JP2017033127A - Bill processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill processing device in which, a customer can easily handle a paid bill(s), a time required for payment processing of a bill(s) can be reduced, and banded bills can be supplied in a banded bills storage part without interruption of a bill handling period for a customer, even in a business hour.SOLUTION: A bill processing device 10 comprises: a banded bills storage part 40 for storing banded bills; and a second discharge part (banded bills discharge part 42, for example) which is provided on a customer side on a housing 12, through which the banded bills are discharged to outside of the housing 12, in which the banded bills can be supplied in the banded bills storage part 40 from a side surface on a clerk side on the housing 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that performs at least banknote withdrawal processing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of banknote processing apparatuses that perform various processes such as banknote depositing and dispensing processes are known. For example, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of loose banknotes can be put into a depositing port in an accumulated state when performing banknote deposit processing, and a plurality of loose banknotes are accumulated when performing banknote withdrawal processing. There is disclosed a banknote processing device that is conveyed to a withdrawal port part in a state and can take out a plurality of stacked banknotes from the withdrawal port part to the outside of the housing. In the banknote processing device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the deposit port and the withdrawal port are configured so that a customer can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose banknotes in a store or the like where the banknote processing device is installed. It arrange | positions so that it may rank along with the perpendicular direction in the front surface (namely, side surface of a customer side) of a housing | casing.

JP 2011-154654 A

  When a banknote processing apparatus that performs banknote depositing and withdrawal processing is installed, for example, at a racetrack, and when the winning betting ticket is refunded to a customer using such a banknote processing apparatus, when performing banknote withdrawal processing In a conventional banknote processing apparatus in which a plurality of loose banknotes are conveyed in a stacked state to a withdrawal port portion, and a plurality of stacked banknotes can be taken out of the housing from the withdrawal port portion, When the number of banknotes to be paid back is large (for example, more than 100), there is a problem that it is difficult for the customer to handle a plurality of stacked banknotes taken out from the withdrawal port. Further, in the banknote processing device of the prior art, when banknotes are withdrawn, the individual banknotes are conveyed one by one from the bulky banknote storage part to the withdrawal port part. There is a problem that it takes a long time to be sent.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and makes it easier for customers to handle the banknotes withdrawn, and can reduce the time required for the banknote withdrawal process, and even during business hours. It aims at providing the banknote processing apparatus which can replenish a banded banknote to a banded banknote accommodating part, without interrupting the handling period of the banknote by a customer.

  A banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention is provided on a housing having a customer-side side surface and a clerk-side side surface, a rose banknote storage unit that stores rose banknotes, and a customer-side side surface in the housing, A first throwing unit for throwing out the outside of the casing, a banded banknote storage part for storing the banded banknote, and a customer-side side face in the casing, and throwing the banded banknote out of the casing. A second dispensing unit for dispensing, a loose banknote transporting means for transporting loose banknotes from the loose banknote storage unit to the first dispensing unit, and a banded banknote stored in the banding banknote storage unit 2, a banded banknote transport means for transporting it to the dispensing unit, and the banded banknote can be replenished to the banded banknote storage part from the side surface on the clerk side in the housing.

  According to such a banknote processing apparatus, when a banknote withdrawal process is performed, a customer can receive a banknote withdrawn by throwing out a banded banknote wrapped with a banding medium such as a banded paper to the outside of the casing. It becomes easier to handle, and the time required for banknote withdrawal processing can be shortened. Furthermore, it is possible to replenish the banded banknote into the banded banknote storage part from the side of the clerk side of the housing, so that the banknote by the customer even during business hours It is possible to replenish the banded banknotes into the banded banknote storage unit without interrupting the handling period.

  The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention further includes a drawer portion that can be pulled out from the side surface on the clerk side of the casing to the outside of the casing, and the banded banknote storage section is provided in the drawer section. Good.

  In this case, it is possible to project upward from the bottom surface of the banded banknote storage part, and a protruding part for aligning the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage part is provided in the banded banknote storage part. And when the said drawer | drawing-out part is pulled out of the said housing | casing, the said protrusion part may protrude upwards from the bottom face of the said banknote banknote accommodating part.

  In the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention, a door is provided on the side surface on the clerk side of the casing, and the banded banknote can be replenished to the banded banknote storage unit by opening the door. May be.

  The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is a control unit that controls the loose banknote transporting unit and the banded banknote transporting unit, and a banknote information reception that receives information on the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing. A predetermined number of banknotes of the same denomination to be thrown out of the housing based on information received by the thrown banknote information receiving means. When the number is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, banknotes equivalent to a predetermined number of sheets are thrown out of the casing by the second throwing-out banknotes and the banknotes less than the predetermined number are separated from the banknotes by the second banknote. You may control the said loose banknote conveyance means and the said banded banknote conveyance means so that it may throw out to the exterior of the said housing | casing by a 1st throwing-out part.

  In this case, the control unit sends the loose bills to be thrown out of the housing to the first throwing unit so that it can be taken out from the outside of the housing, and outside the housing. The loose banknote transporting means and the banded banknote transporting means are controlled so that the timing at which the banded banknote to be dispensed is sent to the second dispensing unit and can be taken out from the outside of the housing is substantially the same. It may be.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, the first throwing portion and the second throwing portion may be arranged along the vertical direction.

  In this case, the tip position of the loose banknote that is sent to the first throwing-out section by the loose banknote transporting means and can be taken out from the outside of the housing, and the second throwing-out section by the banded banknote transporting means. The tip position of the banded bill that is sent to the outside of the housing and can be taken out from the outside of the case may be different.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, when the number of banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit reaches a predetermined number set in advance, the number of banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit is the predetermined number. An output means for outputting information indicating that the

  In this case, the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention may further include a notifying unit for notifying a staff member of the information output by the output unit.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, it becomes easier for customers to handle banknotes withdrawn, the time taken for banknote withdrawal processing can be shortened, and the handling period of banknotes by customers is interrupted even during business hours. The banded banknotes can be replenished to the banded banknote storage unit without causing them.

It is a side view which shows the structure of the refund machine containing the banknote processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematically the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the rose banknote and the banded banknote which protruded to the customer side from the depositing / dispensing unit in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the banded banknote accommodating part is located in a back position (standby position). It is a perspective view of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the drawer | drawing-out part is withdraw | derived from the side of the clerk side in a housing | casing to the exterior of a housing | casing. It is a perspective view of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a banded banknote accommodating part moves to a front position. It is a perspective view of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a base part is opened upwards from the upper surface of a housing | casing. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the bound banknote conveyance part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is a side view which shows the structure of a protrusion part when a drawer | drawing-out part is pulled out of the housing | casing from the side surface by the side of the staff in a housing | casing in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, etc., (b). FIG. 2 is a side view showing a configuration of a protruding portion when a drawer portion is accommodated in a housing in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the like. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banded banknote accommodating part in a banknote processing apparatus which concerns on a modification, and a banded banknote conveyance part. It is a schematic block diagram which shows roughly the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on another modification.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 are diagrams showing a banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a side view showing the configuration of a refund machine including the banknote processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is. Moreover, FIG. 3 is a side view which shows the rose banknote and the banded banknote which protruded to the customer side from the depositing / dispensing unit in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 to 7 are perspective views of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the like, respectively, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a banded banknote transport unit in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. . Moreover, Fig.9 (a) (b) is a side view which respectively shows the structure of the protrusion part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. Incidentally, FIG. 3, 8 and 9, shows a bundle of roses bill by the reference numeral P _1, also shows the bundling banknotes by reference numeral P _2.

