JP2014075019A - Coin processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processing apparatus which can prevent prolonging of processing time when collecting coins stored in a first storage part and a second storage part.SOLUTION: A coin processing apparatus comprises: a first storage part for sorting coins into different denominations and storing them; a second storage part for storing coins of different denominations in a mixed state; and a control part which, when performing depositing processing, if the number of coins stored in the first storage part has not reached a prescribed number which is smaller than a maximum storage number of the first storage part, makes coins to be conveyed to the first storage part, and if the number of coins stored in the first storage part has reached the prescribed number, makes coins to be conveyed to the second storage part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a coin processing apparatus that performs a collection process in order to closely examine a coin stored in a storage unit.

  In recent years, automatic transaction apparatuses represented by ATM (Automated Teller Machine) of financial institutions are installed in various places such as banks and convenience stores. The customer can perform transactions such as deposit and withdrawal by performing various operations on the display screen displayed on the automatic transaction apparatus.

  Said automatic transaction apparatus has a coin processing apparatus which processes the deposit or withdrawal of a coin, etc. inside. This coin processing apparatus includes a first storage unit that stores received coins by denomination. Moreover, in order to store a large amount of coins, the coin processing device has a second storage unit that stores coins of different denominations together when the first storage unit is full (see Patent Document 1).

  Further, in the coin processing device, in order to closely examine the coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit by the deposit process, a recovery process of transporting the coins to the recovery unit is performed. At this time, the coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit are transported to the temporary storage unit and temporarily accumulated, and then transported to the collection unit.

JP 2011-170417 A

  By the way, since the first storage unit stores coins in denominations, the first storage unit transports the coins from the first storage unit to the temporary holding unit in denominations, and temporarily stores the coins of different denominations from the second storage unit. Compared with the case where coins are transported to the holding part, the transport time is long. In addition, since the coins are stored in the second storage unit when the first storage unit is full as described above, the coins of the first storage unit that is full are conveyed to the recovery unit during the recovery process. As a result, the processing time may be further increased.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to increase the processing time when collecting coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved coin processing apparatus capable of suppressing this.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, a first storage unit that stores coins by denomination, a second storage unit that stores coins of different denominations, and depositing In the case of processing, when the coins stored in the first storage unit have not reached a predetermined number less than the maximum storage number of the first storage unit, the coins are conveyed to the first storage unit, There is provided a coin processing device including a control unit that causes the second storage unit to convey coins when the number of coins stored in the first storage unit reaches the predetermined number.

  In such a coin processing device, during the deposit process, if the number of coins stored in the first storage unit has not reached a predetermined number smaller than the maximum storage number of the first storage unit, coins are stored in the first storage unit. When the number of coins stored in the first storage unit reaches a predetermined number, the coins are transferred to the second storage unit. For this reason, when performing the collection process, it is possible to prevent the coins from being filled in the first storage unit, and thus it is possible to shorten the time until the coins stored in the first storage unit are collected in the collection unit. On the other hand, although the number of coins stored in the second storage unit increases, the transfer time of coins from the second storage unit to the recovery unit is shorter than the transfer time of coins from the first storage unit to the recovery unit. Therefore, the increase in the total conveyance time to the collection | recovery part of the coin accommodated in the 1st accommodating part and the 2nd accommodating part can be suppressed. Therefore, it can suppress that the processing time at the time of collect | recovering the coins accommodated in the 1st accommodating part and the 2nd accommodating part becomes long.

  The coin processing apparatus may further include a recovery unit that recovers coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit, and the control unit includes the first storage unit during the recovery process. The coins stored in the second storage unit may be transported to the recovery unit.

  Further, in the coin processing apparatus, the control unit stores the coin stored in the second storage unit into the recovery unit and then stores the coin stored in the first storage unit during the recovery process. It is good also as conveying a coin to the said collection | recovery part.

  Moreover, in said coin processing apparatus, the said coin is temporarily suspended in the middle of conveying the coin accommodated in the said 1st accommodating part to the said collection | recovery part, and the coin accommodated in the said 2nd accommodating part is made into the said collection | recovery part. A temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the coin during transfer is provided, and the control unit reciprocates the same transfer path to pass the coin stored in the first storage unit via the temporary holding unit. The coins stored in the second storage unit may be transported to the recovery unit via the temporary storage unit without being transported to the recovery unit and reciprocating along the same transport path.

