JP2012064117A - Money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money processor that can prolong its operation time up to an operation halt.SOLUTION: In a money processor 1, money prepared for dispensing is stored in a plurality of dispensing boxes 33A, provided according to denominations, by the denominations, and received money is stored in a reception box 33B. In the money processor 1, a control part 70 withdraws money of a deficient denomination from the reception box 33B and dispenses it when the money of the denomination to be dispensed is deficient during dispensing operation. Consequently, even if money of a specified denomination is short in the dispensing box 33A during dispensing operation, the dispensing can be continued by dispensing money of the denomination from the reception box 33B instead of the dispensing box 33A as long as the money of the denomination is stored in the reception box 33B. Therefore, the money processor 1 need not be stopped from operating for replenishment of the dispensing box 33A with money of the denomination as long as the money of the denomination is stored in the reception box 33B.

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus capable of depositing / withdrawing money.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a money handling apparatus, one that accepts deposited money and performs a currency exchange process for dispensing money of a specified denomination (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In such a money handling apparatus, generally, money prepared for withdrawal is stored in a deposit box provided for each denomination, and the deposited money is stored in a deposit box separate from the withdrawal bank. It is stored in. This is because, when the deposited money and the withdrawal money are distinguished, the deposit and withdrawal management in the money handling apparatus is facilitated.

JP 2002-163698 A

In the case where the deposited money and the money for withdrawal are managed separately by the deposit box and the deposit box, if the currency exchange process is repeated, the money in the deposit box gradually decreases. The contents increase with the deposited money.
Therefore, when there is no money of the denomination that is desired to be exchanged in the safe deposit box, even if there is money of that denomination in the safe deposit box, the operation of the money handling device is temporarily suspended and the money You must replenish the vault with seed money. Therefore, there is a limit in the operation time until the operation of the money handling apparatus is stopped according to the amount of money stored in the safe.

  The present invention has been made under such a background, and an object thereof is to provide a money handling apparatus capable of extending the operation time until the operation is stopped.

  The invention described in claim 1 is a money handling apparatus that deposits money and dispenses the designated money, and stores a plurality of money prepared according to the denomination and prepared for withdrawal. If there is a shortage of money of the denomination that is to be withdrawn during withdrawal, and a deposit in the safe to store the deposited money A money handling apparatus including a withdrawal means for withdrawing and withdrawing.

In the invention according to claim 2, the deposit box is capable of storing coins of different denominations in a mixed state, and until the money of a desired denomination is withdrawn from the deposit box by the withdrawal means. 2. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a evacuation means for temporarily evacuating money of another denomination in the entrance safe to the exit safe.
The invention according to claim 3 is the money handling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that money is separately stored in the safe according to the denomination.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a money handling apparatus for depositing and dispensing specified money, and storing a plurality of coins prepared according to denominations and prepared for withdrawal. If the amount of money in the vault is less than a predetermined amount while waiting for no deposit / withdrawal operation, A money processing apparatus, comprising: a replenishing means for withdrawing money of the same denomination as money from the input safe and replenishing the safe.

In the invention according to claim 5, the deposit box can store coins of different denominations in a mixed state, and until the money of the desired denomination is withdrawn from the deposit box by the replenishing means, 5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a evacuation means for temporarily evacuating money of another denomination in the entry safe to the safe.
A sixth aspect of the present invention is the money handling apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein money is divided and stored in the safe according to denominations.

  The invention according to claim 7 includes an in-flight exchange means that, when money is withdrawn from the safe, pulls out the same amount of money as withdrawn from the safe and pays it to the safe. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the money handling apparatus, money prepared for withdrawal is stored for each denomination in a plurality of dispensing safes corresponding to the denominations. Stored money is stored.
In the money handling apparatus, when there is a shortage of money of the denomination to be withdrawn during the withdrawal operation, the withdrawal means withdraws the money of the denomination from the deposit box by the shortage. As a result, even if there is no money of the denomination specified in the cashbox during withdrawal, the money of the denomination is withdrawn from the cashbox instead of the cashbox as long as there is money of the money in the cashbox. You can continue to withdraw money. Therefore, as long as there is money of the denomination in the deposit box, it is not necessary to suspend the operation of the money handling apparatus for replenishment of the money of the denomination in the safe.

As a result, it is possible to extend the operation time until the money handling apparatus is stopped.
According to the invention described in claim 2, the deposit box can store different denominations of money in a mixed state. In this case, when the withdrawal means withdraws the money of the desired denomination from the safe, only the money of the desired denomination is left from the safe while the other denomination is left in the safe. It is difficult to pull out.

However, until the money of the desired denomination is withdrawn from the deposit box by the withdrawal means, the evacuation means temporarily evacuates the money of other denominations in the deposit box to the withdrawal vault. Therefore, even if different denominations of money are stored in a mixed state in the deposit box, the withdrawal means can finally withdraw the money of the desired denomination from the deposit box by a shortage.
Here, since the evacuation means temporarily evacuates the money to the vault, the money evacuated to the vault is finally returned to the entrance vault, so that it is left mixed with the currency of the vault. It will never be done.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the money is stored separately in the deposit box according to the denomination, the withdrawal means can smoothly withdraw the money of the desired denomination from the deposit box. .
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the money handling apparatus, money prepared for withdrawal is stored for each denomination in a plurality of withdrawals corresponding to the denominations. Stored money is stored.

