JP2019169041A - Valuable medium processing system, valuable medium processing device, program, recording medium, and valuable medium processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a valuable medium processing system, a valuable medium processing device, a program, a recording medium, and a valuable medium processing method capable of simplifying a structure of a currency processing device since information about the abnormality can be output when a drawer part in a half-locked state is drawn out of a housing without providing a half-locked state detection part for detecting the half-locked state indicating that a lock mechanism imperfectly locks the drawer part.SOLUTION: A valuable medium processing system 1 is provided with abnormality information output means 301 for outputting information about the abnormality when a drawn state, in which a drawer part is drawn out of a hosing 12 from a housed state where it is housed in the housing 12, is determined based on a detection result done by detection means (for example, a detection sensor 59) under a state where an instruction of releasing the lock of the drawer part (for example, a drawer unit 13) by a lock mechanism 50 is not given to a valuable medium processing device 2 from a management device 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a valuable medium processing device that processes valuable media such as money, a valuable medium processing system that includes a management device that manages the valuable medium processing device, a valuable medium processing device that processes valuable media such as money, The present invention relates to a program, a recording medium, and a valuable medium processing method.

  In retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, money change machines are installed at the checkout area in the front area where product shelves are installed, and money deposit and withdrawal machines are installed in the backyard area where customers cannot enter. Has been. In such a money change machine, a money deposit / withdrawal machine, etc., a drawer portion provided with a money storage portion or the like for storing money is housed in a housing so as to be able to be drawn out. In addition, such a money changer, a money depositing / dispensing machine, etc. are provided with a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion inside the housing, and when the lock mechanism is unlocked, the drawer portion is placed inside the housing. Can be pulled out to the outside.

  In Patent Document 1, the lock mechanism locks the drawer part completely, the lock mechanism locks the drawer part incompletely, and the lock mechanism locks the drawer part. There is disclosed a medium transaction apparatus provided with a detection sensor for detecting which of the undrawn states. When the drawer is in the half-locked state, the drawer can be pulled out from the inside of the housing.

Patent No. 5919953

  In the conventional medium transaction apparatus as disclosed in Patent Literature 1, a lock mechanism locks the drawer part incompletely apart from the interlock switch that detects whether or not the drawer part is pulled out from the housing. In order to detect the half-locked state, it is necessary to provide a photo interrupter in the vicinity of the lock mechanism or to form a shielding plate integrally with the lock mechanism, which causes a problem that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and even if a half-lock state detection unit for detecting a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism locks the drawer portion incompletely is not provided, the half-lock Since the information relating to the abnormality can be output when the state drawer is pulled out of the housing, the valuable medium processing system, the valuable medium processing apparatus, the program, and the recording that can simplify the structure of the money handling apparatus It is an object to provide a medium and a valuable medium processing method.

  The valuable medium processing system of the present invention detects a drawer that can be pulled out from a housing, a lock mechanism that locks the drawer in the housing, and that the drawer is housed in the housing. A valuable medium processing device having a detecting unit; and a management device that is communicably connected to the valuable medium processing device and manages the valuable medium processing device, and unlocks the drawer by the lock mechanism. A drawer that is pulled out of the housing from the housing state in which the drawer is housed in the housing based on the detection result of the detecting means in a state where no instruction is given from the management device to the valuable medium processing device An abnormality information output means is provided for outputting information relating to an abnormality when it is determined that the state has been reached.

  According to such a valuable medium processing system, the drawer portion is in the accommodated state based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where the command to release the lock of the drawer portion by the lock mechanism is not given from the management device to the valuable medium processing device. When it is determined that the drawer has been pulled out, information related to the abnormality is output, so there is no need to provide a half-lock state detection unit that detects a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism locks the drawer part incompletely. When the half-locked drawer is pulled out of the housing, information relating to the abnormality can be output, and thus the structure of the money handling apparatus can be simplified.

  In the valuable medium processing system of the present invention, the drawer section of the valuable medium processing apparatus may be provided with a valuable medium storage section that stores the valuable medium.

  In the valuable medium processing system of the present invention, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means may be information that the drawer portion in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing.

  In the valuable medium processing system of the present invention, an informing means for informing information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means may be provided.

  In the valuable medium processing system of the present invention, the abnormality information output means is provided in the valuable medium processing apparatus, and information relating to an abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is transmitted from the valuable medium processing apparatus to the management apparatus. May be sent to.

  In the valuable medium processing system of the present invention, when information relating to an abnormality is output by the abnormality information output means, processing of the valuable medium in the valuable medium processing apparatus may be restricted.

  In the valuable medium processing system of the present invention, when information relating to an abnormality is output by the abnormality information output means while the valuable medium is being processed in the valuable medium processing apparatus, the valuable medium processing apparatus The processing of the valuable medium may be stopped.

  In this case, information related to processing of the valuable medium stopped in the valuable medium processing apparatus may be sent from the valuable medium processing apparatus to the management apparatus.

  The valuable medium processing device of the present invention detects a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing, a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing, and that the drawer portion is accommodated in the housing. From the housed state in which the drawer unit is housed in the housing based on the detection result by the sensing unit in a state in which a command to unlock the drawer unit by the lock mechanism is not received. And an abnormality information output means for outputting information relating to the abnormality when it is determined that the state has been withdrawn from the body.

  According to such a valuable medium processing device, it has been determined that the drawer portion has been pulled out of the housed state based on the detection result of the detection means in a state where the command to unlock the drawer portion by the lock mechanism has not been received. Since information related to abnormalities is sometimes output, even if a half-lock state detection unit that detects a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism locks the drawer part incompletely is not provided, the half-locked drawer part is When it is withdrawn from the body, it is possible to output information relating to the abnormality, and thus the structure of the money handling apparatus can be simplified.

  The program according to the present invention includes: a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing; a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing; and a detecting unit that detects that the drawer portion is housed in the housing. A program that can be executed by a computer of a valuable medium processing system including the valuable medium processing apparatus, and the computer controls the valuable medium processing apparatus by executing the program. The valuable medium processing method includes a step of detecting by the detection means that the drawer is housed in the housing, and a command for releasing the lock of the drawer by the lock mechanism. An accommodation state in which the drawer portion is accommodated in the housing based on a detection result by the detection means in a state where it is not received Characterized in that and a step of outputting the information relating to the abnormality when it is determined that it in the pull-out state of being pulled out from al the housing.

  The recording medium of the present invention includes a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing, a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion within the housing, and a detecting means for detecting that the drawer portion is accommodated in the housing. A recording medium for storing a program that can be executed by a computer of a valuable medium processing system including the valuable medium processing device, and the computer controls the valuable medium processing device by executing the program Then, in the method of executing the valuable medium processing method, the valuable medium processing method detects, by the detecting means, that the drawer is housed in the housing, and the drawer of the drawer by the lock mechanism. The drawer portion is housed in the housing based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where a command to release the lock is not received. From it are accommodated state comprising the a step of outputting information related to abnormal when it is determined that it in the pull-out state of being pulled out from the housing.

  The valuable medium processing method of the present invention includes a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing, a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing, and detecting that the drawer portion is housed in the housing. A valuable medium processing method by a valuable medium processing apparatus having a detecting means, wherein the detecting means detects that the drawer is housed in the housing, and locks the drawer by the lock mechanism. When it is determined that the drawer portion has been pulled out from the housing state from the housing state housed in the housing based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where the command to release is not accepted And a step of outputting information relating to the abnormality.

  According to these programs, the recording medium, and the valuable medium processing method, the drawer unit is brought out of the housed state based on the detection result of the detection unit in a state where the command to unlock the drawer unit by the lock mechanism is not received. Information regarding the abnormality is output when it is determined that the lock mechanism is in the half-locked state without providing a half-locked state detecting unit that detects the half-locked state where the lock mechanism locks the drawer part incompletely. When the drawer is pulled out from the housing, information related to the abnormality can be output, and thus the structure of the money handling apparatus can be simplified.

  According to the valuable medium processing system, the valuable medium processing device, the program, the recording medium, and the valuable medium processing method of the present invention, the half-lock state detection unit that detects the half-lock state in which the lock mechanism locks the drawer part incompletely. Even if it is not provided, since the information relating to the abnormality can be output when the drawer portion in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing, the structure of the money handling apparatus can be simplified.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing apparatus in the money processor by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematically the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows a state when the drawer | drawing unit is accommodated in the inside of a housing | casing in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing a state when the drawer unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing to the near side in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a side view which shows the structure of the lock mechanism provided in the drawer unit shown in FIG. 3 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a lock member is located in a lock position. It is a side view which shows the structure of the lock mechanism provided in the drawer unit shown in FIG. 3 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a lock member is located in a lock release position. It is a side view which shows the structure of the lock mechanism provided in the drawer unit shown in FIG. 3 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the drawer unit is half-locked by the lock mechanism. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the coin processing apparatus in the money processor by embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money processor by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money change machine to which the principle of this invention is applied. It is a block diagram when the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus in the money change machine shown in FIG. 10 is seen from the side. It is a side view which shows a state when the drawer | drawing-out unit is pulled out from the inside of a housing | casing in the near side in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram when the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus in the money change machine shown in FIG. 10 is seen from upper direction. It is a block diagram when the structure when the accommodation drawer of a packaging coin storage apparatus is pulled out from a housing | casing in the money change machine shown in FIG. 10 is seen from upper direction. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money change machine shown in FIG. 10, and a POS register. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the valuable medium processing apparatus to which the principle of this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows typically the internal structure of the valuable medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the valuable medium processing apparatus shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 are diagrams showing the money handling system according to the present embodiment and the configuration of the money handling apparatus in such a money handling system.

  The money handling apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment is configured by arranging a banknote handling apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 1 and a coin handling apparatus 110 as shown in FIG. Here, the banknote processing apparatus 10 in the money processing apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment can perform a process of depositing and dispensing a loose banknote, and from a predetermined number (for example, 100) of bulk banknotes in the machine body. A banded banknote can be formed or a withdrawal process of the formed banded banknote can be performed. In addition, the coin processing device 110 in the money processing device 2 according to the present embodiment is capable of performing deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose coins, and paper on a predetermined number (for example, 50) of loose coins in the body. A wrapping coin can be formed by winding a wrapping medium such as a film or a film, and a withdrawal process of the formed wrapping coin can be performed. Such a money handling apparatus 2 is installed in, for example, a financial institution such as a bank (more specifically, an office space of a financial institution) and is used by a bank institution of the financial institution or the like. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, the management apparatus 3 which manages the said money processing apparatus 2 is connected to the money processing apparatus 2 so that communication is possible. These money handling apparatus 2 and management apparatus 3 constitute money handling system 1 in the present embodiment.

  First, the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 10 in the money processing apparatus 2 by this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote handling apparatus 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 12, and deposits loose banknotes from the outside of the casing 12 to the front of the casing 12. Insertion portion 14, a rose banknote dispensing portion 24 for dispensing a banknote from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside, and a banded bill dispensing portion for dispensing a banded banknote from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside 48 are provided. 2 is the front side of the banknote handling apparatus 10 (that is, the front side when the banknote handling apparatus 10 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1). The right direction in 2 is the depth direction of the housing 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the insertion portion 14 opens to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the inside of the insertion portion 14 through this opening (specifically, the insertion portion 14 You can put your hands inside). As a result, the operator can insert a bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14.

  On the other hand, shutters 24 a and 48 a are respectively provided in the loose bill dispensing unit 24 and the banded bill dispensing unit 48, and these shutters 24 a and 48 a are openings facing the front surface of the discrete bill dispensing unit 24 (that is, , Rose banknote dispensing opening) and the opening facing the front of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 (that is, the banding banknote dispensing slot) are opened and closed. And if the opening of the rose banknote throwing part 24 and the banded banknote throwing part 48 is opened by shutter 24a, 48a, an operator will respectively access the inside of the rose banknote throwing part 24 and the banded banknote throwing part 48 ( Specifically, the operator can put a hand inside the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 or the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the operator can set the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 or the banded banknote dispensing unit 48. The accumulated rose banknotes and banded banknotes can be taken out from the inside of the housing 12. The shutters 24a and 48a are driven by shutter driving units 24b and 48b (see FIG. 9), respectively.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 functions as a withdrawal unit for discharging the loose banknotes to the outside of the housing 12 when the withdrawal process of the loose banknotes is performed. At the same time, the rose bills that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 described later during the deposit process or the rose bills that were identified as not normal rose bills by the identification unit 20 are discharged to the outside of the housing 12. It functions as a deposit rejection unit.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, below the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 on the front surface of the housing 12, when the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs the dispensing process of loose banknotes, the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 encloses the housing. A withdrawal reject unit 26 is provided on the outside of the body 12 in which loose banknotes determined not to be withdrawn are stacked. The front side of the withdrawal rejection unit 26 is not open to the outside of the housing 12, and this withdrawal rejection unit unless the operator pulls the main body part (withdrawal unit) of the banknote processing device 10 from the housing 12. 26 cannot be accessed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the feeding unit 14 is provided with a feeding unit 16 for feeding the individual banknotes put into the feeding unit 14 one by one into the housing 12. In addition, inside the housing 12, a transport unit 18 that transports individual banknotes one by one in the housing 12 is provided, and the loose banknotes fed from the input unit 14 by the feeding unit 16 are transported by the transport unit 18. Thus, it is conveyed in the housing 12. The transport unit 18 is provided with an identification unit 20, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20 in terms of denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / injured, old / old, transport state, and the like. It has become so. Further, the transport unit 18 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 22, and the banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 are reversed by the front / back reversing unit 22 so that the front and back are aligned.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the depositing temporary storage unit 30 and a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) loose banknote storage units 32 are connected to the transport unit 18. Rose banknotes are sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 and the individual banknote storage units 32. Each of these deposit temporary storage units 30 and individual loose bill storage portions 32 is provided with stages 30a and 32a that are movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and loose bills are placed on these stages 30a and 32a. They are integrated in a stacked state.

