JP2004013864A - Bill depositing and dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize a cash automatic transaction device and to reduce its cost by integrating a role of a temporary accumulating storage in a depositing and dispensing mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: In this bill depositing and dispensing mechanism comprising an accommodation part accommodating the bills, an opening part for collectively taking in and out the bills to the accommodating part, a separating mechanism separating and sending the bills one by one from the accommodating part, and an accumulating mechanism for stacking and accumulating a bundle of bills in the accommodating part, the accommodating part comprises a front plate and a rear plate at both ends in the thickness direction of the bills, and first and second intermediate plates successively arranged from a front plate side between the front and rear plates, the accommodating part has one separating and taking-in port and two accumulating and discharging ports formed on a bottom plate for placing lower ends of the bills, successively from the front plate side, the bill is moved to the separating and taking-in port by the first intermediate plate, and the accumulating discharging ports are respectively formed between the first and second intermediate plates, and between the second intermediate plate and the rear plate to accumulate the bills. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ATM (Automated Teller Machine), that is, an automatic teller machine, and a banknote pay-in / pay-out device that inserts and outputs banknotes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The automatic teller machine used in financial institutions, etc., has a function of separating and taking in bills inserted by a user one by one and a function of accumulating bills to be dispensed to the user. There is a department.
[0003]
Various configurations have been proposed for the depositing and dispensing mechanism.
In many proposed mechanisms, a storage unit for storing bills to be inserted by a user and bills to be dispensed to a user, a separation mechanism for separating bills input by a user one by one, and a bill to be dispensed There are a stacking mechanism for stacking, and a front plate and a rear plate which constitute the storage unit on the front and rear surfaces of the banknote bundle in the storage unit.
[0004]
Also, the bill inserted by the user is discriminated by the bill discriminating section, and the normal bill is temporarily stored in the stacking bin. After the deposit processing is determined, the bill is separated and sent out one by one again. To be stored. On the other hand, there has been proposed an automatic cash transaction apparatus having a structure in which a reject banknote stacking unit is provided in a deposit / withdrawal mechanism in order to return a banknote determined to be unacceptable to a user.
[0005]
For example, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-147193 has the above-described storage unit, a separation mechanism, a stacking mechanism, a front plate and a rear plate, and further configures a reject banknote stacking unit. 2 shows a configuration having two middle plates.
When stacking reject bills, stack bills in the stacking space between two middle plates, and when separating deposited bills, rotate one middle plate around its lower end as an axis and retract to the lower outside of the storage section. The bill is moved to the separation mechanism side by the other middle plate. Further, temporary storages for temporarily storing normal banknotes are provided at the entrances of the plurality of safe cassettes.
[0006]
Further, for example, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus and the sheet separating / delivery mechanism described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-99795, a rejected banknote stacking unit is realized by controlling the position of the middle plate and tilting the storage unit. are doing. In addition, a temporary stacker is separately provided, and normal banknotes are once stacked, separated again, and sent out to the safe cassette.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, as the number of automatic teller machines installed in small spaces such as convenience stores has increased, the demand for smaller and lower cost automatic teller machines while maintaining their functions and performance has increased. ing.
[0008]
In the above-described conventional technology, a temporary storage is provided separately from the deposit and withdrawal mechanism. However, the depositing / dispensing mechanism and the temporary storage have a common function of a function of separating and sending out bills one by one and a function of stacking and stacking bills in a bundle. Is redundant.
[0009]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to propose a configuration of a cash-receipt-and-disbursement mechanism and a configuration of an automatic teller machine for integrating the role of a temporary storage with a deposit-withdrawal mechanism, and to provide an automatic teller machine capable of realizing miniaturization and cost reduction. To provide.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage unit that stores bills, an opening that collectively inserts and removes bills into and from the storage unit, a separation mechanism that separates and sends bills from the storage unit one by one, and the storage unit. In a banknote pay-in / pay-out device including a stacking mechanism for stacking banknotes in a bundle, the storage unit includes a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends in a thickness direction of the banknote, and the front plate and the rear plate. A first and a second middle plate attached between the first and second bills, a bottom plate on which a lower end of the bill is placed, and one separation intake port and two accumulation discharge ports from the front plate side, The banknote is moved to the separation inlet by the first middle plate, and the bill is moved between the first middle plate and the second middle plate and between the second middle plate and the rear plate. This is achieved by providing an accumulation discharge port and accumulating the bills.
