JP2018081665A - Paper sheet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet processing device that can securely detect residual paper sheets in a storage space where paper sheets are stored.SOLUTION: A payment reject unit 5 includes a reject dispensing space 6, a reject dispensing port 7 and a collection door 9. After bills are taken out from the reject dispensing space 6, a user closes the collection door 9 by pressing backward the collection door 9 in an open posture by hand. A projection 88 of the collection door 9 is moved backward in an interlocking manner with the closing operation of the collection door 9. Accordingly, bills B positioned in the vicinity of the reject dispensing port 7 are pushed out to a region where the bills can be detected by third and fourth presence/absence sensors 73 and 74.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus for processing paper sheets.

  The banknote processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Literature 1 includes a storage unit that stores loose banknotes, a withdrawal unit, and a withdrawal rejection unit. In the withdrawal process of loose banknotes, the rose banknotes stored in the storage unit are transported toward the withdrawal part and are withdrawn from the withdrawal part. An abnormal banknote (reject banknote) among the rose banknotes transported toward the withdrawal unit is transported to the withdrawal reject unit and paid out to the withdrawal space.

JP 2006-062235 A

The reject banknote paid out to the payout space is collected by a user having a collection authority. In order to prevent forgetting to remove the reject banknote from the payout space, it is conceivable to arrange a detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote in the payout space. The detection area of the detection sensor is set so that reject banknotes accumulated in the payout space can be detected without omission.
However, when the banknote is in a posture different from the normal stacking posture in the withdrawal reject unit, the rejected banknote may not be detected by the detection sensor.

If the detection area is expanded by increasing the number of detection sensors arranged, it is possible to reduce the residual detection omission of rejected banknotes, but this increases the cost. In addition, there are cases where the installation space of the detection sensor is limited in the withdrawal reject portion, and it is difficult to reliably eliminate the residual detection leakage of rejected banknotes only by increasing the number of detection sensors arranged.
Similar problems exist not only in the withdrawal rejection unit but also in the withdrawal unit.

  Furthermore, even in a banknote stacking unit that stacks and organizes a set of loose banknotes temporarily before bundling, the banknote may take a posture different from a normal stacking posture. In this case, the bill cannot be detected by the detection sensor. Even in the banknote stacking unit, there are cases where the installation space of the detection sensor is limited, and it is difficult to reliably eliminate the banknote remaining detection leak in the banknote stacking unit only by increasing the number of detection sensors arranged.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can reliably detect the remaining of paper sheets in a storage space for storing paper sheets.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 detects an accommodation space in which a paper sheet is accommodated and that the paper sheet is located in a predetermined detection area set in the accommodation space. There is provided a paper sheet processing apparatus including detection means for performing movement and moving means for moving paper sheets located in a non-detection area excluding the detection area in the accommodation space to the detection area.
The invention according to claim 2 further includes a state switching means for switching the storage space between an open state in which the stored paper sheets can be taken out and a closed state in which the pick-up is prevented. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising interlocking means for moving paper sheets positioned in the non-detection area in conjunction with a switching operation to the accommodation space by the state switching means. It is.

The invention according to claim 3 further includes a discharge outlet that communicates with the storage space and discharges paper sheets stored in the storage space, and the state switching means is a door body that opens and closes the discharge outlet. The paper sheet according to claim 2, wherein the interlocking means includes first interlocking means for moving the paper sheets positioned in the non-detection area in conjunction with the closing operation of the door body. It is a similar processing device.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first interlocking means is a protrusion provided on the door body and protruding from the door body toward the detection area side, and is interlocked with the closing operation of the door body. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a protrusion that pushes the paper sheet positioned in the non-detection area to the detection area.

The invention according to claim 5 includes the first interlocking means including a pressing member provided separately from the door body, and a link mechanism for connecting the door body and the pressing member. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the pushing member pushes the paper sheet positioned in the non-detection area to the detection area in conjunction with a closing operation of the door body. is there.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the state switching means includes a storage container having the storage space therein, the storage container being provided so as to be able to be pulled out from a predetermined storage position, and the storage container being stored in the storage container. The storage space is opened by pulling it out from the position, and the storage space is closed by returning the storage container to the storage position, and the interlocking means is interlocked with the return operation of the storage container to the storage position. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second interlocking unit configured to move the sheet positioned in the non-detection area to the detection area.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the moving means includes an entry member provided so as to be capable of entering the accommodation space, and paper sheets positioned in the non-detection area at the predetermined entry timing. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an entry operation control unit that executes an entry operation for causing the entry member to enter the housing space to be pushed to the right.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the entry member includes an arm mechanism, the arm mechanism is caused to enter the accommodation space, and the paper sheet accommodated in the accommodation space is grasped by the entry member and the accommodation member is accommodated. 8. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a take-out operation control means for executing a take-out operation to take out of the space.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8, wherein an aspect of the approach operation of the arm mechanism by the approach operation control means is different from the take-out operation of the arm mechanism by the take-out operation control means. This is a paper sheet processing apparatus.
The invention according to claim 10 is the paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the entry timing includes at least one of a power-on time and a reset operation time.

The invention according to claim 11 further includes an apparatus main body and an accommodating unit having the accommodating space and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body, and the entry timing includes when the unit is closed. 10 to 10. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of 10 to 10.
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of the accommodating spaces, and the pushing operation control means sequentially executes the pushing operations with respect to the plural accommodating spaces. A paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1.

The invention according to claim 13 further includes a remaining notification unit that notifies the remaining of the paper sheet when the detecting unit detects the remaining paper sheet. It is a paper sheet processing apparatus of description.
The invention described in claim 14 further includes a lock prohibiting unit that does not lock in a closed state of the accommodation space when the detecting unit detects a remaining paper sheet. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to one item.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably detect the remaining of paper sheets in the accommodation space.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling system including a banknote handling apparatus to which a paper sheet handling machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed from the front side. FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the banknote handling apparatus viewed from the right side. FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the withdrawal reject part included in the banknote handling apparatus as seen from the right side. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the withdrawal reject unit. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which banknotes remain in a folded state in the vicinity of the reject payout opening of the reject payout space when the collection door is open. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the collection door is moved to the closed posture from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the money handling system. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of reject banknote collection processing executed by the banknote processing apparatus. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit illustrated in FIG. 1 during the reject banknote collection process. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a withdrawal rejection unit according to a first modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 17 is a view for explaining a withdrawal rejection unit according to the second modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 18 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration of the first organizing temporary storage unit 50A included in the banknote processing apparatus to which the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied. is there. FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view for explaining the configuration of the first organizing temporary storage unit 50A. FIG. 20 is a schematic front view for explaining a configuration of the first organizing temporary storage unit 50A. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the 5th-7th presence / absence sensor. It is a typical side view for demonstrating the structure of the arrangement | positioning temporary storage part contained in the said banknote processing apparatus, and a binding mechanism. FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a money handling system including the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of an internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a residual detection omission check process executed by the banknote processing apparatus. FIG. 26 is a schematic side view for explaining the residual detection omission check process executed by the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 27 is a schematic side view for explaining the residual detection omission check process executed by the banknote handling apparatus. FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling system 1 including a banknote handling apparatus 2A to which a paper sheet handling apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed from the front side.
The money handling system 1 is installed in a financial institution such as a bank. The money handling system 1 includes a money handling device 2, an operation terminal 3, and a printer 4. The user of the money handling system 1 is a staff member of a financial institution, for example.

The money handling apparatus 2 includes a banknote processing apparatus (paper sheet processing apparatus) 2A that processes banknotes as an example of paper sheets, and a coin depositing and dispensing machine 2B that performs coin depositing and dispensing processes. The banknote handling apparatus 2A, the coin depositing / dispensing machine 2B, the operation terminal 3, and the printer 4 are connected to be communicable with each other.
The banknote handling apparatus 2A is an apparatus for performing banknote depositing and dispensing processes. The banknote handling apparatus 2A includes, for example, a vertically long box-shaped apparatus main body 10. A bill bundle payout port 11, a deposit port 12, and a discharge port 13 are arranged in this order from the upper side in a substantially upper half of the front surface portion 10A facing the user in the apparatus main body 10. From the banknote bundle outlet 11, for example, a banknote bundle made up of banknotes sealed every predetermined number, such as 100 sheets, is paid out. The apparatus main body 10 is provided with a shutter 16 for opening and closing the banknote bundle payout outlet 11. The shutter 16 opens and closes the banknote bundle payout outlet 11 in response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor.

In relation to the deposit port 12, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a concave deposit portion 14 that is recessed from the deposit port 12 into the apparatus main body 10. During the depositing process, the deposit bills are deposited by the user into the depositing unit 14 from the deposit port 12. In the example of FIG. 1, the deposit port 12 and the deposit unit 14 are always exposed outside the machine, but a shutter that opens and closes the deposit port 12 may be provided.
In relation to the outlet 13, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a concave dispensing portion 15 that is recessed from the outlet 13 into the apparatus main body 10. The apparatus main body 10 is provided with a shutter 17 as an example of an opening / closing part that opens and closes the outlet 13 by receiving a driving force of a driving part (not shown) such as a motor. At the time of the withdrawal process, the banknotes for withdrawal are withdrawn from the apparatus main body 10 to the withdrawal unit 15 and the shutter 17 is opened. Thereby, the user can take out the banknote of the dispensing unit 15 from the outlet 13. A withdrawal reject unit 5 is arranged directly below the withdrawal unit 15.

The withdrawal reject unit 5 has a reject payout space (accommodating space) 6 for accumulating the banknotes rejected in the withdrawal process, and a reject payout outlet (payout outlet) 7 for paying out the rejected banknotes (FIG. 2). And a collection door 9 as a door body that opens and closes the reject outlet 7.
The operation terminal 3 is provided with an operation display unit 3A configured by a touch panel display or the like. The operation display unit 3A displays various information related to the operation of the money handling apparatus 2 and accepts operations.

