JP2006004039A - Bill processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill processing device capable of simplifying structure for detection presence/absence of a bill stored in each of two bill storage spaces, which are divided by two pusher plates arranged freely movably and variable in size by moving the pusher plates, for lowering a cost for a device main body. <P>SOLUTION: In this bill processing device 1, presence/absence of a bill stored in two bill storage spaces is detected totally by means of a prism 13a, and when it is determined that a bill is stored in either of the bill storage spaces. presence/absence of a bill stored in a first bill storage space is detected. In this way, presence/absence of a bill in each of the two bill storage spaces can be detected, and a cost for the device main body can be lowered. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus that performs a deposit transaction for receiving banknotes inserted into a main body and a withdrawal transaction for discharging banknotes stored in the main body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, banknote processing apparatuses such as ATMs and CDs that perform deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions are installed in stores such as financial institutions and convenience stores. In a conventional banknote handling apparatus, a deposit / withdrawal bill storage space for storing bills (payment / withdrawal bills) related to deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions is formed inside the deposit / withdrawal port. In addition, a separation / feeding mechanism for separating the banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space one by one and feeding them to the transport path, and a stack mechanism for stacking the banknotes transported through the transport path in the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space are provided. It has been. A shutter is provided at the deposit / withdrawal port.

  A conventional banknote handling apparatus opens a shutter at the time of deposit transaction, and waits for a bill to be inserted into a deposit / withdrawal bill storage space. When a banknote is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space, the banknote handling apparatus closes the shutter, separates and feeds out the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space one by one, and conveys it to the discrimination unit. A discrimination part performs discrimination whether it is a bill which can be accepted for every bill which has been conveyed. Acceptable banknotes are genuine bills and denominations of banknotes handled by the apparatus main body. For example, even if it is discriminated that it is a genuine note, if it is a banknote of a denomination that is not handled, it is discriminated that it is not an acceptable banknote. The banknote processing apparatus conveys and stores banknotes identified as acceptable banknotes (hereinafter referred to as “accepted banknotes”) to the temporary storage unit, and conversely identifies banknotes identified as not acceptable banknotes (hereinafter, “reject”). (Referred to as banknotes) is transported and stored in a reject banknote holding unit provided separately from the temporary holding unit. When the banknote handling apparatus discriminates all the banknotes currently inserted into the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space, the banknote handling apparatus conveys and stores the reject banknotes stored in the reject banknote storage section into the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space. When all the reject banknotes are stored in the deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space, the shutter is opened again, and the reject banknotes are returned to the user. When there is no reject banknote, in other words, when there is no reject banknote to be returned to the user, this process is not performed. In addition, when the deposit amount (total amount of accepted bills) is confirmed by the user, the bill processing apparatus processes the deposit transaction of the deposit amount. At this time, the accepted banknotes held in the temporary storage unit are fed out one by one, conveyed again to the discrimination unit, and the banknotes are re-differentiated. And each banknote is conveyed and accommodated in the deposit or withdrawal cartridge according to the denomination identified by this re-discrimination.

  Note that the banknote handling apparatus pays out the accepted banknotes held in the temporary storage unit one by one when the deposit transaction is input without confirming the deposit amount by the user, and deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space To be transported and stored. Then, the shutter is opened, and all bills inserted by the user this time are returned to the user. The temporary holding unit is provided to return all bills inserted this time to the user when the user stops the deposit transaction on the way.

  In addition, in a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction, if there is a banknote that the user forgets in the deposit / withdrawal bill storage space, the banknote handling apparatus conveys and stores the forgotten bill in a collection cartridge.

  As described above, the conventional banknote handling apparatus has to be provided with a reject banknote storage unit in addition to the temporary storage unit in the apparatus body, and the apparatus body is large. As described above, the temporary holding unit is necessary to return all banknotes inserted by the user to the user when the deposit transaction is canceled in the middle. Moreover, a reject banknote holding part is required in order to return the banknote identified as not being an acceptable banknote to a user.

Therefore, it is possible to divide the deposit / withdrawal bill storage space facing the deposit / withdrawal port into an input bill space into which the deposited bill is inserted and a reject bill space into which the reject bill and the withdrawal bill are stored, thereby reducing the size of the device. 1 is proposed. Specifically, a middle plate is provided in a deposit / withdrawal bill storage space facing the deposit / withdrawal port, and a bill insertion bill space into which a deposit bill is inserted with the middle plate, and a reject bill bill space in which reject bills and withdrawal bills are stored. It has been proposed to divide. It also describes that the size of these spaces is adjusted as necessary by moving the intermediate plate. This banknote handling apparatus can directly convey and store reject banknotes in the reject banknote space during deposit transactions, and it is not necessary to provide a reject banknote storage section in the apparatus main body, so the apparatus main body can be made smaller.
JP 2000-99795 A

  However, in the configuration shown in Patent Document 1, the inserted bill space and the rejected bill space are in a state where there is almost no space depending on the position of the moved middle plate, in other words, most of the deposited / withdrawal bill storage space is the inserted bill. It may become the state used as one space of space or reject banknote space. Moreover, it is necessary to detect the presence or absence of individually stored banknotes with respect to the inserted banknote space and the reject banknote space. For this reason, with respect to the inserted banknote space and the rejected banknote space, it is stored in any state from the state where the space hardly exists to the state where almost the entire deposit / withdrawal banknote storage space is used. It is necessary to be able to detect the presence / absence of banknotes, the configuration for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes individually stored in the inserted banknote space and the reject banknote space is complicated, and the apparatus main body is expensive. There was a problem.