  The coin processing apparatus may further include a transport unit that transports the coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit to a recovery unit, and the transport unit is stored in the first storage unit. A first transport unit that transports coins to the temporary storage unit; and a second transport unit that transports coins stored in the second storage unit to the temporary storage unit, wherein the second transport unit receives coins. It is good also as a conveyance speed to convey being faster than the conveyance speed in which the said 1st conveyance part conveys a coin.

  In the above coin processing device, the transport unit may include a transport path for transporting the coin, and a plurality of the first storage units may be arranged for each coin type in the transport path. .

  In the coin processing apparatus, the first storage unit of the denomination has a transport distance between the temporary storage unit and the temporary storage unit in the transport path between the second storage unit and the temporary storage unit. At least one or more first storage units longer than the distance may be included.

  In the coin processing device, the first storage unit may feed the stored coins so as to be conveyed only in one direction in the conveyance path.

  In the coin processing apparatus, the control unit may be configured to change the predetermined number of threshold values.

  In the coin processing device, the control unit may perform the predetermined processing when the coins stored in the second storage unit have reached the maximum storage number in the second storage unit during the deposit process. It is good also as making a 1st accommodating part in which the number of coins were accommodated convey a coin.

  In the coin processing device, the control unit causes the first storage unit to convey coins until the coins stored in the first storage unit reach the maximum storage number of the first storage unit. It is also good.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress an increase in processing time when collecting coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the internal structural example of the coin processing apparatus 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a coin processing device 10. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the conveyance of the coin at the time of a money_receiving | payment process. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of conveyance of the coin at the time of a payment process. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the conveyance of a coin at the time of collect | recovering coins from the money-type stacker 40 to the replenishment collection cassette 48. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the conveyance of a coin at the time of collect | recovering coins from the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment collection cassette 48. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the example of control of coin conveyance at the time of a money_receiving | payment process. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the conveyance of the coin at the time of the money_receiving | payment process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of control of coin conveyance at the time of the money_receiving | payment process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. First Embodiment>
(1-1. Configuration Example of Coin Processing Device)
A configuration example of the coin processing device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an internal configuration example of a coin processing device 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the coin processing device 10.

  The coin processing device 10 is a device that is installed in, for example, a store such as a financial institution or a convenience store and is built in an automatic transaction device that performs transactions (payment, withdrawal, etc.) with customers. The coin processing device 10 has a function of accepting coins inserted by an attendant at the time of a deposit transaction, identifying and counting the accepted coins, and storing them. Moreover, the coin processing apparatus 10 has a function which pays out coins at the time of a withdrawal transaction, and counts and dispenses the delivered coins.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 includes a deposit / withdrawal unit 20, a feeding unit 24, a transport unit 28, an identification unit 32, a temporary storage unit 36, and a denomination that is an example of a first storage unit. The stacker 40 includes an overflow stacker 44 that is an example of a second storage unit, a replenishment / collection cassette 48 that is an example of a recovery unit, and a replenishment transport unit 52. Moreover, the coin processing apparatus 10 has the display part 60, the operation part 62, and the control unit 70, as shown in FIG.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a function of accepting deposit coins input by a customer or a staff member, or delivering a withdrawal coin to a customer or a staff member. The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a tray 21 for receiving coins. The tray 21 is provided so as to be able to rotate, and can, for example, be reversed to discharge coins downward. The coins released from the tray 21 fall through the chute 22 to the feeding unit 24 provided below the tray 21.

  The feeding unit 24 has a function of receiving coins released from the tray 21 and feeding the received coins to the transport unit 28. The feeding unit 24 has a rotating disk for separating and feeding out coins one by one, for example.

  The feeding unit 24 has a sensor for detecting coins, and can detect foreign matters such as clips remaining without being fed out. When the foreign matter remains, the feeding unit 24 discharges the foreign matter to the foreign matter chute 25 located below. As a result, the foreign matter is returned to the foreign matter return port 26.

  The transport unit 28 has a function of transporting coins. The conveyance part 28 has the conveyance path 29 in which a coin is conveyed, and conveyance members (not shown), such as a belt for conveying a coin. The transport unit 28 can transport in the direction D1 or the direction D2 shown in FIG. 1 in the transport path. For example, the transport unit 28 transports the coins fed out from the feeding unit 24 in the direction D1 to reach the identification unit 32.

