JP2014153764A - Money checkup system and money checkup method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money checkup system capable of saving manpower by automatically sorting money which has been delivered to a cash processing center into a bill checkup device or a coin checkup device and a money checkup method.SOLUTION: The money checkup system comprises: an information holding part indicating container identification information provided to each container conveyed by a conveyance part (a box conveyance part 500); a reading section for reading the container identification information of the information holding part provided to the container; and a control section (control device 900) for associating money type information on a type of money stored in the container to be conveyed by the conveyance part with the container identification information. A sorting mechanism (sorting mechanism 520) distributes each container conveyed by the conveyance part to a checkup device, either a bill checkup device 120 or a coin checkup device 220 by sorting on the basis of the money type information associated with the container identification information read by the reading section.

Description

  The present invention relates to a money scrutiny system and a money scrutiny method for scrutinizing money including banknotes and coins.

  In general, money such as banknotes and coins collected from stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores and ATM corners of financial institutions is transported by security guards to cash processing centers of security companies and financial institutions, and this cash processing In the center's money review system, money is reviewed. Here, the examination of money refers to calculating the number of coins collected for each denomination, the total amount, and the like. In addition, the cash processing center creates change from the money that has been scrutinized by the money scrutiny system and transports this change from the cash processing center to the ATM corner of the store or financial institution, etc. Replenishment work is to be performed.

  As a money examination system installed in a cash processing center, what is indicated by patent documents 1 is known, for example. In the money scrutiny system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of scrutiny units are provided that combine a coin scrutiny machine that scrutinizes coins and a bill scrutiny machine that scrutinizes banknotes. Coins and banknotes transported to a cash processing center by a guard or the like are placed on a packet (container) together with a deposit slip, and the packet is automatically transported by a transport unit. Then, when an operator (scrutinizer) waiting near each scrutiny unit presses the call button, the packet is stopped at the call section in front of each scrutiny unit. Thereafter, the packet is transported from the standby section to the vicinity of each scrutiny unit through the sliding section. When the packet is conveyed to the vicinity of each scrutiny unit, the worker first inputs the number of coins denominated in the deposit slip, the total amount, and the like through the input unit. Thereafter, the operator manually takes out the banknote from the packet and inserts the banknote into the receiving unit of the banknote scrutinizer, and manually takes out the coin from the packet and inserts the coin into the receiving unit of the coin scrutinizer. Thereafter, bills and coins are automatically scrutinized by a bill scrutinizer and a coin scrutinizer, and the scrutiny results are displayed on the display unit. The worker collates the result of the scrutiny displayed on the display unit with the information described in the deposit slip, and performs a predetermined procedure according to the match or mismatch.

Japanese Patent No. 3081578

  However, in the conventional money scrutiny system disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, one worker (scrutinizer) must be arranged for one scrutiny unit consisting of a banknote scrutiny machine and a coin scrutiny machine. The problem is that many people are needed. In addition, since banknotes and coins are scrutinized by the same scrutiny unit, there is a problem that the work efficiency of money scrutiny deteriorates. Specifically, even if only banknotes are brought into a cash processing center from a certain store, etc., the scrutiny unit is composed of a banknote scrutiny machine and a coin scrutiny machine. Instead, it remains in a standby state and throughput is reduced. In addition, when processing a large amount of money, if a plurality of scrutinization units share the scrutiny processing, there is a problem that the correspondence between each scrutiny unit cannot be managed. Furthermore, the conventional money scrutiny system disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the progress of the scrutiny process cannot be recognized in real time.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and in the management unit, money type information related to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit is information provided on the container. Linked to the container specifying information held in the holding unit, read the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container transported by the transport unit, and linked to the read container specifying information Based on the money type information, by selectively sending banknotes and coins from the container transported by the transport unit to the banknote scrutiny device or coin scrutiny device, the money transported to the cash processing center is automatically An object of the present invention is to provide a money scrutinizing system and a money scrutiny method that can save labor by allocating to coin scrutinizing devices.

  The money scrutinizing system of the present invention is a money scrutinizing system for scrutinizing money including banknotes and coins, and a transport part for transporting a container containing money along a transport path, and the transport part. And a coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing coins housed in a container transported by the transport unit, and the transport path is in the middle The container is transported to at least two transport path portions and is transported to the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device by separate transport path portions. A sorting mechanism is provided that sorts out which of the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device to send the container transported along the bill scrutinizing device, and is transported by the transport unit. Is provided with an information holding unit for holding container specifying information, and reading the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container on the upstream side of the branching location in the transport path. The money review system further comprises a management unit for associating money type information related to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit with the container specifying information, Based on the money type information associated with the container specifying information read by the reading unit, the sorting mechanism is a scrutinizing device of either the bill scrutinizing device or the coin scrutinizing device. It is characterized in that it sorts what to send to.

  Another money scrutinizing system of the present invention is a money scrutinizing system for scrutinizing money including banknotes and coins, and a transport unit for transporting a container containing money along a transport path; A bill scrutinizing device for scrutinizing banknotes stored in a container transported by a transport unit, and a coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing coins stored in a container transported by the transport unit; And the coin scrutinizing device is arranged so as to be arranged in series along the transport path, and in the vicinity of the banknote scrutinizing device, a bill for sending a bill from the container transported by the transport unit to the bill scrutinizing device Supply means are provided, and in the vicinity of the coin scrutiny device, coin supply means for sending coins from a container transported by the transport unit to the coin scrutiny device is provided, and the transport unit An information holding unit that holds container specifying information is provided in a container that is more transported, and information is provided in the container on the upstream side of the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device in the transport path. A reading unit for reading the container specifying information held in the unit is installed, and the money examination system uses the money type information related to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transporting unit as the container specifying information. The banknote supply means and the coin supply means are each transported by the transport section based on the money type information linked to the container specifying information read by the reading section. A bill or a coin is selectively sent from the container to be sent to the bill review device or the coin review device.

  According to these money review systems described above, in the management unit, the container that holds the money type information related to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit, in the information holding unit provided in the container Linked to the specific information, read the container specific information held in the information holding unit provided in the container transported by the transport unit, based on the money type information linked to the read container specific information, A bill and a coin are selectively sent from a container transported by the transport unit to a bill scrutinizing device and a coin scrutinizing device. As a result, it is possible to save labor by automatically distributing the money conveyed to the cash processing center to the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device.

  In the money review system of the present invention, normal money and reject money that is not normal money are classified and reject money is stored in a container in at least one of the bill review apparatus and the coin review apparatus. The container in which the reject money is accommodated may be transported by the transport unit to a reject money scrutiny area for scrutinizing the reject money.

  At this time, the transport path of the transport unit is provided with a container detection unit for detecting whether or not the container is empty, and the container detected by the container detection unit as not empty is It may be configured to be sent to a reject money scrutiny line to which only a container in which reject money is to be scrutinized in the reject money scrutiny area is sent.

  In the money scrutinizing system of the present invention, the management unit may group one or a plurality of the container specifying information and associate them with transaction information.

  At this time, the container specifying information is fixedly set for each container, and the management unit holds the container held in the information holding unit provided in the container every time money is stored in the container. The specific information may be associated with transaction information related to money stored in the container.

  The money scrutinizing method of the present invention includes a transport unit for transporting a container in which money is stored along a transport path, and a banknote scrutiny device that performs a scrutiny of banknotes stored in a container transported by the transport unit, A coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing coins contained in a container transported by the transport unit, wherein the transport path is branched into at least two transport path parts along the way, and the banknote scrutiny is performed by separate transport path parts. A method for money scrutiny by a money scrutinization system in which containers are respectively transported to a device and a coin scrutiny device, wherein the management unit relates to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit A step of associating money type information with container specifying information held in an information holding unit provided in the container, a step of transferring a container containing money by the transfer unit, and Based on the step of reading the container identification information held in the information holding unit provided in the container conveyed by the feeding unit and the money type information associated with the read container identification information, the conveyance unit conveys the identification information. And a step of allocating to which scrutinizing device among the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device.

