JP2014170386A - Money processing device and money processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money processing device which allows an operator to recognize that a coin is stored in a foreign object storage part in the event that the coin was inserted to a bill insertion slot and to provide a money processing method.SOLUTION: A money processing device (money depositing and dispensing machine 100) comprises: a foreign object storage part (a fixed tray 30, a returning tray 32) which is provided near a bill insertion slot 110 for inserting bills from the outside of a device body to the inside of the device body and to which a foreign object other than a bill inserted to the bill insertion slot 110 is transferred from the bill insertion slot 110; and a detection part (a magnetic sensor 34a) for detecting a coin stored in the foreign object storage part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus and a money handling method, and more particularly, to a money handling apparatus and a money handling method for detecting a coin when a coin is inserted into a bill deposit port.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of money depositing / withdrawing machines are known that are installed at a financial institution's window or the like and perform money deposit / withdrawal processing. When a money depositing / dispensing machine is installed at a financial institution's window, etc., bills and coins are deposited by the teller using this money depositing / dispensing machine. If foreign matter other than banknotes, such as coins and clips, is mistakenly mixed into the banknote deposit port, troubles such as banknote jams or equipment failures may occur. For this reason, in order to prevent the occurrence of such troubles, for example, in Patent Document 1, a foreign matter storage portion is provided at the lower portion of the banknote deposit port. A technique is disclosed in which a foreign object falls from a banknote deposit port and is stored in a foreign object storage unit. According to such a money depositing / dispensing machine, even when foreign objects other than banknotes are sandwiched between a plurality of banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing slot by a teller, the banknotes are fed one by one from the banknote depositing slot into the machine body. It is possible to prevent foreign matter from being clogged in the bill feeding mechanism.

JP 2001-84424 A

  However, in the conventional money depositing and dispensing machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, even when foreign matter other than banknotes is put into the banknote deposit port and the foreign matter is stored in the foreign matter storage portion, the foreign matter storage portion has foreign matter. Since the detection part for detecting that it is stored is not provided, there is a problem that the teller cannot recognize that the foreign object is stored in the foreign object storage part. In addition, if a coin is also mistakenly inserted into the banknote deposit slot when the banknote is inserted into the banknote deposit slot, the teller must return the coin to the customer. There is a problem that there is a risk of forgetting to return the coin to the customer.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and when a coin is mistakenly inserted into the bill deposit slot, the operator may recognize that the coin has been stored in the foreign matter storage unit. An object is to provide a money handling apparatus and a money handling method.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of a banknote deposit port for throwing banknotes into the machine body from the outside of the machine body, and a foreign object storage unit for storing foreign substances other than banknotes inserted in the banknote deposit port; And a detection unit for detecting coins stored in the foreign matter storage unit.

  According to such a money handling apparatus, since the detection unit for detecting the coin stored in the foreign matter storage unit is installed, the coin is stored in the foreign matter when the coin is erroneously inserted into the bill deposit port. Thus, the operator can recognize that the coins are stored in the storage unit, and the teller can be prevented from forgetting to return the coins stored in the foreign material storage unit to the customer.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the detection unit may include a magnetic sensor that detects a coin by a change in a magnetic field.

  At this time, the detection unit may include a plurality of magnetic sensors, and may detect the location of coins in the foreign matter storage unit.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention may further include a notifying unit that notifies that the foreign matter storage unit stores coins based on the result of coin detection by the detection unit.

  At this time, the notification unit is also configured to notify information regarding the money processing status and the amount of money in the money handling apparatus, and the notification unit confirms that coins are stored in the foreign matter storage unit. When notifying, you may make it alert | report in the aspect different from the time of alert | reporting the information regarding the money processing status and stock amount in the said money processing apparatus.

  In addition, the detection unit is configured to detect foreign matter other than coins stored in the foreign matter storage unit, and the notification unit notifies that foreign matter other than coins is stored in the foreign matter storage unit. When doing, you may come to alert | report in the aspect different from when it alert | reports that the coin is accommodated in the said foreign material storage part.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention may further include a storage unit that associates and stores a coin detection result by the detection unit and transaction information in the money handling apparatus when the coin is detected by the detection unit. Good.

  Alternatively, the money handling apparatus of the present invention further includes a storage unit that associates and stores a coin detection result by the detection unit and transaction information in the money handling apparatus when the coin is detected by the detection unit, The detection result may also include information regarding the location of coins in the foreign matter storage unit.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention may further include a setting unit for setting whether to stop the operation of the money handling apparatus when a coin is detected by the detection unit.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention further includes a shutter for opening and closing the banknote deposit port, and the shutter is an open position for receiving foreign matters other than banknotes dropped from the banknote deposit port when the banknote deposit port is opened. When the shutter moves from the open position to the closed position for closing the banknote deposit slot, foreign matter received by the shutter is further dropped and sent to the foreign matter storage unit. It may be.

