JP2000020791A - Paper money processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money processing machine capable of reducing a jam generation rate. SOLUTION: A 2nd branch carrying means 21 for carrying a paper money discriminated at least as a carried abnormal paper money by a discrimination means 60 is linearly connected to a main carrying means 17 to 20 for carrying paper moneys delivered from a delivery means 12 for separating collectively charged paper moneys one by one and delivering respective separated paper moneys and a 1st branch carry means 25 for carrying a paper money discriminated at least as a carried normal paper money by the means 60 is connected to the main carrying means 17 to 20 in an inclined state, so that the carried abnormal paper money which may easily generate a jam is apportioned so as not to generate a jam.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote handling machine for distinguishing between normal and abnormal banknotes and sorting them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a bill processing machine for distinguishing between normal and abnormal bills and sorting the bills, there is, for example, one having a configuration as shown in FIG. This bill processing machine has a deposit port 80 into which bills are inserted from the outside, a payout port 81 and a reject port 82 for feeding bills to the outside, and discriminates between normal and abnormal bills inside. A batch stacker 8 including a payment discriminating unit 83, a front / back reversing unit 85 for reversing the front and back of a banknote, and a temporary storage unit 86 for temporarily storing a received normal banknote.
7 and denomination stackers 88 to which bills are stored by denomination
90, a dispensing discriminating unit 91 for discriminating between normal and abnormal bills to be dispensed, and a reject box 92 for storing abnormal bills among bills to be dispensed. Then, by connecting these units appropriately through a transport path, a normal banknote among the banknotes inserted into the deposit port 80 is stored in the temporary storage unit 86 of the batch stacker 87 and then stored by a user's confirmation operation. Or a payout process in which bills are paid out from the denomination stackers 88 to 90 and the normal bills are put into the dispensing port 81, and furthermore, the bills are fed out from the collective stacker 87 and the normal bills are distributed to the denomination stackers 88 to 90. A distribution process or the like is performed. Conventionally, in the case of this type of banknote processing machine that stores banknotes taken in the machine body and recirculates the stored banknotes for dispensing, the banknotes conveyed in the middle of the main conveyance path 93 connected to the deposit opening 80 are used. The payment discriminating section 83 is provided for discriminating the authenticity, denomination, damage, transport state, and the like of the above. The branch transport branching off from the main transport path 93 on the downstream side of the deposit discriminating section 83 of the main transport path 93. A path 93A and a branch transport path 93B are provided, and a temporary storage unit 86 of a collective stacker 87 that temporarily stores banknotes determined as normal banknotes by the deposit discriminating unit 83 is provided downstream of the branch transport path 93A. Reject ports 82 for feeding out the banknotes determined as abnormal banknotes by the deposit discriminating unit 83 to the outside of the machine are connected to the downstream side of the rejection port. The main transport path 94 for transporting the banknotes fed from the batch stacker 87 has a part in common with the position of the deposit discriminating section 83 of the main transport path 93, and the deposit discriminating section 83 of the main transport path 94. Further downstream, the main transport path 94
Transfer path 94A and branch transfer path 94B branching from
Are provided, and denomination stackers 88 to 90 for storing, by denomination, banknotes determined as normal banknotes by the deposit discriminating unit 83 on the downstream side of the branch transport path 94A, and deposit recognition on the downstream side of the branch transport path 94B. Reject boxes 92 for storing banknotes determined as abnormal banknotes by the unit 83 are connected to each other. That is, in such a banknote handling machine,
Distributing members 95 and 96 are provided at the connection position between the main transfer path 93 and the branch transfer paths 93A and 93B and at the connection position between the main transfer path 94 and the branch transfer paths 94A and 94B. Based on the distribution member 95, the banknote is introduced from the main transport path 93 into the branch transport path 93A or into the branch transport path 93B, and the banknote is introduced from the main transport path 94 into the branch transport path 94A by the distribution member 96. Or to be introduced into the branch conveyance path 94B. Here, the distribution members 95 and 96 are driven and oscillated by a solenoid (not shown), and are synchronized with the timing at which the bill is sent, based on the information of the bill discrimination unit 83 based on the bill. The sorting operation is performed so as to go to the place to be sent. The timing at which bills are sent is measured by sensors (not shown) installed at various points on the transport path.

[0003]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional banknote handling machines, the main banknotes are conveyed because the priority is given to the conveyance of normal banknotes having an overwhelmingly large number of banknotes or because of the layout. The branch transport path 93B for separating and transporting the abnormal banknote from the path 93 and the branch transport path 94B for separating and transporting the abnormal banknote from the main transport path 94 include a main transport path 93,
It is connected in an inclined state at an angle to 94. On the other hand, when the abnormal banknotes are sorted by the sorting member, the abnormal banknotes are more likely to be caught on the sorting member or the branch portion of the transport path, thereby causing a jam. That is, an abnormal banknote is, for example, a transport abnormal banknote that is transported in a so-called skewed state that is oblique to the transport direction, and such an abnormal banknote has a front end that is smoothly distributed by a sorting member or a branch portion of a transport path. They get caught without being guided. As described above, in the case of the conventional banknote handling machine, the sorting is easily performed to cause the jam to the abnormal banknote that is likely to cause the jam.
There has been a problem that jams occur frequently in abnormal banknotes.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling machine which can reduce the occurrence rate of jam.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, a bill processing machine according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a feeding means for separating bills and feeding them one by one, and a bill fed from the feeding means. Main transporting means for transporting, and a discriminating means provided in the main transporting means for discriminating at least banknotes conveyed by the main conveying means into normal transportable bills and abnormal transported banknotes, and at least normal transportable bills in the discriminating means. A sorting means for sorting the bills discriminated from the main conveyance means to the first branch conveyance means, and the bills discriminated at least from the abnormal conveyance bills by the discrimination means from the main conveyance means to the second branch conveyance means; A first receiving means for receiving the bills introduced into the first branch transport means by the sorting means and being transported by the first branch transport means, and a first receiving means introduced to the second branch transport means by the sorting means. The second A second receiving means for receiving bills conveyed by the branch conveying means, wherein the second branch conveying means is linearly connected to the main conveying means, and the main conveying means Wherein the first branch transport means is connected in an inclined state.

