JP2012178063A - Automatic change machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take out and confirm change coins in a short time at a low cost and by a simple configuration, in an automatic change machine 407 for dispensing coins of a plurality of denominations as change.SOLUTION: An automatic change machine includes: kind setting means 12 for setting a specified kind for each denomination; kind number counting means 10 for counting a number for each set kind corresponding to a change amount; separate dispensing setting means 11 for setting separate dispensing determination information 14 for determining whether or not to separately dispense money for each kind; and separate dispensing determination means 13 for determining whether or not to separately dispense money on the basis of information 15 of the number for each kind and the separate dispensing determination information 14 and dispensing money separately for each kind or at once for each kind.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic change machine connected to a POS register or the like used at a cash register of a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

  Generally, a POS register and an automatic change machine used at a cash register of a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store have an external configuration as shown in FIG. A change machine 407 is arranged.

  The automatic change machine 407 includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 and a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414. On the front side of the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414, a coin deposit port 415 for inserting coins received from a customer, and a change to the customer. A coin dispensing port 416 for dispensing coins to be paid and a coin reject port 417 for storing coins determined to be unacceptable.

  Also, on the front side of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 410, a banknote depositing / withdrawing port 411 for depositing banknotes received from customers or paying out banknotes to be paid as change to the customers, and a banknote collection cassette 412 for storing banknotes are provided. An operation display unit 409 for displaying the state of the automatic change machine 407 and operating the automatic change machine 407 is provided at the top.

  The POS register 401 includes a key for inputting instructions for collecting and replenishing coins in the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 and banknotes in the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 410. An operation display unit 402 for displaying the amount of money, a receipt printing unit 403 for printing a receipt, and the like are provided.

  Next, the internal configuration of the POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the POS register 401 includes a communication unit 404 that communicates with the operation display unit 402, the receipt printing unit 403, and the automatic change machine 407. Connected to the unit 405, the entire POS register is controlled. The control unit 405 is connected to a storage unit 406 that stores various setting values of the POS register.

  On the other hand, the automatic change machine 407 includes a communication unit 408 that communicates with the POS register 401, the operation display unit 409, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410, and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414. Connected to 419, the entire automatic change machine 407 is controlled. The control unit 419 is connected to a storage unit 420 that stores various setting values of the automatic change machine 407.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 is provided with a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 411, a banknote collection cassette 412, and a bill remaining detection sensor 413. The coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 has a coin deposit / withdrawal port 415 and a coin dispensing / withdrawal port 416. , A coin reject port 417 and a coin residual detection sensor 418 are provided.

  With the above configuration, the conventional POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407 operate as follows. As these operations, a purchase price payment for goods and a change dispensing operation according to the present invention will be described with reference to an operation flowchart of FIG.

  Here, as the operation of the automatic change machine 407, the purchase price (hereinafter referred to as “deposit”) of the product received from the customer is deposited in the automatic change machine 407, counted by the automatic change machine 407, and the counted deposit amount. Deposit advance operation to withdraw the difference between the purchase amount and the change amount, and input the deposit amount into the POS register, withdraw the change, deposit the deposit into the automatic change machine and count Although there is an operation, in the following description, a change preceding operation will be described as an example for convenience.

  First, when the cashier reads the product barcode with a barcode reader (not shown) connected to the POS register 401 (step S501), the product name, unit price, quantity, total amount, etc. are displayed on the POS register 401. It is displayed on the part 402 (step S502).

  Further, when there are products to be purchased, the barcodes of the products are read in the same manner as described above, and when the barcodes of all the products are read (step S503), the cashier is displayed on the operation display unit 402. After confirming the total amount, the deposit is received from the customer, and the deposit amount is input from the operation display unit 402 (step S504).

  Then, the control unit 405 of the POS register 401 compares the total amount of the merchandise with the deposit, and determines whether or not there is change (step S505). If there is change, the automatic change machine 407 is communicated via the communication unit 404. If there is no change, the receipt printing unit 403 prints the transaction result on the receipt (step S5078).

  Then, the POS register 401 waits for a withdrawal completion report from the automatic change machine 407 (step S5087).

  And the control part 419 of the automatic change machine 407 which received the payment instruction | indication from the POS register | resistor 401 of step S506 via the communication part 408 (step S509) is with respect to the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 410 and the coin depositing / withdrawing part 414. A withdrawal instruction is given (step S510).

