JP2011128848A - Cash processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an energy-saving cash processor capable of appropriately executing excitation for a part to be excited which is held in an excited state in connection with detaching operation when a safe is detached while reducing electric power consumed in a part to be excited. <P>SOLUTION: The cash processor includes: a safe A (B, C) detachably stored in a storage chamber 5; the part 81 to be excited which is held in an excited state in connection with detaching operation when the safe A (B, C) is detached from the storage chamber 5; a detection means for detecting previous operation performed by an operator prior to operation for detaching the safe A (B, C), and executes excitation for the part 81 to be excited when the detection means detects that the previous operation is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus in which a safe can be attached to and detached from a storage room, and in particular, a cash processing apparatus that optimizes excitation of an excitation target portion that should be kept in an excited state in connection with the removal operation of the safe. About.

  Cash processing apparatuses such as automatic ticketing machines and vending machines have a safe for storing cash, and deposit or withdraw cash from the safe. As such a conventional cash processing apparatus, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a safe can be attached to and detached from a plurality of storage rooms and an operator performs a removal operation to remove the safe. .

JP 2006-18798 A

  By the way, when collecting or replenishing cash, it is effective to configure to perform non-stop replenishment or non-stop collection that operates without interruption even if some safes are removed for the purpose of improving business efficiency. As a means. In such a configuration, it is necessary to prohibit removal of the safe in use, so that the safe that is in use cannot be removed, and the safe that is not in use can be removed. Operation is desired.

  In realizing this operation, for example, a configuration in which the safe is not removable by putting the excitation target part in an excited state is considered, but simply because the safe is in use, it is simply unconditionally unremovable. If it is necessary to keep the excitation target part in the excited state just before the safe is removed, the excitation target part is always maintained in the excited state, so that the power is always consumed in the excitation target part, Power consumption increases.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of the above-mentioned new knowledge about a cash processing apparatus having an excitation target part that should be kept in an excited state in connection with a safe pull-out operation. The energy saving is achieved by reducing the power consumed in the excitation target part while appropriately performing the excitation on the excitation target part that should be kept in the excited state in relation to the removal operation when the safe is removed. Is to provide a simple cash processing apparatus.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the cash processing apparatus according to the present invention holds a safe which is detachably stored in a storage room, and an excited state in relation to the removal operation when the safe is removed from the storage room. An excitation target section to be placed, detection means for detecting a pre-operation performed by an operator prior to the operation of removing the safe, and when the detection means detects that the pre-operation has been performed, And a control means for performing excitation on the excitation target portion.

  According to this configuration, when the detection unit detects that the pre-operation has been performed by the operator, the control unit executes excitation on the excitation target portion. Therefore, when the removal operation is not performed, for example, during normal operation Therefore, it is not necessary to always excite the excitation target part, and it is possible to provide an energy saving cash processing apparatus by reducing power consumption consumed by the excitation target part.

  In order to automate energy saving to make it impossible or impossible to remove the safe depending on the use situation, indicate whether the safe is in use to prohibit withdrawal of the safe in use. Safe information management means for managing safe information is provided, and the excitation target unit is held in either an excited state or a non-excited state to make the safe impossible to be removed. The safe is configured to be removable by being held by the other, and the control means detects the safe when the detection means detects that the pre-operation has been performed. It is desirable to control excitation of the excitation target part according to whether the safe is in use or not according to information.

  In order to achieve energy saving to appropriately perform locking and unlocking of the safe, the safe includes locking / unlocking means for locking or unlocking the safe so as not to be removable, and the excitation target unit includes: , Disconnecting or connecting the input path for inputting the safe unlocking operation performed by the operator to the locking / unlocking means by using the power generated by the excitation. When it is detected that the safe has been performed, the input path corresponding to the safe that is used in the safe information is disconnected, and the input path that corresponds to the safe that is not used in the safe information is connected. Thus, it is preferable to control excitation with respect to the excitation target portion.

