JP2018010355A - Money processor and money processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money processing device suitable for an installation environment and an operation pattern regarding a take-out port for taking out money which is rejected in deposit processing and a money processing system.SOLUTION: A money processor 2 has: a deposit part 14 for depositing money; a storage part 25 for storing the deposited money; a dispensing part 15 for dispensing the money stored in the storage part 25 which works as a destination of money rejected which is not to be deposited in deposit processing; a take-out port 13 for taking out the money in the dispensing port 15; a shutter 17 to open and close the dispensing port 13; a memory part for memorizing whether a standby position of the shutter 17 is at an open position or a close position; and a control part. The control part controls opening/closing of the shutter 17 so that a standby position of the shutter 17 matches the standby position memorized in the memory port.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus and a money handling system.

  The banknote processing apparatus of the following patent document 1 includes a loose banknote processing unit that processes loose banknotes, and the loose banknote processing unit includes a depositing unit, a cassette, and a deposit rejecting unit. The depositing unit is configured by a bill insertion slot and a rose shutter that opens and closes the bill insertion slot. In deposit processing, among the rose bills inserted from the bill insertion slot, bills satisfying a predetermined requirement are stored in a cassette, and bills determined to be abnormal are conveyed to a deposit reject unit. In the withdrawal process, loose banknotes fed out from the cassette are dispensed to the banknote slot.

Japanese Patent No. 5723102

  In the banknote processing apparatus of Patent Document 1, it is assumed that an outlet for taking out banknotes from the deposit reject unit is formed. When the outlet is always open, there is a possibility that the operating sound inside the banknote handling apparatus leaks from the outlet to the outside and the surroundings of the banknote handling apparatus become noisy. This is not preferable in an installation environment where quietness is required. However, if a shutter for opening and closing the outlet is provided and the outlet is closed, for example, in an operation mode in which the depositing process is executed frequently, that is, the banknote is rejected frequently in the deposit reject unit, In order to take out the banknote from the reject part, it is necessary to open the shutter every time, and this reduces the operability for taking out the banknote from the deposit reject part.

  The present invention has been made under such background, and it is intended to provide a money handling apparatus and a money handling system suitable for an installation environment and an operation mode with respect to an outlet for taking out money rejected in a deposit process. Objective.

  The present invention is a depositing unit into which money is deposited, a storing unit for storing the money deposited in the depositing unit, and a dispensing unit from which the money in the storing unit is withdrawn, wherein the depositing unit In the case of deposit processing in which money is deposited into the depositing unit, a withdrawal unit to which the money not deposited is rejected out of the money deposited in the depositing unit, and an outlet for taking out the currency of the dispensing unit An opening / closing part that is opened and closed between an open position that opens the outlet and a closed position that closes the outlet, and whether the standby position of the opening / closing part is the open position or the closed position And a control means for controlling the opening and closing of the opening and closing unit so that the standby position of the opening and closing unit coincides with the standby position stored in the storage unit.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the standby position is the open position, the control means maintains the open / close portion in the open position during the depositing process, and money is dispensed to the withdrawal portion. When the dispensing process is performed, the opening / closing part is closed to the closed position, and when the money to be dispensed is all dispensed to the dispensing part, the opening / closing part is opened to the open position. To do.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the standby position is the closed position, the control means opens the opening / closing part to the open position during the depositing process, and money is dispensed to the dispensing part. When the dispensing process is performed, the opening / closing part is maintained in the closed position, and when the money to be dispensed is all dispensed to the dispensing part, the opening / closing part is opened to the open position. .

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the control means switches the standby position from one of the open position and the closed position to the other.

  Further, according to the present invention, the storage unit stores respective execution histories of the deposit process and the withdrawal process in a predetermined period, and the control unit stores each of the deposit process and the withdrawal process in the execution history. The standby position is switched based on the execution frequency of.

  In addition, the present invention includes a setting unit that sets a timing for switching the standby position, and the control unit switches the standby position at a timing set by the setting unit.

  Further, the present invention is a money handling system including a money handling device and an operation terminal capable of communicating with the money handling device, and stores a depositing unit into which money is deposited, and money deposited in the depositing unit. A depositing unit from which money in the storing unit is withdrawn, and in the depositing process in which money is deposited in the depositing unit, of the money deposited in the depositing unit Between a withdrawal part as a reject destination of money not to be deposited, an outlet for taking out the money of the withdrawal part, an open position for opening the outlet, and a closed position for closing the outlet An opening / closing part that is opened and closed at the time, a storage means that stores whether the standby position of the opening / closing part is the open position or the closed position, and a standby position where the standby position of the opening / closing part is stored in the storage means Control to control the opening and closing of the opening and closing part to match the position. And means, a money handling system.