  The banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is configured as a part of a refund machine 100 (the outline of which is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) installed in a racetrack or the like. Here, the refund machine 100 installed in a racetrack or the like is operated by a customer. When the customer inserts a winning horse ticket into the refund machine 100, banknotes and coins as winnings are sent from the refund machine 100 to the customer. It will be refunded. Note that the left side surface of the refund machine 100 in FIG. 1 is the customer side (indicated by reference symbol A in FIG. 1), and the right side surface of the refund machine 100 in FIG. It is a side surface of FIG. That is, on the left side surface (that is, the side surface on the customer side) of the refund machine 100 in FIG. 1, a bill betting slot is provided and a bill and coin outlet is provided. Also, a staff member such as a racetrack can access the inside of the refund machine 100 from the right side surface of the refund machine 100 in FIG. 1 and perform operations such as maintenance and error cancellation of the refund machine 100. Yes.

  The banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose banknotes and can perform withdrawal processing of banded banknotes. Details of the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote handling apparatus 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 12. Note that the left side surface of the housing 12 in FIG. 2 is the customer side (indicated by reference symbol A in FIGS. 1 and 2), and the right side surface of the housing 12 in FIG. It is the side of the clerk side (indicated by reference sign B in FIGS. 1 and 2). Further, the right direction in FIG. 2 is the depth direction of the housing 12.

  Further, on the front surface of the housing 12 (that is, the side surface on the customer side), a loose bill insertion unit 14 for throwing loose bills into the inside from the outside of the housing 12 and loose bills from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside. A rose banknote dispensing unit 16 for dispensing and a banded banknote dispensing unit 42 for dispensing the banded banknote from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside are provided. In addition, the front and back sides of the housing 12 (that is, the side face on the customer side) are provided with a slotted banknote outlet, a rose banknote outlet, and a rose banknote inlet lined up and down in the vertical direction. The unit 13 is provided, and the customer can use the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 or the bulky banknote dispensing unit 16 through the banded banknote throwing port, the banknote banking port, and the rose banknote feeding port. It becomes possible to take out banknotes and loose banknotes, or to insert loose banknotes into the rose banknote insertion unit 14. More specifically, the customer can insert a bundle of loose banknotes into the loose banknote insertion unit 14 via the open slot of the discrete banknotes provided in the loading / unloading unit 13. In addition, the customer puts a single banknote or a bundle of rose banknotes accumulated in the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 to the outside of the housing 12 through a banknote outlet of the banknote provided in the slot unit 13. It can be taken out. In addition, the customer can take out one banded banknote accumulated in the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 to the outside of the casing 12 through a banded banknote outlet provided in the banking / dispensing unit 13. It has become. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front surface of the loading / unloading unit 13 (that is, the front surface on the customer side) is inclined slightly rearward with respect to the vertical direction as the height level thereof increases. As a result, when the customer looks down on the loading / unloading unit 13 diagonally downward, it becomes easy to see the throwing-out opening of the banded banknote, the dispensing opening of the loose banknote, and the opening of the banknote banknote respectively provided on the front surface of the loading / unloading unit 13.

  The loose bill insertion section 14 is provided with a separate bill feeding mechanism 14 a (see FIG. 10) for feeding individual rose bills inserted into the separate bill insertion portion 14 into the housing 12 one by one. Moreover, the rose banknote conveyance part 18 which conveys the rose banknote one by one within the said housing | casing 12 is provided in the inside of the housing | casing 12 of the banknote processing apparatus 10, and the loose banknote insertion part 14a is provided with the loose banknote insertion part. The loose bills fed out from 14 are transported in the housing 12 by the loose bill transport unit 18. Moreover, the identification part 20 is provided in the loose banknote conveyance part 18, and the rose banknote conveyed by the loose banknote conveyance part 18 is the denomination, authenticity, front and back, correctness, new and old, conveyance state by the identification part 20. Etc. are to be identified.

  Moreover, the loose banknote throwing-out part 16 is provided with the loose banknote stacking mechanism 16a (refer FIG. 10) which accumulate | stores the rose banknote sent to the loose banknote throwing-out part 16 from the loose banknote conveyance part 18 in a lamination | stacking state. . More specifically, the loose banknote stacking mechanism 16a includes a stage that can be moved up and down in the vicinity of the bottom of the loose banknote dispensing unit 16, and a transport belt that is provided above the stage so as to face the stage. The rose banknotes sent from the loose banknote transport unit 18 to the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 are accumulated on the stage. Here, a plurality of rollers are provided on the upper surface of the stage, and a bundle of loose banknotes accumulated on the stage is rotated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, the horizontal direction in FIG. 2). ) Can be moved to. In addition, a bundle of loose banknotes stacked on the stage is pushed out of the housing 12 (that is, on the left side in FIG. 2) by the conveyor belt while being held between the stage and the conveyor belt. It has become. Moreover, in the rose banknote stacking mechanism 16a of this Embodiment, the rose banknote integrated | stacked on the stage can be returned to the rose banknote conveyance part 18 in the integration | stacking state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the lower area inside the housing 12, there are a first storage portion 22 for storing thousand yen bills and a second storage portion 24 for storing 10,000 yen bills. 12 are arranged so as to be lined up in the front-rear direction in the depth direction, and the banknote transport unit 18 is connected to each of the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24. Here, the rose banknotes sent to the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 from the separate banknote transport unit 18 are stored in a stacked state in the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24, respectively. Become. In addition, the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 are configured to feed the individual banknotes stored in the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 one by one to the bulk banknote transport unit 18, respectively. Are provided with the bill bill feeding mechanisms 22a and 24a (see FIG. 10).

  In this Embodiment, the 1st accommodating part 22 and the 2nd accommodating part 24 which function as a loose banknote accommodating part by combining the loose banknote conveyance part 18, the loose banknote stacking mechanism 16a, each loose banknote feeding mechanism 22a, 24a, etc. A loose bill conveying means for conveying loose bills to the loose bill dispensing unit 16 is configured.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a replenishing and collecting unit 28 is connected to the loose banknote transporting unit 18, and the replenishing and collecting unit 28 can store loose banknotes in a stacked state. Here, the replenishment / recovery unit 28 extends from the side surface on the clerk side of the housing 12 (that is, the right side surface in FIG. 2) to the outside of the housing 12 (specifically, on the clerk side as indicated by reference numeral B in FIG. 2). ) Can be pulled out. Further, the replenishing and collecting unit 28 is provided with a loose banknote feeding mechanism 28a (see FIG. 10) for feeding the loose banknotes stored in the replenishing and collecting unit 28 one by one to the loose banknote transporting unit 18. In the present embodiment, when replenishing rose banknotes in the first storage unit 22 or the second storage unit 24, the replenishment collection unit 28 in which loose banknotes are stored is mounted in the housing 12, whereby The bills are fed from the replenishing and collecting unit 28 to the loose bill transport unit 18 by the feeding mechanism 28a. The fed bills are transported to the recognition unit 20 by the separate bill transport unit 18 and After identifying the denomination and the like, the banknotes are sent to the storage units 22 and 24 corresponding to the denomination. Further, when collecting loose banknotes from the first storage unit 22 or the second storage unit 24, after the empty replenishment collection unit 28 is mounted in the housing 12, the loose banknote feeding mechanisms 22 a and 24 a perform the first operation. The loose banknotes are fed out from the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 to the loose banknote transport unit 18, and the fed out banknotes are sent to the replenishment collection unit 28 via the identification unit 20 by the loose banknote transport unit 18. To do.

