JP2000099792A - Sealed small bundle management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealed paper sheets management device having a function capable of discriminating the denomination of a small bundle discharged from a safe and outputting a correct small bundle without stopping operation even at the time of detecting an abnormality. SOLUTION: The denomination of a small bundle discharged from each of safes 83-1 to 83-4 is discriminated based on output data from a denomination sensor 133. At the time of detecting an abnormality, the small bundle P is made to fall into an overflow stacker 90, and in the case of a different denomination, a carrier 79A is reversely rotated, the small bundle P is stored in its corresponding safe and then a small bundle of a correct denomination is discharged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small-bundling management system, such as a small-bundling-payment machine, which has a function of, for example, banding 100 banknotes in a band and collecting them as small banknotes. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sealed small bundle payment machine is configured to classify and count deposited banknotes for each denomination, and to seal and discharge the classified and counted banknotes for every 100 sheets. I have.

[0003]

In the case where bills are counted and sealed inside a sealed small bundle payment machine and stored in an internal safe, the banknotes are stored in a safe designated by money type by firmware. Therefore, the number of small bundles remaining inside is always determined for each denomination.

However, in the case of manually loading an arbitrary number of small bundles of an arbitrary denomination brought by the operator from the outside into a safe, or by manually opening a small bundle safe in an error recovery process, the small bundle safe is opened and stored. If the number of small bundles is matched with the amount of money, the number of small bundles for each denomination actually loaded in the safe due to an operator's operation error, etc., and each denomination of machine cash managed by firmware May not match. For example, if a small bundle of 1,000-yen bills is incorrectly loaded into a safe for 10,000-yen bills, a small bundle of 10,000 yen should be taken out of the safe when the small bundle is dispensed, and this is sealed. It is checked before dispensing inside the small bundle management device, and an error state is set.

In such a case, the counting cannot be guaranteed unless the operator again checks the number of small bundles in the safe for each denomination. However, it is not desirable to manually check the number of small bundles for each denomination with the safe open, since a similar error may occur again.

When a denomination different from the designated denomination at the time of dispensing a small bundle is taken out of the safe, the denomination is confirmed by a denomination discriminating unit inside the apparatus before dispensing. It is configured to enter an error state after being stored in the storage device. At the time of error recovery, it is necessary to return the small bundles stored in this reject storage to the safe of the correct denomination, but at this time the error may occur again because the safe section is opened and the operator replaces the small bundles. There is.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when a small bundle is dispensed, the denomination is performed on the small bundle transport path, so that when a denomination is mistaken, the small bundle causing the mistake is generated via the small bundle transport path. By taking control, countermeasures can be taken promptly, without having to set an error state, opening the safe, and correcting denomination mistakes without operator intervention. Provided is a sealed small bundle management device which has a function of quickly, easily and accurately determining the number of small bundles stored therein and their denominations inside the warehouse, and which is configured so that business can be smoothly performed. Aim.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a sealed small bundle management device for storing a small number of sealed small bundles of paper money, and taking out the small bundle of bills stored in the storage. And a control means for controlling the transfer of the small bundle based on the result of the discrimination by the denomination discriminating means. ing.

With the above arrangement, when a small bundle of a denomination different from the designated denomination is taken out of the safe, the small bundle that caused the small bundle is controlled via the small bundle transport path, so that a countermeasure can be taken promptly. The number of banknote bundles stored in the safe and their denominations can always be determined in a definite manner by the small bundle counting means and denomination discriminating means provided inside the safe. A small bundle management device capable of performing management easily and smoothly is obtained.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cash management system used in a bank office.

This system has two teller's machines 1a and 1b for operating the entire system and processing data. In addition, the above-mentioned system seals and stores the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 as a first unit for depositing / dispensing loose banknotes, and surplus cash of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2,
A banding / small bundle payment machine 3 is provided as a second unit for paying out bills in small bundles.

Further, the above system includes a coin depositing machine 4 for depositing loose coins and a coin dispensing machine 5 for dispensing loose coins. The system also includes a coin-rolling machine 6 for dispensing coins (coins) wrapped every 50 sheets and a trays machine stand 7.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 includes a slot 11 for banknote payment, and a banknote reject box 12 for accumulating banknotes rejected upon payment. In addition, the above-mentioned banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2
Is a dispensing reject box 13 for accumulating reject bills at the time of dispensing, and a dispensing port 1 for accumulating bills to be dispensed.
4 is provided.

The input port 11, the deposit reject box 12, the dispensing reject box 13, and the dispensing port 14
Are arranged in a vertical line on the front of the fuselage. further,
A journal printer 15 for printing the contents of each transaction is arranged on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2.

In the vicinity of the input port 11, the dispensing port 14, and the journal printer 15, the aforementioned 2
A pair of occupation lamps 16, 17, 18 indicating which of the terrorism machines 1 a, 1 b are occupied by the terrorism machines 1 a, 1 b are provided.
Here, if the right lamp is on, the tellers machine 1a is used, and if the left lamp is on, the tellers machine 1b is used.

A remaining amount display unit 19 for displaying the remaining amount of bills in a later-described bill storage box inside the machine is provided on the front surface of the bill receiving / dispensing machine 2. Further, on the upper surface of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there is a banding temporary storage return door 20 for returning a banding number, which will be described later, and has a mechanism for hopping up to an upper portion of the body when returning the banknote.

On the front face of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, there are provided from the top, a pay-in / feed-out path drawer door 21, a temporary stacking door 22 for returning banknotes at the time of payment, and a storage door 23 for pulling out a banknote storage.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned banding / small bundle payment machine 3 is provided with a payment door 24 for small bundle payment at the upper part, and when the door 24 is opened, the discharged small bundle can be taken out. . In the vicinity of the dispensing door 24, a pair of occupation lamps 25 similar to the occupation lamps of the bill depositing / dispensing section are arranged.
It indicates which of a and 1b is used.

Above the dispensing door 24, there is a band setting door 26 for banding band replacement. The banding band is replaced by opening the door 26. Below the dispensing door 24, a take-out door 27 for taking out a damaged safe for storing damaged bills and the like is arranged, and the bills sorted out as money lost by a method described later can be taken out.

The detailed description of the coin depositing machine 4, the coin dispensing machine 5, and the coin payer 6 is omitted here.

Next, the internal structure of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the inside of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. In the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, when a banknote is to be deposited, the banknote is placed in the slot 11 and a deposit start command is sent from the teller's machine 1a (1b). Captured inside.

The bill taken in from the slot 11 passes through the pre-inspection transport path 101 as the first transport means and is guided to the inspection section 34. The banknotes taken into the inspection unit 34 are discriminated in terms of denomination, shape, front and back, authenticity, correctness, and the like.

Based on the result of the discrimination, a CPU
The control unit configured as described above sorts bills to the respective stacking units by using sorting gate groups 35a to 35k as sorting means installed in the transport path.

The bills outputted from the inspection unit 34 are sorted and accumulated in the deposit reject box 12 by the first deposit reject gate 35a in the case of an undecidable ticket. The undeterminable ticket is set in the slot 11 again and taken in again, or is manually entered into the count data.

Further, the determined banknote is then sent to the front and back gate 3
By 5b, the paper money is sent to the front and back collection mechanism, and all the bills are turned to the front.

Next, the banknotes arranged face up are selected by the sorting gate 35c to be transported to the lower storage section or guided to the dispensing transport path. As will be described later, when guided to the dispensing transfer path, in a general depositing operation, the transfer is performed to the lower storage section. Banknotes conveyed to the lower stage are safe gate 3
After passing through 5d, it enters the sorting transport path 40. Safe gate 3
The processing after 5d will not be described in detail here. The banknotes that have entered the sorting transport path 40 are temporarily stored in the gates 35e to 35e.
By g, they are separated and accumulated in the temporary accumulation bins 41a to 41d depending on the denomination.

When the number of stacked bills reaches a certain number, the upper surface of the bill is detected by a full sensor (not shown), and the control unit notifies the teller machine 1a or 1b that the stacking section is full. The operation of discharging the banknote from the temporary storage to the safe is performed, and the temporary storage is temporarily emptied to prepare for the subsequent storage of the banknote. By configuring the temporary stacking box in this manner, banknotes can always be stacked at an appropriate stacking depth, and a problem that tends to occur in the stacking unit, that is, a standing ticket generated due to a large stacking unit depth. And the like can be prevented, and large-capacity integration becomes possible.

The stacked bills are stored on the shutters 47a to 47d at positions suitable for taking out the bills.
The shutters 47a to 47d are opened right and left by a driving mechanism (not shown), and the accumulated bills fall into the storages 48a to 48d. Separators 49, 49 are waiting at the upper ends in the storages 48a to 48d, and the dropped bills fall on the separators 49, 49. When the shutters 47a to 47d are opened, the pusher mechanisms 52 waiting on the upper portions of the temporary stackers 41a to 41d are driven, and all the banknotes remaining in the temporary stackers 41a to 41d are moved to the storages 48a to 48d. .

