JP2015225622A - Paper currency handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper currency handling device capable of improving the visibility of paper currencies positioned at a money deposition/withdrawal port arranged to be inclined frontward.SOLUTION: The paper currency handling device includes: a reception part which receives paper currencies to be fed-in or taken out therefrom and the front side thereof is arranged to be inclined to get lower in a pile-up direction of the paper currencies; illumination means which is disposed in front of the reception part and emits visible light; a holding member which has a concave part including a first transparent part transmitting the visible light emitted from the illumination means and a convex part for holding paper currencies received in the reception part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bill handling apparatus.

  Banknote handling devices are installed in automated teller machines (ATMs) that are installed in financial institutions, retail stores, station premises, etc., and execute transactions by users' own operations, and are inserted by users It is an apparatus which conveys a banknote between the deposit or withdrawal port in which the banknote and the banknote provided to a user are accommodated, and the banknote storage installed in the safe.

  The deposit / withdrawal port is provided with irradiation means (lamp or the like) for irradiating the stored banknote. By providing the irradiating means, it is possible to improve the visibility of banknotes and prevent forgetting to remove the banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port. As such a technique, Patent Document 1 states that “a customer inserts a deposited banknote at the time of depositing and opens a banknote slot by driving a shutter of a banknote loading unit for depositing a withdrawal banknote that is fed out from the apparatus at the time of withdrawal. There is a description that “the illumination lamps that are sometimes turned on are provided on the left and right sides of the bill insertion portion”.

JP 2004-139614 A

  In the case of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine described in Patent Document 1, an irradiating means is installed on the rear side of the apparatus at the depositing / dispensing port inclined so that the front side (user side) of the apparatus is lowered. When the irradiation means is installed on the rear side of the apparatus, light is irradiated on the front side of the apparatus, and light may be directly incident on the user's eyes, which is not desirable.

  On the other hand, when the irradiation means is installed on the front side of the apparatus, light is irradiated on the rear side of the apparatus, so that it is possible to prevent light from being directly projected into the eyes of the user. However, since the banknote stored in the deposit / withdrawal port falls to the front side of the apparatus (that is, the irradiation means side), the light irradiated from the irradiation means is blocked by the accumulated banknotes, and the visibility of the banknotes is reduced. Improvement is difficult.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the visibility of banknotes at a deposit / withdrawal port that is inclined so that the front side of the apparatus is lowered.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention stores a banknote that is fed inside and a banknote that is discharged to the outside, a storage section in which the front in the stacking direction of the banknote is inclined downward, and the storage section , An irradiating means for irradiating visible light, a concave portion having a first transmitting part for transmitting visible light emitted from the irradiating means, and a convex part for holding a banknote stored in the storing part And a holding member.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the visibility of banknotes. Moreover, it becomes possible to prevent forgetting to remove the bill from the deposit / withdrawal port.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the automatic teller machine in Example 1. FIG. It is a functional block diagram of an automatic teller machine in Example 1. It is a block diagram of the banknote handling apparatus in Example 1. It is a functional block diagram of a bill handling device in Example 1. It is a figure explaining the payment operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the payment operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the payment operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the payment operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the deposit or withdrawal port in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the press plate in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the detailed structure of the deposit or withdrawal port in Example 3. FIG. It is a figure explaining the detailed structure of the deposit or withdrawal port in Example 4. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the irradiation apparatus in Example 5. FIG.

[Example 1]
Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrated in FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic teller machine. The automatic teller machine 1 includes a bill handling device 2, a bankbook handling device 3, a statement slip issuing device 4, a card handling device 5, and an operation device 6.

  The banknote handling apparatus 2 is an apparatus that handles banknotes. The banknote handling apparatus 2 performs banknote depositing, withdrawal processing, identification processing, and the like via a depositing / dispensing port 21 that inserts banknotes by the user and discharges banknotes to the user. Moreover, the banknote storage which stores a banknote is provided in the lower part of the banknote handling apparatus 2, and the banknote storage is enclosed by the safe housing | casing. The detailed configuration of the bill handling apparatus will be described later.

  In the deposit transaction of the automatic teller machine 1, the banknote handling device 2 executes a process of transporting and storing the banknote inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 21 by the user to the banknote storage. Moreover, in the withdrawal transaction of the automatic teller machine 1, the banknote handling device 2 takes out the banknote from the banknote storage, conveys the banknote to the deposit / withdrawal port 21, and executes a process of paying out to the user. Thus, the banknote handling apparatus 2 stores the banknote thrown in by the user and the banknote provided to the user in the deposit / withdrawal port 21, and the banknote between the deposit / withdrawal port 21 and the banknote storage. Transport.