  The identification unit 32 is provided in the conveyance path 29 and has a function of identifying at least the denomination, authenticity, correctness, and the like of the coins to be conveyed. Moreover, the identification part 32 also has a function which counts the coins conveyed. Although the identification part 32 is an optical sensor here, it is not limited to this, The sensor of various systems can be employ | adopted.

  The temporary storage unit 36 is for temporarily storing the coins transported in the transport path 29. For example, during the deposit process, the coins fed out and conveyed from the feeding unit 24 are temporarily accumulated in the temporary holding unit 36. Moreover, the temporary storage part 36 has a rotating disk for paying out coins, for example, and also has a function of paying out temporarily stored coins one by one to the transport path 29.

  The money type stacker 40 has a function of storing coins for dispensing in accordance with the money type. In the present embodiment, a plurality of denomination stackers 40 a to 40 f are provided for the denominations of coins between the feeding unit 24 and the temporary storage unit 36 in the transport path 29. For example, the denomination stacker 40a stores 1-yen coins, and the denomination stacker 40b stores 50-yen coins. Each of the denomination stackers 40a to 40f can store coins by a predetermined maximum storage number M.

  Coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 36 during the depositing process are fed from the temporary holding unit and conveyed in the direction D2 to the corresponding denomination stacker 40. Note that the transfer path 29 is provided with a switching gate for switching the coin transport direction, and the coins are distributed to the corresponding denomination stacker 40 by the switching gate.

  The overflow stacker 44 is fixedly disposed below the coin processing apparatus 10 in the present embodiment. The overflow stacker 44 has a function of storing coins of different denominations together (collectively in a non-aligned state). The overflow stacker 44 stores coins to be deposited thereafter when a predetermined number of coins are stored in the denomination stacker 40 during the deposit process. Further, the overflow stacker 44 has a function of feeding out the stored coins to the replenishment transport unit 52.

  The overflow stacker 44 includes a storage unit 44 a that stores coins of different denominations in a mixed manner, and a belt 44 b for feeding the coins of the storage unit 44 a to the replenishment transport path 52. In the storage portion 44a, the coins distributed to the chute 31a by the switching gate 30a provided in the transport path 29 are dropped and stored in the chute 31a. In addition, the switching gate 30a distributes coins to the chute 31a by opening operation.

  The overflow stacker 44 is provided with a reject box 45 for storing reject coins that have not been identified as normal coins by the identification unit 32. In the reject box 45, coins distributed to the chute 31b by the switching gate 30b are dropped and stored in the chute 31b. The reject box 45 is detachable.

  The replenishment / collection cassette 48 is a cassette that can be attached to and detached from the coin processing apparatus 10. The replenishment / collection cassette 48 is for replenishing the coins loaded in the cassette when there are not enough coins in the coin processing apparatus 10 due to various processes. Further, the replenishment / collection cassette 48 collects the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44 in the cassette during the collection process.

  The coins are collected in the replenishment / collection cassette 48 by the transport unit 28 transporting the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment / collection cassette 48. During the collection process for coin scrutiny or the like, the temporary storage unit 36 temporarily holds the coin while the coin stored in the denomination stacker 40 is being transported to the replenishment collection cassette 48, and the overflow stacker. While the coins stored in 44 are being conveyed to the replenishment collection cassette 48, the coins are temporarily held.

  The replenishment / collection cassette 48 includes a storage unit 48 a that stores coins of different denominations and a belt 48 b for feeding the coins of the storage unit 48 a to the replenishment transport unit 52. Coins distributed to the chute 31c by the switching gate 30c provided in the transport path 29 are dropped and stored in the storage unit 48a. Further, the replenishment / collection cassette 48 is provided with a reject box 49 for storing reject coins that have not been identified as normal coins by the identification unit 32. In the reject box 49, the coins distributed to the chute 31d by the switching gate 30d are dropped and stored in the chute 31d.

  The replenishment transport unit 52 has a function of transporting coins fed from the overflow stacker 44 and the replenishment collection cassette 48 to above the coin processing apparatus 10 (for example, the temporary storage unit 36). The replenishment conveyance part 52 has a conveyance conveyor (not shown) which conveys a coin upwards, for example, and can convey a coin at high speed. That is, the transport speed at which the replenishment transport unit 52 transports coins is faster than the transport speed at which the transport unit 28 transports coins. Thereby, the coin of the overflow stacker 44 can be quickly conveyed to the temporary storage part 36 in the collection process. In the present embodiment, the transport unit 28 corresponds to the first transport unit, and the replenishment transport unit 52 corresponds to the second transport unit.

