - recycling cassette; 620 - filling cassette; 630 - counterfeit banknote cassette; 640 - storage cassette; 700 - frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The following detailed description of embodiments of the present application in the accompanying drawings provides merely by way of exemplification, and therefore does not limit the scope of the application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0017] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items throughout the several views, and once an item is defined in one view, it should not require further defining and explaining in subsequent views.

[0018] In the description of the present application, if the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product of the present application is usually placed, they are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0019] In addition, if the terms "first", "second" and the like appear, they are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0020] The features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0021] The transport rollers on the banknote cassette in the related art are not limited in rotation relative to the cassette body after the banknote cassette is detached from the rack, so they are easy to rotate and drive the paper money in the banknote cassette to be output accidentally under the impact of external force. Therefore, the banknote cassette in the related art has the problem of low safety.

[0022] Therefore, the embodiments of the present application provide a banknote cassette, which locks and unlocks the transport rollers by movably arranging a locking member on the cassette body, thereby improving the safety of the banknote cassette. In addition, the embodiments of the present application also provide a cash recycling processing device comprising the banknote cassette provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0023] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a banknote cassette 100 according to an embodiment of the present application; Fig. 2 is a first partial sectional view of the banknote cassette 100 according to an embodiment of the present application; Fig. 3A is a schematic view of the cooperation of a first conveying roller 120, a second conveying roller 130 and a first locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figs. 1-3A, the banknote cassette 100 according to the embodiment of the present application comprises a cassette body 110 and a first conveying roller 120, a second conveying roller 130 and a first locking mechanism arranged in the cassette body 110. The cassette body 110 comprises a bottom wall 118 arranged to stack banknotes; in the embodiment, the first conveying roller 120 is arranged in transmission connection with an external driving mechanism (such as a driving assembly in a cash recycling processing device), and the first conveying roller 120 can be driven to rotate about its own axis in a banknote output direction relative to the cassette body 110, and when the first conveying roller 120 rotates in the banknote output direction, it can drive the banknotes in the cassette body 110 to be output. The second conveying roller 130 is arranged in the banknote output direction and spaced apart from the first conveying roller 120, and both of them partially protrude from the bottom wall 118 to contact the banknotes stacked on the bottom wall 118. The second conveying roller 130 is in transmission connection with the first conveying roller 120, and when the first conveying roller 120 rotates in the banknote output direction, it drives the second conveying roller 130 to synchronously rotate about its own axis in the banknote output direction relative to the cassette body 110, so as to jointly drive the banknotes in the cassette body 110 to be output. In other embodiments, the banknote cassette 100 further comprises a driving assembly arranged in transmission connection with the first conveying roller 120 and configured to drive the first conveying roller 120 to rotate about its own axis in the banknote output direction relative to the cassette body 110.

[0024] In the embodiment of the present application, the first locking mechanism comprises a first locking member 150. The first locking member 150 is movably arranged in the cassette body 110, and has a first locking position and a first unlocking position spaced apart from each other in its movable stroke. In the embodiment, the first locking member 150 can move from the first unlocking position to the first locking position in a first direction (the direction indicated by arrow a in Figs. 2 and 4) relative to the cassette body 110, or move from the first locking position to the first unlocking position in a second direction (the direction indicated by arrow b in Figs. 2 and 4), wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction. When the first locking member 150 is located at the first locking position, the first locking member 150 cooperates with the first conveying roller 120 and prevents the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction; when the first locking member 150 is located at the first unlocking position, the first locking member 150 is separated from the first conveying roller 120, and the first conveying roller 120 can rotate about its own axis in the banknote output direction relative to the cassette body 110. Such an arrangement makes it possible to prevent the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction by cooperation of the first locking member 150 and the first conveying roller 120, thereby preventing the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction under external force impact and driving the banknotes in the banknote cassette 100 to be accidentally output, and improving the safety of the banknote cassette 100.

[0025] In an embodiment, when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first locking member 150 cooperates with the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 at the same time to prevent the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 from rotating relative to the box 110 in the bill output direction at the same time. When the first locking member 150 is in the first unlocking position, the first locking member 150 is separated from the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 at the same time, and the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 can rotate relative to the box 110 about their own axes in the bill output direction. In this way, when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first locking member 150 prevents the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 from rotating in the bill output direction at the same time, so that when the bill box 100 falls or other external forces collide with the bill box 100, the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 cannot rotate in the bill output direction and drive the paper currency in the bill box 100 to be output accidentally, which can reliably prevent the paper currency from being output accidentally and further improve the safety of the bill box 100. The state shown in FIG. 2 is when the first locking member 150 moves to the first locking position.

[0026] In the embodiment, the first locking member 150 is in sliding connection with the box 110, and the first locking member 150 is configured to translate to the first locking position in a first direction or to the first unlocking position in a second direction, that is, the movable stroke of the first locking member 150 is a straight line segment, and the first direction and the second direction are two opposite translation directions. In other embodiments, the first locking member 150 can also be in rotatable connection with the box 110, and the first locking member 150 is configured to rotate to the first locking position in a first direction or to the first unlocking position in a second direction, that is, the movable stroke of the first locking member 150 is an arc segment, and the first direction and the second direction are two opposite rotation directions.