  In addition, in patent document 1, it does not describe in particular about the structure for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote separately accommodated with respect to insertion banknote space and reject banknote space.

  The object of the present invention is to detect the presence or absence of banknotes individually stored in two banknote storage spaces which are separated by two pusher plates provided so as to be movable and whose sizes change as the pusher plates move. It is providing the banknote processing apparatus which aimed at the cost reduction of an apparatus main body by simplifying the structure for doing.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration.

(1) By two pusher plates that are movably attached in a direction to come in contact with and away from the payout roller for paying out the stored banknotes, the bill is separated by the payout roller and one pusher plate on the side close to the payout roller. Banknote storage means having a first banknote storage space and a second banknote storage space separated by these two pusher plates;
A first driving means for moving the one pusher plate in a direction of moving toward and away from the feeding roller;
A second driving means for moving the other pusher plate in a direction of moving toward and away from the feeding roller;
From the feeding roller side, there is an optical sensor that irradiates light to the other pusher plate through the one pusher plate and detects reflected light of the other pusher plate, and this optical sensor irradiates the other pusher plate. A stored banknote detection means for detecting whether or not a banknote is stored in the banknote storage means, depending on whether or not the reflected light of the light being detected is detected;
A pressure detecting means for moving the one pusher plate to the feeding roller side by the first driving means and detecting the presence or absence of a banknote pressed by the feeding roller;
When it is detected by the stored banknote detection means that a banknote is stored in the banknote storage space, the press detection means moves the one pusher plate by the first driving means and presses it against the feeding roller. When it is detected that the bill is being stored, it is determined that the bill is stored in at least one of the bill storage spaces, and conversely when the press detection means does not detect the bill pressed by the feeding roller. And banknote storage space determination means for determining that banknotes are stored in the other banknote storage space.

  In this configuration, the banknote storing means is divided by the two pusher plates that are movably attached in the direction of moving toward and away from the feeding roller for feeding out the banknotes, and is separated by the feeding roller and one of the pusher plates on the side close to the feeding roller. The first bill storage space and the second bill storage space separated by two pusher plates. The sizes of the first bill storage space and the second bill storage space can be adjusted by moving the two pusher plates by the first drive means and the second drive means. Further, the stored banknote detection means irradiates light to the other pusher plate from one payer roller side through the one pusher plate on the side close to the payout roller, and detects the reflected light to the first banknote. Whether a bill is stored in the storage space or the second bill storage space is detected. Specifically, if the optical sensor receives reflected light, it is assumed that no banknote is stored in the first banknote storage space and the second banknote storage space, and the optical sensor does not receive the reflected light. Detecting that a banknote is stored in at least one of the first banknote storage space or the second banknote storage space. Moreover, when the banknote storage space determination means detects the banknote pressed by the feeding roller when the press detection means moves the one pusher plate by the first drive means, at least one banknote storage is performed. When it is determined that a banknote is stored in the space and, on the contrary, the press detection means does not detect a banknote pressed by the feeding roller, it is determined that a banknote is stored in the other banknote storage space. To do.

  In this way, the stored banknote detection means comprehensively detects the presence or absence of banknotes stored in the two banknote storage spaces, and detects that banknotes are stored in one of the banknote storage spaces. When it is done, the presence or absence of the banknote accommodated with respect to the 1st banknote storage space is detected by a press detection means. Therefore, when the press detection means detects that there is a banknote stored in the first banknote storage space, there is a banknote stored at least in the first banknote storage space, and conversely, the press detection means is the first banknote storage space. When it is detected that there is no banknote stored in the banknote storage space, there is a banknote stored in the second banknote storage space. Moreover, when it is detected that there is a banknote stored in the first banknote storage space, the banknote stored in the first banknote storage space is fed out by the feeding roller, so that the second banknote storage space is Whether or not banknotes are stored can be detected.

  Therefore, it is possible to detect whether or not banknotes are individually stored in the first banknote storage space and the second banknote storage space with a simple configuration, and the cost of the apparatus main body can be reduced.

  (2) The pressing detection means detects a detection lever that rotates when a bill is pressed against the feeding roller by the first driving means or the second driving means, and detects the rotation of the detection lever. A rotation detection sensor.

  In this configuration, since the pressing detection means is configured by the detection lever that rotates when the bill is pressed by the feeding roller and the sensor that detects the rotation of the detection lever, it can be realized at low cost.

(3) The stored banknote detection means is disposed on the feeding roller side and emits light to the other pusher plate through a first opening formed on the one pusher plate;
A prism that is provided on the other pusher plate, bends the light emitted from the light emitting portion, and sends the light to the feeding roller side through a second opening formed in the one pusher plate;
A light receiving portion that is disposed on the feeding roller side and receives light transmitted from the prism.

