JP2019212054A - Medium processing device and automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

To facilitate removal of a medium from a temporary storage part compared with conventional method.SOLUTION: A banknote depositing/dispensing machine 10 causes a temporary storage part 25 to automatically eject a banknote based on pressing (ON) of an automatic ejection button 161 only when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and to store the banknote ejected from the temporary storage part 25 in the storage space Sp, thereby allowing removal of the banknote from the temporary storage part 25 in a shorter time compared with the case where the banknote is manually ejected from the temporary storage part, for example by turning an operation knob.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

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

  Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, according to the transaction content with a user (for example, a customer of a financial institution), a deposit transaction that causes the customer to deposit cash such as banknotes or coins, or a cash to the customer Various transactions such as withdrawal transactions are made.

  This automatic teller machine, for example, temporarily holds the inserted banknote, a deposit / withdrawal port for transferring banknotes to / from customers, a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknote, and And a banknote cassette for storing banknotes for each denomination.

  Some of these automatic teller machines have a tape-type temporary storage unit that stores bills together with the tape wound around a drum. In an automatic teller machine having a tape-type temporary storage unit, when it becomes necessary to remove banknotes remaining in the temporary storage unit, an operator turns the operation knob provided in the temporary storage unit to rotate the drum. By manually rotating the bill in the opposite direction to that during bill storage, the bill wound around the drum can be discharged and removed from the temporary storage section (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, when the operator turns the operation knob to remove the banknotes remaining in the temporary holding portion as in the case of a conventional automatic teller machine, the more the number of remaining banknotes, the more the operator operates the operation knob. The number of times is increased, and it takes time to remove the banknote.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus that can remove a medium from a temporary storage unit more easily than in the past.

  In order to solve this problem, the present invention includes a temporary storage unit having a drum around which a medium is wound together with a tape, and a control unit that controls the operation of the temporary storage unit, and the temporary storage unit includes the temporary storage unit. A conveyance unit that conveys the medium from the outside of the holding unit to the drum and that conveys the medium from the drum to the outside of the temporary holding unit, a drive unit that rotates the drum, and a medium wound around the drum An operation unit for instructing discharge of the medium, and the control unit is configured to transfer the medium wound around the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit based on the operation of the operation unit only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The transport unit and the drive unit are controlled so as to be discharged.

  The present invention further includes a temporary holding unit having a drum around which a medium is wound together with a tape, and a control unit that controls the operation of the temporary holding unit, and the temporary holding unit is provided outside the temporary holding unit. A connected state in which a medium can be transported to and from the holding section outside transport path connected to the holding section outside transport path, and the holding section outside transport path separated from the reservation section outside transport path The temporary holding unit can transfer the medium from the outside of the temporary holding unit to the drum, and the drum can be moved from the drum to the non-connected state. A transport unit that transports the medium to the outside of the temporary storage unit, and a drive unit that rotates the drum, and the control unit is connected to the drum only when the temporary storage unit is in the disconnected state. Wrapped around And the medium was set to control the transport unit and the driving unit to discharge to the outside of the escrow unit.

  As a result, the temporary holding unit can be automatically operated so as to discharge the medium wound around the drum to the outside of the temporary holding unit, so that the banknote remaining in the temporary holding unit is removed by turning the operation knob. Compared with, the medium can be removed from the temporary storage unit in a short time.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medium processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus that can remove a medium from a temporary storage unit more easily than in the past.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the upper unit and lower unit of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of a temporary storage part. It is a figure which shows the winding layer formed in the outer periphery of a temporary storage part. It is a figure which shows the temporary storage part of the state where the open guide opened. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the main tape running system and auxiliary tape running system of a temporary storage part. It is a side view which shows the slide mechanism of a temporary storage part. It is a figure which shows a mode that a temporary storage part slides with a slide mechanism. It is a figure which shows a mode that a banknote is discharged | emitted from the temporary storage part in a half open position. It is a figure which shows the detection method of the half open position by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the operation | work which a worker performs before an automatic discharge process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of an automatic discharge process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an error screen. It is a figure which shows the detection method of the half open position by 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation method of the automatic discharge button by 3rd Embodiment.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Overall configuration of automatic teller machines]
As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic teller machine 1 as an automatic transaction apparatus is configured around a box-shaped housing 2 and is installed in, for example, a financial institution, various commercial facilities, etc. That is, transactions with cash such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing are performed with financial institutions and commercial facility customers.

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

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by the user is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the user is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter.