[0027] In an embodiment, the first locking mechanism further comprises a first elastic member 158 arranged to cause the first locking member 150 to always have a tendency to move to the first locking position. The box 110 is provided with an opening 111 opposite the first locking member 150, through which an external force can be applied to the first locking member 150 to drive the first locking member 150 to move to the first unlocking position. In this way, when the banknote box 100 is detached from the frame 700 of the cash recycling processing equipment, the first locking member 150 can automatically move to the first locking position in the first direction under the elastic force of the first elastic member 158 to prevent the first conveying roller 120 from rotating relative to the box 110 in the direction of dispensing banknotes, thereby preventing the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 from rotating in the direction of dispensing banknotes and driving the banknotes to be unexpectedly dispensed, thereby improving the security of the banknote box 100. When the banknote box 100 is installed on the frame 700 of the cash recycling processing equipment, a driving part (not shown in the figure) on the frame 700 can apply an external force to the first locking member 150 through the opening 111 to drive the first locking member 150 to move to the first unlocking position in the second direction, so that the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 can normally rotate in the direction of dispensing banknotes, and the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 can drive the banknotes in the banknote box 100 to be dispensed, thereby enabling the unlocking of the first locking member 150 to be automatically completed during the installation of the banknote box 100 on the frame 700 of the cash recycling processing equipment, and the locking of the first locking member 150 to be automatically completed during the detachment of the banknote box 100 from the frame 700 of the cash recycling processing equipment, without the need for additional electrical control for the unlocking and locking of the first locking member 150, which is simple to operate and easy to implement. In other embodiments, the banknote box 100 can further comprise an electromagnet, which is energized when the banknote box 100 is installed on the cash recycling processing equipment to drive the first locking member 150 to move to the first unlocking position, and which is de-energized when the banknote box 100 is detached from the cash recycling processing equipment to cause the first locking member 150 to move to the first locking position under the action of the first elastic member 158.

[0028] In the embodiment, the box 110 comprises a mounting plate 113, the first conveying roller 120, the second conveying roller 130 and the first locking mechanism are all mounted on the mounting plate 113. The mounting plate 113 comprises a first plate 114, a second plate 115 and a third plate 116, the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 are oppositely and spacedly arranged, the second plate 115 is connected between the first plate 114 and the third plate 116, and the second plate 115 is oppositely and spacedly arranged with the bottom wall 118. The first conveying roller 120 is rotatably connected with the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 at two ends along the axial direction of the first conveying roller 120 respectively, and the second conveying roller 130 is rotatably connected with the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 at two ends along the axial direction of the second conveying roller 130 respectively, and the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 both partially protrude from the bottom wall 118 through the gap on the bottom wall 118, so as to ensure that the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 can contact the banknotes supported by the bottom wall 118.

[0029] In an embodiment, in the movable stroke of the first locking member 150, the first locking member 150 further has an anti-theft locking position, the first unlocking position is located between the first locking position and the anti-theft locking position, and the three positions are spacedly arranged. In the embodiment, the first locking member 150 can reach the first unlocking position when the first locking member 150 is moved from the first locking position by a first distance in the second direction, and the first locking member 150 can further reach the anti-theft locking position when the first locking member 150 is moved from the first locking position by a second distance in the second direction, the first distance is less than the second distance. When the first locking member 150 is located at the anti-theft locking position, the first locking member 150 is separated from the first conveying roller 120, and the first locking member 150 cooperates with the second conveying roller 130 and prevents the second conveying roller 130 from rotating in the banknote output direction. In this way, when the first locking member 150 is located at the first locking position, the first locking member 150 prevents the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction; when a criminal drives the first locking member 150 to move in the second direction through the opening 111 (i.e. drives the first locking member 150 to move from the first locking position to the first unlocking position), the first locking member 150 can move to the anti-theft locking position due to excessive force; when the first locking member 150 is located at the anti-theft locking position, the first locking member 150 cooperates with the second conveying roller 130 and prevents the second conveying roller 130 from rotating in the banknote output direction, the second conveying roller 130 cannot rotate in the banknote output direction, and the second conveying roller 130 can prevent the banknotes from being output, thereby improving the anti-theft performance of the cash box 100. In the embodiment, the second conveying roller 130 is in driving connection with the first conveying roller 120, when the first locking member 150 is located at the anti-theft locking position, the second conveying roller 130 prevents the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction, and then the first conveying roller 120 cannot drive the banknotes in the box 110 to be output, thereby further improving the anti-theft performance of the cash box 100.

