JP2000030120A - State display device for paper sheet storage part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the state display device of paper sheet storage parts, which can securely and clearly display a state while the number of the display means of a seven segments system is reduced to two or one in a residual amount display device for showing a remaining paper sheet amount in respective paper sheet storage parts in a paper sheet device provided with a plurality of paper sheet storage parts storing paper sheets by denomination types. SOLUTION: A paper sheet transaction device has three paper sheet storage parts 3a-3c storing paper sheets by denomination types, residual amount detection means 6a-6c detecting the residual amount of paper sheets in the respective storage parts and a residual amount display means 20. The residual amount display means is formed of two seven segments display means. One seven segments display means is for displaying a full state and the other seven segments display means is for displaying an end state. The storage state of one of three paper sheet storage parts is displayed by using upper/middle/lower lateral segments constituting the respective seven segments display means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a paper handling apparatus such as a vending machine, an automatic depositing / dispensing apparatus, and a money changer, and more particularly to a plurality of storage sections for storing paper sheets such as banknotes. To a storage state display device used in a paper sheet handling device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A banknote handling device such as a vending machine, an automatic depositing and dispensing device, a money changing machine, or a sheet handling device for handling a sheet material such as a cash voucher card (hereinafter referred to as a sheet handling device) ) Is provided with a paper-sheet storage unit for storing received banknotes and dispensing stored banknotes, etc., and the paper-sheet storage unit is provided for each denomination and type. It is common to have. Further, each sheet storage unit is provided with a remaining amount detection unit that detects the amount of remaining sheets in the storage unit, a remaining amount display unit that displays a detection result from the remaining amount detection unit, and the like. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the remaining amount display means in the conventional bill handling device, and the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 1 is
Each bill storage unit 3a, which is introduced into the apparatus via the introduction path 2 and stores 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and 1,000-yen bills by denomination, respectively.
3b, 3c. In addition, each storage section 3a, 3
When paying out the bills stored in b and 3c as change or the like, the bills are conveyed in the direction opposite to the direction at the time of introduction, and are paid out to the payout unit 5 through the payout route 4. Each bill storage unit 3a, 3
b and 3c are provided with remaining amount detecting means 6a, 6b and 6c respectively for detecting the remaining amount of the bills stored therein, and the remaining amount detecting signals from the respective remaining amount detecting means 6a, 6b and 6c. Is input to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 determines the amount of bills in each bill storage unit based on the remaining amount detection signal, and controls the remaining amount display unit 10 to display the remaining amount of each bill storage unit. The conventional remaining amount display means 10 is arranged on the back surface of the apparatus main body, for example, is composed of seven segments, and a total of three such seven-segment display means are provided corresponding to each bill storage unit. FIG. 4B shows a state in which “F” meaning full state (FULL) is displayed by seven segments.
(c) is a state in which “E” meaning empty (END) is displayed.

The 7-segment display means switches between a maintenance mode and a maintenance mode when a maintenance man checks various functions in addition to displaying whether the apparatus is full or empty. Is used as a status display device, but a simplified display method such as "F" or "E" is used by a manager other than a specialized maintenance man, for example, a store that manages vending machines and the like. There is a problem that it is not easy for an amateur manager such as a clerk to determine and understand the meaning. Also, since seven segment display means are required for the number of storage units, that is, three, there are problems that the occupied area of the display means increases, the configuration becomes complicated, and the cost increases. For this reason, conventionally, a 7-segment display unit has been used only for function check at the time of maintenance, and the remaining amount of the storage unit has been displayed using dedicated display means such as an LED. In this case, by changing the lighting method of the LED or the like, the full or empty state is displayed separately, but the identification is not always easy.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus having a plurality of paper sheet storage sections for storing paper sheets in different types. In the remaining amount display device for displaying the amount of paper sheets, 7
