JP2018092381A - Banknote processing apparatus and banknote processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a banknote processing apparatus capable of allowing an attendant to easily align the front and back faces and the vertical direction of dispensed banknotes without dispensing to a plurality of locations.SOLUTION: A control part controls a conveyance part to dispense, to a dispensing part, a bundle of first banknotes whose front and back faces and vertical direction are aligned by conveying banknotes identified as front-face-up to a non-reversal conveyance path and conveying banknotes identified as rear-face-down to a reversal conveyance path (S112-S118). Furthermore, when a banknote detection part detects that the bundle of the first banknotes is completely discharged from the dispensing part, the control part controls the conveyance part to dispense, to the dispensing part, a bundle of second banknotes which have the direction of the banknotes different from the bundle of the first banknotes and whose front and back faces and vertical directions are aligned by conveying banknotes identified as rear-face-up to the non-reversal conveyance path and conveying banknotes identified as front-face-down to the reversal conveyance path (S120-S127).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus and a banknote processing method for depositing / withdrawing banknotes.

  In a bundle of banknotes to be paid to a customer or a bundle of banknotes arranged so as to have a predetermined number, if the front and back of each banknote and the direction of the top and bottom are aligned, it looks good and is easy to handle. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the orientation of the banknotes withdrawn from the storage unit is identified by the identification unit, and the orientation of the banknotes is aligned by the front / back arrangement unit, and then the top and bottom faces in one direction. There is described a banknote processing machine that sorts banknotes and banknotes whose top and bottom faces in one direction opposite to one direction, and pays out the sorted banknotes from a deposit / withdrawal port and a deposit / reject port. In such a banknote handling machine, the banknotes taken out from the deposit / withdrawal port and the bundle of banknotes taken out from the deposit / rejection port are overlapped with the top and bottom aligned so that the banknotes are withdrawn from the banknote handling machine. The front / back and top / bottom orientation of all banknotes can be aligned.

JP2015-41133A

  In the above banknote handling machine, one of the sorted banknotes is dispensed to a deposit reject port that is not the place where the banknotes to be dispensed are originally dispensed, so that the staff is not accustomed to handling the banknote handling machine. In such cases, confusion may arise.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention provides a banknote processing apparatus and a banknote processing method in which an attendant can easily align the front and back of a banknote that has been paid out and the direction of the top and bottom without having to pay out to a plurality of places. The purpose is to do.

  The banknote processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a depositing unit into which banknotes are inserted, a dispensing unit into which banknotes are thrown out, a storage region unit for storing banknotes, the depositing unit, and the storage. The conveyance part which conveys a banknote between an area | region part and between the said storage area | region part and the said withdrawal part, The direction of the banknote conveyed by the said conveyance part is 1st from which the direction of a front and back and top and bottom differ, respectively An identification unit that identifies which of the orientation, the second orientation, the third orientation, and the fourth orientation is provided, and a control unit. Here, the transport unit includes a first transport path unit and a second transport path unit having a different path from the first transport path unit. The control unit is configured such that a banknote identified as the first orientation is transported through the first transport path and a banknote identified as the second orientation is transported through the second transport path. After a bundle of first banknotes with front and back and top and bottom orientations aligned, the transport unit throws the first banknote into the dispensing unit, and then the banknote identified as the third direction passes through the first transport path unit. The banknotes that are transported and identified as the fourth direction are transported through the second transport path section so that the front and back sides and the top and bottom are aligned, and the banknote direction is different from the bundle of the first banknotes. A bundle of banknotes 2 is thrown into the dispensing unit by the transport unit.

  For example, a banknote detection unit that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the withdrawal unit may be further provided. In this case, when the banknote detection unit detects that the bundle of the first banknotes has disappeared from within the dispensing unit, the control unit causes the transport unit to remove the second banknote bundle. I throw it into the gold club.

  Further, for example, a conveyance instruction unit for instructing conveyance of banknotes may be further provided. In this case, when the conveyance instruction unit instructs the conveyance of banknotes, the control unit causes the conveyance unit to throw out the second banknote bundle to the dispensing unit.

  According to the above configuration, the clerk easily obtains a bundle of banknotes in which the orientation of the front and back and the top and bottom is aligned by simply aligning the front and back and the top and bottom of the first banknote and the second banknote. be able to. And the bundle of two banknotes piled up later can be thrown out to the same withdrawal part.

  In the banknote handling apparatus according to the first aspect, a configuration that further includes a notification unit may be employed. In this case, the control unit causes the notification unit to perform notification that prompts removal of the bundle of the first banknotes from the withdrawal unit.

  According to said structure, the attendant can extract a banknote smoothly from a withdrawal part.

  In the banknote handling apparatus according to this aspect, when the number of banknotes stored in the storage area unit reaches a predetermined number, the control unit causes the transport unit to throw out the stored banknotes to the dispensing unit. .

  According to the above configuration, the attendant can easily obtain a bundle of banknotes with the number of sheets arranged in the front and back and the top and bottom in the order counting process.

  In the banknote handling apparatus according to this aspect, the first transport path unit is a non-inverted transport path unit in which the direction of the front and back of the banknote is not reversed from the direction identified by the identification unit, and the second transport path unit May be configured such that the direction of the front and back of the banknote is a reversal conveyance path part that is reversed from the direction identified by the identification part.

  When it is set as said structure, when the said control part throws out the banknote accommodated in the said storage area | region part to the said withdrawal part, the banknote identified as the said 1st direction is further said to the said storage area | region. The first banknote is moved out of the storage section and transported in the non-reverse transport path section, and the banknote identified as the second orientation is transported out of the storage area section and transported in the reverse transport path section. Align the front and back of the banknotes in the bundle and the direction of the top and bottom, take out the banknotes identified as the third direction from the storage area part and transport the non-reversing transport path part, and identify the fourth direction. The bills taken out from the storage area part and transported through the reverse transport path part can be configured to align the front and back of the banknotes and the top and bottom of the second banknote bundle.

  According to said structure, when the banknote accommodated in the storage area | region part is thrown out to a withdrawal part, when the banknote is conveyed by a non-inversion conveyance path | route part or a reverse conveyance path | route part, The bundle of the first banknote and the bundle of the second banknote that have been thrown out can be made to have the front and back and the orientation of the top and bottom aligned.

  In the banknote handling apparatus according to this aspect, the transport unit is transported in front of the withdrawal unit, and a first withdrawal transport path for dispensing the transported banknotes from the first direction to the withdrawal unit. The banknotes may be branched to a second withdrawal conveyance path for throwing the banknotes into the withdrawal portion from a second direction opposite to the first direction. In this case, the first transport path section includes the first withdrawal transport path in the path, and the second transport path section includes the second withdrawal transport path in the path. In the dispensing unit, the bundle of the first banknotes and the bundle of the second banknotes are held in a state in which their front and back sides and the top and bottom are aligned.

  When it is set as said structure, when the said control part throws out the banknote accommodated in the said storage area | region part to the said withdrawal part, the banknote identified as the said 1st direction is further said to the said storage area | region. The banknotes identified as the second orientation are transported through the storage area section and transported through the second withdrawal transport path. The banknotes of the banknote bundle of 1 are aligned in the front and back direction and the top and bottom, and the banknotes identified as the third direction are taken out from the storage area portion and transported through the first withdrawal transport path, and the fourth A configuration in which the banknotes identified as the orientation of the second banknote are taken out of the storage area section and transported through the second withdrawal transport path, thereby aligning the front and back of the banknotes of the second banknote bundle and the top and bottom. Can be done.

  According to said structure, when the banknote accommodated in the storage area | region part is thrown into a withdrawal part, the banknote is conveyed by the 1st withdrawal conveyance path or the 2nd withdrawal conveyance path, The bundle of the first banknote and the bundle of the second banknote thrown into the gold part can be made to have the front and back and the direction of the top and bottom aligned.

  When it is set as these composition, the control part makes the identification part identify the direction of a banknote, and makes the identification part identify, when the banknote is stored in the storage area part by the conveyance part from the deposit part. As a result, in the storage area portion, the banknote identified as the first orientation, the banknote identified as the second orientation, the banknote identified as the third orientation, and the fourth orientation And banknotes identified as being stored separately.

  If it is such a structure, when throwing out the banknote stored in the storage area part to a withdrawal part, the direction of the front and back of a banknote and the top and bottom are aligned, without identifying the direction of a banknote again by an identification part. be able to.

  As described above, when the first transport path unit is a non-reverse transport path unit and the second transport path unit is a reverse transport path unit, the control unit further includes: When storing the banknote thrown into the depositing unit in the storage area unit, the direction of the banknote issued from the depositing unit is identified by the identification unit, and the banknote identified as the first direction is non-inverted. While conveying a conveyance path | route part and conveying the banknote identified as said 2nd direction to the said reverse conveyance path | route part, the front and back of the banknote of the said 1st banknote bundle, and the direction of a top-and-bottom are aligned, The banknotes identified as the third orientation are transported through the non-inverted transport path section, and the banknotes identified as the fourth orientation are transported through the reverse transport path section, thereby causing the second banknote to be transported. Of banknotes in front and back and top and bottom Aligned, in the housing area portion, and the flux of the first bill can be configured such that stored separately and flux of the second bill.

  According to said structure, when the banknote thrown into the money_receiving | payment part is accommodated in a storage area | region part, when the banknote is conveyed by a non-inversion conveyance path | route part or a reverse conveyance path | route part, the direction of front and back and top and bottom is carried out. An aligned bundle of first banknotes and a bundle of second banknotes can be generated. For this reason, in a storage area | region part, a banknote should just be divided | segmented and accommodated in the bundle | flux of the 1st banknote and the 2nd banknote, and it is not necessary to divide a banknote into many bundles.

  A 2nd aspect of this invention is related with the processing method of the banknote in a banknote processing apparatus. In the bill processing method according to this aspect, the identification unit determines whether the direction of the banknote is the first direction, the second direction, the third direction, or the fourth direction in which the front and back sides and the top and bottom directions are different. And the banknote identified as the first orientation and the banknote identified as the second orientation are respectively a first transport path section and a second transport path section with different paths. A step of throwing out a bundle of first banknotes whose front and back and top-and-bottom directions are aligned by being transported to a withdrawal unit; and after the bundle of first banknotes is thrown into the withdrawal unit, The banknotes identified as the third orientation and the banknotes identified as the fourth orientation are transported through the first transport path section and the second transport path section, respectively. The direction of the banknotes is different from the bundle of the first banknotes. Comprising of the steps of thrown a bundle of banknotes to the dispensing unit.

  According to said processing method, there can exist an effect similar to the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on a 1st aspect.

  According to the present invention, a staff member can easily align the front and back sides of the banknotes that have been paid out and the top and bottom directions without paying out to a plurality of locations.

