JP2016212790A - Consumer transaction facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a consumer transaction facility capable of correctly monitoring a medium (media) on a transport path.SOLUTION: A consumer transaction facility of the invention comprises: one or plural transport paths for transporting a medium (media); a transport drive part for driving the respective transport paths; a drive information detection part for detecting drive information of the transport drive part; and a control part for, based on medium management information containing at least the drive information detected by the drive information detection part, specifying a position of the medium (media) on the respective transport path, and performing prescribed control.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus, and can be applied to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that separates and conveys banknotes.

  In general, a paper sheet transport apparatus such as an ATM holds a plurality of sensors capable of detecting paper sheets (for example, banknotes) on a transport path. Then, the paper sheet transport apparatus monitors the arrival and passage of paper sheets at a predetermined time between sensors on the transport path.

  Conventionally, monitoring between sensors has been based on the normal arrival (passing) of paper sheets on condition that the next sensor is “ON” within a predetermined arrival monitoring time after a certain sensor detects “ON”. . This inter-sensor monitoring is performed at each sensor up to the conveyance destination. However, if the sensor on the way cannot detect “ON” within the monitoring time, the paper sheet is retained on the conveyance path. (Jam detection).

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes an example in which the time of paper sheets is monitored using such a sensor on the conveyance path.

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  However, the above-described monitoring between sensors mainly includes the following two problems.

  First, when the ATM controls a plurality of transport speeds, it is necessary to hold the arrival monitoring time (parameter) for the transport speed to be controlled. In addition, this parameter needs to be tuned again at the time of lineup according to the country and specification where the ATM is installed (in other words, extra time is required).

  Secondly, the control (monitoring by time) of stopping, re-feeding, and returning (switching back) the paper sheets is whether the stopped paper sheets have advanced or returned on the sensor, or the sensor flickers. (In other words, control is complicated and arrival prediction is difficult).

  Therefore, an automatic transaction apparatus that can accurately monitor the medium on the conveyance path is desired.

  The automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention includes (1) one or a plurality of transport paths for transporting a medium, (2) a transport driving unit that drives each of the transport paths, and (3) detecting drive information of the transport driving unit. And (4) a control unit that specifies a position of the medium on each of the transport paths and performs predetermined control based on medium management information including at least the drive information detected by the drive information detection unit. It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately monitor a medium on a conveyance path.

It is an internal block diagram which shows the internal structure of the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is an internal block diagram which shows the internal structure of the conveyance motor part of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the conveyance path of the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the medium management table which unifies and manages the information (mainly information regarding a position) of the medium on the conveyance path of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 1). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 2). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 3). FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 4); FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 5). FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 6); FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on a conveyance path using a medium management table (part 7); It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example which the main control part of 1st Embodiment manages the medium thrown into the conveyance path using a medium management table (the 8). It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example which the main control part of 1st Embodiment manages the medium thrown into the conveyance path using a medium management table (the 9). It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example which the main control part of 2nd Embodiment manages the medium thrown into the conveyance path using a medium management table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen which displays the content of the system error which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

(A) 1st Embodiment Below, 1st Embodiment of the automatic transaction apparatus which concerns on this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

(A-1) Configuration of the First Embodiment FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an external configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment includes a card slot 11, a bankbook slot 12, a banknote slot 13, a coin slot 14, and an operation display unit 15.

  The card entry / exit 11 is for a customer to insert a cash card or take out a cash card.

  The bankbook entry / exit 12 is for a customer to insert a bankbook or take out a bankbook.

  The banknote entrance / exit 13 is for a customer to insert a banknote or take out a banknote. The banknote inlet / outlet 13 may be, for example, a bucket type having an openable / closable body. When the customer inserts the banknote, the customer inserts the banknote into the opening of the bucket, and then the automatic transaction apparatus 1 takes in the inserted banknote with the opening / closing body closed. Moreover, when the automatic transaction apparatus 1 returns a banknote, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 pays out a banknote to a bucket, and an opening-closing body is open | released after that.

  The coin inlet / outlet 14 is used by a customer to insert coins or take out coins. As the coin inlet / outlet 14, for example, a bucket type that can be opened and closed can be used. Also in this case, similarly to the bill insertion / exit 13, when the customer inserts coins, the customer inserts coins into the opening of the bucket, and then the automatic transaction apparatus 1 closes the opening / closing body and takes in the inserted coins. . Moreover, when the automatic transaction apparatus 1 returns a coin, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 pays out a coin to a bucket, and an opening-closing body will open | release after that.