  Upon receipt of the withdrawal instruction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 counts the change banknote and dispenses the change banknote to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 411, and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 counts the change coin and counts the coin dispensing port 416. Withdraw change coins.

  By the way, if the coin change is a maximum change amount of 999 yen, if there is no shortage of coins of each denomination stored in the automatic change machine 407, one 500 yen coin, four 100 yen coins, 50 A total of 15 coins, one yen coin, four 10 yen coins, one five yen coin, and four one yen coins, are all dispensed to the coin dispensing port 416 at a time. If the amount of high-priced coins is insufficient, the number of change is further increased.

  Returning to FIG. 9 again, when the change dispensing is completed (step S511), the automatic change machine 407 transmits a withdrawal completion report to the POS register 401 via the communication unit 408 (step S512).

  When the POS register 401 receives the withdrawal completion report from the communication unit 404 (step S507), the receipt printing unit 403 prints the transaction result on the receipt (step S508). The cashier takes out the change from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 411 and the coin dispensing port 416, confirms the change amount, and delivers it to the customer together with the receipt.

  Then, the control unit 405 transmits a deposit receipt instruction to the automatic change machine 407 via the communication unit 404 (step S513), and waits for a payment completion report from the automatic change machine 407 (step S514).

  When the automatic change machine 407 receives a deposit instruction from the communication unit 408 (step S515), the control unit 419 instructs the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 to deposit (step S516).

  When the cashier pays the deposit from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 411 and the coin deposit / deposit slot 415 (step S517), the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 count the deposited banknotes and coins, and the deposit is completed. Then (step S518), a deposit completion report is transmitted to the POS register 401 via the communication unit 408, and the deposit / withdrawal process is terminated (step S519).

  When the POS register 401 receives a payment completion report from the automatic change machine 407 from the communication unit 404 (step S514), the merchandise sales operation ends.

  As described above, in the conventional automatic change machine, in order to withdraw all coins to the coin dispensing port 416 at a time, the coin dispensing port 416 is used in the case where the denomination and number of coins are large. However, there were problems that many coins of various denominations were mixed together, and it took time to check whether there was any excess or deficiency in change, and there were many problems that it was difficult to grasp at once.

  As a technique to solve this problem, a coin feeding section that feeds out the coins in order of size or amount, a coin holding cylinder that stacks the fed coins, and a coin pile outlet that discharges the coins that are stacked in a flat state. There has been a technique that includes a discharge cylinder that allows the change amount to be confirmed in a short time (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-351136 A

  However, in the above conventional automatic change machine, the change amount can be confirmed in a short time. However, the coin holding cylinder for stacking coins fed out in order of size or amount of money or the discharge for discharging the stacked coins. There is a problem that it is necessary to provide a cylinder and the like, which complicates the configuration and increases the cost of the apparatus.

  The present invention adopts the following configuration in order to solve the above-described problems. That is, in an automatic change machine that withdraws coins of a plurality of denominations as change, type setting means for setting a specific type for each denomination, and counting the number of pieces for each set type according to the change amount Number-of-type counting means, divided withdrawal setting means for setting divided withdrawal determination information for determining whether or not to divide and dispense for each type, information on the number of sheets for each type, and the divided withdrawal Based on the money determination information, there is provided a divided withdrawal determination means for determining whether or not to divide and withdraw, and to divide or withdraw at each type.

  According to the automatic change machine of the present invention, since it is configured as described above, the change coin can be taken out and confirmed in a short time with a simple structure at a low price.

It is a figure explaining the principal part structure of the automatic change machine of Example 1. FIG. It is an illustration figure of the high price coin setting register and the low price coin setting register of the automatic change machine of Example 1. It is an operation | movement flowchart figure of the POS register and automatic change machine of Example 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the principal part structure of the automatic change machine of Example 2. FIG. It is an illustration figure of the division | segmentation payment threshold value register of the automatic change machine of Example 2. FIG. It is an operation | movement flowchart figure of the division | segmentation payment determination process of the automatic change machine of Example 2. FIG. It is an external appearance block diagram of a POS register and an automatic change machine. It is an internal block diagram of a POS register and an automatic change machine. It is an operation | movement flowchart figure of the conventional POS register and an automatic change machine.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. In the following description, coin change will be described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to bill change.