The printer 4 issues a receipt describing the contents of the processing executed in the money handling apparatus 2. The operation terminal 3 and the printer 4 are not limited to the configuration provided separately from the money handling apparatus 2, and may be disposed inside the outer wall of the apparatus main body as a part of the money handling apparatus 2.
FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the banknote handling apparatus 2A viewed from the right side. With reference to FIG. 2, a loose banknote processing unit 20 and a banknote bundle processing unit 21 positioned above the loose banknote processing unit 20 are provided in the apparatus main body 10.

In addition to the depositing unit 14, the dispensing unit 15, the shutter 17, the withdrawal rejection unit 5, and the collection door 9, the loose banknote processing unit 20 includes a storage unit 25, an annular conveyance path 26, an intake conveyance path 27, and a withdrawal. A conveyance path 28, an identification unit 29, a reversing unit 30 and a supply path 31 are included.
The storage unit 25 is formed in a box shape, and a plurality (here, five) exist, and are arranged side by side in the front and rear (left and right in FIG. 2). These storage portions 25 can be pulled out from the apparatus main body 10 to the front side (left side in FIG. 2) by sliding together with the door 18. Of the five storage units 25 arranged side by side, the three storage units 25 adjacent to each other are denomination storage units 25A in which loose banknotes are stored in a stacked state for each denomination. Another storage unit 25 is a batch storage unit 25B in which multiple banknotes of different denominations are stored in a mixed state, or overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the other storage unit 25 are stored. The one storage unit 25 is a temporary storage unit 25C that temporarily stores the received rose banknotes. The denomination storage unit 25A, the batch storage unit 25B, and the temporary storage unit 25C are arranged in this order from the rear side (right side in FIG. 2). A horizontal plate-shaped stage 34 is disposed in each storage unit 25, and loose banknotes stored in a stacked state are disposed on the stage 34. The stage 34 moves up and down in response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor. Further, a feeding mechanism 47 is provided at the entrance / exit of each storage unit 25, and the banknotes from the corresponding branch path in the branch paths 35 to 39 are taken into the storage unit 25, and the banknotes in the storage unit 25 are branched. Or send it to the road.

  The annular conveyance path 26 has a flat loop shape in the vertical direction. The loose banknotes in the annular transport path 26 are transported so as to circulate in either the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction in FIG. One end of each of the branch paths 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 is connected to the lower portion of the annular conveyance path 26 in this order along the conveyance direction of the loose banknotes in the annular conveyance path 26. ing. The other ends of the branch paths 35, 36, and 37 are connected to the three denomination storage units 25A one by one from the upper side. The other end of the branch path 38 is connected to the collective storage unit 25B from above. The other end of the branch path 39 is connected to the temporary storage unit 25C from above. The other end of the branch path 40 is connected to the withdrawal reject unit 5. The take-in conveyance path 27 is a conveyance path for taking the individual banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 one by one and sending them to the annular conveyance path 26. The take-out conveyance path 28 is a conveyance path for sending the loose banknotes in the annular conveyance path 26 to the withdrawal unit 15.

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

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

  In order to convey loose banknotes in the conveyance paths such as the annular conveyance path 26, the intake conveyance path 27, the take-out conveyance path 28, the supply path 31, the branch paths 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40, and the reverse path 45 A rotating conveying roller (not shown) and a rotating belt (not shown) are provided. In response to a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor, the conveying roller rotates or the conveying belt rotates.

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

  In addition to the shutter 16 described above, the banknote bundle processing unit 21 includes an arrangement temporary storage unit (banknote stacking unit) 50, a bundling mechanism 51, a vertical conveyance path 52, a lift 53, a horizontal conveyance path 54, and a conveyance mechanism. 55 and a storage portion 56. The organizing temporary storage unit 50 is formed in a box shape, and there are a plurality (two in this case), which are arranged vertically. The upper organization temporary storage unit 50 is referred to as a first organization temporary storage unit 50A, and the lower organization temporary storage unit 50 is referred to as a second organization temporary storage unit 50B. A supply path 31 branched from the annular conveyance path 26 is connected to each of the temporary arrangement and storage units 50A and 50B.

  The bundling mechanism 51 creates a banknote bundle by receiving and bundling (bundling) a bundle of loose banknotes that have been conveyed from the bulk banknote processing unit 20 to the organizing and temporary storage units 50A and 50B via the supply path 31. Mechanism. As the bundling mechanism 51, a known configuration such as a banknote banding unit 200 described in JP 2014-164349 A can be used. The vertical conveyance path 52 is a space extending vertically upward from the bundling mechanism 51, and the above-described banknote bundle payout opening 11 communicates with the vertical conveyance path 52 from the front side. The lift 53 is formed in a horizontal plate shape and disposed in the vertical conveyance path 52, and moves up and down by receiving a driving force of a driving unit (not shown) such as a motor.

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

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

  In this embodiment, the two arrangement temporary storage units 50, the bundling mechanism 51, the lower region of the vertical conveyance path 52, and the lift 53 are unitized and pulled forward with respect to the apparatus main body 10. It is provided as possible. Of the front face portion 10A, the middle cover 8 that covers the front of these members is also unitized in this unit. Hereinafter, this unit may be referred to as a middle unit (accommodating unit) 10B.

FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the withdrawal reject unit 5 as seen from the section line III-III in FIG. In FIG. 3, the branch path 40 is also shown for reference. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the withdrawal reject unit 5. In FIG. 4, the structure which remove | excludes the upper surface board 61 among the payment | withdrawal rejection parts 5 is shown.
The first embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the remaining of rejected banknotes is detected in the withdrawal reject unit 5 (reject payout space 6), and points related to such features will be described below.

The withdrawal reject unit 5 includes a reject payout space 6, a reject payout outlet 7, a collection door 9, and a locking / unlocking mechanism 92 (see FIG. 7) for locking and unlocking the collection door 9 in a closed posture. The locking / unlocking mechanism 92 is configured using, for example, an electromagnetic lock.
The reject payout space 6 is provided so that a plurality of banknotes (reject banknotes) B can be accumulated. In the reject payout space 6, the bills B are stacked up and down in a horizontal posture such that the length of the bills B is positioned in the left-right direction. In FIG. 4, the normal accumulation state of the reject banknote B is indicated by a two-dot chain line. As shown in FIG. 3, the reject dispensing space 6 is partitioned by a box-shaped accumulation base 60 whose front and upper sides are open, and an upper surface plate 61 that faces the accumulation base 60 from above. The integrated base 60 integrally includes a bottom plate portion 62, a rear plate portion 63 that rises upward from the rear edge of the bottom plate portion 62, and a pair of side plate portions 64 that rise upward from the left and right side edges of the bottom plate portion 62. . The upper surface plate 61 is arranged to face the upper portion of the front half of the bottom plate portion 62 with a predetermined distance from the bottom plate portion 62.

  The bottom plate portion 62 has a substantially flat plate shape that extends horizontally, and has a rectangular shape that is one size larger than the bills B accumulated in the reject payout space 6. A recess 65 having a V-shaped cross section extending linearly along the left-right direction is formed at a position closer to the front side (left side in FIG. 3) of the bottom plate portion 62. The recess 65 is partitioned by a first inclined surface 65A and a second inclined surface 65B provided in this order from the front side. The first inclined surface 65A and the second inclined surface 65B are inclined in directions opposite to each other. The inclination angle of the second inclined surface 65B is set to be equal to or smaller than the inclination angle of the third and fourth optical axes 83 and 84 to be described later with respect to the horizontal plane. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the passage of the third and fourth optical axes 83 and 84 from being obstructed by the second inclined surface 65B, and the third and fourth optical axes 83 and 84 can be It can be widely applied to 65A. Thereby, the banknote B located on the 1st inclined surface 65A can be detected favorably.

The upper edge portion of the rear plate portion 63 extends horizontally in the left-right direction. Immediately above the upper edge portion of the rear plate portion 63, the transfer outlet 40A of the branch path 40 is disposed sideways.
The withdrawal reject unit 5 further includes a bill holder 66 that contacts the bills B accumulated in the reject payout space 6 and presses the bills B toward the bottom plate 62, and a bill holder support unit that supports the bill holder 66. Including. The bill holder 66 is formed using an elastic material and has a plate shape. In FIG. 4, the outline of the bill holder 66 is indicated by a bold line from the viewpoint of easy viewing. A pair of left and right first cutouts 67A and a second cutout 67B are formed at the front end portion of the bill holder 66 in order to avoid interference with a vertical rib 86 described later.

  The bill presser support part includes a pair of left and right plate support members 68 fixed to the outer wall of the withdrawal reject part 5. The plate support member 68 supports the bill holder 66 so as to be swingable around a swing shaft 69 (see FIG. 3). The bill presser 66 swings from its upper position (position shown in FIG. 3) to the front lower side (counterclockwise in FIG. 3) by its own weight, and comes into contact with the bill B accumulated in the reject payout space 6. B is pressed to the bottom plate part 62 side. The posture of the bill holder 66 changes in accordance with the height position of the uppermost banknote B among the banknotes B placed on the stacking base 60 (that is, the number of banknotes B stacked in the reject payout space 6). .

The withdrawal reject unit 5 further includes detection means for detecting the remaining of the bill B in the reject payout space 6. In the first embodiment, the detection means includes one or a plurality (for example, four in this embodiment) of presence / absence sensors (first to fourth presence / absence sensors 71 to 74). Each presence sensor 71 to 74 is an optical sensor including a pair of a light emitting element and a light receiving element.
The first presence / absence sensor 71 includes a light emitting element (light receiving element) 71A and a light receiving element (light emitting element) 71B. The light emitting element (light receiving element) 71A is disposed above the bill holder 66, and the light receiving element (light emitting element) 71B is disposed below the bottom plate portion 62. Light from the light emitting element enters the light receiving element through a hole (not shown) provided in the bottom plate portion and a notch 76 provided in the rear end edge of the tag holder 66. The optical axis (hereinafter, referred to as “first optical axis”) 81 of the first presence / absence sensor 71 extends in the reject payout space 6 in the vertical direction. The first optical axis 81 passes through the left side portion of the central part in the front-rear direction of the banknote B accumulation area in the reject payout space 6 (area indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4). When the first optical axis 81 is blocked by the bill B, the first presence / absence sensor 71 detects the remaining of the bill B in the reject payout space 6.

