JP2008026976A - Medium handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium handling device for stably separating, delivering and conveying paper money without generating any crease or defect in the paper money in the device even when curled paper money or paper money which tends to crease is input. <P>SOLUTION: A denomination-categorized stacker 38a and a denomination-categorized stacker 38b are given priority for money payment, and a denomination-categorized stacker 38c and a denomination-categorized stacker 38d are given priority for money reception among a plurality of denomination-categorized stackers. When reception paper money is stored in the denomination-categorized stackers 38c and 38d given priority for money payment, the inside stages are moved to put the reception paper money in a press status. The press status is continued until the next reception paper money is stored. When the residual paper money in the denomination-categorized stackers 38a and 38b given priority for money payment is turned to be predetermined quantity or less, the paper money stored in the denomination-categorized stackers 38c and 38d given priority for money reception after the lapse of a predetermined time is conveyed to the denomination-categorized stackers 38a and 38b given priority for money payment for refilling. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium handling apparatus such as a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus that stores banknotes in a payable manner.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic teller machine installed in a financial institution or the like is provided with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus that performs banknote depositing / withdrawing processing. In addition to this, the automatic teller machine displays a card insertion slot into which a cash card is inserted, a passbook insertion slot into which a bankbook is inserted, guidance, etc., and a customer operation display unit that is operated by the customer, and coin insertion and ejection A coin deposit / withdrawal port to be performed and a bill deposit / withdrawal port from which bills are inserted and discharged are provided. The banknote deposit / withdrawal port is connected to a banknote deposit / withdrawal device, and a shutter can be opened and closed at the banknote deposit / withdrawal port.

  Here, the deposit operation will be explained. When the customer selects the deposit transaction according to the operation guidance displayed on the customer operation display section, the shutter of the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot and the coin deposit / withdrawal slot is opened, and the customer inserts the banknote (here Then, the case where only a banknote is thrown in is assumed.) A shutter is closed and the inserted banknote is isolate | separated one by one and it is drawn out to a conveyance path. A discrimination part is provided in the middle of the conveyance path, and the discrimination part discriminates the authenticity, denomination, correctness, etc. of the banknotes and conveys them to the temporary holding part. When all the inserted banknotes are identified and the customer confirms the deposit amount, the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit are transported to the stacker by denomination and stored.

  Distribution bills inserted by customers are in various states. For example, a mixture of wet, curled or creased ones is mixed. When a banknote with moisture is inserted, there is a high possibility that a conveyance abnormality such as a jam or double feeding will occur during the conveyance of the banknote. For inserted bills with such moisture, conventionally, a humidity sensor is provided at the bill deposit / withdrawal port, the humidity of the inserted bills is measured, and whether or not it can be taken in is determined by the measured value. Such an apparatus is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-053619.

JP 2006-053619 A

However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, when bills with curls or creases are inserted, transported through the apparatus and accumulated in the denomination stacker, for example, as shown in FIG. . In FIG. 19, the curled banknote P1 is piled up on the banknote P2 already stored in a mountain shape. When the banknotes are further accumulated in this state, the newly accumulated banknote P3 is held obliquely on the curled banknote P1 as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 20, when the newly accumulated banknote P <b> 3 is held obliquely, the accumulation space 12 is narrowed until the leading end thereof contacts the picker guide 11. When new banknotes are further accumulated in this state, the newly accumulated banknotes collide with the oblique banknote P3, and are broken into each other's banknotes, resulting in tearing or scratching.
When the curled banknote P1 is stacked in the opposite direction of the chevron as shown in FIG. 21, the stacking space 12 is narrowed until the end of the curled banknote P1 contacts the picker guide 11. In this state, the banknote is newly added. Is accumulated, the newly accumulated banknote collides with the curled banknote P1, and is broken into each other's banknote, resulting in tearing or scratching.

  Therefore, the present invention can stably separate, feed out, and transport banknotes without causing the banknotes to be folded or damaged even when curled banknotes or banknotes with folds are inserted. An object is to provide a medium handling device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a medium handling apparatus that includes a plurality of medium storage units for storing a medium so that the medium can be fed out, and is capable of transferring a medium between the medium storage units. A feeding priority storage unit that prioritizes feeding of the medium and a storage priority storage unit that prioritizes the storage of the medium are designated, and pressing means is provided for pressing the medium loaded from the outside of the apparatus and stored in the storage priority storage unit. The press means presses the input medium until a medium is input from the outside of the apparatus next to the input medium pressed by the pressing means.