(Constitution)
The configuration of the POS register and the automatic change machine according to the first embodiment is the same as the configuration described in the external view and the internal configuration diagram of the conventional POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407 in FIGS. Therefore, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram of a main part of the automatic change machine 407 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a main part configuration of the storage unit 420 of the automatic change machine 407 according to the first embodiment. .

  In FIG. 1, the divided withdrawal setting means 11 stores a value indicating whether or not to withdraw in the divided withdrawal setting register 101, and uses the value as the divided withdrawal determination information 14 to the divided withdrawal determination means 13. Has a function to pass.

  Note that whether or not to make divided withdrawals is set in advance using the operation display unit 402 of the POS register 401, which is received as divided withdrawal determination information and stored in the divided withdrawal setting register 101. For example, “1” may be set in the case of split withdrawal, and “0” may be set in the case of no split withdrawal. Of course, the value may be set using the operation display unit 409 of the automatic change machine 407 and stored in the divided withdrawal setting register 101.

  The type setting means 12 has a function of setting each denomination to a type such as a high price and a low price in advance, and a function of storing the set value in the high price coin setting register 102 and the low price coin setting register 103. .

  FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram showing the configuration of the above-described high-value coin setting register 102 and low-value coin setting register 103. Each of the high-value coin setting register 102 and the low-value coin setting register 103 is composed of 8 bits, and becomes “1”. The coins are classified as high-value coins or low-value coins.

  In the example of FIG. 2, an example is shown in which 500 yen, 100 yen, and 50 yen coins are classified as high-value coins, and 10 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen coins are classified as low-value coins.

  Returning to FIG. 1 again, the type number counting means 10 counts the number of coins to be withdrawn from the change information sent together with the withdrawal instruction from the POS register 401, and for each type set by the type setting means 12. The number of coins of each denomination is counted and passed to the divided withdrawal determination means 13 as the number information 15 for each type.

  The divided withdrawal determination means 13 determines whether or not to divide and dispense for each type based on the divided withdrawal determination information 14 from the divided withdrawal setting and withdrawal means 11, and without dividing or dividing at once. The coin dispensing port 416 has a function of withdrawing money based on the number information 15 for each type from the type counting unit 10.

(Operation)
With the above configuration, the POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407 of the first embodiment operate as follows. This operation will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG. In the following description, a change advance operation is described as an example in which a change is withdrawn for convenience and then deposited into the automatic change machine 407 and counted. However, the deposit is deposited first and changed as a change. The deposit advance operation may be performed.

  Also, in the following explanation, one product A with a unit price of 680 yen and one product B with a unit price of 432 yen are purchased, a total of 1,112 yen is paid with one 5,000-yen bill, and 3,888 yen is changed. In this case, the divided withdrawal setting register 101 is set to “1”, and the high coin setting register 102 and the low coin setting register 103 are set as shown in FIG. An example will be described.

  First, the cashier reads the barcode of the product A with a barcode reader (not shown) (step S201). Then, the name of the product A, the unit price 680 yen, the quantity 1 and the total amount up to 680 yen are displayed on the operation display unit 402 of the POS register 401 (step S202).

  Next, when the barcode of the product B is read by the barcode reader (step S203), the operation display unit 402 adds the name of the product B to the purchase information such as the name, unit price, and quantity of the product A described above. A unit price of 432 yen, a quantity of 1 and a total amount of 1,112 yen up to now are displayed (step S204).

  Then, when the cashier receives 5,000 yen from the customer, the cashier inputs an amount of 5,000 yen from the operation display unit 402 (step S205).

  Then, when the deposit amount is input, the control unit 405 of the POS register 401 compares the total amount of merchandise of 1,112 yen with the deposit of 5,000 yen, and communicates with the automatic change machine 407 to the communication unit 404. A withdrawal instruction of 5,000 yen-1,112 yen = 3,888 yen is transmitted as change (step S206).

  Then, the POS register 401 waits for a withdrawal completion report from the automatic change machine 407 (step S207).

  Next, when the automatic change machine 407 receives a withdrawal instruction from the communication unit 408 (step S209), the control unit 419 issues a withdrawal instruction to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 (step S210). .

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 410 that has received the withdrawal instruction counts three thousand yen bills (3,000 yen) as change banknotes and withdraws them to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 411 (step S211), the cashier pays and deposits banknotes. Take three thousand yen bills (3,000 yen) from the mouth 411 and check the amount.

  When the banknote remaining detection sensor 413 confirms the removal of the banknote (step S212), the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 414 dispenses the change coin 888 yen. It is confirmed whether or not divided withdrawal is set in the money setting register 101 (step S213).