It is an object of the present invention to provide a state display device of a paper sheet storage unit which can surely and easily display a state while reducing the number of segment type display means to two or one.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises three paper storage units for storing paper sheets according to types, and the remaining amount of paper sheets in each storage unit. In the sheet handling apparatus provided with the remaining amount detecting means for detecting the remaining amount and the remaining amount displaying means, the remaining amount displaying means comprises two 7-segment displaying means, and one of the 7-segment displaying means is F
The other seven-segment display means is used for displaying the "ull" state, and the other seven-segment display means is used for displaying the "end" state. Characterized in that one of the storage states is displayed. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of paper sheet storage units for storing paper sheets by type, a remaining amount detection unit for detecting a remaining amount of paper sheets in each storage unit, and a remaining amount display unit. In the paper sheet handling apparatus provided, the remaining amount display means includes one 7-segment display means, and the number indicating the number of the paper-sheet storage unit and F · By sequentially displaying each character of u · ll or a number indicating the number of the paper sheet storage unit and each character of E · nd · d, the remaining paper sheets in the paper sheet storage unit specified by the number are displayed. The amount is displayed.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. In the following embodiment, a state display device of a bill handling device will be described as an example of a state display device of a sheet storage unit. FIG. 1A is a schematic configuration diagram of a banknote handling apparatus provided with a state display device of a sheet storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an example of a remaining amount display unit of the state display device. It is a block diagram. In this bill handling device, the bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 1 are introduced into the introduction path 2
And the bill storage units 3a, 3b, and 3c for storing 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and 1,000-yen bills by denomination, respectively.
Sorted and stored inside. Further, each of the storage sections 3a, 3b, 3
When paying out the banknotes stored in c as change or the like, the banknotes are conveyed in a direction opposite to that at the time of introduction, and are paid out to the payout unit 5 through the payout route 4. Each bill storage unit 3a, 3b, 3c
Are provided with remaining amount detecting means 6a, 6b, 6c for detecting the remaining amount of the banknotes stored therein, respectively. The remaining amount detecting signals from the remaining amount detecting means 6a, 6b, 6c are controlled by the control unit. 7 is input. The control unit 7 determines the amount of bills in each bill storage unit based on the remaining amount detection signal, and controls the remaining amount display unit 20 to display the remaining amount of each bill storage unit.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the remaining amount display means 20 of the present invention comprises two 7-segment display means 21 and 22.
One display means 21 displays Full, and the other display means 22 displays End. The seven segments constituting each of the display means 21 and 22 include three upper, middle, and lower horizontal segments 21a, 21b,
21c, 22a, 22b, and 22c. In this embodiment, each of the three horizontal segments has a 10,000-yen bill, 5
A display function for a 1,000-yen bill and a 1,000-yen bill is assigned.
To explain this in detail, in this example, the banknote storage unit 3 for storing a 10,000-yen bill when only the uppermost horizontal segment 21a constituting the Full display means 21 is turned on (turned off).
a means full, and turns on (turns off) only the uppermost horizontal segment 22a constituting the end display means 22
This means that the bill storage unit 3a for storing a 10,000-yen bill is empty. Similarly, the central horizontal segment 2
When 1b or 22b is turned on (off), 5
This means that the bill storage unit 3b for storing a 1,000-yen bill is full or empty, and similarly, when the lowermost horizontal segment 21c or 22c is turned on (turned off), each of the 1,000-yen bills is stored. Means that the bill storage unit 3c is full or empty. These two display means 21 and 22 can be used not only for displaying the remaining amount but also for checking various functions in the maintenance mode.

In the above embodiment, the storage state of the three bill storage units is displayed by using the two 7-segment display units. Therefore, the conventional display units, for example, the 7-segment display units are provided in the same number as the bill storage units. There are advantages in that the configuration of the display means can be simplified as compared with the type provided, and the installation area of the display means can be reduced. In addition, as in the conventional display method using 7 segments, Full or End is used.
Is not the only initial letter of "F" or "E", but the entire word can be displayed. Therefore, an amateur administrator such as a clerk who is not proficient in managing the device. It is easy for the storage state to be judged and understood for
Device management becomes easy.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a state display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a single 7-segment display unit, and the number of the bill storage unit and the storage state (F
(ull, End) are sequentially displayed. FIG.
(a) and (b) show the display state of empty and full by the remaining amount display means 30, respectively, and display different numbers and alphabetic characters sequentially by one 7-segment display means, so that the display content is changed. Make it easy to read. FIG.
