JP2000222629A - Cash processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent interruption to a money receiving operation and increase in payment processing time by making it possible to collectively throw in plural paper moneys and clearly distinguishing identifiable paper moneys from unidentifiable paper moneys and paper moneys to be delivered from rejected paper moneys. SOLUTION: This processor allowing collective throw-in of plural paper moneys by means of received paper money dividing and sending-out part 11, is provided with received paper money identifying part 12 identifying a paper money sent out from the part 11, a reject gate 23, a reject carrying part 24 and a paper money reject port 5, and returns unidentifiable paper moneys to the opening 5. When an unidentifiable paper money is mixed in paper moneys in the cabinet in paper money reception processing, the money reception operation can be performed continuously by sending the paper money to the opening 5, and also, since an unidentifiable paper money is not mixed in a circulation type storage cabinet 14, paying processing time can never be longer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus, and more particularly to a distribution field such as a supermarket and a gas station, which is used in connection with a POS (point of sales) register or the like, and performs processing of depositing and dispensing bills and coins, respectively. The present invention relates to a small-sized money processing apparatus in which a bill processing unit and a coin processing unit are integrally formed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a cash processing apparatus used for a store cash register or the like, a cash transfer operation with a customer has been rationalized, and cash registers connected to a POS terminal have become widespread.

[0003] Recently, a money processing apparatus has been developed which automatically performs a deposit / withdrawal process of coins and bills according to input information of a POS terminal. The money processing apparatus generally includes a coin processing machine and a bill processing machine, each of which is installed below a POS terminal. For example, a coin processing machine that is installed under a POS terminal and has a size equivalent to a cash drawer has been put to practical use. On the other hand, as a banknote handling machine, a floor-installed type having a vertically long structure has been put to practical use. In such a banknote handling machine, the banknote pay-in / pay-out port is generally at the height of the waist of the operator, and the operability cannot be said to be good. Also,
Since the banknote handling machine has a storage for each denomination, it is inevitably large in size. Further, as the size of the device increases, the transport distance of bills increases, so that the depositing and dispensing time also increases. Moreover, the entire apparatus is large and expensive. Therefore, due to the structure of the banknote handling machine, it is impossible to use it by installing it on a desk together with a POS terminal and a coin handling machine.

With respect to such a money processing apparatus, the present applicant has proposed a small-sized money processing apparatus in which a coin processing section and a bill processing section are integrated and can be installed on a desk (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-1998). 40437, JP-A-10-131
758). According to this device, a coin processing unit that arranges and stores deposited coins in a rotating cylindrical storage, and a banknote processing unit that stores deposited bills in a single storage mixedly and dispenses only designated denominations from the front. By arranging them side by side on the left and right to form an integrated structure, the size and size of the conventional cash drawer are reduced and the thickness is reduced (especially, the width of the device is reduced), enabling installation on a desk.

[0005] By the way, such a cash processing device is used as a change machine in a cash register of a supermarket or the like, in which change is paid for money received from a customer, and finally, the received money is put into the device. There is.

At a gas station or the like, a clerk puts money received from a customer into a machine, the machine discriminates the machine, determines the amount of money to be received, and makes a change according to sales data. There are uses.

[0007] In a money processing device as a change machine, the money received from the customer is checked there by a clerk, and the amount of the money received is input by a POS register, and the money is later inserted into the device. For this reason, it is not necessary to determine the amount of money input in the apparatus. Therefore, if the deposited banknotes cannot be identified correctly because the deposited banknotes are dirty, broken, or torn, etc., they can be stored unrecognized or returned and stored separately. It is stored in a box.

Conversely, in a money handling apparatus as a cash-receipt-and-disbursement machine, first, when money is inserted, the amount of money to be inserted is determined, and change is dispensed according to the result. For this reason, when the apparatus cannot correctly identify the deposited bill, the bill is returned and re-inserted, or replaced with a spare bill prepared in advance and re-inserted.

[0009] As a method of returning unidentifiable bills,
In the type of depositing one sheet at a time, the depositing conveyance path is reversed so as to return to the depositing port, and in the type in which a plurality of banknotes are input at once, the conveying path is switched and returned to the dispensing port.

[0010] Further, in a money processing device as a change machine,
The bills we receive from customers are not always clean, and we must deal with broken, crumpled and torn bills. Such bills are caught in the apparatus and cause jamming. In this method of releasing jamming, a belt or the like constituting the transport path is manually moved, and the hooked bill is pulled out from the side of the transport path by hand or tweezers.

[0011]

However, when an unrecognizable bill is returned to the deposit opening by reversing the deposit transport path, the deposit operation is interrupted at that time, and the deposit of subsequent bills is delayed. There was a problem that it would. In addition, when an unidentifiable bill is returned to the dispensing port by switching the transport path, there is a problem that an illusion may be caused by a bill dispensed as change or a rejected bill.

[0012] When a non-recognizable banknote is stored without being returned in a money handling apparatus as a change machine, the recognizable banknote and the non- recognizable banknote are mixed and stored in one storage. At the time of dispensing, bills are fed out of the storage one by one, identified, and only bills requiring dispensing are conveyed to the dispensing port, and other bills are returned to the storage again. For this reason, the indistinguishable banknotes stored in the storage are likely to be indistinguishable even after being fed out of the storage, so that they are circulated in the apparatus, and the dispensing process is performed. There was a problem that time increased.

Further, when a bill is caught in the back of the transport path, if the bill is forcibly pulled, the hooked portion will be broken and a piece of paper will remain in the transport path, and the paper piece remaining in this transport path cannot be easily confirmed. There was a problem.

Further, for example, when a transport path is constituted by a belt, there is a problem that the belt is displaced because the banknote is pulled out from the side and the belt is disengaged from the pulley, so that the transport becomes impossible as it is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to collectively insert a plurality of bills, and it is possible to discriminate bills and unidentifiable bills, and dispensing bills and reject bills. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money handling apparatus in which bills can be clearly distinguished, and in which interruption of a deposit operation and increase in processing time can be prevented.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus capable of promptly and reliably performing maintenance even when an inserted bill is broken, torn, or the like, and jammed due to jamming.

