JP2000076517A - Money receiving and paying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a desired money accounting machine by appropriately combing needed units in accordance with user's desire and also not to take up a place so much even by combining respective units. SOLUTION: This money receiving and paying machine 1 which forms a money accounting machine with a money registering machine 2 provided with a calculation function. A money processor 3 used for money receiving and payment is provided with a coin receiving and paying device 4 which receives and pays coins as the money processor 3. A bill receiving and paying device 5 which receives and pays bills and a money storing device 6 which stores money, are also provided. The respective top faces of these devices 4 to 6 are made almost flat and also to almost the same height in dimension setting and forms the money accounting machine with the money registering machine 2 and two machines among the devices 4 to 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a money depositing and dispensing apparatus which is used for depositing money deposited from a customer at various stores and dispensing change for the deposit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various stores have been configured to reliably transfer money to and from customers, record the amount of money deposited, and assist in the management of deposits and withdrawals. 2. Description of the Related Art A money depositing and dispensing device as described in a gazette is known. This money receiving and dispensing device is a POS terminal corresponding to a cash register, and is an integrated flat money receiving and dispensing machine in which a bill receiving and dispensing processing section and a coin receiving and dispensing processing section are housed in one box-shaped casing. It is placed on the top.

[0003] The POS terminal is provided with input keys for inputting the amount of money to be deposited and instructions for depositing and withdrawing. The bill depositing and dispensing processing unit and the coin depositing and dispensing processing unit store bills and coins, respectively. A storage unit is provided, and a bill depositing port and a bill dispensing port, and a coin depositing port and a coin dispensing port are respectively provided. After the amount is identified and recorded by the identification unit, it is stored in a predetermined storage unit, and a predetermined amount of money is withdrawn by a predetermined input operation from an input key of the POS terminal through a bill outlet or a coin outlet. Is being done.

[0004]

By the way, in actually using the money depositing and dispensing apparatus, a combination of a cash register and a bill depositing and dispensing processing unit is convenient. Some users do not need it, while others need a coin deposit and withdrawal processing unit, but do not need a bill and withdrawal processing unit. However, in the conventional money receiving and dispensing device as described above, the bill receiving and dispensing processing unit and the coin receiving and dispensing processing unit are formed integrally with the casing, so that, for example, a user who does not need a coin depositing unit is excessive. It is an apparatus, and the apparatus cost is correspondingly high and expensive. This also applies to a user who does not need the banknote pay-in / pay-out processing unit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a desired cash dispenser can be obtained by appropriately combining necessary units according to a user's request. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money receiving and dispensing device that does not take up space even when units are combined.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money receiving / dispensing apparatus comprising a cash register having a calculating function and a money handling apparatus used for depositing / dispensing. A money depositing and dispensing device, comprising a coin depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing coins, a bill depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing banknotes, and a currency storage device for storing coins as the above-mentioned coin handling device. The money device, the bill receiving / dispensing device, and the money storage device are each configured such that the upper surface is substantially flat and dimensionally set to substantially the same height, and any two of the coin receiving / dispensing device, the bill receiving / dispensing device, and the money storage device are used. The cash dispenser is formed by selectively replacing the cash register with the cash register.

According to this money receiving / dispensing device, any two of the desired money receiving / dispensing device, bill receiving / dispensing device, and money storage device are selected, and these two types and the cash register are used. By configuring the cash dispenser, the obtained cash dispenser does not have an unnecessary money handling device attached, that is, a user who is not an excess device is substantially what is desired by the user, and is unnecessary. Since the functions are not loaded, the cash teller can be made inexpensive.

[0008] Since the coin depositing and dispensing device, the bill depositing and dispensing device, and the currency storage device are each set to have substantially flat upper surfaces and substantially the same height, the two types of selected currency dispensing and dispensing devices are: By arranging them side by side, the respective upper surfaces are substantially flush. Therefore, two juxtaposed
The upper surface of the table can be effectively used as a table on which various articles are placed.

By disposing the coin depositing and dispensing device and the money storage device side by side, a cash dispenser including the above three members is formed. Such a cash dispensing machine is suitable for business purposes in which currency is often received and traded.

Further, by disposing the bill receiving / dispensing device and the money storage device side by side, a cash dispensing machine including the above three members is formed. Such a cash teller machine is suitable as a business machine which often receives money in bills and conducts transactions.

Further, by arranging the coin depositing and dispensing device and the bill depositing and dispensing device side by side, a cash dispensing machine including the above three members is formed. Such a cash teller machine is suitable for a business in which money is often received in both coins and bills.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money depositing and dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein two of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus, the bill depositing and dispensing apparatus, and the currency storage apparatus are selected. It is characterized in that the cash register is arranged in parallel and a cash register is arranged thereon.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, a cash register can be stably mounted on two juxtaposed units, and the cash register can be arranged side by side with the two money processing apparatuses. The area occupied by the cash dispenser is smaller than in the case of disposition, so that the plane near the cash register can be effectively used as a mounting surface or a table for articles.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the first or second aspect.
An input operation unit is provided on the cash register, and a depositing and dispensing unit for depositing and dispensing money to and from the coin depositing and dispensing device and the bill depositing and dispensing device, and an electrical connection detachable from the cash register. And a unit are provided.