According to the present invention, in the money handling apparatus included in the money handling system, of the money deposited in the depositing part during the depositing process, the money to be deposited is stored in the storage unit, and the money not to be deposited is output. Sent to Kinbe. In other words, the withdrawal unit from which the money in the storage unit is dispensed also serves as a reject destination for money that is not subject to deposit during the deposit process. An outlet for taking out money from the dispensing unit is opened and closed by an opening / closing unit.
Whether the standby position of the opening / closing part is the open position or the closed position is stored by the storage means, and the actual standby position of the opening / closing part matches the standby position stored in the storage means. Opening and closing is controlled by the control means. Therefore, for example, in an installation environment where quietness is required, if the standby position of the opening / closing part is set to the closed position, it is possible to suppress leakage of the operating sound inside the money handling apparatus from the outlet. On the other hand, for example, in an operation mode in which the deposit processing is executed frequently, if the standby position of the opening / closing unit is set to the open position, money that is rejected by the dispensing unit in the depositing process even if there is no operation to open the opening / closing unit. Can be removed smoothly from the outlet.
In this way, since the standby position of the opening / closing part can be set to either the open position or the closed position according to the installation environment or operation mode, the monetary processing suitable for the installation environment and operation mode with respect to the outlet opened and closed by the opening / closing part A device and a money handling system can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional right side view of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine in the money handling system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the terminal device of the money handling system. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the terminal device. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the internal configuration of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to a modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side. The money handling system 1 is installed in a financial institution such as a bank. The money handling system 1 includes a money handling device 2, an operation terminal 3, and a printer 4. The money handling apparatus 2 includes a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2A for performing depositing / withdrawing processing of banknotes in money, and a coin depositing / withdrawing machine 2B for performing depositing / withdrawing processing of coins out of money. Including. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A, the coin depositing / dispensing machine 2B, the operation terminal 3, and the printer 4 are connected to be communicable. The operation terminal 3 is provided with a display operation unit 3A configured by a touch panel display or the like, and various information regarding the operation of each money handling apparatus 2 is displayed on the display operation unit 3A. The printer 4 issues a receipt describing the contents of the processing executed in each money handling apparatus 2. The operation terminal 3 and the printer 4 may be incorporated in the money handling apparatus 2 as a part of the money handling apparatus 2.

  Next, the money handling apparatus 2 will be described in detail with a focus on the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2A. The bill depositing / dispensing machine 2A includes, for example, a vertically long box-shaped device main body 10. In the apparatus main body 10, a payout port 11, a deposit port 12, and a takeout port 13 are provided in this order from the upper side in a substantially upper half of the front surface portion 10 </ b> A facing the user. For example, a bundle of banknotes composed of banknotes that are bundled in a predetermined state such as 100 sheets is paid out from the payout opening 11. In relation to the deposit port 12, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a concave deposit portion 14 that is recessed from the deposit port 12 into the apparatus main body 10. During the depositing process, the deposit bills are deposited by the user into the depositing unit 14 from the deposit port 12. In relation to the outlet 13, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a concave dispensing portion 15 that is recessed from the outlet 13 into the apparatus main body 10. During the withdrawal process, the banknotes for withdrawal are withdrawn from the apparatus main body 10 to the withdrawal unit 15, so that the user can take out the banknotes in the withdrawal unit 15 from the outlet 13.

  The apparatus main body 10 includes a shutter 16 that opens and closes the payout opening 11 by receiving a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor, and an outlet 13 that receives a driving force of another driving unit (not shown). A shutter 17 is provided as an example of an opening / closing part that opens and closes the shutter. The deposit port 12 and the deposit unit 14 are always exposed to the outside of the machine, but a shutter for opening and closing the deposit port 12 may be provided. A substantially lower half of the front surface portion 10 </ b> A of the apparatus main body 10 constitutes a door 18.

  Referring to FIG. 2, which is a schematic vertical cross-sectional right side view of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 </ b> A, in the apparatus main body 10, a banknote processing unit 20 and a bundled banknote processing located above the bulk banknote processing unit 20. Part 21 is provided. In FIG. 2, a boundary line between the loose banknote processing unit 20 and the bundled banknote processing unit 21 is indicated by a one-dot chain line. In addition to the depositing unit 14, the dispensing unit 15 and the shutter 17, the loose banknote processing unit 20 includes a withdrawal / rejection unit 24, a storage unit 25, an annular conveyance path 26, an intake conveyance path 27, an extraction conveyance path 28, An identification unit 29, a reversing unit 30 and a supply path 31 are included.