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

  In the following, among the automatic teller machines 1, the side facing the user is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, and the top, bottom, left and right are the top side, bottom side, left side, and right side as viewed from the user facing the front side. explain.

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

[1-2. Configuration of banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 includes a plurality of parts that perform various processes related to banknotes as a medium. The banknote is a rectangular paper-like medium formed using, for example, a material such as paper or resin, and is transported in the short direction inside the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into a banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F constituting the entire outer part, an upper unit 10U occupying the upper part of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F, and a lower unit 10L occupying the lower part. It is comprised by.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F is attached to the inside of the housing 2 (FIG. 1). The upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are attached to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F via slide rails (not shown) along the front-rear direction. For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can pull out each of the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L forward from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F, for example, in a state where the front door of the housing 2 is opened. By pushing each of the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L drawn forward to the rear, it can be stored in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F.

[1-2-1. Configuration of upper unit]
As shown in FIG. 3A in which the upper part of FIG. 2 is enlarged, the upper unit 10U includes a bill control unit 20, a customer service unit 21, an upper front transport unit 22, a discrimination unit 23, and an upper rear transport that control the whole. A unit 24, a temporary storage unit 25, and a reject store 26 are provided.

  The banknote control unit 20 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and determines a banknote transport destination by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown). Various processes such as a process and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 20 has a memory | storage part which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part. In addition, the position of the banknote control part 20 shown to FIG. 3 (A) is an example, and may be provided in the other position of the upper unit 10U.

  The customer service part 21 is a part which makes a user deposit a banknote or makes a user dispense a banknote by delivering a banknote between users. The customer service section 21 has a container 30 for storing banknotes. The container 30 has an opening whose upper end is connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 5 (FIG. 1). The customer service unit 21 opens or closes the opening of the container 30 with a movable shutter 31. In addition, the customer service unit 21 includes a transport path 32 that connects the front end of the container 30 and the upper front transport unit 22 positioned below the front of the service unit 21, and the rear end of the container 30 and the rear of the service unit 21. A conveyance path 33 is provided to connect the upper and rear conveyance units 24 positioned.

  The customer service unit 21 conveys the banknotes stored in the container 30 one by one to the upper front conveyance unit 22 along the conveyance path 32 by a conveyance roller indicated by a circle in the drawing. The customer service unit 21 is configured to transport the banknotes transported from the upper and rear transport unit 24 along the transport path 33 to the container 30 by a transport roller and discharge the banknotes into the container 30.

  The upper front conveyance unit 22 is located on the front lower side inside the upper unit 10U, and switches between a conveyance path 40 having one branch point and a banknote conveyance path provided at the branch point of the conveyance path 40. Instrument 41. The conveyance path 40 is connected to the conveyance path 32 of the customer service unit 21, the discrimination unit 23, and the front part of the lower unit 10L.

  This upper front conveyance part 22 operates the switch 41 according to control of the banknote control part 20, and makes the conveyance path | route of the banknote formed based on the conveyance path 40 and the conveyance path 32 of the customer service part 21 a discrimination part. 23, or a conveyance path that connects the discrimination unit 23 and the front part of the lower unit 10L. And the upper front conveyance part 22 conveys a banknote with a conveyance roller along the switched conveyance path | route.

  The discrimination unit 23 is located below the customer service unit 21 and behind the upper front conveyance unit 22. The discrimination unit 23 includes a linear discrimination conveyance path 50 connected to the front upper front conveyance unit 22 and the rear upper rear conveyance unit 24, and a sensor 51 is disposed along the discrimination conveyance path 50. ing. The sensor 51 is, for example, a combination of a magnetic sensor that reads the magnetism of a banknote, an image sensor that reads an image of a banknote, a thickness sensor that detects the thickness of the banknote, a travel sensor that detects the running state of the banknote, and the like.

  The discrimination unit 23 sends various detection results obtained from the sensor 51 to the banknote control unit 20 as banknote discrimination results while carrying the banknotes along the discrimination conveyance path 50 by the conveyance rollers. The banknote control unit 20 determines the denomination, authenticity, correctness (whether it is damaged) or the like of the banknote based on the discrimination result sent from the discrimination unit 23, recognizes the transport state, and obtains it. Based on the obtained result, the banknote transport path and transport destination are determined.

  The upper rear conveyance unit 24 is located behind the customer service unit 21 and the discrimination unit 23. The upper / rear transport unit 24 includes a transport path 60 having three branch points, and switches 61, 62, and 63 provided at the three branch points, respectively.