When this movement is completed, the pusher 52 rises and the shutters 47a to 47d are closed. In this state, a state of receiving the next deposit is completed.

Next, the dispensing operation will be described.

The dispensing operation is established by sending the tickets accumulated in the storages 48a to 48d to the dispensing port 14. When the withdrawal start command is transmitted from the teller's machine 1a (1b) to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, the control unit of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 takes out one of the storages 48a to 48d in which the outgoing banknotes are accumulated. The mechanism 56 is driven. This take-out mechanism 56 is
This is the same as the take-in mechanism attached to 1. By rotating the take-out mechanism 56, bills are taken out one by one, and the number of taken-out bills is counted by a take-out counting sensor 57 installed immediately after the take-out port. When the count reaches the number of payouts, the take-out mechanism 56 stops driving, and the take-out ends. The taken-out banknotes are conveyed to the dispensing inspection section 59 through the storage lower conveyance path 58. The withdrawal inspection unit 59 checks whether or not two bills are picked up, and checks the denomination. At this time, if there is a problem with the banknote, an instruction for additional removal is issued to the removal mechanism. After passing through the dispensing inspection section 59, the banknote passes through the inspection gate 35h, enters the upper dispensing transfer path, and is conveyed to the dispensing port 14 by the sealing gate 35i.

The tickets conveyed to the opposite sides of the outlets 14 at the gates 35h and 35i will be described later.

The bills conveyed to the dispensing port 14 at the wrapping gate 35i are transferred to the dispensing reject box 13 by the dispensing rejecting gate 35j. Are accumulated in the outlet 14 respectively. When the accumulation of the banknotes specified in the outlet 14 is completed, the electromagnetic lock (not shown) is released, the outlet is opened,
It becomes possible to take out bills. This completes the dispensing process. Further, the bills in the storages 48a to 48d are normally pressed against the feed roller of the take-out mechanism 56 by the weight of the bills, and are stably taken out. Storage 48a ~
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the banknotes are driven to fall into 48d and push the bills in the storages 48a to 48d from above. The remaining amount of the bills is determined by sensors (not shown) by the storages 48a to 48
This is performed by detecting the position of the upper surface of the bill in d.

Next, the safe inspection in the safe will be described.
The scrutiny in the vault is a task of counting the number of banknotes stored in the storages 48a to 48d. The purpose is to count the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d that cannot be determined due to withdrawal and to determine the number again. I do. When there is a close inspection request from the tellers machine 1a or 1b, first, the storage 48
Extraction of banknotes from any one of a to 48d is started. The taken out banknote is denominated by the withdrawal inspection unit 59, and the banknote is temporarily stored in the temporary storage 4 located above the taken out storages 48a to 48d according to the determined denomination.
1a to 41d. The banknotes that cannot be determined are accumulated in the dispensing reject box 13, but there is no problem if they are accumulated in the temporary accumulation box above the storage box that is not a discrimination target.

The temporary storage 41 for the denominated and denominated money type
When the banknotes accumulated in a to 41d are full,
Although stored in the storages 48a to 48d in the same process as that at the time of deposit, the separators 49, 49 do not rotate even after being stored this time, and the scrutinized banknote and the scrutinized banknote are separated. In this state, the take-out operation is continued until the pre-check banknotes are exhausted, and when all the banknotes are taken out, the numbers of the respective banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d are determined again.

At this time, if there is a large amount of bills remaining in the storages 48a to 48d, the shutters 47a to 47d cannot be closed, but the bills can be closely inspected with the shutters 47a to 47d opened. Thus, the shutters 47a-4
When the close inspection is performed with the 7d opened, the temporary storages 41a to 41
Since d can have a large capacity by the operation of the separators 49, 49, there is an advantage that the close inspection can be performed without stopping the removal from the storages 48a to 48d halfway.

Next, the storages 48a to 48 with many deposited bills
The operation of automatically turning the banknotes to the banding machine 3 when the number of banknotes in d increases will be described.

Sealing the banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d is called automatic storage arrangement, and is automatically started when the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d exceeds a certain value. The fixed number can be set from the teller's machine 1a or 1b.
The number of bills in 8d is always kept within a certain range.

When the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d becomes equal to or greater than the set value, the storage arrangement program is automatically started, and the taking out of the banknotes from the storages 48a to 48d is started. The picked-up banknotes are discriminated, such as denomination confirmation, by the withdrawal inspection unit 59, and only the banknotes suitable for sealing are conveyed to the sealing stacking unit 61 by the sealing gate 35i.
When 100 bills of the same denomination are conveyed to the banding / stacking unit 61, they are sent to the banding unit by a mechanism / process described later.

On the other hand, the control of the storages 48a to 48d checks the remaining amount of bills in the storages 48a to 48d every time 100 sheets are taken out and determines again. When the remaining amount becomes less than the set value, the taking out is stopped. By controlling in this way, the number of banknotes in the storages 48a to 48d is always kept within a certain range.

Next, the sealing / stacking unit 61 as a stacking unit will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the sealing and stacking unit 61 includes two stacking units 61 a and 61 b in the upper and lower stages. The switching of the two-stage integration units 61a and 61b is performed by an integration switching gate 35k.

The banknotes first taken out of the storages 48a to 48d are stacked in the upper sealing stacking section 61a. The accumulated bills are accumulated on the sealing accumulation backup 62a,
Some height is secured from the accumulation outlet. When the stacking progresses and the upper surface of the bill approaches the stacking outlet, fullness is detected by a sealing stacking fullness sensor (not shown).

When a full state is detected, the banding backup unit 62a is lowered to the lower end by its driving mechanism, and moves all the banknotes onto the banding horizontal carrier 63a. When the stacking further progresses and the stacking of 100 bills of the same denomination is completed in the upper sealing stacking section 61a, the stack switching gate 35k causes the subsequent banknotes to be stacked in the lower sealing stacking section 61b.

On the other hand, the 1
The 00 banknotes are moved toward the banding machine 3 by the banding horizontal carrier 63a as the second transport means while being pressed from above by the banding accumulation clamp 64a. At this time, the banding accumulation clamp 64a is connected to the banding horizontal carrier 63a.
Move together because they are fixed on top.

The moved 100 banknotes are pulled out of the horizontal sealing carrier 63a by the mechanism of the sealing machine 3 described later. Upon detecting that the bill has been pulled out, the sealed horizontal carrier 63a returns to the original position. At this time, the banding backup 62a and the banding clamp 64a also return to their original positions.

One cycle of the banding operation is completed as described above. Next, the lower band stacking unit 61b sends 100 bills to the banding machine 3 by the same operation. In this manner, the upper / lower band stacking / stacking section 61
A and 61b can successively perform the banding by sending banknotes of 100 sheets to the banding machine 3 in order.

After the banding, the upper / lower band stacking / stacking section 61
When a fraction of the banknotes remains in the a and 61b, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire banding and accumulating units 61a and 61b hop up together with the preceding conveying path so that the banknotes in the accumulating units 61a and 61b can be taken out. It has become.

Next, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a view of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 viewed from the side.

Banknotes are fed to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 via the banding stacking units 61a and 61b of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 shown in FIG. When the banding stacking units 61a and 61b are inserted from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 into the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, the small bundle hand unit 71 detects this and moves to receive the banknote.
The small bundle hand unit 71 has a two-stage configuration of an upper hand unit 71a and a lower hand unit 71b. Even if a small bundle of bills is supplied from the upper stage 61a of the banding stacking unit 61, a small bundle of banknotes is supplied from the lower stage 61b. Even the small bills can be held.

The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b are formed on the same base, and are moved up and down together.

The small bundle hand units 71a and 71b can detect three positions of a bill clamp position, a bill release position, and a standby position by a hand position detection sensor (not shown).

The operation of receiving bills from the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 is as follows.
The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 sends an instruction signal indicating that the preparation for delivery is OK and an instruction signal indicating whether it is in the upper stage or the lower stage to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3. Upon receipt of these instruction signals, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 sets a backup mechanism, which will be described later, in the upper stage or the lower stage in accordance with a signal from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2.

Thereafter, the small bundle hand units 71a and 71b waiting at the standby position move to the bill clamping position, and clamp the bill bundle by a bill clamping mechanism (not shown). When the clamping is completed, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a, 71
b moves to the bill release position while pulling the bill bundle, and waits for the backup mechanism 72 to clamp the bill bundle. When the backup mechanism 72 clamps the bill bundle, the small bundle hand mechanisms 71a and 71b release the bill bundle and return to the standby position. With the above operation, the small bundle hand mechanism 1
The cycle is completed, and the bill bundle is completed.