  In this configuration, since the prism is used, it is possible to detect whether or not banknotes are stored in the banknote storage means, that is, the first banknote storage space and the second banknote storage space, with a simple configuration. Cost reduction.

(4) At the time of deposit transaction, the first pusher and the second drive unit move the two pusher plates so that the first banknote storage space faces the banknote deposit / withdrawal port. A deposit bill accepting means for accepting the insertion of the deposit bill into the storage space;
In the state where the one pusher plate is moved by the first driving means, received by the deposited banknote accepting means, and the deposited banknote stored in the first banknote storage space is pressed against the feeding roller, A deposited banknote feeding means for rotating the feeding roller to feed the deposited banknotes stored in the first banknote storage space one by one;
Discrimination means for discriminating whether or not each deposited banknote fed out by the deposited banknote feeding means is a receivable banknote;
And reject means for transporting and storing the deposited banknotes identified as not being acceptable by the discrimination means to the second banknote storage space as reject banknotes.

  In this configuration, the first bill storage space is used as a deposit bill insertion space and the second bill storage space is used as a reject bill storage space at the time of deposit transaction.

  (5) After all the deposited banknotes stored in the first banknote storage space are fed out by the deposited banknote feeding means, the rejected banknotes that are identified as non-acceptable banknotes by the identifying means are the second banknotes. If it is stored in the banknote storage space, the second banknote storage space is made to face the banknote deposit / withdrawal port, and removal of the rejected banknote stored is permitted.

  In this configuration, the rejected banknote can be returned to the user by moving the two pusher plates and causing the second banknote storage space to face the banknote deposit / withdrawal port.

  According to this invention, it is possible to detect whether or not banknotes are individually stored in the first banknote storage space and the second banknote storage space with a simple configuration, and the cost of the apparatus main body can be reduced. .

  Hereinafter, the banknote processing apparatus which is embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment is what is called ATM which can perform a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction. The banknote handling apparatus 1 has a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 2 formed on the front surface of the main body. The deposit / withdrawal port 2 is provided with a shutter 2a. A receiving plate 11, a first pusher plate 12, a second pusher plate 13, and a third pusher plate 14 are arranged in this order from the lower end side of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 inside the apparatus main body facing the deposit / withdrawal port 2. It is erected. The receiving plate 11 is erected at one end along the lower end side of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. This receiving plate 11 is fixed. On the other hand, the first pusher plate 12, the second pusher plate 13, and the third pusher plate 14 are freely attached when moving in a direction in which they are in contact with and away from the receiving plate 11. The space partitioned by the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 corresponds to the first bill storage space referred to in the present invention, and the space partitioned by the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13. Corresponds to the second bill storage space referred to in the present invention.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes a feeding roller for feeding out banknotes stored in the space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 and in the space between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13. 4 is a stacking mechanism including a feed roller for feeding and storing bills between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13, and 5 is a second pusher plate 13. This is a separation / stacking mechanism including a feeding roller for feeding out banknotes stored in a space between the third pusher plate 14 and a feeding roller for feeding banknotes therebetween. One end of the first pusher plate 12 is erected along the upper end side of the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the second pusher plate 13 abuts on the first pusher plate 12, and the third pusher plate 14. Is standing from the second pusher plate 13 at a position approximately the same width as the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and an initial state (a state in which the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 are in the initial position). Call.

  The stack mechanism 4 can feed banknotes between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13 when the second pusher plate 13 is in the initial position. Further, the separation / stacking / stacking mechanism 5 can feed bills between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 when the third pusher plate 14 is in the initial position. Further, the third pusher plate 14 has a notch formed at a position where the feeding roller of the separating / stacking / stacking mechanism 5 faces, and the feeding roller of the separating / stacking / stacking mechanism 5 is connected to the second pusher via the notch. Projects to the plate 13 side. The feeding roller of the separating / stacking mechanism 5 is urged in a direction protruding toward the second pusher plate 13. Therefore, the bill pushed up by the second pusher plate 13 and in contact with the third pusher plate 14, that is, the bill stored in the space between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14. , Can be fed out one by one.

  Further, the receiving plate 11 is formed with a notch at a position where the feeding roller of the separation feeding mechanism 3 faces, and the feeding roller of the separation feeding mechanism 3 protrudes toward the first pusher plate 12 through this notch. Further, as will be described in detail later, the feeding roller is urged in a direction protruding toward the first pusher plate 12 side. Therefore, the banknote stored in the banknote storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 abuts on the feeding roller. The separating and feeding mechanism 3 can feed the banknotes pressed down by the first pusher plate 12 and in contact with the feeding roller of the separating and feeding mechanism 3 one by one. Further, the first pusher plate 12 is also formed with a notch at a position where the feeding roller of the separation feeding mechanism 3 faces, and when the first pusher plate 12 is moved to a position where it abuts the receiving plate 11, The feeding roller of the separation feeding mechanism 3 protrudes toward the second pusher plate 13 through the notches of the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12. Therefore, the banknote stored in the banknote storage space between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13 abuts on the feeding roller. The separating and feeding mechanism 3 can feed the banknotes pressed down by the second pusher plate 13 and in contact with the feeding roller 3 of the separating and feeding mechanism 3 one by one.

