JP2007075207A - Monitoring system and method, and banknote handling device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the safety of banknotes accumulated in a banknote handling device provided in an inter-machine dispenser. <P>SOLUTION: When a remote controller 6 is operated by a clerk for collecting the banknotes accumulated in the banknote handling device provided in the inter-machine dispenser 3, the banknote handling device of the dispenser 3 is moved from a closed position. Then, the dispenser 3 notifies a control server 1 that the banknote handling device is not positioned in the closed position. The control server 1 controls a camera 5 to monitor the notified spacer 3 and, when the spacer comes into a monitored state, notifies it to the dispenser 3. By receiving the notification, the dispenser 3 completely pulls out the banknote handling device from the body of the dispenser 3 again. Consequently, when the banknote handling device is pulled out from the dispenser 3, the situation is surely monitored by the camera 5 so that, even if the banknotes are stolen, this system can quickly specify the criminal. This invention can be applied to game parlors. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring system and method, a banknote processing apparatus and method, and a program, and in particular, a monitoring system and method, a banknote processing apparatus and a banknote processing apparatus that can safely take out banknotes from a banknote processing apparatus that recognizes and collects banknotes. The present invention relates to a method and a program.

  Vending machines that accept various banknotes are in widespread use.

  As a vending machine that accepts banknotes, for example, there is a table machine provided between game machines in order to borrow game balls at a game machine in a game store. When a bill or coin is inserted, the pedestal machine recognizes the amount of money inserted from the inserted bill or coin, and pays out a game ball according to the recognized amount of money inserted.

  The interbank machine is provided with a banknote processing device that accepts the insertion of banknotes and recognizes the insertion amount. Based on a signal from the banknote processing device, the insertion machine recognizes the insertion amount and pays out a game ball. The mechanical part operates. Moreover, the banknote received by the banknote processing apparatus is accumulated in an attached stocker. As such a banknote processing apparatus, what is provided with the following characteristics is proposed (refer patent documents 1 and 2).

  That is, the banknote collection method of the conventional interbank machine is such that the employee releases the lock by the lock or the latch, pulls out the banknote processing device along with the stocker in the forward direction, and stores the stocker unit of the banknote processing device. Banknotes accumulated in the bank. Similarly, maintenance such as cleaning of the banknote recognition unit of the banknote processing apparatus and banknote jamming is performed by pulling out the banknote processing apparatus.

  In addition, an urging mechanism for urging the front of the interbank machine is provided on the back of the banknote handling apparatus, and the banknote handling apparatus including the stocker unlocked by a lock or a latch follows the urging force of the urging mechanism. The banknote processing apparatus that has been pushed forward and extruded at a high speed has been maintained.

  In addition, remote control terminals such as hall computers, island computers, and remote controls that unlock locks or latches can be selected individually or by unlocking multiple units, so that the number of units can be selected according to the situation. I was trying to improve.

  In addition, a lock mechanism using a lock or a latch as described above is provided for each pedestal machine, and a banknote processing apparatus including a stocker is pulled out for banknote collection or the like. In such a case, the fact that the state has changed is notified, and the monitoring means such as a monitoring camera moves the photographing position to monitor the state of the interpolator according to the signal, and the monitoring is performed.

JP 2002-163703 JP2002-035401

  However, in the banknote collection method and security of the interbank machine having the banknote processing apparatus described above, the banknote processing apparatus is pushed out together with the stocker according to the biasing force of the biasing mechanism after the lock by the lock and the latch is released. When the surveillance camera detects that the status of the intermediary machine has changed and tries to perform surveillance, the surveillance may not be in time. In other words, if the urging force is strong, the extrusion speed will increase, and even if a situation occurs in which the banknote handling device is pulled out illegally and the banknotes are extracted, when the monitoring position of the surveillance camera is changed to monitor this situation , After banknotes have already been withdrawn, there is a risk that shooting will not be in time.

  Conversely, when the urging force is lowered and the extrusion speed is lowered, the monitoring security is improved, but the monitoring is not necessary, for example, the workability at the time of closing the store is deteriorated. This is because it is difficult to make the speed variable according to the situation in the conventional technique in which the locking mechanism by the lock or latch and the urging force by the urging mechanism are combined.

  Furthermore, when the drawing speed is controlled simply by using a drive mechanism such as a motor, the motor becomes a restraining force in the event of a power interruption or failure, making it difficult to pull out the banknote handling apparatus, and the workability of the temporary work is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and after the surveillance camera has moved to a predetermined photographing position so that banknote collection can be monitored at the time of banknote collection of a table machine having a banknote processing device including a stocker. However, by allowing the banknote processing device to be pulled out, fraud can be prevented by ensuring that the fraud can be captured by the surveillance camera even if fraud is performed, and banknote processing can be performed at any speed depending on the operating conditions. Maintainability is improved by making the drawing speed of the apparatus variable or allowing the banknote handling apparatus to be pulled out even when the driving force of the driving mechanism is interrupted due to power interruption or failure.

  The monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention is a monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of banknote handling apparatuses, and driving means for driving the banknotes identified and collected from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out. Command means for instructing driving of the driving means for each of the plurality of banknote processing apparatuses, monitoring means for imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote processing apparatuses at different imaging positions, and position control means for controlling the imaging positions And when the driving of the driving unit is commanded by the commanding unit, the position control unit is configured to capture the image on the basis of the position of the banknote processing apparatus commanded to drive the driving unit by the commanding unit. After the position is controlled and the imaging position is controlled by the position control means, the driving means drives the collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out.

  The monitoring system may be configured by the plurality of banknote processing devices and a monitoring device, and the banknote processing device may include the driving unit and the command unit. The monitoring device may include the monitoring unit and the position control unit.

  According to the monitoring level, it is possible to further include an operation mode switching means for switching the operation mode, and when the operation mode is the first operation mode, the command means drives the drive means. The position control means controls the imaging position based on the position of the banknote processing apparatus for which driving of the driving means is commanded by the command means, and after the imaging position is controlled by the position control means. The driving means can be driven from a state where the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and the operation mode is lower than the monitoring level of the first operation mode. In this operation mode, when the command means is instructed to drive the drive means, the drive means cannot take out the collected banknotes. It can be made to be driven to the ready extraction al.

  When the operation mode is the first operation mode, the driving means can be driven at a first speed from a state where the collected banknotes cannot be removed to a state where the banknotes can be taken out. In the second operation mode, which is lower than the monitoring level of the first operation mode, the drive means is faster than the first speed from the state in which the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to the state in which it can be taken out. It is possible to drive at a second speed.

  The drive means can further include a drawer means comprising a combination of a motor and a gear for pulling out the housing for storing the collected banknotes from the main body of the banknote processing apparatus, By pulling out from the main body of the banknote processing apparatus in a state where driving is regulated by the pulling means, the banknote can be driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out.

  When the restriction of the drawer means is canceled by the releasing means for releasing the restriction of the driving of the casing by the drawing means, the sliding portion between the casing and the main body of the bill processing device is resisted. It is possible to further include a resistance means for generating.

  The monitoring method according to the first aspect of the present invention is based on a drive step for driving a banknote that has been identified and collected from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and processing of the driving step for each of the plurality of banknote handling devices. A command step for instructing driving, a monitoring step for imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote processing devices by changing an imaging position, and a position control step for controlling the imaging position. When driving in step processing is commanded, the position control step processing is performed based on the position of the banknote processing device in which driving of the driving step processing is commanded by the command step processing. And after the imaging position is controlled by the processing of the position control step, the processing of the driving step takes out the collected banknotes. Driving ready to take out from a condition not.