[0017]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cash processing apparatus for performing a money receiving / dispensing process, comprising: a collective bill insertion slot capable of simultaneously inserting a plurality of bills; A stored banknote separator that separates and feeds out the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot one by one, and a stored banknote transporter that conveys the banknotes fed from the stored banknote separator,
A stored banknote identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of a banknote in the middle of banknote transport by the stored banknote transport unit, and stacks and stores banknotes that have been authenticated and denominated in the stored banknote identification unit. A circulating storage having a delivery bill separating and feeding section for separating and feeding stored bills one by one at the time of dispensing, a bill reject opening for returning bills that cannot be identified by the entering bill identification section, and the receiving bill. A first switching gate for switching a transport direction of a bill transported by the incoming banknote transporting unit to one of the circulation type storage or the bill reject port in accordance with a result of identification by the identifying unit, and the first switching gate A reject transport unit that transports banknotes from the banknote reject port to the exit banknote transport unit that transports banknotes fed from the exit banknote separation / delivery unit,
A banknote discriminating unit for identifying a denomination of a banknote in the middle of a banknote conveyance by the banknote conveying unit, a bill dispensing port for discharging the banknotes conveyed by the banknote conveying unit, and identification by the banknote discriminating unit. A second switching gate that switches the transport direction of the bills conveyed by the exit bill transporting unit to one of the bill dispensing port and the circulating storage according to the result of the bill, and a bill from the second switching gate. A dispensing transport unit that transports the bill to the bill dispensing port, and a bill return transport unit that transports the bills switched in the direction of the circulating storage at the second switching gate to the circulating storage, A bill storage that sequentially stacks and stores banknotes that are not issued to the banknote pay-out port, and a transport direction of the banknotes that are being transported by the banknote return transport unit according to the result of identification by the issued banknote identification unit. Before A third switching gate that switches the banknote storage or the circulation type storage in a transport direction, a storage transport unit that transports the banknote from the third switching gate to the banknote storage, and the banknote on the front panel of the apparatus. There is provided a money processing device comprising a bill processing unit having a door provided at a position facing a storage.

According to such a money handling apparatus, even if bills inserted into the lump-sum bill insertion slot include banknotes whose denomination is impossible due to fake bills, folded, dirty, or the like, such bills are rejected. The bill is passed to the reject transport section just before the circulation type storage and returned to the bill reject port. Thereby, even if the unidentifiable banknotes are mixed in the inserted banknotes, the storing operation can be continued without interruption, and the distinction between the unidentifiable banknotes and the dispensing banknotes becomes clear. .

Further, by making the reject opening a reject storage, the money handling apparatus can be constituted as a change machine. Even if rejected bills are mixed in input bills, it can be discriminated by the incoming bill discriminating section in the apparatus. By storing unusable banknotes separately, interruption of customer service due to reinsertion can be eliminated.

Further, according to the present invention, the upper and lower mechanism units constituting each transport unit are unitized, and one end of each unit is supported by a rotating shaft so as to be rotatable. An apparatus is provided.

According to such a money handling apparatus, even if the inserted bill is broken or broken, the bill is caught on the transport path and jamming occurs, the transport is performed by rotating the rotating shaft of each unit about the fulcrum. By opening the part, it is possible to perform maintenance quickly and reliably.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where the present invention is applied to a money receiving and dispensing machine and a change machine.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a money receiving and dispensing machine.
The money receiving and dispensing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an installation area substantially equal to that of a POS terminal so that it can be used under a POS terminal at a gas station, for example.

The money receiving and dispensing machine 1 includes a bill processing unit 2 disposed on a right half thereof and a coin processing unit 3 disposed on a left half thereof. The banknote processing unit 2 includes a batch banknote insertion slot 4 that allows a plurality of banknotes to be batch-inserted in the short horizontal direction, a banknote reject port 5 that returns a reject banknote that cannot be identified in banknote identification at the time of deposit, It has a bill dispensing port 6 from which change is paid out and a bill storage 7 for storing, for example, a 10,000-yen bill that is not paid out as change. On the other hand, the coin processing section 3 has a coin depositing port 8 into which a plurality of coins can be inserted at a time, and a coin dispensing port 9 for receiving an unidentified incoming coin or a coin released as change. ing.

In the banknote processing unit 2, the batch banknote insertion slot 4
When one or more bills are inserted into the bill, the bills are conveyed one by one, after the denominations are identified, conveyed to the circulation storage, and conveyed regardless of the denomination They are stacked and arranged and stored. At this time, the banknote for which the denomination could not be identified is transported to the banknote reject port 5 and returned without being stored in the circulation type storage. When dispensing banknotes as change, the banknotes are taken out one by one from the circulating storage, the denomination is identified, and if the banknotes are denominated, the banknote outlet 6
Conveyed and withdrawn. If the denomination does not indicate that the bill is worth the withdrawal, the bill is returned to the circulating storage. If it is determined that the amount is 10,000 yen, the denomination is not a denomination that is recycled as change, and is conveyed to and stored in the banknote storage 7.

In the coin processing unit 3, when a plurality of coins of mixed denominations are inserted into the coin receiving port 8, the coins are conveyed inside, and after the authenticity and the denomination are identified, the true Is transported to a denomination sorting unit, and each coin is sorted by denomination according to a difference in outer diameter, and is inserted into a coin storage cylinder of a corresponding denomination in a rotary coin storage unit. The counterfeit money is returned to the cash outlet without being transported to the denomination sorting section. The coin storage cylinder is a rotary type with a slight inclination, and no matter what position the coin is deposited in, the coin storage cylinder stands up due to the rotational force of the coin storage cylinder and the abrasion of the inner wall surface, and the end on the dispensing side. And are arranged and stored. At the time of dispensing, the coins stored for each denomination are taken out one by one from a coin storage cylinder of a predetermined denomination, and the coin dispensing port 9 is mixed with denominations.
Are released all at once.