  The bankbook handling device 3 is a device that handles a bankbook. The passbook handling device 3 executes insertion and discharge of the passbook used at the time of transaction, executes printing on the inserted passbook, reads information on the magnetic stripe stuck on the passbook, and reads information on the magnetic stripe. Perform writing.

  The statement slip issuing device 4 is a device that issues a transaction statement slip. The statement slip issuing device 4 discharges the statement slip on which the transaction details are printed via the statement slip ticketing opening.

  The card handling device 5 is a device that handles a magnetic stripe card or an IC card. The card handling device 5 inserts and discharges a user's cash card used at the time of transaction through the card insertion slot. Also, reading of information on the magnetic stripe and IC chip attached to the card and writing of information on the magnetic stripe and IC chip are executed.

  The operation device 6 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and includes a display device that displays transaction contents and operation guidance to the user, and an input device that is used for operations such as password input and transaction selection. . Note that various methods such as a button type and a touch panel type can be applied to the input device. However, when a touch panel type input device is used, a configuration in which the touch panel and the LCD are overlaid may be employed.

  In addition, although not shown in FIG. 1, you may provide the coin processing apparatus which performs the deposit process of a coin, a withdrawal process, a discrimination process, etc.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the automatic teller machine 1. Each device mounted on the automatic teller machine 1 described above is connected to the main body control unit 8 via the bus 7, and performs necessary operations under the control of the main body control unit 8. Each of the above devices is supplied with power by a power supply unit (not shown).

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the banknote handling apparatus 2. In the drawing, the right side is the front side of the apparatus (user side), and the lower side is the direction of gravity. The banknote handling apparatus 2 includes a deposit / withdrawal port 21, a discrimination apparatus 22, a temporary storage 23, a temporary storage 24 for return, banknote storages 25a to 25e, a banknote transport path 26, and a safe A. Composed.

  The deposit / withdrawal port 21 is provided on the front side of the bill handling apparatus 2 and stores bills inserted by the user and bills provided to the user. The deposit / withdrawal port 21 is inclined so that the front side of the apparatus is lower than the rear side of the apparatus.

  The deposit / withdrawal port 21 includes a storage unit 211 that stores banknotes, a shutter 212 that opens and closes the storage unit 211, a separation roller 213 that separates banknotes in the storage unit 211, and a feed roller 214 that feeds the separated banknotes A sheet roller 215 for collecting banknotes is provided. Further, an irradiation means 219 for irradiating banknotes in the storage unit 211 is provided on the front side of the deposit / withdrawal port 21.

  The storage unit 21 is configured such that banknotes fed inside and banknotes discharged to the outside are stored, and the front in the stacking direction of banknotes is inclined downward.

  The discrimination device 22 is a device that obtains the denomination, authenticity, and state of the conveyed banknote and executes discrimination. The discrimination device 22 performs discrimination of a bill conveyed from the front side of the device to the rear side of the device and discrimination of a bill conveyed from the rear side of the device to the front side of the device. The discrimination is performed by reading a pattern of a banknote with an image sensor (sensor) and processing the read image. Then, the discrimination device 22 determines the transport destination of the deposited banknote (including whether it is accepted by the automatic teller machine 1 or returned to the user) based on the denomination of the banknote and the determination result of authenticity.

  The identification device 22 reads the unique information of each banknote (for example, the serial number printed on the banknote), so that even if there are a plurality of banknotes of the same denomination, authenticity, or state, they are separated. It can be recognized as a banknote.

  The temporary storage 23 is provided on the rear side of the bill handling apparatus 2. The temporary storage 23 stores temporarily the banknotes determined to be accepted by the automatic teller machine 1 in the discrimination device 22 among the banknotes deposited, until the transaction is established. The temporary storage 23 executes an operation of stacking banknotes transported by a banknote transport path 26 to be described later, and an operation of separating the stacked banknotes one by one and feeding them to the banknote transport path 26.

  The temporary storage 24 for return is provided on the rear side of the bill handling apparatus 2 and below the temporary storage 23. The temporary storage box 24 for return temporarily stores the banknotes that have been determined to be returned to the user by the discrimination device 22 among the banknotes that have been deposited. The temporary storage 24 for return performs the banknote stacking operation and the feeding operation in the same manner as the temporary storage 23.