  In order to realize the detection of the pre-operation that is performed prior to the operation of removing the safe, the detection means includes either a shield position that blocks access to the safe by an operator or a retreat position that retreats from the shield position. The preliminary operation when the shielding unit detects that the shielding unit is in the retracted position, and the shielding unit sensor detects the position of the shielding unit. As described above, it is configured to detect that an operation of moving the shielding portion to the retracted position is performed.

  One specific configuration for realizing the detection of the pre-operation that is performed prior to the operation of removing the safe is that the detection means includes an operation reception unit that receives a safe unlocking operation performed by an operator, and the operation reception unit. A shielding part that can be displaced to either a shielding position to be shielded or an exposed position that retreats from the shielding position and exposes the operation receiving part, and a shielding part sensor that detects the position of the shielding part, When the shielding unit detects that the shielding unit is in the exposed position, the preliminary operation is configured to detect that an operation for moving the shielding unit to the exposed position is performed. It is mentioned.

  In addition, in order to prohibit the withdrawal of the safe in use in the configuration in which the safe is unlocked by inputting the safe unlocking operation performed by the operator to the unlocking means for locking the safe, the safe unlocking to the unlocking means is prohibited. It is necessary to disconnect the input path before the operation is input, and if the excitation to the excitation target part is executed when the safe unlocking operation is performed, the input path is not cut in time and is in use It is conceivable that the safe is removed, but in the present invention, when the operation accepting unit for moving the shielding unit to the exposed position and accepting the safe unlocking operation is displayed, that is, the safe unlocking operation is accepted. Since excitation for the excitation target part is executed in advance before being accepted by the part, the input path can be appropriately disconnected or connected, and a situation in which the safe in use is not pulled out does not occur.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the excitation to the excitation target portion is executed when it is detected that the operator has performed a pre-operation prior to the removal operation of the safe. It is possible to contribute to energy saving by reducing the power consumed in the excitation target part while appropriately performing the excitation for the excitation target part that should be kept in the excitation state in relation to the pull-out operation at the time of Become.

The schematic whole block diagram which shows the cash processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure corresponding to FIG. 1 which shows the state which extracted some safes. The block diagram which shows the outline of a structure and function of the conveyance means and control means in the embodiment. The perspective view which looked at the storage room of the cash processing apparatus in the embodiment from the opening side. The perspective view corresponding to FIG. 4 seen from the viewpoint different from FIG. Typical side view which shows the locking / unlocking means which is provided for every safe in the same embodiment and prohibits removal of the safe The principal part enlarged side view which shows the locking / unlocking means which locks a safe so that it cannot be removed. The figure which shows an operation reception part in the state before a safe unlocking operation | movement is received. The figure which shows operation | movement of the operation reception part when a safe unlocking operation | movement is received. The figure which shows operation | movement of the locking / unlocking means when safe unlocking operation | movement is made in the state in which the setting which connects an input path | route was made. The figure which shows operation | movement of the locking / unlocking means when safe unlocking operation | movement is made | formed in the state where the setting which cut | disconnects an input path | route was made. The figure which shows the locking / unlocking means in the state where the safe was removed from the storage room.

  Hereinafter, a cash processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a cash processing apparatus as a banknote block that handles banknotes will be described as an example.

  The cash processing apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is used, for example, as an automatic ticket-issuing machine that sells tickets, cards, check-out tickets, and the like. Conveying means 2 for identifying the four safes A to D serving as storage locations and the denominations of bills inserted from the outside by the identification unit 22 and transporting them to the corresponding safes among the safes A to D via the transport path 21. And.