  The effects and significance of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments. However, the embodiment described below is merely an example when the present invention is implemented, and the present invention is not limited to what is described in the following embodiment.

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a bill detection provided in the dispensing unit according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a part. Fig.2 (a) is a figure which shows the state of the banknote which flows through a conveyance part based on 1st Embodiment, FIG.2 (b) demonstrates the reverse side of the banknote by the inversion part based on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for doing. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the first embodiment. 6A is a diagram illustrating a flow until the banknote of the deposit unit according to the first embodiment is divided and stored in four temporary storage units according to the front and back and the direction of the top and bottom. (B) is a figure which shows the state (direction) of the banknote accommodated in the four temporary storage parts based on 1st Embodiment. Fig.7 (a) is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the temporary storage part for 3rd stackers based on 1st Embodiment is thrown into a payment part, FIG.7 (b) is 1st implementation. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the 2nd stacker temporary storage part based on a form is thrown out to a payment part. Fig.8 (a) is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the temporary storage part for 1st stackers according to 1st Embodiment is thrown into a payment part, FIG.8 (b) is 1st implementation. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the temporary storage part for 2nd cassettes based on a form is thrown into a payment part. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sampling prompt screen displayed on the operation display unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote handling machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11A is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a loose banknote processing unit according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 11B is a banknote detection provided in the dispensing unit according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a part. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a bundled bill processing unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the banknote handling machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16A is a diagram illustrating a flow until the banknotes that have been fed out from the depositing unit and identified as facing up are stored in the first temporary storage unit according to the second embodiment, and FIG. These are figures which show the flow until the banknote which was drawn | fed out from the money_receiving | payment part and was identified as facing the ground according to 2nd Embodiment is accommodated in a 1st temporary storage part. FIG. 17A is a diagram showing a flow until the banknotes that are fed out from the depositing unit and identified as facing the ground surface are stored in the second temporary storage unit according to the second embodiment, and FIG. These are figures which show the flow until the banknote which was drawn | fed out from the money_receiving | payment part and identified as facing toward the top is accommodated in a 2nd temporary storage part based on 2nd Embodiment. Fig.18 (a) is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of a 1st temporary storage part is thrown into a payment part based on 2nd Embodiment, FIG.18 (b) is 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the 2nd temporary storage part which concerns is thrown into a payment part. FIGS. 19A and 19B are diagrams showing a flow until the banknote of the second stacker temporary storage unit is thrown into the dispensing unit according to the first modification. 20 (a) and 20 (b) are diagrams showing a flow until the banknote of the second cassette temporary holding unit is thrown into the dispensing unit according to the first modification. FIGS. 21A and 21B are flowcharts illustrating the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the first modification. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the withdrawal process according to the second modification. FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the withdrawal process according to the second modification. FIG. 24A is a diagram showing a flow until the banknotes fed out of the stacker and identified as facing up are thrown into the dispensing unit according to the second modification, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote which was drawn | fed out from the stacker and identified as facing the ground according to Example 2 is thrown into the withdrawal part. FIG. 25A is a diagram illustrating a flow until the banknotes fed out of the stacker and identified as facing the ground surface are stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit according to the second modification, and FIG. ) Is a diagram showing a flow until the banknotes fed out of the stacker and identified as facing up are stored in the first cassette temporary holding unit according to the second modification. FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a flow until banknotes fed out from the first cassette temporary storage unit are thrown into the dispensing unit according to the second modification. FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a money depositing and dispensing machine according to another modification. FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining a money depositing and dispensing machine according to another modification. FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining a money depositing and dispensing machine according to another modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
A money depositing and dispensing machine 1 which is an embodiment of the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention will be described.

  In this embodiment, the operation display part 15 respond | corresponds to the "notification part" as described in a claim. The main storage area R1 and the temporary storage area R2 correspond to the “storage area” described in the claims.

However, the above description is only for the purpose of associating the configuration of the claims with the configuration of the embodiment, and the invention described in the claims is incorporated into the configuration of the embodiment by the above association. It is not limited at all.
<Composition of money depositing and dispensing machine>
FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 1B is provided in the dispensing unit 120 according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the banknote detection part 121. FIG. Fig.2 (a) is a figure which shows the state of the banknote which flows through the conveyance part 140 based on 1st Embodiment, FIG.2 (b) is the reverse of the banknote by the inversion part 161 based on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is installed inside a counter of a bank or the like and is used by a teller who performs a money depositing / withdrawing operation.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a bill depositing / dispensing unit 11 and a coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 in a housing 10 constituting an outer shell. The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11 is provided on the lower side of the housing 10 and performs banknote deposit / withdrawal processing. The coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12 is provided on the upper side in the housing 10 and performs coin deposit / withdrawal processing and the like.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing unit 11 includes a depositing unit 110, a dispensing unit 120, a rejecting unit 130, a conveying unit 140, an identifying unit 150, a banknote aligning unit 160, two cassettes 170, and two for the cassette 170. One temporary storage unit 180, three stackers 190, and three temporary storage units 200 for the stacker 190. The two cassettes 170 and the three stackers 190 constitute a main storage area R1 for storing bills in earnest. Moreover, the five temporary storage parts 180 and 200 comprise the temporary storage area | region part R2 for temporarily hold | maintaining a banknote.

  The depositing unit 110, the dispensing unit 120, and the rejecting unit 130 are provided in the vicinity of the upper front in the housing 10. On the front surface of the housing 10, a deposit port (not shown) and a withdrawal port (not shown) that are opened and closed by a shutter are provided. The depositing unit 110 is connected to the depositing port, and the banknotes are inserted into the depositing unit 110 through the depositing port. The withdrawal unit 120 and the rejection unit 130 are connected to the withdrawal port, and the banknotes are taken out from the withdrawal unit 120 and the rejection unit 130 through the withdrawal port.

  The depositing unit 110 includes a deposit feeding mechanism 111. The deposit payout mechanism 111 feeds the banknotes inserted into the deposit unit 110 to the transport unit 140 one by one. The dispensing unit 120 mainly receives banknotes fed out from the stacker 190. The reject unit 130 mainly receives banknotes whose attributes (authentication, denomination, top and bottom, etc.) cannot be identified by the identification unit 150 and are not regarded as normal banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the dispensing unit 120 is provided with a banknote detection unit 121 for detecting the presence or absence of banknotes in the dispensing unit 120. The bill detection unit 121 includes a light emitting element 121a and a light receiving element 121b. In the dispensing part 120, a hole part 120a for allowing light to pass is formed at a position corresponding to the light emitting element 121a. If there is a bill in the dispensing unit 120, the light from the light emitting element 121a is blocked by the bill and does not reach the light receiving element 121b. Thereby, the banknote detection part 121 detects that there exists a banknote in the withdrawal part 120. On the other hand, if there is no banknote in the dispensing unit 120, light from the light emitting element 121a passes through the dispensing unit 120 and reaches the light receiving element 121b. Thereby, the banknote detection part 121 detects that there is no banknote in the withdrawal part 120. The banknote detection part 121 outputs the detection signal according to the presence or absence of a banknote to the control part mentioned later.

  The transport unit 140 includes a belt mechanism, a roller mechanism, and the like, and includes a main transport path 141, a deposit transport path 142, a withdrawal transport path 143, a reject transport path 144, two cassette transport paths 145, and three Stacker conveyance path 146. The main conveyance path 141 is formed in a loop shape so as to extend in the front-rear direction in the housing 10, and in FIG. 1A, the banknote is conveyed in the clockwise direction (solid arrow) and the counterclockwise direction (broken line arrow). Is possible.

  The deposit conveyance path 142 is provided between the deposit section 110 and the main conveyance path 141. The withdrawal conveyance path 143 is provided between the withdrawal unit 120 and the main conveyance path 141. The reject conveyance path 144 is provided between the reject unit 130 and the main conveyance path 141. The cassette conveyance path 145 is provided between the cassette 170 and the temporary storage unit 180 and the main conveyance path 141. The stacker transport path 146 is provided between the stacker 190 and the temporary storage unit 200 and the main transport path 141.

  The banknote which is a rectangle is conveyed by the conveyance part 140 so that the transversal direction (vertical direction) may face the conveyance direction. The bills can flow through the transport unit 140 in the four states shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the conveyance direction by the conveyance unit 140 when depositing bills from the depositing unit 110 to the stacker 190 is defined as a “forward conveyance direction”, and the withdrawal of the banknotes from the stacker 190 to the dispensing unit 120 is performed. The conveyance direction by the conveyance unit 140 at the time is defined as a “reverse conveyance direction”. And when the banknote which flows through the conveyance part 140 in the position of the identification part 150 is seen from the top, the heaven direction where the head of the portrait drawn on the banknote faces the forward conveyance direction and the direction of the banknote which faces the front is “the celestial direction” ”And the direction of the banknote facing the reverse direction and the reverse direction is defined as“ the top and bottom direction ”, and the direction of the banknote facing the front direction and the front direction is opposite to the top direction. Is defined as “ground-facing”, and the direction of the banknote whose ground direction faces the forward conveyance direction and faces the back is defined as “ground-facing”. In the present embodiment, the celestial direction corresponds to the “first direction” in the claims, the ground direction corresponds to the “second direction” in the claims, and the surface direction corresponds to the claims. Corresponds to the “third direction”, and the top-to-bottom direction corresponds to the “fourth direction” in the claims. These correspondences are the same in the second embodiment described later.

  The identification unit 150 is provided at the rear of the upper loop of the main conveyance path 141. The identification part 150 identifies the attribute of the banknote which flows through the conveyance part 140, and outputs an identification result to the control part mentioned later. The attributes to be identified include the authenticity and denomination of the banknote, the orientation of the banknote, and the orientation of the banknote.

  The banknote aligning unit 160 is provided to align the front and back of banknotes flowing through the transport unit 140. The banknote aligning part 160 is arrange | positioned ahead of the identification part 150, ie, the downstream of the flow of the banknote at the time of withdrawal from the identification part 150. FIG. The banknote aligning unit 160 includes a reversing unit 161 and a non-reversing unit 162 that constitute a part of the main transport path 141. The reversing unit 161 includes a reversing mechanism for reversing the bills by the switchback method. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the banknote that has passed through the reversing unit 161 is turned upside down along the short direction of the banknote, that is, the top-to-bottom direction, and the orientation of the front and back and the top and bottom is switched. The non-inversion part 162 has substantially the same path length as the inversion part 161 and allows the banknotes to pass through in the current direction.

  The two cassettes 170 and the three stackers 190 are provided in the housing 10 so as to be lined up in the front-rear direction below the transport unit 140. Two cassettes 170 are provided in front of the three stackers 190.