  The banknote storages 25a to 25e are storage containers (stackers) that store banknotes in denominations. When storing a banknote, the banknote received from the banknote conveyance path 26 is integrated | stacked using the stacking mechanism (not shown) mounted in banknote storage 25a-25e. Moreover, when paying out banknotes, the stacked banknotes are separated one by one using a separation mechanism (not shown) mounted in the banknote storages 25 a to 25 e and fed out to the banknote transport path 26. Note that a structure (separation and accumulation mechanism) in which the accumulation mechanism and the separation mechanism are combined may be used.

  Moreover, banknote storage 25a-25e can be removed from the banknote handling apparatus 2, and can be used for operations, such as banknote collection from another banknote storage, and banknote replenishment to another banknote storage. It is. Furthermore, in operation, it is also possible to use one banknote storage among the banknote storages 25a to 25e for collecting counterfeit bills or storing banknotes forgotten by users (forgotten banknotes).

  The banknote transport path 26 is a path through which banknotes are transported. The banknote transport path 26 includes a plurality of transport rollers, a transport belt, and a guide plate, and a gate that switches the transport direction is provided at a branch point. A conveyance roller and a conveyance belt are driven by a motor, and are comprised so that a banknote may be conveyed to arbitrary speeds and arbitrary directions. Moreover, the banknote conveyance path 26 is provided with a plurality of sensors, and can monitor the conveyance status of banknotes and detect paper jams (banknote jams).

  The safe A is a metal casing having a thickness of 20 to 50 mm, and is provided for preventing theft of the banknote storage. That is, it is sufficient that at least the banknote storages 25a to 25e are stored in the safe A, but in FIG. 3, in addition to the banknote storages 25a to 25e, the discrimination device 22, the temporary storage unit 23, and the temporary for return. The state which the storage 24 was accommodated is shown. Further, the safe A is provided with a door with a key, and when the banknote storages 25a to 25e are operated or maintenance of the banknote handling device 2 is opened, the banknote storages 25a to 25e or The bill handling device 2 can be pulled out.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the banknote handling apparatus 2. Each device mounted on the banknote handling apparatus 2 described above is connected to the banknote control unit 27 and performs necessary operations under the control of the banknote control unit 27. That is, the banknote control part 27 receives the instruction | command from the main body control part 8 via the bus | bath 7 of the automatic teller machine 1, and controls each mechanism and component based on the said instruction | command. Necessary operations are performed under the control of the main body control unit 8. Each of the above devices is supplied with power by a power supply unit (not shown).

  Next, the depositing operation in the bill handling apparatus 2 will be described. 5-7 is a figure explaining the money_receiving | payment operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 2. FIG. Of these drawings, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a transport operation from the deposit / withdrawal port 21 to the temporary storage 23 or the return temporary storage 24, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a transport operation from the temporary storage 23 to the banknote storages 25a to 25e. In these drawings, the arrow shown on the banknote transport path 26 is the banknote transport direction.

  When it is detected that the deposit transaction is selected in the operation device 6, the main body control unit 8 instructs the bill handling device 2 to start the deposit operation. Thereafter, the banknote control unit 27 performs a depositing operation.

  First, the banknote control unit 27 performs control so that the shutter 212 is opened (that is, retracted from above the storage unit 211). Then, it will be in a standby state until a banknote is thrown in the inside of the accommodating part 211. FIG. In the standby state, the irradiation unit 219 performs irradiation so as to indicate irradiation inside the storage unit 211 or a bill insertion position. The bill control unit 27 detects that a bill has been inserted into the storage unit 211 by a sensor (not shown), and then closes the shutter 212 (that is, arranges it above the storage unit 211). Control.

  Thereafter, the banknote control unit 27 controls the operation of the pressing plate 216 so that the banknotes in the storage unit 211 are aligned. After the banknotes are aligned, the banknote control unit 27 controls the banknotes stored in the storage unit 211 to be separated by the separation roller 213 and fed out by the feed roller 214. Thereby, the banknotes stored in the storage unit 211 are delivered to the banknote transport path 26 one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote control unit 27 controls the banknote transport path 26 so that the banknotes fed from the deposit / withdrawal port 21 pass through the discrimination device 22. The discrimination device 22 acquires the denomination, authenticity, and state of the conveyed banknote for each banknote, performs banknote discrimination, and determines the transport destination based on the discrimination result. Then, the banknote control part 27 controls the banknote conveyance path 26 so that the banknote which passed the discrimination apparatus 22 may be conveyed to the temporary storage 23 or the return temporary storage 24 based on the said determination result. Specifically, the gates are distributed so that the banknotes determined to be acceptable are transported to the path following the temporary storage 23 and the banknotes determined to be returned are transported to the path continuing to the temporary storage 24 for return. To control. The temporary storage 23 and the return temporary storage 24 receive the banknotes transported by the banknote transport path 26 and store them inside.

