JP2007109076A - Currency handling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a currency handling apparatus in which an automatic transaction apparatus can perform transaction even when a bill cassette is in replacement. <P>SOLUTION: A bill depositing/withdrawing part 2 provided with a plurality of bill cassettes 5 arranged so as to be freely ejected to the outside of the apparatus is provided with a lock mechanism 10 for stopping the ejection of the bill cassettes 5 on a position where at least one bill cassette 5 is left in the bill depositing/withdrawing part 2 when the bill cassette 5 is ejected. Further, an auxiliary bill carrier 12 connected to a 10,000 yen bill cassette 5a left in the bill depositing/withdrawing part 2 during the ejection of the bill cassette 5 is formed in the bill depositing/withdrawing part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a currency handling apparatus provided with a plurality of safes that can be taken out of the apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus in which a depositing / dispensing unit is detachable and can be pulled out to a maintenance surface side (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

As such a bill depositing / withdrawing device, there is a device having a plurality of detachable bill cassettes, and these bill cassettes are mounted on a slidably provided lower frame to exchange bill cassettes. Therefore, when taking out from the banknote depositing / dispensing device, the operator holds a handle provided on the lower frame, pulls out the banknote cassette together with the lower frame to the outside of the banknote depositing / dispensing device, and further pulls out the banknote cassette upward and downward. Removed from the gold device.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-092389

  In the conventional banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, since all the banknote cassettes are taken out from the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus when the banknote cassette is exchanged, no banknote cassette is present in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus. Accordingly, there is a problem in that deposit and withdrawal transactions cannot be performed, and the automatic transaction apparatus becomes “transaction stop”.

  In order to solve the above problems, the solution means provided in the present invention is a money handling apparatus having a plurality of safes that can be taken out of the apparatus. When the safe is taken out, at least one safe is in the apparatus. And a lock mechanism for stopping the removal of the safe at a position where it remains.

  According to the present invention, when the safe is taken out, the removal of the safe is stopped at a position where at least one safe stays in the apparatus by the lock mechanism. Therefore, at least one safe is placed in the money handling apparatus when the safe is replaced. Will exist. Accordingly, it is possible to perform deposit and withdrawal transactions even during the exchange operation of the safe, and it is possible to prevent the automatic transaction apparatus from becoming “transaction stop”.

  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.

  First, the configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus will be described. 1 and 2 are explanatory diagrams showing the configuration of the banknote depositing and dispensing unit of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the locking mechanism of the embodiment.

  1 and 2, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2, which is a currency handling apparatus, a customer operation unit, a main control unit, a coin depositing / withdrawing unit (not shown), and a card processing unit. A passbook entry unit, a statement slip processing unit, a voice guidance unit, a power supply unit, an approach detector, a storage unit, and an interface unit. The main control unit includes the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2, a customer operation unit, a coin deposit / withdrawal unit, a card processing unit, a passbook entry unit, a statement slip processing unit, a voice guidance unit, and a power supply unit. The proximity detector, the storage unit, and the interface unit are connected to control each unit.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 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 11 in which banknotes received from the outside and banknotes delivered to a customer are collected, A shutter (not shown) for blocking the pool portion 11 from the outside is provided.

  At the bottom of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2, a plurality of banknote cassettes 5 (5 in this embodiment), which are denomination safes storing banknotes by denomination, are provided. Up to 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5e), a conveyance path 6 through which bills are conveyed is formed. The conveyance path 6 is configured by a roller (not shown) and a conveyance belt that conveys banknotes. A temporary storage unit 7 that temporarily accumulates banknotes is provided in the conveyance path 6 between the customer service unit 4 and the banknote cassette 5. A discrimination unit 8 is provided for discriminating and detecting authenticity, damage, front and back, two or more overlaps, skew feeding, and the like of the fed banknote.

  In this embodiment, the banknote cassette is suitable for 10,000 yen cassettes 5a, 5b, and 5c that store 10,000 yen tickets, a thousand yen ticket cassette 5d that stores thousand yen tickets, 5,000 yen tickets, and withdrawals. Reject cassettes 5e for storing unused banknotes are provided.