  As described above, the separating and feeding mechanism 3 is stored in the space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 and the space between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13. The separation / stacking / stacking mechanism 5 can pay out banknotes stored in the space between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14.

  Moreover, 6 shown in FIG. 1 is a discrimination part which discriminate | determines whether it is a banknote which can be accepted for every banknote, 7a-7c are banknote cartridges provided for every denomination, 8 collect | recovers banknotes etc. which it forgets to take This is a recovery cartridge. Acceptable banknotes are genuine bills and denomination banknotes handled by the apparatus main body. For example, even if it discriminate | determines that it is a genuine note, if the discrimination part 6 is a banknote of the denomination which is not handled, it will discriminate | determine that it is not an acceptable banknote. The bill storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 (the first bill storage space referred to in the present invention) is used as a bill insertion space at the time of deposit transaction. The bill storage space (second bill storage space referred to in the present invention) between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13 is not a reject bill at the time of deposit transaction (a bill that can be accepted by the discrimination unit 6). And used as a storage space for bills). Furthermore, the banknote storage space between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 temporarily receives received banknotes (banknotes identified as banknotes that can be accepted by the discrimination unit 6) during deposit transactions. It is used as a temporary storage space for holding and a storage space for storing withdrawn banknotes (banknotes fed out from the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c) during a withdrawal transaction. The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 and adjusts the positions of these pusher plates 12 to 14, so that the sizes of these banknote storage spaces (two plates facing each other). Distance) and position can be adjusted.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 1, the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 are passed through the discrimination unit 6, and the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13 are used. Between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14, or between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14. The banknotes drawn out from the banknote storage space are conveyed to the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c and the recovery cartridge 8 via the discrimination unit 6, and the banknotes fed out from the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c are secondly passed through the discrimination unit 6. A bill conveyance path for conveying the bills into the bill storage space between the pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 is formed. The banknote transport path is provided with a flapper that switches the banknote transport path in accordance with the destination of the banknote being transported. Since the configuration of the banknote transport path is known, the description thereof is omitted here.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a mounting state of the receiving plate and the first to third pusher plates. In FIG. 2, illustration of the separating / feeding mechanism 3, the stacking mechanism 4, and the separating / feeding / stacking mechanism 5 is omitted. FIG. 2 shows the first to third pusher plates in the initial position. The receiving plate 11 is erected so that one end thereof is along the lower end side of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. The receiving plate 11 is fixed as described above and does not move. The first pusher plate 12 is attached so as to be movable between a position where it abuts on the receiving plate 11 and a position where one end is substantially along the upper edge of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. The first pusher plate 12 is moved in a direction in which the first pusher plate 12 contacts and separates from the receiving plate 11. The width of the bill storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 is maximum when the first pusher plate 12 is in the initial position, and is substantially the same as the width of the deposit / withdrawal port 2; As shown in FIG. 2, when the first pusher plate 12 is in the initial position, the bill storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 faces the deposit / withdrawal port 2. On the contrary, the time when the first pusher plate 12 is in a position where it abuts against the receiving plate 11 is the smallest, and its width is substantially zero.

  The second pusher plate 13 is connected to the drive plate 23 via the first spring 22. The drive plate 23 is moved in the up-down direction (the direction in which it is in contact with and away from the receiving plate 11) by the second actuator 24. The second pusher plate 13 can be moved to the first pusher plate 12 side by moving the drive plate 23 to the first pusher plate 12 side. The second pusher plate 13 does not move downward from the position where it abuts on the first pusher plate 12. As shown in FIG. 3, when the first pusher plate 12 is in a position where it abuts against the receiving plate 11 and the second pusher plate 13 is in the initial position, the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate A bill storage space between the counter 13 and the bank 2 faces the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  Further, the third pusher plate 14 is biased in a direction away from the second pusher plate 13 by the second spring 25. The third pusher plate 14 is connected to the second pusher plate 13 by a connecting plate 26 having a long hole 26a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the connection plate 26 is attached to the side surface of the third pusher plate 14, and the convex portion 27 provided on the side surface of the second pusher plate 13 is inserted into the elongated hole of the connection plate 26. As a result, the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 are connected. The third pusher plate 14 is in a state where the position shown in FIG. 2 is moved upwards. In this state, the third pusher plate 14 is in contact with a stopper (not shown) and does not move upward. At this time, the convex portion 27 is in contact with the lower end portion of the long hole 26a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the second pusher plate 13 can move upward to a position where it abuts on a third pusher plate 14 that abuts against a stopper (not shown) and stops. The banknote handling machine 1 is stored in a banknote storage space between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 by pushing up the second pusher plate 13 toward the third pusher plate 14. The bill is pressed against the feeding roller of the separation / stacking mechanism 5. Further, when the convex portion 27 provided on the side surface of the second pusher plate 13 is in contact with the lower end of the long hole 26a of the connecting plate 26, when the drive plate 23 is further moved downward by the second actuator 24, As the second pusher plate 13 moves downward, the third pusher plate 14 moves downward. As shown in FIG. 5, when the first pusher plate 12 is in a position where it abuts against the receiving plate 11 and the second pusher plate 13 is in a position where it abuts against the first pusher plate 12, the third pusher The position of the plate 14 is such that one end portion is along the upper end side of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. At this time, the bill storage space between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 faces the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  In this way, the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 are moved by the two drive units of the first actuator 21 and the second actuator 24, and the positions of these pusher plates 12 to 14 are adjusted. Thus, any of the three bill storage spaces can be made to face the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  Next, banknotes are individually received with respect to the banknote storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 and the banknote storage space between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13. A configuration for detecting whether or not it is stored will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the stored banknote detection means and the press detection means of the present invention. The illustration of the receiving plate 11 is omitted. In FIG. 6, 3 a is a feeding roller of the separation / feeding mechanism unit 3, and 3 b is a feed roller of the separation / feeding mechanism unit 3. The rotation shaft of the feeding roller 3a is attached to a pick lever 3c that is rotatably attached. A spring 3d is connected to the pick lever 3c. The pick lever 3c rotates in a direction to push up the feeding roller 3a toward the first pusher plate 12 by the biasing force of the spring 3d.

