JP2018125047A - Banknote handling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a banknote handling apparatus capable of reliably conducting an examination process even when there are many banknotes stored in a storage section, because it is unnecessary to transfer the banknotes stored in the storage section to another storage section by using the stacking section provided separately from the storage section when conducting the bill review process.SOLUTION: The banknotes stacked in the stacking section are fed to the transporting section in the stacking section (for example, the bill dispensing section 22 and the dispensing reject section 24) that accumulates banknotes sent from the transporting section (for example, the circulating transporting section 30 a), and a storage and feeding mechanism (for example, storage and feeding mechanism 40) is provided. After sending the banknotes stored in the storage section to the stacking section by the transporting section, the control section (for example, the banknote change machine control section 60) feeds banknotes accumulated in the stacking section to the transporting section, and performs an examination process of identifying the banknotes conveyed by the conveying section by the identifying section (for example, the identifying section 32) during this period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus that processes banknotes, and more particularly to a banknote processing apparatus that can perform a banknote scrutiny process.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of banknote change machines are known that deposit banknotes as sales and withdraw banknotes as change. More specifically, as a banknote change machine, a deposit port for depositing banknotes, a withdrawal port for dispensing banknotes, a plurality of denomination storage units that store banknotes in denominations, a deposit port, What was conventionally provided with the conveyance part which conveys a banknote between a payment opening | mouth and each money-type storage, and the identification part which identifies the banknote conveyed by a conveyance part was used. Moreover, in such a banknote change machine, a scrutiny process is performed in order to confirm the amount of banknotes stored in the housing. The scrutiny process is to move the banknotes stored in each denomination storage to another location in the housing, and then return the banknotes from the location where the banknotes were moved to the original denomination storage. When moving banknotes from a storage location to another location or when returning banknotes from another location to each denomination type storage location, this is a process of confirming the banknote amount in the machine by counting the bills with the identification unit Say. For example, in Patent Document 1, a mixed storage (usually storing 10,000 yen bills and 2000 yen bills) used as a storage for scrutiny is emptied and then stored in a thousand yen storage. The thousand yen bills are moved to the scrutiny storage, the number of thousand yen bills is counted by the identification unit at this time, and then the scrutiny storage is emptied again from the 5,000 yen storage to 5,000 A bill processing apparatus is disclosed in which a yen bill is moved to a close storage and the number of 5,000 yen bills is counted by an identification unit.

Japanese Patent No. 5062309

  However, in the method of the scrutiny processing by the conventional banknote processing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the mixed storage used as a scrutiny storage is first emptied, it is stored in this mixed storage. It is necessary to move 10,000 yen bills and 2000 yen bills to the 5,000 yen storage, and if there are many 5,000 yen bills stored in the 5,000 yen storage, they are stored in the mixed storage There is a problem that 10,000 yen banknotes and 2,000 yen banknotes cannot be transferred to the 5,000 yen storage box and cannot be scrutinized. In addition, in the method of scrutiny by such a conventional banknote processing apparatus, 5,000 yen banknotes and 10,000 yen banknotes or 2000 yen banknotes are stored in the same storage. When troubles such as clogging occur, there is a problem that it is troublesome to discriminate between 5,000 yen bills and 10,000 yen bills or 2000 yen bills.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and the banknotes stored in the storage unit by using the stacking unit provided separately from the storage unit when performing the banknote scrutiny processing are used. Since it is not necessary to move to a storage part, even if there are many banknotes stored in the storage part, it is possible to reliably perform a scrutiny process and to prevent a plurality of denominations from being mixed. It aims at providing a banknote processing apparatus.

  The banknote processing device of the present invention includes a housing, a transport unit that transports banknotes in the housing, an identification unit that is provided in the transport unit and identifies a banknote transported by the transport unit, and the transport A storage unit that is connected to the transfer unit and stores the banknotes sent from the transfer unit and is capable of feeding the stored banknotes to the transfer unit, and is provided in the transfer unit and processing of banknotes sent from the transfer unit And a processing unit that performs exchange, and a first stacking unit for scrutiny processing that can be exchanged with the processing unit, and stacks and stacks banknotes sent from the transport unit when exchanged with the processing unit. The first stacking unit for scrutiny processing that can feed out the bills to the transport unit, and the first stacking unit for scrutiny processing that is exchanged for the banknotes stored in the storage unit with the processing unit by the transport unit Accumulated in the first accumulating section for inspection processing after sending And a control unit that performs a scrutiny process for identifying the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit by the identification unit during this period by feeding the collected banknotes to the conveyance unit and returning them to the original storage unit by the conveyance unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to such a banknote processing apparatus, when the banknote scrutiny processing is performed, the banknotes stored in the storage section by using the first accumulation unit for scrutiny processing provided separately from the storage section are transferred to other storage sections. Since there is no need to transfer, it is possible to reliably perform a scrutiny process even when there are many banknotes stored in the storage section, and it is possible to prevent a plurality of denominations from being mixed.

  In said banknote processing apparatus, the said process part is not a normal banknote by the said identification part when performing the payment | withdrawal part for throwing out a banknote from the inside of the said housing | casing to the exterior, and a money_receiving | payment process of a banknote. Deposit rejection unit in which the identified deposit reject banknotes are collected, withdrawal reject unit in which the withdrawal reject banknotes identified as not being normal banknotes by the identification unit when performing banknote withdrawal processing, banknotes A deposit temporary holding unit that temporarily holds a bill inserted into the housing when the deposit processing is performed, and the conveyance from the storage unit when a bill withdrawal process is performed. From a withdrawal temporary storage unit that temporarily holds banknotes fed out to a withdrawal unit, and a collection unit that collects banknotes sent from the storage unit when performing banknote collection processing At least one of the group It may consist of.

  The banknote processing device of the present invention includes a housing, a transport unit that transports banknotes in the housing, an identification unit that is provided in the transport unit and identifies a banknote transported by the transport unit, and the transport A storage unit that is connected to the transfer unit and stores the banknotes sent from the transfer unit, and is capable of feeding the stored banknotes to the transfer unit, and a second stacking unit for scrutiny processing that is detachable from the housing And when attached to the housing, the second stacking unit for scrutiny processing that can stack the banknotes sent from the transport unit and send the stacked banknotes into the housing, and The banknotes stored in the second stacking unit for scrutiny processing after the banknotes stored in the storage unit are sent to the second stacking unit for scrutiny processing attached to the casing by the transport unit are stored in the casing. Return to the original storage unit, And a control unit that performs reconciliation process of identifying by the identifying part bill fed by section, characterized by comprising a.

  According to such a banknote handling apparatus, the banknotes stored in the storage unit by using the second stacking unit for scrutiny processing provided separately from the storage unit when performing the banknote scrutiny processing are transferred to another storage unit. Since there is no need to transfer, it is possible to reliably perform a scrutiny process even when there are many banknotes stored in the storage section, and it is possible to prevent a plurality of denominations from being mixed.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, it is not necessary to move the banknote stored in the storage unit to another storage unit by using the stacking unit provided separately from the storage unit when performing the banknote scrutiny processing. Further, even when there are many banknotes stored in the storage unit, it is possible to reliably perform a scrutiny process, and it is possible to prevent a plurality of denominations from being mixed.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money change machine of the money handling system by embodiment of this invention, a bar metal storage apparatus, and a POS register. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of the structure inside the banknote change machine shown to FIG. 1B. It is a figure which shows the structure of the accommodation delivery mechanism provided in the banknote delivery part of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the accommodation delivery mechanism provided in the banknote delivery part of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the banknote change machine, coin change machine, and POS register in the money handling system shown to FIG. 1A. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of the other structure inside the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of other structure inside the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of other structure inside the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of another structure inside the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of another structure inside the banknote change machine by embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1A to 9 are views showing a banknote change machine according to the present embodiment and a money handling system including the banknote change machine. Among these, FIG. 1A is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money change machine of the money processing system by this Embodiment, a bar metal storage apparatus, and a POS register, and FIG. 1B is the structure of the banknote change machine by this Embodiment. FIG. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of an internal structure of the banknote change machine shown to FIG. 1B. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing the configuration of the storage and feeding mechanism provided in the banknote dispensing section of the banknote change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the bill change machine, coin change machine, and control system of the POS register in the money handling system shown in FIG. 1A. Moreover, FIG. 6 thru | or FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of other various structures inside the banknote change machine by this Embodiment, respectively.

  First, the structure of the money processing system provided with the banknote change machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1A. As shown in FIG. 1A, the money handling system according to the present embodiment has a coin change machine 70 and a bar metal storage device 80 arranged side by side, and next to these coin change machine 70 and the bar metal storage device 80. The banknote change machine 10 arranged side by side and the POS register 72 provided above the coin change machine 70 and the banknote change machine 10 are provided. Each of the coin change machine 70 and the banknote change machine 10 performs a deposit / withdrawal process for coins and banknotes. These coin change machine 70 and banknote change machine 10 constitute a money change machine. Further, the bar metal storage device 80 is configured to detachably store bar coins of various denominations (those in which a certain number of coins of the same denomination are collected in a bar shape and wrapped by a film or wrapping paper). Yes. The POS register 72 is used as a management device that manages the coin change machine 70, the banknote change machine 10, and the bar storage device 80.

