JP2007091436A - Automatic teller machine with bill deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic teller machine with a bill deposit and withdrawal device capable of accurately detecting the size of a bill. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic teller machine is provided with a storage space for overlappingly storing bills having different shapes; an accumulation space for taking in the bill fed from outside; a feed-in discharge means for feeding the bill into the accumulation space, or discharging the stored bill; and an alignment surface 208 fixed at least when the bill is fed into the accumulation space. When the bills with the size not uniformed in a take-in advancing direction are taken in through the feed-in discharge means, the bills are stopped by making one end thereof collide with the alignment surface. Alternatively, the alignment surface may be provided with a bill discharge port of the feed-in discharge means, and the bills aligned on the alignment surface 208 may be discharged from an end of an alignment side through the bill discharge port. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic cash transaction apparatus including a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus.

  For example, as described in Patent Document 1, there is an automatic cash transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as ATM) installed in a financial institution or the like. A loading / recovery box is attached to the ATM. This loading / recovery box becomes a drawer type. When the ATM operation time is over, banknotes remaining in the safe deposit box and the storage / release box are mechanically collected in the loading / recovery box, and the staff removes the loading / recovery box. It is stored in a safe. The next morning, this loading / recovery box is returned to the ATM before the operation starts.

  By the way, in recent years, ATMs that can handle not only Japanese banknotes but also overseas banknotes are required with the increase in foreign banknotes in Japan and the increase in ATM needs outside Japan.

  Since overseas banknotes have different banknote sizes for each denomination, it is necessary to recognize the banknote size in order to determine the denomination. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, in order to stack banknotes in a standing state, a stack auxiliary member is attached to the loading / recovery box so as to vary the banknote size according to the size of the banknotes and abut the front end of the banknotes in the traveling direction. .

JP 2003-203262 A JP 2004-240904 A

  In Patent Document 1, the size of the banknote is detected and the stack auxiliary member is moved according to the size. However, if the size detection fails due to disturbance or the like, the stack auxiliary member cannot be accurately moved. There was a possibility.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cash transaction apparatus including a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus capable of accurately detecting a banknote size.

  The object is to provide a storage space for stacking and storing banknotes having different dimensions in the traveling direction of the banknotes in a standing position, an accumulation space for taking in the banknotes, and a feeding and discharging means for feeding and discharging the banknotes into the accumulation space; In the automatic teller machine provided with the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus having the aligning surface located in the accumulation space, the banknotes that have passed through the feeding / discharging means are arranged such that one end of the banknote falls from above. This is achieved by colliding with the work surface and stopping.

  In addition, the object is to store a banknote in which the banknotes having different dimensions in the traveling direction are stacked in a standing position, an accumulation space for taking in the banknote, and an in-feed release for feeding and discharging the banknote into the accumulation space And an automatic cash transaction apparatus having a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus having an aligning surface located in the stacking space, an injecting / discharging means provided above the aligning surface, and an A stacking guide provided in the advancing direction; and a banknote support means that operates in connection with the stacking guide, and the banknotes collide with the alignment surface and stop after passing through the feeding and discharging means. Achieved.

  Further, the above object is achieved by providing a banknote discharge port of the feeding and discharging means on the alignment surface, and discharging the banknotes aligned on the alignment surface through the banknote discharge port from the aligned end. Is done.

  Moreover, the said objective is achieved by providing the buffer material in the location which makes the taking-in banknote collide at least of the said surface for alignment.

  The above object is achieved by providing an alignment assisting means for aligning banknotes after colliding with the alignment surface.

  Moreover, the said objective is achieved by the said alignment assistance means moving the said surface direction for an alignment, contacting the said banknote.

  Further, the above object is achieved by the alignment assisting means being made of a plastic member.

  Further, the above object is achieved by connecting a plurality of the banknote support means and rotating about the central axis of rotation.