  The operation display unit 15 displays, for example, a transaction type selection menu screen, an operation screen for each transaction, a confirmation screen for transaction details, and takes in input information input by a customer. For example, a touch panel type operation display unit can be applied to the operation display unit 15. The operation display unit 15 is not limited to a touch panel type in which the operation unit and the display unit are integrated, and the operation unit and the display unit may be physically different from each other.

  FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, an automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a main control unit 101, a communication unit 102, a timer 103, a memory 104, a sensor 105 (105-1 to 105-n), a blade 106 (106-1 to 106-n), and a conveyance. The motor unit 107 (107-1 to 107-n) is included.

  The main control unit 101 has a medium management table T which will be described later, and controls the drive system function of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. For example, the main control unit 101 controls the transport motor unit 107 and the like. Detailed operation of the main control unit 101 will be clarified in the operation section described later.

  The communication unit 102 is an interface that exchanges information with the host device H through a communication line under the control of the main control unit 101. In addition, about the communication part 102, since the thing similar to the existing automatic transaction apparatus can be applied, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The timer 103 measures the time in the automatic transaction apparatus 1. For example, the timer 103 is used for causing the main control unit 101 to generate an interrupt process at regular time intervals.

  The memory 104 is a data storage unit that stores various information necessary for the main control unit 101 to perform information processing, and can be configured by, for example, a DRAM, an SRAM, an SDRAM, a FLASH ROM, or the like.

  The sensor 105 can detect a medium (for example, banknote, bankbook, etc.) on the conveyance path. For example, the sensor 105 confirms “ON” when the medium arrives and “OFF” when it passes. In this embodiment, the sensor 105 is used for correcting misalignment due to slippage of the medium or the like. This correction will be clarified in the operation section described later. The sensor 105 is an example of a medium detection sensor that detects passage of a medium.

  The blade 106 switches the branch of the transport path for transporting the medium.

  FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the transport motor unit according to the first embodiment.

  The conveyance motor unit 107 includes a conveyance control unit 108, a conveyance motor 109, and an encoder / FG 110, and is driven to transfer the medium to the conveyance destination.

  The conveyance control unit 108 controls the driving of the conveyance motor 109.

  The transport motor 109 is a drive source for a transport path (not shown) for transporting the medium. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes the transport motor 109, thereby realizing a transport driving unit that drives the transport path.

  The encoder / FG 110 monitors the drive amount of the transport motor 109. The main control unit 101 can grasp the movement amount of the medium to be conveyed by being given the drive amount of the conveyance motor 109 from the conveyance motor unit 107. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes the encoder / FG 110, thereby realizing a drive information detection unit that detects drive information.

(A-2) Operation | movement of 1st Embodiment Next, operation | movement of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment which has the above structures is demonstrated, referring drawings. First, as a premise of the operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, a conveyance path 150 that conveys a medium (in this embodiment, “banknote” is assumed) and a medium management table T that centrally manages information on the medium will be described.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a conveyance path of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment. 4A, the conveyance path 150 includes a sensor 105 (105-1 to 105-4), a blade 106 (106-1 to 106-2), a conveyance destination D (D1 to D4), and a conveyance motor drive range E. (E1 to E5).

  The sensor 105-1 is arranged at a predetermined location between the conveyance destination D1 and the blade 106-1 in the conveyance path 150. Hereinafter, similarly, the sensor 105-2 is disposed at a predetermined location between the transport destination D2 and the blade 106-1. The sensor 105-3 is disposed at a predetermined location between the transport destination D3 and the blade 106-2. The sensor 105-4 is disposed at a predetermined location between the transport destination D4 and the blade 106-2. Note that the number and location of the sensors 105 are not limited to this example, and various numbers and locations may be applied.

  The blade 106-1 is used for switching the transport destination from the transport destination D1 to the transport destination D2 or the transport destination D4 in the transport path 150. Similarly, the blade 106-2 is used to switch the transport destination from the transport destination D1 to the transport destination D3 or the transport destination D4.

  The transport destination D (D1 to D4) indicates the transport destination of the medium. The transport destinations D1 to D4 correspond to predetermined locations in the automatic transaction apparatus, and include, for example, a temporary storage for temporarily storing cash, a discrimination box for identifying cash, and the like.