[0006] Thus, the first branch, which is fed from the feeding means and conveyed by the main conveying means while being discriminated by the discriminating means from at least the normally transported banknote, is connected by the sorting means to the main conveying means in an inclined state. Introduced to the transporting means, while being transported by the first branch transporting means and delivered to the first receiving means, at least the bills discriminated from the abnormal transporting bills by the discriminating means are separated from the main transporting means by the sorting means. It is introduced into the second branch transport means connected in a straight line, is transported by the second branch transport means, and is delivered to the second receiving means. As described above, since the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are linearly conveyed from the main conveyance unit to the second branch conveyance unit, the jam is caught by the branching unit of the distribution unit or the conveyance unit. It does not happen.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the banknote handling machine according to the first aspect, wherein the bill is deposited, and the feeding means is provided with a deposit opening through which the bill to be deposited is inputted from outside. Wherein the first receiving means is a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the deposited bills or a deposit stacker for storing the deposited bills, and the second receiving means is a reject for returning the bills to the outside. It is characterized by being a mouth.

[0008] With this, in the case of depositing banknotes, the banknotes that have been fed out of the deposit port and conveyed by the main conveyance unit and at least discriminated from the normal banknotes by the discrimination unit,
It is introduced into the first branch conveyance means connected in an inclined state from the main conveyance means by the distribution means, is conveyed by the first branch conveyance means and delivered to the depositing stacker, and is at least conveyed abnormally by the discrimination means. The bill discriminated from the bill is introduced by the sorting means from the main conveying means to the second branch conveying means which is linearly connected, conveyed by the second branch conveying means, and delivered to the reject port. As described above, since the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are linearly conveyed from the main conveyance unit to the second branch conveyance unit, the jam is caught by the branching unit of the distribution unit or the conveyance unit. It does not happen.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bill processing machine for dispensing bills according to the first aspect, and the feeding means dispenses the bills when the bills are stored. The first receiving means is a dispensing port for dispensing bills to the outside, and the second receiving means is a reject box for accommodating bills inside. Features.

[0010] With this arrangement, in the case of dispensing banknotes, the banknotes fed out of the dispensing stacker and conveyed by the main conveyer while being discriminated at least from normal conveyed banknotes by the discriminator are separated from the main conveyer by the sorter. The banknote that is introduced into the first branch transport unit connected in an inclined state, is transported by the first branch transport unit, and delivered to the dispensing port, and is discriminated by the discriminating unit at least from the abnormal transported banknote, It is introduced from the main transporting means to the second branch transporting means connected linearly by the sorting means, transported by the second branching transporting means, and delivered to the reject box. As described above, since the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are linearly conveyed from the main conveyance unit to the second branch conveyance unit, the jam is caught by the branching unit of the distribution unit or the conveyance unit. It does not happen.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the banknote handling machine according to the first aspect, wherein the banknotes are deposited and withdrawn, and one of the feeding means is provided so that a bill to be deposited is supplied from outside. The deposit port to be inserted, the first
Is a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the deposited bills or a deposit stacker for storing the deposited bills, and one of the second receiving means is a reject port for returning the bills to the outside. The other one of the dispensing means is a dispensing stacker for storing bills and dispensing the bills for dispensing, and the other one of the first receiving means is a dispensing stacker for dispensing bills to the outside. It is a cash mouth, and another one of the second receiving means is a reject box for storing bills therein.

[0012] Thus, when depositing a banknote, the banknote that has been fed out of the deposit port and conveyed by the main conveyer while being discriminated at least from the normal conveyed banknote by the discriminator is tilted from the main conveyer by the sorter. The banknotes which are introduced into the first branch transporting means connected by the first branch transporting means and which are transported by the first branching transporting means and delivered to the deposit stacker, and which are discriminated by the discriminating means at least from abnormally transported banknotes, are sorted by the sorting means. And is introduced from the main transport means to the second branch transport means connected linearly, and is transported by the second branch transport means and delivered to the reject port. Also, when dispensing bills, the bills fed out of the dispensing stacker and conveyed by the main conveyance means and discriminated at least from normal conveyance bills by the discriminating means are connected in an inclined state from the main conveyance means by the sorting means. The banknotes that have been introduced into the first branch transporting means and transported by the first branching transporting means and delivered to the dispensing port, while being discriminated by the discriminating means at least from the abnormally transported banknotes, Introduced from the main transport means to the second branch transport means connected linearly,
The sheet is conveyed by the second branch conveying means and delivered to the reject box. In this way, the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes at the time of deposit are transported linearly from the main transport unit at the time of deposit to the second branch transport unit. The paper money that has been discriminated from the abnormally transported paper money at the time of dispensing is also transported linearly from the main transport means to the second branch transport means at the time of dispensing. Therefore, a jam does not occur due to being caught on the branch portion of the distribution means or the transport means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the bill processing machine according to the fourth aspect, wherein a main transport means for transporting the bills fed from the deposit port, and a bill fed from the dispensing stacker. The present invention is characterized in that a part of the main transporting means is shared with the main transporting means, and the discriminating means is provided in a common part of the main transporting means and is shared.

[0014] As described above, the main transport means for depositing and the main transport means for dispensing are partially shared by reversing the transport direction, and the discriminating means is provided in this shared portion. A sorting means for sorting bills fed from the mouth and discriminated by the discriminating means and a sorting means for sorting bills fed from the dispensing stacker and discriminated by the discriminating means can be arranged on opposite sides via the discriminating means. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the bill processing machine according to the fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the deposited bill is reusable for withdrawal, and the bill dispensing means is further provided. Is the deposit stacker capable of dispensing the deposited banknotes, and still another one of the first receiving means is the dispensing stacker, and still another one of the second receiving means. One is the reject box.