[0011]
Further, in the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus, the above object is configured such that a lower lid for opening and closing one of the front side of the stacking and discharging port and the storage section are partitioned from the rear side of the opening, An upper lid that prevents entry into the storage portion of the first middle plate or the second middle plate on the rear plate side from the opening along with the middle plate or the second middle plate. Achieved.
[0012]
Further, the above object is to provide a storage unit for storing bills, an opening through which bills can be put in and taken out of the storage unit at once, a separation mechanism for separating and sending bills one by one from the storage unit, and the storage unit. In the banknote pay-in / pay-out device including a stacking mechanism for stacking and stacking banknotes in a bundle, the storage unit includes a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends in a thickness direction of the banknote, and the front plate and the rear plate. A first and a second middle plate mounted between the first plate, a first storage portion mounted between the front plate and the first middle plate, and the first and second middle plates; And a third storage portion provided between the second middle plate and the rear plate, and a deposited banknote is stored in the first storage portion. The rejected banknote determined to be abnormal at the time of deposit or withdrawal is stored in the second storage unit, and the rejected banknote is stored in the third storage unit. Rui is achieved by the housing the normal banknotes that are judged to be normal during dispensing.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of an automatic teller machine 50 (hereinafter referred to as ATM 50).
In FIG. 1, an ATM 50 includes a bill handling device 1, a transaction display device 51, an information input / output device 52, a card handling machine 53, a passbook printing machine 54, and the like.
[0014]
The bill handling device 1 is arranged inside the housing of the ATM 50, and only a portion for taking out and taking in bills appears outside. The banknote handling apparatus 1 determines the denomination and authenticity of the banknote inserted by the user, counts the amount of money deposited, and stores it in a safe. In addition, the denomination and the number of coins corresponding to the withdrawal amount requested by the user are taken out of the safe and dispensed. The detailed configuration will be described later.
[0015]
The transaction display 51 is, for example, a display in which a character panel is illuminated with a light source, and displays transactions that can be handled by the ATM 50. The information input / output device 52 is, for example, a combination of a monitor screen and push buttons or a touch panel. The information input / output device 52 displays selectable functions and transaction status to the user, and the user inputs transaction details such as function selection, amount, and password.
[0016]
The card handling machine 53 is, for example, a device that reads the magnetism of a card, and reads information such as an account number written magnetically on a card of a financial institution or the like in order to specialize a user. The passbook printing machine 54 is, for example, a printer having a passbook transport mechanism, and prints transaction contents on the passbook.
[0017]
The ATM 50 makes a transaction with the user using the above-mentioned components. In particular, the banknote handling apparatus 1 performs banknote deposit and withdrawal in transactions relating to banknotes.
[0018]
FIG. 2 shows an example of a schematic configuration of the bill handling device 1.
In FIG. 2, the deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 10 is used by a user to insert bills and separate and take in the bills one by one, or to stack and accumulate bills sent from a safe described later in a bundle. Hand over to the person. The detailed structure of the depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 will be described later.
[0019]
The transport paths 11a to 11e have a configuration in which, for example, a rubber belt or a rubber roller is paired to hold and transport a banknote. In the present embodiment, a part of the transport path 11 can reverse the transport direction and transport bills in both directions.
[0020]
The gates 12a to 12e include a sorting member for sorting the transport direction and an actuator such as a solenoid. By moving the position of the gate 12 with the actuator, the connection state of the transport path 11 is switched to change the destination for transporting the banknote.
In this embodiment, the gate 12a switches the connection between the transport path 11a, the transport path 11b, and the transport path 11e. The gate 12b switches the connection between the transport path 11b, the transport path 11c, and the transport path 11d. The gates 12c to 12e switch the connection between the safe and the transport path 11d.
[0021]
The bill discriminating unit 13 acquires the pattern and magnetism of the bill and distinguishes an acceptable normal ticket from a rejected ticket that is suspicious of a counterfeit ticket or that is severely damaged.
