JP2007087050A - Money transaction machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money transaction machine capable of transaction in short period of time without taking long time for transaction, even in an environment where light-receiving sensor is subjected to direct sunlight. <P>SOLUTION: A paper money depositing and dispensing section 3 comprises a pool section 5 for accepting paper moneys, a first paper money detecting sensor 7 set in the pool 5, and configured of LEDs 7a, and 8a, light-receiving sensors 7b, and 8b, a second paper money sensor 8, and a shutter 6 for shutting off the pool section 5 from the outside. The LED 7a and 8a are turned off, while the shutter 6 is open; and the shutter 6 is closed, when the light-receiving sensors 7b and 8b is in a light-receiving state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus including a receiving unit that receives money.

  Conventionally, in an automatic transaction apparatus used in a financial institution or the like, a bill deposit / withdrawal unit is provided inside. The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit is provided with a customer service unit at the upper front. The customer service unit is a unit that discharges banknotes to a customer or receives banknotes inserted from a customer, a pool unit in which banknotes received from the outside and banknotes delivered to a customer are collected, and the pool unit A bill detection sensor comprising an LED and a light receiving sensor and a shutter 6 for shutting off the pool portion from the outside are provided. And the output from a banknote detection sensor is transmitted to a control part, and the control part judges whether a banknote exists in a pool part based on the information received from this banknote detection sensor.

  In the bill deposit / withdrawal unit having such a configuration, the shutter is opened when depositing. In this state, when the banknote is inserted into the pool part by the customer, the banknote blocks the light from the LED. Thereby, a light receiving sensor will be in the state which does not light-receive, and the information transmitted with respect to a control part from a banknote detection sensor will change to the information which has not received light. Due to this change in information, the control unit closes the shutter, assuming that a banknote is inserted into the pool unit, and shifts to the operation of taking the banknote into the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit.

  When the shutter is opened, the control unit starts counting the timer, and when the output from the bill detection sensor does not change even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the shutter is closed as an insertion time-out, and in this state Again, the control unit determines whether or not banknotes exist in the pool unit based on the output from the banknote detection sensor, and when it is determined that banknotes exist in the pool unit, the operation of taking the banknotes into the banknote depositing and dispensing unit is performed. Running.

  On the other hand, even though the banknotes are normally accumulated in the pool part, the light receiving sensor may receive light due to the influence of direct sunlight, etc., even though the light from the LED is blocked by the banknote and does not reach the light receiving sensor. there were. In such a case, information indicating that light is being received is transmitted from the banknote detection sensor to the control unit, so that the control unit does not close the shutter because the banknote has not yet been inserted, and the timer After the insertion time-out due to timing, the shutter is closed, and in this state, the presence / absence of the banknote is determined again based on the banknote detection sensor, and it is determined that the banknote exists in the pool portion.

As another method, when the shutter is opened in order to prevent the received light value of the banknote remaining detection sensor from being saturated due to the influence of outside light, it becomes impossible to detect the presence or absence of banknotes. When the received light value D of the external light detection phototransistor provided in the coin mouth exceeds the specified value, the external light is strong and normal bill residue detection by the bill residue sensor provided in the bill deposit / withdrawal port is not possible. It is judged that it is possible, the shutter provided at the banknote deposit / withdrawal port is closed, the received light value F of the banknote residual sensor in the closed state is read, and the received light value F is used as the shutter is closed and the banknote deposit / withdrawal port. Compared with the received light value A of the banknote remaining detection sensor in a state where there is no banknote. When the difference (A−F) in the received light value is equal to or less than the specified value, it is determined that there is no remaining bill. On the other hand, when it is determined that the difference (A−F) in the received light value exceeds the specified value, it is determined that the banknote remains, the shutter is opened, and the operator is prompted to remove the banknote. There is a money residue detection method in which normal residue detection is performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-6-195544

  In the conventional banknote deposit / withdrawal unit, even though the light from the LED is blocked by the banknote and does not reach the light receiving sensor, the light receiving sensor receives light due to the influence of direct sunlight, etc. Since the information indicating that the light is received is transmitted to the control unit, the control unit does not close the shutter because the bill has not yet been inserted, and after the time-out of the timer, the shutter is timed out. In this state, the presence / absence of the banknote is determined again based on the banknote detection sensor, and if it is determined that the banknote is present in the pool section, the operation proceeds to the operation of taking the banknote into the banknote deposit / withdrawal section. In this way, in an environment where the light receiving sensor is exposed to direct sunlight, it may take a long time to move to the next operation after a bill is inserted into the pool, and as a result, it takes a long transaction time. There was a problem that it was.