Thus, when distributing the bills, the bills fed out of the deposit stacker and conveyed by the main conveying means and discriminated at least from the normal conveying banknotes by the discriminating means are tilted from the main conveying means by the sorting means. The banknotes that have been introduced into the first branch transporting means connected by the first branch transporting means and conveyed by the first branching transporting means and delivered to the dispensing stacker, while being discriminated by the discriminating means at least from the abnormally transported banknotes, are sorted. It is introduced into the second branch transporting means connected linearly from the main transporting means by means, and is transported by the second branch transporting means and delivered to the reject box. In this way, the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes at the time of distribution are also transported linearly from the main transporter at the time of distribution to the second branch transporter. No jamming occurs due to being caught on

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a banknote handling machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The banknote handling machine according to the present embodiment is a banknote pay-in / pay-out device which receives and pays out banknotes as needed, and further circulates the received banknotes in order to use them for payment. In the figure, the left side is the front side of the body 11 of the banknote handling machine,
The front and rear used in the following description are the front and rear of the body 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, this banknote handling machine has a front face of a machine body 11, a deposit port 12 for receiving a deposit bill from the outside, and a dispensing port 13 for dispensing a bill to the outside. And a reject port 14 for paying out a reject bill to the outside.
Here, the dispensing port 13 is provided at the uppermost position,
3, a deposit port 12 is provided, and a reject port 14 is provided below the deposit port 12. In addition, withdrawal port 1
3 is provided with a shutter 13a which can be opened and closed freely,
Is also provided with a shutter 14a which can be freely opened and closed.

Bills to be processed for payment are externally fed into the depositing port 12 by the user in a collective state, and the depositing port 12 separates and feeds out the bills one by one. It has a mechanism 16. Further, a transport path 17 that extends in a straight line in the backward direction and that transports the bills fed from the deposit port 12 is connected to the deposit port 12, and
On the rear side of the transport path 17, there is provided a transport path 18 that is linearly connected to the transport path 17, extends substantially linearly in the backward direction, and then curves downward and faces forward. I have.

In addition, a transport path 19 which is connected to the transport path 18 in an inclined state due to the curvature of the transport path 18 and extends linearly in the forward direction is provided at the lower front side of the transport path 18. In front of the transport path 19, a transport path 20 that is connected linearly to the transport path 19 and extends substantially linearly in the forward direction is provided. Further, on the front side of the transport path 20, there is provided a transport path 21 which is linearly connected to the transport path 20, extends linearly in the forward direction, and is connected to the reject port 14.

At a connection position between the transport path 19 and the transport path 18, there is provided a transport path 22 which is linearly connected to the transport path 19 at the connection position and extends linearly backward. A reject box 24 for storing reject bills conveyed through the transport path 22 in the machine body 11 is connected to the rear side of the transport path 22. The reject box 24 is a simple box-shaped body,
The rejected banknotes conveyed by this are thrown and stored as they are. A transport path 25 is connected to the connection position between the transport path 20 and the transport path 21 in a state where the transport path 25 is curved and inclined downward with respect to the transport path 20, and the transport path 25 extends forward and downward. After that, it is curved to face the rearward direction.

At a connection position between the transport path 20 and the transport path 19, a transport path 26 is connected to the transport path 20 so as to be curved downward and inclined. It has a shape that is curved and extends rearward, and further curved downward and extends forward and forward. On the lower front side of the transport path 26, a transport path 27 that is linearly connected to the transport path 26 and extends linearly in the forward direction, and on the front side of the transport path 27, Conveyance path 2 which is connected linearly and extends linearly in the forward direction
In the front side of the transport path 28, a transport path 29 is provided that is linearly connected to the transport path 28, extends forward, and is connected to the transport path 25.

A transfer path 30 is connected to the connection position of the transfer path 18 with the transfer path 17 in a state of being curved upward and inclined with respect to the transfer path 18. It extends, then curves and extends forward and is connected to the outlet 13. Here, the transport path 17
-22 and 25-30 are all capable of forward and reverse transport. However, at least the transport paths 18, 19, 20, 25
Can be transported forward and backward.

At the lower rear side of the transport path 25, the transport path 25
And a transport path 32 that is connected to the transport path 25 in a downwardly curved direction and connected to the transport path 25 in a downwardly curved state, and is connected to the transport path 25 in a downwardly curved state and is connected to the transport path 25 in a downwardly backward direction. An extended transport path 33 is provided. These transport paths 3
The bills transported through the transport paths 32 and 33 are temporarily stored under the transport paths 2 and 33, and then stored together in a collective state. There is provided a deposit stacker 34 for paying out via the 33.

A separator 35 is provided on the front side of the depositing stacker 34 with respect to the machine body 11 so as to advance into and retract from the depositing stacker 34 mounted on the machine body 11. At the upper part of the depositing stacker 34, there is provided an input / output mechanism 36 for taking in and feeding out the banknote while turning it upside down as necessary, and this input / output mechanism 36 is provided from the transport path 25 to the transport path 32 or 33. The banknotes are stored in the depositing stacker 34 so that the front and back sides are sorted, and the bills in the depositing stacker 34 are fed out from the transport path 32 to the transport path 25.

The depositing / extracting mechanism 36 in the depositing stacker 34
A single elevator 37 which is movable in the up and down direction while maintaining a horizontal state is provided below, and bills are stacked and mounted on the elevator 37 in a horizontal state. The elevator 37 is driven up and down by a drive mechanism (not shown) from a lower position in the depositing stacker 34 to a position where it contacts a part of the depositing / dispensing mechanism 36.

In the depositing stacker 34, a temporary storage section 38 is formed on the separator 35 in a state where the separator 35 has entered, and the deposited banknotes conveyed via the conveying paths 32 and 33 are temporarily stored. Temporarily stored in the part 38,
After the deposit confirmation operation in which the amount of the deposited bill is approved by the operator, the separator 35 is retracted, and the temporary storage unit 3 is retracted.
From 8, the banknotes are transferred to the elevator 37. Also,
If necessary, the elevator 37 is raised with the separator 35 retracted, and the bills placed thereon are fed out through the transport path 32 by the input / output mechanism 36.

A transport path 40 is connected to the connection position between the transport path 28 and the transport path 29 in a state where the transport path 40 is curved and inclined downward and forward with respect to the transport path 28.
The transport path 41 is connected to the transport path 29 in a state where the transport path 41 is curved and inclined rearward and downward. A dispensing stacker 42 for storing bills conveyed through the conveyance path 40 and feeding out the stored bills through the conveyance path 41 is provided below these conveyance sections 40 and 41.