  The shutter 17 described above has a closed position (see the solid line shutter 17) that closes the outlet 13 and shuts off from outside the machine, and an open position that shifts upward from the closed position and opens the outlet 13 toward the outside of the machine. (See the broken line shutter 17). The withdrawal reject unit 24 is a space arranged, for example, directly below the withdrawal unit 15.

  The storage unit 25 is formed in a box shape, and a plurality (here, five) exist, and are arranged side by side in the front and rear (left and right in FIG. 2). These storage portions 25 can be pulled out from the apparatus main body 10 to the front side (left side in FIG. 2) by sliding together with the door 18. Of the five storage units 25 arranged, three storage units 25 arranged side by side in front and rear are denomination storage units 25A in which loose banknotes are stored in a stacked state for each denomination. Another storage unit 25 is a batch storage unit 25B in which multiple banknotes of different denominations are stored in a mixed state, or overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the other storage unit 25 are stored. The one storage unit 25 is a temporary storage unit 25C that temporarily stores the received rose banknotes. The denomination storage unit 25A, the batch storage unit 25B, and the temporary storage unit 25C are arranged in this order from the rear side (right side in FIG. 2). A horizontal plate-shaped stage 34 is disposed in each storage unit 25, and loose banknotes stored in a stacked state are disposed on the stage 34. The stage 34 moves up and down in response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor.

  The annular conveyance path 26 has a flat loop shape in the vertical direction. The loose banknotes in the annular transport path 26 are transported so as to circulate either in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction in FIG. One end of each of the branch paths 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 is connected to the lower portion of the annular conveyance path 26 in this order along the conveyance direction of the loose banknotes in the annular conveyance path 26. ing. The other ends of the branch paths 35, 36, and 37 are connected to the three denomination storage units 25A one by one from the upper side. The other end of the branch path 38 is connected to the collective storage unit 25B from above. The other end of the branch path 39 is connected to the temporary storage unit 25C from above. The other end of the branch path 40 is connected to the withdrawal reject unit 24. The take-in conveyance path 27 is a conveyance path for taking the individual banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 one by one and sending them to the annular conveyance path 26. The take-out conveyance path 28 is a conveyance path for sending the loose banknotes in the annular conveyance path 26 to the withdrawal unit 15.

  The identification unit 29 is arranged in the middle region of the upper portion of the annular conveyance path 26, specifically, in the region between the portion connected to the intake conveyance path 27 and the portion connected to the branch path 35 in the annular conveyance path 26. Has been. The identification unit 29 is a general sensor that identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, front and back, etc., of the loose bills conveyed in the annular conveyance path 26. A damaged rose banknote or a fake rose banknote is identified by the identification unit 29 as being a reject banknote. Moreover, the identification part 29 can also count by identifying a rose banknote one by one.

  The reversing unit 30 includes a reversing path 45 and a branching claw 46. The reversing path 45 is bent substantially in a V shape, and is connected in parallel to the annular conveyance path 26 so as to branch from the annular conveyance path 26 and then merge with the annular conveyance path 26. Specifically, the reversing path 45 is connected to a region between the part where the identification unit 29 is provided in the annular conveyance path 26 and the part connected to the branch path 35. The branching claw 46 is provided at a branching position 45 </ b> A branched from the annular conveyance path 26 in the reversing path 45. The direction of the branching claw 46 is switched according to the operation of a drive unit (not shown) such as a solenoid. As a result, the loose bills that have reached the branch position 45 </ b> A in the annular conveyance path 26 can be subsequently conveyed in the annular conveyance path 26 or conveyed to the reversing path 45. The loose bills identified by the identifying unit 29 as being reversed are switched back in the reversing path 45 and the front and back are corrected, and then merged into the annular transport path 26. The supply path 31 branches from the region between the part where the reversing path 45 is connected and the part connected to the branch path 35 in the annular transport path 26 and extends to the bundled bill processing unit 21.

  In order to convey loose banknotes in the conveyance paths such as the annular conveyance path 26, the intake conveyance path 27, the take-out conveyance path 28, the supply path 31, the branch paths 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40, and the reverse path 45 A rotating conveying roller (not shown) and a conveying belt (not shown) that moves around are provided. In response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor, the conveying roller rotates or the conveying belt rotates. This transport roller is also provided in each storage unit 25 as a transport roller 47, and takes in the banknotes from the corresponding branch path in the branch paths 35 to 39 into the storage unit 25, or receives the banknotes in the storage unit 25 Or send it to a branch.

