JP2007241762A - Paper money dispenser, and automatic transaction device which mounts its paper money dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money dispenser whose manufacturing costs are suppressed, and can return input paper money judged to be abnormal by a discrimination part to a customer or can separate the paper money by a paper money separation part again to send out them to a paper money carrying path, and to provide an automatic transaction device which mounts the paper money dispenser. <P>SOLUTION: The paper money supplied into a customer reception part 11 by operation by the customer are separated and put out one by one. When the discrimination part 22 discriminates the paper money to be abnormal, the paper money are carried directly to the customer reception part 11 and thereafter, the paper moneys are returned to the customers or separated and put out again. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that is mounted on an automatic transaction apparatus or the like and deposits and dispenses banknotes by a customer's operation. In particular, the banknotes inserted into a customer service section are taken one by one, and an abnormality is detected in a discrimination section. The judged banknote relates to a banknote depositing / dispensing machine to be returned to the customer service section and an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with the banknote depositing / dispensing machine.

  Conventional banknote depositing and dispensing machines separate banknotes inserted into the customer service section by customer operations one by one at the banknote separation section and send them out to the banknote conveyance path, and are judged normal by the discrimination section provided on the banknote conveyance path. The banknotes that have been determined to be abnormal are conveyed to the banknote storage, and the banknotes that are determined to be abnormal are conveyed to the customer service section. And the banknote conveyed by the customer service part, ie, the banknote determined to be abnormal by the discrimination part, is returned to a customer, or it isolate | separates again by a banknote separation part, and it is made to send out to a banknote conveyance path.

At this time, after providing a stage for temporarily collecting banknotes determined to be abnormal by the discrimination section, sending out all the banknotes thrown into the customer service section to the banknote conveyance path, and completing the discrimination of all banknotes by the discrimination section Some banknotes accumulated on the stage are conveyed to the banknote slot (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-16023 (paragraph “0038”, FIG. 7)

However, in the above-described conventional technology, it is necessary to provide a stage for temporarily collecting banknotes determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases because the number of parts increases. In addition, there is a problem that reliability is lowered.
In particular, there is a demand for downsizing an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a convenience store. However, there is a problem that an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with the above-described banknote depositing and dispensing machine becomes large.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

  For this reason, the present invention provides a separating / feeding mechanism that separates and feeds bills inserted by customer operation one by one, and a customer service unit having a stacking mechanism for stacking conveyed bills, and a separation / feeding mechanism for the customer service unit, A banknote transport path for transporting the fed banknotes, and a discrimination section for distinguishing normal banknotes or abnormal banknotes on the banknote transport path are connected to a depositing / unloading safe for storing banknotes and an accumulation mechanism of the customer service section. In the bill depositing / dispensing machine, when the discriminating unit discriminates from an abnormal bill, the separating and feeding operation by the separating and feeding mechanism is stopped, and the bill is directly conveyed to the customer service unit. It is characterized by being returned to the customer or separated and delivered again.

  Since the present invention thus configured does not require the use of parts such as a stage, the manufacturing cost can be kept low, and the reliability can be improved. Furthermore, the effect that a banknote depositing / dispensing machine can be reduced in size is acquired.

  Embodiments of a banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the first embodiment will be described.
1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a banknote depositing and dispensing machine in the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an automatic transaction apparatus in the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a banknote depositing and dispensing machine in the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a control system.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic transaction apparatus that performs transactions such as deposits and withdrawals by customer operations. A customer operation display panel 2 that accepts customer operations and guidance displays for guiding customer operations on the front surface, A bill deposit / withdrawal port 3 for delivering, a card insertion / ejection port 4 for delivering a card, and a statement slip discharge port 5 for issuing a statement slip printed with transaction contents to a customer.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a housing of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and reference numeral 10 denotes a banknote depositing / dispensing machine for depositing and dispensing banknotes.
The automatic transaction apparatus 1 has a main control unit constituted by arithmetic and control means such as a CPU (not shown) and a storage unit constituted by a memory element, a magnetic disk, etc., and includes a customer operation display panel 2, a bill depositing / dispensing machine. The operation of the entire automatic transaction apparatus 1 including 10 is controlled based on a control program (software) stored in the storage unit.

  In FIG. 1, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a banknote depositing process, a dispensing process, a replenishing process, and a collecting process. Here, the depositing process is a process of paying out and counting the banknotes inserted from the banknote depositing / dispensing port 3 which is the banknote delivery port of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, and storing it in the depositing / dispensing safe. This is a process in which banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal safe are drawn out and counted, accumulated in the customer service section described later, and paid to the customer.