A transport path 44 is connected to a connection position between the transport path 27 and the transport path 28 in a state where the transport path 27 is curved and inclined forward and downward with respect to the transport path 27, and at the connection position,
The transport path 45 is connected to the transport path 28 in a state in which the transport path 45 is curved and inclined rearward and downward. A dispensing stacker 46 for storing bills conveyed through the conveyance path 44 and feeding out the stored bills through the conveyance path 45 is provided below these conveyance sections 44 and 45.

A transfer path 48 is connected to a connection position between the transfer path 26 and the transfer path 27 in a state where the transfer path 48 is bent forward and downward with respect to the transfer path 26 and is inclined.
The transport path 49 is connected to the transport path 27 in a state in which the transport path 49 is curved downward and inclined rearward. Under the transport sections 48 and 49, bills transported through the transport path 48 are stored, and bills stored in a collective state in this way are fed out through the transport path 49. A withdrawal stacker 50 is provided. The above dispensing stackers 42, 4
Nos. 6 and 50 are denominations.

At the top of the dispensing stacker 42, there is provided an input / output mechanism 52 for letting bills in and out, and the input / output mechanism 52 passes bills for receiving from the transport path 28 through the transport path 40. And the banknotes in the dispensing stacker 42 are transferred from the transport path 41 to the transport path 29.
To be sent out. Similarly, withdrawal stacker 4
6, an entry / exit mechanism 53 for letting bills enter / exit.
The input / output mechanism 53 stores banknotes to be received from the transport path 27 in the dispensing stacker 46 through the transport path 44, and transfers bills in the dispensing stacker 46 from the transport path 45 to the transport path 28. To be sent out. Similarly, on the upper part of the dispensing stacker 50, there is provided an input / output mechanism 54 for letting bills in and out, and this input / output mechanism 54 dispenses bills for receiving from the transport path 26 through the transport path 48. The bills in the dispensing stacker 50 are fed from the transport path 49 to the transport path 27.

An elevator 5 is provided inside the dispensing stacker 42.
6 also has an elevator 57 inside the dispensing stacker 46,
Elevators 58 are also provided inside the dispensing stacker 50, and bills are stacked and stored on these elevators 56 to 58 in a horizontal state. In addition, these elevators 56 to 58 are connected to the withdrawal stacker 4.
It is driven up and down by a drive mechanism (not shown) from a lower position in 2, 46, 50 to a position in contact with a part of the input / output mechanisms 52-54.

As described above, in the transport path 20, the transport of banknotes in the front-to-back direction and the reverse thereof in the backward-to-forward direction are performed. In 20, the banknotes conveyed at the time of conveyance from the rear to the front direction are discriminated into true banknotes, fake banknotes, and non-discriminable banknotes, and the banknotes discriminated from the true banknotes are further denominated. On the other hand, the banknotes conveyed during the conveyance from the front to the rear are discriminated into any of the banknotes with poor conveyance such as diagonal feed and multiple feed and the normal banknotes conveyed, and the denomination of the normal banknotes conveyed is performed. Identification unit 60 for counting
Is provided. Here, the banknotes that cannot be discriminated include banknotes that have been conveyed poorly, such as in skewed feed and multiple feed.

Between the transport path 18 and the transport path 22, the bills conveyed from the transport path 19 are swung and swung.
And a distribution member 62 for selectively distributing to the transport path 22. The sorting member 62 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) and swings. The sorting member 62 guides the bills conveyed from the conveying path 19 which is linearly connected to the conveying path 22 straight, and catches the bills. And the like. The banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 19 connected in an inclined state to the conveyance path 18 are not affected by the conveyance path 18.
Guide to move along. Also, for the bills conveyed from the conveyance path 18 to the conveyance path 19, the conveyance path 19
Guide to move along. In this direction, the occurrence of a jam is hardly caused in the structure.

Between the transport path 21 and the transport path 25, the bills conveyed from the transport path 20 are swung and
And a distribution member 63 for selectively distributing to the transport path 25. The sorting member 63 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) and swings. The sorting member 63 guides the bills conveyed from the conveying path 20 connected in a straight line to the conveying path 21 straightly, and catches the bills. The paper path transported from the transport path 20 connected in an inclined state to the transport path 25 is not affected by the transport path 25.
Guide to move along. Also, for the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 25 to the conveyance path 20, the conveyance path 20
Guide to move along. In this direction, the occurrence of a jam is hardly caused in the structure.

Between the transport path 19 and the transport path 26, the bills conveyed from the transport path 20 are swung to swing
And a distribution member 64 for selectively distributing to the transport path 26. The sorting member 64 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) and oscillates. The sorting member 64 is transported in a straight line from the transport path 20 to the transport path 19 and is transported from the transport path 19 to the transport path 20. The banknotes which are not guided are not particularly affected, and the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 20 connected in an inclined state to the conveyance path 26 are not guided along the conveyance path 26. Guidance to move.

Between the transport path 17 and the transport path 30, the paper money conveyed from the transport path 18 swings and is conveyed.
And a sorting member 65 for guiding the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 17 to the conveyance path 18. The sorting member 65 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) and swings. The sorting member 65 does not guide the bills conveyed from the conveying path 17 which is linearly connected to the conveying path 18 without particularly guiding the bills. It does not affect, and guides the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 18 connected in an inclined state to the conveyance path 30 so as to move along the conveyance path 30.

Between the transport path 29 and the transport path 33, the bills conveyed from the transport path 25 oscillate and are transported.
, The bills transported from the transport path 25 are introduced into the transport path 33, the bills transported from the transport path 29 are introduced into the transport path 25, and the banknotes transported from the transport path 32 And a distribution member 66 for introducing the toner into the conveyance path 25. Transport path 29 and transport path 40
A sorting member 67 that swings and selectively distributes the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 28 to the conveyance path 29 and the conveyance path 40 is provided therebetween.

