JP2001043449A - Coin reception and payment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily select a mode of a change paying system by simple operation on a user side. SOLUTION: The coin reception and payment device is provided with a mode selection means for selecting whether the input of a received amount is a change advancing mode for calculating the received amount and change based on the key in operation of a numerical key or a reception definition mode for executing reception by placing coins satisfying the received amount at a coin feeding port 43 or a paper money input port 53 without executing key in operation. A register side controlling means 26 is provided with a money payment instructing means which executes arithmetic processing of subtracting a required received amount from a key-in amount when the selecting result of the mode selecting means is the change advancing mode and which executes arithmetic processing of subtracting the required received amount from an amount read by a coin reception part at the time of the reception definition mode to output a control signal so that a coin payment part pays out the amount of the arithmetic result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

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

[0003] The POS terminal is provided with a value key for inputting the amount of money to be deposited and instructions for depositing and dispensing, while the bill depositing and dispensing processing section and the coin depositing and dispensing processing section of the money handling apparatus are provided in the POS terminal. A storage unit for storing a bill and a coin is provided, respectively, and a bill depositing port and a bill dispensing port, and a coin depositing port and a coin dispensing port are respectively provided, and the deposit is made from the bill depositing port or the coin depositing port. The denominated money is stored in a predetermined storage unit after its denomination and amount are identified and recorded by the identification unit, and a predetermined amount of money is dispensed by a predetermined input operation from a value number key of the POS terminal. It is performed through a dispensing port or a coin dispensing port.

[0004]

By the way, the above-mentioned money depositing and dispensing apparatuses are roughly classified into two types: a depositing type and a change advance type.

[0005] The depositing / dispensing type money receiving / dispensing apparatus supplies a currency consisting of coins and bills received from a customer to a currency processing apparatus without operating a value key.
By doing so, the money is identified and accounted for each denomination, the determined deposit amount is displayed on the display of the POS terminal, and the sales amount is subtracted from the deposited amount, and the change is paid out to the dispensing port. It has become. According to the payment confirmation type, it is not necessary to input the money amount received from the customer from the value key of the POS terminal, which is convenient.

[0006] On the other hand, a change payment type money receiving / dispensing apparatus is to input a money amount received from a customer by first operating a value number key of a POS terminal. According to such a change-amount type money receiving / dispensing apparatus, the change is performed before the money is supplied to the money processing apparatus, the change is paid out, and the change is returned to the customer. It is supplied to the money handling machine. The supplied money is denominated in the same manner as described above, the amount of money is detected, and the money is stored in the same device.

[0007] Conventionally, the setting of the type of such a money receiving / dispensing apparatus has been carried out at the stage of shipment of a manufacturing plant in accordance with the trend of demand, and has been supplied to the market exclusively for the set type. The setting of the type is performed by switching electronic components such as a dip switch.

However, the money receiving and dispensing apparatus is operated by an operator who works on the front line of the site, and the preferred type differs for each operator.
Even for the same operator, it is often desired to switch between types depending on the degree of customer congestion, but in the conventional money depositing and dispensing apparatus, the mode switching operation on the front line of the site is not possible. However, it is difficult to use the device in a mode that has already been set at the time of purchase of the device, and the device lacks versatility.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the mode can be changed by the operation of an operator, and the operability can be improved according to the situation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money depositing and dispensing device that can increase the efficiency of customer judgment while making it possible.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money receiving / dispensing apparatus, comprising: a cash register machine configured to input a deposit amount by a key-in operation of a value key; And a control means for controlling deposit and withdrawal, the currency processing device is configured to be able to read the currency placed on the currency placing portion and to input a deposit amount. And a money receiving and dispensing device having a money dispensing unit having a dispensing port for dispensing money, in a change precedence mode for calculating a deposit amount and a change based on a key-in operation of a value key. A mode selection means for selecting whether there is a money which satisfies the deposit amount without performing a key-in operation, and which is a deposit confirmation mode in which the deposit amount and change are calculated by being placed on the above-mentioned placing section; Means mode When the selection result of the selection means is the change-ahead mode, the calculation processing of subtracting the required deposit amount from the keyed-in amount is performed, while in the payment confirmation mode, the calculation processing of subtracting the required deposit amount from the amount read by the money receiving unit is performed. And a dispensing instruction means for outputting a control signal so that the money dispensing section pays out the amount of the calculation result.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, when the change-ahead mode is selected by the mode selecting means, the customer's required deposit amount is determined by a key-in operation of the value number key, reading of a bar code, or the like. After registration, the operator inputs the amount of money received from the customer by key-in operation, and the withdrawal instruction means performs a calculation process of subtracting the required amount of deposit from the keyed-in amount to calculate the amount of change. Is dispensed from the money dispensing section through the dispensing port.