  The 10,000 yen ticket cassettes 5a, 5b, 5c, the thousand yen ticket cassette 5d, and the reject cassette 5e are mounted on the lower frame 9, and the lower frame 9 is slidable in the direction of arrow CD along a rail (not shown). It has become. The lower frame 9 is provided with a handle (not shown). As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the bill cassette 5 can be inserted into and removed from the bill depositing / dispensing portion 2 as the lower frame 9 moves. When the lower frame 9 is slid in the direction in which it is pulled out from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2, the movement of the lower frame 9 is stopped by a lock mechanism 10 described later at a position where only the 10,000 yen bill cassette 5a remains inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. Is done.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 is connected to the transport path 6 to form an auxiliary transport path 12, and the auxiliary transport path 12 is pulled out from the lower frame 9 so that the 10,000 yen bill cassette 5 a is at the position shown in FIG. 2. When positioned, it is connected to the 10,000 yen ticket cassette 5a. And the banknote conveyed by the conveyance path 6 can be accommodated in the 10,000 yen ticket cassette 5a located in the position shown in FIG. The banknotes drawn out from the ticket cassette 5a can be transported to the transport path 6.

  The lower frame 9 is provided with a hook detection sensor 13 composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a slit 14 is formed in the vicinity of the hook detection sensor 13 as shown in FIG. A lock mechanism 10 is provided behind the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 and further below the lower frame 9. The lock mechanism 10 includes a hook 17 rotatably provided on a frame (not shown) of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2, one end attached to the hook 17, and the other end of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. And a magnet 15 having one end portion of the link 16 attached to a substantially central portion of the hook 17. As shown in FIG. 3, the hook 17 is urged in the direction of arrow E by the urging force of the spring 18, but rotation is restricted by the upper portion 17 b coming into contact with the lower frame 9.

  Next, the control system of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 and a customer operation unit 19 are connected to the main control unit 3. And the hook detection sensor 13 and the magnet 15 are connected to the control part 20 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2, and the information transmitted to the control part 20 from the hook detection sensor 13 changes according to the state of the hook 17. FIG. The controller 20 can change the position of the hook 17 by energizing the magnet 15. A display screen 22 is connected to the control unit 21 of the customer operation unit 19, and a predetermined screen is read from the storage unit (not shown) and displayed on the display screen 22.

  Next, the operation of the lower frame 9 and the lock mechanism 10 when the banknote cassette 5 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 2 in the above configuration is pulled out will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the lock mechanism of the embodiment. In addition, when the 10,000 yen cassettes 5b, 5c, the thousand yen coupon cassette 5d, and the reject cassette 5e are present inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2, the hook 17 abuts on the lower frame 9 positioned on the hook 17 and rotates. Is regulated.

  In FIG. 1, when the operator pulls out the banknote cassette 5, he holds a handle provided on the lower frame 9 and pulls it out in the direction of arrow C. When the lower frame 9 is pulled out and moves in the direction of the arrow C, and the 10,000 yen ticket cassette 5a moves to a position where it is connected to the auxiliary conveyance path 12 as shown in FIG. 2, the lower frame 9 is moved as shown in FIG. 9 is positioned at a position opposite to the hook 17, and the hook 17 is rotated around the fulcrum 17 a in the direction of the arrow A by the urging force of the spring 18, and the upper portion 17 b enters the slit 14 and is caught by the end portion. As a result, the position of the lower frame 9 is fixed by the hook 17 and is locked. Further, the upper portion 17b of the hook 17 enters between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the hook detection sensor 13 and blocks light from the light emitting element, so that the light receiving element does not receive light. Therefore, the output transmitted from the hook detection sensor 13 to the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2 changes to information indicating that the light receiving element is not receiving light, and the control unit 20 changes the output to the 10,000 yen cassette 5a. Is connected to the auxiliary transport path 12, and transmits a signal indicating that the 10,000 yen cassette 5 a is connected to the auxiliary transport path 12 to the main control unit 3.