Between the transport path 28 and the transport path 44, the bills conveyed from the transport path 27 are swung to
And a distribution member 68 for selectively distributing to the transport path 44. Between the transport path 27 and the transport path 48,
A sorting member 6 that swings the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance path 26 and selectively distributes the banknotes to the conveyance paths 27 and 48.
9 are provided. The distribution members 66 to 69 are also driven by a solenoid (not shown) to swing.

The operation of the above-structured banknote handling machine will be described for each process. "Payment Process" When performing a deposit process in which a transport route is shown in FIG. 2, when a bill is inserted into the deposit port 12 and a deposit start button (not shown) is pressed, the transport paths 17 to 21 and 2 are transferred.
5, 32, and 33 are driven in the direction in which bills are conveyed from the deposit port 12 toward the deposit stacker 34 or the reject port 14. Then, when the feeding mechanism 16 of the deposit port 12 is driven, the feeding mechanism 16 feeds the banknotes one by one to the transport path 17, and transports the banknotes on the transport paths 17, 18, 19, and 20. Then, the discrimination unit 60 provided in the transport path 20 discriminates the banknote into one of a true banknote, a false banknote, and a non-discriminable banknote, and further denominates and counts the banknote discriminated from the true banknote. At this time, the transport paths 17, 18, 1
All the sorting members 65, 62, 6 arranged at 9, 20
No. 4 has no effect on banknotes.

Then, the bill discriminated from the true bill by the discriminating section 60 is introduced into the transport path 25 by the sorting member 63, guided by the sorting member 66 and introduced into the transport paths 32 and 33, and the deposit stacker 34. Is temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 38 on the separator 35. On the other hand, the rejected bill discriminated by the discriminating unit 60 from the false banknote or discriminated from the undiscriminable banknote is introduced into the transport path 21 by the sorting member 63, and the reject port 14
To pay out.

In this deposit processing, the deposit port 12
Feeding means (one of the feeding means) for separating and feeding out the banknotes loaded in a lump one by one is provided on transport paths 17, 18, 1
The discriminating unit 60 is provided on the transport path 20 as the main transport means, and the discriminating unit 60 is configured to transfer the bills transported on the transport path 20 as the main transport means. A sorting unit that distinguishes between a true banknote including a normally transported banknote and a reject banknote including an abnormally transported banknote,
3 transports the bills discriminated from the true bills by the discriminating unit 60 to the transport path 1
7, 18, 19, and 20 are introduced into the transport paths 25 and 33, which are the first branch transport means, and the bills discriminated from the rejected bills by the discriminating unit 60 are transferred from the transport paths 17, 18, 19 and 20 to the second bills. The depositing stacker 34 is a first receiving unit (a first receiving unit) that receives the bills introduced and conveyed to the conveying paths 25 and 33 by the sorting member 63 and conveyed to the conveying path 21 which is the branch conveying means. One of the means of receiving
The reject port 14 constitutes a second receiving means (one of the second receiving means) for receiving the bills introduced and conveyed to the conveying path 21 by the sorting member 63.

The transport path 21 is linearly connected to the transport section 20, and the transport path 2 is connected to the transport path 20.
5 are connected in an inclined state. Thereby, the deposit port 1
The banknotes fed out of the banknote 2 and discriminated from the true banknotes by the discriminating unit 60 while being conveyed on the conveying paths 17, 18, 19, and 20 are introduced into the conveying path 25 connected in an inclined state from the conveying path 20 by the sorting member 63. Then, while being conveyed and transferred to the temporary storage unit 38 on the separator 35 of the deposit stacker 34, the banknotes discriminated from the rejected banknotes by the discrimination unit 60 are
It is introduced by the distribution member 63 from the conveyance path 20 to the conveyance path 21 which is linearly connected, and is conveyed by this, and
Passed to.

As described above, the bill discriminated from the rejected bill is conveyed linearly from the conveyance path 20 to the conveyance path 21 and is not affected by the distribution member 63. There is no possibility that a jam occurs due to being caught on the branch portion of the transport path. Also, there is no influence from the other distribution members 65, 62, 64 on the route. Therefore, the rejected banknote that is likely to cause a jam is sorted so that the jam is less likely to occur, so that the occurrence rate of the jam can be reduced. The transport path 20 and the transport path 21 only need to be linearly arranged before and after the mutual connection position (the transport path 25 is also connected to this position).

Here, with respect to the deposited banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 38 on the separator 35 of the deposit stacker 34 as described above, on the other hand, when the separator 35 is retracted, the deposited paper money is transferred from the temporary storage section 38 to the deposit banknote. A storage process is performed in which the banknotes are transferred to the elevator 37 and stored below the separator 35 of the deposit stacker 34. Alternatively, the deposit banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 38 in the deposit processing as described above are directly taken out of the temporary storage section 38 by opening a front door (not shown) to perform the deposit return processing.

"Pay-out processing" When performing the pay-out processing showing the transport route in FIG. 3, the transport paths 27 to 29, 25, 20, 1
9, 22, 18, 30 withdrawal stackers 42, 46, 5
The banknote is driven in the direction of transporting the banknote from 0 toward the reject box 24 or the dispensing port 13. At this time,
The transport paths 18, 19, 20, and 25 are all driven to rotate in reverse with respect to the deposit processing. And the withdrawal stacker 42,
The bills are appropriately fed from 46 and 50 to the transport path 29 via the transport paths 41, 45 and 49 by the input / output mechanisms 52 to 54, and are transported in the transport paths 25, 20 and 19. Then, the discrimination section 60 provided in the conveyance path 20 discriminates the banknote from the normal conveyance banknote and the abnormal conveyance banknote such as multiplex feed.

The bill discriminated by the discriminating section 60 from the normal transport bill is introduced into the transport path 18 by the distribution member 62, introduced into the transport path 30 by the distribution member 65, and fed to the outlet 13. . On the other hand, the banknotes discriminated from the conveyance abnormal banknotes by the discrimination unit 60 are introduced into the conveyance path 22 by the sorting member 62 and fed out to the reject box 24.

