JP2013058022A - Paper sheet automatic handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve serviceability.SOLUTION: The device is provided with a front and back inversion part 19 between a discrimination part 12 and a storage 14. Front and back of a note are aligned in the front and back inversion part 19 to store the note in the storage 14, which eliminates the need for inversion of front and back of the note at the time of payment transaction, and therefore enables payment with front and back of the note aligned in a short time. Consequently, the serviceability is improved.

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus, and is suitably applied to, for example, an automatic cash transaction apparatus (ATM) that inserts a paper sheet such as cash and performs a desired transaction.

  Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, depending on the transaction content with a customer, for example, the customer deposits cash such as banknotes and coins, and withdraws cash to the customer. ing.

  The automatic teller machine, for example, temporarily stores the inserted banknotes, the banknote deposit / withdrawal port for transferring banknotes with customers, the denomination of the inserted banknotes, the authenticity and the discrimination of the front and back The thing which has a temporary storage part and the storage etc. which store a banknote for every money type is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1).

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 18, the automatic teller machine 300 includes a deposit / withdrawal port 301, a discrimination unit 302, a temporary storage unit 303, a storage 304 (304 a to 304 d), a replenishment / collection store 305, and a replenishment deposit / withdrawal unit 306. The reject storage 307 and the forgotten storage storage 308 are connected via the transport path 309.

  The deposit / withdrawal port 301 exchanges bills with customers. The discrimination unit 302 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, and front / back of the inserted bill. The temporary storage unit 303 temporarily holds the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 301. The storage 304 stores banknotes by denomination.

  The replenishment / collection store 305 is provided detachably with respect to the automatic teller machine 300, and is used when replenishing banknotes in the storage 304 or collecting banknotes from the storage 304. The replenishment / withdrawal unit 306 separates the banknotes in the replenishment / collection store 305 one by one and feeds them to the transport path 309, and stores the banknotes in the replenishment / collection store 305.

  The reject store 307 stores banknotes identified as not to be traded by the banknote discrimination unit 302. The forgotten storage 308 is stored when the bills conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 301 at the time of transaction are left for a certain period of time.

  In the automatic teller machine 300, after the banknote inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 301 by the customer is conveyed through the conveyance path 309 and identified by the discrimination unit 302, the temporary storage unit 303, the storage unit 304, the reject storage unit 307, and the storage It is stored in the storage 308 as appropriate.

  Moreover, in the automatic teller machine 300, the banknote stored in the storage 304 is conveyed via the conveyance path 309, and after it is identified by the discrimination part 302, it withdraws to a customer from the deposit / withdrawal port 301.

  Furthermore, in the automatic teller machine 300, banknotes stored in the replenishment / collection store 305 are stored in the storage 304 via the replenishment deposit / withdrawal unit 306 and the transport path 309, and banknotes stored in the storage 304 are transported in the transport path 309. And it is stored in the replenishment / collection store 305 via the replenishment deposit / withdrawal unit 306.

JP 2011-2921 A

  By the way, in the automatic teller machine 300 as described above, since the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 301 are not inserted with the front and back sides aligned, the banknotes are stored in the storage box 304 without being aligned front and back.

  Accordingly, in the automatic teller machine 300, when the banknotes stored in the storage 304 are withdrawn from the deposit / withdrawal port 301 to the customer during the withdrawal transaction, the banknotes are withdrawn in a state where the front and back sides of the banknotes are not aligned.

  As a method for solving this, in the automatic teller machine 300, the front and back sides of the banknotes fed out from the storage 304 are identified by the discrimination unit 302. For example, the banknotes that are discriminated to face up are indicated by arrows 310 in FIG. To the deposit / withdrawal port 301 as it is.

  On the other hand, the banknotes identified as facing down by the discrimination unit 302 are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 303 as indicated by an arrow 311 in FIG. 19B, and then conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 301 as indicated by an arrow 311. To do.

  Thereby, in the automatic teller machine 300, a banknote can be withdrawn to a customer in a state where the front and back of the banknote are aligned.

  However, this method has a problem that it takes time to withdraw as much as the front and back are reversed at the time of the withdrawal transaction, and thus the serviceability is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus that can improve serviceability.

  In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a discrimination unit that discriminates the front and back of paper sheets, a storage unit that stores paper sheets, and a discrimination unit and a storage unit that are connected via a conveyance path to perform discrimination. And a front / back reversing section for reversing the front / back of the paper sheet based on the result of discrimination in the section.

  Thereby, when the bill is conveyed from the discrimination unit to the storage unit, the front and back of the paper sheets can be reversed according to the result of the discrimination in the discrimination unit, and the banknote can be stored in the storage unit with the front and back aligned. It is possible to align the front and back of banknotes at times other than during withdrawal transactions.