  The transport motor drive range E (E1 to E5) indicates a range in which the transport motor 109 (109-1 to 109-5) is driven on the transport path 150. For example, the transport motor drive range E1 indicates a range in which the transport motor 109-1 is driven (the same applies to the other transport motor drive ranges E2 to E5).

  4A shows an example in which the five conveyance motors 109-1 to 109-5 are driven and transferred to the four conveyance destinations D (D1 to D4) with respect to the conveyance path 150. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 may be transferred to four transfer destinations D (D1 to D4) on the transfer path 150 by a single transfer motor 109.

  FIG. 4B shows an example in which a scale (a scale indicating the position) is provided on the conveyance path 150 shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 4B shows the components (the transport destination D and the like) shown in FIG. 4A in an omitted form for the sake of simplicity (actually, each of the omitted items). Component exists).

  Among the above scales, for example, for the portion attached to the range of the transport motor drive range E1, the output value from the encoder FG 110-1 corresponding to the transport motor 109-1 (the number of rotations of the transport motor 109-1) (The same applies to the portions of the other transport motor drive ranges E2 to E5).

  Further, regarding the output value of the encoder / FG 110 (110-1 to 110-5), the movement amount per count (rotation) depends on the type of the corresponding transport motor 109 (109-1 to 109-5). Therefore, the conveyance path 150 may use, as a scale, a value obtained by converting the above scale into a reference movement amount.

  4B shows an example in which a scale is provided on the transport path 150, it is not necessary to physically place a scale on the transport path 150, and the main control unit 101 may be provided on the transport path 150. It is sufficient if the scale can be grasped as information. The main control unit 101 monitors the medium feed amount by the encoders FG110-1 to 110-5 corresponding to the transport motors 109-1 to 109-5 and specifies the position of the medium on the transport path 150. Become.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a medium management table for centrally managing medium information (mainly information related to positions) on the conveyance path according to the first embodiment. The medium management table T is used by the main control unit 101 to grasp the position and the like of each medium existing on the transport path 150.

  The medium management table T includes a medium number F1, a medium transport destination F2, a front end position F3, a front end position drive motor F4, a rear end position F5, a rear end position drive motor F6, an arrival counter F7 for the next sensor, a previous medium number F8, and the next. The configuration includes items of the medium number F9 and the motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring. In addition, the medium management table T stores the maximum number of media that can be simultaneously monitored on the transport path 150 by one transport, or the maximum number of media that are input to the transport path 150 by one transport. It shall be possible to hold.

  The medium number F <b> 1 is an identifier that identifies a medium put into the transport path 150. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the medium identifier is numbered sequentially from the number 1 for each medium loaded into the conveyance path 150.

  The medium transport destination F2 indicates a medium transport destination (destination). The medium transport destination F2 is also used to check whether the branching by the switching has been normally performed when the blade 106 (106-1 to 106-2) is switched on the transport path 150, for example. .

  The leading edge position F3 indicates the leading edge position of the medium on the conveyance path 150. The value stored in the tip position F3 may be an index that can estimate the position on the conveyance path 150. In this embodiment, the rotation number (count) of the conveyance motor 109 is used as an index. The value stored in the leading edge position F3 is used to confirm at which position on the transport path 150 the leading edge of the medium exists.

  The front end position driving motor F4 indicates the transport motor 109 that is driven at the front end position of the medium. In this embodiment, the tip position drive motor F4 is any one of the five transport motors 109-1 to 109-5.

  The rear end position F5 indicates the rear end position of the medium on the conveyance path 150. The value stored in the rear end position F5 may be an index that can estimate the position on the conveyance path 150. In this embodiment, the rotation number (count) of the conveyance motor 109 is used as an index. The value stored in the trailing edge position F5 is used to confirm at which position on the transport path 150 the trailing edge of the medium exists.

  The rear end position drive motor F6 indicates the transport motor 109 that is driven at the rear end position of the medium. In this embodiment, the rear end position drive motor F6 is one of the five transport motors 109-1 to 109-5.

  The arrival counter F7 for the next sensor indicates the amount of movement of the medium to the next sensor on the transport path 150. In this embodiment, the amount of movement to the sensor 105 that arrives next uses as an index a value that takes into account the number of rotations (count) of the transport motor 109 and a slip amount described later.