  In the money handling apparatus, if the amount of money in the safe deposit box is less than a predetermined amount during the standby period when the deposit / withdrawal operation is not performed, the replenishing means removes money of the same denomination as the money in the safe deposit box. Pull out from the safe and replenish it. As a result, as long as there is money of the denomination in the safe deposit box, it is possible to withdraw the money of the denomination from the safe deposit box by replenishing the money of the denomination from the safe deposit box to the safe deposit box during standby. It becomes. Therefore, as long as there is money of the denomination in the deposit box, it is not necessary to suspend the operation of the money processing apparatus in order to replenish the money of the denomination from the outside to the safe.

As a result, it is possible to extend the operation time until the money handling apparatus is stopped.
According to the invention described in claim 5, the deposit box can store different denominations of money in a mixed state. In this case, when the replenishment means withdraws the money of the desired denomination from the safe, it is difficult to withdraw only the money of the desired denomination from the safe with the other money denominated in the safe. It is.

However, until the money of the desired denomination is withdrawn from the deposit box by the replenishing means, the withdrawal means temporarily retracts the other denominations of money in the deposit box to the withdrawal vault. For this reason, even if different denominations of money are stored in a mixed state in the safe, the replenishment means can finally draw the money of the desired denomination from the safe and replenish it to the safe.
Here, since the evacuation means temporarily evacuates the money to the vault, the money evacuated to the vault is eventually returned to the entrance vault, so that it is mixed with the currency of the vault. It will not be left as it is.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the money is separately stored in the safe according to the denomination, the replenishing means can smoothly draw the money of the desired denomination from the safe.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the money is withdrawn from the deposit vault for the withdrawal of the insufficient amount of money during the withdrawal operation or the replenishment of the money to the withdrawal vault, the in-flight exchange means is withdrawn. Pull out the same amount of money from the safe and pay it to the safe. That is, when money is withdrawn from the deposit box, the money withdrawn from the deposit box and the currency of the withdrawal box (in-flight exchange) are performed in the money handling apparatus.

  Therefore, since the total amount of money in the deposit box does not change before and after the money is withdrawn from the deposit box, the deposit and withdrawal management in the money handling apparatus is facilitated.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side. FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the main part of the money handling apparatus 1. FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram of the money handling apparatus 1, and is a block diagram showing only parts related to the features of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation performed in the money handling apparatus 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining replenishment or withdrawal with banknotes in the safe deposit box 33B and in-flight exchange. FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining replenishment of banknotes 33B with banknotes and in-flight exchange. FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining the replenishment of banknotes 33B with banknotes and the exchange in the apparatus. FIG. 6C is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining replenishment of banknotes 33B with banknotes and exchange in the machine. FIG. 6D is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining replenishment of banknotes 33B with banknotes and in-machine exchange. FIG. 6E is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining replenishment of banknotes 33B with banknotes and exchange in the machine. FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining withdrawal by banknotes and in-flight exchange of the deposit box 33B. FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining withdrawal by banknote and exchange in the machine of the deposit box 33B. FIG. 7C is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining withdrawal by banknote and money exchange in the in-flight safe 33B. FIG. 7D is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining withdrawal by banknote and money exchange in the in-flight safe 33B. FIG. 7E is a schematic diagram of a main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining the withdrawal of money in the deposit box 33B and the exchange in the apparatus.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side.
A money handling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a money changer installed in a bank or the like. Therefore, money to be exchanged is deposited into the money handling apparatus 1, and money of the denomination designated by the customer is withdrawn from the money handling apparatus 1.

The money handling apparatus 1 includes a hollow box-shaped device body 2, a card processing unit 3 accommodated in the device body 2, a loose coin processing unit 4, a wrapping coin processing unit 5, a banknote processing unit 6, and a receipt processing unit 7. And.
In the apparatus main body 2, the front upper portion thereof is cut out in an L shape, and the front side surface of the apparatus main body 2 includes a vertical surface 8 extending substantially vertically and a horizontal plane extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the vertical surface 8 to the rear side. 9 and an inclined surface 10 extending slightly inclined from the rear end of the horizontal plane 9 to the rear upper side.

  On the inclined surface 10, an operation unit 11 having a touch panel display is provided at a substantially central position in the width direction, and on the left side of the operation unit 11, a handling display that displays whether or not the money handling apparatus 1 is being handled. The part 12 and the rose coin outlet 13 are provided in this order from the top. The loose coin outlet 13 is opened and closed by a dedicated shutter 14. A card insertion slot 15 for accepting a customer's card and a receipt issuing slot 16 for issuing a receipt are provided in this order from the top to the right of the operation unit 11 on the inclined surface 10.

In the horizontal plane 9, a wrapping coin outlet 17 is formed on the left side, and a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18 is formed on the right side. The packaging coin outlet 17 is opened and closed by a dedicated shutter 19, and the bill deposit / withdrawal port 18 is opened and closed by a dedicated shutter 20.
A foreign matter return port 21 for returning foreign matter mixed in the money deposited in the money handling apparatus 1 is formed on the upper right side of the vertical surface 8.