  Since the banknote cassette existing in the banknote depositing / withdrawing section 2 is only the 10,000 yen cassette 5a containing the 10,000 yen banknote, the main control unit 3 connects the 10,000 yen cassette 5a to the auxiliary conveyance path 12. If the signal which shows this is received, the instruction | indication which displays that the withdrawal of a banknote will be performed per 10,000 yen with respect to the customer operation part 19 will be transmitted. Upon receipt of this instruction, the customer operation unit 19 displays on the display screen 22 "Banknotes can only be withdrawn with 10,000 yen bills. Please enter banknote withdrawals in units of 10,000 yen." Display. The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 transports and stores all banknotes deposited during the deposit transaction in the 10,000 yen cassette 5a, and also dispenses all banknotes for withdrawal from the 10,000 yen cassette 5a. , Switch to the control to withdraw 10,000 yen coupons without dispensing 1000 yen coupons.

  Next, the 10,000 yen cassettes 5b, 5c, the thousand yen cassette 5d, and the reject cassette 5e are taken out of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2, and depositing in a state where only the 10,000 yen cassette 5a exists inside the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2. Operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2 at the time of transaction is demonstrated.

  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 section 3 executes a deposit transaction process. To do. Accordingly, the main control unit 3 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 device. The card processing unit reads the account number from the ID card and transmits it to the main control unit 3. The main control unit 3 makes a predetermined inquiry to the host computer via an interface unit (not shown) and a 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 interface unit. And the main control part 3 will instruct | indicate a banknote acceptance with respect to the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2, if the signal which shows that transaction is approved is received.

  In response to this, the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2 drives a motor (not shown) to open a shirter (not shown) provided in the customer service unit 4 and waits for a bill to be inserted into the pool unit 11. When it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) provided in the pool unit 11 that a bill has been inserted by the customer, the control unit 20 closes the shutter. Then, the control unit 20 rotates a feed roller (not shown) and a plurality of transport roller pairs provided in the transport path 6 to feed bills one by one to the transport path 6 and transport the transport path 6 to the discrimination section 8. .

  The discriminating unit 8 discriminates the authenticity, correctness, front / back, two or more overlaps, skewing, and the like of banknotes. When there is a banknote determined to be a fake ticket or a transport abnormal ticket by the discrimination unit 8, the discrimination unit 8 transmits data indicating that the banknote currently identified to the control unit 20 is a fake ticket or a transport fault ticket. To do.

  When the control unit 20 receives data indicating that the banknote identified this time from the discrimination unit 8 is a fake ticket or a transport abnormality ticket, the control unit 20 performs transport control to return the banknote to the pool unit 11, and then returns to the pool unit 11. Transport bills.

  Data indicating that there is a banknote to be returned to the customer by the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 to the main control unit 3 when the banknote determined to be a fake ticket or a transport abnormality ticket is returned to the pool unit 11 in this way. Send. When the main control unit 3 receives this data, the main control unit 3 displays on the display screen 22 of the customer operation unit 19 that a banknote that cannot be deposited is returned. Moreover, the control part 20 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2 drives a motor (not shown) to open a shirter (not shown) provided in the customer service unit 4 and waits for a banknote to be received. When the control unit 20 recognizes that a banknote has been received by the customer by a change in a signal received from a banknote detection sensor (not shown) provided in the pool unit 11, the control unit 20 drives a motor (not shown) to close the shutter.

  On the other hand, the banknote determined by the discrimination unit 8 as a genuine note is conveyed to the temporary holding unit 7. Then, when the deposit counting process of the bills inserted by the customer is completed, the bill depositing / dispensing unit 2 transmits to the main control unit 3 a response indicating the completion of deposit counting and the number of sheets counted as the correct bill for the denomination. When receiving this data, the main control unit 3 stores the data in a storage unit (not shown) and displays the deposit amount on the display screen 22 of the customer operation unit 19.