  An empty detection lever 31 extending in the bill feeding direction is rotatably attached above the rotation shaft of the feeding roller 3a. The empty detection lever 31 is connected to a spring 32 that generates a biasing force that rotates the tip (tip on the banknote feeding direction side) in the direction of pushing up the first pusher plate 12. The sky detection sensor 33 is a sensor that detects the rotation of the sky detection lever 31. The sky detection sensor 33 is a photosensor arranged with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit facing each other. When the tip of the sky detection lever 31 is not pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 32, a part of the sky detection lever 31 is located between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the sky detection sensor 33. Further, when the tip of the sky detection lever 31 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 32, a part of the sky detection lever 31 is retracted from between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the sky detection sensor 33. Accordingly, the sky detection sensor 33 is turned on when the tip of the sky detection lever 31 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 32, and turned off when the tip is not pushed down.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first pusher plate 12 has a slit 12a at a position where the feeding roller 3a and the empty detection lever 31 are opposed to each other. Therefore, when the first pusher plate 12 is moved to the receiving plate 11 side, If no banknote is stored in the banknote storage space between the first pusher plate 12, the feeding roller 3a and the empty detection lever 31 protrude to the second pusher plate 13 side through the slit 12a. In other words, when the feeding roller 3 a and the empty detection lever 31 are moved to the receiving plate 11 side of the first pusher plate 12, a banknote is stored in the banknote storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12. Without it, it will not be pressed to the receiving plate 11 side.

  The first pusher plate 12 has two openings 12b and 12c on each of the left and right sides. A light emitting unit 41 and a light receiving unit 42 are disposed below the receiving plate 11. The light emitting unit 41 is disposed at a position where the irradiated light is irradiated to the second pusher plate 13 through the one opening 12b. As shown in FIG. 8, the second pusher plate 13 is formed on the first pusher plate 12 by bending the light emitted from the light emitting portion 41 on the surface facing the first pusher plate 12. The prisms 13a that irradiate the light receiving unit 42 through the other opening 12c are provided on both the left and right sides. Therefore, if there is no banknote stored in the banknote storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 and the banknote storage space between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13. In the light receiving unit 42, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 41 is received. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the second pusher plate 13 has a groove 13b at a position where the empty detection lever 31 faces, so that when the second pusher plate 13 is moved to the receiving plate 11 side, If there is no banknote stored in the banknote storage space between the first pusher plate 12 and the banknote storage space between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13, the empty detection lever 31 is provided in the groove 13b. It is a shape that enters. In other words, when the empty detection lever 31 moves the second pusher plate 13 to the receiving plate 11 side, the bill storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12, and the first pusher plate If there is no banknote stored in the banknote storage space between 12 and the second pusher plate 13, it will not be pressed toward the receiving plate 11 side.

  Although not shown, the receiving plate 11 has substantially the same shape as the first pusher plate 12.

  Hereinafter, the operation | movement at the time of the deposit transaction in the banknote processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  In addition, since the process with respect to the bankbook and the card in the banknote processing apparatus 1 is well-known, description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  FIGS. 9 and 10 are flowcharts showing processing at the time of deposit transaction in the banknote handling apparatus of this embodiment. The banknote handling apparatus 1 starts this process when a deposit transaction is selected. The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 to the initial position (s1). As described above, when the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 are in the initial position, the bill storage space between the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 (hereinafter referred to as bill insertion space). Is facing the deposit / withdrawal port 2. The banknote handling apparatus 1 opens the shutter 2a (s2) and waits for a banknote to be inserted into the banknote insertion space (s3). When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion space, the bill processing apparatus 1 closes the shutter 2a (s4). The banknote handling apparatus 1 determines that a banknote has been inserted into the banknote insertion space when the light emitted from the light emitting unit 41 is no longer received by the light receiving unit 42. The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves the first pusher plate 12 to the receiving plate 11 side (s5). Thereby, the banknote accommodated in the banknote insertion space presses the feeding roller 3a of the separation / feeding mechanism 3 and the empty detection lever 31. Thereby, the sky detection lever 31 rotates and the sky detection sensor 33 is turned on (see FIG. 11). At this time, the pick lever 3c is also rotated, and the bill inserted in the bill insertion space is pressed against the feeding roller 3a of the separation feeding mechanism 3 with an appropriate pressing force.