  Here, the medium on the conveyance path 150 does not move by the amount of movement calculated by the number of rotations of the conveyance motor 109 by sliding on the conveyance path 150. Therefore, the main control unit 101 may add a value (hereinafter, simply referred to as “slip amount”) obtained by a predetermined calculation means for the amount that the medium slides on the conveyance path 150. Then, the main control unit 101 can calculate the moving distance to the sensor 105 with high accuracy. The next sensor arrival counter F7 is used, for example, for monitoring a jam of the medium.

  The previous medium number F8 is a number that identifies a medium that has been put into the transport path 150 before itself. The next medium number F9 is a number for identifying a medium put into the transport path 150 before itself.

  The motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring is the number of rotations (count) of the transport motor 109 when the monitoring of the medium is started on the transport path 150 (in other words, when new data is added to the medium management table T). is there. The position of the medium is updated based on this value. The motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring is updated with reference to the count of the corresponding carry motor 109 every time the carry motor drive range E (E1 to E5) is changed.

  The main control unit 101 updates the medium management table T at regular intervals (measured by the timer 103). When a request for updating (interrupt) of the medium management table T is made from the timer 103, the main control unit 101, for example, the current count value of the transport motor 109 and the value stored in the motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring. And the tip position F3 is updated. The same applies to the update of the rear end position F5.

  When the arrival counter F7 of the next sensor becomes “0” (in other words, when the medium does not reach the target sensor), the main control unit 101 treats the system error. The main control unit 101 performs existing exception processing when a system error occurs. In addition, the main control unit 101 also performs monitoring of springing when the sensor is turned on before reaching the sensor position.

  In FIG. 5, the head medium pointer P indicates the medium located at the head of the transport path 150 in the data stored in the medium management table T.

  Next, a specific example in which the main control unit 101 monitors the position of the medium on the conveyance path 150 using the medium management table T will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example in which the main control unit according to the first embodiment manages a medium loaded on the conveyance path using a medium management table.

  FIG. 6B illustrates the medium S1 that is first put on the transport path in FIG. 4B. In this initial state, the medium management table T is as shown in FIG. 6A, which will be described below.

  The main control unit 101 adds a new row (data) to the medium management table T when the medium S1 is to be transported from the transport destination D1 to the transport destination D4.

  The main control unit 101 sets “1” as the medium number F1 of the newly added data. Similarly, the main control unit 101 sets the medium transport destination F2 to “transport destination D4”. Since the current position of the medium S1 is the initial position of the transport motor drive range E1, the main control unit 101 sets the front end position F3 to “0” and the front end position drive motor F4 to “transport motor 109-1”. Set.

  Further, the main control unit 101 sets the value of the arrival counter F7 of the next sensor to 500 (the position “400” of the sensor 105-1 + the slip amount “100” for jam detection). Further, the main control unit 101 sets the motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring to the current counter value of the transport motor 109-1 (in this embodiment, for example, 3000).

  Since only the medium S1 exists on the transport path 150, the head medium pointer P is “1” indicating the data of the medium S1.

  Next, an example (FIG. 7) in which a second medium is loaded after a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG.

  FIG. 7B shows the medium S2 additionally input after the medium S1. In this state, the medium management table T is as shown in FIG. 7A, which will be described below.

  The main control unit 101 newly adds data to the medium management table T for the medium S2 that has been transported to the transport destination D3. The main control unit 101 sets “2” as the medium number F1 of the newly added data. Similarly, the main control unit 101 sets the medium transport destination F2 to “transport destination D3”. Since the current position of the medium S2 is the initial position of the transport motor drive range E1, the main control unit 101 sets the front end position F3 to “0” and the front end position drive motor F4 to “transport motor 109-1”. Set. Further, the main control unit 101 sets the value of the arrival counter F7 of the next sensor to 500 as in the previous case. Further, the main control unit 101 sets the motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring to the counter value (3300) of the transport motor 109-1. Furthermore, the main control unit 101 sets the previous medium number F8 to “1” because there is the medium S1 loaded immediately before the medium S2.

  Further, the main control unit 101 updates the data with the medium number F1 “1” related to the medium S1. Since the main control unit 101 has advanced by 300 counts from the state of FIG. 6, the leading end position F3 of the data whose medium number F1 is “1” is updated to “300”. Similarly, the main control unit 101 subtracts the value of the arrival counter F7 of the next sensor of the data whose medium number F1 is “1” by 300 counts and updates it to “200”. Furthermore, since the data “2” of the medium number F1 related to the medium S2 is newly added this time, the main control unit 101 sets the next medium number F9 of the data whose medium number F1 is “1” to “2”. Set to.