  In addition, a replenishment rejection unit 26 is provided below the replenishment collection unit 28 inside the housing 12, and the replenishment rejection unit 26 is connected to the loose banknote transport unit 18. Here, when refilling the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 with the rose banknotes, the identification unit 20 determines that the banknotes are not normal rose banknotes, and the identification unit 20 recognizes a thousand yen bill or 10,000 yen. Rose banknotes determined not to be yen bills, and rose banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 are sent to the refill reject unit 26 as refill reject banknotes and stored in the refill reject unit 26. Become.

  In addition, a withdrawal / rejection unit 30 is provided above the replenishment / recovery unit 28 inside the housing 12, and the withdrawal / rejection unit 30 is connected to the loose banknote transport unit 18. Here, when the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs a withdrawal process (described later) of loose banknotes, a rose banknote that has been determined not to be a normal loose banknote by the identification unit 20 or a rose to be withdrawn by the identification unit 20. Rose banknotes determined not to have a denomination of banknotes and rose banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 are sent to the withdrawal reject unit 30 as withdrawal reject banknotes and stored in the withdrawal reject unit 30. Will come to be.

  Further, a batch collection unit 32 is provided in the housing 12 above the withdrawal reject unit 30, and the batch collection unit 32 is connected to the loose banknote conveyance unit 18. Here, the batch collection unit 32 is used when batch collection processing of loose banknotes is performed in the banknote processing apparatus 10. Here, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, when a command to start batch collection processing is given to the control unit 60, the roses are fed from the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 by the separate banknote feeding mechanisms 22 a and 24 a. The banknotes are fed out to the loose banknote transport unit 18, and the fed out banknotes are transported by the bulk banknote transport unit 18 through the identification unit 20 to the batch collection unit 32 and a different denomination banknote collection unit 34 described later 100 by 100. become. Then, every time 100 pieces of loose banknotes are stored in the batch collection unit 32 and the different denomination banknote collection unit 34, the rose banknotes stored in the batch collection unit 32 and the different denomination banknote collection unit 34 are stored in the housing 12. The bills can be collected efficiently without interrupting the collection processing of the bills.

  In addition, a different denomination banknote collection unit 34 is provided above the batch collection unit 32 inside the housing 12, and the different denomination banknote collection unit 34 is connected to the loose banknote transport unit 18. Here, when the banknote processing apparatus 10 performs deposit processing (described later) of loose banknotes, the rose banknotes identified by the identifying unit 20 as being 2000 yen banknotes or 5000 yen banknotes from the rose banknote transport unit 18. It is sent to the different denomination banknote collection unit 34 and stored in the different denomination banknote collection unit 34.

  In addition, a forgotten banknote collection unit 36 is provided in the housing 12 above the different denomination banknote collection unit 34, and the forgotten banknote collection unit 36 is connected to the loose banknote transport unit 18. . Here, when the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs a withdrawal process (described later) of loose banknotes, a certain amount of time has passed since the loose banknotes were sent from the loose banknote transport unit 18 to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16. When a loose banknote is not taken out by the customer from the loose banknote dispensing unit 16, the control unit 60 described later determines that the customer has forgotten to remove the loose banknote from the loose banknote dispensing unit 16, and The loose banknotes are sent from the outlet 16 to the forgotten banknote collection unit 36 by the loose banknote transport unit 18 and stored in the forgotten banknote collection unit 36.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, a staff member such as a racetrack can replenish rejection part 26, withdrawal rejection part 30, and batch collection part 32 from the rear surface side of housing 12 (that is, the right side surface in FIG. 2). The different denomination banknote collection unit 34 and the forgotten banknote collection unit 36 are accessed to supply the replenishment reject unit 26, the withdrawal reject unit 30, the batch collection unit 32, the different denomination banknote collection unit 34, and the forgotten banknote. A loose banknote can be taken out of the housing 12 and collected from the collection unit 36.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, a banded banknote storage unit 40 and a banded banknote dispensing unit 42 are respectively provided on the upper portion of the housing 12. Here, the band-bound banknote storage unit 40 configured as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 is configured to store one band-bound banknote. More specifically, the banded banknote storage unit 40 is composed of a flat (that is, flat) box having an open side surface on the customer side (that is, the left side surface in FIG. 2). About half of one banded banknote can be stored. That is, when one banded banknote is stored in the box of the banded banknote storage unit 40, about half of the banded banknote not stored in the box is exposed to the customer side from the opening of the box. (See FIG. 8). Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2 etc., the banded banknote throwing-out part 42 and the rose banknote throwing-out part 16 are arrange | positioned so that it may line up along an up-down direction.

  Further, in the present embodiment, there is provided a banded banknote transport unit 44 that reciprocates the banded banknote storage unit 40 along the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, in the left-right direction in FIG. 2). The band-bound banknote transporting unit 44 moves the band-bound banknotes stored in the band-bound banknote storage unit 40 from the standby position shown in FIG. 4 together with the band-bound banknote storage unit 40 (ie, band-bound banknote dispensing position). It can be moved to. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state when the banded banknote storage unit 40 is moved to the banded banknote dispensing position by the banded banknote transport unit 44. Here, when the banded banknote is moved to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 together with the banded banknote storage unit 40 by the banded banknote transporting unit 44, the customer puts his hand into the banded banknote outlet provided in the depositing / dispensing unit 13 to seal the band. The banded banknote can be taken out from the banknote dispensing unit 42.

Details of the configuration of such a banded bill conveyance unit 44 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, FIG. 8 is a view when the banded banknote storage unit 40, the banded banknote dispensing unit 42, the banded banknote transport unit 44, and the like in the banknote processing apparatus 10 are viewed from the staff side (that is, viewed from the rear side of the housing 12). Fig. As shown in FIG. 8, the banded banknote transport unit 44 has a rod-shaped guide member 44 a extending along the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 2) and a circulation looped around a pair of pulleys 44 c. A belt 44b and a drive motor 44d capable of rotating one pulley 44c of the pair of pulleys 44c in both forward and reverse directions are provided. In addition, the bundling bill storage unit 40 for storing the bundling banknotes (indicated by reference numeral P ₂ in FIG. 8), together with the guide member 40a is attached to the through hole through which the rod-shaped guide member 44a is provided, the An attachment member 40b is attached to the guide member 40a, and the attachment member 40b is connected to the circulation belt 44b. Thus, when the drive motor 44d rotates the pulley 44c to circulate and move the circulation belt 44b, the attachment member 40b is guided in the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, FIG. 2) while the guided member 40a is guided by the guide member 44a. In the left and right directions), and the banded bill storage unit 40 also moves in the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, in the left and right directions in FIG. 2).