  A branching claw (not shown) similar to the above-mentioned branching claw 46 is provided at a connection position between the annular conveyance path 26 and each of the branching paths 35 to 40, and the direction of each branching claw is such as a solenoid. It switches according to the operation of the drive unit (not shown). Thereby, the banknote in the annular conveyance path 26 can be conveyed to the branch paths 35-40. This branching claw is also provided at a connection position between each of the take-out conveyance path 28 and the supply path 31 and the annular conveyance path 26. By switching the direction of the branching claw, the banknotes in the annular conveyance path 26 are removed. It can be conveyed to the take-out conveyance path 28 and the supply path 31.

  In addition to the shutter 16 described above, the bundled banknote processing unit 21 includes a stacking unit 50, a bundling mechanism 51, a vertical conveyance path 52, a lift 53, a horizontal conveyance path 54, a conveyance mechanism 55, and a storage unit 56. including. The stacking unit 50 is formed in a box shape, and there are a plurality (two in this case), which are arranged side by side. A supply path 31 branched from the annular transport path 26 is connected to each stacking unit 50.

  The banding mechanism 51 is for creating a bundle of banknotes by receiving and bundling a bundle of loose banknotes conveyed from the bulk banknote processing unit 20 to the stacking unit 50 via the supply path 31, A known configuration can be used as the configuration of the mechanism 51. The vertical conveyance path 52 is a space extending vertically upward from the banding mechanism 51, and the above-described payout opening 11 communicates with the vertical conveyance path 52 from the front side. The lift 53 is formed in a horizontal plate shape and is disposed in the vertical conveyance path 52, and moves up and down by receiving a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor.

  The horizontal conveyance path 54 is a space that extends horizontally from the upper end of the vertical conveyance path 52 to the rear side. The transport mechanism 55 includes an endless belt 57 that is flattened up and down, and a drive unit (not shown) such as a motor that moves the belt 57 around. The belt 57 can move both clockwise and counterclockwise in FIG. A plurality of protrusions 57 </ b> A are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the belt 57. The plurality of protrusions 57 </ b> A are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential movement direction of the belt 57.

  The storage portion 56 is formed in a box shape, and there are a plurality (four in this case), which are arranged side by side on the lower side of the belt 57. On the upper surface of each storage portion 56, an entrance 56A is formed and a shutter 58 is provided. The shutter 58 opens and closes the entrance / exit 56 </ b> A in response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor. In each storage section 56, banknotes are stored in a stacked state for each denomination. A horizontal plate-like stage 59 is disposed in each storage unit 56, and bundled banknotes stored in a stacked state are disposed on the stage 59. The stage 59 moves up and down in response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor. A space sandwiched from above and below by the upper surface of the storage portion 56 and the belt 57 is a lateral conveyance path 54.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The bill depositing / dispensing machine 2A includes a control unit 65 as an example of a control unit and a setting unit, a communication I / F unit 66, and a storage unit 67 as an example of a storage unit. The control unit 65 is configured by a microcomputer, for example. The control unit 65 is electrically connected to each of the communication I / F unit 66 and the storage unit 67 and each of the above-described rose banknote processing unit 20 and the bundled banknote processing unit 21.

  The control unit 65 can communicate with the coin depositing / dispensing machine 2B, the operation terminal 3, the printer 4, and other external devices via the communication I / F unit 66. Therefore, the control unit 65 receives an operation of the display operation unit 3A (see FIG. 1) of the operation terminal 3 by the user, or controls the display of the display operation unit 3A. The control unit 65 issues a receipt using the printer 4.

  The control part 65 controls the drive part (not shown) in the rose banknote processing part 20 mentioned above. Thereby, referring to FIG. 2, control unit 65 moves the loose bills between each storage unit 25 and each of depositing unit 14, dispensing unit 15, dispensing reject unit 24, and stacking unit 50. Or the bills are moved between the storage units 25, the shutter 17 is opened or closed, and the front and back of the rose bills are reversed in the reversing unit 30. The banknote identification result by the identification unit 29 is input to the control unit 65. The control unit 65 grasps the denomination and the number of stored banknotes in each storage unit 25 based on the counting result of the banknotes by the identifying unit 29.