In addition, the replenishment process is a process for feeding and counting banknotes loaded in a replenishment collection box, which will be described later, and storing the banknotes stored in an input / output safe. This is the process of storing in the replenishment collection box.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a customer service unit, which accepts banknotes inserted from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 by a customer's operation, collects banknotes to be withdrawn to customers, and delivers banknotes to / from customers. The inserted banknotes can be separated and fed one by one by a separation mechanism such as a separation roller described later, and the dispensed banknotes can be accumulated by an accumulation mechanism such as an accumulation roller described later. The details of the customer service section 11 will be described later.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an input / output safe for storing banknotes. In this depositing / unloading safe 13, a stage disposed inside is moved up and down by a lifting mechanism (not shown), and banknotes stored by the stacking mechanism are stacked on the stage. The stored banknotes can be separated and fed one by one by a separation mechanism provided above the deposit / withdrawal safe 13.
In this embodiment, the input / output safe 13 is composed of four input / output safes 13 having the same structure, ie, an input / output safe A, an input / output safe B, an input / output safe C, and an input / output safe D. It is assumed that B, an input / output safe C, and an input / output safe D are arranged in this order. In addition, for example, it is assumed that a 10,000 yen ticket is stored in the input / output safe A and the input / output safe B, and a thousand yen ticket is stored in the input / output safe C and the input / output safe D.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a separation / stacking mechanism. The separation roller for separating the banknotes stored in the input / output safe 13 one by one or the separated banknotes are fed out above the input / output safe 13, and the banknotes transported from the banknote transport path are It is composed of a feed roller or the like for accumulation on the stage.
It is assumed that the separation / accumulation mechanism 14 is provided in each input / output safe 13.
Reference numeral 15 denotes a temporary storage, which temporarily stores (stacks) banknotes inserted into the customer service section 11 by a customer, that is, deposited banknotes by a stacking mechanism (not shown). The temporary storage box 15 separates and feeds out stored banknotes one by one by a separation mechanism 16 such as a separation roller when a deposit transaction is established by a customer's operation (a deposit amount is confirmed). On the other hand, when the deposit transaction is canceled by the operation of the customer, it is possible to separate the stored deposited banknotes one by one with the separation roller mechanism 16 and return them to the customer service section 11 It is for making.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a deposit / withdrawal reject store for storing banknotes (hereinafter referred to as “reject banknotes”) and the like, which are identified as being not suitable for withdrawal such as non-conformity and counterfeit bills in the withdrawal process. It is.
Reference numeral 18 denotes a replenishment collection box which is configured to be removable and collects and stores the banknotes of the deposit / withdrawal safe 13 and stores banknotes loaded from the outside by an attendant or the like. The replenishment collection box 18 is provided with a replenishment collection box separation / stacking mechanism 19 constituted by a stacking mechanism for stacking banknotes on a stage that can be moved up and down (not shown) and a separation mechanism for separating banknotes on the stage. The bills stored in the deposit / withdrawal safe 13 are collected and stored, and the bills collected by the separation mechanism are separated one by one and fed out to be replenished into the deposit / withdrawal safe 13.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a replenishment / collection reject box for storing reject banknotes in the replenishment process and the recovery process.
In the following description, the replenishment process such as the replenishment collection box 18, the replenishment collection box separating / accumulating mechanism 19, the replenishment collection reject box 20, and the like related to the replenishment process and the collection process are not directly related to the present invention, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. .

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a banknote transport path, which is composed of a belt, a roller, and the like that sandwich and transport a banknote, and can be transported in both forward and reverse directions. The banknote transport path 21 connects the separation mechanism of the customer service section 11 with the accumulation mechanism of the customer service section 11, the deposit / withdrawal safe 13, the deposit / withdrawal reject box 17 and the temporary storage box 15, and the separation mechanism of the deposit / withdrawal bank 13 and the customer service section 11. The storage mechanism is connected to the stacking mechanism of the temporary storage 15 and the separation mechanism of the temporary storage 15 is connected to the stacking mechanism of the input / output safe 13.

A switching blade (not shown) is disposed at a branch point of the banknote transport path 21, and the banknote transport destination can be changed by switching the blade, and sensors or the like are disposed in the banknote transport path 21 at appropriate intervals. The running state of the banknote can be sensed.
A discrimination unit 22 is disposed on the banknote transport path 21 between the customer service unit 11 and the deposit / withdrawal safe 13. This discrimination unit 22 acquires image data of banknotes passed by an optical sensor or the like, and collates the image data etc. with image data registered in advance in a banknote discrimination database (not shown) to verify the authenticity and denomination of banknotes. Discrimination and counting etc.