  By the way, in the six money type stackers 40a to 40e, the transport distance between the temporary storage unit 36 in the transport path is longer than the transport distance of the replenishment transport path 42 between the overflow stacker 44 and the temporary storage unit 36. At least one type stacker is included. Thereby, the coin of the overflow stacker 44 can be quickly conveyed to the temporary storage part 36 in the collection process. In the present embodiment, as can be seen from FIG. 1, the transport distance of the replenishment transport path 52 between the overflow stacker 44 and the temporary storage unit 36 is the money type stacker 40a to 40m of the 6 money type stackers 40a to 40f. It is shorter than the transport distance between 40d and the temporary storage unit 36. The relationship of the transport distance is not limited to the above. For example, the transport distance between the denomination stacker 40a farthest from the temporary storage unit 36 among the six denomination stackers 40a to 40f and the temporary storage unit 36 is as follows. It may be longer than the transport distance between the overflow stacker 44 and the temporary storage unit 36.

  The display unit 60 displays a menu screen, a processing result screen, and the like. The operation unit 62 is for accepting the operation of the clerk. When the clerk operates the operation unit 62, a deposit process, a withdrawal process, and a collection process are performed. The display unit 60 and the operation unit 62 are provided on the upper part of the coin processing apparatus 10, for example.

  The control unit 70 controls the overall operation of the coin processing apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 70 includes a control unit 72 and a storage unit 74. The control unit 72 controls the operation of each component described above. The storage unit 74 stores programs executed by the control unit 72 and various data.

  By the way, although the details will be described later, the control unit 70 performs the following control during the deposit process. That is, if the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 have not reached the set number N, which is a predetermined number smaller than the maximum denomination M of the denomination stacker 40, the control unit 70 stores the coins in the denomination stacker 40. Transport. On the other hand, when the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reach the set number N, the control unit 70 causes the overflow stacker 44 to convey the coins. In this way, by limiting the number of coins to be conveyed to the denomination stacker 40 at the time of deposit processing, the amount of coins to be transported from the overflow stacker 44 in which the transport processing is performed quickly increases during the subsequent collection processing. Therefore, the time spent for the collection process can be shortened.

  The control unit 70 can be set by changing the size of the set number N. For example, when the clerk changes the size of the set number N using the operation unit 62, the control unit 70 sets the changed set number N.

  Although the details will be described later, the control unit 70 conveys the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 to the replenishment collection cassette 48 and collects the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 during the collection process. 48. For example, the control unit 70 transports the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment / collection cassette 48 and then transports the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 to the replenishment / collection cassette 48 during the collection process. That is, the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 are collected first.

  By recovering the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 first, it is necessary to restart the operation even if a failure occurs during the recovery process, compared to the case of recovering the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 first. Time can be shortened. That is, when the coins of the money type stacker 40 are collected first, if a trouble such as coin clogging occurs when the coins of the subsequent overflow stacker 44 are collected, the gold that has been emptied to resume the operation. It is necessary to replenish the type stacker 40 with coins. On the other hand, when the coins of the overflow stacker 44 are collected first, even if a failure occurs when the coins of the overflow stacker 44 are collected, the denomination stacker 40 is in a state where coins are stored. Therefore, it is not necessary to add coins to the denomination stacker 40.

  Further, during the collection process, the control unit 70 reciprocates the same conveyance path (specifically, the conveyance path 29), and the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 are routed via the temporary storage unit 36. It is conveyed to the replenishment collection cassette 48. On the other hand, the control unit 70 transports the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment / collection cassette 48 via the temporary storage unit 36 without reciprocating the same transport path. For this reason, when the coins of the overflow stacker 44 are transported to the replenishment / collection cassette 48 and collected, it is not necessary to reciprocate the same transport path, so the coins of the denomination stacker 40 are transported to the replenishment / collection cassette 48. The conveyance time can be shortened compared to the case of collecting.

(1-2. Basic processing of coin processing device)
The coin processing device 10 performs, for example, a deposit process, a withdrawal process, and a recovery process as basic processes. Below, it demonstrates for every process.