According to this money receiving and dispensing device, the coin depositing and dispensing device or the depositing and dispensing operation portion of the bill receiving and dispensing device, which is electrically connected by a predetermined input operation to the input operation portion of the cash register, is operated. This makes it possible to perform a money deposit / withdrawal process without operating a coin depositing / dispensing device or a bill depositing / dispensing device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money receiving / dispensing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the coin receiving / dispensing apparatus, the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus, and the money storing apparatus are provided. Are electrically connected to the cash register through one of them.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, by providing only one connection terminal on the cash register, two cash receiving and dispensing apparatuses can be connected to the cash register. The parts cost and the assembly cost of the cash register are reduced.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the XX direction is referred to as a width direction, the YY direction is referred to as a front-back direction, and in particular, the −X direction is referred to as left, the + X direction is referred to as right, the −Y direction is referred to as front, and the + Y direction is referred to as rear. As shown in this figure, the money receiving / dispensing apparatus 1 is an electronic cash register 2 and two kinds of the cash register 2 are selectively connected to the cash register 2.
It has a basic configuration consisting of a type of money handling apparatus 3. As the above-mentioned money processing device 3, coin depositing and dispensing device 4,
A banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5 and a money storage device 6 are employed.

Then, a coin depositing / dispensing device 4 is stored in the cash register 2.
And the money storage device 6 are connected, so that the first
The cash dispensing machine 11 (FIG. 5) is formed, and the banknote depositing / dispensing device 5 and the money storage device 6 are connected to the cash registering machine 2 to form the second cash dispensing machine 12 (FIG. 6). The third cash dispensing machine 13 (FIG. 7) is formed by connecting the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5 to 2.

The cash register 2 is formed by mounting a predetermined electronic device inside a casing 21 of an odd-shaped box shape in which the front is stepped and formed to be lower and lower. An operation panel section 22 is formed on a front upper surface of the casing 21.
The operation panel section 22 is provided with a money input section 22a in which numeric keys are arranged, and an operation input section 22b in which various control or operation input keys are arranged.
A key hole 22c is provided in the center upper portion of the panel portion 22. By operating a control key (not shown) inserted into the key hole 22c, a registration mode, a setting mode, an inspection mode, or a checkout mode in the cash register 2 is performed. Mode switching between modes can be performed. The money input unit 22a, the operation input unit 22b, and the key hole 22c
These form the input operation unit of the present invention.

An output panel 23 is formed on the inclined surface of the casing 21 facing forward, behind the operation panel section 22, and the right side of the output panel 23 has a numerical value such as an amount input from the amount input section 22a. Is displayed, and an output panel 23 is provided.
Is provided with a receipt issuing port 25 for outputting a receipt on which an input amount, change, and the like are printed.

Then, based on the input data from the amount input section 22a and the operation input section 22b, the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 4, the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 5, or the currency storage apparatus 6 used in combination is used for depositing and dispensing. A required predetermined operation is performed, whereby the first to third cash teller machines 11, 12, 1
3 perform their own predetermined functions, which will be described in detail later.

In order to fulfill this function, the cash register 2 is equipped with an integrated control means 26 comprising a microcomputer, and the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5 have a coin controlling means 401 and a bill controlling device. Means 5
01 are respectively installed. Then, the coin control unit 4 and the bill receiving / dispensing device 5
Is output to the coin controller 401 and the banknote controller 501 receiving the change information.
Output a drive signal to each of the predetermined devices, whereby change is paid out. The coin depositing / dispensing device 4 and the banknote depositing / dispensing device 5 perform coin depositing / dispensing processing (such as depositing money for change, checking of deposited money, and the like) by the coin control means 401 and the bill control means 501. Are independently controlled independently of the overall control means 26. In addition, the money storage device 6
Is directly connected to the cash register 2 without any local control means, so that the money storage box 62 can be opened and closed by an input signal from the operation input unit 22b.

The coin depositing and dispensing device 4 is formed by housing predetermined devices inside a casing 41 having a long box shape in the front-rear direction. On a front upper surface of the casing 41, a display unit 42 including an operation key 42a and an LED is provided.
b, an operation unit 42 is provided,
A coin slot 43 for depositing coins is provided on the left side of the operation unit 42. Further, a coin payout port 44 having a tray 44a is provided on the front surface of the casing 41.

After a predetermined operation is performed on the operation key 42a, a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 43, whereby the coin is introduced into the casing 41, and a coin type is detected by a coin insertion sensor 430 (FIG. 2) described later. Is detected, and the detection result is input to the coin control means 401. In addition, coins that have already been deposited can be dispensed by a predetermined operation. The change is discharged to the tray 44a of the coin payout slot 44 based on the control signal output from the coin control means 401.

The coin depositing / dispensing device 4, the bill depositing / dispensing device 5, and the currency storage device 6 are supplied with power from a power supply, various electrical control signals, detection signals, and the like via the cash register 2. Connection terminals 40a, 5
Lead wires 40, 50, 60 provided with 0a, 60a.
(Electrical connection part) is provided, and in order to make electrical connection between the coin depositing and dispensing device 4, the bill depositing and dispensing device 5, and the currency storage device 6 in appropriate places of the casings 41, 51, 61, A not-illustrated connected terminal into which each connection terminal is inserted is provided. On the other hand, the cash register 2 is provided with a power line 20 for taking in power from an external commercial power supply, and the connection terminals 40a, 50
a, an unillustrated connected terminal into which any of the terminals 60a and 60a is inserted.