  Next, the detail of a structure of the banknote change machine 10 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1B, the banknote change machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 12 having an opening on the front surface, and a main body that can be pulled out from the inside of the casing 12 to the front side. 14. Specifically, a pair of left and right drawer rails 16 are provided at the lower part of the main body portion 14, and the main body portion 14 can be pulled out from the inside of the casing 12 toward the front side along each of the drawer rails 16. ing. 1B shows a state in which the main body 14 is pulled out from the inside of the casing 12, but the main body 14 is accommodated in the casing 12 when the bill change machine 10 is actually used. In this state, various processes such as banknote deposit / withdrawal process are performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2 etc., the main body part 14 is provided with a transport part 30 for transporting banknotes one by one. The conveyance unit 30 includes a circular conveyance unit 30 a and a plurality of connection conveyance units 30 b arranged at the center position of the main body unit 14. Moreover, the banknote acceptance part 20, the banknote discharge part 22, the withdrawal rejection part 24, the banknote collection cassette 26, and the three banknote storage parts 34, 36, and 38 are arrange | positioned so that the circulation conveyance part 30a may each be surrounded from the outer side. Yes. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2 etc., the banknote receiving part 20, the banknote discharge part 22, the withdrawal rejection part 24, the banknote collection cassette 26, and each banknote storage part 34, 36, 38 are each by the some connection conveyance part 30b. Are connected to the circumferential conveying unit 30a. Moreover, the identification part 32 is provided in the circumference conveyance part 30a, and this identification part 32 identifies the denomination, authenticity, damage, etc. of the banknote conveyed by the circumference conveyance part 30a. Yes.

  The circulating transport unit 30a can transport banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Moreover, in the conveyance part 30, the path | route switching part (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circulation conveyance part 30a and each connection conveyance part 30b is arrange | positioned along the circulation conveyance part 30a.

  As shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. 2, a banknote receiving port 20 a of the banknote receiving unit 20 and a banknote discharging port 22 a of the banknote dispensing unit 22 are provided on the front surface of the main body unit 14. The banknote collection cassette 26 is detachably installed on the main body unit 14.

  The bill receiving unit 20 is provided with a feeding mechanism 21. When it is detected that one or more bills are inserted into the bill receiving port 20a, the feeding mechanism 21 is driven to connect and transport the bill. Each sheet is fed out one by one to the circulating conveyance unit 30a via the unit 30b.

  The banknote payout part 22 discharges the banknotes fed from the banknote storage parts 34, 36, and 38 to the circulation transport part 30a to the outside of the main body part 14 through the banknote outlet 22a. Here, the banknote dispensing unit 22 accumulates the banknotes sent from the circulation conveyance unit 30a to the banknote dispensing unit 22 via the connection conveyance unit 30b in a stacked state, and collects the accumulated banknotes together. A storage / feeding mechanism 40 is provided for feeding to the outlet 22a or feeding one by one to the circumferential transport unit 30a via the connection transport unit 30b.

  More specifically, when the banknote change machine 10 performs a banknote withdrawal process, all the banknotes to be paid out from the banknote change machine 10 are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22. The banknotes sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22 are stacked on the banknote dispensing unit 22 in a stacked state. And after all the banknotes which should be discharged | paid out from the banknote change machine 10 are sent to the banknote discharge part 22 from each banknote storage part 34,36,38, the banknote integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 is bundled by the storage and delivery mechanism 40. FIG. Is sent to the banknote outlet 22a, and the operator can take out a bundle of banknotes from the banknote outlet 22a. Moreover, the banknote outlet 22a is provided with a banknote remaining detection sensor (not shown) for detecting a banknote sent from the banknote payout section 22 to the banknote outlet 22a. Such a banknote residual detection sensor detects this when all the banknotes sent from the banknote dispensing part 22 to the banknote outlet 22a are extracted by the operator. Further, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is also provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the banknote dispensing unit 22, and whether or not banknotes are present in the banknote dispensing unit 22 by this sensor. Is to be detected.

  The banknote outlet 22a may be provided with a shutter (not shown) that selectively closes the banknote outlet 22a. When such a shutter is provided at the banknote outlet 22a, the banknote outlet 22a is normally closed by the shutter so that the operator puts his / her hand into the banknote outlet 22a. Since it becomes impossible to take out the banknotes accumulated in 22, security can be improved. And when the banknote integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 is collectively sent to the banknote extraction opening 22a by the storage and delivery mechanism 40, a shutter opens the banknote extraction opening 22a, and an operator pulls out a banknote from the banknote extraction opening 22a. Will be able to.

  Further, the storage / delivery mechanism 40 provided in the banknote payout unit 22 can feed the banknotes accumulated in the banknote payout part 22 one by one to the circulation transport unit 30a via the connection transport unit 30b. Yes. More specifically, in the present embodiment, when a scrutiny process is performed in the banknote change machine 10, the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the circulation transport unit 30 a and identified by the identification unit 32. Is sent to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22, and all the banknotes are sent from each of the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and then accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22. The banknotes are fed out by the storing and feeding mechanism 40 to the circulation transport unit 30a and returned to the original banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38. Details of the configuration of the storage and feeding mechanism 40 will be described later.

  The withdrawal rejection unit 24, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 during the withdrawal process, cannot identify a banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 32 due to a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skew feeding. It is stored as a withdrawal reject banknote. Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 of this Embodiment, the banknote which cannot be identified by the identification part 32 by pollution etc. among the banknotes taken in in the housing | casing of the banknote change machine 10 from the banknote acceptance part 20 at the time of a money_receiving | payment process. Is returned to the banknote dispensing unit 22 as a deposit reject banknote.

  A cassette housing portion is provided in the lower front portion of the main body portion 14, and the bill collection cassette 26 is detachably accommodated in the cassette housing portion. The banknote collection cassette 26 can be taken out of the main body 14 by pulling it out from the front surface of the main body 14, and when the banknote collection cassette 26 is attached or detached, the main body 14 is removed from the casing 12. Because it is not necessary to pull out from the security, security is increased.

  Each banknote storage part 34, 36, 38 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the identification part 32. Specifically, for example, a thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 34, a two thousand yen bill and a five thousand yen bill are stored in a mixed state in the bill storage unit 36, and a 10,000 yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 38. The bill is stored. The bill storage units 34, 36, and 38 are provided with feeding mechanisms 35, 37, and 39, respectively. The bills stored in these bill storage units 34, 36, and 38 are respectively fed to the feeding mechanisms 35 and 37. , 39 are fed out one by one through the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circumferential conveyance unit 30a.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the storage and delivery mechanism 40 provided in the banknote dispensing part 22 is demonstrated using FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state when banknotes are stacked on the banknote dispensing unit 22, and FIG. 4 shows a state when banknotes stacked on the banknote dispensing unit 22 are fed out from the banknote dispensing unit 22. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the storage / feeding mechanism 40 has a stage 48 that is movable in the vertical direction within the banknote payout unit 22, and the banknote payout from the connection transport unit 30 b of the transport unit 30. The banknotes sent to the unit 22 are stacked on the stage 48 in a stacked state. In the storage and feeding mechanism 40, a pantograph-shaped lifting mechanism 49 is provided below the stage 48, and the stage 48 is moved up and down by the lifting mechanism 49. More specifically, an upward force is always applied to the stage 48 by the elevating mechanism 49. The storage and feeding mechanism 40 has a banknote pressing member 46 that presses the banknotes stacked on the stage 48 downward from above. The banknote pressing member 46 is movable in the vertical direction, and when stacking banknotes in the banknote dispensing unit 22, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknote pressing member 46 is positioned below a conveyance belt 42 described later. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, when the banknote is paid out from the banknote payout portion 22, the banknote pressing member 46 is moved to a position above the conveyance belt 42 described later.

  In the storage and feeding mechanism 40, a conveying belt 42 for feeding out the banknotes accumulated on the stage 48 is provided above the stage 48. The stage 48 is provided with a plurality of drive rollers 47 for feeding out the banknotes accumulated on the stage 48. Here, when the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing section 22 are collectively sent to the banknote outlet 22a by the storage and feeding mechanism 40, the banknote pressing member 46 is positioned above the transport belt 42 as shown in FIG. Of the plurality of banknotes stacked on the stage 48, the banknote on the uppermost layer contacts the conveyor belt 42, and then a bundle of banknotes on the stage 48 is sandwiched between the stage 48 and the conveyor belt 42. The transport belt 42 circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 while being pressed, and each drive roller 47 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. A bundle of banknotes positioned is sent to the banknote outlet 22a in a lump. On the other hand, when the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 are fed out one by one by the storage / delivery mechanism 40 to the circulation conveyance unit 30a via the connection conveyance unit 30b, the banknote pressing member 46 is provided with a conveyance belt as shown in FIG. 42, after the banknote in the uppermost layer among the plurality of banknotes stacked on the stage 48 contacts the transport belt 42, the transport belt 42 circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. By moving, the banknote in the uppermost layer among the banknotes stacked on the stage 48 is fed out one by one in the left direction in FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pinch roller 44 and a separation roller 45 are in contact with the conveyor belt 42, respectively, and when the banknotes accumulated on the stage 48 are fed out in the left direction in FIG. The banknotes are separated one by one by a gate portion formed between the conveyance belt 42 and the separation roller 45, and are fed out from the nip portion between the conveyance belt 42 and the pinch roller 44 to the connection conveyance portion 30b. It is like that.