The card processing unit 3 is provided on the rear side of the card insertion slot 15. The card processing unit 3 reads necessary information from the customer's card inserted into the card insertion slot 15.
The loose coin processing unit 4 is provided on the rear side of the loose coin outlet 13. The rose coin processing unit 4 stores rose coins and pays out rose coins in an amount as necessary to the rose coin outlet 13 when changing money.

The wrapping coin processing unit 5 stores coins (wrapping coins) that are packed in a predetermined state. The wrapping coin processing unit 5 pays out the number of wrapping coins corresponding to the required amount to the wrapping coin outlet 17 when changing money.
The banknote processing unit 6 stores banknotes for each denomination. When changing money, the banknote processing unit 6 pays out the denomination and the number of banknotes corresponding to the required amount to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18 and The banknote of the customer who has been paid in is stored by denomination mixing.

The receipt processing unit 7 is provided on the rear side of the receipt issuing port 16 and issues a receipt describing details relating to exchange from the receipt issuing port 16.
The outline of the operation related to the exchange in the money handling apparatus 1 will be described. First, the customer operates the operation unit 11 to change his / her banknote into any denomination of money (at least one of banknotes and coins). Select whether or not. At this time, the customer may insert his / her card into the card insertion slot 15 to record the history relating to the current exchange transaction in the card or the money handling apparatus 1.

After the customer selects the denomination that the customer wants to exchange, the shutter 20 opens, and the customer inserts his / her banknote to be exchanged into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18.
Thereafter, the shutter 20 is closed, and a currency exchange process is performed in the money handling apparatus 1. Specifically, the banknote processing unit 6 collects the deposited customer's banknotes, and the denominations of money that the customer desires to exchange are separated into the coin processing unit 4, the wrapping coin processing unit 5, and the banknote processing unit 6. It is paid out from at least one of the above. When the customer receives the paid money, the exchange transaction is completed. Upon completion of the transaction, a receipt describing the details relating to the current exchange is issued from the receipt issuing port 16.

FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the main part of the money handling apparatus 1.
In FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 6 and a portion related to the banknote processing unit 6 in the apparatus main body 2 are extracted and shown.
The left side in FIG. 2 is the front surface (front surface) of the apparatus main body 2, and the opposite side (right side) is the back surface (rear surface) of the apparatus main body 2.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18 described above is provided on the upper left side of the apparatus main body 2 in FIG. In FIG. 2, the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18 is divided into a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18A exclusively for depositing banknotes and a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 18B exclusively for depositing banknotes.
A main body opening 25 for accessing the inside of the main body 2 from the rear is formed on the rear surface of the main body 2. The main body opening 25 is opened and closed by a rear door (not shown). When the rear door is opened, the inside of the apparatus main body 2 is exposed to the rear side from the main body opening 25.

Here, the banknote processing unit 6 is long in the horizontal direction (front-back direction of the money handling apparatus 1) in FIG.
The banknote processing unit 6 includes a unit main body 32, a plurality of (here, five) main storage boxes 33, and three sub-storage boxes 27.
The unit main body 32 is a hollow body elongated in the lateral direction (front-rear direction).

  The five main storage boxes 33 are arranged side by side. Each main storage 33 is in the shape of a hollow box that is vertically long and can store banknotes therein. The main storage 33 is detachable from the unit main body 32. The main storage 33 is attached to the unit main body 32 by being inserted into the internal space of the unit main body 32 from above. The main storage case 33 can be detached from the unit main body 32 by pulling up the main storage case 33 in this state.

  The three sub-housings 27 are arranged vertically, are attached to the rear end portion of the unit main body 32 from the rear side, and are integrated with the unit main body 32. On the rear surface of each sub-storage 27, a storage opening 28 is formed, and a storage door 29 that opens and closes the storage opening 28 is provided. The storage opening 28 exposes the inside of the sub storage 27 to the main body opening 25 side (rear side).

  When the rear door (not shown) of the apparatus main body 2 is opened rearward to open the main body opening 25, the banknote handling unit 6 is exposed rearward from the main body opening 25. At this time, in the banknote processing unit 6, each sub-housing 27 located at the rear end is exposed rearward from the main body opening 25. Therefore, even when the money handling apparatus 1 is in operation, the sub-storage 27 is loaded with money via the storage opening 28 exposed to the main body opening 25 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 2. be able to.

Moreover, if the main body opening 25 is opened, the banknote processing unit 6 can be pulled out to the rear side. The main storage case 33 can be attached to and detached from the unit main body 32 in a state where the banknote processing unit 6 is detached from the apparatus main body 2. Conversely, the banknote handling unit 6 can be mounted on the apparatus body 2 by pushing the drawn banknote handling unit 6 into the apparatus body 2.
In addition, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with two storage chambers, that is, a loading reject unit 40 and a withdrawal reject unit 41.