  The second presence / absence sensor 72 includes a light emitting element (light receiving element) 72A and a light receiving element (light emitting element) 72B. The light emitting element (light receiving element) 72A is disposed above the bill holder 66, and the light receiving element (light emitting element) 72B is disposed below the bottom plate portion 62. Light from the light emitting element enters the light receiving element through a hole (not shown) provided in the bottom plate portion and a hole 77 provided in the bill holder 66. An optical axis (hereinafter, referred to as “second optical axis”) 82 of the second presence / absence sensor 72 extends in the reject payout space 6 in the vertical direction. The second optical axis 82 passes through the right side portion of the central portion in the front-rear direction of the bill B accumulation region (the region indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) in the reject payout space 6. The second optical axis 82 is disposed slightly in front of the first optical axis 81 in the front-rear direction. When the second optical axis 82 is blocked by the bill B, the second presence / absence sensor 72 detects the remaining of the bill B in the reject payout space 6.

  The third presence sensor 73 includes a light emitting element (light receiving element) 73A and a light receiving element (light emitting element) 73B. The light emitting element (light receiving element) 73 </ b> A is disposed behind the left end portion of the rear plate portion 63, and the light receiving element (light emitting element) 73 </ b> B is disposed below the left front portion of the bottom plate portion 62. Light from the light emitting element enters the light receiving element through a hole 78 provided in the left front portion of the bottom plate portion 62 and a hole (not shown) provided in the left end portion of the rear plate portion 63. The optical axis (hereinafter referred to as “third optical axis”) 83 of the third presence / absence sensor 73 extends in the reject dispensing space 6 so as to incline backward and upward in the front-rear direction and horizontally. The third optical axis 83 passes through the central portion in the front-rear direction of the left end of the bill B accumulation region (the region indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) in the reject payout space 6. The third presence / absence sensor 73 detects the remaining of the banknote B in the reject payout space 6 by blocking the third optical axis 83 by at least the lowest banknote B of the banknotes B accumulated in the reject payout space 6. To do.

  The fourth presence / absence sensor 74 includes a light emitting element (light receiving element) 74A and a light receiving element (light emitting element) 74B. The light emitting element (light receiving element) 74 </ b> A is disposed behind the right end portion of the rear plate portion 63, and the light receiving element (light emitting element) 74 </ b> B is disposed below the right front portion of the bottom plate portion 62. Light from the light emitting element (light receiving element) passes through a hole 79 provided in the right front portion of the bottom plate portion 62 and a hole (not shown) provided in the right end portion of the rear plate portion 63, and the light receiving element (light emitting element). to go into. The optical axis (hereinafter referred to as “fourth optical axis”) 84 of the fourth presence / absence sensor 74 extends in the reject dispensing space 6 so as to incline backward and upward in the front-rear direction and horizontally. The fourth optical axis 84 passes through the central portion in the front-rear direction of the right end of the bill B accumulation region (the region indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) in the reject payout space 6. When the fourth optical axis 84 is blocked by at least the lowest bill B among the bills B accumulated in the reject payout space 6, the fourth presence sensor 74 detects the remaining of the bill B in the reject payout space 6. To do. Although the fourth optical axis 84 is not shown in the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 3, since it overlaps with the third optical axis 83 in a side view, the reference numeral “84” is shown in parentheses in FIG. (The same applies to FIGS. 5 and 6).

The reject payout opening 7 opens at the front end of the reject payout space 6. The reject outlet 7 has a horizontally long rectangle when viewed from the front.
The collection door 9 has a horizontally long rectangle that matches the reject outlet 7. The collection door 9 can be rotated around a rotation shaft 85 extending in the left-right direction, and is closed to close the reject outlet 7 and pulled down from the closed position to the near side (for example, rotated about 80 degrees). ) The posture can be changed between the open posture.

The collection door 9 is opened by its own weight when the lock is released to open the reject outlet 7, and is locked when it is manually closed. In FIG. 3, the closed posture of the collection door 9 is represented by a broken line, and the open posture of the collection door 9 is represented by a solid line.
The collection door 9 has a plurality (six in the example of FIG. 3) of vertical ribs 86 projecting rearward from the rear surface of the collection door 9 and a plurality (FIG. 3) projecting rearward from the rear surface of the collection door 9. In this example, two projections (first interlocking means) 88 are provided. Hereinafter, the vertical rib 86 and the protrusion 88 will be described with reference to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction in the closed posture of the collection door 9.

The plurality of vertical ribs 86 are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. The specifications of the plurality of vertical ribs 86 are common to each other. Each vertical rib 86 extends from the upper end to the lower end of the collection door 9. The rear end edge 87 of each vertical rib 86 is vertical.
The protrusion 88 is provided in the vicinity of the proximal end portion of the collection door 9. The rear end 89 of the protrusion 88 is located behind the rear end edge 87 of the vertical rib 86. In this embodiment, a pair of left and right protrusions 88 are provided at intervals in the left-right direction, but the number of protrusions 88 is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. Also good.

  In the closed state of the reject payout port 7 (closed posture of the collection door 9), the bill B that has passed through the branch path 40 is paid out in a horizontal posture from the transfer outlet 40A to the reject payout space 6. The bill B to be paid out to the reject payout space 6 hits the rear end edge 87 of the vertical rib 86 and is placed on the bottom plate portion 62 of the stacking base 60 while the front end position is regulated. The bill holder 66 presses the bill B from above by its own weight. Thereafter, when a new banknote B is paid out from the transport outlet 40A to the reject payout space 6, the new banknote B is placed on the already stacked banknote B while pushing the bill holder upward. Thereby, the bills B are accumulated in the reject payout space 6.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the bill B remains in a folded state in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7 of the reject payout space 6 in the open posture of the collection door 9.
The first to fourth presence / absence sensors 71 to 74 have their installation positions and orientations set so that the bills B remaining in the reject payout space 6 can be detected without omission by the first to fourth optical axes 81 to 84. Has been. However, as shown in FIG. 5, in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7, the banknote B is folded upward in the longitudinal direction (that is, in a standing position) and the bottom plate portion 62 and the bill holder of the stacking base 60. 66 may be sandwiched up and down. The bill B in this state does not block any of the four optical axes 81-84. That is, the banknote B in this state is arranged in an area (non-detection area) that cannot be detected by the first to fourth presence / absence sensors 71 to 74. It is not preferable that the banknotes B remain undetected in the reject payout space 6 because there is a possibility of causing an abnormal amount of money or a jam.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the collection door 9 is moved to the closed posture from the state shown in FIG.
With the closing operation of the collection door 9 (change in the posture of the collection door 9 from the open posture to the closed posture), the protrusion 88 moves backward. At this time, the rear end 89 of the protrusion 88 enters the reject dispensing space 6 and passes through the region directly above the front end of the bottom plate portion 62. As a result, the rear end 89 of the protrusion 88 comes into contact with the banknote B located in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7 and pushes the banknote B backward. The rear end BE of the bill B moved rearward is guided to the recess 65 along the first inclined surface 65 </ b> A and fits in the recess 65. In this state, the bill B blocks the third and fourth optical axes 83 and 84. That is, the banknote B located in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7 by the rearward movement of the projection 88 accompanying the closing operation of the collection door 9 can be detected by the third and fourth presence / absence sensors 73 and 74. It is pushed out to (detection area). Thereby, the residue of the banknote B in the reject payout space 6 can be detected reliably. When the collection door 9 is in the closed position, the protrusion 88 is retracted to the outside of the reject payout space 6 and thus does not affect the stacking operation of the fed banknotes.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the money handling system 1. With reference to FIG. 7, the electrical configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 2A will be described. In FIG. 7, the configuration necessary for detecting the remaining rejected banknote is mainly described.
The bill processing apparatus 2 </ b> A includes a control device 95, a communication I / F unit 96, and a storage device 97. The control device 95 is constituted by a microcomputer, for example. The control device 95 is electrically connected to each of the communication I / F unit 96 and the storage device 97, the loose banknote processing unit 20, and a locking / unlocking mechanism (non-locking unit) 92. The control device 95 is provided with detection outputs of the first to fourth presence / absence sensors 71 to 74 and a detection output of the open / close sensor 93.

  The control device 95 can communicate with the coin depositing and dispensing machine 2 </ b> B, the operation terminal 3, the printer 4, and other external devices via the communication I / F unit 96. Therefore, the control device 95 receives an operation of the operation display unit 3A (see FIG. 1) of the operation terminal 3 by the user, or controls the display of the operation display unit 3A. Further, the control device 95 issues a receipt by the printer 4.

Referring to FIG. 7, the storage device 97 is configured by a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores various information related to the banknote processing device 2A.
The control device 95 controls the above-described drive unit (not shown) in the loose banknote processing unit 20. Thereby, referring to FIG. 2, the control device 95 puts the banknotes between each storage unit 25 and each of the depositing unit 14, the dispensing unit 15, the withdrawal rejecting unit 5, and the arrangement temporary storage unit 50. It moves, moves a rose banknote between the accommodating parts 25, opens and closes the shutter 17, and reverses the front and back of a rose banknote in the inversion part 30. The banknote identification result by the identification unit 29 is input to the control device 95. The control device 95 grasps the denomination and the number of stored bills in each storage unit 25 based on the counting result of the separated bills by the identification unit 29.

  The control device 95 accepts an instruction for a withdrawal process by the operation of the operation display unit 3A of the operation terminal 3 by the user. Next, the control device 95 takes out the required number of loose banknotes from the denomination storage unit 25A storing the banknotes to be dispensed, and transports them in the annular transport path 26 counterclockwise in FIG. Withdraw the money from 28 to the withdrawal unit 15. In addition, the control apparatus 95 is what was identified by the identification part 29 as a rejection banknote among the rose banknotes conveyed in the cyclic | annular conveyance path 26 (a 2-sheet banknote, a money type denomination banknote, etc. are included), Reject from the branch path 40 to the withdrawal rejection unit 5. The reject banknotes paid out to the withdrawal reject unit 5 are collected after business hours of a financial institution, for example. Next, a process of collecting reject banknotes from the withdrawal reject unit 5 (hereinafter simply “reject banknote collection process”) will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of reject banknote collection processing executed by the money handling apparatus 2. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating display contents of the operation display unit 3A during standby before the start of the reject banknote collection process. FIGS. 10-15 is a figure which shows an example of the display content of 3 A of operation display parts in a rejection banknote collection process. Hereinafter, the reject banknote collection process will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 8. 9 to 15 are referred to as appropriate.