  The conveyance path 60 is connected to the conveyance path 33 of the customer service unit 21, the discrimination unit 23, the temporary storage unit 25, the rejection store 26, and the rear part of the lower unit 10L. The upper / rear transport unit 24 operates the three switches 61, 62, 63 according to the control of the banknote control unit 20, thereby changing the banknote transport path formed based on the transport path 60 to the discrimination unit 23. A transport path that connects the temporary storage section 25, a transport path that connects the discrimination section 23 and the transport path 33 of the customer service section 21, a transport path that connects the discrimination section 23 and the reject store 26, or a rear section and the reject store 26 of the lower unit 10L. Is switched to a transport path that connects And the upper back conveyance part 24 conveys a banknote with a conveyance roller along the switched conveyance path | route.

  The temporary storage unit 25 is a tape system that stores the banknotes so as to be wound around the drum together with the tape. When the banknotes are transported from the upper and rear transport unit 24, the banknotes are transported to the vicinity of the peripheral side surface of the drum, By rotating the drum, the banknotes are wound around the drum along with the tape and stored. Further, when the banknotes are fed out, the temporary storage unit 25 rotates the drum and the reel that winds up the tape in the direction opposite to the time when the banknotes are stored, thereby peeling the banknotes together with the tape from the peripheral side surface of the drum. It is delivered to the transport unit 24.

  For example, the reject bank 26 is a part that stores reject banknotes that are determined to be highly damaged and should not be withdrawn. When the reject banknotes are transported from the upper and rear transport unit 24, Release into the storage space and store.

[1-2-2. Configuration of lower unit]
As shown in FIG. 3B in which the lower part of FIG. 2 is enlarged, a lower transport unit 27 is disposed at the upper end portion of the lower unit 10L, and a lower frame 28 is provided below the lower transport unit 27. ing. The lower frame 28 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper end is opened, and four bill storage boxes 29 (29A, 29B, 29C, 29D) for storing reusable (recyclable) bills are arranged in the front-rear direction. They are arranged side by side.

  The banknote storage 29 (29A to 29D) is configured in the same manner and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction. Each banknote storage 29 can store and pay out banknotes. When banknotes are stored, the banknotes transported by the lower transport unit 27 are discharged and accumulated in the internal storage space. Each banknote storage 29 separates banknotes accumulated in the internal storage space one by one from the top and transports them upward and delivers them to the lower transport section 27 when the banknotes are fed out. . Each banknote storage 29 has a preset denomination of banknotes to be stored.

  The lower transport unit 27 includes a transport path 70 having four branch points, and switches 71, 72, 73, and 74 provided at the four branch points, respectively. The conveyance path 70 is connected with the upper front conveyance part 22, the upper rear conveyance part 24, and banknote storage 29A, 29B, 29C, 29D. The lower transport unit 27 operates the four switches 71, 72, 73, and 74 according to the control of the banknote control unit 20, thereby transporting the banknote transport path formed based on the transport path 70. The conveyance path that connects the section 22 and one of the bill storage boxes 29 </ b> A to 29 </ b> D or the conveyance path that connects the upper front conveyance section 22 and the upper rear conveyance section 24 is switched. And the lower conveyance part 27 conveys a banknote with a conveyance roller along the switched conveyance path | route.

[1-3. Operation during deposit transaction and withdrawal transaction]
Next, the operation | movement at the time of the money_receiving | payment transaction and money_receiving | payment transaction in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is demonstrated easily. First, the operation at the time of deposit transaction will be described. At the time of deposit transaction, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs deposit counting processing for counting the number of sheets while discriminating the denominations of banknotes deposited by the user, and then transports and stores each banknote to an appropriate storage location. The deposit storage processing is performed. The deposit counting process and the deposit storing process are processes performed by the bill control unit 20 controlling each unit.

  Specifically, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 receives an operation input for starting a deposit transaction from the user via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the deposit / dispensing machine 10 starts a deposit counting process. When the deposit counting process is started, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 opens the shutter 31 (FIG. 3A) of the customer service unit 21. Thereafter, when a bill is inserted into the container 30 by the user, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 closes the shutter 31 of the customer service unit 21 and separates the bills in the container 30 one by one. It conveys to the discrimination part 23 via the conveyance part 22. Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports and stores the banknotes determined as normal banknotes from the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 23 from the discrimination unit 23 to the temporary storage unit 25 via the upper and rear conveyance unit 24. On the other hand, about the banknote discriminated as a deposit reject banknote that is not suitable for deposit from the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 23, the banknote is conveyed from the discrimination unit 23 to the conveyance path 33 of the customer service unit 21 via the upper and rear conveyance unit 24. Evacuate 33.