  The banknote block 1 has an insertion slot 11, a withdrawal slot 13 and a return slot 14 on the side closer to the user who uses this cash processing apparatus (hereinafter, the withdrawal slot 13 and the return slot 14 are also referred to as a payout slot 12). Similarly, a fixed safe D is provided on the side closer to the user, and three cassette-type safes A to C are provided on the side operated by the operator. Further, the banknote block 1 is provided corresponding to the safes A to C, and the primary storage unit a1 that temporarily holds the safes A to C before storing the banknotes identified as authentic by the identification unit 22. ˜c1, a temporary holding unit E and a withdrawal holding unit F for temporarily holding banknotes (including defective tickets) on the conveyance path 21 are provided. Apart from the temporary holding unit E, there is provided a defective ticket collecting unit G that collects defective cards at the time of reading inability, denomination, double feeding, and abnormality detection. As shown in FIG. 1, the defective ticket collecting unit G is provided with a door g1 on the side where the operator operates, and the operator collects the defective tickets stored in the defective ticket collecting unit G through the door g1. Has been made possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the banknote block 1 is formed with three storage chambers 5 that are open to the side that is operated by the operator. The storage room 5 stores cassette-type safes A to C. Specifically, the storage room 5a (5) stores the cassette-type safe A, and the storage room 5b (5) stores the safe B. ), A storage room 5c (5) for storing the safe C. FIG. 4 shows a state where the safe A is stored in the storage room 5a, and the safe B and the safe C are removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the storage chamber 5 is provided with a plate-like partition portion Dr. A base end of the partition portion Dr is supported on the side wall 52 of the storage chamber 5 via a hinge portion (not shown) so that the partition portion Dr can rotate around a vertical axis, thereby forming a door that opens and closes. Yes. The partition portion Dr is urged toward the opening end side by a torsion coil spring (not shown) provided in the hinge portion. The partition Dr opens and closes with the attaching / detaching operation of the safes A to C.

  The cassette-type safes A to C can be pulled out from the storage chamber 5 by gripping the handle h as illustrated in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an engaged portion 62 that opens upward is provided on a part of the outer wall of the safes A to C, and the banknote block 1 has this engaging portion 62 as shown in FIG. Locking / unlocking means 6 that engages with the engaged portion 62 and locks the safes A to C so as not to be removable is provided for each safe. In the vicinity of each storage chamber 5 (5a, 5b, 5c), as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, notification means 9 (9a, 9b, 9c) constituted by LEDs is provided corresponding to each safe. ing. The notification means 9 is arranged so as to be visible from the side where the operator operates, and lights up in red when the corresponding safe is in use, and lights up in green when the safe is not in use, so that the safe is in use. It is displayed whether or not.

  On the side where the operator of the banknote block 1 operates, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an operation receiving unit 72 is provided for receiving a safe unlocking operation Mv performed by the operator. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the operation receiving unit 72 includes a keyhole portion 73 into which a key owned by the operator is inserted, and interlocking portions 71 and 71 ′. The keyhole 73 is an authentication unit for authenticating the user, and allows the safe unlocking operation Mv to be accepted when a suitable key is inserted. The interlocking portions 71 and 71 ′ include a rotation interlocking portion 71 ′ that rotates and displaces around a horizontal axis 71 ′ b, and a linear interlocking portion 71 that linearly displaces in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 9, the rotation interlocking unit 71 ′ rotates in the direction of the arrow in conjunction with the safe unlocking operation Mv that rotates the key with the key inserted into the keyhole 73. One end portion 71b of the linear interlocking portion 71 is sandwiched between one end 71a of the rotation interlocking portion 71 ′. When the safe unlocking operation Mv is performed, the linear interlocking portion 71 is downwardly indicated by an arrow through the rotation of the rotation interlocking portion 71 ′. Moving. As shown in FIG. 6, the linear interlocking unit 71 is provided with a pin 71 a for inputting the safe unlocking operation Mv to the locking / unlocking means 6 when it moves downward, and is provided for each locking / unlocking means 6. Thus, the safe unlocking operation Mv for the plurality of locking / unlocking means 6 can be input, and the plurality of locking / unlocking means 6 are used in common. As described above, the operation receiving unit 72 and the interlocking units 71 and 71 ′ receive the safe unlocking operation Mv, and the operation unit 7 forms part of an input path for inputting the received safe unlocking operation Mv to the unlocking means 6. In this embodiment, the unlocking means 6 is unlocked by using a safe unlocking operation Mv which is a mechanical operation.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 8, and 9, a shielding portion 74 using a plate-like cover that shields the keyhole portion 73 of the operation receiving portion 72 is provided. The shielding part 74 is supported rotatably about a horizontal axis 74a, and a shielding position s that shields the keyhole part 73 and an exposed position p that retreats from the shielding position s and exposes the keyhole part 73. It is possible to displace between. When the shielding part 74 is in the shielding position s, the keyhole part 73 is shielded, making it impossible to perform the safe unlocking operation Mv for the operation receiving part 72, and when the shielding part 74 is in the exposed position p, the keyhole. Since the unit 73 is exposed and the safe unlocking operation Mv for the operation receiving unit 72 can be performed, the operation At for moving the shielding unit 74 to the exposed position p is inevitably prior to the safe unlocking operation Mv. To be done. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a sensor plate 74 b that rotates about the shaft 74 a as the shield 74 rotates is provided inside the operation receiving unit 72. A shielding part sensor 75 for detecting the position of the shielding part 74 is provided. The shielding part sensor 75 detects that the shielding part 74 has moved to the exposed position p when the detection target 74b ′ provided in a part of the sensor plate 74b has moved away from the sensing part 75a, and the shielding part 74 is detected. It is detected that the operation At for moving to the exposed position p has been performed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the locking / unlocking means 6 to which the safe unlocking operation Mv is input has a balance portion 63 supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis 63c. An engaging portion 61 that protrudes toward the safe while being inclined with respect to the removal direction of the safe is formed at the one end 63b. The balance portion 63 is in the prohibition position n where the engaging portion 61 engages with the engaged portion 62 provided on the outer wall of the safes A to C described above to prevent the safes A to C from being removed. As shown, the engaging portion 61 is urged to rotate by a torsion coil spring (not shown) toward the safe (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7). On the other hand, the other end portion 63a of the balance portion 63 is provided with a transmission portion 64 that is a part of the input path of the safe unlocking operation Mv so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis 64c. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, the transmission portion 64 engages with the pin 71a of the interlocking portion 71 by retracting from the engagement position en that can be engaged with the pin 71a of the interlocking portion 71 and the engagement position en. It can be displaced to any of the impossible retreat positions ev. That is, when the pin 71a is lowered while the transmission portion 64 is at the engagement position en, the safe unlocking operation Mv is input to the locking / unlocking means 6, and the pin 71a is lowered while the transmission portion 64 is at the retracted position ev. In this case, the safe unlocking operation Mv is not input to the locking / unlocking means 6.

  In the vicinity of the transmission unit 64, an excitation target unit 81 that generates power by excitation of a solenoid or the like is provided, and a power output end 81a of the excitation target unit 81 and a part of the transmission unit 64 are connected. . When energization of the excitation target unit 81 is turned on and the excitation target unit 81 is held in the excited state, the transmission unit 64 moves to the retracted position ev as shown in FIG. When energization of the excitation target portion 81 is turned off and the excitation target portion 81 is held in a non-excited state, as shown in FIG. 7, the transmission portion 64 is biased to one side by a torsion coil spring (not shown), and the transmission portion 64 is Move to the engagement position en. In this way, the excitation target unit 81 cuts or connects the input path of the safe unlocking operation Mv to the locking / unlocking means 6 using the power generated by the excitation. Of course, an offset spring may be provided inside the excitation target portion 81 instead of the torsion coil spring.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, an L-shaped plate-like displacement portion 65 is rotated by a pivot about a horizontal axis 65c at one end portion 63b of the balance portion 63 where the engaging portion 61 is formed. It can be changed freely. One end portion 65a of the displacement portion 65 is urged in a direction toward a safe indicated by an arrow by a torsion coil spring (not shown). When the safes A to C are stored in the storage chamber 5 and the engaging portion 61 is in the prohibited position n, as shown in FIG. 7, the one end portion 65a of the displacement portion 65 abuts against the safes A to C and is displaced. When the position of the portion 65 becomes the contact posture t and does not contact the safes A to C, as shown in FIG. 12, the biasing force of the torsion coil spring rotates in the direction of the arrow, and the posture of the displacement portion 65 is not applied. The contact posture becomes u. That is, the displacement portion 65 is displaced between the contact posture t and the non-contact posture u depending on whether or not the safes A to C are in contact. Moreover, since this displacement part 65 is provided in the one end part 63b of the balance part 63 in which the engaging part 61 is formed, both with FIG. 7 and FIG. The positional relationship with the engaging portion 61 is defined so as to be displaced.