  Here, when the customer confirms the deposit amount displayed on the display screen 22 provided in the customer operation unit 19 and presses the cancel key, the control unit 20 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 is temporarily activated by an instruction from the main control unit 3. A feeding roller (not shown) provided in the holding unit 7 and a plurality of conveying roller pairs provided in the conveying path 6 are rotated to feed bills one by one to the conveying path 6, and the conveying path 6 to the pool unit 11. Transport. Further, the control unit 20 drives a motor (not shown) to open a shutter (not shown) provided in the pool unit 11 and waits for a bill to be received. When the control unit 20 recognizes that a banknote has been received by the customer by a change in a signal received from a banknote detection sensor (not shown) provided in the pool unit 11, the control unit 20 drives a motor (not shown) to close the shutter. On the other hand, when the customer presses the confirmation key, the control unit 20 is provided with a feeding roller (not shown) provided in the temporary holding unit 7, a plurality of conveyance roller pairs provided in the conveyance path 6, and a plurality of auxiliary conveyance paths 12. The pair of transport rollers is rotated to feed banknotes one by one to the transport path 6, and all banknotes are transported from the transport path 6 to the ten thousand yen cassette 5 a via the auxiliary transport path 12 regardless of the denomination. Store. The 10,000 yen cassette 5a also stores banknotes that are genuine and are identified as non-withdrawable tickets.

  Further, the main control unit 3 causes the ID card to be discharged. Therefore, the card processing unit moves the ID card to the card insertion / discharge port, and discharges the ID card together with the detailed statement printed with the transaction contents. 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 a storage unit (not shown) is transmitted to the host computer together with the account number via the interface unit and the communication line.

  Next, the 10,000 yen ticket cassettes 5b, 5c, the thousand yen ticket cassette 5d, and the reject cassette 5e are taken out of the banknote depositing / withdrawing section 2, and only the 10,000 yen cassette 5a is placed inside the banknote depositing / withdrawing section 2. With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, the operation of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2 during a gold transaction will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the lock mechanism of the embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the banknote depositing and dispensing unit of the embodiment. In addition, as shown above, since the banknote cassette which exists in the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2 is only the 10,000 yen ticket cassette 5a in which the 10,000 yen ticket is stored, the display screen 22 provided in the customer operation part 19 displays " The bills can be withdrawn only for 10,000 yen bills. Please enter the withdrawals of bills in units of 10,000 yen.

  When a customer who wants to make a transaction with the automatic transaction apparatus 1 selects “withdrawal” from the customer guidance screen displayed on the customer operation unit 19 of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the main control unit 3 makes a withdrawal transaction. Execute the process. Accordingly, the main control unit 3 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 device. The card processing unit reads the account number from the ID card. Subsequently, a password input guide and a withdrawal amount input guidance are performed, and when the customer inputs the password and withdrawal amount from the customer operation unit 19 in accordance with this, a withdrawal transaction is performed, and an ID card The account number, password, and withdrawal amount read from are sent to the host computer via the interface unit and the communication line, and processing necessary for withdrawal and identity verification are performed.

  The host computer confirms that the customer who is going to conduct the transaction by querying the PIN is the owner of the transaction account, and confirms the transaction account balance and performs processing necessary for withdrawal, and then accepts the transaction. A signal indicating this is transmitted to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 via the communication line and the interface unit. When the main control unit 3 receives a signal indicating that the transaction is accepted, the main control unit 3 instructs the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit 2 to withdraw money.

  In response to this, the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2 feeds out the banknotes of the instructed amount from the 10,000 yen cassette 5a, and a plurality of them are provided in the transport path 6 and the auxiliary transport path 12. The pair of conveyance rollers is rotated to convey banknotes one by one to the conveyance path 6 via the auxiliary conveyance path 12 and conveyed to the discrimination unit 8.

  In step S <b> 2, the discrimination unit 8 discriminates the authenticity, correctness, front / back, two or more overlaps, skewing, and the like of banknotes. In step S3, a determination is made based on the result of the discrimination. That is, if it is determined that the identified banknote is a 10,000 yen ticket and is a withdrawalable banknote, the process proceeds from step S3 to step S4. On the other hand, if the banknote identified is 1000 yen as a result of the discrimination. If it is determined that the bill is a banknote that cannot be withdrawn, such as a ticket, a 5,000 yen ticket, or a transport abnormality ticket, the process proceeds to step S11. In addition, when progressing to step S11, the control part 20 performs the conveyance control for switching the braid | blade which is not shown in figure, and conveying a banknote to the temporary storage part 7, conveys a banknote to the temporary storage part 7, and accumulate | stacks it. To do. Then, the process returns to step S1.

