JP2018014002A - Medium processor and medium transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily configure a transport path of a medium and simplify a maintenance work.SOLUTION: A bill reception/payment machine 10 of a cash dispenser 1 is configured so that, an upper trunk transport path WU along a cross direction is formed on an upper unit 10U, a lower trunk transport path WL along the cross direction is formed on a lower unit 10L, and both units are connected with a rear delivery part C1 and a front delivery part C2. Therefore, in the bill reception/payment machine 10, major parts of the transport paths which are a trunk, can be formed into two linear lines, a number of bent parts can be significantly reduced, a length of the transport path can be suppressed, occurrence frequency of jamming or the like following to transport of the bills, can be suppressed to minimum level, and each processing can be smoothly performed. On the other hand, the bill reception/payment machine 10 can suppress a longitudinal length of the device, reduce a size, and can separate the upper trunk transport path WU and lower trunk transport path WL at the rear delivery part C1 and front delivery part C2, for facilitating a maintenance work.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by inserting a paper-like medium such as banknotes. is there.

  Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, depending on the transaction contents with a customer, for example, a deposit transaction for depositing cash such as banknotes or coins to a customer, or a withdrawal for withdrawing cash to a customer Various transactions such as transactions are conducted. As a type of automatic teller machine, there is a so-called recycle type (or recirculation type) in which banknotes deposited from a customer in a certain transaction are reused in a subsequent transaction and withdrawn to another customer.

  As such a recycle type automatic teller machine, there is one equipped with a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that performs processing related to depositing / withdrawing banknotes, for example. As this banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, for example, a depositing / withdrawing unit that exchanges bills with customers, a transporting unit that transports banknotes, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of inserted bills, There has been proposed one having a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding a banknote, a banknote storage for storing banknotes for each denomination, and a reject storage for storing banknotes that should not be reused (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-012259 (FIG. 3)

  By the way, in the bill depositing / dispensing machine having such a configuration, it is possible to meet various demands such as an increase in the number of stored bills in the bill storage, a downsizing of the device configuration, or an easy configuration change according to specifications that differ for each financial institution. Thus, the arrangement of the bill storage box, the reject box, and the like inside is determined.

  However, in a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, as a result of meeting these requirements, the shape of the transport path for transporting banknotes through the transport path may be complicated, and the transport distance may be long. In such a case, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, the frequency of occurrence of a conveyance failure such as damaging the banknote during conveyance or clogging the banknote increases, and complicated maintenance work is required to eliminate such a conveyance failure. There was a problem that it was necessary.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that can simplify a medium transport path and simplify maintenance work.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, an upper transport unit that transports a sheet-shaped medium along the main transport direction, and an input / output unit that is connected to one end side of the upper transport unit and that enters and exits the medium. A temporary holding unit that is connected to the other end side of the upper transport unit and stores the medium, and a discrimination unit that is disposed between the input / output unit and the temporary storage unit and discriminates the medium transported along the upper transport unit. An upper unit, a lower transport unit that transports the medium along the main transport direction, a plurality of media storage units that are connected to the lower transport unit and store reusable media, and are connected to the lower transport unit for discrimination A reject storage for storing rejected media identified as not to be reused in the storage unit, and a replenishment recovery storage connected to the lower transport unit for storing the medium for replenishing the medium storage and the medium recovered from the medium storage A lower unit having And a control unit that controls the conveyance path of the medium by using the discrimination result in the section, and the upper unit and the lower unit transfer the medium between the other end of the upper conveyance unit and the other end of the lower conveyance unit. One delivery unit and a second delivery unit for delivering the medium between one end of the upper transport unit and the other end of the lower transport unit are formed.

  Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, the medium is connected to one end side of the upper conveyance unit and the upper conveyance unit that conveys the sheet-like medium traded with the user along the main conveyance direction, and the medium is input and output. And a temporary storage unit that is connected to the other end side of the upper transport unit and stores the medium, and is arranged between the input / output unit and the temporary storage unit, and discriminates the medium transported along the upper transport unit An upper unit having a discrimination unit, a lower transport unit that transports the medium along the main transport direction, a plurality of medium storage units that are connected to the lower transport unit and store reusable media, and a lower transport unit; Connected to the reject storage for connecting reject media identified as not to be reused by the discrimination section, and connected to the lower transport section for storing media to be replenished to the media storage and media collected from the media storage A lower unit having a replenishment collection bin A control unit that controls a medium conveyance path using a discrimination result in the discrimination unit, and the upper unit and the lower unit deliver the medium between the other end of the upper conveyance unit and the other end of the lower conveyance unit A first delivery unit and a second delivery unit for delivering the medium between one end of the upper transport unit and one end of the lower transport unit are formed.

  In the present invention, the upper conveyance part on the upper unit side and the lower conveyance part on the lower unit side are connected to each other at the first delivery part and the second delivery part, thereby forming a basic conveyance path in the upper conveyance part and the lower conveyance part. The length of the conveying path can be shortened while keeping the bent portion to be minimized. For this reason, in the present invention, it is possible to smoothly carry out each processing while minimizing the occurrence frequency of clogging or the like accompanying the conveyance of banknotes, and to carry the upper conveyance divided into the upper unit and the lower unit in maintenance work. It is possible to easily access the upper part and the lower transport part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus which can simplify a conveyance path | route of a medium and can simplify a maintenance operation | work are realizable.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows drawer | drawing-out of the upper unit and lower unit in a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of an upper unit. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a lower unit. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a replenishment collection cassette. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of each flame | frame in a lower unit. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine made typical. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a money_receiving | payment process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a storage process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a payment process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a replenishment process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a collection process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a banknote movement process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a customer service separation abnormal retry over process. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance of the banknote in a forgetting taking-in process.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. Overall configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2 and is installed in, for example, a financial institution or various commercial facilities, and is used by a user (that is, a financial institution or a commercial). Transactions related to cash, such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing, are carried out with facility customers.

  The housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side. The customer reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash and cards, for example, with the customer, and is also configured to receive information about transactions and accept operational instructions. The card entry / exit port 4, the deposit / withdrawal port 5, An operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion into which banknotes deposited by the customer are inserted and banknotes to be dispensed to the customer are discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. Incidentally, the banknote is configured in a paper sheet shape by, for example, rectangular paper.

  The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the customer is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, the left and right are the left side and the right side as viewed from the customer facing the front side, and the upper side and the lower side. Is defined and explained.

  Inside the housing 2 are provided a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the automatic teller machine 1, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing deposit processing and output. Various processing such as gold processing is performed. The main control unit 9 has a storage unit including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

  Incidentally, the rear surface of the housing 2 is opened, and a rear door that can be opened and closed is provided in the opened portion. The rear door is closed and locked with a predetermined lock (not shown) when operating with a customer, and this lock is unlocked when maintenance is performed by an operator or the like. And then released. When the rear door is opened, the housing 2 is in a state where the front portion of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is exposed to the outside.

[2. Configuration of banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in a side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 includes a plurality of portions that perform various processes relating to banknotes as a medium. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into a banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F constituting the entire outer portion, and an upper unit 10U occupying an upper part of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F from the substantially vertical center. The lower unit 10L occupies the lower part thereof. In other words, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is divided into an upper unit 10U on the upper side and a lower unit 10L on the lower side by a substantially horizontal dividing line.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F is attached to the inside of the housing 2 (FIG. 1). The upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are attached to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F via slide rails (not shown) along the front-rear direction. For this reason, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, in the state where the rear door of the housing 2 is opened, as shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), the upper unit 10U and the lower unit with respect to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F. Each 10L can be pulled out backward. Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10, by pushing the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L forward, they can be stored in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F as shown in FIG.

[3. Configuration of upper unit]
As shown in FIG. 4 in which a part of FIG. 2 is enlarged, the upper unit 10U includes a bill control unit 11, a customer service unit 12, a customer service transport unit 13, an upper front transport unit 14, a discrimination unit 15, and an upper rear transport unit 16. A temporary holding unit 17, a front / back reversing unit 18, and a withdrawal / conveying unit 19 are provided. In particular, an upper front transport unit 14, a discrimination unit 15, and an upper rear transport unit 16 are sequentially arranged from the front side to the rear side at the lowermost lowermost portion of the upper unit 10U.

  The banknote control unit 11 as a control unit is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown) to carry banknotes. Various processes such as a process for determining the destination and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has a memory | storage part which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part.

[3-1. Structure of customer service and customer service]
The customer service unit 12 as a depositing / dispensing unit transfers (transfers) banknotes to / from a customer, thereby causing the customer to deposit a banknote, or dispensing the banknote to the customer. The customer service section 12 is arranged at a position closer to the upper front in the upper unit 10U, that is, a position facing the customer in the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1).

  Moreover, the customer service part 12 has the container 31 which accommodates a banknote inside the customer service part frame 30 which comprises an outer side part. The container 31 is configured in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper side is open. For example, a maximum of 200 banknotes are aligned in the front-rear direction with the respective paper faces in the front-rear direction, that is, stacked. Can be accommodated. Incidentally, a plate-like partition plate (not shown) that is movable in the front-rear direction is provided inside the container 31. This partition plate partitions the space in the container 31 in the front-rear direction, and assists the release and separation of banknotes described later by pressing the stored banknotes forward.

  In addition, a hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in an upper portion of the container 31 in the service section frame 30, and the hole can be opened or closed by a movable shutter 32. Incidentally, the shutter 32 is interlocked with a shutter provided in the deposit / withdrawal port 5 (FIG. 1) of the housing 2. Therefore, when the shutter 32 is opened together with the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the customer service unit 12 can cause the customer to insert a banknote into the container 31 or take out the banknote from the container 31. Further, the customer service unit 12 can protect the bills stored in the container 31 when the shutter 32 is closed together with the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5.

  On the lower front side of the container 31, a separation unit 31S is provided that separates banknotes stored in the container 31 one by one and conveys them downward. A conveyance path 33 that extends substantially in the vertical direction is formed below the separation unit 31S by a conveyance guide that guides banknotes, a rotation conveyance roller, and the like. The customer service unit 12 transports the banknotes separated by the separation unit 31S downward along the transport path 33 and delivers it to the upper front transport unit 14 located on the lower side.

  In the customer service section 12, a plurality of optical sensors (not shown) are arranged at a plurality of locations separated in the left-right direction below the separation section 31S. Each optical sensor receives a light emitting element that emits predetermined detection light at a position facing each other across the conveyance path 33, and generates a detection signal corresponding to the amount of light received by the light detection element. It is comprised with the light receiving element supplied to the part 11. FIG. When this detection light is blocked by the bills conveyed along the conveyance path 33, the amount of light when it reaches the light receiving element changes.

  The banknote control part 11 is based on the change of the detection signal obtained from each optical sensor, the length along the conveyance direction of the banknote currently conveyed is the short side in the banknote of 1 sheet | seat being conveyed. For example, whether the detection signal changes at the same timing on the left and right.

  Here, when the length along the conveyance direction of the banknote greatly exceeds the length of the short side of one banknote, in the conveyance path 33, two or more banknotes are transported in a state of being partially overlapped. There is a possibility that so-called double feeding has occurred. Further, when the timings at which the detection signals change on the left and right sides do not match, there is a possibility that a so-called skew is generated in which the long side of the banknote is greatly inclined with respect to the left and right direction. For convenience of explanation, the occurrence of double feeding or skew in the banknotes separated by the separation unit 31S is hereinafter referred to as separation abnormality.

  Further, in the customer service section 12, even if a separation abnormality occurs in the banknotes separated in the separation section 31S, the banknotes are fed back along the transport path 33 and returned into the container 31, and again the separation section 31S. There is a possibility that the separation anomaly can be resolved by separating by the above.

  Therefore, when the banknote control unit 11 determines that a separation abnormality has occurred in the separation unit 31S of the customer service unit 12 based on the detection signals obtained from the respective optical sensors, the banknote control unit 11 reversely feeds the banknotes along the conveyance path 33. After returning to the container 31, the separation unit 31 </ b> S again separates (that is, retry). For the convenience of explanation, such an operation is hereinafter referred to as a customer service separation abnormality retry process.

  In addition, a discharge portion 31 </ b> E that discharges bills into the container 31 is provided on the lower rear side of the container 31. Below the discharge part 31E, a conveyance path 34 is formed substantially along the vertical direction by a plurality of conveyance guides and conveyance rollers between the customer conveyance part 13 arranged on the lower side. In the customer service unit 12, when a banknote is received from the customer service transport unit 13, the banknote is advanced along the transport path 34 and discharged from the discharge unit 31 </ b> E into the container 31 to be accumulated in the container 31. Can be made.

  The customer service unit 13 occupies about half of the lower part of the customer service unit 12 on the rear side, and is disposed at a position on the front side of the dispensing transport unit 19. The customer transport unit 13 includes a plurality of transport rollers and a plurality of transport rollers on a front side thereof, that is, a lower side of the transport path 34 in the customer service unit 12 and an upper side near the rear end of the upper front transport unit 14. A conveyance path 37 is formed by a conveyance guide or the like.

  The conveyance path 37 advances substantially horizontally from the rear end connected to the withdrawal conveyance unit 19 toward the front, and is finally bent obliquely upward and connected at its upper end to the lower end of the conveyance path 34 in the customer service unit 12. Has been. Therefore, when the customer service transport unit 13 receives the banknote from the withdrawal delivery unit 19 on the rear side, the customer service unit 13 advances the bill forward and obliquely forward along the transport path 37, and delivers it to the transport path 34 of the customer service unit 12. it can.

[3-2. Configuration of upper front transport unit]
The upper front conveyance unit 14 occupies a range of about 1/3 to 2/5 on the front side of the lower part of the upper unit 10U, and about half of the front side projects forward from the front end of the customer service unit 12. It is located, and about half of the rear side is located below the customer service unit 12 and the customer service transport unit 13.

