JP2011170417A - Currency handling device and automated teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a currency handling device and an automated teller machine without abnormally terminating a transaction immediately even if a medium other than genuine currency and false currency is conveyed, and without giving inconvenience to a user for a long period of time. <P>SOLUTION: The currency handling device includes a conveying portion for conveying a medium to: a return conveying path for conveying a received medium to a return conveying portion for returning the received medium from an identifying portion to a user when the received medium is determined as a foreign substance capable of being conveyed or a hold conveying path for conveying the received medium from the identifying portion to a currency storage portion when the received medium is not determined as a foreign substance capable of being conveyed; a hold switching portion for switching a currency conveying direction to a direction of the return conveying portion or a direction of the hold conveying portion; and a control portion for conveying the foreign substance capable of being conveyed to the return conveying portion by switching the return switching portion to the direction of the return conveying portion when the identifying portion determines that the medium is the foreign substance capable of being conveyed, and outputting the foreign substance capable of being conveyed to an input/output port when all the mediums which a deposit/withdrawal portion receives are conveyed to either the return conveying portion or the hold conveying portion. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus and an automatic cash transaction apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for conveying coins in an automatic cash handling apparatus, an automatic change apparatus, a change machine, or the like in a financial institution or the like.

  Conventionally, in a coin handling apparatus that performs deposit / withdrawal processing of coins provided inside an automatic cash transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as ATM: Automated-Teller Machine) that automatically deposits and withdraws cash, it is input from the user. The determined medium such as a coin is discriminated by a coin discriminating unit, and the medium discriminated as normal is taken into the apparatus. On the other hand, a medium discriminated by the coin discriminating unit, for example, a fake coin that is shaped like a coin but is not a normal coin, such as a foreign coin, is returned to the customer. In addition, media other than normal coins and fake coins are detected as media that are not suitable for transport, so that media that are not suitable for transport are caught in the transport path in the coin handling device and do not cause trouble. At that time, the conveyance is stopped and the transaction is terminated abnormally (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-65598 A

  However, even media that are not suitable for transport include media that are less likely to cause failures and that do not affect transactions. If the transaction is terminated abnormally by detecting such a medium, the suspension time of the transaction is increased, which causes inconvenience to the user.

  Such a medium can be classified as a medium different from a genuine coin or a fake coin, and the transportation process can be continued without abnormally ending the transaction, and the suspension time of the transaction with the user can be reduced. A conveyance path sensor that monitors a medium to be conveyed normally shields the sensor whenever normal coins pass through the conveyance path. However, in the case of a medium other than normal coins, the transport path sensor may not be shielded depending on the shape of the medium, and it is difficult to accurately classify such a medium.

  In the above-described coin processing apparatus, a plurality of sensors are provided at the positions (upstream part and downstream part) of the normal transport path to detect whether or not the medium is transported in each part. Depending on the posture, etc., the upstream part of the sensor has passed the medium, but the downstream part of the sensor detects that the medium is not suitable for transport, causing the transaction to end abnormally, resulting in inconvenience to the user for a long time. There was a problem of being forced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and even when a medium other than a genuine coin or a fake coin is conveyed, the transaction is not immediately terminated abnormally, and the user is inconvenienced for a long time. An object is to provide no money handling equipment and automatic cash transaction equipment.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a currency handling apparatus according to the present invention includes an entry / exit unit that receives or discharges a medium for performing a predetermined transaction with a user, and the received medium is a currency. An identification unit for identifying whether or not the foreign material is transportable, and a return transport unit that returns the identification unit to the user when the identification unit determines that the medium is a transportable foreign material. A transport unit for transporting the medium to a return transport path to transport, or a holding transport path for transporting the medium from the identification unit to a money storage unit when the identification unit determines that the medium is not a transportable foreign object; A feeding unit that feeds the medium from the entry exit unit to the transporting unit, a return switching unit that switches the transport direction of the money fed by the feeding unit to the direction of the return transporting unit, and feeding by the feeding unit And when the discriminating unit determines that the medium is a foreign object that can be transported, the return switching unit is connected to the return transport unit. When the transferable foreign matter is transferred to the return transfer unit by switching to the direction, and all the media received by the deposit / withdrawal unit are transferred to either the return transfer unit or the holding transfer unit And a control unit for discharging the transportable foreign matter to the entrance / exit part.