Next, the internal structure of the bill processing unit 2 in such a money receiving and dispensing machine 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the internal configuration of the bill processing unit of the money receiving and dispensing machine.
The bill processing unit 2 is communicated with the collective bill insertion slot 4 to identify the authenticity and denomination of the fed bill and the incoming bill separating / feeding unit 11 that separates and feeds the fed bills one by one. The incoming banknote discriminating unit 12, the incoming banknote transporting unit 13 for transporting the fed banknotes, a circulation type storage 14 in which a plurality of banknotes are stored in a mixed denomination, and one banknote is stored from the circulation type storage 14 Outgoing banknote separation / delivery unit 15 that separates and feeds out each sheet, outgoing banknote identification unit 16 that identifies the denomination of the fed banknote, outgoing banknote transport unit 17 that transports the fed banknote, and outgoing banknote transport unit 17 Dispensing switching gate 18 for switching the transport path of the bills conveyed by the dispenser, and a dispensing transport unit 19 for transporting the banknote whose transport path has been switched by the dispensing switching gate 18 to the bill dispensing port 6.
A bill return conveyance unit 20 that conveys the bills conveyed by the exit bill conveyance unit 17 to the circulation type storage 14, a storage switching gate 21 that switches a conveyance path of the bills conveyed by the bill return conveyance unit 20, A storage and transport unit 22 that transports the banknote whose transport path has been switched by the storage switching gate 21 to the banknote storage 7, and a reject gate that is provided in the middle of the incoming banknote transport unit 13 and switches the transport path of the transported banknote. 23, a reject transport unit 24 that transports the incoming banknote whose transport path has been switched by the reject gate 23 to the banknote reject port 5, and a storage door 25 provided at a position facing the banknote storage 7 on the front panel. It is constituted by.

In such a configuration of the bill processing unit 2,
When a plurality of bills are inserted into the collective bill insertion slot 4 at a time, the inserted bills are transferred to the incoming bill separating and feeding section 1.
The sheets are separated one by one and fed out. The fed-out banknotes are transported by the incoming banknote transporting unit 13 and are aligned and accumulated in the circulation type storage 14 with a mixture of denominations. The banknotes conveyed by the incoming banknote transporting unit 13 are authenticated by the incoming banknote identification unit 12 and the denomination of the denomination is performed during the transportation.

Here, as a result of the identification by the incoming banknote identification section 12, if the counterfeit bill or the denomination cannot be identified, the reject gate 23 is moved to move the banknote transport path from the side of the circulation type storage 14 to the reject transport. Change to the part 24 side,
The incoming banknote is sent to the reject transport unit 24. The banknote whose transport path has been switched by the reject gate 23 is rejected by the reject transport unit 24 to the bill reject port 5.
Transported to

As described above, the received bills whose authenticity and denomination can be discriminated by the received bill discriminating section 12 are stored in the circulation storage 14.
The rejected gate 23 and the reject transport unit 24 convey the unincoming banknotes that have not been identified to the banknote rejection port 5 and return them.

In the dispensing operation, the bills stored in the circulating storage 14 are separated and fed out one by one by a discharged bill separating / feeding unit 15, conveyed by a discharged bill transporting unit 17, and sent out by a discharged bill discriminating unit. At 16, the denomination of the issued banknote is identified.

If the banknote identified by the issued banknote discriminating section 16 is identified as a banknote worthy of normal exit, for example, a 1,000-yen banknote to be issued as change, the banknote is conveyed by the issued banknote transporting section 17 and the bill is conveyed. In the middle of the conveyance, the money is guided by the dispensing switching gate 18 toward the dispensing transfer section 19, and is guided to the bill dispensing port 6 by the dispensing transfer section 19.

When the banknote discriminating section 16 identifies that the banknote is a one-hundred yen bill that does not need to be dispensed, the banknote is conveyed by the banknote transfer section 17 and then returned to the banknote return section 2.
The transfer is carried over to 0 and is guided by the storage switching gate 21 toward the storage and transport section 22 in the middle of the transfer and is accumulated in the banknote storage 7. The 10,000-yen banknotes accumulated in the banknote storage 7 are collected, for example, by periodically opening the storage door 25.

If the banknote identified by the issuing banknote identification section 16 is identified as 5,000 yen, if the 5,000 yen is a banknote to be issued, the banknote is conveyed to the banknote dispensing port 6 in the same manner as the 1,000 yen described above. If the banknote should not be taken out, it is re-entered into the circulation type storage 14 via the banknote return / conveyance unit 20.

Further, the banknotes which have failed to be identified by the exit banknote identification section 16 are re-entered into the circulation type storage 14 via the banknote return / transport section 20, similarly to the above-mentioned 5,000-yen banknote which should not be exited. . In addition, the banknotes identified by the exit banknote identification unit 16 and re-inserted into the circulation type storage 14 store the identification result and the number of times of identification, and are not identified even if the number of identifications exceeds a predetermined number. Is transported from the bill return transport section 20 to the bill storage 7 via the storage transport section 22 in the same manner as the above-mentioned ten-thousand-yen banknotes which are not delivered, and stored there.

In the banknote processing unit 2 described above, during the depositing / dispensing process, the ends of the banknotes may be caught on the transport path due to the folded or torn bills, and jamming may occur.

Therefore, by making all the transport paths of the bills openable, it is possible to quickly and surely remove the bills whose ends are caught. To this end, the upper and lower mechanical units constituting each transport path are unitized, and one end of each unit is supported by a shaft so as to be rotatable. This unit configuration will be described together with the maintenance procedure.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state of the bill processing unit at the start of maintenance. The bill processing unit 2 is accommodated in the housing 31 of the money receiving and dispensing machine 1, and at this time, the bill processing unit 2 is fixed to the housing 31 so that it can be freely inserted and removed by a slide rail 32 provided on a side surface of the bill processing unit 2. I have.