  Another method for scrutinizing money according to the present invention includes a transport unit for transporting a container in which money is stored along a transport path, and a banknote scrutiny device that performs a scrutiny of banknotes stored in a container transported by the transport unit. And a coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing coins accommodated in a container transported by the transport unit, and the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device are arranged in series along the transport path. In the money scrutiny method using the money scrutiny system, the management unit holds the money type information relating to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit in an information holding unit provided in the container. A step of associating with the container specifying information, a step of transporting a container containing money by the transport unit, and a container feature held in an information holding unit provided in a container transported by the transport unit. Based on the step of reading information and the money type information associated with the read container specifying information, the banknotes and coins are selectively transferred from the container transported by the transport unit to the banknote review apparatus and the coin review apparatus. And a sending step.

  According to these money review methods described above, in the management unit, the container that holds the money type information relating to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit in the information holding unit provided in the container. Linked to the specific information, read the container specific information held in the information holding unit provided in the container transported by the transport unit, based on the money type information linked to the read container specific information, A bill and a coin are selectively sent from a container transported by the transport unit to a bill scrutinizing device and a coin scrutinizing device. As a result, it is possible to save labor by automatically distributing the money conveyed to the cash processing center to the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device.

  According to the money scrutinizing system and the money scrutinizing method of the present invention, it is possible to save labor by automatically distributing the money transported to the cash processing center to the banknote scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device.

(A) is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the money scrutiny system by embodiment of this invention, (b) shows the flow of the box by the box conveyance part in the money scrutiny system shown to (a). FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing method of the money in the money examination system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing method of the money in the money examination system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing method of the money in the money examination system shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of each component in the banknote automatic examination area | region of the money examination system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote scrutinization apparatus (banknote deposit arrangement machine) arrange | positioned in the banknote automatic scrutiny area | region shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of each component in the coin automatic examination area | region of the money examination system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin scrutiny device (coin deposit machine) arrange | positioned in the coin automatic scrutiny area | region shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of each component in the reject money scrutinization area | region of the money scrutiny system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the pallet used with the money scrutiny system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the box for coin storage used with the money examination system shown in FIG. (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the coin storage box shown in FIG. 10, (b) is explanatory drawing for showing the shape of the coin storage part of the coin storage box shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote storage box used with the money scrutiny system shown in FIG. It is a top view when the banknote storage box shown in FIG. 12 is viewed from above. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the hand part provided in the front-end | tip of the robot arm arrange | positioned at the banknote automatic examination area | region shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating a series of tied contents by the management apparatus of the money scrutinization system shown in FIG. It is a figure for showing the general flow of money in the money examination system shown in FIG. It is a figure for showing a rough flow of money in a money scrutinizing system concerning a modification.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 16 are diagrams showing a money scrutinizing system and a money scrutinizing method according to the present embodiment. Among these, Fig.1 (a) is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the money scrutiny system by this Embodiment, (b) is the box of the box by the box conveyance part in the money scrutiny system shown to (a). It is a figure which shows a flow. 2, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are flowcharts showing a money processing method in the money review system shown in FIG. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing the arrangement of each component in the automatic bill review area of the money review system shown in FIG. 1 and the configuration of the bill review device (banknote depositing machine). 6 and 7 are diagrams showing the arrangement state of each component in the coin automatic scrutinization region of the money scrutiny system shown in FIG. 1 and the configuration of a coin scrutiny device (coin depositing machine). FIG. 8 is a top view showing an arrangement state of each component in the reject money review area of the money review system shown in FIG. Moreover, FIG. 9 is a figure which shows the structure of the pallet used with the money scrutiny system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show the structure of the coin storage box used with the money scrutiny system shown in FIG. FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 are diagrams showing a configuration of a bill storage box used in the money review system shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the hand unit provided at the tip of the robot arm arranged in the automatic bill review area shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a series of contents of linking by the management device of the money review system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 16 shows a schematic flow of money in the money check system shown in FIG. It is a figure for showing.

  In this embodiment, money such as banknotes and coins collected from a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store or an ATM of a financial institution is stored in a bag, a small bag, a cassette, etc. It is transported to a cash processing center of a financial institution, and money is scrutinized in a money scrutiny system as shown in FIG. Here, the examination of money refers to calculating the number of coins collected for each denomination, the total amount, and the like. As shown to Fig.1 (a), in the money scrutiny system by this Embodiment, the receipt reception area | region 10, the opening area | region 40, the banknote automatic scrutinization area 100, the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, and the reject money scrutiny area 300 are each arrange | positioned. Has been. Moreover, in the money scrutinization system by this Embodiment, the normal banknote in which authenticity and the money type were confirmed among the banknotes examined in the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100 is calculated as a money_receiving | payment amount. Moreover, among normal banknotes, reusable banknotes (specifically, clean banknotes) are banded in the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100, and a small bundle of the banded banknotes is conveyed to the banknote arrangement area 600. Moreover, even if it is a normal banknote, the banknote considered that it should not be reused is accumulate | stored in the banknote stacking parts 124 and 125 mentioned later in the banknote automatic close examination area | region 100, and is managed separately. A banknote that cannot be identified in the banknote automatic review area 100 is rejected without being calculated as a deposit amount. Further, in the money scrutiny system according to the present embodiment, normal coins among the coins scrutinized in the coin automatic scrutinization region 200 are stored in a gold box in the coin automatic scrutiny region 200, and the money box in which this coin is stored is It is conveyed to the coin rearrangement area 700. In addition, the money review system according to the present embodiment is provided with a change creation area 800 for creating a bar metal coin as change from the coins sent from the coin rearrangement area 700. In addition, the money review system according to the present embodiment is provided with a management device 900 that manages each component of the money review system.

  First, a schematic configuration of the money review system according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  Money sent to a cash processing center from an ATM corner of a store or a financial institution is first sent to an arrival reception area 10 in a state of being stored in a bag, a sachet, a cassette, etc., and the money is stored in the arrival reception area 10. The bags, sachets, cassettes, etc. thus placed are manually placed on a pallet 22 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a pallet transport unit 20 is provided between the arrival reception area 10 and the unsealing area 40, and the pallet 22 on which bags, sachets, cassettes, and the like are placed in the arrival reception area 10. Are conveyed one by one to the opening area 40 by the pallet conveying unit 20. In the opening area 40, currency such as banknotes and coins are manually taken out by an operator from bags, sachets, cassettes and the like placed on the pallet 22.

  Of the money taken out from the bag, sachet, cassette, etc. in the opening area 40, the banknotes are stored in a banknote storage box 180 as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, and the coins are as shown in FIGS. The coin is stored in a coin storage box 280. Such banknotes and coins are stored manually by an operator. Details of the configuration of the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 will be described later. The opening area 40 is provided with a computer terminal 42 for an operator working in the opening area 40 to input various information.

  In the money review system according to the present embodiment, a box transport unit 500 that transports the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 is provided. When a banknote storage box 180 or a coin storage box 280 storing banknotes or coins in the opening area 40 is placed on the box transport section 500 by an operator, the box transport section 500 causes the banknote storage box 180 or coins to be stored. The storage box 280 is conveyed to the bill automatic scrutinization region 100, the coin automatic scrutiny region 200, and the reject currency scrutiny region 300. Specifically, the box transport unit 500 includes a first box transport part 510, a sorting mechanism 520, a second box transport part 530, a third box transport part 540, a fourth box transport part 550, and a first box transport part 550. The lifting mechanism 555, the second lifting mechanism 560, the third lifting mechanism 565, and the like are configured. The banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 sent from the opening area 40 are first a first box transport portion. It is conveyed by 510 and sent to the sorting mechanism 520. When the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is the bill storage box 180, the bill storage box 180 is sent to the second box transport portion 530 and transported by the second box transport portion 530. Is done. Then, after being lowered by the first elevating mechanism 555 in the middle, it is subsequently conveyed by the second box conveying portion 530 and sent to the second elevating mechanism 560. Further, when the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is the coin storage box 280, the coin storage box 280 is sent to the third box transport portion 540, and the third box transport portion 540 causes the coin to be transferred. It is conveyed to the automatic scrutiny area 200. Then, after coins are scrutinized by the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, the coin storage box 280 is further transported by the third box transport portion 540.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the fourth box transport portion 550 is installed at a position directly above the second box transport portion 530. In FIG. 1A, the box conveyance direction by the second box conveyance portion 530 is indicated by a dotted arrow, and the box conveyance direction by the fourth box conveyance portion 550 is indicated by a solid arrow. The banknote storage box 180 sent to the second lifting mechanism 560 by the second box transporting portion 530 is transferred from the height level of the second box transporting portion 530 to the fourth box by the second lifting mechanism 560. It rises to the height level of the conveyance part 550 and is then conveyed to the bill automatic inspection area 100 by the fourth box conveyance part 550. On the other hand, the coin storage box 280 transported by the third box transport portion 540 is sent to the fourth box transport portion 550 as it is, and is transported to the bill automatic inspection area 100 by the fourth box transport portion 550. After the banknotes are scrutinized by the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100, the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are further transported to the reject money scrutiny area 300 by the fourth box transport portion 550.