  In addition, when the outside light is strong and it is impossible to detect normal banknote remaining by the banknote remaining sensor provided in the banknote depositing / withdrawing port, the shutter provided in the banknote depositing / dispensing port is closed, and the banknote remains in the closed state. Even in the method of reading the light reception value F of the sensor and determining the presence or absence of the remaining banknote, there is a problem that it takes a long transaction time because the operation of closing the shutter is required to determine the presence or absence of the banknote.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the solution provided in the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives money, a money detection sensor that is provided in the receiving unit and includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the receiving unit is connected to the outside. In the money handling apparatus provided with a shutter that cuts off from the light, the light emitting element is turned off with the shutter opened, and the shutter is closed when the light receiving element is in a light receiving state.

  According to the present invention, when the shutter is opened, the light emitting element is turned off, and if the light receiving element is in the light receiving state, the shutter is closed so that the light receiving element receives direct sunlight and recognizes the presence of money. Even if it is not possible, it is possible to shift to the next operation, that is, the operation to close the shutter, so that it is possible to shift to the next operation without waiting for the insertion timeout to be reached. As a result, even in an environment where the light receiving element is exposed to direct sunlight, the transaction time does not take a long time, and the transaction can be performed in a short time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the element common to each drawing. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a banknote depositing and dispensing unit according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a banknote detection sensor control circuit according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 3, which is a currency handling apparatus, a main control unit 23, a coin depositing / withdrawing unit (not shown), a card processing unit, a storage unit, and an interface unit. A customer operation unit, a passbook entry unit, a statement slip processing unit, a voice guidance unit, a power supply unit, and an approach detector are provided.

  The storage unit includes a RAM, a ROM, a flexible disk, or the like in which programs for performing various controls are stored. The interface unit is a connection port with a host computer that is a host device. The customer operation unit is operated by a customer who makes a transaction, and information is input to the automatic transaction apparatus. The main control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer or the like, and includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 3, a coin deposit / withdrawal unit, a card processing unit, a storage unit, an interface unit, a customer operation unit, a bankbook entry unit, The statement slip processing unit, the voice guidance unit, the power source unit, and the proximity detector are connected to control each unit.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 3 is provided with a customer service unit 4 at the upper front portion. The customer service unit 4 is a unit that discharges banknotes to a customer or receives banknotes inserted from a customer. The pool unit 5 in which banknotes received from the outside and banknotes delivered to a customer are collected, A shutter 6 for blocking the pool portion 5 from the outside is provided.

  The pool unit 5 is provided with a first banknote detection sensor 7 and a second banknote detection sensor 8 each comprising LEDs 7a and 8a which are light emitting elements and light receiving sensors 7b and 8b which are light receiving elements. The bills inserted into the pool unit 5 are detected. As shown in FIG. 2, the LED 7 a is connected to a light emitting circuit 12 that turns on and off the LED 7 a, and the light emitting sensor 7 b is connected to the light receiving circuit 11. The light emitting circuit 12 and the light receiving circuit 11 are respectively connected to the CPU 13, and the light emitting circuit 12, the light receiving circuit 11, and the CPU 13 constitute a bill detection sensor control circuit 17.

  In such a banknote detection sensor control circuit 17, the light receiving circuit 11 receives a value corresponding to the amount of received light from the light emitting sensor as an analog value, converts the analog value into a digital value, and transmits the digital value to the CPU 13. The CPU 13 compares the numerical value received as the amount of received light from the light receiving circuit 11 with a predetermined value determined in advance. If the numerical value received as the amount of received light is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the CPU 13 is in a “bright” state, that is, a banknote is present. On the other hand, the CPU 13 compares the numerical value received as the amount of received light from the light receiving circuit 11 with a predetermined value determined in advance. It is determined that the light from the LED is blocked and is in the “dark” state, that is, the banknote is present in the pool portion 5. The second banknote detection sensor 8 is also connected to the banknote detection sensor control circuit 17 in the same manner as the first detection sensor 7 and the operation is controlled.