  In addition, a displacement detection sensor 66 that detects the displacement 65 when the displacement 65 is in the contact position t and the displacement 65 is in the prohibited position n (see FIG. 11) is provided. Yes. Specifically, the other end portion of the displacement portion 65 is used only when a contact-type sensor that outputs a detection signal by contact is used and the posture of the displacement portion 65 is the contact posture t and the engagement portion 61 is in the prohibited position n. It arrange | positions in the site | part which contacts 65b. Of course, the displacement detection sensor 65 may be a non-contact sensor.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixed safe D is a mixed safe that stores two thousand yen bills and five thousand yen bills, a thousand yen bill is stored in the safe A, and a 10,000 yen bill is stored in the safe B. This is a non-stop replenishment and collection without stopping the cash processing device for the purpose of replenishing and collecting cash. The safe is set.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cash processing apparatus includes a transport unit 2 and a control unit 3 that controls the transport unit 2. Similarly to the known cash processing apparatus, the transport means 2 includes a transport path 21 including a not-shown holding roller, a transport belt, a direction changing unit such as a wing, and the like, and the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes to be transported ( A discriminating unit 22 for discriminating whether or not it is counterfeit, and a simple type discriminating unit 20 that only discriminates the denomination of the bill and does not discriminate even the authenticity of the bill.

  The control unit 3 controls the transport unit 2 based on the identification result of the identification unit 22 or the simple type identification unit 20, and after the banknote inserted from the insertion slot 11 is passed through the identification unit 22, The banknotes are circulated along the transport path 21, and the banknotes are redirected as necessary at the branch portions 26a to 26g provided at various places, and the safe A, the safe B, the safe C, the fixed safe D, the temporary storage unit E, and the withdrawal While performing the operation | movement which conveys to the holding | maintenance part F, the payment exit 12, the defective ticket collection | recovery part G, etc., the drawing | feeding-out operation | movement of the banknote from the safes AD to the conveyance path | route 21, the denomination identification in the simple identification part 20, Furthermore, it is configured to perform overall transport control including transport operations to the withdrawal port 13 and the safes A to D as the next transport destination.

  In contrast to this transport control, the control means 3 performs safe information management control for managing safe information indicating for each safe whether or not the safe is in use. In the safe information management control, safe information indicating whether or not the safe is in use is always maintained in the latest state. As means for maintaining the safe information in the latest state, for example, the safe information is obtained from another device such as the host control device Ma, and it is determined whether the safe is in use based on various information. Is mentioned. The various information includes detection results of various sensors, cash access information to the safe, control information for transport control, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the concrete control means 3 for carrying out the conveyance control described above includes a deposit / withdrawal control unit 31, a conveyance control unit 32, a safe information management unit 33, and an excitation control unit 34. It is configured to include.

  The deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 performs overall control related to deposit / withdrawal based on signals from other operation units (not shown) operated by the user, the conveying means 2 and various sensors, A conveyance command is issued to the conveyance control unit 32.

  The transport control unit 32 drives and controls the transport unit 2 based on the bill transport command from the deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 to transport the bill.

  The safe information management unit 33 determines whether each safe is in use based on the control information of the transport control unit 32 or the like, or obtains safe information from the host control device Ma, so that the safe information is always up-to-date. Management to maintain.

  The excitation control unit 34 drives the excitation target unit 81 based on the safe information managed by the safe information management unit 33 and the detection result of the shielding unit sensor 75. Specifically, it is detected by the shielding unit 75 that the shielding unit 74 is in the exposed position p where the operation receiving unit 72 is exposed by retreating from the shielding position s and is used in the safe information. Only the excitation target part 81 corresponding to is operated.