  In the reject money review area 300, reject banknotes and reject coins remaining in the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are manually scrutinized by an operator. Thereafter, the empty bill storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are further transported by the fourth box transport portion 550, raised by the third lifting mechanism 565, and then sent to the box storage box 400. It should be noted that a box that is empty in the automatic bill review area 100 and the automatic coin review area 200 passes through the reject money review area 300 and is sent to the box storage 400.

  Among the banknotes determined to be normal banknotes when the banknote scrutiny process is performed in the banknote automatic scrutinization area 100, 100 banknotes determined to be reusable are banded one by one in the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100. It is like that. Then, the bundle of bundled banknotes is conveyed to the banknote arrangement area 600 by the small bundle conveyor 580. In the banknote arrangement area 600, a small bundle of ten banknotes is combined into one large bundle, and the large bundle is stored in a safe. Further, coins that are determined to be normal coins when a coin scrutiny process is performed in the coin automatic scrutinization region 200 are stored in a gold box in the coin automatic scrutiny region 200. The gold box in which the coins are stored is transported to the coin rearranging area 700 by the gold box transport conveyor 590. In the coin rearrangement area 700, the number of coins necessary for change creation is sent to the change creation area 800, and surplus coins are stored in a hemp bag or the like. In the change creation area 800, a bar metal coin for change is created.

  Next, details of the automatic bill review area 100, the automatic coin review area 200, and the reject currency review area 300 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, details of the automatic bill review area 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a top view showing an arrangement state of each component in the automatic bill review area 100, and FIG. 5 shows a bill review apparatus (bank note depositing machine) 120 arranged in the automatic bill review area 100 shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a plurality of banknote review devices 120 are arranged in series along the fourth box transport portion 550 in the banknote automatic review area 100. In FIG. 4, two bill review devices 120 are shown among the plurality of bill review devices 120. Further, in the automatic bill review area 100, an elongated pulling base 110 is provided in the vicinity of the fourth box transport portion 550 along the direction in which the fourth box transport portion 550 extends. In the automatic bill review area 100, the bill storage box 180 transported by the fourth box transport portion 550 is pulled into the pulling table 110, and the bill storing box 180 is placed on the pulling table 110. In addition, a small bundle conveyor 580 is arranged in the vicinity of each bill scrutinizing device 120 along the direction in which each bill scrutinizing device 120 is arranged, and a small bundle of bills generated by each bill scrutinizing device 120 (for example, 100 sheets). ) Is thrown out from the banknote scrutinizing device 120 to the small bundle transport conveyor 580, and is transported to the banknote sorting area 600 by the small bundle transport conveyor 580.

  Also, a robot arm 130 is provided between each bill review device 120 and the pulling table 110. The robot arm 130 is composed of, for example, a six-axis automatic robot arm, and a hand portion 132 for holding a bundle of banknotes is provided at the tip of the robot arm 130. With such a hand part 132 of the robot arm 130, a bundle of banknotes is taken out from the banknote storage box 180 placed on the pulling table 110 and is put into a banknote insertion part 121 (described later) of the banknote inspection apparatus 120. The reject banknotes discharged from the reject banknote dispensing unit 123 (described later) of the banknote review apparatus 120 are returned to the banknote storage box 180.

  The structure of the banknote scrutinizing device 120 installed in the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a bill insertion unit 121, a small bundle dispensing unit 122, a reject banknote dispensing unit 123, and two bill stacking units 124 and 125 are provided on the front surface of the housing of the bill review device 120. Yes. A bundle of banknotes held by the hand unit 132 of the robot arm 130 is placed on the banknote insertion unit 121, and the banknotes placed on the banknote insertion unit 121 are loaded by a feeding mechanism (not shown). Each sheet is fed out into the body of the banknote review apparatus 120. A discriminating unit (not shown) is provided in the bill scrutinizing device 120, and the bills fed out from the bill insertion unit 121 into the bill scrutinizing device 120 one by one are identified by the discriminator. False, damage, old and new, etc. are identified. Further, a banding part (not shown) is provided in the body of the banknote review apparatus 120, and banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification part are banded 100 by money by the banding part. The small bundle of banknotes that have been encased is thrown out of the body of the banknote review device 120 from the small bundle dispensing section 122. On the other hand, the reject banknote identified as a banknote that is not a normal banknote by the identification unit is sent to the reject banknote dispensing unit 123. The reject banknote sent to the reject banknote dispensing unit 123 is returned to the banknote storage box 180 by the hand unit 132 of the robot arm 130. In addition, among the banknotes identified by the identification unit, banknotes that are not bound by the banding part, such as a damaged ticket, an old ticket, and a 2000 yen bill, are stacked on the banknote stacking units 124 and 125. In addition, a display 126 is provided at the upper part of the bill scrutinizing device 120, and this display 126 has information on the state of scrutiny of bills by the bill scrutinizing device 120, information on the number of small bundles of bills generated by the banding part, and the like. It is displayed.

  Next, details of the configuration of the hand unit 132 provided at the tip of the robot arm 130 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the hand part 132 has a pair of grip plates 134 for holding a bundle of banknotes, and a pusher 136 that is movable in the left-right direction in FIG. FIG. 14A is a diagram illustrating a state where a bundle of banknotes is sandwiched by a pair of gripping plates 134 of the hand unit 132, and FIG. 14B is a diagram of the banknotes gripped by the hand unit 132. It is a figure which shows a state when discharging | emitting a bundle | flux from this hand part 132, and throwing into the banknote insertion part 121 grade | etc., Of the banknote close-up apparatus 120. In FIG. 14, a bundle of banknotes is indicated by a reference symbol P.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (b), when the bundle of banknotes held by the hand unit 132 is released from the hand unit 132, the pair of holding plates 134 move slightly in a direction away from each other, and the bundle of banknotes Is released from between the pair of gripping plates 134. Further, when the robot arm 130 moves in the right direction in FIG. 14B, the pair of gripping plates 134 also moves in the right direction in FIG. 14B. At this time, the pusher 136 moves to the left in FIG. 14B, and pushes out a bundle of banknotes between the pair of gripping plates 134 to the left in FIG. 14B. Such an operation of the pusher 136 can prevent the banknote from remaining between the pair of gripping plates 134. Further, a bundle of banknotes released from between the pair of gripping plates 134 can be arranged in a state of being aligned with the banknote insertion unit 121 of the banknote review apparatus 120 by the pusher 136.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the banknote storage box 180 is demonstrated using FIG. 12 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the banknote storage box 180 is provided with four banknote storage units 182. Each banknote storage unit 182 stores, for example, about 500 banknotes in a standing state. It has become so. By providing four such banknote storage units 182, a maximum of about 2000 banknotes can be stored in the banknote storage box 180. The bottom surface of each banknote storage unit 182 has a structure that is slightly inclined toward the robot arm 130 when the banknote storage box 180 is placed on the pull-in table 110, whereby each banknote storage unit is stored. The robot arm 130 can easily take out the banknotes stored in the part 182. Further, in order to make it easier for an operator to manually store banknotes in each banknote storage unit 182 of the banknote storage box 180, the side wall of each banknote storage unit 182 is angled to open the banknote storage unit 182. The width is wide, and the operator stores the banknotes in a state in which they stand.