Next, the backup mechanism 72 will be described. The backup mechanism 72 has a bill receiving base 74 in the mechanism and a backup clamp mechanism 73 above it. The backup mechanism 72 can detect three positions of an upper banknote receiving position, a lower banknote receiving position, and a carrier transfer position by a sensor group (not shown). The backup mechanism 72 that has received the bill from the small bundle hand mechanism 71
Waits for the return to the standby position, starts moving from the upper banknote receiving position or the lower banknote receiving position, and moves to the carrier transfer position. At this time, the backup clamp mechanism 73 is in a clamped state and presses the bills on the backup mechanism 72 so as not to fall.

When the backup mechanism 72 moves to the carrier transfer position, the lower end of the banknote bundle is set to be at the same height as on the carrier 75 as the third transport means. When the carrier 75 moves forward in this state, the bill is pushed by the back plate of the carrier 75 and
2 Removed from above. With the above operation, the transfer from the backup mechanism 72 to the carrier 75 is completed.

When the carrier 75 starts moving forward, bills are transferred to the carrier 75 by a carrier clamp (not shown).
It is designed to be clamped so that it does not fall from above. Further, the sealing shutter 76 disposed in front of the carrier 75 is structured so as to pass the bill while being pushed by the bill on the carrier 75 and rotating in the carrier moving direction.

The carrier 75 can detect three positions of a bill receiving position, a holding position, and a vertical carrier transferring position by a sensor group (not shown).

The bills on the carrier 75 are
Is moved to the holding mechanism 91 to be held. The bundling mechanism 91 includes a supply unit 93 for the band 92,
, A winding mechanism 95 for winding the bandage 92 around the banknote bundle, and a cutter 96 for winding the bandage 92 around the banknote bundle and then cutting the bandage 92. It has.

The bundled banknotes move on the carrier 75 from the bundled position to the vertical carrier transfer position, and the carrier 75 stops there. At this time, the bill bundle hits the outer side surface of the sealing shutter 76 and stops at a certain position. At this time, the vertical carrier 77 rises from the standby position below the carrier 75 and moves to a position where the banknote bundle on the carrier 75 can be grasped.

The vertical carrier 77 that has completed the movement is transferred to the carrier 75 by a vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 provided therewith.
Hold the above bill bundle. When the vertical carrier clamp mechanism 78 grasps the bill bundle, the carrier 75 further starts moving and returns to the bill receiving position. At this time, the sealed banknote bundle is pushed by the sealing shutter 76 and comes off the carrier 75.

The bundle of 100 bills, that is, a small bundle, completely placed on the vertical carrier 77 descends together with the vertical carrier 77,
It enters the small bundle transport path 79A.

The small bundle transport path 79A is composed of upper and lower drive rollers 173, and the small bundle is transported with the small bundle sandwiched therebetween. The upper drive roller group 173A is capable of moving up and down, and is urged downward by a compression coil spring as an elastic member (not shown) to function as a pinch roller. For this reason, it is possible to transport small bundles having various thicknesses.

The small bundle transport mechanism has a small bundle pusher mechanism 80 and a picker mechanism (not shown) on the upper surface of the transport path 79A, and transport shutter mechanisms 82a and 82b for guiding the small bundles on the transport path into a predetermined small bundle safe on the lower surface. I have it. Transport path 7
Below 9A are four small bundle safes 83-1, 83-2, 83
-3 and 83-4 are juxtaposed, and can be stored in each safe depending on the denomination of the small bundle. For example, of the denominations of 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen, two safes 83-1 and 83-2 are allocated such as 10,000 yen which is frequently used, and the remaining safes 83-3 are allocated 5,000. For circles, set 83-4 for 1,000 yen. In addition, stoppers 84a and 84b are provided at portions near the upper end of each safe, for example, 83-4, and the small bundle in the safe 83-4 is transferred to the transport path 79A by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85. It is also possible to return. A denomination discriminating unit 133 is provided at a portion near the exit of the transport path 79A corresponding to the upper part of the safe 83-4, and is configured to check the denomination of the dispensed small bundle. Will be described in detail later.

Next, a description will be given in detail of how the small bundle moved by the vertical carrier 77 is stored in a predetermined small bundle safe through the transport path 79A.

When the vertical carrier 77 approaches the transport path 79A with the small bundle clamped, the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is opened by a drive motor (not shown).

The vertical carrier 77 that has entered the transport path 79A from here moves to a fixed position in the transport path 79A and waits for the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 to close. When the transport path opening / closing mechanism 86 is closed, the small bundle is transported in the transport path 79A by the vertical carrier 77 and the drive rollers arranged in a nest.

Next, the small bundle stops on, for example, the first small bundle safe 83-1 in which the small bundle is to be stored while being transported along the transport path 79A, and stands by in a state where it can be stored. At this time, the stop position of the small bundle is adjusted by a picker mechanism (not shown).

When the small bundle stands by right above the small bundle storage 83-1, the left and right transport shutters 82a and 82b are driven by the drive mechanism (not shown) to rotate downward, and the small bundle is stored in the safe 83-1. To fall. At this time, in accordance with the driving of the transport shutters 82a and 82b, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is simultaneously driven downward in the pushing direction so as to push the small bundle so as not to be caught in the middle.

At first, the dropped small bundles are stored in another safe 84-2,
As shown at 84-3 and 84-4, the rider rides on the stopper mechanisms 84a and 84b which are closed, and is further pushed into the safe 83-1 by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80. The stopper mechanisms 84a and 84b are attached to the safe 83 together with the small bundle.
When the small bundle reaches a predetermined position and is disengaged from the small bundle, the spring is urged by a spring or the like to return to the original position by itself.

The safe 83-1 at the left end in FIG. 4 also shows a state in which the stopper mechanisms 84a and 84b are open toward the inside of the safe 83-1. Stopper mechanisms 84a, 84
When the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 finishes the pushing to the position where b returns, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 returns to the home position, the transport shutters 82a and 82b close, and the storing of the small bundle in the safe 83-1 ends. Other safes 84-2,8
Small bundles are similarly stored in 4-3 and 84-4.

The small bundles stored in the safes 83-1 to 83-4 are constantly urged upward by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 in the safe.
5 and the stopper mechanism 84a, 84b.

First, for example, the transfer shutter 82 of the safe 83-1 containing the small bundle of the denomination to be dispensed is stored.
a, 82b are opened, and the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is connected to the safe 83.
-1. At this time, the small bundle in the safe 83-1 is pushed downward by the small bundle pusher mechanism 80, and the stopper mechanism 84 becomes rotatable.

The rotatable stopper mechanism 84 is rotated into the safe 83-1 by a drive mechanism (not shown) and fixed. Thereafter, when the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pulled up, the small bundle in the safe 83-1 is pushed up by the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85, and the small bundle pusher mechanism 8
It rises to the top position of zero.

The small bundle moved to the upper end is driven by a picker mechanism (not shown) so that only the uppermost small bundle is hooked by the picker mechanism and introduced into the small bundle transport path 79A. The introduced small bundle is driven by the drive roller group 173 on the transport path 79A and moves in the transport path 79A. In addition, when continuously dispensing, if the picker mechanism is driven again, the next small bundle of the same denomination will be dispensed. When a predetermined number of small bundles of the designated denomination have been dispensed, the small bundle pusher mechanism 80 is pushed in as in the case of depositing, and the surplus small bundles are again stored in the safe 83-1.
And the dispensing process is completed. Other safes 83-2 ~
83-4 is dispensed in the same manner.

The small bundles transferred to the small bundle transport path 79A move in the transport path 79A, are discriminated and confirmed by a denomination discriminating section 133 provided near the exit of the transport path 79A, and the correct denomination The bundle falls into the elevator 87 from the transport path 79A.
The denomination discriminating unit 133 will be described later in detail.

When all the small bundles to be dispensed enter the elevator 87, the elevator 87 starts to rise and moves to the dispensing position. When the elevator 87 stops at the dispensing position, the small bundle dispensing door 24 opens, and the small bundle can be taken out. When a small bundle is taken out of the elevator 87, the absence of the small bundle is detected by a sensor (not shown), the dispensing door 24 is closed, and the transaction is completed.

When a small bundle is to be continuously discharged to the outside of the machine due to banknote arrangement or the like, the small bundle chute door 89 is opened, and the elevator 87 is moved upward from the small bundle transport path 79A. Small bundles falling from the path 79A can be sequentially discharged from the small bundle chute door 89. This has the merit that while the capacity of the elevator 87 is finite, it is possible to continuously pay out a desired number of bundles.

