CN105741409B - Medium transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a medium transaction device. The invention can reduce the operation in manufacturing. The cash automatic teller machine (1) makes the control signal provided by the paper money control part (23) of the upper part unit (21) stored in the main panel (3) for opening and closing the outer baffle (16) of the front opening and closing part (14) communicate through light between the optical communication parts (29) and (19). Therefore, the cash automatic teller machine (1) can omit the wiring component for transmitting the control signal between the main panel (3) and the front panel (4), thereby reducing the number of components and assembly operation compared with the prior art and realizing the low cost of the manufacturing cost.

Description

Medium transaction device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitably used in, for example, an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) that handles bills as media.

Background

Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, a method of putting cash such as paper money and coins in a user and discharging the cash to the user according to a transaction content with the user has been widely used. Cash automated teller machines are equipped with a plurality of modules inside a housing covering the outside. Examples of the module include a banknote deposit and withdrawal machine that handles banknotes, and a card processing unit that handles cash cards.

For example, the cash automated teller machine 301 shown in fig. 17(a) has a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 320 mounted inside the housing 2. The banknote deposit and withdrawal device 320 is composed of an upper unit 321 on the upper side and a lower unit 322 on the lower side. The upper unit 321 includes a deposit and withdrawal unit 24 that delivers and receives bills to and from a user. The deposit and withdrawal unit 24 includes: a container 31 for storing bills therein; an inner passage hole 32 for putting the bills into the container 31 or taking the bills out of the container 31; and an inner shutter 33 which opens or closes the inner passage hole 32.

On the other hand, the housing 2 is constituted by a main panel 3, a front panel 4 and the like, the main panel 3 covering the upper surface, the left and right side surfaces and the like of the housing 2, and the front panel 4 being disposed at an upper portion of the front side which the user faces when using. The front panel 4 is a portion that mainly receives operation instructions from a user, transfers bills, and the like, and has an outer passage hole 4BH formed in a portion corresponding to the inner passage hole 32, and a front opening/closing portion 314 provided in the vicinity of the outer passage hole 4 BH. The front opening/closing unit 314 is constituted by an outer shutter 16 that opens or closes the outer passage hole 4BH, an actuator 17 that drives the outer shutter 16, and a front control unit 18 that controls the actuator 17.

Further, the front panel 4 is attached to the main panel 3 via a rotation support portion 4S provided near the upper end. Therefore, when maintenance work or the like is performed, the front panel 4 is rotated about the rotation support portion 4S so that the lower portion is lifted upward and forward as shown in fig. 17(B), and is opened.

The outer shutter 16 is provided at the lower end of the front panel 4 so as to correspond to the inner passage hole 32 in the depositing and dispensing unit 24 of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 320. Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 301 needs to supply power from the power supply unit 9 provided in the main panel 3, a control signal from the main control unit 308, and the like to the actuator 17 and the front control unit 18 of the front opening/closing unit 314 using a predetermined wiring member. The wiring member is routed from the main panel 3 side to the front panel 4 side in the vicinity of the pivot support portion 4S, and then routed from the upper end to the lower end of the front panel 4 (see, for example, patent document 1).

[ Prior art documents ]

[ patent document ]

[ patent document 1 ] Japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2013-232248 (FIG. 2)

However, the cash automated teller machine 301 having such a configuration needs to be fixed by a predetermined fixing member or the like by wiring a relatively long wiring member from the inside of the main panel 3 to the inside or the back surface side of the front panel 4 at the time of assembly. Such work is difficult for the operator, and requires a long work time.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a medium transaction apparatus capable of reducing the work during manufacturing.

In order to solve such a problem, the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention includes: a front panel that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing; a medium processing unit which is housed inside the housing or is provided so as to be able to be pulled out of the housing, and processes a medium which is transacted with a user; a front shutter provided on the front panel and opening or closing a passage hole for passing a medium to or from the medium processing unit; a unit shutter provided in the medium processing unit and opening or closing an entrance through which the medium is transferred through the passage hole; a wireless communication unit provided in the front panel and the medium processing unit, respectively, for performing wireless communication; and a control unit provided in the medium processing unit, the control unit controlling the shutter to open or close, the control unit controlling the front shutter to open or close via the wireless communication unit.

Further, the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention includes: a front panel that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing; a medium processing unit which is housed inside the housing or is provided so as to be able to be pulled out of the housing, and processes a medium which is transacted with a user; a front shutter provided on the front panel and opening or closing a passage hole for passing the medium to or from the medium processing unit; a unit shutter provided in the medium processing unit and opening or closing an entrance through which the medium is transferred through the passage hole; a wireless communication unit which is provided in the front panel and the housing, respectively, and performs wireless communication; and a control unit provided in the housing and controlling opening or closing of the unit shutter, the control unit controlling opening or closing of the front shutter via the wireless communication unit.

Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a wiring member for transmitting a control signal from the control unit between the casing and the front panel, and the control signal generated by the control unit provided in the casing or the medium processing unit housed in the casing can be wirelessly transmitted to the front panel between the wireless communication units, so that the front barrier can be opened and closed.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, a media transaction apparatus that reduces work during manufacturing can be realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a cash automated teller machine according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the opening of the front panel and the drawing out of the upper unit.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the cash automated teller machine according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a block configuration of the cash automated teller machine according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a transaction start instruction processing of the main control unit according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the shutter opening process of the banknote control unit according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the shutter closing process procedure of the banknote control unit according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which communication is cut off due to the opening of the front panel.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which communication is cut off due to the pull-out of the upper unit.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a state table showing a relationship between a connection state of optical communication and storage detection of the upper unit, and an open/close state of the front panel and a storage state of the upper unit.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing the outer barrier forcible closing process step.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the cash automated teller machine according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a block configuration of the cash automated teller machine according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a shutter opening timing of embodiment 2.

Fig. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a shutter closing timing of embodiment 2.

Fig. 16 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a cash automated teller machine according to another embodiment.

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a conventional cash automated teller machine.

Description of the reference symbols

1. 101 a cash automated teller machine; 2, a shell; 3 a main panel; a 3H opening; 4a front panel; the 4BH outer hole; 4S rotating the supporting part; 5 a front lower panel; 6 a rear panel; 7 abutting the sheet; 8. 108 a main control unit; 9a power supply unit; 11 an operation display unit; 14. 114 a front opening/closing part; 16 outer baffles; 17 an actuator; 18. 118 front control section; 19. 29 an optical communication unit; 19A, 29A light emitting and receiving element; 20 a paper money input and output machine; 21. 121 an upper unit; 22 a lower unit; 23. 123 a paper money control part; 24 an input/output unit; 28 a housing detection section; 31 a receiver; 32 through the aperture; 33 an inner baffle; 34 an actuator; 151. 161 a wireless communication unit; 152 a power transmitting section; 162 power receiving portion.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as an embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1 ] embodiment 1 ]

[1-1. Structure of Cash automated Teller machine ]

As shown in fig. 1(a) and (B), the cash automated teller machine 1 is configured with a box-shaped housing 2 as a center, and is installed in, for example, a financial institution or the like, and performs cash-related transactions such as a deposit process and a withdrawal process with a user (i.e., a customer of the financial institution).