  In addition, each bill storage unit 182 is provided with a hand portion space 184 through which each gripping plate 134 of the hand portion 132 provided at the tip of the robot arm 130 enters. As a result, the bundle of banknotes stored in each banknote storage unit 182 is sandwiched by each gripping plate 134 when each gripping plate 134 of the hand unit 132 enters the space 184 for each hand unit, and the banknote storage unit. 182 is taken out. Further, a bundle of banknotes held by the hand unit 132 of the robot arm 130 is stored in the banknote storage unit 182 when each holding plate 134 of the hand unit 132 enters the hand unit space 184. . By providing such a hand portion space 184 in each bill storage portion 182, even if the bill protrudes from the guide to some extent in each bill storage portion 182, the bill is held by each grip plate 134 of the hand portion 132. It is possible to prevent damage, and it is not necessary to spread each grip plate 134 of the hand portion 132 more than necessary, and it is not necessary to take a distance between each bill storage portion 182. Space saving of the box 180 can be achieved.

  Further, a thin partition plate 186 is provided on each of a pair of opposing side walls in at least one banknote storage part 182 of the four banknote storage parts 182. These partition plates 186 extend from the bottom surface of the bill storage part 182 in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. The banknote storage part 182 provided with such a partition plate 186 corresponds to the case where a small number of banknotes are stored. That is, when a small number of banknotes are stored in the banknote storage unit 182 provided with such a partition plate 186, the banknotes are placed in a standing state by the partition plate 186, and the banknotes collapse in the banknote storage unit 182. Can be prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a bill shelf 140 is provided in the vicinity of the robot arm 130. The bill shelf 140 is provided with a plurality of pockets (not shown). When the processing of one banknote storage box 180 is completed, the banknotes accumulated in the banknote stacking units 124 and 125 are automatically transferred to the respective pockets of the bill shelf 140 by the robot arm 130. Even when the banknote stacking units 124 and 125 are full in the banknote review apparatus 120, the banknotes stacked in these banknote stacking units 124 and 125 are automatically placed in the pockets of the bill shelf 140 by the robot arm 130. Moved.

  Next, details of the automatic coin inspection area 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a top view showing an arrangement state of each component in the automatic coin inspection area 200, and FIG. 7 shows a coin inspection apparatus (coin depositing machine) 220 arranged in the automatic coin inspection area 200 shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a plurality of coin scrutinizing devices 220 are arranged in series along the third box transport portion 540 in the coin automatic scrutinizing region 200. In FIG. 6, one coin scrutinizing device 220 among the plurality of coin scrutinizing devices 220 is shown. Further, in the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, a box reversing machine 210 is provided in front of each coin scrutiny device 220, and the coin storage box 280 transported by the third box transporting part 540 is sent by the box reversing machine 210. It is rotated 90 degrees so that its upper opening faces sideways. In this way, the coins stored in the coin storage box 280 are collectively input into a coin input unit 221 (described later) of the coin inspection device 220.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, in the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, two third box transport portions 540 are arranged in parallel. The coin storage box 280 sent from the sorting mechanism 520 is transported by the lower third box transport portion 540 in FIG. 6, and the coins stored in the coin storage box 280 are put into the coin inspection device 220. Then, the coin storage box 280 (an empty box or a box containing reject coins) moves to the upper third box transport portion 540 in FIG. 6, and the upper third box in FIG. It is continuously conveyed by the conveyance part 540 and is sent to the fourth box conveyance part 550.

  Further, a gold box is accommodated in the coin scrutinizing device 220, and normal coins among the coins scrutinized by the coin scrutinizing device 220 are stored in the gold box. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a gold box transport conveyor 590 is arranged in the vicinity of each coin scrutiny device 220 along the direction in which each coin scrutiny device 220 is arranged, and coins are stored by each coin scrutinizer 220. The gold box is transported from the coin scrutiny device 220 to the coin rearrangement region 700 by the gold box transport conveyor 590. Also, in the vicinity of each coin scrutinizing device 220, a gold box automatic changing unit 230 in which a plurality of exchange gold boxes are accommodated is provided.

  The configuration of the coin scrutinizing device 220 installed in the coin automatic scrutinizing region 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, a coin input unit 221 for inputting coins into the machine body is provided on the upper surface of the casing of the coin inspection device 220. Then, the coin storage box 280 transported by the third box transport portion 540 is rotated 90 degrees by the box reversing machine 210, whereby the upper opening of the coin storage box 280 is directed sideways, Coins stored in the box 280 are put together into the coin insertion unit 221. In addition, an identification unit (not shown) is provided in the body of the coin scrutinizing device 220, and coins inserted from the coin insertion unit 221 into the body of the coin scrutinizing device 220 are denominated one by one by the identifying unit. , True, false, new, old and new are identified. And the coin identified as a normal coin by the identification part is accommodated in the gold box accommodated in the body of the coin scrutinizer 220. In addition, a gold box take-out door 222 is provided on the front surface of the coin inspection device 220. In addition, the taking-out and accommodation of the gold box from the coin scrutinizing device 220 are automatically performed. In addition, a reject coin throwing unit 225 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the coin scrutinizing device 220, and the reject coin identified as a non-normal coin by the identification unit is sent to the reject coin throwing unit 225. . The reject coins sent to the reject coin dispensing unit 225 are manually taken out by an operator and manually returned to the coin storage box 280.

  In addition, an operation unit 223 and a display 224 are provided on the upper portion of the coin inspection device 220 so that an operator can input various commands to the coin inspection device 220 through the operation unit 223. The display 224 displays information related to the status of coin scrutiny by the coin scrutinizer 220 and the number of coins stored in the gold box.

  Next, details of the configuration of the coin storage box 280 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin storage box 280, FIG. 11 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view of the coin storage box 280 shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing for showing the shape of the coin storage part 282 of the box 280 for coin storage shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the coin storage box 280 is provided with a coin storage portion 282 having a cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. Specifically, the bottom surface of the coin storage portion 282 is curved, and the curved shape R is a partial shape of the circumference as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the coin storage box 280 is rotated 90 degrees about the axis indicated by the two-dot chain line X in FIG. 10 by the box reversing machine 210, and the rotated coin storage box 280 is rotated. The upper opening 284 is directed to the side. Here, when the coin storage box 280 is rotated 90 degrees by the box reversing machine 210 because the bottom surface of the coin storage portion 282 has a curved shape R as shown in FIGS. In addition, the coins in the coin storage unit 282 are smoothly inserted into the coin input unit 221 of the coin inspection device 220. At this time, since the bottom surface of the coin storage portion 282 has a curved shape R as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the coin storage portion 282 is less likely to stagnate. Conventionally, since the cross-sectional shape of the coin storage portion provided in the coin storage box is rectangular, for example, the coin storage box is rotated to input coins into the coin input portion 221 of the coin inspection device 220. At this time, it is necessary to rotate the coin storage box at an angle larger than 90 degrees, for example, 135 degrees. However, in this embodiment, the bottom surface of the coin storage portion 282 is as shown in FIGS. Due to the curved shape R, even if the coin storage box 280 is rotated 90 degrees, the coins stored in the coin storage unit 282 can be reliably inserted into the coin input unit 221 of the coin inspection device 220. become able to. Thus, in this Embodiment, the rotation angle of the coin storage box 280 can be made comparatively small compared with the past.