  A specific configuration for realizing such a control means 3 is constituted by a normal microcomputer unit having a CPU, a memory and an interface, and a transfer control processing routine, a deposit / withdrawal control processing routine (not shown) and the like are stored in the memory. When the CPU calls and executes necessary programs as appropriate, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 31 and the conveyance control unit 32 are realized. These detailed controls, for example, the control means 3 temporarily holds the banknotes temporarily in the primary storage units a1, b1, c1 before storing them in the respective safes A to C, and then temporarily stores them on the transport path 21. Although control to store in the safes A to C is performed after the feeding, the specific configuration and control are omitted in this embodiment. Further, when bills are loaded into the safes A to D or bills are fed out from the safes A to D, a counter (not shown) provided in a part of each safe A to D or a part of the transport path 21 is used. The number of banknotes is counted.

  In the cash processing apparatus having the above configuration, when the operator performs the safe unlocking operation Mv, as shown in FIG. 9A, the shielding unit 74 at the shielding position s that shields the key hole 73 of the operation receiving unit 72 is provided. When the operation At for moving to the exposed position p is performed, the shielding unit sensor 75 detects this, and the excitation control unit 34 that has acquired the safe information from the safe information management unit 33 shown in FIG. Energization is applied to the excitation target portion 81 corresponding to the safe A (B, C). When the excitation target portion 81 is held in the excited state, the transmission portion 64 moves to the retracted position ev as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the excitation target portion 81 corresponding to the safe that is not used in the safe information is not energized, and the state where the transmission portion 64 is in the engagement position en as shown in FIG. 7 is maintained.

  Then, when the key owned by the operator is inserted into the key hole 73 of the operation receiving unit 72 and the safe unlocking operation Mv for rotating the key is performed, the interlocking units 71 and 71 'are interlocked with this. When the transmission part 64 is at the engagement position en, as shown in FIG. 10, the pin 71a of the interlocking part 71 and the transmission part 64 are engaged, and the safe unlocking operation Mv is input to the locking / unlocking means 6, The balance part 63 rotates about the shaft 63c in the direction in which the engaging part 61 moves away from the safe, the engaging part 61 moves from the prohibited position n to the non-prohibited position y, and the safe A (B, C) is unlocked. It can be removed. On the other hand, when the transmission part 64 is in the retracted position ev, as shown in FIG. 11, the pin 71a of the interlocking part 71 and the transmission part 64 are not engaged, and the safe unlocking operation Mv is input to the locking / unlocking means 6. Instead, the engagement between the engaging portion 61 and the engaged portion 62 of the safe A (B, C) is maintained, and the lock of the safe A (B, C) is maintained so that it cannot be removed.

  Finally, when the operator removes the key from the keyhole portion 73 and moves the shielding portion 74 to the shielding position s as shown in FIG. 8A, the shielding portion sensor 75 detects this, and the excitation shown in FIG. The control unit 34 turns off the energization of the excitation target unit 81, and the transmission unit 64 moves to the engagement position en.

  As described above, in the cash processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the safe A (B, C) detachably stored in the storage room 5 and the safe A (B, C) are removed from the storage room 5. And a detection means for detecting the pre-operation performed by the operator prior to the operation of removing the safe A (B, C) and the excitation target portion 81 to be kept in an excited state in relation to the removal operation. And a control unit 3 that executes excitation on the excitation target unit 81 when it is detected that the preliminary operation is performed by the shielding unit sensor 75 that constitutes the detection unit. It is characterized by.