Therefore, by connecting any of the connection terminals 40a, 50a, 60a to the cash register 2 while the power line is connected to an external power supply, the coin depositing / dispensing device 4, the bill receiving / dispensing device 5, One of the money storage devices 6 is electrically connected to the cash register 2, and the other is connected to the device connected to the cash register 2, so that any one of the money storage devices 6 is connected to the cash register 2. Electricity is supplied to one of the currency processing apparatuses 3 and electric signals can be exchanged between the selected three parties.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side sectional view for explaining the outline of the internal structure of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 4. As shown in this figure, a coin feeder 45 facing a coin insertion slot 43 is provided in a casing 41 of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4.
A coin sorting unit 46 connected to the coin feeder 45
A transport path 47 extending from the coin sorting section 46 toward the downstream side; a coin storage hopper 48 having six tanks arranged in parallel below the transport path 47; and a coin storage hopper 48 having these six tanks. And a conveyor 49 disposed at the lower part of the conveyor.

The coin feeder 45 has a coin slot 4
3 and a receiving disk 45a provided concentrically and corotatably about a vertical axis 45b, and a receiving motor 45c having a drive shaft concentrically coupled to the vertical axis 45b. A coin insertion sensor 430 for detecting that a coin has been inserted is provided at an appropriate position in the coin insertion slot 43. When the coin insertion sensor 430 detects the insertion of a coin, the detection motor drives the receiving motor 45c. The rotation of the receiving disk 45a about the vertical axis 45b by this driving causes the coins in the coin insertion slot 43 to be sent out to the coin sorting section 46.

On the surface of the receiving disk 45 a, a plurality of circular recesses in which various types of coins having a maximum diameter can be inserted are recessed at a predetermined angular pitch in the circumferential direction and are inserted into the coin insertion slot 43. The received coins are moved in the circumferential direction by the rotation of the receiving disk 45a in a state where the coins are fitted into these circular recesses, and interfere with a pin (not shown) provided at an appropriate position of the discharging position, so that the coin sorting unit 46 It is to be discharged toward.

The coin sorting section 46 has a coin discrimination sensor 460 for detecting the type and authenticity of the supplied coin. A coin discriminated by the coin discriminating sensor 460 is rejected by a rejecting means (not shown) and is discharged to the coin payout port 44 through a reject duct 46a. At the same time, the denomination is input to the coin control means 401.

The transport path 47 is formed by a gutter having a groove width dimension through which coins having the largest diameter can pass while sliding by surface contact, and the diameter of the coin to be targeted is sequentially arranged from the upstream to the bottom of the groove. It has a sorting hole 47x in the form of a long hole formed so as to have a width slightly larger than the size. Specifically, the sorting hole 47x is a first sorting hole 47a through which only the most upstream one-yen coin passes through the hole, and a second sorting hole 47x provided on the downstream side of the first sorting hole 47a for removing a 50-yen coin. A second sorting hole 47b, followed by a third sorting hole 47c for removing a 5-yen coin hole,
A fourth sorting hole 47d for removing a 100-yen coin hole, a fifth sorting hole 47e for removing a 10-yen coin hole, and a sixth sorting hole 47f for removing a 500-yen coin hole are provided.
The hole widths of a, 47b, 47c, 47d, 47e, and 47f are sequentially increased from the upstream side to the downstream side.

At the upper portion of the transport path 47, a transport belt 47g whose lower side contacts the upper surface of the coin and circulates is laid, and the coin slides on the surface of the transport path 47 by the rotation of the transport belt 47g to downstream. It is conveyed toward the side. Accordingly, the coins supplied from the coin sorting section 46 to the transport path 47 move downstream of the transport path 47 around the transport belt 47g, and each of the sorting holes 47a, 47b, 47c according to the type of coin. , 47d, 47
e and 47f fall downward.

The coin storage hopper 48 is disposed below the sorting hole 47x. The coin storage hopper 48 includes a first hopper 48a corresponding to the first sorting hole 47a, a second hopper 48b corresponding to the second sorting hole 47b, and a third hopper 48 corresponding to the third sorting hole 47c.
c, a fourth hopper 48d corresponding to the fourth sorting hole 47d,
A total of six tanks are provided, a fifth hopper 48e corresponding to the fifth sorting hole 47e and a sixth hopper 48f corresponding to the sixth sorting hole 47f.

Accordingly, coins being conveyed along the conveying path 47 fall downward from one of the sorting holes 47a to 47f in accordance with the denomination and are thrown into the coin storage hopper 48 corresponding to the hole. Will be stored. Specifically, a 1-yen coin is placed in the first hopper 48a, and a 50-yen coin is placed in the second hopper 4a.
8b, the 5 yen coin is sorted into the third hopper 48c, the 100 yen coin is sorted into the fourth hopper 48d, the 10 yen coin is sorted into the fifth hopper 48e, and the 500 yen coin is sorted and stored in the 6th hopper 48f. become.

At the bottom of each of the coin storage hoppers 48 (first to sixth hoppers 48a to 48f), there is provided a coin dispensing mechanism 48g for dispensing coins which is operated by driving a drive motor. The coin dispensing mechanism 48g has a receiving disk provided with a circular concave portion into which coins are fitted like the coin feeder 45, and the coins in the coin storage hopper 48 are sequentially dispensed by rotation of the receiving disk. Has become.

In the vicinity of the coin dispensing mechanism 48g,
Coin number detection sensor 4 for detecting the number of ejected coins
The number of coins is counted by the coin number sensor 480 each time coins are paid out. When the number of coins coincides with the number of coins to be paid out based on the change information from the overall control means 26, the coin payout mechanism 48g is stopped.

The transport conveyor 49 includes a casing 41
The coin storage hoppers 48 (first to sixth hoppers 48a to 48f) are disposed so as to extend from the position corresponding to the coin dispensing mechanism 48g toward the coin dispensing outlet 44. The coin dropped by the drive of the coin dispensing mechanism 48g is conveyed toward the coin dispensing port 44.