Here, in the depositing process, the banknote (fake ticket) identified as not being a genuine banknote by the discrimination unit 22, the banknote (damaged banknote) identified as being damaged or contaminated, and a plurality of banknotes overlap. Banknotes identified as being (heavy running), banknotes identified as being skewed, etc. shall be identified as deposit reject banknotes.
Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 includes the customer service section 11, the deposit / withdrawal safe 13, the deposit / withdrawal reject box 17, the replenishment collection box 18, the replenishment collection reject box 20, the banknote transport path 21, the discrimination section 22, and the like. Deposit processing, withdrawal processing, replenishment processing and collection processing are performed.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 30 denotes a customer separation / stacking unit, which controls a separation mechanism and a stacking mechanism of the customer service unit 11 to perform a banknote separating and feeding operation and a stacking operation.
Reference numeral 31 denotes an input / output safe A separation / stacking unit which controls the stage lifting / lowering mechanism, separation mechanism, stacking mechanism, and the like of the input / output safe A, and performs the separation feeding operation and stacking operation of banknotes.
32 is an I / O safe B separation / accumulation unit, 33 is an I / O safe C separation / accumulation unit, and 34 is an I / O safe D separation / accumulation unit. A mechanism, a stacking mechanism, and the like are controlled to perform a banknote separating and feeding operation and a stacking operation.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a temporary storage / separation unit that controls a separation mechanism and a stacking mechanism of the temporary storage 15 and performs a separation / feeding operation and a stacking operation of banknotes.
Reference numeral 36 denotes a replenishment / collection box separation / stacking unit that controls the stage lifting / lowering mechanism, separation mechanism, stacking mechanism, and the like of the replenishment / recovery box 18 to perform separation / feeding and stacking operations of banknotes.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a transport unit that controls the banknote transport path 21 and the like by a driving unit such as a motor (not shown) that can arbitrarily change the transport speed of the banknote, and performs an operation of transporting the banknote. Note that a switching blade is provided at the branch point of the banknote transport path 21, and the banknote transport destination can be switched by controlling the switching blade.
Reference numeral 38 denotes a storage unit which is composed of a semiconductor memory or the like, stores information, and can read the stored information. The storage unit 38 stores a control program (software) for controlling the entire operation of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 and various information.

  Reference numeral 39 denotes a control unit, which is composed of arithmetic and control means such as a CPU. The control unit 39 includes a customer separation / stacking unit 30, an input / output safe A separation / stacking unit 31, an input / output safe B separation / stacking unit 32, an input / output safe C separation / stacking unit 33, an input / output safe D separation / stacking unit 34, and a temporary hold. It enables communication with each other among the warehouse separation / stacking unit 35, the replenishment collection box separation / stacking unit 36, the transport unit 37, the discrimination unit 22, the storage unit 38, the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and the like (not shown) The overall operation of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 including the communication means is controlled based on a control program (software) stored in the storage unit 38.

Next, the customer service section 11 will be described in detail.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the left side cross section of the customer service portion at the time of bill insertion or receipt in the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the left cross section of the customer service portion at the time of separation of the deposited banknote in the first embodiment, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the left side cross section of the customer service part at the time of payment banknote accumulation | stacking in a 1st Example. 4, 5, and 6, the right side is the front side of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as “front side”), and the left side of the figure is the rear side of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 ( Hereinafter, it is simply referred to as “rear side”).

In FIG. 4, 41 is a banknote pool wall, and the side cross section is formed in a substantially L shape. The bill pool wall 41 forms a side surface and a bottom portion of the bill pool portion 42 which is a space for storing bills, and the side surface of the bill pool portion 42 is in three directions: a rear side surface and left and right side surfaces.
In addition, the bottom part of the banknote pool part 42 is formed, for example, by arranging rod-like members in a ladder shape so that foreign matters mixed in the inserted banknote 45 can be dropped from the banknote pool part 42. .

Further, a foreign matter collection box for dropping foreign matter mixed in the bill 45 inserted into the bill pool portion 42 from the bottom of the bill pool wall 41 and storing it is provided below the bill pool portion 42.
Furthermore, the banknote pool part 42 is formed so that the short side direction of the banknotes to be inserted is substantially vertical and the longitudinal direction is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10.