  According to the present embodiment, the control means 3 executes the excitation for the excitation target part 81 when the preliminary action by the operator is detected by the shielding part sensor 75 constituting the detection means. When the operation is not performed, for example, it is not necessary to always excite the excitation target unit 81 from the normal operation, and the power consumption consumed by the excitation target unit 81 is reduced to provide an energy saving cash processing apparatus. It becomes possible to do.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, safe information that constitutes safe information management means for managing safe information indicating whether or not safe A (B, C) is being used in order to prohibit removal of a safe that is in use. A management unit 33 is provided, and the excitation target unit 81 is held in either the excited state or the non-excited state to make the safe A (B, C) unremovable, and is in either the excited state or the non-excited state. The safe A (B, C) is configured to be removable by being held on the other side, and the control means 3 has been previously operated by the shielding part sensor 75 constituting the detection means. When detected, the excitation for the excitation target unit 81 is controlled according to whether or not the safe is in use according to the safe information. Therefore, depending on whether or not the safe A (B, C) is in use. Unconditionally make safe A (B, C) unremovable or removable Therefore, it is possible to avoid the situation where power is consumed in the excitation target unit 81 when the removal operation is not performed, and to make the safe A (B, C) unremovable or removable depending on the use situation. Can be automated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the safe A (B, C) is provided with a locking / unlocking means 6 that locks or unlocks the storage room 5 so as not to be removable, and the excitation target unit 81 includes a safe unlocking performed by an operator. The input path for inputting the operation Mv to the locking / unlocking means 6 is disconnected or connected using the power generated by the excitation, and the control means 3 is pre-operated by the shielding sensor 75 constituting the detection means. Is detected, the input path corresponding to safe A (B, C) that is in use in safe information is cut off, and safe A (B, C) that is not in use in safe information is supported Since the excitation to the excitation target unit 81 is controlled so as to connect the input path to be operated, the safe unlocking operation Mv is performed while holding the safe A (B, C) until the safe unlocking operation Mv is performed. Use of safe A (B, C) when going Unlocking is performed depending on the situation, safe A (B, C) becomes feasible with energy conservation to properly implement locking and unlocking.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the detection means is a shielding position s that shields the safe unlocking operation Mv that is an access to the safe A (B, C) by the operator, or a retreat position (representation position) that retreats from the shielding position s. p) having a shielding part 74 that can be displaced to any one of the above and a shielding part sensor 75 that detects the position of the shielding part 74, and the shielding part 74 is at the retracted position (exposed position p) by the shielding part sensor 75. Is detected as an advance operation, the operation At for moving the shielding portion 74 to the retracted position (exposed position p) is detected. Therefore, the safe A (B, C) is removed. In performing the removal operation, the operation of moving the shielding unit 74 to the retracted position (the exposed position p) is inevitably performed prior to the safe unlocking operation Mv that is an access to the safe A (B, C). And the shielding portion 74 is moved to the retracted position. Exposed position p) safe by detecting the operation At moved to A (B, detection of pre-operation performed before the C) to the operation of pulling out can be realized.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the detection means includes an operation reception unit 72 that receives the safe unlocking operation Mv performed by the operator, and an operation reception unit that retreats from the shielding position s or the shielding position s that shields the operation reception unit 72. A shielding portion 74 that can be displaced to any one of the exposed positions p where 72 is exposed, and a shielding portion sensor 75 that detects the position of the shielding portion 74, and the shielding portion 74 is exposed by the shielding portion sensor 75. When it is detected that it is in p, it is configured to detect that the operation At for moving the shielding portion 74 to the exposed position p is performed as a pre-operation, so the safe A (B, C) is removed. In performing the operation, the operation At for moving the shielding portion 74 to the exposed position p is inevitably performed prior to the unlocking of the safe A (B, C), and the shielding portion 74 is moved to the exposed position p. Detecting motion At to move to Safe A (B, C) in Rukoto the detection of pre-operation performed prior to the operation of pulling out can be realized.