When the maintenance of the bill processing unit 2 is performed, the bill processing unit 2 is
1 is drawn in the direction of the arrow in the figure. Thereby, it is possible to perform a process for removing bills stuck in the bill processing unit 2.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing the open state of the storage transport unit. In the portion for transporting the banknotes received from the lump-sum banknote insertion slot 4, the upper portion of the transport path for transporting the banknotes is integrally formed and unitized so as to be openable. That is, the separation roller 35 and the pull-out roller 36 constituting the incoming banknote separating and feeding section 11, the upper unit 12a of the incoming banknote identification section 12 provided so as to sandwich the transport path, and the transport constituting the incoming banknote transport section 13 at the time of setting. A plurality of transport rollers 37 pressed by a spring against the belt 13a are unitized by the transport path holder 34 to form a storage transport unit 38. One end of the storage transport unit 38 is supported by a storage side plate 41 by a rotating shaft 39.
A lock shaft 40 is provided at the other end of the storage and conveyance unit 38. When the storage and conveyance unit 38 is set, the lock shaft 40 An engaging key portion 42 is provided.

At the time of maintenance, by moving the lock shaft 40 to release the lock with the key portion 42, the storage transport unit 38 can rotate about the rotation shaft 39 with respect to the storage side plate 41. Receiving transport unit 38
Is caused to the position shown in FIG. 4, the banknote transport path of the stored banknote transporter 13 to the stored banknote separating and feeding unit 11, the stored banknote identification unit 12, and the rotating shaft 39 is opened.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing the opened state of the storage unit. Entry banknote separation / delivery unit 11,
When the banknote that has passed through the banknote transport path of the incoming banknote recognition unit 12 and the stored banknote transport unit 13 up to the rotation axis 39 is a rejected banknote, the banknote is transported to the banknote reject port 5, but the banknote transport path is The upper part is configured to move integrally including the storage transport unit 38, and is unitized so that the bill transport path can be opened. That is, the feeding roller 74 constituting the incoming banknote separation / feeding unit 11, the lower unit 12b of the incoming banknote identification unit 12 provided so as to sandwich the transport path, and the transport belt 13
A plurality of rollers that support a and 13b are supported by the storage side plate 41 and are unitized with the storage transport unit 38 to form a storage unit 75.

One end of the storage unit 75 has a rotating shaft 7.
6 supported. This rotating shaft 76 is
The driving force of the conveyor belt 13a, 1
3b is the same as the rotation axis of the gear transmitted to
The storage unit 75 is rotatable around 6. A lock pin 77 is provided on the storage side plate 41 at the other end of the storage unit 75, and the storage unit 75
When the lock pin 77 is set, a hook 79 that engages with the lock pin 77 is provided at a position corresponding to the exit side plate 78 where the lock pin 77 is located. A lock shaft 81 is provided on the storage side plate 41 near the rotation shaft 76, and a lock lever 82 for fixing the lock shaft 81 when the storage unit 75 is opened is provided. The lock lever 82 is supported by the unloading side plate 78 so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 84.
5 is urged in the clockwise direction in the figure. Therefore, when the storage unit 75 is in the open state, the lock lever 82 fixes the lock shaft 81 as shown in the figure, and the open state of the storage unit 75 can be fixed. Further, the lock lever 82 is provided with an arm 83 for releasing the fixed state of the storage unit 75 in the open state. By pushing the arm 83 against the pulling force of the spring 85 and rotating the lock lever 82 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the lock between the lock lever 82 and the lock shaft 81 can be released.

At the time of maintenance, the bill reject port 5
Is moved outward (to the left in the figure) to release the hook with the lock pin 77, so that the storage unit 75 rotates about the rotation shaft 76 with respect to the storage side plate 78. Will be possible. As a result, the incoming banknote transport section 13c leading from the reject gate 23 to the circulation storage 14, the reject transport section 24 leading from the reject gate 23 to the banknote reject port 5, and the banknote reject port 5 are opened. The storage unit 75 rotated clockwise about the rotation shaft 76 is locked by the lock shaft 81 fixed to the storage side plate 41 being hooked by the lock lever 82 supported by the rotation shaft 84 on the storage side plate 78. This lock is released by pushing the arm 83 provided on the lock lever 82 counterclockwise in the figure.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing an open state of the reject unit, the circulation type storage and the delivery unit. First, in the bill transport path for transporting a ten thousand yen bill from the storage switching gate 21 to the bill storage 7, the upper part thereof is integrally moved so that the bill transport path can be opened. That is, the storage belt 44 constituting the storage transport section 22, the plurality of transport rollers 43 constituting the reject transport section 24 by being pressed against the storage belt 44 at the time of setting to form the reject transport section 24, the reject gate 23, and the storage switching gate 21 are connected to the reject holder. The reject unit 47 is formed by a unit 46.

The reject unit 47 is rotatably supported at one end by a rotation shaft 45 on a delivery side plate 78. The reject unit 47 is set by being pressed downward by the storage side plate 41.

At the time of maintenance, the reject unit 47 is rotatable about the rotation shaft 45 with respect to the exit side plate 78 by opening the entry unit 75.
As a result, the storage transport unit 22 that transports the banknote from the banknote return transport unit 20 to the banknote storage 7 is opened.

Also, as shown in FIG.
A storage lid 48 is supported on the upper surface of the storage lid 4 by a rotary shaft 50 so as to be openable and closable. The storage lid 48 is provided with a key 49.

At the time of maintenance, the key 49 is released, and the storage lid 48 is rotated about the rotating shaft 50 to open the circulation type storage 14. Further, a separation roller 52 and a pull-out roller 53 which constitute the delivery banknote separation / feeding unit 15 are unitized by a delivery / delivery holder 51 to form a delivery / delivery unit 54.

One end of the delivery unit 54 is supported on a delivery side plate 78 by a rotating shaft 55.
A lock shaft 56 is provided at the other end of the retrieval delivery unit 54, and a hole 70 is provided in the retrieval side plate 78 for locking the retrieval shaft 54 when the lock shaft 56 is hooked at the time of setting.