  When the remaining amount of the medium stored in the feeding priority storage unit becomes a predetermined value or less, the medium stored in the storage priority storage unit and passed for a predetermined time is transferred to the feeding priority storage unit.

  In addition, the storage priority storage unit is provided with a take-in unit for taking in a medium and a feed-out unit for feeding out the medium, and if the remaining amount of the medium stored in the supply priority storage unit becomes a predetermined value or less, storage priority is given. A medium that has been stored in the storage unit and has passed for a predetermined time may be fed from the feeding unit and transferred to the feeding priority storage unit.

According to the present invention, the feeding priority storage unit that prioritizes feeding of the medium and the storage priority storage unit that prioritizes storage of the medium are designated, and the medium that is input from the outside of the apparatus and stored in the storage priority storage unit is Next, since pressing is performed by the press means until the medium is inserted from the outside of the apparatus, even if the inserted medium curls or has creases, it becomes possible to correct the curls and creases, Separation and conveyance as the next processing can be performed satisfactorily.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an external view showing the automatic teller machine of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, a bill depositing / dispensing device will be described as an example of the medium handling device, and a bill will be described as an example of the medium. First, an automatic cash transaction apparatus equipped with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the automatic teller machine 21 displays a card insertion slot 22 into which a cash card is inserted, a passbook insertion slot 23 into which a bankbook is inserted, a customer operation display section 24 on which a customer operates, while displaying guidance and the like. A coin deposit / withdrawal port 25 where coins are inserted and discharged, a bill deposit / withdrawal port 26 where bills are charged and discharged, and the like are provided. A bill deposit / withdrawal device 27 is provided inside the device 21, a bill deposit / withdrawal port 26 is connected to the bill deposit / withdrawal device 27, and a shutter (not shown) is provided at the bill deposit / withdrawal port 26 so as to be openable and closable. .

  In FIG. 1, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 27 is provided with a customer service section 28, a discrimination section 29, a temporary storage section 30, a replenishment / collection cassette 31, a reject cassette 32, and a bill storage section 33. The customer service unit 28 stores a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 26 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a deposited banknote and a withdrawal banknote, and a banknote receiving unit 34 that rotates within a predetermined range and a banknote in the banknote receiving unit 34. A separation / feeding unit 35 for separating and feeding is provided.

  The discriminating unit 29 discriminates denominations, authenticity, correctness and the like on the bills being conveyed. The temporary holding unit 30 includes a temporary storage unit 36 for temporarily storing banknotes and an accumulation feeding unit 37 for collecting and separating and feeding banknotes, and temporarily holds the deposited banknotes until the deposited amount is determined. The replenishment / collection cassette 31 stores banknotes for replenishment and stores the recovered banknotes. The reject cassette 32 stores banknotes determined not to be used as withdrawal banknotes among banknotes for replenishment, and banknotes determined to be unusable for withdrawal of those that have been fed out as withdrawal banknotes.

  The bill storage unit 33 is provided with four denomination stackers 38a to 38d. The money type stackers 38a to 38d store banknotes by money type, the money type stacker 38a and money type stacker 38c store 10,000 yen tickets, and the money type stacker 38b and money type stacker 38d store thousand yen tickets. . Among the stackers that store 10,000 yen tickets, the money type stacker 38a is a stacker that gives priority to withdrawal (payout priority storage unit), and the money type stacker 38c is a stacker that gives priority to payment (storage priority storage unit). As for the thousand yen ticket, the money type stacker 38b is a stacker (payment priority storage unit) that gives priority to the withdrawal of the thousand yen ticket, and the money type stacker 38d has a stacker (storage priority storage part) that gives priority to the payment of the thousand yen ticket. It is. Each of the denomination stackers 38a to 38d has a stacking and feeding portion 39 at the top.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the denomination stacker, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the denomination stacker. All the money type stackers have the same internal configuration, and the money type stacker 38a will be described as an example. 3 and 4, the money-type stacker 38 a has a stage 41 that can be moved up and down, a front guide 42, a picker guide 43 that guides the upper part of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking space 46 on the stage 41, and stacking of banknotes P. A feed guide 44 that guides entry / exit of the space 46, a gate guide 45 that similarly guides entry / exit of the bill P, and side guides 47a, 47b that guide both side portions of the bill P are provided.