  In addition, in the configuration in which the safe A (B, C) is unlocked by inputting the safe unlocking operation Mv performed by the operator to the locking / unlocking means 6 for locking the safe A (B, C), the safe that is being used is removed. In order to prohibit the unlocking, it is necessary to disconnect the input path until the safe unlocking operation Mv is input to the locking / unlocking means 6. If excitation is performed, it is considered that the safe A (B, C) being used is disconnected without cutting the input path in time, but in the present embodiment, the shielding portion 74 is moved to the exposed position p. When the operation accepting unit 72 that accepts the safe unlocking operation Mv is displayed, that is, the excitation for the excitation target unit 81 is executed before the safe unlocking operation Mv is accepted by the operation accepting unit 72. Properly cut or Can be connected, safe A (B, C) is in use does not occur a situation that would be pulled out.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, it should be thought that a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment. The scope of the present invention is shown not only by the above description of the embodiments but also by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the excitation target unit 81 disconnects or connects the input path for inputting the safe unlocking operation Mv performed by the operator to the locking / unlocking means 6 using the power generated by the excitation. The engaging portion is moved using the power generated by the excitation, and the exciting portion is held in either the excited state or the non-excited state to engage the engaging portion and the safe. The safe cannot be removed, and by holding the excitation target part in either the excited state or the non-excited state, the engaging part and the safe are disengaged through the movement of the engaging part, and the safe is removed. It may be made removable.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the access to the safe by the operator is the safe unlocking operation Mv, and the operation At to move the shielding unit 74 to the exposed position p performed prior to the safe unlocking operation Mv is performed by the shielding unit sensor 75. However, it is also possible to provide an open / close door between the operator and the safe and to detect the opening / closing of the open / close door as a shield for blocking access to the safe by the operator. In addition, a sensor for detecting whether or not the handle of the safe is grasped may be provided to detect that the handle is grasped as a pre-operation. Thus, the access to the safe by the operator is not limited to the safe unlocking operation Mv, but includes an act of gripping the handle of the safe and other actions.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the cash processing apparatus performs both depositing and dispensing with respect to the safes A to C, but the apparatus may perform only either depositing into the safe or withdrawal from the safe. The present invention can be applied.

  Furthermore, the denominations stored in the safes A to D are not limited to the present embodiment, and the safes A to D can store any denomination. The denominations may be assigned and the safes A to D may be the four denomination circulation safes. The present invention can also be applied to such various safe settings.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the cash processing apparatus as a banknote block that handles banknotes has been described as an example of cash including banknotes and coins, but the present invention is also applied to a coin block that handles coins. Is possible.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 ... Banknote blocks A to C ... Safe 3 ... Control means 33 ... Safe information management means (safe information management section)
5 ... Storage chambers 5a, 5b, 5c ... Storage chamber 6 ... Locking / unlocking means 72 ... Operation receiving part 74 ... Shielding part 75 ... Detection means (shielding part sensor)
81 …… Excitation target part s ……… Shielding position p ……… Display position

Claims (5)

A safe that is detachably stored in the storage room;
An excitation target portion to be kept in an excited state in relation to the removal operation when the safe is removed from the storage room;
Detecting means for detecting a pre-operation performed by an operator prior to the operation of removing the safe;
A cash processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that executes excitation on the excitation target unit when the detection unit detects that the preliminary operation is performed. Safe information management means for managing safe information indicating whether or not the safe is in use in order to prohibit withdrawal of the safe in use;
The excitation object part is made unmovable by being held in either the excited state or the non-excited state, and is unplugged by being held in either the excited state or the non-excited state. Configured to be removable,
The control unit controls excitation of the excitation target unit according to whether or not a safe is in use by the safe information when the detection unit detects that the preliminary operation has been performed. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1. Locking and unlocking means for locking or unlocking the safe so that it cannot be removed from the storage room;
The excitation target part is used to disconnect or connect an input path for inputting a safe unlocking operation performed by an operator to the locking / unlocking means using power generated by excitation,
When the detection means detects that the pre-operation has been performed, the previous period control means disconnects the input path corresponding to the safe that is being used in the safe information, and uses the safe information. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein excitation for the excitation target unit is controlled so as to connect the input path corresponding to a safe that is not in use.   The detection means includes: a shielding portion that can be displaced to either a shielding position that shields access to the safe by an operator or a retreat position that retreats from the shielding position; and a shielding portion sensor that detects the position of the shielding portion. And, when the shielding unit detects that the shielding unit is in the retracted position, the preliminary operation is configured to detect that an operation for moving the shielding unit to the retracted position has been performed. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1. The detection means includes either an operation reception unit that receives a safe unlocking operation performed by an operator, a shielding position that shields the operation reception unit, or an exposed position that retreats from the shielding position and exposes the operation reception unit. When the shield part sensor detects the position of the shield part, and the shield part sensor detects that the shield part is in the exposed position. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cash processing apparatus is configured to detect that an operation of moving the shielding portion to the exposed position is performed as an operation.

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