  In this example, since “1” is set as the divided withdrawal setting by the divided withdrawal setting means 11 in the divided withdrawal setting register 101, it is determined that it is a divided withdrawal and is stored in the storage unit 420. With reference to the high-value coin setting register 102, 500 yen coins, 100 yen coins and 50 yen coins are set as high-value coins by the type setting means 12 as shown in FIG. 1 sheet, 3 100-yen coins and 1 50-yen coin are counted and dispensed to the coin dispensing port 416 (step S214).

  Then, the cashier takes out a total of five coins, one 500-yen coin, three 100-yen coins and one 50-yen coin, from the coin outlet 416, and confirms the amount of 850 yen.

  Then, the cashier confirms with the coin residual detection sensor 418 that the cashier has received the coin from the coin dispensing port 416 (step S215), and when the receipt has been completed, the low-value coin setting stored in the storage unit 420 is set. Referring to the register 103, since the 10 yen coin, the 5 yen coin, and the 1 yen coin are set as the low-priced coin by the type setting unit 12 as shown in FIG. Three yen coins, one five-yen coin and one one-yen coin are counted and dispensed to the coin dispensing port 416 (step S216).

  Then, the cashier takes out 7 coins, 3 coins of 10 yen, 1 coin of 5 yen, 3 coins from the coin outlet 416, and confirms the amount of 38 yen.

  On the other hand, if “0” is set in step S213 in which the divided withdrawal setting register 101 does not perform divided withdrawals, one 500 yen coin is not dispensed into high and low amount coins. , Three 100-yen coins, one 50-yen coin, three 10-yen coins, one 5-yen coin and three 1-yen coins are dispensed at a time, and the process proceeds to step S217.

  As described above, when “1” is set as the split withdrawal setting, high-value coins and low-value coins are withdrawn separately, so there are fewer denominations and number of coins than withdrawing at once. Thus, it is easy to grasp from the coin dispensing port 416 and the amount can be easily confirmed.

  Then, the cashier confirms that the coin has been received from the coin outlet 416 with the coin residual detection sensor 418 (step S217), and if the receipt has been completed, a POS withdrawal report is made via the communication unit 408. The data is transmitted to the register 401 (step S218).

  When the POS register 401 receives the withdrawal completion report from the communication unit 404 (step S207), the receipt printing unit 403 prints the transaction result on the receipt (step S208). The cashier gives the printed receipt and the change described above to the customer. Thereafter, deposit processing is performed as in the prior art (steps S513 to S519).

  In the above description of the embodiment, it has been described that payment is divided into two types of high-value coins and low-value coins, but it is possible to divide and set in more types and divide based on the setting. You may make it withdraw. In addition, it is more preferable that voice guidance or the like is given to the effect when the high-value coin and the low-value coin are withdrawn.

(Effect of Example 1)
As described above, according to the automatic change machine according to the first embodiment, the type setting unit that sets a specific type for each denomination, and the type number counting unit that counts the number of each set type according to the change amount. And divided withdrawal setting means for setting divided withdrawal determination information for determining whether or not to divide and dispense for each type, the number of pieces of information for each type, and the divided withdrawal determination information. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not to divide and withdraw, and a divided withdrawal determination means is provided for dividing by each type or withdrawing at a time. The divided withdrawal determination information is divided by type and withdrawn. Since whether or not to do so is set to a preset value, the change coin can be taken out and confirmed in a short time with a simple structure at a low price.

(Constitution)
Since the external configuration and internal configuration of the POS register and automatic change machine of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted for the sake of brevity.

  FIG. 4A is a main part functional block diagram of the automatic change machine according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a main part configuration of the storage unit 420 of the automatic change machine according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the automatic change machine according to the second embodiment, the divided withdrawal setting means 21 can set a divided withdrawal threshold described later in detail, and the divided withdrawal determination means 23 is divided for each type. Whether or not to withdraw is determined based on the divided withdrawal threshold.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, as a main configuration of the storage unit 420 of the automatic change machine 407 according to the second embodiment, whether or not to perform divided withdrawals is used instead of the divided withdrawal setting register 101. A divided withdrawal threshold register 201 is provided for setting a threshold for determination for each type.