That is, an unfit banknote safe 90 is provided below the elevator 87, so that small bundles that are not normally suitable for withdrawal, for example, unfitted small bundles or small bundles with poor appearance can be stored. I have. When small bundles are continuously discharged for banknote arrangement or the like and stored in the damaged banknote safe 90, the small bundle transport path 79A
When a small bundle is dropped from the elevator, the elevator 87 is raised to be stored directly in the unfit banknote safe 90.

Hereinafter, the small bundle inspection operation will be described. This scrutiny means an operation of confirming whether or not the manually input amount is equal to the counting result. Inspection of small bundles is an operation to check the denomination of small bundles in the small bundle safe 83 and the number of the bundles. For example, the staff cannot manually load small bundles, or after an error occurs, it is not possible to determine. That is, the denomination of Koto in the small bundle safe 83 is determined, and the number of bundles is counted and confirmed.

The small bundle counting operation and the small bundle denomination discrimination at the time of dispensing using the denomination discriminating unit having the denomination sensor 133 are executed separately, which will be described later.

First, a small bundle inspection mechanism for counting small bundles in the small bundle safes 83-1 to 83-4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 7. FIG. Small bundle safe 83-1-83
-4 have the same configuration, and FIG.
It is a perspective view showing -1 typically. 6 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between the sensor 113 and the white reference plate 171 shown in FIG. 5 at the time of self-diagnosis, and FIG. 7 is a top view of the small bundle safe 83 of FIG.

The small bundle safe 83-1 is a box-shaped safe main body 11
The small bundle counting unit 112 is attached to the front side of the main body.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the small bundle counting unit 112 has a double counting sensor 113 in which two sensors 113a and 113b are arranged in a horizontal direction, and a rail for moving the counting sensor 113 up and down. 114, a timing belt 115, and timing pulleys 116 and 117. The counting sensor 113 has its holding frame 113
The holding portion 113H of F is directly connected to the timing belt 115, and has a structure in which the holding portion 113H moves up and down along the rail 114 by receiving a driving force from a driving portion 118 described later.

Sensors 119 and 120 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the rail 114, respectively.
13 can be detected. Since the counting sensor 113 moves from the lower end position to the upper end position in the safe 83-1 in FIG. 5 when counting the small bundle, the sensor 120 is used as a starting point sensor, and
9 is used as the end point sensor. The start and end positions of the counting sensor 113 are confirmed by these sensors 119 and 120.

The driving section 118 includes a motor 121 and a reduction gear 122. The driving section 118 is connected to a timing pulley 117 by a timing belt 123 to drive the timing belt 115.

The gear of the encoder 124 meshes with the reduction gear 122 of the drive section 118, and the rotation of the motor 121 causes the encoder-124 to rotate. When this encoder-124 rotates,
Light from the light emitting element provided on one side to the encoder sensor 124a, which is a photoelectric conversion element provided on the other side, is intermittently transmitted through the slit.
It is possible to detect the rotation of 21, that is, measure the moving distance of the counting sensor 113. The encoder 124 may be of an electromagnetic type in which a magnet and a coil are combined in addition to the photoelectric type.

The sensor element 113 of the counting sensor 113
The upper end position of the small bundles a and 113b is near the lower side of the stopper mechanism 84 as shown in FIG. 7, and is the upper end bundle of the small bundles accumulated on the backup 125 of the safe backup mechanism 85 in the small bundle safe 83-1. This is a position where the bundle band S of P can be detected. When detecting the number of small bundles, these small bundles are transferred to the safe backup 125 and the stopper mechanisms 84a, 84b.
The thickness of the small bundle is in the range of the constant thickness because the small bundle is held down with a constant pressure.

At the lower end position of the counting sensor 113, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the white reference plate 171 and the sensor cleaning member 17
2 is attached to the unit frame 112,
At this position, the counting sensor 113 detects the reflected light from the white reference plate 171. This position is defined as a sensor reference position. The sensor reference position is also a position corresponding to the starting point sensor 120.

The sensor 113 reads the reflected light from the white reference plate 171 at a designated timing to make a self-diagnosis of a decrease in the output of the sensor 113, or to output a sensor output by an output adjustment circuit such as an automatic gain adjustment (AGC) circuit. It is possible to correct the degree of amplification.

The sensor cleaning member 172 is formed of, for example, a material such as sponge, and as shown in FIG.
The sensor 113 is disposed on the unit frame 112 at an interval slightly in contact with the movement trajectory of the lens of the sensor 113 on the sensor 71 and immediately before the sensor 113 returns to the reference position or immediately after the start of movement from the reference position to the sense position. 1
The thirteenth lens is configured to contact the sensor cleaning member 172 to clean the lens.

Further, the reference position of the sensor 113, the white reference plate 171, and the sensor cleaning member 172 are disposed so that the backup 125 of the small bundle safe backup mechanism 85 is further lower than the lowermost lowermost position where the backup 125 is lowered. Therefore, the sensor 113 moves to the sensing position after performing the self-diagnosis at the reference position, but the backup 125
An end mark (not shown) is written on the end face of the counting sensor 113 side, and the counting sensor 1 is placed before the small bundle sensing.
By reading this end mark at 13, the position of the backup 125, that is, the position of the lowermost small bundle of the plurality of small bundles can be recognized.

[0094] The four small bundle safes 83 of the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3
-1 to 83-4 each have a small bundle counting unit 112 having the same configuration,
As shown in FIG. 5, a power supply for moving the power supply 12 and the transfer of signals between the small bundle inspection unit 170 and the CPU 162 of FIG. 8 are performed via the float connector 134 provided at the lower part of the small bundle safe 83-1. Will be

As described above, the counting sensor 113 is composed of the two reflection sensors 113a and 113b, and is arranged at a position facing the band S of the small bundle P as shown in FIG. By moving this up and down along the rail 114, the band S of the small bundle P accumulated in the small bundle safe 83-1 and the brightness of the cut of the band S are read, and the number of bundles of the small bundle P is determined. Also, two reflection sensors 113 of the counting sensor 113
Each of a and 113b detects the band S of the small bundle P. If one of the sensors can detect even if the band position varies and cannot be detected by one of the sensors, for example, the logical sum of the outputs of both sensors is obtained. The number of bundles can be determined. Further, even when the two reflection sensors 113a and 113b of the counting sensor 113 cannot read the band S, the thickness of the small bundle of the unreadable portion is determined from the moving distance of the counting sensor 113 detected by the encoder-124, and the number of bundles is determined. Can be determined. At this time, the moving distance of the sensor 113 between the bands differs depending on whether the bill is a new note or an old note, depending on whether the bill is a new note or an old note, and this affects the measurement result of the number of bundles. Is necessary, which will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 7, the small bundle safe 83-
The first side inner wall 132 is provided so as to be movable and fixed to a position corresponding to each longitudinal width of each denomination, and by adjusting the position, the longitudinal position of the bill bundle of each denomination is adjusted. The variation is set within a certain range.
The remaining safes 83-2 to 83-4 are similarly configured.

Here, the tellers machine 1 in FIG.
The schematic configuration of the control system of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 and the banding / small bundle payment machine 3 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

In FIG. 8, for example, one teller's machine 1a has an MPU 140 having a memory 140a, and this MPU 140 is connected to the PROM 14 via a bus.
1, program memory 142, total data memory 14
3, keyboard 144, CRT display 145, HDD1
48, the journal printer 15 is connected.

The MPU 140 is further connected to an I / F 147 through which the teller's machine 1a is connected.
Is connected to the I / F 151 of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 and the I / F 161 of the banding / small bundle payment machine 3.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 has a CPU 152, a ROM
153, a RAM 154, a cutting mechanism 155, an extruding mechanism 156 for pushing out the banknotes accumulated in the banding / stacking section 61 to the banding / small bundle payment machine 3, a conveyance control section 157 for controlling the operation of the conveyance path, and a safe 48a. A storage control unit 158 for controlling storage of banknotes in 48d, a deposit inspection unit 159 including the inspection unit 34, and a dispensing inspection unit 160 including the inspection unit 59,
It is configured to be connected to an interface (I / F) 151.

The CPU 152 controls the whole of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and the R0M 153 has the CPU 152.
Are stored. The RAM 154 is used for storing various information related to the banknotes and the like embedded and inspected by the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2. The transport control unit 157 drives and controls the transport path following the feed roller 29 based on the determination signal of the deposit inspection unit 159 or the payment inspection unit 160, and the banknote is transported.

The storage control section 158 controls the driving of a distribution gate (not shown) so that the bills conveyed by the conveyance path can be stored in the respective temporary storage boxes 41 in accordance with the discrimination signal of the inspection section 34.
a to 41d. The storage control unit 158 stores the banknotes in the temporary storage bins 41a to 41d in the storage bins 48a to 48d by controlling the movement of the shutters 47a to 47d, and drives the takeout mechanism 56 including a feeding roller. By controlling, bills are fed from each of the storages 48a to 48d to the transport path.