The return boxes 14a and 14b, the safe 15 and the reject box 16 are all safes and have a cassette structure that can be removed from the ATM 50. The recycle boxes 14a and 14b are recirculation systems that use deposited banknotes at the time of dispensing, and have a function of accumulating the banknotes and separating the banknotes. In order to handle the banknotes separately for each denomination, the return housing 14 is often provided with two return housings 14a and 14b as shown in FIG. The deposit safe 15 accumulates banknotes of a denomination not used for withdrawal. In addition, the reject storage 16 collects and stores banknotes that have been recognized as abnormal in the banknote discriminating unit 13 at the time of dispensing, and banknotes that may become obstacles in transactions, such as forgetting to pick up banknotes.
[0022]
The return box 14, the entrance safe 15, and the reject box 16 each have a gate 12 at a connection portion with the transfer path 11d, and switches the transfer direction of bills.
[0023]
The bill handling apparatus 1 is roughly divided into an upper unit 20 and a lower unit 21. The lower unit 21 accommodates a return box 14, a safe 15 and a reject box 16. The lower unit 21 for storing a large amount of banknotes is separated from the upper unit 20 to enhance security. Structure.
[0024]
FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration and operation of the depositing / dispensing mechanism 10.
[0025]
3, the shutter 101 is driven by a motor (not shown) in the direction of arrow A. By moving to the position indicated by the shutter 101a, it is possible for a user to insert and remove a bill.
[0026]
The storage unit 300 of the deposit and withdrawal port includes a first storage unit 300a, a second storage unit 300b, and a third storage unit 300c. Each storage unit is enlarged or reduced by the operation of the depositing / dispensing mechanism unit 10. The storage section 300 is formed by being surrounded by the front plate 110, the rear plate 140, the first bottom plate 170, the second bottom plate 171, the upper plate 150, the shutter 101, and a side plate described later. Further, the first storage portion 300a is formed by the front plate 110 and the first middle plate 120, and the second storage portion 300b is formed by the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130. The third storage portion 300c is formed by being surrounded by 130 and the rear plate 140, respectively. The storage section 300 has a box shape, and is provided to be inclined such that the front plate 110 is lower than the rear plate 140.
[0027]
The first storage section 300a is a space for storing bills N to be separated. The front plate 110 swings about the rotation shaft 111 in the direction of arrow A. The first middle plate 120 is moved substantially parallel to the direction of arrow C by a mechanism described later, and moves the bill N to the front plate 110 side. The first bottom plate 170 supports the lower end of the bill N.
[0028]
The second storage unit 300b is a first accumulation space for accumulating banknotes conveyed to the depositing and dispensing mechanism 10, and the third storage unit 300c is a second accumulation space. The second storage portion 300b is a space sandwiched between the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130, and the third storage portion 300c is formed between the second middle plate 130 and the rear plate 140. It is a space sandwiched. The first middle plate 120, the second middle plate 130, and the rear plate 140 can move independently and substantially parallel in the direction of arrow c, and the second storage portion 300b and the third storage portion 300c. Can be moved to the front plate 110 side.
[0029]
The depositing and dispensing mechanism 10 has one separation intake port F and two integrated discharge ports S1 and S2.
The separating and taking-in port F separates and sends out the banknotes N one by one to the conveying path 11a after the conveying roller 184 by the pickup roller 180, the feed roller 181, the gate roller 182, and the pinch roller 183 (separating and taking-in port). FIG. 6 shows a state in which the constituent members are arranged when F is viewed from the side).
[0030]
In FIG. 6, a pickup roller 180, a feed roller 181, a gate roller 182, a pinch roller 183, and a transport roller 184 are each provided with a high friction material such as rubber on the outer periphery of the roller, and are transported to a bill. Empower. The pickup roller 180 and the feed roller 181 rotate in a direction for sending the bill N to the transport path 11a. In addition, since the bills are sent out at predetermined intervals by the passage sensor 220 that detects passage of the bills, the rotation is controlled to be intermittent. The gate roller 182 applies resistance to the bill in a direction opposite to the direction in which the bill goes to the transport path 11a, and prevents two or more bills from being sent out. The pinch roller 183 pinches the bill with the feed roller 181 to provide a transport force, and reliably sends the bill to the transport path 11a.