  In the present embodiment, the banded banknote transport unit 44 configured to transport the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 is configured.

  In the present embodiment, the side of the clerk side of the housing 12 (that is, the right side surface in FIG. 2) to the outside of the housing 12 (specifically, the clerk side as indicated by reference numeral B in FIG. 2). The drawer part 46 which can be withdrawn is installed, and the banded banknote storage part 40 is provided on the upper surface of the drawer part 46. More specifically, a staff member of a racetrack or the like manually pulls out the drawer portion 46 rightward from the right side surface of the housing 12 in FIG. 2, so that the drawer portion 46 is moved from the standby position as shown in FIG. It will be drawn out to the drawing position as shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the clerk can replenish the banded banknotes in the banded banknote storage unit 40 in a state where the drawer 46 is pulled out from the side of the clerk side of the case 12 to the outside of the case 12. It becomes like this. Further, when the clerk puts the drawer portion 46 located at the drawer position as shown in FIG. 5 into the casing 12 by manually pushing it into the casing 12, the drawer portion 46 is as shown in FIG. Return to the standby position.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, it can protrude upwards from the bottom face of the band-bound banknote storage part 40, and the protrusion part 50 for aligning the band-bound banknote accommodated in the band-bound banknote storage part 40 is the said band-bound banknote. It is provided in the storage unit 40. The structure of such a protrusion part 50 is demonstrated using FIG. 9 (a) (b). 9A is a drawing portion that extends from the side surface on the clerk side of the housing 12 (that is, the right side surface of the housing 12 in FIG. 2) to the outside of the housing 12 in the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 9B is a side view showing the configuration of the protruding portion 50 when 46 is pulled out (that is, in the state shown in FIG. 5), and FIG. 9B is a drawing portion in the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing the configuration of the protrusion 50 when 46 is accommodated in the housing 12 (that is, in the state shown in FIG. 4).

  The protrusion 50 is a plate-like member extending in a direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 9, and the base end portion of the protrusion 50 is rotatably attached to a bottom member 46 a attached to the lower surface of the drawer portion 46. Yes. Further, a torsion spring 52 is provided at the base end portion of the protruding portion 50, and the torsion spring 52 causes the protruding portion 50 to always move in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9 with respect to the bottom member 46a with the base end portion as the center. The rotating force is energized. When the drawer portion 46 is pulled out of the housing 12 from the side surface on the clerk side of the housing 12, the protruding portion 50 is illustrated with respect to the bottom member 46 a centering on the base end portion by the urging force of the torsion spring 52. 9, the projecting portion 50 projects upward from the bottom surface of the band-bound bill storage portion 40 through an opening 40 d provided in the plate-like member 40 c constituting the bottom surface of the band-wrapped bill storage portion 40. (See FIG. 9A). By this, the clerk aligns the tip position of the banded banknote inside the protruding part 50 when the banded banknote is stored in the banded banknote storage part 40 after the drawer part 46 is pulled out of the housing 12. The banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 can be aligned. On the other hand, when the drawer portion 46 is accommodated in the housing 12 and the drawer portion 46 returns to the standby position as shown in FIG. 4, the protruding portion 50 is a plate-like member 40 c that constitutes the bottom surface of the banded banknote storage portion 40. 9 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 9 with respect to the bottom member 46a centering on the base end portion, and the protruding portion 50 is separated from the plate-like member 40c constituting the bottom surface of the band-wrapped bill storage portion 40. Retreat downward (see FIG. 9B). Thus, the protruding portion 50 does not get in the way when the banded banknote is transported by the banded banknote transporting unit 44 to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 together with the banded banknote storage unit 40.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a tension spring 54 is provided on the bottom member 46 a of the drawer portion 46. Such a tension spring 54 extends in the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 2), and both end portions of the tension spring 54 are attached to pins 54a and 54b, respectively. Here, of the pair of pins 54a and 54b, the left pin 54a in FIG. 9 is interlocked with the protrusion 50, and the right pin 54b in FIG. 9 is interlocked with the bottom member 46a. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a protrusion 49 is provided at a fixed position below the drawer portion 46. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the drawer portion 46 is accommodated in the housing 12, the distance between the pair of pins 54a and 54b increases due to the bottom member 46a hitting the protrusion 49, Therefore, the tension spring 54 is extended. On the other hand, when the drawing portion 46 is pulled out of the housing 12 from the side surface on the clerk side of the housing 12, the bottom member 46 a is separated from the projection 49, so that the tension spring 54 is contracted. Protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the banded bill storage part 40 through the opening 40d (see FIG. 9A).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the above-described banded banknote storage unit 40, banded banknote transport unit 44, drawer unit 46, and the like are placed on the base unit 48, and the base unit 48 has a front end portion thereof. It can be opened upward from the upper surface of the housing 12 around an axis provided at the end of the customer (that is, the end on the customer side). FIG. 7 is a view showing a state when the base portion 48 is opened upward from the upper surface of the housing 12. In the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the loose banknotes are dispensed in the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 (specifically, the loose banknote stacking mechanism 16a provided in the discrete banknote dispensing unit 16), the loose banknote transporting unit 18, or the like. When trouble such as a jam occurs, an attendant such as a racetrack opens the base portion 48 upward from the upper surface of the housing 12 as shown in FIG. By accessing the inside of the transport unit 18 and the like, it becomes possible to take out the banknotes that cause trouble from the loose banknote throwing-out unit 16 and the loose banknote transport unit 18 and the like.

  In addition, the banknote handling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 60 such as a CPU that controls each component of the banknote handling apparatus 10. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 60 includes a loose banknote feeding mechanism 14 a provided in the loose banknote insertion unit 14, a loose banknote transport unit 18, an identification unit 20, a first storage unit 22, and a first storage unit 22. 2 Rose bill feeding mechanisms 22a and 24a provided in the storage unit 24, a rose bill feeding mechanism 28a provided in the replenishment collection unit 28, a rose bill stacking mechanism 16a provided in the rose bill dispensing unit 16, and a banded bill transport unit 44 and the like are connected to each other. And while the signal which concerns on the identification result of the rose banknote by the identification part 20 is sent to the control part 60, the control part 60 controls operation | movement of these structural members by sending a command signal to each structural member of the banknote processing apparatus 10. It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the banknote information receiving means 62, the notification means 64, and the storage section 66 are connected to the control section 60. The thrown banknote information receiving means 62 is configured to receive information relating to the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing 12 in the banknote processing apparatus 10. Specifically, banknote processing is performed from a main body control unit (not shown) provided in the refunding machine 100 when the winning betting ticket is inserted into the refunding machine 100 provided with the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. Information on the number or amount of banknotes related to the winning is transmitted to the control unit 60 of the apparatus 10, and the thrown-out banknote information receiving means 62 is transmitted from the main body control unit of the refunding machine 100 to the control unit 60 of the banknote processing apparatus 10. Based on the received information, information on the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing 12 is received. An input means (for example, various operation keys or a touch panel) for inputting information on the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing 12 when the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs banknote withdrawal processing. May be provided in the banknote processing apparatus 10 itself. In this case, the information input by the input means is received by the thrown banknote information receiving means 62. Moreover, the notification means 64 notifies predetermined information to an attendant by voice or a screen. Details of the predetermined information notified to the staff by the notification means 64 will be described later. The storage unit 66 also stores banknote processing histories in the banknote processing apparatus 10 and rose banknotes stored in the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 (specifically, thousand-yen banknotes and 10,000 yen). Information on banknotes) is stored. Further, the storage unit 66 is also configured to store information relating to the amount of money in the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the depositing / withdrawing process of a rose banknote and the withdrawal process of a banded banknote being performed in the banknote processing apparatus 10 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated.