  The cassette 170 is detachable from the housing 10, and can be taken in and out of the housing 10 by opening a door (not shown) provided at the lower front portion of the housing 10. The cassette 170 is mainly used for storing banknotes collected from the stacker 190 and banknotes to be replenished to the stacker 190. Further, the cassette 170 is used for temporarily storing banknotes during an automatic scrutiny process for automatically scrutinizing banknotes in the stacker 190. One cassette 170 can also be used to store 2,000 yen tickets, old tickets, lost tickets, and the like.

  In the cassette 170, banknotes are stored so as to be stacked up and down. An elevating stage 170a is provided in the cassette 170 to raise and lower the stored banknotes. The front cassette 170 becomes the first cassette 171 and the rear cassette 170 becomes the second cassette 172.

  The temporary storage unit 180 for the cassette 170 is disposed above the corresponding cassette 170. The temporary storage unit 180 temporarily stores (stores) banknotes stored in the cassette 170. A payout mechanism (not shown) is provided on the entrance / exit side of the temporary storage unit 180, and banknotes in the cassette 170 can be supplied to the cassette conveyance path 145 through the temporary storage unit 180. The front temporary storage unit 180 serves as the first cassette temporary storage unit 181, and the rear temporary storage unit 180 serves as the second cassette temporary storage unit 182.

  The stacker 190 is used for storing deposited banknotes by denomination. For example, denominations of 10,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 5,000 yen can be assigned to each of the three stackers 190. In the stacker 190, banknotes are stored so as to be stacked up and down. An elevating stage 190 a is provided in the stacker 190 to raise and lower the stored banknotes. The front stacker 190 is the first stacker 191, the center stacker 190 is the second stacker 192, and the rearmost stacker 190 is the third stacker 193.

  The temporary storage unit 200 for the stacker 190 is disposed above the corresponding stacker 190. The temporary storage unit 200 temporarily stores (stores) banknotes stored in the stacker 190. A feeding mechanism (not shown) is provided on the entrance / exit side of the temporary storage unit 200, and the banknotes in the stacker 190 can be fed out to the stacker conveyance path 146 through the temporary storage unit 200. The first temporary storage unit 200 is the first stacker temporary storage unit 201, the central temporary storage unit 200 is the second stacker temporary storage unit 202, and the rearmost temporary storage unit 200 is the third stacker. The temporary holding unit 203 is used.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a control unit 13, a storage unit 14, and an operation display unit 15 in addition to the above-described banknote depositing / dispensing unit 11 and coin depositing / dispensing unit 12.

  The control unit 13 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and in accordance with an operation program stored in the storage unit 14, the operation display unit 15 and the components of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11 (payout / feeding mechanism 111, banknote). The detection unit 121, the transport unit 140, the identification unit 150, the banknote aligning unit 160, the cassette 170, the temporary storage unit 180, the stacker 190, the temporary storage unit 200, and the like are controlled. The storage unit 14 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a hard disk, stores an operation program of the control unit 13, and a work area during the control process of the control unit 13. Used as

  The operation display unit 15 includes a touch panel that includes a display and a touch sensor. The operation display unit 15 displays various images (screens) on the display, and detects a user's touch operation on the display by a touch sensor. The operation display unit 15 is provided, for example, at the front end of the upper surface of the housing 10.

<Countermeasure processing>
Next, a counting arrangement process performed by the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the counting and organizing process, a plurality of banknotes (rose bills) of a predetermined denomination whose front and back and top and bottom directions are not aligned are used as a bundle of a predetermined number of sheets (for example, 100) whose front and back and top and bottom are aligned. This is a process performed for this purpose.

  4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a flow until the banknote of the depositing unit 110 according to the first embodiment is divided into four temporary storage units 182, 201, 202, and 203 according to the front and back and top and bottom directions. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating the state (direction) of banknotes stored in the four temporary storage units 182, 201, 202, and 203 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a flow until the banknote of the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 is thrown into the dispensing unit 120 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the 2nd stacker temporary storage part 202 based on one Embodiment is thrown into the payment part 120. FIG. FIG. 8A is a view showing a flow until the banknote of the first stacker temporary holding unit 201 is thrown into the dispensing unit 120 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the 2nd cassette temporary storage part 182 based on one Embodiment is thrown into the payment part 120. FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sampling prompt screen S1 displayed on the operation display unit 15 according to the first embodiment.

  After the banknote to be sorted is put into the depositing unit 110 by an attendant (teller), the counting and sorting process is started when an operation for the counting and sorting process is performed.

  With reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the control unit 13 feeds out banknotes one by one from the depositing unit 110 and transports them to the transport unit 140 (S 101), and attributes of the banknotes flowing through the transport unit 140 (denomination, front and back) And the like, and the like are identified by the identification unit 150 (S102). A counter for counting the number of banknotes is provided inside the control unit 13. When the control unit 13 identifies the attribute of the banknote, the control unit 13 increases the count value of the counter by one (S103). In addition, the control part 13 returns the banknote identified as a result of identifying the attribute of a banknote to the rejection part 130, without counting with the counter.

  Next, the control unit 13 determines whether the direction of the banknote is the top-facing direction, the ground-facing direction, the ground-facing direction, or the top-facing direction based on the identification result in the identifying unit 150 (S104).

  When the direction of the banknote is celestial (S104: celestial), the control unit 13 causes the conveyance unit 140 to store the banknote in the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 (S105). When the direction of the banknote is facing the ground (S104: facing the ground), the control unit 13 causes the transport unit 140 to store the banknote in the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 (S106). When the direction of the banknote is the ground surface (S104: the ground surface), the control unit 13 causes the transport unit 140 to store the banknote in the first stacker temporary storage unit 201 (S107). When the direction of the banknote is facing the sky (S104: facing the sky), the control unit 13 causes the transport unit 140 to store the banknote in the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 (S108).

  The control unit 13 determines whether or not the total number of banknotes stored in the four temporary storage units 182, 201, 202, and 203 has reached the number of arranged sheets and whether or not all banknotes have been paid out from the depositing unit 110. Is determined (S109, S110). Normally, a larger number of banknotes than the number of organized sheets is inserted into the depositing unit 110. Therefore, at the beginning, the number of sheets is reached before all banknotes are fed out. When banknotes less than the rearranged number remain at the end and those banknotes are fed out, all banknotes are fed out before reaching the rearranged number. When the number of banknotes reaches the number of arranged sheets (S109: YES), the control unit 13 stops the feeding of banknotes from the depositing unit 110 (S111).

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the banknotes for the number of sheets that have been fed out from the depositing unit 110 include the depositing conveyance path 142, the main conveyance path 141, the cassette conveyance path 145 in the conveyance unit 140, Based on the direction of the banknote identified by the identification unit 150, the second cassette temporary storage unit 182, the first stacker temporary storage unit 201, The two stacker temporary storage units 202 and the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 are stored separately. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6B, the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 stores the banknotes identified as facing upward, and the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 identifies the banknotes as facing the ground. The banknotes identified as facing the ground surface are stored in the first stacker temporary storage unit 201, and the banknotes identified as facing upside down are stored in the second cassette temporary storage unit 182.

  When the feeding of banknotes from the depositing unit 110 is stopped (S111), or when all the banknotes are fed out from the depositing unit 110 (S110: YES), the control unit 13 stores the banknotes in the third stacker temporary storage unit 203. Are fed out one by one (S112), and the fed banknotes are transported to the transporting unit 140. At this time, the banknotes are not passed through the reversing unit 161 but are passed through the non-reversing unit 162 and thrown into the dispensing unit 120 (S113). As shown in FIG. 7A, a banknote (a banknote identified as facing up) that is fed out from the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 is a stacker transport path 146 (cassette transport path 145) in the transport unit 140. Then, it is transported through a non-reversing transport path portion C11 composed of a main transport path 141 including a non-reversing section 162 and a withdrawal transport path 143, and is dispensed to the dispensing section 120 in a state of facing the top.

  When all the banknotes from the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 (S114: YES), the control unit 13 delivers the banknotes in the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 one by one ( S115), the fed banknotes are transported to the transport unit 140. At this time, the bills are passed through the reversing unit 161 to reverse the direction of the front and back, and then thrown out to the dispensing unit 120 (S116, S117). As shown in FIG. 7B, the banknotes (banknotes identified as facing the ground) fed out from the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 are stacked in the stacker transport path 146 (cassette transport path 145) in the transport unit 140. ), Transported through the reverse transport path C12 including the main transport path 141 and the withdrawal transport path 143 including the reversing unit 161, changed to the ascending direction by the reversing unit 161, and thrown into the dispensing unit 120. .

  In this way, a bundle of banknotes whose front and back and top and bottom are aligned in a state of facing up and down by being transported through the non-reversing transport path C11 or the reversing transport path C12 is paid out to the dispensing unit 120. The bundle of banknotes corresponds to the “first banknote banknote” in the claims.

  When all the banknotes from the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 are thrown into the dispensing unit 120 (S118: YES), the control unit 13 performs an operation display unit as a notification that prompts the withdrawal of the banknotes from the dispensing unit 120. 15 displays a sampling prompt screen S1 (S119). As illustrated in FIG. 9, the sampling prompt screen S1 includes a message that prompts the banknotes to be extracted. In addition, the control part 13 may output the audio | voice and alarm for encouraging withdrawal of a banknote from a speaker (not shown).

  The staff member who received the notification extracts a bundle of astronomical banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120 and temporarily stores them.

  Next, the control part 13 determines whether the banknote was extracted from the withdrawal part 120 (S120). When the detection result that there is no banknote is output from the banknote detection unit 121, the control unit 13 determines that the banknote has been extracted.

  When the banknotes are extracted from the withdrawal unit 120 (S120: YES), the control unit 13 feeds out the banknotes in the first stacker temporary storage unit 201 one by one (S121), and feeds the banknotes to the transport unit 140. At this time, the paper is not passed through the reversing unit 161 but is passed through the non-reversing unit 162 to be dispensed to the dispensing unit 120 (S122). As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the banknotes fed out from the first stacker temporary holding unit 201 (the banknotes identified as facing the ground surface) are transported through the non-reverse transport path C11 and are output in a state facing the ground surface. It is thrown into the gold part 120.

  When all the banknotes from the first stacker temporary storage unit 201 are thrown into the dispensing unit 120 (S123: YES), the control unit 13 delivers the banknotes in the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 one by one ( In step S124, the fed banknotes are conveyed to the conveyance unit 140. At this time, the bills are passed through the reversing unit 161 to reverse the direction of the front and back, and then thrown out to the dispensing unit 120 (S125, S126). As shown in FIG. 8 (b), the banknotes (banknotes identified as facing upside down) fed out from the second cassette temporary holding section 182 are transported through the reverse transport path section C 12, and are directed to the ground surface by the reverse section 161. It is changed to the state of the above, and it is thrown into the withdrawal part 120.