  In FIG. 4 (a), the divided withdrawal setting means 21 sets the number of sheets for each type as a criterion for determining whether or not to make a divided withdrawal as a threshold value and stores it in the divided withdrawal threshold register 201 described later in detail. It has a function of passing to the withdrawal determination means 23 as the divided withdrawal determination information 24.

  The divided withdrawal determination means 23 divides and makes withdrawals for each type based on the divided withdrawal determination information 24 from the divided withdrawal setting and withdrawal means 21 and the number information 15 for each type from the number of types counting unit 10. It has a function to determine whether or not, and to make the coin dispensing port 416 withdraw the money for each type or at a time.

  Since the other main part functional blocks and the main part configuration of the storage unit 420 are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description of the same configuration is omitted.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the above-mentioned divided withdrawal threshold register 201. The divided withdrawal threshold is constituted by 4 bits as the threshold number of high coins and 4 bits as the threshold number of low coins. Yes. In the example of FIG. 5, it is shown that the number of high-priced coins is set to 3 with the binary code “0011” and the number of low-priced coins is set to 3 with the binary code “0011”. In addition, you may make it set by bit allocation different from the above, such as 3 bits as a threshold value number of high-value coins, and 5 bits as a threshold number number of low-value coins.

(Operation)
With the above configuration, the POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407 of the second embodiment operate as follows. This operation will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG.

  The operation flowchart of FIG. 6 replaces the process A in step 213 of the operation flowchart of the automatic change machine 407 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, that is, the divided withdrawal determination process. Since the operation is the same as that of the POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407, detailed description of the same operation is omitted.

  In the following description, as in the operation of the POS register 401 and the automatic change machine 407 of the first embodiment, one product A with a unit price of 680 yen and one product B with a unit price of 432 yen are purchased, If 112 yen is paid with one 5,000 yen bill and change of 3,888 yen is generated, as another example, one item A with a unit price of 680 yen and one item with a unit price of 500 yen are purchased, A case where a total of 1,180 yen is paid with one 5,000 yen bill and a change of 3,820 yen is generated will be described as an example.

  First, in the case of the same example as the operation of the first embodiment, the coin change is 888 yen, and in the process A (divided withdrawal determination process), the large coin setting register 102 stored in the storage unit 420 is used. As shown in FIG. 2, 500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, and 50 yen coins are set as high-priced coins by the type setting unit 12 as shown in FIG. , Three 100 yen coins and one 50 yen coin are counted as a total of five, and this is the number information 15 for each type.

  On the other hand, the divided withdrawal threshold number of high-value coins is set to 3 in the divided withdrawal threshold register 201 by the divided withdrawal setting means 21, and this becomes the divided withdrawal determination information 24. Accordingly, since the number of high-value coins (5) is equal to or greater than the divided withdrawal threshold number (3), the divided withdrawal determination means 23 proceeds to the next step assuming that the divided withdrawal is performed (step S301).

  Since the 10 yen coin, the 5 yen coin, and the 1 yen coin are set by the type setting unit 12 as the low price coins as shown in FIG. One yen coin and three one-yen coins are counted, and this is the number information 15 for each type.

  On the other hand, the divided withdrawal threshold number of low-value coins is set to 3 in the divided withdrawal threshold register 201 by the divided withdrawal setting means 21, and this becomes the divided withdrawal determination information 24. Accordingly, since the number of low-value coins (7) is equal to or greater than the divided withdrawal threshold number (3), the divided withdrawal determination means 23 determines that the divided withdrawal is to be performed (step S302), and the automatic operation of the first embodiment. As with the change machine 407, the process proceeds to step S214, and the subsequent divided withdrawal process is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  In another example, one item A with a unit price of 680 yen and one item with a unit price of 500 yen are purchased, and a total of 1,180 yen is paid with one 5,000-yen bill. When coins are generated, the coin change is one 500 yen coin, three 100 yen coins, and two 10 yen coins, and the 500 yen coin and 100 yen coin as shown in FIG. , 50 yen coins are set, and the high-priced coins are counted by the number-of-type counting means 10 as 4 pieces of 1 piece of 500 yen coins and 3 pieces of 100 yen coins.

  On the other hand, the divided withdrawal threshold number of high-value coins is set to 3 in the divided withdrawal threshold register 201 by the divided withdrawal setting means 21, and this becomes the divided withdrawal determination information 24. Accordingly, since the number of high-value coins (4) is equal to or greater than the divided withdrawal threshold number (3), the divided withdrawal determination means 23 proceeds to the next step assuming that the divided withdrawal is performed (step S301).