  Moreover, the said objective is achieved by sending the banknote into the said storage space, whenever the said banknote support means takes in one banknote.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the automatic teller machine provided with the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus which can perform the exact detection of banknote size can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of an automatic teller machine to which the present invention is applied.
First, the structure of a general cash automatic transaction apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
In FIG. 1, an automatic teller machine 101 includes a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 for processing a customer's transaction card and transaction statement slip, a passbook processing mechanism 103 for processing a passbook, a housing 104, and necessary for transactions. A customer operation unit 105 that displays and inputs information, a main body control unit 106, and a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 1 that handles banknotes are provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control mechanism of the automatic teller machine.
In FIG. 2, an automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 is connected to a main body control unit 106 via a bus 110, and a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102, a passbook processing mechanism 103, a customer operation unit 105, and a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 are connected to the main body control. Necessary operations are performed under the control of the unit 106. In addition, the interface unit 107, the clerk operation unit 108, and the external storage device 109 are connected to the bus 110 and exchange necessary data, but detailed description thereof is omitted. Note that power is supplied from the power supply unit 111 to each of the mechanisms and components described above.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 1 mounted on the automatic teller machine, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control mechanism of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device.
3 and 4, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port 2 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a banknote discriminating unit 3 for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of banknotes, and temporarily processing the deposited banknotes until the transaction is established. A temporary storage unit 4 for storing the banknotes, banknote storages 6, 7, and 8 for storing banknotes, and a transport path 5 and a control unit 9 for transporting banknotes by connecting the components of the banknote depositing and dispensing apparatus 1. Yes.

  The banknote stores 6, 7, and 8 are classified according to their roles. For example, a deposit box that stores banknotes that are not handled as withdrawal banknotes, and a reflux that stores deposited banknotes by denomination and discharges them when they are withdrawn. It is classified into a loading / recovery box 8 in which bills are loaded into a storage box and a reflux box, and banknotes are collected from the reflux box. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of (for example, four) banknote storages 6 and 7 are provided at the lower part of the apparatus, the right end is an entrance safe 6, and the rest is a reflux storage 7. In this case, for example, in the case of euro bills, the reflux box 7 can be used for 50 euro bills, 100 euro bills, and 200 euro bills from the left side. In addition, a loading / recovery box 8 is provided in the middle of the apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 9 is connected to the main body control unit 106 via the bus 110, and the control unit 9 is configured to receive the command from the main body control unit 106 and the state detection of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 1. While controlling each apparatus, the state of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 1 is sent to the main body control unit 106 as necessary.

Next, the configuration of the temporary storage unit 4 in which the present invention is implemented will be described with reference to FIG.
In addition, although patent document 1 has demonstrated the loading collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber as an Example, in this invention, it demonstrates taking a temporary storage part as an example.
The temporary storage unit 4 has a mechanism for temporarily collecting banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and then discharging the banknotes. Since banknotes having different dimensions are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the temporary storage unit 4 has a function of sequentially stacking and storing banknotes having different dimensions and separating the stored banknotes.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the feeding and discharging means of the temporary storage unit 4, FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a state in which banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 4, and FIG. It is a sectional side view showing the state to do.
5, 6, and 7, it is necessary to align at least one side of the banknotes when stacking a plurality of types of banknotes having different dimensions, so that the temporary storage unit 4 of the present embodiment is in a standing state. It is a mechanism to collect and separate with.
As shown in FIG. 6, the feeding and discharging means of the temporary storage unit 4 includes a stacking feed roller 209 that feeds banknotes from the outside into the stacking space 221, and a banknote that is fed into the stacking space 221 when stacking banknotes. Alignment assisting means (hereinafter referred to as brush roller 204) in which a stacking guide 205 that guides the progress of the sheet and a pressing sheet that is coaxial with the gate roller and that has high friction and flexibility such as rubber is arranged radially. And a separation guide 207 that guides the banknotes when discharging the banknotes, and as shown in FIG. 7, when the banknotes are released, the central rotation shaft extends to a position where a part protrudes from the separation guide 207 to the accumulation space 221 side. The pickup roller 211 that is movable and rotates to feed out banknotes one by one, and is positioned in the vicinity of the alignment surface 208, and rotates synchronously with the pickup roller 211. And separating the feed roller 201 eject bills in part, a gate roller 203 which does not rotate in the release direction of the bill, and a backup roller 202 which is driven to rotate the separation feed roller 201. As described above, the bill discharge port for discharging bills to the outside is located on the alignment surface 208.