And in the apparatus main body 2, the taking-in path | route 42, the conveyance path 43, the taking-out path | route 44, and the identification part 45 (rejected money detection means) are incorporated.
The take-in route 42 is a route for taking in the banknotes deposited in the banknote deposit port 18 </ b> A one by one and sending them to the transport path 43.
The transport path 43 is for transporting banknotes sent from the take-in path 42 and has a flat loop shape up and down, and the banknotes in the transport path 43 are five of the banknote processing unit 6. It is conveyed so as to circulate above the main storage 33. The conveyance direction of the banknote in the conveyance path 43 is different at the time of depositing and dispensing, and is the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

The take-out path 44 is a path for sending the banknotes in the transport path 43 to the banknote withdrawal port 18B.
The identification unit 45 is arranged in the middle of the upper portion of the conveyance path 43 and identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like of the banknote conveyed through the conveyance path 43. That is, the identification unit 45 detects a banknote to be rejected (reject banknote).
One end of each of the branch paths 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 is located on the lower side of the transport path 43 from the upstream side in the transport direction of the bills in the transport path 43 (counterclockwise in this case). Are connected in this order.

  The other end of the branch path 46 is connected to the leftmost (front) side main storage 33 in FIG. The other end of the branch path 47 is connected to the inside of the second main storage 33 from the left side in FIG. The other end of the branch path 48 is connected to the inside of the third main storage 33 from the left side in FIG. The other end of the branch path 49 is connected to the inside of the fourth main storage 33 from the left side in FIG. The other end of the branch path 50 is connected to the rightmost (rear) side main storage 33 in FIG.

The other end of the branch path 51 is connected to the inside of each of the three sub storage boxes 27 by branching in the middle.
In the upper part of the conveyance path 43, one end of the branch path 52 is connected to the right (rear) side of the identification unit 45 in the conveyance path 43. The other end of the branch path 52 is connected to the loading reject unit 40.

One end of the branch path 53 is connected in the middle of the intake path 42. The other end of the branch path 53 is connected to the withdrawal reject unit 41.
Further, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with a roller 54 that conveys banknotes in the take-in path 42 and the transport path 43. In each main storage 33, banknotes from the corresponding branch paths in the branch paths 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 are taken into the main storage 33, or banknotes in the main storage 33 are sent out to the branch paths. A roller 55 is provided. Each sub-storage 27 is provided with a roller 56 for taking banknotes from the branch path 51 into the sub-storages 27 and sending out banknotes in the sub-storage 27 to the branch path 51.

  And the branch nail | claw 57 is provided in the connection position of the conveyance path 43 and each of the branch paths 46-52, and the banknote in the conveyance path 43 is changed to the desired branch paths 46-- by switching the branch claw 57. 52 can be conveyed. The branching claw 57 is also provided at each of the connection position between the intake path 42 and the conveyance path 43, the connection position between the intake path 42 and the branch path 53, and the connection position between the extraction path 44 and the conveyance path 43. Is provided.

  Here, of the five main storages 33 arranged in a row, three main storages 33 are used as a safe 33A in which banknotes prepared for withdrawal are stored, and another main storage 33 is The deposited banknote is stored in the safe 33B, and the remaining one main storage 33 is a temporary storage unit (“Ichiho” for short) 33C. In FIG. 5, the three safes 33A, Ichiho 33C, and the safe 33A are arranged in this order from the right side (front side).

The three safes 33A are distinguished according to, for example, a thousand yen bill, a five thousand yen bill, and a two thousand yen bill. One of the safes 33A includes a thousand yen bill, a five thousand yen bill, and two thousand yen bills. A bill of a predetermined denomination of one of the yen bills is stored. That is, a plurality of withdrawal boxes 33A are provided according to denominations, and banknotes of a predetermined denomination prepared for withdrawal are stored in each withdrawal bank 33A.
In FIG. 2, three safes 33A are provided. However, the number of safes 33A is arbitrarily set, and may be four or more as long as it is plural. If there are four or more safes 33A, the fourth and subsequent safes 33A store bills of any one of the thousand yen bills, five thousand yen bills and two thousand yen bills. Are stored in two or more safes 33A. In addition, a new ticket of each denomination can be set and stored.

  Explaining about the exchange operation regarding the banknotes in the money handling apparatus 1, the customer's banknotes are deposited by being paid into the banknote deposit port 18 </ b> A, and then conveyed through the intake path 42 in the conveyance path 43. At that time, the deposited banknote is conveyed clockwise by the conveyance path 43 and is identified by the identification unit 45. Among the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 45, the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 45 as rejected banknotes pass over the Ichiho 33C and are transported from the transport path 43 to the take-out path 44, and the banknote dispensing port. Returned to customer from 18B.

The banknote identified by the identifying unit 45 as not being a reject banknote is temporarily held in the Ichiho 33C via the branch path 49.
Thereafter, banknotes of the denomination designated by the customer are taken out from the corresponding safes 33A by the total amount of banknotes temporarily held in Ichiho 33C, transported through the transport path 43, and transported to the pick-up path 44 After being done, it is withdrawn from the banknote withdrawal port 18B to the customer. In response to this, the banknote of Ichiho 33C is stored in the safe 33B, and a series of exchange operations relating to the banknote is completed. That is, the money handling apparatus 1 can exchange the deposited banknote with the banknote in the safe 33A (main storage 33).