(Deposit processing)
The flow of the deposit process will be described with reference to FIG. The deposit process is a process of storing the coins inserted by the staff in the denomination stacker 40.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the flow of transporting coins during deposit processing. After the clerk puts coins into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the coin 21 falls to the feeding unit 24 through the chute 22 when the tray 21 is reversed. The feeding unit 24 separates coins one by one and feeds them to the transport path 29 of the transport unit 28. As shown in FIG. 3A, the fed coins are once transported to the temporary storage unit 36 before being transported to the denomination stacker 40.

  That is, the transport unit 28 transports the coins in the direction D1 to reach the identification unit 32. The identification part 32 identifies the denomination etc. of the conveyed coin. When the identifying unit 32 identifies that the coin is a normal coin, the transport unit 28 transports the coin to the temporary storage unit 36. On the other hand, when the identification unit 32 identifies that the coin is not a normal coin, the conveyance unit 28 conveys the coin to the tray 21 through the position of the temporary storage unit 36. Thereby, the coin which is not a normal coin is returned to a staff. All of the coins thrown by the attendant are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 36 or the tray 21.

  After the transfer of the coins to the temporary storage unit 36 is completed, for example, when an attendant performs an operation of storing the coins with the operation unit 62, as shown in FIG. The operation of storing in the type stacker 40 is performed. Specifically, the temporary storage unit 36 feeds coins one by one toward the transport path 29. The transport unit 28 transports the coins in the direction D <b> 2 and reaches the identification unit 32.

  The identification part 32 identifies the denomination etc. of the conveyed coin. Then, when the identifying unit 32 identifies that the coin is a normal coin, the transport unit 28 transports the coin to the denomination stacker 40 corresponding to the denomination of the coin. For example, if the coin is a 5-yen coin, the transport unit 28 transports the coin to the denomination stacker 40d. Thereby, the denomination stackers 40a to 40f store coins of the corresponding denominations. On the other hand, when the identifying unit 32 identifies that the coin is not a normal coin, the transport unit 28 transports the coin to the reject box 45 of the overflow stacker 44.

  By the way, in this embodiment, until the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reaches a predetermined set number N (the set number N is smaller than the maximum stored number M), As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the coins in the temporary storage unit 36 are conveyed to the denomination stacker 40. On the other hand, when the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reaches a predetermined set number N, the transport unit 28 turns the coins of the temporary storage unit 36 into the overflow stacker 44 as shown in FIG. Transport. As a result, the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 is equal to or less than the set number N.

  The set number N can be set for each of the money type stackers 40a to 40f. For example, when the number of 1-yen coins stored in the denomination stacker 40a among a plurality of denomination coins reaches the set number N, only the 1-yen coin is transported to the overflow stacker 44 and another denomination Coins are conveyed to the denomination stackers 40b to 40f. Further, the set number N can be set by the staff using the operation unit 62 or the like. Thereby, the set number of coins of the respective denomination stackers 40a to 40f can be arbitrarily set. The set number N need not be the same for all the money type stackers 40a to 40f, and may be different from each other.

(Withdrawal processing)
The flow of the withdrawal process will be described with reference to FIG. The withdrawal process is a process for dispensing the coins stored in the money type stacker 40 to the tray 21 of the depositing / dispensing unit 20.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the coin transportation during the withdrawal process. Here, it demonstrates as what withdraws the coin of money type stackers 40a and 40b among money type stackers 40a-40f.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the denomination stacker 40a sequentially feeds coins one by one to the transport path 29. The transport unit 29 transports the fed coins in the direction D1 to reach the identification unit 32. And if the identification part 32 identifies that it is a normal coin, the conveyance part 28 will convey a coin to the receiving tray 21. FIG. Thereby, the coin of the money type stacker 40a is withdrawn. In addition, if the identification part 32 identifies that it is not a normal coin, the conveyance part 28 will convey a coin to the money classification stacker 40a.

  When the conveyance of the coins of the denomination stacker 40a to the tray 21 is completed, the denomination stacker 40b sequentially feeds the coins one by one to the conveyance path 29 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the fed coins are conveyed to the tray 21 after being identified by the identification unit 32. The coins of other money type stackers 40c to 40f are also withdrawn in the same manner.