  The money handling method of the present invention includes a step of inserting banknotes into a banknote depositing port for inserting banknotes from outside the machine body, and when a foreign matter other than banknotes is inserted into the banknote depositing port. And a step of detecting coins sent to the foreign matter storage unit and stored in the foreign matter storage unit.

  According to such a currency processing method, since coins sent from the banknote deposit port to the foreign matter storage unit and stored in the foreign matter storage unit are detected, coins are erroneously inserted into the banknote deposit port. The operator can recognize that the coin has been stored in the foreign object storage unit and prevent the teller from forgetting to return the coin stored in the foreign object storage unit to the customer. Can do.

  According to the money handling apparatus and the money handling method of the present invention, the operator can recognize that the coin has been stored in the foreign matter storage unit when the coin is erroneously inserted into the bill deposit port.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money deposit or withdrawal machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing opening in the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. It is a sectional side view when the banknote deposit port shown in FIG. 4 is seen from the left. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the fixed tray and return tray which are installed in the banknote deposit slot shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a fixed saucer, a return saucer, etc. shown in FIG. (A) is a top view when the board | substrate shown in FIG. 7 is seen from upper direction, (b) is a side view which shows the flow of the magnetic field by each magnetic sensor in the board | substrate shown in FIG. (A)-(c) is sectional drawing which shows a series of operation | movement when closing a shutter from an open state in the banknote deposit port shown in FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the display content by the display part of the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 10 is a figure which shows the money depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on this Embodiment, and the banknote depositing opening provided in this money depositing / withdrawing machine. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote depositing slot in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1 and the like, and FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the banknote depositing slot shown in FIG. It is. 6 is a perspective view showing the structure of a fixed tray and a return tray that are installed in the banknote deposit slot shown in FIG. 4 and the like. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the fixed tray and the return tray shown in FIG. It is a perspective view. 8A is a top view when the substrate shown in FIG. 7 is viewed from above, and FIG. 8B is a side view showing the flow of the magnetic field by each magnetic sensor in the substrate shown in FIG. It is. FIGS. 9A to 9C are cross-sectional views showing a series of operations when the shutter is closed from the open state in the banknote deposit slot shown in FIG. FIGS. 10A to 10C are diagrams showing display contents on the display unit of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1 and the like.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment is installed at a financial institution or the like, and performs a depositing / withdrawing process for banknotes and coins. More specifically, two tellers share one money depositing / dispensing machine 100 at a financial institution or the like, and tellers are arranged on both sides of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 shown in FIG. At the same time, two monitors (not shown) are installed corresponding to each teller.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 102, and a bill deposit port 110 is provided above the housing 102 and the housing. A coin deposit port 150 is provided on the upper surface of 102. In addition, a banknote dispensing port 140 is provided below the banknote depositing port 110 on the front surface of the housing 102, and a reject unit 142 is disposed further below the banknote dispensing port 140. Coin dispensing boxes 152 are arranged on both sides of the portion 142, respectively. Here, while the banknote deposit port 110, the banknote deposit port 140, and the coin deposit port 150 are designed to be shared by two tellers, each coin dispensing box 152 provided on both sides of the reject portion 142 is used. Corresponds to each teller. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote deposit port 110 is provided with a shutter 40 that opens and closes the banknote deposit port 110, and the banknote dispense port 140 also includes the banknote deposit port 140. A shutter 50 that opens and closes is provided. Further, a front door 144 is provided below the banknote dispensing port 140 and the reject unit 142 on the front surface of the housing 102 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. By opening the front door 144, a cassette unit 122, which will be described later, is provided. It can be pulled out from the housing 102 to the near side.

  Further, on both sides of the coin deposit port 150 on the upper surface of the housing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, a bill occupation button 184, a coin occupation button 186, a bill dispensing port lamp 190, and a coin dispensing port lamp 192 are provided. Each is provided. These banknote occupying buttons 184, coin occupying buttons 186, banknote dispensing outlet lamps 190 and coin dispensing outlet lamps 192 are arranged in a pair on the left and right, and the buttons 184 and 186 and the lamps 190 and 192 It corresponds to the teller. In addition, an operation display unit 182 including a touch panel or the like is provided behind the coin deposit port 150 on the upper surface of the housing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. Although the operation display unit 182 is shown in a collapsed state in FIG. 1, the operation display unit 182 can stand up so as to extend vertically upward from the state shown in FIG. 1. The operator can input various information and commands through the operation display unit 182. Further, the operation display unit 182 displays information related to the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and information related to the amount of money. The information related to the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 displayed on the operation display unit 182 includes, for example, information related to a normal error such as a jam, or a reject banknote sent to the reject unit 142. Information etc. are included. Specifically, as information on the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, messages such as “There has been a clogging of banknotes in the machine” and “Please remove the rejected banknote at the withdrawal port” are displayed on the operation display section. 182 is displayed. In addition, a power switch 180 is provided on the front surface of the housing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. When the operator turns on the power switch 180, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 performs processing for depositing / withdrawing bills and coins. Can be done.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a bill processing unit 104 that performs banknote depositing / withdrawing processing and a coin processing unit 106 that performs coin depositing / withdrawing processing are provided inside the housing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. ing. Details of the configuration of the banknote processing unit 104 will be described below.