  The program according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a driving step for driving the identified and collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and driving by processing of the driving step for each of the plurality of banknote handling devices. A command step for commanding the image, a monitoring step for imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote processing devices at different imaging positions, and a position control step for controlling the imaging position. When the driving in the process of the driving step is instructed, the processing of the position control step is based on the position of the banknote processing device in which the driving of the processing of the driving step is instructed by the process of the command step. After the imaging position is controlled and the imaging position is controlled by the process of the position control step, the process of the driving step is recovered. And drives the ready removed from a condition not take out bills.

  The banknote handling apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a driving unit that drives a banknote that has been identified and collected from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and a command unit that commands the driving of the driving unit. When the driving means is instructed by the command means, the driving means can take out the collected banknotes from a state where it cannot be taken out after the position of the driver is imaged and monitored. Drive to the correct state.

  The banknote processing method according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a drive step for driving the identified and collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and a command step for instructing driving in the processing of the driving step. And when the driving in the driving step is commanded by the processing in the command step, the processing in the driving step is performed after the position is captured and monitored. Is driven from a state where it cannot be removed to a state where it can be removed.

  The program according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a driving step for driving the identified and collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and a command step for instructing driving in the processing of the driving step. When the driving process is instructed by the processing in the command step, the driving step is performed after the position is imaged and monitored. The collected bill is driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the identified and collected banknotes are driven from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out, and driving is commanded for each of the plurality of banknote handling devices, When the imaging position of the apparatus is changed, the imaging is monitored, the imaging position is controlled, and driving is commanded, the imaging position is controlled based on the position of the banknote processing apparatus commanded to drive Thereafter, the recovered bill is driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, when the identified and collected banknote is driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and when the driving is commanded, its position is imaged and monitored After that, the collected banknote is driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out.

  In the monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the driving means for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out is a motor drive control unit, for example, and the plurality of banknotes The command means for commanding driving of the driving means for each processing device is, for example, a remote controller light receiving unit, and the monitoring means for imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote processing devices by changing the imaging position is, for example, The position control means for controlling the imaging position, which is an imaging unit, is, for example, a pan / tilt driving unit. When a command is received from the remote controller by the remote controller light receiving unit, the pan / tilt driving unit controls the imaging position of the imaging unit of the camera based on the position of the banknote processing device for which driving of the motor control driving unit is commanded. After the imaging position of the imaging unit of the camera is controlled, the motor control driving unit drives the collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out. As a result, the banknote processing device can be reliably monitored by the camera even if the banknote processing device illegally collected is driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out. Therefore, it is possible to reliably monitor fraudulent actions such as extracting banknotes and to suppress fraudulent acts.

  Further, the operation mode switching means for switching the operation mode according to the monitoring level is, for example, an operation mode storage unit, and when the operation mode is the first operation mode and the drive is commanded, the pan / tilt control unit Is a state in which the collected banknotes can be taken out from a state in which the collected banknotes cannot be taken out at a first speed after the imaging position of the imaging unit of the camera is controlled based on the position of the banknote processing device for which driving has been commanded. In the second operation mode in which the operation mode is lower than the monitoring level of the first operation mode, when the drive is commanded, the second operation mode is faster than the first speed. The collected banknotes can be driven at a speed of 2 from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out.

  As a result, if the operation mode is the first operation mode during business hours, it takes time to make the collected banknotes unremovable from the unremovable state. It is possible to check off crimes such as banknote withdrawal, to suppress fraud, and when the operation mode is the second operation mode outside the business hours, the collected banknotes cannot be taken out. Therefore, the convenience of maintenance by the staff can be improved.

  According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to suppress a crime such that a banknote is illegally extracted from the banknote processing apparatus, and to improve convenience during maintenance.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Correspondences between the configuration requirements of the present invention and the embodiments described in the detailed description of the present invention are exemplified as follows. This description is to confirm that the embodiments supporting the present invention are described in the detailed description of the invention. Accordingly, although there are embodiments that are described in the detailed description of the invention but are not described here as embodiments corresponding to the constituent elements of the present invention, It does not mean that the embodiment does not correspond to the configuration requirements. Conversely, even if an embodiment is described here as corresponding to a configuration requirement, that means that the embodiment does not correspond to a configuration requirement other than the configuration requirement. It's not something to do.

  The monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention is a monitoring system that monitors a plurality of banknote handling apparatuses, and drives the identified and collected banknotes to a state where they can be taken out from a state where they cannot be taken out (for example, , The motor drive control unit 196 in FIG. 20, command means for commanding driving of the drive means for each of the plurality of banknote processing devices (for example, the remote controller light receiving unit 193 in FIG. 20), and the plurality of banknote processing devices. Monitoring means (for example, the imaging unit 174 in FIG. 19) that changes the imaging position and monitors, and position control means (for example, the pan / tilt driving unit 173 in FIG. 19) for controlling the imaging position, When the driving of the driving unit is instructed by the commanding unit, the position control unit is placed at the position of the banknote processing apparatus instructed to drive the driving unit by the commanding unit. And Zui, control the imaging position after the imaging position is controlled by the position control means, said driving means drives the ready extraction from a condition not take out the collected bills.

  The said monitoring system can be comprised from the said several banknote processing apparatus (for example, inter-machine 3 of FIG. 1), and a monitoring apparatus (for example, camera 5 of FIG. 1), The said banknote processing apparatus May include the driving means and the command means, and the monitoring device may include the monitoring means and the position control means.

  An operation mode switching means (for example, an operation mode storage unit 191b in FIG. 20) for switching the operation mode can be further included according to the monitoring level. When the operation mode is the first operation mode, the command When the driving of the driving unit is commanded by the unit, the position control unit controls the imaging position based on the position of the banknote processing device for which the driving unit is commanded by the commanding unit, After the imaging position is controlled by the position control means, the driving means can be driven from a state where the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out, and the operation mode is the first mode. In the second operation mode, which is lower than the monitoring level of the first operation mode, when the command unit is instructed to drive the drive unit, the drive unit It may be adapted to drive the ready extraction from a condition not take out the collected bills.

  When the operation mode is the first operation mode, the driving means (for example, the motor drive control unit 196 in FIG. 20) causes the collected banknotes to be taken out from a state where they cannot be taken out at a first speed. In the second operation mode, in which the operation mode is lower than the monitoring level of the first operation mode, the drive means takes out the collected banknotes from an unremovable state. It is possible to drive in a possible state at a second speed higher than the first speed.

  In the driving means (for example, the motor drive control unit 196 in FIG. 20), a drawing means (for example, a combination of a motor and a gear for pulling out the housing for storing the collected banknotes from the main body of the banknote handling apparatus) The rack gear 34a and the motor 51) of FIG. 14 can be further included, and the banknotes are pulled out by pulling out the housing from the main body of the banknote processing apparatus in a state where the drive is regulated by the drawer means. It can be made to drive from the state which cannot be taken out to the state which can be taken out.

  Release means (for example, the drive release button 60 in FIG. 15) that releases the restriction of the driving of the housing by the drawing means, and when the restriction of the drawing means is released by the releasing means, the case and the bill Resistance means (for example, the resistance portion 96 in FIG. 17) that generates resistance at the sliding portion with the main body of the processing apparatus may be further included.