At the time of maintenance, the lock shaft 56 is moved to release the catch with the hole 70 provided in the retrieval side plate 78, so that the retrieval delivery unit 54 can rotate about the rotation shaft 55 with respect to the retrieval side plate 78. become.
As a result, the output banknote separation / delivery unit 15 for separating and feeding out stored banknotes one by one from the circulation type storage 14 is opened.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing the dispensing unit and the delivery transport unit in an open state. First,
The dispensing / transporting portion 19 conveys the bill from the dispensing switching gate to the bill dispensing port 6, and a unit is formed so that a lower portion of the transport path moves integrally to open the transport path. That is, the dispensing and transporting unit 1 supported by a plurality of rollers.
The dispensing belt 57 constituting 9 is unitized by being held by a dispensing holder 58 to form a dispensing unit 59.

The dispensing unit 59 has one end connected to the rotating shaft 6.
0 is rotatably supported by the exit side plate 78. On the other end side of the dispensing unit 59, a lock shaft 61 is provided. When the dispensing unit 59 is set, the key portion 6 is located at a position corresponding to the exit side plate 78 where the lock shaft 61 is located.
2 are provided. When the dispensing unit 59 is set, the lock shaft 61 is hooked on the key portion 62 provided on the exit side plate 78.

At the time of maintenance, the lock shaft 61 is moved to release the lock with the key portion 62, so that the dispensing unit 59 is rotated with respect to the discharge side plate 78 by the rotating shaft 6.
It becomes possible to rotate around zero. As a result, the dispensing transport unit 19 that transports the bills to be dispensed is opened.

Further, at the time of setting, a plurality of transport rollers 64 which are pressed against the exit belt 63 by a spring and constitute the exit banknote transport section 17 are supported by the exit transport path holder 65 and are unitized to form an exit transport unit 66. ing.

One end of the delivery transport unit 66 is rotatably supported by a delivery side plate 78 by a rotating shaft 67. A lock shaft 68 is provided on the other end side of the delivery transport unit 66. A key portion 69 is provided at a position corresponding to the exit side plate 78 where the lock shaft 68 is located when the exit transport unit 66 is set. Outbound transport unit 6
When 6 is set, the lock shaft 68 is hooked on a key portion 69 provided on the exit side plate 78.

At the time of maintenance, the lock shaft 68 is moved to release the lock with the key portion 69 provided on the retrieval side plate 78, so that the retrieval conveyance unit 66 rotates about the rotation shaft 67 with respect to the retrieval side plate 78. Will be possible. As a result, the delivery banknote transport unit 17 between the delivery banknote identification unit 16 and the delivery switching gate 18 is opened.

The storage door 25 provided on the front panel at a position opposite to the banknote storage 7 is supported by a discharge side plate 78 by a rotating shaft 71. The storage door 25 also holds the key 7
2, the banknote storage 7 can be opened by releasing the key 72.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the coin processing unit of the money receiving and dispensing machine. The coin processing unit 3 includes a coin receiving port 8 into which a plurality of coins can be inserted at a time, a coin separating and feeding unit 91 for separating and feeding the inserted coins one by one,
The incoming coin transport section 92 for transporting the coins fed by the coin separating and feeding section 91, and the incoming coin transport section 9
2. A stored coin identification unit 93 that identifies the authenticity and denomination of coins during the transport of coins by the second coin 2, and a rotary coin that stores the coins identified as genuine by the stored coin identification unit 93 in order by denomination. The storage unit 94, a coin dispensing port 9 for paying out coins at the time of dispensing or returning coins that cannot be identified by the incoming coin identification unit 93, and transported by the incoming coin transport unit 92 according to the identification result by the incoming coin identification unit 93. A switching gate 95 for switching the coin transport direction to either the rotary coin storage unit 94 or the coin dispensing port 9, a storage transport unit 96 for transporting coins switched to the rotary storage direction by the switching gate 95; A coin sorting unit 97 that sorts coins by denomination in the storage / transportation unit 96 and stores coins in the rotary coin storage unit 94, and a designated coin from the rotary coin storage unit 94 when dispensing. The number of feeding coin feeding section 98
And a coin dispensing and conveying unit 99 for conveying the dispensed coins to the coin dispensing port 9.

The coin sorting unit 97 has a coin sorting plate in which a coin sorting hole having a width corresponding to the outer diameter of each denomination is perforated along the carrying direction of the incoming coin carrying unit 92. Is moved by the incoming coin transport unit 92, coins are sorted by dropping through the coin sorting hole at the width of the corresponding denomination.

The rotary coin storage unit 94 is configured such that a coin storage cylinder for each denomination is rotatably arranged in an inclined state with the entrance end of the coin selection unit 97 facing upward, and is selected from the coin selection unit 97. When the used coin is inserted into the rotating coin storage cylinder, the coin feeding unit 98 stands up by the rotation force of the coin storage cylinder and the abrasion of the inner wall surface regardless of the coin depositing posture.
Are stored at the end of the box and are arranged and stored.

According to the coin processing unit 3 having such a configuration,
When a plurality of coins of mixed denominations are input into the coin receiving port 8 at a time, the input coins are fed into the coin separating and feeding section 91 by one coin.
The coins are separated and fed out one by one, and are transported by the incoming coin transport unit 92. In the middle of this conveyance, there is a received coin identification unit 93, where the authenticity and denomination of the coin are identified.

The coins identified as genuine coins in the received coin identification unit 93 are stored and transported by the switching gate 95 into the storage and transport unit 96.
Will be guided to. The coins conveyed by the storage / conveyance unit 96 are subjected to sorting of denominations by the coin sorting unit 97 according to the difference in outer diameter, and the selected coins are stored in the coin storage unit of the corresponding denomination in the rotary coin storage unit 94. It is stored in a tube.

If the incoming coin discriminating section 93 does not recognize the coin as genuine, the switching gate 95 operates, and the coin is guided to the coin outlet 9 and returned. At the time of dispensing, the coin payout unit 98 pays out a designated number of coins of a designated denomination one by one from the rotary coin storage unit 94, and transfers the coins to the coin dispensing / transporting unit 99. The coin dispensing and conveying section 99 conveys the coins dispensed by the coin dispensing section 98 and collectively discharges the coins to the coin dispensing port 9 in a mixed denomination.