  Moreover, the banknote paying-in part 30b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of the payment temporary storage part 30, and the rose banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the said payment temporary storage part 30 is one sheet from the banknote transfer-in part 30b. It is fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one. In addition, the banknotes are fed one by one from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. Here, in the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the rose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 in the deposit process of the loose banknotes are temporarily held before being stored in the individual individual banknote storage units 32. .

  Moreover, the banknote feeding | feeding-in part 32b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of each rose banknote storage part 32, and the rose banknote stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 is conveyed one sheet by the banknote feeding-in part 32b. It is extended to the part 18. In addition, individual banknotes are fed from the transport unit 18 to the individual banknote storage units 32 one by one by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 32b. Here, each rose bill storage part 32 is configured to store a rose bill of a specific denomination set in advance. In addition, instead of providing four rose banknote storage units 32 for storing rose banknotes of a predetermined denomination, a plurality of rose banknote storage units 32 are provided with at least one rose banknote storage unit 32. The denomination rose banknote may be stored in a mixed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower door 12 a is provided at the lower portion of the housing 12, and the operator can access the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by opening the lower door 12 a. It is like that. Further, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 30 and each loose banknote storage unit 32 can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side (that is, in the left direction in FIG. 2) (see FIGS. 2 to 4). See). 3 is a side view schematically showing a state when the drawer unit 13 is housed in the housing 12, and FIG. 4 shows the drawer unit 13 from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side. It is a side view which shows a state when it is drawn out schematically. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the operator opens the lower door 12 a and pulls the drawer unit 13 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator pulls each loose banknote storage unit 32 from the drawer unit 13. It can be removed or attached to the drawer unit 13. A detection sensor 59 is provided at the rear end of the housing area in which the drawer unit 13 is accommodated inside the housing 12, and the detection sensor 59 detects the rear end of the drawer unit 13. A detection plate 13a is attached. As shown in FIG. 3, when the drawer unit 13 is accommodated in the housing 12, the detection plate 13 a is detected by the detection sensor 59, so that the control unit 300 described later enters the housing 12. It is determined that the drawer unit 13 is accommodated. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, when the drawer unit 13 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side, the detection plate 13 a is not detected by the detection sensor 59. Accordingly, it is determined that the drawer unit 13 is not accommodated in the housing 12 in the control unit 300 described later.

  Further, in the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the drawer unit 13 is provided with a lock mechanism 50 for locking the drawer unit 13 inside the housing 12. Details of the configuration of the lock mechanism 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a diagram showing a state when a lock member 52 (described later) in the lock mechanism 50 is located at the lock position, and FIG. 6 is a diagram when the lock member 52 is located at the unlock position. It is a figure which shows the state of. FIG. 7 is a view showing a state when the drawer unit 13 is half-locked by the lock mechanism 50.

  The lock mechanism 50 includes a fixed member 51 provided in a fixed position on the drawer unit 13, a lock member 52 that is rotatable about the shaft 52 a with respect to the fixed member 51, and a link attached to the lock member 52. The lock member 52 and the link plate 56 rotate integrally around the shaft 52a. The shaft 52a is provided with a torsion spring (not shown), and the torsion spring constantly biases the locking member 52 in the clockwise direction in FIGS. It has become. In addition, a stopper (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the lock member 52. With such a stopper, the lock member 52 is further rotated clockwise from the position shown in FIG. 5 around the shaft 52a. It is designed not to rotate.

  The lock mechanism 50 has a motor 54 as a drive unit that rotates the link plate 56 about the shaft 52a, and the lock member 52 and the link plate 56 are integrally rotated about the shaft 52a by the motor 54. It is supposed to be made. Specifically, the lock member 52 and the link plate 56 are integrally rotated about a shaft 52a between a lock position as shown in FIG. 5 and a lock release position as shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, a lock pin 58 that is hooked by a lock member 52 is provided on the housing 12 side of the banknote handling apparatus 10. More specifically, the lock member 52 has a protruding portion 52b for hooking the lock pin 58, and an inclined surface 52c following the protruding portion 52b. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the drawer unit 13 is completely accommodated in the housing 12, the lock member 52 is maintained in the locked position. As shown in FIG. 6, the drawer unit 13 is locked inside the housing 12 by the lock pin 58 being hooked by the protruding portion 52 b of the lock member 52. On the other hand, when the motor 54 rotates the lock member 52 and the link plate 56 around the shaft 52a in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5 and the lock pin 58 comes off from the lock member 52 as shown in FIG. The lock of the drawer unit 13 by the mechanism 50 is released, and the operator can pull out the drawer unit 13 from the housing 12 to the near side as shown in FIG.

  When the driving force is not transmitted to the link plate 56 by the motor 54 in a state where the drawer unit 13 is pulled out from the housing 12, the lock member 52 and the link plate 56 are provided by the torsion spring provided on the shaft 52a. Is returned to the position shown in FIG. When the operator pushes the drawer unit 13 into the housing 12 in such a state, when the inclined surface 52c of the lock member 52 comes into contact with the lock pin 58, the lock member 52 resists the biasing force of the torsion spring. The lock pin 58 gets over the protruding portion 52b of the lock member 52 by rotating in the counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 5 to 7 about the shaft 52a. Thereafter, the drawer unit 13 is locked inside the housing 12 by the lock pin 58 being hooked on the protruding portion 52 b of the lock member 52.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the drawer | drawing unit 13 may be in the half lock state which is not completely locked inside the housing | casing 12 by the lock mechanism 50. FIG. Specifically, when the operator pushes the drawer unit 13 into the housing 12 from the state in which the drawer unit 13 is pulled out from the housing 12, the lock pin 58 is moved as shown in FIG. There is a case where the lock pin 58 is caught in the vicinity of the top of the protrusion 52b without completely overcoming the protrusion 52b of the lock member 52. In such a case, when the detection plate 59a provided at the rear end portion of the drawer unit 13 is detected by the detection sensor 59, the drawer unit 13 is accommodated in the housing 12 in the control unit 300 described later. However, since the lock pin 58 is not completely hooked on the protruding portion 52b of the lock member 52, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 13 from the housing 12 to the near side. It becomes possible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (two in the example shown in FIG. 2) organizing temporary storage units 40 are connected to the transport unit 18. When banknotes are sent, loose banknotes are stacked in a stacked state in these organized temporary storage units 40. Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banding part 42 which forms a banding banknote by winding a banding paper around the banknote bundle which consists of a predetermined number (for example, 100 pieces) of loose banknotes is each arrangement | positioning temporary storage part 40. It is provided next to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an arm mechanism 44 is provided in the vicinity of the banding part 42 inside the housing 12, and the arm mechanism 44 includes each of the organizing temporary holding part 40, the banding part 42, and a banding described later. It can move between the banknote lifting sections 46. Such an arm mechanism 44 is configured to transport a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose banknotes accumulated in each organizing temporary storage unit 40 to the banding unit 42. Further, when the bundling process is performed in the bundling portion 42, the arm mechanism 44 holding a bundle of bills made up of a predetermined number of loose bills moves to the bundling portion 42, and the bundling portion 42 moves up and down the arm mechanism 44. A band-wrapping paper is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the banknote bundle in a state of being sandwiched between a pair of arm portions. In addition, after the banding process is performed in the banding part 42, the arm mechanism 44 moves from the banding part 42 to the banding banknote feeding part 46, and the banding banknote is placed on a stage 46 a (described later) of the banding banknote feeding part 46. Can be handed over.

  2 is provided with a stage 46a that is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and the banded bill created by the banding portion 42 is transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a. Then, the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a. Then, after the banded banknote is delivered from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a, when the stage 46a moves upward in FIG. 2 and reaches the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the stage 46a The banded banknote can be delivered to the banded banknote dispensing unit 48. Then, after the banded banknote is delivered from the stage 46 a to the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, when the shutter 48 a is opened, the operator accesses the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 to access this banded banknote dispensing unit 48. Can be taken out of the housing 12. Further, when the stage 46a further rises, the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46a are transferred to the banded banknote transport unit 60 described later, or the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a from the banded banknote transport unit 60. Will be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) banded banknote storage units 70 are provided in the upper region inside the housing 12. The banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in a stacked state. Specifically, each banded banknote storage unit 70 stores a banded banknote of a predetermined denomination. In addition, instead of providing four banded banknote storage units 70 for storing banded banknotes of a specific denomination set in advance, a denomination is provided in at least one banded banknote storage unit 70 among the plurality of banded banknote storage units 70. May be stored in a mixed state.

  A stage 70a that can be moved in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 is provided inside each band-wrapped bill storage unit 70, and an opening provided in the upper end portion (ceiling portion) of the band-wrapped bill storage unit 70 (FIG. The banded banknotes sent to the respective banded banknote storage units 70 from (not shown) are stacked on the stage 70a in a stacked state. Moreover, when taking out a banded banknote from each banded banknote accommodating part 70, a stage 70a raises and a banded banknote is taken out upward from the opening provided in the upper end part (ceiling part) of each banded banknote accommodating part 70. It becomes like this.

  Further, above each of the banded banknote storage units 70, a banded banknote transport unit 60 that transports the banded banknotes is provided. The banded banknote transport unit 60 has a circulation belt 60b in which a plurality of protrusions 60a are provided at equal intervals, and the circulation belt 60b circulates in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Can be done. Then, when the band-bound banknote is transported by the band-bound banknote transport unit 60, the band-bound banknote is moved in either the left or right direction in FIG. 2 while being hooked by the protrusion 60a along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Become. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a discriminating unit 62 is provided between the upper end of the banded banknote feed unit 46 and the banded banknote storage unit 70 in the banded banknote transporting path by the banded banknote transporting unit 60. The denomination of the banded banknote transported by the banknote transport section 60 is determined by the determination section 62.