  The control device 95 displays the standby screen 101 shown in FIG. 9 on the operation display unit 3A as an initial screen (step S1 in FIG. 8). The standby screen 101 displays information on the amount of money in the money handling apparatus 2. Specifically, on the standby screen 101, the number of banknotes accommodated in the banknote processing apparatus 2A is displayed for each denomination separately from loose banknotes, banknote bundles, and new banknotes. In addition, on the standby screen 101, the number of coins accommodated in the coin depositing and dispensing machine 2B is displayed for each denomination separately from the loose coins and the wrapping coins.

  The standby screen 101 may always be displayed on the operation display unit 3A of the banknote processing apparatus 2A that is on standby. For example, the standby screen 101 is displayed on the operation display unit 3A only when the user approaches the banknote processing apparatus 2A. It may be. The standby screen 101 includes a message 111 that prompts the user to touch the operation display unit 3A. Not only a message but also an image may be displayed on the standby screen 101 to prompt a touch operation on the operation display unit 3A.

When performing a money deposit transaction or a money withdrawal transaction with respect to the money handling apparatus 2, a user who wants to perform the transaction must log in to the money handling apparatus 2. Even when a reject banknote collection process is performed on the money handling apparatus 2, the user must log in to the money handling apparatus 2.
When a touch operation is performed on the operation display unit 3A while the standby screen 101 is displayed on the operation display unit 3A, the control device 95 displays the operator ID input screen 102 shown in FIG. 10 on the operation display unit 3A. To do. On the operator ID input screen 102, a person-in-charge display 112 in which the person-in-charge number is blank and a numeric keypad 113 are displayed. The user inputs the person-in-charge number assigned to himself / herself by operating the numeric keypad 113. Thereby, the control apparatus 95 can acquire the person in charge number of a user. The input person-in-charge number is displayed on the person-in-charge number display 112.

  The person-in-charge number of the user is linked (associated) with the user name, authority, etc. and stored in the storage device 97, and the control device 95 stores the input person-in-charge number in the storage device 97. The personal identification is performed by checking the person-in-charge number stored. If the personal authentication is completed, the login is successful (step S2 in FIG. 8). Note that a password (determined in advance) may be further requested during personal authentication. When the login is successful, the control device 95 causes the operation display unit 3A to display the first menu screen 103 shown in FIG.

  Further, the login is not limited to the one using the numeric keypad 113, and may be performed using a card. More specifically, the person-in-charge number of the user is read from the ID card assigned to the user by a reading device (not shown) such as a non-contact card reader or a magnetic reader, and the person-in-charge number thus read is read. Based on the above, personal authentication may be performed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the first menu screen 103 displays a plurality of transaction operation buttons 114 (14 in the example of FIG. 11) corresponding to various transaction operations. When the user collects rejected banknotes from the withdrawal reject unit 5, the user selects and operates the management task selection button 115 ("management task" in FIG. 11) among the plurality of transaction operation buttons 114 (FIG. 11). 8 S3: Menu selection). When the management job selection button 115 is selected, the control device 95 causes the operation display unit 3A to display the second menu screen 104 shown in FIG. If the user does not have the authority to perform management tasks, the management task selection button 115 is not displayed on the first menu screen 103 even after logging in, and subsequent operations cannot be executed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the second menu screen 104 displays a plurality (11 in the example of FIG. 12) of management operation buttons 116 corresponding to various management business operations. When the user collects the reject banknote from the withdrawal reject unit 5, the user selects and operates the reject cash return button 117 ("Reject Cash Return" in FIG. 12) among the plurality of management operation buttons 116 (see FIG. 12). S3 in FIG. 8: Menu selection). When the reject cash return button 117 is selected and operated, the control device 95 causes the operation display unit 3A to display the third menu screen 105 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, on the third menu screen 105, a reject banknote return button 118 operated to collect a reject banknote from the withdrawal reject section 5, and a withdrawal coin reject section of the coin depositing and dispensing machine 2B. A reject coin return button 119 operated to recover the reject coin (not shown) is displayed. When collecting reject banknotes from the withdrawal reject unit 5, the user selects and operates the reject banknote return button 118 ("Reject banknote return" in FIG. 13). When reject banknote return button 118 is selected (YES in step S4 in FIG. 8), control device 95 causes operation display unit 3A to display first operation guidance screen 106 shown in FIG. 14 (step in FIG. 8). S5).

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first operation guidance screen 106 includes an illustration that collects (withdraws) reject banknotes from the withdrawal reject unit 5, and guidance that closes the collection door 9 after the reject banknotes are extracted. Is displayed. At this time, the locking / unlocking mechanism 92 of the collection door 9 is released, and the collection door 9 is opened by its own weight (YES in step S6 of FIG. 8). The user collects the reject banknote from the withdrawal reject unit 5 according to the guidance on the first operation guidance screen 106, and then manually closes the collection door 9 (step S7 in FIG. 8).

When a banknote is positioned in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7, the banknote B positioned in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7 is moved by the third and fourth presence sensors as the collection door 9 is closed. It is pushed out to the area (detection area) that can be detected by 73 and 74. Thereby, the residue of the banknote B in the reject payout space 6 can be detected reliably.
The closing of the collection door 9 is grasped by the control device 95 based on the detection output of the open / close sensor 93. After the collection door 9 is closed (YES in step S7 in FIG. 8), the control device 95 checks the detection outputs of the first to fourth presence / absence sensors 71 to 74, and the banknote remains in the reject payout space 6. It is checked whether or not (step S8 in FIG. 8).

When the remaining of the banknote is not detected in the reject payout space 6 (NO in step S8 in FIG. 8), the control device 95 locks (locks) the collection door 9 in the closed posture by the locking / unlocking mechanism 92, And the 2nd operation guidance screen 107 shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the operation display part 3A (step S9 of FIG. 8).
As shown in FIG. 15, the second operation guidance screen 107 displays an illustration indicating that the reject banknote collected from the withdrawal reject unit 5 is inserted into the deposit unit 14.

  The user inserts the reject banknote collected from the withdrawal reject unit 5 into the deposit unit 14 in accordance with the guidance on the second operation guidance screen 107. The banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 14 are sent to the temporary storage unit 25C via the annular conveyance path 26, and then sent to the corresponding denomination denomination storage unit 25A, and in the denomination storage unit 25A. It is stored (S10 in FIG. 8: bill return processing). Thereafter, the reject banknote collection process ends.

  On the other hand, when the remaining of the banknote is detected in the reject payout space 6 (YES in step S8 in FIG. 8), the control device 95 does not lock (lock) the collection door 9 in the closed state (in FIG. 8). Step S11), the collection door 9 takes an open posture. The switching from the first operation guide screen 106 to the second operation guide screen 107 in the operation display unit 3A is based on the precondition that the collection door 9 is locked in the closed state. Therefore, the control device 95 continues to display the first operation guidance screen 106 on the operation display unit 3A and does not shift to the second operation guidance screen 107. That is, since the collection door 9 is not locked, the display content does not move to the next process, and the collection door 9 is in the open posture and cannot move to the next process. Recognize that a banknote is left out of the reject payout space 6. Thereby, it is possible to reliably notify the user of the remaining banknotes in the reject payout space 6.

  When the remaining of the banknote is detected, the user extracts (collects) the reject banknote remaining in the withdrawal reject unit 5 (reject payout space 6). Thereafter, when the collection door 9 is closed and the remaining bills are no longer detected in the reject payout space 6, the control device 95 displays the second operation guidance screen 107 shown in FIG. 15 on the operation display unit 3A. Thereafter, the reject banknote collection process ends.

  Further, when the transaction operation button 114 excluding the management job selection button 115 is selected on the first menu screen 103 (see FIG. 11) (YES in step S12 in FIG. 8), the second menu screen 104 (FIG. 12). When the management operation button 116 other than the reject cash return button 117 is selected (see YES in step S12 in FIG. 8) or the reject coin return button 119 is selected on the third menu screen 105 (see FIG. 13). When operated (NO in step S4 in FIG. 8), a predetermined process (other process) corresponding to the selected button is executed.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the projection 88 protruding rearward from the collection door 9 in conjunction with the closing operation of the collection door 9 is in the vicinity of the reject outlet 7 (first to fourth presence / absence sensors 71 to 74). The banknote located in the area (non-detection area) that is not detected by is pushed to the area (detection area) that can be detected by the third and fourth presence sensors 73 and 74. Thereby, the residual of the banknote in the reject payout space 6 can be detected reliably.

  Further, when the presence / absence sensors 73 and 74 detect the remaining banknotes in relation to the closing operation of the collection door 9, the control device 95 does not lock the collection door 9 in the closed state. Since the collection door 9 is not locked, it is not possible to proceed to the next process, and the user notices the remaining banknote. Thereby, it is possible to reliably notify the user of the remaining banknotes in the reject payout space 6.

Although the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following modifications can be made to the first embodiment.
For example, the locking / unlocking mechanism 92 (see FIG. 7) of the collection door 9 is not limited to an electromagnetic lock, and may be, for example, a mechanical locking / unlocking mechanism that performs a locking / unlocking operation by mechanical engagement / disengagement. Good. Further, the collection door 9 may be opened and closed by driving means such as a motor.

  Moreover, when the presence sensors 71-74 detect the remaining of a banknote in relation to the closing operation of the reject payout space 6, you may make it alert | report the remaining of a banknote. This remaining notification may be performed by displaying an illustration or guidance indicating that banknotes remain in the reject payout space 6 on display means such as the operation display unit 3A. In this case, the operation display unit 3A and the control device 95 correspond to display notification means. Moreover, you may alert | report remaining by giving the guidance which shows that the banknote remains in the reject payout space 6 from a speaker (not shown) etc. In this case, the speaker and the control device 95 correspond to voice notification means. Thus, it is possible to reliably notify the user of the remaining banknotes in the reject payout space 6.