  Further, a picker roller 48 for separating the bills P is provided on the upper portion of the stacked bills P, and a feed roller 49 is provided adjacent to the picker rollers 48. As shown in FIG. 5, the picker roller 48 and the feed roller 49 are provided at two places on the left and right sides so that the bills P can be fed out without being skewed. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the configuration of the denomination stacker.

  A gate roller 50 and a conveying roller 51 are provided to face the feed roller 49. The gate roller 50 prevents double payout when paying out the banknotes P, and rotates in the same direction as the feed roller 49 only when stacking. The transport roller 51 and the other transport rollers 52 and 53 transport the fed banknote P upward, or transport the banknote transported from above to the stacking space 46. The above-described roller constitutes an accumulation feeding portion 39 (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 3).

3 to 5 show the configuration of the money type stacker 38a that prioritizes the withdrawal of the 10,000 yen ticket, the money type stacker 38c that prioritizes the deposit of the 10,000 yen ticket has the same structure. The money type stacker 38b that gives priority to withdrawal of a thousand yen ticket and the money type stacker 38d that gives priority to payment of a thousand yen ticket have the same configuration.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control system of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 6, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 27 of the first embodiment is controlled by a banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61. The banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 operates in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 62 of the automatic teller machine 21, and is connected to the customer service unit 28, the discrimination unit 29, the temporary storage unit 30, and the replenishment collection cassette 31 to control them.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 controls the money type stackers 38a to 38d. The denomination stacker 38a includes a stacking / feeding driving unit 63 that drives the stacking / feeding unit 39, a stage driving unit 64 that drives the stage 41, and a position detection sensor 65 that detects the upper surface position of the banknotes P stacked on the stage 41. These are controlled by the bill deposit / withdrawal control unit 61. The bill deposit / withdrawal control unit 61, the stage drive unit 64, the stage 41, and the position detection sensor 65 constitute the press means of the present embodiment. Other denomination cassettes 38b to 38d have the same configuration and are controlled by the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61, respectively.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. First, the depositing operation will be described. In FIG. 1, when a deposit transaction is designated by the customer, a shutter (not shown) of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 26 is opened. When the customer inserts a banknote for depositing into the banknote receiving unit 34, the shutter is closed and the banknotes in the banknote receiving unit 34 are fed out one by one by the separating and feeding unit 35. It is assumed that the banknotes inserted by the customer are banknotes with a curl bag.

  The fed banknotes are sent to the discrimination unit 29 through the transport path 55a. The discriminating unit 29 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, correctness, etc. of the banknotes, and the banknotes that can be deposited are conveyed and accumulated in the temporary storage unit 30. When all the inserted banknotes are identified, the discrimination results are displayed on the customer operation display unit 24. When the customer accepts the discrimination results, the deposit transaction is completed and the banknotes accumulated in the temporary holding unit 30 Are fed one by one to the transport path 55b by the stacking and feeding section 37, sent to the discrimination section 29, and further sent to the money type stacker 38c or the money type stacker 38d with priority given to the money type through the transport path 55c. That is, the 10,000 yen ticket is sent to the denomination stacker 38c, and the thousand yen ticket is sent to the denomination stacker 38d.

  7 and 8 show the deposit type priority stacker 38c. 7 and FIG. 8, when storage of the deposited banknotes in the depositing priority money type stacker 38 c is started, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 shown in FIG. 6 performs a stage based on a detection signal from the position detection sensor 65. The drive part 64 is driven, the stage 41 is moved, and the space | interval of the banknote P on the stage 41 and the picker guide 43 is made the fixed distance L1. Thereby, the accumulation space 46 for the newly accumulated banknote is secured.