  Reference numeral 43 denotes a bill deposit / withdrawal port shutter, which is disposed between the bill pool section 42 and the housing 7 and serves as a lid of the bill pool section 42. The banknote deposit / withdrawal port shutter 43 is provided with a drive means (not shown), is formed to be openable and closable, and is opened when a banknote is inserted by a customer's operation and when a banknote is received by a customer's operation. Otherwise it is closed.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a bill press, which forms one side of the front surface side of the banknote pool part 42 and forms a space for receiving the inserted banknotes. The bill press 44 is fixed to a free end of a rotatable arm (not shown) and presses a bill 45 inserted into the bill pool portion 42 so as to abut a feeding roller described later.
The banknote pool wall 41 and the bill press 44 described above form the bottom and side surfaces of the banknote pool section 42, and the banknote pool section 42 having an open top in the figure is formed.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a fulcrum, which is provided on both the left and right side surfaces of the bill pool wall 41. With this 46 as a fulcrum, the bill pool wall 41 and the like forming the bill pool section 42 are rotated by a driving means (not shown).
When inserting a banknote into the banknote pool part 42, and when receiving the banknote of the banknote pool part 42, the position where the opening part of the banknote pool part 42 opposes the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 3 (this position is called "banknote insertion receiving position"). When the banknotes thrown into the banknote pool part 42 are fed out and deposited, and when the banknotes to be dispensed are accumulated in the banknote pool part 42, the opening of the banknote pool part 42 is the banknote insertion receiving position. To a position rotated approximately 90 degrees counterclockwise in the figure (this position is referred to as “deposited banknote separation position” or “reject banknote accumulation position”).

In FIG. 5, the opening part of the banknote pool part 42 is arrange | positioned in the deposit | paying banknote isolation | separation position rotated about 90 degree | times counterclockwise in the figure from the banknote insertion receiving position.
Reference numeral 47 denotes a feeding roller, and a part of the outer periphery is formed of a member such as rubber having a larger friction coefficient than the other part. The feeding roller 47 is rotated clockwise in the drawing by a power generation means such as a motor (not shown), and the bills 45 abutted by the bill press 44 can be separated and fed one by one. In addition, a hole (not shown) is provided on the side surface of the bill pool wall 41, and the bill 45 inserted into the bill pool portion 42 by rotating the bill pool wall 41 hits a feeding roller 47 protruding from the hole. Can be touched.

Further, the feeding roller 47 is disposed so as to abut on the tip of the lower surface of the bill 45.
A feed roller 48 is disposed in the vicinity of the feeding direction of the banknote 45 fed by the feeding roller 47 and can be rotated by a driving means (not shown).
Reference numeral 49 denotes a gate roller, which is arranged in contact with the peripheral surface of the feed roller 48 to form a banknote take-in gate. The feed roller 48 is rotated counterclockwise in the drawing, and the bill 45 separated and fed by the feed roller 47 is conveyed from the bill take-in gate formed by the feed roller 48 and the gate roller 49 to the bill conveyance path.

In FIG. 6, the opening part of the banknote pool part 42 is arrange | positioned in the reject banknote stacking position rotated about 90 degree | times counterclockwise in the figure from the banknote insertion receiving position.
Reference numeral 50 denotes a banknote stacking roller, which is rotated clockwise in the figure by a power generation means such as a motor (not shown) to send banknotes to the banknote pool section 42. The rotating shaft of the banknote stacking roller 50 is provided with an elastic member that promotes the fall by hitting the banknote sent to the banknote pool section 42 from above.

The banknote stacking roller 50 is rotated in the clockwise direction in the drawing, and the reject banknotes conveyed from the banknote conveyance path 21 are accumulated in the banknote pool section 42. When the reject banknotes are accumulated in the banknote pool part 42, the bill press 44 is retracted to the upper part of the customer service part 11 by a driving means (not shown) so that the banknotes do not collide.
Reference numeral 51 denotes a bill detection sensor, which is configured by an optical sensor or the like, and detects whether or not a bill exists in the bill pool section 42.

As described above, the customer service section 11 is configured by the banknote pool wall 41, the banknote pool section 42, the bill press 44, the feeding roller 47, the feed roller 48, the gate roller 49, the banknote stacking roller 50, and the like.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the depositing process in the first embodiment, which will be described according to the step represented by S in the figure.
The operation of each unit described below is controlled by a control unit such as a central processing unit (not shown) based on a program (software) stored in a storage unit such as a memory or a magnetic disk (not shown).

First, a banknote is thrown into the banknote pool part 42 from the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 3 by a customer's operation, and a depositing process shall be started.
S1a: The customer separation / stacking unit 30 rotates the banknote pool unit 42 to the deposited banknote separating position as shown in FIG. 5 according to an instruction from the control unit 39, and further presses the banknote 45 with the bill press 44 to perform the banknote separating operation. Prepare for.