Next, a case where the money handling apparatus of the present invention is applied to a change machine will be described. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the change machine. The change machine 101 shown in FIG. 9 has an installation area substantially equal to that of a POS terminal so that the change machine 101 can be installed and used under a POS terminal, for example, in a supermarket.

The change machine 101 includes a bill processing unit 102 disposed on the right half thereof and a coin processing unit 10 disposed on the left half thereof.
3 is provided. The banknote processing unit 102 includes a batch banknote insertion slot 104 into which a plurality of banknotes can be batch-inserted in the short horizontal direction, a reject banknote storage 105 for storing banknotes in which the deposited banknotes were indistinguishable, The bill dispensing port 106 from which change is paid out, and the banknote storage 1 for storing a 10,000-yen bill that is not paid out as change.
07. On the other hand, the coin processing unit 103 is provided with a coin depositing port 108 capable of collectively inserting a plurality of coins.
And a coin dispensing port 109 for receiving coins released as change.

In the banknote processing unit 102, one or more banknotes for which the deposit amount has already been confirmed are loaded into the collective banknote insertion slot 10
4, the bills are transported one by one,
After the denominations are identified, they are transported to the circulation type storage, where they are stacked and arranged and stored in the order in which they are transported regardless of the denomination. At this time, the banknote for which the denomination could not be identified is transported to and stored in the reject banknote storage 105 without being stored in the circulation type storage. When dispensing banknotes as change, the banknotes are taken out one by one from the circulating storage, the denomination is identified, and if the banknotes are denominated, the banknote outlet It is transported to 106 and dispensed. If the denomination does not indicate that the bill is worth the withdrawal, the bill is returned to the circulating storage. If it is determined to be 10,000 yen, it is conveyed to and stored in the bill storage box 107.

In the coin processing section 103, when a plurality of coins of mixed denominations are inserted into the coin receiving slot 8, the coins are conveyed one by one, and the denominations are sorted according to the difference in outer diameter. The coin is inserted into the coin storage cylinder of the corresponding denomination in the rotary coin storage unit. Coins stored for each denomination,
The coins are taken out one by one from the coin storage cylinder of a predetermined denomination, and are collectively discharged to the coin outlet 109 in a mixed denomination.

Next, the internal structure of the bill processing unit 102 of the change machine 101 will be described. FIG. 10 is a side view showing the internal configuration of the bill processing unit of the change machine. The bill processing unit 102 is notified to the batch bill insertion slot 104,
Entry banknote separation / delivery unit 111 that separates and feeds the batched banknotes one by one, feed-back banknote identification unit 112 that identifies the authenticity and denomination of the fed-out banknote, and storage that transports the fed-out banknote. A bill transport unit 113 and a circulating storage 114 for storing a plurality of bills in a mixed denomination.
And a delivery banknote separation / delivery unit 115 for separating and feeding banknotes one by one from the circulation storage 114, a delivery banknote identification unit 116 for identifying a denomination of the fed banknote, and transporting the fed banknote. The delivery banknote transfer unit 117, a withdrawal switching gate 118 for switching the transport path of the bills conveyed by the delivery banknote transport unit 117, and a bill for which the transport path has been switched by the withdrawal switching gate 118 are fed to the bill outlet 106. And the banknotes conveyed by the withdrawal banknote conveyance unit 117 to the circulation storage 1
14, a storage switching gate 121 for switching the transport path of the banknotes transported by the banknote return transportation unit 120, and a storage switching gate 1.
The banknote whose storage path has been switched at 21 is stored in the banknote storage 10
7 and the incoming banknote transport unit 11
A reject gate 123 that is provided in the middle of the third path and switches the transport path of the transported banknotes; a reject transport unit 124 that transports the incoming banknote whose transport path has been switched by the reject gate 123 to the reject banknote storage 105; , A storage door 125 provided at a position opposite to the banknote storage 107 on the front panel, and a reject storage door 126 provided at a position opposite to the reject banknote storage 105.

In such a configuration of the bill processing unit 102, when a plurality of bills are inserted into the collective bill insertion slot 104 at a time, the inserted bills are separated one by one by the incoming bill separating and feeding unit 111. Separated and fed out, transported by the incoming banknote transporting unit 113 and circulated storage 11
4 are aligned and accumulated with mixed denominations. The banknotes conveyed by the stored banknote transporting unit 113 are authenticated by the stored banknote identifying unit 112 and the denomination of the banknotes is performed during the transportation.

Here, the denomination and the amount of money of the deposited banknote have already been confirmed before the deposit, but the deposited banknote identification unit 112 may not be able to identify the denomination due to, for example, dirt. Since such unrecognized incoming banknotes cannot be handled by the change machine 101, the reject gate 123 changes the transport path of the banknotes before the circulation type storage 114, and the reject transport unit 124 transports the transported banknotes. The rejected bills are received and transported to the rejected bills storage 105, and are stored in the rejected bills storage 105.

As described above, the incoming banknotes that can be identified by the incoming banknote identification unit 112 are stored in the circulation type storage 114, and the incoming banknotes that cannot be identified by the incoming banknote identification unit 112 are collected and stored in the reject banknote storage 105. You. The banknotes accumulated and stored in the reject banknote storage box 105 are collected, for example, by periodically opening the reject storage box door 126, and are checked and counted.

The dispensing operation is the same as that of the bill receiving / dispensing machine. That is, the banknotes stored in the circulation type storage box 114 are separated and fed out one by one by the output banknote separation / feeding unit 115, conveyed by the output banknote transfer unit 117, and output by the output banknote identification unit 116. The species is identified.

If the banknote identified by the issuing banknote identification unit 116 is identified as a banknote to be issued as change, the banknote is conveyed by the issuing banknote transporting unit 117, and is further dispensed through the exit switching gate 118. The paper is conveyed by the conveyance unit 119 and paid out to the bill dispensing port 106.