[0031]
3 is composed of a sheet roller 190 and a stack roller 191 and discharges the bills conveyed on the conveyance path 214 to the second storage section 300b. The sheet roller 190 contacts the lower part of the bill and presses it against the first middle plate 120 side. Thereby, the stacking discharge port S1 is opened so that the next bill can enter.
[0032]
Similarly, the stacking and discharging port S2 is configured by the top roller 200 and the stack roller 201, and discharges the banknotes conveyed by the conveying path 217 to the third storage section 300c. The sheet roller 200 contacts the lower part of the bill and presses it against the second middle plate 130. Thereby, the collecting and discharging port S2 is opened so that the next bill can enter (FIG. 7 shows a state where the constituent members are arranged when the collecting and discharging port S2 is viewed from the side).
[0033]
In FIG. 7, the sheet roller 200 includes a transport roller 200a provided with rubber and a flexible sheet 200b. The bill is nipped by the roller 200a and the stack roller 201 facing the roller 200a, and is fed into the third storage section 300c. At the same time, the sheet 200b performs an operation of pushing the bill toward the second middle plate 130. Note that the configuration and operation of the sheet roller 190 and the stack roller 191 of the accumulation discharge port S1 are the same.
[0034]
Here, when the banknotes accumulated in the third accumulation unit 300c are moved to the vicinity of the front plate 110, they must exceed the accumulation discharge port S1. For this purpose, a lower cover 160 is provided. The lower lid 160 is located between the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130, and is rotatable about a shaft 161. When the second middle plate 130 moves toward the front plate 110 from the integrated discharge port S1, the driving force is applied and the second middle plate 130 rotates as shown by the arrow D, and the first bottom plate 170 and the second bottom plate 171 are moved. Connecting. Thereby, the banknotes accumulated in the third accumulation unit 300c can be smoothly transferred to the vicinity of the front plate 110.
[0035]
The depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 is connected to the transport path 11a and the transport path 11c shown in FIG. These transport paths are connected to the separation / intake port F of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 via the transport path 185, to the accumulation / discharge port S1 via the transport path 214, and to the accumulation / discharge port S2 via the transport path 217. . The connection state of the transport path is changed by detecting passage of a bill by the passage sensor 220, the passage sensor 221, the passage sensor 222, and the passage sensor 223, and switching between the gate 211, the gate 212, and the gate 215.
[0036]
Further, as an operation of the bill handling apparatus 1, there is a case where the second storage unit 300b or the third storage unit 300c is used as a temporary storage and the shutter 101 is opened. Here, since the user is not allowed to touch the banknotes in the temporary storage in operation, the upper cover 151 is provided. The upper lid 151 is combined with the first middle plate 120 or the second middle plate 130 to prevent the second stacking unit 300b or the third stacking unit 300c from entering from outside. Further, the upper lid 151 can be housed in the upper plate 150 by a mechanism described later.
[0037]
Next, referring to FIG. 4 again, a mechanism for realizing the operations of the first middle plate 120, the second middle plate 130, the rear plate 140, and the upper lid 151 will be described.
In FIG. 4, the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130 are guided by guide grooves 231 and 232 provided in the side plate 230. The guide groove 231 and the guide groove 232 are formed so that the first and second middle plates 120 and 130 do not block the separation / intake opening F shown in FIG. In the vicinity of 110, it is provided to be bent away from the separation inlet F. For this purpose, the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130 are driven by the arm mechanism shown in FIG.
Note that the arm mechanism 121 of the first middle plate 120 and the arm mechanism 131 of the second middle plate 130 have almost the same configuration, and therefore will be described using the arm mechanism 131.
[0038]
5, the arm mechanism 131 includes an arm base 132, a driving belt 133, a driving pulley 134, and a driven pulley 135. The drive pulley 134 is driven by a motor (not shown). The rotation axis of the driving pulley 134 is also the rotation axis of the arm base 132. The second middle plate 130 is driven from the drive belt 133 via the connection plate 136. Further, a bearing 137 is provided on the second middle plate 130, and is guided while being in contact with the guide groove 231. According to such a configuration, the second middle plate 130 moves substantially parallel to the direction of arrow C in the section f of the guide groove 231. In the section of the guide groove 231, the arm base 132 can be moved along the guide groove 231 in the direction of the arrow O while swinging the arm base 132 around the drive pulley 134 as a rotation center.