  Further, when the banknote is taken in from the outside, the delivery / release means of the temporary storage unit 4 secures the accumulation space 221 by supporting the banknote in the storage space 222, as shown in FIG. The banknote support means 291 which plays the role which pushes the banknote taken in in the stacking space 221 by rotating in the direction into the storage space 222, and sequentially stores and stacks the banknote in the storage space 222 is provided.

  The accumulation space 221 is formed by being surrounded by the alignment surface 208, the side wall 213 (shown in FIG. 5), the bill support means 291, the accumulation guide 205, and the separation guide 207. It is formed by being surrounded by the alignment surface 208, the side wall 213, the pressing plate 206, and the bill support means 291. The movement range of the bill support means 291 is regulated by the rail 295.

  The attachment position of the side wall 213 can be adjusted according to the longitudinal dimension of the banknote to be stored. The interval between the two side walls 213 is preferably set to a value that is approximately 2 mm to 10 mm larger than the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the largest banknote, for example.

Next, the structure of the banknote support means 291 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the bill support means 291.
In FIG. 8, the banknote support means 291 includes a base portion 293 that is idly supported by a rotating shaft 292 and has a trident shape, and a banknote support portion 296 that is idly supported by the base portion 293 (three in this embodiment). ing. The rotation shaft 292 itself does not rotate, and the accumulation guide 205 is fixed to the rotation shaft 292. The banknote support part 296 has a length equal to or greater than the maximum longitudinal dimension among the banknotes handled by the temporary storage part 4. Note that the reason why the bill support portion 296 is idle with respect to the base portion 293 is that the bill support portion 296 rolls on the surface of the bill when the bill support portion 296 rotates around the rotation axis 292. This is to prevent the banknotes from being lifted.

Hereinafter, the operation when the banknotes are accommodated in the temporary storage unit 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.
9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating a process of storing the stacked banknotes 301 taken into the temporary storage unit 4 in the storage space 222. FIG.

  First, in FIG. 9, the control unit 9 controls the operation of each drive unit and sensor of the temporary storage unit 4. The control unit 9 drives a drive motor for stacking feed rollers (not shown) to rotate the feed roller 209 for stacking, and stacks the stacked banknotes 301 that have passed through the banknote discriminating unit 3 along the stacking guide 205. It feeds into the space 221. During this time, the banknote support means 291 is stopped and one of the banknote support portions 296 supports the stored banknote 302 in the storage space 222, so that the accumulation space 221 is secured.

  In addition, the distance from the alignment surface 208 of the banknote support part 296 when the banknote support means 291 is stopped is smaller than the minimum short length of the banknotes handled by the temporary storage unit 4. By doing so, the bill support part 296 can reliably support the stored bill 302 regardless of the size of the stored bill 302 stored in the storage space 222.

  The stacked banknotes 301 fed into the stacking space 221 by the stacking feed roller 209 stop when the leading end in the advancing direction collides with the alignment surface 208 and are grounded on the alignment surface 208. Here, even if the stacked banknote 301 that collides with the alignment surface 208 bounces away from the alignment surface 208 by its reaction, the sheet of the high-friction brush roller 204 continues to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. Can pull the stacked banknote 301 in the direction of the aligning surface 208 and ground the banknote end on the aligning surface 208. Moreover, although not shown in figure, you may provide the buffer material for preventing a rebound in the vicinity where the front-end | tip of the banknote advancing direction on the alignment surface 208 collides.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, in the stacked banknote 301 in the stacking space 221, the brush roller 204 that continues to rotate and the banknote support member 291 rotate in the clockwise direction around the rotation shaft 292 (shown in FIG. 8). By doing so, it is sent to the storage space 222 side by the next banknote support part 296 a that newly appears and is pressed against the stored banknote 302. When the banknote support member 291 rotates about the rotation shaft 292, the rotation shaft 292 and the stacking feed roller 209 are arranged so that the banknote support section 296 is placed on the back side of the stacking guide 205 without interfering with the stacking banknote 301. It is composed.