  Since the 10 yen coin, the 5 yen coin, and the 1 yen coin are set by the type setting means 12 as the low price coin as shown in FIG. The number is counted as two, and this is the number-of-sheets information 15 for each type.

  On the other hand, the divided withdrawal threshold number of low-value coins is set to 3 in the divided withdrawal threshold register 201 by the divided withdrawal setting means 21, and this becomes the divided withdrawal determination information 24. Accordingly, since the number of low-value coins (2) is less than the divided withdrawal threshold number (3), the divided withdrawal determination means 23 determines that the divided withdrawal is not performed (step S302), and the 500-yen coin 1 A total of six coins, three 100-yen coins and two 10-yen coins, are withdrawn to the coin dispensing port 416 at a time, and the process proceeds to step S217, and the subsequent processing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  As described above, if the number of change coins is large and it is difficult to check the change amount, it is easy to check the change amount by making a partial withdrawal, and if the change amount is small and the change amount is easy to check, The processing time is shortened by making withdrawals at a time without making withdrawals.

  In the above description of the embodiment, when the number of high-value coins is equal to or greater than the number of high-value coins divided withdrawal threshold, and the number of low-value coins is equal to or greater than the number of low-value coins divided withdrawal threshold, However, if the number of high-value coins is equal to or greater than the number of high-value coins, or the number of low-value coins is equal to or greater than the number of low-value coins, the partial withdrawal threshold is set. You may make it money. Further, as in the case of the first embodiment, it is better to provide voice guidance or the like when dispensing high-value coins and low-value coins.

(Effect of Example 2)
As described above, according to the automatic change machine of the second embodiment, the type setting unit that sets a specific type for each denomination, and the type number counting unit that counts the number of each set type according to the change amount. And divided withdrawal setting means for setting divided withdrawal determination information for determining whether or not to divide and dispense for each type, the number of pieces of information for each type, and the divided withdrawal determination information. And determining whether to divide and withdraw, and providing a divided withdrawal determination means for dividing each group or withdrawing at a time, and the divided withdrawal determination information is a reference number for each type. In addition, the divided withdrawal determination unit is configured to compare and determine the number of sheets for each type and the reference number of sheets for each type, and to divide or withdraw at a time for each type based on the determination result. In addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the number of change coins Split or can be made to be dispensed at a time Te.

  As described above, the present invention can be widely used for cash register automatic change machines, vending machines, ticket vending machines, etc. that handle coins as change.

10 Number-of-types counting means 11 Divided withdrawal setting means 12 Classification setting means 13 Divided withdrawal determination means 14 Dividend withdrawal determination information 15 Number-of-types information 101 Dividend withdrawal setting register 102 High coin setting register 103 Low coin setting register 201 Divided withdrawal threshold register 401 POS register 402 Operation display unit 403 Receipt printing unit 404 Communication unit 405 Control unit 406 Storage unit 407 Automatic change machine 408 Communication unit 409 Operation display unit 414 Coin deposit / withdrawal unit 415 Coin dispensing port 416 Coin dispensing port 417 Coin reject port 419 Control unit 420 Storage unit process A Dividend withdrawal determination process

Claims (5)

In an automatic change machine that withdraws coins of multiple denominations as change,
Type setting means for setting a specific type for each denomination;
Type number counting means for counting the number of each set type according to the change amount;
A divided withdrawal setting means for setting divided withdrawal determination information for determining whether to divide and withdraw for each type;
Based on the information on the number of sheets for each type and the divided withdrawal determination information, there is provided a divided withdrawal determination means for determining whether to divide and withdraw, and to divide for each type or to withdraw at a time. An automatic change machine characterized by that.   2. The automatic change machine according to claim 1, wherein the divided withdrawal determination information is set to a preset value as to whether or not to divide and dispense for each type. The divided withdrawal determination information is a reference number for each type,
2. The divided withdrawal determination unit is configured to compare and determine the number of sheets for each type and the reference number of sheets for each type, and to divide or withdraw at a time for each type. Automatic change machine.   The divided withdrawal determination means is configured such that when the number of withdrawals of all types is equal to or greater than the reference number of the corresponding type, or the withdrawal number of any type is equal to or greater than the reference number of the corresponding type. 4. The automatic change machine according to claim 3, wherein the withdrawal is divided for each type.   The automatic change machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the type is a high-value coin or a low-value coin.

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