[0039]
Further, the lower lid 160 is urged by an elastic body 163 such as a spring to close the integrated discharge port S1. When the second middle plate 130 moves in a direction away from the front plate 110 from the stacking discharge port S1, the connecting plate 137 of the second middle plate 130 contacts the cam 162 of the lower lid 160 to rotate the shaft 161 so that the stacking is performed. Open the discharge port S1.
[0040]
Similarly, the rear plate 140 shown in FIG. 4 drives the drive belt 143, the drive pulley 144, and the driven pulley 145 by a motor (not shown), and is driven via the connection plate 146. The bearing 147 provided on the rear plate 140 is guided along the guide groove 233, and can move substantially parallel to the direction of arrow C in FIG.
[0041]
On the other hand, the upper cover 151 shown in FIG. 4 moves the bearings 152 and 153 provided on the upper cover 151 along the guide grooves 234 and 235 provided on the side plate 230, respectively, as shown in the upper cover 151a. And housed in the upper plate 150. Here, the upper lid 151 is moved by linearly driving the center axis of the bearing 152 by a motor (not shown).
[0042]
Next, an operation according to a transaction by a user will be described.
Transaction processing in the banknote handling apparatus 1 is roughly divided into two processings, a payment processing and a payment processing.
First, the deposit processing in the bill handling device 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. The depositing process includes a deposit preparation stage in which a user puts bills into the first storage section 300a, a deposit counting stage in which bills are separated one by one and the number of each denomination is counted, and the bill handling device 1 counts. After the user confirms that the number of copies is correct, the process is divided into a deposit storage stage in which the stored number is stored in the recirculation box 14 or the like. In addition, as exceptional processing, there are a payment return step in which a rejected banknote determined to be unacceptable at the time of counting is returned to the user, and a cancellation return step when the user selects the non-payment when checking the number of banknotes.
[0043]
FIG. 8 shows the arrangement position of each mechanism element in the payment preparation stage.
In FIG. 8, the rear plate 140 is disposed at a position A on the opposite side of the front plate 110 of the stacking discharge port S2, and the second middle plate 130 is disposed at a position B between the stacking discharge port S1 and the stacking discharge port S2. . The first middle plate 120 is located at the position C on the front plate 110 side of the accumulation / discharge port S1, and is combined with the upper cover 151, which is the protruding position G, to form the second storage portion 300b and the third storage portion 300c. Invisible to the user. The lower lid 160 is at the position R, and opens the integrated discharge port S1. The front plate 110 is at a position J by being urged by a spring (not shown). After arranging each mechanism element in this manner, the shutter 101 is moved from the closed position L to the open position M so that the user can insert bills.
[0044]
When the user inserts the bill, the shutter 101 is moved to the closed position L, and the process proceeds to the next deposit counting step.
[0045]
In the payment counting stage, the bill handling device 1 conveys the bill as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 9, the banknotes inserted into the first storage section 300a are separated and transported on the transport path 11a. At the gate 12a, all the banknotes are directed to the transport path 11b and transported to the banknote discriminating unit 13. The bill discriminating section 13 decides whether or not the bill is normal, determines the denomination of the normal bill, and counts the number of sheets for each denomination. The banknote that has passed through the banknote discriminating unit 13 is conveyed to the conveyance path 11c by the gate 12b. Here, the gate 215 is driven to distribute normal banknotes to the third storage unit 300c and banknotes determined to be unacceptable to the second storage unit 300b.
[0046]
FIG. 10 shows the state of the deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10 at the time of deposit counting.
[0047]
In FIG. 10, the first middle plate 120 moves from the position C to a position D closer to the front plate 110 in order to bring the banknotes in the first storage portion 300 a closer to the separating and taking-in opening F. The upper lid 151 moves to the position G. The bills N are separated one by one by the mechanism of the separating and taking-in opening F and sent out to the transport path 11a. In accordance therewith, the first middle plate 120 is controlled so as to gradually approach the front plate 110, and the banknote N is fed into the separation taking-in opening F.