According to the configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4,
When depositing coins into the coin depositing and dispensing device 4, coins of each denomination are mixed and inserted into the coin insertion slot 43, and this insertion is detected by the coin insertion sensor 430, and the coin is received by driving the receiving motor 45c based on the detection signal. Disk 45a
Rotates around the vertical axis 45b, and sends out the coin in the coin insertion slot 43 toward the coin sorting unit 46. The coins that have reached the coin sorting unit 46 are sent to the coin discrimination sensor 4
After the denomination is detected by 60, the denomination is carried out toward the transport path 47. The result of detection by the coin discrimination sensor 460 is input and stored in the coin control means 401 one by one.

The coins sent out to the transport path 47 are transported along the transport path 47 by driving the transport belt 47g, and each coin has a predetermined coin storage hopper 48 (first
To the sixth hoppers 48a to 48f). Therefore, when the inside of the coin slot 43 becomes empty, coins of each denomination are placed in the corresponding first to sixth hoppers 48a to 48a, respectively.
48f, and each coin storage hopper 4
8, the number of coins stored in the coin control means 40
1 is stored.

The payout of coins from the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 4 is performed by a predetermined key-in operation on the operation input section 22b of the cash register 2. That is, by performing a predetermined key-in operation on the operation input unit 22b, a control signal is output from the coin control unit 401 to the coin dispensing mechanism 48g of the coin storage hopper 48 that needs to be dispensed. Coin dispensing mechanism by 48g
By driving the coin, the coins in the coin storage hopper 48 are dispensed toward the transport conveyor 49. The number of coins paid out is detected one by one by the coin number detection sensor 480, and when the number of coins reaches a predetermined number, a control signal is output from the coin control means 401, whereby the coin payout mechanism 48g is stopped. The payout of coins is stopped.

The coins of each denomination discharged from the coin storage hopper 48 are transported to the coin outlet 44 by the drive of the transport conveyor 49, and are discharged into the coin outlet 44.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5 has a long box-shaped casing 51 having substantially the same external dimensions as the coin pay-in / pay-out device 4. I have. On a front upper surface of the casing 51, an operation key 52a and a display unit 52 including an LED and the like are provided.
The operation unit 52 provided with the “b” is provided. A bill receiving port 53 for receiving bills is provided at an upper front portion of the casing 51, and a bill dispensing port 54 for paying out bills is provided at a lower portion of the front surface.

Then, by inserting the bill into the bill receiving port 53, a bill insertion sensor 530 (FIG. 3) described later detects the insertion of the bill, and the bill is inserted into the casing 51.
The banknotes stored in the stacker 58 are discharged to the banknote outlet 54 based on the control signal output from the cash register 2.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view for explaining the outline of the internal structure of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a bill feeder 5 attached along a bill receiving port 53 is provided in a casing 51 of the bill receiving / dispensing device 5.
5, a bill identifying unit 56 for identifying a denomination and authenticity on the downstream side of the bill feeder 55, a feed conveyor belt 57 for conveying bills from the bill identifying unit 56, Stacker 58 for storing bills
And a bill discharging mechanism 59 for feeding bills from the stacker 58 toward the bill outlet 54.

The bill feeder 55 includes a receiving motor 5
The receiving roller 55a is rotated around the horizontal shaft 55c by the driving of the receiving roller 5b, and a guide plate 55e is provided above and in contact with the receiving roller 55a. The guide plate 55e is pressed against the peripheral surface of the receiving roller 55a by a biasing force of a biasing means (not shown). The bill inserted into the bill receiving port 53 is received by the receiving roller 5.
The guide plate 55e is slightly pushed upward by the rotation of the rotation of 5a, and is fed one by one toward the bill validating portion 56 in a state where it is spread.

In the vicinity of the bill feeder 55, a bill insertion sensor 530 for detecting that a bill has been inserted into the bill receiving port 53 is provided, and the bill feeder 55 has a bill inserting sensor 530 for inserting a bill into the bill receiving port 53. It is driven by detecting that it has been inserted.

The bill discriminating section 56 has a predetermined bill discriminating sensor 560 for discriminating the denomination and authenticity, and the bill sent to the bill discriminating section 56 is denominated by the bill discriminating sensor 560. After the is identified, the first
And the banknotes of the second denomination (1,000-yen bill and 5,000-yen bill) determined to be genuine are sent out toward the infeed belt 57, while the third denomination (10,0
(00 yen bill) and banknotes determined to be fake or defective are sent out to a reject conveyance path 56a extending downward between the banknote identification unit 56 and the feeding / conveying belt 57. . The bills sent out to the reject transport path 56a are separated into third denomination bills and defective banknotes by a branching means 56c provided in the middle of the reject transport path 56a, and a drawer provided at the bottom of the casing 51. The third denomination hopper 51b and the reject hopper 51c in the 51a are respectively collected.

The feed conveyor belt 57 comprises a first conveyor belt 57a and a second conveyor belt 57b serially connected to the downstream end of the first conveyor belt 57a. Each of the transport belts 57a and 57b is composed of an upper belt and a lower belt which are vertically opposed and whose surfaces are in contact with each other.
The bills are conveyed toward the downstream side by rotating around each of the belts while being sandwiched between the upper and lower belts.

Near the upstream end of the first conveyor belt 57a,
An authenticity sorting flapper 56b that rotates around a horizontal axis and sorts bills sent from the bill validating section 56 into genuine ones and fake ones is provided. The authenticity sorting flapper 56b has a phase set so as to extend in the horizontal direction.
Is formed, while the phase is set to a state of being erected on the horizontal axis, so that the defective banknotes are guided to the back side of the rejected conveyance path 56a.
It is to be sent to.