S2a: Next, the control unit 39 determines whether or not a banknote is present in the banknote pool unit 42 by the banknote detection sensor 51. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that a banknote is present, the process proceeds to S3a, and if it is determined that no banknote is present, the deposit process is terminated.
S3a: When it is determined that there is a banknote in the banknote pool section 42, the customer separation / stacking section 30 performs an operation of separating one banknote in the banknote pool section 42 and sending it to the banknote transport path 21 according to an instruction from the control section 39. Do. The separated and fed banknotes are transported on the banknote transport path 21 by the transport unit 37 as shown by the thick lines in FIG.

  S4a: As a result of the discrimination performed by the discrimination unit 22, if the bill is discriminated from the deposit rejected banknote, the control unit 39 accumulates the number of times (hereinafter referred to as “the number of deposit rejects”) in the storage unit 38 and processes it. On the other hand, if it is discriminated that it is not a deposit reject banknote, the banknote is transported to the temporary storage 15 by the banknote transport path 21 and the process proceeds to S2a to continue separation of banknotes.

Here, the number of deposit rejects is initialized to “0” when depositing processing is started by the control unit 39, that is, before the separation operation is prepared in S1a.
S5a: When it is discriminated from the deposit reject banknote, the customer separation / stacking unit 30 retracts the bill press 44 according to the instruction of the control unit 39, and prepares to stack the banknote discriminated from the deposit reject banknote in the banknote pool unit 42. It is assumed that the deposit reject banknote is being transported by the banknote transport path 21 even during the preparation operation. Further, it is assumed that the customer service separation / stacking unit 30 stops the operation of separating the banknotes in the banknote pool unit 42.

S6a: The deposit reject banknotes conveyed by the banknote conveyance path 21 are accumulated in the banknote pool part 42 by the customer separation / accumulation part 30 that has received an instruction from the control part 39.
Here, in FIG. 8, 23 is a discrimination end position, and shows the position where the banknote conveyed by the banknote conveyance path 21 arrives when the discrimination by the discrimination unit 22 is completed.
In S6a, the time until the bill press 44 is retracted by the customer separation / accumulation unit 30 is TB (milliseconds), and the time until the deposit reject banknote is conveyed from the discrimination end position 23 to the banknote pool unit 42 and accumulated. It is assumed that the operation time of the bill press 44 and the conveyance speed of the bill conveyance path 21 are set so that the condition of TB <TC is satisfied when TC (milliseconds) is satisfied.

Moreover, when the banknote conveyance path from the discrimination end position 23 to the banknote pool section 42 is short, the condition of TB <TC is satisfied from when the banknote is accumulated in the banknote deposit pool section 42 after it is identified as a deposit reject banknote. You may make it switch the conveyance speed of the banknote conveyance path 21 to low speed by the conveyance part 37 so that it may be satisfied.
S7a: When depositing reject banknotes are accumulated in the bill pool unit 42, the control unit 39 compares the accumulated number of deposit rejects with the deposit reject limit number stored in advance in the storage unit 38, and the deposit reject count is set to the deposit reject limit count. It is determined whether it has been exceeded.

As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the number of deposit rejects does not exceed the limit of deposit rejects, the process proceeds to S1a and the separation operation is continued. In this way, the banknotes discriminated from the deposit reject banknotes are accumulated in the banknote deposit pool part 42, separated and fed out again, transported through the banknote transport path 21, and subjected to a depositing process for discrimination at the discrimination unit 22.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of deposit rejects exceeds the limit of deposit rejects, the process proceeds to S8a.

The deposit rejection limit number can be received from a host device such as a main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and set to an arbitrary numerical value.
S8a: When it is determined that the number of deposit rejects exceeds the deposit reject limit, the control unit 39 notifies the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 to that effect. Upon receiving the notification, the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 displays a reject banknote generation notification screen 60 shown in FIG. Moreover, the control part 39 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 opens the banknote depositing / withdrawing port shutter 43 at this time, and a customer can take out the banknote in the banknote pool part 42 now.

  For example, if the reject bill generation notification screen 60 is set to 5 for the deposit reject limit, “There are banknotes that cannot be deposited in the inserted banknotes. If the user wishes to cancel, press the cancel button (will return the banknote) "and the cancel button 61 for returning the banknote.