  Next, details of the reject money review area 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a top view showing an arrangement state of each component in the reject money scrutinization region 300.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the reject money scrutinizing region 300, a pull-in transport line (reject money scrutinization line) 310 is installed in parallel with the fourth box transport part 550 in the fourth box transport part 550. It is drawn in the vicinity of a box detection sensor 320 described later. The banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 drawn into the pull-in transport line 310 from the fourth box transport portion 550 are transported in the left direction in FIG. Further, a box detection sensor 320 is provided in the fourth box transport portion 550, and the bill storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 transported by the fourth box transport portion 550 by the box detection sensor 320. It is detected whether or not banknotes or coins are stored. In the reject money review area 300, when banknotes and coins are stored in the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280, these banknotes and coins are reject banknotes and reject coins. In the present embodiment, a box to be drawn into the pull-in transport line 310 from the fourth box transport portion 550 in the reject money review area 300 is determined in advance. That is, when the banknotes and coins are scrutinized in the banknote automatic scrutinization area 100 and the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, the management device 900 stores information regarding whether or not the rejected currency has been returned to the box in association with the box identification information. It has become. In the data, the box to which the rejected currency is returned is always drawn from the fourth box transfer portion 550 to the pull-in transfer line 310. If the box detection sensor 320 detects that banknotes or coins are stored even in a box where rejected money is not returned in the data, the box is pulled in from the fourth box transport portion 550 and transported. Pulled into line 310.

  Further, a manual scrutinization area 330 is provided in the vicinity of the pull-in conveyance line 310, and in this manual scrutiny area 330, an operator (indicated by reference numeral M in FIG. 8) manually performs a scrutiny of reject banknotes and reject coins. It is supposed to be done with. In this manual scrutinization area 330, the operator manually takes out reject banknotes and reject coins from the banknote storage box 180 and coin storage box 280 transported by the pull-in transport line 310, and scrutinizes the rejected banknotes and reject coins. Process manually. In the manual scrutinization area 330, computer terminals 332 are installed corresponding to the respective workers, and each worker inputs manual scrutiny of reject banknotes and reject coins by the computer terminal 332. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, one manual scrutinizing device 120 and one coin scrutinizing device 220 are installed in the manual scrutinization area 330, and the operator takes out from the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280. The bills and coins may be automatically scrutinized by inserting them into the bill scrutinizing device 120 and the coin scrutinizing device 220.

  The banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 from which the reject banknotes and the reject coins have been taken out are manually returned by the operator from the transport line 310 to the fourth box transport portion 550. In this manner, the empty bill storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are transported from the reject money review area 300 to the box storage 400 by the fourth box transport portion 550.

  In the present embodiment, a unique container number is assigned as container specifying information to all banknote storage boxes 180 and coin storage boxes 280 used in the money review system, and information relating to this container number is held. An IC tag or a barcode is attached to the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 as an information holding unit. Further, the management device 900 uses the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 to store the money type information related to the types of money stored in the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 to be transported by the box transport section 500. This is associated with a unique container number of the box 280 for use. Here, the money type information is information indicating whether the type of money stored in the box is a bill or a coin. In addition, the management apparatus 900 groups unique container numbers of one or a plurality of banknote storage boxes 180 and coin storage boxes 280 and associates them with one transaction information. Here, the transaction information refers to information such as an identification number of a store or financial institution from which money is collected, a handling date that is a date when money is collected from the store or financial institution, a slip amount, and the like. In the present embodiment, each time the money is stored in the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280, the management device 900 assigns a unique container number to the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280. The transaction information related to the banknotes and coins stored in the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 is associated. A series of linking operations performed by the management apparatus 900 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a unique container number (box No. 1 to No. 6) is given as container specifying information to the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280, and information on this container number. The IC tag and the bar code (information holding unit) on which the information is recorded are attached to the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280. Further, in the management device 900, the money type information (the kind of money stored in the box is the banknote and the money number stored in the box) in the unique container number (box No. 1 to No. 6) of the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280. Which is the coin). Specifically, the box No. 1, no. 3, no. 4 is associated with information indicating that the type of money stored in the box is a banknote as the money type information. 2, no. 5, no. 6 is associated with information that “the type of money stored in the box is a coin” as money type information. Further, in the management device 900, unique container numbers of a plurality of banknote storage boxes 180 and coin storage boxes 280 are grouped and associated with one transaction information. Specifically, in the management apparatus 900, the box No. 1, no. 2 are grouped together and associated with transaction information “Group No. 1 (identification number), November 22 (handling date), A supermarket (customer information)”. 3, no. 4, no. 5, no. 6 are grouped and associated with transaction information “Group No. 2 (identification number), November 22 (handling date), B store (customer information)”.

  In the present embodiment, in the opening area 40, banknotes and coins are manually taken out by an operator from bags, sachets, cassettes and the like placed on the pallet 22, and among the taken out money, banknotes are banknote storage boxes. The coins are stored in the coin storage box 280 while being stored in 180, but the information regarding the container number of the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 in which banknotes and coins are stored is opened. It is input by the computer terminal 42 provided in the area 40. In addition, the operator must confirm the identification number of the store or financial institution from which the money was collected from the receipt slip enclosed with the money in a bag, sachet, cassette, etc. Transaction information such as a certain handling date and slip amount is acquired, and this transaction information is also input by the computer terminal 42 provided in the opening area 40. The information input to the computer terminal 42 is sent to the management device 900, and the management device 900 uses one or more banknote storage boxes based on the information sent from the computer terminal 42 in the opening area 40. The unique container numbers of 180 and the coin storage box 280 are grouped and associated with one transaction information.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the sorting mechanism 520 of the box transport unit 500, a reading unit 522 (for reading information of an IC tag or a barcode attached to the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280) For example, an IC tag reader or a barcode reader is provided (see FIG. 1). The sorting mechanism 520 receives the bill storage sent to the sorting mechanism 520 based on the money type information associated with the unique container number of the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 read by the reading unit 522. The box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are distributed to the second box transport portion 530 or the third box transport portion 540.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an IC tag or a bar code attached to the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 transported by the fourth box transport portion 550 also in the bill automatic inspection area 100. A reading unit 170 (for example, an IC tag reader, a bar code reader, or the like) is provided. Then, in the automatic bill review area 100, only the bill storage box 180 is based on the money type information linked to the unique container number of the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 read by the reading unit 170. Are automatically pulled into the pull-in table 110 from the fourth box transport portion 550.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, IC tags and bar codes attached to the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 transported by the fourth box transport portion 550 also in the reject money review area 300. A reading unit 370 (for example, an IC tag reader, a bar code reader, or the like) is provided. Then, in the reject money scrutiny area 300, the fourth box transport portion is based on the money type information associated with the unique container number of the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 read by the reading unit 370. It becomes possible to determine which of the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 is the box drawn from 550 to the pull-in conveyance line 310.

  Next, the overall flow of the money scrutiny process in the money scrutiny system having the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and the like will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2, 3A and 3B, and the schematic configuration diagram shown in FIG. To do. In the schematic configuration diagram shown in FIG. 16, the actual flow (money or box) is shown by a solid line, and the data flow is shown by a dotted line. In this Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the banknote automatic scrutinization area | region 100 and the coin automatic scrutiny area | region 200 are installed substantially in parallel. Of the money that has been unsealed in the unsealing area 40, the banknotes are transported to the banknote automatic scrutinizing area 100 in a state of being stored in the banknote storage box 180, and the scrutinizing process is performed in the banknote automatic scrutinizing area 100. . The banknote determined to be a reject banknote in the banknote automatic review area 100 is returned to the banknote storage box 180 and conveyed to the reject money review area 300. Moreover, the banknote judged to be a reusable normal banknote in the banknote automatic examination area | region 100 is made into a small bundle, and is conveyed to the banknote rearrangement area | region 600 which is a back system. In addition, the normal banknote judged that it cannot be reused is collect | recovered by the attendant after moving to the bill shelf 140 from the banknote stacking parts 124 and 125 in the banknote automatic close examination area | region 100. FIG. On the other hand, among the coins that have been opened in the opening area 40, the coins are transported to the automatic coin inspection area 200 in a state of being stored in the coin storage box 280, and the inspection process is performed in the automatic coin inspection area 200. . Coins determined to be reject coins in the coin automatic scrutinization region 200 are returned to the coin storage box 280 and conveyed to the reject coin scrutinization region 300, and manually scrutinized by an operator. Also, coins determined to be normal coins in the automatic coin inspection area 200 are stored in a gold box and conveyed to a coin rearrangement area 700 and a change preparation area 800 which are rear systems. As shown in FIG. 16, information related to the processing contents of money in the unsealing area 40, bill automatic scrutinization area 100, coin automatic scrutiny area 200, and reject money scrutinization area 300 (process start, process end, scrutiny results including reject information, etc. ) Is transmitted to the management apparatus 900 in association with the identification number of the processor and the identification information of the box.