In the dispensing process, the dispensing stacker 4
2, 46, 50, a feeding means (another one of the feeding means) for separating and feeding the banknotes loaded in a lump one by one,
The discriminating section 60 is provided in the transport path 20 as the main transport means, for transporting the bills fed from the dispensing stackers 42, 46, 50 in which the transport paths 29, 25, 20, 19 are the payout means. The sorting member 62 discriminates the banknotes conveyed in the conveyance path 20 into normal conveyance banknotes and abnormal conveyance banknotes, and the sorting member 62 discriminates the banknotes discriminated from the normal conveyance banknotes in the discrimination section 60 into the conveyance paths 29 and 25. , 20, and 19 into the transport paths 18 and 30 as the first branch transport means, and the discriminating unit 60 discriminates the banknotes discriminated from the abnormal transported banknotes in the transport paths 29, 25 and 2.
Dispensing means for distributing from 0, 19 to be introduced into the transport path 22 which is the second branch transport means, the dispensing port 13 receives the bills introduced and transported to the transport paths 18, 30 by the distribution member 62. The first receiving means (the other one of the first receiving means) is connected to the second reject box 24 in which the reject box 24 receives the bills introduced and conveyed to the conveying path 22 by the sorting member 62.
(The other one of the second receiving means) is configured.

The transport path 22 is linearly connected to the transport section 19 and the transport path 1 is connected to the transport path 19.
8 are connected in an inclined state. As a result, the transport paths 29, 2 fed from the dispensing stackers 42, 46, 50
The banknotes discriminated from the normal banknotes conveyed by the discrimination unit 60 while being conveyed at 5, 20, and 19 are introduced by the sorting member 62 into the conveying path 18 connected in an inclined state from the conveying path 19, and are conveyed by this. While being delivered to the dispensing port 13, the banknote discriminated from the abnormal conveyance banknote by the discrimination unit 60 is introduced into the transport path 22 linearly connected from the transport path 19 by the sorting member 62,
With this, it is conveyed and delivered to the reject box 24.

As described above, the banknote discriminated from the abnormal transported banknote is transported linearly from the transport path 19 to the transport path 22 and is not affected by the sorting member 62. And jamming caused by being caught in the branch portion of the transport path. Therefore, since the jam is hardly generated for the abnormal transported banknote that is likely to cause a jam, the occurrence rate of the jam can be reduced.
The transport path 19 and the transport path 22 only need to be linearly arranged before and after the connection position (the transport path 18 is also connected to this position).

[Distribution Process] When the deposit stacker 34 becomes full and when any of the deposit stackers 42, 46, and 50 becomes empty, a distribution process showing a transport route shown in FIG. 4 is performed. When performing this distribution process, the transport path 32,
25, 20, 19, 22, 26 to 28, 40, 44, 4
8 is driven from the depositing stacker 34 toward the reject box 24 or the dispensing stackers 42, 46, 50 in the direction in which bills are conveyed. At this time, the transport paths 19, 2
Both 0 and 25 are driven in reverse to the deposit processing. Then, the banknotes are fed from the depositing stacker 34 to the transport path 32 by the input / output mechanism 36 and transported on the transport paths 25 and 20. Then, the discrimination unit 60 provided in the transport path 20
To discriminate the banknotes from normal transported banknotes and abnormally transported banknotes such as diagonal feed and multiple feed.

Then, the banknotes discriminated from the normal banknotes by the discriminating section 60 are introduced into the transport path 26 by the sorting member 64, and introduced into the transport paths 40, 44, and 48 by the sorting members 67 to 69 as appropriate. The dispensing stackers 42, 46, 50 are stored for each denomination. On the other hand, the bill discriminated by the discriminating unit 60 from the abnormal transported bill is introduced into the transport paths 19 and 22 by the sorting members 64 and 62 and fed out to the reject box 24.

In this distribution process, the deposit stacker 3
4 is fed out from the depositing stacker 34 in which the conveying paths 32, 25, and 20 are feeding means for separating and feeding out the banknotes loaded in batch one by one (still another one of the feeding means). Main transport means for transporting the bills
Reference numeral 0 denotes a discriminating unit that is provided in the conveying path 20 that is a main conveying unit and discriminates a banknote conveyed in the conveying path 20 into a normal conveying banknote and a conveying abnormal banknote. The banknotes discriminated from the normal banknotes are introduced from the conveyance path 20 to the conveyance path 26 as the first branch conveyance means, and the discrimination unit 60
The banknotes discriminated from the abnormal transported banknotes by the transport path 20
The distributing means for distributing so as to be introduced into the conveying paths 19 and 22 which are the branch conveying means of the dispensing stackers 42, 46 and 5.
0 is the first receiving means (still another one of the first receiving means) for receiving the bills introduced and conveyed to the conveying path 26 by the sorting member 64, and the reject box 24 is Second receiving means (still another one of the second receiving means) for receiving the bills introduced and conveyed to the conveying paths 19 and 22 are respectively constituted.

The transport path 19 is linearly connected to the transport section 20, and the transport path 2 is connected to the transport path 20.
6 are connected in an inclined state. Thus, the banknotes fed out of the deposit stacker 34 and conveyed on the conveyance paths 32, 25, and 20 while being discriminated from the normal conveyance banknotes by the discrimination section 60 are connected by the sorting member 64 from the conveyance path 20 in an inclined state. While being introduced into the path 26 and being conveyed and transferred to the dispensing stackers 42, 46 and 50, the banknotes discriminated from the abnormal conveyance banknotes by the discrimination unit 60 are linearly separated from the conveyance path 20 by the sorting member 64. Are transported by the transport paths 19 and 22 connected to the reject box 24.

As described above, the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are transported linearly from the transport path 20 to the transport path 19 and are not affected by the sorting member 64. And jamming caused by being caught in the branch portion of the transport path. In addition, the transport path 19
2 is also transported linearly, and is not affected by the distribution member 62. Therefore, since the jam is hardly generated for the abnormal transported banknote that is likely to cause a jam, the occurrence rate of the jam can be reduced. In addition,
The transport path 20 and the transport path 19 only need to be linearly arranged before and after the mutual connection position (the transport path 26 is also connected to this position).