  In the upper front transport unit 14, an upper front switching unit 41 is disposed at a position near the center in the interior thereof and at a position almost directly below the transport path 33 in the customer service unit 12. The upper front switching unit 41 is configured by a member called a blade (shown by a triangle in the figure) and a plurality of rollers arranged around the member. The blade is long in the left-right direction and is formed in a wedge shape when viewed from the left-right direction. By rotating and changing the inclination direction, the blade is switched in two ways. Each roller is arrange | positioned so that it may mutually oppose on both sides of the conveyance path of a banknote. According to the control of the banknote control unit 11, the upper / front switching unit 41 changes the inclination direction of the blade according to the conveyance destination of each banknote and rotates each roller in a predetermined rotation direction, thereby appropriately changing the banknote conveyance path. It can be switched and transported to a desired transport destination.

  Around the upper front switching unit 41, three transport paths 43, 44 and 45 are formed by a plurality of transport rollers and a plurality of transport guides. The conveyance path 43 is directed upward from the upper / lower switching unit 41 and is connected to the conveyance path 33 of the customer service unit 12. The conveyance path 44 extends rearward from the upper front switching unit 41 and is connected to the front end portion of the discrimination unit 15. The conveyance path 45 is formed so as to go forward from the upper front switching unit 41 and bend downward and go downward. The lower end of the transport path 45 is an upper unit front delivery port T12, and can transfer bills to and from the lower unit 10L, as will be described later.

  The upper front switching unit 41 connects the transport path connecting the upper transport path 43 and the rear transport path 44 to the rear transport path 44 and the front transport path 45 based on the control of the banknote control unit 11. The transport route to be switched can be switched.

  With this configuration, the upper front transport unit 14 can transport banknotes along various transport paths by appropriately switching the transport path of the upper front switching unit 41 based on the control of the banknote control unit 11. That is, the upper front conveyance part 14 can advance this banknote along the conveyance paths 43 and 44, and can deliver it to the rear discrimination part 15, for example, when a banknote is conveyed from the conveyance path 33 of the customer service part 12. .

  Moreover, when the banknote is conveyed from the discrimination part 15, for example, the upper front conveyance part 14 can advance this banknote along the conveyance paths 44 and 45, and can hand over to lower lower unit 10L (FIG. 2). . Further, on the contrary, when a banknote is transported from the lower unit 10L on the lower side, the upper front transport section 14 advances the banknote along the transport paths 45 and 44 and delivers it to the front discrimination section 15. Can do.

[3-3. Configuration of the identification section]
The discrimination unit 15 occupies a range of about ３ to ¼ near the center in the lower part of the upper unit 10U, is below the customer service unit 12 and the customer service transport unit 13, and is It is located on the rear side of the front transport unit 14. The discrimination part 15 has a linear discrimination conveyance path 48 that linearly connects the front end 15F and the rear end 15R, that is, penetrates in the front-rear direction, by a plurality of conveyance guides, conveyance rollers, and the like. ing. In addition, the discrimination unit 15 is sequentially arranged with a plurality of types of sensors 49 such as a genuine sensor 49A, an image sensor 49B, and a travel sensor 49C from the front to the rear along the discrimination conveyance path 48.

  The authenticity sensor 49 </ b> A is formed of, for example, a magnetic sensor, detects the magnetism of a bill conveyed on the conveyance path, and sends the detection result to the bill control unit 11. The banknote control unit 11 determines whether the banknote is genuine (so-called genuine note) or forged (so-called counterfeit) based on the detection result supplied from the authenticity sensor 49A.

  The image sensor 49B has two image sensors that face each other with the identification transport path 48 interposed therebetween. The imaging device captures both sides of the banknotes conveyed along the identification conveyance path 48 to generate image data, and sends them to the banknote control unit 11. The banknote control unit 11 recognizes the denomination and degree of damage of each banknote by comparing the image data for each denomination stored in advance with the supplied image data, and is further written on each banknote. It is designed to recognize individual serial numbers.

  The travel sensor 49C has, for example, a thickness sensor and an optical sensor. The thickness sensor detects the thickness of the banknote transported along the discrimination transport path 48 and supplies the detection result to the banknote control unit 11. The banknote control part 11 judges whether the thickness of the conveyed banknote is equivalent to 1 sheet, or is equivalent to 2 or more sheets based on the detection result supplied from the thickness sensor. .

  The optical sensor is arranged so that, for example, a light emitting element that emits light and a light receiving element that receives this light are opposed to each other with the identification conveyance path 48 interposed therebetween, and the optical sensor is configured by a banknote conveyed along the identification conveyance path 48. It is detected whether or not the light is blocked, and the detection result is sent to the banknote control unit 11.

  In the traveling sensor 49C, a plurality of optical sensors are arranged in the left-right direction, that is, the direction intersecting the front-rear direction which is the transport direction. The banknote control unit 11 is based on the detection result supplied from each optical sensor and its temporal change, etc., the length along the conveyance direction of the banknote being conveyed, the interval between the banknotes along the conveyance direction, And the inclination of the banknote with respect to a conveyance direction is recognized.

  That is, the running sensor 49C supplies the thickness sensor and the detection results of the respective optical sensors to the banknote control unit 11, so that the interval between the banknotes, the presence or absence of banknote inclination (so-called skew) with respect to the transport direction, and the banknotes overlap. The banknote control part 11 is made to recognize the conveyance state of banknotes, such as the presence or absence of (so-called multi-feed or chain).

  In this way, the discrimination unit 15 controls the banknotes using the detection results obtained from the banknotes conveyed along the discrimination conveyance path 48 by the sensors 49 (authentication sensors 49A, image sensors 49B, and travel sensors 49C) as discrimination results. The data is sent to the unit 11. In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 determines the denomination, authenticity, and correctness (whether it is damaged) of the banknote based on the discrimination result, recognizes the transport state, and based on the obtained result. In addition, the bill transport destination is determined.

[3-4. Configuration of upper and rear transfer unit]
The upper rear conveyance unit 16 occupies a range of about 1/3 of the lower side portion of the upper unit 10U and is located on the rear side of the discrimination unit 15. The upper / rear transport unit 16 has an upper / rear first switching unit 51 disposed relatively forward in the interior thereof, and an upper / rear second switching unit 52 serving as a temporary hold switching unit disposed on the rear side thereof. Further, in the upper rear transport unit 16, a total of five transport paths 53, 54, around the upper rear first switching unit 51 and the upper rear second switching unit 52 by a plurality of transport rollers and a plurality of transport guides, 55, 56 and 57 are formed.

  The upper / rear first switching unit 51 and the upper / rear second switching unit 52 switch the banknote transport path by rotating the blade located at the center and changing the inclination angle thereof. In contrast, a so-called three-way blade system is employed in which the bill conveyance path is switched in three ways.

  For this reason, the upper / rear first switching unit 51, based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, connects the front transport path 53 and the upper transport path 54, and the upper transport path 54 and the rear transport path 55. And a transport path connecting the front transport path 53 and the rear transport path 55 can be switched.

  In addition, the upper rear second switching unit 52 is configured to control the transport path connecting the front transport path 55 and the upper transport path 56, and the upper transport path 56 and the rear transport path 57 based on the control of the banknote control unit 11. It is possible to switch between the transport path to be connected and the transport path that connects the front transport path 55 and the rear transport path 57.

  The conveyance path 53 heads forward from the upper and rear first switching unit 51 and is connected to the discrimination unit 15. The transport path 54 is directed upward from the upper / rear first switching unit 51 and connected to the front / back reversing unit 18. The conveyance path 55 is directed rearward from the upper rear first switching unit 51 and is connected to the front side of the upper rear second switching unit 52. The conveyance path 56 is directed upward from the upper / rear second switching unit 52 and is connected to the temporary storage unit 17. The conveyance path 57 is formed so as to go rearward from the upper / rear second switching unit 52, bend downward, and go downward. The lower end of the transport path 57 is an upper unit post-delivery port T11, and can transfer bills to and from the lower unit 10L, as will be described later.

  With this configuration, for example, when a banknote is transported from the front discriminating section 15, the upper rear transport section 16 advances the banknote along the transport paths 53 and 54 and delivers the banknote to the front and back reversing section 18 on the upper front side. Or along the conveying paths 53, 55 and 56 and handed over to the temporary holding part 17 on the upper rear side or proceed along the conveying paths 53, 55 and 57, and the lower unit 10L on the lower side (FIG. 2). ).

  Further, for example, when a banknote is transported from the upper-side rear temporary holding section 17, the upper rear transport section 16 advances the banknote along the transport paths 56, 55, and 53 and delivers it to the front discrimination section 15. Alternatively, it can be advanced along the transport paths 56 and 57 and delivered to the lower unit 10L (FIG. 2) on the lower side.

  Further, when the banknote is transported, for example, from the lower unit 10L (FIG. 2) on the lower side, the upper rear transport section 16 advances the banknote along the transport paths 57 and 56 and moves it to the temporary storage section 17 on the upper rear side. Handing over, traveling along the transport paths 57, 55 and 54 and handing over to the front front / back reversing section 18 on the upper front side, or proceeding along the transport paths 57, 55 and 53 and handing over to the front discrimination section 15 it can.

  By the way, in the lower part of the upper unit 10U, the transport paths 45 and 44 of the upper front transport section 14, the discrimination transport path 48 of the discrimination section 15, and the transport paths 53, 55 and 57 of the upper rear transport section 16 are A single conveying path that is substantially straight along is formed. Therefore, in the following, this transport path is referred to as an upper trunk transport path WU (FIG. 2), and the front upper front transport section 14, the middle discrimination section 15 and the rear upper rear transport section 16 are collectively referred to as an upper transport section. Also called 10UC (FIG. 4). The upper trunk transport path WU includes a rear upper unit rear delivery port T11 on one end side in the front-rear direction (hereinafter also referred to as a main transport direction) in the upper unit 10U, and a front upper unit front on the other end side. It is a conveyance path connecting the delivery port T12.

[3-5. Temporary Hold Configuration]
The temporary storage unit 17 employs a so-called tape escrow method, and includes a drum 61, a conveyance path 62, a reel 63, a tape 64, a travel monitoring sensor 65, and the like.

  The drum 61 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose central axis is directed in the left-right direction, and is rotatably supported. The drum 61 is rotated in the winding direction U1 or the rewinding direction U2 when a driving force from a motor (not shown) controlled by the banknote control unit 11 is transmitted. This motor is, for example, a stepping motor or a DC brushless motor. For this reason, the banknote control part 11 grasps | ascertains the exact rotation angle of these motors, and in addition to the rotation speed and rotation angle of the drum 61 by performing arithmetic processing, such as multiplying this by a predetermined coefficient. The winding distance (that is, the length) of the tape 64 with respect to the peripheral side surface is also grasped.

  The conveyance path 62 is configured by a combination of a plurality of rollers, a conveyance guide, and the like, and connects the vicinity of the center of the lower end of the housing of the temporary storage unit 17 and the vicinity of the peripheral side surface of the drum 61. The reel 63 is formed in a bobbin shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction and is rotatably supported. The tape 64 is formed in a thin and long film shape and is wound around the peripheral side surface of the reel 63. The tape 64 drawn out from the reel 63 is drawn so as to travel in the casing as appropriate, and then approaches the peripheral side surface of the drum 61 along the transport path 62 and eventually reaches the peripheral side surface of the drum 61 and winds it. It is done. The tip of the tape 64 is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the drum 61.

  The travel monitoring sensor 65 as a temporary holding detection unit is configured in the same manner as the optical sensor provided in the travel sensor 49C of the discrimination unit 15, detects the conveyance state of banknotes, and the detection result is transmitted to the banknote control unit 11. To send. Accordingly, the bill control unit 11 can recognize the interval between bills conveyed by the conveyance path 62, the presence or absence of skew, the overlap of bills, the length in the conveyance direction, and the like.

  In such a configuration, when performing the storing process of sequentially storing the banknotes received from the upper and rear transport unit 16, the temporary storage unit 17 transports the banknotes upward through the transport path 62 and rotates the drum 61 in the winding direction U1. The banknote is wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum 61 together with the tape 64.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 17 adjusts the bill conveyance speed in the conveyance path 62 to the upper and rear conveyance unit 16, and adjusts the rotation speed of the drum 61 to adjust the running speed of the tape 64 and the outermost circumference of the drum 61. The linear velocity of the part is also aligned with the conveyance speed of the bill. For this reason, the temporary storage unit 17 drums each banknote together with the tape 64 while maintaining the skew and the spacing between the banknotes in the transport direction of the banknotes sequentially transported from the upper and rear transport section 16, that is, while maintaining the transport state. It can be wrapped around the 61 side surface and stored.

  Further, when the temporary storage unit 17 performs the feeding process of sequentially feeding the banknotes to the upper and rear transport unit 16, the reel 63 is rotated in a predetermined direction to wind the tape 64 and the drum 61 is rotated in the rewind direction U2. As a result, the banknotes wound around the drum 61 are peeled off together with the tape 64 and delivered to the transport path 62. The transport path 62 transports the banknote downward and delivers it to the upper rear transport unit 16.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 17 also adjusts the banknote transport speed in the transport path 62 to the upper and rear transport section 16, and the running speed of the tape 64 and the linear speed of the outermost peripheral portion of the drum 61 are also aligned with the banknote transport speed. ing. For this reason, the temporary storage unit 17 maintains the state of conveyance when the banknotes are wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum 61, that is, the skew with respect to the conveyance direction of the banknotes and the interval between the banknotes, in the reverse order of storing the banknotes. It can be fed out sequentially and delivered to the upper and rear conveying section 16.

  In this way, the temporary storage unit 17 stores the banknotes while keeping the transport state by winding the banknotes around the drum 61 together with the tape 64, and also unwinds the drum 61 and peels the banknotes. It is fed out while maintaining the transport state.