[0048]
On the other hand, the bills Q determined to be normal are accumulated in the third storage section 300c. As described above, the banknotes are fed to the second middle plate 130 side by the sheet roller 200, and are stacked in the thickness direction and accumulated in a bundle. The second middle plate 130 is initially at a position B close to the accumulation discharge port S2, but is controlled to move to a position B on the front plate 110 side as the number of bills Q increases. Thereby, the pressing force on the bills Q is adjusted so that the bills Q can be aligned and accumulated.
[0049]
The banknotes P determined to be unacceptable are stacked in the second storage unit 300b. As described above, the first middle plate 120 moves toward the front plate 110 as the bill N is separated. Therefore, the second storage unit 300b expands, but since the sheet roller 190 feeds the banknote P to the first middle plate 120 side and the storage unit 300 is inclined so that the front plate 110 side is lowered, the banknote P is in the second position. It can be accumulated so as to lean on one middle plate 120.
[0050]
Here, if there is a banknote P determined to be unacceptable, it is returned to the user. For this purpose, the second middle plate 130 is at the position C and the upper cover 151 is at the position G, so that the normal bills Q accumulated in the third storage section 300c cannot be touched. At this time, in order to align and move the bills Q, the rear plate 140 is moved in accordance with the movement of the second middle plate 130. In addition, the lower cover 160 moves to the position T with the movement of the second middle plate 130. Then, the user moves the shutter 101 to the position M, and returns the unacceptable banknote P to the user as the arrangement of the mechanical elements shown in FIG. When the returned bill is to be inserted again, the shutter 101 is closed once, and the bills can be inserted after the arrangement of the mechanical elements in the payment preparation stage shown in FIG.
[0051]
In this way, when all the inserted banknotes N are exhausted, the payment counting step is completed.
[0052]
Next, the information input / output device 52 displays the counted number of sheets for each denomination and the total amount. When the user confirms, the process proceeds to a deposit storage stage in which the banknotes Q temporarily accumulated in the third storage section 300c are stored in the recycle box 14 or the like. This is shown in FIGS.
[0053]
In FIGS. 12 and 13, in the deposit storage stage, the bill Q is sent to the separation and capture unit F by the rear plate 140. Therefore, the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130 move to the upper part of the front plate 110 away from the separation / intake portion F as shown by the position E. The banknotes Q are separated one by one and conveyed to the recirculation box 14 or the like along the route shown in FIG. At this time, the banknote discriminating unit 13 discriminates the denomination, and the banknotes used for withdrawal are sent to the recycle box 14 as shown by an arrow, and the banknotes not used for withdrawal are sent to the deposit safe 15 as shown by an arrow. The banknotes that are in a bad state or that are taken in with two or more overlapping banknotes are transported to the reject warehouse 16 by switching the gate 12 as shown by the arrows. When all the bills Q are stored in the recycle box 13 or the like, the deposit processing ends.
[0054]
If the user has canceled the payment processing when the counted number of money and the total amount for each denomination are displayed on the information input / output device 52, the process proceeds to the cancellation return stage.
[0055]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, the first middle plate 120 is moved to the position E, the second middle plate is moved to the position D, the rear plate 140 is moved to the position C, and the shutter 101 is moved to the position M. Then, all rejected banknotes P and normal banknotes Q can be returned to the user.
[0056]
Next, the dispensing process will be described with reference to FIG.
[0057]
In FIG. 15, a predetermined number of bills are sent out from the recycle box 14, accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10, and paid out to the user. As shown by the arrow H, the bills sent out from the recirculation box 14 to the transport path 11 are transported to the depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 after the bill type and the bill state are confirmed by the bill discriminating section 13. According to the result of the discrimination by the bill discriminating section 13, the bills are sorted into the second storage section 300b and the third storage section 300c. There are two ways of sorting.
The first method is a method of accumulating normal banknotes in the second storage section 300b as indicated by an arrow, and collecting abnormal banknotes in the third storage section 300c as indicated by an arrow. As a second method, a method of integrating them in reverse is conceivable. The following description is an operation when the first method is adopted.