  The monitoring method and the program according to the first aspect of the present invention include a driving step (for example, the process of step S42 in the flowchart of FIG. 22) for driving the identified and collected banknote from a state where it cannot be removed to a state where it can be removed. A command step (for example, processing in step S41 in the flowchart of FIG. 22) for instructing driving by the processing of the driving step for each of the plurality of banknote processing devices, and imaging the plurality of banknote processing devices by changing the imaging position. A monitoring step for monitoring (for example, the process of step S94 in the flowchart of FIG. 22) and a position control step for controlling the imaging position (for example, the process of step S92 in the flowchart of FIG. 22), When driving in the driving step processing is commanded by processing The processing of the position control step controls the imaging position based on the position of the banknote processing device to which the driving of the processing of the driving step is commanded by the processing of the command step, and the imaging is performed by the processing of the position control step. After the position is controlled, the process of the driving step drives the collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out.

  Note that the second aspect of the present invention is included in the corresponding relationship in the first aspect of the present invention, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a monitoring system in a game shop according to the present invention. This monitoring system monitors the collection of banknotes from banknote processing devices provided in a plurality of inter-machines installed in game shops such as so-called pachislot stores and pachinko stores.

  The control server 1 is a computer managed and operated by the manager of the game store, and the inter-machines 3-1 to 3- are provided in the game machines 2-1 to 2-n via the relay machine 4, respectively. The operation of n is monitored. The control server 1 supplies a signal notifying that the withdrawal of the banknote handling apparatus including the stocker in which banknotes are accumulated is detected from any of the inter-machines 3-1 to 3-n via the relay unit 4. Then, the cameras 5-1 to 5-m are controlled so as to take an image of any of the interframe machines 3-1 to 3-n in which the drawer is detected, and the cameras 5-1 to 5-m take images. The recorded image is monitored. In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the game machines 2-1 to 2-n and the machine between the machines 3-1 to 3-n, they are simply referred to as the game machine 2 and the machine 3 respectively. To do.

  The game machine 2 is a so-called pachinko game machine, but may be a game machine other than a pachinko game machine, for example, a pachislot game machine or the like.

  When a bill is inserted into the bill processing apparatus, the pedestal machine 3 lends a game ball required when playing the game table 3 and is thrown into an unillustrated upper plate or the like of the game table 2. The number of game balls corresponding to the amount of money is discharged. In addition, when the bill is inserted, the inter-machine 3 accumulates bills thrown into a stocker (not shown). Further, when the inter-machine 3 receives a predetermined signal from the remote controller 6, the bill processing apparatus including the stocker is pulled out from the main body, and the bills accumulated in the stocker can be collected.

  The relay device 4 relays signals from the inter-room devices 3-1 to 3-n and supplies them to the control server 1.

  The camera 5 is controlled by the control server 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, is installed at a position where the game machines 2-1 to 2-n and the inter-machines 3-1 to 3-n can be monitored, It is configured to be able to monitor a predetermined machine 3 by an operation such as pan / tilt zoom.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the islands indicated by the game machines 2-1 to 2-i and the inter-machines 3-1 to 3-i and the game machine 2-j on the left and right in the figure. In the case where islands indicated by 2 to 2-k and inter-vehicle machines 3-j to 3-k are provided, for example, cameras 5-1 and 5-2 are provided at the ends of the two islands. In this case, the camera 5-1 is controlled by the control server 1, and monitors any of the game machines 2-j to 2-k and the intermediary machines 3-j to 3-k by pan tilt zoom, and the camera 5-2. Monitors any of the game machines 2-1 to 2-i and the inter-machines 3-1 to 3-i by pan-tilt zoom.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG.

  A bill processing device 11 is provided on the upper portion of the inter-machine 3. A bill insertion slot 11a is provided in the central portion of the bill processing apparatus 11, and when a game ball is lent out, the player inserts a bill.

  A remote controller light receiving unit 12 is provided under the banknote processing device 11. When a light emission signal emitted from the remote controller 6 is received, a corresponding signal is generated and supplied to the banknote processing device 11. By this signal, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the banknote handling apparatus 11 is driven by the drawer mechanism section 21, so that the main body 11 b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is slid, and the housing of the intermediary machine 3. It is pulled out from the body part 11c and moved to the position of the banknote handling apparatus 11 ′ in the figure.

  The drive release button 13 enables the banknote processing device 11 to be pulled out manually during maintenance, power interruption, or the like. The details of the drive release button 13 (same as the drive release button 60 in FIG. 9 and later) will be described later.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the detail of the banknote processing apparatus 11 of the interstage machine 3 is demonstrated.

  The banknote processing apparatus 11 is provided with a banknote identification mechanism and a banknote storage unit (not shown) inside the main body 11b. The bill processing apparatus 11 is provided with slide rails 31 to 33 as shown in the upper part of the figure. More specifically, the main body 11 b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is fixed to the end of the slide rail 32. Each of the slide rails 31 to 33 has substantially the same length, and is configured such that the H-shaped slide rail 33 is sandwiched from the left and right by the U-shaped slide rails 31 and 32 and is fixed to the intermediary machine 3. The slide rail 33 slides in the recess of the slide rail 31, and the slide rail 32 slides on the slide rail 33 in the recess. By adopting such a configuration, in the state where the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is stored in the interframe machine 3, it can be stored in a length as long as the depth of the interstage machine 3, and the main body 11b At the time of drawing, it is possible to secure a drawing width of about the total length of the slide rails 32 and 33 at the maximum. Actually, stoppers (not shown) are provided between the slide rails 31 and 33 and 33 and 32 so that the drawer width is about the length of the main body 11 b of the banknote processing device 11.

  A rack gear 34 is provided at the lower part of the banknote processing apparatus 11, and the pinion gear 59 (FIG. 9) is rotated by driving the drawer mechanism portion 21, so that the rack gear 34 is meshed with the rack gear 34 and rotated. In the state regulated by the rails 35 and 36, the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is moved rightward in the figure.

  When the end of the rack gear 34 is in contact with the pulling mechanism 21 and the torque of the pulling mechanism 21 is at a position where the torque can be transmitted to the rack gear 34, the meshing sensor 41 is in contact with the end 34b (FIG. 13) of the rack gear 34. It is a sensor that detects that the rack gear 34 and the pull-out mechanism 21 are meshed with each other.

  The closed position sensor 42 is brought into contact with the end 34 b (FIG. 13) of the rack gear 34 in a state in which the banknote processing device 11 is completely pushed into the interstage machine 3, so that the banknote processing apparatus 11 contacts the interstage machine 3. It is a sensor which shows having been fixed in the position pushed in completely.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, FIG. 10, the detailed structure of the drawer mechanism part 21 is demonstrated. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the drawer mechanism 21. FIG. 10 is a top view of the drawer mechanism 21, the middle is a side view, and the lower is a front view (intermediary machine 3). It is a front view when the operation part 13 of this is made into the front.