  The control unit 65 controls the drive unit (not shown) and the bundling mechanism 51 described above in the bundled bill processing unit 21. Thereby, the control part 65 makes the bundled banknote in the vertical conveyance path 52 by making the rose banknote integrated | stacked on the stacking part 50 into a bundle banknote by the banding mechanism 51, or raising / lowering the lift 53 on which this bundle banknote was mounted. Move vertically. Further, the control unit 65 moves the belt 57 of the transport mechanism 55 counterclockwise in a state where the lift 53 is raised and lowered to the upper limit, so that the bundled bills on the lift 53 are hooked by the protrusions 57A of the belt 57 and laterally transported. Move horizontally in the path 54. The control unit 65 stops the belt 57 and opens the shutter 58 of the storage unit 56 when the bundle of bills in the horizontal conveyance path 54 reaches just above the storage unit 56 of the storage destination. Then, the banknotes are dropped from the entrance / exit 56 </ b> A on the upper surface of the storage unit 56 at the storage destination and stored in the storage unit 56.

  On the other hand, the control unit 65 raises the stage 59 in the storage unit 56 that stores bundled banknotes to be dispensed, opens the shutter 58, and rotates the belt 57 in a clockwise direction. As a result, the banknotes in the storage unit 56 are hooked by the protrusions 57A of the belt 57 in order from the highest one, move horizontally in the horizontal conveyance path 54, and are delivered to the lift 53 of the vertical conveyance path 52. Thereafter, the control unit 65 lowers the lift 53 until the bundled banknotes on the lift 53 coincide with the payout opening 11 in the vertical direction, and then opens the shutter 16. Thereby, the user can take out the banknotes from the payout opening 11.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the storage unit 67 is configured by a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores various information related to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 </ b> A. In particular, the storage unit 67 determines at least whether the standby position of the shutter 17 that opens and closes the outlet 13 of the dispensing unit 15 is an open position (see the broken line in FIG. 2) or a closed position (see the solid line in FIG. 2). I remember it. The storage unit 67 also stores the denominations and the number of stored banknotes in each storage unit 25. The control unit 65 refers to information stored in the storage unit 67, rewrites information stored in the storage unit 67, and stores new information in the storage unit 67.

  In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A, the standby position of the shutter 17 can be set to either the open position or the closed position. When the user, who is strictly speaking, a staff member who manages the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A logs in by operating the display operation unit 3A, the control unit 65 displays a menu screen 70 shown in FIG. 4 on the display operation unit 3A. On the menu screen 70, a plurality of touch keys 71 are displayed side by side. When the clerk touches the touch key 71A on which the letters “maintenance” are written among these touch keys 71, the control unit 65 displays the setting screen 72 shown in FIG. 5 on the display operation unit 3A. In the setting screen 72, a touch key 73 with characters “open position” and characters “closed position” are written in an area under the heading “Please select a shutter standby position”. Touch keys 74 are displayed side by side.

  If the attendant wants to set the standby position of the shutter 17 to the open position, after touching the touch key 73, for example, the attendant touches the touch key 75 marked with “fixed” on the lower right of the setting screen 72. Then, the control unit 65 causes the storage unit 67 to store that the standby position of the shutter 17 is the open position. The clerk touches the touch keys 74 and 75 to set the standby position of the shutter 17 to the closed position. Then, the control unit 65 causes the storage unit 67 to store that the standby position of the shutter 17 is the closed position. If the clerk touches, for example, the touch key 76 on which the word “return” is written in the lower left of the setting screen 72, the control unit 65 changes the display content of the display operation unit 3A from the setting screen 72 to the menu screen 70 ( (See FIG. 4).

  The control unit 65 controls opening / closing of the shutter 17 so that the actual standby position of the shutter 17 matches the standby position stored in the storage unit 67. With reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 6, the withdrawal process and the deposit process executed by the storage unit 56 for the loose banknote will be described in this order, and the opening and closing of the shutter 17 will also be described.

  The control unit 65 accepts an instruction for a withdrawal process by the operation of the display operation unit 3A of the operation terminal 3 by the user. When the standby position of the shutter 17 is the closed position (see the solid-line shutter 17 in FIG. 6), the control unit 65 is configured to release the shutter 17 both before and at the start of the withdrawal process (that is, during the withdrawal process). However, when the standby position of the shutter 17 is the open position (see the broken line shutter 17 in FIG. 6), the control unit 65 temporarily closes the shutter 17 at the start of the dispensing process. Close until. Next, the control unit 65 takes out the required number of loose banknotes from the denomination storage unit 25A that stores the banknotes to be withdrawn and transports them counterclockwise in the annular transport path 26 (see the solid arrow Y1). ) Withdrawing money from the take-out conveyance path 28 to the withdrawal unit 15. In addition, the control part 65 is what was identified by the identification part 29 as a rejection banknote among the rose banknotes conveyed in the cyclic | annular conveyance path 26 (a 2 sheet | seat banknote, a money type denomination banknote, etc. are included). Reject from the branch path 40 to the withdrawal rejection unit 24. The reject banknote in the withdrawal reject unit 24 is collected after business hours of a financial institution, for example.

