JP2019046418A - Bill processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bill processing device that may prevent unnecessary processing and time because of repetition of processing such as replenishment processing on a damaged bill many times from occurring.SOLUTION: An adjustment machine includes a replenishment and collection part and a replenishment rejection part in which bills are stored, a conveyance part that conveys a bill, an identification unit that identifies an attribute of the bill, a staff display part 50a that outputs information, a control unit and a main control unit. When causing the conveyance part to convey a bill to the replenishment and collection part, in the case where it is identified by the identification unit that the bill is a damaged bill, the control unit causes the conveyance part to convey the damaged bill to the replenishment rejection part. Then, the main control unit displays messages M1 and M2 for indicating the presence of the damaged bill as first information indicating that the damaged bill is present in the replenishment rejection part on a display 51 in the staff display part 50a, and causes a yellow lamp 52Y of a lamp part 52 to flash.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill processing apparatus for depositing and dispensing bills.

  A storage section in which bills are stored by denomination, a replenishment collection section in which the bills replenished in the storage section or the bills collected from the storage section are stored, and an identification section for identifying attributes such as denominations of bills For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a bill processing apparatus for feeding out the bills loaded in the refill and collection unit and storing the paid out bills in the storage unit according to the denomination, at the time of the replenishment processing. In the bill processing apparatus, a bill whose denomination can not be identified by the recognition unit in the refilling process is stored as a rejected bill in the refilling reject unit provided separately from the storage unit and the refilling recovery unit.

JP, 2017-33127, A

  The rejected banknotes are taken out of the replenishment reject unit and filled in the replenishment recovery unit, and the replenishment processing is performed again. Most of the causes of the occurrence of rejected banknotes (banknotes that can not be identified denomination) are due to the conveyance failure of the banknotes (conveyed in a bent state, skewed conveyance, double feeding, etc.). Is easy to eliminate, and reject banknotes are less likely to occur.

  By the way, in the identification unit, it is possible to identify a bill which is not suitable for a bill for withdrawal since the denomination can be identified but the bill and stains are remarkable as a spoiled note bill. Conventionally, when an unfit banknote is contained in the banknote to be replenished, the unfit banknote is stored in the refilling reject unit in the same manner as the rejected banknote. Therefore, the reject banknote and the unfit banknote are stored in the replenishment rejection unit without distinction.

  It is difficult for the clerk to distinguish the unfit banknotes and the rejected banknotes, and the unfit banknotes are again filled in the replenishment and recovery unit in the same manner as the rejected banknotes. In this case, even if the rejected banknotes are to be put into the storage unit after the cause thereof is eliminated in the next replenishment process, the unfit banknotes are stored again in the replenishment rejection unit. For this reason, there is a possibility that useless replenishment processing may be repeated due to unfit banknotes that are not expected to be replenished in the storage unit.

  In view of such problems, the present invention provides a bill processing apparatus that can prevent unnecessary processing and occurrence of time by repeatedly performing processing such as replenishment processing on unfit banknotes. To aim.

  A bill processing apparatus according to a main aspect of the present invention includes a first storage unit and a second storage unit for storing banknotes, and a transport unit for transferring a banknote to the first storage unit or the second storage unit. , An identification unit identifying an attribute of a bill, an output unit outputting information, and a control unit. Here, when the control unit causes the transport unit to transport the banknote to the first storage unit, if the recognition unit identifies that the banknote is a spoiled note, the spoiled banknote is The transport unit transports the sheet to the second storage unit. Then, the control unit causes the output unit to output first information indicating that the unfit banknote is present in the second storage unit.

  According to the above configuration, when the unfit banknote is taken out from the second storage unit, the unfit banknote can be replaced with a normal banknote. Therefore, by using the unfit banknote as it is, it is possible to prevent the process of storing the banknote in the first storage unit, such as the replenishment process, from being repeated unnecessarily.

  In the bill processing apparatus according to the present aspect, when the control unit causes the transport unit to transport the banknote to the first storage unit, the banknote can not be identified by the identification unit when the banknote can not be identified. It may be configured to be transported to the second storage unit by the transport unit as a reject banknote.

  In the case of the above configuration, the control unit further causes the second information to be different from the first information when the rejected banknote is present in the second storage unit but the unimpaired banknote is not present. The output unit may be configured to output.

  According to the above configuration, the clerk can recognize that there is no unfit banknote in the second storage unit, and the first banknote can not be exchanged by taking out the rejected banknote from the second storage unit. It is possible to perform a process of storing a bill into the storage unit.

  In the case of the above configuration, the control unit is configured to cause the output unit to output specific information that can be used to specify the unfit banknote from the banknotes in the second storage unit. obtain.

  With such a configuration, when the reject banknotes and the unfit banknotes are mixed in the second storage unit, the unimpaired banknotes can be extracted from these banknotes and exchanged into normal banknotes. .

  In the bill processing apparatus according to the present aspect, a configuration may be employed in which the configuration further includes a third storage unit into which the banknotes taken out from the second storage unit are loaded. In this case, the first information may include information for prompting the user to load the banknote exchanged with the unfit banknote in the second storage into the third storage.

  According to the above configuration, the clerk can exchange the unfit banknotes for normal banknotes and load them into the third storage without forgetting.

  In the bill processing apparatus according to the present aspect, the output unit may include at least one of a display unit for displaying information, a sound output unit for outputting information by sound, and a communication unit capable of transmitting information to an external device. .

  When the output unit includes the display unit, the first storage unit and the second storage unit may be disposed inside a housing. In this case, the display unit is provided on the surface of the housing accessible to the second storage unit.

  According to the above configuration, after the clerk confirms the first information output to the display unit, the person in charge can promptly shift to the operation for extracting undamaged banknotes in the second storage unit.

  Alternatively, when the output unit includes the display unit, the display unit may be provided in the second storage unit.

  According to the above configuration, the clerk can confirm the first information in the second storage unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a bill processing apparatus capable of preventing unnecessary processing and occurrence of time by repeatedly performing processing such as replenishment processing on undamaged banknotes.

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

Drawing 1 (a) and (b) is a side view and a back view of a settlement machine concerning an embodiment, respectively. FIG. 2 is a view showing the configuration of the bill processing unit according to the embodiment. Fig.3 (a) is a block diagram which shows the main structures of a settlement machine which concerns on embodiment, FIG.3 (b) is a block diagram which shows the main structures of a banknote processing unit which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the replenishment process according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the result information notification process according to the embodiment. FIGS. 6A to 6C are diagrams showing an example of notification of result information by the attendant display unit according to the embodiment. FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d) are diagrams for describing the configuration of the loading mechanism of the depositing port according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of taking in banknotes to the depositing port by the control unit according to the embodiment. Fig.9 (a) is a figure which shows the taking-in mechanism of the state which took in the several sheets of banknote based on embodiment, FIG.9 (b) is the state which took in one banknote based on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the taking-in mechanism of. FIG. 10 is a view showing the configuration of the ejection mechanism according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a process of dispensing a bill from the dispensing port by the control unit according to the embodiment. 12 (a) to 12 (c) are diagrams for explaining the dispensing operation in the case where the bill is in a normal state according to the embodiment. FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (c) are diagrams for explaining the dispensing operation in the case where a sashimi state occurs in the banknote according to the embodiment. Fig.14 (a) and (b) are figures which show the structure of a banknote processing unit based on a modification. FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a capture mechanism according to a modification.

  Hereinafter, the settlement machine 1 which is one embodiment of the bill processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the present embodiment, the clerk display unit 50a corresponds to the "output unit" and the "display unit" described in the claims. In addition, the stacker 150 and the replenishment and recovery unit 170 have the “first storage unit” described in the claims, and the replenishment reject unit 190 and the withdrawal and reject unit 200 have the “second storage” described in the claims. Corresponds to the "storage section". Furthermore, the replenishment and recovery unit 170 corresponds to the “third storage unit” described in the claims. Further, the main control unit 80 and the control unit 210 constitute a “control unit” recited in the claims.

  However, the above description is intended only to associate the configuration of the claims with the configuration of the embodiment, and the invention described in the claims is the configuration of the embodiment according to the correspondence. It is not limited at all.

<Configuration of the checkout machine>
FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are a side view and a rear view, respectively, of the checkout machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The settlement machine 1 is installed, for example, at a public competition facility such as a racetrack or a racetrack. The settlement machine 1 receives a ballot such as a mark sheet and cash (bills and coins), and issues a betting ticket such as a betting ticket and a voucher. Further, the checkout machine 1 receives the voting ticket that has been won, and refunds the cash. In the settlement machine 1, the front side faces the counter, and the back side faces the valet room. The customer at the counter performs purchase operation and refund operation on the front side of the checkout machine 1. The clerk in the clerk's room performs various operations on the back side of the checkout machine 1 and accesses the interior of the checkout machine 1 from the back side to carry out operations such as cash replenishment, collection, and maintenance.

  The settlement machine 1 includes a housing 2. In the housing 2, the bill processing unit 10 and the coin processing unit 20 are arranged side by side, and the ticket processing unit 30 is arranged above the bill processing unit 10 and the coin processing unit 20. The bill processing unit 10 performs bill deposit processing, payment processing, and the like. The coin processing unit 20 performs coin deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and the like. The ticket processing unit 30 performs processing of receiving a ballot and issuing a voting ticket, processing of receiving a elected voting ticket, and the like.

  An operation surface 2 b facing upward is formed on the front surface 2 a of the housing 2, and an operation display unit 40 operated by a customer is provided on the operation surface 2 b. The operation display unit 40 includes a touch panel including a display and a touch sensor. The operation display unit 40 displays various images (screens) on the display and detects a touch operation performed by the user on the display with the touch sensor. Further, on the front surface 2a of the housing 2, at a position above the operation surface 2b, a bill deposit and withdrawal port of the bill processing unit 10, a coin deposit and withdrawal port of the coin processing unit 20, and Slots for a ballot paper or voting ticket in the ticket processing unit 30 and an outlet for a voting ticket are provided.

  The back surface 2 c of the housing 2 is provided with an opening 3 which is largely opened leaving the upper portion of the back surface 2 c, and the opening 3 is covered by the door 4. The clerk can access the bill processing unit 10, the coin processing unit 20, and the ticket processing unit 30 through the opening 3 from the back surface 2c side of the housing 2 by opening the door 4.

  At an upper portion of the back surface 2c of the housing 2, an attendant display unit 50a for displaying various information for the attendant and an attendant operation unit 50b for performing various operations by the attendant are provided. The clerk display unit 50a includes a display 51 on which an image (screen) is displayed, and a lamp unit 52 including a red lamp 52R, a yellow lamp 52Y, and a green lamp 52G. The clerk operation unit 50 b is configured of a plurality of operation buttons 53.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing the configuration of the bill processing unit 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The bill processing unit 10 supplements the deposit port 110, the outlet 120, the transport unit 130, the identification unit 140, the two stackers 150, the different-money type recovery unit 160, and the like in the housing 100. The collecting unit 170, the forgotten note collecting unit 180, the replenishment reject unit 190, and the withdrawal / reject unit 200 are provided.

  A bill input / output unit 101 is provided on the top of the front 100 a of the housing 100. A deposit port 102 is formed on the lower side of the input / output unit 101, and a dispensing port 103 is formed on the upper side. An opening 104 is formed substantially over the entire surface of the back surface 100 b of the housing 100, and the opening 104 is covered by the door 105.

  The deposit port 110 and the outlet 120 are provided in the vicinity of the front of the upper portion in the housing 100. The deposit port portion 110 is connected to the deposit port 102, and the outlet port portion 120 is connected to the outlet port 103.

  The deposit port portion 110 includes a take-in mechanism 111 and a delivery mechanism 112. A plurality of bills can be bundled and inserted into the deposit port 102 at one time. A bill is introduced into the deposit port 102 with its longitudinal direction directed to the deposit port 102. The plurality of bills inserted into the deposit port 102 are taken into the deposit port portion 110 at one time by the take-in mechanism 111, and then fed one by one from the deposit port portion 110 to the transport portion 130 by the delivery mechanism 112. .

  The dispensing port 120 includes a dispensing mechanism 121. Of the bills fed out from the stacker 150 and the bills fed out from the deposit port part 110, the attribute (true / false, denomination, etc.) can not be mainly identified in the dispensing port part 120 by the identification part 140. A bill which is not regarded as a normal bill is thrown out. The banknotes sent from the transport unit 130 are accumulated inside the dispensing port 120. Thereafter, the banknotes accumulated in a bundle state are poured out to the outlet 103 at one time by the dispensing mechanism 121 such that the longitudinal direction of the bills is directed to the dispensing direction.

  The transport unit 130 is configured of a belt mechanism, a roller mechanism, and the like. The transport unit 130 includes the deposit port unit 110, the outlet port unit 120, the transport unit 130, the identification unit 140, the stacker 150, the different denomination recovery unit 160, the replenishment recovery unit 170, and the withdrawal banknote collection It is circulated between the unit 180, the replenishment reject unit 190, and the withdrawal and reject unit 200, and the banknotes are transported between them. The banknotes are transported to the transport unit 130 such that the longitudinal direction (left and right direction) faces the transport direction.

  The identification unit 140 is disposed in the transport unit 130, and identifies the authenticity and denomination of the banknote as attributes of the banknote flowing in the transport unit 130. Further, the identification unit 140 identifies, as an attribute of a bill, whether the bill is normal or not, that is, whether the bill is a spoiled note.

  Here, the unfit banknote is a banknote that can identify the denomination in real, but is a banknote that is not suitable as a banknote for dispensing because the wrinkles and stains are significant. In addition, the banknote in which an attribute can not be identified in the identification part 140 mainly by conveyance failure (conveyance in a bent state, skew conveyance, double feeding, etc.) is called a reject banknote. A bill that is neither an unfit bill nor a reject bill is a normal bill.

  The two stackers 150 are provided at the lower portion in the housing 100 so as to be aligned in the front and back direction. Hereinafter, in order to distinguish the front and rear stackers 150, the front stacker 150 is referred to as a first stacker 150a, and the rear stacker 150 is referred to as a second stacker 150b. Above the second stacker 150b, in order from the top, a forgotten note collection unit 180, a different-denomination collection unit 160, a withdrawal rejection unit 200, a replenishment collection unit 170, and a replenishment rejection unit 190 are provided.

  The stacker 150 is used to store the deposited banknotes by denomination. For example, a denomination of 1,000 yen may be assigned to the first stacker 150a, and a denomination of 10,000 yen may be assigned to the second stacker 150b. In the stacker 150, bills are stored so as to be stacked vertically. The stacker 150 is provided with a feeding mechanism 151 for feeding the banknotes one by one to the transport unit 130.

  The different denomination recovery unit 160 is used to store the received 2,000 yen and 5,000 yen bills. The replenishment and recovery unit 170 is used to store banknotes to be replenished to the stacker 150 and to store banknotes collected from the stacker 150. Forgotten banknote collection unit 180 is used to store banknotes that have been dispensed to dispensing port 103 but have not been taken out by the customer even after a certain time has passed. In the different denomination collection unit 160, the replenishment collection unit 170, and the forgotten banknote collection unit 180, the banknotes are stored so as to be stacked vertically. The replenishment and recovery unit 170 is provided with a feeding mechanism 171 for feeding the banknotes to the transport unit 130 one by one.

  When refilling bills to the stacker 150, the refilling reject unit 190 stores rejected bills and unfit banknotes based on the identification result by the identifying unit 140. When the bills are dispensed from the stacker 150 or collected, the reject / reject unit 200 stores rejected bills and unfit banknotes based on the identification result of the identification unit 140.

  The clerk opens the door 105 of the back surface 100b of the housing 100, and accesses the inside of the housing 100 through the opening 104 to load a bill into the replenishment and recovery unit 170, or the different-metal type recovery unit 160, replenishment It is possible to extract a bill from the collection unit 170, the forgotten bill collection unit 180, the replenishment rejection unit 190, and the withdrawal rejection unit 200.

  Fig.3 (a) is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the adjustment machine 1 based on this embodiment.

  The settlement machine 1 includes the sound output unit 60, the communication unit 70, and the main control in addition to the bill processing unit 10, the coin processing unit 20, the ticket processing unit 30, the operation display unit 40, the clerk display unit 50a and the clerk operation unit 50b described above. A unit 80 and a main storage unit 90 are provided.

  The sound output unit 60 includes speakers respectively provided in the vicinity of the operation display unit 40 and the attendant display unit 50a, and outputs sounds such as voice, melody and beep sound from each speaker. The communication unit 70 communicates with an external device.

  Main control unit 80 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and in accordance with the operation program stored in main storage unit 90, operation display unit 40, attendant display unit 50a, attendant operation unit 50b, sound output unit 60. And controls the communication unit 70 or the like, and performs communication with the control unit 210 of the bill processing unit 10, the control unit 21 of the coin processing unit 20, and the control unit 31 of the ticket processing unit 30. Further, the main storage unit 90 includes storage media such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk, etc., stores an operation program of the main control unit 80, and controls processing of the main control unit 80. It is used as a work area when

  FIG.3 (b) is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the banknote processing unit 10 based on this embodiment.

  The bill processing unit 10 includes the deposit port 110, the outlet 120, the transport unit 130, the identification unit 140, the stacker 150, the different denomination recovery unit 160, the replenishment recovery unit 170, the forgotten banknote recovery unit 180, A control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 are provided in addition to the reject unit 190 and the withdrawal / reject unit 200.

  Control unit 210 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and according to the operation program stored in storage unit 220, taking-in mechanism 111 and delivery mechanism 112 of depositing port 110 and dispensing of dispensing port 120. The feeding mechanism 121, the conveyance unit 130, the identification unit 140, the feeding mechanism 151 of the stacker 150, the feeding mechanism 171 of the replenishment and collection unit 170, and the like are controlled. In addition, the storage unit 220 includes a storage medium such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk, etc., stores an operation program of the control unit 210, and performs control processing of the control unit 210. Used as a work area.

<Operation of the bill processing unit>
Next, the operation of the bill processing unit 10 in the settlement machine 1 will be described.

  In the bill processing unit 10, at the time of deposit processing, the bill inserted into the deposit port 102 is taken out into the deposit port portion 110 and then fed out to the transport unit 130. The fed-out banknotes are conveyed by the conveyance unit 130 while being identified by the identification unit 140 as authenticity, denomination and fitness. As a result of the identification, the normal banknote and the unfit banknote are stored in the stacker 150 or the different-money-type recovery unit 160 assigned to the denomination. On the other hand, the rejected banknotes are dispensed into the outlet 103 through the outlet 120.

  At the time of payment processing, banknotes of the denomination corresponding to the refund amount are fed out from the stacker 150 assigned to the denomination to the transport unit 130. The fed banknotes are transported by the transport unit 130, and the identification unit 140 identifies authenticity, denomination and fitness. As a result of the identification, the normal bill is dispensed to the outlet 103 through the outlet 120. On the other hand, the rejected banknotes and the unfit banknotes are stored in the withdrawal / reject unit 200.

  In the bill processing unit 10, when the bills in the stacker 150 run low, the clerk performs replenishment processing for replenishing the bills in the stacker 150. When the bills in the stacker 150 are nearly full, the clerk in charge of the bills in the stacker 150 A recovery process is performed to recover the After completion of the replenishment process and the recovery process, information on the result of the replenishment process and the recovery process is notified to the attendant by the attendant display unit 50a.

  First, the bill replenishment process will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the replenishment process according to the present embodiment.

  The clerk opens the door 4 of the back face 2c of the checkout machine 1 and the door 105 of the back face 100b of the bill processing unit 10, and after loading the bill into the replenishment and recovery unit 170, the operation button 53 of the clerk operation part 50b. Use to start the replenishment process. Thereby, control part 210 of bill processing unit 10 starts replenishment processing.

  The control unit 210 causes the feeding mechanism 171 to feed the banknotes one by one from the replenishment / recovery unit 170 and causes the conveyance unit 130 to convey the banknote (S101), and the attributes of the banknote flowing in the conveyance unit 130 ) Are identified by the identification unit 140 (S102).

  As a result of the identification by the identification unit 140, when the banknote is a normal banknote (S103: YES), the control unit 210 causes the transport unit 130 to transport the banknote to the stacker 150 (S104). If the bill to be replenished is 1,000 yen, it is stored in the first stacker 150a, and if it is 10,000 yen, it is stored in the second stacker 150b.

  As a result of the identification by the identification unit 140, when the bill is not a normal bill (S103: NO), the control unit 210 determines whether the bill is a rejected bill or a spoiled note (S105). The control unit 210 internally has a reject flag and an unfit note flag, and as a result of the above determination, if the bill is a reject bill (S105: reject), the reject flag is set (S106) and the bill is damaged If it is a banknote (S105: unfit note), an unfit note flag is set (S107). Then, the control unit 210 causes the conveyance unit 130 to convey the banknotes, which are rejected banknotes or unfit banknotes, to the replenishment rejection unit 190 (S108).

  The control unit 210 determines whether or not storage of all the bills has been completed (S109). The processes of S101 to S108 are repeated until storage of all bills is completed. In S106 and S108, when the reject flag and the unfit note flag are already set, the set state of these flags is maintained.

  When storage of all the banknotes is completed (S109: YES), the control unit 210 stops the feeding mechanism 171 and the conveyance unit 130, and stops the delivery and conveyance of the banknotes (S110). Then, the control unit 210 transmits processing completion information indicating that the processing is completed to the main control unit 80 (S111). Furthermore, the control unit 210 determines whether the unfit note flag is set (S112), and if the unfit note flag is set (S112: YES), the unfit note is present in the replenishment reject unit 190. The unauthenticated banknote presence information indicating that the user is to be sent is transmitted to the main control unit 80 (S113). On the other hand, if the unfit sheet flag is not set (S112: NO), the control unit 210 determines whether the reject flag is set (S114). Then, if the reject flag is set (S114: YES), reject banknote presence information indicating that a reject banknote is present in the replenishment reject unit 190 is transmitted to the main control unit 80 (S115). When both the unfit sheet flag and the reset flag are in the reset state, only the processing completion information is transmitted to the main control unit 80.

  Thus, the replenishment process ends. If the reject flag and the unfit note flag are set, the reject flag and the unfit note flag are reset at the timing of the end of the replenishment process or the start of the next replenishment process.

  Next, bill collection processing will be described.

  The staff member performs the start operation of the collection process using the operation button 53 of the staff member operation unit 50b in a state where the inside of the replenishment and collection unit 170 is empty. Thereby, control part 210 of bill processing unit 10 starts collection processing.

  The control operation by the control unit 210 in the recovery process is substantially the same as the control operation in the replenishment process shown in FIG. However, in the collection process, in S101, the bills are fed out from the stacker 150 by the feeding mechanism 151, and in S104, the normal bills are conveyed to the replenishment and recovery unit 170. Further, at S108, the rejected banknote or the unfit banknote is transported to the withdrawal / reject unit 200.

  In this way, in the recovery process, the banknotes to be recovered are fed out from the stacker 150 and transported to the replenishment collection unit 170. At this time, if the rejected banknotes or the unfit banknotes are generated, the rejected flag or the impaired banknote flag While being set, the banknote is conveyed to the withdrawal / reject unit 200. Then, after the processing is completed, if the unfit note flag is set, the unfit note banknote presence information is transmitted to the main control unit 80, and if the reject flag is set, the reject banknote present information is sent to the main control unit 80. Will be sent.

  In parallel with the replenishment process and the recovery process by the control unit 210, the main control unit 80 performs a process (result information notification process) of notifying the clerk of information related to the process result by the clerk display unit 50a.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the result information notification process according to the present embodiment.

  The main control unit 80 monitors whether or not processing completion information from the bill processing unit 10 has been received (S201). As described above, when the replenishment process or the recovery process is completed, the bill processing unit 10 transmits process completion information to the main control unit 80.

  When the process completion information is received (S201: YES), the main control unit 80 determines whether or not the undamaged banknote existence information is received together with the process completion information (S202). When at least an unfit banknote is generated in the replenishment process or the recovery process, the banknote processing unit 10 transmits the unimpaired banknote presence information to the main control unit 80. When the undamaged bill banknote presence information is received (S202: YES), the main control unit 80 causes the clerk display unit 50a to notify when the unfit banknote is generated (S203).

  When the undamaged bill banknote presence information is not received (S202: NO), the main control unit 80 determines whether or not the reject banknote present information is received together with the processing completion information (S204). When a bad note banknote does not generate | occur | produce in a replenishment process or collection | recovery process, and a reject banknote generate | occur | produces, reject banknote presence information is transmitted to the main-control part 80 from the banknote processing unit 10. FIG. When the rejected bill existence information is received (S204: YES), the main control unit 80 causes the clerk display unit 50a to notify when the rejected bill is not generated and only the rejected bill is generated (S205).

  When the reset banknote presence information is not received (S204: NO), the main control unit 80 causes the clerk display unit 50a to notify when the process is normally completed without generating the reset banknote and the unfit banknote. (S206).

  FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c) are diagrams showing an example of notification of result information by the clerk display unit 50a according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 (a) shows an example of notification when at least an unfit banknote is generated, and FIG. 6 (b) shows an example of notification when a rejected banknote is generated without generating the unfit banknote. c) shows an example of notification when the replenishment processing ends normally without generating a rejected banknote and an unfit banknote.

  As a result of the replenishment process, when at least a bad note banknote is generated, that is, when at least a bad note banknote is present in the refill reject unit 190, as shown in FIG. 6A, on the display 51, the result information screen S1 is displayed. A message M1 of “refilling rejection part conveyance present” is put on the column of the status display, and “bad note banknotes are conveyed to the replenishment rejection part in the operation column. After removing and replacing the banknote, refill it again Message "M2" will be posted. In addition, in the lamp unit 52, the yellow lamp 52Y blinks. The blinking of the message M1, the message M2 and the yellow lamp 52Y constitutes the first information indicating that the unfit banknote is present in the replenishment rejection unit 190. In addition, the message M2 is information for prompting the replacement / recovery unit 170 to load the banknote exchanged with the unfit banknote in the replacement rejection unit 190.

  Next, as a result of the replenishment processing, when only reject banknotes are generated, that is, when undamaged banknotes do not exist in the replenishment reject unit 190 and only reject banknotes exist, as shown in FIG. In the above, a message M1 of “replenishment rejection unit conveyance present” is put on the column of the status display of the result information screen S1, and no message is put on the column of operation. In addition, in the lamp unit 52, the yellow lamp 52Y blinks. The blinking of the message M1 and the yellow lamp 52Y constitutes second information different from the first information in the case where there is a rejected banknote in the replenishment rejection unit 190 but there is no unfit banknote.

  Next, when the replenishment processing is normally completed, as shown in FIG. 6C, on the display 51, no message is put on the column of status display and the column of operation of the result information screen S1. Further, in the lamp unit 52, the green lamp 52G is turned on.

  In the above example, the yellow lamp 52Y of the lamp unit 52 blinks when there is an unfit banknote in the replenishment reject unit 190 or when there is only a reject banknote. However, the yellow lamp 52Y may blink in one case and the yellow lamp 52Y may light in the other case.