[3-6. Configuration of front / back reversing part and withdrawal transport part]
The front / back reversing unit 18 is disposed on the front upper side of the upper rear transport unit 16, on the front side of the temporary storage unit 17 and on the rear side of the withdrawal transport unit 19, and a switcher 66 is provided therein. Further, around the switch 66, three transport paths 67, 68 and 69 are formed by a plurality of transport rollers and a plurality of transport guides.

  The switching unit 66 is configured as a switching unit having a three-way blade system similar to the above-described first rear switching unit 51 and the like, and includes a lower conveyance path 67, an upper conveyance path 68, and a front conveyance path 69. Are connected to each other. For this reason, the switcher 66 is based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, and the conveyance path connecting the lower conveyance path 67 and the upper conveyance path 68 and the conveyance path connecting the upper conveyance path 68 and the front conveyance path 69. The path and the transport path connecting the lower transport path 67 and the front transport path 69 can be switched.

  The conveyance path 67 is directed downward from the switch 66 and is connected to the conveyance path 53 of the upper rear conveyance unit 16. The conveyance path 68 is directed upward from the switch 66 and is in a state where nothing is connected to the end, that is, a so-called dead end. The conveyance path 69 is directed forward from the switch 66 and is connected to the withdrawal conveyance unit 19.

  With this configuration, when the front / back reversing unit 18 receives a front / back reversing instruction for reversing the front / back of the banknote from the banknote control unit 11, the front / back reversing unit 18 first switches from the transport path 54 of the upper / rear transport unit 16 by switching the transport path. The received banknote is conveyed from the conveyance path 67 to the conveyance path 68 and stopped. Subsequently, the front / back reversing unit 18 switches the transport path by the switch 66, transports the banknote from the transport path 68 to the transport path 69, and delivers the bill to the front dispensing transport unit 19. As a result, the front / back reversing unit 18 switches the banknotes to be transported between the stage received from the upper / rear transport unit 16 and the stage of delivery to the withdrawal transport unit 19, so that the front end side and the end side of the banknotes are switched. Can be reversed and the front and back can be reversed.

  On the other hand, when the front / back reversing unit 18 receives a pass instruction to pass the banknote while maintaining the front and back of the banknote from the banknote control unit 11, the banknote received from the transport path 54 is switched by switching the transport path by the switch 66. It is conveyed from 67 to the conveyance path 69 and delivered to the withdrawal dispensing unit 19 in front. That is, the front / back reversing unit 18 can pass the banknote received from the upper / rear transport unit 16 by transporting the banknote without reversing the front / back, and can deliver it to the dispensing transport unit 19.

  Thus, the front / back reversing unit 18 transports the banknotes received from the upper / rear transport unit 16 while reversing the front or back, or transports them without reversing, according to the control of the banknote control unit 11. Can be handed over.

  The withdrawal / conveyance unit 19 is arranged on the front side of the front / back reversing unit 18 and on the rear side of the customer service unit 12 and the customer service conveyance unit 13, and a conveyance path 70 along the front-rear direction is formed therein. The conveyance path 70 includes a plurality of conveyance guides, a plurality of conveyance rollers, and the like, and includes a conveyance path 69 of the front / back reversing unit 18 located on the rear side, and a conveyance path 37 of the customer conveyance unit 13 located on the front side. Each is connected. Thereby, the withdrawal conveyance unit 19 can deliver the banknote received from the front / back reversing unit 18 to the customer conveyance unit 13.

  For convenience of explanation, in the following, portions that form a transport path from the transport path 54 of the upper rear transport section 16 to the discharge section 31E of the customer service section 12, that is, the front / back reversing section 18, the withdrawal transport section 19 and the customer service transport section 13 will be described. Are collectively referred to as an upper second transport unit. Hereinafter, the upper first switching unit 51 is also referred to as a discharge switching unit.

[4. Configuration of lower unit]
As shown in FIG. 5 in which a part of FIG. 2 is enlarged, a lower transport unit 21 that transports bills substantially along the front-rear direction is disposed at the uppermost upper end portion of the lower unit 10L. Banknote storages 22A, 22B, 22C, and 22D are sequentially arranged from the front end portion toward the rear in a range of about half of the front side on the lower side of the lower transport unit 21. On the rear side of the banknote storage 22D, reject storages 23A and 23B and a forgetting storage 28 are arranged in order from the upper side.

  On the other hand, the replenishment collection | recovery collection | recovery 24, the replenishment rejection store | warehouse | chamber 25, and the lower rear conveyance part 27 are arrange | positioned from the rear-end part to the front part in the lower side of the lower conveyance part 21. FIG. That is, the reject storages 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage 28 are arranged between the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) and the replenishment recovery storage 24. The lower rear transport unit 27 is formed between the front-side reject storages 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage 28 and the rear-side replenishment reject storage 25.

[4-1. Configuration of lower transport unit]
In the lower conveyance unit 21, switching units 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 77 are arranged at positions separated from each other in the forward direction from the vicinity of the rear end, and a plurality of conveyance guides and conveyances A plurality of conveyance paths each formed by rollers or the like are formed. Each of the switching units 71 to 77 is configured in the same manner as the upper-front switching unit 41, and changes the inclination direction of the blade based on the control of the banknote control unit 11 so as to switch the banknote transport path in two ways. It has become.

  The switching unit 71 is disposed almost directly above the replenishment collection container 24, and is connected to the transport path 81 directed upward from the switching unit 71 and connected to the replenishment collection container 24 directed downward from the switching unit 71. The transfer path 82 and the transfer path 83 connected forward to the switching section 72 from the switching section 71 are formed. The switching unit 71 can switch between a transport path connecting the upper transport path 81 and the lower transport path 82 and a transport path connecting the upper transport path 81 and the front transport path 83. Incidentally, the upper end of the conveyance path 81 is a lower unit post-delivery port T21, and banknotes can be delivered to and from the upper unit post-delivery port T11 (FIG. 4) of the upper unit 10U.

  The switching unit 72 is arranged almost directly above the replenishment reject box 25, and in addition to the above-described transport path 83, a transport path connected downward to the refill reject box 25 from the switching unit 72. 84, and a transfer path 85 connected forward to the switching unit 73 from the switching unit 72. The switching unit 72 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 85 and the rear transport path 83 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 85 and the lower transport path 84.

  The switching unit 73 is disposed almost directly above the lower rear conveyance unit 27 and is connected to the lower rear conveyance unit 27 downward from the switching unit 73 in addition to the conveyance path 85 described above. The transfer path 86 and the transfer path 87 connected forward to the switching section 74 from the switching section 73 are provided. The switching unit 73 can switch between a transport path connecting the rear transport path 85 and the lower transport path 86 and a transport path connecting the rear transport path 85 and the front transport path 88.

  The switching unit 74 is disposed almost directly above the banknote storage 22D. In addition to the transport path 87 described above, the switching unit 74 faces downward from the switching unit 74 and is connected to the banknote storage 22D. A path 88 and a transport path 89 connected to the switching unit 75 from the switching unit 74 to the front are provided. The switching unit 74 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 89 and the rear transport path 87 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 89 and the lower transport path 88.

  The switching unit 75 is disposed almost directly above the banknote storage 22C, and in addition to the above-described transport path 89, the switching unit 75 faces downward from the switching unit 75 and is connected to the banknote storage 22C. A path 90 and a conveyance path 91 connected to the switching unit 76 from the switching unit 75 to the front are provided. The switching unit 75 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 91 and the rear transport path 89 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 91 and the lower transport path 90.

  The switching unit 76 is disposed almost directly above the banknote storage 22B. In addition to the transport path 91 described above, the switching unit 76 moves downward from the switching unit 76 and is connected to the banknote storage 22B. A path 92 and a transport path 93 that is connected forward to the switching unit 77 from the switching unit 76 are provided. The switching unit 76 can switch between a transport path connecting the front transport path 93 and the rear transport path 91 and a transport path connecting the front transport path 93 and the lower transport path 92.

  The switching unit 77 is arranged almost directly above the banknote storage 22 </ b> A. In addition to the above-described transport path 93, the switching unit 77 extends upward from the switching unit 77 and from the switching unit 77. A conveyance path 95 is provided which is directed downward and connected to the banknote storage 22A. The switching unit 77 can switch between a transport path connecting the upper transport path 94 and the rear transport path 93 and a transport path connecting the upper transport path 94 and the lower transport path 95. Incidentally, the upper end of the conveyance path 94 serves as a lower unit front delivery port T22, and banknotes can be delivered to and from the upper unit front delivery port T12 (FIG. 4) of the upper unit 10U.

  With this configuration, when the lower transport unit 21 receives a banknote from the upper unit 10U via the lower unit rear delivery port T21, the lower transport unit 21 transports the banknote along the transport paths 81 and 82 to the replenishment collection box 24, or transports the banknote. It can be transported along the paths 81, 83, 85 and 86 to the lower rear transport section 27. Moreover, the lower conveyance part 21 can convey the banknote drawn | fed out from the replenishment collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 24 to the lower unit rear delivery port T21 along the conveyance paths 82 and 81, and can also deliver it to the upper unit 10U (FIG. 4).

  Furthermore, the lower conveyance part 21 conveys this banknote to the banknote storage 22A along the conveyance paths 94 and 95, or the conveyance path 94, when a banknote is received from the upper unit 10U via the lower unit front delivery port T22. , 93 and 92 can be conveyed to the banknote storage 22B. In addition to this, the lower conveyance unit 21 conveys the paper along the conveyance paths 94, 93, 91 and 90 to the banknote storage 22 </ b> C, and along the conveyance paths 94, 93, 91, 89 and 88 to the banknote storage 22 </ b> D. It can also be transported, or transported along the transport paths 94, 93, 91, 89, 87, 85 and 84 to the replenishment rejection store 25.

  In addition, the lower transport unit 21 transports the banknotes fed out from the banknote storages 22A, 22B, 22C, or 22D to the lower unit front delivery port T22 by advancing these transport paths in the reverse direction, so that the upper unit 10U ( It can also be handed over to FIG.

  From another point of view, in the lower conveyance unit 21, a single linear line is formed along the front-rear direction (that is, the main conveyance direction) by the conveyance paths 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, and 93. A conveyance path is formed. Therefore, hereinafter, this conveyance path is also referred to as a lower basic conveyance path WL (FIG. 2).

[4-2. Configuration of lower rear transfer unit]
In the lower rear transport unit 27, a switching unit 101 is disposed slightly below the upper end, a switching unit 102 is disposed at a position slightly away from the switching unit 101, and a plurality of transport guides and transport rollers. A plurality of conveyance paths each formed by, for example, are formed. The switching units 101 and 102 are both configured in the same manner as the switching unit 71 of the lower transport unit 21, change the blade inclination direction in two ways based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, and change the banknote transport path to 2 Switch to the street.

  The switching unit 101 is disposed almost directly behind the reject box 23A, and a transport path 103 that connects the transport path 86 of the lower transport unit 21 and the switching unit 101 around the reject box 23A, and rejects the switching unit 101 and the front side. A conveyance path 104 that connects the storage 23A and a conveyance path 105 that connects the switching unit 101 and the lower switching unit 102 are provided. The switching unit 101 can switch between a transport path connecting the upper transport path 103 and the front transport path 104 and a transport path connecting the upper transport path 103 and the lower transport path 105.

  The switching unit 102 is disposed almost directly behind the reject store 23B, and in addition to the transport path 105 described above, a transport path 106 that connects the switch unit 102 and the front reject store 23B, and A transfer path 107 is provided to connect the switching unit 102 to the front lower forgetting storage 28. The switching unit 102 can switch between a transport path connecting the upper transport path 105 and the front transport path 106 and a transport path connecting the upper transport path 105 and the lower transport path 107.

  With this configuration, when the lower rear transport unit 27 receives a banknote from the transport path 86 of the lower transport unit 21, the lower rear transport unit 27 transports the banknote along the transport paths 103 and 104 to the reject container 23A, the transport paths 103 and 105, and It can be conveyed along the line 106 to the reject box 23B, or can be conveyed along the conveyance paths 103, 105 and 106 to the forgetting storage box 28.

[4-3. Composition of bill storage, reject storage and forgetting storage]
The banknote storage 22 (22A, 22B, 22 and 22D) is configured in the same manner, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction. Inside the banknote storage 22, a storage space for collecting and storing banknotes, a separation discharge unit arranged above the storage space for performing separation processing and discharge processing of banknotes, and the separation discharge unit and the banknote storage 22 The storage part conveyance part etc. which convey a banknote between the upper ends of are provided. Each banknote storage 22 is assigned a denomination of banknotes to be stored in the banknote control unit 11.

  When the banknote storage 22 performs storage processing for storing banknotes, when the banknotes are received from the lower lower conveyance unit 21, the banknotes are conveyed to the separation and discharge unit by the storage conveyance unit and discharged into the storage space. It is stored in a state of being accumulated in the storage space. Moreover, the banknote storage 22 isolate | separates the banknote integrated | stacked in storage space one sheet at a time by the separation discharge | release part, and conveys this upward by a storage conveyance part, when performing the drawing | feeding-out process which pays out a banknote. It feeds out by handing over to the lower conveyance part 21. Incidentally, the banknote storage 22 can operate as a safe that performs only the feeding process, or can operate as a safe that performs only the storage process, under the control of the banknote control unit 11.

  Reject stores 23A and 23B (hereinafter collectively referred to as reject store 23) are generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and have a substantially equal length in the left-right direction compared to banknote storage 22, The length in the vertical direction is less than half, and the length in the front-rear direction is shortened to some extent. In addition, the forgetting storage 28 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the lengths in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction are substantially the same as the rejection storages 23A and 23B, while the length in the vertical direction is about half. Has been shortened to. Incidentally, the length of the forgetting storage 28 is smaller (that is, lower) in the vertical direction (that is, lower) than the banknote storage 22 due to the structure of the lower unit 10L. It is a storage constructed.