  In this embodiment, instead of installing a plurality of drive rollers 47 on the stage 48, a conveyance belt (not shown) having the same configuration as the conveyance belt 42 may be provided on the stage 48. In this case, when the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing section 22 are collectively sent to the banknote outlet 22a by the storage / delivery mechanism 40, the banknote pressing member 46 is located above the transport belt 42 as shown in FIG. The banknote on the uppermost layer among the plurality of banknotes stacked on the stage 48 comes into contact with the transport belt 42, and a bundle of banknotes on the stage 48 is between the stage 48 and the transport belt 42. The conveying belt 42 circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 while being squeezed by the belt 48, and the conveying belt provided on the stage 48 circulates in synchronization with the conveying belt 42, thereby conveying with the stage 48. A bundle of banknotes positioned between the belt 42 and the belt 42 are collectively sent to the banknote outlet 22a.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the money handling system including the banknote change machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the bill change machine 10, the coin change machine 70, and the POS register 72 in the money handling system shown in FIG. 1A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote change machine 10, the coin change machine 70, and the POS register 72 are provided with a banknote change machine control unit 60, a coin change machine control unit 70a, and a POS control unit 73, respectively. Here, the banknote change machine control part 60 of the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 are connected so that they can communicate with each other. Moreover, the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 and the POS control part 73 of the POS register 72 are connected so that they can communicate with each other.

  In the POS register 72, a card reader 74, a printing unit 75, a display unit 76, an operation unit 77, a storage unit 78, and an interface 79 are connected to the POS control unit 73, respectively. The card reader 74 is configured to acquire information related to the operator ID, the authority of the operator, and the like by reading the operator's ID card. Moreover, the printing part 75 is comprised from a printer, for example, prints the transaction content on a receipt, and prints various information, such as the amount of money of the banknote change machine 10 or the coin change machine 70, etc. In addition, the display unit 76 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes and coins in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70, and the amount of money in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70. The operation unit 77 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 73. Moreover, the memory | storage part 78 memorize | stores information, such as the banknote and the processing status of the banknote and the coin in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70, and the amount of money of the banknote change machine 10 and the coin change machine 70. The POS control unit 73 transmits / receives signals to / from the coin changer control unit 70a of the coin changer 70 through the interface 79.

  Moreover, the coin change machine control part 70a of the coin change machine 70 controls each component of the coin change machine 70 concerned. In addition, in the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 5, illustration of each structural member of the coin change machine 70 controlled by the coin change machine control part 70a is abbreviate | omitted. Further, an interface 71 is connected to the coin changer control unit 70 a, and the coin changer control unit 70 a is connected to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72 and the bill changer control unit 60 of the bill changer 10 through the interface 71. Signals are transmitted and received.

  Further, in the bill change machine 10, the bill change machine control unit 60 includes an interface 61, a feeding mechanism 21 provided in the bill receiving unit 20, a transport unit 30, an identification unit 32, and each bill storage unit 34, 36, 38. The provided paying mechanisms 35, 37, 39, and the storage paying mechanism 40 provided in the banknote payout unit 22 are connected to each other. Here, the information related to the banknote identification result by the identification unit 32 is sent to the banknote change machine control unit 60. Moreover, the banknote change machine control unit 60 controls these components by sending commands to the feeding mechanism 21, the transport unit 30, the feeding mechanisms 35, 37, and 39, and the storage and feeding mechanism 40. Yes. Further, the bill change machine control unit 60 transmits and receives signals to and from the coin change machine control unit 70 a of the coin change machine 70 through the interface 61.

  Next, various processing contents such as deposit / withdrawal processing by the bill change machine 10 having such a configuration will be described below. In addition, the processing method of the banknotes shown below is performed when the banknote change machine control part 60 controls each structural member of the banknote change machine 10. FIG.

  First, operation | movement at the time of a money_receiving | payment process in the banknote change machine 10 is demonstrated. When a banknote is inserted into the banknote receiving port 20a of the banknote change machine 10, the banknote receiving unit 20 takes in all the banknotes inserted into the banknote receiving port 20a, and the circulation transport unit 30a via the connection transport unit 30b. The bills are fed out one by one. And the banknote drawn | fed out to the circumference conveyance part 30a is conveyed by the said circumference conveyance part 30a, and identification of the banknote is performed by the identification part 32 in this case.

  The banknote determined to be a normal banknote among the banknotes identified by the identification unit 32 is sent to each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38 corresponding to the denomination, and these banknote storage units 34, 36, 38. Specifically, the bill storage unit 34 stores a thousand yen bill, the bill storage unit 36 stores a 2000 yen bill and a 5,000 yen bill in a mixed state, and the bill storage unit 38 stores a 10,000 yen bill. Is stored. On the other hand, banknotes determined not to be normal banknotes based on the identification result by the identification unit 32 are transported to the banknote dispensing unit 22 by the transport unit 30 as deposit reject banknotes and accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22. And after all the deposited banknotes thrown into the banknote receiving port 20a are sent to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 or the banknote dispensing unit 22, the deposited reject banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 are stored and delivered. Is sent to the bill outlet 22a. As a result, the operator can take out the deposited reject banknote from the banknote outlet 22 a and re-insert it into the banknote inlet 20 a of the banknote receiving unit 20.

  Next, an operation when a withdrawal process is performed in the banknote change machine 10 will be described below. When a withdrawal processing start command including the total amount of banknotes to be dispensed or the number of denominations is input to the banknote change machine control unit 60, banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 However, the paper is fed one by one to the connection transport unit 30b by the feeding mechanisms 35, 37, 39 corresponding to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38, and the banknotes are delivered from the connection transport unit 30b to the circulation transport unit 30a. . The bills sent to the circulating transport unit 30a are transported by the circulating transport unit 30a so as to make at least one turn in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2, and at this time, the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of the banknotes by the identification unit 32 Is identified. Of the banknotes identified by the identification unit 32, the banknotes determined to be normal banknotes are transported to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22. On the other hand, banknotes determined to be not normal banknotes based on the identification result by the identification unit 32 (for example, banknotes with abnormal conveyance such as double feeding and skew feeding) are withdrawn reject banknotes by the transport unit 30 to the withdrawal reject unit 24. It is conveyed and accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 24. The withdrawal reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject section 24 can be taken out by a person having a predetermined authority such as an administrator by pulling the main body section 14 from the casing 12 of the banknote change machine 10 to the front side. Become. And after the banknote which should be withdrawn is sent to the banknote discharge part 22 from each banknote storage part 34,36,38, the shutter provided in the banknote outlet 22a was opened, and was integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 The banknotes are collectively sent to the banknote outlet 22a by the storage and feeding mechanism 40. Thus, the operator can take out the withdrawal banknote from the banknote outlet 22a.

  Next, operation | movement at the time of a close examination process being performed in the banknote change machine 10 is demonstrated below. Here, the scrutiny processing is to check the banknotes stored in the main body 14 of the banknote change machine 10 (specifically, the banknote storage sections 34, 36, 38). This refers to a process of identifying and counting the bills stored in the bill storage units 34, 36, and 38 by the identification unit 32.

  When a command for starting a scrutiny process is input by the operator through the operation unit 77 of the POS register 72 and a command for starting a scrutiny process is sent from the POS register 72 to the banknote change machine control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10, a plurality of banknotes are sent. Of the storage units 34, 36, and 38, first, banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 34 are fed one by one to the connection transport unit 30b by the feeding mechanism 35, and the banknotes are received from the connection transport unit 30b by the circulating transport unit 30a. Passed. The banknotes sent to the circulating transport unit 30a are transported by the circulating transport unit 30a so as to rotate at least once in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2, and at this time, the identification unit 32 identifies and counts the denomination of the banknotes. Is called. The banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 32 are sent to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and accumulated on the stage 48 of the storage and delivery mechanism 40 provided in the banknote dispensing unit 22. On the other hand, banknotes determined to be not normal banknotes by the identification result by the identification unit 32 (for example, banknotes with abnormal conveyance such as double feeding and skew feeding) are transported to the withdrawal reject unit 24 by the transport unit 30 as inspection reject banknotes. And collected in the withdrawal reject unit 24. The inspection reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject section 24 can be taken out by a person having a predetermined authority such as an administrator by pulling the main body section 14 from the casing 12 of the banknote change machine 10 to the front side. .

  When all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section 34 are sent to the banknote payout section 22 and the withdrawal reject section 24, the banknotes accumulated in the banknote discharge section 22 are fed by the transport belt 42 of the storage payout mechanism 40. The bills are fed to the connection conveyance unit 30b one by one, and the bills are transferred from the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circulation conveyance unit 30a. And the banknote sent to the circulation conveyance part 30a is returned to the banknote accommodating part 34, without being identified and counted by the identification part 32. FIG. When all banknotes are returned to the banknote storage unit 34, the amount of banknotes of the denomination (thousand yen) is determined. When the above-described operation is completed for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 34, the above-described operation is performed for each banknote storage unit for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 36 and 38. In this way, when the above-described operation is performed on the banknotes stored in all banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 and banknotes are identified and counted by the identification unit 32, the scrutiny process in the banknote change machine 10 is performed. Is completed. When the banknote refining process is completed in the banknote change machine 10, information related to the result of the banknote refining process in the banknote change machine 10 is transferred from the banknote changer control unit 60 of the banknote changer 10 to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72. Sent. As a result, information related to the result of the banknote review process in the banknote change machine 10 is displayed on the display unit 76 of the POS register 72 or printed on a receipt or the like by the printing unit 75.

  In the present embodiment, when a command for starting a scrutiny process is input by the operator through the operation unit 77 of the POS register 72, the banknote change machine 10 performs the scrutiny process for the banknote described above. A coin scrutiny process may be performed in the coin change machine 70. In this case, when the banknote refining process is completed in the banknote change machine 10 and the coin refining process is completed in the coin changer 70, not only the information related to the result of the banknote refining process in the banknote change machine 10 but also the coin change. Information related to the result of the coin scrutiny process in the machine 70 is also sent to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72. Thus, in addition to the information related to the result of the paper money review process in the paper money changer 10, information related to the result of the coin money inspection process in the coin change machine 70 is also displayed on the display unit 76 of the POS register 72 or the printing part. 75 is printed on a receipt or the like.