  By continuously performing the above operations, banknotes having different dimensions can be aligned on the alignment surface 208 and continuously stored in the storage space 222.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the rotation shaft 292 of the banknote support means 291 is movable along the rail 295, and when stacking banknotes, it is pressed toward the storage space with a predetermined force by a spring 294 (not shown). It has been. If the temporary storage part 4 continues taking in banknotes, the banknote in the storage space 222 will increase gradually, and the force which acts on the banknote support means 291 of these banknotes will become large gradually. When this force becomes larger than the force of the spring 294, the bill support means 291 moves to the right in FIG. When the amount of movement exceeds a certain value, a sensor 297 (not shown) as a space detection sensor for measuring the state of the accumulation space 221 detects this and moves the push plate 206 to the left in FIG. When the pressing plate 206 moves, the force exerted on the banknote support means 291 gradually decreases, and when the banknote support means 291 returns to the original position again, the sensor 297 detects this and stops the pressing plate 206. .

Next, the operation | movement which discharge | releases a banknote from the temporary storage part 4 is demonstrated.
When the bill is released from the temporary storage unit 4, first, the bill support means 291 is moved to the right side of FIG. 7 according to the rail 295. At this time, the end of the spring 294 is moved so that the spring force of the spring 294 (not shown) is not generated. On the other hand, the pickup roller 211 is moved to a position where a part thereof is exposed from the separation guide 207 to the storage space 221. Further, the brush roller 204 is fixed at a position hidden inside the alignment surface 208 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the pressing plate 206 is moved to the separation guide 207 side to press the bill against the protruding portion of the pickup roller 211. Then, the banknotes are fed one by one to the separation feed roller 201 by rotating the pickup roller 211 counterclockwise in FIG.

  Here, since the gate roller 203 does not rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 7, when the banknote is discharged to the outside, the banknote adjacent to the banknote to be released receives frictional resistance from the gate roller 203 and follows the released banknote. It will not be paid out. In addition, since the temporary storage part 4 of this embodiment accommodates the edge part of a banknote in alignment surface 208 regardless of the magnitude | size of a banknote, it can implement | achieve stable discharge | release of a banknote. And the banknote isolate | separated from the temporary storage part 4 is conveyed by the reflux warehouse 7 for every money type, and is accommodated.

  FIG. 11 is a view showing an embodiment in which banknotes are stacked obliquely. FIG. 11 is the same as FIG. 7 because it is tilted leftward, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which banknotes are stacked horizontally, but since FIG. 12 lays FIG. 7 in the left direction, the configuration is completely the same, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the case of Examples 2 and 3, since the accumulation space 221 can be secured using gravity, the banknote support means 291 in the first embodiment is not provided. In this embodiment, a sensor (not shown) (not shown) detects that the accumulation space 221 is filled with banknotes, and controls the operation of the push plate 206 in the same manner as described above. Thereby, the accumulation space 221 can be secured. Other integration and separation operations are the same as described above.

  In the second and third embodiments, the accumulation guide 205 and the separation guide 207 are separate members, but they may be a single member.

  In the above-described embodiment, the loading / recovery box 8 is for loading banknotes into the respective reflux boxes 7 and collecting banknotes from the respective reflux boxes 7. It is necessary to collect all the banknotes handled by the company, that is, banknotes of different sizes. For this reason, by applying the configurations of the first embodiment and the second embodiment to the filling / recovery box 8, it is possible to load and collect bills of different sizes in one loading / recovery box 8. . Further, the configuration of the present embodiment may be applied to the safe 6 or the reflux box 7.