  As can be seen from FIG. 4, the transport path 29 in the present embodiment is configured such that coins fed from the denomination stackers 40a to 40f are transported in the direction D1 of the directions D1 and D2. Yes. The reason why the transport path 29 is configured as described above is to shorten the transport time to the tray 21 during the withdrawal process. Due to this configuration of the transport path 29, the coins of the denomination stackers 40a to 40f cannot be directly transported to the replenishment / collection cassette 48 during the recovery process, but are temporarily transported to the temporary storage unit 36.

(Recovery processing)
The flow of the collection process will be described with reference to FIGS. The collection process is a process of conveying coins stored in the money type stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment collection cassette 48 when, for example, examining coins stored in the money type stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the flow of coin transportation when coins are collected from the denomination stacker 40 to the replenishment collection cassette 48. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, coins stored in the money type stackers 40 a to 40 f are fed to the temporary holding unit 36 in the direction D <b> 1 after being fed to the transport path 29. Then, after all the coins of one denomination stacker among the denomination stackers 40a to 40f are transported to the temporary storage unit 36, the coins of the next denomination stacker are transported to the temporary storage unit 36. In addition, when a coin is conveyed to the temporary storage part 36, you may identify the denomination etc. of a coin by the identification part 32. FIG.

  After all the coins of the six denomination stackers 40a to 40f are transported to the temporary storage unit 36, the coins of the temporary storage unit 36 are transported in the direction D2 as shown in FIG. 32, the denomination and the like of the coin are identified by the identification unit 32. Thereafter, the coins identified by the identification unit 32 are further transported and stored in the replenishment / collection cassette 48. Thereby, the collection | recovery of the coin of the money-type stacker 40 is complete | finished.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the flow of coin transportation when coins are collected from the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment collection cassette 48. First, as shown in FIG. 6A, after the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 in an unaligned state are fed to the replenishment transport unit 52 by the belt 44b, the coins are transported to the temporary storage unit 36 by the replenishment transport unit 52. Is done.

  By the way, since the replenishment conveyance part 52 has a conveyance conveyor which conveys a coin at high speed, and conveys the coin of different denominations collectively, it can convey a coin to the temporary storage part 36 quickly. For this reason, the transport time for transporting the predetermined number of coins from the overflow stacker 44 to the temporary storage unit 36 is shorter than the transport time for transporting the predetermined number of coins from the money type stackers 40 a to 40 f to the temporary storage unit 36.

  After all the coins in the overflow stacker 44 have been transported to the temporary transport unit 36, as shown in FIG. 6B, the coins in the temporary storage unit 36 are transported in the direction D2 to reach the identification unit 32, where they are identified. The coin type and the like of the coin are identified by the part 32. Thereafter, the coins identified by the identification unit 32 are further transported and stored in the replenishment / collection cassette 48. Thereby, the collection of coins in the overflow stacker 44 is completed.

  In the collection process of the present embodiment, after the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 have been transported to the replenishment / collection cassette 48, the coins stored in the denomination stackers 40a to 40f are transported to the replenishment / collection cassette 48. Is done.

(1-3. Coin conveyance control example during deposit processing)
With reference to FIG. 7, an example of coin conveyance control during the deposit process according to the first embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of coin conveyance control during the deposit process. Control of coin conveyance is executed by the control unit 72 of the control unit 70. That is, the control of the coin conveyance during the deposit process is realized by the control unit 72 executing the program stored in the storage unit 74.

  The flowchart of FIG. 7 starts when the coin processing apparatus 10 is turned on. First, when the clerk inputs a predetermined set number N stored in the money type stackers 40a to 40f, the control unit 72 sets the input set number N (step S102). Then, the control part 72 controls the conveyance part 28, and conveys the coin thrown into the deposit or withdrawal part 20 by the attendant to the denomination stacker 40 via the temporary storage part 36 (step S104).

  Next, the control unit 72 determines whether or not the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 is smaller than a predetermined set number N (step S106). If the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 is smaller than the set number N (Yes) in step S106, the control unit 72 continues to convey the coins to the denomination stacker 40 (step S108). ).

  On the other hand, when the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reaches the set number N in step S106 (No), the control unit 72 controls the transport unit 28 to transfer to the denomination stacker 40. The conveyance of the coin is stopped and the coin is conveyed to the overflow stacker 44 (step S110). As a result, the denomination stacker 40 stores coins having a set number N or less.