  In FIG. 1, the pool unit 5 is also provided with a bill feeding mechanism (not shown) and a bill stacking mechanism (not shown). The bill feeding mechanism comes into contact with the bills in the pool unit 5, presses against a feeding roller that feeds the bills, a pair of conveyance rollers that conveys the bills to a conveyance path described later, and one roller of the pair of conveyance rollers, When a plurality of banknotes are fed out by the feeding roller, it consists of a separation roller that separates the remaining banknotes so that only the lowest one is fed out to the transport path, and is put into the pool unit 5 The bills are separated one by one and fed out to the transport path. On the other hand, the banknote stacking mechanism includes a pair of discharge rollers, and discharges banknotes that have been transported through the transport path into the pool unit 5.

  A plurality of denomination safes for storing banknotes by denomination are provided at the bottom of the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit 3. And the conveyance path 15 in which a banknote is conveyed from the customer service unit 4 to a money-type safe is formed. The conveyance path 15 is configured by a conveyance roller and a conveyance belt (not shown) that conveys banknotes, and the conveyance path 15 between the customer service unit 4 and the denomination safe deposits the authenticity, integrity, A discrimination unit 18 for discriminating and detecting front and back, two or more overlaps, skewing, and the like is provided. In the present embodiment, 10,000 yen vaults 19 and 20 for storing 10,000 yen vouchers and 1,000 yen vault safe 21 for storing thousand yen vouchers are provided as the above-mentioned money type safes.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 3 is provided with a control unit 22 which is a judgment means for controlling the entire banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 3, and the control unit 22 follows the instructions from the main control unit 23. The operation of the unit 3 is controlled.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 3 in the said structure is demonstrated according to the flowchart shown in FIG.3, FIG.4, FIG.5 with reference to FIG.1, FIG.2. Here, the operation when the customer selects the deposit transaction will be described. 3, 4, and 5 are flowcharts showing the operation of the banknote depositing and dispensing unit of the embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, in the transaction waiting state, the shutter 6 is in a state of covering the pool portion 5, and the inside of the pool portion 5 is closed from the outside. The LEDs 7a and 8a are turned off.

  When a customer who wants to make a transaction with the automatic transaction apparatus 1 selects “Deposit” from the customer guidance screen displayed on the customer operation section of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the main control unit 23 executes the payment transaction process. To do. Therefore, the main control unit 23 performs passbook insertion guidance and ID card insertion guidance. Accordingly, the customer inserts the ID card into the card insertion / extraction port of the card processing unit. The card processing unit reads the account number from the ID card and transmits it to the main control unit 23. The main control unit 23 makes a predetermined inquiry to the host computer via the interface unit and the communication line.

  The host computer checks for problems. If there is no problem and payment is possible, a signal indicating that the transaction is accepted is transmitted to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 via the communication line. And the main control part 23 will transmit the instruction | indication of banknote acceptance with respect to the control part 22, if the signal which shows that transaction is accepted is received. Upon receiving this instruction, the control unit 22 starts the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, and transmits an instruction to open the shutter 6 to a shutter motor drive circuit (not shown) in step S1. In response to this, the shutter motor driving circuit drives a shutter motor (not shown) to open the shutter 6. Thereby, the customer can throw the banknote into the pool unit 5.

  When the shutter 6 is in the open state, the control unit 22 starts measuring a timer (not shown) and proceeds to step S2 to determine whether or not a banknote is present in the pool unit 5 with respect to the banknote detection sensor control circuit 17. A first instruction for confirming is transmitted. When the CPU 13 of the banknote detection sensor control circuit 17 receives this first instruction, the CPU 13 starts the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, and the CPU 13 transmits an instruction to turn on the LEDs 7 a and 8 a to the light emitting circuit 12 in step S <b> 101. In response to this instruction, the light emitting circuit 12 turns on the LEDs 7a and 8a. At the same time, the CPU 13 starts measuring a timer (not shown).