  Further, in the above description, an aspect has been described in which identification and counting are performed by the identification unit 32 when a banknote is sent from the respective banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22. It is not limited to. As another aspect, when the banknote is returned from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38, the identification unit 32 may perform identification and counting, or each banknote storage unit Identification and counting are performed by the identification unit 32 both when the banknotes are sent from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and when the banknotes are returned from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38. It may be like this.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 by this Embodiment, since the banknote integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 can be drawn | fed out to the circulation conveyance part 30a via the connection conveyance part 30b by the accommodation | feeding-out delivery mechanism 40. The banknote dispensing unit 22 can be used as a temporary depositing unit when depositing in the banknote change machine 10. The flow of banknotes when the banknote dispensing unit 22 is used as a deposit temporary storage unit during the depositing process in the banknote change machine 10 will be described below.

  When banknote depositing processing is performed in the banknote change machine 10, when an operator inserts a bundle of banknotes into the banknote receiving port 20 a of the banknote receiving unit 20, the inserted banknotes are transported one by one by the feeding mechanism 21. The connection conveyance unit 30b is fed out, and banknotes are delivered from the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circulation conveyance unit 30a. The bills sent to the circulating transport unit 30a are transported in the counterclockwise direction by the circulating transport unit 30a, and when the banknotes are transported, the identification unit 32 identifies the banknote denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. Is done. Of the banknotes identified by the identification unit 32, the banknotes determined to be normal banknotes are sent to the banknote dispensing unit 22, and accumulated on the stage 48 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40 provided in the banknote dispensing unit 22. Is done. In the banknote dispensing unit 22, banknotes are accumulated in a denomination mixed state. On the other hand, banknotes determined not to be normal banknotes by the recognition result by the identification unit 32 are transported to the withdrawal reject unit 24 by the transport unit 30 as deposit reject banknotes and accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 24. The deposit reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 24 can be taken out by a person having a predetermined authority such as an administrator by pulling the main body 14 from the casing 12 of the banknote change machine 10 to the front side. .

  Then, after all the banknotes received by the banknote receiving unit 20 are conveyed to the banknote dispensing unit 22 or the withdrawal reject unit 24, the operator inputs a payment confirmation (approval) command through the operation unit 77 of the POS register 72. The banknotes accumulated in the banknote payout section 22 are fed one by one to the connection transport section 30b by the transport belt 42, and the banknotes are delivered from the connection transport section 30b to the circulation transport section 30a. And the banknote sent to the circumference conveyance part 30a is conveyed by the said circumference conveyance part 30a, and is sent to each banknote storage part 34,36,38 corresponding to the denomination after that, these banknote storage parts 34,36, 38. Specifically, the bill storage unit 34 stores a thousand yen bill, the bill storage unit 36 stores a 2000 yen bill and a 5,000 yen bill in a mixed state, and the bill storage unit 38 stores a 10,000 yen bill. Is stored. On the other hand, after all the banknotes received by the banknote receiving unit 20 are transported to the banknote paying unit 22 or the withdrawal rejecting unit 24, the operator uses the operating unit 77 of the POS register 72 instead of a deposit confirmation (approval) command. When a return (non-approval) command is input, the shutter provided at the banknote outlet 22a is opened, and the banknotes accumulated in the banknote payout unit 22 are collectively sent to the banknote outlet 22a by the storing and feeding mechanism 40. As a result, the operator can take out the deposited banknote from the banknote outlet 22a.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10 by this Embodiment, since the banknote integrated | stacked on the banknote discharge part 22 can be drawn | fed out to the circulation conveyance part 30a via the connection conveyance part 30b by the accommodation | feeding-out delivery mechanism 40. When the banknote change machine 10 performs the withdrawal process, the banknote to be dispensed is sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22, and then the operator operates the operation unit of the POS register 72. When a withdrawal stop command is input at 77, the banknotes accumulated in the banknote payout section 22 can be returned to the banknote storage sections 34, 36, and 38. In yet another example, when the banknote change machine 10 performs a withdrawal process, the banknotes to be dispensed are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 to the banknote dispensing unit 22, and then the operator However, when an instruction to cancel withdrawal is input by the operation unit 77 of the POS register 72, the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 may be sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 24.

  According to the banknote change machine 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are transferred to the banknote dispensing unit by the transport unit 30 when performing a detailed examination process. The banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 after being sent to 22 are returned to the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 by the transport unit 30, and the banknotes transported by the circumferential transport unit 30 a of the transport unit 30 during this period are identified. 32 is used for identification. In this case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 can be transferred to other banknotes by using the banknote dispensing unit 22 provided separately from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 when performing the scrutiny process. Since it is not necessary to move to the storage units 34, 36, 38, even if there are a large number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38, it is possible to carry out a scrutiny process reliably. Mixing can be prevented.

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

  For example, in the banknote change machine, only the denomination and number of banknotes are detected separately from the identification section 32 that identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of the banknotes conveyed by the circulating conveyance section 30a. A counting unit for scrutiny processing may be provided. According to such a banknote change machine, it is not necessary to send the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 to the identification unit 32 when performing banknote scrutiny processing, but instead a scrutiny processing counting unit. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the banknote transport route during the banknote scrutiny process.

  Moreover, as a banknote change machine which concerns on a modification, what was provided with the accommodation | feed_out mechanism 40 in the payment | withdrawal rejection part 24 instead of the storage / delivery mechanism 40 in the banknote delivery part 22 may be used. The structure of the banknote change machine which concerns on such a modification is shown in FIG. In describing the banknote change machine 10a shown in FIG. 6, the same components as those of the banknote change machine 10 shown in FIG.

  In the banknote change machine 10a shown in FIG. 6, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is not provided with the storage / delivery mechanism 40, and the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 cannot be fed out to the connection transport unit 30b. Yes. That is, in the banknote change machine 10a shown in FIG. 6, the banknote dispensing unit 22 discharges the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the circulation transport unit 30a to the outside of the main body unit 14 through the banknote outlet 22a. Only functions.

  On the other hand, in the banknote change machine 10 a shown in FIG. 6, a storage and feeding mechanism 40 is provided in the withdrawal reject unit 24. As a result, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 24 can be fed out one by one by the storing and feeding mechanism 40 to the circulating transport unit 30a via the connection transport unit 30b. Further, the withdrawal / rejection unit 24 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the withdrawal / rejection unit 24, and banknotes are present in the withdrawal / rejection unit 24 by this sensor. Whether or not is detected. Unlike the case where the storage / delivery mechanism 40 is provided in the banknote dispensing part 22, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal / rejection part 24 are discharged from the withdrawal / rejection part 24 to the outside of the main body part 14 by the storage / delivery mechanism 40. Therefore, the installation of each drive roller 47 in the storage and feeding mechanism 40 can be omitted.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the close examination process of a banknote in the banknote change machine 10a which concerns on a modification as shown in FIG. 6 is demonstrated below.

  When a command for starting a scrutiny process is input by the operator through the operation unit 77 of the POS register 72 and a command for starting a scrutiny process is sent from the POS register 72 to the banknote change machine control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10a, a withdrawal is rejected. It is checked whether or not a withdrawal reject banknote exists in the part 24. If a withdrawal reject banknote exists in the withdrawal reject part 24, the banknote is fed out from the withdrawal reject part 24 and is identified. After being identified, the bills are sorted into the corresponding bill storage units 34, 36, 38, or sent to the bill collection cassette 26 and collected. When the withdrawal reject unit 24 is empty or empty, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 34 among the plurality of banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 are connected one by one by the feeding mechanism 35. The bill is fed to the transport unit 30b, and the banknote is transferred from the connection transport unit 30b to the circulating transport unit 30a. The bills sent to the circulating transport unit 30a are transported by the circulating transport unit 30a so as to rotate at least once in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6, and at this time, the identification unit 32 identifies and counts the denomination and the like of the banknotes. Is called. The banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 32 are sent to the withdrawal reject unit 24 and accumulated on the stage 48 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40 provided in the withdrawal reject unit 24. On the other hand, banknotes that are determined to be not normal banknotes by the identification result by the identification unit 32 (for example, banknotes with abnormal conveyance such as double feeding and skew feeding) are inspected as reject banknotes by the conveyance unit 30 except for the withdrawal rejection unit 24. A part, specifically, for example, is conveyed to the banknote dispensing unit 22 and is accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22. The inspection reject banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 are sent from the banknote dispensing unit 22 to the banknote outlet 22a after completing the banknote scrutiny process in the banknote change machine 10a, and the operator rejects the inspection from the banknote outlet 22a. The banknote can be extracted.

  When all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section 34 are sent to the banknote payout section 22 and the withdrawal rejection section 24, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal rejection section 24 are transferred by the transport belt 42 of the storage delivery mechanism 40. Sheets are fed one by one to the connection conveyance unit 30b, and banknotes are delivered from the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circulation conveyance unit 30a. And the banknote sent to the circulation conveyance part 30a is returned to the banknote accommodating part 34, without being identified and counted by the identification part 32. FIG. When all banknotes are returned to the banknote storage unit 34, the amount of banknotes of the denomination (thousand yen) is determined. When the above-described operation is completed for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 34, the above-described operation is performed for each banknote storage unit for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 36 and 38. Thus, if the above-mentioned operation | movement is performed about the banknote accommodated in all the banknote accommodating parts 34,36,38, and identification and counting of a banknote are performed by the identification part 32, the close examination process in the banknote change machine 10a will be performed. Is completed. When the banknote recognizing process is completed in the banknote change machine 10a, information related to the result of the banknote refining process in the banknote change machine 10a is transferred from the banknote change machine control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10a to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72. Sent. As a result, information related to the result of the banknote review process in the banknote change machine 10 a is displayed on the display unit 76 of the POS register 72 or printed on a receipt or the like by the printing unit 75.