  In the state where only the 10,000 yen cassette 5a is present inside the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2, when a 1000 yen or 5,000 yen is deposited, the thousand yen is stored in the 10,000 yen cassette 5a storing the 10,000 yen, And the 5,000-yen ticket are also stored together, and there is a possibility that the thousand-yen ticket or 5,000-yen ticket stored at that time may be paid out from the 10,000-yen cassette 5a. When the seed is confirmed, it is judged as a 1,000 yen ticket or a 5,000 yen ticket.

  When the process proceeds from step S3 to step S4, the control unit 20 increases the count value of a counter (not shown) by one. That is, when the control unit 20 determines that the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 8 are 10,000 yen coupons that can be withdrawn, the control unit 20 increases the count value by one. In step S <b> 5, the control unit 20 performs transport control for transporting a withdrawalable 10,000 yen ticket to the pool unit 11 and accumulates banknotes in the pool unit 11. In step S6, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the banknote corresponding to the withdrawal amount has been paid out from the 10,000 yen cassette 5a based on the count value counted in step S4. The process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, if “NO”, the process returns to step S1.

  When the process proceeds from step S6 to step S7, the control unit 20 stops the feeding of banknotes from the 10,000 yen ticket cassette 5a, and the control unit 20 accumulates banknotes corresponding to the withdrawal amount in the pool unit 11 in step S8. After confirming this, a motor (not shown) is driven to open a shutter (not shown) provided in the customer service unit 4, and the bill is discharged. As a result, the customer receives the banknote.

  In addition, before opening the shutter of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2 in step S7, the main control unit 3 causes the ID card to be ejected. Therefore, the card processing unit moves the ID card to the card insertion / discharge port, and discharges the ID card together with the detailed statement printed with the transaction contents. As a result, the customer receives the ID card from the automatic transaction apparatus 1. Subsequently, in step S9, the control unit 20 determines whether or not banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 7. If it is determined that the banknotes are accumulated in the temporary holding unit 7, the process proceeds to step S10, whereas if “no”, the process ends. In addition, when progressing to step S10, the control part 20 performs conveyance control which pays out one banknote at a time from the temporary storage part 7, and returns it to the 10,000 yen ticket cassette 5a again. Thereby, it returns to the state without a banknote on the temporary storage part 7. FIG. Then, all processes are terminated.

  In addition, when returning all the banknote cassettes 5 (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) to the inside of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2, or when taking out the 10,000 yen cassette 5a outside the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2, the operator An unillustrated clerk operation unit inputs the banknote cassette 5 to the inside of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2 with respect to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 or taking out the 10,000 yen bill cassette 5a to the outside of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2. These instructions are transmitted to the main control unit 3, and the main control unit 3 transmits an unlocking instruction to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. In response to this instruction, the control unit 20 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit 2 energizes the magnet 15. By this energization, the link 16 moves in the direction of arrow F shown in FIG. 5 and is pulled by the link 16 so that the hook 17 rotates in the direction of arrow B around the fulcrum 17a against the urging force of the spring 18. 17 moves out of the slit 14 and moves to the lower side of the lower frame 9.

  As a result, the locked state of the lower frame 9 is released, so that the operator has a handle provided on the lower frame 9 and pushes it into the banknote depositing / dispensing part 2 so that all the banknote cassettes 5 are loaded and unloaded with the lower frame 9. The metal part 2 can be returned to the inside. Alternatively, the operator holds the handle provided on the lower frame 9 by releasing the locked state of the lower frame 9, and pulls out the lower frame 9 to the outside of the banknote acquisition unit 2 to remove the 10,000 yen cassette 5a. It can be pulled out together with the lower frame 9 to the outside of the banknote depositing / dispensing part 2, and can be further taken out to the outside of the banknote depositing / dispensing part 2 by pulling out the 10,000 yen cassette 5a upward.

  When the hook 17 is removed from the state of being hooked on the end of the slit 14, the upper portion 17b of the hook 17 is also removed from the hook detection sensor 13, and the light receiving element receives light from the light emitting element. Therefore, the output transmitted from the hook detection sensor 13 to the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2 changes to information indicating that the light receiving element is receiving light. The control unit 20 recognizes that the lower frame 9 is unlocked due to the change in the output, and transmits a signal indicating that the lower frame 9 is unlocked to the main control unit 3.