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 rotates the feeding roller 3a of the separation / feeding mechanism 3 to feed one banknote inserted into the banknote insertion space one by one (s6), and conveys the fed banknote to the discrimination unit 6. And the discrimination part 6 discriminate | determines whether it is an acceptable banknote (s7). The banknote handling apparatus 1 recognizes the banknotes identified as acceptable banknotes in the discrimination unit 6, and the banknote storage space between the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 (hereinafter referred to as temporary holding space). (S8, s9). On the contrary, for banknotes (reject banknotes) identified as not being receivable by the discrimination unit 6, a banknote storage space (hereinafter, reject banknote storage space) between the first pusher plate 12 and the second pusher plate 13. And then stored (s8, s10). The banknote handling apparatus 1 repeats the processes of s6 to s9 for all banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion space (s11). In other words, the banknote handling apparatus 1 performs discrimination as to whether or not all banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion space are acceptable banknotes. At this time, since the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 are in the initial position, the banknote (accepted banknote) sent into the temporary holding space by the feed roller of the separation / stacking mechanism 5 is the second. Are stacked on the upper surface of the pusher plate 13. Moreover, since the 1st pusher plate 12 has moved to the receiving plate 11 side in order to pay out the banknote thrown into the banknote insertion space, the banknote (( Reject banknotes) are stacked on the upper surface of the first pusher plate 12.

  Since the feeding roller 3a of the separating and feeding mechanism 3 and the empty detection lever 31 are opposed to the slit 12a of the first pusher plate 12, the springs 3d and 32 when all the bills thrown into the bill insertion space are drawn out. Due to the urging force, the second pusher plate 13 projects through the slit 12a. Thereby, the sky detection sensor 33 is turned off. The banknote handling apparatus 1 determines that all banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion space have been fed out when the sky detection sensor 33 changes from on to off. In other words, the banknote handling apparatus 1 determines that there is no banknote stored in the banknote insertion space when the empty detection sensor 33 changes from on to off.

  The bill processing apparatus 1 completes the discrimination for all the bills inserted into the bill insertion space, and when the bill is stored in the temporary storage space or the reject bill storage space based on the discrimination result, the reject bill is stored in the reject bill storage space. It is determined whether it has been performed (s12). In s12, if the light irradiated from the light emitting unit 41 is received by the light receiving unit 42, it is determined that the reject banknote is not stored in the reject banknote storage space. It is determined that reject banknotes are stored in the banknote storage space. When it is determined that the reject banknote is stored in the reject banknote storage space, the banknote handling apparatus 1 opens the shutter 2a (s13). At this time, the first pusher plate 12 is in contact with the receiving plate 11, and one end of the first pusher plate 12 is located substantially along the lower edge of the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and the second pusher plate 13 The end is located at a position along the upper edge of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Therefore, the user can take out the banknote stored in the reject banknote storage space facing the deposit / withdrawal port 2 by opening the shutter 2a in s12. In other words, the banknote handling apparatus 1 can return the reject banknote to the user by opening the shutter 2a.

  When the reject banknote stored in the reject banknote storage space is taken out by the user (s14), the banknote handling apparatus 1 closes the shutter 2a (s15). In s14, when the light irradiated from the light emission part 41 is received in the light-receiving part 42, it determines with the rejection banknote having been taken out by the user. Further, when it is determined that the reject banknote is not stored in the reject banknote storage space at s11, or when the shutter 2a is closed at s15, the banknote handling apparatus 1 confirms the amount to be inserted, requests for additional insertion, or deposit transaction. It waits for an input related to one of the cancellation requests (s16 to s18). The banknote processing apparatus 1 will return the 1st pusher plate 12 to an initial position (s19), and will return to s2 and will repeat the said process, if the input concerning addition addition of a banknote is performed. At this time, the second pusher plate 13 and the third pusher plate 14 are also in the initial position.

  Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 1 will move the 2nd pusher plate 13 to the 3rd pusher plate 14 side, and will separate the acceptance banknote accommodated in the temporary storage space, if the input concerning confirmation of an insertion amount is performed. Pressing the feeding roller 5 of the feeding / stacking mechanism 5 (s20). In this manner, the bills stored in the temporary storage space can be pressed by the second pusher plate 12 against the feeding roller of the separation / stacking mechanism 5 with an appropriate pressing force. The banknote handling apparatus 1 rotates the feeding roller of the separating / stacking / stacking mechanism 5 to feed the received banknotes stored in the temporary storage space one by one (s21), and transports the fed banknotes to the discrimination unit 6, Whether it is a genuine note or a denomination is checked again (s22). The banknote processing apparatus 1 conveys and stores the banknotes identified as receivable banknotes in the discrimination unit 6 to the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c corresponding to the denominations (s23, s24). Moreover, about the banknote discriminated that it is not an acceptable banknote by the re-discrimination of this banknote, it conveys to the collection | recovery cartridge 8 and accommodates (s23, s25). The banknote handling apparatus 1 repeats the processes of s21 to s25 until all the accepted banknotes stored in the temporary storage space are stored in the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c or the collection cartridge 8 (s26). When the banknote handling apparatus 1 stores all the accepted banknotes stored in the temporary storage space in the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c or the collection cartridge 8, the banknote processing apparatus 1 performs a deposit process according to the current deposit amount (s27), and performs this process. Exit.