[0030] In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, the first conveying roller 120 comprises a first shaft 121, a first roller 122, a first one-way bearing 126, a first locking wheel 123 and a first gear 124 coaxially arranged. The first shaft 121 is rotatably arranged in the box body 110, and two ends of the first shaft 121 along the axial direction thereof are rotatably connected to the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 of the mounting plate 113 respectively and are supported by the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 respectively. The first roller 122 is sleeved on the first shaft 121 through the first one-way bearing 126, and the first roller 122 protrudes from the bottom wall 118 through the gap in the bottom wall 118 to ensure that the first roller 122 can contact the banknotes supported by the bottom wall 118; the first one-way bearing 126 is configured to drive the first roller 122 to rotate synchronously along the banknote output direction when the first shaft 121 rotates along the banknote output direction, and the first roller 122 can drive the banknotes in the box body 110 to be output when the first roller 122 rotates along the banknote output direction. The first locking wheel 123 is fixedly connected with the first roller 122, and the first gear 124 is fixedly connected with the first shaft 121. In the embodiment, the first roller 122 and the first locking wheel 123 are located between the first plate 114 and the third plate 116, and the first gear 124 is located on the side of the first plate 114 away from the third plate 116 and is fixedly connected with the end of the first shaft 121. In an embodiment, the first conveying roller 120 further comprises a transmission wheel 125, the transmission wheel 125 is fixedly sleeved with the first shaft 121, and the transmission wheel 125 is arranged in transmission connection with the driving assembly; in the embodiment, at least part of the transmission wheel 125 is located outside the box body 110. When the banknote box 100 is installed in the rack 700 of the cash circulation processing equipment, the transmission wheel 125 is configured to be in transmission connection with the driving assembly arranged in the rack 700 and is arranged to drive the first shaft 121 to rotate under the driving of the driving assembly, so that the first shaft 121 can drive the first roller 122 to rotate. In the embodiment, the transmission wheel 125 is located on the side of the third plate 116 away from the first plate 114 and is fixedly connected with the end of the first shaft 121.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 3B, the second conveying roller 130 comprises a second shaft 131, a second roller 132, a second one-way bearing 136, a second locking wheel 133 and a second gear 134 coaxially arranged. The second shaft 131 is rotatably arranged in the box body 110, and two ends of the second shaft 131 along the axial direction thereof are rotatably connected to the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 of the mounting plate 113 respectively, and are supported by the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 respectively. The second roller 132 is sleeved on the second shaft 131 through the second one-way bearing 136, and the second roller 132 protrudes from the bottom wall 118 through the gap in the bottom wall 118 to ensure that it can contact the banknotes supported by the bottom wall 118; the second one-way bearing 136 is configured to drive the second roller 132 to rotate in the banknote output direction synchronously when the second shaft 131 rotates in the banknote output direction, and the second roller 132 can drive the banknotes in the box body 110 to be output together with the first roller 122 when the second roller 132 rotates in the banknote output direction. The second locking wheel 133 is fixedly connected with the second roller 132, and the second gear 134 is fixedly connected with the second shaft 131. The bill box 100 further comprises a transition wheel 135, and the first gear 124 is engaged with the second gear 134 through the transition wheel 135. In the present embodiment, the transition wheel 135 is rotatably connected to the side of the first plate 114 away from the third plate 116, and is engaged with the first gear 124 and the second gear 134 at the same time, and when the first shaft 121 rotates, the first shaft 121 drives the second shaft 131 to rotate through the first gear 124, the transition wheel 135 and the second gear 134 in sequence, so that the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 can rotate in the banknote output direction synchronously to drive the banknotes in the box body 110 to be output together. In the present embodiment, the number of transition wheels is one. In other embodiments, the number of transition wheels 135 can be set to an odd number according to requirements to ensure that the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 can rotate in the same direction.

[0032] In the embodiment, the first locking member 150 comprises a first locking portion 151, a second locking portion 153 and a third locking portion 155 which are arranged in the second direction. When the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first locking portion 151 cooperates with the first locking wheel 123 and the second locking portion 153 cooperates with the second locking wheel 133 to simultaneously prevent the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 from rotating in the bill output direction relative to the box 110, so as to avoid the paper bills in the box 110 from being accidentally output. When the first locking member 150 is in the first unlocking position, the first locking portion 151 is separated from the first locking wheel 123, and at the same time, the second locking portion 153 is separated from the second locking wheel 133, so that the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130 can rotate in the bill output direction relative to the box 110 about their own axes to drive the paper bills in the box 110 to be normally output. When the first locking member 150 is in the anti-theft locking position, the first locking portion 151 is separated from the first locking wheel 123, the second locking portion 153 is separated from the second locking wheel 133, and the third locking portion 155 cooperates with the second locking wheel 133 to prevent the second roller 132 from rotating in the bill output direction relative to the box 110.

[0033] In this way, when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first locking portion 151 and the second locking portion 153 prevent the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 from rotating in the bill output direction, so that the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 cannot drive the paper bills in contact with them to be output. When the criminal drives the first locking member 150 to move in the second direction to the anti-theft locking position, the third locking portion 155 prevents the second roller 132 from rotating in the bill output direction, so that the second spindle 131 cannot rotate in the bill output direction. Since the second spindle 131 is connected to the first spindle 121 through the first gear 124, the transition wheel 135 and the second gear 134, the first spindle 121 also cannot rotate in the bill output direction. Therefore, the criminal cannot drive the first spindle 121 and the second spindle 131 to rotate in the bill output direction by rotating the exposed transmission wheel 125, and further cannot drive the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 to rotate in the bill output direction, thereby further improving the anti-theft reliability of the bill box 100.