  As a result of the collection process, the notification by the clerk display unit 50a when there is at least a bad note banknote in the withdrawal reject unit 200 is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. However, a message M1 of "withdrawal delivery part conveyance" is put on the column of the status display, and the unfit note banknote is conveyed to the withdrawal rejection part in the operation field. After that, please re-collect it. Moreover, the alerting | reporting by the clerk display part 50a when there is only a reject banknote in the payment rejection part 200 as a result of a collection | recovery process is substantially the same as that of what is shown in FIG. However, in the column of the status display, a message M1 of "withdrawal-reject-portion-conveyed" is placed. Furthermore, the notification by the clerk display unit 50a when the collection process is normally completed is the same as that shown in FIG. 6 (c).

  When the clerk receives the notification when there is at least an unfit banknote in the replenishment reject unit 190 as shown in FIG. 6A after the replenishment processing, all the banknotes in the replenishment rejection unit 190 are extracted and extracted. Are replaced with banknotes that do not include undamaged banknotes, and these banknotes are loaded into the replenishment and recovery unit 170, and the replenishment process is started again. In addition, when the clerk receives notification that only the rejected banknotes exist in the replenishing reject unit 190 as shown in FIG. 6B after the replenishment processing, all the banknotes in the replenishing reject unit 190 are extracted, and the clerk The removed banknotes are loaded into the refilling recovery unit 170 without replacement, and the refilling process is started again.

  When the clerk receives a notification that at least a bad banknote is present in the withdrawal / reject unit 200 after the collection process, all the banknotes in the withdrawal / reject unit 200 are removed, and the removed banknote is included in the unfit banknote. Replace with no banknotes. Then, the clerk loads the bills into the replenishment and recovery unit 170, returns the bills from the replenishment and recovery unit 170 to the stacker 150, and then starts the recovery process again. In addition, after the collection process, when notified that only the reject banknote is present in the withdrawal rejection unit 200 after the collection process, all the banknotes in the withdrawal rejection unit 200 are withdrawn, and the banknote is withdrawn without being exchanged. After the bill is loaded into the replenishment and recovery unit 170 and the banknotes are returned from the replenishment and recovery unit 170 to the stacker 150, the recovery process is started again.

<Configuration and operation of capture mechanism>
Next, the configuration of the take-in mechanism 111 of the deposit port 110 and the take-in operation of the bill by the take-in mechanism 111 will be described.

  FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d) are diagrams for describing the configuration of the take-in mechanism 111 of the deposit port 110 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 (a) is a front view of the taking-in mechanism 111, FIG. 7 (b) is a right side view of the taking-in mechanism 111, and FIG. 7 (c) is a loading and unloading part 101 and the taking-in mechanism. FIG. 7D is a side cross-sectional view of 111, and FIG. 7D is a plan cross-sectional view of the loading / unloading part 101 and the loading mechanism 111.

  The take-in mechanism 111 includes a frame 310, a conveyance belt 320, and a take-up roller 330. The frame portion 310 includes left and right side frames 311 opposite to each other at a distance slightly larger than the width of the bill in the short direction, a top surface frame 312 arranged to straddle the upper ends of the left and right side frames 311, and left and right side surfaces. And a mounting plate 313 bridged between the frames 311. In the left and right side frames 311, guide holes 311a extending in the vertical direction are formed at the front lower portion. The placement plate 313 is located at the front of the frame portion 310 and receives the front end of the bill set in the deposit port 102. The mounting plate 313 is formed with an opening 313 a through which the take-in roller 331 passes.

  The conveying belt portion 320 is disposed at the upper portion in the frame portion 310 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Conveying belt unit 320 is disposed between three front rollers 321 aligned in the left and right direction, three back rollers 322 positioned in the rear of the front roller 321 and aligned in the left and right directions, and three conveyances extended between the front roller 321 and the rear roller 322 It includes a belt 323, a front roller shaft 324 to which three front rollers 321 are fixed, and a rear roller shaft 325 to which three rear rollers 322 are fixed. The front roller shaft 324 and the rear roller shaft 325 are rotatably supported at their both ends by the left and right side frames 311. The conveyance belt unit 320 is driven by a drive device (not shown), and the three conveyance belts 323 circulate in the front-rear direction.

  The take-in roller unit 330 includes three take-in rollers 331 arranged side by side, a roller shaft 332 to which the three take-in rollers 331 are fixed, and a support 333 rotatably supporting the roller shaft 332. The three intake rollers 331 are located directly below the three front rollers 321. An upper guide shaft 334 and a lower guide shaft 335 are provided on the left and right sides of the support portion 333 respectively. The left and right upper guide shafts 334 and the lower guide shafts 335 can move in the vertical direction by being guided in the guide holes 311 a of the left and right side frames 311.

  Take-up roller portion 330 further includes two springs 336, a generally oval cam 337, and a motor 338 for rotating cam 337. The two springs 336 are attached between the support 333 and the left and right side frames 311, and push up the support 333 on which the take-in roller 331 is attached. The cam 337 contacts the right upper guide shaft 334. As shown in FIG. 7B, the cam 337 is rotated by the motor 338, and the first state (solid line) whose longitudinal direction is along the vertical direction and the second state (one point where its short direction is along the vertical direction Switch to the dashed line).

  When the cam 337 is in the first state, the cam 337 pushes the support 333 together with the upper guide shaft 334. At this time, the take-in roller 331 is located below the mounting plate 313. When the cam 337 rotates to the second state, the support 333 is pushed up by the spring 336. As a result, the take-in roller 331 moves upward relative to the placement plate 313 and approaches the conveyance belt portion 320 (front roller 321). If there is no bill between the conveying belt portion 320 and the taking-in roller 331, the taking-in roller 331 rises to a position where the upper guide shaft 334 contacts the cam 337 and substantially contacts the conveying belt portion 320. .

  Further, in the take-in mechanism 111, an insertion detection sensor 340 for detecting that a bill has been inserted into the deposit port 102 is provided at the right end portion and the left end portion of the front of the frame portion 310. A residual detection sensor 350 for detecting a residual of a bill at the deposit port 102 is provided at the back of the 340. The insertion detection sensor 340 and the residual detection sensor 350 include light emitting elements 341 and 351 and light receiving elements 342 and 352 disposed respectively above and below the bill to be taken.

  Further, the take-in mechanism 111 is provided with a single-sheet banknote detection unit 360 for detecting that one banknote is inserted into the deposit port 102. As shown in FIG. 7C, the single-banknote detection unit 360 includes a pressure sensor 361 and a pressing unit 362. The pressure sensor 361 is attached to a mounting portion 314 projecting inward from the side frame 311 such that its detection surface faces downward. The pressing portion 362 has a pressing pin 363 in contact with the detection surface of the pressure sensor 361, and is attached to the support portion 333. The height position of the pressure sensor 361 and the mounting height position of the pressing portion 362 to the support portion 333 are determined on the pressing pin 363 by the detection surface of the pressure sensor 361 when the take-in roller 331 grips one bill. It is adjusted to be pressed by the pressure of.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (d), the deposit port 102 is configured such that the width on the left and the right expand toward the front in order to widen the gap. Thus, the customer can easily insert a bill into the deposit port 102.