  The rotation of the motor 51 is controlled by a motor drive control unit 196 (FIG. 22) described later, and the motor gear 52 is rotated. The motor gear 52 transmits the rotation generated by the rotation of the motor 51 to the spur gear 53. The spur gear 53 is urged to the worm gear 55 from the direction in which the motor 51 exists in parallel with the rotation axis by the torque limiter urging spring 54 and rotates in a range of pressure regulated by the torque limiter urging spring 54. Is transmitted to the worm gear 55. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the spur gear 53 is moved in the right direction in the figure by a torque limiter urging spring 54 so that the convex portion 53a of the spur gear 53 meshes with the concave portion 55a of the worm gear 55. When the torque that is energized and exceeds the torque that is regulated by the torque limiter energizing spring 54 is applied in the direction of the axis X, the engagement between the convex portion 53a and the concave portion 55a slips, and the spur gear 53 Rotation is not transmitted.

The worm gear 55 transmits the rotation to the connecting gear 56 whose rotation axis is orthogonal. The connection gear 56 transmits rotation to a meshing gear 57 provided adjacent to the same axis. More specifically,
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the meshing gear 57 is provided with a biasing spring 57 a inside the gear, and the torsion of the biasing spring 57 a caused by the rotation of the shaft Y transmitted by the connecting gear 56. The mechanism can shift the tooth angle by an allowable amount. 12 is a perspective view of the connecting gear 56 and the meshing gear 57, and FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view.

  The meshing gear 57 transmits the rotation to the spur gear 58. The spur gear 58 transmits rotation to a pinion gear 59 provided adjacent to the same axis. The pinion gear 59 is configured to be driven by the banknote handling apparatus 11 by transmitting rotation to the rack gear 34.

  The flat gear 58 is released from driving with the pinion gear 59 in conjunction with the operation of the drive release button 60. The configuration of the drive release button 60 will be described later in detail.

  Next, the meshing sensor 41 and the closed position sensor 42 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The meshing sensor 41 rotates around the shaft 41b in the drawing when the end 34b of the pinion gear 34 abuts on the switch 41a of the meshing sensor 41, and is turned on at the switch 41a ′. . At this time, the meshing portion 34 a of the rack gear 34 is configured to mesh with the pinion gear 59.

  The closed position sensor 42 operates on the same principle as the meshing sensor 41, and the end portion 34b of the pinion gear 34 abuts on the switch portion 42a of the closed position sensor 42, so that the shaft 42b in the figure is moved. Rotates around the center and turns on. At this time, it is comprised so that the banknote processing apparatus 11 may be in the state completely inserted in the inter-table machine 3.

  Next, the operation of the drive release button 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 is an external perspective view of the drawer mechanism portion 21, and FIG. 16 is a view of only the drive release button 60, the flat gear 58 and the pinion gear 59 as viewed from the front side of the intermediary machine 3.

  The drive release button 60 is used to release the state regulated by the motor 51 after the pinion gear 59 when the banknote processing apparatus 11 on the rack gear 34 is pulled out during maintenance or power interruption. That is, the pinion gear 59 and the flat gear 58 are urged so as to face each other by the spring 61, so that the convex portion 58a of the flat gear 58 and the concave portion 59a of the pinion gear 59 are fitted together to rotate as a unit. ing. At this time, the drive release button 60 is normally located at the position of the drive release button 60 ′ in the drawing by the spring 62, and comes into contact with the pinion gear 59 by the flat gear 58 ′. On the other hand, when the drive release button 60 is pushed in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the state is changed to the drive release button 60, and the end of the drive release button 60 in the figure is moved to the state of the flat gear 58. The fitting between the convex portion 58a of the flat gear 58 and the concave portion 59a of the pinion gear 59 is released, and the flat gear 58 and the pinion gear 59 can rotate independently of each other. As a result, even if the rack gear 34 meshes with the pinion gear 59, the rack gear 34 can move freely without receiving the driving load of the motor 51 after the spur gear 58. 3 can be pulled out from the casing 11c.

  At this time, the recess 60'a provided on the side surface of the drive release button 60 moves to the position of the recess 60a. The recess 60a is provided with an optical or mechanical button press sensor 192 (FIG. 20) (a light source unit and a light receiving unit (not shown) are provided so as to oppose each other with the recess 60 ′ interposed therebetween. The optical sensor that detects the movement of the drive release button 60 or the claw (not shown) that is shielded from light by moving to the recess 60 'is locked in the recess 60', and the claw is locked by moving to the position of the recess 60a. Is released and constitutes a mechanical sensor that detects the movement of the drive release button 60), and the movement of the drive release button 60 can be detected.

  By the way, as described above, when the drive release button 60 is pressed, the bill processing apparatus 11 is released from the load of the motor 51 and can be pulled out by hand. As a result, when the drive release button 60 is pressed for some reason by a malicious third party, the banknote processing device 11 is freely pulled out and the banknotes stored in the stocker may be stolen. Therefore, when the drive release button 60 is pressed, that is, when the banknote processing device 11 is released from the load of the motor 51 and can be pulled out by hand, the main body 11b and the housing portion 11c of the banknote processing device 11 are used. A deterrence mechanism is provided so that a resistance due to friction is generated during this period, and the banknote handling apparatus 11 can be pulled out only at a slow speed.

  Here, the suppression mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18.

  The suppression mechanism includes a solenoid part 91, a joining member 92, a joining part 93, an indicator rod 94, a shaft 95, and a resistance part 96. The solenoid portion 91 is provided at a position opposite to the position where the main body 11b is accommodated with the housing portion 11c interposed therebetween, and in a normal case where the drive release button 60 is not pressed, a power source (not shown) is used. Electric power is supplied, magnetized, and pulled to the right in the figure.

  A joining member 92 is provided at the end of the solenoid part 91, and joined to the key-shaped indicator rod 94 via the joining part 93. The joining part 93 is parallel to the paper surface of FIG. 17. It is joined so as to be rotatable as a shaft. Further, the indicator rod 94 is configured to be rotatable around a shaft 95 provided in a key-like curved portion in parallel to the surface of the housing portion 11c. A resistance portion 96 is provided at the left end of the pointer 94 in the drawing.

  As described above, the solenoid portion 91 is provided at a position opposite to the position where the main body 11b is accommodated with the housing portion 11 interposed therebetween, and in a normal case where the drive release button 60 is not pressed, Electric power is supplied from a power source (not shown), magnetized, and pulled in the right direction in the figure. For this reason, since the joint portion 93 of the indicator rod 94 is pulled rightward, as shown in FIG. 17, the indicator rod 94 rotates around the shaft 95, and the resistor portion 96 is connected to the main body 11 b of the banknote processing device 11. Therefore, there is no resistance between the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 and the housing 11c. Therefore, in this state, the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 can be smoothly pulled out in the right direction in the figure by driving the motor 51 (in FIGS. 17 and 18, the right side is the front direction of the intermediary machine 3). ).

  On the other hand, when the drive release button 60 is pressed, the supply of power to the solenoid unit 91 is stopped. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 18, when the solenoid portion 91 that has been pulled to the right side is opened, the solenoid portion 91 moves to the left in the drawing. Further, by making a transition to the state of the pointing rod 94 ′ in FIG. 18 with the shaft 95 as the center, the state comes into contact with the main body 11 b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 as indicated by the resistance portion 96 ′. Therefore, since the resistance part 96 generates resistance due to friction between the main body 11b and the housing part 11c, the banknote handling apparatus 11 is not subject to load regulation by the motor 51, but the resistance part 96 uses the resistance part 96 to pull it out. It is necessary to overcome the generated resistance and pull it out, and even if the drive release button 60 is pressed, the banknote handling device 11 cannot be quickly pulled out from the interstage machine 3.