[0034] Alternatively, the first locking wheel 123 is integrally formed with the first roller 122, and the second locking wheel 133 is integrally formed with the second roller 132. In this way, the transmission reliability and easy installation of the first locking wheel 123 and the first roller 122, and the second locking wheel 133 and the second roller 132 are improved.

[0035] In the embodiment, the first direction is the output direction of the banknote, and the second roller 132 is located upstream of the first roller 122 in the output direction of the banknote and is configured to drive the banknote to move towards the first roller 122. The banknote cassette 100 further comprises a third roller 140 cooperating with the first roller 122, the third roller 140 is non-rotatable or rotatable in the direction of driving the banknote to be input, and is configured to prevent the overlapped banknote from being output between the first roller 122 and the third roller 140. In this way, the reliability of preventing the banknote in the banknote cassette 100 from being accidentally output is further improved.

[0036] In the embodiment, the first elastic member 158 is located on the side of the second locking portion 153 away from the second locking wheel 133; alternatively, the first elastic member 158 is a compression spring, one end of the first elastic member 158 abuts against the first locking member 150, and the other end abuts against the mounting plate 113, so that the first elastic member 158 can push the first locking member 150 to move in the first direction. In other embodiments, the first elastic member 158 is a tension spring, one end of the first elastic member 158 is connected to the first locking member 150 close to the one end of the opening 111, and the other end is connected to the cassette body 110, so that the first elastic member 158 can pull the first locking member 150 to move in the first direction.

[0037] In the embodiment, the first locking member 150 further comprises a sliding block which is located between the first plate 114 and the third plate 116 and is in sliding connection with the second plate 115. The first locking portion 151, the second locking portion 153 and the third locking portion 155 are fixedly connected with the sliding block. Such arrangement is conducive to modular installation of the banknote case 100, and the arrangement position of the sliding block also improves the compactness of the banknote case 100. Optionally, the first locking portion 151, the second locking portion 153 and the third locking portion 155 are integrally formed with the sliding block. Optionally, the sliding block is in the shape of a cuboid and is located between the first shaft 121 and the second plate 115 and between the second shaft 131 and the second plate 115. The arrangement position of the sliding block rationally utilizes the space between the first shaft 121 and the second plate 115 and between the second shaft 131 and the second plate 115, further improving the compactness of the banknote case 100. Optionally, one of the sliding block and the second plate 115 is provided with a guide groove 157 extending in the first direction, and the other is provided with a guide post 117 which is inserted into the guide groove 157 and can slide along the guide groove 157. In the embodiment, the sliding block is provided with two guide grooves 157 which are arranged at intervals in the first direction, and the second plate 115 of the mounting plate 113 is provided with two guide posts 117 which are respectively inserted into the two guide grooves 157 to restrict the sliding block with the first locking portion 151, the second locking portion 153 and the third locking portion 155 to slide relative to the mounting plate 113 only in the first direction or the second direction. Optionally, the guide post 117 comprises a post body 1171 and a screw 1172, the first end of the post body 1171 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 113, the post body 1171 is inserted into the guide groove 157, and the second end of the post body 1171 extends out of the guide groove 157, the screw 1172 is connected with the second end of the post body 1171, and the outer diameter of the screw 1172 is greater than the width of the guide groove 157. Such arrangement enables the screw 1172 to prevent the post body 1171 from being separated from the guide groove 157, improving the position stability of the first locking member 150 relative to the mounting plate 113.

[0038] In the embodiment, the first locking wheel 123 and the second locking wheel 133 are gears, the first locking part 151 comprises a first toothed part 152, the second locking part 153 comprises a second toothed part 154, and the third locking part 155 comprises a third toothed part 156. In the movable stroke of the first locking member 150 (in the second direction), the first locking wheel 123, the first toothed part 152, the third toothed part 156, the second locking wheel 133, and the second toothed part 154 are sequentially arranged. When the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first toothed part 152 is engaged with the first locking wheel 123, the second toothed part 154 is engaged with the second locking wheel 133, and the third toothed part 156 is separated from the second locking wheel 133; when the first locking member 150 is in the anti-theft locking position, the first toothed part 152 is separated from the first locking wheel 123, the second toothed part 154 is separated from the second locking wheel 133, and the third toothed part 156 is engaged with the second locking wheel 133.

[0039] The engagement of the toothed part and the gear further improves the reliability of preventing the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 from rotating, and further improves the security of the banknote cassette 100. In the embodiment, in the first direction, the ratio of the interval between the addendum circle of the first locking wheel 123 and the addendum circle of the second locking wheel 133 to the interval between the addendum of the first toothed part 152 and the addendum of the third toothed part 156 is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 2. Such arrangement makes the third toothed part 156 timely engaged with the second locking wheel 133 after the first toothed part 152 is separated from the first locking wheel 123 when the first locking member 150 moves in the second direction, so that the first locking member 150 can timely prevent the second roller 132 from rotating, further increases the difficulty of simultaneously unlocking the first roller 122 and the second roller 132, and improves the security of the banknote cassette 100.