  In this way, a bundle of banknotes whose front and back and top and bottom are aligned in a state facing the ground surface by being transported through the non-reverse transport path portion C11 or the reverse transport path portion C12 is paid out to the dispensing unit 120. The banknote bundle corresponds to the “second banknote bundle” in the claims.

  When all the banknotes from the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 (S127: YES), the control unit 13 performs an operation display unit as a notification that prompts the withdrawal of the banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120. 15 displays a sampling prompt screen S1 (S128).

  Next, the control part 13 determines whether the banknote was extracted from the withdrawal part 120 (S129). And if a banknote is extracted from the withdrawal part 120 (S129: YES), the control part 13 will determine whether the banknote remains in the money_receiving | payment part 110 (S130). If the banknote remains in the deposit part 110 (S130: NO), it will return to the process of S101 and the control part 13 will repeat the process of S101 to S129. On the other hand, if no banknote remains in the depositing unit 110 (S130: YES), the control unit 13 ends the counting arrangement process.

  The staff member who received the notification extracts a bundle of banknotes facing the surface from the dispensing unit 120, reverses the direction of the top and bottom to make a stack of banknotes facing the top, and superimposes the bundle of banknotes facing the table that has been reserved. . As a result, a bundle of banknotes having a number of arranged sheets in which the front and back sides and the top and bottom directions are aligned in a top-facing state is completed.

  In the above example, the front and back of the banknotes fed out from the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 are not reversed, and the front and back of the banknotes fed out from the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 are reversed, so that the withdrawal is performed. The front and back of the banknotes thrown out to the section 120 and the direction of the top and bottom are aligned, but the front and back of the banknotes fed out from the second stacker temporary storage section 202 are not reversed, and are fed out from the third stacker temporary storage section 203. The direction of the front and back of the banknote thrown into the dispensing part 120 and the top and bottom may be aligned by reversing the front and back of the banknote. In this case, the banknotes of the withdrawal unit 120 are arranged in a state facing the ground.

  Similarly, in the above example, the banknotes fed out from the first stacker temporary holding unit 201 are not reversed, and the banknotes fed out from the second cassette temporary holding unit 182 are reversed so that the banknotes are fed out. Although the front and back of the banknote thrown out to the gold | metal part 120 and the direction of the top and bottom were aligned, the front and back of the banknote drawn | fed out from the 2nd cassette temporary storage part 182 are not reversed, but from the 1st stacker temporary storage part 201 By reversing the front and back of the fed banknote, the front and back of the banknote thrown into the dispensing unit 120 and the direction of the top and bottom may be aligned. In this case, the banknotes of the withdrawal unit 120 are aligned in a state facing the sky.

<Effect of embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  In the counting and organizing process, the clerk simply aligns the front and back of the bundle of banknotes thrown into the dispensing unit 120 and the stack of banknotes dispensed into the withdrawal unit 120 and the top and bottom. It is possible to easily obtain a bundle of banknotes with the number of arranged sheets with the front and back and the top and bottom facing in the same direction.

  Moreover, a bundle of two banknotes to be overlapped later can be thrown into the same dispensing unit 120 instead of a plurality of locations such as the dispensing unit 120 and the rejecting unit 130. Unfamiliar staff are less likely to be confused.

  Furthermore, since the operation display unit 15 notifies that the banknote is withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 120, the clerk can smoothly withdraw the banknote from the withdrawal unit 120.

  Furthermore, when the banknote accommodated in temporary holding | maintenance area | region R2 is thrown out to the withdrawal part 120, the banknote is conveyed by the non-reverse conveyance path | route part C11 or the reverse conveyance path | route part C12, and thereby the withdrawal part 120. The bundle of banknotes thrown out can be made to have the front and back and the top and bottom aligned.

  Furthermore, when storing a banknote in the temporary holding area | region R2 from the money_receiving | payment part 110, the direction of a banknote is identified in the identification part 150, Based on the result of the identification, in a temporary holding area | region R2, a banknote is Since the banknotes identified as facing up, banknotes identified as facing the ground, banknotes identified as facing the ground, and banknotes identified as facing the ceiling are stored separately, the temporary holding area portion When throwing out the banknotes stored in R2 to the dispensing unit 120, the front and back sides of the banknotes and the top and bottom directions can be aligned without re-identifying the direction of the banknotes by the identification unit 150 again.

  In addition, based on the identification result by the identification part 150, in the temporary holding | maintenance area | region part R2, the group and the ground surface of the top and bottom banknote and ground banknote in which direction of front and back and top and bottom are aligned by the front and back inversion in the reverse conveyance path part C12 When the banknotes and the top and bottom banknotes are stored separately, and each set of banknotes is thrown into the dispensing unit 120, the direction of the banknotes is identified again by the identification unit 150 and whether or not the front and back sides are reversed. For example, banknotes that are identified to be turned upside down at the time of identification at the time of storage (ground-facing, ceiling-facing) are recognized at the time of dispensing. If it is identified that the direction of the banknote is unknown, it will be thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 without being reversed, and banknotes with different orientations will be mixed into the bundle of banknotes thrown into the withdrawal unit 120. There is a risk of it.

Second Embodiment
The banknote processing machine 2 which is one Embodiment of the banknote processing apparatus of this invention is demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, the operation display unit 25 corresponds to a “notification unit” described in the claims. Further, the deposit identification unit 360 corresponds to the “identification unit” described in the claims. Furthermore, the temporary storage area R4 corresponds to the “storage area” described in the claims.

However, the above description is only for the purpose of associating the configuration of the claims with the configuration of the embodiment, and the invention described in the claims is incorporated into the configuration of the embodiment by the above association. It is not limited at all.
<Configuration of banknote handling machine>
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the banknote handling machine 2 according to the second embodiment.

  The banknote handling machine 2 is configured such that the loose banknote processing unit 21 and the bundled banknote processing unit 22 are connected in the left-right direction. The loose banknote processing unit 21 performs a deposit process for depositing loose banknotes, a withdrawal process for dispensing bulk banknotes, and the like. The bundled bill processing unit 22 performs a withdrawal process for dispensing the bundled bills. Further, the bundled banknote processing unit 22 performs a bundling arrangement process for generating a bundled banknote from the bulky banknote in cooperation with the loose banknote processing unit 21. The banknote handling machine 2 is often combined with a coin handling machine (not shown) that performs deposit and withdrawal processing of loose coins and wrapping coins. In this case, a depositing / dispensing system is configured. The cashier system can include an operation terminal for performing these operations in a concentrated manner, in addition to the banknote handling machine 2 and the coin handling machine.

  The rose bill processing unit 21 is provided with a rose bill withdrawal port 21a for dispensing a rose bill and a rose bill deposit port 21b for depositing a rose bill. Further, the bundled bill processing unit 22 is provided with a bundled bill deposit / withdrawal port 22a for depositing / withdrawing a bundled bill and a bundled bill outlet 22b for dispensing the bundled bill.

  FIG. 11A is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the loose banknote processing unit 21 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 11B is provided in the dispensing unit 330 according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the banknote detection part.

  The loose banknote processing unit 21 includes a deposit unit 310, a deposit reject unit 320, a withdrawal unit 330, a withdrawal reject unit 340, a transport unit 350, a deposit identification unit 360, a withdrawal identification unit 370, and a bill. The aligning unit 380, the five stackers 390, the five temporary storage units 400, the two arrangement temporary storage units 410, and the transport mechanism 420 are provided. The five stackers 390 constitute a main storage area R3 for storing bills in earnest. The five temporary storage units 400 constitute a temporary storage area R4 for temporarily storing banknotes.

  The depositing unit 310 is connected to the rose banknote depositing port 21b, and the rose bills are inserted into the depositing unit 310 through the rose banknote depositing port 21b. The depositing unit 310 includes a deposit feeding mechanism 311. The deposit payout mechanism 311 feeds the banknotes inserted into the deposit unit 310 to the transport unit 350 one by one. The deposit reject unit 320 mainly receives banknotes whose attributes (true / false, denomination, top and bottom, etc.) cannot be identified by the deposit identifying unit 360 and are not regarded as normal banknotes. The deposit reject unit 320 is connected to the loose banknote deposit port 21b, and the loose banknotes are taken out from the deposit reject unit 320 through the loose banknote deposit port 21b.

  The withdrawal unit 330 mainly receives banknotes fed from the stacker 390. The withdrawal unit 330 is connected to the rose bill withdrawal port 21a, and the rose bills are taken out from the withdrawal unit 330 through the rose bill withdrawal port 21a. The withdrawal reject unit 340 mainly receives banknotes whose attributes (authentication, denomination, top and bottom, etc.) cannot be identified by the withdrawal identification unit 370 and are not regarded as normal banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (b), the withdrawal unit 330 is provided with a banknote detection unit 331 for detecting the presence or absence of banknotes in the withdrawal unit 330. The banknote detection unit 331 includes a light emitting element 331a and a light receiving element 331b. In the dispensing part 330, a hole part 330a for allowing light to pass is formed at a position corresponding to the light emitting element 331a. If there is a bill in the dispensing unit 330, light from the light emitting element 331a is blocked by the bill and does not reach the light receiving element 331b. Thereby, the banknote detection part 331 detects that there exists a banknote in the payment | withdrawal part 330. FIG. On the other hand, if there is no banknote in the dispensing unit 330, the light from the light emitting element 331a passes through the dispensing unit 330 and reaches the light receiving element 331b. Thereby, the banknote detection part 331 detects that there is no banknote in the withdrawal part 330. The banknote detection part 331 outputs the detection signal according to the presence or absence of a banknote to the control part mentioned later.

  The transport unit 350 includes a belt mechanism, a roller mechanism, and the like, and includes a main transport path 351, a deposit transport path 352, a deposit reject transport path 353, five stacker transport paths 354, and a first withdrawal transport path 355. , A second withdrawal transportation path 356, a withdrawal rejection transportation path 357, and two branch transportation paths 358. The main transport path 351 is formed in a loop shape so as to extend in the front-rear direction inside the loose banknote processing unit 21 and can transport banknotes in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

  The deposit conveyance path 352 is provided between the deposit section 310 and the main conveyance path 351. The deposit reject transfer path 353 is provided between the deposit reject unit 320 and the main transfer path 351. The stacker transport path 354 is provided between the stacker 390 and the temporary storage unit 400 and the main transport path 351. The first withdrawal conveyance path 355 is provided between the outlet of the stacker 390 and the main conveyance path 351. The second withdrawal conveyance path 356 is provided between the main conveyance path 351 and the withdrawal unit 330. The withdrawal / rejection conveyance path 357 branches from the second withdrawal / conveyance path 356 and is connected to the withdrawal / rejection unit 340. The branch conveyance path 358 branches from the second withdrawal conveyance path 356 and is connected to the temporary arrangement and reservation unit 410.