  After all the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 21 have been transported, as shown in FIG. 6, the bill control unit 27 collects the bills collected and fed one by one in the temporary storage 24 for return. The bill conveyance path 26 is controlled so as to be returned to the mouth 21. Thereafter, the deposit / withdrawal port 21 receives the banknote from the banknote conveyance path 26, draws it into the storage unit 211 by the feed roller 214, and accumulates the banknote while aligning the banknote by the sheet roller 215. After all the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage 24 for return are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 21, the banknote control unit 27 controls the shutter 212 to be in an open state. Thereby, banknotes are returned to the user.

  On the other hand, after the transaction is established by the amount confirmation for the user and the final confirmation of the deposit transaction, as shown in FIG. 7, the banknote control unit 27 collects the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage 23 and fed out one by one. The banknote conveyance path 26 is controlled so as to pass through the identification device 22. The discrimination device 22 again acquires the denomination, authenticity, and state of the conveyed banknote for each banknote, performs banknote discrimination, and determines the transport destination based on the discrimination result. Then, the banknote control part 27 controls the banknote conveyance path 26 so that the banknote which passed the discrimination device 22 may be conveyed to either of banknote storage 25a-25e based on the said determination result. At this time, for example, among the banknote storages 25a to 25e, one banknote storage may be operated exclusively for collecting banknotes determined to be false by the authenticity determination.

  Next, the dispensing operation in the banknote handling apparatus 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the dispensing operation of the banknote handling apparatus 2.

  When it is detected that the withdrawal transaction is selected in the operation device 6, the main body control unit 8 instructs the banknote handling device 2 to start the withdrawal operation. Thereafter, the banknote control unit 27 performs a withdrawal operation.

  First, the banknote control part 27 controls the banknote conveyance path 26 so that the banknotes accumulated in the banknote storages 25a to 25e and fed out one by one pass through the discrimination device 22. At this time, each banknote storage 25a-25e pays out a predetermined number of banknotes at different timings according to the amount of withdrawal. The discrimination device 22 acquires the denomination, authenticity, and state of the conveyed banknote for each banknote, performs banknote discrimination, and determines the transport destination based on the discrimination result. Thereafter, the banknote control unit 27 performs control so that the banknote whose transport destination is determined to be the deposit / withdrawal port 21 is transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 21. In addition, when the discrimination device 22 produces | generates the banknote determined that it is not desirable to convey to the deposit or withdrawal port 21, each banknote storage 25a-25e adds and sends out the banknote of a corresponding denomination.

  Thereafter, the deposit / withdrawal port 21 receives the banknote from the banknote conveyance path 26, draws it into the storage unit 211 by the feed roller 214, and accumulates the banknote while aligning the banknote by the sheet roller 215. After making the number of banknotes according to the amount of money withdrawn into the deposit / withdrawal port 21 from each storage 25a-25e, the banknote control unit 27 controls the shutter 212 to be in an open state. Thereby, banknotes are paid out to the user.

  Next, the structure of the deposit / withdrawal port 21 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a detailed structure of the deposit / withdrawal port 21. In the drawing, the right side is the front side of the apparatus (user side), and the lower side is the direction of gravity.

  As described in FIG. 3, the storage unit 211 that stores banknotes, the shutter 212 that opens and closes the storage unit 211, the separation roller 213 that separates banknotes in the storage unit 211, and the feed roller 214 that feeds the separated banknotes. And a sheet roller 215 for accumulating banknotes. The storage unit 211 includes a pressing plate 216 provided on the front side of the device, a stack guide 217 provided on the rear side of the device with respect to the pressing plate 216, a bottom plate 218 provided on the bottom side, and a side surface. A banknote storage area is constituted by the side plate (not shown).