When the banknote discriminating section 116 identifies that the bill is a ten thousand yen banknote, the banknote is conveyed by the outgoing banknote transport section 117 and the banknote return transport section 120.
Further, through the storage switching gate 121, the storage and transport unit 122
And stored in the banknote storage 107. The 10,000 yen bills accumulated in the bill storage box 107 are collected, for example, by periodically opening the storage door 125.
Confirmation and counting are performed.
If the banknote identified in the above is 5,000 yen, if 5,000 yen is a banknote to be issued, the banknote is conveyed to the banknote outlet 106, and if it is not a banknote, the banknote is circulated via the banknote return conveyance unit 120. It is re-entered into the type storage box 114.

Further, the banknotes that cannot be identified by the exit banknote identification unit 116 are re-inserted into the circulation type storage 114, and if the banknotes are determined to be unrecognizable many times, the banknote storage 10
7 is stored.

In this change machine, FIGS.
In the same way as the banknote processing unit of the money receiving and dispensing machine shown in, the vertical mechanism unit that constitutes the transport unit is unitized so that the transport path can be opened, and one end of each unit is supported by a rotating shaft. is there. With this configuration, the transport path can be opened by rotating each unit about the rotation axis.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the coin processing unit of the change machine. The coin processing unit 103 includes a coin receiving port 108 into which a plurality of coins can be inserted at one time, and a coin separating and feeding unit 13 for separating and feeding out the inserted coins one by one.
1, a storage / conveyance unit 132 for conveying the coins fed by the coin separation / delivery unit 131, and a coin selection unit 13 for selecting coins while conveying the coins by the storage / conveyance unit 132
3, a rotary coin storage unit 134 for storing the sorted coins in order of each denomination, a coin dispensing slot 109 for paying out coins when dispensing, and a rotary coin storage unit 134 for dispensing coins.
Coin feeding unit 135 for feeding a specified number of coins from a coin
And a coin dispensing / transporting unit 136 for transporting coins fed from the rotary coin storage unit 134 to the coin dispensing port 109.

According to the coin processing unit 103 having such a configuration, when a plurality of coins of mixed denominations are put into the coin receiving port 108 at a time, the inserted coins are fed to the coin separating and feeding unit 13.
1 and are fed out one by one.
The coin is sorted by the coin sorting unit 133 conveyed by the coin 2. The selected coins are stored in the coin storage cylinder of the corresponding denomination of the rotary coin storage unit 134.

At the time of dispensing, the coin dispensing unit 135 dispenses a designated number of coins of a designated denomination one by one from the rotary coin storage unit 134, and the coin dispensing transport unit conveys the dispensed coins. The coins are discharged to the coin outlet 109 in a lump.

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As described above, according to the present invention, when a false bill or a banknote whose denomination cannot be discriminated is mixed in the lump-sum banknote insertion slot provided with the separating and feeding mechanism, the incoming banknote discriminating section recognizes this. Detected, the transport path is switched by a reject gate during transport, and the paper is returned to the bill reject port via the reject transport unit. This allows
Even if a fake bill or a banknote whose denomination cannot be discriminated is mixed in a plurality of banknotes inserted in a lump, return the counterfeit bill or a banknote whose denomination cannot be determined while continuing the warehousing operation. Processing can be performed, and there is no interruption of the storage operation due to indistinguishable bills.

Further, by returning the indistinguishable bills to the bill reject port, the staff operating the money deposit and withdrawal can easily confirm the indistinguishable bills, and promptly process the false bills, for example, reinsert them. Confirmation and exchange of bills can be performed.

Further, in the money handling apparatus as a change machine, the indeterminate bills are sequentially stored in the bill reject storage, so that even when a reject bill is generated, the person operating the money deposit / withdrawal cannot recognize the bill. The customer service can be continued without re-inserting or re-exchanging the bills, and by not mixing indistinguishable bills in the recyclable storage for recycling as change, the dispensing processing time is not increased. be able to.

Further, each part of the up-and-down mechanism part constituting the transport unit is unitized, and one end of each unit is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft. In this way, when maintenance of the transport path is necessary due to cleaning of the transport path and jamming of banknotes, etc., it is possible to open each separation feeding unit and the transport path by rotating each unit, thereby performing quick and reliable maintenance. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a money receiving and dispensing machine.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an internal configuration of a bill processing unit of the money receiving and dispensing machine.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state at the time of starting maintenance of the bill processing unit.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing an open state of the storage transport unit.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing the opened state of the storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a bill processing unit showing an open state of a reject unit, a circulation storage, and a delivery unit.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the bill processing unit showing an open state of the dispensing unit and the delivery transport unit.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit of the money receiving and dispensing machine.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a change machine.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an internal configuration of a bill processing unit of the change machine.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit of the change machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money receiving and dispensing machine 2,102 Banknote processing part 3,103 Coin processing part 4,104 Batch banknote insertion slot 5 Banknote reject port 6,106 Banknote dispensing port 7,107 Banknote storage 8,108 Coin receiving port 9,109 Coin dispensing port 11,111 Storing banknote separation and feeding unit 12,112 Storing banknote discriminating unit 13,113 Storing banknote transporting unit 14,114 Recycling storage 15,115 Storing banknote separation and feeding unit 16,116 Storing banknote recognition unit 17, 117 Outgoing banknote transport section 18, 118 Outgoing transfer gate 19, 119 Outgoing transport section 20, 120 Bill return transport section 21, 121 Storage switching gate 22, 122 Storage transport section 23, 123 Reject gate 24, 124 Reject transport section 25 , 125 Storage door 38 Storage transport unit 39 Rotation axis 40 Lock axis 42 Key part 45 Rotation 47 Reject unit 48 Storage lid 49 Key 54 Dispatch delivery unit 55 Rotating shaft 56 Lock shaft 59 Dispensing unit 60 Rotating shaft 61 Lock shaft 62 Key portion 66 Dispatch transport unit 67 Rotating shaft 68 Lock shaft 69 Key portion 70 Hole 72 Key 75 Storage unit 76 Rotating shaft 77 Lock pin 79 Hook 101 Change machine 105 Reject banknote storage 126 Reject storage door