  The money processing method in the money review system configured as shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. First, as shown in STEP 1 of FIG. 2, the money is sent from the ATM corner of the store or financial institution to the cash processing center. The received bags, sachets, cassettes, etc. are first manually placed on a pallet 22 as shown in FIG. Then, the pallet 22 is conveyed from the arrival acceptance area 10 to the opening area 40 by the pallet conveyance unit 20. (STEP 2) Then, as shown in STEP 3 of FIG. 2, in the opening region 40, banknotes and coins are manually taken out by the operator from bags, sachets, cassettes, etc. placed on the pallet 22, and Among them, banknotes are stored in a banknote storage box 180 and coins are stored in a coin storage box 280. The operation of storing money in the bill storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 is manually performed by an operator. In the opening area 40, the operator inputs information related to the container number of the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 in which banknotes and coins are stored, from the computer terminal 42. In addition, the operator must confirm the identification number of the store or financial institution from which the money was collected from the receipt slip enclosed with the money in a bag, sachet, cassette, etc. Transaction information such as a certain handling date and slip amount is acquired, and this transaction information is also input by the computer terminal 42. As described above, the information input to the computer terminal 42 is sent to the management device 900, and the management device 900 uses one or more information based on the information sent from the computer terminal 42 in the opening area 40. The unique container numbers of the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are grouped and associated with one transaction information.

  Thereafter, the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 storing banknotes and coins are placed on the box transport section 500 by the operator. Then, the bill storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are sent to the sorting mechanism 520 by the first box transport portion 510 (STEP 11 in FIG. 3A). In the sorting mechanism 520, the reading unit 522 reads information on the IC tag and the barcode attached to the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 (specifically, the unique container number of the box). Then, the management apparatus 900 detects the money type information associated with the unique container number of the box read by the reading unit 522. That is, it is determined whether the type of money stored in the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is a bill or a coin.

  When the type of money stored in the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is a banknote, that is, when the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is the banknote storing box 180, this banknote storing box. 180 is sent to the second box transport portion 530, and is transported to the second lifting mechanism 560 by the second box transport portion 530. Then, the second lifting mechanism 560 causes the banknote storage box 180 to rise from the height level of the second box transport portion 530 to the height level of the fourth box transport portion 550, and then the banknote storage box 180 is It is conveyed to the banknote automatic inspection area | region 100 by the 4th box conveyance part 550 (STEP12). Then, in the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100, a bundle of banknotes is taken out from the banknote storage box 180 by the robot arm 130, and a banknote scrutiny device 120 automatically performs a banknote scrutiny process (STEP 13). Here, when the scrutinized banknote is a reject banknote that is not a normal banknote (specifically, for example, a fake ticket or a non-payment), the reject banknote is used for storing banknotes. It is returned to the box 180 (STEP 15a). Then, the management device 900 associates that the reject banknote has been returned with the identification number of the banknote storage box 180 (STEP 15b). On the other hand, when the banknote that has been scrutinized is a normal banknote (“NO” in STEP 14), if this banknote is a reusable banknote (“YES” in STEP 16a), the banknote is charged to the scrutiny amount. After counting, it is banded in units of 100 by a banding section (not shown) of the bill scrutinizing device 120 (STEP 16b). Then, the bundled small bundles of banknotes are conveyed to the banknote arrangement area 600 by the small bundle conveyance conveyor 580. The result of the banknote review process by the banknote review apparatus 120 is transmitted to the management apparatus 900. When it is determined that normal banknotes cannot be reused (“NO” in STEP 16a), the banknotes are counted as scrutinized amounts, but are accumulated in the banknote stacking units 124 and 125, and these banknote stacking units 124, After being moved from 125 to the bill shelf 140, it is collected by an attendant (STEP 16c).

  On the other hand, when the type of money stored in the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is a coin, that is, when the box sent to the sorting mechanism 520 is the coin storage box 280, this coin storage is performed. The box 280 is sent to the third box transport portion 540, and is transported to the automatic coin inspection area 200 by the third box transport portion 540 (STEP 17). Then, in the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, the coin is taken out from the coin storage box 280 by the box reversing machine 210, and the coin scrutiny processing is automatically performed by the coin scrutinizer 220 (STEP 18). Here, if the scrutinized coin is a reject coin that is not a normal coin (specifically, for example, a fake coin or a loss coin) (STEP 19 “YES”), the reject coin is determined by the operator. It is manually returned to the coin storage box 280 (STEP 20a). Then, the management device 900 associates that the reject coin has been returned with the identification number of the coin storage box 280 (STEP 20b). On the other hand, when the examined coin is a normal coin (“NO” in STEP 19), the normal coin is stored in the gold box by the coin examining device 220. And the gold box in which the coin is stored is conveyed to the coin rearranging area 700 by the gold box conveying conveyor 590 (STEP 21). The result of the coin scrutiny process by the coin scrutinizer 220 is transmitted to the management apparatus 900.

  Thereafter, the coin storage box 280 is sent from the automatic coin inspection area 200 to the fourth box transport portion 550 by the third box transport portion 540, and is transported by the fourth box transport portion 550.

  The bill storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 sent from the automatic bill review area 100 and the automatic coin review area 200 are transported to the reject currency review area 300 by the fourth box transport portion 550 (STEP 22 in FIG. 3B). ). In the reject money review area 300, it is checked whether or not reject information is linked to the banknote storage box 180 and coin storage box 280 sent to the reject money review area 300 (STEP 23a). If reject information is associated with the box (“YES” in STEP 23a), the box is automatically drawn into the pull-in conveyance line 310. If the reject information is not associated with the box (“NO” in STEP 23a), whether or not rejected money is stored in the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 by the box detection sensor 320. Is detected (STEP 23b). When reject money is stored in the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 (“YES” in STEP 23 b), the box is automatically pulled into the pull-in conveyance line 310. The box drawn into the pull-in conveyance line 310 is manually scrutinized by removing rejected banknotes and rejected coins by the operator (STEP 24). The result of the scrutiny processing of reject banknotes and reject coins in the reject money scrutinization area 300 is transmitted to the management device 900 via the computer terminal 332 provided in the reject money scrutiny area 300.

  Then, the empty banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are sent from the reject money review area 300 to the box storage 400 by the fourth box transport portion 550 (STEP 25). In addition, the box can be recycled by returning the box sent to the box storage 400 to the opening area 40.

  As described above, according to the money inspection system of the present embodiment, the conveyance path of the box conveyance unit 500 is branched into two conveyance path portions in the middle, and the bill inspection apparatus 120 and the coin inspection apparatus 220 are separated by separate conveyance path portions. Each box is transported to a branching portion of the transport path of the box transport section 500, and a box transported along the transport path is connected to any one of the bill scrutinizing device 120 and the coin scrutinizing device 220. A sorting mechanism 520 for sorting whether to send to the scrutinizing device is installed. The box transported by the box transport unit 500 is provided with an information holding unit (specifically, an IC tag or a barcode) that holds container specifying information, and the sorting mechanism 520 is provided on the box. A reading unit 522 that reads the container specifying information held in the information holding unit is provided. Further, the money review system is provided with a management device 900 for associating money type information related to the type of money stored in the box to be transported by the box transport unit 500 with the container specifying information. Then, the sorting mechanism 520 selects a box transported by the box transport unit 500 based on the money type information linked to the container specifying information read by the reading unit 522, among the banknote review device 120 and the coin review device 220. Which scrutinization device is to be sent is assigned. According to such a money scrutiny system, the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box transported by the box transport section 500 based on the money type information linked to the container specifying information read by the reading section 522. By selectively sending banknotes and coins from the bank 280 to the banknote scrutinizing apparatus 120 and the coin scrutinizing apparatus 220, the money conveyed to the cash processing center is automatically distributed to the banknote scrutinizing apparatus 120 and the coin scrutinizing apparatus 220. Can be achieved.