  As a result, when the drive release button 60 is pressed, the deterrence mechanism improves the convenience by releasing the load from the motor 51 and pulling out the banknote handling apparatus 11 during maintenance or power interruption. On the other hand, by preventing the banknote processing apparatus 11 from being pulled out only slowly by the resistance generated by the resistance unit 96, the safety in crime prevention such that the banknotes accumulated in the stocker are stolen is improved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 19, the structure of one Embodiment of the control server 1 and the camera 5 is demonstrated.

  The control unit 151 controls the overall operation of the control server 1. The control unit 151 reads the current time by using an RTC (Real Time Clock), controls the communication unit 152 as necessary, notifies the intermediary machine 3 of the switching of the operation mode, and sets the notified operation mode. The data is stored in the operation mode table 157. There are two operation modes: a business hours mode during business hours and a non-business hours mode.

  The control unit 151 determines whether or not the bill processing apparatus 11 transmitted from the intermediary machine 3 via the communication unit 152 is in the closed position or whether it is in the meshing position. A control signal for controlling the operation of the camera 5 is generated via the control unit 153 and supplied to the camera 5. Further, the control unit 151 displays an image captured by the camera 5 acquired by the image acquisition unit 154 on the display unit 156. The image acquisition unit 154 acquires an image captured by the camera 5 supplied from the camera 5 and records it as necessary.

  The control unit 171 of the camera 5 controls the entire operation of the camera 5. The control unit 171 controls the pan / tilt driving unit 173 based on the control signal transmitted from the control server 1 acquired by the control signal communication unit 172, and changes the position of the image captured by the imaging unit 174. To do. The pan / tilt drive unit 173 is controlled by the control unit 171 and further controls the pan / tilt operation of the camera 5 and also controls the zoom magnification.

  The imaging unit 174 includes an imaging element such as a CCD (Charged Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), optically captures an image, converts the captured image into an image signal including an electrical signal, Further, the image is converted into a predetermined method and supplied to the image output unit 175. The image output unit 175 supplies the image signal supplied from the imaging unit 174 to the control server 1.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the structure of one Embodiment of the intermediary machine 3 and the remote controller 6 is demonstrated.

  The control unit 191 controls the entire operation of the interstage machine 3. The control unit 191 issues a machine ID 191 a for identifying the machine 3, an operation mode storage unit 191 b for storing the current operation mode, and a notification to be sent to the control server 1 when the button press sensor 192 is pressed. An information section 191c is provided.

  The control unit 191 stores the current operation mode in the operation mode storage unit 191b based on the operation mode information transmitted from the control server 1 via the communication unit 195. When the operation unit 211 of the remote controller 6 is operated, the control unit 191 performs banknote processing based on a signal received by the remote controller light receiving unit 193 based on a signal emitted by the remote controller light emitting unit 212 according to the operation content. When a command is sent to pull out the apparatus 11 from the inter-vehicle machine 3, the motor drive control unit 196 is controlled to rotate the motor 51 to operate the drawing mechanism unit 21 to pull out the banknote processing apparatus 11. Make it. At this time, the control unit 191 transmits the detection results of the closed position sensor 42 and the meshing sensor 41 to the control server 1, and each time the motor drive control unit 196 is operated based on a command transmitted from the control server 1. Control.

  Further, when it is detected that the drive release button 60 is pressed by the button press sensor 192 that detects the press of the drive release button 60, the resistance drive control unit 194 controls the deterrent mechanism to mount the banknote processing device 11. Control is performed so that the machine cannot be pulled out quickly. The button press sensor 192 is a mechanism that enables the banknote processing device 11 to be pulled out from the inter-station machine 3 even when the power is interrupted, and therefore needs to operate even when the power supply to the control unit 191 is stopped. The button press sensor 192 is configured by a sensor that is driven without receiving power supply, and the resistance drive control unit 194 can be driven without being controlled by the control unit 191 and without receiving power supply. Yes.

  Next, the operation mode switching process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1, the control unit 151 determines whether it is within business hours. That is, the control unit 151 makes an inquiry to the RTC 155, reads the current time, and determines whether the current time is within business hours. In step S1, for example, when it is determined that the current time is within business hours, in step S2, the control unit 151 accesses the operation mode table 157 and determines the current operation mode of the inter-vehicle machine 3. It is read out and it is determined whether or not it is the business hours mode. For example, in step S2, when the operation mode is the business hours mode, that is, at the timing when the operation mode should be the current business hours mode, the operation mode of the intermediary machine 3 is already the business hours mode. In this case, the control unit 151 determines that there is no need to switch the operation mode, and the process returns to step S1.

  On the other hand, when the operation mode is not the business hours mode in step S2, that is, the non-business hours mode, in step S3, the control unit 151 controls the communication unit 152 to A signal instructing to switch the operation mode from the non-business hours mode to the business hours mode is transmitted, and the operation mode of the operation mode table 157 is switched from the non-business hours mode to the business hours mode.

  In step S <b> 21, the control unit 191 of the inter-vehicle machine 3 controls the communication unit 195 to determine whether or not a signal for switching the operation mode to the business hours mode is transmitted from the control server 1. For example, in step S21, when a signal for switching the operation mode to the business hours mode is transmitted by the process of step S3, the control unit 191 changes the operation mode stored in the operation mode storage unit 191b in step S22. The mode is switched from the non-business hours mode to the business hours mode, and the process returns to step S21.

  If it is determined in step S1 that it is outside the business hours, in step S4, the control unit 151 accesses the operation mode table 157, reads the current operation mode of the inter-vehicle machine 3, and operates the business hours. It is determined whether or not the mode is outside. For example, in step S4, when the operation mode is the non-business hours mode, that is, at the timing when the operation mode should be the current non-business hours mode, the operation mode of the intermediary machine 3 is already the non-business hours mode. In this case, the control unit 151 determines that there is no need to switch the operation mode, and the process returns to step S1.

  On the other hand, in step S4, when the operation mode is not the non-business hours mode, that is, in the business hours mode, in step S5, the control unit 151 controls the communication unit 152 to A signal instructing to switch the operation mode from the business hours mode to the business hours mode is transmitted, and the operation mode of the operation mode table 157 is switched from the business hours mode to the business hours mode.

  If a signal for switching the operation mode to the business hours mode has not been transmitted in step S21, the control unit 191 controls the communication unit 195 to change the operation mode from the control server 1 to the non-business hours mode in step S23. It is determined whether or not a signal for switching to is transmitted. For example, in step S23, when a signal for switching the operation mode to the non-business hours mode is transmitted by the process of step S5, the control unit 191 selects the operation mode stored in the operation mode storage unit 191b in step S24. The mode is switched from the business hours mode to the nonbusiness hours mode, and the process returns to step S21.

  Through the above processing, the inter-vehicle machine 3 switches the operation mode to either the business hours mode or the non-business hours mode based on the command from the control server 1. Regarding the operation mode, an operation mode other than the business hours mode and the non-business hours mode may be provided, or two or more types of operation modes may be provided.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 22, the opening / closing monitoring process of the banknote processing apparatus 11 in the inter-machine 3 will be described.

  In step S <b> 41, the control unit 191 controls the remote controller light receiving unit 193 so that the main body 11 b of the bill recognition device 11 is opened from the housing unit 11 c of the intermediary machine 3 by the remote controller 6 (so as to be pulled out). It is determined whether or not it has been instructed, and the process is repeated until instructed to release.