According to the banknote handling machine described above, in a banknote depositing, dispensing, and distributing banknotes, in any of these depositing, dispensing, and distributing, jamming is performed on abnormally conveyed banknotes that are likely to cause a jam. Since it is possible to perform the sorting that is difficult to generate, the occurrence rate of the jam can be reduced.

The transport path 20 is used in common with the transport direction reversed to transport the bills fed from the deposit port 12 and to transport the bills fed from the pay-out stackers 42, 46, 50. Since the discrimination unit 60 is provided in the conveyance path 20 which is a common part and is shared, the sorting member 63 which is fed out from the deposit port 12 and sorts the bills discriminated by the discrimination unit 60, and the dispensing stacker 42 ,
The sorting member 62 that sorts out the bills fed from the 46 and 50 and discriminated by the discriminating section 60 can be arranged on the opposite sides via the discriminating section 60. Therefore, even in the case of depositing and dispensing banknotes, in any of these deposits and withdrawals, the configuration is made compact even if sorting is performed so that jamming is less likely to occur on abnormally transported banknotes that are likely to cause jamming. be able to.

In the above description, a so-called circulation-type banknote pay-in / pay-out machine, which can reuse deposited banknotes for dispensing, has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A banknote depositing machine that performs only depositing such that only depositable bills are sorted and temporarily stored or stored in the depositing stacker and rejects unreceivable bills to the reject port may be used. The above configuration may be applied to distribution to the depositing stacker and the reject port and conveyance after distribution. In addition, banknotes of stored denominations are discriminated while being conveyed in accordance with a withdrawal command, and only bills that can be dispensed are sorted out and dispensed, and bills that cannot be dispensed are rejected to a reject box. A banknote dispensing machine that performs only money may be used. In this case, the above configuration may be applied to sorting from the discriminating unit to the dispensing port and the reject box and transport after sorting. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine in which these are combined and only banknotes are received and paid out and no distribution is performed.

In other words, the banknote processing for discriminating the banknotes into at least the normally transported banknotes and the abnormally transported banknotes, and sorting and transporting the banknotes discriminated from the normally transported banknotes and the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes. The above contents can be applied to all machines.

[0060]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the banknote processing machine described above, the banknotes fed out from the feeding unit and discriminated from at least the normal transported banknotes by the discriminating unit while being conveyed by the main conveying unit are connected in an inclined state from the main conveying unit by the sorting unit. The banknotes that have been introduced into the first branching and conveying means and conveyed by the first branching and conveying means and passed to the first receiving means are discriminated by the discriminating means at least from the abnormally conveyed banknotes by the sorting means. It is introduced from the transport means to the second branch transport means connected linearly, is transported by the second branch transport means, and is delivered to the second receiving means.
As described above, since the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are linearly conveyed from the main conveyance unit to the second branch conveyance unit, the jam is caught by the branching unit of the distribution unit or the conveyance unit. It does not happen. Therefore, since the jam is hardly generated for the abnormal transported banknote that is likely to cause a jam, the occurrence rate of the jam can be reduced.

According to the bill processing machine of the second aspect of the present invention, in a bill depositing machine, a bill which is fed out from a deposit opening port and conveyed by a main conveying means and is discriminated by a discriminating means at least from a normal conveyed bill. Is introduced by the sorting means to the first branch conveyance means which is connected in an inclined state from the main conveyance means, is conveyed by the first branch conveyance means and delivered to the deposit stacker, and at least is conveyed by the discrimination means. The banknote discriminated from the abnormal banknote is introduced into the second branch transport unit linearly connected from the main transport unit by the sorting unit, transported by the second branch transport unit, and delivered to the reject port. . As described above, since the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are linearly conveyed from the main conveyance unit to the second branch conveyance unit, the jam is caught by the branching unit of the distribution unit or the conveyance unit. It does not happen. Therefore, in the case of depositing banknotes, the occurrence of jams can be reduced because the transporting abnormal banknotes that are likely to be jammed are sorted so as not to cause jams.

According to the bill processing machine of the third aspect of the present invention, in the case of dispensing bills, the bills are fed out of the dispensing stacker, conveyed by the main conveying means, and are discriminated at least from normal conveyed bills by the discriminating means. Bills are introduced by the sorting means into the first branch transport means connected in an inclined state from the main transport means, transported by the first branch transport means and delivered to the outlet, and the discrimination means At least the banknotes discriminated from the abnormal transported banknotes are introduced to the second branch transporting means connected linearly from the main transporting means by the sorting means, and are transported by the second branch transporting means to the reject box. Handed over. As described above, since the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes are linearly conveyed from the main conveyance unit to the second branch conveyance unit, the jam is caught by the branching unit of the distribution unit or the conveyance unit. It does not happen. Therefore, in the case of dispensing banknotes, the occurrence of jams can be reduced because the transporting of the abnormal banknotes, which is likely to cause jams, is performed without causing jams.

According to the bill processing machine of the fourth aspect of the present invention, when depositing a banknote, the banknote is fed out of the deposit port and conveyed by the main conveying unit, and is discriminated by the discriminating unit at least from the normal conveyed banknote. Is introduced by the sorting means to the first branch conveyance means which is connected in an inclined state from the main conveyance means, is conveyed by the first branch conveyance means and delivered to the deposit stacker, and at least is conveyed by the discrimination means. The banknote discriminated from the abnormal banknote is introduced into the second branch transport unit linearly connected from the main transport unit by the sorting unit, transported by the second branch transport unit, and delivered to the reject port. . Also,
When dispensing the banknotes, the banknotes fed out of the dispensing stacker and conveyed by the main conveyance unit and discriminated at least from the normal conveyance banknotes by the discrimination unit were connected in an inclined state from the main conveyance unit by the distribution unit. The bills that have been introduced into the first branch conveyance means, conveyed by the first branch conveyance means and delivered to the dispensing port, and at least discriminated from the abnormally conveyed bills by the discrimination means are mainly conveyed by the sorting means. It is introduced from the means to the second branch transport means connected in a straight line, is transported by the second branch transport means, and is delivered to the reject box. In this way, the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes at the time of deposit are transported linearly from the main transport unit at the time of deposit to the second branch transport unit. The paper money that has been discriminated from the abnormally transported paper money at the time of dispensing is also transported linearly from the main transport means to the second branch transport means at the time of dispensing. Therefore, a jam does not occur due to being caught on the branch portion of the distribution means or the transport means. Therefore, in the case of depositing and dispensing banknotes, in any of these deposits and withdrawals, a jam is hardly generated with respect to abnormally transported banknotes that are likely to cause jams, so that the occurrence rate of jams can be reduced. .