Each of the three safes 33A can store only banknotes of a fixed denomination. However, since there is only one bank safe 33B, when the currency exchange process is repeated, the bank safe 33B has different denominations. Banknotes are stored in a mixed state.
Here, the banknotes in the middle of the withdrawal that have been taken out from the dispensing safe 33 </ b> A and transported through the transport path 43 pass through the identification unit 45. At this time, whether or not the banknote is a reject banknote is identified by the identifying unit 45. The banknote in the middle of withdrawal, which has been identified as a reject banknote by the identification unit 45, is transported from the transport path 43 through the take-in path 42 and the branch path 53 and is stored in the withdrawal reject section 41. The reject banknote in the withdrawal reject unit 41 is collected by a staff member.

  Further, when the banknotes in the safe 33A run out, as described above, the banknote handling unit 6 is pulled out from the opened main body opening 25 to the rear side, and the bank safe 33A from which the banknotes are gone becomes the unit main body 32. It is pulled upward from. Then, after the banknote of the corresponding denomination is replenished to the safe 33A, the safe 33A is mounted again on the unit main body 32, and the banknote processing unit 6 is mounted on the apparatus main body 2 (see FIG. 2). .

  The three sub-storages 27 described above are also distinguished according to the thousand yen bill, five thousand yen bill, and two thousand yen bill as in the case of the safe box 33A. Bills of a predetermined denomination of one of a thousand yen bill, five thousand yen bill, and two thousand yen bill are stored. When the banknotes in the safe deposit box 33A are reduced to less than a predetermined amount, these sub-storages 27 pay out (withdraw) banknotes of the insufficient denomination instead of the cashbox 33A if they are being exchanged. If it is waiting, the banknote will be replenished to the safe 33A. That is, each sub storage 27 can be used as a backup for the safe 33A.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram of the money handling apparatus 1, and is a block diagram showing only parts related to the features of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 3, the money handling apparatus 1 is provided with a control unit 70 (withdrawing means, retracting means, replenishing means, in-flight exchange means) constituted by a microcomputer or the like. The control unit 70 controls the operation of the money handling apparatus 1. In particular, the control unit 70 calculates the required number of banknotes of denominations to be withdrawn (exchanged) in exchange for the deposited banknotes, and determines from which withdrawal bank 33A the banknotes are to be dispensed.

In addition, the identification unit 45 and the branching claw 57, the conveyance motor 71, and the remaining amount sensor 72 are electrically connected to the control unit 70. Strictly speaking, a motor (not shown) for switching the branching claw 57 is connected to the control unit 70.
The conveyance motor 71 rotates the rollers 54, 55, and 56 (see FIG. 2) described above. The remaining amount sensor 72 detects the amount of banknotes in each main storage 33 (see FIG. 2).

  The controller 70 rotates the rollers 54, 55, and 56 (see FIG. 2) by driving the transport motor 71, and transports the banknotes in the money handling apparatus 1. At this time, the control unit 70 moves each branch claw 57 to switch the bill transport destination. And the control part 70 grasps | ascertains the presence or absence of a reject banknote, the money type of a banknote, etc. by the identification result of the identification part 45. FIG. Moreover, the control part 70 grasps | ascertains the banknote amount in each main storage 33 (especially the safe 33A) by the detection result of the residual amount sensor 72. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation performed in the money handling apparatus 1.
Next, an example of a control operation performed by the control unit 70 in the money handling apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The control operation here is performed when the amount of money in any safe 33A has decreased to less than a predetermined amount. Here, the term “less than the predetermined amount” refers to an amount that is so small that it needs replenishment (corresponding to so-called near empty).

First, when the money handling apparatus 1 is in a standby state where no exchange is performed (YES in step S1), the control unit 70 confirms whether there is a safe 33A whose amount is reduced to a predetermined amount or less ( Step S2).
If there is a safe 33A in which the deposit amount has decreased to a value less than the predetermined amount (YES in step S2), the control unit 70 pulls out the banknote of the same denomination as the banknote stored in the safe 33A from the safe 33B. The safe 33A is replenished to carry out in-flight exchange (step S3).

  Regarding replenishment, specifically, the control unit 70 sequentially draws the banknotes in the safe 33B from the banknotes on the branch path 50 side to the transport path 43 and passes them through the identification unit 45 (see FIG. 2). Thereby, since the denomination of the banknote which passed the identification part 45 is grasped | ascertained, if the banknote of the same denomination as the banknote of 33 A of safes which the amount of money decreased to less than predetermined amount passes the identification part 45, the banknote will be Then, it is conveyed to the safe 33A and replenished. On the other hand, banknotes withdrawn from the safe 33B to the transport path 43 and passed through the identification unit 45 include banknotes of denominations other than the desired denominations that are to be used for replenishment. This banknote is temporarily held in Ichiho 33C or the like and returned to the safe 33B after completion of replenishment (see FIG. 2).

  In-flight exchange means that when a banknote of a predetermined denomination is withdrawn from the deposit box 33B, a necessary number of banknotes of the same denomination as the total amount of the banknotes withdrawn is drawn out from the bank vault 33A and paid to the deposit box 33B. That is. As a result, the total amount of banknotes to be accommodated does not change before and after replenishment in each of the three safes 33A and the safe 33B. Details will be described in detail later.