  As described above, the banknote depositing port 110 is provided above the front surface of the casing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, and the bill feeding mechanism 110 is provided with the bill feeding mechanism 112. The banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit port 110 from the outside are fed out one by one into the housing 102 by the banknote feeding mechanism 112. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, particularly FIG. 5, the banknote feeding mechanism 112 has a pair of left and right kicker rollers 112a, a pair of left and right feed rollers 112b, and a pair of left and right gate rollers 112c. . In such a banknote feeding mechanism 112, the banknote inserted into the banknote deposit port 110 and held in the banknote lower edge holding section 10 (described later) is moved toward the gap between the feed roller 112b and the gate roller 112c by the kicker roller 112a. The kicked banknotes are kicked one by one, and the kicked banknotes are fed one by one into the housing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 by the feed roller 112b.

  Moreover, the conveyance part 114 is connected to the banknote deposit port 110, and the banknote drawn | fed out to the inside of the housing | casing 102 by the banknote delivery mechanism 112 is conveyed one by one by the conveyance part 114. FIG. Here, the transport unit 114 is provided with an identification unit 116, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 114 are identified by the identification unit 116 of its denomination, authenticity, correctness, old and new, and the like. Yes. Further, the transport unit 114 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 118, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 114 are arranged with the front / back reversing unit 118. Specifically, among the banknotes sent to the front / back reversing unit 118, for example, only the banknotes whose back side is the upper side are reversed, so that all the banknotes issued from the front / back reversing unit 118 are on the front surface ( Otemen) comes to the top.

  In addition, a reject unit 142 is connected to the transport unit 114, and a banknote identified as not a normal banknote by the identification unit 116, that is, a reject banknote is sent from the transport unit 114 to the reject unit 142. . The reject unit 142 can be pulled out from the front surface of the housing 102, and the reject unit 142 pulled out from the front surface of the housing 102 can be accessed from the outside of the housing 102. As a result, the operator can manually remove the reject banknotes accumulated in the reject unit 142.

  In addition, a plurality of (for example, five) temporary storage units 120 are connected to the transport unit 114. Here, each temporary storage part 120 is arrange | positioned so that it may be located in parallel, and the banknote conveyed by the conveyance part 114 to each temporary storage part 120 is accumulate | stored in these temporary storage parts 120 in the lamination | stacking state. Temporarily put on hold. Further, for example, two banknote storage cassettes 124 and, for example, three banknote stacking units 126 are provided below each temporary storage unit 120, and banknotes temporarily stored in each temporary storage unit 120 are stored in each banknote. It is sent to the cassette 124 and each banknote stacking unit 126. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, each bill storage cassette 124 is detachably accommodated in the cassette portion 122 inside the housing 102, and the cassette portion 122 opens the front door 144. It can be pulled out from the housing 102 forward (that is, in the left direction in FIG. 2). In this manner, by pulling the cassette part 122 forward from the housing 102, the banknote storage cassette 124 in which banknotes are stored can be taken out from the cassette part 122, and the banknote storage cassette 124 can be collected. . On the other hand, the banknotes stacked in each banknote stacking unit 126 are fed out from these banknote stacking units 126 to the transport unit 114, and the banknotes fed out from each banknote stacking unit 126 to the transport unit 114 are banknote output. The bill is sent to the bank 140 and the bill withdrawal process is performed in this way.

  A coin processing unit 106 provided inside the housing 102 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 is configured to perform coin depositing and dispensing processing. Specifically, a coin inserted into a coin deposit port 150 provided on the upper surface is identified by an identification unit (not shown), and then the coin is received in the housing 102 to perform a coin deposit process. In addition, the coins are dispensed by sending coins stored in the housing 102 to the coin dispensing boxes 152. In the present embodiment, detailed description of the coin processing unit 106 is omitted.

  As described above, a pair of left and right banknote occupying buttons 184 and a pair of left and right coin occupying buttons 186 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 102 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100, and the buttons 184 and 186 are provided to each teller. It comes to correspond. Then, each teller sitting on the side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 presses the corresponding banknote occupancy button 184 or coin occupancy button 186 to perform the banknote / coin deposit / withdrawal process related to this teller. become able to. Further, a pair of left and right bill dispensing outlet lamps 190 and a pair of left and right coin dispensing outlet lamps 192 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 102 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100, and each of the lamps 190 and 192 is a teller. It comes to correspond to. And when the withdrawal banknote is accumulated in the banknote withdrawal opening 140 or the withdrawal coin is accumulated in the coin withdrawal box 152, the banknote withdrawal opening lamp corresponding to the teller performing the depositing / withdrawing processing of the banknote or the coin. 190 and a coin outlet lamp 192 come on.

  In this Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the control part 200 which controls each component of the said money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 is provided in the housing | casing 102 of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 200 includes a banknote processing unit 104, a coin processing unit 106, a power switch 180, an operation display unit 182, a banknote occupying button 184, a coin occupying button 186, a banknote dispensing port lamp 190, a coin dispensing A cap lamp 192 or the like is connected. The control unit 200 is connected to a storage unit 202, a communication unit 204, a setting unit 206, and the like. The storage unit 202 is configured to store information regarding the processing status of money and the amount of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. Further, the communication unit 204 causes the control unit 200 to transmit / receive signals to / from an external device (for example, a host device) other than the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. In addition, the setting unit 206 can set the operation mode of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. Details of the configurations of the storage unit 202, the communication unit 204, and the setting unit 206 will be described later.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the banknote depositing port 110 in such a money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 is demonstrated using FIG. 4 and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote deposit port 110, and FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the banknote deposit port 110 shown in FIG. 4 when viewed from the left. As shown in FIG. 4, the bill deposit port 110 has a bill bottom edge holding portion 10 for holding a bottom edge of a bundle of bills inserted into the bill deposit port 110 from the outside of the housing 102, and a bill bottom edge. A pressing unit 20 for pressing a bundle of banknotes placed on the holding unit 10 toward the banknote feeding mechanism 112 is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of left and right side plates 24 are provided in the banknote deposit port 110 at an interval, and a bundle of banknotes is inserted into a region between these side plates 24. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bill bottom edge holding portion 10 is composed of a plurality of rod-like holding members 12, and foreign matters other than bills such as coins and clips are dropped between the holding members 12. An opening 14 having a sufficient size is provided. Here, the cross-sectional shape of each holding member 12 is a mountain shape, and only the top of the mountain-shaped cross section is in contact with the lower end edge of the banknote bundle. Since the cross-sectional shape of each holding member 12 has such a mountain shape, the contact area between the lower edge of the bundle of banknotes and each holding member 12 is reduced, and a bundle of banknotes is pressed by a pressing unit 20 described later. Is pressed against the bill feeding mechanism 112 so that each holding member 12 does not hinder the movement of the bill.

  Further, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, the pressing unit 20 is moved toward the kicker roller 112 a of the banknote feeding mechanism 112, and thereby the banknote held by the banknote lower edge holding unit 10. The banknote in the foremost position in the bundle is brought into contact with the kicker roller 112a. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing portion 20 is provided with a moving means 22, and the shaft member 22 a provided in the moving means 22 extends along a long hole 24 a formed in each side plate 24. It is supposed to move. When the shaft member 22a moves in the upper right direction along the elongated hole 24a from the state shown in FIG. 4, the pressing portion 20 moves in the upper right direction from the position in FIG. 4 to the kicker roller 112a of the bill feeding mechanism 112. Get closer.

  As described above, the banknote depositing port 110 is provided with the shutter 40 for opening and closing the banknote depositing port 110. The shutter 40 is provided on both sides of the housing 102 from the upper front to the upper surface. It is formed in a circular cross section so as to slide along the arc-shaped rail provided. Specifically, the shutter 40 reciprocates between an open position as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9A and a closed position as shown in FIG. 9C. Here, when the shutter 40 is in the open position as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 9A, the front opening 42 of the banknote deposit port 110 is opened so that the operator can access the banknote deposit port 110. Will be able to. On the other hand, when the shutter 40 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. 9C, the lower surface opening 44 (see FIG. 9C) of the banknote deposit port 110 is opened.

  Further, a fixed tray 30 and a return tray 32 are provided below the banknote lower edge holding section 10 in the vicinity of the banknote deposit port 110. Details of the configuration of the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

  The fixed tray 30 is provided in the housing 102 in a fixed position, and the fixed tray 30 cannot be removed from the housing 102. On the other hand, the return tray 32 is provided so as to be placed on the fixed tray 30, and the return tray 32 is detachable from the fixed tray 30. The return tray 32 is made of a non-metallic material. As described above, between the holding members 12 of the banknote lower edge holding section 10, there is provided an opening 14 having a size sufficient for dropping foreign matter other than banknotes such as coins and clips. When a foreign object other than a banknote is erroneously inserted into the banknote deposit port 110, the foreign object falls from the banknote lower edge holding part 10 through each opening 14 and is placed on the fixed tray 30. It will be stored in. With such a configuration, even when a foreign object other than a banknote is sandwiched between a plurality of banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit port 110 by a teller, the banknote is inserted into the housing 102 from the banknote deposit port 110. It is possible to prevent foreign matters from being clogged in the bill feeding mechanism 112 for feeding one by one. The foreign matter stored in the return tray 32 can be collected by the operator by taking the return tray 32 out of the housing 102.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a substrate 34 is attached to the lower surface of the fixed tray 30, and a plurality of coiled magnetic sensors 34 a are provided on the substrate 34. Details of the configuration of the substrate 34 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8A, for example, six magnetic sensors 34 a are provided on the substrate 34 so as to be arranged along the width direction of the fixed tray 30. Each magnetic sensor 34a has a coil shape, and a magnetic field as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8B is formed by these magnetic sensors 34a. Then, a coin is mistakenly inserted into the bill deposit port 110, the coin falls from the bill bottom edge holding portion 10 through each opening 14, and the coin is placed on the return tray 32 placed on the fixed tray 30. When stored, the magnetic field is changed by the magnetic field formed by each magnetic sensor 34a being blocked by the coin. Each magnetic sensor 34a detects that a coin is stored in the return tray 32 based on such a change in the magnetic field. Specifically, when the rate of change of the magnetic field detected by each magnetic sensor 34a exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is determined that coins are stored in the return tray 32.