  In the money review system according to the present embodiment, the reading unit 522 that reads the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the box is provided in the sorting mechanism 520. Is not limited to the sorting mechanism 520 as long as it is upstream of the branching portion of the box transport unit 500.

  In the money scrutiny system according to the present embodiment, the banknote scrutiny device 120 classifies normal banknotes and reject banknotes that are not normal banknotes, and the reject banknotes are stored in the banknote storage box 180. The box transport unit 500 transports the banknote storage box 180 in which reject banknotes are stored to the reject money scrutinizing region 300 for scrutinizing reject money. In the present embodiment, the coin determined to be a reject coin by the coin inspection device 220 is sent to the reject coin throwing unit 225 and manually returned to the coin storage box 280 by the operator. However, as another aspect, the coin scrutiny device 220 classifies normal coins and reject coins that are not normal coins, and the reject coins are automatically stored in the coin storage box 280. May be. Moreover, in the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100 and the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, it is not necessary to return the reject banknote or the reject coin to the original box, and the reject banknote or the reject coin may be returned to a box different from the box that has been taken out. Good. However, in this case, it is necessary to associate and store which transaction's reject coin or reject banknote is returned to which box.

  In the money scrutinizing system according to the present embodiment, the box transport unit 500 is disposed between the banknote scrutinizing device 120 and the pull-in transport line (reject money scrutinization line) 310 of the reject money scrutinization region 300 in the transport path of the box transport unit 500. Is provided with a box detection sensor 320 for detecting whether or not the box conveyed is empty. Such a check by the box detection sensor 320 is performed for confirmation, and information regarding whether or not there is a rejection associated with the box in the management apparatus 900 is incorrect for some reason, or a foreign object is being conveyed. Even if it is mixed in the box, the box residue can be reliably recovered.

  In the money review system according to the present embodiment, the management device 900 groups one or a plurality of container specifying information and associates them with transaction information. This makes it possible to easily and in real time search for information in one or a plurality of boxes corresponding to one transaction information. Search can also be performed by operating a terminal connected to the management apparatus 900. For example, when confirming the scrutiny of sales collected from A supermarket shown in FIG. If you specify 1 and search, the box No. 1 and no. Status 2 is called. As the status, for example, “the banknote (box No. 1) has been subjected to the scrutiny process (all processes), but the coin (box No. 2) is being processed”, “the banknote (box No. 1) The whole process and the scrutiny of the normal part of the coin (box No. 2) have been completed, but the scrutiny of the reject coin is in progress "," banknote (box No. 1) and coin (box No. 2) The total processing was completed, and the total amount of scrutiny was XX yen (it is also possible to distinguish and display banknotes and coins).

  Further, in the money review system according to the present embodiment, the container specifying information is fixedly set for each box (that is, the container specifying information is a box-specific container number), and the management device 900 Every time money is stored in the box in the area 40, the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the box is associated with the transaction information related to the money stored in the box. Accordingly, since the container specifying information can be assigned to the box in each transaction, the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 can be recycled.

  In addition, the money close examination system by this Embodiment is not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, in the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the embodiment in which the bill automatic scrutinization region 100 and the coin automatic scrutiny region 200 are installed substantially in parallel has been described. However, the present embodiment is not limited to such a manner. . As a modification, as shown in FIG. 17, a banknote automatic scrutinizing region 100 and a coin automatic scrutinizing region 200 installed in series along the box transport unit 500 may be used. The aspect in which such bill automatic scrutinization region 100 and coin automatic scrutiny region 200 are installed in series will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100 and the coin automatic scrutiny area 200 are installed in series, it is not necessary to install the sorting mechanism 520 in the box transport unit 500. In the schematic configuration diagram shown in FIG. 17, the flow of the actual product (money or box) is shown by a solid line, and the data flow is shown by a dotted line. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 17, banknotes and coins that have been opened in the opening area 40 are stored in a banknote storage box 180 or a coin storage box 280, and these banknote storage box 180 and coin storage box. 280 is first transported to the bill automatic inspection area 100. Then, in the automatic bill review area 100, the robot arm 130 automatically picks up the bill from the bill storage box 180, and the picked-up bill is carefully examined. In the automatic bill review area 100, no coin is taken out from the coin storage box 280. The banknote determined to be a reject banknote in the banknote automatic review area 100 is returned to the banknote storage box 180. Moreover, the banknote determined to be a normal banknote in the banknote automatic scrutinization area 100 is made into a small bundle and conveyed to the banknote rearrangement area 600 which is a rear system, and a scrutiny process is manually performed by an operator.

  Next, the banknote storage box 180 (an empty box or a box containing reject banknotes) and the coin storage box 280 are conveyed from the banknote automatic scrutiny area 100 to the coin automatic scrutinization area 200. Then, in the coin automatic scrutiny area 200, coins are automatically taken out from the coin storage box 280 by the box reversing machine 210, and the scrutinized processing of the taken out coins is performed. Note that in the automatic coin scrutiny area 200, banknotes (reject banknotes) are not taken out from the banknote storage box 180. Coins that are determined to be reject coins in the automatic coin inspection area 200 are returned to the coin storage box 280. In addition, coins that are determined to be normal coins in the automatic coin inspection area 200 are stored in a gold box and conveyed to a coin rearrangement area 700 that is a rear system. Thereafter, the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are transported from the coin automatic scrutiny area 200 to the reject money scrutinization area 300, and the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 are rejected in the reject money scrutiny area 300. Banknotes and reject coins are taken out and manually scrutinized by the operator. As shown in FIG. 17, information related to the money processing contents in the opening area 40, the automatic bill review area 100, the automatic coin review area 200, and the reject money review area 300 is transmitted to the management device 900.

  According to the money scrutinizing system according to the modification shown in FIG. 17, in the vicinity of the banknote scrutinizing device 120, banknote supplying means (for feeding banknotes from the box transported by the box transporter 500 to the banknote scrutinizing device 120 ( Specifically, a robot arm 130) is provided, and in the vicinity of the coin scrutinizing device 220, coin supply means (send coins) from the box transported by the box transporting unit 500 to the coin scrutinizing device 220 ( Specifically, a box reversing machine 210) is provided. Further, the box transported by the box transport unit 500 is provided with an information holding unit (specifically, an IC tag or a barcode) that holds container specifying information. On the upstream side, a reading unit (for example, the reading unit 170) that reads the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the box is installed (in this case, the reading unit 170 also in the automatic coin inspection area 200). The same reading unit will be provided). Further, the money review system is provided with a management device 900 for associating money type information related to the type of money stored in the box to be transported by the box transport unit 500 with the container specifying information. Then, the robot arm 130 and the box reversing machine 210 are configured to store the bill storage box 180 or coin storage conveyed by the box conveyance unit 500 based on the money type information linked to the container specifying information read by the reading unit. A bill or coin is selectively sent from the box 280 to the bill review device 120 or the coin review device 220. According to such a money scrutiny system, the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box transported by the box transport section 500 based on the money type information linked to the container specifying information read by the reading section 522. By selectively sending banknotes and coins from the bank 280 to the banknote scrutinizing apparatus 120 and the coin scrutinizing apparatus 220, the money conveyed to the cash processing center is automatically distributed to the banknote scrutinizing apparatus 120 and the coin scrutinizing apparatus 220. Can be achieved.

  Further, the information holding unit attached to the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 is not limited to the IC tag or the barcode. A sticker in which a container number unique to the box is written may be attached to the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 as an information holding unit. In this case, the reading unit (for example, the reading unit 522) that reads information stored in the information holding unit includes a CCD camera or the like that captures an image of a number attached to the sticker. In addition, a container number unique to the box may be directly written in the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280. In this case, the container number directly written in the bill storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 functions as an information holding unit. Even in this case, the reading unit for reading the information held in the information holding unit is composed of, for example, a CCD camera.