  For example, when the operation unit 211 of the remote controller 6 is operated by an attendant, and the remote controller light emitting unit 212 is instructed to open the banknote processing device 11 based on a signal corresponding to the operation content supplied from the operation unit 211. In step S42, the control unit 191 reads the operation mode of the operation mode storage unit 191b and determines whether or not it is the business hours mode. In step S42, for example, when the operation mode is the business hours mode, the process proceeds to step S43.

  In step S43, the control unit 191 controls the motor drive control unit 196 to rotate the motor 51 in the forward direction at a low speed (for example, a speed that can be arbitrarily set in the range of 20 to 40 (mm / s)). . Here, the forward rotation refers to rotation in a direction in which the pinion gear 59 transmits power to the rack gear 34 by the rotation of the motor 51 and the banknote processing device 11 is pulled out from the inter-station machine 3.

  In step S44, the control unit 44 determines whether or not the closed position sensor 42 is turned off. That is, the rack gear 34 slowly moves forward in the front direction of the interframe unit 3 by the process of step S43, so that the switch 42a of the closed position sensor 42 rotates about the shaft 42b and is turned off. So we will wait for it to be in that state.

  In step S44, for example, when it is determined that the closed position sensor 42 is turned off, in step S45, the control unit 191 controls the motor drive control unit 196 to stop the rotation of the motor 51.

  In step S46, the control unit 191 controls the communication unit 195 so that the main body 11b of the banknote processing apparatus 11 is not present in the closed position together with the inter-table machine ID 191a with respect to the control server 12. Notify that the machine 3 has been pulled out.

  In step S <b> 71, the control unit 151 of the control server 1 controls the communication unit 152 to determine whether or not there is a notification from the interstage machine 3 notifying that the main body 11 b of the banknote processing apparatus 11 is not in the closed position. The process is repeated until the notification is transmitted. For example, if it is determined in step S71 that there is a notification notifying that the main body 11b of the banknote processing apparatus 11 is not in the closed position by the process in step S46, the process proceeds to step S72.

  In step S72, the control unit 151 controls the camera control unit 153 so that the camera 5 pans, tilts, and zooms so that the camera 5 can be imaged corresponding to the transmitted machine ID 191a. A control signal to be operated is supplied and commanded.

  In step S91, the control unit 171 of the camera 5 captures an image of the intermediary machine 3 corresponding to the intermediary machine ID 191a together with the intermediary machine ID 191a from the control server 1 via the control signal communication unit 172. It is determined whether or not a control signal for operating the unit 174 to pan, tilt and zoom has been transmitted. In step S91, for example, when the control signal to be operated is transmitted and the corresponding pan / tilt / zoom is instructed by the processing of step S72 so that the imaging device 3 corresponding to the imaging device ID 191a can be imaged, In S92, the control unit 171 controls the pan / tilt driving unit 173 to pan / tilt the image capturing unit 174 and correspond to the position of the inter table unit 3 so that the inter table unit 3 corresponding to the inter table ID 191a can be imaged. Adjust the zoom.

  In step S93, the control unit 171 makes an inquiry to the pan / tilt control unit 173, determines whether or not the pan / tilt / zoom process as instructed is completed, and repeats the process until it is determined to be completed. When it is determined in step S93 that the pan / tilt / zoom process has been completed, in step S94, the control unit 171 controls the control signal communication unit 172 so that the instructed intermediary machine 3 can be imaged. At this time, the image picked up by the image pickup unit 174 starts to be supplied to the control server 1 via the image output unit 175.

  In step S73, the control unit 151 controls the camera control unit 153 to determine whether or not the instructed pan / tilt / zoom has been completed and the platform 3 corresponding to the platform ID 191a is ready for imaging. The process is repeated until completion is notified. For example, if it is determined in step S73 that the pan / tilt / zoom has been notified by the process in step S93, the process proceeds to step S74.

  In step S <b> 74, the control unit 151 controls the communication unit 152 to notify the intermediary machine 3 that has notified that the main body 11 b of the banknote processing device 11 has been slightly pulled out, to the camera 5. Notify that pan / tilt / zoom has been completed. That is, it is notified that the imaging for the intermediary machine 3 that has notified that the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is slightly pulled out has been started.

  In step S75, the control unit 151 controls the image acquisition unit 154 to acquire an image supplied from the camera 5, starts monitoring, and displays an image captured by the camera 5 as necessary. Displayed on the part 156.

  In step S <b> 47, the control unit 191 of the inter-vehicle machine 3 controls the communication unit 195 to determine whether or not a notification that the pan / tilt / zoom of the camera 5 has been completed is transmitted from the control server 1. In other words, the control unit 191 determines whether or not the control server 1 has notified that its own intermediary machine 3 is being monitored by the camera 5. If it is determined in step S47 that a notification indicating that pan / tilt / zoom of the camera 5 has been received is received, in step S48, the control unit 191 controls the motor drive control unit 196 to move the motor 51 in order at a low speed. Rotate in the direction. As a result, in the business hours mode, the banknote handling apparatus 11 is pulled out from the intermediary machine 3 while being reliably monitored by the camera 5.

  In step S49, the control unit 191 determines whether or not the mesh sensor 41 is turned off, and repeats the process until it is determined that the meshing sensor 41 is turned off. That is, when the motor 51 rotates in the forward direction, the rack gear 34 transmits the driving force to the pinion gear 59, and the bill processing apparatus 11 is placed on the table until the rack gear 34 and the pinion gear 59 are not engaged. It is determined whether or not it has been pulled out from the intermediate unit 3.

  In Step S49, for example, when it is determined that the engagement sensor 41 is turned off, that is, until the rack gear 34 and the pinion gear 59 are not engaged with each other, the banknote handling device 11 is pulled out from the interstage machine 3. In step S50, the control unit 191 controls the motor drive control unit 196 to stop the rotation of the motor 51.

  By the operation so far, the main body 11b of the banknote processing apparatus 11 is completely pulled out from the interframe machine 3, and the rack gear 34 and the pinion gear 59 are not engaged with each other. The bills accumulated from the stocker can be extracted. Therefore, the clerk operating the remote controller 6 collects the banknotes in this state.

  In step S51, the control unit 191 determines whether or not the mesh sensor 41 is turned on, and repeats the process until it is determined that the meshing sensor 41 is turned on. That is, when the collection of the banknotes is completed, the clerk performs an operation of pushing the main body 11b of the banknote processing apparatus 11 into the inter-station machine 3 again, so that the end 34b of the rack gear 34 is brought into contact with the mesh sensor 41. By contacting and turning on, it is determined whether or not the process of pushing in the main body 11b is performed by the attendant.

  In step S51, when it is determined that the meshing sensor 41 is turned on, that is, when it is detected that the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is pushed into the interstage machine 3 by an attendant, in step S52, The control unit 191 controls the motor drive control unit 196 to rotate the motor 51 in the reverse direction at a high speed (for example, a speed that can be arbitrarily set in a range of 1.5 to 3 times the low-speed rotation speed). Since the rotation of the pinion gear 59 is transmitted to the rack gear 34 by this processing, the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is inserted into the housing portion 11c of the intermediary machine 3 at a high speed.