  The reject storages 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage 28 have a configuration partially similar to the banknote storage 22, and have a storage space for accumulating and storing banknotes. A discharge portion or the like that performs (that is, does not perform separation processing) is provided. With this configuration, when the reject banknotes 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage box 28 are transported by the lower transport unit 21 when a reject banknote (hereinafter also referred to as a reject medium) is received, The banknote is received from the lower transport unit 21, discharged into the storage space by the discharge unit, and stored in an accumulated state.

  Incidentally, each banknote storage 22, the reject storages 23A and 23B, and the forgetting storage 28 are configured as so-called cassettes so that they can be respectively loaded into or removed from slots (described later) formed in the lower unit 10L. It has become. That is, each banknote storage 22, reject storage 23A and 23B, and forgetting storage 28 are pulled out from the slot with the lower unit 10L pulled out from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 3B), or The slot is loaded.

  The banknote storage 22 removed from the slot is transported to a predetermined place by a financial institution staff or the like, and then the banknotes stored therein are taken out or banknotes are stored. At this time, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 are reusable banknotes that have been distinguished by denomination, authenticity, degree of damage, and the like by a predetermined banknote processing device, etc. It is in a good condition that can be paid.

  Also, in the reject boxes 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage 28 removed from the slot, banknotes stored in the inside thereof are taken out and collected by the staff of the financial institution or the like. Therefore, when the reject boxes 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage box 28 are loaded in slots (not shown) of the lower unit 10L, they are in a state in which no banknotes are stored therein, that is, in an empty state. Yes.

[4-4. Composition of replenishment collection warehouse and replenishment rejection warehouse]
The replenishment collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 24 is located in the lower conveyance part 21 just under the switching part 71, ie, the rear end of the lower unit 10L. The replenishment collection box 24 is configured in substantially the same manner as the above-described banknote storage box 22 and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is provided with a storage space, a separation discharge unit, a storage box transport unit, and the like. .

  For this reason, the replenishment collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 24 can perform the storage process which accommodates a banknote, and the drawing | feeding-out process which pays out a banknote based on control of the banknote control part 11, similarly to the banknote storage 22. Incidentally, the maximum number of banknotes stored in the replenishment collection box 24 is equal to that of the banknote storage box 22.

  The replenishment rejection store 25 is located directly below the switching unit 72 in the lower transport unit 21 and is positioned at the front side of the replenishment collection store 24. The replenishment reject box 25 has the same length in the vertical direction and the left-right direction as compared with the replenishment collection box 24, but the length in the front-rear direction is shortened to about 1/3 to 1/4. . The replenishment reject box 25 has the same functions as the above-described reject boxes 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage box 28, and can store bills received from the lower transport unit 21 therein.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the replenishment / recovery store 24 and the replenishment / rejection store 25 are integrated so that the front surface of the replenishment / recovery store 24 and the rear surface of the replenishment reject store 25 are overlapped. 26 is configured. The replenishment / collection cassette 26 is configured to be detachable with respect to a slot (described later) formed in the lower unit 10L, similarly to the above-described banknote storage 22 and the like.

  The replenishment / collection cassette 26 is provided with a hinge (not shown) on one side of the front surface of the replenishment / recovery chamber 24 and the rear surface of the replenishment rejection chamber 25, for example, near the right side. The cabinet 25 can be rotated. That is, when the replenishment / collection cassette 26 is attached to the lower unit 10L, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the front surface of the replenishment / recovery store 24 and the rear surface of the replenishment reject store 25 are overlapped with each other. It becomes.

  On the other hand, after the replenishment / recovery cassette 26 is removed from the lower unit 10L for maintenance work or the like, as shown in FIG. The front surface of the replenishment collection store 24 and the rear surface of the refill reject store 25 can be separated from each other. Hereinafter, this state is referred to as an open state. Further, the replenishment / collection cassette 26 is provided with a rotatable inner door 26 </ b> D between the front surface of the replenishment / recovery store 24 and the rear surface of the refill / reject store 25.

  Therefore, in the replenishment / collection cassette 26, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the storage space of the replenishment / recovery box 24 can be accessed in the open state, that is, bills can be taken out or loaded. Further, in the replenishment collection cassette 26, as shown in FIG. 6C, the banknotes can be taken out from the storage space of the replenishment rejection store 25 by rotating the inner door 26D to the replenishment collection store 24 side in the opened state. it can.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the lower unit 10L is roughly divided into a main frame 111, a rear frame 112 disposed on the rear side, and the main frame 111 and the rear frame 112. It is comprised with the conveyance frame 113 arrange | positioned at the upper side.

  The main frame 111 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape having a sufficient length in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of slots are formed by opening the upper surface and partitioning the interior into a plurality along the front-rear direction. Has been. These slots are loaded with banknote storages 22A to 22D, reject storages 23A and 23B, and forgetting storage 28 (FIG. 5), respectively. Incidentally, a lower rear transport unit 27 is incorporated in the rear end portion of the main frame 111.

  The rear frame 112 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape that is relatively short in the front-rear direction, and forms one slot by opening the upper surface. This slot is loaded with a replenishment collection cassette 26 (FIGS. 5 and 6).

  The conveyance frame 113 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction and short in the vertical direction, and the lower conveyance unit 21 is incorporated therein. The transport frame 113 is rotatably attached to the main frame 111 via a hinge 114 provided on the right side. Therefore, the transport frame 113 can open or close the slots of the main frame 111 and the rear frame 112 by rotating with respect to the main frame 111.

  In addition to this configuration, the rear frame 112 is attached to the main frame 111 via a slide rail 115. The slide rail 115 is configured to be slidable along the front-rear direction, and the rear frame 112 can be moved forward or rearward with respect to the main frame 111.

  That is, when the rear frame 112 is moved in the forward direction, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, its front surface is brought close to the main frame 111, and its rear surface is made the rear surface of the transport frame 113. After almost aligning, the frame is stored. On the other hand, when the rear frame 112 is moved in the rearward direction, as shown in FIG. 7C, after the front surface is separated from the main frame 111 and positioned rearward of the rear surface of the transport frame 113, The frame is pulled out.

  Therefore, in the lower unit 10L, if the rear door (not shown) of the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) is opened, the lower unit 10L is stored in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F ( Even in FIG. 2), the replenishment / collection cassette 26 can be attached and detached by setting the rear frame 112 to the rear frame drawing state (FIG. 7C).

[5. Various processing in banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
Next, after the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 (FIGS. 2, 4 and 5) is schematically shown in FIG. 8, various processes involving the conveyance of banknotes in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, that is, depositing processes. And the withdrawal process will be described in detail.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 has the upper unit rear delivery port T11 (FIG. 4) and the rear of the lower unit in the vicinity of the rear end thereof by storing the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 2). The delivery port T21 (FIG. 5) is connected to thereby form a post-delivery part C1 (FIGS. 2 and 8) for delivering the bills between them. At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 connects the upper unit front delivery port T12 (FIG. 4) and the lower unit front delivery port T22 (FIG. 5) in the vicinity of the front end thereof, thereby delivering the banknotes between them. The front delivery part C2 (FIG. 2, FIG. 8) is formed.

  In FIG. 8, the customer service unit 12, the discrimination unit 15, the temporary storage unit 17, the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), the reject storages 23A and 23B, and the forgetting storage 28 (hereinafter, these are also simply referred to as modules) Each is represented by a simple rectangle or the like. Further, in FIG. 8, the upper front switching unit 41, the upper rear first switching unit 51 and the upper rear second switching unit 52, and the switching units 71 to 77 of the lower transport unit 21. (Hereinafter, these are also simply referred to as switching units) are represented by simple triangles.

  Further, in FIG. 8, a conveyance path connecting each module and each switching unit is represented by a line segment (that is, a straight line, a curve, or a combination thereof). However, in FIG. 8, in some cases, a plurality of conveyance paths connected to each other in each module and each conveyance unit are collectively used as one conveyance path.

  That is, the conveyance path W1 corresponds to the conveyance path 33 of the customer service unit 12 and the conveyance path 43 of the upper front conveyance unit 14. The conveyance path W <b> 2 corresponds to the conveyance path 44 of the upper front conveyance unit 14, the identification conveyance path 48 of the discrimination unit 15, and the conveyance path 53 of the upper rear conveyance unit 16. The conveyance path W <b> 3 corresponds to the conveyance path 45 of the upper front conveyance unit 14 and the conveyance path 94 of the lower conveyance unit 21. The conveyance path W4 corresponds to the conveyance path 55 of the upper rear conveyance unit 16.

  Further, the transport path W5 corresponds to the transport path 54 of the upper rear transport section 16 and the transport path 67 of the front / back reversing section 18. The conveyance path W <b> 6 corresponds to the conveyance path 56 of the upper rear conveyance unit 16. The conveyance path W <b> 7 corresponds to the conveyance path 57 of the upper rear conveyance unit 16 and the conveyance path 81 of the lower conveyance unit 21. The conveyance path W8 corresponds to the conveyance path 69 of the front / back reversing unit 18, the conveyance path 70 of the withdrawal conveyance unit 19, the conveyance path 37 of the customer service conveyance unit 13, and the conveyance path 34 of the customer service unit 12.

  That is, the upper / rear second switching unit 52 of the upper / rear transport unit 16 includes a transport path W4 occupying the upper unit front delivery port T12 side in the upper trunk transport path WU and a transport path W7 occupying the upper unit rear delivery port T11 side. And a conveyance path W6 connected to the conveyance path 62 in the temporary holding unit 17 (hereinafter also referred to as a temporary holding conveyance path). In other words, the upper rear second switching unit 52 is disposed at a connection point between the upper trunk transport path WU and the transport path W6 (that is, the temporary holding transport path) formed in the upper transport unit 10UC.

  Further, the transport path W11 corresponds to the transport path 83 of the lower transport unit 21. The conveyance path W <b> 12 corresponds to the conveyance path 82 of the lower conveyance unit 21. The conveyance path W <b> 13 corresponds to the conveyance path 85 of the lower conveyance unit 21. The conveyance path W <b> 14 corresponds to the conveyance path 84 of the lower conveyance unit 21. The conveyance path W15 corresponds to the conveyance path 87 of the lower conveyance unit 21.

  Further, the transport paths W17C, W17B, and W17A correspond to the transport paths 89, 91, and 93, respectively. Further, the transport paths W17C, W17B, and W17A are collectively referred to as a transport path W17. The conveyance paths W18D, W18C, W18B, and W18A correspond to the conveyance paths 88, 90, 92, and 95, respectively. The transport paths W18D, W18C, W18B, and W18A are collectively referred to as a transport path W18. Further, the transport path W21 corresponds to the transport paths 86 and 103. The conveyance paths W22, W23, W24, and W25 correspond to the conveyance paths 104, 105, 106, and 107, respectively.

  Incidentally, the above-described upper trunk conveyance path WU corresponds to the conveyance path W3, the conveyance path W2, the conveyance path W4, and the conveyance path W7. Further, the above-described lower trunk conveyance path WL corresponds to the conveyance paths W11, W13, and W15, and the conveyance paths W17C, W17B, and W17A (that is, the conveyance path W17).

  Thus, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper trunk conveyance path WU and the lower trunk conveyance path WL are connected to each other at the front delivery section C2 at the front end and the rear delivery section C1 at the rear end. A loop-shaped (that is, annular, annular or circular) conveyance path is formed. Moreover, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the customer service section 12 and the temporary storage section 17 of the upper unit 10U, and the banknote storage 22, the replenishment collection warehouse 24, and the replenishment rejection warehouse 25 of the lower unit 10L sandwich the annular conveyance path. They are arranged on the opposite sides, that is, so as to be distributed vertically.

[5-1. Deposit processing and storage processing]
First, the case where a deposit transaction is performed with a customer in the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) will be described. In this case, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 counts the number of sheets while discriminating the denominations of banknotes deposited by the customer by the preceding depositing process (also called deposit counting process), and the subsequent storing process ( Each banknote is transported to an appropriate storage location and stored therein (also called a deposit storage process). This depositing process is a receiving process for accepting banknotes from the outside of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10.

  Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1 to perform a deposit transaction from the customer via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When an operation input for starting is received, the deposit process is started.

  First, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 opens a shutter of the depositing / dispensing port 5 (FIG. 1) and a shutter 32 (FIG. 4) of the customer service unit 12 to allow a customer to insert a banknote into the container 31. Next, if the banknote control part 11 receives the operation input which starts taking in of a banknote from the customer via the operation display part 6 (FIG. 1), the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5 and the shutter 32 of the customer service part 12 will be obstruct | occluded. Then, the banknotes in the container 31 are separated one by one by the separation unit 31S and sequentially delivered to the transport path W1 located on the downstream side thereof.

  At this time, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 was obtained by discriminating the banknotes in the discrimination unit 15 by transporting the banknotes along the transport paths W1 and W2 as indicated by an arrow R1 shown in FIG. 9A. The discrimination result is supplied to the banknote control unit 11.

  In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 first determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the acquired discrimination result. Next, the banknote control unit 11 is a deposit acceptance banknote that can be recognized as a normal banknote for each banknote and can continue the subsequent processing, or is a deposit reject banknote that should be returned to the customer once because it cannot be recognized as a normal banknote. Determine whether. In many cases, for example, a folded banknote, a banknote in which many bags are formed, or a paper (memo paper, receipt, etc.) other than the banknote that is mistakenly inserted into the customer service unit 12 is determined as a deposit reject banknote. .

  Further, the banknote control unit 11 uses the reject storage 23 (23A or 23B) for rejected banknotes with a large degree of damage, and each banknote storage 22 for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes. Are determined as final transport destinations. Furthermore, the banknote control part 11 matches the banknote conveyance order, and deposits the denomination, serial number, conveyance state (that is, the skew and the interval between the banknotes) of each banknote, the determined conveyance destination, and the like in the discrimination unit 15. It is stored in the storage unit as time information.