  Moreover, if there exists an input concerning cancellation of payment transaction, the banknote processing apparatus 1 will receive the 2nd pusher plate 13 by the 2nd actuator 24, and will move to the plate 11 (s28). At this time, the first pusher plate 12 is in contact with the receiving plate 11. Therefore, the second pusher plate 13 can be moved to a position where the second pusher plate 13 is in contact with the first pusher plate in contact with the receiving plate 11. The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves to a position where the second pusher plate 13 contacts the first pusher plate 12 that contacts the receiving plate 11. As a result, the third pusher plate 14 connected to the second pusher plate 13 by the connecting plate 26 is moved to a position where one end of the third pusher plate 14 is substantially along the upper edge of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. The reserved space faces the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Thereafter, the banknote handling apparatus 1 opens the shutter 2a (s29), and when the banknote stored in the temporary storage space is taken out by the user (s30), the shutter 2a is closed (s31), and the process is terminated. To do. In this case, no deposit process is performed.

  Moreover, if the banknote processing apparatus 1 leaves the banknote which the user forgot to remove in any of a banknote insertion space, a reject banknote storage space, or a temporary storage space after this money_receiving | payment transaction, the banknote will be drawn out and collected. It is stored in the cartridge 8. The banknotes stored in the banknote insertion space are pressed by the first pusher plate 12 against the feeding roller of the separation / feeding mechanism 3 and fed out. Further, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage space are pressed by the second pusher plate 13 against the feeding roller of the separation / stacking mechanism 5 and fed out. Further, the banknotes stored in the reject banknote storage space are moved to a position where the first pusher plate 12 contacts the receiving plate 11 by the first actuator 21 as shown in FIG. The bills stored in the reject bill storage space are pressed against the feeding roller of the separation feeding mechanism 3 by moving the second pusher plate 13 to the side of the first pusher plate 12 in contact with the receiving plate 11 by 24. And pay out. At this time, since the sky detection lever 31 is pressed and rotated by the banknote stored in the reject banknote storage space, the sky detection sensor 33 is turned on. Further, since the empty detection lever 31 faces the groove 13b of the second pusher plate 13, when all the banknotes stored in the reject banknote storage space are drawn out, the groove 13b is biased by the biasing force of the spring 32. Get in. Thereby, the sky detection sensor 33 is turned off. If the sky detection sensor 33 changes from on to off and the light irradiated from the light emitting unit 41 is received by the light receiving unit 42, the banknote handling apparatus 1 can remove the banknote stored in the reject banknote storage space. It is determined that all have been paid out.

  As described above, the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to this embodiment is configured so that any one of the three spaces divided by the four plates of the receiving plate 11 and the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 is the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Can be opposed to each other. More specifically, when a bill is inserted, the bill insertion space defined by the receiving plate 11 and the first pusher plate 12 is opposed to the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and when the reject bill is returned, the first pusher plate 12 When the reject banknote storage space divided by the second pusher plate 13 is opposed to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and the deposit transaction is stopped halfway, the second pusher plate 13 storing the accepted banknote and the second pusher plate 13 are arranged. The temporary storage space partitioned by the three pusher plates 14 can be made to face the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Accordingly, the inserted bills, the rejected bills, and the accepted bills can be returned by moving the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 when the deposit transaction is canceled halfway. . Further, since the three pusher plates (first to third pusher plates 12 to 14) are moved by two actuators (first actuator 21 and second actuator 24), the apparatus main body is further reduced in size. Can be. Furthermore, the banknote processing apparatus 1 has a simple configuration including a sensor including a light emitting unit 41 and a light receiving unit 42 and an empty detection sensor 33, and banknotes are individually stored in the banknote insertion space and the reject banknote storage space. Whether or not the cost of the apparatus main body is sufficiently suppressed and can be reduced.

  Next, the operation during the withdrawal transaction will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing at the time of a withdrawal transaction in the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment. The banknote handling apparatus 1 starts this process when a withdrawal transaction is selected. The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves the first to third pusher plates 12 to 14 to the initial position (s41) and accepts an input of the withdrawal amount (s42). The banknote handling apparatus 1 determines the number of banknotes to be released for each denomination based on the input withdrawal amount (s43). The banknote handling apparatus 1 feeds out the number of banknotes determined in s43 for each denomination from the banknote cartridges 7a to 7c and conveys the banknotes to the discrimination unit 6. The discrimination unit 6 discriminates whether it is a genuine note or a denomination (s45). The banknote handling apparatus 1 transports and stores the banknotes identified as authentic in s45 to the temporary storage space (s46, s47). On the other hand, banknotes that are not confirmed to be genuine are transported to the collection cartridge 8 and stored (s46, s48).