Further, the banding / small bundle payment unit 3
2. R0M 163, RAM 164, push-out mechanism 165 for pushing out a bill bundle from small bundle hand unit 71 to sealing mechanism 91,
The transport paths 79, 79A, the transport controller 166 for controlling the operation of the drive roller group 173, the safes 83-1 to 83-4.
Storage control section 167 for controlling the storage of small bundles in the storage, sealing control section 168 for controlling the operation of the sealing mechanism 91, elevator 8
7 for controlling elevator 7, safes 83-1 to 83-3
-4, a small bundle inspection unit 170 described below
It is configured to be connected to F161.

The above-mentioned CPU 162 is used for the
The ROM 163 includes a CPU.
162 are stored. RAM1
Reference numeral 64 is used to store various information related to the banknotes and the like that have been subjected to the banding processing by the banding / small bundle payment unit 3. As will be described later, the small bundle thickness data serving as a reference for counting the number of small bundles is also represented by this R.
AM 164.

The transport control section 166 is provided for the transport path 7 shown in FIG.
By driving and controlling the conveyance path including the drive rollers 9, 79A and the drive roller group 173, a small bundle of banknotes from the banding unit 71 is conveyed. In addition, the sealing control unit 16
Under the control of No. 8, a small bundle as a banknote bundle is created by winding a paper tape or the like around the stacked banknotes dropped from the temporary sealing box 72 into the sealing unit 91.

The transport control unit 166 controls the drive of a distribution gate (not shown) so as to be distributed to the corresponding small bundle storage 83 based on the denomination of the denomination which is transported by the transport path 79A. I have. In addition, the transport control unit 166 drives and controls a take-out mechanism (not shown), so that the transport paths 7
The small bundle is taken out to 9A.

The small bundle inspection unit 170 will be described in detail later. The output of the counting sensor 113 and the encoder sensor 124
This is for counting the number of small bundles P stored in the storages 83-1 to 83-4 based on the output of a, and confirming and confirming whether or not the number matches the input amount.

Although FIG. 8 shows a state in which the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 and the banding / small-bunch payment machine 3 are connected to the teller's machine 1a, other devices are similarly connected via the interfaces 151, 161 respectively. Connected to tellers machine 1b.

Hereinafter, the operation of the small bundle inspection unit 170 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 14, taking the case of depositing and withdrawing small bundles for the safe 83-1 as an example.

Normally, the counting sensor 113 prevents the small bundle placed on the backup 125 from touching the small bundle when the close bundle inspection is not performed. At the position, for example, when a small bundle is inspected by the teller's machine 1a or 1b when a small bundle is loaded by the operator, the motor 121 moves upward to perform a small bundle detection operation. At the same time, the encoder 124 is also driven by the motor 121 to measure the moving distance of the sensor 113.

When the small bundle is loaded in step S41 of FIG. 14, the denomination of the loaded banknote and the total amount of the loaded banknote are input by the operator in the next step S42. As a result, the number of all small bundles in the safe 83 is measured in step S43.

That is, the requested small bundle safe 83-1
Of the motor 121 is driven, and step S1 in FIG.
Then, the encoder 124 is driven and the counting sensor 113 is raised from the position of the starting point sensor 120, and the sensor data acquisition starting with the detection data of the white reference plate 171 is started. The captured sensor data is sequentially stored in the RAM 164 under the control of the CPU 162 in FIG.

In the next step S2, backup 1
The detection of the small bundle portion is started immediately after the start position detection by the counter 25, and the counting sensor 113 detects the reflected light from the front while rising, and outputs the outputs of the counting sensors 113a and 113b shown in FIGS. A, B and output data C of the encoder sensor 124a are stored in the RAM 16
4 is read.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show sensor waveforms when a plurality of small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83-1 are counted while raising the counting sensor 113, and the encoder-12 at that time.
4 is a graph showing the output waveform of FIG. 4, but does not show the output waveform for self-diagnosis when the sensor 113 is at the reference position.

The two sensors 11 of the counting sensor 113
The output levels A and B of the safes 8a and 3b are determined after the sensor 113 has passed the front of the white reference plate 171 respectively.
When moving up from the bottom in 3-1, backup 1
Until the position 25 is reached, the level A in FIGS.
1 and B1, but when the end mark (not shown) attached to the backup 125, that is, the bundle start mark, which is attached to the backup 125 is detected in step S4, FIGS.
2 as high as levels A2 and B2. These levels A2 and B2 will be described later, respectively.
13a and 113b have higher values than the slice level set.

When the bundle start mark is detected, the small bundle start position is set in step S5, for example, by setting a flag on the RAM 164, and the measurement of the moving distance of the sensor 113 by the encoder 124 is also started.

When the setting of the small bundle start position is completed, the processing shifts to the processing of FIG. 9B, and the detection processing of the small bundle at the end position is started in step S6. With the start of this processing, the counting sensor 113 and the encoder 1
The process of reading the twenty-four output data A, B, and C into the RAM 164 is continued.

As the counting sensor 113 continues to rise, output data A and B whose levels change as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are obtained from the two sensors 113a and 113b, and the output data A and B are simultaneously transmitted from the encoder 124. A pulse output C is obtained.

That is, since the two sensors 113a and 113b of the counting sensor 113 are reflection type sensors, the emitted light hardly reflects at the portion where the small bundle P is not present in the small bundle safe 83-1. , B1, the output voltages of the sensors 113a and 113b are low. However, when the output voltage reaches the backup mark 125 with the end mark, the reflected light becomes strong, so that the output voltage becomes high like A2 and B2.

When the light is once removed from the backup 125, the reflected light disappears once, so that the output voltage once drops as indicated by A3 and B3. However, when the small bundle P further moves to the position of the band S, it is reflected by the band S. The output voltages of the sensors 113a and 113b increase as indicated by A4 and B4.

Further, when the counting sensor 113 moves and reaches a band-to-band break, the reflected light is weakened.
The output voltage of both 13a and 113b becomes lower as shown by A5 and B5.

When the counting sensor 113 further moves and reaches the band S of the second small bundle P from the bottom, the reflected light is strengthened again by the band S, so that the output voltage of the sensor 113 is again changed to the A6 and B6 portions in FIG. As high as.

In this state, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, when the output of the encoder sensor 124a does not change in brightness and becomes constant at a low level C1, for example, it is detected that the encoder 124 has stopped in step S8. . Note that the encoder sensor 124a may stop in a state where the output is constant at a high level.
In this state, the sensor 113 has stopped at a position facing the end point sensor 119.

When it is detected in step S8 that the encoder 124 has stopped, the sensor 113 is at the top of the small bundle group, the small bundle end position is set in step S9, and the process ends in step S10. Is performed.

In this state, the output levels of the sensors 113a and 113b stored in the RAM 164 are changed to the values in step S11.
The sensor output level of the portion of the paper band S attached to the small bundle P, for example, the average levels As and Bs at which the levels A3 and B3 in FIG. Store.

Then, the data stored in the RAM 164 is read out, and the end mark of the backup 125 detected during this time, the number of light and dark times of the small bundle P and the band break of the small bundle P, and the light and dark measured by the encoder 124 are read. The process of determining the number of small bundles P based on the interval is performed in step S12, and the small bundle counting process ends.

Since the four small bundle safes 83-1 to 83-4 of the sealed / small bundle payment machine 3 have the same mechanism, the safes required by the tellers machines 1a and 1b are required. It is possible to scrutinize only small bundles, or to scrutinize all bundles simultaneously.

Next, the small bundle counting process in step S12, that is, the method of determining the number of bundles from the output data of the sensor 113 and the encoder 124 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the following description with reference to FIG.
The output data from the sensor 113 stored in is read out in the reverse order to the writing and the number of bundles is counted.
Of course, processing may be performed by reading in the order of writing.

Under the control of the CPU 162, the small bundle inspection unit 170 performs a bundle count start process in step S21, and reads the sensor value of the sensor 113 and the encoder value of the encoder 124 stored in the RAM 164 in step S22.

In this case, since the data is read from RAM 164 in the reverse direction, for example, in FIG.
Is read out. At this time, the slice values As and Bs stored in the processing of FIG. 9 and the average thickness data of the small bills P of 100 new bills are simultaneously read out.

These levels A6, which are read first,
B6 is checked in step S23, and is lower than the end mark levels A2 and B2.
Proceed to. If the end mark levels A2 and B2 have been detected, the process shifts to step S24 to perform "end" processing.

In step S25, the sensor values A6 and B6 are compared with the slice values As and Bs. In this case, since the sensor values are larger, the process returns to step S22.