Hereinafter, the cash automated teller machine 1 will be described with the side facing the customer defined as the front side, the opposite side defined as the rear side, the left and right sides viewed from the customer facing the front side defined as the left and right sides, and the upper and lower sides defined as follows.

The housing 2 is composed of a main panel 3 covering the upper, lower, left, and right side surfaces, a front panel 4 covering the upper half of the front side, a lower front panel 5 covering the lower half of the front side, and a rear panel 6 covering the rear side. The main panel 3 is a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and an opening 3H having a large opening is formed in an upper half portion of a front side thereof.

The front lower panel 5 and the rear panel 6 are fixed to the main panel 3 by hinges (not shown) disposed at either left or right end portions, and the front lower side and the rear side of the main panel 3 can be opened and closed by the hinges being turned.

The front panel 4 closes the opening 3H, and serves as a portion where a customer can easily insert bills, operate a touch panel, and the like in a facing state. The front panel 4 is attached to the main panel 3 via a pivot support 4S in the vicinity of the upper end of the rear surface thereof. The pivot support portion 4S is formed as a so-called hinge, and its pivot axis is oriented in the left-right direction.

Therefore, for example, when manufacturing and maintenance work is performed, the lower end of the front panel 4 is lifted up forward and away from the main panel 3 by being turned as shown in fig. 2, and the opening 3H of the main panel 3 is exposed to the outside. Hereinafter, a state in which the opening 3H of the main panel 3 is opened (fig. 2) is referred to as an opened state, and a state in which the opening 3H is closed (fig. 1) is referred to as a closed state.

The front panel 4 is composed of a 1 st inclined surface 4A and a 2 nd inclined surface 4B, the 1 st inclined surface 4A is inclined so that a lower side thereof protrudes forward from an upper side thereof in a wide range including the center thereof, and the 2 nd inclined surface 4B is inclined so that a front side thereof is lower than a rear side thereof in a substantially horizontal direction. The 1 st inclined surface 4A is provided with an operation display portion 11, a card entrance 12, and a receipt issuing slot 13. Further, an outer passage hole 4BH is formed in the 2 nd inclined surface 4B, and a front opening/closing portion 14 is provided.

The operation Display unit 11 (fig. 1) is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a selection of a transaction type, an encryption password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The card inlet/outlet 12 is a portion for inserting or discharging various cards such as cash cards. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading bank account numbers magnetically recorded in various cards is provided on the back side of the card gate 12. The receipt issuing slot 13 is a portion for issuing a receipt on which transaction contents and the like are printed when the transaction process is completed. A receipt processing unit (not shown) is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing opening 13, and prints transaction contents and the like on a receipt.

The outer passage hole 4BH of the 2 nd inclined surface 4B is a rectangular hole formed substantially at the center of the 2 nd inclined surface 4B, and penetrates the 2 nd inclined surface 4B substantially in the vertical direction. The outer passage hole 4BH is formed in the following size: the size of the paper money and the hand of the customer can be passed in a state that the paper surface of the accumulated paper money faces the front and back, the long side is positioned in the up-down direction, the short side is positioned in the left-right direction, and the paper money is held by the hand of the customer.

The front opening/closing unit 14 is provided with an outer shutter 16 for opening or closing the outer passage hole 4BH, and an actuator 17 for driving the outer shutter 16. The outer barrier 16 is formed in a plate shape and is movable in the front-rear direction by a driving force provided by an actuator 17. The outer shutter 16 closes the outer passage hole 4BH when moving forward, and opens the outer passage hole 4BH when moving backward. The actuator 17 generates a driving force by receiving the supply of electric power and a control signal, and transmits the driving force to the outer barrier 16.

A main control unit 8 that controls the entire cash automated teller machine 1, a power supply unit 9 that supplies electric power to each unit, and the like are provided in the main panel 3 of the housing 2. The main control unit 8 is configured mainly by a cpu (central Processing unit), not shown, and executes various processes such as a deposit process and a withdrawal process by reading a predetermined program from a rom (read Only memory), a flash memory, or the like, not shown, and executing the program. The main control unit 8 includes a storage unit including a ram (random access memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various kinds of information in the storage unit.

Note that a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 20 for performing various processes on banknotes is housed in a lower portion of the main panel 3 of the casing 2. The banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 includes a plurality of units for performing various processes on banknotes as media. The banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 is roughly divided into an upper unit 21 occupying an upper portion of the vertical direction from the substantial center and a lower unit 22 occupying a lower portion thereof.

The upper unit 21 is attached to the housing 2 via a slide rail not shown. Therefore, the upper unit 21 can be switched between a stored state (fig. 1) in which it is stored in the housing 2 and a pulled-out state (fig. 2) in which it is pulled out rearward of the housing 2 by moving in the front-rear direction in a state in which the rear panel 6 of the housing 2 is open. The upper unit 21 is connected between the main control unit 8 and the power supply unit 9, etc., which are mounted in the housing 2, by a relatively long connection cable. Therefore, the upper unit 21 can maintain electrical connection with the main control unit 8, the power supply unit 9, and the like in any of the stored state and the pulled-out state. The lower unit 22 can be pulled out rearward in the same manner as the upper unit 21.

The upper unit 21 (fig. 1) is provided with a banknote control unit 23 for performing overall integrated control, a money receiving and dispensing unit 24 for transferring banknotes to and from customers, an upper transport unit 25 for transporting banknotes to each unit, a banknote discriminating unit 26 for discriminating banknotes, and a temporary storage unit 27 for temporarily storing banknotes.

The bill control section 23 is configured mainly by a CPU, not shown, as in the main control section 8, and reads a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, or the like, not shown, and executes the program, thereby performing various processes such as a bill depositing process, a bill dispensing process, and a process of controlling operations of the respective sections. The bill control unit 23 has a storage unit including a RAM, a flash memory, and the like therein, and stores various kinds of information in the storage unit.

The depositing and dispensing unit 24 is located at the front upper portion in the upper unit 21. The deposit and withdrawal unit 24 includes a storage 31 therein, and the storage 31 stores bills received from a user and bills to be handed over to the user. The storage device 31 stores a plurality of banknotes in a state where the paper surface is stacked in the front-rear direction. An inner passage hole 32 for passing the banknotes is formed above the container 31. The inner passage hole 32 is formed to have the same size as the outer passage hole 4BH of the front opening/closing portion 14, that is, to have a long side in the vertical direction and to be accumulated, and to have a size to pass bills held by the hand of the customer.

The depositing and dispensing unit 24 is provided with an inner shutter 33 having the same structure as the outer shutter 16. The inner shutter 33 is moved in the front-rear direction by the actuator 34 under the control of the bill control section 23, and thereby the inner passage hole 32 can be opened or closed. Further, a separation and accumulation unit is provided in the deposit and withdrawal unit 24, and separates and transfers the banknotes in the storage 31 to the upper transport unit 25 one by one, and discharges and accumulates the banknotes received from the upper transport unit 25 into the storage 31.