On the other hand, when the money handling apparatus 1 is not waiting and is changing money (NO in step S1), the control unit 70 confirms whether or not there is an insufficient denomination among the denominations to be withdrawn (step S4). ).
If there is no insufficient denomination (NO in step S4), the withdrawal by exchange is performed without any problem.

Even if there are insufficient denominations (YES in step S4), the control unit 70 withdraws the banknotes for the denominations from the deposit box 33B and withdraws them, and performs the above-described in-machine exchange (step S5). ). Details will be described in detail later.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining replenishment or withdrawal with banknotes in the safe deposit box 33B and in-flight exchange. 6A to 7E are schematic views of the main part of the money handling apparatus 1 for explaining replenishment or withdrawal with banknotes in the safe deposit box 33B and in-flight exchange.

With reference to FIG. 5, an example of the specific processing content of step S3 and step S5 (refer FIG. 4) mentioned above is demonstrated.
Here, the three safes 33A include a first safe 33A for storing a 2000 yen bill, a second safe 33A for storing a 5000 yen bill, and a third safe 33A for storing a thousand yen bill. Suppose that there is.
With regard to the above-described step S3 (see FIG. 4), for example, during standby, it is assumed that five thousand yen bills in the input safe 33B are supplemented to the third safe 33A in which the thousand yen bill has been reduced to a predetermined amount.

  In the first stage, as an initial stage, less than a predetermined amount of A thousand yen bills are stored in the third safe box 33A, and B five thousand yen bills are stored in the second safe box 33A. In addition, C first 2000 yen bills are stored in the first safe 33A, and D bills of different denominations are stored in the safe 3B. On the other hand, since no banknote is stored in the Ichiho 33C, the number of stored banknotes is 0 (zero).

In the second stage, the control unit 70 moves all the A thousand yen bills in the third safe box 33A to the Ichiho 33C (see the bold arrow in FIG. 6A).
In the third stage, the control unit 70 extracts all the banknotes in the deposit box 33B, stores five thousand yen bills in the Ichiho 33C, and moves the remaining banknotes to the third bank safe 33A ( (See bold arrow in FIG. 6B). As a result, the third bank 33A has D-5 bills of different denominations, the Ichiho 33C has A + 5 thousand yen bills, and the deposit box 33B has no bills.

In the table of FIG. 5, the kanji in parentheses after the number in each column indicates which denomination of banknotes the number is. That is, 5 (thousand) means five thousand yen bills, and 1 (five thousand) means one thousand bills.
In the fourth stage, the control unit 70 takes out one 5,000 yen bill from the second safe 33A and moves it to the safe 33B (see the thick arrow in FIG. 6C).

  In the fifth stage, the controller 70 moves all banknotes that have been in the third safe 33A until now to the safe 33B (see the thick arrow in FIG. 6D). As a result, there is no one banknote in the third safe 33A, and one 5,000 yen bill from the second safe 33A is different from the third safe 33A in the input safe 33B. The sum (D-5 (thousand) +1 (five thousand)) of D-5 denominations of bills is stored.

In the final sixth stage, the control unit 70 moves all the thousand yen bills in the Ichiho 33C to the third safe 33A, and A + 5 thousand yen bills are stored in the third safe 33A. (See thick arrow in FIG. 6E).
As a result, the five thousand yen bills in the safe deposit box 33B are replenished to the third safe deposit box 33A. Instead, the five thousand yen bills in the second safe deposit box 33A are transferred to the safe deposit box 33B to achieve in-flight exchange. . In-flight exchange refers to processing from the third stage to the fourth stage. Since the total amount of banknotes in the deposit box 33B does not change before and after the banknotes are withdrawn from the deposit box 33B, the deposit management in the money handling apparatus 1 becomes easy.

  As described above, in the money handling apparatus 1, when the amount of banknotes in the safe 33A is less than a predetermined amount during standby in which currency exchange (payment / withdrawal operation) is not performed, the control unit 70 controls the cash safe 33A. The banknote of the same denomination as the banknote is pulled out of the safe 33B and replenished to the safe 33A. As a result, as long as there are banknotes of the denomination in the safe deposit box 33B, the banknotes of the denomination of the denomination from the safe deposit box 33A are replenished by replenishing the banknotes of the denomination to the safe deposit box 33A from the deposit safe 33B. Gold will continue to be possible. Therefore, while the banknote of the denomination is present in the deposit box 33B, it is not necessary to stop the operation of the money handling apparatus 1 in order to replenish the banknote 33A of the denomination from the outside. As a result, it is possible to extend the operation time until the money handling apparatus 1 is stopped. Note that replenishing banknotes from outside means that the banknote processing unit 6 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 2, and the safe 33A is further pulled out from the unit main body 32 to replenish banknotes in the safe 33A (see FIG. 2).

  Further, in the third stage and the fourth stage, the control unit 70 allows other denominations in the safe deposit box 33B until a bill of a desired denomination (here, a thousand yen bill) is withdrawn from the safe deposit box 33B. The banknote is temporarily retracted to the third safe 33A. Therefore, even if banknotes of different denominations are stored in a mixed state in the deposit box 33B, the control unit 70 finally pulls out the banknote of the desired denomination from the deposit box 33B to the third exit bank 33A. Can be replenished (step 6). And since the banknote evacuated to the 3rd safe 3A is finally returned to the safe 3B (fifth stage), it is not allowed to be left mixed with the banknote of the 3rd safe 33A. Absent.