[0058]
The dispensing process includes a dispensing storage step of accumulating the dispensing bills in the depositing and dispensing mechanism 10 and a dispensing and dispensing step of dispensing the bills to the user. As an exceptional process, when there is a banknote that has been determined to be abnormal at the time of dispensing and has been rejected, there is a withdrawal reject collecting step of storing the banknote in the reject storage 16. Further, when the user forgets to take out the withdrawal bill, the bill is stored in the reject storage 16 in the forgetting and collecting step.
[0059]
First, the dispensing and paying out stage will be described.
FIG. 16 shows the arrangement of the mechanical elements in the dispensing / paying stage.
In FIG. 16, the rear plate 140 is located at a position A on the opposite side of the front plate 110 of the stacking outlet S2, and the second middle plate 130 is located at a position B between the stacking outlet S1 and the stacking outlet S2. . The first middle plate 120 is located at a position C on the front plate 110 side of the integrated discharge port S1. The lower lid 160 is at the position R, and opens the integrated discharge port S1. The front plate 110 is at a position J by being urged by a spring (not shown). Further, the shutter 101 is at the position L and is in a closed state for the user.
[0060]
With such an arrangement, the normal bill U to be dispensed is accumulated in the second storage unit 300b, and the bill V determined to be abnormal is accumulated in the third storage unit 300c. Here, the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130 are controlled to move to the front plate 110 side as the bills U and V increase, respectively, in order to align and accumulate the bills. Maintain a suitable pressure.
[0061]
When the amount specified by the user has been stored in the second storage section 300b, the process proceeds to the withdrawal payout stage. At this time, the first middle plate 120 moves to the position D, the second middle plate 130 moves to the position C, and the rear plate 140 moves toward the front plate 110 in accordance with the second middle plate 130. In addition, the lower cover 160 moves to the position T with the movement of the second middle plate 130. Also, the upper cover 151 is moved to the position G so that the user cannot touch the rejected bill V in the third stacking unit 300c together with the second middle plate 130. After arranging the mechanism elements in this manner, the shutter 101 is moved to the position M so that the user can take out the bill U as shown in FIG.
[0062]
Here, if there is a banknote V that has been determined to be abnormal by the banknote determination unit 13 and has been rejected, the process proceeds to the withdrawal rejection collection stage. Here, as shown in FIG. 18, first, the shutter 101 is moved to the position L so that the user cannot touch the bill V. Then, the upper cover 151 is moved to the position H so that the rear plate 140 can move to the vicinity of the front plate 110. The first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130 move to the position E, and the bill V is sent to the separation and capture position F by the rear plate 140. Thereby, the bill V is sent out to the transport path 11 a and stored in the reject storage 16.
[0063]
When a predetermined time has elapsed since the user forgot to take the bill, the process proceeds to a forgotten collection stage. Here, as shown in FIG. 19, first, the user moves the shutter 101 to the position L so that the user cannot touch the bill V. Then, the upper cover 151 is moved to the position H so that the rear plate 140 can move to the vicinity of the front plate 110. The first middle plate 120 moves to the position E, the second middle plate 130 feeds the bill U, and the rear plate 140 feeds the bill V to the separating / receiving position F. Thereby, the forgotten bills are sent out to the transport path 11a and stored in the reject box 16.
[0064]
With the above operation, the dispensing process ends.
[0065]
In addition, as a 2nd method, the method of accumulating a normal banknote in the 3rd storage part 300c as shown by an arrow and the abnormal banknote in the 2nd storage part 300b as shown by an arrow also has a method is there. In this case, if there is a banknote to be rejected, the rejected banknote is collected before paying out the withdrawal banknote to the user. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the time for withdrawing money to the user is delayed. However, on the other hand, rejected bills can be accumulated in the second storage section 300b and normal bills can be accumulated in the third storage section 300c at the time of depositing and dispensing. Generally, the number of rejected banknotes is smaller than that of normal banknotes, so that the second stacking unit 300b that handles only rejected banknotes can reduce the storage space. Thereby, there is an advantage that the depositing and dispensing mechanism 10 can be made smaller.