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A money handling apparatus for performing a money receiving / dispensing process, wherein a batch bill insertion slot into which a plurality of bills can be inserted at a time, and a bill inserted into the batch bill insertion slot are separated one by one. An incoming banknote separator to be fed out, an incoming banknote transporter to transport the banknotes fed from the incoming banknote separator, and an incoming banknote identification for identifying the authenticity and denomination of the banknote during the transport of the banknote by the incoming banknote transporter. And a storage banknote separation / delivery unit that sequentially stacks and stores banknotes whose bill type and denomination can be identified by the storage banknote recognition unit, and separates and stores the stored banknotes one by one when dispensing. Type storage, a bill reject port for returning a banknote that cannot be identified by the stored banknote identification unit, and a transfer direction of the banknotes conveyed by the stored banknote transfer unit according to the identification result by the stored banknote identification unit. A first switching gate that switches to one of the circulation storage or the banknote reject port, a reject transport unit that transports the banknote from the first switching gate to the banknote reject port, and a banknote separation / delivery unit that exits. A delivery banknote transport unit that transports the fed banknotes, a delivery banknote identification unit that identifies a denomination of a banknote in the middle of banknote transport by the delivery banknote transport unit, and releases a banknote that is transported by the delivery banknote transport unit. A bill dispensing port, and a second for switching a transport direction of the bills conveyed by the dispensing bill transporting unit to one of the bill dispensing port and the circulating storage in accordance with a result of identification by the dispensing bill identifying unit.
And a dispensing transport unit that transports the banknote from the second switching gate to the banknote dispensing port, and a banknote that has been switched in the direction of the circulation-type storage at the second switching gate. A bill return / transport unit that conveys to the circulation-type storage, a bill storage that sequentially stacks and stores bills that are not ejected to the bill outlet, and according to a result of identification by the issued bill identification unit. A third switching gate that switches a transport direction of the bills being transported by the bill return transport unit to one of the bill storage and the circulation storage, and a bill storage from the third switching gate. A bill processing unit comprising: a storage and transport unit that transports bills to a bill; and a door provided at a position on the front panel of the device opposite to the bill storage case. 2. The first unit is formed by unitizing a machine groove portion above a paper money transporting path passing through the stored banknote separating section, the stored banknote discriminating section, and the stored banknote transporting section, and forming the first unit. 2. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one end of the unit is supported by a rotation shaft, and the first unit is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft. 3. A machine above a transport path for passing banknotes reaching the first switching gate from the incoming banknote transporter to the circulation storage or to the banknote reject port via the reject transporter. The groove unit is formed as a unit with the first unit to form a second unit, and the second unit is formed.
3. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein one end of the unit is pivotally supported by a second rotation shaft, and the second unit is configured to be rotatable about the second rotation shaft. 4. A third unit is formed by uniting a machine groove portion above a paper money transport path passing through the storage / transport portion, and one end of the third unit is pivotally supported by a third rotation shaft. The money processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the third unit is configured to be rotatable about the third rotation shaft. 5. A fourth unit is formed by uniting a machine groove portion above a transport path of bills passing through a banknote separating and feeding section of the circulation type storage box, and one end of the fourth unit is connected to a fourth unit. 4. The money handling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the fourth unit is configured to be rotatable about a fourth rotation shaft by being supported by a rotation shaft. 6. A fifth unit is formed by unitizing a machine groove portion below a transport path of a bill passing through the delivery banknote transporting unit to constitute a fifth unit, and one end of the fifth unit is supported by a fifth rotation shaft. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fifth unit is configured to be rotatable about the fifth rotation axis. 7. A machine unit which is lower than a transport path through which a bill switched by the second switching gate passes to the bill dispensing port via the dispensing transport unit is unitized to form a sixth unit. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein one end of the sixth unit is pivotally supported by a sixth rotation shaft, and the sixth unit is configured to be rotatable about the sixth rotation shaft.
A cash processing device as described. 8. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door is provided with a key and can be locked. 9. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circulation type storage is provided with a lid provided with a key on an upper part thereof so as to be lockable. 10. A coin depositing port into which a plurality of coins can be inserted at one time, a coin separating and feeding section for separating and feeding the inserted coins one by one, and a coin fed by the coin separating and feeding section. The incoming coin transport unit to be transported, the incoming coin identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of the coin during the coin transport by the incoming coin transport unit, and the coins that can be identified as genuine by the incoming coin identification unit sequentially. A rotary coin storage unit for stacking and storing, a coin dispensing port for returning coins that cannot be identified by the received coin identification unit, and a coin dispenser that is conveyed by the received coin transport unit according to the identification result by the received coin identification unit. A switching gate for switching a transport direction to one of the rotary coin storage unit and the coin dispensing slot; and a storage for transporting coins switched in the rotary storage direction by the switching gate. A sending unit, a coin sorting unit that sorts coins for each denomination in the storage and transport unit and stores the coins in the rotary coin storage unit, and a coin dispensing unit that feeds a specified number of coins from the rotary coin storage unit at the time of dispensing. And a coin dispensing / transporting unit for transporting coins fed from the coin payout unit to the coin dispensing port.A coin receiving / dispensing processing machine having: The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 11. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bill reject port is a reject storage for sequentially stacking and storing bills. 12. A reject storage door, which is provided on a front panel of the apparatus at a position opposite to the reject storage, and which can be opened to collect bills stored in the reject storage. Claim 11
A cash processing device as described. 13. A coin receiving slot capable of receiving a plurality of coins at a time, a coin separating / dispensing section for separating and feeding the inserted coins one by one, and a rotary coin for sequentially storing and storing incoming coins. A storing unit, a storing and conveying unit that conveys coins fed by the coin separating and feeding unit, and a coin sorting unit that selects coins by denomination in the storing and conveying unit and stores the coins in the rotary coin storing unit, A coin dispensing unit that dispenses a designated number of coins from the rotary coin storage unit at the time of dispensing, a coin dispensing transport unit that conveys coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit, and a coin dispensing unit that is conveyed by the coin dispensing transport unit The coin processing device according to claim 11, wherein a coin dispensing / dispensing machine having a coin dispensing port for paying out coins and a bill processing unit are arranged side by side with the bill processing unit to form an integrated structure.