The upper transport unit 25 is composed of a transport guide for guiding the banknotes and a plurality of rotating rollers, and transports the banknotes between the respective sections in the interior of the upper unit 21. The discriminating unit 26 has a plurality of sensors such as a thickness sensor, an image sensor, and a magnetic sensor mounted therein, discriminates the denomination, authenticity, and degree of completion (damage) of the fed bill, and transmits the discrimination result to the bill control unit 23. The temporary storage unit 27 is a so-called tape escrow method in which a cylindrical drum is rotated to wind the banknote around the circumferential side surface thereof together with a tape, thereby storing the banknote, and the drum is rotated in the opposite direction to peel the tape from the circumferential side surface, thereby feeding out the banknote.

As shown in fig. 3(a), a storage detection unit 28 is provided on the front surface of the upper unit 21. The storage detection unit 28 is a push switch and is electrically connected to the bill control unit 23. The storage detector 28 is "off" in a natural state and "on" when pushed rearward. When the upper unit 21 is housed in the case 2, the contact piece 7 is provided at a position facing the housing detection portion 28. Therefore, if the storage detection unit 28 is in the storage state, it is pushed in by the contact piece 7 to be "activated", and when the upper unit 21 is pulled out rearward from the storage state, it is separated from the contact piece 7 to be "stopped".

The lower unit 22 is provided with a lower transport unit 41 and a plurality of banknote storage containers 42. The lower transport unit 41 is configured by a transport guide for guiding the banknotes and a plurality of rotating rollers and the like, as in the upper transport unit 25, and transports the banknotes inside the lower unit 22 and between the upper unit 21. The banknote storage box 42 is formed in a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a space for storing banknotes inside. The banknote storage container 42 stores banknotes by accumulating the banknotes therein when the banknotes are conveyed by the lower conveying unit 41. When receiving an instruction to feed out banknotes from the banknote control unit 23, the banknote storage container 42 separates and feeds out the accumulated banknotes one by one, and transfers the separated banknotes to the lower transport unit 41. Note that the banknote storage box 42 is assigned in advance the denomination of banknotes to be stored.

In addition to this configuration, the upper unit 21 performs signal communication processing with the front opening/closing portion 14 of the front panel 4 in a non-contact manner using light. Specifically, the upper unit 21 has an optical communication unit 29 on the upper side of the right side and slightly forward of the front-rear center as shown in fig. 3 (B).

The optical communication unit 29 includes a light emitting and receiving element 29A that emits and receives light, and is connected to the bill control unit 23. The optical communication unit 29 performs predetermined modulation processing or the like on the signal supplied from the bill control unit 23, and causes the light emitting/receiving element 29A to emit light in a light emitting pattern corresponding to the modulated signal in the right direction. The optical communication unit 29 receives the light propagated from the right side by the light emitting and receiving element 29A, performs predetermined demodulation processing and the like to convert the light into an electrical signal, and supplies the electrical signal to the bill control unit 23.

On the other hand, the front opening/closing section 14 of the front panel 4 is provided with a front control section 18 and an optical communication section 19 in addition to the outer bezel 16 and the actuator 17. The front surface control unit 18 and the optical communication unit 19 operate by receiving power supply through a wiring member drawn from the power supply unit 9, that is, through a wire. The optical communication unit 19 is formed in a small rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is attached to the front panel 4 at a position to the right of the 2 nd inclined surface 4B so that a lower portion thereof protrudes downward from the lower surface of the front panel 4. The left side surface of the optical communication unit 19 is located on the right side of the right side surface of the upper unit 21.

The optical communication unit 19 has the same configuration as the optical communication unit 29, and includes a light-emitting and light-receiving element 19A corresponding to the light-emitting and light-receiving element 29A. The mounting position of the light emitting and receiving element 19A is adjusted to: when the front panel 4 is in the closed state and the upper unit 21 is in the housed state, it is positioned substantially on the right side of the light-emitting and light-receiving element 29A.

Therefore, when the front panel 4 is in the closed state and the upper unit 21 is in the housed state, the optical communication unit 19 and the optical communication unit 29 can perform the communication process via light. When the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is established in this way, the bill control unit 23 can transmit a control signal to the front control unit 18 via the optical communication units 29 and 19.

The front face control unit 18 is a control circuit having a smaller scale than the bill control unit 23, and is configured by a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, which are not shown. The front control unit 18 directly relays a control signal obtained from the bill control unit 23 via the optical communication unit 19 and supplies the control signal to the actuator 17 of the front opening/closing unit 14. That is, when the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is established, the bill control unit 23 can open or close the outer shutter 16 by driving the actuator 17 of the front opening/closing unit 14.

In addition, the bill control section 23 and the front face control section 18 can detect whether or not the communication between the optical communication sections 29 and 19 is established, respectively. The front control unit 18 can detect the open/close state of the outer barrier 16 by a sensor not shown.

Here, when the parts of the cash automated teller machine 1 relating to the outer barrier 16 and the inner barrier 33 are shown in a block diagram, they can be shown as shown in fig. 4. In fig. 4, lines indicating the supply of electric power are thicker than lines indicating the supply of the respective signals. As can be seen from fig. 4, the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 are opened and closed basically under the control of the bill control section 23.

[1-2. Cash automated teller machine deposit and withdrawal processing and processing procedure ]

Next, a deposit process and a withdrawal process of the cash automated teller machine 1 will be described. When the main control unit 8 of the cash automated teller machine 1 waits for the start of a transaction with a customer, a predetermined waiting screen is displayed on the operation display unit 11 (fig. 1). On the waiting screen, selection items corresponding to the types of transactions, for example, "deposit" indicating the start of a deposit transaction and "withdrawal" indicating the start of a withdrawal transaction, are displayed via a gui (graphical User interface).

When the "deposit" item on the waiting screen is selected, the main control section 8 starts a deposit transaction with the customer, and instructs the banknote control section 23 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 to start a deposit process. In response to this instruction, the banknote control unit 23 starts the deposit process, and causes the customer to deposit banknotes into the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 as a first process.

Specifically, the banknote control unit 23 first controls the actuator 34 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 to open the inner shutter 33, and then controls the actuator 17 of the front opening and closing unit 14 to open the outer shutter 16. Therefore, the storage 31 of the deposit and withdrawal section 24 communicates with the external space through the inner passage hole 32 and the outer passage hole 4BH, and the customer can put the banknotes therein.

In this state, when the customer places banknotes in the storage 31 and receives an instruction to start the banknote insertion through the operation display unit 11 (fig. 1), the banknote control unit 23 first controls the actuator 17 of the front opening/closing unit 14 to close the outer shutter 16, and then controls the actuator 34 of the deposit/withdrawal unit 24 to close the inner shutter 33. Then, the banknote control unit 23 separates and takes in banknotes in the storage 31 one by the separation and accumulation unit of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24, and sequentially transfers the banknotes to the upper transport unit 25.

The upper transport unit 25 transports the banknotes to the discriminating unit 26 for discrimination, and sends the obtained discrimination result to the banknote control unit 23. The banknote control unit 23 determines whether each banknote is acceptable based on the acquired discrimination result, and if acceptable, it conveys the banknote to the temporary storage unit 27, and if not, it conveys the banknote to the deposit and withdrawal unit 24. Note that the banknotes transported to the depositing and dispensing unit 24 are returned to the customer.