  Thereafter, the control unit 72 determines whether or not the overflow stacker 44 is full of coins (has reached the maximum storage number) (step S112). If the overflow stacker 44 is not full in step S112 (No), the control unit 72 continues to carry coins to the overflow stacker 44 (step S110). On the other hand, when the overflow stacker 44 is full in step S112 (Yes), the control unit 72 stops the deposit process (step S114).

(1-4. Effectiveness of the first embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 3, the coin processing apparatus 10 described above has a predetermined number (set number N) of coins stored in the money type stacker 40 that is less than the maximum number M of the money type stacker 40 during the deposit process. If not, the coin is transferred to the denomination stacker 40. On the other hand, when the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reach the set number N, the coin processing device 10 causes the overflow stacker 44 to convey the coins.

  Thereby, it is possible to prevent the coin-type stacker 40 from being filled with coins and reduce the number of coins collected from the money-type stacker 40 when performing the collection process. The time until collection in the replenishment collection cassette 48 can be shortened. On the other hand, although the number of coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 is increased, the time for transporting coins from the overflow stacker 44 to the replenishment collection cassette 48 as compared to the time for transporting coins from the denomination stacker 40 to the replenishment collection cassette 48. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the total conveyance time to the coin replenishment / collection cassette 48 stored in the denomination stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to suppress an increase in processing time when collecting coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44.

  Further, when the set number N can be set and changed, for example, when the amount of coins to be deposited is larger than the amount of coins to be dispensed by the coin processing apparatus 10, the money type stacker 40 for withdrawal is used. By reducing the number of coins stored in (reducing the set number N) and transporting the coins to the overflow stacker 44, the processing time during the collection process can be further shortened.

<2. Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, until the number of coins stored in the money type stacker 40 reaches a predetermined set number N in the deposit process, the coins in the temporary storage unit 36 are conveyed to the money type stacker 40 and the money type stacker 40 When the number of stored coins reaches the set number N, the coins in the temporary storage unit 36 are conveyed to the overflow stacker 44. Thereafter, when the overflow stacker 44 is filled with coins (the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 reach the maximum storage number of the overflow stacker 44), the processing is stopped.

  On the other hand, in the second embodiment, when the depositing process, when the coins stored in the overflow stacker 44 reach the maximum storage number of the overflow stacker 44, the control unit 70 sets the set number N. The coins are conveyed again to the money type stacker 40 in which the coins are stored. At this time, the control unit 70 causes the denomination stacker 40 to convey the coins again until the coins detained in the denomination stacker 40 reach the maximum storage number M of the denomination stacker 40.

  As a result, the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 increases (maximum use of the number of coins stored in the denomination stacker 40), so the total number of coins stored in the coin processing apparatus 10 can be increased. . Further, according to the second embodiment, since the frequency with which the coin processing device 10 stops the process is reduced, it is possible to avoid the maintenance work of the maintenance staff.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the coin transportation during the deposit process according to the second embodiment. Also in 2nd Embodiment, as shown to Fig.8 (a), the conveyance part 28 conveys the coin thrown into the deposit or withdrawal part 20 to the temporary storage part 36. FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, the transport unit 28 transports the coins of the temporary storage unit 36 to the denomination stacker 40 until the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reach the set number N.

  Thereafter, when the coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 reach the set number N, the transport unit 28 transports the coins of the temporary storage unit 36 to the overflow stacker 44 as shown in FIG. After that, when the overflow stacker 44 becomes full, the transport unit 28 transports the coins in the temporary storage unit 36 to the denomination stacker 40 again as shown in FIG. Then, coins are conveyed to the money type stacker 40 until the money type stacker 40 is full.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control example of coin conveyance during the deposit process according to the second embodiment. Below, it demonstrates centering on a different part from 1st Embodiment demonstrated in FIG.

  First, the control unit 72 sets the set number N of money type stackers 40 input by the attendant (step S102). Further, when the clerk performs an input for re-storing the coins of the denomination stacker 40, the control unit 72 sets re-storing of coins in the denomination stacker 40 (step S202).

  Next, the control unit 72 conveys and stores coins in the denomination stacker 40 until the set number N is reached (steps S106: Yes, S108). On the other hand, when the set number N is reached, the control unit 72 conveys and stores the coins in the overflow stacker 44 (step S106: No, S110). As a result, the denomination stacker 40 stores coins having a set number N or less.