  Next, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 drives the stacking / feeding mechanism unit 63 to operate the stacking / feeding unit 39, and takes the deposited banknotes sent from the temporary storage unit 30 into the stacking space 46. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show a state in which curled banknotes sent are accumulated. 9 and 10, the banknote P1 with the curl basket is accumulated in a mountain shape on the stored banknote P2.

  When all the deposited banknotes in the temporary holding unit 30 are taken into the deposit priority money type stacker 38c or 38d, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 drives the stage drive unit 64 to raise the stage 41. The stage 41 is raised until the banknote P <b> 1 with the curl hook comes into pressure contact with the picker guide 43 and the picker roller 48. As a result, the banknote P1 with the curl bag is pressed between the stored banknote P2 and the picker guide 43 or the picker roller 48, as shown in FIGS. The pressed state of the curled banknote P1 is maintained until the next deposited banknote is inserted. The banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 measures the time during which the press state is continued by a built-in timer. FIGS. 11 and 12 are a front view and a side view showing a pressed state of curled banknotes. Thus, the deposit operation is completed.

  Next, the dispensing operation will be described. 1 and 2, when a withdrawal transaction is specified by a customer, after a cash card is inserted, a password is verified, and a withdrawal amount is specified, a withdrawal process is started in the banknote depositing / withdrawing device 27. The At this time, if a 10,000 yen ticket is withdrawn, the 10,000 yen ticket offered for withdrawal is withdrawn from the withdrawal priority stacker 38a, and if a 1000 yen ticket is withdrawn, the withdrawal priority is given. Thousand-yen coupons for withdrawal are paid out from the stacker 38b.

  The fed banknotes are transported along the transport path 55c and sent to the discrimination unit 29. The banknotes determined to be able to be withdrawn by the discrimination unit 29 are transported through the transport path 55d, sent to the customer service unit 28, and accumulated in the banknote receiving unit 34. When the designated amount of bills is accumulated in the bill accepting unit 34, a shutter (not shown) is opened, and the customer takes out the designated amount of bills from the bill deposit / withdrawal port 26. When the bill is taken out, the shutter is closed and the withdrawal transaction is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the case of a deposit transaction, the deposited banknotes are stored in the deposit priority type stacker 38c or 38d, and in the case of a withdrawal transaction, the withdrawal is performed from the deposit priority stacker 38a or 38b. Banknotes to be served are fed out. In this way, by processing the money-type stacker separately for deposit priority and withdrawal priority, if the banknote without curl is pre-filled in the money-priority stacker with priority for withdrawal, the banknote with the curl saddle that has been deposited Is not used for withdrawal, and it is possible to reduce the occurrence of jam and the like during the delivery of the withdrawal bill.

  However, if the money type stacker is divided into deposit priority and withdrawal priority as described above, the deposit priority money type stacker is filled up immediately, and the withdrawal priority money type stacker is immediately empty. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a replenishment process is performed for transferring banknotes from a deposit type priority stacker to a withdrawal priority stacker. Specifically, the 10,000 yen ticket is transferred from the deposit priority type money stacker 38c to the withdrawal priority money type stacker 38a, and the thousand yen ticket is transferred from the deposit priority priority money type stacker 38d to the withdrawal priority money type stacker 38b. To do. Next, the bill replenishing operation will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the bill replenishing operation. Hereinafter, according to the flowchart of FIG. 13, the operation of transferring banknotes from the deposit-priority money type stacker 38c to the withdrawal-priority money type stacker 38a will be described. This operation is started when the number of remaining banknotes (Nz) in the money stacker 38a giving priority to withdrawal becomes equal to or less than a preset value (Na) (step 1). This determination is performed by the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61.

  Next, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 determines whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the deposit banknote P1 was last stored in the deposit type priority stacker 38c (step 2). As described above, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 measures the time from the time when the deposited banknote P1 is finally stored by the built-in timer. It is determined whether or not the measurement time (Tz) is equal to or longer than a preset time (Ta).

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the measurement time Tz is the time during which the deposited banknote P1 is pressed by the stage 41, and the set time Ta is the curl of the deposited banknote P1 being pressed. It is set to a time sufficient to remove the wrinkles and eliminate the influence of curl wrinkles at the time of separation / feeding or conveyance / stacking.