  The deposit / withdrawal port 21 has a structure in which the whole is inclined toward the front side of the apparatus with respect to a horizontal plane so that the user can easily take in and out bills. Since the entire deposit / withdrawal port 21 is inclined toward the front side of the apparatus, the bills stored in the storage unit 21 are leaned toward the pressing plate 216 due to the action of gravity.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing the structure of the push plate 216. The pressing plate 216 has a shape in which a convex portion 216a is provided on both sides and a concave portion 216b is provided in the center. The convex part 216a is a part that receives a banknote leaning against gravity. The concave portion 216b forms a space around the central portion of the banknote due to a step difference from the convex portion 216a. The user can check the banknote within the range of the viewing angle θ by looking into the space formed between the recess 216b and the stacked banknote.

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal port 21 is provided with an irradiation means 219 for irradiating banknotes. Since the deposit / withdrawal port 21 is inclined to the front side of the apparatus, the irradiation means 219 is provided on the rear side of the apparatus (stack guide 217 side), and when irradiating bills, the front side of the apparatus is irradiated with light. The space between the guide 217 and the accumulated bills is irradiated. That is, since light is not irradiated to the banknote surface which can be confirmed from a user side, it is a problem in the point which does not lead to the improvement of the visibility of a banknote. In addition, since light may be directly incident on the user's eyes, it is not desirable to provide the irradiation unit 219 on the rear side of the apparatus.

  On the other hand, when the irradiation means 219 is provided on the front side of the apparatus and the banknote is irradiated, the banknote leans against the pressing plate 216 due to gravity, so the light irradiated on the banknote surface is blocked by the stacked banknote. End up. At this time, it is possible to irradiate the central part of the banknote suspended in the air by passing light along the concave part 216b of the push plate 216.

  In addition, a transmission portion 216c that transmits visible light is provided in a part of the concave portion 216b of the pressing plate 216, and the irradiation unit 219 is disposed on the front side of the apparatus with respect to the pressing plate 216 so that light irradiated from the irradiation unit is transmitted. It passes through the part 216c. As a result, the space in which the user can visually recognize the banknote is enlarged, the viewing angle θ is increased, and the distance between the irradiating means 219 and the banknote is reduced, so that a sufficient amount of light in the space can be secured. is there.

  The irradiation means 219 may be structured to be fixed to the front side of the apparatus with respect to the pressing plate 216, or may be structured to move together with the pressing plate 216 by being embedded in the pressing plate 216. Further, the transmission part 216c may be a through hole provided in the pressing plate 216, or a structure in which a plate made of a transparent material is fitted into the pressing plate 216.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to improve the visibility of banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 21, improve operability at the time of deposit / withdrawal, and prevent forgetting to remove the banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port. Further, by irradiating the banknote through the transmission part 216c from the irradiation means 219 provided on the front side of the apparatus from the push plate 216, the distance between the irradiation means 219 and the banknote becomes close, and it is easy to secure the light quantity and the visibility. You can improve. In addition, an effect can be expected from the viewpoint of power saving.
[Example 2]
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described in detail. This embodiment is different in the structure of the transmission part 216c of the pressing plate 216 in the first embodiment, but the other structure is common to the first embodiment.

  In a partial region of the transmission part 216c in the present embodiment, a pattern made of a transparent material that fits into the pressing plate 216 is printed with a design that makes a banknote image, an arrow, and the like. Visible light is blocked. That is, in the transmissive portion 216c, when the portion that has not been printed is the first portion and the portion that has been printed is the second portion, the second portion is more visible than the first portion. The transmittance is lowered. For processing the area corresponding to the second portion, printing such as a halftone dot pattern may be used to scatter light, and a method other than printing (for example, attaching a scattering sheet) may be used. .

  By irradiating the printed transmission part 216c with light by the irradiation means 219, it is possible not only to irradiate the banknote but also as a guide light for guiding the banknote insertion position. Since such a guide light has been conventionally provided at a position away from the storage portion 211 of the deposit / withdrawal port 21, there has been a problem that the insertion position is difficult to understand intuitively. On the other hand, in the case of this embodiment, it is possible to guide the bill insertion position inside the storage unit 211, and the insertion position is easily understood intuitively. Further, when the automatic teller machine 1 has a function of handling coins, an error caused by making a mistake between the bill insertion slot and the coin insertion slot by printing a pattern that makes the transparent portion 216c image a banknote. It is possible to prevent the charging.