  Further, an information holding unit such as an IC tag may be attached to the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280 every time an opening process is performed by an operator in the opening area 40. In this case, each time the opening process is performed by the operator in the opening area 40, new container specifying information is given to the box. Further, in the opening area 40, every time an opening process is performed using a deposit slip instead of an IC tag as an information holding unit, it may be attached to the banknote storage box 180 or the coin storage box 280. In this case, for example, an OCR or the like is used as a reading unit that reads information held in the information holding unit.

  Further, as the container specifying information held in the information holding unit, information other than the container number unique to the box may be used. For example, when an opening process is performed by an operator in the opening area 40, dynamic information (for example, an identification number of a store or financial institution from which money is collected, a store or a financial institution, etc.) Information such as handling date, payment breakdown, etc., which is the date when money is collected from the institution, etc. may be written.

  In addition, in the opening area 40, when an operator acquires information on a slip amount from a deposit slip stored in a bag, a sachet, a cassette, or the like, and inputs information on the slip amount by the computer terminal 42, the management device In 900, after all the scrutiny processing in the money scrutiny system is completed, the sum of the slip amounts input by the computer terminal 42 and the amount of money in the banknote scrutinization area 100, coin automatic scrutiny area 200, and reject money scrutiny area 300 are displayed. The result of the scrutiny process may be collated to check for excess or deficiency between the money brought into the cash processing center and the money that has been scrutinized. In this case, when there is a difference larger than a predetermined amount between the two, the management apparatus 900 may notify the administrator or the like in a form different from the normal.

  Further, in the middle of the box transport unit 500, a storage for temporarily holding the banknote storage box 180 and the coin storage box 280 may be provided. As a result, when the box is likely to be sent to each scrutinization region 100, 200, 300 beyond the processing capability in each scrutiny region 100, 200, 300, When the processing of 200 and 300 is stopped, the box is temporarily suspended in the storage, and if the scrutinization processing becomes possible in each scrutiny area 100, 200, 300, the box to each scrutiny area 100, 200, 300 The supply of can be resumed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Receipt acceptance area 20 Pallet conveyance part 22 Pallet 40 Opening area 42 Computer terminal 100 Banknote automatic scrutinization area 110 Pull-in stand 120 Banknote scrutinizer 121 Banknote insertion part 122 Small bundle ejection part 123 Reject banknote ejection part 124, 125 126 Display 130 Robot arm 132 Hand part 134 Grasping plate 136 Pusher 140 Bill shelf 170 Reading part 180 Banknote storage box 182 Banknote storage part 184 Hand part space 186 Partition plate 200 Automatic coin inspection area 210 Box reversing machine 220 Coin inspection apparatus 221 Coin insertion part 222 Gold box takeout door 223 Operation part 224 Display 225 Reject coin throwing part 230 Gold box automatic exchange part 280 Coin storage box 282 Coin storage part 284 Upper opening 300 Inspected money area 310 Pull-in conveyance line 320 Box detection sensor 330 Manual inspection area 332 Computer terminal 370 Reading unit 400 Box storage 500 Box conveying unit 510 First box conveying part 520 Sorting mechanism 522 Reading part 530 Second box conveying part 540 3rd box conveyance part 550 4th box conveyance part 555 1st raising / lowering mechanism 560 2nd raising / lowering mechanism 565 3rd raising / lowering mechanism 580 Small bundle conveyance conveyor 590 Gold box conveyance conveyor 600 Banknote arrangement area 700 Coin arrangement area 800 Change creation area 900 Management device

Claims (8)

A money scrutiny system for scrutinizing money, including banknotes and coins,
A transport unit for transporting a container containing money along the transport path;
A bill scrutinizing device for scrutinizing bills stored in a container transported by the transport unit;
A coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing coins contained in a container transported by the transport unit;
With
The transport path is branched into at least two transport path parts on the way, and the containers are transported to the bill review apparatus and the coin review apparatus by separate transport path parts,
At the branch point of the transport path, a sorting mechanism is installed that sorts out which of the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device the container transported along the transport path is sent to,
The container transported by the transport unit is provided with an information holding unit that holds container specifying information, and is held in an information holding unit provided in the container on the upstream side of the branch point in the transport path. A reading unit is installed to read the container specific information,
The money review system further includes a management unit for associating money type information related to the type of money stored in a container to be transported by the transport unit with the container specifying information,
The sorting mechanism is configured to determine which of the bill scrutinizing device and the coin scrutinizing device the container transported by the transport unit is based on the money type information associated with the container specifying information read by the reading unit. A monetary scrutinization system that sorts whether to send to equipment. A money scrutiny system for scrutinizing money, including banknotes and coins,
A transport unit for transporting a container containing money along the transport path;
A bill scrutinizing device for scrutinizing bills stored in a container transported by the transport unit;
A coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing coins contained in a container transported by the transport unit;
With
The bill review device and the coin review device are arranged in series along the transport path,
In the vicinity of the banknote scrutiny device, banknote supply means for sending banknotes from the container transported by the transport unit to the banknote scrutinizer is provided,
In the vicinity of the coin scrutiny device, coin supply means for sending coins from a container transported by the transport unit to the coin scrutiny device is provided,
The container transported by the transport unit is provided with an information holding unit that holds container specifying information, and is provided in the container on the upstream side of the bill review device and the coin review device in the transport path. A reading unit is installed to read the container specific information held in the information holding unit.
The money review system further includes a management unit for associating money type information related to the type of money stored in a container to be transported by the transport unit with the container specifying information,
Each of the banknote supply means and the coin supply means selectively receives a banknote or a coin from a container transported by the transport section based on money type information associated with the container specifying information read by the reading section. A money scrutiny system that is adapted to be sent to the bill scrutinizer or the coin scrutinizer. In at least one of the bill review device or the coin review device, normal money and reject money that is not normal money are classified and the reject money is accommodated in a container,
3. The money review system according to claim 1, wherein the container in which the reject money is stored is transported by the transport unit to a reject money review area for reviewing reject money. 4.   The conveyance path of the conveyance unit is provided with a container detection unit for detecting whether or not the container is empty, and the container detected by the container detection unit as not empty is the reject money inspection. 4. The money review system according to claim 3, wherein the money check system is configured to be sent to a reject money check line in which only containers to be checked for reject money in the area are sent.   The money review system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the management unit is configured to group one or a plurality of the container specifying information and associate the information with transaction information. The container specifying information is fixedly set for each container,
Each time the money is stored in the container, the management unit associates the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container with the transaction information related to the money stored in the container. The money review system according to claim 5. A transport unit for transporting a container in which money is stored along a transport path, a bill scrutinizing device for examining bank notes stored in a container transported by the transport unit, and a container transported by the transport unit A coin scrutinizing device for scrutinizing the coins stored in the paper, and the transport path is branched into at least two transport path parts on the way, and the banknote scrubbing apparatus and the coin scrutiny apparatus are respectively separated by separate transport path parts. A money scrutiny method by a money scrutiny system in which containers are transported,
In the management unit, the step of associating the money type information related to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit with the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container;
Transporting a container containing money by the transport unit;
Reading the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container conveyed by the conveying unit;
Based on the money type information associated with the read container specifying information, a step of allocating which of the banknote scrubbing device and the coin scrutinizing device the container transported by the transport unit is sent to,
A method for scrutinizing money. A transport unit for transporting a container in which money is stored along a transport path, a bill scrutinizing device for examining bank notes stored in a container transported by the transport unit, and a container transported by the transport unit A coin scrutinizing apparatus for scrutinizing coins contained in the coin, and the bill scrutinizing apparatus and the coin scrutinizing apparatus are arranged in series along the transport path. And
In the management unit, the step of associating the money type information related to the type of money stored in the container to be transported by the transport unit with the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container;
Transporting a container containing money by the transport unit;
Reading the container specifying information held in the information holding unit provided in the container conveyed by the conveying unit;
A step of selectively sending banknotes and coins from the container transported by the transport unit to the banknote scrutinizing apparatus and the coin scrutinizing apparatus based on the money type information linked to the read container specifying information;
A method for scrutinizing money.