After that, when all the banknotes are taken in from the storage 31 of the depositing and dispensing unit 24, the banknote control unit 23 calculates the deposit amount based on the result of accumulation of the denomination and number of the taken-in banknotes, displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 11, presents the deposit amount to the customer, and allows the customer to select whether or not to continue the deposit process. Here, when the customer instructs the stop of the deposit process, the banknote control unit 23 conveys all the banknotes remaining in the temporary storage unit 27 to the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 via the upper conveying unit 25, and returns the banknotes to the customer by opening the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33.

When the customer instructs to continue the deposit process, the banknote control unit 23 feeds out the banknotes from the temporary storage unit 27, conveys the banknotes through the upper conveying unit 25, and passes the banknotes through the differentiating unit 26. At this time, after the denomination of the bill is discriminated by the discriminator 26 and the bill storage box 42 to be stored is determined, the bill control unit 23 conveys and stores each bill to each bill storage box 42 by the lower conveying unit 41 of the lower unit 22.

When the "withdrawal" item is selected on the waiting screen, the main control unit 8 starts a withdrawal transaction with the customer, inputs the withdrawal amount to the customer via the operation display unit 11 (fig. 1), and instructs the banknote control unit 23 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 to start the withdrawal process. In response to this instruction, the banknote control unit 23 starts the dispensing process, and causes the banknote storage container 42 to dispense banknotes of the denomination and number corresponding to the dispensed amount, and to sequentially convey the banknotes to the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 by the lower conveying unit 41 and the upper conveying unit 25, and store the banknotes in the storage 31.

After that, when all the banknotes corresponding to the dispensing amount have been stored in the storage 31 of the depositing and dispensing unit 24, the banknote control unit 23 opens the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 to allow the customer to remove the banknotes, closes the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33, and terminates the dispensing process.

In this way, the main control unit 8 does not perform any processing after instructing the banknote control unit 23 to start the transaction processing, regardless of whether the deposit transaction or the withdrawal transaction is performed. Specifically, when each transaction is started, the main control unit 8 executes a process based on the transaction start instruction process step RT1 in accordance with the flowchart shown in fig. 5.

The main control unit 8 starts the transaction start instruction processing step RT1 when the power is turned on, and proceeds to step SP 1. In step SP1, the main control unit 8 receives an instruction to start a transaction by the customer via the operation display unit 11 (fig. 1), and proceeds to the next step SP 2. At this time, the main control unit 8 appropriately executes processing required for the transaction according to the type of the transaction, and inputs the amount of money to be dispensed via the operation display unit 11, for example.

In step SP2, the main control unit 8 instructs the banknote control unit 23 to start processing (such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing) corresponding to the instructed transaction (such as a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction), and then proceeds to next step SP3 to end the transaction start instruction processing step RT 1. In response to this, the banknote control unit 23 starts the instructed processes (the deposit process, the withdrawal process, and the like). In other words, the main control section 8 does not need to perform the processing such as the opening and closing control of the outer barrier 16 after instructing the banknote control section 23 to start the deposit processing, the withdrawal processing, and the like.

In addition, when banknotes are put into the storage 31 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 or banknotes are taken out from the storage 31 in these processes (the deposit process, the withdrawal process, and the like), the banknote control unit 23 causes the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 to open and close in a linked manner.

Specifically, when the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 are opened, the banknote control unit 23 starts the shutter opening process step RT2 shown in fig. 6 as a subroutine, and proceeds to step SP 11. At step SP11, the banknote control unit 23 controls the actuator 34 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 to open the inner shutter 33, and the routine proceeds to the next step SP 12.

In step SP12, the banknote control unit 23 controls the actuator 17 of the front opening/closing unit 14 via the optical communication units 29 and 19 and the front control unit 18 to open the outer barrier 16, and proceeds to the next step SP13 to end the barrier opening process step RT 2. Therefore, the automatic teller machine 1 can communicate the container 31 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 with the external space through the inner passage hole 32 and the outer passage hole 4BH, and can allow the customer to deposit banknotes into the container 31 and remove banknotes from the container 31.

Then, the banknote control unit 23 starts a shutter closing process step RT3 shown in fig. 7 as a subroutine to close the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33, and proceeds to step SP 21. At step SP21, the banknote control section 23 controls the actuator 17 of the front opening/closing section 14 via the optical communication sections 29 and 19 and the front control section 18 to close the outer shutter 16, and proceeds to the next step SP 22.

In step SP22, the banknote control unit 23 controls the actuator 34 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 to close the inner shutter 33, and proceeds to the next step SP12 to end the shutter closing process step RT 3.

Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 1 can separate the container 31 from the space outside, and prevent the hand of the customer or foreign matter from entering the container 31 from the outside or prevent the banknotes in the container 31 from being accidentally taken out. In other words, the banknote control unit 23 can open and close both the outer shutter 16 of the front opening/closing unit 14 and the inner shutter 33 of the deposit/withdrawal unit 24 by directly controlling the actuators 34 and 17.

[1-3. detection of opening and closing of front Panel ]

In addition, the bill control section 23 can detect whether or not communication is established between the optical communication sections 29 and 19, that is, detect a connection state (i.e., communication state) of the optical communication sections 29 and 19, as described above. The banknote control unit 23 can also recognize whether or not the upper unit 21 is stored in the housing 2 based on the detection result of the storage detection unit 28 as described above.

Therefore, the bill control section 23 can determine which of the open state and the closed state the front panel 4 is in by combining the connection state of the optical communication sections 29 and 19 and the detection result of the storage detection section 28.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, in the cash automated teller machine 1, when the upper unit 21 is housed in the housing 2 and the front panel 4 is in the closed state, the housing detection section 28 is "activated" and the communication between the optical communication sections 29 and 19 is connected.

As shown in fig. 8, in the cash automated teller machine 1, when the upper unit 21 is housed in the housing 2 and the front panel 4 is in the open state, the housing detection unit 28 is "activated" and the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is cut off.

As shown in fig. 9, in the cash automated teller machine 1, when the upper unit 21 is pulled out to the rear of the housing 2, the storage detection unit 28 is "stopped" and the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is cut off regardless of whether the front panel 4 is in the closed state or the open state.

Here, the relationship between the connection state of the optical communication units 29 and 19 and the detection result of the housing detection unit 28 and the state of the upper unit 21 and the front panel 4 can be summarized as a state table shown in fig. 10. That is, if the storage detection unit 28 is "activated", the cash automated teller machine 1 can determine whether or not the front panel 4 is closed, based on whether or not the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is connected.

[1-4. forced closure of outer shutter ]

However, the cash automated teller machine 1 may be installed in a wall surface of a building in, for example, an ATM corner provided in one corner of a financial institution. In such an ATM corner, a space is provided on the front side of the cash automated teller machine 1, and operability and the like of a customer using the cash automated teller machine 1 are ensured. In addition, a space is provided in an adjacent room on the rear side of the cash automated teller machine 1 in the corner of the ATM, that is, on the rear side of the wall surface, and workability such as maintenance work is ensured. In addition, a plurality of cash automated teller machines 1 are often provided in ATM corners.