[0040] In other embodiments, the first locking wheel 123, the second locking wheel 133, and the first locking member 150 can also be deformed. For example, the first locking wheel 123 comprises one of a recess and a protrusion, the first locking member 150 comprises the other of the recess and the protrusion, the protrusion is inserted and matched with the recess when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, and the protrusion is separated from the recess when the first locking member 150 is in the first unlocking position, wherein the recess and the protrusion are both semispherical. In other embodiments, the outer periphery of the first locking wheel 123 can also be provided with a first friction part, the first locking part 151 is provided with a second friction part, the second friction part is damp matched with the first friction part to prevent the first roller 122 from rotating relative to the cassette body 110 when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, and the second friction part is separated from the first friction part when the first locking member 150 is in the first unlocking position. In other embodiments, the first locking part 151, the second locking part 153, and the third locking part 155 can all be gears.

[0041] In the embodiment, the first toothed portion 152, the second toothed portion 154 and the third toothed portion 156 each include at least two teeth arranged along a third direction, the third direction being arranged at an angle with the first direction, so as to ensure that when the first locking member 150 is located at the first locking position, the first toothed portion 152 can reliably engage with the first locking wheel 123, the second toothed portion 154 can reliably engage with the second locking wheel 133, and when the first locking member 150 is located at the anti-theft locking position, the third toothed portion 156 can reliably engage with the second locking wheel 133.

[0042] In the embodiment, the first toothed portion 152, the second toothed portion 154 and the third toothed portion 156 each include two teeth arranged along a third direction, the third direction, the first direction and the axis direction of the first roller 122 being perpendicular to each other in pairs. The center lines of the two teeth of the first toothed portion 152 are aligned with the axis of the first locking wheel 123 along the first direction, the center lines of the two teeth of the second toothed portion 154 are aligned with the axis of the second locking wheel 133 along the first direction, and the center lines of the two teeth of the third toothed portion 156 are aligned with the axis of the second locking wheel 133 along the first direction. In this way, the engagement reliability of the first toothed portion 152 with the first locking wheel 123, the second toothed portion 154 with the second locking wheel 133 and the third toothed portion 156 with the second locking wheel 133 when the first locking member 150 moves along the first direction or the second direction is improved.

[0043] In the embodiment, the first locking wheel 123 is a gear fixedly connected coaxially with the first roller 122, and the second locking wheel 133 is a gear fixedly connected coaxially with the second roller 132. The first locking member 150 is locked to the first roller 122 by engaging the first toothed portion 152 with the first locking wheel 123, and is locked to the second roller 132 by engaging the second toothed portion 154 with the second locking wheel 133 or by engaging the third toothed portion 156 with the second locking wheel 133. In alternative embodiments, the first locking wheel 123 can also be a ratchet wheel, and the first locking member 150 includes a pawl. When the first locking member 150 is located at the first locking position, the pawl cooperates with the ratchet wheel, and the pawl is arranged to prevent the first roller 122 from rotating about its own axis in the coin-out direction. Similarly, the second locking wheel 133 can also be a ratchet wheel, and correspondingly, the first toothed portion 152, the second toothed portion 154 and the third toothed portion 156 in the embodiment are all replaced by pawls.

[0044] In other embodiments, the first conveying roller 120 comprises a first shaft 121, a first roller 122 and a first gear 124 fixedly connected coaxially, the first shaft 121 is rotatably arranged in the box 110, the first roller 122 is arranged to drive the banknote output in contact therewith, the first locking member 150 comprises a toothed portion, when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the toothed portion is engaged with the first gear 124 to prevent the first roller 122 from rotating about its own axis, when the first locking member 150 is in the first unlocking position, the toothed portion is disengaged from the first gear 124. In this way, locking the first shaft 121 can also prevent the first roller 122 from rotating in the banknote output direction. Similarly, when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first locking member 150 can also lock the second gear 134 through the toothed portion. That is, the first locking wheel 123 and the second locking wheel 133 in the above embodiments can be omitted, and the first locking member 150 cooperates with the first gear 124 and the second gear 134 to realize the locking of the first conveying roller 120 and the second conveying roller 130. For example, in the second direction, the first gear 124, the first locking portion 151 (having the first toothed portion 152), the third locking portion 155 (having the third toothed portion 156), the second gear 134 and the second locking portion 153 (having the second toothed portion 154) are arranged in sequence, when the first locking member 150 is in the first locking position, the first locking portion 151 is engaged with the first gear 124, and the second locking portion 153 is engaged with the second gear 134, to simultaneously prevent the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 from rotating in the banknote output direction relative to the box 110; when the first locking member 150 is in the anti-theft locking position, the first locking portion 151 is disengaged from the first gear 124, the second locking portion 153 is disengaged from the second gear 134, the third locking portion 155 is engaged with the second gear 134, and the third locking portion 155 prevents the second roller 132 from rotating in the banknote output direction relative to the box 110; and the second conveying roller 130 can prevent the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction through the transition wheel 135.