  The banknote which is a rectangle is conveyed by the conveyance part 350 so that the transversal direction (vertical direction) may face the conveyance direction. In the present embodiment, the conveyance direction by the conveyance unit 350 when depositing bills from the depositing unit 310 to the stacker 390 is the same as the conveyance direction by the conveyance unit 350 when dispensing from the stacker 390 to the withdrawal unit 330. This direction is referred to as “forward transport direction”.

  The deposit identification unit 360 is provided in the deposit transport path 352. The deposit identifying unit 360 identifies the attribute of the banknote flowing through the deposit transport path 352, and outputs the identification result to the control unit described later. The withdrawal identification unit 370 is provided in the first withdrawal delivery path 355. The withdrawal identification unit 370 identifies the attribute of the banknote flowing through the first withdrawal conveyance path 355 and outputs the identification result to a control unit described later. Attributes identified by the deposit identifying unit 360 and the withdrawal identifying unit 370 include the authenticity and denomination of the banknote, the front / back direction of the banknote, and the orientation of the banknote.

  The banknote aligning unit 380 is provided to align the front and back of banknotes flowing through the main transport path 351. The banknote aligning unit 380 is disposed on the downstream side of the junction point of the deposit conveyance path 352 in the main conveyance path 351. The banknote aligning unit 380 includes a reversing unit 381 and a non-reversing unit 382 that constitute a part of the main transport path 351. The reversing unit 381 includes a reversing conveyance path for reversing the bills by the switchback method. The banknotes that have passed through the reversing unit 381 are reversed front and back along the short direction of the banknote, that is, the top-to-bottom direction, as in the case of the reversing unit 161 of the first embodiment, and the orientation of the front and back and the top and bottom are switched (FIG. 2 ( b)). The non-inversion part 382 has substantially the same path length as the inversion part 381 and allows the bills to pass through in the current direction.

  The stacker 390 is used to store deposited banknotes in denominations. For example, denominations such as 10,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 5,000 yen can be assigned to each of the five stackers 390. In the stacker 390, banknotes are stored so as to be stacked up and down. The stacker 390 has a bill entrance on its top surface and a bill exit on its bottom surface. The stacker 390 is provided with a feeding mechanism (not shown) on the bottom side thereof, so that banknotes in the stacker 390 can be fed out to the first dispensing transport path 355. The five stackers 390 are a first stacker 391, a second stacker 392, a third stacker 393, a fourth stacker 394, and a fifth stacker 395 in order from the front side.

  The temporary storage unit 400 is disposed above the corresponding stacker 390. The temporary storage unit 400 temporarily stores (stores) banknotes stored in the stacker 390. A feeding mechanism (not shown) is provided on the entrance / exit side of the temporary storage unit 400, and the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 400 can be delivered to the stacker transport path 354. The five temporary holding units 400 are, in order from the front, a first temporary holding unit 401, a second temporary holding unit 402, a third temporary holding unit 403, a fourth temporary holding unit 404, and a fifth temporary holding unit 405. .

  The temporary arrangement and storage unit 410 accumulates the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 350 until a predetermined number of sheets (hereinafter referred to as “the number of bundles”), for example, is 100, which is a unit of units bundled by banding. The transport mechanism 420 includes a pair of arms 421, and picks up loose banknotes bundled in a binding unit between the pair of arms 421 and removes them from the arrangement temporary storage unit 410, up to a banding mechanism to be described later of the adjacent banknote processing unit 22. Transport. The transport mechanism 420 belongs to both the loose banknote processing unit 21 and the bundled banknote processing unit 22, and is arranged at the rear part of these processing units 21 and 22.

  FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the bundled bill processing unit 22 according to the second embodiment.

  The bundled bill processing unit 22 includes a bundling mechanism 510, a first transport mechanism 520, an elevating mechanism 530, a second transport mechanism 540, and five stackers 550.

  The bundling mechanism 510 is provided in front of the conveyance mechanism 420 and binds a bundle of loose banknotes conveyed by the conveyance mechanism 420 with a bundling to generate a bundled banknote (bundled banknote).

  The first transport mechanism 520 includes a pair of upper and lower belt units 521 that are provided in front of the bundling mechanism 510 and extend in the front-rear direction. The belt unit 521 includes a pair of rollers 522 that are disposed apart from each other in the front-rear direction, and a belt 523 that spans the pair of rollers 522. The 1st conveyance mechanism 520 conveys a bundle banknote to the raising / lowering mechanism 530 ahead so that a bundle banknote may be pinched | interposed between the two belt units 521. FIG.

  The elevating mechanism 530 includes an elevating space 531 extending up and down along the front surface of the bundled bill processing unit 22, and a lift 532 elevating in the elevating space 531. The raising / lowering space 531 is connected to the bundled banknote deposit / withdrawal port 22a at the upper part, and is connected to the bundled banknote outlet / outlet 22b at the lower part. The lift 532 uses the position of the bundled bill outlet 22b as a standby position, and moves up and down between this standby position and the upper limit position where the first transport mechanism 520 and the bundled bill deposit / withdrawal port 22a are located.

  The lift 532 includes a base 532a that is flat in the horizontal direction and a mounting plate 532b that is stacked on the base 532a. The mounting plate 532b is rotatable between a parallel position parallel to the base 532a and an inclined position inclined with respect to the base 532a so that the rear side becomes higher. When the loading plate 532b rotates to the inclined position when the lift 532 on which the bundled bills are placed is at the standby position, the bundled bills slide down from the loading plate 532b and are thrown out from the bundled bill outlet 22b. Further, the lift 532 receives a bundled banknote from the first transport mechanism 520 and transports the received bundled banknote to the second transport mechanism 540. Further, the lift 532 receives the bundled banknotes from the second transport mechanism 540 and conveys the received bundled banknotes to the positions of the bundled banknote deposit / withdrawal port 22a and the bundled banknote outlet 22b.

  The second transport mechanism 540 includes a pair of rollers 541 that are spaced apart in the front-rear direction, a belt 542 that spans the pair of rollers 541, and a bundle transport path 543 that is disposed below the belt 542 and extends in the front-rear direction. Including. The belt 542 can rotate both clockwise and counterclockwise in FIG. A plurality of protrusions 544 are formed at equal intervals on the belt 542. As the belt 542 circulates, the projection 544 moves back and forth above the bundle conveyance path 543, so that the banknotes move on the bundle conveyance path 543 by being pushed by the projection 544.

  The front end portion of the belt 542 projects into the elevating space 531. The second transport mechanism 540 is provided with a fulcrum roller 545 at a position slightly rearward from the front roller 541, and the belt 542 has a rotating portion 542 a between the front roller 541 and the fulcrum roller 545. With the fulcrum roller 545 as a fulcrum, the fulcrum roller 545 rotates between an advance position that advances into the elevating space 531 and a retreat position that retreats from within the elevating space 531. When the lift 532 descends from the first transport mechanism 520 side, the rotating unit 542a is retracted to the retracted position, so that the lowering of the lift 532 is not obstructed by the rotating unit 542a. On the other hand, when the lift 532 descends to the height position of the bundle conveyance path 543 and stops, the rotating portion 542a advances to the advance position. Accordingly, it is possible to move the bundled banknotes placed on the lift 532 to the bundle conveyance path 543 and to place the bundled banknotes conveyed on the bundle conveyance path 543 on the lift 532.

  The stacker 550 is used for storing the banknotes generated by the bundling mechanism 510 in denominations. For example, denominations such as 10,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 5,000 yen can be assigned to each of the five stackers 550. In the stacker 550, bundled banknotes are stored so as to be stacked up and down. An elevating stage 550a is provided in the stacker 550 to raise and lower the stored banknotes.

  In the bundle conveyance path 543, an entrance / exit 543a that is opened and closed by a shutter 546 is provided above each stacker 550. The shutter 546 is opened and the entrance / exit 543a is opened when the banknotes are stored from the bundle transport path 543 to the stacker 550 or when the banknotes are sent from the stacker 550 to the bundle transport path 543. Bundled banknotes are put into and out of the stacker 550 through the entrance / exit 543a.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the banknote handling machine 2 according to the second embodiment.

  The banknote handling machine 2 includes a control unit 23, a storage unit 24, and an operation display unit 25 in addition to the above-described rose banknote processing unit 21 and bundled banknote processing unit 22.

  The control unit 23 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, and in accordance with an operation program stored in the storage unit 24, the operation display unit 25 and the constituent parts of the banknote handling unit 21 (payout feeding mechanism 311, banknote detection unit 331, conveyance) Unit 350, deposit identification unit 360, withdrawal identification unit 370, bill aligning unit 380, stacker 390, temporary storage unit 400, transport mechanism 420, and the like and each component of the bundled bill processing unit 22 (banding mechanism 510, first transport) Mechanism 520, elevating mechanism 530, second transport mechanism 540, stacker 550, and the like). The storage unit 24 includes a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, and a hard disk, stores an operation program of the control unit 23, and is used as a work area when the control unit 23 performs control processing.

  The operation display unit 25 includes a touch panel that includes a display and a touch sensor. The operation display unit 25 displays various images (screens) on the display, and detects a user's touch operation on the display by a touch sensor.

<Countermeasure processing>
Next, the counting and organizing process performed by the banknote handling machine 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 18 (b).

  FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are flowcharts showing the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a flow until the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing up are stored in the first temporary storage unit 401 according to the second embodiment. (b) is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote which was drawn | fed out from the money_receiving | payment part 310 and identified as facing underground is stored in the 1st temporary storage part 401 based on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 17A is a diagram illustrating a flow until a banknote that has been fed out from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing the ground surface is stored in the second temporary storage unit 402 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a flow until a banknote that has been fed from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing up is stored in the second temporary storage unit 402 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 18A is a diagram illustrating a flow until the banknote of the first temporary storage unit 401 is thrown into the dispensing unit 330 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 18B is a diagram illustrating the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote of the 2nd temporary storage part 402 based on a form is thrown into the payment part 330. FIG.

  After the banknote to be sorted is put into the depositing unit 310 by the staff (teller), the counting and sorting process is started when an operation for the counting and sorting process is performed.

  Referring to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the control unit 23 feeds banknotes one by one from the depositing unit 310 and transports them to the transport unit 350 (S201), and attributes of the banknotes flowing through the transport unit 350 (denomination, front and back) ) And the top / bottom direction) are identified by the deposit identification unit 360 (S202). Inside the control unit 23 is provided a counter for counting the number of banknotes. When the control unit 23 identifies the attribute of the bill, the control unit 23 increases the count value of the counter by one (S203). In addition, the control part 23 returns the banknote identified as normal as a result of identifying the attribute of a banknote to the deposit | rejection rejection part 320, without counting with a counter.