  Further, the means for pushing the bill (first interlocking means) is not limited to the protrusion 88 provided on the collection door 9. For example, as shown in FIG. 16A, the means for pushing bills (first interlocking means) connects the pushing member 201 provided separately from the collecting door 9, and the collecting door 9 and the pushing member 201. The link mechanism 202 may be included. The pushing member 201 has a long shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The pusher member 201 is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 203 arranged to extend left and right at the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 62 of the accumulation base 60. The link mechanism 202 is a ring lever that connects the lower end portion of the pushing member 201 and the proximal end portion of the collection door 9.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 16B, with the closing operation of the collection door 9, the pushing member 201 turns in one direction around the turning shaft 203 (clockwise in FIG. 16B). The upper end moves backward. At this time, the upper end portion of the pushing member 201 passes through the region directly above the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 62. Thereby, the upper end part of the pushing member 201 contacts the banknote B located in the vicinity of the reject payout opening 7, and pushes this banknote B back. The bill B moved to the rear side blocks the third and fourth optical axes 83 and 84. Thereby, the residue of the banknote B in the reject payout space 6 can be detected reliably.

Further, the application of the present invention is not limited to the withdrawal / rejection portion 5 of the type in which the rejection outlet 7 is opened and closed by the collection door 9. For example, the present invention may be applied to a withdrawal / rejection unit 302 of a type that pulls out a reject payout space (accommodating space) 301 toward the front.
As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the withdrawal reject unit 302 includes a reject payout port (payout port) 305 formed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 10. On the front surface of the apparatus main body 10, a concave (cuboid) storage space 310 is formed which is recessed from the reject outlet 305 into the apparatus main body 10.

  The withdrawal reject unit 302 further includes a reject dispensing container (storage container) 303 stored in the storage space 310. A reject payout space 301 equivalent to the reject payout space 6 is defined inside the reject payout container 303. The reject payout container 303 slides between the storage position (see FIG. 17B) in which it is all stored in the storage space 310 and the drawer position (see FIG. 17A) set in front of the storage position (see FIG. 17B). It is provided as possible. The front end portion of the reject dispensing container 303 closes the dispensing outlet 305 in a state where the reject dispensing container 303 is disposed at the storage position (see FIG. 17B). At this time, the reject payout space 301 is closed, and in this state, the reject payout space 301 can receive the reject banknote from the transport path. Further, in the state where the reject dispensing container 303 is arranged at the withdrawal position (see FIG. 17A), all of the reject dispensing space 301 is opened. In this state, the user can accept the reject banknotes accumulated in the reject dispensing space 301. It can be recovered.

  The reject dispensing container 303 includes the above-described accumulation base 60, the collection door 304 that forms the front surface of the accumulation base 60, a plate-like slider 307 that can move back and forth, and the accumulation base 60 and the slider 307. And a connecting mechanism (not shown) for connecting in a front-rear manner. The collection door 304 moves back and forth with the accumulation base 60. The connection mechanism connects the accumulation base 60 and the slider 307 so as to move back and forth in a state where the reject dispensing container 303 is drawn forward from the storage position (see FIG. 17B). In addition, the coupling mechanism allows relative back-and-forth movement between the accumulation base 60 and the slider 307 in a state where the reject dispensing container 303 is in the storage space 310. Therefore, when the reject dispensing container 303 is moved from the drawing position (see FIG. 17A) toward the storing position (see FIG. 17B), the rear end of the slider 307 immediately before the reject dispensing container 303 reaches the storing position (see FIG. 17B). However, it abuts against the abutting portion 308 fixedly disposed in the apparatus main body 10 and stops, and only the stacking base 60 relatively moves rearward. As a result, the pushing member 306 rotates in one direction around the rotation shaft 309 (clockwise in FIG. 17B).

  That is, with the returning operation of the reject dispensing container 303 to the storage position (see FIG. 17B), the pushing member 306 turns in one direction around the turning shaft 308 (clockwise in FIG. 17B), and the pushing member The upper end of 306 moves backward. At this time, the upper end portion of the pushing member 306 passes through a region immediately above the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 62 of the reject dispensing container 303. Thereby, the upper end part of the pushing member 306 contacts the banknote B located in the front-end part of the reject payout space 301, and pushes this banknote B back. The bill B moved to the rear side blocks the third and fourth optical axes 83 and 84. Thereby, the residual of the banknote B in the reject payout space 301 can be detected reliably. In the configurations of FIGS. 17A and 17B, the pusher member 306, the slider 307, and the abutting portion 308 constitute a second interlocking means.

  In addition, the present invention may be applied not to the front surface of the apparatus main body 10 but to a withdrawal reject portion arranged inward from the front surface of the apparatus main body 10. As such a withdrawal rejection unit, for example, a configuration equivalent to the withdrawal rejection unit 26 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 5602357 can be employed. When collecting banknotes from the withdrawal rejection unit, pull out the unit (internal unit) containing the withdrawal rejection unit to expose the withdrawal rejection unit, and in that state, on the front of the withdrawal rejection unit Open the provided collection door.

  Moreover, the member (the 1st and 2nd interlocking | linkage means) which pushes a banknote is not restricted to what moves a banknote back, If a banknote is pushed from a non-detection area to a detection area, The moving direction does not matter. That is, the member (first and second interlocking means) that pushes the banknote may push the banknote forward, or push the banknote from the left and right sides to the inside. It doesn't matter if you let it.

Further, the members (first and second interlocking means) for pushing the bills are not limited to those passing through the lower area of the reject payout space 6, 301 in conjunction with the closing operation of the collection door 9, but otherwise It may pass through the area.
Moreover, in 1st Embodiment, although the structure which detects directly whether the banknote reached the detection area by the detection means (the 1st-4th presence / absence sensors 71-74) was mentioned as an example, it demonstrated. The means may be configured to indirectly detect an interlocking member (for example, a lever) that interlocks with the movement of the bill.

In the above description, the money handling apparatus 2 has been described with a focus on the withdrawal reject unit 5, but the present invention can also be applied to the withdrawal unit 15. In this case, the banknote located in the non-detection area in the payout space of the withdrawal part 15 is moved to the detection area in conjunction with the closing operation of the payout space of the withdrawal part 15, thereby Let the residue be detected.
Next explained is the second embodiment of the invention.

  The second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the remaining banknotes are detected in the temporary arrangement and storage unit 50 (see FIG. 2; first and second arrangement and temporary storage units 50A and 50B). Related points will be described below. Not only the first embodiment of the present invention but also the second embodiment of the present invention is applied to the banknote processing apparatus 2A. Therefore, the banknote processing apparatus 2A is also applied to the second embodiment of the present invention. Will be described.

  First, the arrangement temporary holding unit 50 will be described. The upper first arrangement temporary storage section 50A and the lower second arrangement temporary storage section 50B are arranged along the vertical direction. The first and second organization temporary storage units 50A and 50B included in the organization temporary storage unit 50 have the same configuration. Therefore, only the first arrangement temporary storage unit 50A will be described below, and the description of the second arrangement temporary storage unit 50B will be omitted.

FIG. 18 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration of the first arrangement temporary storage unit 50A. FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view for explaining the configuration of the first organizing temporary storage unit 50A. FIG. 20 is a schematic front view for explaining the configuration of the first organizing temporary holding unit 50A. In FIG. 20, FIG. 18 is viewed from an arrow XX.
50 A of 1st arrangement | positioning temporary storage parts are the accumulation | storage stage 401 which accumulate | stores the rose banknote B sent from the rose banknote process part 20 (refer FIG. 2), and the front end of the rose banknote B accumulate | stored on the accumulation | storage stage 401. The upper stopper 402 and the lower stopper 403 are respectively regulated, and the rear wall 404 is opposed to the upper stopper 402 and the lower stopper 403 at a distance from the rear. The stacking stage 401, the upper stopper 402, the lower stopper 403, and the rear wall 404 divide an organized storage space 405 (accommodating space) for stacking loose banknotes B.

  On the stacking stage 401, the stacked banknotes B to be stacked are placed in a stacked state. The integration stage 401 has a flat and horizontal placement surface 406 as an upper surface. A stage driving unit (not shown) is coupled to the integration stage 401. The stage driving unit raises and lowers the integrated stage 401. The front end portion of the accumulation stage 401 has a comb shape. Specifically, a notch 407 for passing a first arm mechanism 431 (see FIG. 22, particularly, the lower hand 434 (see FIG. 22)), which will be described later, is arranged at the front end of the stacking stage 401 in the left-right direction. It is formed with. Therefore, the first arm mechanism 431 can be moved through the accumulation stage 401.

  The upper stopper 402 is a substantially plate-like plate material and has a vertical posture. The lower end portion of the upper stopper 402 has a comb shape. Specifically, a notch 408 for allowing the upper hand 433 (see FIG. 22) of the first arm mechanism (entrance member) 431 (see FIG. 22) to pass is formed in the left and right direction at the lower end of the upper stopper 402. It is formed side by side. The upper stopper 402 is provided such that the left end edge thereof is rotatable about a rotation shaft 418 extending in the vertical direction. The upper stopper 402 changes its position between a closed position along the left-right direction (shown by a solid line in FIG. 19) and an open position (shown by a broken line in FIG. 19) with the right side pulled out toward the closed position. It is provided as possible. An elastic member (not shown) is coupled to the upper stopper 402. The elastic member elastically presses the upper stopper 402 toward an intermediate posture between the closed posture and the open posture (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 19).