[0045] Fig. 4 is a second partial sectional view of the cashbox 100 according to an embodiment of the present application; Fig. 5 is an assembly schematic view of the second locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to Figs. 3B, 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the cashbox 100 further comprises a second locking mechanism, which comprises a second locking member 160 movably arranged on the box body 110, the second locking member 160 having a second locking position and a second unlocking position spaced apart from each other in its movable stroke. In the present embodiment, the second locking member 160 can move from the second unlocking position to the second locking position in a first direction or from the second locking position to the second unlocking position in a second direction relative to the box body 110. The second locking member 160 always has a tendency to move towards the second locking position, and the second locking member 160 comprises a fourth toothed portion 161; when the second locking member 160 is in the second locking position, the fourth toothed portion 161 is engaged with the second gear wheel 134 to prevent the second spindle 131 from rotating about its own axis relative to the box body 110, and when the second locking member 160 is in the second unlocking position, the fourth toothed portion 161 is disengaged from the second gear wheel 134 to allow the second spindle 131 to rotate about its own axis relative to the box body 110. When the cashbox 100 is detached from the frame 700, the second spindle 131 is prevented from rotating by the second locking member 160, and since the second gear wheel 134 is engaged with the first gear wheel 124 through the transition wheel 135, the first spindle 121 cannot rotate in the bill output direction either, and at this time, even if the first locking member 150 is driven to the first unlocking position, a criminal cannot drive the first roller 122 to rotate in the bill output direction by rotating the first spindle 121, further improving the anti-theft reliability of the cashbox 100. In the present embodiment, the first roller 122 is sleeved on the first spindle 121 through a first one-way bearing 126, and the first one-way bearing 126 is configured to allow the first spindle 121 to drive the first roller 122 to rotate in the bill output direction synchronously when the first spindle 121 rotates in the bill output direction, and the second roller 132 is sleeved on the second spindle 131 through a second one-way bearing 136, and the second one-way bearing 136 is configured to allow the second spindle 131 to drive the second roller 132 to rotate in the bill output direction synchronously when the second spindle 131 rotates in the bill output direction, so that when the first spindle 121 and the second spindle 131 cannot rotate in the bill output direction, the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 cannot rotate in the bill output direction either, further improving the reliability of preventing the cashbox 100 from accidentally outputting.

[0046] Optionally, the box body 110 is provided with a sliding groove 163 extending in the first direction, and the second locking member 160 is inserted into the sliding groove 163 and can move in the sliding groove 163 between the second locking position and the second unlocking position. In an embodiment, the second locking mechanism further comprises a second elastic member 162, and the second elastic member 162 allows the second locking member 160 to always have a tendency to move towards the second locking position. In the present embodiment, the second elastic member 162 is a compression spring.

[0047] In other optional embodiments, when the second locking member 160 is in the second locking position, the fourth toothed portion 161 engages with the first gear 124 to prevent the first shaft 121 from rotating about its own axis relative to the box 110, which can also lock the first roller 122 and the second roller 132. When the second locking member 160 is in the second unlocking position, the fourth toothed portion 161 is disengaged from the first gear 124, so that the first shaft 121 can rotate about its own axis relative to the box 110.

[0048] In the present embodiment, the first locking member 150 and the second locking member 160 are respectively located on the two sides of the first roller 122 along the axial direction of the first shaft 121. Such arrangement can make the first locking member 150 and the second locking member 160 more reliably prevent the first roller 122 and the second roller 132 from driving the banknotes to be output, and is also conducive to the rational use of the installation space in the box 110.

[0049] Optionally, the box 110 is provided with a slot 112, and when the banknote box 100 is installed in the rack 700, an acting force can be applied to the second locking member 160 through the slot 112 to move the second locking member 160 to the second unlocking position. For example, the rack 700 is provided with a plug-in portion, which can abut against the second locking member 160 through the slot 112 when the banknote box 100 is installed in the rack 700, and drive the second locking member 160 to move to the second unlocking position against the elastic force of the second elastic member 162.

[0050] Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a cash recycling processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Fig. 6, the cash recycling processing apparatus includes a rack 700, and a recycling box 610, a loading box 620, a counterfeit banknote box 630 and a storage box 640 arranged on the rack 700. The cash recycling processing apparatus further includes a banknote feeding device 200, a banknote output device 300, a reading device 400 and a conveying mechanism 500. The banknote feeding device 200 is arranged to receive banknotes put in by a user, the reading device 400 is arranged to collect information of the banknotes, and the banknote output device 300 is arranged to output banknotes to the user. The counterfeit banknote box 630 is arranged to receive counterfeit banknotes input by the banknote feeding device 200 during depositing, the recycling box 610 is arranged to receive banknotes input by the banknote feeding device 200 during depositing and output banknotes during withdrawing, the storage box 640 is arranged to receive large-denomination banknotes during depositing, abnormal banknotes identified by the reading device 400 during withdrawing and loading, and banknotes output by the recycling box 610 during machine cleaning, and the loading box 620 is arranged to load banknotes to the recycling box 610. The conveying mechanism 500 is arranged to convey banknotes between the recycling box 610, the loading box 620, the counterfeit banknote box 630, the storage box 640, the banknote output device 300 and the banknote feeding device 200.

[0051] In the embodiments of the present application, at least one of the counterfeit banknote box 630, the circulating box 610, the storage box 640 and the filling box 620 comprises the banknote box 100 provided in the above embodiments of the present application.