  In step S <b> 53, the control unit 191 determines whether or not the closed position sensor 42 is turned on, that is, whether or not the banknote handling device 11 is pushed to the closed position with respect to the intermediary machine 3. The process is repeated until it is determined that it has been performed. In step S53, for example, when it is determined that the closed position sensor 42 has been turned on, that is, the banknote handling apparatus 11 has been pushed to the closed position with respect to the intermediary machine 3, in step S54, the control unit 191 Then, the motor drive control unit 196 is controlled to stop the rotation of the motor 51.

  In step S55, the control unit 191 confirms the operation mode of the operation mode storage unit 191b. If the operation mode is the business hours mode, the control unit 191 controls the communication unit 195 to the control server 1 in step S56. To instruct the camera 5 to return to the home position.

  In step S76, the control unit 151 of the control server 1 controls the communication unit 152 to determine whether the camera 5 has instructed the camera 5 to return to the home position. Repeat the process. In step S76, for example, when there is an instruction to return to the home position by the process of step S56, in step S77, the control unit 151 ends monitoring of the image captured by the camera 5 acquired by the image acquisition unit 154. To do.

  In step S <b> 78, the control unit 151 supplies a control signal for moving the imaging position of the imaging unit 174 of the camera 5 to the home position via the camera control unit 153.

  In step S95, the control signal communication unit 172 of the camera 5 is controlled to determine whether or not there is a command from the control server 1 to move the imaging position of the imaging unit 174 of the camera 5 to the home position. The process is repeated until a command to move the imaging position by 174 to the home position is transmitted.

  In step S95, for example, when an instruction is given by the process of step S78, in step S96, the control unit 171 controls the pan / tilt driving unit 173 to move the imaging position of the imaging unit 174 to the home position.

  In step S97, the control unit 171 makes an inquiry to the pan / tilt control unit 173, determines whether or not the imaging position of the imaging unit 174 has been moved to the home position, and repeats the processing.

  When it is determined in step S97 that the imaging position of the imaging unit 174 has been moved to the home position, in step S98, the control unit 171 controls the control signal communication unit 172 so that the imaging position of the imaging unit 174 is the home position. Is notified to the control server 1, and the processing returns to step S91.

  In step S79, the control unit 151 controls the communication unit 152 to determine whether or not the camera 5 has notified the completion of movement to the home position, and repeats the process until notified. In step S79, for example, when the camera 5 is notified of the completion of movement to the home position by the process of step S98, the process returns to step S71.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in steps S42 and S55 that the operation mode is not the business hours mode, that is, the non-business hours mode, the control unit 191 controls the motor drive control unit 196 in step S57. Then, the motor 51 is rotated in the forward direction at a high speed, and the processes of steps S43 to S48 are skipped. Correspondingly, the process of step S56 is skipped.

  With the above processing, when the operation mode is the business hours mode, the intermediary machine 3 is slightly pulled out from the intermediary machine 3 when the remote controller 6 instructs to withdraw the banknote processing device 11. The motor 51 is stopped until the camera 5 is monitored by the camera 5. When the monitoring state is entered, the banknote processing device 11 that drives the motor 51 is again slowly pulled out. That is, when the banknote processing apparatus 11 is pulled out from the inter-machine 3, the banknote processing apparatus 11 is always monitored by the camera 5. Even if the bill is pulled out from the machine 3 and the bill is stolen, the camera 5 is surely monitored, so that the criminal can be quickly identified. Also, with such a configuration, it is possible to suppress crimes such as theft of banknotes from the banknote processing apparatus 11. Furthermore, in the business hours mode, the banknote handling apparatus 11 is slowly pulled out from the intermediary machine 3, so that the banknote handling apparatus 11 is withdrawn from the intermediary machine 3 by a malicious third party. Even if it is done, the process itself can not be done in a short time, so the crime itself can be suppressed.

  Further, when the operation mode is the non-business hours mode, since only the clerk is present in the amusement store, it may be considered that there is no crime by a malicious third party, so the control server 1 and the camera 5 are operated. Since it is possible to pull out the banknote processing apparatus 11 at a high speed without making it possible, it is possible to improve convenience during maintenance.

  As a result, since the operation | movement which pulls out the banknote processing apparatus 11 from the intermediary machine 3 is switched and performed by an operation mode, it is operating, improving the safety | security of the banknote collection process from the banknote processing apparatus 11 within business hours. It is possible to improve the convenience of maintenance outside the hours.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 23, the inter-machine opening / closing monitoring process when the drive release button 60 is pressed will be described. The processes in steps S113, S115 to S118, the processes in steps S132 to S138, and the processes in steps S151 to S158 in FIG. 23 are the processes in steps S44, S49, S51, S53, and S56 described with reference to FIG. , Steps S72, S73, S75 to S79 and steps S91 to S98 are the same as those of step S91.

  That is, in step S111, the control unit 191 determines whether or not the button press sensor 192 is off, that is, whether or not the drive release button 60 is operated, and until it is determined that it is off, that is, The process is repeated until it is determined that the drive release button 60 has been operated. For example, when it is determined in step S111 that the drive release button 60 has been operated, in step S112, the control unit 191 controls the resistance drive control unit 194 to place the resistance unit 96 on the main body 11b of the banknote handling apparatus 11. Operate to abut. That is, the control unit 191 stops the power supply to the solenoid unit 91 shown in FIG. 17, releases the state pulled to the right side in the drawing, and as shown by the resistance unit 96 ′ in FIG. It is operated so as to abut against the main body 11b.

  In step S113, when the closed position sensor 42 is turned off, in step S114, the control unit 191 controls the communication unit 195 by the reporting unit 191c, and the main body 11b of the banknote processing apparatus 11 together with the inter-machine ID. However, the control server 1 is notified that it has been pulled open and pulled out from the inter-station machine 3.

  In step S131, the control unit 151 controls the communication unit 152 to determine whether or not a notification has been issued, and repeats the process until the notification is received. In step S131, for example, when a notification is notified by the process of step S114, the control unit 151 controls the camera control unit 153 in step S132 to transmit the interval between the cameras. A control signal for operating the pan / tilt / zoom is supplied and commanded so that the inter-vehicle machine 3 corresponding to the machine ID 191a can be imaged.

  When the drive release button 60 is operated by the above processing, the inter-vehicle machine 3 notifies that the banknote processing apparatus 11 has been pulled out by an operation different from the normal operation, and in response to this, the camera The pan / tilt / zoom process is performed so that the inter-unit 3 corresponding to 3 is monitored. As a result, even if the drive release button 60 is operated by a malicious third party, the banknote processing device 11 can be pulled out from the intermediary machine 3 only slowly by the operation of the resistance unit 96. In the meantime, since the camera 5 monitors the target machine 3, even if a banknote is stolen from the stocker of the banknote processing device 11, it is possible to reliably image the criminal with the camera 5. It becomes possible to quickly identify the criminal. Moreover, it becomes possible to suppress the crime itself which steals a banknote from the banknote processing apparatus 11 with such a structure.

  In addition, regarding the processing described with reference to FIG. 23, an example in which the control unit 191 performs the above-described operation by controlling the resistance drive control unit 194 will be described. The operation of the control unit 194 is controlled when the button press sensor 192 is turned off (when the drive release button 60 is operated) when power is not supplied to the inter-vehicle machine 3 (when power is interrupted). Even in a state where the control by the unit 191 is not performed, the operation is performed by the resistance drive control unit 194. Therefore, in such a case, the processes of steps S131 to S138 of the control server 1 and the processes of steps S151 to S158 of the camera 5 do not exist.