For example, when the cash automated teller machine 1 performs a maintenance operation of the upper unit 21, the upper unit 21 is pulled out to the rear of the housing 2 as shown in fig. 9, and a maintenance worker or the like performs the maintenance operation. At this time, the maintenance worker performs the maintenance work in the adjacent room at the rear side of the cash automated teller machine 1, that is, the corner of the ATM. Therefore, there is a high possibility that the maintenance worker cannot visually confirm the internal state of the corner of the ATM.

In addition, the cash automated teller machine 1 may perform maintenance work within the available time in the corner of the ATM. There are other cash automated teller machines available to customers in the ATM corner. That is, there may be customers in the corners of the ATM. Here, assuming that the outer shutter 16 of the cash automated teller machine 1 that is performing maintenance work is opened, the customer can insert a hand or a foreign object into the housing 2 through the outer passage hole 4 BH. In particular, when the cash automated teller machine 1 returns the upper unit 21 from the pulled-out state to the stored state without noticing the situation in a state where the hand of the customer is pushed into the housing 2 through the outer passage hole 4BH, there is a possibility that the hand of the customer may contact the upper unit 21 and be damaged.

Therefore, when the front panel 4 is in the closed state and the upper unit 21 is pulled out from the storage state, the cash automated teller machine 1 is forcibly closed if the outer shutter 16 is opened. Here, in the cash automated teller machine 1, the communication between the optical communication portions 29 and 19 is cut off, and thus the control signal cannot be transmitted from the bill control portion 23 to the actuator 17. Therefore, in the cash automated teller machine 1, the outer barrier 16 is closed under the control of the front surface control unit 18.

Specifically, the front control unit 18 starts the outer shutter forced closing processing step RT4 shown in fig. 11, and proceeds to step SP 31. At step SP31, the front control unit 18 confirms the communication state between the optical communication units 29 and 19, and proceeds to the next step SP 32. At step SP32, the front control section 18 determines whether or not the communication between the optical communication sections 29 and 19 is connected.

Here, if a negative result is obtained, this indicates that there is a possibility that the upper unit 21 is pulled out toward the rear of the housing 2. At this time, the front control unit 18 proceeds to next step SP33, detects the open/close state of the outer shutter 16, and proceeds to next step SP 34.

In step SP34, the front control unit 18 determines whether or not the outer barrier 16 is in the open state. Here, if a positive result is obtained, the front control unit 18 proceeds to the next step SP35 to forcibly close the outer barrier 16 by controlling the actuator 17, and then proceeds to the next step SP36 to end the outer barrier forcible closing process step RT 4.

On the other hand, when a positive result is obtained in step SP32, as is apparent from fig. 10, this indicates that the front panel 4 is in the closed state and the upper unit 21 is in the storage state, and therefore, it is not necessary to forcibly close the outer barrier 16. At this time, the front control unit 18 proceeds to step SP36 without controlling the outer shutter 16, and ends the outer shutter forced closing process step RT 4.

In addition, in the case where a negative result is obtained in step SP34, this indicates that the outer barrier 16 is already in the closed state, and there is no need to intentionally drive the outer barrier 16. At this time, the front control unit 18 proceeds to step SP36, and ends the outer barrier forced closing processing step RT 4.

[1-5 actions and effects ]

In the above configuration, the cash automated teller machine 1 according to embodiment 1 transmits a control signal for opening and closing the outer barrier 16 of the front opening and closing unit 14 between the optical communication units 29 and 19 by optical communication.

Therefore, in the cash automated teller machine 1, the outer shutter 16 can be opened and closed without mounting a wiring member for transmitting a control signal to the front opening/closing portion 14 on the front panel 4 that opens and closes with respect to the main panel 3. Therefore, when manufacturing the cash automated teller machine 1, a complicated work process of attaching a relatively long wiring member for opening and closing the front panel 4 along the inside of the main panel 3 and the front panel 4 can be omitted.

The cash automated teller machine 1 supplies power from the power supply unit 9 to the front opening/closing unit 14 of the front panel 4 by wire. Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 1 can always supply power to the front opening/closing portion 14 regardless of the open/close state of the front panel 4 or the storage state of the upper unit 21.

In the conventional cash automated teller machine 301 (fig. 17), the main control unit 308 and the front control unit 18 are connected by a wired connection. Therefore, in the case where the cash automated teller machine 301 opens and closes the inner shutter 33 and the outer shutter 16 together in each transaction, the following complicated processing steps are required: the banknote control unit 323 requests the main control unit 308 to open and close the outer shutter 16, and the main control unit 308 provides a control signal to the front control unit 18 to notify the completion of the opening and closing operation.

In this regard, the automatic teller machine 1 is not provided in the main panel 3 of the housing 2, but the optical communication unit 29 is provided in the upper unit 21 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 and connected to the banknote control unit 23. Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 1 can directly control the actuator 17 from the banknote control unit 23 by a simple relay process by the front control unit 18.

That is, the banknote control unit 23 can smoothly open and close the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 in conjunction with each other by collectively controlling both of them. From another viewpoint, the automatic teller machine 1 can control the opening and closing of the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 mainly by the banknote control unit 23, and thus can actively protect the banknotes held in the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 by quickly closing both of them as necessary without considering cooperation with other elements.

In addition, the cash automated teller machine 1 detects the connection or disconnection of the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 by the bill control unit 23, and detects which of the stored state or the pulled-out state the upper unit 21 is in by the storage detection unit 28. Therefore, when the upper unit 21 is in the storage state, the banknote control unit 23 can determine the open/closed state of the front panel 4 based on the connection state between the optical communication units 29 and 19 without providing a dedicated sensor or the like (fig. 10).

When the communication between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is interrupted, the cash automated teller machine 1 forcibly closes the outer barrier 16 under the control of the front surface control unit 18. Therefore, when the outer shutter 16 is in the open state at the time when the upper unit 21 is pulled out rearward by a maintenance operation or the like, the cash automated teller machine 1 can forcibly close the outer shutter 16. Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 1 can protect against the following: the customer mistakenly inserts his or her hand into the outer passage hole 4BH in a state where the upper unit 21 is pulled out rearward, and the customer's hand is injured by storing the upper unit 21 in this state.

The cash automated teller machine 1 performs communication with each other by causing light to travel in a horizontal direction between the optical communication units 29 and 19. Therefore, the optical communication units 29 and 19 can make the light emitting surface and the light receiving surface substantially horizontal, and thus can eliminate the occurrence of communication failure due to the deposition of dust, foreign matter, and the like, which may occur when the light emitting surface and the light receiving surface are provided substantially vertically.

With the above configuration, the cash automated teller machine 1 according to embodiment 1 causes the optical communication units 29 and 19 to communicate via light a control signal provided from the banknote control unit 23 of the upper unit 21 housed in the main panel 3 to open and close the outer shutter 16 of the front opening/closing unit 14. Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 1 can omit wiring members for transmitting the control signal between the main panel 3 and the front panel 4, and thus can reduce the number of parts and assembly work steps compared to the conventional cash automated teller machine, and can reduce the manufacturing cost.

