JP2011248731A - Money handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money handling device capable of shortening the waiting time of a customer by skipping unnecessary initialization processes.SOLUTION: An automatic ticket vending machine 1 issues a ticket automatically by monetary processing with bills and coins, and comprises first initialization means 21 for initializing an electrical and control system unit 20 not having a movable part, second initialization means 23 for initializing mechanical system units 22 having movable parts, a human sensor 25 for detecting approach of a human body, timer means 26 for measuring the time in which the human sensor 25 does not detect a human body, self-holding sensors (opening/closing memory parts) 27 for storing an opened/closed state of a door to open/close an opening which exposes the mechanical system units 22, and control means 24 for shifting the electrical and control system unit and the mechanical system units to an energy-saving mode.

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a money handling device such as a vending machine, a money changer, a money dispensing device, a payment machine, etc., and in particular, an initialization operation of a money handling device having a function of shifting to an energy saving mode when not operated for a long time. It relates to a technology that is implemented efficiently.

A vending machine such as an automatic ticket vending machine, a money changer, a cash dispenser, and a payment machine such as a payment machine have a configuration in which mechanical parts, electrical parts, electronic parts, and the like are accommodated in a metal casing. In particular, in the case of a money handling apparatus that handles banknotes, there is a transport system such as a belt or a roller for transporting banknotes. Since this conveyance system must convey a banknote correctly, each part is adjusted finely. Accordingly, when the power is turned on at the start of work or the like, the operation check of the mechanical system such as the belt and the roller is performed as the initialization process along with the initialization process of the electric system. However, the initialization process of the electric system is completed instantaneously, but the initialization process of the mechanical system takes a certain long time. Also, in recent years, in order to save energy, the power of each unit is turned off while waiting for a customer. Therefore, every time a new customer is detected and the power is turned on again, the mechanical system must be initialized. Therefore, there is a problem that the customer is kept waiting until it can be used. For this reason, until now, even when shifting to the energy saving mode, the mechanical unit cannot be turned off, and a sufficient energy saving effect has not been obtained.
As a prior art for this initialization operation, in Patent Document 1, in order to enter an energy saving mode in a customer waiting state, the internal unit is turned off, a customer is detected in a standby state, and the power is turned on again. Each unit is disclosed with respect to a vending machine in which a transaction is executed by performing an initialization process.

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However, the conventional technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses the gravity of coins to detect the coins and detect authenticity by configuring the route through which the coins pass to flow downward from the top. There is no particular need for a driving means to drive, and the initialization process is only an electric system, so that it can be completed instantly and traded quickly. However, since there is no mechanism such as a belt or a roller for conveying paper sheets, banknotes cannot be handled, and there is a problem that convenience is lacking when viewed from the user.
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and includes a door sensor that memorizes an open / closed state of an opening that exposes the inside of a mechanical system unit, so that when the power source is activated from the energy saving mode, the door is provided. Is provided with a money handling device that can reduce the waiting time of a customer by detecting that the door is opened by a door sensor and performing an initialization process of a mechanical system, thereby omitting an unnecessary initialization process. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an electrical system and a control system unit, a housing accommodating the mechanical system unit, and the mechanical system unit for exposing the interior of the mechanical system unit, Alternatively, a money handling apparatus comprising an opening formed in a housing and a door that opens and closes the opening, the first initialization means for initializing the electric system and the control system unit, and the machine A second initialization means for initializing the system unit; a human sensor for detecting that the human body is approaching; a time measuring means for measuring a time during which the human sensor does not detect the human body; An opening / closing storage unit that stores an opening / closing state of the door that opens and closes the opening, and a control unit that shifts the electrical system and the control system unit and the mechanical system unit to an energy saving mode, the human sensor human body When the time measuring means times that the non-detection time has reached a predetermined time, the control means shifts to the energy saving mode, and when the human sensor detects a human body, the energy saving mode is canceled and the first energy saving mode is released. When the electrical system and the control system unit are initialized by the initialization unit, and the opening / closing storage unit stores that the opening is opened, the mechanical unit is configured by the second initialization unit. When the opening / closing storage unit does not store that the opening is opened, the mechanical unit is not initialized by the second initial means.