  According to the present invention, when banknotes are conveyed from the discrimination unit to the storage unit, the front and back sides of the paper sheets are reversed according to the result of discrimination in the discrimination unit, and the banknotes are stored in the storage unit with the front and back sides aligned. Therefore, it is possible to align the front and back of the banknotes at times other than during the withdrawal transaction, and thus withdrawal can be made in a short time as long as the front and back are not reversed during the withdrawal transaction, thereby improving serviceability.

It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the automatic teller machine in 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the control system of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of the money_receiving | payment process in 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of money_receiving | payment cancellation in 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote front / back inversion conveyance at the time of the money_receiving | payment process in 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote front / back inversion conveyance at the time of the replenishment process in 1st Embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing bill conveyance at the time of withdrawal processing in a 1st embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the automatic teller machine in 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of the money_receiving | payment process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of the replenishment process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of the payment processing in 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote front / back inversion conveyance at the time of the payment | withdrawal process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the automatic teller machine in 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of the money_receiving | payment process in 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of completion | finish of the money_receiving | payment process in 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote conveyance at the time of the replenishment process in 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote front / back inversion conveyance at the time of the payment | withdrawal process in 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the conventional automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the conventional banknote front / back inversion conveyance.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Overall configuration of automatic teller machine]
First, a first embodiment will be described. In FIG. 1, the cross-sectional schematic of the whole structure of the automatic teller machine 1 in 1st Embodiment is shown. The automatic teller machine 1 includes a deposit / withdrawal port 11, a discrimination unit 12, a temporary holding unit 13, a storage 14 (14a to 14d), a replenishment / collection store 15, a replenishment depositing unit 16, a reject store 17, and a forgotten storage 18 The front and back reversing unit 19 includes a plurality of conveyance paths 20 (20a to 20i) that connect these units (11 to 19).

  The deposit / withdrawal port 11 exchanges bills with customers. The discriminating unit 12 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, and front / back of the inserted bill by, for example, image processing or magnetic discrimination. The temporary storage unit 13 temporarily holds the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 11. The storage 14 is fixed with respect to the automatic teller machine 1, and stores banknotes in denominations.

  The replenishment / collection store 15 is provided detachably with respect to the automatic teller machine 1 and is a store for storing banknotes used when replenishing bills in the storage 14 or collecting banknotes from the storage 14. Yes, banknotes etc. are put in and out. The replenishment deposit / withdrawal unit 16 separates the banknotes in the replenishment / collection store 15 one by one and feeds them to the conveyance path 20, and stores the banknotes in the replenishment / collection store 15.

  The reject box 17 stores banknotes that are identified as not to be traded by the discrimination unit 12. The forgotten storage 18 is stored when the bills conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 at the time of transaction are left for a certain period of time.

  The front / back reversing unit 19 is provided between the discrimination unit 12 and the banknote storage unit 14, the replenishment / collection store 15, the replenishment depositing unit 16, the reject store 17, and the forgotten storage store 18, as will be described in detail later. Among the banknotes identified by the unit 12, for example, banknotes identified as face-up are conveyed as they are, and a so-called switchback-type front / back reversing mechanism is employed that reverses and conveys the banknotes identified as face-down.

  One end of the conveyance path 20a is connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 11, and the other end is connected to one end of the conveyance paths 20b and 20f via a branch portion.

  The other end of the conveyance path 20b opposite to the one end connected to the conveyance paths 20a and 20f is connected to one end of the conveyance paths 20c and 20e via a branch portion. The discrimination unit 12 is provided on the conveyance path 20b.

  The other end of the conveyance path 20c opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 20b and 20e is connected to one end of the conveyance paths 20d and 20h via a branching portion. The other end of the transport path 20d opposite to one end connected to the transport paths 20c and 20h is connected to the temporary storage unit 13.

  The other end of the conveyance path 20e opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 20b and 20c is connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 11. The other end of the conveyance path 20f opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 20a and 20b is connected to the front / back reversing unit 19 (conveyance paths 31a and 31b).

  The front / back reversing unit 19 includes transport paths 31a to 31d and branching units 32a to 32c.

  The conveyance paths 20 and 31 are configured by rollers, belts, and the like. The banknotes are conveyed by rotating the rollers and moving the belt by sandwiching the banknotes between the two belts in the vertical direction. Further, a switching blade (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-150173) or the like is applied to the branching section and the branching section 32 (not shown).

