Bill Receiving Dispenser Stacker Transport Path Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bill receiving and dispensing apparatuses have low operability and maintainability during stacker mounting/demounting and jam removal due to heavy stacker transport paths and limited safe opening, leading to reduced clerk operating efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus is designed with a bidirectional stacker transport path that can be independently mounted and demounted using holding mechanisms, allowing for easier access and maintenance by eliminating the need for multiple connection transport paths and reducing the risk of bills falling into the safe during jam removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the stacker transport path portion is constructed as a common transport path for all stackers, then the structure is simplified, but the weight increases and operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bill receiving and dispensing apparatus is divided into separate modules: the upper unit (containing the common transport path) and the lower unit (containing individual stacker transport paths). This segmentation allows the heavy common transport path to remain fixed while enabling lightweight, individual stacker transport path units to be easily mounted and demounted, resolving the contradiction between structural simplification and operational ease.
2Ease of operation
If the stacker transport path portion is constructed integrally with the upper unit, then operability in mounting/demounting stacker is improved, but the safe opening area is limited and maintainability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into the upper unit with the common transport path and the lower unit with individual stacker transport paths. This allows the stacker transport path units to be easily removed for maintenance while keeping the heavy common transport path fixed, improving both operability and maintainability without requiring large safe opening areas.
3Reliability
If multiple connection transport paths are disposed for each stacker, then security is improved, but the device complexity and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transport path system is segmented into one common transport path in the upper unit and multiple lightweight individual stacker transport paths in the lower unit. This segmentation achieves the security of multiple transport paths while avoiding the complexity and weight of having multiple complete connection paths, as only the necessary segments are duplicated.
4Ease of operation
If the tray is drawn out of the bill receiving and dispensing apparatus for maintenance, then access to stackers is improved, but bills may fall into the safe and maintainability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lower unit containing the stackers and individual transport paths is segmented as a separate removable module from the safe. This allows maintenance personnel to remove only the stacker transport path units for maintenance without drawing out the entire tray or disturbing bills in other stackers, improving both accessibility and safety during maintenance operations.
Data Source
AI summary
To improve the operation efficiency of a clerk during maintenance and use, there is provided a bill receiving and dispensing apparatus including: a receiving/dispensing port (20) through which a bill put in is received or a bill is discharged; a bill determination section (30) which determines a bill; a temporary storage box (40) which temporarily stores the bill accepted through the receiving/dispensing port (20); a stacker (71a-71d) which accommodates the received bill and/or the bill to be discharged; a stacker transport path portion (8) including a first bill transport path (51h) through which a bill is transported from and/or to the stacker (71a-71d); a second bill transport path (51a-51g) through which a bill is transported to the receiving/dispensing port (20), the bill determination section (30), the temporary storage box (40) and the first bill transport path (51h) of the stacker transport path portion (8); and a mounting/demounting means which mounts and demounts the stacker transport path portion (8).