  Here, when the banded banknotes formed by the banding part 42 are stored in the banded banknote storage parts 70, the banded banknotes are transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding part 46. The stage 46a rises and reaches a position in the vicinity of the banded banknote transport unit 60. Further, the circulation belt 60b circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the banded banknote on the stage 46a is hooked by the protrusion 60a and conveyed to the right in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Based on the determination result by 62, it will be accommodated in the corresponding banded bill storage part 70. On the other hand, when the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage units 70 are withdrawn to the outside of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the circulation belt 60b circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. Then, the banded banknotes pushed upward from the respective banded banknote storage units 70 are hooked by the projections 60a and are conveyed in the left direction in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Further, the stage 46a is moved up to reach a position in the vicinity of the banded bill conveyance unit 60. And after the discriminating part 62 discriminates the denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banded banknote conveying unit 60, the banded banknote is accumulated on the stage 46a. When dispensing a plurality of banded banknotes, the stage 46a is lowered by a predetermined amount (specifically, the thickness dimension of the banded banknotes) in accordance with the feeding of the banded banknotes. When a predetermined number of banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a, the stage 46a is lowered to the delivery position, and the banded banknotes are delivered from the stage 46a to the banded banknote dispensing unit 48.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, one or a plurality of drawer units are provided in addition to the drawer unit 13 provided in the lower region inside the housing 12, and the drawer unit is connected to the housing 12. You may be able to pull out to the near side. In this case, a front door is provided on the front surface of the housing 12 in correspondence with the drawer units other than the drawer unit 13, and the drawer unit other than the drawer unit 13 can be opened by opening the front door. It can be pulled out to the front side of the housing 12. In addition, a drawer mechanism other than the drawer unit 13 is provided with a lock mechanism 50, and the lock mechanism 50 locks the corresponding drawer unit inside the housing 12. Here, the lock mechanism 50 provided in the drawer units other than the drawer unit 13 has substantially the same configuration as the lock mechanism 50 provided in the drawer unit 13.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing device 110 in the money processing device 2 according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the coin processing device 110 includes a loose coin processing unit 120 and a wrapping coin processing unit 130 that are arranged side by side. The rose coin processing unit 120 is configured to store, for each denomination, in a rose coin storage unit (not shown) after the rose coins inserted into the housing 112 are identified by an identification unit (not shown). Yes. In addition, when the rose coin dispensing process is performed, the rose coins stored in the rose coin storage unit are drawn out from the rose coin storage unit and thrown out of the housing 112 through the rose coin outlet. It becomes like this. In addition, inside the loose coin processing unit 120, a packaging unit (not shown) for packaging a predetermined number (for example, 50) of loose coins with a packaging medium such as paper or film is provided. The wrapping coins created by the above are stored in the wrapping coin storage unit (not shown) of the wrapping coin processing unit 130 for each denomination. In addition, when the wrapping coin withdrawal process is performed, the wrapping coins stored in the wrapping coin storage unit are drawn out from the wrapping coin storage unit and thrown out of the housing 112 from the wrapping coin outlet. It becomes like this.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the money handling apparatus 2 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 300 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls each component of the money handling apparatus 2. Yes. More specifically, the control unit 300 includes a feeding unit 16, a transport unit 18, an identification unit 20, a front / back reversing unit 22, a deposit temporary storage unit 30 (specifically, a deposit temporary storage unit 30. The drive mechanism (not shown) of the stage 30a provided, the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b), each loose banknote storage part 32 (specifically, the drive mechanism of the stage 32a provided in each loose banknote storage part 32 (FIG. (Not shown) or banknote feeding / feeding-in part 32b), banding part 42, arm mechanism 44, banding banknote lifting part 46, banding banknote transporting part 60, discriminating part 62, each banding banknote storage part 70 (specifically, each banding) A drive mechanism (not shown) for the stage 70a provided in the bill storage part 70, a lock mechanism 50 provided in the drawer unit 13, a detection sensor 59, and shutter drive parts 24b and 48 for opening and closing each shutter 24a and 48a. Etc. are connected. Then, information related to the identification result of the separated banknotes by the identification unit 20, information related to the determination result of the denomination of the banded banknote by the determination unit 62, information related to the detection result by the detection sensor 59, and the like are sent to the control unit 300, The control part 300 controls operation | movement of these structural members by sending a command signal to each structural member of the banknote processing apparatus 10. FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, each constituent member of the loose coin processing unit 120 and each constituent member of the packaging coin processing unit 130 in the coin processing device 110 are connected to the control unit 300. And the control part 300 controls operation | movement of these structural members by sending the command signal to each structural member of the loose coin processing unit 120 and each structural member of the packaging coin processing unit 130.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an operation display unit 302, a printing unit 304, a storage unit 306, a communication interface unit 308, and a recording medium reading unit 309 are connected to the control unit 300. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the operation display unit 302 includes, for example, a touch panel provided on the upper portion of the housing 112 of the coin processing device 110, and the processing status of bills and coins in the bill processing device 10 and the coin processing device 110 Information such as the banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing apparatus 10 and the coin processing apparatus 110 is displayed. Further, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 300 through the operation display unit 302. As shown in FIG. 8, the printing unit 304 is configured to process banknotes and coins in the banknote processing apparatus 10 and the coin processing apparatus 110, and the banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing apparatus 10 and the coin processing apparatus 110. It consists of a printer or the like that prints information such as the amount of money on a receipt or the like. Moreover, the memory | storage part 306 memorize | stores information, such as the banknotes and coin processing history in the banknote processing apparatus 10 or the coin processing apparatus 110, the banknotes and coins accommodated in the banknote processing apparatus 10 or the coin processing apparatus 110, etc. It is like that. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 306 stores a program 307 that can be executed by the control unit 300. Such a storage unit 306 can be configured by a memory such as a ROM or a RAM, a flash memory, a hard disk, a disk-shaped storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or other known storage medium. And the control part 300 is made to perform a process by each structural member of the money processing apparatus 2 according to the program currently recorded on the memory | storage part 306. FIG. Further, the control unit 300 can transmit and receive various signals to and from the management device 3 that manages the money handling apparatus 2 via the communication interface unit 308.

  In addition, the money handling apparatus 2 may include a recording medium reading unit 309 that reads information recorded on a portable recording medium (for example, a disk-shaped storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM). Good. In such a recording medium, a program that can be executed by the control unit 300 is stored. Further, when the program recorded on the recording medium is read by the recording medium reading unit 309, the control unit 300 performs recording that can be carried by the recording medium reading unit 309 instead of the program 307 stored in the storage unit 306. Based on the program read from the medium, each component of the money handling apparatus 2 may be caused to execute processing.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, the control part 300 has the abnormality information output means 301 which outputs the information which concerns on abnormality. Here, the information relating to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means 301 is information that the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state has been pulled out from the housing 12. Details of the function of the abnormality information output unit 301 will be described later.

  Next, operation | movement of the money processing apparatus 2 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated below. In addition, operation | movement of the money handling apparatus 2 as shown below is performed when the control part 300 controls each structural member of the money handling apparatus 2. FIG.

  While the banknote processing apparatus 10 is performing processing such as banknote deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and scrutiny processing, for example, a banknote is jammed in the transport unit 18, the loose banknote storage unit 32, the banded banknote storage unit 70, etc. When an abnormality (error) occurs, the banknote processing in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is interrupted, and an abnormality canceling operation method is sequentially displayed on the operation display unit 302 corresponding to each step. In addition, when an abnormality such as clogging of bills occurs in the inside of the withdrawal unit 13 (for example, the temporary deposit storage unit 30 or the loose bill storage unit 32), a command to unlock the withdrawal unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 Is transmitted from the management apparatus 3 to the money handling apparatus 2. Then, when a command for releasing the lock of the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is given to the control unit 300, the lock of the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is released. More specifically, in the lock mechanism 50, the motor 54 rotates the lock member 52 and the link plate 56 about the shaft 52a in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5, and the lock pin 58 is moved to the lock member 52 as shown in FIG. Get out of the way. Thereby, the lock of the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is released, and the operator can pull out the drawer unit 13 from the housing 12 to the near side.

  Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the drawer unit 13 from the housing 12 to the near side, the detection plate 59a of the drawer unit 13 is not detected by the detection sensor 59. When the banknote causing the jam is removed from the drawer unit 13 by the operator and the abnormality is resolved, the lock member 52 is moved to the lock position in the lock mechanism 50. Specifically, in the lock mechanism 50, the driving force is not transmitted to the link plate 56 by the motor 54, and the lock member 52 and the link plate 56 are returned to the positions shown in FIG. 5 by the torsion spring. When the operator pushes the drawer unit 13 into the housing 12 in such a state, when the inclined surface 52c of the lock member 52 comes into contact with the lock pin 58, the lock member 52 resists the biasing force of the torsion spring. By rotating counterclockwise in FIG. 5 about the shaft 52a, the protruding portion 52b of the lock member 52 gets over the lock pin 58, and then the lock pin 58 is hooked on the protruding portion 52b of the lock member 52. As a result, the drawer unit 13 is locked inside the housing 12. When the drawer unit 13 is accommodated in the housing 12, the detection plate 59 a of the drawer unit 13 is detected by the detection sensor 59. Thus, when the drawer unit 13 is returned to the inside of the housing 12 and the lower door 12a is closed by the operator, a reset operation is performed in the banknote processing apparatus 10, and the banknote processing apparatus 10 returns to the standby state. Or the continuation of the original process is performed. In this way, a series of operations related to the abnormality canceling operation in the present embodiment is completed.

  When the operator returns the drawer unit 13 to the inside of the housing 12, the lock mechanism 50 is in a half-lock state in which the drawer unit 13 is locked incompletely due to a weak force for pushing the drawer unit 13 or the like. May end up. Specifically, when the operator pushes the drawer unit 13 into the housing 12 from the state in which the drawer unit 13 is pulled out from the housing 12, the lock pin 58 is moved as shown in FIG. The protrusion 52b of the lock member 52 is not completely climbed over, and the lock pin 58 is caught near the top of the protrusion 52b. Such a state is called a half-lock state. In the half-locked state, the detection plate 59a provided at the rear end of the drawer unit 13 is detected by the detection sensor 59, so that the control unit 300, which will be described later, includes the drawer unit in the housing 12. It is determined that 13 is accommodated. However, since the lock pin 58 is not completely hooked on the protruding portion 52b of the lock member 52, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 13 from the housing 12 to the near side from such a state.

  Here, when the operator returns the drawer unit 13 to the inside of the housing 12, if the lock mechanism 50 is in a half-lock state in which the drawer unit 13 is locked incompletely, the operator performs monetary processing. When the drawer unit 13 is pulled out from the housing 12 by another third party after leaving the apparatus 2, the rose banknotes stored in the individual banknote storage units 32 may be taken away by the third party. . For this reason, when the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 12, it is necessary to notify this.

  In this regard, in the money handling apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment, a command for releasing the lock of the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is not transmitted from the management apparatus 3 to the money handling apparatus 2, and the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is In a state where the control unit 300 has not received a command to release the lock, the drawer unit 13 is changed from the housed state in which the drawer unit 13 is housed in the housing 12 to the pulled out state based on the detection result of the detection sensor 59. When it is determined that it has become, information related to the abnormality (specifically, information that the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 12) is output by the abnormality information output means 301. Yes. Further, the information relating to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means 301 is displayed on the operation display unit 302, and the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state is displayed by the display by the operation display unit 302. The information that it was pulled out from 12 is notified. Thus, when the operator returns the drawer unit 13 to the inside of the housing 12, a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism 50 locks the drawer unit 13 incompletely due to a weak force for pushing the drawer unit 13 or the like. Even in this case, when the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 12, this information can be notified by the operation display unit 302.

  Moreover, in the money handling apparatus 2 of this Embodiment, the information regarding the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means 301 (specifically, the information that the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 12). May be transmitted from the control unit 300 to the management apparatus 3 by the communication interface unit 308. In this case, the management device 3 can grasp information that the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state has been pulled out from the housing 12. Moreover, when the information regarding abnormality is output by the abnormality information output unit 301, the banknote processing apparatus 10 may not be able to process banknotes. Furthermore, when the information regarding abnormality is output by the abnormality information output means 301 while the banknote processing apparatus 10 is processing a banknote, the banknote processing in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is stopped. May be. According to these technical matters, when the drawer unit 13 in a half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 12, it is possible to prevent the banknote processing apparatus 10 from performing excessive processing of banknotes. Become. Moreover, when the process of the banknote in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is stopped, the information regarding the process of the stopped banknote may be transmitted to the management apparatus 3 from the control part 300 by the communication interface part 308.

  According to the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, detection is performed in a state where a command to unlock the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is not given from the management device 3 to the money handling device 2. When it is determined that the drawer unit 13 is pulled out of the housing 12 from the housed state housed in the housing 12 based on the detection result by the sensor 59, the abnormality information output means 301 determines the abnormality. Information is output. Moreover, according to the money handling apparatus 2 of this Embodiment, the drawer | drawing-out unit 13 is the housing | casing 12 based on the detection result by the detection sensor 59 in the state which has not received the instruction | command which cancels | releases the lock | rock of the drawer | drawing-out unit 13 by the locking mechanism 50. When it is determined that the drawer is pulled out from the housing 12 from the housed state, the abnormality information output unit 301 outputs information related to the abnormality. According to these technical matters, the drawer unit 13 in the half-locked state does not have to be provided even if a half-lock state detection unit that detects the half-locked state in which the lock mechanism 50 locks the drawer unit 13 incompletely is not provided. Since information relating to an abnormality can be output when the body 12 is pulled out, the structure of the money handling apparatus 2 (specifically, the banknote handling apparatus 10) can be simplified.

  More specifically, in the conventional money handling apparatus, a lock mechanism is provided in the drawer unit separately from an interlock switch (corresponding to the detection sensor 59 in FIG. 3 and the like) that detects whether or not the drawer unit is pulled out from the housing. In order to detect a half-lock state in which the camera is incompletely locked, it is necessary to provide a photo interrupter in the vicinity of the lock mechanism or to form a shielding plate integrally with the lock mechanism. However, when such a photo interrupter or a shielding plate is provided, there is a problem that the internal structure of the money handling apparatus becomes complicated. On the other hand, according to the money handling system 1 and the money handling apparatus 2 of the present embodiment, the management apparatus 3 does not give the money handling apparatus 2 a command to unlock the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50. In addition, when it is determined that the drawer unit 13 has been pulled out from the housing 12 in a state where a command to unlock the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 has not been received, information regarding the abnormality is output. It is possible to omit installation of a half-lock state detection unit (for example, a photo interrupter or the like in the above-described conventional money handling apparatus) that detects 13 half-lock states.

  Moreover, the money handling system 1 by this Embodiment is not limited to the above aspects, A various change can be added.