In the third stage, it is not necessary to retreat all the banknotes in the input safe 33B to the third output safe 33A, but another denomination that has been withdrawn until the necessary number of denomination banknotes is withdrawn. Only banknotes may be evacuated and the remaining banknotes may remain in the safe 33B.
Next, regarding step S5 described above (see FIG. 4), for example, during exchange, if there are only three thousand yen bills in the third safe deposit box 33A, the thousand yen bills received from the customer are Suppose you want to exchange money for five.

  In the first stage, as an initial stage, three thousand yen bills are stored in the third safe box 33A, and B five thousand yen bills are stored in the second safe box 33A. The first vault 33A stores C 2000 yen bills, and the input vault 33B stores D bills of different denominations in total. On the other hand, in the Ichiho 33C, one 5,000-yen bill received from the customer is stored (temporarily held).

  In the second stage, the control unit 70 withdraws three thousand yen bills in the third safe 33A, and then the banknotes in the safe 33B are sequentially transferred from the branch path 50 side to the transport path 43. Take out. At that time, the two thousand yen bills in the deposit box 33B are withdrawn (refer to the thick arrow at the upper left in FIG. 7A). In this case, after the two thousand yen bills in the deposit box 33B are delayed and delivered to the banknote outlet 18B, the shutter 20 is opened and five thousand yen bills are paid out to the customer (see FIG. 2). .

  Thereby, five thousand yen bills are paid out to the customer, and the exchange between the customer and the money handling apparatus 1 is completed. Here, X bills of different denominations taken out of the deposit vault 33B until the two thousand yen bills in the deposit vault 33B are withdrawn, three thousand yen bills are withdrawn from the bill. It is transported to the third safe 33A that has been emptied by being moved to the mouth 18B (see the thick arrow at the lower left in FIG. 7A). Therefore, when the two thousand yen bills in the deposit box 33B are transferred to the banknote outlet 18B, the deposit box 33B has XX-2 (thousands) bills of different denominations. .

In the third stage, the control unit 70 extracts all banknotes in the deposit box 33B and all banknotes (one 5,000 yen) from the Ichiho 33C, and moves them to the third bank 33A (FIG. 7B). (See bold arrow). As a result, there are 1 (5,000) + D−2 (1,000) banknotes of different denominations in the third safe 33A, and there are no banknotes in the safe 33B and Ichiho 33C.
In the fourth stage, the control unit 70 takes out one 5,000 yen bill from the second safe 33A and moves it to the safe 33B (see the thick arrow in FIG. 7C). Here, as part of the in-flight exchange described above, one 5,000-yen bill from the second safe 33A is handed over to the safe-deposit box 33B, which has been replaced with two thousand-yen bills. It has crossed over to the safe 33B. Therefore, after that, a process of returning 3,000 yen that has passed to the safe deposit box 33B to the safe deposit box 33A is performed.

  In the fifth stage, the control unit 70 takes out banknotes that have been in the third safe 33A until now. Of these banknotes, three thousand yen bills are stored in the Ichiho 33C, and Y banknotes of different denominations that have been drawn out from the third safe 33A are transferred to the safe 33B (FIG. (See 7D bold arrow). At this point, the third bank 33A has 1 (5,000) + D-2 (thousand) -3 (thousand) -Y banknotes of different denominations, and the Ichiho 33C has three thousand-yen bills. There are two coins, and the safe 33B includes one 5,000 yen bill and Y bills of different denominations.

In the final sixth stage, the control unit 70 moves all banknotes in the third safe 33A to the safe 33B, and instead uses all (three) thousand yen bills in Ichiho 33C. 3 Move to a safe 33A (see thick arrow in FIG. 7E).
As a result of the above, one 5,000 yen bill deposited by the customer is stored in the deposit box 33B, and the deposit box 33B withdraws instead of the third deposit box 33A to exchange this 5,000 yen bill. Two thousand-yen bills and another three thousand-yen bills in the deposit box 33B are exchanged in the plane by one 5,000 yen in the second safe 33A. In-flight exchange refers to processing from the fourth stage to the sixth stage. Since the total amount of banknotes in the deposit box 33B does not change before and after the banknotes are withdrawn from the deposit box 33B, the deposit management in the money handling apparatus 1 becomes easy.

  As described above, in the money handling apparatus 1, when there is a shortage of denomination banknotes to be withdrawn during the exchange (during a withdrawal operation), the control unit 70 lacks the denomination banknotes from the deposit box 33B. Withdraw as much as you want and withdraw. As a result, even if there is no banknote of the denomination designated in the cashbox 33A during exchange (withdrawal), as long as there is a banknote of the denomination in the cashbox 33B, the cashbox 33B replaces the cashbox 33A. Exchange (withdrawal) can be continued by withdrawing banknotes of the denomination. Therefore, while there is a banknote of the denomination in the input safe 33B, the banknote handling unit 6 for replenishing the banknote of the denomination and the safe 33A of the money handling apparatus 1 are attached to and detached from the safe 33A. No need to stop driving. As a result, it is possible to extend the operation time until the money handling apparatus 1 is stopped.