  First, operation | movement at the time of the deposit processing of the loose banknote in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is described. After one loose banknote or a bundle of loose banknotes is thrown into the loose banknote insertion unit 14 of the banknote processing apparatus 10, when a command to start deposit processing is given to the control unit 60, the bulk banknotes are inserted into the bulk banknote insertion unit 14. The loose banknotes are fed into the housing 12 one by one by the bulk banknote feeding mechanism 14a, and conveyed one by one by the bulk banknote transport unit 18. And, the denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / incorrect, new / old, conveyance state, etc. of the loose banknotes conveyed by the loose banknote transport unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20. Here, the rose banknote identified as not a normal banknote by the identification unit 20, that is, the deposit reject banknote, is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 by the rose banknote transport unit 18. As a result, an operator such as a customer can manually take out the deposited reject banknotes accumulated in the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 and re-insert them into the loose banknote insertion unit 14.

  Also, among the rose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 20, the thousand-yen banknotes and the 10,000-yen banknotes are respectively sent to the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 by the rose banknote transport unit 18. These are stored in the first storage portion 22 and the second storage portion 24. On the other hand, among the rose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 20, banknotes of denominations other than thousand yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes (that is, two thousand yen banknotes and five thousand yen banknotes) are conveyed as rose banknotes. It is sent to the different denomination banknote collection unit 34 by the unit 18 and stored in this different denomination banknote collection unit 34. When all the loose banknotes are fed out from the loose banknote insertion unit 14 into the housing 12 and stored in the storage units 22, 24, etc., the bulk banknote depositing process in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is completed.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the withdrawal processing of a rose banknote and a banded banknote in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is described. Control unit of banknote processing apparatus 10 from a main body control unit (not shown) provided in refunding machine 100 when a winning betting ticket is inserted into a refunding machine 100 provided with banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. When information on the number or amount of banknotes related to the winning money is transmitted to 60, the thrown-out banknote information receiving unit 62 adds information transmitted from the main body control unit of the refunding machine 100 to the control unit 60 of the banknote processing apparatus 10. Based on this, information on the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing 12 is received. And the control part 60 is the predetermined number (specifically, the number of the banknotes of the same denomination which should be thrown out of the housing | casing 12 based on the information received by the throwing banknote information reception means 62 (specifically). , A predetermined number of banknotes are thrown out of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 using the banded banknotes. Each component member of the banknote processing apparatus 10 (specifically, so that the banknotes with less than a predetermined number (that is, less than 100 sheets) are thrown out to the outside of the housing 12 by the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 is used. The loose bill conveying means and the banded bill conveying means) are controlled. Here, the banded banknote storage unit 40 configured as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 can store only one banded banknote, and only one banded banknote is placed outside the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 42. When the number of banknotes of the same denomination to be thrown out of the housing 12 based on the information received by the thrown-out banknote information receiving means 62 is 100 or more and less than 200 because it cannot be thrown out Control is performed so that one banded banknote is thrown out of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 and less than 100 banknotes are thrown out of the housing 12 by the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 as loose banknotes. The part 60 comes to control each structural member of the banknote processing apparatus 10. In addition, in the refund machine 100 installed in a racetrack or the like, generally 200 or more banknotes of the same denomination are rarely refunded to the customer, but information received by the thrown banknote information receiving means 62 is assumed. When the number of banknotes of the same denomination that should be thrown out to the outside of the housing 12 based on the number is 200 or more, one banded bill is thrown out of the housing 12 by the banded bill dispensing unit 42 At the same time, the control unit 60 controls each constituent member of the banknote processing apparatus 10 so that 100 or more banknotes are thrown out of the housing 12 by the loose banknote dispensing section 16. Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus in which 200 or more banknotes of the same denomination are frequently withdrawn to the customer, a configuration in which a plurality of banded banknotes can be stored in the banded banknote storage unit as described later. It is preferable to be used.

  When the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs a withdrawal process for loose banknotes, the rose banknotes fed from the first storage unit 22 and the second storage unit 24 to the loose banknote transport unit 18 by the bulk banknote feeding mechanisms 22a and 24a are identified. The bills are conveyed to the unit 20 and are identified by the identifying unit 20. Here, the discriminating unit 20 discriminates the rose bills determined not to be normal rose bills, the rose bills determined not to be the denomination of the rose bills to be dispensed by the discriminating unit 20, and the discriminating unit 20. The rose banknotes that could not be sent are sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 30 as withdrawal withdrawal banknotes and stored in the withdrawal rejection unit 30. On the other hand, the rose banknote determined to be a normal rose banknote by the identification unit 20 is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 by the rose banknote transport unit 18, and the rose banknote stacking mechanism provided in the rose banknote dispensing unit 16. The banknotes are stacked in a stacked state by 16a. And when all the rose banknotes which should be withdrawn are sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 16, the stack | stuck of the rose banknote integrated | stacked on the stage in the rose banknote stacking mechanism 16a was hold | maintained between the stage and the conveyance belt. In this state, the sheet is pushed toward the outside of the housing 12 by the transport belt (that is, to the left side in FIG. 2). As a result, the customer can take out a bundle of loose bills from the throwing-out opening of the loose bills provided in the throwing-in / out unit 13. Note that when the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs a withdrawal process for loose banknotes, even if a certain amount of time has passed since the loose banknotes were sent from the loose banknote transport unit 18 to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16, When the rose banknote has not been taken out by the customer from the dispensing unit 16, the control unit 60 determines that the customer has forgotten to take the loose banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 16. At this time, the loose banknotes accumulated on the stage in the loose banknote stacking mechanism 16a are returned to the loose banknote transport unit 18 in an accumulated state, so that the loose banknotes are forgotten to be removed from the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 by the loose banknote transport unit 18. It is sent to the bill collection unit 36 and stored in the forgotten bill collection unit 36.