  Next, an example in which the medium S1 has arrived at the sensor 105-1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the medium is conveyed by 120 counts from the state of FIG. 7 (the medium S1 reaches the sensor 105-1). In FIG. 8B, the sensor 105-1 is arranged at the position of the scale 400 of the transport motor driving range E1.

  When the sensor 105-1 detects “ON”, the main control unit 101 determines that the leading edge of the medium S1 that has been first input into the transport path 150 has reached the scale 400 or more of the transport motor drive range E1. Therefore, the leading end position F3 of the data whose medium number F1 is “1” is set to “400”. Here, if the state is advanced by 120 counts from the state of FIG. 7, the leading end position F3 of the data with the medium number F1 being “1” should be “420”. However, as described above, since the medium S1 slips on the conveyance path 150, it does not advance as much as the counter value output by the encoder / FG 110. Therefore, as described above, the main control unit 101 determines the accurate position of the medium S1 on the transport path 150 by performing correction when the position of the sensor 105-1 that is an absolute reference is passed. I can grasp it.

  Further, the main control unit 101 calculates the next sensor arrival counter F7 for the data with the medium number F1 “1”, the count “775” up to the next sensor 105-4, and the slip calculated by a predetermined calculation means. The value is updated to “1075” obtained by adding the amount “300”.

  Further, the main control unit 101 updates each item for the data with the medium number F1 “2” relating to the medium S2 (the description is omitted because it is the same as the previous).

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an example (medium S1 passes the sensor 105-1) in which the medium is conveyed by 75 counts from the state of FIG.

  The main control unit 101 updates the medium management table T as follows.

  When the sensor 105-1 detects “OFF”, the main control unit 101 calculates the length of the medium S1 from the counter value 475 of the transport motor 109-1 and the position of the sensor 105-1 (400 counts). (The length of the medium S1 is 75 counts). Then, the main control unit 101 sets the rear end position F5 of the data with the medium number F1 “1” to “400” and the rear end position drive motor F6 to “conveyance motor 109-1”. In this embodiment, as described above, the item of the trailing edge position driving motor F6 is set (updated) when passing the sensor 105. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the trailing edge of the medium is transported. It may be set (updated) when it enters the driving range of the motor 109. Thereafter, since the main control unit 101 stores the length of the medium S1, the rear end position F5 and the rear end position drive motor F6 are transferred at the timing when the rear end of the medium S1 is switched to the transport motor drive range E. Shall be updated.

  Next, an example in which the drive area of the transport motor is changed will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10B, the position (count) at which the drive body is switched from the conveyance motor 109-1 to the conveyance motor 109-3 is a position of 650 counts (the front end portion of the medium S1) in the conveyance motor drive range E1.

  The main control unit 101 updates the medium management table T as follows.

  When the leading end position of the medium S1 reaches 650 counts, the main control unit 101 switches the driving range of the transport motor. Therefore, the leading position F3 of the data whose medium number F1 is “1” is set to “0”, and the leading end position driving motor. F4 is updated to “conveyance motor 109-3”. Similarly, the main control unit 101 sets the current counter value of the conveyance motor 109-3 (for example, 2000 in this embodiment) as the motor counter F10 at the start of monitoring. Note that the update of other items in the medium management table T is the same as described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  Further, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG. 10 and the rear end position of the medium S1 has entered the transport motor drive range E3, the main control unit 101 drives the rear end position F5 and the rear end position. The item of the motor F6 is updated.

  Next, a specific example when the blade 106 is switched will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 11B, the 200-count position (the tip portion of the medium S1) of the transport motor drive range E3 is the position (count) for switching the blade 106-2.

  When the leading end position of the medium S1 reaches the 200 count position of the transport motor drive range E3, the main control unit 101 has a timing to switch the blade 106-2. Therefore, the medium transport destination F2 of the data whose medium number F1 is “1” Confirm. Then, since the value of the medium transport destination F2 is the transport destination D4, the main control unit 101 performs control to switch the blade 106-2 in the transport destination D4 direction.

  Next, a specific example when the medium S1 reaches the transport destination D4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The main control unit 101 updates the medium management table T because it has reached the transport destination D4 when the leading end position of the medium S1 reaches the 400 count position of the transport motor drive range E4. Specifically, the main control unit 101 sets “NULL” to the arrival counter F7, the previous medium number F8, and the next medium number F9 of the next sensor of the data whose medium number F1 is “1”. “NULL” to be set is an example, and a predetermined identifier may be used as long as it is an identifier indicating that no data exists.