  When the press time Tz of the deposited banknote P1 is equal to or longer than the set time Ta, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 operates the stacking and feeding unit 39 by driving the stacking / feeding driving unit 63 of the deposit priority stacker 38c. The banknotes stored in 38c are separated and delivered one by one, and transferred to the money type stacker 38a with priority on withdrawal. On the other hand, in the money stacker 38a giving priority to withdrawal, the stacking and feeding unit 39 is driven to store the bills sent one by one (step 3). The banknotes transferred at this time may include banknotes with curled or broken bills when they are inserted by the customer. In this case, the curl wrinkles and the like have been corrected, and jamming does not occur during feeding, transporting and stacking.

  If the press time Tz of the deposited banknote P1 is shorter than the set time Ta in step 2, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 61 determines that the time sufficient for taking out the curl of the deposited banknote P1 has not elapsed, The banknotes are not transferred to the money type stacker 38a. Only the withdrawal transaction that can be transacted with the remaining number of banknotes remaining in the withdrawal priority stacker 38a is executed (step 4).

  In the above example, a 10,000 yen voucher has been described as an example. However, even in the case of a thousand yen voucher, the banknote replenishment operation from the depositing banknote pressing operation and the depositing priority money type stacker 38d to the withdrawal priority money type stacker 38b. Is done in the same way.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, by setting a deposit type priority stacker and a withdrawal priority type stacker in advance, a deposited banknote with curled and folded folds is temporarily given priority to deposit. After being stored in the denomination stacker, the frequency of feeding and transporting can be reduced, so that damage or jamming of banknotes due to curl or folds can be reduced, and the pause rate of the apparatus can be reduced.

  In addition, by providing a pressing means to press the deposited banknotes in the deposit priority stacker, even if the banknote has a curled heel when depositing, the curl will be corrected when it is fed out of the deposit priority stacker. Therefore, stable separation, conveyance, and accumulation are possible.

  Furthermore, when paying out the stored banknotes from the money stacker with priority on depositing, when the paper money is fed out from the money stacker with priority on depositing, the curl basket is forced to be fed out. The curled wrinkles of the deposited banknotes are corrected, and stable separation, conveyance, and accumulation are performed.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, when a banknote is transferred from a deposit priority type of money stacker to a withdrawal priority type of money stacker, the deposited banknotes stored in the deposit priority type of money stacker are uniformly set time Ta or more. Although it was determined whether or not the banknotes were to be transferred depending on whether or not they were in the pressed state, the time required for correction differs depending on the number of banknotes. In view of this point, the second embodiment is an improvement over the first embodiment.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a control system of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 14, a banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71 controls the entire banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 72 according to the second embodiment, and is connected to each part within the apparatus 72 as in the first embodiment. The banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71 is provided with a storage unit 73. The storage unit 73 stores the number of denominated banknotes for each denomination based on the denomination information and the number information sent from the discrimination unit 29. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. The operation of storing the deposited banknote inserted by the customer in the deposit priority type stacker 38c or 38d and the withdrawal priority from the deposit type money stacker 38a or 38b. Since the operation of paying out and dispensing the banknotes is the same as that in the first embodiment, here, replenishment is performed to transfer the banknotes from the deposit type priority stackers 38c and 38d to the withdrawal priority type stackers 38a and 38b. The operation will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 15 and using the diagram of the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the replenishment operation of the second embodiment. In the following description, the operation will be described as an operation of moving a bill from the deposit priority type money stacker 38c to the deposit priority type money stacker 38a.

The banknote replenishment operation is started when the number of remaining banknotes (Nz) in the money stacker 38a giving priority to withdrawal becomes equal to or less than a preset set value (Na) (step 11). This determination is performed by the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71, and the number of deposited banknotes stored last in the deposit priority money type stacker 38 c is stored in the storage unit 73 of the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71.
Next, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71, based on the number of the last deposited banknotes stored, the reference time for comparison with the press time of the last deposited banknote being pressed by the deposit priority type money stacker 38c. Is calculated (step 12). This is calculated by multiplying the number Nb of the last deposited banknote by a certain coefficient Y. Thereby, the reference time Ta is obtained.