  Moreover, when the banknote processing apparatus 10 performs the withdrawal processing of the banded banknotes, the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage part 40 are shown in FIG. From the standby position, it is moved to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42. Then, when the banded banknote is moved to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 together with the banded banknote storage unit 40 by the banded banknote transport unit 44, the customer puts his hand in the banded banknote outlet provided in the depositing / dispensing unit 13 to thereby bind the banknote. The banded banknote can be taken out from the dispensing unit 42. In addition, when the banknote handling apparatus 10 performs the withdrawal processing of the banded banknote, a certain period of time has elapsed since the banded banknote transport unit 44 sends the banded banknote together with the banded banknote storage unit 40 to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42. However, when the banded banknote is not taken out from the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 by the customer, the control unit 60 determines that the customer has forgotten to remove the banded banknote from the banded banknote dispensing unit 42. At this time, the banded banknote transport unit 44 returns the banded banknote storage unit 40 to the standby position as shown in FIG. 4 so that the banded banknote cannot be taken out of the housing 12.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 60 sends the loose bills to be thrown out of the housing 12 to the loose bill throwing unit 16 so that it can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12, and the housing 12. The constituent members of the banknote processing apparatus 10 (specifically, the timing at which the banded banknotes to be dispensed outside are sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12). Are configured to control loose banknote transporting means and banded banknote transporting means). Here, when the timing at which the rose banknotes are sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 and the timing at which the banded banknotes are sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 are shifted, the customer selects the banknote of the earlier timing in the case 12. There is a possibility that the customer forgets to take a bill of a late timing type by leaving the bill processing apparatus 10 after taking it out to the outside. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the timing when the loose banknotes are sent to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 and the timing when the banded banknotes are sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 are substantially the same. It is possible to prevent the customer from recognizing only one of the bundle of sent rose banknotes and the banded banknotes sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 and forgetting to take the other type of banknotes. .

Moreover, in this Embodiment, when the withdrawal processing of a rose banknote and a banded banknote is performed, it is sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 16, and the bundle | tissue of the rose banknote which can be taken out from the exterior of the housing | casing 12 is used. The leading edge position is different from the leading edge position of the banded banknote that is sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a bundle of loose banknotes and a bundled banknote protruding from the depositing / dispensing unit 13 to the customer side when the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG. is there. As shown in FIG. 3, a bundle of loose banknotes (shown in FIG. 3) that is sent to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12 when a withdrawal process of loose banknotes and banded banknotes is performed. end position of the display) in the reference numerals P ₁ in 3, bundling banknotes sent to bundling banknotes dispensing unit 42 has a removable from the outside of the housing 12 in (indicated by reference numeral P ₂ in FIG. 3) It is on the near side in the depth direction of the housing 12 from the tip position (that is, the left side in FIG. 3). As described above, when the leading edge position of the bundle of loose banknotes and the leading edge position of the banded banknotes are different when the withdrawal processing of the loose banknotes and the banded banknotes is performed, the customer protrudes from the depositing / dispensing unit 13 to the customer side. This makes it easier to see both the bundle of loose banknotes and the banded banknotes, thus preventing the customer from recognizing only one of the bundle of banknotes and the banded banknotes and forgetting to take the other type of banknotes. Will be able to.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the control part 60 is a banded banknote accommodated in the banded banknote accommodating part 40, when the number of banded banknotes accommodated in the banded banknote accommodating part 40 becomes a predetermined number set beforehand. The information that the number is a predetermined number set in advance is output. Specifically, the banded banknote storage unit 40 configured as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 can store only one banded banknote, so that “0” is set as the “predetermined number”. It is set in advance. In this case, when the number of the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 becomes 0, that is, the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 are transferred to the controller 60. When it is taken out of the housing 12 by the customer at 42, information indicating that the number of the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 is 0 is output. The information output by the control unit 60 is transmitted to the main body control unit of the refund machine 100, or is notified to an attendant by voice or screen by the notification means 64 provided in the banknote processing apparatus 10. Specifically, for example, a speaker or a monitor is provided as the notification means 64 on the side surface on the side of the clerk in the housing 12 of the banknote processing apparatus 10, and a warning sound is emitted from the speaker or a warning message is displayed on the monitor. By doing so, information that the banded bill storage unit 40 is empty is notified to the attendant. As a result, when the attendant recognizes that the banded bill storage unit 40 is empty, the attendant manually pulls out the drawer 46 from the right side surface of the casing 12 in FIG. 2 to the outside of the casing 12. As a result, the drawer portion 46 is pulled out from the standby position as shown in FIG. 4 to the drawer position as shown in FIG. In this way, the attendant can replenish the banded banknotes in the banded banknote storage unit 40. In addition, the clerk replenishes the banded banknote storage unit 40 with the banded banknotes, and then manually pushes the drawer unit 46 located at the drawer position as shown in FIG. If it does, the drawer | drawing-out part 46 will return to a standby position as shown in FIG.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the banded banknote storage unit 40 that stores the banded banknotes and the side face on the customer side of the casing 12 are provided. A banded banknote dispensing unit 42 for throwing out the banded banknotes is provided, and the banded banknote can be replenished to the banded banknote storage unit 40 from the side surface of the clerk side of the housing 12. According to such a banknote processing apparatus 10, all banknotes are separated by causing the banded banknotes banded with a banding medium such as bandage paper to be thrown out of the housing 12 when performing banknote dispensing processing. Compared with the case where the banknotes are thrown out of the housing 12, it becomes easier for the customer to handle the banknotes withdrawn, and the time required for the banknote withdrawal process can be shortened. Furthermore, since the banded banknote can be replenished to the banded banknote storage unit 40 from the side of the clerk in the housing 12, the banded banknote can be loaded into the banded banknote storage unit 40 without interrupting the handling period of the banknote by the customer even during business hours. Can be replenished.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the drawer | drawing-out part 46 which can be pulled out from the side surface by the side of the staff in the housing | casing 12 to the exterior of the housing | casing 12 is installed. The banknote storage part 40 is provided in the drawer part 46. In this case, the clerk can replenish the banded banknote into the banded banknote storage unit 40 by pulling out the drawer 46 from the side of the clerk side of the case 12 to the outside of the case 12. Further, the banded banknote storage unit 40 can protrude upward from the bottom surface, and a protruding part 50 for aligning the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 is provided in the banded banknote storage unit 40. The protruding portion 50 protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the band-wrapped bill storage portion 40 when the drawer portion 46 is pulled out of the housing 12. In this case, since the protruding portion 50 protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the band-bound bill storage portion 40 when the drawer portion 46 is pulled out of the casing 12 in order to replenish the band-bound bill storage portion 40, the clerk The projecting portion 50 can align the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the control part 60 which controls a loose banknote conveyance means and a band-bound banknote conveyance means, and the number of the banknotes which should be thrown out of the housing | casing 12, or Disposed banknote information receiving means 62 for receiving information about the amount of money is installed, and the control unit 60 is the same money to be thrown out of the housing 12 based on the information received by the thrown banknote information receiving means 62. When the number of the banknotes is equal to or larger than a predetermined number of preset numbers, the banknotes equivalent to the predetermined number are thrown out of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 as banded banknotes. At the same time, the loose banknote transporting means and the banded banknote transporting means are controlled so that a banknote of less than a predetermined number is thrown out of the housing 12 by the loose banknote dispensing section 16.In this case, the banknotes are thrown out of the casing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 by using the banded banknotes as many times as many as a predetermined number of sheets, so that all the banknotes are separated from the casing 12 by the rose banknotes. Compared with the case of throwing out, it becomes easier for the customer to handle the banknotes withdrawn, and the time required for the banknote withdrawal process can be shortened.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the control part 60 sends the rose banknote which should be thrown out of the housing | casing 12 to the rose banknote throwing-out part 16, and is the housing | casing 12. The timing at which the outside of the housing 12 can be taken out and the timing at which the banded banknote to be thrown out of the housing 12 is sent to the banded bill dispensing unit 42 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12 are substantially the same. The loose bill conveying means and the banded bill conveying means are controlled. In this case, since the timing at which the rose banknote is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 16 and the timing at which the banded banknote is sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 are substantially the same, the rose sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 16. It is possible to prevent the customer from recognizing only one of the bundle of banknotes and the banded banknote sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 and forgetting to take the other type of banknote.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the loose banknote throwing-out part 16 and the bundling banknote throwing-out part 42 are arrange | positioned along with an up-down direction. Further, the tip position of the rose banknote which is sent to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 by the loose banknote transporting means and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12, and sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 by the banded banknote transporting means. Thus, the tip position of the banded banknote that can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12 is different. In this case, since the leading edge position of the bundle of loose banknotes and the leading edge position of the banded banknotes are different when the withdrawal process of the rose banknotes and the banded banknotes is performed, the customer protrudes from the depositing / dispensing unit 13 to the customer side. It becomes easy to visually recognize both a bundle of loose banknotes and a banded banknote, thus preventing a customer from recognizing only one of a bundle of rose banknotes and a banded banknote and forgetting to take the other type of banknote. Will be able to.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, when the number of the banded banknotes accommodated in the banded banknote accommodating part 40 becomes the predetermined number, the control part 60 is banded. It functions as an output means for outputting information that the number of banded banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 40 is a predetermined number. In this case, based on the information output by the output means, the number of the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40 becomes a predetermined number (specifically, stored in the banded banknote storage unit 40). The attendant can recognize that the banded banknote storage unit 40 must be replenished with the banded banknote (for example, when the number of banded banknotes to be played becomes 0). Moreover, in this case, in the banknote handling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, a notification unit 64 may be provided for notifying a staff member of information output by the control unit 60 that functions as an output unit.