[0066]
As described above, by using the deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10 of the present invention, bills can be traded without a temporary storage, and the configuration of the bill handling mechanism 1 can be simplified and downsized.
[0067]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, since the structure of a banknote handling mechanism can be simplified, the size reduction and cost reduction of ATM can be implement | achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic teller machine.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bill handling device.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a deposit and withdrawal mechanism.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a deposit and withdrawal mechanism.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a middle plate driving mechanism.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism element related to separation.
FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing mechanical elements related to integration.
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a payment preparation stage.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a bill transport path at the time of counting of payment.
FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a deposit counting stage.
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a payment return stage.
FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a deposit storage stage.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a bill conveyance path at the time of deposit storage.
FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a cancellation return stage.
FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram illustrating a bill conveyance path during a dispensing process.
FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a payment storing stage.
FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a withdrawal payout stage.
FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a withdrawal reject recovery stage.
FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a forgotten collection stage.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote handling apparatus, 10 ... Cash-receipt-and-disbursement mechanism, 11 ... Transport path, 12 ... Gate, 13 ... Banknote discrimination part, 14 ... Recycle box, 15 ... Safe box, 16 ... Reject box, 20 ... Upper unit, 21 ... Lower part Unit, 50: Automatic cash handling device, 51: Transaction indicator, 52: Information input / output device, 53: Card handling machine, 54: Passbook printing machine, 101: Shutter, 110: Front plate, 120: First middle plate , 130: second middle plate, 140: rear plate, 121, 131: arm mechanism, 132: arm base, 133, 143: drive belt, 134, 144: drive pulley, 135, 145: driven pulley, 136, 146 ... Connection plate, 137, 147 bearing, 150 upper plate, 151 upper cover, 152, 153 bearing, 160 lower cover, 161 shaft, 162 cam, 163 elastic body, 170 bottom , 180: pickup roller, 181: feed roller, 182: gate roller, 183: pinch roller, 184: transport roller, 190, 200: sheet roller, 191, 201: stack roller, 211, 212, 215: gate, 220, 221, 222, 223: passage sensor, 185, 210, 214, 217: transport path, 230: side plate, 231, 232, 233, 234, 234: guide groove, 300: storage section, 300a: first storage section, 300b: second storage unit; 300c: third storage unit.

Claims (3)

A storage unit for storing banknotes, an opening for collectively inserting and removing banknotes into and from the storage unit, a separating mechanism for separating and sending banknotes one by one from the storage unit, and a banknote bundle to the storage unit In a banknote pay-in / pay-out device provided with a stacking mechanism for stacking and stacking,
The storage section includes a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends in the thickness direction of the bill, first and second middle plates attached between the front plate and the rear plate, and a lower end of the bill. A bottom plate for mounting, one separation intake port and two integrated discharge ports from the front plate side,
The banknote is moved to the separation inlet by the first middle plate, and the bill is moved between the first middle plate and the second middle plate and between the second middle plate and the rear plate. A banknote depositing / dispensing device, wherein the banknotes are stacked by providing a stacking discharge port. In the bill receiving / dispensing device,
A lower lid for opening and closing one of the front sides of the integrated discharge port,
The storage portion is partitioned from the rear plate side of the opening, and the first middle plate or the second middle plate is separated from the opening together with the first middle plate or the second middle plate. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to claim 1, further comprising an upper lid that prevents entry into the storage portion on the rear plate side. A storage unit for storing banknotes, an opening through which banknotes can be collectively inserted into and removed from the storage unit, a separation mechanism that separates and sends banknotes one by one from the storage unit, and bundles banknotes into the storage unit In a banknote pay-in / pay-out device including a stacking mechanism for stacking and stacking,
The storage portion is a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends in the thickness direction of the bill, a first and a second middle plate attached between the front plate and the rear plate, the front plate and the A first storage portion attached between the first middle plate, a second storage portion provided between the first and second middle plates, the second middle plate, A third storage section provided between the rear plate and
A deposit banknote is stored in the first storage section, a reject banknote that is determined to be abnormal at the time of deposit or withdrawal is stored in the second storage section, and a deposit or withdrawal is performed in the third storage section. A bill receiving / dispensing apparatus for storing a normal bill determined to be normal.

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