  In addition, in said description, when the banknote was sent from each banknote storage part 34,36,38 to the withdrawal rejection part 24, although the identification and counting were performed by the identification part 32, such an aspect was described, It is not limited to an aspect. As another aspect, when the banknote is returned from the withdrawal reject unit 24 to each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38, the identification unit 32 may perform identification and counting, or each banknote storage The identification unit 32 identifies and counts both when the bills are sent from the portions 34, 36, and 38 to the withdrawal reject unit 24 and when the bills are returned from the withdrawal reject unit 24 to each bill storage unit 34, 36, and 38. May be performed.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10a which concerns on a modification as shown in FIG. 6, the banknote integrated | stacked on the withdrawal rejection part 24 can be drawn | fed out to the circulation conveyance part 30a via the connection conveyance part 30b by the accommodation | feeding-out delivery mechanism 40. Therefore, when the banknote change machine 10a performs the banknote depositing process, the banknotes fed out from the banknote receiving unit 20 to the circulation transport unit 30a are transferred to the banknote storage units 34, 36, The banknotes temporarily stored before being sent to the bank 38, and the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage sections 34, 36, 38 to the circulation transport section 30a when performing banknote withdrawal processing in the banknote change machine 10a are used. It can be used as a withdrawal temporary storage unit that temporarily holds the bill before it is sent to the banknote dispensing unit 22.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10a which concerns on a modification as shown in FIG. 6, when performing a payment process, the payment | withdrawal rejection banknote was sent to the payment | withdrawal rejection part 24 from each banknote storage part 34,36,38. Thereafter, when the withdrawal banknote is taken out from the banknote outlet 22a by the operator, the withdrawal reject banknote accumulated in the withdrawal rejection unit 24 is fed out from the withdrawal rejection unit 24 to the circulation conveyance unit 30a and is identified by the identification unit 32. It is possible to identify and return normal bills to the bill storage units 34, 36, and 38. In this case, the withdrawal reject banknote can be reused as a withdrawal banknote.

  Alternatively, when a withdrawal process is performed in the banknote change machine 10a, a withdrawal banknote is sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the withdrawal rejection unit 24, and is then discharged from the banknote outlet 22a by the operator. When the gold banknote is taken out, the withdrawal banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal rejection unit 24 may be sent to the banknote dispensing unit 22. In this case, the operator can take out the withdrawal reject banknote from the banknote outlet 22a by sending the withdrawal reject banknote from the banknote dispensing section 22 to the banknote outlet 22a. Further, when a withdrawal process is performed in the banknote change machine 10a, a withdrawal banknote is sent from each banknote storage section 34, 36, 38 to the withdrawal rejection section 24, and is then discharged from the banknote outlet 22a by the operator. When the gold banknote is taken out, the withdrawal banknote accumulated in the withdrawal rejection unit 24 may be sent to the banknote collection cassette 26. In this case, the operator can collect the withdrawal reject banknote by pulling out the banknote collection cassette 26 from the main body 14 of the banknote change machine 10a.

  As described above, according to the banknote change machine 10a according to the modification shown in FIG. 6, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are transferred by the transport unit 30 when performing the scrutiny processing. After being sent to the withdrawal reject unit 24, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 24 are returned to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 by the transport unit 30, and are transported by the circulating transport unit 30 a of the transport unit 30 during this time. Banknotes are identified by the identification unit 32. In this case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 can be transferred to other banknotes by using the withdrawal / rejection unit 24 provided separately from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 when performing the scrutiny process. Since it is not necessary to move to the banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, even if there are many banknotes stored in the banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, a precise examination process can be performed reliably, and the banknote of several denominations is also possible. Can be prevented from mixing.

  Moreover, as a banknote change machine according to another modification, instead of providing the storage and feeding mechanism 40 in the banknote dispensing unit 22 and the withdrawal reject unit 24, a stacking unit for scrutiny processing (first scrutiny unit for scrutiny processing) is provided. A single unit is provided separately from the main body 14 of the banknote handling machine, and such a stacking section for scrutiny processing is at least one of the banknote dispensing section 22, the withdrawal reject section 24, and the banknote collection cassette 26 in the banknote change machine. It may be exchangeable for one. The structure of the banknote change machine according to such a modification is shown in FIG. 7A. In the description of the banknote change machine 10b shown in FIG. 7A, the same components as those of the banknote change machine 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 7A shows a mode in which the banknote paying part 22 and the accumulating part 27 for scrutiny are exchangeable.

  In the banknote change machine 10b according to the modification shown in FIG. 7A, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is not provided with the storage / delivery mechanism 40, and the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 are fed out to the connection transport unit 30b. Can not be. That is, in the banknote change machine 10b according to such a modified example, the banknote dispensing unit 22 uses the banknote outlet 22a to transfer the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the circulation transport unit 30a. It has only the function of releasing to the outside. In addition, at least one of the banknote dispensing unit 22, the withdrawal reject unit 24, and the banknote collection cassette 26 can be removed forward from the main body unit 14 of the banknote change machine 10b. On the other hand, in the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing that can be exchanged for at least one of the banknote dispensing unit 22, the withdrawal reject unit 24, and the banknote collection cassette 26, the stacking unit 27 is stacked. A storage and feeding mechanism 40 that feeds out banknotes one by one is provided. Note that the drive roller 47 may be omitted in the storage and feeding mechanism 40 provided in the accumulating unit 27 for the scrutiny processing. In addition, a sensor (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the stacking unit 27 is provided in the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing, and banknotes are placed in the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing by this sensor. Whether or not it exists is detected.

  In performing the banknote scrutinization process with such a banknote change machine 10b, first of all, among the stacking part 27 for the scrutiny process, the banknote dispensing part 22, the withdrawal rejection part 24, and the banknote collection cassette 26 in the banknote change machine 10b. Exchange for one of them. And after the banknote paid out from each banknote storage part 34,36,38 to the circulation conveyance part 30a was identified by the identification part 32, it replaced | exchanged for the banknote discharge part 22, the withdrawal rejection part 24, and the banknote collection cassette 26. It is sent to the accumulating unit 27 for scrutiny. When all banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny, the banknotes stacked in the stacking unit 27 are transferred one by one by the transport belt 42 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40. The bills fed out to 22 and passed through the bill dispensing unit 22 are sent from the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circulation conveyance unit 30a. And the banknote sent to the circulation conveyance part 30a is returned to each banknote accommodating part 34,36,38, without being identified and counted by the identification part 32. FIG. Thus, if the above-mentioned operation | movement is performed about the banknote accommodated in all the banknote storage parts 34,36,38, and identification and counting of a banknote are performed by the identification part 32, the precise examination process in the banknote change machine 10b will be performed. Is completed. When the banknote refining process is completed in the banknote change machine 10b, information related to the result of the banknote refining process in the banknote change machine 10b is transferred from the banknote change machine control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10b to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72. Sent. As a result, information related to the result of the banknote review process in the banknote change machine 10 b is displayed on the display unit 76 of the POS register 72 or printed on a receipt or the like by the printing unit 75. When the banknote change machine 10b completes the banknote scrutiny process, the scrutinization processing stacking unit 27 is taken out from the main body part 14 of the banknote change machine 10b, and the banknote first taken out from the main body part 14 of the banknote change machine 10b. The payout unit 22, the withdrawal reject unit 24, or the banknote collection cassette 26 is returned to the main body unit 14.

  In the above description, an aspect has been described in which identification and counting are performed by the identification unit 32 when banknotes are sent from the respective banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the accumulating unit 27 for scrutiny. It is not limited to such an aspect. As another aspect, when the banknotes are returned from the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38, the identification unit 32 may perform identification and counting, Identification is performed both when the banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing and when the banknotes are returned from the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing to the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38. Identification and counting may be performed by the unit 32.

  As described above, according to the banknote change machine 10b according to the modification shown in FIG. 7A, when performing the scrutiny process, the stacking unit 27 for the scrutiny process, the banknote dispensing unit 22 in the banknote change machine 10b, After exchanging any one of the gold reject unit 24 and the banknote collection cassette 26, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are transferred to the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny by the transport unit 30. After being sent, the banknotes accumulated in the stacking unit 27 are returned to the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 by the transport unit 30, and the banknotes transported by the circumferential transport unit 30 a of the transport unit 30 are identified by the identification unit 32. It is supposed to be. In this case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are used by using the stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing provided separately from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 when performing the scrutiny processing. Since it is not necessary to move to other banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, even if there are many banknotes stored in the banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, it is possible to carry out a scrutiny process reliably, and a plurality of denominations Can be prevented from being mixed. Further, by using one stacking unit 27 for scrutiny processing for a plurality of banknote change machines 10b, the number of stacking units 27 for scrutiny processing to be prepared may be less than the number of banknote change machines 10b. become able to.

  Further, as a banknote change machine according to yet another modification, the main body section 14 is provided with a stacking section 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing instead of the storage and feeding mechanism 40 in the banknote dispensing section 22 and the withdrawal rejection section 24. May be used. The structure of the banknote change machine according to such a modification is shown in FIG. 7B. In the description of the banknote change machine 10c shown in FIG. 7B, the same constituent members as those of the banknote change machine 10 shown in FIG.