[2 ] embodiment 2 ]

[2-1. Structure of Cash automated Teller machine ]

As shown in fig. 12 corresponding to fig. 3, the cash automated teller machine 101 according to embodiment 2 includes a main control unit 108 and a front opening/closing unit 114 instead of the main control unit 8 and the front opening/closing unit 14 according to embodiment 1. The main panel 3 is provided with a wireless communication unit 151 and a power transmission unit 152.

The main control unit 108 has a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, which are not shown, as in the main control unit 8 of embodiment 1, but is different from embodiment 1 in that a control signal is sent to the actuator 17 that drives the outer barrier 16. That is, the main control unit 108 directly controls the opening and closing of the outer shutter 16. The main control unit 108 can detect the open/close state of the outer barrier 16 by a sensor not shown.

The wireless communication unit 151 includes a modulation/demodulation circuit, an amplification circuit, and the like therein, includes an antenna, and converts an electric signal and a wireless signal into each other. The wireless communication unit 151 is connected to the main control unit 108, converts a control signal supplied from the main control unit 108 into a wireless signal, radiates the wireless signal from an antenna, converts the wireless signal received by the antenna into an electric signal, and supplies the electric signal to the main control unit 108. The wireless communication unit 151 uses the 2.4GHz band, which is an ism (industrial scientific medical) band. The power transmission unit 152 has a coil and the like therein, and is connected to the power supply unit 9. The power transmission unit 152 converts the power supplied from the power supply unit 9 into electromagnetic waves and emits the electromagnetic waves.

The front opening/closing unit 114 omits the optical communication unit 19 compared to the front opening/closing unit 14, includes a front control unit 118 instead of the front control unit 18, and further includes a wireless communication unit 161 and a power receiving unit 162.

The front surface controller 118 is configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like shown in the figure, as in the front surface controller 18 of embodiment 1, and relays a control signal to the actuator 17, but does not perform the forced closing process of the outer barrier 16.

The wireless communication unit 161 is configured in the same manner as the wireless communication unit 151 and is connected to the front control unit 118. When the front panel 4 is in the closed state, the wireless communication unit 161 can transmit and receive wireless signals to and from the wireless communication unit 151 by facing the antenna of the wireless communication unit 151. That is, when the front panel 4 is in the closed state, the wireless communication unit 161 can receive the control signal wirelessly transmitted from the wireless communication unit 151, and can restore the control signal to an electric signal and supply the electric signal to the front control unit 118. In addition, the main control section 108 can detect whether or not communication is established between the wireless communication sections 151 and 161.

The power receiving unit 162 is provided at a position close to and facing the power transmitting unit 152 when the front panel 4 is in the closed state. The power receiving unit 162 receives the electromagnetic wave emitted from the power transmitting unit 152 when the front panel 4 is in the off state, converts the electromagnetic wave into electric power, and supplies the electric power to the front surface control unit 118.

With this configuration, the front opening/closing unit 114 on the front panel 4 side can wirelessly supply a control signal and electric power to the main panel 3 side of the housing 2, and thus wired connection using a wiring member is not required.

In addition, the housing 2 of the automatic cash dispenser 101 houses a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 120 in place of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 20. The banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 120 includes an upper unit 121 instead of the upper unit 21. The upper unit 121 has a bill control section 123 instead of the bill control section 23, and omits the optical communication section 29 compared to the upper unit 21. The banknote control unit 123 has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, which are not shown, as in the banknote control unit 23, but performs a deposit process and a withdrawal process (details will be described later) different from those of embodiment 1.

In this way, the cash automated teller machine 101 wirelessly transmits a control signal to the front control unit 118, supplies power contactlessly, and controls the opening and closing of the outer shutter 16 by the main control unit 108.

Here, when portions of the cash automated teller machine 101 relating to the outer barrier 16 and the inner barrier 33 are shown in a block diagram, they can be shown as shown in fig. 13 corresponding to fig. 4. As can be seen from fig. 13, in the automatic teller machine 101, the inner shutter 33 is opened and closed under the control of the bill control unit 123, and the outer shutter 16 is opened and closed under the control of the main control unit 108.

[2-2. Cash automated teller machine deposit and withdrawal processing and processing procedure ]

Next, a deposit process and a withdrawal process of the cash automated teller machine 101 will be described. When a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction is performed, the main control unit 108 of the automatic teller machine 101 instructs the banknote control unit 123 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 120 to start a deposit process or a withdrawal transaction.

When the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 are opened and closed, the banknote control unit 123 directly sends a control signal to the actuator 34 for the inner shutter 33, and instructs the main control unit 108 to open and close the outer shutter 16. The main control section 108 transmits a control signal to the actuator 17 via the wireless communication sections 151 and 161 in accordance with the instruction.

For example, when the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 are opened, the banknote control unit 123 and the main control unit 108 execute processing in cooperation with each other according to a shutter opening routine shown in fig. 14. First, the banknote control unit 123 starts a flapper opening process step RT5, which is a subroutine of the deposit process, the withdrawal process, and the like, and proceeds to step SP 41.

In step SP41, the banknote control unit 123 opens the inner shutter 33 by controlling the actuator 34 of the deposit unit 24 in the same manner as in step SP11 (fig. 6), and proceeds to the next step SP 42. At step SP42, the banknote control section 123 instructs the main control section 108 to open the outer shutter 16, and the process proceeds to the next step SP 43.

On the other hand, the main controller 108 starts the flapper opening process step RT6 and proceeds to step SP 51. In step SP51, the main control unit 108 receives the instruction from the banknote control unit 123, proceeds to the next step SP52, opens the outer flapper 16 as processing based on the instruction, and proceeds to the next step SP 53. Specifically, the main control portion 108 sends a control signal to the actuator 17 via the wireless communication portions 151 and 161 and the front control portion 118, thereby driving the outer barrier 16.

In step SP53, when the main control unit 108 detects the opening of the outer barrier 16 by a predetermined sensor, the process proceeds to next step SP54, where it is notified that the banknote control unit 123 has completed the opening operation of the outer barrier 16, and then the process proceeds to next step SP55, where the barrier opening process step RT6 is completed.

In response to this, when the notification indicating that the opening operation of the outer barrier 16 is completed is received in step SP43, the banknote control unit 123 proceeds to the next step SP44 and ends the barrier opening processing step RT 5.

When the outer shutter 16 and the inner shutter 33 are closed, the banknote control unit 123 and the main control unit 108 execute processing in cooperation with each other according to a shutter closing program shown in fig. 15. First, the banknote control unit 123 starts the shutter closing process step RT7, which is a subroutine of the deposit process, the withdrawal process, and the like, and proceeds to step SP 61. In step SP61, the banknote control unit 123 instructs the main control unit 108 to close the outer shutter 16, and the process proceeds to the next step SP 62.

On the other hand, the main control unit 108 starts the shutter closing process step RT8, proceeds to step SP71, acquires an instruction from the banknote control unit 123, and proceeds to the next step SP 72. In step SP72, the main control unit 108 closes the outer bezel 16 as a process based on the instruction, and proceeds to the next step SP 73. Specifically, the main control portion 108 sends a control signal to the actuator 17 via the wireless communication portions 151 and 161 and the front control portion 118, thereby driving the outer barrier 16.