[0012] When the deposit confirmation mode is selected by the mode selection means, the operator places the money received from the customer on the money receiving portion, so that the money receiving portion reads the amount, A change process is performed by subtracting the customer's required deposit amount from the read amount, and a change is calculated, and the change of this amount is paid out from the money dispensing section through a cash outlet.

The mode is selected by the first-line operator at the site, from the change selection mode and the deposit confirmation mode via the mode selection means according to the surrounding conditions such as his / her preference and the degree of crowding of the customer. Mode can be selected, so that the operability according to the situation is improved as compared with the conventional mode in which the mode cannot be easily selected on the front line of the site. As a result, the efficiency of court decisions can be improved.

For example, the deposit confirmation mode is automatically selected in a predetermined time zone in the daytime when the number of customers is small, and the change-ahead mode is automatically selected in a predetermined time zone in the evening when the number of customers is large. If programming is performed in advance as described above, it is not necessary for the operator to perform the mode switching operation one by one in accordance with the time zone, which leads to an improvement in work efficiency.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the money receiving / dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the mode selecting means is provided after completion of a registration process for determining a required deposit amount to be deposited. When depositing money into the money depositing section, if the input of the deposit amount is performed by key-in operation of the value number key before the money satisfying the deposit amount is placed on the currency placing section, the mode is determined to be the change-ahead mode, and the key-in is performed. When the money which satisfies the deposit amount is placed on the currency placing portion without performing the operation, the mode determining means is a mode discriminating means for discriminating the deposit confirmation mode.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, the operation performed by the operator after the registration process without performing any special operation for selecting the mode, that is, the key-in operation to the value number key and the operation to the money placing section. The mode is automatically selected depending on which operation is performed first among the loading of the currency (that is, the change-ahead mode is selected when the key-in operation is earlier, and the currency is placed on the currency placing portion). When the placement is performed first, the payment confirmation mode is selected), so that the mode selection is efficiently performed because no special operation is required.

Further, the operator can continue the mode by adopting the mode he is good at, and can change the mode at any time without any difficulty according to the situation. further,
Even when another operator adopts a mode different from that of the predecessor by the change of the operator, the mode can be switched without performing a special switching operation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the mode selecting means switches between the change-ahead mode and the depositing mode every time a preset time zone is switched. It is characterized by outputting a control signal for switching the mode between the final mode and the final mode.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, for example, in the morning or daytime hours when the customer is not crowded, the change processing takes a long time, but a deposit confirmation mode in which errors are unlikely is set. By configuring the mode selection means so that the change precedence mode capable of speedy processing can be set in the busy time zone, the optimal mode according to the time zone can be set without the operator performing the mode change operation one by one. Is set.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the mode selecting means inserts a key into a key hole provided in the cash register and performs a predetermined operation. By performing the key operation described above, a control signal for switching the mode between the change advance mode and the deposit confirmation mode is output.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, the mode switching operation between the change advance mode and the deposit confirmation mode is performed by:
Since the key operation is performed by inserting the key into the key hole, by appropriately managing the key, the mode switching is prevented from being arbitrarily performed by the operator, and the management system is strengthened.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a mode display means for displaying a selected mode is provided. It is characterized by the following.

According to this money receiving and dispensing apparatus, the operator can recognize which mode is currently selected by the display of the mode display means, thereby preventing erroneous operation.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a mechanical structure of a money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the XX direction is the width direction, and the Y direction is the Y direction.
The −Y direction is referred to as the front-rear direction, particularly the −X direction is leftward, + X
The direction is rightward, the -Y direction is forward, and the + Y direction is rearward.
As shown in FIG. 1, the money receiving / dispensing device 1 is basically composed of an electronic cash register 2 used as a POS terminal, and three kinds of money processing devices 3 connected to the cash register 2. It has a configuration. The above-mentioned money handling apparatus 3 includes a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 4 and a bill depositing and dispensing apparatus 5 which will be described in detail later.
And a money storage device 6.

The coin depositing / dispensing device 4, the bill depositing / dispensing device 5, and the currency storage device 6 are connected to the cash registering machine 2, so that the currency depositing / dispensing device 1 according to the present invention (FIG. 4).
Is formed.

The cash register 2 is formed by mounting a predetermined electronic device inside a casing 21 of an odd-shaped box shape having a stepped front portion and a lower portion formed at a lower position. An operation panel section 22 is formed on a front upper surface of the casing 21.
The operation panel unit 22 is provided with an amount input unit 22a in which value keys are arranged, and an operation input unit 22b in which various control or operation keys are arranged. A key hole 22c is provided at the center upper portion of the panel section 22. By operating a control key (not shown) inserted in the key hole 22c, power on / off and various calculation modes (registration mode, setting mode, etc.) are performed. Mode, inspection mode or settlement mode).