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 102, the CPU 11 checks the detection states of the first banknote detection sensor 7 and the second banknote detection sensor 8 based on the amount of received light received from the light receiving circuit 11. In step S103, the CPU 13 determines that the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b are receiving light if the numerical value received as the amount of light received from the light receiving circuit 11 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, that is, no bill is present. Proceed to step S104. On the other hand, if the numerical value received as the amount of light received from the light receiving circuit 11 is less than a predetermined value, the CPU 13 determines that the light emitting sensors 7b and 8b are not receiving light, that is, the banknote is present in the pool unit 5, And it progresses to step S110, the information which shows that the banknote exists in the pool part 5 is transmitted to the control part 22, and the process of this flowchart is complete | finished. When receiving information from the CPU 13, the control unit 22 performs processing from step S3 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the process proceeds from step S103 to step S104, the CPU 13 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the LEDs 7a and 8a were turned on based on the time measured by the timer that started timing in step S101. The predetermined time is a time required for the customer to insert a bill into the pool unit 5. If it is determined that the predetermined time has not yet been reached, the process returns to step S103, and the CPU 13 again determines whether or not the numerical value received as the amount of received light from the light receiving circuit 11 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. I do. Thus, CPU13 monitors whether the banknote exists in the pool part 5 until predetermined time passes. If the CPU 13 reaches a predetermined time before the numerical value received as the amount of received light from the light receiving circuit 11 becomes less than a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S105, and the CPU 13 causes the light emitting circuit 12 to turn off the LEDs 7a and 8a. Send instructions. In response to this instruction, the light emitting circuit 12 turns off the LEDs 7a and 8a.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 106, the CPU 13 confirms the detection states of the first banknote detection sensor 7 and the second banknote detection sensor 8 based on the amount of received light received from the light receiving circuit 11. That is, it is determined whether the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b receive light with the LEDs 7a and 8a turned off. In step S107, if the numerical value received as the amount of received light from the light receiving circuit 11 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the CPU 13 receives the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b, that is, the banknote is present due to ambient light. It is judged that the banknote has already existed in the pool part 5 that it is in the state which cannot be recognized. And it progresses to step S108, the information which shows that the banknote exists in the pool part 5 is transmitted to the control part 22, and the process of this flowchart is complete | finished.

  On the other hand, if the numerical value received as the amount of light received from the light receiving circuit 11 is less than a predetermined value, the CPU 13 determines that no banknote is present and proceeds to step S109, and the banknote is present in the pool unit 5. The information indicating that there is no data is transmitted to the control unit 22, and the processing of this flowchart ends.

  And the control part 22 will perform the process from step S3 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, if the information which shows whether the banknote exists from CPU13 is received. Note that the light receiving state of the light emitting sensors 7b and 8b is determined in a state where the LEDs 7a and 8a are turned off as described above, and banknotes are present in the pool portion 5 even if the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b receive light based on this. Therefore, even if the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b are in the light receiving state, it is possible to shift to the next bill taking operation without waiting for the insertion time-out.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, in step S <b> 3, the control unit 22 determines whether a banknote is present in the pool unit 5 based on the information received from the CPU 13. If it is determined that banknotes are present in the pool unit 5, the process proceeds to step S5, whereas if “no”, the process proceeds to step S4. If the process proceeds to step S4, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the shutter 6 was opened based on the time measured by the timer that started timing in step S1, that is, whether or not an insertion time-out has occurred. to decide. If it is determined that the predetermined time has not yet been reached, the process returns to step S <b> 2, and the control unit 22 confirms again whether or not banknotes exist in the pool unit 5 with respect to the banknote detection sensor control circuit 17. The first instruction is transmitted, and the banknote detection sensor control circuit 17 determines whether or not a banknote exists in the pool unit 5 again. In this way, the control unit 22 monitors whether or not banknotes exist in the pool unit 5 until a predetermined time has elapsed.

  And if control part 22 receives the information which shows that a bill exists in pool part 5 from bill detection sensor control circuit 17 before predetermined time passes, it will progress to Step S5, while control part 22 will detect bills. If a predetermined time has elapsed before the sensor control circuit 17 detects the presence of a banknote, it is determined that an insertion time-out has occurred, and also in this case, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, the control unit 22 transmits an instruction to close the shutter 6 to a shutter motor drive circuit (not shown). In response to this, the shutter motor drive circuit drives a shutter motor (not shown) to close the shutter 6. Then, the process proceeds to step S <b> 6, and the control unit 22 transmits a second instruction for confirming whether a bill is present in the pool unit 5 to the bill detection sensor control circuit 17. When the CPU 13 of the banknote detection sensor control circuit 17 receives this second instruction, it starts the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and the CPU 13 transmits an instruction to turn on the LEDs 7 a and 8 a to the light emitting circuit 12 in step S <b> 201. In response to this instruction, the light emitting circuit 12 turns on the LEDs 7a and 8a. Subsequently, in step S <b> 202, the CPU 13 confirms the detection states of the first banknote detection sensor 7 and the second banknote detection sensor 8 based on the received light amount received from the light receiving circuit 11. In step S203, the CPU 13 determines that the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b are receiving light if the numerical value received as the amount of received light from the light receiving circuit 11 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, that is, there is no bill. Proceeding to step S204, information indicating that no banknote is present in the pool unit 5 is transmitted to the control unit 22, and the process proceeds to step S206.