  In the aspect described above, the example in which the abnormality information output unit 301 that outputs information related to abnormality is provided in the control unit 300 of the money handling apparatus 2 has been described. However, the money handling system according to the present embodiment is such an aspect. It is not limited to. As another example, the management apparatus 3 may be provided with abnormality information output means for outputting information related to abnormality. In this case, the information relating to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is displayed on the monitor or the like of the management device 3 or transmitted from the management device 3 to the control unit 300 of the money processing device 2. Or displayed on the operation display unit 302 of the apparatus 2. As another example, an abnormality information output unit that outputs information related to an abnormality may be provided in a device other than the money handling apparatus 2 and the management apparatus 3 in the money handling system 1. In this case, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is displayed on a monitor or the like of a device other than the money handling apparatus 2 or the management apparatus 3, or from the apparatus to the control unit 300 of the money handling apparatus 2. It is displayed on the operation display unit 302 of the money handling apparatus 2 by being transmitted.

  Further, in the above description, an aspect has been described in which information related to an abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit 301 is displayed on the operation display unit 302 to notify the information to the operator. The money handling system according to is not limited to such a mode. As another example, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit 301 may be notified to the operator by a method other than the display of sound or the like.

  In addition, in the coin processing device 110 of the money processing device 2 according to the present embodiment, a drawer unit (not shown) that can be pulled out from the housing 112 is provided, and a lock mechanism that locks the drawer unit in the housing 112 ( (Not shown) may be provided. Here, as the lock mechanism provided in the coin processing apparatus 110, a lock mechanism having substantially the same structure as the lock mechanism 50 provided in the banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. Moreover, in such a coin processing apparatus 110, as a detection means for detecting that the drawer | drawing unit is accommodated in the housing | casing 112, the detection sensor 59 provided in the banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. Detection sensors having substantially the same configuration are used. In the money handling apparatus 2 including the coin handling apparatus 110 having such a configuration, a command to unlock the drawer unit by the lock mechanism of the coin handling apparatus 110 is not given from the management apparatus 3 to the money handling apparatus 2. When it is determined in the coin processing device 110 that the drawer unit is pulled out from the housing 112 from the housing state housed in the housing 112 based on the detection result of the detection sensor, the abnormality information output means In step 301, information related to an abnormality is output. Moreover, in the money processing apparatus 2 provided with the coin processing apparatus 110 of such a structure, based on the detection result by a detection sensor in the state which has not received the instruction | command which cancels | releases the lock | rock of the drawer unit by the locking mechanism of the coin processing apparatus 110 When it is determined that the drawer unit is pulled out from the housing 112 from the housed state in which the drawer unit is housed in the housing 112, the abnormality information output unit 301 outputs information related to the abnormality. According to these technical matters, the drawer unit in the half-locked state can be provided without providing the half-locked state detecting unit for detecting the half-locked state in which the lock mechanism incompletely locks the drawer unit in the coin processing device 110. Since the information regarding the abnormality can be output when the card is pulled out from the housing 112, the structure of the money handling apparatus 2 (specifically, the coin handling apparatus 110) can be simplified.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 according to the present embodiment, the money handling device 2 may not be connected to the management device 3 so as to be communicable, and the money handling device 2 may be used alone. In this case, when the operator inputs a command to unlock the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 to the control unit 300 by the operation display unit 302, the lock of the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is released. Here, in the money handling apparatus 2 used alone, the drawer unit 13 is accommodated in the housing 12 based on the detection result of the detection sensor 59 in a state where the command for unlocking the drawer unit 13 by the lock mechanism 50 is not received. When it is determined that the drawer is pulled out from the housing 12 from the housed state, the abnormality information output means 301 outputs information related to the abnormality. In this way, even when the money handling apparatus 2 is used alone, the half-lock state can be obtained without providing the half-lock state detection unit that detects the half-lock state in which the lock mechanism 50 locks the drawer unit 13 incompletely. Since the information regarding abnormality can be output when the drawer unit 13 in the state is pulled out from the housing 12, the structure of the money handling apparatus 2 can be simplified.

  The valuable medium processing system and the valuable medium processing apparatus according to the present invention are not limited to the money processing system 1 and the money processing apparatus 2 that process money consisting of banknotes and coins. As the valuable medium processing system and the valuable medium processing apparatus according to the present invention, those that process valuable media other than banknotes and coins (for example, checks and gift certificates) may be used.

  Further, the principle of the present invention can be applied to a money change machine provided at a checkout office in a front area where a customer in a store of a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket can enter. A money change machine to which the principle of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a money change machine to which the principle of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 11 is a side view of the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus in the money change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state when the drawer unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing to the near side in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram when the internal configuration of the coin processing device in the money changer shown in FIG. 10 is viewed from above, and FIG. 14 shows the storage of the wrapping coin storage device in the money changer shown in FIG. It is a block diagram when the structure when pulling out a drawer from a housing | casing is seen from upper direction. FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money changer and the POS register shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, a coin change machine 500 to which the principle of the present invention is applied includes a coin processing device 550 and a wrapping coin storage device 580 that are arranged vertically, and these coin processing device 550 and wrapping coins. A bill processing device 510 arranged next to the storage device 580 is provided, and a POS register 590 is placed above the bill processing device 510 and the coin processing device 550. The banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550 are each configured to perform processing of coins and banknotes. In addition, the wrapping coin storage device 580 stores wrapping coins of each denomination so as to be removable. The POS register 590 is used as a management device that manages the money change machine 500.

  First, the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 510 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the banknote handling apparatus 510 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 512, a banknote receiving unit 520 provided on the front side of the casing 512, and banknote receiving on the front side of the casing 512. A banknote dispensing section 522 provided below the section 520, a transport section 530 for transporting banknotes one by one inside the casing 512, and storing banknotes inside the casing 512 and feeding out banknotes stored therein. A plurality of possible banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538 are provided. In FIG. 11, the right side surface of the casing 512 is the front surface of the banknote processing apparatus 510, and the leftward direction in FIG. 11 is the depth direction of the banknote processing apparatus 510. As shown in FIG. 11, the transport unit 530 includes a circular transport unit 530 a and a plurality of connection transport units 530 b arranged at the center position of the housing 512. Further, a bill receiving unit 520, a bill dispensing unit 522, a withdrawal / rejection unit 524, a cassette mounting unit 526 to which a storage cassette 528 can be detachably mounted, and three banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538, respectively It arrange | positions so that 530a may be surrounded. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, each of the plurality of connection conveyance units 530b allows a bill receiving unit 520, a bill dispensing unit 522, a withdrawal reject unit 524, a cassette mounting unit 526, and three bill storage units 534, 536, 538 Are connected to the circular conveying section 530a. In addition, the circulation unit 530a is provided with an identification unit 532, and the identification unit 532 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, conveyance state, and the like of the banknotes conveyed by the circulation unit 530a. To do.

  The circulating transport unit 530a can transport banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Moreover, in the conveyance part 530, the path | route switching part (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circulation conveyance part 530a and each connection conveyance part 530b is arrange | positioned along the circulation conveyance part 530a.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, on the front surface of the housing 512, a banknote receiving port 520 a of the banknote receiving unit 520 and a banknote outlet 522 a of the banknote paying unit 522 are provided. In addition, a door 526a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 526. By opening the door 526a, the storage cassette 528 can be mounted on the cassette mounting portion 526, and the storage cassette 528 can be taken out from the cassette mounting portion 526. Can be done.

  The banknote receiving unit 520 is provided with a banknote feeding mechanism 521. When it is detected that one or a plurality of banknotes are inserted into the banknote receiving port 520a, the banknote feeding mechanism 521 is driven to generate a banknote. Each sheet is fed out one by one to the peripheral conveyance unit 530a via the connection conveyance unit 530b.

  The banknote payout unit 522 is configured to discharge the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538 to the circulation conveyance unit 530a to the outside of the housing 512 through the banknote outlet 522a.

  The withdrawal reject unit 524, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538 at the time of the withdrawal process, cannot identify the banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 532 due to conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skew feeding. It is stored as a withdrawal reject banknote. Of the banknotes taken into the housing 512 from the banknote receiving unit 520, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identifying unit 532 due to contamination during the depositing process are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 522 as deposit reject banknotes. It is like that.

  Each banknote storage unit 534, 536, 538 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 532. These banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538 store banknotes that are deposited into the banknote processing apparatus 510 and banknotes that are to be withdrawn as change. Specifically, for example, a thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 534, a two thousand yen bill and a five thousand yen bill are stored in a mixed state in the bill storage unit 536, and 10,000 yen is stored in the bill storage unit 538. The bill is stored. The banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538 are provided with banknote feeding mechanisms 535, 537, and 539, respectively. The banknotes stored in these banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538 are each banknote feeding mechanism 535. 537 and 539 are fed out one by one to the circumferential conveyance unit 530a via the connection conveyance unit 530b.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the banknote handling apparatus 510 of the money changer 500 shown in FIG. 10 is provided with a drawer unit 513 that can be pulled out from the inside of the casing 512 to the front side. The drawer unit 513 is provided with the banknote receiving unit 520, the banknote dispensing unit 522, the withdrawal rejecting unit 524, the cassette mounting unit 526, the transporting unit 530, the banknote storage units 534, 536, and 538. Further, a detection sensor 531 (see FIG. 15) is provided at the rear end portion of the housing area in which the drawer unit 513 is accommodated inside the housing 512, and the detection sensor 531 is provided at the rear end portion of the drawer unit 513. A plate to be detected (not shown) to be detected by is attached. When the drawer unit 513 is accommodated in the housing 512, the detection sensor 531 detects the detection plate, whereby the bill control unit 510a described later accommodates the drawer unit 513 in the housing 512. It is determined that On the other hand, when the drawer unit 513 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 512 to the near side, the detection plate is not detected by the detection sensor 531. Thus, it is determined that the drawer unit 513 is not accommodated in the housing 512 in the banknote control unit 510a described later. Further, the drawer unit 513 is provided with a lock mechanism 529 (see FIG. 15) for locking the drawer unit 513 inside the housing 512. Such a lock mechanism 529 has substantially the same configuration as the lock mechanism 50 provided in the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing device 550 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 13, the coin processing device 550 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 551, a coin receiving portion 552 provided on the front surface side of the housing 551, and a coin receiving device on the front surface side of the housing 551. A coin dispensing unit 566 provided below the unit 552 and a plurality of storing and feeding units 560 capable of storing coins inside the housing 551 and feeding out the stored coins are provided.

  The coin receiving unit 552 is configured to take the coins received via the coin insertion slot one by one into the housing 551 in a one-layer, one-row state. More specifically, the coin receiving unit 552 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 553 (see FIG. 15) including a feeding belt or the like. When a coin received by the coin receiving unit 552 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 553 is driven. As a result, the coins are fed one by one into the housing 551 by the coin feeding mechanism 553. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the coin receiving unit 552 is connected to a deposit transporting unit 554 that transports the coins fed into the housing 551 by the coin receiving unit 552.

  As shown in FIG. 13, an identification unit 556 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front / back, conveyance state, and the like of a coin is provided in the middle of the deposit conveyance unit 554, and a branch unit 558. Yes. Based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 556, the branching unit 558 branches the coins to be dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 566, such as reject coins, from the deposit conveyance unit 554 and guides it to the withdrawal conveyance unit 562. It has become.

  On the other hand, coins such as normal coins to be stored in the housing 551 are transported by the deposit transport unit 554 to the storage and feeding units 560. The storing and feeding unit 560 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins. Specifically, for example, there are six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 5 yen coins and 1 yen coins). A storage / feeding unit 560 is provided, and coins are stored for each denomination in each storage / feeding unit 560 in ascending order from the upstream side of the deposit conveyance unit 554 (that is, the lower side in FIG. 13). In addition, the storage and feeding unit 560 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism (not shown) that feeds the coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 560 one by one to the dispensing transport unit 562.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit 562 is configured to convey the coins fed out from the storage and feeding unit 560 to the coin dispensing unit 566. Further, the withdrawal transport unit 562 transports reject coins and the like branched from the deposit transport unit 554 by the branching unit 558 to the coin dispensing unit 566.

  Further, the coin processing device 550 of the money changer 500 shown in FIG. 10 is provided with a drawer unit (not shown) that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 551 to such a drawer unit. The above-described coin receiving unit 552, depositing and conveying unit 554, each storing and feeding unit 560, a dispensing and conveying unit 562, a coin dispensing unit 566, and the like are provided. Further, a detection sensor 569 (see FIG. 15) is provided at the rear end of the housing area in which the drawer unit is accommodated inside the housing 551, and the detection sensor 569 detects the rear end of the drawer unit. A detected plate (not shown) is attached. When the drawer unit is housed in the housing 551, the detection sensor 569 detects the detected plate, and the coin control unit 550a (to be described later) houses the drawer unit in the housing 551. Determined. On the other hand, the detection plate is not detected by the detection sensor 569 when the drawer unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing 551 to the front side. Accordingly, it is determined that the drawer unit is not accommodated in the housing 551 in the coin control unit 550a described later. Further, the drawer unit is provided with a lock mechanism 570 (see FIG. 15) for locking the drawer unit inside the housing 551. Such a lock mechanism 570 has substantially the same configuration as the lock mechanism 50 provided in the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the packaging coin storage device 580 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 14, the wrapping coin storage device 580 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 581 having an open front side surface, and can be accommodated in the housing 581. A storage drawer 582 that can be pulled out from the front side 581 is provided. The storage drawer 582 stores, for example, two rows of wrapping coins of each denomination (in FIG. 14, in the storage drawer 582). The wrapping coins of each denomination stored are shown with diagonal lines). Here, the storage drawer 582 is formed with a plurality of storage portions (pockets) for storing the wrapping coins one by one, and the denominations of the wrapping coins stored in the storage portions are preset. Specifically, eight 100-yen wrapping coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference sign A in FIG. 14, and one 500-yen wrapping coin is stored in the area indicated by reference sign B. In the area indicated by reference character C, one 50 yen wrapping coin can be stored. In addition, six 10-yen wrapping coins can be accommodated in the area indicated by reference symbol D in FIG. 14, and four 1-yen wrapping coins can be accommodated in the area indicated by reference symbol E. In the area indicated by the reference symbol F, one 5-yen wrapping coin can be stored.