  In addition, the banknote processing apparatus by this Embodiment is not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, in the banknote handling apparatus 10 having the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, a loose banknote is sent to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 by the loose banknote transport unit 18, and a banded banknote ejection unit 42 is encased in the banded banknote dispensing unit 42. As shown in FIG. 3, when the banknotes and the banded banknotes are projected from the throwing-in / out unit 13 to the customer side as shown in FIG. 3, when the predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) passes, It may be further pushed out from the loading / unloading unit 13 to the customer side. In this case, when the customer has not noticed the loose bills and the banded banknotes from the throwing-in / out unit 13 to the customer side, the predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) When the bill has passed, the banknotes and the banded banknotes are further pushed out from the loading / unloading unit 13 to the customer side, so that the customer can easily recognize the banknotes and the banded banknotes.

  In addition, the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a timing at which a loose banknote to be thrown out of the housing 12 is sent to the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12. The rose banknote transporting means and the banded banknote transporting means are arranged so that the timing at which the banded banknote to be thrown out of the body 12 is sent to the banded banknote dispensing unit 42 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12 is substantially the same. It is not limited to the mode which is controlled. In the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the modified example, when performing withdrawal processing of loose banknotes and banded banknotes, loose banknotes to be thrown out of the housing 12 are preceded by the loose banknote dispensing unit 16 by the loose banknote transporting means. When the loose banknotes are taken out from the loose banknote dispensing unit 16, the banded banknotes to be thrown out of the housing 12 are thrown out by the banded banknote conveying means. An operation that is sent to the unit 42 and can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12 may be performed.

  Moreover, as a banknote processing apparatus according to another modified example, one capable of storing a plurality of banded banknotes in a banded banknote storage unit may be used. The structure of the band-wrapped banknote storage unit, the band-wrapped banknote dispensing unit, and the band-bound banknote transport unit in the banknote handling apparatus according to such a modification will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the banknote processing apparatus 10a according to the modified example as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of banded banknotes are stored in the banded banknote storage unit 70 in a stacked state. In addition, a banded banknote dispensing unit 72 for throwing out a banded banknote to the outside of the casing is provided on the side surface on the customer side of the casing of the banknote handling apparatus 10a. Moreover, the banded banknote conveyance part 74 which conveys a banded banknote from the banded banknote accommodating part 70 to the banded banknote discharge part 72 has the circulation belt 74a hung over a pair of pulley 74b, One of the pulleys 74b is rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown) so that the circulation belt 74a circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 11 (that is, the arrow direction in FIG. 11). Here, the circulating belt 74a constitutes the bottom surface of the banded banknote storage unit 70, and the lowermost banded banknote among the plurality of banded banknotes stored in a stacked state in the banded banknote storage unit 70 is 1 by the circulating belt 74a. It is conveyed one by one toward the banded banknote dispensing unit 72. Further, a plurality of projections 74c are provided at equal intervals on the surface of the circulation belt 74a, and the banded banknotes are conveyed one by one by the circulation belt 74a by being hooked by the projections 74c. ing.

  In addition, in the banknote processing apparatus 10a shown in FIG. 11, since it is the same as the banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 thru | or 10, about each structural member which processes a rose banknote, the description and illustration are abbreviate | omitted.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 10a according to the modification shown in FIG. 11, information regarding the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing is received by the thrown banknote information receiving means, and banknote processing The control unit provided in the apparatus 10a is a predetermined number (specifically, a preset number of banknotes of the same denomination to be thrown out of the housing based on information received by the thrown banknote information receiving unit). Is equal to or more than 100 times the number of rose banknotes constituting the banded banknote, and a predetermined number of banknotes are thrown out of the casing by the banded banknote dispensing unit 72 as a banded banknote. Each component member of the banknote processing apparatus 10a (specifically, the rose banknotes) is arranged so that less than a predetermined number (that is, less than 100) banknotes are thrown out of the casing by the rose banknote dispensing unit. Carrying Controlling means and bundling bill conveyance means). Here, a plurality of band-wrapped banknotes can be stored in the band-bound banknote storage unit 70 configured as shown in FIG. Can be thrown out. Therefore, even when the number of banknotes of the same denomination to be thrown out of the housing based on the information accepted by the thrown banknote information accepting means is 200 or more, the banded banknote dispensing unit 72 Two or more banded banknotes can be thrown out of the casing, and less than 100 banknotes can be thrown out of the casing by the loose banknote dispensing section. In this way, in the banknote handling apparatus 10a configured as shown in FIG. 11, 200 or more banknotes of the same denomination can be paid back to the customer with a plurality of banded banknotes and less than 100 loose banknotes.