  Next, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports banknotes based on the control of the banknote control unit 11 while switching the transport path in the upper and rear second switching unit 52 according to the discrimination result for each banknote. Specifically, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the received banknotes along the transport paths W2, W4, and W6 and advances them to the temporary storage unit 17 as indicated by an arrow R2.

  The temporary holding unit 17 sequentially stores the deposit acceptance banknotes sequentially delivered from the upstream upper / rear second switching unit 52 by performing the above-described storage process. At this time, the temporary storage unit 17 transports the banknotes by the transport path 62 (FIG. 4) at the transport speed equivalent to the transport path W6, travels the tape 64, and drums so that the peripheral side surface has a linear speed equivalent to these. Rotate 61. Thereby, the temporary storage part 17 winds each banknote sequentially, maintaining the conveyance state of the banknote in the conveyance path W4 grade | etc., Ie, the inclination angle of each banknote with respect to a conveyance direction, the space | interval of the front and back banknotes, etc.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 17 detects the transport state of each banknote (hereinafter also referred to as a transport state when stored) by the travel monitoring sensor 65 (FIG. 4), and sends the detection result to the banknote control unit 11. In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 associates the detection result with the banknote transport order, and stores it in the storage unit as transporting information at the time of storage in the temporary storage unit 17.

  On the other hand, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the rejected banknotes along the transport paths W2, W4, and W7 as indicated by an arrow R3, and further transports the transport paths W11, W13, W15 in the lower transport unit 21 and Proceed to W17, that is, the lower trunk conveyance path WL. At this time, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the deposit reject banknotes transported from the upstream transport path W7 to the downstream lower core transport path WL and the like are sequentially stored in a part of the lower core transport path WL. In other words, the lower trunk conveyance path WL originally functions as a part that mainly conveys banknotes in the front-rear direction, which is the main conveyance direction, but in a deposit process, a part that stores banknotes (hereinafter referred to as a conveyance path). Functioning as a storage unit WS).

  Incidentally, when the deposit reject banknote is transported from the upstream transport path W7, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 rotates each transport roller by a transport distance corresponding to one banknote and a slight gap in the lower main transport path WL. Stop immediately. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 repeats this operation every time a deposit reject banknote is generated, thereby shortening the interval between the deposit reject banknotes than the interval between the banknotes at the time of transport, and storing the deposit reject banknote in the transport path. Store in the part WS. That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 intermittently conveys and stores the deposit reject banknote to the conveyance path storage unit WS every time the deposit reject banknote is conveyed.

  By the way, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts with the banknote control unit 11 based on a control signal to a motor (not shown) that drives each conveyance roller of the lower conveyance unit 21 in which the lower trunk conveyance path WL is formed. The position of the rear end in the deposit reject banknote is grasped. For this reason, when the said rear end reaches | attains the front end of the conveyance path storage part WS, the banknote control part 11 is the state which stored the deposit rejection banknote in all the locations which can be stored in the said conveyance path storage part WS, and what is called full. It will be in a state and it will be judged that a new deposit rejection banknote cannot be stored.

  In this case, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 first temporarily interrupts the depositing process to temporarily stop the conveyance of the banknote from the customer service unit 12. Next, as shown by an arrow R4 in FIG. 9B, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transfers all the deposit reject banknotes stored in the transport path storage unit WS to the transport paths W7, W4, W5, and W8. Then, it is sequentially conveyed and returned into the container 31 of the customer service unit 12. Furthermore, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 confirms the state of the banknote to the customer by releasing the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) and the like of the customer service unit 12 and displaying a predetermined message on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). And prompts the user to reinsert the bill into the container 31. Thereafter, the banknote control unit 11 resumes the deposit process.

  Eventually, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 finishes taking in all the banknotes from the container 31 of the customer service section 12, if the deposit reject banknote is stored in the transport path storage section WS, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknote to the customer service section 12 (that is, reverse Send it back to the customer for confirmation and re-introduction. On the other hand, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 completes the depositing process if no deposit reject banknote is stored in the transport path storage unit WS.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 calculates a deposit amount on the basis of the total result of the denominations and the number of banknotes taken from the customer service unit 12 in the banknote control unit 11 and displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6. (FIG. 1) is displayed, and the customer is presented with this deposit amount and selected to continue the deposit transaction.

  Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 sequentially transports all banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 17 along the transport paths W6, W4, W5, and W8 when the customer instructs the cancellation of the deposit transaction. After discharging into the container 31 of the customer service section 12, the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) and the like are released and returned to the customer.

  On the other hand, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is instructed by the customer to continue the deposit transaction, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the storing process as shown in FIG. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 first feeds out banknotes (payment acceptance banknotes) sequentially by starting the feeding process in the temporary holding unit 17, and the upper and rear second switching downstream along the transport path W <b> 6. Delivered to part 52.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 17 matches the linear speed on the peripheral side surface of the drum 61 (FIG. 4), the traveling speed of the tape 64, and the banknote transport speed on the transport path 62 with the transport speed of the transport path W6. Accordingly, the temporary storage unit 17 reproduces the conveyance state at the time of storage, that is, the inclination angle of each banknote with respect to the conveyance direction, the interval between the front and back banknotes, and the like, and moves to the downstream conveyance path W6 in the reverse order to the time of storage. Hand over sequentially.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 17 detects the conveyance state of the banknote by the travel monitoring sensor 65 (FIG. 4), and sends the detection result to the banknote control unit 11. In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 uses the detection result obtained at this time as feeding time information in the temporary holding unit 17, and compares this with the transporting information stored in the storage unit. It is sequentially determined whether or not the conveyance state is correctly reproduced.

  Here, the banknote control unit 11 can use the conveyance destination determined for each banknote as it is based on the discrimination result acquired from the discrimination unit 15 in the depositing process for the banknote in which the conveyance state at the time of storage is correctly reproduced. Therefore, the transport path of the upper and rear second switching unit 52 is switched according to the transport destination.

  That is, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, if the determined transport destination is the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), the banknotes are transported in the transport paths W6, W4, W2, W3, W17 and the arrow R5 shown in FIG. Transport along W18. At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 appropriately switches the respective transport paths in the switching units 77, 76, and 75, whereby each banknote storage 22 (22A), which is a transport destination determined according to the denomination of the banknotes. To 22D), respectively, and stored.

  Moreover, if the determined conveyance destination is the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 23A or 23B, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 follows a conveyance path W6, W7, W11, W13, W21, and W22 for a banknote (namely, rejection banknote) like arrow R6. Then, it is transported to the reject store 23A, or is transported to the reject store 23B along the transport paths W23 and W24 instead of the transport path W22 and stored.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can classify normal banknotes to be reused for each denomination and store them in each banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D), and reject banknotes that should not be reused to the reject storage 23. (23A or 23B). Eventually, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 ends the storing process when all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 17 have been transported to the respective transport destinations.

  On the other hand, the banknote control unit 11 regards the banknote in which the transport state at the time of storage is not correctly reproduced in the temporary storage unit 17 as not to use the determined transport destination, and the banknote and subsequent banknotes. The transport destination is changed to the reject box 23 and transported along the arrow R6 described above. Here, the banknote in which the conveyance state at the time of storage is not correctly reproduced is, for example, a state in which an inclination angle (so-called skew) with respect to the conveyance direction or a banknote is different from that at the time of storage, Banknotes, etc. (that is, double feed or chained).

  In this way, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 stores the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 17 while determining the transport destination of each banknote when the banknotes are identified in the depositing process in the preceding stage, and is instructed to continue the depositing transaction. Then, the banknotes are transported to the transport destination that has already been determined without being identified again by the discrimination unit 15 in the subsequent storage process.

[5-2. Withdrawal processing]
Next, a case where a withdrawal transaction is performed with a customer in the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) will be described. In this case, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 performs a withdrawal process for dispensing a denomination and number of banknotes according to the amount designated by the customer. This withdrawal process is a discharge process for discharging the banknotes in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 to the outside.

  Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 withdraws from the customer via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) by cooperating with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1. When an operation input for starting a transaction is accepted, a withdrawal process is started.

  At this time, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 first receives a predetermined operation input including a withdrawal amount via the operation display unit 6, the banknote control unit 11 determines the denomination and the number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount. Subsequently, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 feeds the banknotes stored in a state of being accumulated in each banknote storage 22 one by one according to the determined denomination and number of sheets, and transports them downstream. It is sequentially delivered to the road W18.

  Subsequently, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transported the banknotes along the transport paths W18, W17, W3 and W2 as indicated by an arrow R7 shown in FIG. The banknote control unit 11 is notified of the discrimination result. The banknote control part 11 determines the conveyance destination in the customer service part 12 or the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 23 (23A or 23B) according to this discrimination result. Moreover, the discrimination part 15 also discriminate | determines the front and back of each banknote at this time.

  Specifically, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 causes the banknote control unit 11 to determine the transport destination to the customer service unit 12 if there is no problem with the banknote, and the banknote is transported as indicated by an arrow R8. It is transported along W2 and W5 and delivered to the front / back reversing unit 18. Subsequently, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 causes the front / back reversing unit 18 to convey the banknote that has been turned upside down while allowing the banknote that has been turned upside down to pass, and further passes downstream along the transport path W8. It is transported to the customer service section 12 and discharged into the container 31 for accumulation.

  On the other hand, the banknote control part 11 determines the conveyance destination to the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 23, when there exists a problem in a banknote and it should not withdraw, for example, it is carrying out double feeding. In addition, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 switches the transport path of the upper / lower first switching unit 51, and the banknotes are transported on the transport paths W2, W4, W7, W11, W13, W21 and W22 (or W23) as indicated by an arrow R9. And W24) to the downstream reject box 23 and housed therein.

  Eventually, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 finishes accumulating all banknotes corresponding to the withdrawal amount in the container 31 in the customer service section 12, the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) and the like are opened to allow the customer to take out the banknotes. , Complete the withdrawal process.

  In this way, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 switches the banknote corresponding to the withdrawal amount to each upstream banknote while switching the transport path of the upper and rear first switching unit 51 based on the detection result from the discrimination unit 15 in the withdrawal process. It is transported from the storage 22 to the downstream customer service section 12 and delivered to the customer.

[5-3. Replenishment process]
When the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 replenishes the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) with banknotes, the replenishment collection cassette 26 (FIG. 6), not the banknote storage 22, is removed from the lower unit 10L as described above. After the banknotes are loaded in the replenishment collection box 24, they are mounted again on the lower unit 10L (FIG. 7). Subsequently, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a replenishment process for moving the banknotes from the replenishment collection box 24 to the banknote storage box 22.

  Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1 so that the banknotes can be transferred from the staff of the financial institution via the operation display unit 6. When an operation input for replenishment is received, a replenishment process is started. At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 receives a predetermined operation input including the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) to be moved and the number of banknotes to be moved via the operation display unit 6, and then the replenishment collection box. The banknotes stored in 24 are fed out while being separated one by one, and are sequentially delivered to the downstream conveyance path W12 (FIG. 12).

  Subsequently, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 transports the banknotes along the transport paths W7, W4, and W2 as indicated by an arrow R10 shown in FIG. Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 discriminates the banknote control unit 11 based on the detection result obtained from the discrimination unit 15 and determines the transport destination of each banknote.

  Here, if the banknote is normal, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports it to each banknote storage 22 along the transport paths W2, W3, W17, and W18 as indicated by an arrow R11 and stores them. Further, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is a replenishment reject banknote having a certain abnormality (hereinafter also referred to as a replenishment reject medium), as indicated by an arrow R12, in the transport paths W2, W3, W17, W15, W13 and W14. Then, it is conveyed to the replenishment rejection store 25 and stored. Eventually, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 pays out all banknotes from the replenishment collection box 24, or moves the designated number of banknotes to the banknote storage box 22 that is the destination of movement.

  In this way, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can transport and move banknotes from the replenishment collection box 24 to the banknote storage box 22 as the movement destination through the transport path via the upper trunk transport path WU in the replenishment process. At this time, when a replenishment reject banknote is generated, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can transport and store it in the replenishment reject box 25.

[5-4. Collection process]
In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, when collecting banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 (22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> D), as described above, the banknote storage 22 is not attached to or detached from the lower unit 10 </ b> L. After performing the recovery process of moving from the storage 22 to the replenishment recovery storage 24, the replenishment recovery cassette 26 is attached and detached (FIG. 7).

  Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1 so that the banknotes can be transferred from the staff of the financial institution via the operation display unit 6. When an operation input for collecting is received, the collecting process is started. At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is designated as the movement source after receiving a predetermined operation input including designation of the banknote storage 22 (22A to 22D) as the movement source via the operation display unit 6. The banknotes stored in the banknote storage 22 are fed out while being separated one by one, and are sequentially delivered to the transport path W18 (FIG. 13).

  Subsequently, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 transports the banknotes along the transport paths W18, W17, W3, and W2 as indicated by an arrow R13 shown in FIG. Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 determines the transport destination according to the state of each banknote based on the detection result obtained from the discrimination unit 15 by the banknote control unit 11.

  In other words, if the banknote is normal, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknote along the transport paths W2, W4, W7 and W12 to the replenishment collection box 24 as shown by an arrow R14, and stores it in the interior. Let The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 also feeds the banknotes in the transport paths W2, W4, W7, W11, W13, W21, and W22 (or W23) as indicated by an arrow R15 if the banknotes are abnormal, that is, rejected banknotes. And W24) to the downstream reject box 23 and housed therein.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports banknotes from the source banknote storage 22 to the replenishment recovery box 24 through the transport path passing through the upper core transport path WU in the recovery process, as in the case of the replenishment process. Can move. At this time, when a reject banknote is generated, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can transport the banknote to the reject box 23 and store it.