In this way, the reject banknote generation notification screen 60 is displayed on the customer operation display panel 2 to inform the customer that a deposit reject banknote has been generated and to prompt the user to select whether to re-insert the deposit reject banknote or return all banknotes. .
Customers who have confirmed the reject banknote generation notification screen 60 displayed on the customer operation display panel 2 can check and correct the deposit reject banknotes accumulated on the front side of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 to see if they are broken or broken. Correct the trouble and re-insert it into the banknote pool part 42 to continue the depositing process, or press the cancel button 61 to delete all the banknotes including the banknotes already taken into the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. Instruct to return.

  S9a: The control unit 39 waits for the customer to re-insert banknotes. At this time, when the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 detects that the cancel button 61 is pressed, the main control unit returns all banknotes together with an instruction to stop waiting for re-insertion of banknotes into the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. Notify instructions. When the notification is received, the process proceeds to S11a. On the other hand, when the banknote detection sensor 51 detects the re-insertion of the banknote, the process proceeds to S10a.

S10a: The control unit 39 that detects the re-insertion of the banknote closes the banknote deposit / withdrawal port shutter 43, shifts the process to S1a, separates and re-feeds the re-inserted banknote, and conveys the banknote through the banknote transport path 21. A depositing process is performed for discrimination at 22.
S11a: The control unit 39 that has received an instruction to stop waiting for re-insertion of banknotes and an instruction to return all banknotes closes the banknote deposit / withdrawal port shutter 43 and removes all banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage 15. After accumulating in the banknote pool part 42, the banknote deposit / withdrawal port shutter 43 is open | released, a banknote is returned to a customer, and a money_receiving | payment process is complete | finished.

As described above, in the first embodiment, since the banknotes identified as abnormal banknotes in the discrimination section are accumulated in the banknote deposit pool section without being stopped, it is not necessary to employ parts such as a stage. As a result, the manufacturing cost can be kept low, and the reliability can be improved. Furthermore, the effect that a banknote depositing / dispensing machine can be reduced in size is acquired.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

Since the configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.
The operation of the configuration of the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the depositing process in the second embodiment, which will be described according to the step represented by S in the figure.

The operation of each unit described below is controlled by a control unit such as a central processing unit (not shown) based on a program (software) stored in a storage unit such as a memory or a magnetic disk (not shown).
First, a banknote is thrown into the banknote pool part 42 from the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 3 by a customer's operation, and a depositing process shall be started.

S1b to S6b: Since they are the same as S1a to S6a in FIG.
S7b: When depositing reject banknotes are accumulated in the banknote pool unit 42, the control unit 39 determines whether all banknotes in the banknote pool unit 42 have been separated and fed out.
Determination of whether all the banknotes in this banknote pool part 42 were isolate | separated is performed by confirming the presence or absence of the banknotes in the banknote pool part 42 by the banknote detection sensor 51 after the separation operation | movement of the banknote in S3b, If it is confirmed that it does not exist, it is determined that all banknotes have been separated and fed out.

Alternatively, the number printed on the banknote may be read by the discrimination unit 22, and when a banknote on which the same number is printed is detected, it may be determined that all banknotes have been separated and fed out.
Furthermore, when the banknote which has the same characteristic is detected by the discrimination part 22 by reading characteristics, such as a tear of a banknote and stain | pollution | contamination, you may make it determine with all the banknotes having been isolate | separated and drawn out.
When it is determined by the above-described determination that all banknotes in the banknote pool unit 42 have been separated, the control unit 39 separates and feeds out all banknotes in the banknote pool unit 42 stored in the storage unit 38. The number of times (hereinafter referred to as “re-separation number”) is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to S8b. On the other hand, if it is determined that all banknotes have not been separated and delivered, the process proceeds to S9b.

S8b: When it is determined that all banknotes in the banknote pool unit 42 have been separated and delivered, the control unit 39 compares the reseparation limit number stored in advance in the storage unit 38 with the reseparation number added in S7b, It is determined whether or not the number of re-separations exceeds the re-separation limit number.
The re-separation limit number can be received from a host device such as the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and can be set to an arbitrary numerical value.

If it is determined by the above-described determination that the number of re-separations does not exceed the re-separation limit number, the process proceeds to S9b. If it is determined that the re-separation number exceeds the re-separation limit number, the process proceeds to S14b. Transition.
S9b: When it is determined that the number of re-separations does not exceed the re-separation limit number, the control unit 39 compares the accumulated number of deposit rejections with a deposit rejection limit number stored in advance in the storage unit 38, and the number of deposit rejections. It is determined whether or not has exceeded the deposit rejection limit.