In step SP73, when the main control unit 108 detects the closing of the outer flapper 16 by a predetermined sensor, it proceeds to next step SP74, and after notifying the banknote control unit 123 that the closing operation of the outer flapper 16 has been completed, it proceeds to next step SP75, and ends the flapper closing process step RT 8.

In response to this, when the notification indicating that the closing operation of the outer flapper 16 is completed is acquired in step SP62, the banknote control unit 123 proceeds to the next step SP 63. In step SP63, the banknote control unit 123 controls the actuator 34 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 24 to close the inner shutter 33 in the same manner as in step SP22 (fig. 7), and proceeds to the next step SP64 to end the shutter closing process step RT 7.

[2-3. detection of opening and closing of front panel and forced closing of outer shutter ]

In addition, the outputs of the wireless communication units 151 and 161 are set to be relatively weak so that the wireless signals reach only a relatively short distance. Therefore, if the front panel 4 is in the closed state, the wireless communication sections 151 and 161 can communicate with each other, but the communication with each other is cut off when the front panel is opened.

The intensity of the electromagnetic wave emitted from the power transmission unit 152 is set to be relatively weak. Therefore, if the front panel 4 is in the open state, the power receiving unit 162 cannot receive the electromagnetic wave from the power transmitting unit 152, and cannot supply power to the front control unit 18 and the like. At this time, the wireless communication unit 161 cannot be supplied with power even in the front opening/closing unit 114, and thus wireless communication is interrupted.

That is, in the cash automated teller machine 101, if the front panel 4 is in the closed state, power can be transmitted from the power transmitting portion 152 to the power receiving portion 162, and wireless communication can be connected between the wireless communication portions 151 and 161. On the other hand, in the cash automated teller machine 101, if the front panel 4 is in the open state, the power transmission unit 152 cannot transmit power to the power receiving unit 162, and the wireless communication between the wireless communication units 151 and 161 is cut off.

Therefore, the main control unit 108 detects whether or not the wireless communication between the wireless communication units 151 and 161 is connected, and detects the opening and closing of the front panel 4 based on the detection result. Specifically, the main control unit 108 determines that the front panel 4 is in the closed state when the wireless communication between the wireless communication units 151 and 161 is connected, and determines that the front panel 4 is in the open state when the wireless communication is disconnected.

Thus, the main control section 108 can detect the opening and closing of the front panel 4 based on the connection state of the wireless communication between the wireless communication sections 151 and 161 without providing a dedicated sensor or the like.

In the automatic teller machine 101, as in embodiment 1, when the upper unit 121 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 120 is in the pulled-out state, it is desirable to close the outer barrier 16. Therefore, when the upper unit 121 is in the pulled-out state, the main control unit 108 is forcibly closed if the outer shutter 16 is opened.

Specifically, when detecting that the storage detector 28 has changed from "on" to "off", the banknote control unit 123 notifies the main control unit 108 of this fact. The main control part 108 performs an outer shutter forced closing process step RT4 (fig. 11) as in embodiment 1, thereby forcibly closing the outer shutter 16 if the front panel 4 is in the closed state and the outer shutter 16 is opened.

[2-4. actions and effects ]

In the above configuration, the cash automated teller machine 101 according to embodiment 2 converts a control signal for opening and closing the outer barrier 16 of the front opening/closing section 114 into a wireless signal, and transmits the wireless signal between the wireless communication sections 151 and 161. Therefore, in the cash automated teller machine 101, as in embodiment 1, the outer barrier 16 can be opened and closed without mounting a wiring member for transmitting a control signal on the front panel 4.

The cash automated teller machine 101 converts the electric power supplied to the front opening/closing unit 114 into electromagnetic waves between the power transmitting unit 152 and the power receiving unit 162, and supplies the electromagnetic waves wirelessly. Therefore, in the cash automated teller machine 101, the outer barrier 16 can be opened and closed without mounting a wiring member for transmitting a control signal and a wiring member for supplying power to the front panel 4.

Therefore, in the cash automated teller machine 101, a complicated work process of installing line components along the inner sides of the front panel 4 and the main panel 3 can be reduced in manufacturing compared to embodiment 1.

In other respects, the cash automated teller machine 101 can exhibit the same operational effects as those of embodiment 1.

With the above configuration, the cash automated teller machine 101 according to embodiment 2 wirelessly communicates the control signal provided from the main control unit 108 to open and close the outer shutter 16 of the front opening/closing unit 114 between the wireless communication units 151 and 161, and provides the control signal to the actuator 17. The cash automated teller machine 101 converts the electric power supplied to the front opening/closing unit 114 into electromagnetic waves between the power transmitting unit 152 and the power receiving unit 162, and supplies the electromagnetic waves wirelessly. Therefore, the cash automated teller machine 101 can reduce wiring members for transmitting the control signal and the electric power between the main panel 3 and the front panel 4, and thus can significantly reduce the number of parts and assembly work, and further reduce the manufacturing cost.

[3 ] other embodiments ]

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the control signal supplied from the bill control section 23 is converted into light between the optical communication sections 29 and 19 and transmitted to the actuator 17 of the front opening/closing section 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the wireless communication units 151 and 161 of embodiment 2 may be provided instead of the optical communication units 19 and 29 to convert the control signal into a wireless signal and transmit the wireless signal. In embodiment 2, on the contrary, optical communication units 19 and 29 may be provided instead of the wireless communication units 151 and 161, and the control signal may be transmitted by light. In short, the control signal for opening and closing the outer shutter 16 can be transmitted to the front opening/closing unit 14 of the front panel 4 without contact, without using a wiring member.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: an optical communication unit 29 is provided in the upper unit 21 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20, and the opening and closing of the outer shutter 16 is controlled by supplying a control signal from the banknote control unit 23 to the actuator 17. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the optical communication unit 29 may be provided in the main panel 3 of the housing 2, and the opening and closing of the outer shutter 16 may be controlled by supplying a control signal from the main control unit 8 to the actuator 17 as in embodiment 2. In embodiment 2, the wireless communication unit 151 may be provided in the upper unit 121 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 120 as in embodiment 1, and the opening and closing of the outer shutter 16 may be controlled by the banknote control unit 123.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: in the shutter opening process step RT2 (fig. 6), the outer shutter 16 is opened after the inner shutter 33 is opened, and in the shutter closing process step RT3 (fig. 7), the inner shutter 33 is closed after the outer shutter 16 is closed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the order of these processes may be reversed, or two shutters may be opened or closed in parallel. The same applies to embodiment 2.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the optical communication units 29 and 19 communicate with each other by causing light to travel in the horizontal direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the relative positions of the optical communication units 29 and 19 may be changed so that the light travels in an oblique direction or in the vertical direction to perform mutual communication. The propagation of light between the optical communication units 29 and 19 is not limited to a configuration in which light is directly emitted and received between the optical communication units 29 and 19, and may be reflected by a mirror or relayed by an optical member such as an optical fiber, for example. The light emitted and received by the optical communication units 29 and 19 may be infrared light according to the irda (infrared Data association) standard, for example.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 2: the ISM band, i.e., the 2.4GHz band is used between the wireless communication sections 151 and 161. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other frequency bands may be used. However, it is preferable to use a frequency band that does not require approval or the like by a regulatory authority, for example, other ISM frequency bands such as 900MHz and 5.2 GHz.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the open/close state of the front panel 4 is detected by the bill control section 23 based on the connection state of the communication between the optical communication sections 29 and 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an open/close detection unit having the same configuration as the storage detection unit 28 may be provided in the front panel 4 or the main panel 3.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: when the upper unit 21 is pulled out from the front panel 3, the outer shutter 16 is forcibly closed (fig. 11). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, even when the upper unit 2 is pulled out from the front panel 3, the outer panel 16 may be kept open. In this case, for example, it is conceivable that a screen for warning is displayed on the display operation portion 11 of the front panel 4 so that a hand, a fingertip, or the like is not pushed into the outer passage hole 4 BH. The same applies to embodiment 2.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the storage detector 28 is provided in the upper unit 21 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20, and the storage detector 28 is electrically connected to the banknote control unit 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a storage detection unit may be provided in the front panel 3 and electrically connected to the main control unit 8. In this case, the detection result of the storage detection unit may be notified from the main control unit 8 to the banknote control unit 23. In this case, the main control unit 108 can forcibly close the outer shutter 16 based on the detection result directly obtained from the storage detection unit, as in embodiment 2.