[5-5. Bill movement processing]
Next, the banknote movement process which moves a banknote between the banknote storages 22 in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is demonstrated. In this banknote movement process, a banknote is conveyed from the one banknote storage 22 as a movement source to the customer service unit 12, and then the banknote is conveyed from the customer service unit 12 to another banknote storage 22 as a movement destination.

  Specifically, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 receives instructions such as the number of banknotes 22 to be moved and the banknote 22 to be moved and the banknote to be moved via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) by an operator or the like, Start the move process. First, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 feeds out banknotes stored in an accumulated state from the banknote storage 22 designated as the movement source one by one, as in the case of withdrawal processing. Then, it is sequentially delivered to the downstream conveyance path W18.

  Subsequently, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknotes along the transport paths W17, W3, and W2 as indicated by an arrow R16 shown in FIG. Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 determines the transport destination according to the state of each banknote based on the detection result obtained from the discrimination section 15 by the banknote control section 11.

  That is, if there is no problem in the running state of the banknote, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 determines the transport destination as the temporary storage unit 17 and transports it to the temporary storage unit 17 along the transport paths W2, W4, and W6 as indicated by the arrow R17. And store it. Moreover, if there is a problem in the running state of the banknote, that is, if the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is a reject banknote, the banknote is transported through the transport paths W2, W4, W7, W11, W13, W21 and W22 (or as indicated by the arrow R18). It is transported to the downstream reject box 23 along W23 and W24) and stored therein.

  Eventually, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 finishes transporting 200 banknotes, which is the maximum number of sheets that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 17, or finishes transporting the number of banknotes designated by the operator or the like, FIG. ) As indicated by an arrow R19, the banknotes are sequentially drawn out from the temporary storage unit 17 and conveyed along the conveyance paths W6, W2, W3, W17 and W18. Furthermore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknotes to the banknote storage 22 as the movement destination and stores them by appropriately switching the transport paths in the switching units 77, 76, and 75. Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 complete | finishes a series of banknote movement processes.

  Incidentally, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, while the maximum number of banknotes stored in each banknote storage 22 is, for example, about 2000 to 3000, the maximum number of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 17 is the maximum handled in one transaction process. The number is about 200. For this reason, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10, when a banknote more than 200 sheets is moved, a banknote movement process is performed in multiple times.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 uses the temporary storage unit 17 as a temporary banknote storage place in the banknote transfer process, and transfers banknotes from the source banknote storage 22 to the destination banknote storage 22. Move.

[5-6. Service separation abnormal retry retry process]
By the way, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, as described above, when the banknotes are separated one by one by the separating unit 31S from the container 31 (FIG. 4) of the customer service unit 12 in the depositing process or the like, a separation abnormality may occur. There is. For this reason, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, when this separation abnormality occurs, the separation abnormality is eliminated by performing the above-described customer separation abnormality retry process.

  Here, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, when the separation abnormality cannot be resolved by one service separation abnormality retry process, this service separation abnormality retry process is repeated. However, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, for example, when a plurality of wet banknotes are stuck to each other, the separation abnormality may not be resolved even if the customer service separation abnormality retry process is executed a plurality of times. In such a case, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a service separation abnormality retry retry process in which a banknote whose separation abnormality cannot be resolved is returned to the user.

  Specifically, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 separates and feeds out banknotes from the container 31 by the separation unit 31S in the customer service unit 12, the banknote control unit 11 obtains it from an optical sensor (not shown) of the customer service unit 12. Whether or not each bill is normally separated is monitored based on the detected signal.

  When the banknote control unit 11 detects the occurrence of a separation abnormality, the banknote control unit 11 causes the separation unit 31S of the customer service unit 12 and the conveyance path 33 to execute the above-described customer separation abnormality retry process. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 repeats the customer service separation abnormality retry process and repeats the customer service separation abnormality retry process (hereinafter referred to as this) when the separation abnormality cannot be resolved by one customer service separation abnormality retry process. Is called the number of retries). In addition, when the number of retries becomes a predetermined threshold (for example, 5 times) or more, the banknote control unit 11 causes the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 to start the customer separation abnormal retry over process.

  That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 first transports the banknotes along the transport paths W1, W2, W5, and W8 in a state where the separation abnormality has occurred, as indicated by an arrow R20 shown in FIG. Still on road W8. Next, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a preparatory process for stacking banknotes such as moving the position of a partition plate (not shown) in the container 31 in the customer service unit 12. Subsequently, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 resumes the conveyance of the banknotes stopped on the conveyance path W8 as indicated by an arrow R21 shown in FIG. 15B, and the inside of the container 31 by the discharge unit 31E in the customer service unit 12. To release. Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 completes the customer service separation abnormality retry over process.

  Thereafter, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 opens the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) of the customer service unit 12 to allow the customer to check the state of the banknote and to reinsert the banknote as necessary.

[5-7. Forgetting process]
By the way, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 opens the shutter 32 (FIG. 4) and the like when the banknote of the withdrawal amount is accumulated in the container 31 in the customer service section 12 in the above-described withdrawal process, and the banknote is received from the customer. Wait for it to be taken out. Here, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 monitors whether or not a banknote has been taken out using a sensor (not shown), and the banknote has not been taken out within a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) after the shutter 32 is opened. If it is determined that the customer has forgotten to leave the banknote, it is determined that the customer has left. Hereinafter, the banknotes left in the container 31 at this time are referred to as forgetting banknotes.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 conveys the banknotes to the temporary storage unit 17 in substantially the same manner as the depositing process (FIGS. 9A and 9B) as the forgetting taking-in process for taking in the forgetting banknotes. After that, it is conveyed to the forgetting storage 28 and stored. Incidentally, in this case, the customer service unit 12 may not normally separate the banknotes by the separation unit 31S, and may cause a conveyance abnormality such as double feed or skew. For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a discrimination process or the like in the forgetting and taking-in process as in the case of the depositing process.

  Specifically, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 first transports the banknotes along the transport paths W1 and W2 as shown by the arrow R1 (FIG. 9A), and discriminates them in the discrimination unit 15 as in the case of the depositing process. . At this time, the banknote control part 11 judges the conveyance state of a banknote based on the obtained discrimination result, and determines a conveyance destination to the temporary storage part 17 or the conveyance path storage part WS according to this conveyance state.

  That is, if the banknote conveyance state is normal, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknotes to the temporary storage unit 17 along the transport paths W2, W4, and W6 as indicated by the arrow R2, and stores them. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is along the conveyance paths W2, W4, and W7 about the banknote whose conveyance state is not normal like arrow R3 (FIG. 9 (A)) similarly to the deposit rejection banknote in a deposit process. Then, it is transported to the lower trunk transport path WL (that is, the transport path storage section WS) in the lower transport section 21 and stored.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 sequentially conveys along the conveyance paths W7, W4, W5, and W8 as indicated by an arrow R4 (FIG. 9B) when the conveyance path storage section WS is full, and accommodates the customer service section 12. Return to vessel 31. At this time, the banknote returned to the container 31 is separated again by the separation unit 31S so that the conveyance state is normalized, and then the conveyance path indicated by the arrow R1 (FIG. 9A). It is conveyed along.

  Eventually, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 finishes taking in all the banknotes from the container 31 of the customer service section 12, the banknotes (forgotten banknotes) are sequentially fed out from the temporary storage section 17 as shown by an arrow R22 in FIG. It is transported to the forgetting storage 28 along the paths W6, W7, W11, W13, W21, W23 and W25 and stored.

  Thus, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 forgets to remove the banknote during the withdrawal process, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 fetches the forgotten banknote into the temporary storage unit 17 in the same manner as the deposit process. It can be conveyed to the storage 28 and stored.

[6. Effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 is moved upward by the upper front transport unit 14, the discrimination unit 15, and the upper rear transport unit 16 disposed in the lower part of the upper unit 10 </ b> U (FIG. 4). Conveying unit 10UC was formed, and a straight upper trunk conveying path WU (FIGS. 2 and 8) along the front-rear direction was formed. Moreover, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 arrange | positions the lower conveyance part 21 in the upper part of the lower unit 10L (FIG. 5), and formed the straight lower trunk conveyance path WL (FIG. 2, FIG. 8) along the front-back direction. .

  Furthermore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is provided with an upper unit front delivery port T12 and an upper unit rear delivery port T11 (FIG. 4) in the vicinity of both front and rear ends at the lower end of the upper unit 10U, and at both front and rear ends at the upper end of the lower unit 10L. A lower unit front delivery port T22 and a lower unit rear delivery port T21 (FIG. 5) are provided in the vicinity.

  In addition, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, when the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are stored in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 2), the upper unit rear delivery port T11 (FIG. 4) and the lower part are located near the rear end. The post-unit delivery port T21 (FIG. 5) is connected to form a post-delivery part C1 (FIGS. 2 and 8) for delivering the banknotes between the two. Further, in this case, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 connects the upper unit front delivery port T12 (FIG. 4) and the lower unit front delivery port T22 (FIG. 5) in the vicinity of the front end and before delivering the banknotes between them. The delivery part C2 (FIG. 2, FIG. 8) was formed.

  That is, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the upper basic conveyance path WU and the lower basic conveyance path WL along the front-rear direction are connected to each other by the rear rear delivery section C1 and the front front delivery section C2, and are loop-shaped (annular or circular). An annular) conveyance path was configured. If this is seen from another viewpoint, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 arranges the discrimination unit 15 in the middle of the upper trunk conveyance path WU, and the customer service unit 12 and the banknote storage 22 are provided on one side of the discrimination unit 15. The temporary holding unit 17 and the reject storage 23 (23A and 23B) are connected to the other side.

  Thereby, compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine etc. of patent document 1, since the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 can form the conveyance path | route of the banknote used as a core in 2 linear form, while reducing the number of bending locations, Since the transport path length can also be suppressed to be short, the frequency of occurrence of clogging or the like accompanying the transport of banknotes can be minimized, and each process can be smoothly advanced.

  From another viewpoint, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, an annular conveyance path is formed by connecting an upper basic conveyance path WU and a lower basic conveyance path WL which are both linear at the front end and the rear end. The modules such as the customer service unit 12 and the bill storage 22 are connected through a short conveyance path that is formed and branched from the annular conveyance path (FIG. 8). Thereby, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, it is sufficient to form a bent portion only in the vicinity of the rear delivery portion C1 and in the vicinity of the front delivery portion C2 in the annular conveyance path, and it is possible to suppress the number of bent portions in the entire conveyance path to be extremely small. It is possible to significantly reduce the frequency of troubles related to conveyance such as banknote jamming.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 divides the lower core transport path WL in the vicinity of the rear side of the banknote storage 22D, and connects them before and after the upper core transport path WU. When the path is formed, the length in the front-rear direction of the bill depositing / dispensing machine may be extremely long. On the other hand, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment is divided so that the main conveyance path is divided into two to be the upper basic conveyance path WU and the lower basic conveyance path WL, and both are stacked in the vertical direction. did. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) in which the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is incorporated can keep the front-rear length relatively short, and can minimize the front-rear length of the place necessary for the installation. it can.

  From another point of view, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the banknote storage 22 is a part where the banknote is stored for a long period of time, that is, a part where the banknote is held after each deposit transaction or withdrawal transaction is completed. In addition, the reject box 23 and the like are all arranged on the lower unit 10L side. In other words, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 does not provide a place for storing bills for a long time on the upper unit 10U side, and when each deposit transaction, withdrawal transaction, etc. is completed, on the upper unit 10U side. I tried not to hold banknotes.

  Thereby, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, only the lower unit 10L side can be withdrawn from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F in maintenance work that needs to be performed at a relatively high frequency, such as replenishment and collection of banknotes in the banknote storage 22. (FIG. 3B), and there is no need to pull out the upper unit 10U. At this time, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, not only the operation of pulling out and storing the upper unit 10U side becomes unnecessary, but also the worker etc. is forced to take an unreasonable posture with the upper side of the lower unit 10L open. And maintenance work can be performed efficiently.

  From another point of view, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, for example, when a banknote remains in the temporary storage unit 17, an accidentally occurred failure regardless of a normally stored banknote. Only when the maintenance work or the like for solving the problem is performed, the upper unit 10U may be pulled out to perform the maintenance work.

  Furthermore, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, while arrange | positioning the upper conveyance part 10UC in the lowest side (namely, lower end) in the upper unit 10U (FIG. 4), the lower conveyance part 21 is arrange | positioned in the uppermost side (namely, upper end) in the lower unit 10L. (FIG. 5). For this reason, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the upper transport unit 10UC can be exposed to the outside on the lower surface side only by pulling out the upper unit 10U from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 3A). By simply pulling out the lower unit 10L from the depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F, the lower conveyance section 21 can be exposed to the outside on the upper surface side (FIG. 3B).

  Thereby, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the frequency of occurrence of failures such as clogging of banknotes is generally achieved by an extremely simple operation of pulling out the upper unit 10U or the lower unit 10L from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 3). A relatively high conveyance path and its vicinity can be easily and quickly exposed to the outside, and maintenance work can be facilitated and time can be reduced.

  From another viewpoint, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the upper basic conveyance path WU and the lower basic conveyance path WL are both formed in a straight line shape along the front-rear direction when viewed from the left-right direction, and the vertical direction In the rear delivery section C1 and the front delivery section C2, both are connected to each other. For this reason, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the upper unit 10U or the lower unit 10L can be easily separated by simply pulling out the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F, thereby facilitating maintenance and improving efficiency. Moreover, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, only the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are stored in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F, and the two can be connected to form a continuous basic conveyance path.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10, it comprises so that a banknote can be conveyed from the front end 15F which is one edge part in the discrimination part 15 to the banknote storage 22 and the replenishment rejection warehouse 25, and the other edge part which becomes the other side It was comprised so that a banknote can be conveyed to the replenishment collection | recovery collection | recovery store 24 and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 24 from the rear end 15R which is (FIG. 8).