  In the banknote change machine 10c shown in FIG. 7B, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is not provided with the storage / delivery mechanism 40, and the banknotes accumulated in the banknote dispensing unit 22 cannot be fed out to the connection transport unit 30b. Yes. That is, in the banknote change machine 10c shown in FIG. 7B, the banknote dispensing unit 22 discharges the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the circulation transport unit 30a to the outside of the main body unit 14 through the banknote outlet 22a. Only functions.

  On the other hand, in the banknote change machine 10c shown in FIG. 7B, the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing is connected to the circulating transport unit 30a via the connection transport unit 30b, and the storing and feeding mechanism 40 is connected to the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing. Is provided. As a result, the banknotes accumulated in the accumulating unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing can be fed out one by one to the circulating conveyance unit 30a via the connection conveyance unit 30b by the storage and feeding mechanism 40. Unlike the case in which the storage / delivery mechanism 40 is provided in the banknote dispensing unit 22, the banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing are discharged from the accumulation unit 28 to the outside of the main body unit 14 by the storage / delivery mechanism 40. Therefore, the installation of each drive roller 47 in the storage and feeding mechanism 40 can be omitted.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the banknote examination process is performed in the banknote change machine 10c which concerns on a modification as shown to FIG. 7B is demonstrated below.

  When a command for starting a scrutiny process is input by the operator through the operation unit 77 of the POS register 72 and a command for starting a scrutiny process is sent from the POS register 72 to the banknote change machine control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10c, a plurality of banknotes are sent. Of the storage units 34, 36, and 38, first, banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 34 are fed one by one to the connection transport unit 30b by the feeding mechanism 35, and the banknotes are received from the connection transport unit 30b by the circulating transport unit 30a. Passed. The bills sent to the circulating transport unit 30a are transported by the circulating transport unit 30a so as to make at least one turn in the clockwise direction in FIG. 7B, and at this time, the identification unit 32 identifies and counts the denomination and the like of the banknotes. Is called. The banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 32 are sent to the accumulating unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing and accumulated on the stage 48 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40 provided in the accumulating unit 28. On the other hand, banknotes determined to be not normal banknotes by the identification result by the identification unit 32 (for example, banknotes with abnormal conveyance such as double feeding and skew feeding) are transported to the withdrawal reject unit 24 by the transport unit 30 as inspection reject banknotes. And collected in the withdrawal reject unit 24. The inspection reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject section 24 can be taken out by a person having a predetermined authority such as an administrator withdrawing the main body section 14 from the casing 12 of the banknote change machine 10c. .

  When all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section 34 are sent to the stacking section 28 and the withdrawal reject section 24 dedicated to the scrutiny processing, the banknotes stacked in the stacking section 28 are conveyed by the transport belt 42 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40. The paper is fed one by one to the connection conveyance unit 30b, and banknotes are delivered from the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circulation conveyance unit 30a. And the banknote sent to the circulation conveyance part 30a is returned to the banknote accommodating part 34, without being identified and counted by the identification part 32. FIG. When all banknotes are returned to the banknote storage unit 34, the amount of banknotes of the denomination (thousand yen) is determined. When the above-described operation is completed for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 34, the above-described operation is performed for each banknote storage unit for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 36 and 38. Thus, if the above-mentioned operation | movement is performed about the banknote accommodated in all the banknote accommodating parts 34,36,38, and identification and counting of a banknote are performed by the identification part 32, the close examination process in the banknote change machine 10c will be performed. Is completed. When the banknote recognizing process is completed in the banknote change machine 10c, information relating to the result of the banknote refining process in the banknote change machine 10c is transferred from the banknote changer control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10c to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72. Sent. As a result, information related to the result of the banknote review process in the banknote change machine 10 c is displayed on the display unit 76 of the POS register 72 or printed on a receipt or the like by the printing unit 75.

  In the above description, an embodiment has been described in which identification and counting are performed by the identification unit 32 when banknotes are sent from the respective banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the accumulating unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing. It is not limited to such an aspect. As another aspect, when the banknote is returned from the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing to each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38, the identification unit 32 may perform identification and counting. Identification is performed both when the banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing and when the banknotes are returned from the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing to the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38. Identification and counting may be performed by the unit 32.

  Moreover, in the banknote change machine 10c which concerns on a modification as shown to FIG. 7B, the banknote integrated | stacked on the stacking part 28 can be drawn | fed out to the circulation conveyance part 30a via the connection conveyance part 30b by the accommodation | feeding-out delivery mechanism 40. It has become. For this reason, the stacking unit 28 is not dedicated to the scrutiny processing, but banknotes fed out from the banknote receiving unit 20 to the circulating transport unit 30a when performing banknote deposit processing in the banknote change machine 10c are each banknote storage unit 34. , 36, and 38, and when the banknote change machine 10c performs the banknote withdrawal process, the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are fed to the circulation transport unit 30a. It can be used as a withdrawal temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the banknotes before sending them to the banknote dispensing unit 22.

  As described above, according to the banknote change machine 10c according to the modification shown in FIG. 7B, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are transferred by the transport unit 30 when performing a detailed examination process. The bills accumulated in the stacking unit 28 after being sent to the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing are returned to the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 by the transport unit 30, and are conveyed by the circulating transport unit 30 a of the transport unit 30 during this period. Banknotes are identified by the identification unit 32. In this case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 are obtained by using the stacking unit 28 dedicated to the scrutiny processing provided separately from the banknote storage units 34, 36, 38 when performing the scrutiny processing. Since it is not necessary to move to other banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, even if there are many banknotes stored in the banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, it is possible to carry out a scrutiny process reliably, and a plurality of denominations Can be prevented from being mixed.

  Further, as a banknote change machine according to still another modified example, a banknote change machine in which a stacking section for scrutiny processing (second stacking section for scrutiny processing) is detachably attached to the main body of the banknote change machine is used. Also good. The structure of the banknote change machine which concerns on such a modification is shown in FIG. In the description of the banknote change machine 10d shown in FIG. 8, the same components as those of the banknote change machine 10 shown in FIG.

  In the banknote change machine 10d shown in FIG. 8, the stacking part 29 for scrutiny processing is detachable from the banknote dispensing part 22 in the main body part 14 of the banknote change machine 10d. A storage and feeding mechanism 40 is provided. Further, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of banknotes in the stacking unit 29 is provided in the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing, and banknotes are placed in the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing by this sensor. Whether or not it exists is detected. Note that the drive roller 47 may be omitted in the storage and feeding mechanism 40 provided in the accumulating unit 29 for scrutiny. When banknote depositing and dispensing processes are performed in such a banknote change machine 10d, the stacking section 29 for scrutiny is removed from the banknote dispensing section 22 and sent from the banknote dispensing section 22 to the banknote outlet 22a. The operator can extract the banknote from the banknote outlet 22a.

  On the other hand, when banknote scrutiny processing is performed in the banknote change machine 10d, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is attached with a stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing, and the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the revolving transport unit 30a. Is identified by the identification unit 32 and then sent to the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny through the banknote dispensing unit 22. When all banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny, the banknotes stacked in the stacking unit 29 are banknotes one by one by the transport belt 42 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40. The banknotes fed out to the dispensing unit 22 and passed through the banknote dispensing unit 22 are sent from the connection conveyance unit 30b to the circulation conveyance unit 30a. And the banknote sent to the circulation conveyance part 30a is returned to each banknote accommodating part 34,36,38, without being identified and counted by the identification part 32. FIG. Thus, if the above-mentioned operation | movement is performed about the banknote accommodated in all the banknote accommodating parts 34,36,38, and identification and counting of a banknote are performed by the identification part 32, the close examination process in 10 d of banknote change machines Is completed. When the banknote refining process is completed in the banknote change machine 10d, information related to the result of the banknote refining process in the banknote change machine 10d is transferred from the banknote change machine control unit 60 of the banknote change machine 10d to the POS control unit 73 of the POS register 72. Sent. As a result, information related to the result of the banknote review process in the banknote change machine 10d is displayed on the display unit 76 of the POS register 72 or printed on a receipt or the like by the printing unit 75.

  In the above description, an aspect has been described in which identification and counting are performed by the identification unit 32 when banknotes are sent from the respective banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny. It is not limited to such an aspect. As another aspect, when the banknote is returned from the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing to each banknote storage unit 34, 36, 38, identification and counting may be performed by the identification unit 32, Identification is performed both when the banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing and when the banknotes are returned from the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing to the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38. Identification and counting may be performed by the unit 32.

  Further, in the banknote change machine 10d shown in FIG. 8, when the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing is attached to the banknote dispensing unit 22, the power is transferred from the main body unit 14 to the transport belt 42 and the banknote pressing member 46 of the storage and feeding mechanism 40. Is transmitted, the conveyor belt 42 may feed the banknotes stored in the accumulating section 29 for scrutiny processing to the connection conveyor section 30b. In this case, there is no need to provide a power source for the storage and feeding mechanism 40 in the stacking unit 29 for the scrutiny process, and thus the stacking unit 29 can be reduced in size and weight. In addition, as the stacking unit 29 of another aspect, a unit in which the power source of the storage and feeding mechanism 40 is provided inside the stacking unit 29 may be used.

  In the banknote change machine 10d shown in FIG. 8, banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 to the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing via the banknote dispensing unit 22, and then stacked on the stacking unit 29. The done banknote may be returned to the banknote receiving unit 20 (or the banknote receiving port 20a). In this case, the banknote returned from the stacking unit 29 to the banknote receiving unit 20 is sent to the circulating transport unit 30a via the connection transporting unit 30b by the feeding mechanism 21 provided in the banknote receiving unit 20. . According to the bill change machine 10d having such a configuration, it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for feeding bills one by one, such as the storing and feeding mechanism 40, in the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing. Instead, the stacking unit 29 It is only necessary to provide the stacking unit 29 with a mechanism for sending the banknotes stacked together to the banknote receiving unit 20.