  On the other hand, if the numerical value received as the amount of light received from the light receiving circuit 11 is less than a predetermined value, the CPU 13 determines that the light emitting sensors 7b and 8b are not receiving light, that is, the banknote is present in the pool unit 5, And it progresses to step S205, the information which shows that the banknote exists in the pool part 5 is transmitted to the control part 22, and it progresses to step S206. In step S206, the CPU 13 transmits an instruction to turn off the LEDs 7a and 8a to the light emitting circuit 12. In response to this instruction, the light emitting circuit 12 turns off the LEDs 7a and 8a. Then, the CPU 13 ends the process of this flowchart.

  On the other hand, when receiving information from the CPU 13, the control unit 22 performs the processing from step S7 in the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S <b> 7, the control unit 22 confirms whether a banknote is present in the pool unit 5 based on the information received from the CPU 13. If it is determined here that a banknote is present in the pool unit 5, the process proceeds to step S8, in which the banknote is loaded into the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 3 in order to identify the banknote, store it in a denomination safe, etc. Migrate to On the other hand, in the case of “No”, it is assumed that there is no banknote in the pool section 5 and the depositing operation is terminated here. And the automatic transaction apparatus 1 transfers to the next transaction waiting state.

  In addition, when it transfers to the operation | movement which takes in a banknote into the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 3, the feeding roller which comprises the banknote feeding mechanism which is not shown in figure and a conveyance roller pair are rotated, and also in the pool part 5 by a separation roller Are fed out one by one to the conveyance path 15. And the conveyance path 15 is conveyed to the discrimination part 18, and this discrimination part 18 discriminates authenticity discrimination, right / wrong, and a running state. What is determined to be a fake ticket or a transport abnormal ticket by the discrimination unit 18 is transported again into the pool unit 5, the shutter 6 is opened, and the banknote is returned to the customer.

  On the other hand, the deposited banknote determined by the discrimination unit 18 is conveyed to a denomination safe by operating a switching blade (not shown), and the correct one thousand yen ticket is stored in the thousand yen vault 21. The genuine 10,000 yen ticket is stored in the 10,000 yen safe 19 or the 10,000 yen safe 20.

When the deposit counting process of the banknotes inserted by the customer is completed by the above operation, the control unit 22 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 3 transmits a response to the end of the depositing count and the number counted in the money type to the main control unit 23. To do. When the main control unit 23 receives this data, it stores it in the storage unit, and the main control unit 23 causes the ID card to be discharged. Accordingly, the card processing unit moves the ID card to the card insertion / ejection slot, and discharges the ID card together with the statement slip on which the transaction details are printed. As a result, the customer receives the ID card from the automatic transaction apparatus 1. This is the end of this transaction. The deposit amount stored in the storage unit is transmitted together with the account number to the host computer via the interface unit and the communication line.
Moreover, although the present Example demonstrated with the banknote, it can also apply to the accommodation detection of a coin.

  As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the shutter 6 is opened, the LEDs 7a and 8a are turned off. If the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b are in a light receiving state, the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b are directly irradiated by closing the shutter 6. Even if it is not possible to recognize the presence of banknotes due to sunlight or the like, it is possible to shift to the next operation, that is, the operation of closing the shutter 6, so that the next operation is not waited until the insertion time-out is reached. And can be migrated. As a result, even in an environment where the light receiving sensors 7b and 8b are exposed to direct sunlight, the transaction time does not take long, and the transaction can be performed in a short time.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the banknote detection sensor control circuit of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Banknote depositing / withdrawing part 5 Pool part 6 Shutter 7 1st banknote detection sensor 8 2nd banknote detection sensor 22 Control part

Claims (2)

In a money handling apparatus comprising a receiving part for receiving money, a money detection sensor provided in the receiving part and comprising a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a shutter for blocking the receiving part from the outside,
A money handling apparatus characterized in that the light emitting element is turned off with the shutter open, and the shutter is closed when the light receiving element is in a light receiving state.   The operation of determining whether or not the light receiving element is in a light receiving state with the light emitting element turned off is repeatedly executed within a predetermined time from when the shutter is opened to when the shutter is closed. Money handling equipment.

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