Further, between the first conveyor belt 57a and the second conveyor belt 57b, the above-mentioned authentication sorting flapper 56b is provided.
A denomination sorting flapper 57c having the same configuration as that described above is provided, and the first denomination (1,000-yen bill) is guided downward by the denomination sorting flapper 57c set in the standing posture and dropped downward. On the other hand, the second denomination is guided by the denomination sorting flapper 57c set in the horizontal posture, and
7b, and is dropped downward from the downstream end.

Then, the authenticity sorting flapper 56b,
The denomination sorting flapper 57c and the branching means 56c are:
Each of them is configured to operate by a control signal from the bill control means 501 based on the detection result of the bill identification sensor 560, and by inserting a bill bundle in which various kinds of bills are mixed into the bill receiving port 53, One sheet at a time is sequentially fed into the bill validator 56 by the bill feeder 55, where the bill identification sensor 560 determines the denomination and authenticity. The authenticity sorting flapper 56b, the denomination sorting flapper 57c, and the branching unit 56c perform the above-described determination. By performing a predetermined operation based on the result, the data is sent to each distribution destination.

The stacker 58 includes a first stacker 58a, which is a lower portion of the feeding conveyor belt 57, and a left end of an upper surface opening thereof is opposed to the denomination sorting flapper 57c.
The left end is composed of a second stacker 58b facing the downstream end of the second conveyor belt 57b. The first stacker 58a stores banknotes of a first denomination (1,000 yen bill), and the second stacker 58b stores
Banknotes of the same denomination (5,000 yen bill). The bills inserted into the stackers 58 are gradually lowered while maintaining the horizontal posture, and are sequentially stacked on the bottom of the stackers 58.

The stacker 58 has an opening at the right end in FIG. 3 of the bottom plate, a feed belt 58c laid below the bottom plate, and a right end portion of the feed belt 58c. It has a feed roller 58d positioned so that the leading end of the banknote located at the opening portion comes into contact with it, and an arc cover 58e covering the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 58d, and is driven by driving means (not shown). Feeding belt 58c synchronized with each other
The banknotes stacked on the bottom plate in the stacker 58 are fed rightward by the rotation of the feeding roller 58d and the bills are successively guided to the arc cover 58e and discharged to the outside with the traveling direction reversed. It has become so. A bill feeding sensor 580 for detecting that a bill has been fed is provided near the feeding roller 58d. The number of payouts detected by the bill feeding sensor 580 is input to the bill control means 501 and counted.

The delivery belt 58c and the delivery roller 58d are driven by a drive start control signal from the bill control means 501, and the bill delivery sensor 58 detects that a predetermined number of bills have been delivered.
When it is determined from the detection result of 0, the bill control means 501 outputs a drive stop control signal, and the delivery of the bill from the stacker 58 is stopped by the stop of the delivery belt 58c and the delivery roller 58d. .

The bill discharging mechanism 59 includes a payout conveyor 59a and a payout stacker 59b provided near the downstream end of the payout conveyor 59a. The pay-out conveyor 59a is disposed in the front-rear direction such that the going belt faces the bill outlet of the arc cover 58e of each stacker 58a, 58b, and contacts the return belt of each pay-out belt 58c. The bills fed by the drive of the feed roller 58d while being guided by the arc cover 58e are fed to the payout conveyor 5d.
The sheet is fed toward the payout stacker 59b while being sandwiched between the forward belt 9a and the return belt of the feed belt 58c.

The dispensing stacker 59b includes a rectangular cylindrical stacker main body 59c, a dispensing belt 59d extending in the front-rear direction disposed to close the bottom opening of the stacker main body 59c, and an elevating mechanism that moves up and down in the stacker main body 59c. And a belt 59e. Elevating belt 59e
Is configured to move up and down as a whole by driving an unillustrated elevating means while rotating between the front and rear pulleys.
Then, after one or more bills are fed per batch into the stacker main body 59c by driving the payout conveyor 59a, the elevating belt 59e is lowered, whereby the banknotes in the stacker main body 59c are moved up and down with the payout belt 59e. 59d. By rotating the elevating belt 59e clockwise in this state and rotating the payout belt 59d counterclockwise, the banknotes stacked in the stacker main body 59c are paid out toward the banknote outlet 54. ing.

According to the configuration of the bill receiving / paying device 5,
By inserting the first and second bills into the bill receiving port 53, the bill insertion sensor 530 detects the bill and the bill feeder 55 is driven, and the bills are supplied one by one to the bill recognition unit 56. Here, the denomination and authenticity are discriminated one by one, and based on the discrimination result, the first bill (1,000 yen bill) is sent to the first stacker 58a,
The second bill (5,000 yen bill) is the second stacker 58b
Sent to. The third bill (a 10,000 yen bill) is sent to the third denomination hopper 51b. The third banknote, which is the highest banknote, is stored in the third denomination hopper 51b which cannot perform the automatic dispensing operation, and the third banknote is received from the customer and the banknote pay-in / pay-out device. This is because even if money is paid in 5, it is not paid out as change. In addition, as a result of the detection by the bill identification sensor 560 in the bill identification unit 56, those determined to be defective are stored in the reject hopper 51c.

Then, when dispensing from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5, a predetermined key-in operation on the operation input section 22b of the cash register 2 is performed. That is, by performing a predetermined key-in operation on the operation input unit 22b, the change information is transmitted from the general control unit 26 to the bill control unit 5b.
01 and the bill control means 50 receiving the bill
1 outputs a drive signal to the payout roller 58d which needs to be paid out, thereby driving the payout roller 58d.
The banknotes in the stacker 58 are paid out to the payout conveyor 59a by driving the payout belt 58c and the payout conveyor 59a. The number of bills paid out is detected by the bill feeding sensor 580 one by one, and when the number reaches a preset number, a stop signal is output from the bill control means 501, whereby the feeding belt 58c and the feeding roller 58d are output. Stops, and the dispensing of bills is stopped.