  Regardless of whether the standby position of the shutter 17 is the closed position or the open position, when all the banknotes to be dispensed are withdrawn to the withdrawal unit 15, the control unit 65 closes the shutter 17 until now. Open from position to open position. Therefore, the user can take out the loose banknotes of the withdrawal unit 15 from the opened outlet 13. In the case where the standby position of the shutter 17 is the closed position, when the control unit 65 closes the shutter 17 to the closed position after the loose banknotes are taken out, the dispensing process ends, but the standby position of the shutter 17 is the open position. In this case, when the banknotes are taken out, the dispensing process ends with the shutter 17 being in the open position. The controller 65 forcibly moves the shutter 17 if a loose banknote is not taken out from the withdrawal unit 15 even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the shutter 17 was opened after the withdrawal to the withdrawal unit 15. You may close and alert | report to a user or a staff. In this case, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2A includes a sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of loose bills in the dispensing unit 15 and a buzzer, and the control unit 65 has a timer function.

  Regardless of whether the standby position of the shutter 17 is the open position or the closed position, the shutter 17 is closed until all the loose banknotes to be withdrawn are withdrawn to the withdrawal unit 15 during the withdrawal process. The shutter 17 is opened to the open position when all the banknotes to be withdrawn are withdrawn to the withdrawal unit 15 in the closed state. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the loose banknotes from being taken out from the take-out port 13 in the middle of the stage when all the banknotes to be withdrawn are not aligned with the withdrawal unit 15.

  The control unit 65 accepts an instruction for deposit processing by an operation of the display operation unit 3 </ b> A by the user or a set of banknotes to the deposit unit 14. When the control unit 65 accepts an instruction for deposit processing by setting a bill to the depositing unit 14, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 </ b> A includes a sensor (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of loose bills in the depositing unit 14. When the standby position of the shutter 17 is the open position, the control unit 65 maintains the shutter 17 in the open position before the deposit process is started and during the deposit process, but the standby position of the shutter 17 is the closed position. The controller 65 opens the shutter 17 to the open position at the start of the depositing process, and maintains the shutter 17 in the open position even after the depositing process is started.

  Next, the control unit 65 conveys the loose banknotes deposited by the user to the depositing unit 14 in the clockwise direction in the annular conveyance path 26 (see the broken arrow Y2). In that case, the control part 65 is what was identified by the identification part 29 as a rejection banknote among the rose banknotes conveyed in the cyclic | annular conveyance path 26 (a 2 sheet | seat banknote, an unidentifiable banknote, etc. are included). Reject from the take-out conveyance path 28 to the withdrawal unit 15. That is, at the time of deposit processing, the withdrawal unit 15 becomes a reject destination of reject bills that are not subject to deposit among the rose bills deposited in the deposit unit 14, that is, a so-called deposit reject unit. The reject banknote in the withdrawal unit 15 is returned to the user as needed from the outlet 13 opened by the shutter 17 in the open position, and is reset to the deposit unit 14 or stored separately without being reset. Since the withdrawal unit 15 also serves as a deposit rejection unit in this manner, space saving and cost saving can be achieved as compared with the case where the withdrawal unit 15 and the deposit rejection unit are provided separately.

  On the other hand, the control unit 65 stores, in the temporary storage unit 25C, banknotes other than reject banknotes, that is, rose banknotes to be deposited, among the banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 and transported in the annular transport path 26. And when all the rose banknotes are paid out from the depositing unit 14 and distributed to the withdrawal unit 15 or the temporary storage unit 25C, and the reject banknotes of the withdrawal unit 15 are taken out by the user, the standby position of the shutter 17 is closed. In this case, the control unit 65 closes the shutter 17 to the closed position, and when the standby position of the shutter 17 is the open position, the control unit 65 keeps the shutter 17 in the open position.

  When there is a deposit processing approval operation for the display operation unit 3A by the clerk, the control unit 65 conveys the loose banknote of the temporary storage unit 25C clockwise in the annular conveyance path 26 so as to pass through the identification unit 29 again. After that, the money is distributed to any denomination storage unit 25A or collective storage unit 25B for each denomination. As a result, the individual banknotes to be deposited are stored in the corresponding denomination denomination storage unit 25A or batch storage unit 25B, and the deposit process ends. It should be noted that the current deposit process can be canceled by operating the operation terminal 3 by the user or the like before the loose banknotes in the temporary storage unit 25C are distributed to the denomination storage unit 25A or the collective storage unit 25B. When the deposit process is canceled, when the user opens the door 18 (see FIG. 2), the temporary storage unit 25C is exposed to the outside of the apparatus, so that the banknotes remaining in the temporary storage unit 25C are returned as a return process. Can be removed manually. The shutter 17 during the return process may be in the open position.