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves to the position where the first pusher plate 12 is brought into contact with the receiving plate 1 by the first actuator 21 when the banknote corresponding to the withdrawal amount input in s42 is stored in the temporary storage space. (S50). Further, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is moved to the position where the second pusher plate 13 is in contact with the first pusher plate 12 in contact with the plate 11 by the second actuator 24 (s51). As a result, the temporary storage space faces the deposit / withdrawal port 2. In this state, the banknote handling apparatus 1 opens the shutter 2a (s52), and when the banknote stored in the temporary storage space is taken out by the user (s53), the shutter 2a is closed (s54). Further, the banknote handling apparatus 1 performs a withdrawal process corresponding to the withdrawal amount in the current withdrawal transaction (s55), and ends the present process.

  Note that the banknote handling apparatus 1 feeds out the banknote and stores it in the collection cartridge 8 when the banknote forgotten by the user remains in the temporary holding space.

  Thus, without any problem in the withdrawal transaction, the withdrawal banknote can be stored in the temporary storage unit and withdrawn to the user.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the principal part of the banknote processing apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the position of a receiving plate and a 1st-3rd pusher plate. It is a figure which shows the position of a receiving plate and a 1st-3rd pusher plate. It is a figure which shows the position of a receiving plate and a 1st-3rd pusher plate. It is a figure which shows the position of a receiving plate and a 1st-3rd pusher plate. It is a figure explaining the structure concerning the stored banknote detection means of this invention, and a press detection means. It is a figure which shows the 1st pusher plate in the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 2nd pusher plate in the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of the deposit transaction in the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of the deposit transaction in the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the structure concerning the stored banknote detection means of this invention, and a press detection means. It is a figure explaining the structure concerning the stored banknote detection means of this invention, and a press detection means. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of the payment transaction in the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1- Banknote processing apparatus 2- Deposit / withdrawal port 2a- Shutter 3a- Feeding roller 11- Receiving plate 12- 1st plate 12a- Slit 12b, 12c- Opening part 13- 2nd plate 13a- Prism 13b- Groove 14- Third plate 21-First actuator 23-Drive plate 24-Second actuator 26-Connecting plate 26a-Elongated hole 27-Convex portion 31-Empty detection lever 32-Spring 33-Empty detection sensor 41-Light emitting unit 42 -Light receiver

Claims (5)

The first pusher plate separated by the pusher roller and the one pusher plate closer to the payout roller by two pusher plates attached so as to be movable in the direction of coming into contact with and away from the payout roller for paying out the stored banknotes. Banknote storage space, and banknote storage means having a second banknote storage space delimited by these two pusher plates,
A first driving means for moving the one pusher plate in a direction of moving toward and away from the feeding roller;
A second driving means for moving the other pusher plate in a direction of moving toward and away from the feeding roller;
From the feeding roller side, there is an optical sensor that irradiates light to the other pusher plate through the one pusher plate and detects reflected light of the other pusher plate, and this optical sensor irradiates the other pusher plate. A stored banknote detection means for detecting whether or not a banknote is stored in the banknote storage means, depending on whether or not the reflected light of the light being detected is detected;
A pressure detecting means for moving the one pusher plate to the feeding roller side by the first driving means and detecting the presence or absence of a banknote pressed by the feeding roller;
When it is detected by the stored banknote detection means that a banknote is stored in the banknote storage space, the press detection means moves the one pusher plate by the first driving means and presses it against the feeding roller. When it is detected that the bill is being stored, it is determined that the bill is stored in at least one of the bill storage spaces, and conversely when the press detection means does not detect the bill pressed by the feeding roller. And a bill storage space determining means for determining that a bill is stored in the other bill storage space.   The pressing detection means includes a detection lever that rotates when a bill is pressed against the feeding roller by the first driving means or the second driving means, and a rotation detection that detects the rotation of the detection lever. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor. The stored bill detecting means is disposed on the feeding roller side, and a light emitting unit that irradiates light to the other pusher plate through a first opening formed on the one pusher plate;
A prism that is provided on the other pusher plate, bends the light emitted from the light emitting portion, and sends the light to the feeding roller side through a second opening formed in the one pusher plate;
The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a light receiving unit that is disposed on the feeding roller side and receives light transmitted by the prism. At the time of deposit transaction, the two pusher plates are moved by the first drive unit and the second drive unit, the first banknote storage space is opposed to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port, and the first banknote storage space is A deposit bill accepting means for accepting the deposit bill;
In the state where the one pusher plate is moved by the first driving means, received by the deposited banknote accepting means, and the deposited banknote stored in the first banknote storage space is pressed against the feeding roller, A deposited banknote feeding means for rotating the feeding roller to feed the deposited banknotes stored in the first banknote storage space one by one;
Discrimination means for discriminating whether or not each deposited banknote fed out by the deposited banknote feeding means is a receivable banknote;
The banknote processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a rejecting unit configured to convey and store the deposited banknote identified as not being an acceptable banknote as the rejected banknote to the second banknote storage space. apparatus.   After all the deposited banknotes stored in the first banknote storage space are fed out by the deposited banknote feeding means, the reject banknotes identified as not being receivable banknotes by the discrimination means are the second banknote storage spaces. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second bill storage space is opposed to a banknote deposit / withdrawal port if the bill is stored in the banknote, and permits removal of the rejected banknote stored therein.

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