  In addition, the object which the said embodiment handles is not limited to a banknote, It can apply to all the paper sheets.

It is an external view of the automatic teller machine formed by applying the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control mechanism of an automatic teller machine. It is sectional drawing of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus mounted in an automatic teller machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control mechanism of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a temporary storage unit provided with the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a state in which banknotes are accumulated in a temporary storage unit provided with the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state in which banknotes are discharged from a temporary storage unit provided with the first embodiment. It is a perspective view of the banknote support means of the temporary storage part provided with the 1st Example. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view for explaining a process of accumulating banknotes taken into a temporary storage unit provided with the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining a process of storing banknotes taken into a temporary storage unit provided with the first embodiment. It is a sectional side view of the temporary storage part which accommodates the banknote provided with the 2nd Example diagonally. It is a sectional side view of the temporary storage part which accommodates the banknote provided with the 3rd Example horizontally.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, 3 ... Banknote discrimination | determination part, 4 ... Temporary storage part, 5 ... Conveyance path, 6 ... Safe deposit, 7 ... Reflux storage, 8 ... Loading collection | recovery storage, 9 ... Control part, 101 ... Automatic cash transaction Apparatus 201: Separation feed roller 202 ... Backup roller 203 ... Gate roller 204 ... Brush roller 205 ... Accumulation guide 206 ... Push plate 207 ... Separation guide 208 ... Alignment surface 209 ... Accumulation Feed roller, 221 ... Accumulation space, 222 ... Storage space, 291 ... Bill support means, 293 ... Base part, 296 ... Bill support part, 301 ... Stacked banknote, 302 ... Storage banknote.

Claims (9)

A storage space for stacking and storing banknotes having different dimensions in the direction of travel of the banknotes in a standing position, an accumulation space for taking in the banknotes, a feeding / discharging means for feeding and discharging the banknotes into the accumulation space, and the accumulation space In the automatic teller machine provided with the banknote deposit and withdrawal device having the alignment surface located at
An automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the banknote that has passed through the delivery / release means is stopped when one end of the banknote falls from above and collides with the alignment surface. A storage space for stacking and storing banknotes having different dimensions in the direction of travel of the banknotes in a standing position, an accumulation space for taking in the banknotes, a feeding / discharging means for feeding and discharging the banknotes into the accumulation space, and the accumulation space In the automatic teller machine provided with the banknote deposit and withdrawal device having the alignment surface located at
A feeding / discharging means provided at an upper portion of the alignment surface; a collecting guide provided in a traveling direction of the feeding / discharging means; and a bill support means operating in conjunction with the collecting guide, An automatic teller machine equipped with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the banknotes collide with the alignment surface and stop after passing through the delivery / release means. In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing device according to claim 1,
A bill depositing / dispensing apparatus comprising: a banknote discharge port of the feeding and discharging means provided on the alignment surface, and a banknote aligned on the alignment surface being discharged through the banknote discharge port from an end on the aligned side. Automatic cash transaction equipment with In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing device according to claim 1,
A cash automatic transaction apparatus provided with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, characterized in that a cushioning material is provided at a position where at least a captured banknote collides with the surface for alignment. In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing device according to claim 1,
An automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, characterized in that alignment assisting means for aligning banknotes after colliding with the alignment surface is provided. In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing device according to claim 5,
The said automatic banking transaction apparatus provided with the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus characterized by the said alignment assistance means moving the said surface direction for an alignment, contacting the said banknote. In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing device according to claim 6,
The said alignment assistance means consists of a plastic member, The automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing device according to claim 2,
An automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus characterized in that a plurality of the banknote support means are connected to each other and rotate around an axis of rotation at the center. In the automatic teller machine provided with the bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 2,
An automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the banknote support means feeds a banknote into the storage space each time a banknote is taken in.

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