  Next, the control unit 23 determines whether the direction of the banknote is the top-facing direction, the ground-facing direction, the ground-facing direction, or the top-facing direction based on the identification result in the deposit identifying unit 360 (S204).

  When the direction of the banknote is the celestial direction (S204: celestial direction), the control unit 23 stores the banknote in the first temporary storage unit 401 through the non-inversion unit 382 without passing through the inversion unit 381 (S205). . When the direction of the banknote is the ground side (S204: ground side), the control unit 23 passes the banknote through the reversing unit 381 and reverses the front and back direction (S206), and then the first temporary holding unit. It is stored in 401 (S205). When the orientation of the banknote is the ground surface (S204: the ground surface), the control unit 23 passes the banknote through the non-inversion unit 382 without passing through the inversion unit 381 and stores the banknote in the second temporary storage unit 402 (S207). . When the direction of the banknote is facing the sky (S204: facing the sky), the control unit 23 passes the banknote through the reversing unit 381 and reverses the direction of the front and back (S208), and then the second temporary holding unit. It is stored in 402 (S207).

  The control unit 23 determines whether or not the total number of banknotes stored in the first temporary storage unit 401 and the second temporary storage unit 402 has reached the rearrangement number, and whether or not all banknotes have been paid out from the deposit unit 310. Is determined (S209, S210). When the number of banknotes reaches the number of arranged sheets (S209: YES), the control unit 23 stops the feeding of banknotes from the depositing unit 310 (S211).

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing up by the depositing identification unit 360 include the depositing conveyance path 352 and the non-inversion unit 382 in the conveyance unit 350. The paper is transported through a non-reversing transport path C21 configured by the main transport path 351 and the stacker transport path 354, and is stored in the first temporary storage unit 401. Also, as shown in FIG. 16B, the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing the ground by the depositing identification unit 360 include a depositing conveyance path 352 and a reversing unit 381 in the conveyance unit 350. The paper is transported through the reverse transport path C22 configured by the main transport path 351 and the stacker transport path 354, and the reversing section 381 changes the direction of the front and back and the top and bottom, and is stored in the first temporary storage section 401. Thus, the banknotes in the first temporary storage unit 401 are in a state where the front and back sides and the top and bottom are aligned.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 17A, the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing the ground surface by the depositing identification unit 360 are transported through the non-reverse transport path unit C <b> 21 and are sent to the second temporary storage unit 402. Stored. Further, as shown in FIG. 17B, the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit 310 and identified as facing upside down by the depositing identification unit 360 are transported through the reverse transport path unit C22, and the reverse unit 381 has the front and back sides. Is changed and stored in the second temporary storage unit 402. In this way, each banknote in the second temporary storage unit 402 is in a state in which the front and back and the top and bottom are aligned. Note that the direction of the banknote in the second temporary storage unit 402 is different from the direction of the banknote in the first temporary storage unit 401.

  When the feeding of banknotes from the depositing unit 310 is stopped (S211), or when all the banknotes are fed out from the depositing unit 310 (S210: YES), the control unit 23 removes the banknotes in the first temporary storage unit 401. Sheets are fed out one by one (S212), and the fed banknotes are thrown into the dispensing unit 330 by the transport unit 350 (S213). As shown in FIG. 18A, the banknotes fed out from the first temporary storage unit 401 are constituted by a stacker transport path 354, a main transport path 351, and a second withdrawal transport path 356 in the transport unit 350. It is transported through the transport path and is dispensed to the dispensing unit 330. In this way, a bundle of banknotes whose front and back and top and bottom are aligned are paid out to the dispensing unit 330. The bundle of banknotes corresponds to the “first banknote banknote” in the claims.

  When all the banknotes from the first temporary storage unit 401 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 330 (S214: YES), the control unit 23 notifies the first embodiment as notification that prompts the withdrawal of the banknotes from the withdrawal unit 330. A similar sampling prompt screen S1 (see FIG. 9) is displayed on the operation display unit 25 (S215). In addition, the control part 23 may output the audio | voice and alarm for prompting extraction of a banknote from a speaker (not shown).

  The staff member who received the notification extracts a bundle of banknotes from the withdrawal unit 330 and temporarily stores it.

  Next, the control part 23 determines whether the banknote was extracted from the withdrawal part 330 (S216). When the detection result that there is no banknote is output from the banknote detection unit 331, the control unit 23 determines that the banknote has been extracted.

  When the banknotes are extracted from the withdrawal unit 330 (S216: YES), the control unit 23 delivers the banknotes in the second temporary storage unit 402 one by one (S217), and the withdrawal unit uses the delivery unit 350 to withdraw the banknotes. 330 is thrown out (S218). As shown in FIG. 18 (b), the banknotes fed out from the second temporary storage unit 402 are composed of a stacker transport path 354, a main transport path 351, and a second withdrawal transport path 356 in the transport unit 350. It is transported through the transport path and is dispensed to the dispensing unit 330. In this way, a bundle of banknotes whose directions are different from the bundle of banknotes previously paid out to the withdrawal unit 330, but whose front and back and top and bottom are aligned, is dispensed to the withdrawal unit 330. The banknote bundle corresponds to the “second banknote bundle” in the claims.

  When all the banknotes from the second temporary storage unit 402 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 330 (S219: YES), the control unit 23 informs the operation display unit 25 as notification that prompts the withdrawal of the banknotes from the withdrawal unit 330. The sampling prompt screen S1 is displayed (S220).

  Next, the control part 23 determines whether the banknote was extracted from the withdrawal part 330 (S221). And if a banknote is extracted from the withdrawal part 330 (S221: YES), the control part 23 will determine whether the banknote remains in the deposit part 310 (S222). If the banknote remains in the deposit part 310 (S222: NO), it will return to the process of S201 and the control part 23 will repeat the process of S201 to S221. On the other hand, if no banknote remains in the depositing unit 310 (S222: YES), the control unit 23 ends the counting arrangement process.

  The clerk who received the notification pulls out the bundle of banknotes from the withdrawal unit 330, reverses the direction of the top and bottom, makes the direction the same as the direction of the bundle of banknotes received earlier, Superimpose. As a result, a bundle of banknotes with the number of arranged sheets with the front and back and the top and bottom facing in the same direction is completed.

  In the above example, the front and back of the banknote identified as facing upside down is not reversed, but the front and back of the banknote stored in the first temporary storage unit 401 is reversed by reversing the front and back of the banknote identified as facing the ground. However, the banknotes identified as facing upside down are not reversed, and the banknotes identified as facing upside down are reversed, so that they are stored in the first temporary storage unit 401. You may make it align the direction of the front and back of the banknote to be turned and the top and bottom. Similarly, in the above example, the banknotes identified as facing the ground surface are not reversed, and the banknotes identified as facing the ceiling are reversed, so that the banknotes stored in the second temporary storage unit 402 are reversed. Although the front and back and the top and bottom are aligned, the front and back of the banknote identified as top and bottom are not reversed, and the front and back of the banknote identified as the top and bottom are reversed and stored in the second temporary storage unit 402. You may make it align the direction of the front and back of the bill to be made, and the top and bottom.

<Effect of embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  In the counting and organizing process, the clerk simply aligns the front and back and the top and bottom of the bundle of banknotes thrown to the withdrawal unit 330 with the bundle of banknotes thrown to the withdrawal unit 330. It is possible to easily obtain a bundle of banknotes with the number of arranged sheets with the front and back and the top and bottom facing in the same direction.

  Moreover, a bundle of two banknotes to be overlapped later can be thrown into the same withdrawal unit 330 instead of a plurality of places such as the withdrawal unit 330 and the withdrawal reject unit 340. An unfamiliar staff is less likely to be confused.

  Furthermore, when the banknote thrown into the money_receiving | payment part 310 is accommodated in temporary holding | maintenance area | region part R4, the banknote is conveyed by the non-inversion conveyance path | route part C21 or the reverse conveyance path | route part C22, and the direction of front and back and top and bottom is changed Since a bundle of two types of aligned banknotes can be generated, it is only necessary to divide and store a bundle of banknotes into two in the temporary storage area R4, and it is not necessary to divide them into many bundles.

  The first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above. Is possible.

<Modification 1>
In the first embodiment, banknotes fed out from the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 (banknotes identified as facing the ground) and banknotes fed out from the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 (identified as facing upside down) Banknotes) are conveyed by the reversal conveyance path part C12 including the reversing part 161 so that the front and back of the banknotes are reversed.

  However, in order to reverse the front and back of the banknote, a reverse conveyance path part C13 different from the reverse conveyance path part C12 described below may be used. In this case, the transport unit 140 includes a non-reverse transport path unit C11 and a reverse transport path unit C13.

  FIGS. 19A and 19B are diagrams illustrating a flow until the banknote of the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 is thrown into the dispensing unit 120 according to the first modification. FIGS. 20A and 20B are diagrams showing a flow until the banknote of the second cassette temporary holding unit 182 is thrown into the dispensing unit 120 according to the first modification.

  The reverse conveyance path section C13 of the present modified example has a stacker conveyance path 146 (second cassette temporary storage section) corresponding to the second stacker temporary storage section 202 as shown in FIGS. 19 (a) and 20 (a). Cassette transport path 145) corresponding to 182; main transport path 141 including non-reversing section 162; transport path through cassette transport path 145 to first cassette temporary holding section 181; and FIG. 19 (b) and FIG. (B), a conveyance path from the first cassette temporary holding section 181 to the dispensing section 120 through the cassette conveyance path 145, the main conveyance path 141 including the non-inversion section 162, and the withdrawal conveyance path 143. It is comprised by.

  When a banknote (a banknote identified as facing the ground) fed out from the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 is conveyed through the reverse conveyance path unit C13, as shown in FIG. Is turned upside down on the lower side of the main transport path 141, but turned upside down on the upper side of the main transport path 141. As a result, the main transport path 141 corresponds to the first cassette temporary holding unit 181 without being turned upside down. The cassette transfer path 145 is moved to. And the banknote is reversed upside down by this cassette conveyance path 145, and is temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 181 for 1st cassettes. As shown in FIG. 19 (b), the banknotes fed out from the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 are turned upside down in the cassette carrying path 145, but are turned upside down again on the upper side of the main carrying path 141. Then, it flows through the main conveyance path 141 without being turned upside down, and reaches the dispensing unit 120 in a state of facing up and down.