  A detection sensor 587 (see FIG. 15) is provided at the rear end of the storage area in the housing 581 in which the storage drawer 582 is stored, and the detection sensor 587 is provided at the rear end of the storage drawer 582. A plate to be detected (not shown) to be detected by is attached. When the storage drawer 582 is stored inside the housing 581, the detection plate is detected by the detection sensor 587, whereby the storage drawer 582 is stored in the housing 581 in the packaging coin control unit 580 a described later. It is determined that On the other hand, when the storage drawer 582 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 581 to the front side, the detection plate is not detected by the detection sensor 587. Accordingly, it is determined that the storage drawer 582 is not accommodated in the housing 581 in the wrapping coin control unit 580a described later. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the storage drawer 582 is locked in the housing 581 when the storage drawer 582 is completely stored in the housing 581 inside the housing 581 of the packaging coin storage device 580. A lock mechanism 586 is provided. Here, when the lock mechanism 586 locks the storage drawer 582 inside the housing 581, the storage drawer 582 can no longer be pulled out from the housing 581, so that the wrapping coins can be taken out from the storage drawer 582. become unable.

  Further, in the vicinity of the front opening of the casing 581 of the packaging coin storage device 580, when the storage drawer 582 is pulled out from the casing 581 or returned to the inside of the casing 581, the storage drawer 582 Detection means 584 is provided for detecting the number of stored wrapping coins for each denomination. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14 and the like, the detection means 584 includes an optical sensor 584a for detecting the presence or absence of the central hole of the wrapping coin, an optical sensor 584b for detecting the diameter of the wrapping coin, and the housing 581. A rotary encoder 584c for detecting the amount of drawer of the storage drawer 582. Here, each optical sensor 584a has a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the optical axis extending in the width direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 14) of the packaging coin storage device 580. It is sent to the light receiving element. When the storage drawer 582 is pulled out from the housing 581 or returned to the inside of the housing 581, the presence or absence of the central hole of the wrapping coin stored in each storage portion of the storage drawer 582 is light. It is detected by the sensor 584a. Each optical sensor 584b also includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and light emitted from the light emitting element is transmitted to the light receiving element through an optical axis extending in a vertical direction (a direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 14). It is supposed to be. When the storage drawer 582 is pulled out from the housing 581 or returned to the inside of the housing 581, the diameter of the wrapping coins stored in the storage portions of the storage drawer 582 is light. It is detected by the sensor 584b. As described above, in the storage drawer 582, since the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in each storage section is set in advance, the presence or absence of the center hole of the wrapping coin detected by the optical sensor 584a and the optical sensor 584b, Based on the size of the diameter and the amount of drawer of the storage drawer 582 from the housing 581 detected by the rotary encoder 584c, the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 582 for each denomination, and each wrapping coin is stored. Whether or not it is correctly stored in a predetermined position in the drawer 582 is detected.

  Note that the packaging coin storage device 580 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described configuration. In the wrapping coin storage device 580 having another configuration, as the detecting means 584 for detecting the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 582 for each denomination, the presence / absence of wrapping coins stored in the storage portion of the storage drawer 582 and A system in which sensors for detecting the denomination (material) are arranged in all the storage units may be used.

  Next, the configuration of the POS register 590 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 15, the POS register 590 includes a POS control unit 591, a display unit 593 such as a monitor and an operation unit 594 such as operation keys connected to the POS control unit 591. The operation unit 594 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 591. The display unit 593 displays information such as the banknote and coin processing status in the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550, and the banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550. It is like that. The POS register 590 is provided with an additional display unit 593a that can be visually recognized by the customer. In addition to displaying various information on the display unit 593, or in addition to the display on the display unit 593, an additional display unit The display may be performed at 593a. The POS register 590 is provided with a card reader 596 and a printing unit 597 (see FIG. 15, not shown in FIG. 10). The card reader 596 obtains information related to the operator's ID, authority, and the like by reading an ID card carried by an operator such as a store clerk. Further, the printing unit 597 is constituted by a printer, for example, and prints information such as the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing device 510 and the coin processing device 550 in addition to the sales receipt and the total receipt. It has become.

  Next, the configuration of the control system in such a money change machine 500 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the coin processing device 550 includes an upper control unit 502 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a coin control unit 550a, and these upper control unit 502 and coin control unit 550a are mutually connected. It is connected. Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 510 has banknote control parts 510a, such as CPU, and this banknote control part 510a is connected to the high-order control part 502 of the coin processing apparatus 550. The wrapping coin storage device 580 includes a wrapping coin control unit 580a such as a CPU, and the wrapping coin control unit 580a is connected to the host control unit 502 of the coin processing device 550. Further, a POS control unit 591 such as a CPU provided in the POS register 590 is also connected to the host control unit 502 of the coin processing device 550. Although not shown, the POS control unit 591 of the POS register 590 is communicably connected to a host terminal such as a store server.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the upper control unit 502 of the coin processing device 550 includes a communication unit 503 for communicating with each of the banknote processing device 510, the packaging coin storage device 580, and the POS register 590, an operation display unit 504, Storage units 506 are connected to each other. The higher-level control unit 502 transmits and receives signals to and from the banknote control unit 510a of the banknote processing device 510, the packaging coin control unit 580a of the packaging coin storage device 580, and the POS control unit 591 of the POS register 590 by the communication unit 503. It is like that. The operation display unit 504 includes a touch panel provided on the upper surface of the housing 551 of the coin processing device 550, and includes an operation screen for operation by the operator, a banknote processing device 510, the coin processing device 550, and packaging coin storage. Information related to the amount of money stored in each device 580 is displayed on the operation display unit 504. In such an operation display unit 504, the operator can input various commands to the upper control unit 502 by touching an operation button on the operation screen. The storage unit 506 stores various information such as information on the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing device 510, the coin processing device 550, and the packaged coin storage device 580, and the processing history of money in the money changer 500. Information is stored. Further, the storage unit 506 stores a program that can be executed by the host control unit 502. Such a storage unit 506 can be configured by a memory such as a ROM or a RAM, a flash memory, a hard disk, a disk-shaped storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or other known storage medium. Then, the upper control unit 502 causes the constituent members of the banknote processing device 510, the coin processing device 550, and the wrapping coin storage device 580 to execute processing in accordance with a program recorded in the storage unit 506. .

  In addition, abnormality information output means 508 is connected to the upper control unit 502. The abnormality information output means 508 is used when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 in the half-locked state, the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550, or the storage drawer 582 of the wrapping coin storage device 580 is pulled out from the casings 512, 551, 581. Information related to an abnormality is output. Details of the function of the abnormality information output means 508 will be described later.

  Further, the banknote control unit 510a of the banknote processing apparatus 510 includes a communication unit 540, a banknote feeding mechanism 521, a transport unit 530, an identification unit 532, banknote feeding mechanisms 535, 537, and 539, a cassette mounting unit 526, a lock mechanism 529, and a detection. A sensor 531 and the like are connected, and banknote identification information by the identification unit 532 and detection information by the detection sensor 531 are sent to the banknote control unit 510a, and the banknote control unit 510a sends a command signal to each component of the banknote processing device 510. These components are controlled by sending Moreover, the banknote control part 510a transmits / receives a signal with respect to the high-order control part 502 of the coin processing apparatus 550 by the communication part 540. FIG.

  Further, the coin control unit 550a of the coin processing device 550 includes a coin feeding mechanism 553, a depositing and conveying unit 554, an identification unit 556, a branching unit 558, each storing and feeding unit 560, a dispensing and conveying unit 562, a detection sensor 569, and a lock mechanism. 570 and the like are connected, and coin identification information by the identification unit 556 and detection information by the detection sensor 569 are sent to the coin control unit 550a, and the coin control unit 550a sends a command signal to each component of the coin processing device 550. These components are controlled by sending them.

  In addition, a communication unit 589, a detection unit 584, a lock mechanism 586, a detection sensor 587, a storage unit 588, and the like are connected to the packaging coin control unit 580a of the packaging coin storage device 580. Information and information detected by the detection sensor 587 are sent to the wrapping coin control unit 580a, and the wrapping coin control unit 580a controls the lock mechanism 586 by sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 586. In addition, the wrapping coin control unit 580a transmits and receives signals to and from the upper control unit 502 of the coin processing device 550 through the communication unit 589. Further, information on the amount of the wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 582 of the wrapping coin storage device 580 is stored in the storage unit 588.

  In addition, a display unit 593, an operation unit 594, a storage unit 595, a communication unit 592, a card reader 596, a printing unit 597, and the like are connected to the POS control unit 591 of the POS register 590 so that they can communicate with each other. A command input to the operation unit 594 is sent from the operation unit 594 to the POS control unit 591, or information related to an ID card of an operator such as a store clerk read by the card reader 596 is sent to the POS control unit 591. It is supposed to be. The POS control unit 591 displays various information on the display unit 593 by sending a command to the display unit 593. Note that the POS control unit 591 may display an additional display unit 593a instead of displaying various information on the display unit 593 or in addition to the display on the display unit 593. Further, the POS control unit 591 is configured to print various information on a receipt or the like by sending a command to the printing unit 597. In addition, the POS control unit 591 of the POS register 590 transmits and receives signals to and from a host control unit 502 of the coin processing device 550 and a host terminal (not shown) such as a store server through the communication unit 592. Yes. In addition, the storage unit 595 stores the processing status of coins and banknotes in the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550 transmitted from the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550, and the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550. Various information such as the amount of coins and banknotes stored in the wrapping coin storage device 580 and the amount of wrapping coins is stored.

  Next, operation | movement of the money change machine 500 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated below. In addition, operation | movement of the money change machine 500 as shown below is performed when each control part 502, 510a, 550a, 580a controls each structural member of the money change machine 500. FIG.

  While the banknote processing device 510 and the coin processing device 550 are performing processing such as banknote and coin deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and scrutiny processing, banknotes and coins are jammed in the transport unit 530, the deposit transport unit 554, and the like. When an abnormality (error) occurs, the processing of banknotes and coins in the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550 is interrupted, and the operation canceling operation method is sequentially displayed on the operation display unit 504 corresponding to each process. Is done. In addition, when an abnormality such as a banknote or a coin clogging occurs inside the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 or the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550, the lock mechanism 529 locks the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510. And a command to unlock the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 by the lock mechanism 570 is transmitted from the POS register 590 to the money changer 500. When a command to unlock the drawer unit 513 of the banknote handling apparatus 510 by the lock mechanism 529 or the lock of the drawer unit of the coin handling apparatus 550 by the lock mechanism 570 is given to the upper control unit 502, the withdrawal of the banknote handling apparatus 510 is performed. The lock of the unit 513 and the lock of the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 are released. As a result, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 513 of the banknote handling apparatus 510 from the casing 512 to the near side, and can pull out the drawer unit of the coin handling apparatus 550 from the casing 551 to the near side. .

  Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 from the casing 512 or pulls out the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550 from the casing 551 to the near side, a detection sensor in the banknote processing apparatus 510 is detected. The drawer unit 513 is not detected by 531, or the drawer unit is not detected by the detection sensor 569 in the coin processing device 550. Then, banknotes and coins that cause clogging are removed from the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550 by the operator, and after the abnormality is resolved, the operator pulls out the banknote processing apparatus 510. The unit 513 is returned to the inside of the housing 512, or the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 is returned to the inside of the housing 551. Here, when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote handling apparatus 510 is accommodated in the housing 512, the drawer unit 513 is detected by the detection sensor 531. Further, when the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 is accommodated inside the housing 551, the drawer unit is detected by the detection sensor 569. Thereafter, a reset operation is performed in the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550, and the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550 are returned to the standby state or the original processing is continued. In this way, a series of operations related to the abnormality canceling operation in the present embodiment is completed.

  It should be noted that when the operator returns the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 to the inside of the housing 512 or returns the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 to the inside of the housing 551, the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 is used. And a half-lock state in which the lock mechanisms 529 and 570 lock the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 incompletely due to a weak force for pushing the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 or the like. It may become. Even in the half-locked state, the detection sensor 531 detects the withdrawal unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510, and the detection sensor 569 detects the withdrawal unit of the coin processing apparatus 550. It is determined that the drawer unit 513 of the processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 are accommodated in the housings 512 and 551. However, even in the half-locked state, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 from the housings 512 and 551 to the near side.