  In the present embodiment, since six magnetic sensors 34 a are arranged on the substrate 34 along the width direction of the stationary tray 30, coins are placed at any position on the return tray 32 by these magnetic sensors 34 a. It is also possible to detect whether it is stored.

  When the return tray 32 is removed from the fixed tray 30, a coin is erroneously inserted into the banknote deposit slot 110, and when the coin falls from the banknote lower edge holding part 10 through each opening 14, The coin is stored in the fixed tray 30. In this case, the magnetic field is changed by the magnetic field formed by each magnetic sensor 34 a being blocked by the coins stored in the fixed tray 30. In this way, each magnetic sensor 34 a detects this even when coins are stored in the fixed tray 30. Further, in this case, it is possible to detect at which position in the fixed tray 30 the coin is stored by each magnetic sensor 34a.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the fixed tray 30 is provided with a plurality of through holes 30a, and the substrate 34 is provided with a plurality of photosensors 34b corresponding to the through holes 30a. Each photosensor 34b detects the presence or absence of a return tray 32 on the fixed tray 30 through each through hole 30a. More specifically, it is determined that the return tray 32 is not placed on the stationary tray 30 when the light transmission state is detected by each photo sensor 34b, and is fixed when the light shielding state is detected by each photo sensor 34b. It is determined that the return tray 32 is placed on the tray 30. And when a coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a, on which of the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 the coin is stored based on the detection information of the return tray 32 by each photosensor 34b. Will also be detected. Further, based on the detection result, the operator is notified of which of the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 the coin is stored by an operation display unit 182 or the like described later.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a cover 36 is provided below the substrate 34, and the substrate 34 provided on the lower surface of the fixed tray 30 is covered with the cover 36.

  Also, coin detection information by each magnetic sensor 34 a of the substrate 34 is sent to the control unit 200. And the control part 200 displays on the operation display part 182 that the coin is accommodated in the fixed saucer 30 or the return saucer 32 based on the coin detection information by each magnetic sensor 34a. Here, the operation display unit 182 functions as a notification unit for notifying the operator that coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. In addition, the operation display unit 182 displays information regarding the processing status of money and the amount of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100.

  FIGS. 10A to 10C are used to illustrate the display contents on the operation display unit 182 when each magnetic sensor 34a of the substrate 34 detects that a coin is stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. I will explain. Fig.10 (a) has shown the display content in the operation display part 182 when the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 is waiting. Here, when it is detected by the magnetic sensors 34 a of the substrate 34 that coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, a message “return slot remaining coins” is displayed on the operation display unit 182. It will be displayed. Here, the message “return slot has remaining coins” is displayed on the operation display unit 182 in a color different from the balance information of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. FIG. 10B shows the display contents on the operation display unit 182 when the depositing / dispensing process of banknotes and coins is performed in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. When the depositing / dispensing process of banknotes and coins is performed in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, as shown in FIG. 10B, the deposit amount and the total deposit amount of money are displayed. In addition, when a bill is sent to the reject unit 142 when depositing / dispensing bills or coins is performed in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, the operation display unit 182 displays “ The message “Please withdraw the banknote rejected banknote” will be displayed. At this time, the message “Return slot has remaining coins” is displayed on the operation display unit 182 in a color different from the message “Please remove the reject banknote at the withdrawal port”.