As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the number of deposit rejects does not exceed the limit of deposit rejects, the process proceeds to S1b and the separation operation is continued. In this way, the banknotes discriminated from the deposit reject banknotes are accumulated in the banknote deposit pool part 42, separated and fed out again, transported through the banknote transport path 21, and subjected to a depositing process for discrimination at the discrimination unit 22.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of deposit rejects exceeds the limit of deposit rejects, the process proceeds to S10b.

The deposit rejection limit number can be received from a host device such as a main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and set to an arbitrary numerical value.
S10b to S13b: The same as S8a to S11a in FIG.
S14b: When it is determined in S8b that the number of reseparations exceeds the reseparation limit number, the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 displays the reject banknote generation notification screen 62 shown in FIG. Moreover, the control part 39 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 opens the banknote depositing / withdrawing port shutter 43 at this time, and a customer can take out the banknote in the banknote pool part 42 now.

  For example, if the re-separation limit number of times is set to 2 times, the rejected banknote generation notification screen 62 is “There are banknotes that cannot be deposited in the inserted banknotes. So, please change the banknote. If you wish to cancel, please press the cancel button. (The banknote will be returned.) This is composed of a cancel button 63 for returning the banknote and a confirmation button 64 for depositing a banknote that has not been returned.

In this way, the reject banknote generation notification screen is displayed on the customer operation display panel 2 to inform the customer that a deposit reject banknote has been generated, exchange of the reject banknote, return of all banknotes or deposit of banknotes not returned. Prompt to select a treatment.
The customer who has confirmed the reject banknote generation notification screen 62 displayed on the customer operation display panel 2 replaces the deposit reject banknotes accumulated in the banknote pool section 42 and re-inserts another banknote into the banknote pool section 42 for further deposit processing. , Continue to return, return all banknotes including banknotes already taken into the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 by pressing the cancel button 61, or press the confirmation button 64 already in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 It is instructed to store only the banknotes taken in.

  S15b, S16b: The control unit 39 waits for the banknote to be re-inserted by the customer. At this time, when the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 detects that the cancel button 63 or the confirmation button 64 is pressed, the main control unit cancels the instruction to stop waiting for re-insertion of banknotes into the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. When the pressing of 63 is detected, an instruction to return all banknotes is received, and when the pressing of the confirmation button 64 is detected, an instruction to store the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage 15 is notified. When the notification of the instruction to return all the banknotes is received, the process proceeds to S13b, and when the notification of the instruction to store the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage 15 is received in the deposit / withdrawal safe 13, the process proceeds to S17b. On the other hand, if re-insertion of a banknote is detected by the banknote detection sensor 51, the process proceeds to S12b.

  S17b: Upon receiving a notification of an instruction to store the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage 15 in the deposit / withdrawal safe 13, the control unit 39 closes the banknote deposit / withdrawal port shutter 43, and the temporary storage / separation / collection unit according to the instruction of the control unit 39. 35 separates and feeds the banknotes collected in the temporary storage 15 one by one and transports them to the deposit / withdrawal safe 13, and the deposit / withdrawal safe A separation / stacking unit stores the transported banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal safe 13 and deposits it. The process ends.

  In this embodiment, the re-separation limit number is received from a host device such as the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 so that an arbitrary numerical value can be set in the storage unit 38. However, all banknotes are separated in S7b. , Detecting that it has been fed out, and notifying the host device such as the main control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 so that the main control unit determines whether or not the number of re-separation exceeds the re-separation limit number. It may be.

As described above, in the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the effect that the deposit processing time can be shortened is obtained.

Next, a third embodiment will be described.
Since the configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

The operation of the configuration of the third embodiment will be described.
FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the deposit process in the third embodiment, which will be described according to the step represented by S in the figure.
The operation of each unit described below is controlled by a control unit such as a central processing unit (not shown) based on a program (software) stored in a storage unit such as a memory or a magnetic disk (not shown).

First, a banknote is thrown into the banknote pool part 42 from the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 3 by a customer's operation, and a depositing process shall be started.
S1c to S6c: Since they are the same as S1a to S6a in FIG.
S7c: When depositing reject banknotes are accumulated in the banknote pool unit, the control unit 39 determines whether or not the factor that the discrimination unit 22 discriminates as a reject banknote is a factor caused by banknotes such as a damaged bill or a fake bill.

As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the factor is caused by the banknote, the processing is performed because the discrimination unit 22 is likely to discriminate that it is a reject banknote even if the banknote is separated and fed out again. Migrate to
On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a factor caused by the banknote, for example, skewing of banknotes, heavy running of banknotes, etc., if the banknotes are separated and fed out again, it is determined that the discrimination unit 22 is not a reject banknote. The processing is shifted to S8c because there is a high possibility that it will be performed.