  Here, when the operator returns the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 to the inside of the housing 512 or returns the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 to the inside of the housing 551, the lock mechanisms 529 and 570 If the drawer unit 513 of the processing device 510 or the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 is in a half-locked state, the operator moves away from the money changer 500 and then another third party. By pulling out the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550 from the casings 512 and 551, banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coin processing apparatus 550 are transferred by this third party. There is a risk of being taken away. For this reason, when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550 in the half-locked state are pulled out from the housings 512 and 551, it is necessary to notify this.

  In this regard, in the money changer 500 according to the present embodiment, a command to release the lock of the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 by the lock mechanism 529 and the lock of the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 by the lock mechanism 570 is a POS register. 590 is not transmitted to the money changer 500 and the command is not received by the host control unit 502. Based on the detection results of the detection sensors 531, 569, the withdrawal unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the coin processing device 550 When it is determined that the drawer unit is pulled out from the housings 512 and 551 from the housed state in which the drawer units are housed in the housings 512 and 551, the abnormality information output unit 508 provides information related to the abnormality (specifically, Is the withdrawal unit 51 of the banknote handling apparatus 510 in a half-locked state. Drawer units and coin handling apparatus 550 is adapted to information that has been pulled out from the housing 512,551) is output. Moreover, the information regarding the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means 508 is displayed on the operation display unit 504, and the banknote processing apparatus in a half-locked state by the display by the operation display unit 504. Information that the drawer unit 513 of 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 have been pulled out of the casings 512 and 551 are notified. Accordingly, when the operator returns the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 to the inside of the casing 512 or returns the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550 to the inside of the casing 551, the withdrawal of the banknote processing apparatus 510 is performed. Half-lock in which the lock mechanism 529, 570 locks the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 or the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 incompletely due to a weak force for pushing the drawer unit of the unit 513 or the coin processing device 550, etc. Even when the state is in a state, when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 or the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the casings 512 and 551, this information is displayed on the operation display unit 504. Can be notified by.

  Further, in the money changer 500 according to the present embodiment, information relating to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means 508 (specifically, the withdrawal unit 513 or the coin processing of the banknote processing device 510 in the half-locked state). The information that the drawer unit of the device 550 is pulled out from the casings 512 and 551) may be transmitted from the upper control unit 502 to the POS register 590 as the management device by the communication unit 503. In this case, in the POS register 590, it is possible to grasp information that the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 that are in the half-locked state are pulled out from the casings 512 and 551. become able to. Moreover, when the information regarding abnormality is output by the abnormality information output means 508, the banknote processing apparatus 510 or the coin processing apparatus 550 may not be able to process banknotes or coins. Further, when information relating to an abnormality is output by the abnormality information output means 508 while the banknote processing apparatus 510 or the coin processing apparatus 550 is processing a banknote or a coin, the banknote processing apparatus 510 or the coin processing apparatus 550 is output. The processing of banknotes and coins may be stopped. According to these technical matters, when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing apparatus 550 that are in a half-locked state are pulled out from the casings 512 and 551, the banknote processing apparatus 510 and the coins It is possible to prevent the banknotes and coins from being excessively processed in the processing device 550. In addition, when processing of banknotes and coins in the banknote processing device 510 and the coin processing device 550 is stopped, information related to processing of the stopped banknotes and coins is transmitted from the upper control unit 502 to the POS register 590 by the communication unit 503. It may come to be.

  According to the money change machine 500 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the lock mechanism 529 unlocks the drawer unit 513 of the banknote handling apparatus 510 and the lock mechanism 570 unlocks the drawer unit of the coin handling apparatus 550. In the state where the command to perform is not given from the POS register 590 to the money changer 500, the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 are based on the detection results by the detection sensors 531 and 569. , The abnormality information output means 508 outputs information related to the abnormality when it is determined that the drawer state is pulled out from the housings 512 and 551 from the housed state housed in the 551. According to such a technical matter, the half-lock state detection for detecting the half-lock state in which the lock mechanisms 529 and 570 incompletely lock the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 are detected. Even if a portion is not provided, when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 that are in a half-locked state are pulled out from the casings 512 and 551, information related to the abnormality can be output. Therefore, the structure of the money change machine 500 (specifically, the banknote processing device 510 or the coin processing device 550) can be simplified.

  Moreover, the money change machine 500 by this Embodiment is not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  In the above-described aspect, the example in which the abnormality information output unit 508 that outputs information related to abnormality is connected to the upper control unit 502 of the money changer 500 has been described, but the money changer 500 according to the present embodiment is like this. The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. As another example, the POS register 590 may be provided with abnormality information output means for outputting information related to abnormality. In this case, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is displayed on the display unit 593 of the POS register 590 or transmitted from the POS register 590 to the upper control unit 502 of the money changer 500. Is displayed on the operation display unit 504 of the money changer 500. As yet another example, an abnormality information output unit that outputs information related to an abnormality may be provided in a device other than the money changer 500 or the POS register 590. In this case, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is displayed on a monitor or the like of a device other than the money changer 500 or the POS register 590, or the upper control unit 502 of the money changer 500 from the device. To be displayed on the operation display unit 504 of the money changer 500.

  Also, in the packaging coin storage device 580 of the money changer 500, a command for releasing the lock of the storage drawer 582 by the lock mechanism 586 is not transmitted from the POS register 590 to the money changer 500, and the upper control unit 502 When it is determined that the storage drawer 582 has been pulled out from the housing 581 from the housing state housed in the housing 581 based on the detection result of the detection sensor 587 in a state of not being received, abnormality information Information relating to the abnormality (specifically, information that the storage drawer 582 in the half-locked state has been pulled out from the housing 581) may be output by the output unit 508. In this case, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit 508 is displayed on the operation display unit 504, and the display by the operation display unit 504 is in a half-locked state. Information that the storage drawer 582 of the wrapping coin storage device 580 has been pulled out from the housing 581 is notified. Accordingly, when the operator returns the storage drawer 582 of the wrapping coin storage device 580 to the inside of the housing 581, the lock mechanism 586 causes the storage drawer 582 to be incomplete due to a weak force for pushing the storage drawer 582. Even when the half-locked state is locked, the operation display unit 504 can notify this information when the half-locked storage drawer 582 is pulled out of the housing 581. Become. In this case, the storage drawer 582 that is in the half-locked state is not provided with a half-lock state detection unit that detects a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism 586 has locked the storage drawer 582 incompletely. Since the information related to the abnormality can be output when it is pulled out from 581, the structure of the wrapping coin storage device 580 can be simplified.

  In the present embodiment, the money changer 500 may not be connected to the POS register 590 so as to be communicable, and the money changer 500 may be used alone. In this case, the operator displays a command to unlock the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 by the lock mechanism 529 or the lock of the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 by the lock mechanism 570 by the operation display unit 504. , The lock of the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 by the lock mechanism 529 and the lock of the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 by the lock mechanism 570 are released. Here, in the monetary change machine 500 used alone, the lock mechanism 529 does not accept a command to unlock the drawer unit 513 of the banknote handling apparatus 510 or the lock mechanism 570 to unlock the drawer unit 550. Thus, based on the detection results of the detection sensors 531, 569, the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 are pulled out from the housings 512, 551 from the housing state in which the housings 512, 551 are housed. When it is determined that the drawn state has been reached, the abnormality information output means 508 outputs information relating to the abnormality. Thus, even when the money changer 500 is used alone, the lock mechanism 529, 570 is in a half-lock state in which the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 and the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 are locked incompletely. Even if a half-lock state detection unit for detection is not provided, information related to abnormality when the drawer unit 513 of the banknote processing device 510 or the drawer unit of the coin processing device 550 that is in the half-locked state is pulled out from the casings 512 and 551. Therefore, the structure of the money change machine 500 (specifically, the banknote processing device 510 or the coin processing device 550) can be simplified.

  In addition, the principle of the present invention can be applied to a valuable medium processing apparatus as a teller machine provided at a checkout office in a backyard area where a customer in a store of a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket cannot enter. It has become. A valuable medium processing apparatus to which the principle of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a valuable medium processing apparatus to which the principle of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 17 is a diagram of a paper sheet processing mechanism and a coin processing mechanism in the valuable medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram when an internal structure is seen from the side. FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system in the valuable medium processing apparatus shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the valuable medium processing device 710 according to the present embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 712, and a paper sheet such as a bill or a gift certificate is contained in the casing 712. A paper sheet processing mechanism 720 for processing the coins and a coin processing mechanism 750 for processing the coins are provided. Also, as shown in FIG. 16 and the like, the front opening of the sheet input unit 722, the reject unit 730, and the stacker unit 732 (described later) is opened and closed in order from the upper side on the right side when the valuable medium processing device 710 is viewed from the front. Shutters 733 are provided for the purpose. In addition, a coin input unit 752 is disposed on the left side of the valuable medium processing device 710 when viewed from the front. In addition, an operation display unit 782 made of, for example, a touch panel is disposed on the upper portion of the valuable medium processing device 710. Further, a lower door 714 is provided at the lower front of the valuable medium processing device 710, and by opening the lower door 714, paper sheet collection cassettes 738 and 740 (described later) housed in the housing 712, Coin collection cassettes 768 and 770 (described later) can be pulled out of the housing 712.

  Next, details of the configuration of the paper sheet processing mechanism 720 and the coin processing mechanism 750 in the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that, in FIG. 17, in order to display the configuration of the paper sheet processing mechanism 720 and the configuration of the coin processing mechanism 750 on one drawing, both processing mechanisms are schematically shown so as to be positioned in the front and back. . As shown in FIG. 17, in the paper sheet processing mechanism 720, a paper sheet feeding unit 722 is provided with a paper sheet feeding unit 723, and banknotes that are fed into the paper sheet feeding unit 722 in a stacked state. Paper sheets such as gift certificates and the like are fed one by one into the housing 712 of the valuable medium processing device 710 by the paper sheet feeding unit 723. Also, a paper sheet transport unit 724 is connected to the paper sheet input unit 722, and paper sheets such as banknotes and gift certificates delivered from the paper sheet input unit 722 by the paper sheet supply unit 723 are paper. The leaves are transported one by one by the leaf transport unit 724. In addition, a paper sheet identification unit 726 is provided in the paper sheet conveyance unit 724, and paper sheets such as banknotes and gift certificates conveyed by the paper sheet conveyance unit 724 are input by the paper sheet identification unit 726. The type and denomination are identified. More specifically, the paper sheet identification unit 726 is provided with an image sensor 727 as an imaging unit. The image sensor 727 captures the surface of a paper sheet such as a banknote or a gift certificate, and acquires the image data. It has come to be. Also, the paper sheet identification unit 726 is based on the image data of the banknotes and gift certificates acquired by the image sensor 727, and the banknote serial number and the ticket number of the gift certificate (hereinafter these are collectively referred to as the identification number of the valuable medium). Also called).

  Further, an eraser 728 is provided on the downstream side of the paper sheet identification unit 726 in the paper sheet transport unit 724. The eraser 728 is composed of, for example, an ink jet printer. When the paper sheet identified by the paper sheet identifier 726 is a gift certificate, the eraser 728 is applied to the surface of such a gift certificate. As a result, predetermined contents such as “Done” are printed. As a result, the predetermined contents are printed on the gift certificate that has been inserted into the casing 712 of the valuable medium processing device 710 and identified by the paper sheet identification unit 726, so that the operator can It becomes possible to visually recognize that the gift certificate has been processed by the paper sheet processing mechanism 720. The contents and position printed on the gift certificate by the eraser 728 can be arbitrarily set. Further, according to the type of gift certificate, it is possible to set whether or not to perform printing by the eraser 728.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, a reject unit 730 is connected to the paper sheet transport unit 724, and among the paper sheets identified by the paper sheet identifying unit 726, it is identified as not a normal banknote. Bills and gift certificates that are not of a predetermined type set in advance are sent as reject tickets from the paper sheet transport unit 724 to the reject unit 730 and accumulated in the reject unit 730. The reject unit 730 can be accessed by the operator from the outside of the housing 712 of the valuable medium processing apparatus 710, and the reject ticket accumulated in the reject unit 730 can be taken out of the housing 712 by the operator. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a stacker unit 732 is connected to the paper sheet transport unit 724, and up to about 100 sheets of paper fed from the paper sheet transport unit 724 are connected to the stacker unit 732. Kinds are being accumulated. The stacker unit 732 can be accessed from the outside via the shutter 733, and paper sheets can be taken out from the outside when the shutter 733 is opened. Of course, the installation of the shutter 733 may be omitted. In that case, the stacker unit 731 can always be accessed from the outside (paper sheets can be taken out), similarly to the reject unit 730.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and a second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 are connected to the paper sheet transport unit 724, respectively. Among the paper sheets identified by 726, a predetermined type of paper sheets set in advance is transferred from the paper sheet transport unit 724 to the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736. Are temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736. A first paper sheet collection cassette 738 is provided below the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734, and a second paper sheet is stored below the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736. A leaf collection cassette 740 is provided. Then, after the paper sheets are temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736, the control unit 780 (described later) of the valuable medium processing device 710 is used. When a payment confirmation command is given by the operation display unit 782 (described later), the bottom surfaces of the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 are opened, and the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 is opened. The paper sheets temporarily held in the paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 are stored in the first paper sheet collection cassette 738 and the second paper sheet collection cassette 740. It is designed to be stored. The first paper sheet collection cassette 738 and the second paper sheet collection cassette 740 are removable from the casing 712 of the valuable medium processing device 710, and the first paper sheet collection cassette 738 and By removing the second paper sheet collection cassette 740 from the housing 712, the paper sheets stored in the first paper sheet collection cassette 738 and the second paper sheet collection cassette 740 can be taken out. It can be done.