  The money handling apparatus performs an initialization process in order to check in advance whether or not the electrical system and the mechanical system operate without abnormality when the power is first turned on, and to reset each unit to an initial state. For example, in the case of an electric system, a test program is started or a counter or memory is reset in order to check whether software is abnormal. If there is a display unit, check its operation. Further, in order to check the operation of the transport system for bills and the like, the mechanical system is driven to check the operation state of the belt and the roller. Further, in the case where the customer does not operate the money handling apparatus after a predetermined time has elapsed, the power is turned off except for the necessary part of the apparatus to save energy. Then, when the customer approaches, the power saving mode is canceled and all the power supplies are turned on in order to shift to a mode in which sales are possible. At this time, the initialization process of the electric system is completed instantaneously, but the initialization process of the mechanical system requires a certain amount of time, and thus the customer is kept waiting. Therefore, the present invention includes an open / close storage unit that stores the open / closed state of the door that opens and closes the opening that exposes the mechanical system unit. If the opening / closing storage unit does not store that the opening has been opened, the mechanical unit is not initialized by the second initial means. Thereby, unnecessary initialization processing can be omitted and the waiting time of the customer can be shortened.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control unit resets the open / close storage unit to a state in which the opening is not stored after the mechanical unit is initialized by the second initialization unit. It is characterized by.
When the door is opened and closed even once, the door sensor detects it and the open / close storage unit stores the state. Therefore, when the energy saving mode is canceled and the open / close storage unit stores the open state, the mechanical unit may be initialized by the second initialization unit because there is a possibility that the mechanical unit has been touched. Thereby, it can be confirmed in advance whether or not the mechanical unit has become abnormal due to human contact.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control means determines whether the door sensor is open or closed when the human sensor does not detect a human body even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the vending machine has shifted to the energy saving mode. Regardless, the mechanical unit is initialized by the second initialization means.
The mechanical system unit is composed of parts that change over time, such as a belt and a roller. Therefore, when the apparatus is not restarted for a long time, for example, the temperature in the apparatus rises under the hot weather in summer and the degree of adhesion between the belt and the roller increases, so that it may not operate normally at startup. . Therefore, in the present invention, when the human sensor does not detect a human body even after a predetermined time has elapsed after shifting to the energy saving mode, the mechanical system unit is operated by the second initialization unit regardless of the open / closed state of the door sensor. Is initialized. Thereby, the state changed over time can be brought close to the initial state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the open / close storage unit includes a self-holding switch.
A sensor is generally used to detect the opening of the door. However, it returns to the original state where the door is closed, and it cannot be confirmed later that the door has been opened. Therefore, in the present invention, a self-holding switch is used to mechanically hold the state once the door is opened. Thereby, power consumption in the energy saving mode can be suppressed.

According to the present invention, the door sensor that stores the opening / closing state of the door that opens and closes the opening that exposes the inside of the mechanical system unit is provided, and the electric system and the control system unit are released by the first initialization unit after canceling the energy saving mode. And the second initialization means determines whether or not to initialize the mechanical unit based on the memory state of the door sensor. Can be shortened.
When the energy saving mode is canceled and the door sensor stores the open state, the administrator may have touched the internal mechanism of the mechanical system unit for work such as change replenishment. The mechanical unit is initialized by the means. Thereby, even if the mechanical system unit is normal by the initialization process at the first power-on, it is possible to confirm in advance the abnormality of the mechanical system unit due to contact.
In addition, if the human sensor does not detect the human body even after a predetermined time has elapsed after shifting to the energy saving mode, the mechanical unit is initialized by the second initialization means regardless of whether the door sensor is open or closed. Therefore, the state that has changed over time can be brought close to the initial state.
In addition, when the door is opened even once using the self-holding switch, the state is mechanically held, so that power consumption in the energy saving mode can be suppressed.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the automatic ticket vending machine of this invention. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the function centering on the control means of the automatic ticket vending machine of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the initialization process of the automatic ticketing machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the initialization process of the automatic ticketing machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the components, types, combinations, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like described in this embodiment are merely illustrative examples and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only unless otherwise specified. .

  FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of an automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention. This automatic ticket vending machine 1 includes a touch panel display 2 for displaying information related to a plurality of items, a coin insertion slot 8 and a banknote insertion slot 5 for inserting money corresponding to the price of a selected specific item, a coin insertion and a banknote. Reject button 4 for canceling the insertion, change button 6 to be pressed when change is present, change port 7 for changing change, and ticket removal for taking out a ticket that is encoded and recorded with information related to a specific item that has been settled. The outlet 9 is configured to include a storage unit 10 that stores a control board, a power supply device, and the like. In the present embodiment, since the invention relates to the initialization of the apparatus, the detailed operation of the automatic ticket vending machine in FIG. The initialization is an operation check by resetting a counter or erasing memory contents and starting a test program in the electrical system, and includes a belt and roller rotation test in the mechanical system.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions centering on the control means of the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention.
The automatic ticket vending machine 1 includes a housing that houses an electric system and control system unit 20 and a mechanical system unit 22, an opening for exposing the inside of each unit, and a door that opens and closes the opening. The automatic ticket vending machine 1 includes a first initialization unit 21 that initializes the electrical system and the control system unit 20, a second initialization unit 23 that initializes the mechanical system unit 22, and a human body approaching A human sensor 25 that detects the occurrence of the event, a time measuring unit 26 that measures a time during which the human sensor 25 does not detect the human body, and an open / closed state of the door that opens and closes the opening that exposes the interior of the mechanical system unit 22 is stored. A self-holding sensor (open / close storage unit) 27, an electric system and control system unit, and a control means 24 for shifting the mechanical system unit to the energy saving mode are provided.