  When a plurality of bills are inserted in a bundle into the deposit port 102, the gap between the deposit port 102 is expanded, so all the bills are not aligned straight with respect to the deposit port 102, but are inclined. There will be mixed cases. If a bill is taken into the deposit port portion 110 in an oblique state and conveyed to the transport portion 130 in that state, there is a possibility that it may lead to the generation of a jam (bill jamming) or the generation of a rejected bill. Therefore, the bill aligning operation is performed by the take-in mechanism 111 so that the plurality of bills are taken into the deposit port 110 in a state of being as straight as possible. In the bill aligning operation, in a state where the bill is slightly taken into the deposit port 110, the take-in roller 331 gripping the bill is lowered to open the grip, and the side wall of the inlet of the deposit port 110, that is, the left and right The bill is corrected by the side frame 311 to make the bill straight.

  However, in the case where one bill is taken in, even if the bill is inclined, it is likely to be corrected at the entrance of the deposit port portion 110 and be in a straight state only by being taken in as it is without the bill alignment operation. Therefore, if the bill alignment operation is performed in such a case, it is likely that the processing time such as the taking-in time and the deposit process is extended unnecessarily. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the processing time is prevented from being unnecessarily extended by not performing the bill alignment operation when there is only one bill taken into the deposit port portion 110.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of taking in a bill to the deposit port 110 by the control unit 210 according to the present embodiment. Fig.9 (a) is a figure which shows the taking-in mechanism 111 of the state which took in the several sheets of banknote which concerns on this embodiment, FIG.9 (b) is one sheet which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the taking-in mechanism 111 of the taken-in state.

  When a bill is inserted into the deposit port 102 and the bill is detected by the insertion detection sensor 340, a loading process is started. The control unit 210 operates the motor 338 to bring the cam 337 into the second state, thereby raising the take-in roller 331 (S301). Thereby, the bill is gripped by the take-in roller 331.

  Next, the control unit 210 operates the conveyance belt unit 320 to take in the first stage banknotes (S302). That is, after the operation of the conveyance belt unit 320, the control unit 210 stops the conveyance belt unit 320 when the residual detection sensor 350 detects a bill.

  Next, the control unit 210 determines whether or not one bill has been taken in (S303). As shown in FIG. 9A, in the case where a plurality of banknotes are taken in, the pressing pin 363 does not contact the detection surface of the pressure sensor 361 in the single-paper banknote detection unit 360. Alternatively, even if the pressing pin 363 contacts the detection surface of the pressure sensor 361, a predetermined pressure does not occur when there is one bill. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the case where one bill is taken in, the pressing pin 363 presses the detection surface of the pressure sensor 361 at a predetermined pressure in the one-sheet banknote detection unit 360. When the control unit 210 detects that the pressure sensor 361 is pressed at a predetermined pressure (having a certain pressure range), the control unit 210 determines that there is one bill.

  When the number of taken-in bills is not one (S303: NO), the control unit 210 performs a bill alignment operation (S304). That is, the control unit 210 operates the motor 338 to set the cam 337 in the first state to temporarily lower the take-in roller 331 and then raise the take-up roller 331. Thereafter, the control unit 210 operates the conveyance belt unit 320 to take in the second stage banknotes (S305). That is, the control unit 210 operates the conveyance belt unit 320, and stops the conveyance belt unit 320 when the residual detection sensor 350 does not detect a bill. As a result, bills are taken into the deposit port portion 110 until the end.

  On the other hand, when the number of the taken-in banknote is one (S303: NO), the control unit 210 takes in the second-step banknote without performing the bill alignment operation (S305).

  Thereafter, the control unit 210 lowers the take-in roller 331 (S306), and ends the take-in process.

<Configuration and operation of ejection mechanism>
Next, the configuration of the dispensing mechanism 121 of the dispensing port 120 and the dispensing operation of bills by the dispensing mechanism 121 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing the configuration of the ejection mechanism 121 according to the present embodiment.

  The ejection mechanism 121 includes a transport belt unit 410, a stage unit 420, an outlet detection sensor 430, a first residual detection sensor 440, a second residual detection sensor 450, a third residual detection sensor 460, and a fourth residual. And a detection sensor 470.

  The conveyance belt unit 410 is disposed along the front-rear direction. The conveyance belt unit 410 includes a front roller 411, a rear roller 412 located behind the front roller 411, a conveyance belt 413 wound around the front roller 411 and the rear roller 412, and the front roller 411 and the rear roller 412. And four auxiliary rollers 414 disposed therebetween. The conveyance belt unit 410 is driven by a drive device (not shown), and the conveyance belt 413 circulates in the front-rear direction.

  The stage portion 420 is disposed below the transport belt portion 410 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The stage unit 420 includes a stage body 421, two large rollers 422 provided on the front side of the stage body 421, and four small rollers 423 provided on the rear side of the stage body 421. The large roller 422 and the small roller 423 protrude slightly upward from the upper surface of the stage main body 421, and the bill is placed on the large roller 422 and the small roller 423. The stage unit 420 is lifted and lowered by a lifting device (not shown).

  The outlet detection sensor 430 is provided in front of the conveyance belt unit 410 and the stage unit 420. The first residual detection sensor 440 and the second residual detection sensor 450 are arranged in front of and behind the transport belt portion 410 and the stage portion 420. The third residual detection sensor 460 and the fourth residual detection sensor 470 are arranged back and forth on the rear side of the conveyance belt portion 410 and the stage portion 420. The outlet detection sensor 430, the first residual detection sensor 440, the second residual detection sensor 450, the third residual detection sensor 460, and the fourth residual detection sensor 470 are respectively disposed above and below the discharged banknotes. A bill is detected including light emitting elements 431, 441, 451, 461, 471 and light receiving elements 432, 442, 452, 462, 472.

  It is desirable that the front and rear ends of the banknotes to be dispensed in a bundle to the outlet 103 be aligned. However, although it is rare, banknotes in a bundle state may be dispensed to the outlet 103 with the front and rear ends of each banknote slightly offset. The state in which the respective banknotes are slightly misaligned and stacked in a bundle is referred to as a "sashimi state" hereinafter.

  When a bill in the sashimi state is dispensed to the outlet 103, it may occur that the banknote shifted behind does not come out of the outlet 103. In this case, the customer may remove only the banknotes coming out of the outlet 103 and forget to take out the banknotes which have not come out of the outlet 103. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a bill dispensing operation that can correspond to the occurrence of a sashimi state is performed. The fourth residual detection sensor 470 is used as a detection unit that detects the occurrence of the sashimi state.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process of dispensing the banknotes from the dispensing port 120 by the control unit 210 according to the present embodiment.