The bills of each denomination paid out from the stacker 58 are sent to the payout stacker 59b by driving the payout conveyor 59a, where they are temporarily stored, and then the payout belt 59d and the drive of the elevating belt 59e are driven. Is paid out to the bill dispensing port 54.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view for explaining the outline of the internal structure of the money storage device 6. As shown in FIG. The money storage device 6 is used as an aid to the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5, and is mainly used for storing bills when used in combination with the coin depositing and dispensing device 4. When used in combination with the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5, it is mainly used for storing coins.

As shown in FIG. 4, the money storage device 6 includes a long box-shaped casing 61 having the same three-dimensional shape as the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5, and the casing 61 It comprises a drawer-like currency storage box 62 which is detachably mounted. An opening 6 for attaching a money storage box 62 is provided on the front surface of the casing 61.
1a is provided, and the money storage box 62
It is inserted into and removed from the casing 61 through 1a.

The money storage box 62 is formed with a peripheral wall surrounding four sides, a bottom plate covering the bottom, and a partition plate for partitioning the inside of the box. The box has a plurality of money storage spaces partitioned by the partition plates. are doing. In particular,
A coin tray 62a for storing coins is detachably provided on the front side (left side in FIG. 4) of the money storage box 62, and a bill storage space 62b for storing bills in a lower part of the money storage space 62a. Are formed. Further, a coin-roll storage space 62c for storing coin bars, which is formed by wrapping stacked coins with paper, is formed on the rear side of the coin storage box 62. Such a money storage box 62
Is urged in the direction of being pulled out of the casing 61 by the urging force of the urging means 63 such as a coil spring, and is locked by a predetermined locking means 64 in a state where it is pushed to the back, whereby the casing 61
The storage state of the device is locked.

The lock means 64 is configured so that a locked state is released by operating a predetermined operation key of the operation input section 22b of the cash register 2. Therefore, whenever necessary, a key operation is performed to make the money storage box 6
2 can be pulled out from the casing 61, and when the money storage box 62 is to be stored in the casing 61, the money storage box 62 may be pushed in by hand, whereby the money storage box 62 is locked by the lock means 64 and the drawer is prevented. Into the stored state.

The money depositing and dispensing apparatus 1 of the present invention is characterized in that the above-described cash registering machine 2 includes a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 4, a banknote depositing and dispensing apparatus 5, and a currency storing apparatus 6 which are a currency processing apparatus 3.
By combining with any two of the above, a cash dispensing machine for actual accounting processing at the front line of the site is formed.

For this purpose, in the present invention, the width of the coin depositing / dispensing device 4, the bill receiving / dispensing device 5, and the currency storage device 6 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape is slightly smaller than half the width of the cash register 2. The size is set to be relatively large, and the front and rear dimensions are set to be approximately 1.5 times the front and rear dimensions of the cash register 2. In this manner, the cash register 2 is stably placed behind the upper surface of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4, the bill depositing and dispensing device 5, and the currency storage device 6 in a state where any two of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 are arranged side by side. Thus, various cash dispensers can be configured.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment (first cash accounting apparatus 11) of the cash accounting apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in this drawing, the first cash dispenser 11 places the cash register 2 on the rear upper surface in a state where the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the money storage device 6 are arranged side by side. Is formed by Overall control means 2 of cash register 2
6 and the coin control means 401 in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 4 are connected by a signal line, so that change information is output from the general control means 26 to the coin control means 401. Then, the coin control means 40 to which the change information is input.
Reference numeral 1 denotes various devices (for example, a receiving motor 45c of the coin feeder 45, a coin insertion sensor 430, a coin sorting unit 46).
Coin discrimination sensor 460 or coin storage hopper 4
8 coin number detecting sensor 480 and a coin payout mechanism 48g
), And detection signals from various sensors are input to the coin control means 401.

In this way, the detection signals from the coin insertion sensor 430 and the coin discrimination sensor 460 of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 are input to the coin control means 401, while the amount input section 22a of the cash register 2 and the input for operation are provided. The input signal from the section 22b is transmitted to the general control means 26 and the coin control means 401.
Is transmitted as a control signal to the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 via the. In outputting this control signal, the above-mentioned detection signal is taken into consideration, whereby an appropriate command (drive signal) is obtained.
Is output from the general control means 26 to each device in the coin depositing and dispensing device 4, and each device performs an intended operation, so that a coin depositing and dispensing operation with respect to the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 is properly performed. .

In the first cash dispenser 11, the deposit and withdrawal of bills is performed manually using the currency storage device 6. The cash register 2 and the money storage device 6 are locked
4 (FIG. 4) are only electrically connected by a signal line for transmitting a control signal for releasing the locked state of the money storage box 62 according to FIG. The cash register 2 and the money storage device 6 may be electrically connected directly in a conventional manner as in the present embodiment, or may be connected via the coin depositing / dispensing device 4. Good.

A specific operation example of the first cashier 11 is as follows. First, the value of the product purchased by the customer is
It is read by a key-in operation of the money input unit 22a or by a barcode reader (not shown) and input to the general control means 26. This total amount is, for example, 6,54
It is 0 yen, and it is assumed that the customer has deposited a 10,000 yen bill. In this case, first, the deposit amount of 10,000 yen is input from the amount input section 22a.
460 yen is calculated. Then, by performing a predetermined input operation on the operation input unit 22b, the money storage box 6 is operated.
2 is withdrawn, and the 10,000 yen stored in it is stored.