Next, an outline operation of the initialization process of the automatic ticket vending machine 1 of the present invention will be described. When the time measuring means 26 counts that the time when the human sensor 25 does not detect the human body has passed a predetermined time, the control means 24 shifts the vending machine 1 to the energy saving mode, and the human sensor 25 detects the human body. When the energy saving mode is canceled and the electric system and the control system unit 20 are initialized by the first initialization means 21 and the self-holding sensor 27 does not memorize that the opening is opened, The mechanical unit 22 is not initialized by the initial means 23 of 2.
For example, when the self-holding sensor 27 stores the door open state, the control unit 24 initializes the mechanical system unit 22 by the second initialization unit 23.

Further, after the vending machine 1 shifts to the energy saving mode, the control unit 24 detects that the human sensor 25 does not detect a human body even when the time measuring unit 26 has timed a predetermined time. The mechanical system unit is initialized by the second initialization means 23 regardless of the open / closed state.
That is, the automatic ticket vending machine 1 performs an initialization process in order to check in advance whether or not the electric system unit 20 and the mechanical system unit 22 operate without abnormality when the power is first turned on. For example, in the case of the electric system unit 20, a test program is started to check whether the software is abnormal. If there is a display unit, check its operation. Further, in order to check the operation of the conveyance system for bills or the like, the mechanical system unit 22 is driven to check the operation state of the belt or the roller. Further, the automatic ticket vending machine 1 saves power by turning off the power other than the necessary part of the apparatus when the customer does not approach even when the time measuring means 26 has timed a predetermined time. Then, when the customer approaches, the power saving mode is canceled and all the power supplies are turned on in order to shift to a mode in which sales are possible. At this time, the initialization process of the electric system unit 20 is completed instantaneously, but the initialization process of the mechanical system unit 22 requires a certain amount of time, and thus the customer is kept waiting. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a self-holding sensor 27 that stores the open / closed state of the door that opens and closes the opening that exposes the inside of the mechanical system unit 22 is provided. When the system and the control system unit 20 are initialized and it is not stored that the opening of the self-holding sensor 27 is opened, the mechanical system unit 22 is not initialized by the second initial means 23. Thereby, unnecessary initialization processing can be omitted and the waiting time of the customer can be shortened.

Further, the door sensor 27 is configured such that when the door is opened and closed even once, the door sensor detects that, and the self-holding sensor 27 stores the state. Therefore, when the energy-saving mode is canceled and the self-holding sensor 27 stores the open state, there is a possibility that the internal mechanism of the mechanical system unit 22 has been touched. The unit 22 is initialized. Thereby, even if the mechanical system unit 22 is normal by the initialization process at the first power-on, it is possible to confirm in advance whether or not the mechanical system unit 22 is abnormal due to human contact.
Further, the mechanical system unit 22 is composed of parts that change over time, such as a belt and a roller. Therefore, when the apparatus is not restarted for a long time, for example, the temperature in the apparatus rises under the hot weather in summer and the degree of adhesion between the belt and the roller increases, so that it may not operate normally at startup. . Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the human sensor 25 does not detect a human body even after a predetermined time has elapsed after shifting to the energy saving mode, the second initialization means 23 regardless of whether the door sensor 27 is open or closed. Thus, the mechanical system unit 22 is initialized. Thereby, the state changed over time can be brought close to the initial state.
A sensor is generally used to detect the opening of the door. However, when the door is closed, it returns to its original state, and it cannot be confirmed later that it has been opened. Therefore, in this embodiment, the self-holding switch 27 is used to mechanically hold the state once the door is opened. Thereby, power consumption in the energy saving mode can be suppressed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the initialization processing of the automatic ticket-issuing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
First, when the main switch of the automatic ticket vending machine is turned on, the apparatus is turned on (S1). As a result, an initialization process is performed in order to check in advance whether the electric system unit 20 and the mechanical system unit 22 operate without abnormality (S2). For example, in the case of the electric system unit 20, a test program is started to check whether the software is abnormal. If there is a display unit, check its operation. Further, in order to check the operation of the conveyance system for bills or the like, the mechanical system unit 22 is driven to check the operation state of the belt or the roller.
When the initialization process is completed (Y in S3), the process proceeds to a drive mode in which ticketing is possible (S4). If an abnormality occurs somewhere as a result of the initialization process in step S2, that fact is displayed and the process ends.
When the apparatus shifts to the driving mode, the human sensor 25 detects whether or not a human body approaches the apparatus. If not detected (N in S5), a timer is set to check whether a predetermined time has elapsed (S8). When the human sensor 25 detects a human body in step S5 (Y in S5), the timer is reset, the ticketing operation is controlled, and the transaction is executed (S6). When the transaction is completed (Y in S7), since the timer is reset, the process returns to step S5 to check the state of the human sensor 25.

Here, when a predetermined time elapses in step S8 (Y in S8), the apparatus is shifted to the energy saving mode (S9). As a result, power supplies other than those necessary are turned off. And it transfers to the state monitoring of the human sensitive sensor 25 (S10).
Then, when the human body is detected by the human sensor 25 in step S10 (Y in S10), the apparatus is switched to the drive mode and the power is turned on again (S11). Thereby, the electric system and control system unit 20 is initialized by the first initialization means 21 (S12), and the state of the self-holding sensor 27 is checked (S13). If the self-holding sensor 27 is OFF as a result of the check (N in S13), the process returns to step S5.
If the self-holding sensor 27 is ON in step S13 (Y in S13), the mechanical unit 22 is initialized by the second initialization unit 23 (S14). When the initialization is completed (Y in S15), the self-holding sensor is reset (S16), and the process returns to step S5.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the initialization process of the automatic ticket-issuing machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The same step number is assigned to the same step, and the description is omitted.
That is, the mechanical system unit 22 is composed of parts such as a belt and a roller that change with time. Therefore, when the apparatus is not restarted for a long time, for example, the temperature in the apparatus rises under the hot weather in summer and the degree of adhesion between the belt and the roller increases, so that it may not operate normally at startup. . Therefore, in this embodiment, when the human sensor 25 does not detect a human body even after a predetermined time has elapsed after shifting to the energy saving mode, the second initialization is performed regardless of whether the self-holding sensor 27 is open or closed. The mechanical system unit 22 is initialized by the means 23. Thereby, the state changed over time can be brought close to the initial state. That is, FIG. 4 differs from FIG. 3 in that if the human sensor 25 does not detect a human body in step S10, a timer is set and the state continues for a predetermined time (Y in S17), step S14. The point is that the process proceeds to step 2 to initialize the mechanical unit 22 by the second initialization means.
As mentioned above, although the automatic ticket vending machine has been described as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to a cash handling device such as a vending machine, a money changer, a cash dispenser, and a payment machine.

1 automatic ticket vending machine, 2 touch panel display, 4 reject button, 5 bill insertion slot, 6 change button, 7 change port, 8 coin slot, 9 ticket outlet, 10 storage, 20 electrical system, control system unit, 21st 1 initialization means, 22 mechanical unit, 23 second initialization means, 24 control means, 25 human sensor, 26 timing means, 27 door sensor

Claims (4)

Electrical system, control system unit, housing housing mechanical system unit, opening formed in mechanical system unit or housing to expose inside of mechanical system unit, and opening / closing the opening A money handling device comprising a door,
First initialization means for initializing the electrical system and the control system unit;
Second initialization means for initializing the mechanical unit;
A human sensor for detecting that the human body is approaching,
A time measuring means for measuring a time during which the human sensor does not detect a human body;
An open / close storage unit that stores an open / closed state of a door that opens and closes the opening that exposes the inside of the mechanical unit;
Control means for shifting the electrical system and the control system unit, and the mechanical system unit to the energy saving mode,
When the time measuring means times that the time when the human sensor does not detect the human body has reached a predetermined time, the control means shifts to the energy saving mode, and when the human sensor detects the human body, the energy saving mode is set. If the opening / closing storage unit stores that the opening has been opened, the second initialization is performed when the electrical system and the control system unit are initialized by the first initialization unit. The mechanical unit is initialized by the converting means, and the mechanical unit is not initialized by the second initial means when the opening / closing storage unit does not memorize that the opening is opened. Characteristic money handling device.   The said control means resets the said opening / closing memory | storage part to the state which has not memorize | stored that the said opening part was open | released, after initializing a mechanical system unit by the said 2nd initialization means. Item 2. A money handling apparatus according to item 1.   When the human sensor does not detect a human body even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the vending machine has entered the energy saving mode, the control means is configured to control the second sensor regardless of whether the door sensor is open or closed. 2. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical unit is initialized by the initialization means.   The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the open / close storage unit is configured by a self-holding switch.

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