Next, when the sensor levels A5 and B5 are read, the slice values As and Bs become larger, so the flow shifts to step S26, where the sensor movement distance data represented by the encoder value and the read small bundle P are read. Is compared with the thickness data.

If the thickness data is larger, step S2
Returning to step 2, if the sensor value data indicating the sensor movement distance is larger than the thickness data, the process proceeds to step S27 to detect how many times the sensor value data is greater than the thickness of one bundle. Division is performed.

If the sensor value is not more than twice, step S
In step 28, 1 is added to the total number of small bundles detected so far, the new total number is stored, the encoder value indicating the sensor movement distance up to that point is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.

Similarly, if the sensor value is not less than 2 times and not more than 3 times, the flow shifts from step S27 to S31 via S30, and adds 2 to the total number of small bundles detected up to that point to obtain a new value. The value is stored as the total number of bundles, the encoder value indicating the sensor movement distance up to that point is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.

Further, if the sensor value is 3 times or more and 4 times or less, the flow shifts from step S30 to S33 via S32, and adds 3 to the total number of small bundles detected so far to add a new total number. It is stored as the number of bundles, and the encoder value indicating the moving distance of the sensor until that time is cleared, and the process returns to step S22.

In step S32, when it is detected that the sensor value is four times or more the set small bundle thickness,
Since the difference between the thickness of the four small bundles of the new ticket and the thickness of the four small bundles of the circulation ticket becomes large and the possibility of erroneous counting comes out, step S is executed.
An error process is performed at 34, and an end process of the bundle number counting process is performed at step S24.

In FIG. 11, when the sensor values A5 and B5 are read out and the low sensor values A3 and B3 are obtained through the high sensor values A4 and B4, the sensor movement distance during this period is just one small bundle. Since the thickness is indicated, the process proceeds from step S27 to S28 and S29. However, if noise is present on the output of the sensor 113 or, for example, a pattern or something is stained on the side of the small bundle, the sensor values A5 and B5 are immediately read out as shown in FIG. Low values A7, B7
May be read.

In such a case, by counting the number of changes in the output of the encoder sensor 124a, A5, A
If it is determined that the movement distance of the sensor 113 between 7 and B5 and B7 is shorter than one bundle, step S26
From step S22 to step S22, and this part is not erroneously recognized as a small bundle.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, when the sensor values A2 and B2 corresponding to the end mark are read, it is detected in step S23 that the reading of all the small bundles has been completed.
The process moves to S24 and ends.

When all the small bundles P in the small bundle safe 83-1 are detected in this way, the waveforms of the high output voltage portion of the band S portion and the low output voltage portion of the band S and the break between the band S are small. Since the number of bundles P is obtained, the number of bundles of small bundles P can be determined.

In the course of counting the small bundles, the sensor value A8 in FIG. 13 reads the gap between the bands by the sensor 113a, and the output voltage is lowered. However, the sensor value B8 of the corresponding sensor 113b indicates the band and the band. There is no change in the output voltage because the break in the mark cannot be read. In such a case, the sensor 1
From the sensor movement distance detected by the encoder 124 using the output A8 of the output 13a, it is possible to determine that the output reduction portion A8 of the sensor 113a is a band-to-band break, as described in steps S27 and S28 in FIG. The method can also count as one bundle.

For example, the encoder sensor 124
The output of a changes once every 0.5 mm of the movement of the counting sensor 113, and when the thickness of one small bundle is 10 mm, the change of the output of the encoder sensor 124a per bundle is 20 times. Become. Even when the output of the counting sensor 113 for the paper band scan does not show a corresponding level change between the paper bands, if the change in the output of the encoder sensor 124a is counted 40 times or more, the range falls within that range. It can be determined that there are at least two small bundles. Further, even if the output of the counting sensor 113 drops in the middle, the number of changes in the output of the encoder sensor 124a at that time is two.
If it is zero or less, it is treated as noise and ignored without judging that it is between small paper bands.

In FIG. 13, the sensor values A8, A9
A10, which is higher than the slice value As, and the portion A11, which is between A9 and A1, can be counted as one bundle. At this time, the sensor values B8 to B8 of the other sensor 113b are counted.
The counting result can be confirmed using B1 as a reference value.

As described above, step S43 in FIG.
When the number of small bundles in the safe 83-1 is counted at step S
44, the number of small bundles input by the operator is compared with the number of small bundles actually counted,
If they do not match, error processing is performed in step S45, and a display to that effect is made as necessary.
If they match, the number of small bundles is determined, and count guarantee is obtained.

In the description of FIG. 10, the thickness data of the small bundle is described as being constant. However, the thickness data may be changed as needed. For example, when a large number of old tickets are counted, the small bundles are thicker than the new tickets, and therefore may be updated based on statistical values, or may be configured to be updated based on measurement results.

Here, the denomination determination function of the small bundle will be further described with reference to FIGS. 4, 15, 16, 17, and 18. FIG.

A reflection type denomination sensor 133 is provided near the exit of the small bundle transport path 79A, and passes through the exit of the small bundle transport path 79A when dispensing and discharging the small bundle P in other operations. The denomination sensor 133 detects a plurality of locations on the surface of the small bundle P
To detect.

The denomination discriminating sensor 133 has two types of red light sensors 133a and infrared light sensors 133b, each having a different wavelength, which are provided at the detection points, in front and rear, and distinguishes the reflection pattern and the difference between the respective reflection patterns. By doing so, the denomination of the withdrawal / release bundle is determined.

The denomination discriminating sensor 133 has a small bundle transport path 79A.
The upper drive roller group 173A is fixed via a bearing to a roller shaft at the most exit side, and moves up and down together with the upper drive roller 173A.

When the small bundle P is transported along the small bundle transport path 79A, the upper drive roller 173A moves up and down in accordance with the thickness of the small bundle P, and transports the small bundle P while pinching it. 133 also moves up and down together with the upper drive roller 173A.
The distance between 33 and the top banknote of the small bundle P to be discriminated is kept constant, and the output is stabilized.

Next, the white reference plate 174 of the denomination discriminating sensor 133 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Is a side view of the denomination sensor 133, the white reference plate 174, and the upper drive roller 173A as viewed from the side of the small bundle transport path 79A.

The white reference plate 174 is a denomination sensor 1
33, it is fixed to the upper drive roller 173A and moves up and down together with the denomination sensor 133. Further, it is rotatable around the fulcrum F in a form of jumping up in the exit direction.

The white reference plate 174 is the denomination sensor 1
A rotation stopper is provided at a position immediately below the optical axis 33 and is urged in the stopper direction by an α spring 175 as an elastic body.

Normally, when the small bundle P is not conveyed at the position shown in FIG. 15A, the white reference plate 174 is urged toward the stopper, and the denomination sensor 133 detects the reflected light from the white reference plate 174. It is arranged to read.

The denomination sensor 133 reads the output of the white reference plate 174 at a designated timing to make a self-diagnosis of a decrease in the output of the denomination sensor 133 or to correct the sensor output by an output adjustment circuit. Can be.

When the small bundle P is conveyed, as shown in FIG. 15B, the tip of the small bundle P pushes the claw 174A of the white reference plate 174, so that the white reference plate 174 rotates and the denomination Deviated from the optical axis of the discrimination sensor 133, the denomination discrimination sensor 133 starts reading the reflected light on the surface of the small bundle P.

By the time the small bundle P is transported to the position shown in FIG. 15B, the denomination discriminating sensor 133 reads the pattern of the banknote pattern on the surface of the small bundle P. It is sent to the unit 170 and the denomination is determined. If the discriminated denomination matches the denomination to be dispensed, the small bundle P is conveyed as it is on the conveyance path 79A to the exit.

When the small bundle P is released from the exit of the small bundle conveyance path 79A and passes through the optical axis of the denomination sensor 133, the claw 174A of the white reference plate 174 comes off the small bundle P.
Return to the original position.

When the denomination of the small bundle P does not match the designated denomination, the transport path 79A is stopped, and the small bundle P
At the position of 5 (b), the rear half is stopped on the transport path 79A while being stopped. At this time, since the denomination of the small bundle P is determined and known, the transport path 79 </ b> A is operated in reverse under the control of the transport control unit 166 and the storage control unit 167, and the small bundle P is determined. The small denomination bundle is returned to, for example, the safe 83-3 where it is stored, and stored in the safe 83-3 in the same manner as described above. Further, the small bundle P from which the denomination is erroneously taken out may be sent to the reject storage 90 from the exit of the transport path 79A.

The denomination sensor 13 shown in FIG.
In the third configuration example, the denomination is determined based on the output obtained by scanning about half of the surface of the small bundle P with the sensor 133 by the sensor 133, but the output obtained by scanning the entire surface of the bill is output. It is obvious that the discrimination of the denomination will increase the discrimination accuracy. However, in this configuration, the small bundle P is discharged from the transport path 79A in the configuration of FIG.
It is not sent back on A. One method for coping with this is not shown, but a method in which another conveyance roller is further provided on the exit side of the sensor 133 to hold the small bundle P.