  For example, in an installation environment where quietness is required, or in an operation mode in which the withdrawal process is frequently performed, if the standby position of the shutter 17 is set to the closed position, the withdrawal process is performed at a time other than the deposit process or during the withdrawal process. Since the shutter 17 is in the closed position except when all the target money is withdrawn to the withdrawal unit 15, it is possible to suppress the operating sound inside the money handling apparatus 2 from leaking to the outside. On the other hand, for example, in the operation mode in which the deposit processing is frequently executed, that is, in the operation mode in which the withdrawal unit 15 is frequently used as the deposit reject unit, if the standby position of the shutter 17 is set to the open position, the shutter 17 is moved. Even if there is no opening operation, the money rejected in the deposit process can be smoothly taken out from the outlet 13, and the processing time can be shortened by reducing the number of operations of the shutter 17. That is, since the standby position of the shutter 17 can be set to either the open position or the closed position according to the installation environment or operation mode, the money handling apparatus suitable for the installation environment or operation mode with respect to the outlet 13 that is opened and closed by the shutter 17. 2 and the money handling system 1 can be provided.

  In accordance with changes in the installation environment and operation mode, the control unit 65 is configured to be suitable for the changed installation environment and operation mode by the above-described setting in the display operation unit 3A by the staff (see FIG. 5). The standby position of the shutter 17 can be switched from one of the open position and the closed position to the other. In addition to the setting in the display operation unit 3A, the standby position of the shutter 17 may be switched according to a predetermined condition.

  For example, the storage unit 67 stores the execution history of each of the deposit process and the withdrawal process in a predetermined period such as one month or one week, for example, and the control unit 65 performs the deposit process and the withdrawal process in the execution history. The standby position may be switched based on each execution frequency. In this case, for example, if the execution frequency of the deposit process is high due to many users or the like, the standby position may be switched to the open position in order to prioritize the operability for taking out the rejected banknote from the outlet 13 in the deposit process. On the other hand, if the withdrawal process is frequently executed, the standby position may be switched to the closed position in order to prioritize quietness.

  Moreover, the control part 65 may set the timing which switches a standby position, and may switch a standby position at the timing. In this case, the control unit 65 has a calendar function and a timer function, and stores the standby position of the shutter 17 in the storage unit 67 in association with the timing such as the time zone and the day of the week. For example, at a timing when there are few users, the control unit 65 sets the standby position to the closed position in order to emphasize quietness. On the other hand, at the timing when there are many depositing processes by the user, the control unit 65 sets the standby position to the open position, assuming the generation of reject banknotes. Thus, at the timing when the operation mode changes, the standby position of the shutter 17 can be switched so as to be suitable for the changed operation mode.

  Whether the standby position is switched based on the execution history of the deposit process and the withdrawal process, or when the standby position is switched according to the timing, the standby position may be switched automatically. Or, for example, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A is activated, the control unit 65 recommends an optimal standby position in the display operation unit 3A of the operation terminal 3, and the standby position is switched when approval is obtained from an attendant. May be.

  Note that the process executed by the control unit 65 includes, for example, a first banding process, a second banding process, and a scrutiny process in addition to the above-described deposit process and withdrawal process. As the first banding process, the control unit 65 directly feeds the banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 from the outside of the machine into the stacking unit 50 and stores them in the storage unit 56 as bundled banknotes using the banding mechanism 51. When there is an instruction from the operation terminal 3 by a staff member or when the number of loose banknotes stored in the storage unit 25 reaches a predetermined number, the control unit 65 uses the band banknotes 51 in the storage unit 25 as the second banding process. Thus, a bundle of bills is stored in the storage unit 56, and an empty space for storing new rose bills is created in the storage unit 25.