  In addition, after the paper sheets are temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736, the control unit 780 (described later) of the valuable medium processing device 710 is used. When the return instruction is given by the operation display unit 782 (described later), the paper sheets temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 are valuable media. It is returned to the outside of the housing 712 of the processing device 710. Here, the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 are valuable independently of the first paper sheet recovery cassette 738 and the second paper sheet recovery cassette 740. The medium processing device 710 can be pulled out from the housing 712 to the near side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, a temporary storage unit door 716 is provided at the upper right portion of the lower door 714 on the front surface of the valuable medium processing device 710, and the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 is provided. When the banknotes to be collected are collected, the banknotes in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 can be taken out by opening the temporary storage unit door 716. On the other hand, when collecting the banknotes stored in the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 736, the temporary storage unit door 716 is opened, and the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 734 and the second paper sheet are stored. By pulling the temporary storage portion 736 from the housing 712 to the front side, the stored banknote can be taken out from the upper surface of the second paper sheet temporary storage portion 736.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing mechanism 750 will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the coin processing mechanism 750 is provided with a coin insertion unit 752 made of, for example, a hopper or the like, and a coin transport unit 754 is connected to the coin insertion unit 752. Here, the coins inserted into the coin insertion unit 752 are conveyed one by one in a single row by the coin conveyance unit 754. In addition, the coin transporting unit 754 is provided with a coin identifying unit 756, and the coin transported by the coin transporting unit 754 is identified by the coin identifying unit 756 regarding its authenticity, denomination, and the like. . Further, a coin reject port and two branch ports are respectively provided on the transport surface of the coin transport unit 754 on the downstream side in the coin transport direction from the coin identifying unit 756, and these coin reject port and each branch port are provided. Each is provided with a sorting member with a solenoid (not shown). And the coin conveyed by the coin conveyance part 754 is selectively put into a coin rejection port and each branch port by each sort member with a solenoid, and is branched from the coin conveyance part 754.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a coin reject unit 760 is provided below a coin reject port in the coin transport unit 754 via a coin reject chute 758. Here, among the coins identified by the coin identifying unit 756, a reject coin that is not a normal coin is branched from the coin transport unit 754 by the coin reject port and sent to the coin reject chute 758. It is guided to the reject unit 760. Such a coin reject unit 760 can be taken out of the casing 712 of the valuable medium processing device 710, and the operator takes out the coin reject unit 760 outside the casing 712, and then the coin reject unit. The reject coin is taken out from 760.

  In addition, below each of the two branch ports provided in the coin transport unit 754, the first coin temporary holding unit 762 and the second coin are disposed via the first coin transport chute 761 and the second coin transport chute 763. A coin temporary holding unit 764 is provided, respectively, and a coin of a predetermined denomination is branched from the coin transport unit 754 by a branch port and sent to the first coin transport chute 761 and the second coin transport chute 763, The first coin temporary holding unit 762 and the second coin temporary holding unit 764 are temporarily held. Here, each of the first coin temporary storage unit 762 and the second coin temporary storage unit 764 has a frame body that opens upward and downward, and a bottom plate that selectively closes the lower opening of the frame body. In the state where the bottom plate closes the lower opening of the frame, coins are temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 762 and the second coin temporary holding unit 764.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, below the first coin temporary storage unit 762 and the second coin temporary storage unit 764, a coin return box 766, a first coin recovery cassette 768 and a second coin recovery cassette are provided. 770 are provided, and the coins temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 762 and the second coin temporary holding unit 764 are the coin return box 766, the first coin collecting cassette 768, and It is sent to any one of the second coin collecting cassettes 770. Here, the coins temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 762 are sent to the first coin collecting cassette 768, and the second coin collecting cassette 770 receives the second coin. The coin temporarily held in the coin temporary holding unit 764 is sent. The coin return box 766 is divided into two areas. And after a coin is temporarily hold | maintained at the 1st coin temporary storage part 762 or the 2nd coin temporary storage part 764, operation display part 782 (with respect to the control part 780 (after-mentioned) of the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 is shown. When a payment confirmation command is given by a later-described), the frames of the first coin temporary storage unit 762 and the second coin temporary storage unit 764 move in the horizontal direction, and the coins in the frame are respectively first. Are stored in the coin recovery cassette 768 and the second coin recovery cassette 770. These first coin recovery cassette 768 and second coin recovery cassette 770 can be detached from the casing 712 of the valuable medium processing device 710, and the first coin recovery cassette 768 and the second coin recovery cassette. By removing 770 from the housing 712, the coins stored in the first coin recovery cassette 768 and the second coin recovery cassette 770 can be taken out.

  In addition, after the coins are temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 762 or the second coin temporary holding unit 764, an operation display unit 782 (to the control unit 780 (described later) of the valuable medium processing device 710 is displayed. When a return command is given by (to be described later), the bottom plates of the first coin temporary storage unit 762 and the second coin temporary storage unit 764 move in the horizontal direction, and the lower opening of the frame body is opened. A coin is stored in the coin return box 766. Here, as described above, the coin return box 766 is divided into two regions, and the coins sent from the first coin temporary storage unit 762 and the second coin temporary storage unit 764 are divided into two regions. It is housed in each area. The coin return box 766 can be pulled forward from the housing 712 of the valuable medium processing device 710. By pulling the coin return box 766 forward from the housing 712, the operator can return the coins from the coin return box 766. It can be taken out.

  In the present embodiment, the first paper sheet collection cassette 738, the second paper sheet collection cassette 740, the first coin collection cassette 768, and the second coin collection cassette 770 are each accommodated in the drawer unit 713. The cassettes 738, 740, 768, and 770 can be taken out from the drawer unit 713. The drawer unit 713 can be pulled out from the housing 712. In addition, a detection sensor 776 is provided at the rear end of the housing area in which the drawer unit 713 is accommodated inside the housing 712, and the detection sensor 776 detects the rear end of the drawer unit 713. A detection plate (not shown) is attached. When the drawer unit 713 is housed in the housing 712, the detection plate is detected by the detection sensor 776, whereby the drawer unit 713 is housed in the housing 712 in the control unit 780 described later. It is determined. On the other hand, when the drawer unit 713 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 712 to the near side, the detection plate is not detected by the detection sensor 776. Accordingly, it is determined that the drawer unit 713 is not accommodated in the housing 712 in the control unit 780 described later. The drawer unit 713 is provided with a lock mechanism 775 (see FIG. 18) for locking the drawer unit 713 inside the housing 712. Such a lock mechanism 775 has substantially the same configuration as the lock mechanism 50 provided in the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 of this embodiment is provided with a control unit 780 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls each component in the valuable medium processing apparatus 710. ing. More specifically, a paper sheet processing mechanism 720, a coin processing mechanism 750, a lock mechanism 775, a detection sensor 776, and the like are connected to the control unit 780, and a command signal is transmitted from the control unit 780 to each component. As a result, each of these components is controlled. Further, as described above, the operation display unit 782 made of, for example, a touch panel or the like is disposed on the upper portion of the valuable medium processing apparatus 710. This operation display unit 782 is also connected to the control unit 780. Thus, the operator gives various instructions to the control unit 780 by the operation display unit 782, or the display content on the operation display unit 782 is controlled by the control unit 780. Such an operation display section 782 displays, for example, operation guidance, transaction data at the time of deposit processing, or data such as the amount of money and gift certificates stored in the collection cassettes 738, 740, 768, and 770. It has become.

  In addition, a storage unit 784 is connected to the control unit 780, and the storage unit 784 stores transaction data at the time of deposit processing, and money and gift certificates stored in the collection cassettes 738, 740, 768, and 770. Data such as stocks are stored. Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 780 inputs a valuable medium such as a bill or a gift certificate that is inserted into the housing 712 by the paper sheet input unit 722 and identified by the paper sheet identification unit 726. The identification number of the valuable medium (specifically, the serial number of the banknote or the ticket number of the gift certificate) stored based on the image data of the valuable medium acquired by the image sensor 727 in the paper sheet identification unit 726 is stored. The information is stored in the unit 784. The storage unit 784 stores a program that can be executed by the control unit 780. Such a storage unit 784 can be composed of a memory such as ROM and RAM, a flash memory, a hard disk, a disk-shaped storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and other known storage media. Then, the control unit 780 causes each constituent member of the valuable medium processing device 710 to execute processing in accordance with the program recorded in the storage unit 784.

  The control unit 780 is provided with an authentication unit 786 for authenticating the management authority of the operator. The authentication unit 786 is arranged on the right side of the operation display unit 782 in the upper part of the valuable medium processing device 710, for example, and includes an IC card reader 783 (see FIG. 16) that reads an IC card carried by the operator. The IC card reader 783 reads the IC card carried by the operator, thereby determining whether the management authority of the operator is one of the management authority on the store side or the management authority on the police company side. . Further, a printer 788 is connected to the control unit 780, and this printer 788 allows transaction data at the time of deposit processing, and each collection cassette 738, 740, 768 at the time of closing processing and collection processing of the valuable medium processing device 710 to be performed. , 770 and the stacker unit 732 are printed with data such as the amount of money and gift certificates. In addition, a communication unit 790 is connected to the control unit 780 so that the control unit 780 of the valuable medium processing device 710 can transmit and receive signals to and from the external management device 792. It has become. Specifically, transaction data at the time of deposit processing of the valuable medium processing device 710 is transmitted to the management device 792 via the communication unit 790, and various setting information of the valuable medium processing device 710 is transmitted to the management device by the communication unit 790. 792 is received.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the control unit 780 includes an abnormality information output unit 781 that outputs information related to an abnormality. Here, the information relating to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit 781 is information that the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state has been pulled out from the housing 712. Details of the function of the abnormality information output unit 781 will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 having such a configuration will be described below. The operation of the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 as described below is performed by the control unit 780 controlling each component of the valuable medium processing apparatus 710.

  While the valuable medium processing device 710 is performing processing for depositing and dispensing paper sheets and coins, for example, an abnormality such as paper sheets or coins being jammed in the paper sheet processing mechanism 720 or coin processing mechanism 750 ( When an error occurs, the processing of the paper sheets and coins in the paper sheet processing mechanism 720 and the coin processing mechanism 750 is interrupted, and the abnormality display operation method corresponding to each step is sequentially displayed on the operation display unit 782. Is displayed. In addition, when an abnormality such as a paper jam or a coin jam occurs inside the drawer unit 713 (for example, each cassette 738, 740, 768, 770, etc.), the lock of the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775 is released. Is sent from the management device 792 to the valuable medium processing device 710. When a command to unlock the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775 is given to the control unit 780, the lock of the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775 is released. Thus, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 713 from the housing 712 to the near side.

  Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the drawer unit 713 from the housing 712 to the front side, the detection sensor 776 does not detect the detected plate of the drawer unit 713. Then, after the paper sheets and coins that cause clogging are removed from the drawer unit 713 by the operator and the abnormality is solved, when the operator pushes the drawer unit 713 into the housing 712, the drawer unit 713 is It is locked inside the housing 712. Further, when the drawer unit 713 is accommodated in the housing 712, the detection sensor 776 detects the detection plate of the drawer unit 713. When the drawer unit 713 is accommodated in the housing 712 by the operator in this way, the valuable medium processing device 710 performs a reset operation, and the valuable medium processing device 710 returns to the standby state or the original processing. Will continue. In this way, a series of operations related to the abnormality canceling operation in the present embodiment is completed.

  Note that when the operator returns the drawer unit 713 to the inside of the housing 712, the lock mechanism 775 is in a half-lock state in which the drawer unit 713 is locked incompletely due to a weak force for pushing the drawer unit 713. May end up. In the half-locked state, the detection unit 759 detects the detection plate provided at the rear end of the drawer unit 713, so that the controller 780 accommodates the drawer unit 713 in the housing 712. It is determined that However, the operator can pull out the drawer unit 713 from the housing 712 to the near side from such a half-locked state.

  Here, when the operator returns the drawer unit 713 to the inside of the housing 712, if the lock mechanism 775 is in a half-locked state in which the drawer unit 713 is locked incompletely, the operator will return to the valuable medium. When the drawer unit 713 is pulled out from the housing 712 by another third party after leaving the processing apparatus 710, each collection cassette 738, 740, 768, 770 may be taken away by the third party. For this reason, when the half-locked drawer unit 713 is pulled out from the housing 712, it is necessary to notify this.