  When there are no bills in the dispensing port 120, the stage 420 is in a lowered state. The bills corresponding to the number of money to be dispensed are transported from the transport unit 130 to the stage unit 420 and accumulated on the stage unit 420. When bills corresponding to the number of money to be dispensed are accumulated on the stage unit 420, the dispensing process is started.

  The control unit 210 raises the stage unit 420 (S401). As a result, the bill placed on the stage unit 420 contacts the transport belt unit 410. Next, the control unit 210 operates the transport belt unit 410 to move the bill to the dispensing port 103 side to the determination position where the sashimi state is determined (S402). For example, when the outlet detection sensor 430 detects a bill and the first predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 210 stops the transport belt unit 410 as having reached the determination position. In this determination position, when the sash condition is not generated, the rear end of the bank note is not left at the position of the fourth residual detection sensor 470, and when the sash condition is generated, the total length is changed The position is set such that the rear end portion of the bill in the form of a long bundle remains at the position of the fourth residual detection sensor 470.

  When the bill moves to the determination position, the control unit 210 determines whether or not the sashimi state has occurred (S403). If the banknote is not detected by the fourth residual detection sensor 470, the control unit 210 determines that the sashimi state does not occur, and if the banknote is detected by the fourth residual detection sensor 470, the sashimi state occurs. It is determined that

  When the sashimi state has not occurred (S403: NO), the control unit 210 operates the transport belt unit 410 to move the bill to the extraction position where the bill is finally ejected (S404). For example, the control unit 210 determines that the transport belt unit 410 has reached the removal position when a predetermined second time has elapsed since the third residual detection sensor 460 has not detected the banknotes detected so far. Stop it. The front side of the bill is exposed from the outlet 103 so that the customer can extract the bill.

  Thereafter, the control unit 210 lowers the stage unit 420 (S405) and ends the dispensing process.

  On the other hand, if the sashimi state has occurred (S403: YES), the control unit 210 determines whether the number of detections of the sashimi state in the current dispensing operation exceeds the threshold (S406). If the number of times of detection does not exceed the threshold value (S406: YES), the control unit 210 operates the conveyance belt unit 410 in the opposite direction as a cancellation operation for canceling the sashimi state and moves the bill to the determination position. The stage is returned to the initial position (S407), and then the stage unit 420 is lowered (S408). By such an operation, it is expected that the positions of the respective bills move in the bundle of bills, and it is expected that the sashimi state is eliminated.

  After the elimination operation of S407 and S408, the control unit 210 raises the stage unit 420 again to resume the dispensing operation (S401).

  Even if the elimination operation is performed several times, if the sashimi state is not eliminated, it is determined in S406 that the number of times of detection exceeds the threshold (S406: YES). In this case, the control unit 210 gives up the cancellation of the sashimi state and informs that the sashimi state is occurring by the display on the operation display unit 40 or the sound from the sound output unit 60 (S409). Thereafter, the control unit 210 operates the transport belt unit 410 to move the bill to the extraction position (S404).

  FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (c) are diagrams for explaining the dispensing operation when the bill is in a normal state according to the present embodiment. FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (c) are diagrams for explaining the dispensing operation in the case where a sash condition occurs in a bill according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 12 (a), when the banknotes are normally stacked on the stage unit 420, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), when the banknotes in the bundle state are moved to the determination position, the rear end of the banknotes It will be located before the position of the 4th residue detection sensor 470. In this case, since it is determined that the bill is not in the sashimi state, the bill in the bundle state is moved to the removal position as shown in FIG. 12C, and the front of the bill comes out of the outlet 103.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), when the bills are accumulated on the stage unit 420 in the sashimi state, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), when the bills in the bundle state are moved to the determination position, The end remains at the position of the fourth residual detection sensor 470. In this case, since it is determined that the bill is in a sashimi state, a cancellation operation is performed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), the stain can be eliminated.

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

  As a result of the replenishment process being performed, there is an unfit note banknote when there is an unfit note banknote in the refill reject unit 190 or when an unfit note banknote is present in the withdrawal reject unit 200 as a result of the recovery process being performed Is output by the staff display unit 50a. Thus, the clerk can replace the unfit banknotes with normal banknotes and perform the replenishment process and the recovery process again. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary repetition of the processing by restarting the replenishment processing and the recovery processing while the unfit banknote is included.

  In addition, when there is no spoiled banknote in the replenishment rejection unit 190 or the withdrawal rejection unit 200 and there is a rejected banknote, information different from that in the case where the spoiled banknote is present is output by the clerk display unit 50a. Thus, the clerk can recognize that the replacement reject unit 190 and the withdrawal reject unit 200 do not have undamaged banknotes, and take out the reject banknotes from the replacement reject unit 190 and the withdrawal reject unit 200 without exchanging the banknotes. , And can perform replenishment processing and recovery processing again.

  Furthermore, in the result information screen S1 displayed on the display 51 of the clerk display unit 50a, in order to urge loading of the bill exchanged with the unfit banknote of the refill reject unit 190 into the refill collection unit 170 in the operation column. Since the message M2, which is information, is included, the clerk can exchange the unfit banknotes for normal banknotes and load the replacement / recovery unit 170 without forgetting.

  Furthermore, since the clerk display unit 50a is provided on the back surface 2c that allows access to the replenishment rejection unit 190 and the withdrawal rejection unit 200 in the housing 2, the clerk is output to the clerk display unit 50a. After confirming the information, it is possible to immediately shift to a work of extracting bills (rejected bills and unfit banknotes) of the replenishment reject unit 190 and the withdrawal reject unit 200.

  Furthermore, when a bill is taken into the deposit port portion 110 from the deposit port 102, if the number of the bill is one, the bill alignment operation is not performed, and therefore the processing time such as the capture time and the deposit process is wasted. It is possible to prevent lingering.

  Furthermore, when a bill is discharged from the dispensing port 120 to the dispensing port 103, if a sash condition has occurred in the bill, processing corresponding to the sash condition such as cancellation operation, notification of the sash condition, etc. is performed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the customer from forgetting the banknotes dispensed to the outlet 103.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restrict | limited at all by the said embodiment, Moreover, the embodiment of this invention can also be variously modified in addition to the above.

<Modification example>
In the above embodiment, for example, the denomination of unfit banknotes and unfit banknotes can be used as specific information that can be used to identify unfit banknotes from among the banknotes stored in the replenishment rejection unit 190 and the withdrawal rejection unit 200. At least one piece of information in the storage order (information indicating the order of storage) can be added to the information indicating that the unfit banknotes are present, and can be output by the clerk display unit 50a. In this case, in S107 of the replenishment process shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 210 stores the specific information (denomination, storage order) in the storage unit 220 when setting the unfit note flag. And in S113, control part 210 transmits specific information to main control part 80 with unauthenticated banknote existence information. Furthermore, in S203 of the result information notification process shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 210 includes the specific information in the result information screen S1 as the notification when the unfit banknote is generated.