50 A of 1st arrangement | positioning temporary storage parts further contain the lock mechanism 409 which locks / unlocks the upper stopper 402 which has comprised the closed attitude | position. The lock mechanism 409 is configured using, for example, an electromagnetic lock.
The lower stopper 403 includes, for example, a plurality of claw members 410 arranged in the left-right direction, and a rotation shaft that can rotate around a central axis, and a rotation shaft 411 to which the plurality of claw members 410 are commonly fixed. Including. By the rotation of the rotation shaft 411, the plurality of claw members 410 swing around the central axis of the rotation shaft 411. The rotation shaft 411 and the plurality of claw members 410 are provided such that the plurality of claw members 410 can be changed in posture between a vertical posture in which the plurality of claw members 410 are vertical and a horizontal posture in which the plurality of claw members 410 are horizontal. The lower stopper 403 further includes an elastic member that elastically presses the rotation shaft 411 and the plurality of claw members 410 toward the vertical posture.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the first organized temporary storage unit 50 </ b> A is configured to collect the rose banknotes B sent from the loose banknote processing unit 20 via the supply path 31 on the stacking stage 401. A beating blade impeller 412 for hitting the rear end of B and a position sensor 413 for detecting the height position of the highest rose bill among the rose bills B placed on the stacking stage 401 (FIG. 18). Only). The beating blade impeller 412 is formed by using an elastic material such as rubber, and rotates in the rotation direction R about the rotation shaft 414. The position sensor 413 is disposed on the integration stage 401 with a predetermined vertical distance from the upper surface thereof. When the height position of the uppermost loose banknote detected by the position sensor 413 is less than the predetermined height, the stage drive unit lowers the stacking stage 401 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The accumulation area is secured.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 215 to 217. With reference to FIG. 19 and FIG. 21, the remaining detection of the loose bills B in the organized one storage space 405 will be described.
Each organized temporary storage unit 50 </ b> A, 50 </ b> B further includes a detection unit that detects the remaining of the banknotes B in the organized one storage space 405. In the second embodiment, the detection means includes a plurality (for example, three in this embodiment) of presence / absence sensors (fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 415 to 417).

  The fifth presence / absence sensor 415 detects the remaining of the bills B in the organized storage space 405 by blocking the optical axis 415a or the optical axis 415b by the bills B. The optical axes 415a and 415b respectively pass through the front end part and the rear part from the center of the left end part of the accumulation area of the banknotes B in the organizing and holding space 405 (the upper area of the accumulation stage 401).

  In this embodiment, the fifth presence / absence sensor 415 includes a pair of a light emitting element 421 and a light receiving element 422, an optical axis of the light emitting element 421 (one of the optical axis 415a and the optical axis 415b, for example, the optical axis 415a) and the light receiving element. And a prism 423 that connects the optical axis 422 (the other of the optical axis 415a and the optical axis 415b, for example, the optical axis 415b). The light emitted from the light emitting element 421 passes through the optical axis of the light emitting element 421, is reflected by the two inclined surfaces 423 a and 423 b of the prism 423, and then is received by the light receiving element 422 through the optical axis of the light receiving element 422. .

  The sixth presence / absence sensor 416 detects the remaining of the bills B in the organized storage space 405 when the optical axis 416a or the optical axis 416b is blocked by the bills B. The optical axes 416a and 416b respectively pass through the front end part and the rear part from the center in the left part of the stacking area (the upper part of the stacking stage 401) of the loose banknotes B in the organizing and holding space 405. Similarly to the fifth presence sensor 415, the sixth presence sensor 416 includes a pair of the light emitting element 421 and the light receiving element 422 and the optical axis of the light emitting element 421 (one of the optical axis 416a and the optical axis 416b. For example, the optical axis 416a. ) And the optical axis of the light receiving element 422 (the other of the optical axis 416a and the optical axis 416b, for example, the optical axis 416b).

  The seventh presence / absence sensor 417 detects the remaining of the bills B in the organized storage space 405 by blocking the optical axis 417a or the optical axis 417b by the loose bills B. The optical axes 417a and 417b respectively pass through the center part in the left-right direction and the right side part in the rear end part of the stacking area of the banknotes B in the organizing and holding space 405 (the upper area of the stacking stage 401). Similarly to the fifth presence / absence sensor 415, the seventh presence / absence sensor 417 includes a pair of the light emitting element 421 and the light receiving element 422, and the optical axis of the light emitting element 421 (one of the optical axis 417a and the optical axis 417b. For example, the optical axis 417a. ) And the optical axis of the light receiving element 422 (the other of the optical axis 417a and the optical axis 417b, for example, the optical axis 417b).

  FIG. 22 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration of the temporary arrangement and storage unit 50 and the bundling mechanism 51. The configuration of the bundling mechanism 51 will be described with reference to FIG. The bundling mechanism 51 takes out a group of loose banknotes B (for example, 100 loose banknotes) accumulated in the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B and binds the group of taken out banknotes B together. And the bundled banknote bundle is conveyed to the vertical conveyance path 52 (refer FIG. 24 etc.).

  The bundling mechanism 51 includes a first arm mechanism 431 that grips a group of loose banknotes B accumulated in the arrangement temporary storage unit 50 by sandwiching them up and down, and a loose banknote B that is held by the first arm mechanism 431. And a second arm mechanism (not shown) that receives the bundled banknote bundle from the first arm mechanism 431 and delivers it to the vertical conveyance path 52.

  The first arm mechanism 431 includes an arm main body 432, an upper hand 433 and a lower hand 434 attached to the arm main body 432, an arm elevating unit 435 that moves the arm main body 432 up and down, and an arm main body 432 that moves in the front-rear direction. An arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 and a distance adjustment unit 437 for adjusting the distance between the upper hand 433 and the lower hand 434 are included. The first arm mechanism 431 grips the bundle of loose banknotes B accumulated in the arrangement temporary storage unit 50 by sandwiching them from above and below by the upper hand 433 and the lower hand 434, and thereby collects the bundles of the separated rose banknotes B. Is taken out from the temporary storage unit 50.

  The arm lifting / lowering unit 435 has the arm main body 432 at an upper position (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 22) facing the front side of the first sorting temporary holding unit 50A and a lower side facing the front side of the second sorting temporary holding unit 50B. The position is moved up and down (shown by a solid line or the like in FIG. 22). In addition, the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 includes an approach position (indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 22) that approaches the arm main body 432 in both the upper position and the lower position (indicated by a one-dot chain line), It moves between the separation positions (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 22) separating from 50A and 50B. In this embodiment, the arm main body 432 is provided to be movable between an approach position, a separation position, and a standby position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 22) set between the approach position and the separation position. Yes. The interval adjusting unit 437 adjusts the interval between the upper hand 433 and the lower hand 434 to an arbitrary interval.

Next, an operation of taking out a set of loose banknotes from the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first and second arrangement temporary storage units 50A and 50B by the first arm mechanism 431 (hereinafter referred to as “arm extraction operation”). explain.
As shown in FIG. 22, the arm lifting unit 435 moves the arm main body 432 to the upper position when the first arm mechanism 431 takes out the bundle of loose banknotes B accumulated in the first temporary storage unit 50A. To place. Moreover, the space | interval adjustment unit 437 adjusts the space | interval of the upper and lower hands 433,434 to the 1st space | interval W1 sufficiently larger than the thickness (for example, about 1 cm) of the group of the rose banknote B to be taken out. The interval W1 is about 5 cm, for example. In this state, the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 moves the arm main body 432 from the standby position until then to the approach position. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 advance rearward and enter the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first arrangement and temporary storage unit 50A. While maintaining the maximum advanced state of the upper and lower hands 433 and 434, the interval adjusting unit 437 narrows the interval between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 to the minimum. As a result, a group of loose banknotes B is held (gripped) by the upper and lower hands 433 and 434. Thereafter, the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 moves the first arm mechanism 431 toward the standby position while maintaining the narrow state of the upper and lower hands 433 and 434. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 are retracted from the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first arrangement and temporary storage unit 50A, and in conjunction with this, the rose bills B held between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 The collective is also pulled out of the organized storage space 405. At this time, the lower stopper 403 is pushed by the group of loose banknotes B, and the posture is changed from the vertical posture to the horizontal posture. A group of loose banknotes B taken out from the organizing and holding space 405 is conveyed to a binding unit (not shown) while being held by the first arm mechanism 431, and is bundled while being held. The banknote bundle created in this way is transferred from the first arm mechanism 431 to the second arm mechanism (not shown).

  Further, when the first arm mechanism 431 takes out a set of loose banknotes B accumulated in the second organizing temporary storage unit 50B, the arm lifting / lowering unit 435 places the arm body 432 in the lower position. The interval adjustment unit 437 adjusts the interval between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 to the first interval W1. In this state, the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 moves the arm main body 432 from the standby position until then to the approach position. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 advance rearward and enter the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B. While maintaining the maximum advanced state of the upper and lower hands 433 and 434, the interval adjusting unit 437 narrows the interval between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 to the minimum. As a result, a group of loose banknotes is held (gripped) by the upper and lower hands 433 and 434. The arm back-and-forth motion unit 436 moves the first arm mechanism 431 toward the standby position while the narrow state of the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 is maintained. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 are retracted from the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B, and the rose banknotes B sandwiched between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 are combined with this. The collective is also pulled out of the organized storage space 405. At this time, the lower stopper 403 is pushed by the group of loose banknotes B, and the posture is changed from the vertical posture to the horizontal posture. A group of loose banknotes B taken out from the organizing and holding space 405 is conveyed to a binding unit (not shown) while being held by the first arm mechanism 431, and is bundled while being held. The banknote bundle created in this way is transferred from the first arm mechanism 431 to the second arm mechanism (not shown).

  Also, in the vicinity of the first arm mechanism 431, a guide portion 438 for guiding a set of loose banknotes and a banknote band supported by the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 of the first arm mechanism 431 is provided. ing. The guide part 438 is provided with a horizontal guide piece 439 that guides the left end part of a set of loose banknotes and the left end part of the banknote band from below. The guide by the guide piece 439 suppresses or prevents the bundle of loose banknotes and the banknote band from hanging down due to its own weight. A guide elevating unit 440 for elevating and lowering the guide piece 439 is coupled to the guide portion 438.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the money handling system 1. With reference to FIG. 23, the electrical configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 2A will be described. In FIG. 23, particularly, a configuration necessary for detecting the remaining bills in the organizing temporary storage unit 50 is mainly described.
23, the detailed description of the portions corresponding to the respective portions shown in FIG. 7 will be omitted.

  The control device 95 operates the arm elevating unit 435 of the bundling mechanism 51, the interval adjusting unit 437 of the bundling mechanism 51, the guide elevating unit 440 of the bundling mechanism 51, and other driving units (not shown) in the banknote bundle processing unit 21. Control the behavior. In addition, the control device 95 includes detection outputs from the fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 415 to 417 of the organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B, and a pushed state in which the middle unit 10B (see FIG. 2) is pushed backward. The detection output from the unit closing sensor 442 for detecting the presence of the signal is input.