According to the bill processing machine of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the main transporting means for depositing and the main transporting means for dispensing are partially shared in the opposite transport direction, and this shared portion is used. Since the discriminating means is provided, sorting means for distributing the bills fed from the deposit opening and discriminated by the discriminating means,
Distributing means for distributing bills fed from the dispensing stacker and discriminated by the discriminating means can be arranged on opposite sides of each other via the discriminating means. Therefore, even in the case of depositing and dispensing banknotes, in any of these deposits and withdrawals, the configuration is made compact even if sorting is performed so that jamming is less likely to occur on abnormally transported banknotes that are likely to cause jamming. be able to.

According to the bill processing machine of the present invention, when distributing the bills, the bills fed out of the depositing stacker and conveyed by the main conveying means and discriminated by the discriminating means at least from normal conveyed banknotes. Is introduced into the first branch transporting means connected in an inclined state from the main transporting means by the distribution means, is transported by the first branch transporting means and delivered to the dispensing stacker, and at least is discriminated by the discriminating means. The banknote discriminated from the abnormal transported banknote is introduced from the main transporting unit to the second branch transporting unit that is linearly connected by the sorting unit, transported by the second branching transporting unit, and delivered to the reject box. It is. In this way, the banknotes discriminated from the abnormally transported banknotes at the time of distribution are also transported linearly from the main transporter at the time of distribution to the second branch transporter. No jamming occurs due to being caught on Therefore, even in the case of distributing the banknotes, even when the banknotes are distributed, sorting is performed so that jamming is unlikely to occur for abnormally transported banknotes that are likely to cause jamming, so that the occurrence rate of jamming can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of a banknote handling machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of the banknote handling machine of the present invention, in which a transport route of banknotes in a depositing process is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of the banknote handling machine of the present invention, in which a transport route of banknotes in the dispensing process is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view schematically showing one embodiment of the banknote handling machine of the present invention, in which a transport route of banknotes in the distribution process is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view schematically showing a conventional banknote handling machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 Receiving port (one of feeding means and feeding means) 13 Dispensing port (other one of first receiving means and first receiving means) 14 Reject port (second receiving means and second receiving means) 1) 17 transport path (main transport means) 18 transport path (main transport means, first branch transport means) 19 transport path (main transport means, second branch transport means) 20 transport path (main transport means) 21 transport path (second branch transport means) 22 transport path (second branch transport means) 24 reject box (second receiving means, another one of the second receiving means, still another one of the receiving means) 25) Transport path (first branch transport means, main transport means) 26 Transport path (first branch transport means) 29 Transport path (main transport means) 30 Transport path (first branch transport means) 32 Transport path (Main transport means) 33 Transport path (first branch transport means) 34 Deposit stacker The first receiving means, one of the first receiving means, the feeding means, and still another one of the feeding means) 42, 46, 50 Dispensing stacker (the other one of the feeding means and the feeding means, the receiving means) Still another one) 60 discriminating unit (discriminating means) 62 distributing member (distributing means) 63 distributing member (distributing means) 64 distributing member (distributing means)

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A feeding means for separating and feeding bills one by one, a main transport means for transporting the bills fed from the feeding means, and a bill provided in the main transport means and transported by the main transport means. Discriminating means for discriminating between at least normal transported banknotes and abnormal transported banknotes, and at least the banknotes discriminated from the normal transported banknotes by the discriminating means from the main transporter to the first branch transporter, and at least transported by the discriminator. A distributing means for distributing the bills discriminated from the abnormal bills from the main transport means to the second branch transport means, respectively, and introduced into the first branch transport means by the distribution means and transported by the first branch transport means Having a first receiving means for receiving a bill to be transferred, and a second receiving means for receiving a bill introduced into the second branch conveying means by the sorting means and conveyed by the second branch conveying means. place In the machine, the second branch transport means is linearly connected to the main transport means, and the first branch transport means is connected to the main transport means in an inclined state. Bill processing machine. 2. A method for depositing bills, wherein the dispensing means is a deposit port through which a bill to be deposited is inputted from the outside, and the first receiving means temporarily stores the deposited bills. The banknote processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the banknote is a temporary storage unit or a deposit stacker for storing deposited banknotes, and wherein the second receiving unit is a reject port for returning the banknotes to the outside. 3. A dispensing mechanism for dispensing bills, wherein the dispensing means is a dispensing stacker for storing bills and dispensing the bills for dispensing, and wherein the first receiving means is an external device. The banknote processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the banknote is a payout port for feeding banknotes, and the second receiving means is a reject box for storing banknotes therein. 4. A method for depositing and dispensing banknotes, wherein one of the dispensing means is a deposit port through which a bill to be deposited is inputted from outside, and one of the first receiving means is a depositing means. A temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the deposited bills or a deposit stacker for storing the deposited bills, wherein one of the second receiving means is a reject port for returning the bills to the outside; and One is a dispensing stacker for storing bills and dispensing the bills for dispensing; the other one of the first receiving means is a dispensing port for dispensing bills to the outside; 2. The bill processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the other of the receiving means is a reject box for storing bills therein. 5. A main transporting means for transporting the bills fed from the deposit port and a main transporting means for transporting the bills fed from the dispensing stacker are commonly used by partially reversing the transport direction. The bill processing machine according to claim 4, wherein said discriminating means is provided in a common portion of said main transport means and is shared. 6. The depositing stacker, wherein the deposited bills can be reused for dispensing, and another one of the dispensing means is the depositing stacker capable of dispensing the deposited bills, The bill according to claim 4, wherein another one of the first receiving means is the payout stacker, and still another one of the second receiving means is the reject box. Processing machine.