  Moreover, this invention is an automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with the said money transaction apparatus.

  According to the present invention, even when a medium other than a genuine coin or a fake coin is conveyed, the transaction is not immediately terminated abnormally, and the money handling apparatus and the automatic cash transaction that do not inconvenience the user for a long time are provided. An apparatus can be provided.

It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the automatic teller machine (ATM) concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of ATM shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a coin processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the coin process control part and main part which were shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of a coin in case a coin processing apparatus performs a money_receiving | payment process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in case a coin processing apparatus performs a money_receiving | payment process. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a conveyance path, a conveyance path sensor, a coin identification part, a temporary storage part, and a return conveyance part.

  Embodiments of a money handling apparatus and an automatic teller machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the case where the money handling apparatus is applied to a coin processing apparatus is described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of an automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM: Automated-Teller Machine) 1000 according to the present embodiment. The ATM 1000 is installed in a financial institution or the like, and performs various transactions such as deposit and withdrawal of money by user operation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ATM 1000 includes an operation unit 101, a card statement handling device 102, a passbook handling device 103, a banknote handling device 104, and a coin processing device 105.

  The operation unit 101 includes a touch panel including a display unit and an input unit. The operation unit 101 displays an operation guide (guidance) related to a transaction, an input deposit amount, a withdrawal amount, etc., specifies a type of transaction to be started (for example, deposit or withdrawal), a deposit amount or a withdrawal amount, etc. Etc. are received.

  The card specification handling unit 102 includes a card mechanism unit (not shown) and a specification mechanism unit (not shown).

  The card mechanism unit accepts insertion of a cash card used when a user makes a transaction with the ATM 1000, and reads magnetic stripe information attached to the inserted cash card and an image of an embossed portion of the cash card. . Further, the card mechanism unit discharges the inserted cash card when the transaction is completed. Further, the statement mechanism unit prints the transaction contents (for example, the deposit amount) on the statement slip and discharges the printed statement slip.

  The passbook handling unit 103 accepts a passbook insertion operation used when a user makes a transaction with the ATM 1000. Further, the bankbook handling unit 103 reads the magnetic stripe information added to the inserted bankbook. Further, the bankbook handling unit 103 prints the transaction details (for example, the deposit amount) on a predetermined page of the bankbook, and discharges the printed bankbook when the transaction is completed.

  The banknote handling unit 104 is configured to include a banknote deposit / withdrawal port for taking out and receiving banknotes traded by a user and a storage for storing banknotes. The banknote handling unit 104 determines whether the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port are authentic and stores them in the storage, or stores them in the storage according to the amount of money input from the operation unit 101. The bills are fed out and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port.

  The coin processing device 105 counts and stores coins inserted by the user, or pays out the coins stored in the storage according to the amount of money input from the input unit of the operation unit 101. Drain into mouth.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the ATM 1000 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the ATM 1000 functionally includes an operation unit 101, a card statement handling mechanism unit 102, a passbook mechanism unit 103, a banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 104, and a coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 105. , And the ATM control unit 106. The operation unit 101, the card statement handling mechanism unit 102, the bankbook mechanism unit 103, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 104, and the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 105 are respectively shown in FIG. , Corresponding to the bankbook handling device 103, the banknote handling device 104, and the coin processing device 105. The ATM control unit 106 controls each of these units and the entire ATM 1000 to give various instructions for a predetermined transaction, and includes, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of the coin processing device 105. As shown in FIG. 3, the coin processing device 105 includes a shutter 1, a deposit / withdrawal port 2, a feeding unit 3, a coin identifying unit 4, a temporary holding unit 5, a return transport unit 6, and a withdrawal transport unit. 7, a deposit transport unit 8, a money type stacker 9, a lateral transport unit 10, a withdrawal determination sensor 11, an operation cartridge 12, a vertical transport unit 13, a batch stacker 14, and a coin processing control unit 51. The transport path sensor 21, the transport path sensor 22, the third transport path sensor 23, the return flapper 24, and the temporary holding flapper 25 are configured.