  As described above, according to the banknote change machine 10d according to the modification shown in FIG. 8, after performing the scrutiny processing, the banknote dispensing unit 22 is attached with the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing, and then stored in each banknote. After the banknotes stored in the units 34, 36, and 38 are sent by the transport unit 30 to the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing via the banknote dispensing unit 22, the banknotes stacked in the stacking unit 29 are The bills are returned to the bill storage units 34, 36, and 38, and the bills conveyed by the circumferential conveyance unit 30 a of the conveyance unit 30 during this period are identified by the identification unit 32. In this case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 are used by using the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing provided separately from the banknote storage units 34, 36, and 38 when performing the scrutiny processing. Since it is not necessary to move to other banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, even if there are many banknotes stored in the banknote storage parts 34, 36, 38, it is possible to carry out a scrutiny process reliably, and a plurality of denominations Can be prevented from being mixed. Further, by using one stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing for a plurality of banknote change machines 10d, the number of stacking units 29 for scrutiny processing to be prepared may be less than the number of banknote change machines 10d. become able to.

  In the banknote change machine 10d shown in FIG. 8, the example in which the stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing is detachable from the banknote dispensing unit 22 in the main body part 14 of the banknote change machine 10d has been described. The stacking unit 29 may be detachable from a processing unit (for example, the banknote receiving unit 20, the withdrawal reject unit 24, the banknote collection cassette 26, etc.) other than the banknote dispensing unit 22 in the main body unit 14 of the banknote change machine 10d. . In this case, when banknote scrutiny processing is performed in the banknote change machine 10d, the banknote receiving unit 20, the withdrawal reject unit 24, or the banknote collection cassette 26 is attached with a stacking unit 29 for scrutiny processing, and each banknote is stored. The banknotes fed from the sections 34, 36, 38 to the circulation transport section 30a are identified by the identification section 32, and then passed through the banknote receiving section 20, the withdrawal reject section 24, or the banknote collection cassette 26, and a stacking section for scrutiny processing. 29 will be sent.

  Moreover, as a banknote change machine according to still another modification, one having a configuration as shown in FIG. 9 may be used. A bill change machine 110 shown in FIG. 9 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 114, and a bill is deposited inside the casing 114 from the outside to the front surface (the left side surface in FIG. 9). A depositing unit 120 for depositing, a dispensing unit 122 for dispensing banknotes from the inside of the housing 114, and a banknote collection cassette 126 for collecting banknotes stored in the housing 114, respectively. Is provided. The depositing unit 120, the dispensing unit 122, and the banknote collection cassette 126 are connected to a transport unit 130, and the transport unit 130 transports banknotes one by one in the housing 114. . In addition, the transport unit 130 is provided with an identification unit 132 that identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, and the like of banknotes transported by the transport unit 130. In addition, inside the housing 114, three banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 are connected to the transport unit 130, and each banknote storage unit 134, 136, 138 is based on the identification result of the identification unit 132. Bills are stored in denominations. Further, a withdrawal / rejection unit 124 is connected to the transport unit 130 inside the housing 114. The bill change machine 110 is provided with a control unit 160 that controls each component of the bill change machine 110. Each component of the banknote change machine 110 will be described in detail below.

  The depositing unit 120 is provided with a feeding mechanism (not shown). When it is detected that one or a plurality of banknotes has been inserted into the depositing unit 120, the feeding unit is driven to thereby activate the depositing unit. The banknotes inserted in 120 are fed out one by one to the transport unit 130. Further, the depositing unit 120 is provided with a shutter 120a that selectively closes the depositing port of the depositing unit 120, and an operator can insert a bill into the depositing unit 120 only when the shutter 120a is opened. It is like that.

  The withdrawal unit 122 discharges the banknotes sent from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 to the withdrawal unit 122 via the transport unit 130 to the outside of the housing 114 via the withdrawal port. It has become. Further, the withdrawal unit 122 is provided with a shutter 122a that selectively closes the deposit port of the withdrawal unit 122, and the operator takes out banknotes from the withdrawal unit 122 only when the shutter 122a is opened. Can be done.

  A cassette housing part is provided in the lower front portion of the housing 114 of the banknote change machine 110, and the banknote collection cassette 126 is detachably housed in the cassette housing part. The banknote collection cassette 126 can be taken out of the casing 114 by being pulled out from the front side of the casing 114 to the front side.

  As described above, the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 store banknotes in denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 132. Specifically, for example, the bill storage unit 134 stores a thousand yen bill, the bill storage unit 136 stores a thousand yen bill and a five thousand yen bill in a mixed state, and the bill storage unit 138 stores 10,000 yen. The bill is stored. Further, each bill storage unit 134, 136, 138 is provided with a feeding mechanism (not shown), and the bills stored in these bill storage units 134, 136, 138 are transported by each feeding mechanism. One sheet is drawn out to 130.

  The withdrawal reject unit 124, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 during the withdrawal process, cannot identify a banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skew feeding. It is stored as a withdrawal reject banknote.

  In the banknote change machine 110 shown in FIG. 9, the storage / rejection mechanism 140 is provided in the withdrawal / rejection rejection unit 124, and the banknotes stored in the withdrawal / rejection rejection unit 124 are conveyed from the withdrawal / rejection rejection unit 124 by the storage / retraction mechanism 140. It can be fed to the section 130. Here, the configuration of the storage / feeding mechanism 140 provided in the withdrawal reject unit 124 is substantially the same as the configuration of the storage / feeding mechanism 40 described above. The installation of the roller 47 can be omitted. Further, the withdrawal / rejection unit 124 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the withdrawal / rejection unit 124, and banknotes are present in the withdrawal / rejection unit 124 by this sensor. Whether or not is detected.

  In such a banknote change machine 110 shown in FIG. 9, a withdrawal reject unit 124 is used when performing a banknote scrutiny process. The operation when performing a banknote review process in the banknote change machine 110 shown in FIG. 9 will be described below.

  When a command to start a scrutiny process is sent to the control unit 160 provided in the banknote change machine 110, it is checked whether or not a withdrawal reject banknote exists in the withdrawal reject unit 124, and the withdrawal reject unit 124 When a withdrawal reject banknote is present, the banknote is fed from the withdrawal rejection section 124 and identified by the identification section 132 and then distributed to the corresponding banknote storage section 134, 136, 138, or stored in the banknote collection cassette 126. Sent and collected. When the withdrawal / rejection unit 124 is empty or empty, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 134 among the plurality of banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 are first fed out to the transport unit 130 one by one. Then, it is transported by the transport unit 130. At this time, the identification unit 132 identifies and counts the denomination of the banknote. The banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 132 are sent to the withdrawal reject unit 124 and accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 124. On the other hand, banknotes that are determined not to be normal banknotes based on the identification result by the identification unit 132 (for example, banknotes with abnormal conveyance such as double feeding or skew feeding) are inspected as reject banknotes by the conveyance unit 130 except for the withdrawal rejection unit 124. The portion, specifically, for example, is transported to the withdrawal unit 122 and accumulated in the withdrawal unit 122. The inspection reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal unit 122 are opened after the shutter 122a provided in the withdrawal unit 122 is opened after the banknote scrutiny process in the banknote change machine 110 is completed. The inspection reject banknote can be extracted from.

  When all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 134 are sent to the withdrawal unit 122 and the withdrawal rejection unit 124, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal rejection unit 124 are conveyed one by one by the storage and feeding mechanism 140. It is fed to 130 and is transported by the transport unit 130. And the banknote conveyed by the conveyance part 130 is returned to the banknote accommodating part 134, without being identified and counted by the identification part 132. FIG. When all banknotes are returned to the banknote storage unit 134, the amount of banknotes of the denomination (thousand yen) is determined. When the above-described operation is completed for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 134, the above-described operation is performed for each banknote storage unit for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 136 and 138. Thus, when the above-mentioned operation is performed on the banknotes stored in all banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138, and the banknotes are identified and counted by the identification unit 132, the scrutiny process in the banknote change machine 110 is performed. Is completed.

  In the above description, a mode has been described in which identification and counting are performed by the identification unit 132 when a banknote is sent from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 to the withdrawal reject unit 124. It is not limited to an aspect. As another aspect, when the banknotes are returned from the withdrawal reject unit 124 to the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138, the identification unit 132 may perform identification and counting, or each banknote storage The identification unit 132 identifies and counts both when the bills are sent from the units 134, 136, and 138 to the withdrawal reject unit 124 and when the bills are returned from the withdrawal reject unit 124 to the bill storage units 134, 136, and 138. May be performed.

  Further, in the banknote change machine 110 according to the modification shown in FIG. 9, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 124 can be fed out to the transport unit 130 by the storage and feeding mechanism 140. The gold reject unit 124 is temporarily held before the banknotes fed out from the deposit unit 120 to the transport unit 130 are sent to the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 when the banknote change machine 110 performs banknote deposit processing. Temporarily before sending the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 to the transport unit 130 when performing the banknote withdrawal process in the deposit temporary storage unit or the banknote change machine 110, It can be used as a withdrawal temporary storage unit for holding.