On the other hand, the information of the coin portion of the change, that is, 460 yen, is output from the general control means 26 to the coin control means 401. The coin control means to which this information has been input outputs a control signal for dispensing to a predetermined coin dispensing mechanism 48g of the coin storage hopper 48, so that the predetermined coin dispensing mechanism 48g is driven to drive 460 yen (1).
Four 00-yen coins, one 50-yen coin and one 10-yen coin) are discharged to the coin payout port 44 via the conveyor 49. A total of 3,460 yen, which is the sum of the 460 yen coin and three 1,000-yen bills taken out of the open money storage box 62, is returned to the customer as change.

The first cash dispensing machine 11 is preferably applied to industries that frequently use coins as change, for example, retail stores and supermarkets that handle small items such as daily miscellaneous goods and foodstuffs.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment (second cashier 12) of the cashier according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the second cash dispenser 12 places the cash register 2 at the rear of the upper surface of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 5 and the money storage device 6 in a state where they are juxtaposed. Is formed by Overall control means 2 of cash register 2
6 and the bill control means 501 in the bill receiving / dispensing device 5 are connected to each other by a signal line. Bill receiving / dispensing device 5
(For example, the banknote feeder 55 of the banknote feeder 55, the banknote insertion sensor 530, the banknote identification sensor 560 of the banknote recognition unit 56, the banknote delivery sensor 580 of the stacker 58, the delivery belt 58c, and the delivery roller 58d). , A drive signal from the bill control means 501 is output. Further, detection signals from the sensors are input to the bill control means 501.

In this way, the change information of the cash register 2 is transmitted as a control signal to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5 through the banknote control means 501, and the banknote control means 5 receiving the change information is transmitted.
01 outputs a proper command (control signal) to each device in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 5 while referring to a detection signal from each sensor, and performs a desired operation so that each device performs an intended operation. The operation of depositing / dispensing banknotes to / from the money apparatus 5 can be appropriately performed.

In the second embodiment, the deposit and withdrawal of coins is performed manually using the currency storage device 6. The cash register 2 and the money storage device 6 are electrically connected only by a signal line for transmitting a control signal for releasing a lock state of the money storage box 62 by the lock means 64 (FIG. 4). is there. The cash register 2 and the money storage device 6 may be electrically connected directly in a conventional manner as in the present embodiment, or may be connected via the banknote depositing / dispensing device 5. Good.

A specific operation example of the second cashier 12 is as follows. First, the value of the product purchased by the customer is
It is read by a key-in operation of the money input unit 22a or by a barcode reader (not shown) and input to the general control means 26. This total amount is, for example, 36,5
It is 40 yen, and it is assumed that four 10,000 yen bills have been deposited from the customer. In this case, first, the deposit amount of 40,000 yen is entered in the amount input section 2
2a, and the overall control means 26 calculates a change of 3,460 yen. Then, the currency storage box 62 is pulled out by performing a predetermined input operation on the operation input unit 22b.

On the other hand, the banknote control means 501 outputs a control signal for withdrawal to the payout belt 58c, the payout roller 58d and the payout conveyor 59a of the stacker 58, and 3,000 is driven by driving the payout belt 58c and the like. The yen (three thousand yen bills) is discharged to the bill outlet 54 via the bill discharging mechanism 59. A total of 3,460 yen, which is the sum of 3,000 yen and 460 yen of coins taken out of the open money storage box 62, is returned to the customer as change. 10,000 yen bill 4 received
The sheet is transferred to the third denomination hopper 51b through the bill receiving port 53.
Is stored in.

The second cash dispenser 12 is preferably applied to a retail store or the like in a business dealing with a high-priced product that frequently uses bills as change.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment (third cashier 13) of the cashier according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the third cash dispensing machine 13 is configured such that the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the banknote depositing and dispensing device 5 are arranged side by side, and the cash register 2 is mounted on the upper rear portion thereof. Is formed. General control means 26 of the cash register 2;
Signals for transmitting and receiving various data such as control signals and detection signals between the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 and various devices in the banknote depositing / dispensing device 5 via the coin control unit 401 and the bill control unit 501. Wires are connected. The functions of the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing / dispensing device 5 are as described above, and the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing / dispensing device 5 allow depositing / dispensing of coins and bills without using the currency storage device 6. The operation can be performed automatically.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the depositing and dispensing of coins is performed by the coin depositing and dispensing device 4, and the depositing and dispensing of bills are performed by the bill depositing and dispensing device 5. As in the second embodiment, there is no need to manually perform a change account using the money storage device 6, and this is extremely convenient in performing depositing and dispensing operations quickly and accurately. The third cash teller machine 13 can be applied to all types of business and is versatile.

[0081]

According to the money depositing / dispensing apparatus of the present invention, a cash registering machine having a calculating function and a money handling apparatus used for depositing / dispensing form a money depositing / dispensing machine. A money handling machine, comprising a coin depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing coins as a money handling device, a bill depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing bills, and a currency storage device for storing coins. Since the cash dispensing machine is formed by any two of the money device, bill depositing and dispensing device, and money storage device, by configuring the cash dispensing machine with the selected two types and the cash registering machine. The obtained cash teller machine is not provided with an unnecessary money handling device, that is, a user who is not an excess device is substantially what is desired, and the unnecessary functions are not loaded, Make your cash teller cheap Door can be.