  In the above example, the medium S1 has reached the transport destination D4 at the timing when the leading end position of the medium S1 reaches the transport destination D4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rear end position of the medium S1 is the transport destination. The medium management table T may be updated by treating the timing at which D4 is reached as if the medium S1 has reached the transport destination D4.

  Next, a specific example when the medium S1 is switched back will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, the point that the transport destination of the medium S1 is the transport destination D2 is mainly different from the above-described FIGS. In this case, the medium S1 once stops at a predetermined position after once passing through the branch point to the transport destination D2 in the transport path 150. Then, the medium S1 changes its course and enters the branch point to the transport destination D2.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13B, the main control unit 101 transports the medium S1 to the transport destination D2, so that the rear end position of the medium S1 is set to a position of 25 counts in the transport motor drive range E3. At this point, the transport motor 109-2 and the transport motor 109-3 are temporarily stopped. At this time, the downstream transport motor 109-4 and the like not related to the switchback may be driven as they are.

  Thereafter, since the transport direction of the medium S1 is reversed, the medium management table T as shown in FIG. 14B is updated. Specifically, since the leading end and the trailing end of the medium S1 are reversed, the main control unit 101 switches the values input to the leading end position F3 and the trailing end position F5. Further, the main control unit 101 sets a value corrected for the length of the medium S1 in the arrival counter F7 of the next sensor.

  Then, the main control unit 101 switches the blade 106-1, performs control to activate the stopped transport motor 109-2 and transport motor 109-3, and transports the medium S1 to the transport destination D2.

  In addition, for the medium S2, the main control unit 101 performs the same control as described above and transports it to the transport destination D2.

(A-3) Effects of First Embodiment According to this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  In the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the main control unit 101 manages information on the position of the medium on the conveyance path using the medium management table T, so that the information stored in the table and the counter value of the conveyance motor 109 are used to determine the medium. Accurate position can be calculated. As a result, the main control unit 101 can monitor the conveyance of the medium without monitoring the medium depending on the conventional time.

  Further, in the conventional time monitoring of the medium, the parameter for controlling the monitoring time has to be held according to the speed to be controlled, and further tuning is necessary according to the specification. No tuning is required.

  Since the main control unit 101 performs counter monitoring until the medium stops, the re-feed and reverse return (switchback control) after the stop of the transport motor 109 can be controlled based on an accurate position. Conventionally, when speed fluctuation occurs in a state where there is a branch in the transport path, there is a problem that the medium arrives during blade switching, or the blade is switched while the previous medium passes, causing transport jam. However, as described above, the occurrence of this problem can be suppressed by accurately grasping the position of the medium.

  Further, the sensor 105 is used only for correcting the position of the medium (conventionally used for monitoring the time of the medium). 101 can be controlled without losing sight of the position of the medium on the transport path. Similarly, the main control unit 101 determines that the sensor to be transported is not detected even if the sensor is undetected due to damage (cut medium, perforated medium), polymer bills (transparent part passes through the sensor), or the like. It is possible to control without losing sight of the position of the medium.

(B) 2nd Embodiment Below, 2nd Embodiment of the automatic transaction apparatus which concerns on this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

(B-1) Configuration of Second Embodiment The configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 of the second embodiment can also be shown using FIGS. 1 to 3 as in the first embodiment. Below, the difference with 1st Embodiment is demonstrated about the structure of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment.

  The main control unit 101 according to the first embodiment has not clarified a specific process when a medium is accumulated in the conveyance path 150 and a system error (jam detection) occurs. On the other hand, the main control unit 101 of the second embodiment detects the position of the jam detected by the person who manages the automatic transaction apparatus 1 (hereinafter referred to as “maintenance personnel”) when the jam detection occurs. Control to specify Details will be described in the operation section.

(B-2) Operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment Next, operation | movement of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated.

  The operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment can also be described using FIGS. 4 to 14 as in the first embodiment. However, the scale (scale) on the conveyance path 150 shown in FIGS. 4B and 6B to 14B is physically attached. In the following, processing when a jam detection system error occurs will be described.

  FIG. 15A shows the medium management table T when jam detection occurs. Since each item of the medium management table T and the set value are as described above, the description thereof is omitted. FIG. 15B shows the medium S <b> 3 put on the transport path 150. In FIG. 15B, it is assumed that the sensor 105-1 where the medium S3 arrives next is arranged at the position of the scale 400 in FIG.