  Further, in the banknote change machine 110 according to the modification shown in FIG. 9, when performing the withdrawal process, the withdrawal reject banknotes are sent from the respective banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 to the withdrawal reject unit 124. After that, when the withdrawal banknote is taken out from the withdrawal unit 122 by the operator, the withdrawal reject banknote is fed out from the withdrawal reject unit 124 to the transport unit 130 and is identified by the identification unit 132. It becomes possible to return to the parts 134, 136, and 138. In this case, the withdrawal reject banknote can be reused as a withdrawal banknote.

  Alternatively, when the banknote change machine 110 performs the withdrawal process, the withdrawal banknotes are sent from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 to the withdrawal rejection unit 124, and are then withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 122 by the operator. When the gold banknote is taken out, the withdrawal banknote collected in the withdrawal rejection unit 124 may be sent to the withdrawal unit 122. In this case, the operator can take out the withdrawal reject banknote from the withdrawal unit 122. Further, when performing a withdrawal process in the banknote change machine 110, a withdrawal banknote is sent from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 to the withdrawal rejection unit 124, and is then withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 122 by the operator. When the gold banknote is taken out, the withdrawal banknote collected in the withdrawal rejection unit 124 may be sent to the banknote collection cassette 126. In this case, the operator can collect the withdrawal reject banknote by pulling out the banknote collection cassette 126 from the housing 114 of the banknote change machine 110.

  As described above, according to the banknote change machine 110 according to the modification shown in FIG. 9, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 are transferred by the transport unit 130 when performing a detailed examination process. The banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal rejection unit 124 after being sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 124 are returned to the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 by the transport unit 130, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 130 in the meantime are identified. 132 is used for identification. In this case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 can be transferred to other banknotes by using the withdrawal reject unit 124 provided separately from the banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 when performing the scrutiny processing. Since it is not necessary to move to the banknote storage parts 134, 136, and 138, even when there are many banknotes stored in the banknote storage parts 134, 136, and 138, a precise examination process can be performed reliably, and a banknote of several denominations Can be prevented from mixing.

  Further, in the banknote change machine 110 according to the modification as shown in FIG. 9, the storage / feeding mechanism 140 may be installed in the withdrawal part 122 instead of installing the storage / feeding mechanism 140 in the withdrawal / rejection part 124. In this case, the withdrawal unit 122 is used instead of the withdrawal rejection unit 124 when performing a banknote scrutiny process. Specifically, when a command for starting a scrutiny process is sent to the control unit 160 provided in the banknote change machine 110, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 134 among the plurality of banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138 first. Are fed to the transport unit 130 one by one and transported by the transport unit 130. At this time, the identification unit 132 identifies and counts the denomination of the banknote. Banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 132 are sent to the withdrawal unit 122 and accumulated in the withdrawal unit 122. On the other hand, a banknote (for example, a banknote with a conveyance error such as double feeding or skew feeding) that is determined to be a non-normal banknote by the identification result by the identification unit 132 is conveyed to the withdrawal rejection unit 124 by the conveyance unit 130 as an inspection reject banknote. And collected in the withdrawal reject unit 124. The inspection reject banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 124 are opened inside the housing 104 by the operator opening the door (not shown) of the housing 104 after completing the banknote review process in the banknote change machine 110. By accessing, the inspection reject banknote can be extracted from the withdrawal reject unit 124. When all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 134 are sent to the withdrawal unit 122 and the withdrawal reject unit 124, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal unit 122 are conveyed one by one by the storage and feeding mechanism 140. And is transported by the transport unit 130. And the banknote conveyed by the conveyance part 130 is returned to the banknote accommodating part 134, without being identified and counted by the identification part 132. FIG. When all banknotes are returned to the banknote storage unit 134, the amount of banknotes of the denomination (thousand yen) is determined. When the above-described operation is completed for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 134, the above-described operation is performed for each banknote storage unit for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 136 and 138. Thus, when the above-mentioned operation is performed on the banknotes stored in all banknote storage units 134, 136, and 138, and the banknotes are identified and counted by the identification unit 132, the scrutiny process in the banknote change machine 110 is performed. Is completed.

  Moreover, as a banknote change machine having a configuration other than each banknote change machine as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the banknote inserted into the housing when the banknote is deposited is temporarily sent to the banknote storage unit. A deposit temporary storage unit that temporarily holds the banknotes before temporarily sending the banknotes fed from the banknote storage unit to the transport unit to the withdrawal unit when performing banknote withdrawal processing, What was provided separately from the deposit part and the withdrawal part may be used. In this case, when performing the banknote scrutiny process, the banknotes fed from the banknote storage unit to the transport unit are sent to the deposit temporary storage unit and the withdrawal temporary storage unit, and then these temporary deposit storage unit and withdrawal unit. A banknote may be returned to the original banknote storage part from a gold temporary storage part. Further, these deposit temporary storage unit and withdrawal temporary storage unit may be exchangeable with the accumulation unit for the scrutiny processing (the first accumulation unit for the scrutiny processing). Moreover, the accumulation | storage part for scrutinization processing (2nd accumulation | storage part for scrutiny processing) may be attachable to these payment | withdrawal temporary storage parts and withdrawal temporary storage part.

  In addition, as a banknote change machine having a configuration other than each banknote change machine as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, deposit reject banknotes identified as not being normal banknotes by the identification unit when performing banknote deposit processing are accumulated. A deposit rejection unit provided separately from the deposit unit and the withdrawal unit may be used. In this case, when the banknote scrutiny processing is performed, the banknotes fed from the banknote storage unit to the transport unit are sent to the deposit rejection unit, and then the banknotes are returned from the deposit rejection unit to the original banknote storage unit. It may be like this. Further, the deposit rejection unit and the accumulation unit for the scrutiny processing (first accumulation unit for the scrutiny processing) may be exchangeable. In addition, an accumulation unit for scrutiny processing (second accumulation unit for scrutiny processing) may be attachable to the deposit rejection unit.

10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d Banknote change machine 12 Casing 14 Main body 16 Drawer rail 20 Banknote receiving unit 20a Banknote receiving port 21 Feeding mechanism 22 Banknote dispensing unit 22a Banknote outlet 24 Banking reject unit 26 Banknote collection cassette 27 Stack Department (1st collection part for scrutiny)
28 Dedicated Accumulation Unit 29 Accumulation Unit 29 Accumulation Unit (Second Accumulation Unit for Refinement Processing)
30 Conveying unit 30a Circulating conveying unit 30b Connection conveying unit 32 Identification unit 34, 36, 38 Bill storage unit 35, 37, 39 Feeding mechanism 40 Storage feeding mechanism 42 Conveying belt 44 Pinch roller 45 Separating roller 46 Bill pressing member 47 Driving roller 48 Stage 49 Lift mechanism 60 Bill change machine control unit 61 Interface 70 Coin change machine 70a Coin change machine control unit 71 Interface 72 POS register 73 POS control unit 74 Card reader 75 Printing unit 76 Display unit 77 Operation unit 78 Storage unit 79 Interface 80 Bar Money storage device 110 Banknote change machine 114 Case 120 Depositing unit 120a Shutter 122 Withdrawing unit 122a Shutter 124 Withdrawal rejection unit 126 Banknote collection cassette 130 Transport unit 132 Identification unit 134, 136, 138 Bill storage unit 140 Storage feeding mechanism 160 Control unit

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A housing,
A transport unit for transporting banknotes in the housing;
An identification unit that is provided in the conveyance unit and identifies a banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A storage unit that is connected to the transport unit and stores banknotes sent from the transport unit and is capable of feeding the stored banknotes to the transport unit;
A processing unit that is provided in the transport unit and performs processing of banknotes sent from the transport unit;
The first stacking unit for scrutiny processing that can be exchanged with the processing unit, and when the processing unit is exchanged, the banknotes sent from the transport unit are stacked and the stacked banknotes are transported. A first accumulating section for scrutiny processing that can be fed to a section;
After the banknotes stored in the storage unit are sent to the first stacking unit for scrutiny processing exchanged with the processing unit by the transporting unit, the banknotes stacked in the first stacking unit for scrutinization processing are transferred to the transporting unit. And a control unit that performs a scrutiny process for recognizing the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit during this period by the identification unit,
A bill processing apparatus comprising:   The processing unit is a withdrawal unit for throwing out banknotes from the inside of the housing, and deposit rejected banknotes identified as not being normal banknotes by the identifying unit when performing banknote depositing processing. When performing the deposit reject unit, the withdrawal unit that collects the withdrawal reject banknotes identified as not being normal banknotes by the identifying unit when performing the banknote withdrawal process, and when performing the banknote deposit process A deposit temporary holding unit that temporarily holds a bill inserted into the housing before sending it to the storage unit, and a bill that has been fed from the storage unit to the transport unit when performing a banknote withdrawal process. At least one of the group consisting of a withdrawal temporary storage unit that temporarily holds before sending it to the withdrawal unit, and a collection unit that collects banknotes sent from the storage unit when collecting banknotes The paper of claim 1, comprising: Processing apparatus. A housing,
A transport unit for transporting banknotes in the housing;
An identification unit that is provided in the conveyance unit and identifies a banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A storage unit that is connected to the transport unit and stores banknotes sent from the transport unit and is capable of feeding the stored banknotes to the transport unit;
A second stacking unit for scrutiny processing that is detachable from the housing, and stacks the banknotes sent from the transport unit and attaches the stacked banknotes to the housing when attached to the housing. A second accumulator for scrutiny that can be sent into the body,
After the banknotes stored in the storage unit are sent to the second stacking unit for scrutiny processing attached to the casing by the transport unit, the banknotes stacked in the second stacking unit for scrutiny processing are stored in the casing A control unit that performs a scrutiny process for identifying the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit during this period by the identification unit;
A bill processing apparatus comprising:

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