A change payment mode display lamp 22d for displaying a selected mode related to change payment is provided on the left side of the key hole 22c. This change payment mode display lamp 22d is a change advance mode display lamp 22e that lights up to indicate that the change advance mode has been selected.
And a payment confirmation mode display lamp 22f that lights up to indicate that the payment confirmation mode has been selected. Such a change payment method related to the change payment mode display lamp 22d will be described later in detail.

An output panel 23 is formed on the inclined surface of the casing 21 facing forward, behind the operation panel section 22, and the right side of the output panel 23 has a numerical value such as the amount input from the amount input section 22a. Is displayed, and an output panel 23 is provided.
Is provided with a receipt issuing port 25 for outputting a receipt on which an input amount, change, and the like are printed. A printing device 27 is provided in the back of the receipt issuing port 25, and the amount of each item input by the key-in operation from the amount input unit 22a is printed on receipt paper every time the key-in operation is performed. ing.

Then, based on the input data from the amount input section 22a and the operation input section 22b, the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 4, the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 5, or the currency storage apparatus 6 used in combination is used for depositing and dispensing. The required predetermined operation is performed, whereby the money receiving and dispensing apparatus 1 performs an intended function.

In order to fulfill this function, the cash register 2 has a register control unit 26 comprising a microcomputer.
And the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the banknote depositing and dispensing device 5 include a coin control unit 401 and a bill control unit 501, respectively. Then, the change information is output from the registrar-side control means 26 to the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5, and the coin control means 401 and the bill control means 501 which have received the change information, Each outputs a drive signal to a predetermined device,
This allows the change to be paid out. The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 4 and the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 5 perform coin depositing / dispensing processing (payment of change currency, check of deposited money, and the like) by the coin control means 40.
1 and the bill control means 501 are independently controlled independently of the registration machine-side control means 26. Note that the money storage device 6 is directly connected to the cash register 2 without any local control means, and can open and close the money storage box 62 by an input signal from the operation input unit 22b.

Here, the change payment mode will be described. For an item purchased by a customer, an amount input unit 2 for each item
The amount of each item is input into the cash register 2 by the key-in operation of the value number key 2a, and after this input operation is completed, the total amount is calculated and determined (this determination of the total amount is referred to as registration). After this registration, a change occurs when the amount received from the customer is greater than the total amount. In addition, a predetermined input key in the operation input unit 22b is set in advance as the closing key 220b,
The registration is performed by keying in the closing key 220b after the respective amounts have been keyed in for all the purchased items of the customer.

The change payment mode using the money depositing and dispensing apparatus 1 includes a change advance mode and a deposit confirmation mode. It should be noted that, even when the amount of money received from the customer matches the total amount after registration and no change is thereby generated, the change amount is considered to be "0 yen" and change processing is performed. It is included in the category of processing.

In the change advance mode, the amount of money received from the customer is first input from the amount input section 22a. Based on this input, the registrar-side control means 26 calculates the difference between the input amount and the registered amount, and outputs the obtained change amount, that is, the change amount, to the display 24, and outputs the amount of money to the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 or It is dispensed from the bill receiving / dispensing device 5. The operator visually checks the amount displayed on the display 24 and checks whether or not the amount matches the dispensed amount. Is transferred to the customer as change, and the customer subsequently deposits money into the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 or the bill depositing and dispensing device 5.

On the other hand, in the deposit confirmation mode, the money received from the customer is first deposited into the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 or the bill depositing / dispensing device 5. Therefore, in the payment confirmation mode, the input processing from the amount input unit 22a is not performed in the change processing. The amount of money deposited in the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 or the bill depositing / dispensing device 5 is read and summed up, and a change is calculated based on a difference from the previously determined registered amount. You will be paid. The operator completes a series of processes by giving the change to the customer.

Such a change payment mode can be selected by a predetermined input operation from the operation input section 22b after inserting a key into the key hole 22c and performing a key operation. In this case, the change payment mode display lamp 22d (change advance mode display lamp 22e or deposit confirmation mode display lamp 22f) corresponding to the selected mode is turned on, and the operator can switch to any mode by turning on the display lamp 22e. It is possible to recognize whether the setting has been made, and it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of executing the wrong processing method. Further, even when the change processing is performed in a mode preferred by the operator, the money receiving and dispensing apparatus 1 can be configured to always correspond to the change processing. This will be described later in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 is formed by mounting a predetermined device inside a casing 41 having a long box shape in the front-rear direction. An operation section 42 having an operation key 42a and a display section 42b including an LED or the like is provided on the front upper surface of the casing 41, and a coin is deposited on the left side of the operation section 42 for depositing coins. Coin insertion slot (money placement portion) 43 is provided. A pan 44 is provided on the front surface of the casing 41.
A coin payout port 44 provided with a is provided.

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

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

Accordingly, by connecting all of the connection terminals 40a, 50a, 60a to the cash register 2 while the power line is connected to an external power supply, the coin depositing / dispensing device 4, the bill receiving / dispensing device 5, Each of the money storage devices 6 is electrically connected to the cash register 2 so that power is supplied to the three money processing devices 3 via the cash register 2, and the money is stored between the four devices. It becomes possible to exchange various signals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the case of the change precedence mode, the dispensing from the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 5 is performed by a predetermined key-in operation on the operation input section 22b of the cash registering machine 2. That is, by performing a predetermined key-in operation on the operation input unit 22b, the change information is output from the registration device-side control unit 26 to the bill control unit 501, and the bill control unit 501 that has received the change information outputs the change. A drive signal is output to the necessary feeding roller 58d, and the driving of the feeding roller 58d and the feeding belt 58c are performed.
By driving the payout conveyor 59a, the bills in the stacker 58 are paid out to the payout conveyor 59a. The number of bills paid out is detected by the bill feeding sensor 580 one by one, and when the number reaches a preset number, a stop signal is output from the bill control means 501, whereby the feeding belt 58c and the feeding roller 58d are output. Stops, and the dispensing of bills is stopped.

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

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control system of the money receiving and dispensing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in this block diagram, the control of the money receiving / dispensing device 1 is performed by a registering machine side control means 26 provided in the cash register 2, a coin control means 401 provided in the coin receiving / dispensing device 4, and a bill receiving / dispensing device. This is performed by outputting control signals to devices in various places as needed while cooperating with the bill control means 501 provided in the money apparatus 5.

The registrar-side control means 26 comprises a general control means 261 comprising a so-called microcomputer and a coin control means 4 based on a control signal from the general control means 261.
01 and a bill control means (payment support means) 262 for outputting a control signal to the bill control means 501.

The general control means 261 is connected to the amount input unit 22a.
In addition, by performing input processing by key-in operation from the operation input unit 22b, predetermined arithmetic processing is performed if necessary based on a program stored in advance, and a predetermined display signal is output to the display 24, A lighting signal is output so that a lamp (one of the change advance mode display lamp 22e and the deposit confirmation mode display lamp 22f) corresponding to the mode set in the payment mode display lamp 22d is turned on, and a predetermined signal is output to the printing device 27. In addition to outputting a print signal so that
When the change needs to be dispensed, the change data is output to the deposit and withdrawal control means 262.

The general control means 261 has a mode setting section (mode selection means) 263. The mode setting section 263 sets the change payment mode, and determines which of the change advance mode and the deposit confirmation mode has been selected, and executes the change payment procedure of the selected mode. Is output to the relevant parts. The details of the mode setting will be described later.

The cash-in / pay-out control means 262 is
The control signal for change dispensing from 61 is sent to the coin control means 4
01 and the bill control means 501 for relaying the output.
A withdrawal signal is output to the bill control means 501, and a withdrawal signal is output to the coin control means 401 for an amount to be dispensed with coins.

When a deposit signal is input from the coin control means 401 or the bill control means 501, the deposit / withdrawal control means 262 converts this deposit signal into the general control means 261.
Plays the role of relay when inputting to. Such a deposit signal is sent to the coin control unit 401 and the bill control unit 501 when the change dispensing mode is set to the deposit confirmation mode.
The general control means 261 to which the deposit signal has been inputted calculates a change amount by performing a predetermined operation (operation for calculating a difference from a registered amount), and this time, the change dispensing is performed. Is output to the coin control means 401 or the bill control means 501 via the cash-in / pay-out control means 262 as described above.

Coin control means 401 and bill control means 5
Reference numeral 01 denotes a local device that controls the driving of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5 based on a control signal from the registration device-side control means 26.

The coin control means 401 includes a coin insertion sensor 4
When a coin insertion signal from the coin feeder 30 is input, a drive signal is output toward the receiving motor 45c of the coin feeder 45 and the conveyor belt 47g. The coins inserted into 43 are transported on a transport path 47 by a transport belt 47g through a coin sorting unit 46, and stored in a predetermined coin storage hopper 48 according to the type of coin. When the coin passes through the coin sorting unit 46, the coin discrimination sensor 4
The type (that is, the amount) of the coin is determined by 60,
This amount is totaled and stored.

Then, when the withdrawal signal from the deposit / withdrawal control means 262 is input to the coin control means 401, a denomination is selected so as to have the amount, and the coin is sent to the coin storage hopper 48 corresponding to the denomination. At the same time as the drive signal is output, the drive signal is also output to the transport conveyor 49, whereby the coins from the coin storage hopper 48 are carried out toward the coin outlet 44 by the circular drive of the transport conveyor 49.

When a bill insertion signal is inputted from the bill insertion sensor 530 of the bill insertion port 53, the bill control means 501 outputs a drive signal to the receiving motor 55b of the bill feeder 55 and the feeding and conveying belt 57. The bill is first sent to the bill discriminating section 56 by driving the receiving roller 55a. And
The banknote sent to the banknote recognition unit 56 is authenticated by the banknote identification sensor 560 to identify the authenticity and the denomination, and a predetermined drive signal based on the identification result is transmitted to the authenticity sorting flapper 56b.
Then, by being output to the denomination sorting flapper 57c, it is sent to one of the reject hopper 51c, the first stacker 58a, and the second stacker 58b.

Then, when a withdrawal signal from the deposit / withdrawal control means 262 is input to the bill control means 501, the bill control means 501 selects a denomination so as to have the money amount and selects a stacker 58 (first stacker 58a). Alternatively, a drive signal is output to the feeding belt 58c of the second stacker 58b), and a drive signal is also output to the payout conveyor 59a, so that the banknotes stored in the stacker 58 are derived so as to have a predetermined amount. Then, the bill is paid out to the bill outlet 54 through the payout conveyor 59a and the payout stacker 59b.

The present invention is configured such that the change dispensing mode can be easily selected on the user side of the money receiving / dispensing apparatus 1 in the money receiving / dispensing apparatus 1 having the above-described structure. Regarding the setting of the change dispensing mode, the following three embodiments can be cited.

First, the mode setting method of the first embodiment is as follows.
Before starting use of the money receiving and dispensing apparatus 1, a key is inserted into the key hole 22c to perform a predetermined key operation, and an input signal for mode setting is performed by performing a predetermined key-in operation from the operation input unit 22b. is there. By this key-in operation, the change payment mode display lamp 22d lights any one of the selected change advance mode display lamp 22e and the deposit confirmation mode display lamp 22f, and displays which mode is set. The key-in signal is transmitted to the mode setting unit 263 of the general control unit 261.
The control signal is output from the mode setting unit 263 to various places in accordance with the set mode, and the money receiving / dispensing apparatus 1 is dedicated to the mode.
When the mode is switched, the key operation and the key-in operation may be performed again.

Next, the mode setting method of the second embodiment is such that the mode is automatically set by the operator arbitrarily executing one of the change advance mode and the deposit confirmation mode.

For this reason, each time the registration for each target customer is completed in the cash register 2 (that is, each time the operator performs the key-in operation of the closing key 220b), the next input, that is, the money received from the customer The overall control unit 261 determines whether the input of the amount has been performed by a key-in operation of the amount input unit 22a or whether the received money has been supplied to one or both of the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 and the bill depositing and dispensing device 5. It is determined, and in the case of a key-in operation, the change advance mode is set in the mode setting unit 263, and otherwise, the deposit confirmation mode is set in the mode setting unit 263. By doing so, the mode is selected only by the action of the operator without performing any operation on the money receiving and dispensing apparatus 1, and the speed of the mode switching process is secured.

Hereinafter, the mode selection method according to the second embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not the registration of the sales has been completed, based on whether or not the closing key 220b has been operated by key-in (pressing). If the closing key 220b has been pressed, it is necessary to input the amount of money received from the customer. Amount input section 22a
(S3), whether the coin is continuously supplied to the coin slot 43 or the coin slot 43 (that is, whether the coin insertion sensor 430 or the bill insertion sensor 530 detects cash). No) (S1
1) is determined. Then, in step S3, the closing key 2
If the button 20b is pressed, it is determined that the mode is the change-ahead mode, and steps S4 and subsequent steps are executed.
If the sensor detects cash in step 4, it is determined that the deposit mode is set, and step S12 and subsequent steps are executed.

If the closing key 220b is depressed in step S3 and it is determined that the mode is the change preceding mode, step S4
It is determined whether or not the cash key has been pressed. By the way,
The cash key is a specific key provided in the amount input section 22a, and when this key is pressed, it is determined that the preparation for the change calculation is completed. Then, step S
5 is compared with the sales amount input by the key-in operation for each item counted at the time of step S1. If the sales amount is larger, the value After the number is cleared (S6),
It returns to step S3.

If the value amount is equal to or larger than the sales amount in step S5, it is further determined in step S7 whether the value amount is equal to the sales amount. If the value amount is larger than the sales amount, a change is calculated (S8), and a control signal for paying out the change is sent from the general control unit 261 to the coin control unit 401 via the deposit / withdrawal control unit 262. Alternatively, the change is output to the bill control means 501 (S9), whereby it is determined whether or not change has been paid out (S10), and a series of change payout processing ends.

Conversely, when the sensor detects cash in step S4, the coin is taken into the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 or the bill depositing / dispensing device 5 (S12), and subsequently the coin slot 43 and the bill depositing port. It is determined based on the detection results of the coin insertion sensor 430 and the bill insertion sensor 530 whether or not the cash is no longer present in both sides (S1).
3) When the cash is no longer present, the amount of the taken-in money is counted (S14). This tally is performed locally by the bill control means 501, and the tally result is input to the general control means 261 via the deposit / withdrawal control means 262 (S15).

Next, in step S16, the deposit (deposit amount) from the customer detected in step S11.
Is compared with the sales amount entered by the key-in operation for each item counted at step S1, and if the sales amount is larger, the process returns to step S11.

If the deposit amount is equal to or greater than the sales amount in step S16, it is further determined whether or not the deposit amount is equal to the sales amount in step S17. When the deposit amount is larger than the sales amount, the above steps S8 and subsequent steps are executed.

According to the change dispensing mode setting method of the second embodiment, since the mode is automatically set by the operation of the operator, it is not necessary to perform a special operation for the mode setting, and the mode switching operation can be performed. Unnecessary deposit and withdrawal operations are performed efficiently without interruption.

Finally, a mode setting method according to the third embodiment will be described. In this mode setting method, a predetermined mode setting is automatically performed according to a time zone. Specifically, for example, the payment setting mode is set from 10 am to 3 pm with few customers, and the customers are crowded. The mode is forcibly set to a predetermined mode depending on the time zone, for example, by setting the mode to a change advance mode in which quick change processing can be performed from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

For this purpose, in this embodiment, the cash register 2 has a built-in clock, and the operator operates the closing key 2
Each time the button 20b is pressed, the clock refers to the time at that time, it is determined which of the above time zones it is, and a mode corresponding to the time zone is adopted. By doing so, an efficient change dispensing process suitable for the time zone can be performed.

Hereinafter, the mode selection method according to the third embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, in step S20, it is determined whether or not the registration of the sales has been completed based on whether or not the closing key 220b has been pressed, and if so, the time at which the closing key 220b was pressed is determined (S21). In step S22, it is determined whether or not the time period is in the change precedence mode. If the answer is YES in step 22, the change payment mode display lamp 22e of the change payment mode display lamp 22d
Is turned on (S23), and when NO, that is, when the mode is the payment confirmation mode, the payment confirmation mode display lamp 22
The lamp f is turned on, and it is visually confirmed by lighting these lamps in which mode the change processing is currently performed, so that the inconvenience of the operator performing the change processing in different modes is avoided.

If the change preceding mode display lamp 22e is turned on in step S23, the amount input section 2
The value key of 2a is pressed and the amount of sales is input (S24), and it is determined in step S25 whether the cash key is pressed. When this key is pressed,
Preparation for change calculation is completed. Then, the deposit (value amount) from the customer input in step S26 is compared with the sales amount input by the key-in operation for each item counted in step S1, and the sales amount is larger. In some cases, after the number of values is cleared (S27), the process returns to step S24.

If the value amount is equal to or greater than the sales amount in step S26, it is further determined whether or not the value amount is equal to the sales amount in step S28. When the value number is larger than the sales amount, a change is calculated (S29), and a control signal for paying out the change is transmitted from the general control unit 261 to the coin control via the deposit / withdrawal control unit 262. The change is output to the means 401 or the bill control means 501 (S30), and it is determined whether or not the change has been paid out (S31), and the series of change payout processing ends.

Conversely, if it is determined in step 22 that the depositing mode has been set, the coin slot 43 or the bill depositing port 53
(That is, the cash received from the customer is placed in the coin slot 43 or the bill depositing port 53), and the currency is subsequently taken into the coin depositing and dispensing device 4 or the bill depositing and dispensing device 5 (S35). ), Then coin slot 4
It is determined based on the detection results of the coin insertion sensor 430 and the bill insertion sensor 530 whether or not cash is no longer present in both the banknote 3 and the bill receiving port 53 (S36). The amounts of money are counted (S37). Next, the totaling result is input to the general control means 261 via the cash-in / pay-out control means 262 (S38).

Next, in step S39, the deposit (deposit amount) from the customer detected in step S34.
Is compared with the sales amount input by the key-in operation for each item counted at step S1, and if the sales amount is larger, the process returns to step S33.

If the deposit amount is equal to or greater than the sales amount in step S39, it is further determined in step S40 whether the deposit amount is equal to the sales amount. If equal, no change is paid out. When the deposit amount is larger than the sales amount, the above steps S29 and subsequent steps are executed.

According to the change dispensing mode setting method of the third embodiment, since the mode is automatically set according to the time zone, it is not necessary to perform a special operation for the mode setting and the mode switching operation is unnecessary. In this way, the depositing and withdrawing work is efficiently performed without interruption, and the optimal change processing according to the time zone is realized.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but also includes the following contents.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the operation of inputting the amount of the commodity purchased by the customer to the cash register 2 is performed by the key-in operation from the amount input unit 22a. The input operation of the item price is not limited to the key-in operation, but may be an operation in which a barcode attached to the item is read by a predetermined reading device and input.

(2) In the above embodiment, the money depositing and dispensing apparatus 1 is composed of a unitized cash register 2, a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 4, a bill depositing and dispensing apparatus 5, and a currency storing apparatus 6. However, instead of such a combination of unit products, the money receiving and dispensing apparatus may be formed by integrating the functions from the beginning.

(3) Regarding the combination of other unit products with respect to the cash register 2, the combination of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 4 and the bill deposit / withdrawal device 5 with respect to the cash register 2, Coin receiving / dispensing device 4
It is possible to select the most suitable combination according to the type of business or situation, such as a combination of a banknote depositing / dispensing device 5 and a currency storage device 6 with the cash registering machine 2. It is possible.

(4) Regarding the change dispensing mode, in addition to the modes described in the above embodiment, a magnetic card with an identification code is carried for each individual operator, and the magnetic card is registered in a cash register. The mode executed by the operator may be set by causing the device 2 to read.

(5) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation panel unit 22 of the cash register 2
A push-on / push-off type selection button 22g may be provided, and a switching operation between the change advance mode and the deposit confirmation mode may be performed by pressing the selection button 22g. If one of the change preceding mode display lamp 22d and the deposit confirmation mode display lamp 22f is turned on to display the mode selected by the pressing operation of the selection button 22g, the operator's selection button 22g is displayed. The mode can be switched by pressing the button, and the currently selected mode can be confirmed on the display of the lamp, which is convenient.

[0110]

According to the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when the change advance mode is selected by the mode selecting means, the customer's required deposit amount is changed by the key-in operation of the value number key or the bar. After the registration is confirmed by reading the code, so-called registration, the operator inputs the amount of money received from the customer by key-in operation, and the withdrawal instruction means performs a calculation process of subtracting the required amount of deposit from the keyed-in amount. The amount of change can be calculated, and the change of this amount can be paid out from the money dispensing section through the cash outlet.

When the deposit confirmation mode is selected by the mode selecting means, the operator places the currency received from the customer on the currency receiving portion, so that the currency receiving portion reads the amount, The change processing is performed by subtracting the customer's required amount of money from the read amount, and the change is calculated, and the change of this amount can be paid out from the money dispensing unit through the cash outlet.

The selection of the mode is performed by the first-line operator on the site through the mode selection means according to his / her preference, the degree of crowding of the customer, etc., between the change selection mode and the deposit confirmation mode. Mode can be selected, so that the operability according to the situation is improved as compared with the conventional mode in which the mode cannot be easily selected on the front line of the site. As a result, it is possible to improve the efficiency of court judgment.

For example, the deposit confirmation mode is automatically selected in a predetermined time zone in the daytime when the number of customers is small, and the change-ahead mode is automatically selected in a predetermined time zone in the evening when the number of customers is large. If programming is performed in advance as described above, it is not necessary for the operator to perform the mode switching operation one by one according to the time zone, which can contribute to the improvement of the work efficiency.

According to the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, the operation performed by the operator after the registration processing without performing a special operation for selecting a mode, that is,
The mode is automatically selected depending on which operation of the key-in operation on the value number key and the placement of the currency on the currency placement unit is performed first (that is, if the key-in operation is earlier, the change is performed). When the leading mode is selected and the money is placed on the money placing section first, the deposit confirmation mode is selected), so that the mode selection can be efficiently performed because no special operation is required. it can.

Further, the operator can continue the mode by adopting the mode in which he is good, and can change the mode at any time without any difficulty according to the situation. further,
Even when another operator adopts a mode different from that of his / her predecessor when the operator is changed, the mode can be switched without performing a special switching operation.

According to the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, the mode selecting means switches the mode between the change advance mode and the deposit confirmation mode every time a preset time zone is switched. For example, in the morning or during the daytime when the customer is not crowded, the change processing takes time in the morning or daytime when the customer is not crowded. By configuring the mode selection means so as to set the change precedence mode capable of speedy processing in the time zone, the operator does not perform the mode change operation one by one,
The optimal mode is set according to the time zone, which can contribute to work efficiency.

According to the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mode selecting means is operated by inserting a key into a key hole provided in the cash register and performing a predetermined key operation, thereby performing a change advance mode. The mode is switched between the payment mode and the payment confirmation mode. By properly managing the keys, it is possible to prevent the mode switching from being performed arbitrarily by an operator, and to strengthen the management system. Is effective in

According to the money receiving and dispensing apparatus of the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the mode display means for displaying the selected mode is provided, the operator can select which mode is currently selected by the mode display means. Erroneous operation can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a money receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the present invention before assembly.

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

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

FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of the money receiving and dispensing device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control system of the money receiving and dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control flow of a mode selection method according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control flow of a mode selection method according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Currency depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 Cash register 21 Casing 22 Operation panel part 22a Money input part 22b Operation input part 220b Tightening key 22d Change payment mode display lamp 22e Change advance mode display lamp 22f Payment confirmation mode display lamp 22g Selection button 23 Output Panel 24 Display 25 Receipt issuing port 26 Overall control means 261 Overall control means 262 Deposit / withdrawal control means (Payment support means) 263 Mode setting unit (Mode selection means) 27 Printing device 3 Money processing device 4 Coin deposit / withdrawal device 401 Coin control Means 40 Lead wire 40a Connection terminal 41 Casing 42 Operating part 43 Coin insertion slot (coin placement part) 430 Coin insertion sensor 44 Coin outlet 45 Coin feeder 45a Receiving disk 45b Vertical axis 45c Receiving motor 46 Coin sorting part 6a Reject duct 460 Coin discriminating sensor 47 Transport path 47x Sorting holes 47a to 47f First to sixth sorting holes 48 Coin storage hopper 480 Coin number detection sensors 48a to 48f First to sixth hoppers 48g Coin dispensing mechanism 49 Conveyor 5 Banknotes Cash-receipt-and-disbursement device 501 Bill control means 50 Lead wire 50a Connection terminal 51 Casing 52 Operation part 52a Operation key 52b Display part 53 Bill receipt slot (currency placement part) 530 Bill insertion sensor 54 Bill dispensing port 55 Bill feeder 55a Receiving roller 55b Receiving motor 55c Horizontal axis 56 Banknote recognition unit 560 Banknote recognition sensor 56a Reject transport path 56b Authentication / distribution flapper 56c Branching unit 57 Feeding transport belt 57a First transport belt 57b Second transport belt 58 Stacker 580 Bill Feeding sensor 58a First stacker 58b Second stacker 59 Bill ejection mechanism 59a Discharge conveyor 59b Discharge stacker 59c Stacker body 59d Discharge belt 59e Lifting belt 6 Currency storage device 60 Lead wire 60a Connection terminal 62 Currency storage box

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cash register machine configured to be able to input a deposit amount by a key-in operation of a value number key, a currency processing device for depositing and dispensing currency, and control means for controlling deposit and withdrawal. The money handling device is configured to be able to read the money placed on the money placement portion and to input a deposit amount, and a money dispensing unit having a dispensing port for dispensing money. In the money receiving and dispensing apparatus having a value change key, the change amount mode and the change amount are calculated based on the key-in operation of the value number key, or the money satisfying the deposited amount without performing the key-in operation is placed above. A mode selection means for selecting whether the mode is a deposit confirmation mode in which a deposit amount and a change are calculated by being placed in the section, and the control means includes a key-in when the mode selection means selects a change-ahead mode. Is While performing the calculation process of subtracting the required amount of money from the received amount, in the payment confirmation mode, the calculation process of subtracting the required amount of money from the amount read by the money receiving unit is performed, and the money dispensing unit pays out the amount of the calculation result. A money receiving / dispensing device provided with a dispensing instruction means for outputting a control signal as described above. 2. The mode selecting means, when depositing money into the money depositing unit after completion of a registration process for determining the required amount of money to be deposited, deposits money satisfying the amount of money deposited on the currency placing unit. If the input of the deposit amount was previously performed by the key-in operation of the value key, the mode is determined to be the change preceding mode,
2. The money receiving / dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the money receiving / dispensing device is a mode discriminating means for discriminating a deposit confirmation mode when a money satisfying the deposit amount is placed on the money placing portion without performing a key-in operation. 3. The mode selecting means outputs a control signal for switching a mode between a change-ahead mode and a deposit confirmation mode every time a preset time zone is switched. The money receiving / dispensing device according to claim 1. 4. The mode selecting means switches a mode between a change advance mode and a deposit confirmation mode by inserting a key into a key hole provided in a cash register and performing a predetermined key operation. The money receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the device outputs a control signal. 5. A mode display means for displaying a selected mode is provided.
The money receiving and dispensing device according to any one of the above.