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 23, when pan / tilt / zoom is completed by the control server 1, the process of step S74 in the flowchart of FIG. This is because there may be situations.

  By the way, the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software may execute various functions by installing a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware or various programs. For example, it is installed from a recording medium in a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

  FIG. 24 shows a configuration example of a general-purpose personal computer. This personal computer includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301. An input / output interface 305 is connected to the CPU 301 via a bus 304. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 302 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 303 are connected to the bus 304.

  The input / output interface 305 includes an input unit 306 including an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse for a user to input an operation command, an output unit 307 for outputting a processing operation screen and an image of a processing result to a display device, a program and various data. A storage unit 308 including a hard disk drive for storage, a local area network (LAN) adapter, and the like are connected to a communication unit 309 that performs communication processing via a network represented by the Internet. Also, a magnetic disk (including a flexible disk), an optical disk (including a CD-ROM (compact disc-read only memory), a DVD (digital versatile disc)), a magneto-optical disk (including an MD (mini disc)), or a semiconductor A drive 310 for reading and writing data is connected to a removable medium 311 including a recording medium such as a memory.

  The CPU 301 executes various processes according to a program stored in the ROM 302 or a program read from the removable medium 311 and installed in the storage unit 308 and loaded from the storage unit 308 to the RAM 303. The RAM 303 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 301 to execute various processes.

  In this specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in time series in the order described, but of course, it is not necessarily performed in time series. Or the process performed separately is included.

  Further, in this specification, the system represents the entire apparatus constituted by a plurality of apparatuses.

It is a figure which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the monitoring system to which this invention is applied. It is a figure explaining the game stand and camera of FIG. It is a figure explaining the game stand and camera of FIG. It is a figure explaining the machine between machines of FIG. It is a figure explaining the machine between machines of FIG. It is a figure explaining the machine between machines of FIG. It is a figure explaining the machine between machines of FIG. It is a figure explaining the banknote processing apparatus of the intermediary machine of FIG. It is a figure explaining the drawer mechanism part of FIG. It is a figure explaining the drawer mechanism part of FIG. It is a figure explaining the structure of the spur gear and worm gear of FIG. It is a perspective view of the connecting gear and the meshing gear of FIG. It is a side view of the connecting gear and the meshing gear of FIG. It is a figure explaining a meshing sensor and a closed position sensor. It is a figure explaining a drive release button. It is a figure explaining a drive release button. It is a figure explaining a suppression mechanism. It is a figure explaining a suppression mechanism. It is a figure explaining the structure of a control server and a camera. It is a figure explaining the structure of a base machine. It is a flowchart explaining an operation mode switching process. It is a flowchart explaining an inter-vehicle machine opening / closing monitoring process. It is a flowchart explaining an inter-vehicle machine opening / closing monitoring process. It is a figure explaining a medium.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control server 2,2-1 thru | or 2-n Game stand 3,3-1 thru | or 3-n Interstage machine 4 Relay machine 5,5-1 thru | or 5-m Camera 6 Remote controller 11 Bill processing apparatus 21 Drawer mechanism part 34 rack gear 51 motor 59 pinion gear 60 drive release button 96, 96 'resistance part

Claims (11)

In a monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of banknote handling apparatuses,
Driving means for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out;
Command means for commanding driving of the drive means for each of the plurality of banknote handling devices;
Monitoring means for imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote handling devices by changing the imaging position;
Position control means for controlling the imaging position,
When driving of the driving unit is commanded by the commanding unit, the position control unit controls the imaging position based on the position of the banknote handling apparatus commanded to drive the driving unit by the commanding unit. After the imaging position is controlled by the position control means, the driving means drives the collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out. The monitoring system includes the plurality of banknote processing devices and a monitoring device,
The banknote handling apparatus
Including the drive means and the command means;
The monitoring device
The monitoring system according to claim 1, comprising the monitoring unit and the position control unit. Further comprising an operation mode switching means for switching the operation mode according to the monitoring level,
When the operation mode is the first operation mode,
When driving of the driving unit is commanded by the commanding unit, the position control unit controls the imaging position based on the position of the banknote handling apparatus commanded to drive the driving unit by the commanding unit. Then, after the imaging position is controlled by the position control means, the driving means drives the collected banknotes from a state where the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out,
In the second operation mode in which the operation mode is lower than the monitoring level of the first operation mode,
2. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein when the driving unit is instructed to be driven by the command unit, the driving unit drives the collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out. When the operation mode is the first operation mode,
The drive means is driven at a first speed from a state where the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out,
When the operation mode is the second operation mode,
The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein the driving unit is configured to drive the collected banknote from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out at a second speed higher than the first speed. The driving means includes
And further comprising a drawing means comprising a combination of a motor and a gear for pulling out the housing for storing the collected banknotes from the main body of the banknote handling apparatus,
The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the bill is driven from a state where it cannot be taken out to a state where it can be taken out by pulling out the case from the main body of the bill processing apparatus in a state where driving is regulated by the drawing means. Release means for releasing restriction of driving of the housing by the drawing means;
The monitoring system according to claim 5, further comprising: a resistance unit that generates resistance in a sliding portion between the housing and the main body of the banknote processing device when the regulation of the drawing unit is released by the release unit. In a monitoring method of a monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of banknote handling apparatuses,
A driving step for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out; and
A command step for commanding driving by the processing of the driving step for each of the plurality of banknote handling devices;
A monitoring step of imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote handling devices by changing an imaging position;
A position control step for controlling the imaging position,
When driving in the driving step process is commanded by the command step process, the position control step process is performed by the banknote processing apparatus in which the driving step process is commanded by the command step process. Based on the position, the imaging position is controlled, and after the imaging position is controlled by the process of the position control step, the process of the driving step is changed from a state in which the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to a state in which it can be taken out. Monitoring method to drive. In a computer that controls a monitoring system that monitors a plurality of banknote handling apparatuses,
A driving step for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out; and
A command step for commanding driving by the processing of the driving step for each of the plurality of banknote handling devices;
A monitoring step of imaging and monitoring the plurality of banknote handling devices by changing an imaging position;
A process including a position control step for controlling the imaging position;
When driving in the driving step process is commanded by the command step process, the position control step process is performed by the banknote processing apparatus in which the driving step process is commanded by the command step process. Based on the position, the imaging position is controlled, and after the imaging position is controlled by the processing of the position control step, the processing of the driving step is changed from a state in which the collected banknotes cannot be taken out to a state in which it can be taken out. The program to drive. Driving means for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out;
Command means for commanding the drive of the drive means,
When driving of the driving means is instructed by the command means, the driving means can take out the collected banknotes from a state where it cannot be taken out after the position is imaged and monitored. Banknote processing device to be driven to the state. A driving step for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out; and
A command step for commanding driving in the processing of the driving step,
When driving in the driving step is commanded by the command step process, the process of the driving step is unable to take out the collected banknotes after the position is captured and monitored. The banknote processing method which drives to the state which can be taken out from a state. A driving step for driving the identified and collected banknotes from a state where they cannot be taken out to a state where they can be taken out; and
And causing the computer to execute a process including a command step that commands driving in the process of the driving step,
When driving in the driving step is commanded by the command step process, the process of the driving step is unable to take out the collected banknotes after the position is captured and monitored. A program that drives to a state that can be taken out of the state.

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