S8c to S12c: Since they are the same as S7a to S11a in FIG.
As described above, in the third embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the effect that the deposit processing time can be shortened is obtained.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine in a 1st Example. The perspective view of the automatic transaction apparatus in a 1st Example The block which shows the structure of the control system of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine in 1st Example. Explanatory drawing of the left side cross section of the customer service part at the time of banknote insertion or receipt in a 1st Example Explanatory drawing of the left side cross section of the customer-serving part at the time of the separation | separation of the banknote in 1st Example Explanatory drawing of the left side cross section of the customer service part at the time of payment banknote accumulation | stacking in 1st Example. The flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment process in a 1st Example. Explanatory drawing of the banknote conveyance path at the time of the money_receiving | payment process in a 1st Example. Explanatory drawing of the rejection banknote generation | occurrence | production notification screen in 1st Example. The flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment process in 2nd Example. Explanatory drawing of the rejection banknote generation | occurrence | production notification screen in 2nd Example. The flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment process in 3rd Example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic transaction apparatus 2 Customer operation display board 3 Banknote depositing / withdrawing port 4 Card insertion discharge port 5 Detail slip ejection port 7 Case 10 Bill depositing / dispensing machine 11 Customer service part 12, 16 Separation roller mechanism 13 Deposit / withdrawal safe 14 Separation / stacking mechanism 15 Temporary holding warehouse 17 Deposit / withdrawal reject warehouse 18 Supplementary collection box 19 Supplementary collection box separation / stacking mechanism 20 Supplementary collection reject warehouse 21 Banknote transport path 22 Identification section 30 Customer separation / stacking section 31 Input / output safe A separation / stacking section 32 Entry / exit safe B Separation / stacking unit 33 Deposit / depot safe C separation / stacking unit 34 Input / output safe D separation / stacking unit 35 Temporary storage separation / stacking unit 37 Transport unit 38 Storage unit 39 Control unit 41 Banknote pool wall 42 Banknote pool unit 43 Banknote deposit / withdrawal port Shutter 44 Bill press 45 Banknote 46 Support point 47 Feeding roller 48 Feed roller 49 Gate roller 5 Banknote collection roller 51 bill detecting sensor

Claims (9)

Separating and feeding mechanism for separating and feeding banknotes inserted by customer operation one by one, and a service section having a stacking mechanism for stacking conveyed banknotes; And a banknote depositing / dispensing machine including a banknote transport path for transporting the fed banknotes and a discrimination section for distinguishing normal banknotes or abnormal banknotes on the banknote transport path.
When the discriminating unit discriminates from an abnormal banknote, the operation of separating and feeding out by the separating and feeding mechanism is stopped, the banknote is directly conveyed to the customer service section, and then the banknote is returned to the customer or separated again. A bill depositing and dispensing machine characterized in that the bill is dispensed. In the bill depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1,
Providing a detecting means for detecting that all banknotes thrown into the customer service section have been delivered;
When the number of times detected by the detection means exceeds the limit number stored in advance in the storage unit,
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine characterized in that the banknotes identified by the discrimination section as abnormal banknotes are returned to the customer. In the bill depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2,
A bill depositing / dispensing machine characterized in that the detecting means is a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a bill. In the bill depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2,
A bill depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means is a means for detecting that a number printed on a bill read by the discriminating unit coincides with a number already read. In the bill depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2,
A bill depositing / dispensing machine, wherein the detecting means is a means for detecting that a feature such as fouling of a bill read by the discrimination unit coincides with a feature already read. In the bill depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1,
When the said discrimination part discriminate | determines from an abnormal banknote by the factor resulting from banknotes, such as pollution, the banknote discriminated from the abnormal banknote containing this banknote was returned to the customer, The banknote depositing / withdrawing characterized by the above-mentioned Machine. In the banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 to 5 or claim 6,
A bill depositing / dispensing machine characterized in that, when the discrimination unit discriminates from an abnormal bill, the transport speed of the bill transport path is changed to a low speed so that the bill can be stacked by the stacking mechanism of the customer service unit. . In the automatic transaction apparatus which mounts the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine according to claim 1 to claim 6 or claim 7,
An automatic transaction apparatus characterized in that the number of times of discrimination from an abnormal banknote by the discrimination section is displayed on a customer operation display board. In the automatic transaction apparatus which mounts the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine according to claim 2 to claim 5 or claim 6,
An automatic transaction apparatus characterized by displaying on the customer operation display panel that the limit has been exceeded and that the exchange of banknotes is urged.

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