  In this regard, in the valuable medium processing device 710 of the present embodiment, a command to unlock the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775 is not transmitted from the management device 792 to the valuable medium processing device 710, and the drawer unit by the lock mechanism 775 is used. A drawer that is pulled out from the housing 712 from the housed state in which the drawer unit 713 is housed in the housing 712 based on the detection result of the detection sensor 776 in a state where the control unit 780 has not received a command to release the lock of 713 When it is determined that the state has been reached, the abnormality information output unit 781 outputs information related to the abnormality (specifically, information that the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 712). It has become. Further, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means 781 is displayed on the operation display unit 782, and the drawer unit 713 in the half-lock state is displayed on the casing by the display by the operation display unit 782. Information that the information is extracted from 712 is notified. Thus, when the operator returns the drawer unit 713 to the inside of the housing 712, a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism 775 locks the drawer unit 713 incompletely due to a weak force to push the drawer unit 713 or the like. Even when the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 712, this information can be notified by the operation display unit 782.

  Further, in the valuable medium processing device 710 of the present embodiment, information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit 781 (specifically, information that the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 712). ) May be transmitted from the control unit 780 to the management device 792 by the communication unit 790. In this case, the management device 792 can grasp information that the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 712. In addition, when information relating to an abnormality is output by the abnormality information output unit 781, the valuable medium processing device 710 may not be able to process paper sheets or coins. Further, when information relating to an abnormality is output by the abnormality information output unit 781 while a paper sheet or coin is being processed in the valuable medium processing device 710, processing of the paper sheet or coin in the valuable medium processing device 710 is performed. May be stopped. According to these technical matters, when the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state is pulled out from the housing 712, the valuable medium processing device 710 is prevented from performing excessive processing of paper sheets and coins. Will be able to. When processing of paper sheets and coins in the valuable medium processing device 710 is stopped, information related to processing of the stopped paper sheets and coins is transmitted from the control unit 780 to the management device 792 by the communication unit 790. It may be like this.

  According to the valuable medium processing device 710 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the management device 792 does not give the valuable medium processing device 710 a command to unlock the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775. When it is determined that the drawer unit 713 is pulled out of the housing 712 from the housed state stored in the housing 712 based on the detection result of the detection sensor 776, the abnormality information output unit 781 The information concerning is output. According to such a technical matter, the drawer unit 713 in the half-locked state does not have to be provided with a half-lock state detection unit that detects a half-lock state in which the lock mechanism 775 locks the drawer unit 713 incompletely. When it is pulled out from the housing 712, information related to the abnormality can be output, so that the structure of the valuable medium processing device 710 can be simplified.

  Further, the valuable medium processing device 710 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described aspect, and various changes can be made.

  In the above-described aspect, the example in which the abnormality information output unit 781 for outputting information related to abnormality is provided in the control unit 780 of the valuable medium processing device 710 has been described. However, the valuable medium processing device 710 according to the present embodiment is It is not limited to such an aspect. As another example, the management apparatus 792 may be provided with abnormality information output means for outputting information relating to abnormality. In this case, information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is displayed on the monitor of the management device 792 or transmitted to the control unit 780 of the valuable medium processing device 710 from the management device 792. Or displayed on the operation display unit 782 of the medium processing device 710. As yet another example, abnormality information output means for outputting information relating to abnormality may be provided in devices other than the valuable medium processing device 710 and the management device 792. In this case, the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit is displayed on a monitor or the like of a device other than the valuable medium processing device 710 or the management device 792, or the control unit of the valuable medium processing device 710 from the device. By being transmitted to 780, it is displayed on the operation display unit 782 of the valuable medium processing device 710.

  Further, the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 according to the present embodiment may not be connected to the management apparatus 792 so as to be communicable, and the valuable medium processing apparatus 710 may be used alone. In this case, when the operator inputs a command to unlock the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775 to the control unit 780 by the operation display unit 782, the lock of the drawer unit 713 by the lock mechanism 775 is released. Here, in the valuable medium processing device 710 used alone, the drawer unit 713 is attached to the casing 712 based on the detection result of the detection sensor 776 in a state where the lock mechanism 775 has not received a command to unlock the drawer unit 713. When it is determined that the drawer is pulled out from the housing 712 from the housed state, the abnormality information output unit 781 outputs information related to the abnormality. As described above, even when the valuable medium processing device 710 is used alone, the half-lock state detection unit that detects the half-lock state in which the lock mechanism 775 locks the drawer unit 713 incompletely is not provided. When the drawer unit 713 in the locked state is pulled out from the housing 712, information related to the abnormality can be output, and thus the structure of the valuable medium processing device 710 can be simplified.

  In the above description, the principle of the present invention is provided in a money processing system installed in the office space of a financial institution such as a bank, or in a checkout office in a front area where customers in commercial facilities can enter. The example applied to the money change machine and the valuable medium processing device as a cashier provided at the checkout in the backyard area where customers in commercial facilities cannot enter, has been described, but the principle of the present invention is applied. The valuable medium processing apparatus and the valuable medium processing system to be used are not limited to such an example. Various other types of apparatuses can be used as the valuable medium processing apparatus to which the principle of the present invention is applied.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money processing system 2 Money processing apparatus 3 Management apparatus 10 Banknote processing apparatus 12 Housing | casing 12a Lower door 13 Drawer unit 13a Detected plate 14 Input part 16 Feeding part 18 Conveying part 20 Identification part 22 Front / back inversion part 24 Bulk banknote throwing part 24a Shutter 24b Shutter drive unit 26 Withdrawal rejection unit 30 Withdrawal temporary storage unit 30a Stage 30b Withdrawal banking unit 32 Bulk banknote storage unit 32a Stage 32b Withdrawal banking unit 40 Arrangement temporary storage unit 42 Banding unit 44 Arm mechanism 46 Banded banknote lifting Feeding part 46a Stage 48 Bundled banknote dispensing part 48a Shutter 48b Shutter drive part 50 Lock mechanism 51 Fixing member 52 Locking member 52a Shaft 52b Projecting part 52c Inclined surface 54 Motor 56 Link plate 58 Lock pin 59 Detection sensor 60 Banded banknote transport part 60a Protrusion 60b Circulation base G 62 Discriminating unit 70 Banded bill storage unit 70a Stage 110 Coin processing device 112 Case 120 Bulk coin processing unit 130 Packaging coin processing unit 300 Control unit 301 Abnormal information output means 302 Operation display unit 304 Printing unit 306 Storage unit 307 Program 308 Communication Interface unit 309 Recording medium reading unit 500 Money change machine 502 Upper control unit 503 Communication unit 504 Operation display unit 506 Storage unit 508 Abnormal information output means 510 Banknote processing device 510a Banknote control unit 512 Case 513 Drawer unit 520 Banknote receiving unit 520a Banknote Receiving port 521 Banknote feeding mechanism 522 Banknote dispensing part 522a Banknote outlet 524 Cash withdrawal part 526 Cassette mounting part 526a Door 528 Storage cassette 529 Locking mechanism 530 Transporting part 530a Circulation transporting part 530b Connection transporting part 31 Detection sensor 532 Identification unit 534, 536, 538 Bill storage unit 535, 537, 539 Bill feeding mechanism 540 Communication unit 550 Coin processing device 550a Coin control unit 551 Housing 552 Coin receiving unit 553 Coin feeding mechanism 554 Deposit transport unit 556 Identification Unit 558 branching unit 560 storing and feeding unit 562 dispensing and feeding unit 566 coin dispensing unit 569 detection sensor 570 lock mechanism 580 wrapping coin storage device 580a wrapping coin control unit 581 housing 582 storing drawer 584 detecting means 584a and 584b optical sensor 584c rotary encoder 586 Lock mechanism 587 Detection sensor 588 Storage unit 589 Communication unit 590 POS register 591 POS control unit 592 Communication unit 593 Display unit 593a Additional display unit 594 Operation unit 595 Storage unit 596 Card reader 597 Printing unit 710 Value medium processing device 712 Case 713 Drawer unit 714 Lower door 716 Temporary storage door 720 Paper sheet processing mechanism 722 Paper sheet feeding section 723 Paper sheet feeding section 724 Paper sheet transport section 726 Paper identification section 727 Image sensor 728 Erasing unit 730 Rejecting unit 732 Stacker unit 733 Shutter 734 First paper sheet temporary storage unit 736 Second paper sheet temporary storage unit 738 First paper sheet collection cassette 740 Second paper sheet Collection cassette 750 Coin processing mechanism 752 Coin insertion unit 754 Coin transport unit 756 Coin identification unit 758 Coin reject chute 759 Detection sensor 760 Coin reject unit 761 First coin transport chute 762 First coin temporary storage unit 763 Second coin transport Chute 764 Second coin temporary storage unit 766 Coin return box 768 First coin recovery Set 770 second coin collecting cassette 775 locking mechanism 776 detecting sensor 780 controller 781 abnormality information output means 782 the operation display unit 783 IC card reader 784 storage unit 786 The authentication unit 788 the printer 790 communication unit 792 managing device

Claims (12)

A valuable medium processing apparatus comprising: a drawer portion that can be pulled out from the housing; a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing; and a detecting unit that detects that the drawer portion is housed in the housing; ,
A management device that is communicably connected to the valuable medium processing device and manages the valuable medium processing device;
With
The drawer portion is housed in the housing based on the detection result of the detection means in a state where a command to unlock the drawer portion by the lock mechanism is not given from the management device to the valuable medium processing device. A valuable medium processing system provided with an abnormality information output means for outputting information relating to an abnormality when it is determined that the drawer is pulled out from the housing from the housed state.   The valuable medium processing system according to claim 1, wherein the drawer unit of the valuable medium processing device is provided with a valuable medium storage unit that stores a valuable medium.   3. The valuable medium processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit is information that the drawer portion in a half-locked state is pulled out from the housing.   4. The valuable medium processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit configured to notify information related to an abnormality output by the abnormality information output unit. 5.   5. The abnormality information output means is provided in the valuable medium processing apparatus, and information relating to an abnormality output by the abnormality information output means is sent from the valuable medium processing apparatus to the management apparatus. The valuable medium processing system according to any one of the above.   The valuable medium processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when abnormal information is output by the abnormality information output unit, processing of the valuable medium in the valuable medium processing apparatus is restricted.   The processing of the valuable medium in the valuable medium processing device is stopped when the information relating to the abnormality is output by the abnormality information output means while the processing of the valuable medium is being performed in the valuable medium processing device. Item 7. The valuable medium processing system according to any one of Items 1 to 6.   8. The valuable medium processing system according to claim 7, wherein information relating to processing of the valuable medium stopped in the valuable medium processing apparatus is sent from the valuable medium processing apparatus to the management apparatus. A drawer that can be pulled out of the housing;
A locking mechanism that locks the drawer in the housing;
Detection means for detecting that the drawer is housed in the housing;
The drawer is pulled out of the housing from the housed state in which the drawer is housed in the housing based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where the command to unlock the drawer by the lock mechanism is not received. An abnormality information output means for outputting information related to an abnormality when it is determined that the state is in a withdrawal state;
A valuable medium processing device. A valuable medium processing apparatus comprising: a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing; a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing; and a detecting unit that detects that the drawer portion is housed in the housing. A program that can be executed by a computer of the valuable medium processing system provided, and by executing the program, the computer controls the valuable medium processing device to execute the valuable medium processing method.
The valuable medium processing method comprises:
Detecting by the detection means that the drawer is housed in the housing;
The drawer is pulled out of the housing from the housed state in which the drawer is housed in the housing based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where the command to unlock the drawer by the lock mechanism is not received. A step of outputting information relating to the abnormality when it is determined that the state has been withdrawn,
A program with A valuable medium processing apparatus comprising: a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing; a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing; and a detecting unit that detects that the drawer portion is housed in the housing. A recording medium for storing a program that can be executed by a computer of the valuable medium processing system provided, wherein the computer controls the valuable medium processing apparatus by executing the program. In what you do,
The valuable medium processing method comprises:
Detecting by the detection means that the drawer is housed in the housing;
The drawer is pulled out of the housing from the housed state in which the drawer is housed in the housing based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where the command to unlock the drawer by the lock mechanism is not received. A step of outputting information relating to the abnormality when it is determined that the state has been withdrawn,
A recording medium comprising: According to a valuable medium processing apparatus having a drawer portion that can be pulled out from a housing, a lock mechanism that locks the drawer portion in the housing, and a detecting means for detecting that the drawer portion is housed in the housing. A valuable medium processing method comprising:
Detecting by the detection means that the drawer is housed in the housing;
The drawer is pulled out of the housing from the housed state in which the drawer is housed in the housing based on the detection result by the detection means in a state where the command to unlock the drawer by the lock mechanism is not received. A step of outputting information relating to the abnormality when it is determined that the state has been withdrawn,
A valuable medium processing method comprising:

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