  When the operation unit 101 receives the designation of the type of transaction specified, a numerical value such as the deposit amount, or the indication that the transaction is to be terminated, the shutter 1 receives the deposit / withdrawal port 2 in accordance with an instruction from the coin processing control unit 51. Open and close.

  The deposit / withdrawal port 2 accepts the coins inserted by the user or discharges the fake coins after the deposit processing is completed or the transportable foreign matter (described later) to the user and temporarily holds the coins to be accepted or ejected. To do. The lower part of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is opened and closed by an instruction from the coin processing control unit 51, and the temporarily held coins can be discharged to the feeding unit 3.

  For example, when the operation unit 101 accepts designation of a transaction type (for example, deposit of coins), the feeding unit 3 separates the coins discharged from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 into one coin and separates it. The coin is sent out to the coin identifying unit 4.

  The coin identifying unit 4 determines the denomination of the coin sent out by the feeding unit 3, and identifies the authenticity of the determined coin. When the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the coin conveyed from the feeding unit 3 is a true coin, the coin identifying unit 4 outputs the true coin to the temporary storage unit 5 and when determining that the coin is a false coin, The false coin is output to the return conveyance unit 6.

  Moreover, the coin identification part 4 determines the authenticity of a coin, outputs a true coin to the temporary storage part 5, and after that, a true coin passes the payment | withdrawal conveyance part 7 and the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and again is a delivery part. 3, the denomination of the sent out true coin is discriminated, and the coin of the discriminated denomination is conveyed to the deposit conveyance unit 8.

  The temporary holding unit 5 temporarily stores the true coins output from the coin identifying unit 4, and transports the temporarily stored coins to the dispensing transport unit 7 when a certain time has elapsed. . As will be described later, the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 5 are finally stored in the denomination stacker 9.

  The return conveyance unit 6 discharges the false coins output from the coin identification unit 4 to the withdrawal conveyance unit 7, the batch stacker 14, and the like. The return conveyance unit 6 sequentially discharges the false coins to the respective units each time the false coins are output from the coin identification unit 4.

  A return flapper 24 and a temporary holding flapper 25 are provided on the conveyance path from the coin identification unit 4 to the temporary holding unit 5 or the return conveyance unit 6, and when the conveyance path sensor 21 or the conveyance path sensor 22 detects a medium. The coins being conveyed can be conveyed to the temporary holding unit 5 or the return conveying unit 6 by the control from the coin processing control unit 51. Specific flapper control will be described later.

  When the true coins are discharged from the temporary storage unit 5 or the false coins are discharged from the return transport unit 6, the withdrawal transport unit 7 separates the discharged true coins and false coins into one coin at a time. The separated coins are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 3. Further, the dispensing transport unit 7 separates the coins transported from the lateral transport unit 10 into one coin at a time, and transports the separated coins to the deposit / withdrawal port 3.

  The deposit conveyance unit 8 conveys the true coins conveyed from the coin identification unit 4 to the denomination stacker 9. The deposit conveyance unit 8 is provided with a conveyance path (not shown) for storing the coins conveyed from the coin identification unit 4 for each denomination in the denomination stacker 9 for each denomination. Therefore, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines the denomination of the coin, the coin is output to the determined denomination transport path.

  The denomination stacker 9 stores coins for each denomination. Each coin stored in the denomination stacker 9 is output to the lateral transport unit 10 in accordance with an instruction from the coin processing control unit 51.

  The horizontal conveyance unit 10 conveys coins output from the money type stacker 9 to the withdrawal conveyance unit 7.

  The withdrawal discrimination sensor 11 discriminates the denomination of the coin conveyed by the withdrawal transport unit 7 to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and detects whether or not the coin has passed.

  The operation cartridge 12 is a box or the like for stocking coins to be replenished in advance when coins are not stored in the denomination stacker 9. The coins inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are conveyed to the operation cartridge 12 through the above-described units in the coin processing apparatus 105.

  The vertical conveyance unit 13 conveys coins stocked in the operation cartridge 12 to the withdrawal conveyance unit 7.

  The batch stacker 14 cannot be stored in the denomination stacker 9 or the temporary storage unit 5 because the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 9 or the number of coins stored in the temporary storage unit 5 exceeds a predetermined number. In some cases, it is a box for stocking excess coins.

  The coin processing control unit 51 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls operations of the respective units of the above-described coin processing apparatus 105.

  4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing control unit 51 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin processing control unit 51 controls the operation of each unit described above when the operation unit 101 receives an instruction related to a transaction from the user. At that time, the coin processing control unit 51 accesses a memory (not shown) as necessary, and stores the operation state of each unit (for example, the direction of the flapper of the temporary storage unit 5 and the return conveyance unit 6). Specific control of the flapper by the coin processing control unit 51 will be described later.

  As described above, each unit of the coin processing device 105 operates under the control of the coin processing control unit 51. In the following, as an example of processing when coins are conveyed, A case where a coin deposit transaction is performed will be described. Hereinafter, this transaction is also referred to as coin deposit processing or deposit processing.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the flow of coins when the coin processing apparatus 105 performs the deposit process described above. In the following, a route from when a coin is deposited at the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to when it is transported to the temporary storage unit 5 or the return transport unit 6 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the coin processing device 105 performs deposit processing, the coins inserted by the customer are discharged from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to the feeding unit 3, and then whether or not the coins are genuine by the coin identifying unit 4. Is determined, the genuine coin is held in the temporary holding unit 5.

  Specifically, the coin processing control unit 51 opens the shutter 1 when the operation unit 101 accepts the designation of the coin deposit transaction, and then closes the shutter 1 when the coin is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2. After temporarily holding the entered coins in the deposit / withdrawal port 2, a process of counting the inserted coins is started.

  When the process of counting the inserted coins is started, the coins temporarily held in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are separated one by one by the feeding unit 3 and conveyed to the coin identifying unit 4. And the coin identification part 4 classify | categorizes the conveyed coin for every denomination by the material information which shows the shape and magnitude | size of the conveyed coin, whether the coin is a magnetic body, etc., The number of sheets is determined. Count.

  Specifically, the coin identifying unit 4 first determines whether or not the conveyed medium matches the material information stored in advance in a memory (not shown) or the like. When the coin identification unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium matches the material information stored in advance in a memory (not shown) or the like, the coin identification unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is a coin.

  And when the coin identification part 4 determines with the conveyed medium being a coin, it further determines whether the coin is a genuine coin. Whether or not it is a genuine coin is determined by determining whether the conveyed coin is information on the shape and size of the coin (for example, the vertical and horizontal length of the coin, the shape of the coin (circumference) This is performed by determining whether or not the size matches the size.

  When the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the transported medium matches the information on the shape and size of the coin in the material information described above, the coin identifying unit 4 transports the genuine coin, that is, the true coin, to the temporary storage unit 5. .

  On the other hand, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium does not match the information on the shape and size of the coin included in the material information described above, the coin identifying unit 4 further determines whether the medium is a fake coin. judge. For example, when the shapes of the media match but the materials are different, it is determined that the conveyed media is a fake coin. When the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is a fake coin, the coin discriminating unit 4 conveys the fake coin to the return conveyance unit 6.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the conveyed medium is not a fake coin, the coin identifying unit 4 further determines whether the medium is a foreign object that can be conveyed. As described above, the coin identifying unit 4 classifies the foreign matter, that is, the one having no feature matching the shape of the coin, into one that can be transported inside the ATM 1000 and one that cannot be transported.

  Specifically, for example, the coin identifying unit 4 determines whether or not the material is paper and has a certain size or less (paper piece), and the material is paper and has a certain size or less. If it is determined that the object (paper piece), the object is determined to be a transportable foreign object.

  On the other hand, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the material is paper and is not a certain size (paper piece), for example, it is determined that the material is rubber and circular (rubber). In this case, it is determined that it is easy to get involved in the various transport paths described above when transport is performed, and the deposit process is abnormally terminated.

  Next, the deposit process performed by the above-described coin processing apparatus 105 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the coin processing device 105 performs the depositing process. In the following description, it is assumed that “deposit” is specified as the transaction type by the user.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, the coin processing control unit 51 opens the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to accept the input of the medium, starts the conveyance control of the medium (step S <b> 601), and conveys to the feeding unit 3. The feeding unit 3 separates the inserted media one by one and starts transporting the separated media (step S602).

  Thereafter, the coin identifying unit 4 starts an identification process for determining whether or not the conveyed medium is a coin (step S603), and further determines whether or not the conveyed coin is a genuine coin (step S603). S604). And when the coin identification part 4 determines with the conveyed coin being a genuine coin (step S604; Yes), the genuine coin is conveyed to the temporary storage part 5 (step S606).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the conveyed coin is not a genuine coin (step S604; No), the coin identifying unit 4 further determines whether the conveyed coin is a fake coin (step S605).

  And when the coin identification part 4 determines with the conveyed coin being a fake coin (step S605; Yes), the fake coin is conveyed to the return conveyance part 6 (step S608).

  On the other hand, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the transported coin is not a fake coin (step S605; No), that is, when it is determined that the transported medium is not a coin, the foreign material that can be transported by the medium. It is determined whether or not (step S607).

  When the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is not a foreign object that can be conveyed (step S607; No), the coin processing control unit 51 abnormally ends the deposit process (step S609).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the conveyed medium is a foreign object that can be conveyed (step S607; Yes), the coin identifying unit 4 conveys the conveyed medium to the return conveying unit 6, and the return conveying unit 6 uses the medium. Is discharged to the dispensing transport unit 7 (step S610). When the process of step S609 or step S610 is completed, the transport of the separated medium is terminated, and the deposit process for the medium is terminated. Then, the processes from step S603 to S610 are repeated for all the media separated in step S602.

  Of the deposit processes described above, in each of the processes in step S606 and step S608, the transport sensor 21 provided on the transport path from the coin identifying unit 4 to the temporary holding unit 5 or the return transport unit 6 is the medium. It is assumed that it is detected whether or not it is being conveyed.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the above-described transport path and transport path sensors 21 to 23, the coin identifying unit 4, the temporary holding unit 5, and the return transport unit 6.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is a genuine coin, the genuine coin passes through the transport path sensor 21 and then passes through the transport path sensor 22. Passes through the closed return flapper 24. After that, the genuine coin passes through the transport path sensor 23 disposed downstream of the return flapper 24, falls from the temporary storage unit flapper 25 switched to the open state, and is transported to the temporary storage unit 2. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, a state in which the true coin C passes through the transport path sensor 23 and the transportable foreign matter X is transported on the transport path between the transport path sensor 21 and the transport path sensor 22 is illustrated. .

  In the meantime, the conveyance path sensors 21 to 23 described above monitor whether or not the medium passed by the upstream sensor has passed by the downstream sensor within a predetermined time. For example, the conveyance path sensor 22 monitors whether or not the genuine coin that has passed through the conveyance path sensor 21 passes by 0.5 seconds after that. Similarly, the conveyance path sensor 23 monitors the passage of the medium.

  Then, when the transport path sensors 21 to 23 cannot detect that the medium has passed within the above-described time period, that is, when the downstream sensor cannot detect the medium that has passed the upstream sensor within a certain period of time, The coin processing control unit 51 abnormally terminates the medium that has passed through the upstream sensor as a retention error (for example, abnormally terminates in the processes of steps S606 and S608 illustrated in FIG. 6).

  Moreover, when the coin identification part 4 determines with the conveyed medium being a fake coin, the fake coin passes the conveyance path sensor 21, then passes the conveyance path sensor 22, and is returned to the open state. It drops from the flapper 24 and is transported to the return transport unit 6. Thereafter, the false coins are transported to the withdrawal transport unit 4 and returned to the customer from the deposit / withdrawal port 3.

  Further, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is not a foreign object that can be conveyed, the foreign object is stopped on the conveyance path, and the depositing process is immediately terminated abnormally. The reason is that, as described above, if the conveyance is continued as it is, a failure of the device may occur due to foreign matter being caught in the conveyance path. In this way, when a foreign object that is not transportable is detected, the trouble recovery operation by the staff can be performed easily, such as by eliminating the trouble of searching for the foreign object by stopping the foreign object on the spot. .

  On the other hand, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is a foreign object that can be transported, the coin processing control unit 51 places the feeding unit 3 (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 3) at a position upstream from the coin identifying unit 4. 5) and the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are stopped, and it is switched to the deemed conveyance control.

  Here, the deemed transport control is a process of transporting a medium determined as a transportable foreign object from the coin identifying unit 4 to the return transport unit 6 among the processes of transporting the medium in the deposit process. This is control that considers that a deposit process has been performed on a foreign object that can be conveyed in a pseudo manner.

  Specifically, the coin processing control unit 51, when the coin identifying unit 4 determines that the conveyed medium is a transportable foreign object, and the feeding unit 3 disposed upstream of the coin identifying unit 4; By stopping the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the conveyance of the subsequent medium is stopped. Then, the coin processing control unit 51 switches the return flapper 24 to an open state so that the next transported medium is transported to the return transport unit 6, and the medium processing by the transport path sensors 21 to 23 illustrated in FIG. 7. Stop detection. Thereafter, the coin processing control unit 51 determines a predetermined time (for example, 0.5) until the medium determined to be a transportable foreign material is transported from the coin identification unit 4 to the return transport unit 26 via the return flapper 24. Seconds).

  Then, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the coin processing control unit 51 restarts the operations of the feeding unit 3 and the deposit / withdrawal port 2 that have been stopped, and restarts the detection of the medium by the transport path sensors 21 to 23. The medium is repeatedly conveyed until the unit 3 becomes empty, and the deposit process is executed. Then, the coin processing control unit 51 transfers the transportable foreign matter transported to the return transport unit 6 to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 via the withdrawal transport unit 7 at the timing when the deposit processing is performed on the last medium. Discharge and finish the deposit process. When the deposit process is completed, the coin processing control unit 51 calculates the deposit amount and causes the operation unit 105 to display the deposit amount.

  In this way, the deposit / withdrawal port 2 accepts or ejects a medium for performing a predetermined transaction with the user, and the coin identifying unit 4 is a foreign object that can be transported and the accepted medium is not money. Coins when the transport unit (the transport unit from the coin recognition unit 4 to the temporary holding unit 5 or the return transport unit 6) determines that the medium is transportable foreign matter. Storage of coins from the coin discriminating unit 4 when the discriminating unit 4 determines that the medium is not a foreign object that can be transported, or a transport path (returning transport channel) that transports the discriminating unit 4 to the return transport unit 6 that returns to the user. The medium is transported to a transport path (holding transport path) transported to the section, the feeding section 3 feeds the medium from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to the transport section, and the return flapper 24 transports the money fed by the feeding section 3. Switch the direction to the direction of the return transport unit 6, When the holding flapper 25 switches the conveyance direction of the money fed by the feeding unit 3 to the direction of the temporary holding unit 5, and the coin processing control unit 51 determines that the coin identifying unit 3 is a foreign object that can carry the medium. Next, the return flapper 24 is switched to the direction of the return transport unit 5 to transport the foreign matter that can be transported to the return transport unit 5, and all the media received by the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are transferred to the return transport unit 5 or the temporary storage unit 6. When it is transported to any place, the transportable foreign matter is discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 2, so even if a medium other than a genuine coin or fake coin is transported, the transaction is not immediately terminated abnormally and for a long time. No inconvenience to users.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1000 ... ATM, 101 ... Operation part (input and display part), 102 ... Card statement handling part, 103 ... Passbook handling part, 104 ... Banknote handling part, 105 ... Coin processing apparatus, 1 ... Shutter, 2 ... Deposit / withdrawal port DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Feed-out part, 4 ... Coin identification part, 5 ... Temporary reservation part, 6 ... Return conveyance part, 7 ... Discharge conveyance part, 8 ... Deposit conveyance part, 9 ... Denomination stacker, 10 ... Horizontal conveyance part, 11 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Dispensing discrimination sensor, 12 ... Operation cartridge, 13 ... Vertical conveyance unit, 14 ... Batch stacker, 21, 22, 23 ... Conveyance path sensor, 24 ... Return flapper, 25 ... Temporary holding flapper, 51 ... Coin processing control unit, C ... coins.

Claims (7)

An entrance / exit section for receiving or discharging a medium for carrying out a predetermined transaction with a user;
An identification unit for identifying whether the received medium is a transportable foreign object that is not money; and
When the identification unit determines that the medium is a foreign object that can be conveyed, a return conveyance path that conveys the medium from the identification unit to a return conveyance unit that is returned to the user, or the identification unit is capable of conveying the medium. A transport unit that transports the medium to a holding transport path that transports from the identification unit to the money storage unit when it is determined that the medium is not,
A feeding section for feeding out the medium from the entrance / exit section to the transport section;
A return switching unit that switches the transport direction of the money fed by the feed unit to the direction of the return transport unit;
A hold switching unit that switches the transport direction of the money fed by the feed unit to the direction of the hold transport unit;
When the identification unit determines that the medium is a foreign material that can be transported, the return switching unit is switched in the direction of the return transport unit to transport the transportable foreign material to the return transport unit, and the entry / exit When all the media received by the gold part are transported to either the return transport part or the holding transport part, a control part that discharges the transportable foreign matter to the entrance / exit part,
A currency handling apparatus comprising: When the identification unit determines that the medium is a foreign material that can be transported, the control unit performs the input until a predetermined time elapses when the transportable foreign material is transported to the return transport unit. Stopping the operation of the outlet portion and the feeding portion, and restarting the operation of the inlet / outlet portion and the feeding portion when the predetermined time has elapsed,
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1. The control unit abnormally ends conveyance of the medium by the conveyance unit when the identification unit determines that the medium is a foreign object that can be conveyed.
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The identification unit identifies whether the medium is a foreign object that can be transported based on the material, shape, and size.
The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The transport unit is configured to detect whether or not the medium is transported, a first sensor provided in an upstream part of the transport unit, and a second sensor provided in a downstream part of the transport unit. Have
The control unit abnormally ends the conveyance of the medium by the conveyance unit when the second sensor does not detect the medium until a predetermined time has elapsed from the first control unit.
The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is provided. The control unit performs control so that the medium is not detected by the first sensor and the second sensor when the identification unit determines that the medium is a foreign object that can be transported.
The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   An automatic cash transaction apparatus comprising the money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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