  The main control unit 101 updates the medium management table T when a request for updating (interrupt) of the medium management table T is made from the timer 103.

  The main control unit 101 determines that the arrival counter F7 of the next sensor of the data with the medium number F1 “1” relating to the medium S3 has become “0” by subtracting the counter value of the transport motor 109. Determines that the medium S3 has not reached the next sensor.

  At this time, the main control unit 101 updates the leading end position F3 of the data having the medium number F1 of “1” to “500”. However, the medium S3 does not actually exist at the position shown in FIG. 15B because the sensor 105-1 before 500 is not detected. Then, since the medium S3 is estimated to be present at the 400 count position where the sensor 105-1 is arranged from the initial position (0) of the transport motor driving range E1, the main control unit 101 asks the maintenance staff. , Control to specify the position of this range is performed.

  For example, the main control unit 101 outputs a screen as shown in FIG. 16 below to a maintenance staff operation panel provided on the back surface of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen that displays the contents of the system error according to the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 16, the system error screen 200 has, for example, an output message output column 201 for a predetermined error message and an error location display column 202 for specifying a location where the medium S3 is retained. Thereafter, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is inspected for an error part while referring to the system error screen 200 by the maintenance staff.

(B-3) Effect of Second Embodiment According to the second embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, even when a system error (jam detection) occurs, the position of the lost medium is accurately determined. This makes it possible to easily grasp the automatic transaction apparatus 1. In other words, even an inexperienced maintenance person can facilitate maintenance and management of the automatic transaction apparatus 1.

(C) Other Embodiments In addition to the above-described embodiments, modified embodiments as exemplified below can be given.

  (C-1) In the above embodiment, the medium put on the conveyance path 150 has been described assuming a banknote, but the medium to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this, and a coin, a passbook, a cash Various media such as a card can be applied.

  (C-2) In the second embodiment, the position where the medium S3 is lost is shown in the estimated range in the error location display column 202 of FIG. 16, but this range is further narrowed down by taking other elements into consideration. You may display. The error location display field 202 may also display the position of the medium S3 when no error has occurred (for example, the tip position (500) in FIG. 15A).

  (C-3) In the second embodiment, an example in which the system error screen 200 of FIG. 16 is displayed on the maintenance staff operation panel provided on the back of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 has been described. It may also be displayed on the information terminal connected.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic transaction apparatus, 11 ... Card entrance / exit, 12 ... Passbook entrance / exit, 13 ... Banknote entrance / exit, 14 ... Coin entrance / exit, 15 ... Operation display part, 101 ... Main control part, 102 ... Communication part, 103 ... Timer , 104 ... Memory, 105 (105-1 to 105-n) ... Sensor, 106 (106-1 to 106-n) ... Blade, 107 (107-1 to 107-n) ... Conveyance motor section, 108 (108-108) 1 to 108-n) ... transport control unit, 109 (109-1 to 109-n) ... transport motor, 110 (110-1 to 110-n) ... encoder / FG, 150 ... transport path, 200 ... system error screen 201 ... Message output column, 202 ... Error location display column, D (D1 to D4) ... Destination, E ... Conveyance motor drive range, S1-S3 ... Media, T ... Media management table.

Claims (6)

One or more transport paths for transporting the medium;
A transport driving unit that drives each of the transport paths;
A drive information detection unit for detecting drive information of the conveyance drive unit;
An automatic transaction comprising: a control unit that specifies a position of the medium on each of the transport paths and performs predetermined control based on medium management information including at least the drive information detected by the drive information detection unit. apparatus. A plurality of medium detection sensors for detecting the passage of the medium conveyed through the respective conveyance paths;
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit specifies the position of the medium on each of the conveyance paths using information on the medium detected by the medium detection sensor.   3. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined control is control for stopping, re-sending, and switching back the medium. The medium management information includes next sensor arrival information that is information on a distance to a sensor that the medium to be conveyed next reaches,
The control unit updates the next sensor arrival information according to the drive information detected at a predetermined timing by the drive information detection unit, and detects an abnormality of the medium being conveyed based on the updated result. 4. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein predetermined error control is performed.   The predetermined error control is a control for estimating a position where an abnormality of a medium being transported is detected based on the medium management information and outputting the estimated position of the medium to a display unit. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 4.   The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each conveyance path is provided with a visible scale.

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