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 2A. In the banknote handling apparatus 2A, the binding mechanism 51 binds loose banknotes to form banknote bundles as described above. The loose banknotes to be bound may be loose banknotes stored in the denomination storage unit 25A, or may be loose banknotes deposited from the deposit port 12 to the deposit unit 14.
When bundling loose banknotes stored in the denomination storage unit 25A to form a banknote bundle, the control device 95 takes out the necessary number of loose banknotes from the denomination storage unit 25A of the denomination of the banknote bundle formation target. Then, it is conveyed in the clockwise direction in FIG. 24 in the annular conveyance path 26 (see the solid line arrow Y1 in FIG. 24), and is accumulated in the arrangement temporary holding units 50A and 50B via the supply path 31. When a predetermined number (for example, 100 pieces) of banknotes are accumulated in the arrangement temporary storage units 50A and 50B, the control device 95 controls the bundling mechanism 51 to place the first arm mechanism 431 in the arrangement temporary storage unit 50A, 50B, and the loose banknotes accumulated in the arrangement temporary storage units 50A and 50B are grasped by the first arm mechanism 431 and taken out. And the control apparatus 95 binds the taken-out loose banknote in the binding part (not shown) arrange | positioned ahead of arrangement | positioning temporary storage part 50A, 50B, and forms a banknote bundle. The bundle of banknotes after being bundled is delivered to a second arm mechanism (not shown) and placed on the lift 53 one by one by the second arm mechanism.

  On the other hand, when bundling loose banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 to form a banknote bundle, the control device 95 causes the rose banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 by the user to rotate clockwise in FIG. (Refer to the solid line arrow Y1 in FIG. 24). The control device 95 takes out, among the loose bills conveyed in the annular conveyance path 26, those identified by the identification unit 29 as being rejected (including two-feed bills, unidentifiable bills, etc.) 28, the banknotes other than the rejected banknotes, that is, the rose banknotes to be deposited are accumulated in the temporary arrangement and holding sections 50A and 50B via the supply path 31.

  When a predetermined number (for example, 100 pieces) of banknotes are accumulated in the arrangement temporary storage units 50A and 50B, the control device 95 controls the bundling mechanism 51 to place the first arm mechanism 431 in the arrangement temporary storage unit 50A, 50B, and the loose banknotes accumulated in the arrangement temporary storage units 50A and 50B are grasped by the first arm mechanism 431 and taken out. And the control apparatus 95 binds the taken-out loose banknote in the binding part (not shown) arrange | positioned ahead of arrangement | positioning temporary storage part 50A, 50B, and forms a banknote bundle. The bundle of banknotes after being bundled is delivered to a second arm mechanism (not shown) and placed on the lift 53 one by one by the second arm mechanism.

  Processing for taking out a set of loose banknotes for the first organized temporary storage unit 50A, binding process for a group of taken out banknotes, processing for taking out a set of loose banknotes for the second organized temporary storage unit 50B, and taken out roses The bundling process for banknotes is performed alternately. Specifically, while the 1st arm mechanism 431 is performing the taking-out process and the bundling process with respect to the loose banknotes accumulated in one of the 1st and 2nd arrangement temporary storage parts 50A and 50B. Subsequent banknotes are fed into the other of the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B. And while performing the taking-out process and the bundling process for the bundle of loose banknotes accumulated on the other of the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A, 50B, the subsequent banknotes are It is sent to the one of the second organizing temporary holding units 50A and 50B. Thereby, the formation speed of the banknote bundle in 2 A of banknote processing apparatuses can be sped up.

  Thereafter, as the lift 53 rises, the banknote bundle is raised (lifted) in the vertical conveyance path 52. The bundle of banknotes T after being bundled is moved horizontally in the horizontal conveyance path 54 after reaching the upper end of the vertical conveyance path 52 as shown by a solid arrow Y2 in FIG. It may be stored. Also, the bundled banknote bundle T may be withdrawn from the banknote bundle payout outlet 11 communicating with the middle part of the vertical conveyance path 52 immediately thereafter, as indicated by a broken line arrow Y3 in FIG.

  By the way, when the banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 are bundled to form a banknote bundle, the rose banknotes deposited in the depositing unit 14 may be the exact number (for example, 100) included in one banknote bundle. If there is a fraction in the received bills, the bills of that fraction will remain in the first or second organizing temporary storage unit 50A, 50B without being bound. In this case, it is necessary to extract the fractional bills from the temporary storage units 50A and 50B.

Specifically, the fractional loose banknotes are extracted according to the following procedure. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 2 and 18 to 23.
First, the user operates the operation display unit 3A (see FIG. 1 and the like) to perform an operation for completing the organizing process (binding a predetermined number of loose banknotes). Accordingly, the first arm mechanism 431 is retracted to the separation position (position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 22). As the first arm mechanism 431 is retracted, the front surfaces of the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B are exposed. Further, the guide portion 438 is retracted to the retracted position (not shown) set at the highest position.

Thereafter, the lock mechanism 409 (not shown) of the upper stopper 402 is released. When the lock mechanism 409 is unlocked, the upper stopper 402 pops up and opens to an intermediate posture (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 19).
After the end of these series of operations, the locking mechanism (not shown) of the middle unit 10B (see FIG. 2) is released. As the lock is released, the middle unit 10B pops up and can be pulled out manually.

Thereafter, the user pulls out the middle stage unit 10 </ b> B toward the front side to expose the temporary arrangement and storage unit 50 and the bundling mechanism 51. In this state, since the front surfaces of the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B are exposed, the state around the front surface of the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B should be visually confirmed. Can do.
Next, the user largely pulls out the upper stopper 402 of the first and / or second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B toward the front side around the rotation shaft 418, and the first and / or the second organizing temporary storage unit. The inside of the parts 50A and 50B is opened. A state in which the upper stopper 402 is largely pulled out is shown by a broken line in FIG. Thereafter, the user inserts his / her hand into the organizing and storing space 405 of the first and second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B, and extracts the fractional bills stored in the organizing and storing space 405. Since the open end of the upper stopper 402 is the left end (end portion on the user side), it is easy for the user to visually observe the inside of the organized storage space 405 when the upper stopper 402 is open. Therefore, it is difficult to forget to remove the loose bills B in this extraction operation.

Further, since the upper stopper 402 is elastically pressed toward the intermediate position between the closed position and the open position, the upper stopper 402 is already in the intermediate position in the pulled-out state of the middle unit 10B. Therefore, immediately after the pulled-out state, the arrangement and storage space 405 of the arrangement and temporary storage units 50A and 50B can be visually observed.
From another viewpoint, the opening amount of the upper stopper 402 is regulated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fractional loose bills B from being dropped due to the drawing impact.

  In such an operation of extracting the fractional bills B, the user (for example, a bank clerk) extracts all the bills remaining in the organizing and holding space 405. After completion of the extraction work, the middle unit 10B is pushed backward to be in a pushed state. In conjunction with the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B, a pushing roller (not shown) arranged at the rear end of the bundling mechanism 51 hits the upper stopper 402 in the intermediate posture and changes the posture of the upper stopper 402 to the closed posture. Thereafter, the upper stopper 402 in the closed posture is held in the closed posture by a lock mechanism 409 (not shown).

However, there is a case where forgetting to remove a loose banknote may occur in the extraction operation. The loose banknote B that has been forgotten to be pulled out may have a standing posture in the vicinity of the outlet 405a (see FIG. 18) of the organizing and holding space 405, as indicated by a bold broken line in FIG.
The arrangement positions and the like of the optical axes by the above-described fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 415 to 417 are the same as those of the bills B stored in the organized storage space 405 in a stacked state, and the optical axes 415a, 415b, 416a, 416b. , 417a, 417b are set so that they can be detected without omission. However, the bill B in the standing posture near the exit 405a does not block any of these optical axes 415a, 415b, 416a, 416b, 417a, 417b. That is, the banknote B in this state is arranged in an area (non-detection area) that cannot be detected by the fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 415 to 417. It is not preferable that banknotes B remain undetected in organized storage space 405 because it may cause an abnormality in the amount of money or a jam.

Therefore, in this embodiment, at a predetermined timing, a residual detection omission check process for detecting whether or not the banknote B remains undetected in the organized one storage space 405 is executed. This residual detection omission check process is performed when the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B is completed, when the power is turned on, or when it is reset.
FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the residual detection omission check process executed in the banknote processing apparatus 2A. 26 and 27 are schematic side views for explaining the flow of the residual detection omission check process executed in the banknote processing apparatus 2A. FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of display contents of the operation display unit 3A. Hereinafter, the residual detection omission check process will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 18 to 28.

The control device 95 refers to the detection output from the unit closing sensor 442 and monitors whether or not the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B has been completed (step S11 in FIG. 25). Further, the control device 95 refers to a power supply signal and a reset signal input to the control device 95.
When it is determined that the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B has been completed (YES in step S11 in FIG. 25), the control device 95 executes an arm approach operation for causing the first arm mechanism 431 to enter the organized storage space 405. (Step S12 in FIG. 25). This arm approach operation is an area (detection area) where the fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 415 to 417 can detect loose banknotes located in the non-detection area (near the exit 405a) in the organizing and holding space 405. This is done to push

Hereinafter, the arm approach operation in S12 will be specifically described.
First, the control device 95 performs an arm approaching operation on the organized one storage space 405 of the second organized temporary storage unit 50B. Specifically, the control device 95 controls the arm lifting / lowering unit 435 to place the arm main body 432 in the lower position. The interval adjustment unit 437 adjusts the interval between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 to a second interval W2 that is slightly narrower than the first interval W1. The second interval W2 is about 2 cm, for example. In this state, the control device 95 controls the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 to move the arm main body 432 from the standby position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 22) to the approach position (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 22). Move towards. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 advance rearward and enter the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B. When the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 enter the predetermined entry position (position shown in FIG. 27), the control device 95 thereafter controls the arm longitudinal movement unit 436 so that the arm body 432 is directed to the standby position. Move. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 are retracted forward from the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B.