  One end of the conveyance path 31a is connected to the other end of the conveyance path 20f opposite to the one connected to the conveyance paths 20a and 20b, one end of the conveyance path 31b, and the branch portion 32a. The other end of the transport path 31a is connected to one end of the transport path 20g and one end of the transport path 31d via the branch portion 32b.

  The other end of the conveyance path 31b opposite to the one end connected to the conveyance paths 20f and 31a is the other end of the conveyance path 31d opposite to the one end connected to the conveyance paths 31b and 20g, and the conveyance path 31c. Are connected at one end.

  The conveyance path 31c has a length in which all the banknotes can be accommodated, and the other end opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 31b and 31c is a closed end.

  The other end of the transport path 20g opposite to one end connected to the front / back reversing unit 19 (the transport path 31a and the transport path 31d) is the storage 14, the replenishment / recovery 15, the reject storage 17, and the forgotten storage 18 Connected.

  The other end of the conveyance path 20h opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 20c and 20d is connected to the replenishment depositing unit 16. The conveyance path 20i is provided so as to connect a branch portion provided in the middle of the conveyance path 20g and a branch portion provided in the middle of the conveyance path 20h.

  Of the above-described transport paths 20 and 31, the transport paths 20a to 20h and the transport paths 31a and 31c are bidirectional transport paths capable of transporting bills in both directions. On the other hand, the conveyance path 31b is a one-way conveyance path that can convey banknotes only from the branch part 32a side to the branch part 32c side. Moreover, the conveyance path 31d is a one-way conveyance path that can convey banknotes only from the branch part 32c side to the branch part 32b side.

  Accordingly, the front / back reversing unit 19 is transported through the transport path 20f by transporting the banknotes transported through the transport path 20f to the transport path 31a by the branch section 32a and transported to the transport path 20g by the branch section 32b. The bill is transported to the transport path 20g without being reversed.

  On the other hand, the front / back reversing unit 19 conveys the banknote conveyed through the conveyance path 20f to the conveyance path 31b by the branching part 32a and conveys the banknote to the conveyance path 31c by the branching part 32c. And after conveying all the banknotes in the conveyance path 31c, the branch part 32c is switched, a banknote is conveyed to the conveyance path 31d, and it conveys to the conveyance path 20g by the branch part 32b, and is conveyed through the conveyance path 20f. The front and back of the banknotes are reversed and conveyed to the conveyance path 20g.

  On the other hand, since the transport paths 31b and 31d are unidirectional transport paths, the front / back reversing unit 19 cannot reverse the front and back of the banknotes transported from the transport path 20g and transport them to the transport path 20f.

  Thus, the front / back reversing unit 19 is a unidirectional front / back reversing mechanism that can reverse the front and back of only the bills conveyed from the conveyance path 20f and cannot reverse the front / back of the bills conveyed from the conveyance path 20g. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the automatic teller machine 1, the control unit 21 controls each unit (11 to 20, 22). The control unit 21 has a computer configuration including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. (11-20, 22) is controlled to execute various processes such as deposit process, replenishment process, and withdrawal process, which will be described later.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 1 is provided with an operation input unit 22 including, for example, a touch panel, buttons, and the like, and accepts customer operations through the operation input unit 22.

[1-2. Deposit processing]
Next, the deposit process will be described. When an operation for depositing is selected by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 develops a depositing processing program read from the ROM on the RAM and executes it, thereby controlling each unit and executing the depositing process. .

  The control unit 21 separates the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 11 by the customer one by one and transports them to the transport path 20b via the transport path 20a.

  The control unit 21 makes the discrimination unit 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 20b, and temporarily determines the banknote determined to be normal via the transport paths 20c and 20d. 13 is temporarily suspended (FIG. 3A, arrow 41).

  On the other hand, the control part 21 conveys the banknote which was not normally determined to the deposit or withdrawal port 11 via the conveyance path 20e, and returns it to a customer (FIG. 3 (A), arrow 42).

  When the deposit is canceled by the customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the banknote held in the temporary storage unit 13 is transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 via the transport paths 20d, 20c and 20e and returned to the customer ( FIG. 4, arrow 43).

  Thereafter, when the deposit amount is confirmed, the control unit 21 sequentially conveys the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 through the transport paths 20d, 20e, and 20b, and again discriminates the denomination, authenticity, and front / back of the banknotes by the discrimination unit 12. Then, it is transported to the front / back reversing unit 19 via the transport path 20f.

  The front / back reversing unit 19 divides the banknotes conveyed via the conveyance path 20f as shown by an arrow 44 in FIG. 5A when the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 12 are identified as face-up, for example. It is conveyed to the conveyance path 31a by the part 32a, and is conveyed to the conveyance path 20g by the branch part 32b. That is, the front / back reversing unit 19 transports the banknote to the transport path 20g without inverting the front / back of the banknote.