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 12, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is transported and stored in the banknote storage 22 while discriminating the banknotes in the replenishment process through the transport path passing from the replenishment collection box 24 through the discrimination section 15. be able to. Moreover, when a banknote deposit / withdrawal banknote is generated in the replenishment process, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports the banknote to the transport path W17 in the same manner as a normal banknote, and switches the transport path by the switching unit 74 or the like, thereby replenishing reject storage. It can be directly conveyed to 25 and stored.

  Furthermore, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, as shown in FIG. 13, in the collection process, the banknotes are discriminated by the conveyance path passing from the banknote storage 22 through the discrimination unit 15, and are conveyed and stored in the replenishment collection box 24. Can do. Moreover, when a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 generates a reject banknote in this collection process, it transports the banknote to the transport path W7 in the same manner as a normal banknote, and switches the transport path by the switching unit 71 etc. to the reject box 23. Can be transported and stored directly.

  That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 directly transports the banknotes to the respective modules (banknote storage 22, replenishment reject storage 25, replenishment recovery storage 24 or reject storage 23) in both the replenishment process and the recovery process. Since it is not necessary to store in the temporary storage unit 17 or the like in the middle, the time required for each process can be shortened.

  By the way, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine shown in Patent Document 1, from the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of maintenance work, etc., it is possible to divide the modules in the vertical direction using gaps between the modules and to slide them in the front-rear direction. It is conceivable to configure. However, in these banknote depositing and dispensing machines, depending on the arrangement of the modules and the like arranged inside, the dividing boundary line may not be linear when viewed from the left-right direction, but may be formed in a broken line shape. In such a case, for example, there may be a restriction that the lower unit cannot be pulled out alone.

  In this respect, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the upper unit 10U on the upper side and the lower unit on the lower side are formed by a straight boundary line along the front-rear direction when viewed from the left-right direction, that is, by a horizontal dividing line. Divided into 10 L (FIG. 2). For this reason, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L can be slid in the front-rear direction independently of each other with respect to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 3). Further, even if the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 is configured to open the front side of the bill depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F and slide the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L forward, the upper unit 10U and the lower unit Each unit can be slid in the front-rear direction independently of each other without changing the configuration of the unit 10L.

  In addition, in the lower unit 10L, the replenishment / collection cassette 26 is disposed at the rearmost end, and the rear frame 112 for loading the replenishment / collection cassette 26 can be slid rearward with respect to the front main frame 111 ( FIG. 7). As a result, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the main frame 111 is stored in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F, and only the rear frame 112 is pulled back and replenished while maintaining an operational state in which various processes such as depositing processing can be performed. By attaching / detaching the collection cassette 26, it is possible to replenish and collect banknotes.

  Furthermore, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, since the replenishment collection container 24 and the replenishment rejection container 25 are integrated into a replenishment collection cassette 26 (FIG. 7), the lower unit 10L is compared with the case where both are configured independently of each other. The carrying work etc. in the detached state can be facilitated.

  By the way, when the frequency at which deposit-rejected banknotes are generated in the actual deposit process is calculated, it has been found that the frequency is extremely low, for example, about 1 to 2%, although it varies depending on the country or region. In the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, the maximum number of banknotes that can be processed in one transaction process is, for example, about 100 to 200, so the actual number of deposit reject banknotes is assumed to be about 4 to 5 at most. . For this reason, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, if it is possible to prepare a place that can temporarily store up to about 4 to 5 deposit reject banknotes and the deposit reject banknotes can be transported later to the customer service section, the deposit is not necessarily performed. There is no need to immediately return the rejected bill to the customer service department.

  Based on such a technical idea, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the banknotes are stored in the temporary storage unit 17 and conveyed to the lower banknote storage 22 or the like at the stage of the depositing process. Since there is no such thing, the conveyance path in the lower conveyance part 21 which is not used in connection with this is used as the conveyance path storage part WS, and the deposit reject banknote is stored here (FIG. 9). Thereby, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10, it is not necessary to separately provide a storage for storing the deposit reject banknote.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of patent document 1, when the banknote drawn | fed out from the temporary storage part passed the discrimination part in the storage process, it discriminate | determines the denomination and the extent of damage, determines a conveyance destination, and conveys it. Was. For this reason, in this banknote depositing / dispensing machine, it was necessary to form a conveyance path in which the banknotes drawn out from the temporary storage unit pass through the discrimination unit and go to the banknote storage.

  In this respect, since the temporary storage part 17 (FIG. 4) in this Embodiment employ | adopted what is called a tape escrow system, each banknote is wound around the drum 61 with the tape 64, and is accommodated. It can be stored and fed out while maintaining the spacing or skew. In other words, the temporary storage unit 17 is different in principle from the method of accumulating and storing banknotes as in the banknote storage 22, and in principle, double feeding and reversal of the transport order are newly performed when the banknotes are separated when they are fed out. Almost no occurrence occurs, and the conveyance state during storage can be maintained satisfactorily.

  Based on this, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 17 in the depositing process, and the discrimination result obtained by the discrimination unit 15 and the transport destination determined based on the discrimination result. In the subsequent storage process, the stored contents are read out and transported from the temporary storage unit 17 to this transport destination (FIG. 10). Thereby, since the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 can form a conveyance path in which the banknotes drawn out from the temporary storage unit 17 are conveyed to the reject boxes 23A and 23B without passing through the discrimination unit 15, conventional banknote depositing / withdrawing is possible. The conveyance path can be shortened compared with the machine, and the configuration can be simplified.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 detects the conveyance state of the banknotes by the travel monitoring sensor 65 when the banknotes are stored in the temporary storage unit 17 and stores them as conveyance information during storage, and again by the travel monitoring sensor 65 when the banknotes are fed. The conveyance state of bills is detected and used as conveyance information at the time of delivery, and this is collated with the conveyance information at the time of storage.

  Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is transported because the verification result is largely different when a banknote is caught around during the transport in the temporary storage unit 17 or the like and a new skew or double feed occurs. It can detect that the state has changed. In such a case, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 considers that the banknote whose conveyance state has changed and the banknotes thereafter cannot be reused, and conveys and stores the conveyance destination stored in the depositing process to the reject box 23. It is possible to prevent the wrong bill from being set in advance.

  In addition, since the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is provided with the forgetting storage 28 for storing the forgetting banknotes (FIG. 5), the forgetting banknotes originally owned by the customer are owned by financial institutions or the like. It can be stored separately from some other banknote.

  According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 forms the upper basic conveyance path WU along the front-rear direction in the upper unit 10U, and the lower basic conveyance along the front-rear direction in the lower unit 10L. A path WL was formed, and both were connected by the rear delivery unit C1 and the front delivery unit C2. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can form most of the main conveyance path in two straight lines, can greatly reduce the number of bent portions, can also keep the conveyance path length short, Each process can be smoothly performed by minimizing the occurrence frequency of clogging and the like accompanying the conveyance. On the other hand, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can reduce the size of the apparatus by reducing the longitudinal length of the apparatus, and further separates the upper trunk conveyance path WU and the lower trunk conveyance path WL at the rear delivery section C1 and the front delivery section C2. Thus, maintenance work can be facilitated.

[7. Other Embodiments]
In the embodiment described above, the case where the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are respectively moved backward (slid) with respect to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F and exposed to the outside has been described (FIG. 3). ). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L may be exposed to the outside by moving (sliding) the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L in other directions, for example, forward with respect to the banknote depositing and dispensing machine frame 10F. .

  In the above-described embodiment, when the upper transport unit 10UC is provided at the bottom of the upper unit 10U and the lower transport unit 21 is provided at the top of the lower unit 10L, that is, the upper transport unit 10UC and the lower transport unit 21. The case where the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are divided with the interval as a boundary has been described (FIGS. 2, 4, and 5). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by moving the lower conveyance unit 21 from the lower unit 10L to the upper unit 10U, the lower surface of the lower conveyance unit 21, the bill storage box 22, the reject storage box 23A, the replenishment collection box 24, and the replenishment box The upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L may be divided with other various places as boundaries such as a boundary with the upper surface of the reject container 25.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 was divided | segmented into two units, such as the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L, was described (FIG.2, FIG4 and FIG.5). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper transport unit 10UC and the lower transport unit 21 are used as intermediate units, and the customer service unit 12, the customer service transport unit 13, the temporary storage unit 17, the front / back reversing unit 18 and the withdrawal transport unit 19 are arranged on the upper side. The unit is divided into three units, such as the bill storage box 22, reject boxes 23A and 23B, replenishment collection box 24, replenishment rejection box 25, forgetting storage box 28, etc. It may be divided into units. In this case, it is desirable that each unit can be individually pulled out forward or backward with respect to the bill depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F (FIG. 3).

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the upper transport unit 10UC is largely divided into three modules such as the upper front transport unit 14, the discrimination unit 15, and the upper rear transport unit 16. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper transport unit 10UC may be divided into a plurality of parts by various methods, or one upper transport unit 10UC may be used without dividing them. Similarly, the lower transport unit 21 may be divided into two or more modules in the front-rear direction.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are divided by a horizontal dividing line has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rear end portion of the lower unit 10L may protrude upward and the rear end portion of the dividing line may be bent upward. In this case, the lower unit 10L can be pulled out only backward, and when the upper unit 10U is pulled backward, the lower unit 10L is also pulled out simultaneously.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the replenishment reject box 25 is provided and the replenishment reject banknote generated in the replenishment process is transported and stored in the replenishment reject box 25 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the replenishment reject box 25 may be omitted, and the replenishment reject banknote generated in the replenishment process may be conveyed to the reject box 23 and stored.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the replenishment / collection cassette 26 is configured by integrating the replenishment / recovery warehouse 24 and the replenishment rejection warehouse 25 has been described (FIG. 7). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the replenishment collection container 24 and the replenishment rejection container 25 may be detachably attached to the lower unit 10L as independent cassettes.

  Furthermore, in this case, the replenishment collection container 24 and the replenishment rejection container 25 which are independent from each other can be loaded into the rear frame 112 (FIG. 7). 24 and the replenishment reject box 25 may be detachable from the lower unit 10L.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the rear frame 112 can be moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the main frame 111 of the lower unit 10L has been described (FIG. 7).
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rear frame 112 may be fixed to the main frame 111. In this case, the replenishment / collection cassette 26 may be attached and detached while the lower unit 10L is pulled backward from the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F (FIG. 3B).

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the forgetting storage 28 for storing the forgetting banknotes separately from other banknotes is provided below the reject storage 23B in the lower unit 10L, and the transport paths 107 and 105, etc. The case where it is connected to the conveyance path 86 via the above has been described (FIG. 5). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various other storages such as a counterfeit storage for storing a banknote (so-called counterfeit) discriminated as counterfeited by the discrimination unit 15 in distinction from other banknotes. You may connect with the conveyance path 86 by providing a store | warehouse | chamber and arrange | positioning a conveyance path suitably.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the first switching unit 51 after switching the transport path in three ways is a so-called three-way blade system that changes the inclination angle of one blade and switches the bill transport direction. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by combining three two-way blade type switching units capable of switching the transport path in two ways, the transport path may be switched in three ways as a whole. The same applies to the second rear switching unit 52.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the upper front switching unit 41 is connected to the transport path that connects the rear transport path 44 and the upper transport path 43 to the rear transport path 44 and the front transport path 45. The case where the so-called two-way blade method is used to switch the transport route has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper front switching unit 41 may be a three-way blade system similar to the upper rear first switching unit 51 and the like. Further, for example, the switching units 75 to 77 of the lower transport unit 21 may each be a three-way blade system. In this case, in banknote movement processing (FIG. 14 (A) and (B)), a banknote can be directly conveyed between banknote storages 22 without temporarily storing a banknote in the temporary storage part 17 grade | etc.,. it can. As a result, the processing time can be greatly shortened in exchange for the fact that the discrimination process cannot be performed because it does not pass through the discrimination unit 15. The same applies to other switching units.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the temporary storage part 17 provided in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 was made into what is called a tape escrow system, and the case where a banknote was wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum 61 with the tape 64, and was accommodated was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 may be provided with various other types of temporary storage units. In this case, as in the case of the embodiment, the temporary holding unit can temporarily store the maximum number of banknotes (for example, 200) handled in the deposit process and the withdrawal process, and further, when the banknotes are fed out. It is only necessary to maintain the order of the banknotes during storage in the normal order or the reverse order. Furthermore, it is preferable that the temporary storage unit can be fed out while maintaining the skew of banknotes and the interval between banknotes.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the one partition plate which can move to the front-back direction was provided in the inside of the container 31 in the customer service part 12 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two or more partition plates may be provided inside the container 31, or the partition plates may be omitted from the container 31.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the customer service conveyance part 13 was set as the structure distinguished from the customer service part 12 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which the customer service transport unit 13 is incorporated in the customer service unit 12 is very good.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in a money_receiving | payment process, the banknote control part 11 matches with the conveyance order of a banknote, the money type of each banknote, a serial number, a conveyance destination, its conveyance state, ie, skew and banknotes In the above description, the interval and the like are stored as information at the time of depositing in the discrimination unit 15. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various information based on the detection results obtained from each sensor, such as only the denomination and serial number of the banknote, or only the conveyance state, is appropriately selected and stored as information at the time of payment. You may make it let it. Also, regarding the transport state, various information obtained based on the detection result of the traveling sensor 49C, such as only the skew or only the interval between the bills, may be appropriately selected and used. In short, it is only necessary to be able to read the transport destination in the storage process or to determine the transport destination based on the stored information. The same applies to the transport information when stored in the temporary storage unit 17.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case is described in which the traveling state when the banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 17 in the depositing process is detected by the travel monitoring sensor 65 and the detection result is stored as the storage-time transport information. It was. Thereafter, the conveyance state obtained from the travel monitoring sensor 65 in the storage process is compared with the conveyance information at the time of storage, and it is determined whether or not the conveyance state at the time of storage is correctly reproduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the transport state at the time of storage in the temporary storage unit 17 can be maintained with extremely high accuracy, the travel monitoring sensor 65 is omitted and whether or not the transport state is reproduced is particularly determined. You may not make it.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, as a conveyance state of the banknote detected by the driving | running | working monitoring sensor 65 of the temporary storage part 17, the space | interval of banknotes and the skew of each banknote (namely, each edge | side with respect to a conveyance direction or the left-right direction). The case of detecting (tilt) was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, any one of an interval between banknotes and a skew of each banknote, may detect the thickness of banknotes, and may be combined as appropriate.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the memory | storage part of the banknote control part 11 memorize | stored the information at the time of payment in the discrimination part 15 in a money_receiving | payment process and the conveyance information at the time of the travel monitoring sensor 65 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and stores information such as a storage unit of the main control unit 9 or a storage unit provided inside an external server device (not shown) connected via a predetermined network. You may make it memorize | store information at the time of payment and conveyance information at the time of accommodation in various possible places.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, deposit reject banknotes are stored using the lower trunk transport path WL as the lower transport section WL as the transport path storage section WS, and all the banknotes in the customer service section 12 have been discriminated by the discrimination section 15. The case where the deposit-rejected banknote is returned to the customer service section 12 is described (FIGS. 9A and 9B). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each time the deposit reject banknote is detected by the discrimination unit 15, the transport path of the upper and rear first switching unit 51 is switched, and the deposit reject banknote is transported along the transport paths W5 and W8. It may be conveyed and returned to the customer service section 12. In this case, it is not necessary to use the lower trunk conveyance path WL of the lower conveyance section 21 as the conveyance path storage section WS.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, when storing a deposit rejection banknote in the conveyance path storage part WS of the lower conveyance part 21, the case where the space | interval of banknotes was shortened was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be stored while maintaining without shortening the interval between bills. In this case, the rotation of each conveyance roller and the like constituting the lower trunk conveyance path WL in the lower conveyance unit 21 may be rotated at a constant rotational speed similarly to each conveyance roller and the like in the upper conveyance unit 10UC.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the position of the rear end of the deposit reject banknote stored in the transport path storage section WS based on a control signal to the motor that drives each transport roller of the lower transport section 21. The case where the banknote control unit 11 recognizes is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the control accuracy of the motor is relatively low, an optical sensor is provided in the vicinity of the front end in the lower transport unit 21, and the transport is performed based on the banknote detection result by the optical sensor. The banknote control unit 11 may recognize the position of the rear end of the deposited reject banknote stored in the path storage unit WS.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the traveling sensor 49C is comprised with a thickness sensor and an optical sensor, and the presence or absence of double feeding, the skew of each banknote, and the space | interval of banknotes are recognized in the banknote control part 11 based on each detection result. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the traveling sensor may be configured by various other sensors. In short, it is only necessary to be able to detect whether or not each banknote is a deposit reject banknote in the deposit process, and to detect whether or not each banknote is a reject banknote in the withdrawal process.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where three types of sensors such as the traveling sensor 49C, the image sensor 49B, and the authenticity sensor 49A are provided in the discrimination unit 15 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the discrimination unit 15 may be provided with two or less types or four or more types of sensors. In short, in the banknote control unit 11 based on the obtained detection result, it is possible to determine whether each banknote is a normal banknote or a deposit reject banknote at least in the depositing process, and the transport destination in the subsequent storing process It is good if we can determine