  In addition, the control unit 200 stores the coin detection result by each magnetic sensor 34 a of the substrate 34 and the transaction information in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 when the coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34 a in the storage unit 202. It is supposed to let you. The transaction information includes, for example, customer ID information, account information, time when the transaction was performed, and the like. As described above, each magnetic sensor 34 a can detect in which position the coins are stored in the return tray 32 or the fixed tray 30, but is stored in the storage unit 202. The coin detection result may include information regarding the coin location in the return tray 32 or the fixed tray 30. When the storage unit 202 stores the coin detection result by each magnetic sensor 34a of the substrate 34 and the transaction information in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 when the coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a in association with each other. Even if the coins stored in the return tray 32 or the fixed tray 30 are forgotten to be returned, the customer who should return the coins can be specified from the transaction information.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a setting unit 206 is connected to the control unit 200, and the setting unit 206 can set the operation mode of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. Here, in the present embodiment, the setting unit 206 can also set whether or not to stop the operation of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 when a coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a of the substrate 34. It has become. Such setting by the setting unit 206 can be performed by the operator operating the operation display unit 182. When the setting unit 206 is set to stop the operation of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 when a coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a of the substrate 34, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 performs a money depositing process. At that time, a coin is mistakenly inserted into the banknote deposit slot 110, the coin falls from the banknote lower edge holding section 10 through each opening 14, and the coin is stored in the return tray 32. When detected by each magnetic sensor 34a, the operation of the bill feeding mechanism 112 is stopped, and the money depositing process is interrupted. Then, when the operator takes out the coin from the return tray 32 and the magnetic sensor 34a of the substrate 34 detects that no coin is stored in the return tray 32, the bill feeding mechanism 112 operates again, and the money Will be resumed.

  Next, the operation of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 having such a configuration, particularly the bill depositing port 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When inserting a bundle of banknotes into the banknote depositing slot 110 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100, the operator moves the shutter 40 to the open position as shown in FIG. 9A, and opens the front opening 42 of the banknote depositing slot 110. Make it open. Then, the operator places a bundle of banknotes on the banknote lower edge holding section 10.

  At this time, when a foreign object other than a banknote is erroneously inserted into the banknote deposit port 110, the foreign object falls from the banknote lower edge holding part 10 through each opening 14 and is placed on the shutter 40 in the open position. It becomes like this. In FIG. 9A, the coin placed on the shutter 40 is indicated by reference symbol C.

  After inserting a bundle of banknotes into the banknote deposit port 110 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, when the operator inputs a deposit processing start command through the operation display unit 182, the shutter 40 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9B. The closed position shown in FIG. 9C is reached. At this time, the lower opening 44 of the banknote deposit slot 110 is opened, and the foreign matter placed on the shutter 40 falls from the shutter 40 through the lower opening 44. As shown in FIG. 9C, the foreign matter dropped from the shutter 40 is stored in a return tray 32 placed on the fixed tray 30.

  When the shutter 40 is moved to the closed position, the pressing unit 20 is moved by the moving unit 22 toward the kicker roller 112a of the bill feeding mechanism 112, and thereby the bills placed on the bill lower edge holding unit 10 are moved. The frontmost banknote of the bundle comes into contact with the kicker roller 112a. The kicker roller 112a kicks out banknotes one by one toward the gap between the feed roller 112b and the gate roller 112c, and the kicked banknotes are fed into the housing of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 by the feed roller 112b. One sheet is fed out into 102.

  As described above, according to the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the fixed tray 30 and the return tray are used as foreign matter storage units through which foreign matters other than the bills inserted into the bill deposit port 110 are sent from the bill deposit port 110. 32 is provided, and each magnetic sensor 34 a is installed on the substrate 34 as a detection unit for detecting coins stored in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32. As a result, when a coin is mistakenly inserted into the banknote deposit slot 110, the operator can recognize that the coin has been stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. It is possible to prevent the teller from forgetting to return the coins stored in the return tray 32 to the customer.

  Further, as described above, in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 of the present embodiment, the substrate 34 is provided with a plurality of magnetic sensors 34a, and the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 is also detected. It has become so. As a result, the operator can immediately specify the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32, and can quickly take out the coins from the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32.

  In addition, as described above, in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 based on the coin detection results by the magnetic sensors 34a. An operation display unit 182 is provided as a notification unit for notification. In addition, as an alerting | reporting part which alert | reports that the coin is accommodated in the fixed saucer 30 or the return saucer 32, it is limited to the operation display part 182 which alert | reports visually to an operator by a display. However, other various notification methods can be used. For example, the notification unit may include a speaker, for example, and may notify the operator that a coin is stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 by voice. Further, when the operation display unit 182 displays that the coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 is displayed on the operation display unit 182 as an image. It may be like this. Further, instead of displaying on the operation display unit 182 that the coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, an LED lamp (not shown) provided on the front surface of the housing 102 is turned on or blinked. The operator may be notified that coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. At this time, the number of times the LED lamp blinks, the color, and the like may be different from normal errors such as a jam.

  The operation display unit 182 also displays information regarding the processing status of money and the amount of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. Here, when displaying that the coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 on the operation display unit 182, when displaying the information regarding the processing status and the amount of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. It is preferable to display in a different mode (specifically, for example, different colors).