  In this arm advancement mode, the distance W2 between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 is adjusted, and only the forward and backward movement of the hands 433 and 434 is performed. On the other hand, the above-described aspect of the arm take-out operation is an operation of initially adjusting the interval W1 between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434, and narrowing the interval between the hands 433 and 434 after entering the hands 433 and 434. is there. That is, the mode of arm advancement operation is different from the mode of arm extraction operation.

  As shown in FIG. 26, a case is considered in which a loose bill B is present in a standing posture in a non-detection area (near the exit 405a) in the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B. In this case, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 are advanced to a predetermined entry position with the arm entry operation. When pressed by the hands 433 and 434, the loose bill B existing in a standing posture in the vicinity of the outlet 405a falls on the stacking stage 401 as shown in FIG. In this state, the loose banknote B can be detected by the fifth to seventh presence / absence sensors 415 to 417. In the example of FIG. 27, detection is performed by sixth and seventh presence / absence sensors 416, 417. Thereby, the residue of the loose banknote B in the organized one storage space 405 of the first organized temporary storage unit 50A can be reliably detected.

  Next, the control device 95 performs an arm approach operation with respect to the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first arrangement and temporary storage unit 50A. The arm lifting / lowering unit 435 is controlled to place the arm main body 432 (that is, the first arm mechanism 431) in the upper position. The interval adjusting unit 437 adjusts the interval between the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 to the second interval W2. In this state, the control device 95 controls the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 to move the arm main body 432 from the standby position so far toward the approach position. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 advance rearward and enter the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first arrangement and temporary storage unit 50A. When the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 enter the approach position, the control device 95 controls the arm back-and-forth movement unit 436 to move the arm body 432 toward the standby position. As a result, the upper and lower hands 433 and 434 are retracted forward from the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B. When the loose banknote B is present in the standing posture near the exit 405a in the organized temporary storage space 405 of the first temporary storage section 50A, the loose banknote B is accumulated in the stacking stage 401 as the arm enters. It falls down and is detected by sixth and seventh presence / absence sensors 416, 417. Thereby, the residue of the loose banknote B in the organized one storage space 405 of the first organized temporary storage unit 50A can be reliably detected.

  And when the remaining of the banknotes is detected in either the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B or the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first arrangement and temporary storage unit 50A ( The control device 95 displays a residual notification screen as shown in FIG. 28 on the operation display unit 3A as a residual notification (step S14 in FIG. 25). Further, the control device 95 releases the lock mechanism (not shown) of the middle unit 10B. As a result, the middle unit 10B pops up (step S15 in FIG. 25). By this pop-up, the user can be informed that loose banknotes remain in the arrangement temporary storage section 50B or the arrangement temporary storage section 50A.

  Thereafter, the user performs the above-described fractional bill removal operation. After the completion of the extraction work, the user pushes the middle unit 10B backward. After the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B is completed, the control device 95 returns to S13 in FIG. 25 and determines whether or not loose banknotes remain in the first or second organizing temporary storage units 50A and 50B ( S13 in FIG. 25).

On the other hand, in any organized storage space 405, when the remaining of the banknotes is not detected (NO in step S13 in FIG. 25), the residual detection omission check process shown in FIG. 25 is then returned as it is. The
In S11 of FIG. 25, when the power is turned on and a power signal indicating that the power is turned on is input to the control device 95, or reset processing is performed and a reset signal is input to the control device 95 (step S11). NO, and YES in step S17 of FIG. 25), an arm approach operation for causing the first arm mechanism 431 to enter the organized storage space 405 is executed (step S18 of FIG. 25). The arm entry operation in S18 is equivalent to the arm entry operation in S12, and therefore the description is omitted.

  When the remaining of the banknotes is detected in either the arrangement and storage space 405 of the second arrangement and temporary storage unit 50B or the arrangement and storage space 405 of the first arrangement and temporary storage unit 50A (see FIG. 25, YES in step S19), and then the banknote handling apparatus 2A goes down in error (step S20 in FIG. 25). Thereafter, the residual detection omission check process shown in FIG. 25 is returned. The bill processing apparatus 2A after the error is returned to the standby state when the loose bills remaining in the organizing and holding space 405 are taken out.

On the other hand, in the case where any remaining banknotes are not detected in any organized storage space 405 (NO in step S19 in FIG. 25), the residual detection leak check process shown in FIG. .
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the arm approach operation for causing the first arm mechanism 431 to enter the organized storage space 405 is executed in the residual detection omission check process executed at a predetermined timing. Thereby, the area | region (detection) which the banknote located in the exit 405a vicinity (non-detection area | region) of the arrangement | positioning 1st accommodation space 405 can detect with the 1st arm mechanism 431 with the 5th-7th presence / absence sensors 415-417. To the area). Thereby, the remaining of the banknotes in the organized one storage space 405 can be reliably detected.

Further, when the remaining bills are detected in the residual detection omission check process after the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B, the residual notification screen 450 is displayed on the operation display unit 3A, so that in the organized one storage space 405. It is possible to reliably notify the user of the remaining of the bills.
Further, the presence / absence sensors 415 to 417 may have a configuration in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are provided for each optical axis instead of a configuration in which a prism is interposed between the light emitting element and the light receiving element.

Although the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following modifications can be made to the second embodiment.
For example, in the residual detection omission check process after the pushing operation of the middle unit 10B, in addition to / in place of the display on the operation display unit 3A, a notification of the residual notification is notified to a portable terminal (not shown) held by the cashier. It may come to be.

Furthermore, although the mode of the arm advancement operation has been described as being different from the mode of the arm extraction operation, the mode of the arm advancement operation may be common to the mode of the arm extraction operation.
As mentioned above, although two embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can also be implemented with another form.
For example, although the case where an optical sensor is used as the detection unit has been described as an example, other sensors (for example, a magnetic sensor or a mechanical sensor) can be provided as the detection unit.

Moreover, although 2 A of banknote processing apparatuses were demonstrated as what is contained in some money processing systems 1, you may be provided independently from the money processing system 1. FIG.
Moreover, 2 A of banknote processing apparatuses are not restricted to what pays out a banknote to accommodation space, You may pay out paper sheets, such as a gift certificate and a check other than a banknote, in accommodation space.
In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of matters described in the claims.

2A banknote processing apparatus 3A operation display unit (residual notification means)
5 Withdrawal rejection part 6 Rejection payout space (accommodation space)
7 Reject payment exit
9 Door body 10 Device body 10B Middle unit (accommodating unit)
25 Storage part 71 First presence / absence sensor (detection means)
72 Second presence sensor (detection means)
73 Third presence sensor (detection means)
74 Fourth presence / absence sensor (detection means)
88 Projection 92 Locking and unlocking mechanism (non-locking means)
95 Control device (take-out operation control means, lock prohibition means, residual notification means)
201 Pushing member 202 Link mechanism 301 Reject dispensing space (accommodating space)
303 Reject dispensing container (container)
306 Pushing member (second interlocking means)
307 Slider (second interlocking means)
308 Abutting part (second interlocking means)
405 Arrangement Ichiho Containment Space (Containment Space)
431 First arm mechanism (entrance member)

Claims (14)

A storage space for storing paper sheets;
Detecting means for detecting that the paper sheet is located in a predetermined detection area set in the accommodation space;
A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a moving unit configured to move a paper sheet located in a non-detection area excluding the detection area in the accommodation space to the detection area. A state switching means for switching the storage space between an open state in which the accommodated paper sheets can be taken out and a closed state in which the pick-up is prevented;
2. The paper sheet according to claim 1, wherein the moving unit includes an interlocking unit that moves a paper sheet positioned in the non-detection area in conjunction with the switching operation to the accommodation space by the state switching unit. Processing equipment. Further comprising a payout opening that communicates with the accommodation space and dispenses paper sheets accommodated in the accommodation space;
The state switching means includes a door body that opens and closes the payout opening,
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the interlocking unit includes a first interlocking unit that moves a paper sheet positioned in the non-detection area in conjunction with a closing operation of the door body. . The first interlocking means includes
A projection provided on the door body and projecting from the door body toward the detection area side, and paper sheets positioned in the non-detection area in conjunction with the closing operation of the door body are detected in the detection area. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a protrusion that is pushed to the right. The first interlocking means includes
A pushing member provided separately from the door body;
A link mechanism for connecting the door body and the push member,
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the pushing member pushes the paper sheet positioned in the non-detection area to the detection area in conjunction with a closing operation of the door body. The state switching means includes a storage container having the storage space therein, and the storage container is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from a predetermined storage position, and the storage space is formed by pulling out the storage container from the storage position. The storage space is closed by returning the storage container to the storage position.
The interlocking means includes second interlocking means for moving paper sheets positioned in the non-detection area to the detection area in conjunction with an operation of returning the storage container to the storage position. Item 3. A paper sheet processing apparatus according to Item 2. The moving means is
An entry member provided so as to be capable of entering the accommodation space;
And an entry operation control means for executing an entry operation for entering the entry member into the accommodation space so as to push the paper sheet positioned in the non-detection area to the detection area at a predetermined entry timing. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1. The entry member includes an arm mechanism;
The apparatus further includes a take-out operation control unit configured to cause the arm mechanism to enter the storage space, and to perform a take-out operation of gripping the paper sheets stored in the storage space by the entry member and taking out the paper out of the storage space. Item 8. A paper sheet processing apparatus according to Item 7.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an aspect of the entry operation of the arm mechanism by the entry operation control unit is different from the take-out operation of the arm mechanism by the take-out operation control unit.   The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the entry timing includes at least one of a power-on time and a reset operation time. The device body;
A housing unit having the housing space and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body;
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the entry timing includes a unit closing time. A plurality of the accommodating spaces are provided,
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the pushing operation control unit sequentially performs the pushing operation on the plurality of accommodation spaces.   The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising a residual notification unit that notifies the residual of the paper sheet when the detection unit detects the residual paper sheet.   The paper sheet processing according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising: a lock prohibiting unit that does not lock in a closed state of the accommodation space when the detecting unit detects the remaining of the paper sheet. apparatus.