  With such a configuration, when the rejected reject note and the unfit note note are mixed in the replenishment reject unit 190 and the withdrawal reject unit 200, the unfit note note is extracted from these notes and replaced with a normal note. be able to.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the notification when the unfit banknote is present in the replenishment reject unit 190 or the withdrawal rejection unit 200 is performed by the display of the clerk display unit 50a. However, such notification may be performed by the sound from the sound output unit 60. For example, a sound may be reported from the sound output unit 60: "There are undamaged banknotes in the refilling reject unit (withdrawal reject unit). Please collect." In this case, the sound output unit 60 corresponds to the "output unit" described in the claims. Similarly, notification may be given by voice from the sound output unit 60 when only the reject banknote is present in the replenishment rejection unit 190 or the withdrawal rejection unit 200.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the notification when the unfit banknote is present in the replenishment reject unit 190 or the withdrawal rejection unit 200 is performed using the display 51 and the lamp unit 52 of the clerk display unit 50a. However, such notification may be performed by only the display 51 or only the lamp unit 52. For example, in the case of informing by only the display 51, the same screen as the result information screen S1 of FIG. In the case of notification by only the lamp unit 52, the yellow lamp 52Y is turned on as notification when there is an unfit banknote. At this time, the notification when only the reject banknotes are present is blinking of the yellow lamp 52Y. Further, a blue lamp may be added to the lamp unit 52, and the blue lamp may be blinked or turned on as a notification when there is an unfit banknote.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the unfit banknote is present in the replenishment rejection unit 190 or the withdrawal rejection unit 200, the information to that effect is sent to the external device such as personal computer or mobile phone of the clerk via the communication unit 70. It may be sent. In this case, the communication unit 70 corresponds to the “output unit” described in the claims.

  Furthermore, as shown to Fig.14 (a), the banknote processing unit 10 may be provided with the display 230. As shown in FIG. In this case, a result information screen S1 as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C displayed on the display 51 of the clerk display unit 50a is displayed on the display 230. In this case, the display 230 corresponds to the "display" described in the claims.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), notification lamps 191 and 201 may be provided in the replenishment rejection unit 190 and the withdrawal rejection unit 200 of the banknote processing unit 10. In this configuration, for example, when the unfit banknote is present in the refilling reject unit 190, the control unit 210 causes the notification lamp 191 of the refill reject unit 190 to blink or light, and the unfit banknote is present in the withdrawal reject unit 200. In this case, the control unit 210 blinks or lights the notification lamp 201 of the withdrawal / reject unit 200. In this case, when the unfit banknote is not present, the notification lamps 191 and 201 may be turned on or blinked, or may be turned off. In this case, the notification lamps 191 and 201 correspond to the "display unit" described in the claims.

  In such a configuration, the clerk can confirm the notification when the unfit banknote is present in the replenishment reject unit 190 and the withdrawal rejection unit 200.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, it is detected by the one-sheet banknote detection unit 360 using the pressure sensor 361 that one banknote is taken into the deposit port unit 110. However, the ultrasonic sensor 370 as shown in FIG. It may be detected by The ultrasonic sensor 370 includes a transmitting unit 371 and a receiving unit 372 disposed above and below the banknote to be taken. The ultrasonic wave transmitted from the transmitting unit 371 passes through the bill and is received by the receiving unit 372. When the strength of the received ultrasonic wave is the strength when passing a single bill, the control unit 210 determines that there is one bill to be taken into the deposit port 110. On the other hand, when the intensity of the received ultrasonic wave is smaller than the predetermined value (the amount of light emission for one sheet), the control unit 210 determines that there are a plurality of banknotes.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to detect that one bill is taken into the deposit port portion 110 by the insertion detection sensor 340 or the residual detection sensor 350. Usually, the light emission amount of the light emitting elements 341 and 351 is set so that light does not pass through even one bill. The amount of light emitted through a single bill is previously obtained by a test or the like, and when it is detected that there is one bill, light of the amount of light is emitted from the light emitting elements 341 and 351. When the light receiving elements 342 and 352 detect this light, the control unit 210 determines that the number of bills taken into the deposit port 110 is one. On the other hand, when light is not detected, the control unit 210 determines that there are a plurality of banknotes.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, the example in which the banknote processing apparatus of this invention was applied to the settlement machine 1 was shown. However, the bill processing apparatus of the present invention is installed at a window of a financial institution such as a bank, for example, other than the settlement machine 1, and a money depositing / dispensing machine, supermarket where money deposit processing, payment processing, etc. are performed by teller. The present invention may be applied to a register system or the like consisting of a cash register (POS terminal) and a change machine, which is installed in a similar manner. In addition, when the banknote processing apparatus of this invention is applied to a register system, presence of the unfit banknote in a change machine may be alert | reported using the display part of a cash register, or using the display part of a change machine itself It may be informed.

  Besides, the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately modified within the scope of the claims.

1 Settlement machine (banknote processing device)
2 Case 50a Person in charge display unit (output unit, display unit)
60 sound output unit (output unit)
70 Communication unit (output unit)
80 main control unit 130 transport unit 140 identification unit 150 stacker (first storage unit)
170 Refilling and collecting unit (first storage unit, third storage unit)
190 Replenish reject unit (second storage unit)
191 Notification lamp (display section)
200 withdrawal and rejection unit (second storage unit)
201 Notification lamp (display section)
210 control unit 230 display (display unit)

Claims (8)

A first storage unit and a second storage unit in which bills are stored;
A transport unit that transports a bill to the first storage unit or the second storage unit;
An identification unit for identifying the attribute of the bill;
An output unit that outputs information;
And a control unit,
The control unit
When the bill is conveyed to the first storage unit by the transport unit and the bill is identified as the unfit banknote by the identification unit, the unfit banknote is stored in the second storage by the transport unit. Transport to the department,
The first output unit is configured to output, to the output unit, first information indicating that the unfit banknote is present in the second storage unit.
A bill processing apparatus characterized in that. When the control unit causes the transport unit to transport the banknote to the first storage unit, if the banknote can not identify the attribute by the identification unit, the control unit uses the transport unit as the reject banknote for the banknote. Transfer to the storage section 2
The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The control unit causes the output unit to output second information different from the first information, when the rejected banknote is present in the second storage unit but the unimpaired banknote is not present.
The bill processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the bill processing apparatus comprises: The control unit causes the output unit to output identification information that can be used to identify the unfit banknote from the banknotes in the second storage unit.
The bill processing device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that. It further comprises a third storage unit into which bills discharged from the second storage unit are loaded,
The first information includes information for prompting the user to load the banknote exchanged with the unfit banknote in the second storage into the third storage.
The banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of the Claims 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. The output unit includes at least one of a display unit for displaying information, a sound output unit for outputting information as sound, and a communication unit capable of transmitting information to an external device.
The banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of the Claims 1 thru | or 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The output unit includes the display unit;
The first storage unit and the second storage unit are disposed inside a housing,
The display unit is provided on a surface of the housing accessible to the second storage unit.
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein The output unit includes the display unit;
The display unit is provided in the second storage unit.
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

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