  Similarly, when the banknote (banknote identified as facing upside down) fed out from the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 is transported through the reverse transport path unit C13, it is fed out as shown in FIG. The banknotes are reversed in the cassette conveyance path 145 and temporarily held in the first cassette temporary holding unit 181. And as shown in FIG.20 (b), the banknote drawn | fed out from the 1st cassette temporary holding | maintenance part 181 flows through the main conveyance path 141, without being turned over, and reaches the withdrawal part 120 in the state facing the ground surface.

  FIGS. 21A and 21B are flowcharts illustrating the control operation of the counting arrangement process according to the first modification. In FIGS. 21A and 21B, only the process of the part changed from the control process of the first embodiment is shown.

  In this modified example, as shown in FIG. 21A, the processing of S115 through S118 in FIG. 5 is replaced with the processing of S151 through S157, and as shown in FIG. 21B, the processing of S124 through S127 in FIG. It is replaced with the processing of S158 to S164.

  Referring to FIG. 21A, when all the banknotes from the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 are thrown into the dispensing unit 120 (S114: YES), the control unit 13 causes the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 to be placed. The banknotes are fed out one by one (S151), and the fed banknotes are transported to the transport section 140 (reversal transport path section C13). At this time, the cassette transport path 145 reverses the direction of the front and back (S152). ), It is stored in the first cassette temporary holding section 181 (S153). When all the banknotes in the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 are stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 (S154: YES), the control unit 13 receives the banknotes from the first cassette temporary storage unit 181. Each sheet is fed out (S155), transported to the transport unit 140 (reverse transport path section C13), and thrown out to the dispensing unit 120 (S156). When all the banknotes in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 (S157: YES), the control unit 13 displays an operation display as a notification prompting the withdrawal of the banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120. The sampling prompt screen S1 is displayed on the part 15 (S119).

  Referring to FIG. 21B, when all the banknotes from the first stacker temporary storage unit 201 are thrown into the dispensing unit 120 (S123: YES), the control unit 13 causes the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 to move. The banknotes are fed out one by one (S158), and the fed banknotes are transported to the transport section 140 (reversal transport path section C13). At this time, the cassette transport path 145 reverses the direction of the front and back (S159). ), It is stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 (S160). When all the banknotes in the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 are stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 (S161: YES), the control unit 13 receives the banknotes from the first cassette temporary storage unit 181. Each sheet is fed out (S162), transported to the transport unit 140 (reverse transport path section C13), and thrown out to the dispensing unit 120 (S163). When all the banknotes in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 (S164: YES), the control unit 13 displays an operation display as a notification prompting the withdrawal of the banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120. The sampling prompt screen S1 is displayed on the section 15 (S128).

  In this modification, the front and back of the banknote can be reversed without going through the reversing unit 161. For example, when a situation occurs in which the transport unit 140 is transported in a state where the banknotes to be turned upside down overlap each other, the banknotes are jammed in the switchback type reversal mechanism part via the reversing unit 161. Cheap. In the configuration of this modified example, since the reversing unit 161 is not passed, even if two banknotes overlap each other, the banknotes are not easily jammed.

  In the above example, the banknotes fed out from the second stacker temporary storage unit 202 and the banknotes fed out from the second cassette temporary storage unit 182 are always conveyed by the reverse conveyance path unit C13. However, by recognizing whether or not a plurality (two) of banknotes are overlapped by the identification unit 150, the reverse conveyance path portion C13 is used only when the banknotes overlap and the banknotes overlap. If the situation is not present, the reverse conveyance path C12 may be used.

<Modification 2>
In the first embodiment, in the counting and arranging process, a bundle of banknotes is thrown out to the dispensing unit 120 in such a state that an clerk can easily form a bundle of banknotes of the number of arranged sheets with the front and back and the top and bottom aligned. Similarly to the counting and arranging process, in the withdrawal process performed by the money depositing / dispensing machine 1, as a result of this withdrawal process, the clerk can easily form a bundle of banknotes with the number of withdrawals with the front and back and the top and bottom aligned. Thus, a bundle of banknotes may be thrown into the dispensing unit 120.

  22 and 23 are flowcharts showing the control operation of the withdrawal process according to the second modification. FIG. 24A is a diagram showing a flow until the banknote fed out from the stacker 190 and identified as facing up is thrown into the dispensing unit 120 according to the second modification, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow until the banknote which was drawn | fed out from the stacker 190 based on the example 2 of a change, and was identified as the background direction is thrown into the payment part 120. FIG. 25A is a diagram illustrating a flow until the banknotes fed out of the stacker 190 and identified as facing up are stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 according to the second modification. FIG. 25 (b) is a diagram showing a flow until the banknotes fed out from the stacker 190 and identified as facing upside down are stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 according to the second modification. FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a flow until a bill fed out from the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 is thrown out to the dispensing unit 120 according to the second modification.

  When a withdrawal operation specifying a denomination and the number of sheets is performed by an attendant (teller), a withdrawal process is started.

  Referring to FIG. 22 and FIG. 23, the control unit 13 feeds banknotes one by one from the stacker 190 and transports them to the transport unit 140 (S301), and attributes of the banknotes flowing through the transport unit 140 (denomination, front and back) (Identity, orientation, etc.) are identified by the identification unit 150 (S302).

  Next, the control unit 13 determines whether the direction of the banknote is the top-facing direction, the ground-facing direction, the ground-facing direction, or the top-facing direction based on the identification result in the identifying unit 150 (S303).

  When the direction of the banknote is the celestial direction (S303: celestial direction), the control unit 13 passes the banknote through the non-inversion unit 162 without passing through the reversing unit 161 and throws it into the dispensing unit 120 (S304). As shown in FIG. 24 (a), the banknotes fed out of the stacker 190, for example, the third stacker 193, are identified as facing up and are transported through the non-reversing transport path C11 described in the first embodiment, and facing the top. In this state, it is paid out to the withdrawal unit 120.

  On the other hand, when the direction of the banknote is the ground side (S303: ground side), the control unit 13 passes the banknote through the reversing unit 161 to reverse the front and back direction (S305), and then the withdrawal unit. 120 is thrown out (S304). As shown in FIG. 24 (b), the banknote identified as facing the ground is transported through the reverse transport path portion C12 described in the first embodiment, and is changed to a state facing the astronomical surface. To be paid out.

  When the banknote is facing upside down (S303: upside down), the control unit 13 passes the banknote through the non-reversing unit 162 without passing through the reversing unit 161, and further through the cassette transport path 145. After reversing the direction (S306), it is stored in the first cassette temporary holding section 181 (S307). As shown in FIG. 25 (a), the banknote identified as facing upside down is transported through the reverse transport path C14 including the main transport path 141 including the non-reversing section 162 and the stacker transport path 146, and is directed to the ground surface. And is stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181.

  On the other hand, when the direction of the banknote is the ground surface (S303: ground surface), the control unit 13 passes the banknote through the reversing unit 161 to reverse the front and back directions (S308), and then the cassette transport path 145. The direction of the front and back is reversed (S306), and the banknote returned to the original direction is stored in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 (S307). As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the banknote identified as facing the ground surface is transported through a non-reversing transport path portion C15 including a main transport path 141 including a reversing unit 161 and a stacker transport path 146, and is directed toward the ground surface. It is stored in the first cassette temporary holding section 181 in the state.

  When the banknotes are drawn out from the stacker 190 (S309: YES), the control unit 13 stops the feeding out of the banknotes from the stacker 190 (S310).

  In this way, a bundle of banknotes with the front and back and the top and bottom aligned in the top-to-top state is thrown out to the dispensing unit 120, and the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 has the front and back and top and bottom in the top-to-surface state. A bundle of banknotes with the same orientation is stored.

  Next, the control part 13 displays the extraction prompting screen S1 (refer FIG. 9) similar to 1st Embodiment on the operation display part 15 as information which accelerates | urge | urges extraction of the banknote from the withdrawal part 120 (S311). . The staff member who received the notification extracts a bundle of astronomical banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120 and temporarily stores them.

  When the banknotes are extracted from the withdrawal unit 120 (S312: YES), the control unit 13 delivers the banknotes in the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 one by one (S313), and the fed banknotes are ejected by the transport unit 140. The money part 120 is thrown out (S314). At this time, the control unit 13 passes the banknote through the non-inversion unit 162 without passing through the inversion unit 161.

  As shown in FIG. 26, banknotes fed out from the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 are, among the transport unit 140, a cassette transport path 145, a main transport path 141 including a non-reversing unit 162, and a withdrawal transport path. 143, and is thrown into the dispensing unit 120 in a state facing the ground surface. In this way, a bundle of banknotes whose front and back and top and bottom are aligned in a state facing the ground surface is paid out to the dispensing unit 120.

  When all the banknotes from the first cassette temporary storage unit 181 are thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 (S315: YES), the control unit 13 performs an operation display unit as a notification that prompts the withdrawal of the banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120. 15 displays the sampling prompt screen S1 (S316). And if a banknote is extracted from the withdrawal part 120 (S317: YES), the control part 13 will complete | finish a withdrawal process.

  When the staff member who received the notification extracts the bundle of banknotes from the withdrawal unit 120, the direction of the top and bottom of the banknotes is reversed so that the direction is the same as the direction of the bundle of banknotes received earlier. Superimpose with a stack of banknotes. Thereby, a bundle of banknotes of the number of withdrawals with the front and back and the top and bottom being aligned is completed.

  According to the configuration of this modified example, the clerk in front and back of the bundle of banknotes first thrown to the withdrawal unit 120 and the bundle of banknotes thrown to the withdrawal unit 120 in the withdrawal process. By simply aligning the top and bottom, it is possible to easily obtain a bundle of banknotes with the number of withdrawals with the front and back and top and bottom aligned.

In addition, according to the configuration of this modified example, it is not necessary to store two types of banknote bundles with the front and back sides and the top and bottom facing each other in separate stackers 190. There is no need to provide two stackers 190 for storing banknotes.
<Other changes>
In the said 1st Embodiment and the said 2nd Embodiment, the inversion part 161 which reverses a banknote along a top-and-bottom direction was used. However, you may make it reverse the front and back along the left-right direction using the inversion part containing the inversion conveyance path formed in the spiral form.

  Moreover, the coin depositing / withdrawing machine 1 of the said 1st Embodiment may not be provided with the coin depositing / withdrawing unit 12, and may process only a banknote.

  Furthermore, in the money depositing and dispensing machine 1 of the first embodiment, the banknote aligning unit 160 is provided in the main transport path 141 constituting the transport unit 140. However, as shown in FIG. 27, the banknote aligning unit 210 may be provided in the withdrawal conveyance path 143 constituting the conveyance unit 140.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the withdrawal conveyance path 143, that is, the conveyance unit 140 is branched into an upper withdrawal conveyance path 211 and a lower withdrawal conveyance path 212 before the withdrawal unit 120. The upper withdrawal conveyance path 211 once conveys the banknote and causes the banknote to be dispensed from above. The lower withdrawal transport path 212 transports the banknotes downward once, and causes the banknotes to be thrown out from below. The upper withdrawal conveyance path 211 and the lower withdrawal conveyance path 212 allow the banknotes to be thrown into the withdrawal unit 120 while standing up and down so that the paper surface faces the front-rear direction. Retained.