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, by sending the detection result in each sensor of the discrimination part 15 to the banknote control part 11, the money type of the banknote, the authenticity, the extent of damage, etc. were recognized by the said banknote control part 11. The case where the transport destination is determined is described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a dedicated discrimination control unit is provided in the discrimination unit 15, and the detection results of the sensors of the discrimination unit 15 are sent to the discrimination control unit. It is also possible to recognize the authenticity, the degree of damage, etc. In this case, what is necessary is just to determine the conveyance destination of a banknote in the said banknote control part 11 by sending the information showing the money type recognized in the discrimination control part, authenticity, and the extent of damage to the banknote control part 11. Thereby, the processing load of the banknote control part 11 can be reduced.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in the dispensing process in which the front and back reversing unit 18 reverses the front and back sides of the banknotes so that the banknotes to be dispensed are all face up. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the customer is instructed whether to reverse the front and back at the start of the dispensing process and receives an instruction not to reverse the front and back, all the banknotes are left as they are in the front and back reversing unit 18. You may make it pass. Alternatively, for example, the front / back reversing unit 18 may be omitted, and the dispensing conveyance unit 19 may be extended backward to form portions corresponding to the conveyance paths 67 and 69 in the conveyance path 70.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the four banknote storages 22 (22A-22D) were provided in the lower unit 10L was described (FIG. 5). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the lower unit 10L may be provided with three or less or five or more banknote storages 22.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the two reject boxes 23A and 23B and the forgetting storage box 28 are provided in the lower unit 10L. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reject store 23B may be omitted and only one reject store 23A may be provided. In this case, the switching unit 102 and the conveyance path 106 can be omitted. Alternatively, for example, a counterfeit ticket storage for storing counterfeit tickets may be provided instead of the reject store 23B. The forgetting storage 28 may be omitted. In this case, the switching unit 102 and the conveyance path 107 can be omitted.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 which performs the transaction processing regarding the banknote as a medium between customers was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to various apparatuses that handle various paper-like media such as various kinds of money vouchers and securities, or admission tickets and boarding tickets.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. is there.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, upper conveyance part 10UC as an upper conveyance part, the customer service part 12 as an entrance / exit part, the temporary storage part 17 as a temporary storage part, the discrimination part 15 as a discrimination part, and control Bill control unit 11 as a part, lower transport unit 21 as a lower transport unit, banknote storage 22 as a medium storage, reject stores 23A and 23B as reject stores, and a replenishment recovery store as a replenishment recovery store 24, the case where the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 as a medium processing apparatus is comprised by 24, the post-delivery part C1 as a 1st delivery part, and the front delivery part C2 as a 2nd delivery part was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an upper transport unit, an input / output unit, a temporary storage unit, a discrimination unit, a control unit, a lower transport unit, a medium storage unit, a rejection store, and other various configurations. The medium processing apparatus may be configured by the replenishment collection box, the first delivery unit, and the second delivery unit.

  The present invention can also be used in an automatic teller machine or the like that performs transaction processing relating to deposit and withdrawal of banknotes with a customer.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 9 ... Main control part, 10 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 10F ... Banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame, 10L ... Lower unit, 10U ... Upper unit, 10UC ... Upper conveyance part 11 …… Banknote control unit, 12 …… Service unit, 14 …… Upper front conveyance unit, 15 …… Difference unit, 16 …… Upper and rear conveyance unit, 17 …… Temporary holding unit, 19 …… Payment conveyance unit , 21... Lower transport section, 22... Banknote storage, 23, 23 A, 23 B... Reject storage, 24. Rear transfer unit, 28... Forgetting storage, 31... Container, 31 E... Discharge unit, 31 S .. separation unit, 33, 34, 37, 43, 44, 45, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 67, 68, 69, 70, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 8, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95... Transport path, 41... Up / front switching unit, 48... Discrimination transport path, 49... Sensor, 51. 52 …… Upper and rear second switching unit, 66 …… Switcher, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 …… Switching unit, 111 …… Main frame, 112 …… Rear frame, 113 …… Transport Frame, C1... Rear delivery section, C2... Front delivery section, T11... Upper unit rear delivery opening, T12... Upper unit front delivery opening, T21... Lower unit rear delivery opening, T22. Watariguchi, WU ... Upper trunk transport path, WL ... Lower trunk transport path, WS ... Transport path storage section.

Claims (18)

An upper transport unit that transports a sheet-shaped medium along the main transport direction;
An input / output unit connected to one end side of the upper transport unit, for entering and exiting the medium;
A temporary holding unit connected to the other end of the upper transport unit and storing the medium;
An upper unit that is arranged between the entry / exit unit and the temporary storage unit, and has a discrimination unit that discriminates the medium conveyed along the upper conveyance unit;
A lower transport unit that transports the medium along the main transport direction;
A plurality of medium storages that are connected to the lower transport unit and store the reusable medium;
A reject storage for storing reject media connected to the lower transport unit and identified as not to be reused in the discrimination unit;
A lower unit connected to the lower transport unit and having the medium for replenishing the medium storage and a replenishment collection container for storing the medium recovered from the medium storage;
A control unit that controls a conveyance path of the medium using a discrimination result in the discrimination unit;
With
The upper unit and the lower unit are:
A first delivery unit that delivers the medium between the other end of the upper transport unit and the other end of the lower transport unit;
A medium processing apparatus, comprising: a second delivery unit that delivers the medium between one end of the upper transport unit and one end of the lower transport unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper transport unit is disposed at a lower end of the upper unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower transport unit is disposed at an upper end of the lower unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper unit and the lower unit are divided by a horizontal dividing line. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment collection container is disposed at a rear end of the lower unit. The replenishment collection unit can deliver the medium between the other end of the upper conveyance unit and the other end of the lower conveyance unit in the first delivery unit, and the upper conveyance unit in the second delivery unit The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the medium processing apparatus can be attached to and detached from the lower unit in a state in which the medium can be transferred between one end of the lower transport unit and one end of the lower transport unit. The replenishment collection box is detachably attached to the lower unit integrally with a replenishment reject box for storing a refill reject medium identified as not to be reused in the discrimination unit among the media to be replenished in the medium storage box. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: The upper unit further includes an upper second transport section that transports the medium between the other end side of the discrimination section and the entrance / exit section,
The inlet / outlet unit further includes a container for storing the medium, a discharge unit for discharging the medium into the container, and a separating unit for separating and feeding the medium in the container one by one. Prepared,
The separation unit delivers the fed-out medium to one end side of the discrimination unit in the upper transport unit,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper second transport unit delivers the medium received from the other end side of the discrimination unit in the upper transport unit to the discharge unit of the input / output unit. . The apparatus further comprises a front / back reversing section that is disposed between the other end side of the discrimination section and the discharge section of the loading / unloading section in the upper second transport section and reverses the front / back of the medium. Item 9. The medium processing device according to Item 8. A temporary holding conveyance path for conveying the medium between the temporary holding unit and the upper conveying unit;
It is provided at a connection location of the upper transport unit and the temporary holding transport path, transports the medium between the one end side of the upper transport unit and the temporary storage transport path, and the other end side of the upper transport unit and A temporary hold switching unit that switches the medium transport path so that the medium is transported between the temporary suspension transport paths or the medium is transported between the one end side and the other end side of the upper transport unit; The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The inlet / outlet unit further includes a container for storing the medium, a discharge unit for discharging the medium into the container, and a separating unit for separating and feeding the medium in the container one by one. Prepared,
An upper second transport section for transporting the medium between the upper transport section and the discharge section of the entry / exit section;
It is provided at a connection location of the upper transport unit and the upper second transport unit, transports the medium between the other end side of the discrimination unit and the temporary hold switching unit, and the temporary hold switch unit and the discharge unit A discharge switching unit that switches the medium conveyance path so as to convey the medium between the other ends of the discrimination unit and the discharge unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 10. The medium can be delivered between the other end of the upper transport unit and the other end of the lower transport unit in the first delivery unit, and one end of the upper transport unit and the lower transport in the second delivery unit In a state where the medium can be passed between one end of the unit,
The discrimination section, the upper transport section, and the lower transport section form an annular transport path,
The entrance / exit part and the temporary storage part of the upper unit, and the medium storage, the reject storage, and the replenishment collection storage of the lower unit are arranged on opposite sides of the annular conveyance path. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1. The entry / exit part and the temporary storage part of the upper unit are arranged on the upper side of the annular conveyance path,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the medium storage, the rejection storage, and the replenishment collection storage of the lower unit are arranged below the annular conveyance path. It is detachable with respect to the lower unit, is configured to be smaller than the medium storage, and includes a small storage that stores the medium separately from the other media stored in the medium storage. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1. The small storage is a forgetting storage for storing the medium that has been forgotten to be removed from the loading / unloading unit in the discharging process for discharging the medium,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the reject storage and the forgetting storage are arranged between the replenishment collection storage and the medium storage. The control unit transports the medium identified as reusable in the discrimination unit from the upper transport unit to the medium storage via the second delivery unit, and should not be reused in the discrimination unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identified reject medium is transported from the upper transport unit to the reject storage via the first delivery unit. The lower transport unit is a transport path storage unit that temporarily stores the medium in a part of the transport path of the medium,
The control unit causes the discrimination unit to discriminate the medium transported by the upper transport unit, transports the reject medium to the lower transport unit, stores the reject medium in the transport path storage unit, and stores at least other mediums The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part is conveyed to and stored in the temporary storage unit. An upper transport unit that transports a paper-like medium traded with a user along the main transport direction;
An input / output unit connected to one end side of the upper transport unit, for entering and exiting the medium;
A temporary holding unit connected to the other end of the upper transport unit and storing the medium;
An upper unit that is arranged between the entry / exit unit and the temporary storage unit, and has a discrimination unit that discriminates the medium conveyed along the upper conveyance unit;
A lower transport unit that transports the medium along the main transport direction;
A plurality of medium storages that are connected to the lower transport unit and store the reusable medium;
A reject storage for storing reject media connected to the lower transport unit and identified as not to be reused in the discrimination unit;
A lower unit connected to the lower transport unit and having the medium for replenishing the medium storage and a replenishment collection container for storing the medium recovered from the medium storage;
A control unit that controls a conveyance path of the medium using a discrimination result in the discrimination unit;
With
The upper unit and the lower unit are:
A first delivery unit that delivers the medium between the other end of the upper transport unit and the other end of the lower transport unit;
A medium transaction apparatus, comprising: a second delivery unit that delivers the medium between one end of the upper conveyance unit and one end of the lower conveyance unit.

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