  The banknotes that have passed through the front / back reversing unit 19 are stored in one of the storage boxes 14 corresponding to the denominations that have been transported through the transport path 20g and have been identified by the discrimination unit 12.

  On the other hand, when the banknote verified by the discrimination unit 12 is discriminated, for example, to face down, the front / back reversing unit 19 is conveyed through the conveyance path 20f as shown by an arrow 45 in FIG. A banknote is conveyed to the conveyance path 31b by the branch part 32a, and is conveyed to the conveyance path 31c by the branch part 32c.

  Then, the front / back reversing unit 19 transports all of the banknotes into the transport path 31c, switches the branching section 32c to transport the banknotes to the transport path 31d, and transports the banknotes to the transport path 20g through the branching section 32b. That is, the front / back reversing unit 19 reverses the front and back of the bills conveyed through the conveyance path 20f and conveys them to the conveyance path 20g.

  The banknotes that have passed through the front / back reversing unit 19 are stored in one of the storage boxes 14 corresponding to the denominations that have been transported through the transport path 20g and have been identified by the discrimination unit 12.

  Therefore, in the automatic teller machine 1, banknotes can be stored in a state in which the front and back sides of the storage 14 are aligned.

[1-3. Replenishment process]
Next, the replenishment process which replenishes the storage 14 with a banknote is demonstrated. When an operation of replenishment is selected by an operation of a bank clerk or the like on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 develops a replenishment processing program read from the ROM and executes it, thereby controlling each unit and performing replenishment processing. Execute.

  The control unit 21 separates the banknotes hand-packed in the replenishment / collection store 15 by bankers or the like one by one by the replenishment depositing unit 16 and transports them to the transport path 20b via the transport paths 20h and 20c. Note that banknotes placed in the replenishment / recovery box 15 may be put without being lined up because the bankers or the like pack their hands.

  The control unit 21 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, and front / back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 20b by the discrimination unit 12, and transports the money to the front / back reversing unit 19 via the transport path 20f.

  The front / back reversing unit 19 branches the banknotes conveyed via the conveyance path 20f as shown by the arrow 46 in FIG. 6A when the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 12 are identified as being face-up, for example. It is conveyed to the conveyance path 31a by the part 32a, and is conveyed to the conveyance path 20g by the branch part 32b. The banknotes that have passed through the front / back reversing unit 19 are stored in one of the storage boxes 14 corresponding to the denominations that have been transported through the transport path 20g and have been identified by the discrimination unit 12.

  On the other hand, the front / back reversing unit 19 is transported through the transport path 20f as indicated by an arrow 47 in FIG. 6B when the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 12 are identified as facing backward, for example. A banknote is conveyed to the conveyance path 31b by the branch part 32a, and is conveyed to the conveyance path 31c by the branch part 32c.

  Then, the front / back reversing unit 19 transports all of the banknotes into the transport path 31c, switches the branching section 32c to transport the banknotes to the transport path 31d, and transports the banknotes to the transport path 20g through the branching section 32b. The banknotes that have passed through the front / back reversing unit 19 are stored in one of the storage boxes 14 corresponding to the denominations that have been transported through the transport path 20g and have been identified by the discrimination unit 12.

  Therefore, in the automatic teller machine 1, the banknote put in the replenishment / collection warehouse 15 in a state where the front and back sides are not aligned can be stored in the storage 14 with the front and back surfaces aligned.

[1-4. Withdrawal processing]
Next, the withdrawal process will be described. When an operation to withdraw money is selected by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 develops a withdrawal processing program read from the ROM in the RAM and executes it, thereby controlling each part to perform withdrawal processing. Run.

  As indicated by an arrow 46 in FIG. 7, when the banknote to be withdrawn is determined in accordance with the customer operation, the control unit 21 separates the banknotes one by one from the storage 14 and conveys the transport paths 20g, 31a and 20b. It is conveyed through.

  The control unit 21 makes the discrimination unit 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 20b, and the normally determined banknote is transferred to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 through the transport path 20e. Accumulate.

  At this time, as described above, in the automatic teller machine 1, the front and back of the banknotes are aligned and stored in the storage 14 by the depositing process and the replenishment process, and therefore when the banknotes stored in the storage 14 are withdrawn. The banknotes can be withdrawn from the deposit / withdrawal port 11 with the front and back sides aligned.

[1-5. Effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 is provided with the front / back reversing unit 19 between the discrimination unit 12 and the storage 14, and stores the front and back of the banknotes with the front / back reversing unit 19 during the deposit process and the replenishment process. Banknotes were stored in the storage 14.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 does not need to reverse the front and back of the banknote during the withdrawal transaction, so that the front and back of the banknote can be withdrawn in a corresponding amount of time, thus improving the serviceability for customers. can do.

  Moreover, since the automatic teller machine 1 can also store a banknote in the storage 14 in the replenishment process by aligning the front and back of the banknote in the front / back reversing unit 19, the replenishment / recovery box 15 is packed with the front and back of the banknote aligned. There is no need, and thus the serviceability for the person who packs banknotes in the replenishment / collection box 15 can be improved.

  Further, the automatic teller machine 1 includes the transport paths 20c, 20b, 20g and the front / back reversing section 19 among the transport paths from the temporary holding section 13 to the storage 14, and the transport path from the replenishment / collection section 15 to the storage 14 Since there is no need to provide a front / back reversing unit on the conveyance path from the temporary holding unit 13 to the storage 14 and on the conveyance path from the replenishment / collection unit 15 to the storage 14, the apparatus can be simplified. Can be configured.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Overall configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 8 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 100 in the second embodiment is stored in the automatic teller machine 1 in the first embodiment. It replaces with the store | warehouse | chamber 14, and the storage shed 114 (114a-114d) which can be attached or detached with respect to the automatic teller machine 100 is provided.

  In other words, the bank 114 may be removed from the automatic teller machine 100 and banknotes or the like may be inserted by hand, and the banknotes are not always stored together.

  Therefore, the automatic teller machine 100, like the automatic teller machine 1 of the first embodiment, aligns the front and back of the banknotes at the time of deposit processing and replenishment processing and stores them in the storage box 14 so that the front and back sides of the banknotes at the time of withdrawal transaction. Are not all withdrawn.

  Therefore, as will be described in detail later, the automatic teller machine 100 reverses the front and back of the banknotes after the withdrawal transaction with the customer is completed in the withdrawal process, and stores the front and back of the banknotes in the storage box 114 in an aligned manner. .

[2-2. Deposit processing]
First, the deposit process will be described. When an operation for depositing is selected by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 expands and executes the deposit processing program read from the ROM on the RAM, thereby executing each unit (11 to 13, 15 to 20, 22 and 114) to control the deposit process.

  The control unit 21 separates the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 11 by the customer one by one and transports them to the transport path 20b via the transport path 20a.

  The control unit 21 makes the discrimination unit 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 20b, and temporarily determines the banknote determined to be normal via the transport paths 20c and 20d. 13 is temporarily suspended (FIG. 9A, arrow 101).

  On the other hand, the control part 21 conveys the banknote which was not normally determined to the deposit or withdrawal port 11 via the conveyance path 20e, and returns it to a customer (FIG. 9 (A), arrow 102).

  When the deposit is canceled by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 conveys the banknote held in the temporary storage unit 13 to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 via the transport paths 20d, 20c, and 20e, to the customer. Return (FIG. 9A, arrow 103).

  When the deposit amount is determined according to the customer's operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 sequentially conveys the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 through the transport paths 20 d, 20 e and 20 b in order, and the discrimination unit 12 again uses the banknotes. After identifying the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the sheet, the sheet is stored in the storage 14 via the transfer path 20f, the transfer path 31a of the front / back reversing unit 19, and the transfer path 20g (FIG. 9B, arrow 104). .

  Thus, in the automatic teller machine 100, a banknote is accommodated in the storage 114, without aligning the front and back of a banknote in a money_receiving | payment process.

[2-3. Replenishment process]
Next, the replenishment process which replenishes the storage 114 with a banknote is demonstrated. When an operation of replenishment is selected by an operation of a bank clerk or the like on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 expands and executes the replenishment processing program read from the ROM in the RAM, thereby executing each unit (11-13, 15). ˜20, 22, 114) to execute the replenishment process.

  The control unit 21 separates the banknotes hand-packed in the replenishment / collection store 15 by bankers or the like one by one by the replenishment depositing unit 16 and transports them via the transport paths 20h, 20c and 20b.

  And the control part 21 makes the discrimination part 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote which passes the discrimination part 12 in the conveyance path 20b, and conveys the conveyance path 20f and the conveyance path 31a and the conveyance path 20g of the front-back inversion part 19. Are stored in any of the storage boxes 14 corresponding to the denominations identified by the discrimination unit 12 (FIG. 10, arrow 105).

  Thus, in the automatic teller machine 100, a banknote is accommodated in the storage 114, without aligning the front and back of a banknote in a replenishment process.

[2-4. Withdrawal processing]
Next, the withdrawal process will be described. When an operation to withdraw money is selected by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 expands and executes the withdrawal processing program read from the ROM in the RAM, thereby executing each unit (11 to 13, 15 to 15). 20, 22, 114) to control the withdrawal process.

  When the banknote to be withdrawn is determined according to the customer operation, the control unit 21 separates the banknotes one by one from the storage case 114 and transports them through the transport paths 20g, 31a and 20b.

  The control unit 21 makes the discrimination unit 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 20b, and the banknote discriminated as normal and, for example, face up is shown by the arrow in FIG. As indicated by 106, it is accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 11 through the transport path 20 e.

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 temporarily stores the banknotes identified as being normal and, for example, face down by the discrimination unit 12 via the conveyance paths 20c and 20d, as indicated by an arrow 107 in FIG. 13 is put on hold.

  The control unit 21 receives the banknotes that are normal and face-up until the banknotes that are normal and face up, for example, are stacked in the deposit / withdrawal port 11 are the same as the amount to be withdrawn according to the customer operation. The banknotes that are normal and face down are stored in the temporary storage unit 13.

  And after the withdrawal transaction with a customer is complete | finished, the control part 21 carries out the conveyance paths 20d, 20e, and 20b in order, as shown to the arrow 108 of FIG. Then, the denomination unit 12 again discriminates the denomination, authenticity, and front / back of the banknotes, and transports them to the front / back reversing unit 19 via the transport path 20f. At this time, all the banknotes are discriminated face down in the discrimination unit 12.

  The front / back reversing unit 19 is identified by the discrimination unit 12 that the banknote is facing down, so that the banknote conveyed through the conveyance path 20f is conveyed to the conveyance path 31b by the branching section 32a and the conveyance path by the branching section 32c. It is made to convey to 31c.

  Then, the front / back reversing unit 19 transports all of the banknotes into the transport path 31c, switches the branching section 32c to transport the banknotes to the transport path 31d, and transports the banknotes to the transport path 20g through the branching section 32b. That is, the front / back reversing unit 19 reverses the front and back of the bills conveyed through the conveyance path 20f and conveys them to the conveyance path 20g.

  The banknotes that have passed through the front / back reversing unit 19 are stored in one of the storage boxes 114 corresponding to the denominations that have been transported through the transport path 20g and have been identified by the discrimination unit 12.

  Thus, the automatic teller machine 100 conveys the banknote discriminated face-up to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 and withdraws it to the customer in the withdrawal process, and temporarily sends the banknote discriminated back-facing to the temporary storage unit 13. After the withdrawal transaction, the front and back reversing unit 19 reverses the front and back and stores it in the storage 14.

[2-5. Effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 100 includes the front / back reversing unit 19 between the discrimination unit 12 and the storage 114 provided to be detachable from the automatic teller machine 100.

  In the withdrawal process, the automatic teller machine 100 transports the banknotes discriminated face up by the discrimination unit 12 to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 and withdraws them to the customer, and the banknotes discriminated from the back side to the temporary storage unit 13. Temporarily hold and after the withdrawal transaction is completed, the front and back reversing unit 19 reverses the front and back and stores them in the storage 14.

  Thereby, since the automatic teller machine 100 withdraws only the banknote discriminated as face up in the withdrawal process to the customer, the front and back of the banknote are aligned in a short time as long as the front and back are not reversed during the withdrawal transaction. It is possible to withdraw money, thus improving the serviceability for customers.

  Moreover, the automatic teller machine 100 temporarily holds the banknote discriminated as face-down in the withdrawal process in the temporary storage unit 13, and stores it by inverting the front and back of the banknote in the front / back reversing unit 19 after the withdrawal transaction is completed. Since it is stored in the storage 114, it can be stored in the storage 114 with the front and back of the banknotes aligned.

  Therefore, the automatic teller machine 100 can withdraw the banknotes stored in a state in which the front and back sides are aligned from the storage box 114 when performing the withdrawal process next time, and can further remove the front and back sides of the banknotes in a short time. It is possible to make withdrawals in a uniform manner, thus improving the serviceability for customers.

  Also, the automatic teller machine 100 does not need to pack the banknote 114 with the front and back of the banknotes, and does not need to pack the banknotes with the replenishment / collection box 15 so that the serviceability for the banker is also increased. Can be improved.

[3. Third Embodiment]
[3-1. Overall configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 13 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIGS. 1 and 8, the automatic teller machine 200 in the third embodiment is the same as the automatic teller machine 100 in the second embodiment. In addition, a storage 114 (114a to 114d) that is detachable from the automatic teller machine 200 is provided.

  Moreover, the automatic cash transaction apparatus 200 differs in the position in which the front / back inversion part 219 is provided compared with the automatic cash transaction apparatuses 1 and 100 in 1st and 2nd embodiment.

  Specifically, the front / back reversing unit 219 is provided between the deposit / withdrawal port 11, the temporary storage unit 13, and the discrimination unit 12. The front / back reversing unit 219 is configured in the same manner as the front / back reversing unit 19 in the first and second embodiments, and only when the banknotes are conveyed from the temporary storage unit 13 or the discrimination unit 12 to the deposit / withdrawal port 11. It is a one-way switchback type front / back reversing mechanism that can reverse the front / back.

  One end of the conveyance path 220a is connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 11, and the other end is connected to one end of the conveyance paths 220b and 220g via a branch portion.

  The other end of the conveyance path 220b opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 220a and 220g is connected to one end of the conveyance paths 220c and 220e via a branching portion. The discrimination unit 12 is provided on the transport path 220b.

  The other end of the conveyance path 220c opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 220b and 220e is connected to one end of the conveyance paths 220d and 220h via a branch portion. The other end of the conveyance path 220d opposite to the one connected to the conveyance paths 220c and 220h is connected to the temporary holding unit 13.

  The other end of the conveyance path 220e opposite to one end connected to the conveyance paths 220b and 220c is connected to the front / back reversing unit 219. The front / back reversing unit 219 is connected to the other end of the conveyance path 220f having one end connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 from the conveyance path 220e through the internal conveyance path.

  By the way, as for the automatic teller machine 200, like the automatic teller machine 100 in 2nd Embodiment, the storage 114 is removed from the automatic teller machine 200, and a bank employee etc. may insert a banknote by hand packing. Yes, the banknotes are not always stored together.

  Therefore, as will be described later in detail, the automatic teller machine 200 reverses the front and back of the banknotes in the withdrawal process, and arranges the front and back of the banknotes to withdraw.

[3-2. Deposit processing]
First, the deposit process will be described. When an operation for depositing is selected by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 expands and executes the deposit processing program read from the ROM in the RAM, thereby executing each unit (11-13, 15-18, 22, 114, 219) to control the deposit process.

  The control unit 21 separates the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 11 by the customer at the time of depositing and transports them to the transport path 20b via the transport path 220a.

  The control unit 21 makes the discrimination unit 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 200b, and temporarily determines the banknote determined to be normal via the transport paths 220c and 220d. 13 is temporarily suspended (FIG. 14, arrow 201).

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 transports the banknotes that have not been determined to be normal to the deposit / withdrawal port 11 via the transport path 220e, the front / back reversing unit 219, and the transport path 220f and returns them to the customer (arrow 202 in FIG. 14).

  When the deposit is canceled by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 inputs / exits the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 through the transport paths 220d, 220c, 220e, the front / back reversing unit 219, and the transport path 220f. It is conveyed to the mouth 11 and returned to the customer (FIG. 14, arrow 203).

  When the deposit amount is confirmed according to the customer's operation on the operation input unit 22, the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 are sequentially transported through the transport paths 220d, 220c, and 220b, and again the banknote denominations at the discrimination unit 12 After the authenticity and the front and back are discriminated, they are stored in the storage box 114 via the conveyance path 220g (FIG. 15, arrow 204).

  Thus, the automatic teller machine 200 stores banknotes in the storage 114 without aligning the front and back of banknotes in the deposit process.

[3-3. Replenishment process]
Next, the replenishment process which replenishes the storage 114 with a banknote is demonstrated. When an operation of replenishment is selected by an operation of a bank clerk or the like on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 expands and executes the replenishment processing program read from the ROM in the RAM, thereby executing each unit (11-13, 15). ˜18, 22, 114, 219) are executed to execute the replenishment process.

  The control unit 21 separates the banknotes hand-packed in the replenishment / collection warehouse 15 by a bank clerk or the like at the time of replenishment one by one by the replenishment depositing unit 16 and transports them via the transport paths 220h, 220c and 220b.

  And the control part 21 makes the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote which passes the discrimination part 12 in the conveyance path 200b discriminate | determine in this discrimination part 12, and makes it the denomination discriminated in the discrimination part 12 via the conveyance path 220g. The banknote is stored in one of the corresponding storage boxes 114 (FIG. 16, arrow 205).

  Thus, in the automatic teller machine 200, a banknote is accommodated in the storage 114, without aligning the front and back of a banknote at the time of replenishment.

[3-4. Withdrawal processing]
Next, the withdrawal process will be described. When an operation to withdraw money is selected by a customer operation on the operation input unit 22, the control unit 21 expands and executes the withdrawal processing program read from the ROM in the RAM, thereby executing each unit (11 to 13, 15 to 15). 18, 22, 114, 219) to control the withdrawal process.