  The main control unit 3 receives a signal indicating that the lower frame 9 is unlocked, and is provided in front of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 by returning the lower frame 9 to the inside of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. When information indicating that the lower frame detection sensor (not shown) has detected the lower frame 9 is received from the control unit 20 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2, the lower frame 9 and all the banknote cassettes 5 are placed inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. Recognize that it has been fully restored. Then, the main control unit 3 transmits an energization stop instruction to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. In response to this instruction, the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2 stops energizing the magnet 15. In this state, even when energization is stopped, the upper portion 17b of the hook 17 comes into contact with the lower frame 9 located on the hook 17 as shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 3 receives a signal indicating that the lower frame 9 is unlocked from the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 2 and is provided in front of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2 (not shown). When information indicating that the frame detection sensor has detected the lower frame 9 is received, the information displayed on the display screen 22 for the customer operation unit 19 (“Banknotes can only be withdrawn with a 10,000 yen bill”. Please enter the banknote withdrawal in units of 10,000 yen. ”) Is stopped and an instruction to display the normal transaction screen is sent. Upon receiving this instruction, the customer operation unit 19 displays a normal transaction screen on the display screen 22. Further, the main control unit 3 stores the banknotes deposited at the time of the deposit transaction in the 10,000 yen cassettes 5a, 5b, 5c, the thousand yen cassette 5d, and the reject cassette 5e according to denomination, An instruction to switch to the control for dispensing both bills of the thousand yen ticket is transmitted to the bill depositing / dispensing unit 2.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 3 receives a signal indicating that the lower frame 9 is unlocked, and the lower frame 9 is further withdrawn to the outside of the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 2 as shown in FIG. When the information indicating that the lower frame detection sensor (not shown) provided behind the unit 2 no longer detects the lower frame 9 is received from the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 2, the 10,000 yen cassette 5 a is moved to the outside. It is recognized that the lower frame 9 is further pulled out to a position where it can be taken out. Then, the main control unit 3 transmits an instruction to display “transaction stop” to the customer operation unit 19. Upon receiving this instruction, the customer operation unit 19 displays “transaction stop” on the display screen 22. In this state, the main control unit 3 does not transmit an instruction to stop energizing the magnet 15 to the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit 2. As a result, when the operator moves the lower frame 9 in the direction of arrow D from the position shown in FIG. 6 to return it to the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing part 2, the slit 14 of the lower frame 9 is positioned at a position facing the hook 17. The upper portion 17 b of the hook 17 can be prevented from entering the slit 14.

  In the present embodiment, only the 10,000 yen cassette 5a is left inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 when the banknote cassette 5 is taken out, but the number of slits 14 and hook detection sensors 13 in the lower frame 9 is increased. Thus, a plurality of banknote cassettes can be left inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. And if it is such a structure, it will become possible to withdraw money of both a 10,000 yen note and a 1000 yen note in the withdrawal transaction performed at the time of the exchange operation of a bill cassette.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the lock mechanism 10 was provided in the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 2, if the locking mechanism 10 is provided in a coin depositing / withdrawing part, it can be applied also to a coin cassette.

  As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the banknote cassette 5 is taken out, at least one banknote cassette 5 is stopped at the position where the lock mechanism 10 stays in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2. At least one banknote cassette 5 is present in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 2 when the banknote cassette 5 is exchanged. Accordingly, even when the banknote cassette 5 is exchanged, deposit and withdrawal transactions can be performed, and the automatic transaction apparatus 1 can be prevented from becoming “transaction stop”.

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 depositing / withdrawing part of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the locking mechanism of embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the automatic transaction apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the locking mechanism of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the locking mechanism of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part of embodiment.

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2 Banknote deposit / withdrawal part 5 Banknote cassette 10 Lock mechanism 12 Auxiliary transport path

Claims (2)

In a money handling apparatus provided with a plurality of safes that can be taken out of the apparatus,
A money handling apparatus comprising: a lock mechanism for stopping removal of the safe at a position where at least one safe stays in the apparatus when the safe is removed.   The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a money conveyance path connected to a safe that stays in the apparatus at the time of taking out is formed.

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