[0052] In the present embodiment, the rack 700 is provided with a driving part, when the banknote box 100 is mounted on the rack 700, the driving part can apply a force to the first locking piece 150 through the opening 111 and drive the first locking piece 150 to move to the first unlocking position; when the banknote box 100 is detached from the rack 700, the driving part is separated from the first locking piece 150, and the first locking piece 150 moves to the first locking position under the action of the first elastic piece 158. In the present embodiment, the first locking piece 150 is configured to translate to the first locking position along a first direction or to the first unlocking position along a second direction; the banknote box 100 is configured to be mounted on the rack 700 along the first direction and to be detached from the rack 700 along the second direction. Such arrangement makes the driving part reliably drive the first locking piece 150 to translate to the first unlocking position through the opening 111 when the banknote box 100 is mounted on the rack 700; and makes the first locking piece 150 reliably translate to the first locking position when the banknote box 100 is detached from the rack 700, thereby improving the reliability of the first locking piece 150 switching between the first unlocking position and the first locking position, and improving the easy operability of mounting and detaching the banknote box 100.

[0053] In summary, the embodiments of the present application provide a banknote box 100 and a cash circulating processing device. The banknote box 100 provided in the embodiments of the present application comprises a box body 110 and a first conveying roller 120 and a first locking mechanism arranged in the box body 110; the first locking mechanism comprises a first locking piece 150, the first locking piece 150 is movably arranged in the box body 110, and the first locking piece 150 has a first locking position and a first unlocking position which are spaced apart from each other in the movable stroke of the first locking piece 150; when the first locking piece 150 is located at the first locking position, the first locking piece 150 cooperates with the first conveying roller 120 and prevents the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction; when the first locking piece 150 is located at the first unlocking position, the first locking piece 150 is separated from the first conveying roller 120, and the first conveying roller 120 can rotate about its own axis relative to the box body 110 in the banknote output direction, and the first conveying roller 120 can drive the paper money in the box body 110 to output when rotating in the banknote output direction. Such arrangement makes the first locking piece 150 cooperate with the first conveying roller 120 at the first locking position, thereby preventing the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction, and further preventing the first conveying roller 120 from rotating in the banknote output direction under external force impact and driving the paper money in the banknote box 100 to output accidentally, so as to improve the security of the banknote box 100.

[0054] The cash circulation processing device provided by the embodiments of the present application comprises a rack 700 and the banknote case 100 described above, the banknote case 100 is detachably installed on the rack 700, and therefore also has the advantage of high security.

Claims

1. A banknote cassette comprising a cassette body (110) and a first conveying roller (120) and a first locking mechanism arranged in the cassette body (110); the first locking mechanism comprises a first locking member (150) movably arranged in the cassette body (110), the first locking member (150) having a first locking position and a first unlocking position spaced apart from each other in a movable stroke; when the first locking member (150) is located at the first locking position, the first locking member (150) cooperates with the first conveying roller (120) and prevents the first conveying roller (120) from rotating in a banknote output direction; when the first locking member (150) is located at the first unlocking position, the first locking member (150) is separated from the first conveying roller (120), and the first conveying roller (120) can rotate about its own axis in the banknote output direction relative to the cassette body (110), and the first conveying roller (120) can drive the banknote output in the cassette body (110) when rotating in the banknote output direction.

2. The banknote cassette according to claim 1, further comprising a second conveying roller (130) arranged spaced apart from the first conveying roller (120) in the banknote output direction; when the first locking member (150) is located at the first locking position, the first locking member (150) cooperates with the first conveying roller (120) and the second conveying roller (130) to simultaneously prevent the first conveying roller (120) and the second conveying roller (130) from rotating in the banknote output direction relative to the cassette body (110); when the first locking member (150) is located at the first unlocking position, the first locking member (150) is separated from the first conveying roller (120) and the second conveying roller (130), and the first conveying roller (120) and the second conveying roller (130) can rotate about their own axes in the banknote output direction relative to the cassette body (110).

3. The cashbox of claim 2, wherein, In the movable stroke of the first locking member (150), the first locking member (150) further has an anti-theft locking position, and the first unlocking position is located between the first locking position and the anti-theft locking position; when the first locking member (150) is located at the anti-theft locking position, the first locking member (150) is separated from the first conveying roller (120), and the first locking member (150) cooperates with the second conveying roller (130) and prevents the second conveying roller (130) from rotating in the banknote output direction.