  Next, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71 compares the calculated reference time Ta with a measurement time (Tz) measured from the time when the deposited banknote P1 is finally stored by using a built-in timer (step 13). As described in the first embodiment, the measurement time Tz is the time during which the last stored banknote P1 is pressed by the stage 41, and the reference time Ta is the pressed banknote P1 being pressed. The amount of curl is calculated based on the number of sheets in a time sufficient to reduce the curl so that the effect of curl is eliminated during separation / feeding out or conveyance / stacking.

  When the press time Tz of the deposited banknote P1 is equal to or longer than the reference time Ta, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71 operates the stacking / feeding unit 39 by driving the stacking / feeding driving unit 63 of the depositing priority stacker 38c. The banknotes stored in 38c are separated and delivered one by one, and moved to the money type stacker 38a with priority on withdrawal. On the other hand, in the money stacker 38a giving priority to withdrawal, the stacking and feeding unit 39 is driven to store the bills sent one by one (step 14). The banknotes transferred at this time may include banknotes with curled or broken bills when they are inserted by the customer. In this case, the curl wrinkles and the like are corrected, and jamming does not occur during feeding, transporting and stacking.

  If the press time Tz of the deposited banknote P1 is shorter than the reference time Ta in step 13, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit 71 assumes that sufficient time has not elapsed to remove the curl of the last deposited banknote P1, and withdraws The banknotes are not transferred to the priority denomination stacker 38a. Only the withdrawal transaction that can be transacted with the remaining number of banknotes remaining in the withdrawal priority stacker 38a is executed (step 15).

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, when a banknote is moved from a deposit priority money type stacker to a withdrawal priority money type stacker, there is an effect of curl wrinkles at the time of separation / feeding or at the time of conveyance / stacking. In order to calculate the reference time sufficient to eliminate the amount of money, the calculation is based on the number of the last deposited banknotes. Switching time to gold bills is shortened, and the recycling rate of bills can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, when calculating a reference time sufficient to eliminate the influence of curl wrinkles at the time of separation / feeding or conveyance / stacking, the calculation is made based on the number of the last deposited banknotes. If the deposit transaction is continuous, the number of the last deposit transaction is small, and the number of the last deposit transaction is large, when the calculated reference time has elapsed, the curl Even if is corrected, it may occur that the curl wrinkles of the banknote before the last one is not corrected.

  Assuming such a case, it is preferable to transfer the banknote in consideration of whether or not a sufficient time has passed to correct the curl wrinkle of the last previous banknote. In this case, the determination of step 13 in the flowchart of FIG. 15 is performed for the last deposited banknote and the last previous deposited banknote, and when both the press time Tz is equal to or greater than the reference time Ta, the banknote is transferred. To do.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 16, the banknote storage part 82 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 81 according to the third embodiment is provided with four denomination stackers 83a to 83d. The money type stackers 83a to 83d store banknotes by money type, the money type stacker 83a and money type stacker 83c store 10,000 yen tickets, and the money type stacker 83b and money type stacker 83d store thousand yen tickets. . Among the stackers that store 10,000 yen tickets, the money type stacker 83a is a stacker that gives priority to withdrawal (payout priority storage unit), and the money type stacker 83c is a stacker that gives priority to payment (storage priority storage unit). As for the thousand yen ticket, the money type stacker 83b is a stacker that gives priority to the withdrawal of the thousand yen ticket (payment priority storage part), and the money type stacker 83d has a priority that gives priority to the payment of the thousand yen ticket (storage priority storage part). It is.

Each of the denomination stackers 83a to 83d has a stacking portion 87 in the upper portion and a separating and feeding portion 88 in the lower portion on the same side. That is, the banknotes conveyed to each denomination stacker 83a to 83d are accumulated inside by the accumulating unit 87, and when the banknotes are fed out from the inside, they are fed out one by one by the separating / feeding unit 88. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described. Since the depositing operation of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted, and here, the dispensing operation will be described.