  Moreover, also in the banknote processing apparatus 10a which concerns on a modified example as shown in FIG. 11, it is possible to replenish a plurality of banded banknotes to the banded banknote storage unit 70 from the side surface on the side of the clerk in the housing. Thus, in the banknote processing apparatus 10a which concerns on a modification, since the banded banknote can be replenished to the banded banknote accommodating part 70 from the side by the side of the clerk in a housing | casing, the banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. Similarly, the banded banknotes can be replenished to the banded banknote storage unit 70 without interrupting the bill handling period by the customer even during business hours.

  Moreover, also in the banknote processing apparatus 10a which concerns on a modification as shown in FIG. 11, similarly to the banknote processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 10, a control part is the number of banded banknotes accommodated in the banded banknote storage part 70. When the number reaches a predetermined number set in advance, information indicating that the number of banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 70 is a predetermined number is output. In this case, on the basis of the information output from the control unit, the number of the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit 70 is reduced or becomes zero, so that the banded banknotes are put in the banded banknote storage unit 70. The attendant will be able to recognize that it must be replenished. In addition, in the banknote processing apparatus 10a according to the modification shown in FIG. 11, the preset predetermined number is not limited to 0, and the preset predetermined number is 1 or more. Good.

  Moreover, the thing of a structure as shown in FIG. 12 may be used as a banknote processing apparatus which concerns on the further modification. In the banknote handling apparatus 10b shown in FIG. 12, the side of the clerk side in the housing 12 (that is, the right side surface in FIG. 12) to the outside of the housing 12 (specifically, as indicated by reference sign B in FIG. 12). The drawer portion 46 that can be pulled out is not installed on the clerk side, and a door 41 is provided on the side face of the clerk side of the housing 12 instead. 40 can be replenished with a banded banknote. In describing the banknote handling apparatus 10b according to the further modification as shown in FIG. 12, the same components as those in the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. Description is omitted.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus 10b according to the further modification as shown in FIG. 12, similarly to the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. Are provided on the side of the customer side, and each side of the side of the clerk side of the housing 12 is opened by opening the door 41. Thus, it is possible to replenish the banded banknote into the banded banknote storage unit 40. Specifically, the banded banknote storage unit 40 is provided with a take-in roller (not shown). When the door 41 is opened and the banded banknote storage unit 40 is replenished with the banded banknote, the banding banknote is banded by the take-up roller. It may be taken into the inside of the bill storage unit 40. According to such a banknote handling apparatus 10b, all banknotes are separated by causing the banded banknotes banded with a banding medium such as bandage paper to be thrown out of the housing 12 when performing banknote dispensing processing. Compared with the case where the banknotes are thrown out of the housing 12, it becomes easier for the customer to handle the banknotes withdrawn, and the time required for the banknote withdrawal process can be shortened. Further, by opening the door 41, it is possible to replenish the banded banknotes into the banded banknote storage unit 40 from the side surface on the clerk side in the casing 12, so that the banded banknotes can be stored without interrupting the banknote handling period by the customer even during business hours. The band 40 can be replenished with the band 40.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a, 10b Banknote processing apparatus 12 Housing | casing 13 Throwing-in / out unit 14 Bulk paper money insertion part 14a Bulk paper money feeding mechanism 16 Bulk paper money dispensing part 16a Bulk paper money stacking mechanism 18 Bulk paper money conveyance part 20 Identification part 22 1st accommodating part 22a Bulk paper feeding mechanism 24 Second storage unit 24a Bulk paper feeding mechanism 26 Replenishment rejection unit 28 Replenishment collection unit 28a Bulk paper bill delivery mechanism 30 Withdrawal rejection unit 32 Batch collection unit 34 Different denomination banknote collection unit 36 Banknote collection unit 40 Banded banknote Storage portion 40a Guided member 40b Mounting member 40c Plate-like member 40d Opening 41 Door 42 Band-wrapped banknote dispensing section 44 Band-bound banknote transport section 44a Guide member 44b Circulation belt 44c Pulley 46 Pull-out section 46a Bottom member 48 Base section 50 Projection section 52 Torsion Spring 54 Tension springs 54a, 54b Pin 60 Control unit 62 Disposed banknote information Report accepting means 64 Notifying means 66 Storage part 70 Banded banknote storage part 72 Banded banknote dispensing part 74 Banded banknote transport part 74a Circulation belt 74b Pulley 74c Projection 100 Refund machine

Claims (10)

A housing having a customer side and a clerk side;
A rose bill storage section for storing rose bills;
A first throwing unit that is provided on a side surface on the customer side of the housing and for throwing out loose bills to the outside of the housing;
A banded banknote storage unit for storing a banded banknote,
A second throwing unit provided on a side face of the customer side in the case, and for throwing out a banded banknote to the outside of the case;
A rose bill transport means for transporting a rose bill from the loose bill storage portion to the first throwing-out portion;
A banded banknote transporting means for transporting the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage part to the second dispensing unit;
With
A banknote handling apparatus capable of replenishing a banded banknote to the banded banknote storage unit from the side surface on the clerk side in the housing. It further includes a drawer portion that can be pulled out from the side surface on the clerk side of the housing to the outside of the housing,
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banded banknote storage unit is provided in the drawer unit. It is possible to project upward from the bottom surface of the banded banknote storage part, and a protruding part for aligning the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage part is provided in the banded banknote storage part,
The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the protruding portion protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the banded banknote storage portion when the drawer portion is pulled out of the housing. A door is provided on the side of the clerk side in the housing,
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banded banknote can be replenished to the banded banknote storage unit by opening the door. A control unit for controlling the loose bill conveying means and the banded bill conveying means;
Thrown-out banknote information receiving means for receiving information on the number or amount of banknotes to be thrown out of the housing;
Further comprising
In the control unit, the number of banknotes of the same denomination to be thrown out of the housing based on the information accepted by the thrown-out banknote information receiving means is equal to or more than a predetermined number of preset numbers. In this case, a banknote equivalent to a predetermined number of bills is thrown out of the housing by the second throwing unit with a banded bill, and less than a predetermined number of bills are thrown out by the first throwing unit with a loose bill. The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the loose banknote transporting unit and the banded banknote transporting unit are controlled so as to be thrown out of the housing.   The control unit throws out the banknotes to be thrown out of the housing to the first throwing unit and enables the banknotes to be taken out of the housing and out of the housing. The said banknote banknote conveyance means and the said bandage banknote conveyance means are controlled so that the timing which should be taken out from the exterior of the said housing | casing is sent to the said 2nd throwing-out banknote should be substantially the same. The banknote processing apparatus of description.   The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first throwing part and the second throwing part are arranged so as to be lined up in a vertical direction.   The leading edge position of the loose bill that is sent to the first throwing-out portion by the loose bill transporting means and can be taken out from the outside of the casing, and sent to the second throwing-out portion by the banded bill transporting means. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the tip position of the banded bill that can be taken out from the outside of the housing is different.   Output that outputs information that the number of the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit is the predetermined number when the number of the banded banknotes stored in the banded banknote storage unit reaches a predetermined number set in advance The bill processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising means.   The bill processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising notification means for notifying a staff member of information output by the output means.

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