  Moreover, in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 of this Embodiment, the detection result of the coin by each magnetic sensor 34a and the transaction information in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 when the coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a are associated with each other. It is stored in the storage unit 202. Here, it is preferable that the detection result stored in the storage unit 202 includes information on the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32. As described above, the result of coin detection by each magnetic sensor 34a of the substrate 34 and the transaction information in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 when the coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a are associated and stored in the storage unit 202. Even if the coins stored in the return tray 32 or the fixed tray 30 are forgotten to be returned, the customer who should return the coins can be specified from the transaction information. In particular, when the detection result stored in the storage unit 202 includes information on the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32, the coins are returned to the fixed tray 30 and returned in each of a plurality of transactions. When stored in different locations in the tray 32, transaction information is specified based on the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32, and customers who should return coins based on the specified transaction information are identified. To be able to identify.

  Moreover, in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 of this Embodiment, the setting part 206 for setting whether to stop operation | movement of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 when a coin is detected by each magnetic sensor 34a is provided. Is provided.

  In the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the shutter 40 is opened to receive foreign matters other than banknotes dropped from the banknote depositing port 110 when the banknote depositing port 110 is opened. When the shutter 40 moves from the open position to the closed position (see FIG. 9C) that closes the banknote deposit port 110, the shutter 40 receives the shutter 40 from the open position (see FIG. 9A). The foreign matter is further dropped and sent to the stationary tray 30 and the return tray 32. If the coins that have fallen from the bill bottom edge holding section 10 are sent directly to the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32, the coins are standing on the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32. The coins may not be detected by each magnetic sensor 34a. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the shutter 40 as described above is provided in the banknote deposit port 110, and the coins dropped from the banknote lower edge holding part 10 are received once by the shutter 40, whereby the fixed tray 30 and the return tray. At 32, the coin can be surely laid down, whereby the coin can be reliably detected by each magnetic sensor 34a.

  In addition, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, the banknote depositing port 110, etc. by this Embodiment are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, instead of using each magnetic sensor 34 a provided on the substrate 34, other types of sensors may be used as detection units that detect coins stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. At this time, a detection unit that detects foreign objects other than coins stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 may be used. In this case, even if a foreign object such as a clip other than banknotes or coins is erroneously inserted into the banknote deposit slot 110, the foreign object falls from the banknote lower edge holding part 10 through each opening 14, and the fixed tray 30. This is detected by the detector when it is stored in the return tray 32 placed on top. In this case, the operation display unit 182 may display that foreign substances other than coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. At this time, when the operation display unit 182 displays that foreign substances other than coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32, the coins are stored in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32. It is preferable to display in a different mode (specifically, for example, a different color).

  In addition, an optical sensor is used as a detection unit for detecting the foreign matter stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, and the size of the foreign matter stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 is detected by this optical sensor. It may be. In addition, an imaging camera is used as a detection unit that detects a foreign object stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, and an image obtained by imaging the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 by the imaging camera is recognized. Therefore, it may be detected that foreign matter is stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. Further, a combination of a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor may be used as a detection unit that detects foreign matter stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32.

  In addition, when a magnetic sensor is used as a detection unit that detects coins stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, it is not always necessary to install the magnetic sensor below the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. The position of the magnetic sensor is not limited to a specific position as long as it is around the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32.

  Further, when coins stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 are detected by the detection unit, instead of displaying this detection information on the operation display unit 182 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100, the detection information is transmitted to the communication unit. 204 may be transmitted to an external device such as a host device, and the detection information may be displayed on the display unit of the external device.

  Moreover, what can also detect the denomination of a coin may be used as a detection part which detects the coin accommodated in the fixed saucer 30 or the return saucer 32. FIG. Specifically, an imaging camera is installed as a detection unit, an image captured by the imaging camera is recognized, and the denomination of the coin is detected by comparing it with a coin image for each denomination stored in the storage unit 202. You may make it do. In this case, when displaying that the coin is stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 on the operation display unit 182, information on the denomination of the coin may also be displayed. .

  Moreover, you may use things other than a structure as shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7 as the fixed saucer 30 and the return saucer 32. FIG. As the fixed saucer 30 and the return saucer 32, ones divided into a plurality of storage areas may be used so as to correspond to the plurality of magnetic sensors 34 a installed on the substrate 34. When such a fixed tray 30 and return tray 32 are used, the operator can immediately identify the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and return tray 32, and can quickly identify the fixed tray 30 and return tray. Coins can be taken out from the tray 32. In addition, when the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 divided into a plurality of storage areas are used, it is not always necessary to install a plurality of magnetic sensors 34a, and one magnetic sensor 34a is installed on the substrate 34. The operator can immediately specify the location of the coins in the fixed tray 30 and the return tray 32 just by doing.

  In addition, it is not necessary to use two trays including the stationary tray 30 and the return tray 32 as a foreign body storage unit through which foreign matters other than banknotes inserted in the banknote deposit port 110 are sent from the banknote deposit port 110. As a foreign matter storage part through which foreign matters other than the bills inserted into the bill deposit port 110 are sent from the bill deposit port 110, only one tray fixed inside the housing 102 may be used, or such Only one tray that can be removed outside the housing 102 may be used as the foreign matter storage unit.