  In FIG. 16, when a withdrawal transaction is designated by the customer, a withdrawal process is started in the banknote depositing / withdrawing device 81 after inserting a cash card, collating a password, and designating a withdrawal amount. In this case, when a 10,000 yen ticket is withdrawn, the banknotes provided for withdrawal by the separation feeding unit 88 from the money type stacker 83a giving priority to withdrawal are fed out one by one from the lower side to the transport path 55e, When a yen ticket is withdrawn, banknotes to be dispensed to the transport path 55f are fed out one by one from the lower side by the separating and feeding unit 88 from the money type stacker 83b giving priority to withdrawal.

  The banknotes fed out to the transport path 55e and the transport path 55f are transported through the transport path 55c and sent to the discrimination unit 29. The banknotes determined to be able to be withdrawn by the discrimination unit 29 are transported through the transport path 55d, sent to the customer service unit 28, and accumulated in the banknote receiving unit 34. When the designated amount of bills is accumulated in the bill accepting unit 34, a shutter (not shown) is opened, and the customer takes out the designated amount of bills. When the bill is taken out, the shutter is closed and the withdrawal transaction is terminated.

  Next, the bill replenishing operation will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the banknote replenishment operation of the third embodiment. Hereinafter, according to the flowchart of FIG. 17, the replenishment operation for transferring banknotes from the deposit priority type stacker 83c to the withdrawal priority type stacker 83a will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the number of remaining banknotes (Nz) in the money stacker 83a giving priority to withdrawal becomes equal to or less than a preset set value (Na) (step 21). This determination is performed by a banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit (not shown).

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of a deposit type priority stacker 83c. FIG. 18 shows a state immediately after the banknote replenishment operation is started. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 in the first embodiment, the banknote stored in the deposit priority stacker is pressed by the stage 41 before the banknote replenishment operation is started. When the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit detects that the number of remaining banknotes in the deposit type priority stacker is equal to or less than the set value (Na), the stage 41 is moved down to FIG. State shown. The state shown in FIG. 18 is a state in which the separation feeding unit 88 can feed one sheet at a time from the lower side.

  A banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit (not shown) stores the number of deposit banknotes for each denomination transaction according to the denomination information and the number of pieces of information sent from the discrimination unit 29 and stores the elapsed storage time of each deposited banknote. Also has a storage unit for storing. FIG. 18 shows the number of bills and the elapsed storage time for each deposit transaction. That is, the deposited bills (bundles) 91 are Nx, and the storage elapsed time Tx has elapsed. Similarly, the number of received banknotes (bundles) 92 is (N (x + 1)), the storage elapsed time (T (x + 1)) has elapsed, and so on. As a matter of course, the storage elapsed time is the longest in the lowest deposit banknote bundle and becomes shorter as it goes up. The number of these deposited banknote bundles and the storage elapsed time are stored in the storage unit.

  When the number of remaining banknotes in the money stacker 83a with priority for withdrawal becomes equal to or less than the set value (Na), the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit first sets the pre-set time (Ta) for the deposited banknote 91 stored first. It is determined whether or not the above is satisfied (step 22). The storage elapsed time Tx is substantially equal to the time when the deposited banknote 91 stored first is pressed by the stage 41, and the set time Ta is the deposited banknote being pressed as in the first embodiment. The curl soot is removed, and a sufficient time is set so as to eliminate the influence of the curl soot at the time of separation / feeding out or conveyance / stacking.

  If the storage elapsed time Tx is equal to or longer than the set time Ta, the number Np of banknotes that can be fed out from the denomination stacker 83c is determined (in this case, the number Nx of the deposited banknotes (bundles) 91) (step 23). Next, for the deposited banknote (bundle) 92 stored before that, it is similarly determined whether the storage elapsed time (T (x + 1)) is equal to or longer than the set time Ta (steps 24 and 25). If the storage elapsed time Tx is equal to or longer than the set time Ta in step 25, the processing from step 23 to step 25 is repeated.

  When the storage elapsed time Tx is shorter than the set time Ta in step 25, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit drives the separation / delivery unit 88 of the deposit priority stacker 83c and deducts the denomination by the number calculated in step 23. The banknotes stored in the stacker 83c are fed one by one to the transport path 55g and transferred to the denomination priority stacker 83a. For example, when the storage elapsed time Tx, Tx + 1 of the deposited banknote (bundle) 91 and the deposited banknote (bundle) 92 is equal to or longer than the set time Ta, the number obtained by adding the number Nx and the number N (x + 1) is paid out.

  On the other hand, in the deposit type priority stacker 83a, the stacking unit 87 is driven to store the bills sent one by one (step 26). There is a possibility that the banknotes transferred at this time include banknotes with curled and broken bills when they are inserted by the customer. In this case, the curl wrinkles and the like are corrected, and jamming does not occur during feeding, transporting and stacking.

  In step 22, when the storage elapsed time Tx of the deposited banknote (bundle) 91 stored earliest is shorter than the set time Ta, the banknote deposit / withdrawal control unit has passed a sufficient time to remove the curled bag of the deposited banknote 91. If not, the banknotes are not transferred to the money stacker 83a with priority on withdrawal. Only the withdrawal transaction that can be transacted with the remaining number of banknotes remaining in the withdrawal priority stacker 83a is executed (step 27).

  In the above example, a 10,000 yen voucher has been described as an example. However, even in the case of a thousand yen voucher, the banknote replenishment operation from the depositing banknote press operation and the depositing priority money type stacker 83d to the withdrawal priority money type stacker 83b. Is done in the same way.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, when the banknotes are fed out by providing the separating and feeding unit 88 on the opposite side of the stacking unit 87 in the depositing priority money type stackers 83c and 83d, the banknotes stored quickly. It is possible to increase the number of banknotes to be fed out for replenishment. As a result, a large number of banknotes with corrected curl and folds can be turned for withdrawal, and the recycling rate can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is an external view which shows the automatic teller machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of a money-type stacker. It is a front view which shows the structure of a money-type stacker. It is a top view which shows the structure of a money type stacker. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the money-type stacker with priority on payment. It is a side view which shows the money classification stacker with priority on payment. It is a front view which shows the accumulation state of a curl banknote. It is a side view which shows the accumulation state of a curl banknote. It is a front view which shows the press state of a curl banknote. It is a side view which shows the press state of a curl banknote. It is a flowchart which shows banknote replenishment operation | movement. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the replenishment operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the banknote replenishment operation | movement of 3rd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the inside of the money classification stacker of withdrawal priority. It is a front view which shows the accumulation state of the conventional banknote. It is a front view which shows the accumulation state of the conventional banknote. It is a front view which shows the accumulation state of the conventional banknote.

Explanation of symbols

27 Banknote depositing / dispensing device 38, 39 Withdrawing priority type stacker 40, 41 Depositing priority type stacker 41 Stage 42 Stacking and feeding unit 61, 71 Banknote depositing / withdrawing control unit 73 Storage unit 87 Stacking unit 88 Separating and feeding unit

Claims (6)

In a medium handling apparatus having a plurality of medium storage units for storing a medium so that the medium can be fed out and capable of transferring the medium between the medium storage units,
Among the plurality of medium storage units, a feeding priority storage unit that prioritizes feeding of media and a storage priority storage unit that prioritizes storage of media are designated,
Provided with a press means for pressing a medium that is input from the outside of the apparatus and stored in the storage priority storage unit;
A medium handling apparatus, wherein the pressing means presses the input medium until a medium is input from the outside of the apparatus next to the input medium pressed by the pressing means. The medium according to claim 1, wherein when a remaining amount of a medium stored in the feeding priority storage unit becomes a predetermined value or less, a medium stored in the storage priority storage unit and having passed a predetermined time is transferred to the feeding priority storage unit. Handling equipment. The medium handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined time is set according to the number of media stored in the storage priority storage unit. The storage priority storage unit is provided with a take-in unit for taking in a medium and a feeding unit for feeding out the medium separately,
When the remaining amount of the medium stored in the feeding priority storage section becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, the medium stored in the storage priority storage section and having passed a predetermined time is fed from the feeding section to the feeding priority storage section. The medium handling device according to claim 1 to be transported. The medium handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the feeding unit feeds out the media taken in from the take-in unit in the order of taking in the media. 6. When the remaining amount of the medium stored in the feeding priority storage unit becomes a predetermined value or less, all the media stored in the storage priority storage unit and passed for a predetermined time are fed from the feeding unit. Media handling equipment.

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