  Thereafter, the control unit 72 determines whether or not the overflow stacker 44 is full of coins (step S112). If the overflow stacker 44 is not full in step S112 (No), the control unit 72 continues to carry coins to the overflow stacker 44 (step S110).

  On the other hand, when the overflow stacker 44 is full in step S112 (Yes), the control unit 72 determines whether or not re-storing of coins into the denomination stacker 40 is set (step S204). Here, since re-accommodation of coins in the denomination stacker 40 is set in step S202 (step S204: Yes), the control unit 72 transports the coins again to the denomination stacker 40 in which the set number N is stored. (Step S206).

  Thereafter, the control unit 72 determines whether or not the denomination stacker 40 is full (step S208). If the denomination stacker 40 is not full in step S208 (No), the control unit 72 continues to convey coins to the denomination stacker 40 (step S206). On the other hand, when the money type stacker 40 is full in step S208 (Yes), the control unit 72 stops the deposit process (step S114).

  According to the second embodiment described above, it is possible to suppress an increase in processing time when collecting coins stored in the denomination stacker 40 and the overflow stacker 44 as in the first embodiment. The total number of coins stored in the coin processing apparatus 10 can be increased.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Coin processing apparatus 20 Depositing / withdrawing part 24 Feeding part 28 Conveying part 29 Conveying path 32 Identification part 36 Temporary holding part 40 Money type stacker 44 Overflow stacker 48 Replenishment collection cassette 52 Replenishing conveyance part 60 Display part 62 Operation part 70 Control unit 72 Control Part

Claims (11)

A first storage unit for storing coins by denomination,
A second storage unit for storing coins of different denominations;
During the depositing process, if the coins stored in the first storage unit have not reached a predetermined number less than the maximum storage number of the first storage unit, the coins are conveyed to the first storage unit, When the coins stored in the first storage unit reach the predetermined number, the control unit for transporting coins to the second storage unit;
A coin processing apparatus. The coin processing device according to claim 1,
A recovery unit for recovering coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit;
The said control part is a coin processing apparatus which makes the said collection | recovery part convey the coin accommodated in the said 1st accommodating part and the 2nd accommodating part in the case of a collection process. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2,
The control unit causes the coins stored in the first storage unit to be transported to the recovery unit after the coins stored in the second storage unit are transported to the recovery unit during the recovery process. Coin processing device. In the coin processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3,
The coins stored in the first storage unit are temporarily held in the middle of transporting the coins to the recovery unit, and the coins stored in the second storage unit are temporarily stored in the middle of transporting the coins to the recovery unit. With a temporary holding section
The controller is
Reciprocating the same conveyance path, the coins stored in the first storage unit is transferred to the recovery unit via the temporary storage unit,
A coin processing apparatus that transports coins stored in the second storage unit to the recovery unit via the temporary storage unit without reciprocating the same transport path. The coin processing device according to claim 4,
A transport unit that transports coins stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit to a collection unit;
The transport unit is
A first transport unit for transporting coins stored in the first storage unit to the temporary storage unit;
A second transport unit that transports the coins stored in the second storage unit to the temporary storage unit;
The coin processing device, wherein a transport speed at which the second transport unit transports coins is faster than a transport speed at which the first transport unit transports coins. The coin processing device according to claim 5,
The transport unit has a transport path for transporting the coins,
The said 1st accommodating part is a coin processing apparatus arrange | positioned in plurality by the money type of the coin in the said conveyance path. The coin processing device according to claim 6,
The first storage unit of the denomination includes a first storage unit in which a transport distance between the temporary storage unit and the temporary storage unit in the transport path is longer than a transport distance between the second storage unit and the temporary storage unit. A coin processing device included in at least one of them. In the coin processing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7,
The said 1st accommodating part is a coin processing apparatus which pays out the accommodated coin so that it may convey only to one direction in the said conveyance path. In the coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The said control part is a coin processing apparatus which can change and set the threshold value of the said predetermined number of sheets. In the coin processing apparatus of any one of Claims 1-9,
When the coin stored in the second storage unit reaches the maximum storage number of the second storage unit during the deposit process, the control unit stores the predetermined number of coins stored therein. A coin processing apparatus that transports coins to one storage unit. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 10,
The said control part is a coin processing apparatus which conveys a coin to the said 1st accommodating part until the coin accommodated in the said 1st accommodating part reaches the said largest accommodation number of sheets of the said 1st accommodating part.

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