FIG. 16 shows an example of the output waveform of one of the plurality of sensors of the denomination discriminating sensor 133. Since the denomination discriminating sensor reads reflected light of the white reference plate until the small bundle P is conveyed, the waveform is also shown in FIG.
Indicates a constant value like the G part.

Since the claw 174A of the white reference plate protrudes in front of the white reference plate and is pressed by the small bundle P first, the small bundle P is displaced after the white reference plate 174 deviates from the optical axis of the denomination sensor 133. There is an interval until it reaches the optical axis of the denomination discriminating sensor 133. The portion at this interval is the H portion with a low output in FIG.

By detecting the waveform of the H portion, the control portion of the denomination discriminating portion can recognize that the subsequent I portion of the waveform is the reflection waveform of the surface of the small bundle P.

Next, an example of a transaction using the above-described cash management device will be described.

First, when conducting a deposit transaction, cash to be deposited is set together in the slot 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 in FIG. Next, for example, a capture start operation is performed from the teller's machine 1a. In this way, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 starts counting banknotes, and after the counting is completed, transmits the counting result to the teller's machine 1a.

An operator performing a deposit operation inputs deposit data such as a slip amount and an account number using the operation keys included in the keyboard 144 of the teller's machine 1a during bill counting. If the counting result from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 matches the slip amount, the operator presses the completion button to complete the payment transaction. Also, the details of the transaction are Terra's Machine 1.
The journal printer 15 is stored in the total data memory 143 in FIG.

Next, in the case of a dispensing operation, the operator inputs the dispensing data such as the dispensing amount and the account number from the keyboard 144 of the tellers machine 1a and presses the start key. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 conveys banknotes from the safes 48a to 48d to the payout port 11 in accordance with a payout request from the teller's machine 1a. If the withdrawal request is for a small bundle, the banding / small bundle payment machine 3
Will be dispensed from the dispensing door 24 in one or more small bundles.

If a jam or the like occurs in the machine during the bill dispensing process, the bills in the transport path are still machine-managed bills, so the teller's machine 1a judges the rank of the operator and is touched by the bills in the machine. The rank operator releases the electromagnetic lock of the dispensing mechanism and waits for the operator to perform the jam processing. When the rank of the operator is low and the in-flight cash cannot be touched, an operator with a higher rank is requested and the card waits. By performing such control, security is secured for the cash in the machine, and it becomes possible to know who has operated the cash.

Further, the deposit processing is overlapped and the safes 48a to 48
When the banknotes accumulate in the banknote d, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 automatically performs processing for turning banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d into a band. With this processing, the amount of banknotes in the safes 48a to 48d is always kept at a substantially constant amount, and the surplus banknotes are stored in the small bundle safe 83.
-1 to 83-4.

In this embodiment, the recording is performed by utilizing the idle time of the apparatus in which the above-described transaction is not performed, immediately after turning on the power, or immediately after loading or unloading of the small bundle by the operator. In order to confirm whether the number of small bundles and the actual money amount match, the operation of checking the number of small bundles inside by denomination is performed. Monitoring of the counting sensor 113 used for counting the number of small bundles by detecting the
Encoder sensor 1 for measuring the moving distance of 13
24a operation monitoring and the encoder sensor 12
The operation of the motor 121 for driving the counter 4a and the counting sensor 113 is monitored, and when an error occurs in the counting result, the cause of the error can be immediately specified.

In FIG. 5, the counting sensor 113 is shown as being at the upper end of its moving range, that is, at the end position. However, actually, at the time of idling or power-on, the counting sensor 113 is always at its starting position, that is, at the lower end starting position. It is designed to be located at a position facing the origin sensor 120.

In this state, when the program for confirming the number of small bundles is started, the brightness of the starting point sensor 120 is checked in step S51 before driving the pulse motor 121. If the output of the starting point sensor 120 is “bright”, it is understood that the sensor 113 is at the starting position.

At this point, the driving of the pulse motor 121 is started. If the output from the starting point sensor 120 is “dark”, error processing is performed.

After the pulse motor 121 is driven, the timer is set to a predetermined time and counts down. Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the output of the encoder sensor 124a has changed.
If there is no change in the output of 24a, it means that the encoder 124 has not been driven by the pulse motor 121, so that the brightness counter is counted up to measure the elapsed time.

For example, in the encoder 124 set so that the output of the encoder sensor 124a changes every 2 msec, the count number of the light / dark counter becomes 50.
If you set the timer value to zero at 0 times,
When the value of the light / dark counter reaches 500, it means that the counting sensor 113 has stopped for one second, and it is assumed that the count exceeds the operation failure judgment value of 500, and error processing of the motor drive system is performed.

That is, it is checked whether or not the count value of the light / dark counter exceeds the operation failure judgment value. If it exceeds, it is determined whether the pulse motor 121 is not rotating or the rotation of the pulse motor 121 is correctly transmitted to the encoder 124. Since it is not transmitted, error processing of the motor drive system is performed. For example, this result is
A is displayed on the CRT display section 145 of FIG.

At the first stage, the encoder sensor 124a
If there is a change in the output, the content of the light / dark counter is cleared, and it is checked whether the set timer value is zero. If the timer value is zero, error processing is performed.

That is, even if the pulse motor 121 is driven and the sensor 113 starts to move upward from the position opposite to the start sensor 120 at the start position, the state where the output of the encoder sensor 124a does not change is determined by the light / dark counter. If it does not exceed the operation failure judgment value, but continues after exceeding the time set by the timer, it is judged that the motor drive system is normal but there is an error in the system of the encoder sensor 124a. Then, error processing of the sensor system is performed, and for example, the CRT display unit 145
Displays an error of the encoder sensor 124a.

If it is found that the timer value is not zero and there is no error in either the motor drive system or the sensor system, it is checked whether or not the output of the starting point sensor 120 indicates "bright". ", The output change of the encoder sensor 124a is continuously checked.

When the output of the starting point sensor 120 changes from "bright" to "dark", it indicates that the counting sensor 113 has started to rise, and the encoder sensor 124
The timer is preset to a predetermined time to check the operation of a, and the countdown is started.

When the brightness check of the starting point sensor 120 is performed, it is also a position facing the white reference plate 171 which is a reference position, and the counting sensor 113 using the white reference plate 171 is initialized. It is confirmed whether or not the output level of the sensor 113 is within a predetermined operable range.

After the initialization, the sensor 113 is moved upward at a constant speed. As described above, the scan sensor value of the paper band S is obtained from the sensor 113 and is read into the RAM 163, and the output value of the encoder sensor 124a is read from the RAM1.
Read into 63.

That is, as described above, the counting sensor 1
With the rise of 13, the start mark on the backup 125 is first detected, and from this point on, the counting of small bundles by the sensor 113 and the measurement of the moving distance of the sensor 113 start. As the sensor 113 moves upward, the sensor output is sequentially stored in the RAM 163, and the output data of the encoder sensor 124a is also stored in the RAM 163.
163, and using this data, the moving distance of the sensor 113 from the backup 125 is calculated, and the RAM 1
63.

If the end point sensor 119 provided at the top of the moving range is detected with the movement of the sensor 113, the small bundle counting operation is completed. An operation check of the encoder sensor 124a is performed.

When the timer is preset, it is checked whether or not the output of the encoder sensor 124a has changed. If the output of the encoder sensor 124a has not changed, the encoder 12
4 means that the driving of No. 4 is not performed, and the light / dark counter is counted up.

In this state, it is checked whether or not the count value of the light / dark counter exceeds the operation failure judgment value. If it exceeds, it is determined whether the pulse motor 121 is not rotating or the rotation of the pulse motor 121 is determined by the encoder 124. Therefore, error processing of the motor drive system is performed. For example, the result is similarly displayed on the CRT display unit 145 of the teller's machine 1a.

If there is a change in the output of the encoder sensor 124a, the contents of the light / dark counter are cleared, and it is checked whether or not the set timer value has become zero. It is carried out.

That is, even when the sensor 113 is moving upward toward the position facing the end point sensor 119 at the end point position by driving the pulse motor 121, the state where the output of the encoder sensor 124a does not change is as follows.
If the value does not exceed the operation failure judgment value by the light / dark counter, but continues even if the time set by the timer is exceeded, it is determined that there is an error in the system of the encoder sensor 124a. After processing, the encoder sensor 124 is displayed on the CRT display unit 145.
The error display of a is performed.

If it is found that the timer value is not zero and there is no error in either the motor drive system or the sensor system, it is checked whether or not the output of the end point sensor 119 indicates "bright". ”Indicates that the counting sensor 113 has not reached the top end,
The output change of the encoder sensor 124a is continuously checked.