4. The cashbox of claim 3, wherein, The first conveying roller (120) comprises a coaxially arranged first shaft (121), a first roller (122), a first one-way bearing (126), a first locking wheel (123) and a first gear (124), the first shaft (121) is rotatably arranged in the box (110), the first roller (122) is sleeved on the first shaft (121) through the first one-way bearing (126), the first one-way bearing (126) is configured to drive the first roller (122) to rotate synchronously along the bill output direction when the first shaft (121) rotates along the bill output direction, the first roller (122) is arranged to drive the bill output, the first locking wheel (123) is fixedly connected with the first roller (122), and the first gear (124) is fixedly connected with the first shaft (121); The second conveying roller (130) comprises a coaxially arranged second shaft (131), a second roller (132), a second one-way bearing (136), a second locking wheel (133) and a second gear (134), the second shaft (131) is rotatably arranged in the box (110), the second roller (132) is sleeved on the second shaft (131) through the second one-way bearing (136), the second one-way bearing (136) is configured to drive the second roller (132) to rotate synchronously along the bill output direction when the second shaft (131) rotates along the bill output direction, the second roller (132) is arranged to drive the bill output, the second locking wheel (133) is fixedly connected with the second roller (132), and the second gear (134) is fixedly connected with the second shaft (131); The banknote box (100) further comprises a transition wheel (135), the first gear (124) is engaged with the second gear (134) through the transition wheel (135); the first locking member (150) comprises a first locking part (151), a second locking part (153) and a third locking part (155) arranged at intervals, when the first locking member (150) is located at the first locking position, the first locking part (151) cooperates with the first locking wheel (123), and the second locking part (153) cooperates with the second locking wheel (133), so as to simultaneously prevent the first roller (122) and the second roller (132) from rotating along the bill output direction relative to the box (110); when the first locking member (150) is located at the anti-theft locking position, the third locking part (155) cooperates with the second locking wheel (133), so as to prevent the second roller (132) from rotating along the bill output direction relative to the box (110).

5. The cashbox of claim 4, wherein, The first locking wheel (123) and the second locking wheel (133) are gears, the first locking part (151) comprises a first toothed part (152), the second locking part (153) comprises a second toothed part (154), the third locking part (155) comprises a third toothed part (156), and the first locking wheel (123), the first toothed part (152), the third toothed part (156), the second locking wheel (133) and the second toothed part (154) are sequentially arranged in the movable stroke of the first locking piece (150), when the first locking piece (150) is located at the first locking position, the first toothed part (152) is engaged with the first locking wheel (123), and the second toothed part (154) is engaged with the second locking wheel (133); when the first locking piece (150) is located at the anti-theft locking position, the first toothed part (152) is separated from the first locking wheel (123), the second toothed part (154) is separated from the second locking wheel (133), and the third toothed part (156) is engaged with the second locking wheel (133).

6. The cashbox of claim 1, wherein, The first conveying roller (120) comprises a first roller (122) and a first locking wheel (123) fixedly connected coaxially, and the first roller (122) is arranged to drive the banknote output; wherein the first locking wheel (123) is a gear, the first locking piece (150) comprises a first toothed part (152), when the first locking piece (150) is located at the first locking position, the first toothed part (152) is engaged with the gear, and is arranged to prevent the first roller (122) from rotating around its own axis, or the first locking wheel (123) is a ratchet wheel, the first locking piece (150) comprises a pawl, when the first locking piece (150) is located at the first locking position, the pawl cooperates with the ratchet wheel, and is arranged to prevent the first roller (122) from rotating around its own axis in the banknote output direction.

7. The cashbox of claim 6, wherein, The first conveying roller (120) further comprises a first core shaft (121) and a first gear (124) fixedly connected coaxially, the first core shaft (121) is rotatably arranged in the box body (110), and the first roller (122) is sleeved on the first core shaft (121) through a first one-way bearing (126), and the first one-way bearing (126) is configured to drive the first roller (122) to rotate synchronously in the banknote output direction when the first core shaft (121) rotates in the banknote output direction; The banknote box (100) further comprises a second locking mechanism, the second locking mechanism comprises a second locking piece (160), the second locking piece (160) is movably arranged on the box body (110), the second locking piece (160) has a second locking position and a second unlocking position which are spaced from each other in a movable stroke, the second locking piece (160) always has a tendency to move to the second locking position, the second locking piece (160) comprises a fourth toothed portion (161); when the second locking piece (160) is located at the second locking position, the fourth toothed portion (161) is engaged with the first gear (124) to prevent the first mandrel (121) from rotating about its own axis relative to the box body (110), when the second locking piece (160) is located at the second unlocking position, the fourth toothed portion (161) is separated from the first gear (124) to enable the first mandrel (121) to rotate about its own axis relative to the box body (110).

8. The cashbox of claim 1, wherein, The first conveying roller (120) comprises a first mandrel (121), a first roller (122) and a first gear (124) which are coaxially fixedly connected, the first mandrel (121) is rotatably arranged on the box body (110), the first roller (122) is arranged to drive the output of banknotes, the first locking piece (150) comprises a toothed portion, when the first locking piece (150) is located at the first locking position, the toothed portion is engaged with the first gear (124) to prevent the first roller (122) from rotating about its own axis, when the first locking piece (150) is located at the first unlocking position, the toothed portion is separated from the first gear (124).

9. The banknote cassette according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein, The first locking mechanism further comprises a first elastic piece (158), the first elastic piece (158) is arranged to enable the first locking piece (150) to always have a tendency to move to the first locking position; the box body (110) is provided with an opening (111), the first locking piece (150) is opposite to the opening (111).

10. A cash recycling device comprising a frame (700) and the banknote box (100) according to any one of claims 1-9, the banknote box (100) is detachably mounted on the frame (700).

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