  The timing at which the operation display unit 182 notifies that the coins stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 are detected by the detection unit is (a) immediately when the detection unit detects the coins. (B) Notifying after all the banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing port 110 have been fed out by the banknote feeding mechanism 112, (c) Notifying at the time of deposit confirmation, and the like. Note that “deposit confirmation” means that the teller (operator) determines that the deposit amount received on the deposit slip received together with the currency from the customer matches the result of identifying and counting the currency with the currency depositing / dispensing machine 100. Approves the transaction. Here, the money is held in the temporary holding unit (for example, the temporary holding unit 120 in the case of banknotes) until the payment is confirmed, and when the payment is confirmed, the money is transferred from the temporary holding unit to the storage unit. Further, the notification may always be performed until the money detected by the detection unit is extracted from the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32.

  Moreover, while the detection part is detecting that the coin is accommodated in the fixed saucer 30 or the return saucer 32, the payment confirmation mentioned above may be prohibited. In this case, when the operator tries to perform the deposit confirmation operation, a message that the coin is extracted from the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32 is notified, and it is detected that the coin has been taken out from the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32. After being detected by the department, the deposit confirmation operation can be performed.

  Further, when the detection unit detects that a foreign object such as a clip other than coins is stored in the fixed tray 30 or the return tray 32, this may not be notified, or fixed You may come to alert | report in the aspect different from the case where it is detected that the coin is accommodated in the receiving tray 30 or the receiving tray 32 for return.

10 bill bottom edge holding part 12 holding member 14 opening 20 pressing part 22 moving means 22a shaft member 24 side plate 24a oblong hole 30 fixed tray 30a through hole 32 return tray 34 substrate 34a magnetic sensor 34b photo sensor 36 cover 40 shutter 42 front opening 44 Lower opening 50 Shutter 100 Money depositing / dispensing machine 102 Housing 104 Banknote processing unit 106 Coin processing unit 110 Banknote depositing port 112 Bill feeding mechanism 112a Kicker roller 112b Feed roller 112c Gate roller 114 Conveying unit 116 Identification unit 118 Front / reverse reversing unit 120 Temporarily Reservation unit 122 Cassette unit 124 Banknote storage cassette 126 Banknote stacking unit 140 Banknote dispensing port 142 Rejecting unit 144 Front door 150 Coin depositing port 152 Coin dispensing box 180 Power switch 182 Operation display unit 184 Banknote occupation button 18 6 Coin occupancy button 190 Banknote outlet lamp 192 Coin outlet lamp 200 Control part 202 Storage part 204 Communication part 206 Setting part

Claims (11)

A foreign matter storage unit that is provided in the vicinity of a banknote deposit port for throwing banknotes into the machine body from outside the machine body, and stores foreign matter other than banknotes inserted in the banknote deposit port;
A detection unit for detecting coins stored in the foreign matter storage unit;
A money handling apparatus comprising:   The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit includes a magnetic sensor that detects a coin by a change in a magnetic field.   The money handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the detection unit includes a plurality of magnetic sensors and is configured to detect a location of a coin in the foreign matter storage unit.   4. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that notifies that the foreign matter storage unit stores a coin based on a coin detection result by the detection unit. 5. .   The notifying unit is also configured to notify information related to the processing status of money and the amount of money in the money handling apparatus, and the notifying unit is configured to notify that a coin is stored in the foreign matter storage unit. 5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the money handling apparatus is configured to make a notification in a mode different from that in which the information related to the processing status of money and the amount of money in the money processing apparatus is notified.   The detection unit detects foreign matter other than coins stored in the foreign matter storage unit, and the notification unit notifies that foreign matter other than coins is stored in the foreign matter storage unit. 6. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a notification is made in a different manner from that when the foreign matter storage unit stores a coin.   The storage part which further linked | related and memorize | stored the detection result of the coin by the said detection part, and the transaction information in the said money processing apparatus when a coin is detected by the said detection part is provided. The money handling apparatus according to item. A storage unit that associates and stores a coin detection result by the detection unit and transaction information in the money handling apparatus when a coin is detected by the detection unit;
The money processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the detection result includes information related to a coin location in the foreign matter storage unit.   The money according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a setting unit for setting whether to stop the operation of the money handling apparatus when a coin is detected by the detection unit. Processing equipment. A shutter for opening and closing the bill deposit port;
The shutter is positioned at an open position for receiving foreign matter other than banknotes dropped from the banknote deposit port when the banknote deposit slot is opened, and from the open position to a closed position for closing the banknote deposit slot. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein when the shutter moves, foreign matter received by the shutter is further dropped and sent to the foreign matter storage unit. A step of inserting banknotes into a banknote deposit port for inserting banknotes from outside the body into the body;
When foreign matter other than banknotes is inserted into the banknote deposit port, a step of detecting coins sent from the banknote deposit port to the foreign matter storage unit and stored in the foreign matter storage unit;
A money handling method comprising:

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