When the output of the end point sensor 119 changes from "dark" to "bright", it indicates that the counting sensor 113 has reached its uppermost end, the pulse motor 121 is stopped, and the processing ends.

Next, a mechanism for discriminating the denomination using the denomination discriminating sensor 133 when discharging the small bundles stored in the safes 83-1 to 83-4 will be described with reference to FIGS. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As described above, the denomination discriminating sensor 133 is provided near the exit of the transport path 79A.
Small bundles dispensed from ８３83-4 are also attached to the place where they pass last. The shutters 82a and 82b on the safes 83-1 to 83-4 also serve as a part of the transport path 79A when closed as shown in FIG. 18, and each is constituted by a roller and a transport belt. ing.

Further, two separation sensors 180b are connected to the transport path 7
Two separation sensors 180a mounted on the upper side of 9A
It is possible to detect a shadow, a skew angle, and a conveyance stagnation (jam) of the small bundle P passing through the conveyance path 79A.

When paying out the small bundle P from the safe, first, the shutters 82a and 82b are opened, and the pusher 80 described with reference to FIG. 4 is lowered vertically. The pusher 80 is stored above the transport path 79A during standby, and
A small bundle P passing through A is not contacted. When the pusher 80 is moved to the lowermost end, the safes 83-1 to 83-1
It is possible to release the safe stoppers 84a and 84b shown in FIG. 4 that hold the small bundle P in the inside of the safe 83-4. When the pusher 80 is raised with the safe stoppers 84a and 84b released, the safe backup 85 is restored. The small bundle P on which the vehicle is put is pushed by the safe backup 85 and rises on the transport path 79A.

A picker 81 is mounted on the upper side of the transport path 79A. When the picker 81 is moved in the transport direction, only the uppermost small bundle on the transport path 79A is pushed out to the transport path 79A. Can be. Extruded small bundle P
Is clamped by the transport belt driven on the transport path 79A and transported. By monitoring the shutters 82a and 82b and the two pairs of separation sensors 180a on the upper side of the transport path 79A, it can be confirmed whether the small bundle P has been transported to the exit of the transport path 79A.

If there is a request to pay out a plurality of bundles of the same denomination, the picker 81 is operated by the number of bundles and a predetermined number of small bundles P
To the conveying path 79A. As shown in FIG. 4, the tray 87 of the dispensing elevator 87 is located outside the exit of the transport path 79A.
a is on standby, and the small bundle P is discharged to the tray 87a.

The safe whose payment has been completed is stored again as follows. The pusher 80 is lowered to the lowermost end in the safe, and the stoppers 84a and 84b are locked. Thereafter, when the pusher 80 is raised, the small bundle P is pressed by the safe stoppers 84a and 84b, and cannot be raised any more, so that the shutters 82a and 82b can be closed.
If there is a request to pay out a different kind of money in one payout operation, the money is paid out in a safe in which the money kind is stored under the control described so far.

Since the capacity of the tray 87a is five bundles at the maximum, if there is a total of five or more bundle requests in one payout operation, the trays are divided and paid out. Even when the number of bundles is less than five, if it is detected that some small bundles are already present on the tray 87a, the payout is divided in the same manner.

[0202] As shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 33 is located between the safe 83-4 closest to the transport outlet and the transport outlet sensor 181a, and is attached downward on the upper side of the transport path 79A, and detects the color density of the top banknote of the passing small bundle P. I do. For example, the denomination sensor 133 is
There are two sets of the red reflection sensor 133a and the infrared reflection sensor 133b as a pair, and they are attached at positions where the respective special colors of the current three types (1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen) of banknotes can be detected. An example of the obtained sensor output waveform is shown in FIG.

Since the denominations stored in each safe are managed by the teller's machine 1a, the obtained sensor output waveform can be predicted. By comparing the sensor output waveform with the expected waveform, it is possible to easily determine whether the denomination should be stored. Here, further detailed description of the denomination determination method is omitted.

If the result of the determination is normal, the payout can be continued. However, when a small bundle of a denomination different from the designated denomination is taken out or when the denomination is unclear, the small bundle P is removed. Conventionally, payment cannot be performed, so that the payment operation has to be stopped and the payment operation has to be resumed after the small bundle P is manually loaded into the correct safe by the operator.

However, in this embodiment, the small bundle P passing through the denomination sensor 133 is still on the transport path 79A as described with reference to FIG.
Can be controlled without stopping the payment operation by driving in the forward or reverse direction. When an abnormality such as a denomination cannot be determined, the small bundle P is stopped in front of the transport exit, the elevator 87 is raised, and then the transport path 79A is driven. As shown in FIG. 4, the elevator tray 87a
A reject storage, that is, an overflow stacker 90, is installed underneath to store a skewed bundle or a badly-shaped baggage at the time of packing and storing, so that the small bundle P exiting the exit is stored in the overflow stacker 90. Thus, it is possible to pay out the correct small bundle P without stopping the payment operation.

The small bundle P determined to be of a different kind is transferred to the transport path 7.
By reversing 9A, it is possible to move the shutter to the shutter of the safe to be stored correctly and store it.

[0207]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
The denomination is performed while the small bundle is on the transport path, and if an abnormality is detected in the small bundle based on the determination result, the small bundle of the correct denomination can be paid out without stopping the dispensing work. When a different denomination is taken out, it is stored in the correct safe during the dispensing operation, so the denomination and number of banknote bundles stored in the safe are provided inside. Thus, a sealed small bundle management device can be obtained which can be always and definitely grasped by the denomination discriminating means and the small bundle counting means, and can easily and smoothly manage small bills.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a banknote parallel management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a banding / small bundle payment machine of the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of one small bundle safe of the sealed and small bundle payment machine in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a relative positional relationship between a sensor and a white reference plate at a sensor reference position.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of one small bundle safe of the sealed and small bundle payment machine of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of the system in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG. 5;

11 is an output waveform diagram of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG.

12 is an output waveform diagram of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG.

13 is an output waveform diagram of the counting sensor of the small bundle safe of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an operation for comparing the number of loaded small bundles with the counted number of small bundles.

FIG. 15 is a view showing a mechanism for determining a denomination of a small bundle to be discharged by a denomination determining sensor.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an output waveform of a denomination discrimination sensor.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a configuration of a main part of a safe of the sealed / small bundle payment machine of the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 18 is a side view showing a configuration of a main part of a safe of the sealed / small bundle payment machine of the system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 P: banknote small bundle, 79A: transport path, 83-1 to 83-4: small bundle safe, 87: elevator, 87a: tray, 90: overflow stacker, 113, 113a, 113b: small bundle sensor, 119: end point sensor Reference numeral 120: starting point sensor, 124: encoder, 124a: encoder sensor, 133, 133a, 133b: denomination sensor, 145: CRT display unit, 162: CPU, 164: RAM, 170: small bundle inspection unit.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A storage for storing a small number of banknotes bundled by a fixed number of sheets, a transport path for taking out and transporting a small number of banknotes stored in the storage, A sealed small bundle management device, comprising: a denomination determining unit that determines a denomination of a bundle; and a control unit that controls conveyance of the small bundle based on a result of the determination by the denomination determining unit. 2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein when the denomination of the small bundle determined by the denomination determining device is different from a designated denomination, the small bundle is controlled to be stored in a reject storage. The device for managing small bundles according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The control means, if the denomination of the small bundle determined by the denomination determining means is different from the designated denomination, determine the gold bundle determined through the transport path. The small bundle management device according to claim 1, wherein the small bundle management device performs control for storing the small bundles in a storage. 4. The small bundle management device according to claim 1, wherein the denomination determining means is provided near an exit on the transport path. 5. The small bundle management device according to claim 2, wherein the reject storage is provided adjacent to an exit of the transport path, and stores the small bundle discharged from the exit. 6. The application according to claim 1, wherein the denomination determining means includes a plurality of color sensors for detecting light reflected from the surface of a bill on the outermost side of the conveyed small bundle. Sealed bundle management device. 7. When the denomination of the small bundle determined by the denomination determining unit is different from the designated denomination, the control unit stores the small bundle in the storage of the determined denomination. 2. The small sealing device according to claim 1, wherein a small bundle of the designated denomination is taken out again from the corresponding storage, the denomination is determined, and a control of discharging the small bundle of the correct denomination is performed. Bundle management device. 8. When the denomination of the small bundle determined by the denomination determining unit is different from the designated denomination, the control unit stores the small bundle in the reject storage and specifies the designated denomination. 2. The small bundle management device according to claim 1, wherein the small bundle of the seeds is taken out again from the corresponding storage, the denomination is discriminated, and the small bundle of the correct denomination is discharged.