In the above-described embodiment 2, the case where the power transmission unit 152 is provided in the main panel 3 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the power transmitting unit 152 may be provided in the upper unit 121 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20, for example.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the upper unit 21 and the lower unit 22 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 20 accommodated in the main panel 3 of the casing 2 are pulled out rearward, thereby being exposed to the outside of the main panel 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as in the cash automated teller machine 201 shown in fig. 16 corresponding to fig. 3, the upper unit 221 and the lower unit 222 may be pulled out to the front of the main panel 3. In this case, the housing detection unit 28 and the contact piece 7 may be disposed on the rear side. The same applies to embodiment 2.

In the above-described embodiment 1, the front panel 4 is rotatably attached to the main panel 3 via the rotation support portion 4S provided near the upper end. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the front panel 4 may be attached to the main panel 3 by a known link mechanism, a slide mechanism, or the like, and opened and closed according to movement, a combination of movement and rotation, or the like, or a rotation support portion 4S may be provided at the left or right end of the rear surface of the front panel 4. The same applies to embodiment 2.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: a control signal for opening and closing the outer shutter 16 is sent between the optical communication sections 29 and 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various signals such as a video signal for displaying a predetermined display screen on the operation display unit 11 and an operation signal indicating a detection result of a touch operation on the operation display unit 11 may be communicated between the optical communication units 29 and 19. Therefore, the number of wiring members connecting the main panel 3 and the front panel 4 can be further reduced. The same applies to embodiment 2.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the present invention is applied to a cash automated teller machine 1 which is installed in a store of a financial institution and performs various transactions related to cash with a customer. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various devices such as a bill handling device (so-called teller machine) which is mainly used by employees of a financial institution, such as a window provided in the financial institution. Or not limited to banknotes, but can be applied to various devices capable of processing various media such as coins or securities and vouchers. In short, the medium is transmitted between the inside and outside of the device. The present invention can be applied to a device having a structure in which an outer shutter provided on an openable and closable front panel and an inner shutter provided inside the outer shutter are opened and closed in a linked manner. The same applies to embodiment 2.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of application of the present invention also relates to an embodiment obtained by arbitrarily combining a part or all of the above-described respective embodiments and the above-described other embodiments, and an embodiment obtained by extracting a part of the embodiments.

In addition, the following case is explained in the above embodiment 1: the front panel 4 as a front panel, the upper unit 21 as a media processing unit, the outer barrier 16 as a front barrier, the inner barrier 33 as a unit barrier, the optical communication units 29 and 19 as wireless communication units, and the bill control unit 23 as a control unit constitute the automatic teller machine 1 as a media transaction apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the media transaction apparatus may be configured by a front panel, a media processing unit, a front bezel, a unit bezel, a wireless communication unit, and a control unit having various other configurations.

Industrial applicability

The present invention can be used for various devices for transmitting various media to and from a user.

Claims (6)

1. A medium transaction apparatus, characterized in that the medium transaction apparatus has:

a front panel that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing;

a medium processing unit which is housed inside the housing or provided so as to be able to be pulled out of the housing, and processes a medium to be traded with a user;

a front shutter provided on the front panel and opening or closing a passage hole for passing the medium to or from the medium processing unit;

a unit shutter provided in the medium processing unit and opening or closing an entrance through which the medium is transferred through the passage hole;

a wireless communication unit that is provided in the front panel and the medium processing unit, respectively, and performs wireless communication;

a control unit provided in the medium processing unit and configured to control opening or closing of the unit shutter; and

a front control unit provided on the front panel and controlling the front shutter to be closed when the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit is interrupted,

the control part controls the opening or closing of the front barrier via the wireless communication part,

the wireless communication unit performs the wireless communication when the front panel is closed and the media processing unit is housed inside the case, and cuts off the wireless communication when the front panel is opened or the media processing unit is pulled out of the case.

2. The media transaction apparatus of claim 1,

the control unit determines that the front panel is open when the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit is disconnected.

3. The media transaction apparatus of claim 1,

the control unit controls both opening and closing of the front flap and opening and closing of the unit flaps.

4. The media transaction apparatus of claim 1,

the wireless communication unit transmits a control signal by light and makes the traveling direction of the light substantially horizontal.

5. The media transaction apparatus of claim 1,

the medium transaction apparatus further has:

a power supply unit provided in the housing and supplying power;

a power transmission unit provided in the housing, for converting the power supplied from the power supply unit into electromagnetic waves and transmitting the electromagnetic waves; and

and a power receiving part provided at the front panel, receiving the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the power transmitting part, converting the electromagnetic wave into power, and supplying the power to the front bezel and the front communication part.

6. A medium transaction apparatus, characterized in that the medium transaction apparatus has:

a front panel that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing;

a medium processing unit which is housed inside the housing or provided so as to be able to be pulled out of the housing, and processes a medium to be traded with a user;

a front shutter provided on the front panel and opening or closing a passage hole for passing the medium to or from the medium processing unit;

a unit shutter provided in the medium processing unit and opening or closing an entrance through which the medium is transferred through the passage hole;

a wireless communication unit which is provided in the front panel and the housing, respectively, and performs wireless communication;

a control unit provided in the housing and controlling opening or closing of the unit shutter; and

a front control unit provided on the front panel and controlling the front shutter to be closed when the wireless communication of the wireless communication unit is interrupted,

the control part controls the opening or closing of the front barrier via the wireless communication part,

the wireless communication unit performs the wireless communication when the front panel is closed and the media processing unit is housed inside the case, and cuts off the wireless communication when the front panel is opened or the media processing unit is pulled out of the case.

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