  As the scrutiny process, the control unit 65 transfers all loose banknotes in the storage unit 25 to the temporary storage unit 25C and returns them to the original storage unit 25 for each storage unit 25 other than the temporary storage unit 25C. Furthermore, the denomination and the number of stored bills of the rose bills in the storage unit 25 are confirmed by identifying the rose bills by the identification unit 29. In the first banding process, since there is a deposit to the depositing unit 14 from the outside of the machine, it is preferable to set the standby position of the shutter 17 to the open position assuming the rejection of the loose bills to the dispensing unit 15. However, in the second band sealing process and the scrutiny process, the internal mechanisms of the apparatus main body 10 such as the loose banknote processing unit 20 and the bundled banknote processing unit 21 are in a state where there is no depositing to the depositing unit 14 or withdrawal to the dispensing unit 15. Since it is driven, it is preferable to set the shutter 17 in the closed position for quietness.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

  For example, a modification shown in FIG. In the description of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A according to the modification, parts corresponding to those of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A described so far are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A according to the modified example, the above-described deposit reject unit is provided as the deposit reject unit 80 separately from the withdrawal unit 15, and an outlet for taking out the reject banknote from the deposit reject unit 80. A shutter 82 that opens and closes 81 and a shutter 83 that opens and closes the deposit port 12 of the depositing unit 14 are added. In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A according to the modified example, the storage unit 67 stores not only the shutter 17 but also the standby positions of the shutters 82 and 83, which is the open position or the closed position. The opening / closing of each shutter is controlled by the control unit 65 so that the standby positions of 17, 82, and 83 coincide with the standby positions stored in the storage unit 67.

  Moreover, although the money processing apparatus 2 was demonstrated paying attention to 2 A of banknote depositing / withdrawing machines, when the structure corresponded to the withdrawal part 15 and the shutter 17 is provided in the coin depositing / withdrawing machine 2B (refer FIG. 1). In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2A, the configuration relating to the dispensing unit 15 and the shutter 17 can also be applied to the coin depositing / dispensing machine 2B. Moreover, in the money handling system 1, even if the control part 65 and the memory | storage part 67 (refer FIG. 3) in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2A are provided not in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2A but in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 2B and the operation terminal 3. Good.

  Further, the money handling system 1 may include a management device (not shown) that controls the plurality of money handling devices 2, and this management device collects the setting information of the standby position of the shutter in the plurality of money handling devices 2. This setting information may be stored in the storage unit 67 of each money handling apparatus 2.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money processing system 2 Money processing apparatus 3 Operation terminal 13 Taking out port 14 Depositing part 15 Depositing part 17 Shutter 25 Storage part 65 Control part 67 Storage part

Claims (7)

A depositing part in which money is deposited;
A storage unit for storing money deposited in the deposit unit;
A withdrawal unit for withdrawing money from the storage unit, and when depositing money into the depositing unit, rejecting money that is not to be deposited out of the money deposited in the depositing unit. Withdrawal department ahead,
An outlet for taking out the money of the withdrawal unit;
An opening / closing part that is opened and closed between an open position that opens the outlet and a closed position that closes the outlet;
Storage means for storing whether the standby position of the opening and closing unit is the open position or the closed position;
A money handling apparatus, comprising: control means for controlling opening / closing of the opening / closing section so that a standby position of the opening / closing section matches a standby position stored in the storage means.   When the standby position is the open position, the control means maintains the opening / closing part in the open position during the deposit process, and performs a withdrawal process in which money is dispensed to the withdrawal part. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing part is closed to the closed position, and the opening / closing part is opened to the open position when all of the money to be dispensed is withdrawn to the dispensing part. .   When the standby position is the closed position, the control means opens the opening / closing part to the open position during the depositing process, and performs a dispensing process in which money is dispensed to the dispensing part. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing part is maintained at the closed position, and the opening / closing part is opened to the open position when all of the money to be dispensed is dispensed to the dispensing part.   4. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit switches the standby position from one of the open position and the closed position to the other. The storage means stores respective execution histories of the deposit process and the withdrawal process in a predetermined period,
5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit switches the standby position based on each execution frequency of the deposit process and the withdrawal process in the execution history. Setting means for setting a timing for switching the standby position;
The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit switches the standby position at a timing set by the setting unit. A money handling system including a money handling device and an operation terminal capable of communicating with the money handling device,
A depositing part in which money is deposited;
A storage unit for storing money deposited in the deposit unit;
A withdrawal unit for withdrawing money from the storage unit, and when depositing money into the depositing unit, rejecting money that is not to be deposited out of the money deposited in the depositing unit. Withdrawal department ahead,
An outlet for taking out the money of the withdrawal unit;
An opening / closing part that is opened and closed between an open position that opens the outlet and a closed position that closes the outlet;
Storage means for storing whether the standby position of the opening and closing unit is the open position or the closed position;
A money handling system comprising: control means for controlling opening / closing of the opening / closing section so that a standby position of the opening / closing section matches a standby position stored in the storage means.

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