  The upper withdrawal conveyance path 211 and the lower withdrawal conveyance path 212 constitute a bill aligning unit 210. That is, the banknotes that have been transported with the front side facing upward are thrown into the dispensing unit 120 with the front side facing forward as a result of being transported through the upper withdrawal transport path 211, As a result of being conveyed through the lower dispensing conveyance path 212, the surface is directed forward and dispensed to the dispensing unit 120. In this way, the banknote aligning unit 210 aligns the front and back of the banknotes thrown into the dispensing unit 120.

  In this configuration, the reject unit is not provided, and the banknote rejected to the withdrawal unit 120 is paid out.

  When the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is configured as described above, the flow of banknotes from the temporary holding area R2 to the withdrawal unit 120 in the counting and organizing process is as shown in FIGS. 28 (a) and 28 (b). It becomes.

  That is, the control unit 13 moves the banknotes stored in the third stacker temporary storage unit 203 and identified as facing up to the celestial direction, as shown by the solid line arrows in FIG. 141 and the upper withdrawal transport path 211 are transported to the withdrawal unit 120, and the banknotes identified as facing the ground are stored in the second stacker temporary storage unit 202, as shown in FIG. As indicated by the broken line arrows, the stacker transport path 146, the main transport path 141, and the lower withdrawal transport path 212 are transported and thrown out to the dispensing unit 120. As a result, a bundle of banknotes with the front and back and the top and bottom aligned in the same direction is paid out to the dispensing unit 120 with the front side facing forward and the top direction facing upward. When the bundle of banknotes is extracted from the dispensing unit 120, the control unit 13 turns the banknotes stored in the first stacker temporary storage unit 201 identified as facing the ground surface into solid arrows in FIG. As shown, the stacker transport path 146, the main transport path 141, and the upper withdrawal transport path 211 are transported and thrown into the withdrawal section 120, and are stored in the second cassette temporary storage section 182. The identified banknote is transported through the stacker transport path 146, the main transport path 141, and the lower withdrawal transport path 212 as shown by the broken line arrows in FIG. As a result, a bundle of banknotes with the front and back and the top and bottom aligned in the same direction is paid out to the dispensing unit 120 with the front side facing forward and the ground direction facing upward.

  The upper withdrawal conveyance path 211 corresponds to the “first withdrawal conveyance path” in the claims, and the lower withdrawal conveyance path 212 corresponds to the “second withdrawal conveyance path” in the claims. To do.

  In the first embodiment, the control unit 13 determines that the banknote has been extracted when a detection result indicating that there is no banknote is output from the banknote detection unit 121. However, the control unit 13 is limited to such a mode. I can't. That is, the control part 13 is good also as determining with the banknote having been extracted by pressing the operation button for instruct | indicating conveyance of a banknote. For example, as shown in FIG. 29, an operation button B <b> 1 for instructing the conveyance of banknotes may be included in the sampling prompt screen S <b> 1 displayed on the operation display unit 15. In this case, the operation button B1 corresponds to a “transport instruction unit” in the claims. In addition, operation buttons may be provided not on the screen of the operation display unit 15 but in other parts, for example, the withdrawal unit 120.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment, the banknote conveyed may be made to be conveyed by the conveyance part 140 so that the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) may face a conveyance direction. Even in this case, it is easy by simply aligning the front and back and top and bottom of the bundle of banknotes thrown to the withdrawal unit 120 with the bundle of banknotes dispensed to the withdrawal unit 120 next. It is possible to obtain a bundle of banknotes that are arranged in number with the front and back and the top and bottom facing in the same direction.

  In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims.

1 Money depositing and dispensing machine (banknote processing equipment)
13 Control unit 15 Operation display unit (notification unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Deposit part 120 Withdrawal part 121 Banknote detection part 140 Conveyance part 150 Identification part 211 Upper withdrawal payment path (1st withdrawal conveyance path)
212 Lower withdrawal transport path (second withdrawal transport path)
2 Banknote processing machine (banknote processing device)
23 control unit 25 operation display unit (notification unit)
310 Depositing Unit 330 Withdrawing Unit 331 Bill Detection Unit 350 Transporting Unit 360 Deposit Identification Unit (Identification Unit)
C11 Non-reversing transport path section C12 Reverse transport path section C13 Reverse transport path section C14 Reverse transport path section C15 Non-reversing transport path section C21 Non-reversing transport path section C22 Reverse transport path section R1 Main storage area section (storage area section)
R2 Temporary holding area (storage area)
R4 Temporary holding area (storage area)
B1 Operation button (Transport instruction section)

Claims (12)

A depositing part into which bills are inserted;
A withdrawal unit in which banknotes are thrown,
A storage area for storing banknotes;
A transport unit that transports banknotes between the depositing unit and the storage region unit and between the storage region unit and the withdrawal unit;
An identification unit for identifying whether the direction of the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit is the first direction, the second direction, the third direction, or the fourth direction in which the front and back sides and the top and bottom directions are different from each other; ,
A control unit,
The transport unit includes a first transport path unit, and a second transport path unit having a path different from the first transport path unit,
The controller is
The banknotes identified as the first orientation are transported through the first transport path section, and the banknotes identified as the second orientation are transported through the second transport path section, whereby the front and back and top and bottom orientations. After the bundle of first banknotes having been aligned is thrown out to the withdrawal unit by the transport unit, the banknote identified as the third direction is transported through the first transport path unit and the fourth. The banknotes identified as the direction of the second banknote are conveyed in the second transport path, and the front and back and the top and bottom of the banknote are aligned. To the dispensing unit by the conveying unit,
The banknote processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. A banknote detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of banknotes in the withdrawal unit,
When the banknote detection unit detects that the bundle of the first banknotes has disappeared from within the withdrawal unit, the control unit causes the transport unit to transfer the second banknote bundle to the withdrawal unit. Throw out,
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1. A transport instruction unit for instructing the transport of banknotes,
When the conveyance instruction unit instructs the conveyance of banknotes, the control unit causes the conveyance unit to throw out a bundle of the second banknotes to the withdrawal unit.
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1. Further comprising a notification unit, wherein the control unit causes the notification unit to perform notification for prompting extraction of the bundle of the first banknotes from the withdrawal unit.
The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The control unit, when the number of banknotes stored in the storage area unit reaches a predetermined number of banknotes, causes the transported unit to throw out the stored banknotes to the withdrawal unit.
The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the banknote processing apparatus is provided. The first transport path part is a non-reverse transport path part in which the direction of the front and back of the banknote is not reversed from the direction identified by the identification part,
The second transport path part is a reverse transport path part in which the direction of the front and back of the banknote is reversed from the direction identified by the identification part.
The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein When the control unit causes the banknotes stored in the storage area unit to be thrown into the withdrawal unit,
The banknote identified as the first orientation is taken out from the storage area section and conveyed through the non-reversing transport path section, and the banknote identified as the second orientation is ejected from the storage area section as described above. By conveying the reverse conveyance path part, the front and back of the banknotes of the bundle of the first banknotes and the direction of the top and bottom are aligned,
The banknote identified as the third orientation is taken out from the storage area section and conveyed through the non-reversing transport path section, and the banknote identified as the fourth orientation is ejected from the storage area section. Aligning the front and back of the banknotes in the bundle of second banknotes and the direction of the top and bottom by transporting the reverse transport path part;
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 6. The transport unit includes, in front of the withdrawal unit, a first withdrawal transport path for dispensing the transported banknote from the first direction to the withdrawal unit, and the transported banknote to the withdrawal unit. Branched to a second withdrawal conveyance path for throwing out from the second direction opposite to the first direction,
The first transport path unit includes the first withdrawal transport path in the path,
The second transport path unit includes the second withdrawal transport path in the path,
In the dispensing unit, the bundle of the first banknotes and the bundle of the second banknotes are held in a state where their front and back and top and bottom are aligned.
The banknote processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein When the control unit causes the banknotes stored in the storage area unit to be thrown into the withdrawal unit,
The banknote identified as the first orientation is taken out from the storage area section and conveyed through the first withdrawal conveyance path, and the banknote identified as the second orientation is ejected from the storage area section. By conveying the second withdrawal conveyance path, the front and back of the banknotes of the bundle of the first banknotes and the orientation of the top and bottom are aligned,
The banknote identified as the third orientation is taken out of the storage area section and conveyed through the first withdrawal conveyance path, and the banknote identified as the fourth orientation is ejected from the storage area section. By conveying the second withdrawal conveyance path, the front and back of the banknotes of the second banknote bank and the orientation of the top and bottom are aligned.
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 8. The controller is
When the banknote is stored in the storage area by the transport unit from the deposit unit, the direction of the banknote is identified by the identification unit,
As a result of identification by the identification unit, in the storage area unit, the banknote identified as the first orientation, the banknote identified as the second orientation, and the banknote identified as the third orientation, Storing the fourth direction and the identified banknote separately;
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 7 or 9, wherein When the control unit stores the bills inserted into the deposit unit in the storage region unit,
Let the identification unit identify the direction of the banknote issued from the depositing unit,
The banknotes identified as the first orientation are transported through the non-reversing transport path section, and the banknotes identified as the second orientation are transported through the reversal transport path section. Align the front and back of the banknotes in the bundle of banknotes and the top and bottom,
The banknote identified as the third orientation is transported through the non-reversing transport path section, and the banknote identified as the fourth orientation is transported through the reversal transport path section. Align the front and back of the banknotes in the bundle of banknotes and the top and bottom,
In the storage area portion, the bundle of the first banknotes and the bundle of the second banknotes are stored separately.
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 6. A bill processing method in a bill processing apparatus,
A step of discriminating by a discriminating unit whether the orientation of the banknote is a first orientation, a second orientation, a third orientation, or a fourth orientation in which the front and back and the top and bottom are respectively different from each other;
The banknotes identified as the first orientation and the banknotes identified as the second orientation are transported through a first transport path section and a second transport path section having different paths, respectively. And a step of throwing out a bundle of first banknotes with the orientation of the top and bottom to the withdrawal unit;
After the bundle of the first banknotes has been thrown into the dispensing unit, the banknotes identified as the third direction and the banknotes identified as the fourth direction are respectively the first transport. The second banknote bundle in which the orientation of the front and back and the top and bottom are aligned by being transported through the path section and the second transport path section is different from that of the first banknote in the banknote orientation. A step of throwing out the part,
A bill processing method characterized by the above.

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