According to the present embodiment, since a guidance function is added to the deposit / withdrawal port 21, in addition to the effects described in the first embodiment, the bill insertion position is clearly shown, and erroneous insertion of bills and coins is prevented. As a result, the operability can be further improved.
[Example 3]
Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described in detail. The present embodiment is different in the structure of the shutter 212 in the first embodiment, but the other structures are common to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the detailed structure of the deposit / withdrawal port in the present embodiment. The shutter 212 has a structure including a transmission part 212a that partially transmits visible light. When the shutter 212 is in the closed state, light is emitted by the irradiation unit 219, and a part of the light passes through the transmission part 212a, so that it can be used as a guide light for guiding the bill insertion position. Note that a clearer guidance can be achieved by printing the pattern, the arrow, or the like, as described in the second embodiment, or the process of scattering light, as described in the second embodiment.

Thus, by providing the transmission part 212a in the shutter 212, before a user inserts a banknote into the storage part 211 of the deposit / withdrawal port 21, the insertion position of the banknote is clearly indicated, thereby further improving the operability. Improvement is possible.
[Example 4]
Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment will be described in detail. This embodiment is different in the structure of the irradiation means 219 in the first embodiment, but the other structure is common to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the detailed structure of the deposit / withdrawal port in the present embodiment. The irradiating means 219 irradiates the space above the shutter 212 and projects a symbol, an arrow, etc., onto the bill inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 21. For example, when the irradiating means 219 is composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes, the optical axis of some of the irradiating means 219 is directed upward of the storage portion 211, and a pattern, an arrow, or the like is printed on the transmitting portion 216c on the optical axis. Apply. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which the thickness of the transmission part 216c on which a pattern, an arrow, or the like is printed is partially changed so that part of the light emitted from the irradiation unit 219 is refracted and directed upward of the storage part 211. .

Thus, it is possible to realize the function of guiding the insertion of banknotes by projecting a pattern, an arrow, etc. on the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 21.
[Example 5]
Hereinafter, the fifth embodiment will be described in detail. This embodiment is different from the operation of the irradiation means 219 in the first embodiment, but the structure is common to the first embodiment.

  When the banknote is returned in the depositing operation or in the withdrawal operation, after the banknote is stored in the storage unit 211, the banknote control unit 27 turns on the irradiation unit 219 to irradiate the banknote, and the shutter 212. Is controlled to open (S101). Note that the banknote control unit 27 may control the banknotes to be irradiated by turning on the irradiation unit 219 after the shutter 212 is opened. Thereafter, the bill control unit 27 starts a timer (S102), and whether a bill remains in the storage unit 211 even after a predetermined time has elapsed (that is, whether a bill has been forgotten), Judgment is made based on the output result of a sensor (not shown) of the deposit / withdrawal port 21 (S103, S104). When all the banknotes in the storage unit 211 are extracted within a predetermined time, the banknote control unit 27 controls the shutter 212 to be closed and the irradiation unit 219 to be turned off (S105). On the other hand, if banknotes remain in the storage unit 211 even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the banknote control unit 27 controls the irradiation unit 219 to change from lighting to blinking.

  As a result, it is possible to alert the user to the deposit / withdrawal port 21 and notify the user that the banknote has been forgotten. That is, it is possible to improve the banknote forgetting prevention function at the time of depositing and dispensing operations.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of the above-described embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of the other embodiment can be added to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Cash automatic transaction apparatus, 2: Banknote handling apparatus, 21; Deposit / withdrawal port, 211: Storage part, 212: Shutter, 212a: Transmission part, 216: Push plate, 216a: Convex part, 216b: Concave part, 216c: Transmission Part

Claims (5)

A bill handling device mounted on an automatic teller machine,
A banknote that is fed inside and a banknote that is discharged to the outside is stored, and a storage section in which the front in the stacking direction of the banknote is inclined downward,
An irradiating means disposed in front of the storage portion and radiating visible light;
A concave portion having a first transmission portion that transmits visible light emitted from the irradiation means, and a holding member provided with a convex portion that holds a banknote stored in the storage portion. Banknote handling device. The bill handling apparatus according to claim 1,
The first transmission unit includes a first part and a bill handling apparatus having a second part having a visible light transmittance lower than that of the first part. The bill handling apparatus according to claim 1,
A shutter that opens and closes the storage portion;
A bill handling apparatus comprising: a second transmission unit that transmits visible light irradiated by the irradiation unit when disposed above the storage unit. The bill handling apparatus according to claim 1,
A plurality of the irradiation means are provided,
A banknote handling apparatus in which an optical axis of a part of the irradiation means is directed upward of the storage unit. The bill handling apparatus according to claim 1,
A control unit for controlling the device;
The control unit controls to turn on the irradiation unit, and when a bill remains in the storage unit after a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit controls the irradiation unit to change from lighting to blinking. Banknote handling device.

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