  When the banknotes to be dispensed are determined according to the customer operation, the control unit 21 separates the banknotes one by one from the storage case 114 and transports them through the transport paths 220g and 220b.

  The control unit 21 makes the discrimination unit 12 discriminate the denomination, authenticity, and front and back of the banknote passing through the discrimination unit 12 in the transport path 20b, and passes the banknote determined to be normal to the front / back reversing unit 219 via the transport path 220e. Transport.

  When the discriminating unit 12 discriminates the front / back reversing unit 219, for example, as shown by the arrow 207 in FIG. 17A, the front / back reversing unit 219 enters and exits the transport path 220f without being reversed. Accumulate in the mouthpiece 11.

  On the other hand, when the front / back reversing unit 219 is identified by the discrimination unit 12 as facing backward, for example, as shown by the arrow 207 in FIG. And accumulate in the deposit / withdrawal port 11.

  Thus, the automatic teller machine 200 can withdraw the banknote from the deposit / withdrawal port 11 to the customer by aligning the front and back of the banknote at the front / back reversing unit 219 during the withdrawal transaction.

[4. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the switchback type front / back reversing mechanism is used as the front / back reversing portions 19 and 219 in the first to third embodiments has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. However, as long as the front and back of the banknote are reversed, various other mechanisms such as a mechanism for reversing the banknote by twisting the conveyance path by 180 degrees with respect to the traveling direction may be used.

  Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, banknotes as paper sheets are applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various paper sheets such as money rights, tickets, postcards, and the like can be applied. it can.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments described above, the present invention is applied to the automatic cash transaction apparatuses 1, 100 and 200 as the automatic paper sheet transaction apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a copying machine, a printer, The present invention can be applied to various devices such as a vending machine and a ticket vending machine.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments described above, the case where the front and back reversing portions 19 and 219 convey the front-facing banknotes as they are and the front-back banknotes are reversed and transported is described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the front and back reversing portions 19 and 219 may transport the banknotes facing backwards, and may transport the banknotes facing upside down.

  The present invention can be widely used, for example, in an apparatus for aligning the front and back of paper sheets.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,100,200 ... Automatic cash transaction apparatus, 11 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 12 ... Discrimination part, 13 ... Temporary holding part, 14, 114 ... Storage, 15 ... Replenishment / collection, 16 ... ... Replenishment deposit / withdrawal part, 17 ... Reject storage, 18 ... Forgotten storage, 19, 219 ... Front / back reversing part, 20 ... Conveyance path, 21 ... Control part, 31 ... Conveyance path, 32 ... Bifurcation part.

Claims (5)

A discrimination section that discriminates the front and back of paper sheets,
A storage section for storing paper sheets;
A paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus comprising: a front / back reversing unit that is connected through a conveyance path between the discrimination unit and the storage unit and reverses the front / back side of the paper sheet based on the result of discrimination by the discrimination unit . The front and back inversion part is
The paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the paper sheet is conveyed from the discrimination unit to the storage unit, the front and back sides of the paper sheet are reversed based on a result identified by the discrimination unit. The storage section is detachably provided to the paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus,
A deposit / withdrawal port that is connected to the discrimination unit via a conveyance path and exchanges paper sheets with a customer;
A temporary holding unit that is connected to the discrimination unit via a conveyance path and temporarily holds paper sheets;
When the paper sheets stored in the storage unit are withdrawn from the deposit / withdrawal port through the discrimination unit, only one of the paper sheets that have been identified as face-up or face-down by the discrimination unit. A control unit that transports to the deposit / withdrawal port, holds the other not transported to the deposit / withdrawal port in the temporary storage unit, and reverses the front / back by the front / back reversing unit and stores it in the storage unit; The paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1. The controller is
The other side that has not been conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port is held in the temporary holding unit, and after the transaction of the paper sheet with the customer is finished, the front and back reversing unit is used to reverse the front and back, and the storage The paper sheet automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 3. Connected to the discrimination unit via a conveyance path, and used when replenishing the storage unit with paper sheets via the discrimination unit and collecting paper sheets from the storage unit via the discrimination unit A replenishment / recovery unit detachably attached to the paper sheet handling device for storing the paper sheets to be stored;
The front and back inversion part is
When paper sheets are stored in the storage unit from the replenishment collection unit via the discrimination unit and the front / back reversing unit, the front and back sides of the paper sheet are reversed based on the result identified by the discrimination unit. Item 2. An automatic paper sheet transaction apparatus according to item 1.

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