  Further, in the second stage, the control unit 70 uses the banknotes of other denominations in the safe deposit box 33B to the third time until the banknotes of the desired denomination (here, the thousand yen bill) are withdrawn from the cashbox 33B. It is temporarily evacuated to the safe 33A. Therefore, even if banknotes of different denominations are stored in a mixed state in the deposit box 33B, the control unit 70 can finally draw out the banknotes of the desired denomination from the deposit box 33B by an insufficient amount. The banknotes evacuated to the third safe box 33A are finally returned to the input safe box 33B in the fifth and sixth stages, so that they are left in a mixed state with the banknotes of the third safe box 33A. There is nothing.

  Further, in any in-flight exchange at step S3 and step S5 (see FIG. 4), if the thousand yen bill in the deposit box 33B is exchanged with the five thousand yen bill or the two thousand yen bill on the exit safe 33A side, Since the number of banknotes stored in 33B can be reduced, the number of banknotes collected by the attendant from the safe 33B is reduced accordingly, and the burden on collection can be reduced. Further, since the empty space in the deposit box 33B is increased, it is possible to accept banknotes deposited by the customer, and in this respect as well, the operating time of the money handling apparatus 1 can be extended.

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, banknotes in the deposit box 33B are replenished to the deposit box 33A, or insufficient banknotes are withdrawn from the deposit box 33B (alternate withdrawal) instead of the deposit box 33A. The present invention is not limited to banknotes and can be applied to all currencies including coins. For this reason, the loose coin processing unit 4 and the wrapping coin processing unit 5 (see FIG. 1) have a configuration corresponding to the safe 33A and the safe 33B. You may replenish with the coin accommodated in the structure equivalent to the safe 33B, or you may withdraw alternative payment.

Moreover, this invention is applicable also to the money processing apparatus (ATM, a cash machine, etc.) which performs the deposit or withdrawal process of money other than a money change machine.
Moreover, although the banknotes of different denominations are stored in a mixed state in the deposit box 33B, a plurality of deposit boxes 33B are provided according to the denominations, or a plurality of interiors of the deposit boxes 33B are disposed according to the denominations. Banknotes (money) can be stored according to denominations in the safe 33B. In this case, denominations that are frequently used for withdrawals and replenishments (for example, thousand yen bills) and those that do not (for example, 10,000 yen bills) The control unit 70 can smoothly withdraw money from the deposit box 33B and use it for withdrawal and replenishment.

  Further, when the banknotes deposited in the deposit box 33B are identified by the identification unit 45, the control unit 70 manages the banknote serial number and denomination in association with the order in which the banknotes are stored in the deposit box 33B. It is good to have. Then, when taking out a banknote of a desired denomination from the deposit box 33B and withdrawing or replenishing it, the control unit 70 knows where the corresponding banknote is stored in the deposit box 33B. The bill can be quickly taken out from the safe 33B.

  Moreover, the control part 70 is good to manage the money type and number of banknotes in the safe 33B. If it does so, when the banknote of the withdrawal vault 33A reduces to less than predetermined amount, the control part 70 can judge whether withdrawal or replenishment can be performed with the banknote of the corresponding denomination in the deposit box 33B. When the control unit 70 determines that the withdrawal or replenishment cannot be performed, the control unit 70 displays that effect on the operation unit 11 (see FIG. 1) and the like, pulls out the safe 33A from the apparatus main body 2, and puts the banknote in the cash safe 33A. Encourage replenishment.

1 Money Processing Device 33A Depot Safe 33B Safe Deposit 70 Control Unit

Claims (7)

A money handling apparatus for depositing money and withdrawing specified money,
There are a plurality of deposit boxes depending on the denominations, and a deposit box for storing money prepared for withdrawal,
A deposit box for storing deposited money,
Withdrawing means for withdrawing and withdrawing the money of the denomination from the deposit box when the money of the denomination to be withdrawn is insufficient during withdrawal;
A money handling apparatus comprising: The safe can store different denominations of money in a mixed state,
It includes a evacuation means for temporarily evacuating money of another denomination in the deposit vault into the deposit vault until the money of a desired denomination is withdrawn from the deposit vault by the withdrawal means. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein money is divided and stored in the deposit box according to denominations. A money handling apparatus for depositing money and withdrawing specified money,
There are a plurality of deposit boxes depending on the denominations, and a deposit box for storing money prepared for withdrawal,
A deposit box for storing deposited money,
If the amount of money in the withdrawal vault is less than a predetermined amount while waiting for deposit / withdrawal operations, the same type of money as that in the withdrawal vault is withdrawn from the deposit vault to the withdrawal vault. Replenishment means to replenish;
A money handling apparatus comprising: The safe can store different denominations of money in a mixed state,
It includes a evacuation means for temporarily evacuating money of another denomination in the safe into the safe until the money of the desired denomination is pulled out of the safe by the replenishing means. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4.   5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein money is divided and stored in the deposit box according to denominations.   7. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an in-flight exchange means for withdrawing money of the same amount as the withdrawn money from the safe and paying it to the safe when money is withdrawn from the safe. A money handling apparatus according to claim 1.

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