(a) The first display content shown in (b) shows the number (No. 1 to 3) of the bill storage unit, and the second to fourth show English characters. First, in FIG. 3A, the number of the bill storage unit is “3”, and the display content in English characters is “E · n ·
d ". In FIG. 3B, the number of the bill storage unit is “2”, and the display content in English characters is “Fu
l ”. For "End", three alphabetic characters are represented in three parts, for "Full", F and u are represented in two parts, and for "ll", one part is represented. This is indicated by the display. In other words, in any of the display methods meaning full and empty, all characters of the words “E · n · d” and “F · u · ll” can be represented by three displays, respectively. An amateur administrator other than the maintenance person can easily know the state of each storage unit.

[0010] In other words, for the amateur administrator,
By teaching the method of switching to the mode for displaying the remaining amount in advance, the layman can shift to the remaining amount display mode based on the operation method as needed, and in this state, the display means is switched. At the time of confirmation, the number indicating the storage section displayed first and the “En.
By looking at "d" or "Fu11", the meaning can be easily understood. By repeating this time-series display method a plurality of times, it is possible to make an accurate determination without oversight. As described above, according to the state display device of this embodiment, the storage unit number and the remaining amount state are displayed using a single 7-segment display unit. Can easily understand. In this case, the number of storage units that can be displayed is not limited to three, and the remaining amount of each of four or more storage units can be displayed. In addition,
In the above embodiment, the state display device for detecting and displaying the remaining amount of bills in the plurality of bill storage units provided in the bill handling device has been described, but this is an example, and the present invention is applicable to paper such as cash vouchers and cards. The present invention can also be applied to a general state display device that handles leaves.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a bill handling apparatus having a plurality of bill storage sections for storing bills by denomination, a remaining amount display for displaying the amount of remaining bills in each bill storage section. In the device, it is possible to reduce the number of 7-segment display means to two or one, and to make it possible to display the state reliably and easily. That is, claim 1
The present invention uses two 7-segment display means to display the full or empty state of three storage sections accurately and easily, so that the configuration is simple,
It is possible to perform a display without errors as compared with the related art. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of the storage unit and the English word indicating the remaining amount are displayed in chronological order using one seven-segment display means, so that the configuration is further simplified. Characters that are easy to understand can be displayed.
Further, the present invention can be similarly applied to a banknote handling apparatus having more than three storage units.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a schematic configuration diagram of a sheet handling apparatus provided with a state display device of a sheet storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
(b) is a configuration diagram of an example of a remaining amount display unit of the status display device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a status display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams for explaining a display method by a remaining amount display unit in the embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a remaining amount display means in a conventional bill handling device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 bill insertion slot, 2 introduction route, 3a, 3b, 3c bill storage unit, 4 payout route, 5 payout unit, 6a,
6b, 6c Remaining amount detecting means, 7 control unit, 20 remaining amount displaying means, 21, 22 7-segment displaying means, 21
a, 21b, 21c, 22a, 22b, 22c Horizontal segment.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage device comprising: three sheet storage units for storing sheets according to types; remaining amount detection means for detecting the remaining amount of paper sheets in each storage unit; and remaining amount display means. In the paper sheet handling apparatus, the remaining amount display means includes two 7-segment display means, one of the 7-segment display means is for displaying a Full state, and the other 7-segment display means is for displaying an End state. Paper comprising a 7-segment display means, and a storage state of any one of the three sheet storage sections is displayed using upper, middle and lower horizontal segments. Status display device for leaf storage unit. 2. A storage device comprising: a plurality of paper sheet storage units for storing paper sheets according to types; a remaining amount detection unit for detecting a remaining amount of paper sheets in each storage unit; and a remaining amount display unit. In the paper sheet handling apparatus, the remaining amount display means includes one 7-segment display means, and the number indicating the number of the paper sheet storage unit, and the number of the F.u. ll each character,
Alternatively, the number indicating the number of the sheet storage unit and the characters E, n, and d are sequentially displayed to display the amount of remaining sheets in the sheet storage unit specified by the number. A status display device for a paper sheet storage unit, characterized in that: