JP2002150350A - Banknote discriminator and banknote discrimination method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a banknote discriminator and a banknote discrimination method capable of discriminating a permission card by means of a sensor used for a conventional paper discriminator without any character identification. SOLUTION: A determination convey control circuit 40 of the banknote discriminator 10 is provided with a card determining means receiving a signal detected by a discrimination sensor 19 for determining whether the permission card is genuine or false when the permission card 1 passes through a conveying passage 13, a denomination transmitting means transmitting a denomination signal representing the denomination of the banknote when the inserted banknote is genuine, a permission signal receiving means receiving a permission signal from a commodity management device after the inserted permission card is determined to be genuine and the inserted banknote is determined to be genuine, and a storage transmitting means transmitting a storage finish signal representing finish of storage of the banknote in a storage device to the commodity management device after the permission signal receiving means receives the permission signal. The commodity management device receives the denomination signal and displays a received amount to a purchaser, so that commodity trade can be carried out smoothly with the possible purchaser.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill discriminating apparatus and, more particularly, to a bill discriminating apparatus and a bill discriminating method capable of discharging articles only to customers who are authorized to purchase the articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bill validator mounted on a vending machine or the like receives a bill inserted from an entrance regardless of the age of a customer, checks the bill for authenticity, and then receives a genuine bill. , Paying out the goods and returning the genuine bills to the entrance. In addition, when selling products that cannot be sold to minors, such as tobacco and alcohol, by vending machines, the operating time of the vending machines is managed. When selling age-restricted articles such as tobacco and alcohol sold from vending machines, it is not possible to impose restrictions on the age of the purchaser. To solve this problem, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-245219
As shown in the official gazette, a bill discriminating means for identifying whether the bill inserted into the bill slot is a license or a bill, a birth date reading means for reading a birth date printed on the license, a license New / old discriminating means for discriminating between new and old, license authenticity discriminating means for discriminating the authenticity of the license, and sale permission / non-permission discrimination for discriminating whether or not to sell the product based on the date of birth read by the date of birth reading means There has been proposed a bill discriminating machine including means and a bill authenticity discriminating means for discriminating the authenticity of a bill taken in from an insertion slot. By providing a bill reading function with a license reading function, the product can be sold only to a purchaser who satisfies the age condition by incorporating it into a vending machine.

[0003]

However, in the conventional vending machine, in addition to the light reflection type bill authenticity discriminating means, a difference in light transmittance due to a difference in thickness between the license and the bill is detected. Paper sheet identification means constituted by a light transmission sensor, date of birth reading means and a character recognition device constituted by a CCD image sensor, and old and new identification means for discriminating between old and new licenses constituted by a light transmission sensor. It is necessary, the structure becomes complicated, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the bill validator increases. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bill discriminating apparatus and a bill discriminating method that can identify a permission card using a sensor used in a conventional paper discriminating apparatus without using a character recognition device. . An object of the present invention is to provide a bill discriminating apparatus and a bill discriminating method regardless of the order of inserting a permission card and bills. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote discriminating apparatus which can identify a banknote and a permission card and has a simple structure. An object of the present invention is to provide a bill validator that is operated in conjunction with a product management device.

[0004]

The bill discriminating apparatus of the present invention comprises a transport device (16) for transporting a bill inserted into an entrance (12) along a transport path (13), and a transport path (13). A discrimination sensor (19) provided adjacently and a storage device (11) for storing bills
And a discrimination / transport control circuit (40) that receives the output signal of the discrimination sensor (19), determines the authenticity of the bill, and controls the storage device (11) and the transport device (16). The discrimination transport control circuit (40) receives the signal detected by the discrimination sensor (19) when the authorization card (1) passes through the transport path (13), and determines whether the authorization card (1) is authentic. Determining means, when the inserted bill is a genuine bill, a denomination transmitting means for transmitting a denomination signal indicating a denomination of the bill to the commodity management apparatus, and determine that the inserted permission card (1) is authentic. Along with, after judging the inserted bill as genuine, permission signal receiving means for receiving a permission signal from the product management device, and after the permission signal receiving means receives the permission signal, storage of the bill in the storage device is completed. Storage transmitting means for transmitting a storage completion signal to the product management device. The product management device is configured by, for example, a payout control circuit of a vending machine or a host computer provided in a product management center. When the genuine permission card (1) is detected by the card judgment means and the genuine bill is detected by the discrimination / transport control circuit (40), the bill discriminating apparatus transmits a denomination signal to the commodity management apparatus. Since the merchandise management device receives the denomination signal and displays the received amount to the purchaser, the merchandise management device can smoothly perform the merchandise transaction with the buyer who can sell.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the discrimination / transport control circuit (40) determines that the inserted permission card (1) is genuine, and then waits for insertion of the paper sheet for a certain period of time. When the sheet is inserted, the transport device (16) is driven, and when there is no insertion of a sheet within a predetermined time, the sheet is reset. Further, the discrimination conveyance control circuit (40) determines that the inserted bill is genuine and waits for insertion of the paper sheet for a certain period of time when the permission card (1) is not confirmed, and the paper sheet is inserted. Then, the transport device (16) is driven, and if there is no insertion of a paper sheet within a predetermined time, the transport device (16) is reset to an initial state.

[0006] The merchandise management device includes means for receiving a denomination signal indicating a denomination transmitted by the bill validator, display means for displaying the amount of the bill received by the bill validator to the customer, and receipt means for receiving the bill. It is determined whether or not the bill that has been purchased is the amount that can be purchased, and when it is determined that it is the amount that can be purchased,
And amount determining means for transmitting a "permission signals" to the bill discrimination apparatus, and a product button timer is set upon receipt of the bill storage completion signal from the bill discrimination apparatus, receipt time of the product button timer (T ₄₎ When the product button is turned on, the product is paid out.

The merchandise management device determines whether or not the bill received by the bill validator is an amount at which the commodity can be purchased, and when it determines that the amount cannot be purchased, transmits a rejection signal to the bill validator. The bill validator returns the bill to the entrance (12). The permission card (1) has an absorption area that absorbs infrared rays and a reflection area that reflects infrared rays. When the bill validator does not detect a bill after detecting the genuine permission card (1), the bill validator transmits a bill insertion request signal to the commodity management apparatus, and the commodity management apparatus receives the bill insertion request signal from the bill validator. Then, a bill insertion request signal is displayed.

When the bill validator does not detect the permission card (1) after detecting the genuine bill, the bill validator transmits a permission card insertion request signal to the commodity management apparatus. When an insertion request signal is received, a permission card insertion request signal is displayed.

In the bill discriminating method according to the present invention, a step of judging whether or not a paper sheet has been inserted into the bill discriminating apparatus (step 5).
1), when it is determined that the paper sheet has been inserted into the bill validator, the transport motor is normally rotated to take the paper sheet inside (step 52), and the paper sheet is a genuine permission card (1). (Step 53), and if the sheet is determined to be a genuine permission card (1), the transport motor is reversed to discharge the permission card (1) from the bill validator (step 53). 54), a step of setting a bill request timer for counting the receiving time (T ₁ ) (step 54), and a step of rotating the transport motor forward when sheets are inserted within the receiving time (T ₁ ). (Step 57), a step of determining whether or not the paper sheet is a true bill (Step 58), and a step of determining whether or not the true paper money is an amount at which a commodity can be purchased if the paper sheet is a true bill (Step 58) 97)
And when the true banknote is an amount for which the commodity can be purchased, a step of determining whether or not the commodity button switch is turned on (step 99). When the commodity button switch is turned on, the transport motor is further rotated forward, The method includes storing the true banknotes in a predetermined position (step 75) and paying out the merchandise (step 102). If it cannot be determined that the banknote is a true banknote, the transport motor is reversed (step 69), the paper sheets are discharged (step 70), and the operation of the transport motor is stopped (step 7).
1) Do it.

In the bill discriminating method of the present invention, in the step (step 58) of judging whether or not a paper sheet is a genuine permission card (1), if it is judged that the paper money is a genuine bill, the genuine bill is conveyed to the bill holding position And then setting a card request timer for the receiving time (T ₂ ) (step 61), determining whether a sheet has been inserted (step 62), and counting and receiving the card request timer. A step of rotating the transport motor forward when paper is inserted during the time (T ₂ ) (step 63);
When the inserted paper is judged to be a genuine permission card (1)
(Step 64), the transport motor is rotated reversely (Step 65), the process of discharging the permission card (1), and the transport motor is further rotated forward to store the true bill in a predetermined position (Step 75).
In addition to stopping the operation of the transport motor (step 71) and paying out the product (step 102), the method may include the step of transporting the true banknote to the banknote holding position. The product can be paid out by inserting (1). In addition, in the method of the present invention, after the receiving time (T ₂ ) of the card request timer is set, when a sheet is not inserted, it is determined whether or not the receiving time (T ₂ ) of the card request timer has elapsed. (Step 74), and when the receiving time (T ₂ ) of the card request timer has elapsed, the bill is returned (Step 70), and the discrimination and conveyance control circuit (40) is reset to the initial state (Step 77). May be included.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a process in which the commodity management device displays the amount of the bill received by the bill validator to the customer.
(Step 96) and the bill validator is a genuine permission card
After detecting (1), when a bill is not detected, a step of transmitting a bill insertion request signal to the commodity management device (step 55).
And a step in which the commodity management device displays a bill insertion request signal when a bill insertion request signal is received from the bill validator.
(Step 92) and a step of transmitting a permission card insertion request signal to the product management device when the discrimination transport control circuit (40) does not detect the permission card (1) after detecting a genuine bill.
(Step 60) and when the permission card insertion request signal is received from the bill validator (Step 93), the process in which the commodity management device displays the permission card insertion request signal (Step 94).
May be included. The banknote holding position for transporting the true banknotes is provided deeper in the transport path (13) than the position where the transport of the authorization card (1) is reversed, so that the authorization card (1) is held in a state where the previously inserted banknote is retained. Can be inserted.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a permission card
After discharging (1) from the discrimination and conveyance control circuit (40) (step 54), when a bill is not received, a bill insertion request signal is transmitted to the commodity management device (step 55), and the receiving time of the bill request timer ( T ₁ ) (step 54);
When a bill is received, a step of rotating the transport motor further forward to store the true bill in the bill holding position (step 57) is included.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a bill discriminating apparatus and a bill discriminating method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote discriminating apparatus 10 of the present invention is provided adjacent to the transport path 13 and a transport apparatus 16 that transports a bill inserted into the entrance 12 along the transport path 13. The discrimination sensor 19 and the output signal of the discrimination sensor 19 are received to judge the authenticity of the bill, and the transport device 1
And a discriminating conveyance control circuit 40 for controlling the control unit 6. The discrimination sensor 19 includes a magnetic sensor 20 formed of a magnetic head or a Hall element disposed adjacent to the transport path 13 and optical sensors 21 to 26 formed by photocoupling of a light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor. .
The magnetic sensor 20 and the optical sensors 21 to 26
The discrimination / transportation control circuit 40 in the discrimination mode determines the authenticity of the bill based on the output of the discrimination sensor 19, and the transport device 1
6 is given a drive signal. The transport path 13 is constituted by a transport device 16 having a transport belt 15 wound around a drive pulley 17 as shown in FIG. The magnetic sensor 20 detects magnetic ink printed at a predetermined position on a bill.
The optical sensors 21 to 23 are arranged adjacent to the entrance 12,
Detects the optical transmission pattern of bills by infrared rays. For example, the optical sensor 22 includes a light emitting diode 22 a fixed to the lower frame 30 of the bill validator 10 and a light receiving transistor 22 b fixed to the upper frame 31. Although not shown, the upper frame 31 is pivotally mounted on the lower frame 30, and the upper frame 31 is opened to the lower frame 30, so that the banknote jammed in the transport passage 13 can be easily removed. The lower frame 30 and the upper frame 31 constitute a frame.
Each of the optical sensors 24 and 25 has a structure in which a light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor are arranged in parallel in a case, and receives light reflected on the back and front surfaces of the bill, respectively. The optical sensor 26 detects the position and passage of a bill by an infrared transmission pattern, and includes a light emitting diode 26a fixed to the lower frame 30 and a light receiving transistor 26b fixed to the upper frame 31. The pressing roller 27 presses the bill against the magnetic sensor 20. Conveyor belt 1
5 is attached to the lower frame 30 and the upper frame 3 is opposed to the drive pulley 17.
1. Roller 3 for pressing bills against drive belt 15
2, 33 are rotatably mounted. Optical sensor 25
A lever 34 for detecting passage of a bill is rotatably attached to a shaft 35 at a rear portion of the shaft. One end of the lever 34 is a spring 3
6, the other end of the lever 34 projects into the transport path 13. When the bill passes through the transport passage 13, the lever 34 is rotated clockwise against the elasticity of the spring 36 to allow passage of the bill and the like. At this time, the rotation of the lever 34 is detected by a lever sensor 37 having a photocoupler. A stacker (storage device) 1 is provided above the bill validator 10.
1 is fixed, and the banknote discriminating apparatus 10 and the stacker 11 transmit the bills input from the entrance 12 to the exit 14 of the banknote discriminating apparatus 10.
Are communicated by the transport path 13 that moves to the right.

The discrimination / transport control circuit 40 includes a bill discriminating means for discriminating the authenticity of the bill, and receives a signal detected by the discrimination sensor 19 when the permission card 1 passes through the conveyance path 13 and receives the signal shown in FIG. Card determination means for determining the authenticity of the permission card 1 shown, when the inserted bill is a genuine bill, a denomination transmitting means for transmitting a denomination signal indicating the denomination of the bill to the product management device, After determining that the authorization card 1 is genuine and determining that the inserted banknote is genuine, the authorization signal receiving means for receiving an authorization signal from the product management device, and the authorization signal receiving means receiving the authorization signal, the The storage device is provided with a storage device for storing, and a storage transmitting unit for transmitting a storage completion signal indicating that storage of banknotes in the storage device is completed to the product management device. On the front side 1a of the permission card 1, the issuer is displayed, and on the back side 1b, an absorption area 1 for absorbing infrared rays is displayed.
c and a reflection area 1d that reflects infrared rays, and the absorption area 1c and the reflection area 1d form a bar code. Therefore, the age of the holder, whether it is an adult or a minor, the address, and the like are displayed on the permission card 1 carried by the person who has obtained the permission by a bar code.
6 is an identification card from which such information can be read. If the bar code is formed of a magnetic substance, the bar code can be read by the magnetic sensor 20.

The card determination means detects the genuine permission card 1 and when the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 detects a genuine bill, the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 sends a denomination signal to the product management device. Since the merchandise management device receives the denomination signal and displays the received amount to the purchaser, the merchandise management device can smoothly perform the merchandise transaction with the buyer who can sell.

The card judgment means provided in the discrimination and conveyance control circuit 40 judges that the inserted permission card 1 is genuine and judges that the conditions such as the age displayed on the permission card are suitable, and then determines for a certain period of time. The apparatus waits for insertion of the paper sheet, drives the transport device 16 when the paper sheet is inserted, and resets the discrimination transport control circuit 40 to the initial state when the paper sheet is not inserted within a predetermined time. . Further, the discrimination transport control circuit
Determines that the inserted bill is genuine and does not check the permission card 1, waits for a certain period of time to insert paper sheets,
When the sheet is inserted, the conveying device 16 is driven. When the sheet is not inserted within a predetermined time, the discriminating conveyance control circuit 40 is operated.
Is reset to the initial state.

Although not shown, the merchandise management apparatus includes a means for receiving a denomination signal indicating a denomination transmitted by the discrimination transport control circuit 40, and a display means for displaying to a customer the amount of bills received by the bill discrimination apparatus 10. when product buttons with and amount determining means for banknotes bill discriminating apparatus 10 is received, it is determined whether the amount to purchase the product, the reception time T ₄ to be set when it is determined that the amount that can be purchased a timer, when the product button is turned on in the reception period T _4, and transmits a permission signal to validator transport control circuit 40, differential transport control circuit 4
When the storage completion signal of the bill is received from 0, the commodity is paid out within the set time of the timer. Product management device, it is determined whether or not the bill the bill validator 10 has received is the amount of money that can buy the goods, when it is determined that the amount of money that can not be purchased, additional bill in the reception time T ₃ is a banknote If not inserted into the apparatus 10, a rejection signal is transmitted to the discrimination conveyance control circuit 40, and the discrimination conveyance control circuit 40 returns the bill to the entrance 12. The discrimination conveyance control circuit 40 is the authentic permission card 1
After detecting the bill, when the bill is not detected, a bill insertion request signal is transmitted to the commodity management apparatus, and the commodity management apparatus receives the bill insertion request signal from the discrimination conveyance control circuit 40,
Displays the bill insertion request signal. Discrimination transport control circuit 40
Transmits a permission card insertion request signal to the product management device after detecting a genuine bill and not detecting the permission card 1, and the product management device receives the permission card insertion request signal from the discrimination transport control circuit 40. At this time, a permission card insertion request signal is displayed.

The bill discriminating method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In step 51 of FIG. 6, the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 determines whether or not the paper sheet has been inserted into the bill validating apparatus 10, the entrance sensors 21 to 23 are turned on, and the paper sheet is inserted into the bill validating apparatus 10. When it is determined that the sheet has been fed, the transport motor is rotated forward to take in the paper sheets inside (step 52). In step 53, the card judgment means of the discrimination conveyance control circuit 40 determines that the paper
(Step 53), and when it is determined that the paper sheet is a genuine permission card 1, the age of the owner displayed on the permission card 1 is read, and the transport motor is reversed to discriminate the permission card 1 from the bill. discharged from the apparatus 10, with return authorization card 1 to the inlet 12, it sets the bill request timer for counting the reception time T _1, which is provided to the determination transport control circuit 40 (step 54). At this stage, the discrimination transport control circuit 4
0 was detected in step 53 as a genuine permission card 1,
Since no bill is detected, in step 55, the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 transmits a bill insertion request signal to the product management device. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 7, when receiving the bill insertion request signal from the discrimination transport control circuit 40 in Step 91, the commodity management apparatus displays the bill insertion request signal to the purchaser in Step 92.

Next, determine the transport control circuit 40 determines whether the sheet has been inserted in step 56, when the paper sheet is inserted into the receiving time T _1, forward rotation of the conveying motor (step 57) and proceed to step 58. If the permission card 1 is not genuine in step 53, if the age indicated on the permission card 1 has not reached an adult age, or if the person does not live in a predetermined area, the discriminating transport control circuit 40 sets the permission card 1 Is not authentic, and the process proceeds from step 53 to step 58. When the sheet is not inserted in step 56, the process proceeds to step 72, receives the time T ₁ is determined whether or not elapsed when the receive time T ₁ is passed, the process proceeds to step 73, discrimination conveyance control circuit 40 is initialized And the process ends, but the receiving time T
_{If 1} has not elapsed, the process returns to step 56.

In step 58, the discriminating transport control circuit 40
Determines whether the paper sheet is a genuine banknote, and when it is determined that the paper banknote is not a genuine banknote, proceeds to step 69. In step 69, the transport motor is reversed, and the paper sheet is returned to the entrance 12 (step 70). Thereafter, the operation of the transport motor is stopped (step 71), and the discrimination transport control circuit 40 is reset to the initial state (step 77). When it is determined in step 58 that the paper sheet is a true bill, the process proceeds to step 59, and it is determined whether or not the permission card 1 has been confirmed.
If it is determined in step 58 that the banknote is a genuine banknote, the genuine banknote is conveyed to the banknote holding position, whereby the banknote is inserted first, and then the authorization card 1 is inserted to pay out the product. The banknote holding position for transporting the true banknotes is closer to the transport path 13 than the position where the transport of the permission card 1 is reversed.
The permission card 1 can be inserted in a state where the previously inserted banknote is held.

In step 59, when the permission card 1 has been confirmed, the flow proceeds to step 66. When the permission card 1 has not been confirmed, the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 proceeds to step 6
0, the permission card insertion request signal is sent to the commodity management apparatus, and the commodity management apparatus receives the permission card insertion request signal from the discrimination transport control circuit 40 (step 93).
A bill insertion request signal is displayed (step 94). Then, in step 61, discrimination conveyance control circuit 40 sets the card request timer to set the receive time T _2, the process proceeds to step 62. The discrimination transport control circuit 40 determines in step 62
At the receiving time T, it is determined whether or not a paper sheet is inserted.
_{When a} paper sheet is inserted into ₂ , the transport motor is rotated forward (step 63), and the process proceeds to step 64. When the sheet is not inserted in step 62, the process proceeds to step 74, it is determined whether receipt time T ₂ has elapsed, receiving time T ₂
Has elapsed, the flow proceeds to step 69, and after the transport motor is reversed and the banknote is returned (step 70), the transport motor is stopped (step 71), and the discrimination transport control circuit 4
0 is reset to the initial state and the process ends. In step 74, the receiving time T ₂ has not elapsed, the flow returns to step 62.

In step 64, the discrimination transport control circuit 40
The card determination means determines whether or not a genuine permission card 1 has been received. If the card is not a predetermined permission card, the age indicated on the permission card 1 does not reach an adult, or does not live in a predetermined area At this time, it is determined that the card is not the genuine permission card 1, and the process proceeds to step 69. When determining that the card is a genuine permission card 1 corresponding to a predetermined age, the discrimination conveyance control circuit 40 reverses the conveyance motor in step 65, and
The permission card 1 is returned to the entrance 12 and the process proceeds to step 66, where the denomination transmitting means of the discrimination and conveyance control circuit 40 transmits the received bill amount to the commodity management device. The merchandise management apparatus determines whether or not a denomination signal has been received in step 95, and upon receiving the denomination signal, displays the amount to the customer (step 96). Then, commodity management system, when the amount of the inserted bill is judged whether the amount to purchase the product (step 97), is judged not to be the amount that can be bought, sets the receive time T ₃ in step (Step 1
04). At step 105, it is determined whether receiving time T ₃ has elapsed, when the elapse, the process proceeds to step 107,
If not, return to step 96. In step 97, when the product management device determines a possible amount purchased, at step 98, and sets the item button timer waiting time T _4, it is determined whether product button is turned on in step 99. When the product button is turned on,
In step 100, a permission signal is transmitted to the discrimination and conveyance control circuit 40, and in step 101, it is determined whether or not a bill storage signal is received. Further, when the product button is not turned on in step 99, it is determined whether the waiting time T ₄ has elapsed in step 106, the waiting time T ₄ has not elapsed returns to step 99, when the waiting time T ₄ has elapsed, step After transmitting a rejection signal to the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 as “purchase impossible” or “purchase unwilling” in 107, the initial state is reset in step 108.

When the permission signal receiving means of the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 receives the permission signal from the merchandise management device in step 67, it operates the transport device 16 in step 75 to further rotate the transport motor to transport the bill. Then, while being stored in the stacker 11, the storage transmitting means of the discriminating conveyance control circuit 40 sends a storage completion signal to the product management device in step 76. Thereafter, the discrimination transport control circuit 40
Stops the transport motor 71 and is reset to the initial state.

When the permission signal receiving means of the discrimination / transport control circuit 40 does not receive the permission signal in step 67,
At step 68, a rejection signal is received from the product management device, and the transport motor is rotated reversely (step 69) to execute step 7
Go to 0, 71 and 77. As described above, in the present embodiment, the age, area or time, the number of times of use, and the like of the purchase target person who should sell the article at the vending machine in which the bill validator 10 is installed by recognition of the permission card 1 are limited. Can be. Further, the processing can be performed regardless of which of the permission card 1 and the bill is inserted first. In this case, the sales time of the goods from the payout control circuit of the vending machine or the goods management device constituted by the host computer provided in the goods management center,
The criteria of the sales target etc. can be changed.

[0025]

As described above, in the bill discriminating apparatus and bill discriminating method according to the present invention, a permission card without character display is used regardless of the order of inserting the permission card and the bill. In addition, the permission card can be identified using a sensor used in a conventional paper sheet discriminating apparatus. Further, according to the present invention, a bill discriminating apparatus which can identify a bill and a permission card operated in conjunction with the product management apparatus and has a simple structure can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a bill validator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the bill validator of FIG. 1 from which an upper frame is removed.

FIG. 3 is an electric circuit diagram for driving the bill validator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the permission card.

FIG. 5 is a back view of the permission card.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of the discrimination conveyance control circuit shown in FIG. 3;

7 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of a host computer on the management center side linked to the discriminating conveyance control circuit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) ・ ・ Permission card, (12) ・ ・ Entrance, (13) ・ ・ Transportation passage, (19) ・ ・ Discrimination sensor, (40) ・ ・ Discrimination conveyance control circuit,

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) G07F 9/00 G07F 7/08 Q (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Okamoto 1-9-15 Kanumadai, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa Japan Money in Japan Machinery Sagamihara Laboratory F-term (reference) 3E041 AA03 AA10 BB02 BB03 BB06 3E044 AA01 BA02 BA04 DA01 DA05 DB12 FA02

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A transport device for transporting a bill inserted into an entrance along a transport passage, a discrimination sensor provided adjacent to the transport passage, a storage device for storing the bill, and an output signal of the discrimination sensor. In a paper sheet discriminating apparatus provided with a discrimination and conveyance control circuit for controlling the storage device and the conveyance device while receiving and judging the authenticity of the banknote, the discrimination and conveyance control circuit is provided when A card determination unit that receives a signal detected by the discrimination sensor to determine the authenticity of the permission card, and transmits a denomination signal indicating a denomination of the bill to the product management device when the inserted bill is a true bill. The denomination sending means, the inserted permission card is determined to be genuine, and the inserted bill is determined to be genuine, and then the permission signal receiving means for receiving a permission signal from the product management device; and the permission signal receiving means is permitted. After receiving the item, bill discrimination device characterized by comprising a housing transmitting means for transmitting to the product management device storage completion signal banknote storage has been completed to the storage device. 2. A discriminating conveyance control circuit waits for insertion of a paper sheet for a predetermined time after judging that the inserted permission card is genuine, and drives the conveyance device when the paper sheet is inserted for a predetermined time. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bill is discriminated when there is no insertion of a paper sheet. 3. The discrimination and conveyance control circuit waits for insertion of a paper sheet for a predetermined time when the inserted paper money is judged to be authentic and the authorization card is not confirmed, and is conveyed when the paper money is inserted. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is driven and reset when there is no insertion of a paper sheet within a predetermined time. 4. A merchandise management device comprising: means for receiving a denomination signal indicating a denomination transmitted by a bill validator; display means for displaying to a customer the amount of the bill received by the bill validator; Determines whether the received bill is an amount that allows the purchase of the commodity, and when it is determined that the amount is a purchase amount, sends a permission signal to the bill validator, and stores the bill from the bill validator. 4. A product button timer which is set when a completion signal is received, wherein the product is paid out when a product button is turned on within a set time of the product button timer. Bill validator. 5. The commodity management device determines whether the bill received by the bill discriminating device is an amount for purchasing the commodity,
The bill discriminating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bill discriminating apparatus transmits a rejection signal to the bill discriminating apparatus when it is determined that the amount cannot be purchased, and the bill discriminating apparatus returns the bill to the entrance. 6. The permission card has an absorption area for absorbing infrared rays and a reflection area for reflecting infrared rays.
The bill discriminating apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 13. 7. When the bill validator does not detect a bill after detecting a genuine permission card, the bill validator transmits a bill insertion request signal to the commodity management apparatus, and the commodity management apparatus transmits the bill insertion request signal from the bill validator. The bill discriminating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a bill insertion request signal is displayed when received. 8. The bill discriminating device transmits a permission card insertion request signal to the merchandise management device when detecting a genuine bill and not detecting a permission card, and the merchandise management device transmits the permission card from the bill discriminating device. When receiving a request signal,
The bill discriminating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which displays a permission card insertion request signal. 9. A process for judging whether or not a paper sheet has been inserted into the bill validator, and when it is determined that the paper sheet has been inserted into the entrance, the transport motor is rotated forward to take in the paper sheet inside. A process of determining whether or not the paper sheet is a genuine permission card; and a step of, when determining that the paper sheet is a genuine permission card, rotating the transport motor to discharge the permission card from the bill validator, A step of setting a bill request timer that counts the receiving time, a step of rotating the transport motor forward when a sheet is inserted within the receiving time, and a step of determining whether the sheet is a true bill, When the paper sheet is a true bill, a step of determining whether or not the true bill is the amount at which the product can be purchased, and a step of determining whether the product button switch has been turned on when the true bill has an amount at which the product can be purchased When the product button switch is turned on, A banknote discriminating method, further comprising: rotating the transport motor further to store the true banknote in a predetermined position and paying out the product. 10. The bill discriminating method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of, when it cannot be determined that the bill is a true bill, reversing the transport motor, discharging the paper sheets, and stopping the operation of the transport motor. 11. In the process of determining whether or not a sheet is a genuine permission card, if it is determined that the banknote is a genuine banknote, a process of transporting the genuine banknote to the banknote holding position; A setting step, a step of determining whether or not a sheet has been inserted; a step of rotating the transport motor forward when a sheet has been inserted during the reception time of the card request timer; If the type is determined to be a genuine permission card, the transport motor is rotated in the reverse direction to eject the permission card, and the transport motor is further rotated forward to store the genuine bill in a predetermined position and stop the operation of the transport motor. The bill discriminating method according to claim 9, further comprising: paying out the goods. 12. A process for judging whether or not the receiving time of the card request timer has elapsed when sheets are not inserted after setting the receiving time of the card request timer, and 10. The bill discriminating method according to claim 9, further comprising: a step of returning the bill and resetting the discrimination and conveyance control circuit to an initial state. 13. A bill insertion request signal when the bill discriminating device does not detect a bill after the process of displaying the amount of the bill received by the commodity management device to the customer and the bill discriminating device detects a genuine permission card. The process of transmitting to the merchandise management device, the process of displaying the bill insertion request signal by the merchandise management device when receiving the bill insertion request signal from the bill validator, and the process of permitting after the discrimination and transport control circuit detects the genuine bill. A step of transmitting a permission card insertion request signal to the product management device when no card is detected, and a step of displaying the permission card insertion request signal when the product management device receives the permission card insertion request signal from the bill validator. The bill discrimination method according to claim 9. 14. The bill discriminating method according to claim 11, wherein the bill holding position for transporting the true bill is provided at a position deeper in the transport path than a position at which the transport of the permission card is reversed. 15. After the authorization card is ejected from the bill validator, when a bill is not received, a bill insertion request signal is transmitted to the commodity management apparatus, a receiving time of a bill request timer is set, and the bill is received. And a step of further rotating the transport motor forward to store the true bill in the bill holding position.
4. The bill discrimination method according to any one of the items 4.