Since the coin depositing and dispensing device, the bill depositing and dispensing device, and the currency storage device are each set so that the upper surfaces thereof are substantially flat and have substantially the same height, the two types of selected currency dispensing and dispensing devices are arranged in parallel. With this arrangement, the respective upper surfaces can be made substantially flush. Therefore, the two upper surfaces arranged side by side can be effectively used as a table on which various articles are placed.

According to the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, a selected two of the coin receiving and dispensing apparatus, the bill receiving and dispensing apparatus, and the money storing apparatus are arranged in parallel, and a cash registering machine is placed thereon. Occupied area of the cash teller is smaller than in the case where the cash register is arranged side by side on two money handling machines, and the flat surface near the cash register is placed on the cash register. It can be used effectively as a surface or table.

According to the money depositing and dispensing device of the third aspect of the present invention, the cash registering machine is provided with an input operation section, and the coin depositing and dispensing device and the banknote depositing and dispensing device perform a depositing and dispensing operation of money. Unit and an electrical connection unit that can be attached to and detached from the cash register, so that a coin depositing and dispensing device or a bill depositing and dispensing device that is electrically connected by a predetermined input operation to an input operation unit of the cash register. The depositing / dispensing operation section can be operated, whereby the depositing / dispensing process of money can be performed without operating the coin depositing / dispensing device or the bill depositing / dispensing device.

According to the money receiving and dispensing device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, two coins selected from the coin receiving and dispensing device, the bill receiving and dispensing device, and the money storage device are connected to the cash register through one. And the other is electrically connected to the other, by providing only one connection terminal in the cash register,
It becomes possible to connect two cash-receipt-and-disbursement devices to a cash register, and the part cost and assembly cost of the cash register can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a money receiving / dispensing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side sectional view for explaining an outline of an internal structure of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view in a side sectional view for explaining an outline of an internal structure of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side sectional view for explaining the outline of the internal structure of the money storage device.

FIG. 5 is a first embodiment (first embodiment) of a cash teller machine according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view which shows a cash teller machine.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment (second embodiment) of a cash teller machine according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view which shows a cash teller machine.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment (third embodiment) of a cash teller machine according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view which shows a cash teller machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money receiving / dispensing apparatus 11 1st cash teller 12 2nd cash teller 13 3rd cash teller 2 Cash register 21 Casing 22 Operation panel part 22a Money input part 22b Operation input part 23 Output panel 24 Display 25 Receipt issue Mouth 26 Overall control means 3 Money handling device 4 Coin depositing / dispensing device 40 Lead wire 40a Connection terminal 41 Casing 42 Operation unit 43 Coin insertion port 430 Coin insertion sensor 44 Coin payout port 45 Coin feeder 45a Receiving disk 45b Vertical axis 45c Receiving motor 46 Coin sorting unit 46a Reject duct 460 Coin discrimination sensor 47 Transport path 47x Sorting hole 47a to 47f First to sixth sorting hole 48 Coin storage hopper 480 Coin number detection sensor 48a to 48f First to sixth hopper 48g Coin dispensing mechanism 49 Con Bayer 5 Banknote pay-in / pay-out device 50 Lead wire 50a Connection terminal 51 Casing 52 Operation unit 52a Operation key 52b Display unit 53 Banknote insertion port 530 Banknote insertion sensor 54 Banknote outlet 55 Banknote feeder 55a Receiving roller 55b Receiving motor 55c Horizontal axis 56 banknote Identification unit 560 Banknote identification sensor 56a Reject transport path 56b Authentication / distribution flapper 56c Dividing means 57 Feeding transport belt 57a First transport belt 57b Second transport belt 58 Stacker 580 Bill feeding sensor 58a First stacker 58b Second stacker 59 Bill ejection mechanism 59a Discharge Conveyor 59b Discharge Stacker 59c Stacker Main Body 59d Discharge Belt 59e Elevating Belt 6 Currency Storage Device 60 Lead Wire 60a Connection Terminal 61 Casing 62 Currency Collection With box 63 biasing means 64 lock means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Sato 2-3-15-1 Nishiwaki, Hirano-ku, Osaka City Inside Nippon Money Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Katsuya Sadahiro 2-3-1-15 Nishiwaki, Hirano-ku, Osaka City F Term in Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3E001 BA01 BA02 CA06 CA09 CA10 FA10 3E040 AA01 AA08 BA06 BA20 CB05 FL01 3E044 AA09 AA20 FB01 5B055 BB10 BB19 BB20 GG14

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A money depositing and dispensing device which forms a cash dispensing machine with a cash register having a calculating function and a money processing device used for depositing and dispensing, and deposits and dispenses coins as said money processing device. A coin depositing and dispensing device, a bill depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing banknotes, and a currency storage device for storing currency are provided. In addition, the size is set to be substantially the same height, and any two of the coin depositing and dispensing device, the bill depositing and dispensing device, and the currency storage device can be selectively exchanged with the above-described cash register so that the above-described cash depositing and dispensing is performed. A money receiving and dispensing device, wherein a machine is formed. 2. The coin depositing and dispensing device, the bill depositing and dispensing device, and a selected two of the currency storage devices are arranged in parallel, and a cash register is arranged thereon.
The money depositing and dispensing device as described. 3. An input / output unit provided in the cash register, and a cash-in / pay-out unit for performing a money input / output operation in the coin receiving / dispensing device and the bill receiving / dispensing device. The money receiving / dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising a detachable electric connection unit. 4. A coin registering / dispensing device, a banknote depositing / dispensing device, and a currency storage device selected from the two are electrically connected to one another via a cash register. The money receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1.