  When all the banknotes inserted into the container 30 have been paid out, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 returns the banknotes (that is, the deposit reject banknotes) retracted on the transport path 33 to the container 30 and opens the shutter 31. Return it to the user. On the other hand, when there is no banknote withdrawn on the conveyance path 33, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 completes the deposit counting process. Thereafter, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 calculates the deposit amount based on the total result of the denomination and number of banknotes taken from the customer service unit 21, and displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). The payment amount is presented to the user and whether or not to continue the payment transaction is selected.

  Here, when cancellation of the deposit transaction is instructed by the user, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 accommodates all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 25 in the customer service unit 21 via the upper rear transport unit 24. Return to the container 30 and return to the user by opening the shutter 31 (FIG. 3A). On the other hand, when the user instructs the continuation of the deposit transaction, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 performs the deposit storing process. When the deposit storage process is started, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 sequentially feeds out banknotes (that is, normal banknotes) stored in the temporary storage unit 25 and transports them to the discrimination unit 23 via the upper and rear transport unit 24. Then, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 uses the banknote corresponding to the denomination of the banknote whose denomination is determined through the discrimination unit 23 and the upper front transport unit 22 and the lower transport unit 27 in order. Conveyed and stored in storage 29. Stored in temporary storage unit 25 All of the bills and finished houses that have been, the bill depositing and dispensing machine 10, the operation at the time of payment transactions in. Bill depositing and dispensing machine 10 to terminate the deposit storage process is adapted to the above.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the payment transaction in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is demonstrated. At the time of a withdrawal transaction, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a withdrawal process of dispensing a denomination and number of banknotes according to the amount designated by the user. In addition, this payment process is also a process which the banknote control part 20 performs by controlling each part.

  Specifically, when the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 receives an operation input for starting a withdrawal transaction and designating a withdrawal amount from the user via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the withdrawal process is performed. Start. When the withdrawal process is started, the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 10 determines the denomination and number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount. And the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 pays out banknotes one by one from each banknote storage 29 according to the determined denomination and number of sheets, and sequentially passes through the lower transport unit 27 and the upper front transport unit 22 to the discrimination unit 23. Transport.

  Here, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 conveys the banknotes determined as normal banknotes from the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 23 from the discrimination unit 23 to the customer service unit 21 via the upper and rear transfer unit 24, and in the container 30. Accumulate in On the other hand, the banknotes determined as the withdrawal reject banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal from the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 23 are transported from the discrimination unit 23 to the reject store 26 via the upper and rear transport unit 24 and stored. And the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 will take out the banknote integrated | stacked in the container 30 to a user by opening the shutter 31 of the customer service part 21, if the banknote for the amount of money to be collected is integrated | stacked in the container 30. Make it. The operation at the time of the withdrawal transaction in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 is as described above.

[1-4. Temporary Hold Configuration]
Next, the configuration of the temporary storage unit 25 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the temporary storage unit 25 and is a schematic diagram in which a part is omitted or simplified for easy understanding of the internal configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the temporary storage unit 25 has a configuration in which components are mounted inside a substantially box-shaped frame 80. Inside the frame 80, a cylindrical drum 81 that rotates about a rotation shaft 81X extending in the left-right direction is provided near the center thereof. The drum 81 is transmitted in a clockwise direction indicated by an arrow R1 in the drawing and indicated by an arrow R2 in the drawing when a driving force from a drum motor 82A provided at the upper rear end inside the frame 80 is transmitted by a driving system (not shown). It can be rotated counterclockwise. In addition to the drum motor 82A, a conveyance motor 82B is also provided at the upper rear end inside the frame 80.

  When a bill is wound around the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 together with a tape 83 (a main tape 112 and an auxiliary tape 122 described later), as shown in FIG. 5 in which a part of FIG. A winding layer 81 </ b> W is formed on the outer periphery of the drum 81 by the banknote. At this time, the apparent diameter of the drum 81 is increased by the thickness of the winding layer 81W. Hereinafter, this apparent diameter is referred to as a drum diameter. Further, when the winding layer 81 </ b> W is formed on the outer periphery of the drum 81, the outermost periphery of the winding layer 81 </ b> W is defined as the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81. That is, when a bill is wound around the drum 81, the drum diameter increases and the peripheral side surface 81S moves away from the rotation shaft 81X of the drum 81.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a lower fixed guide 84, a lower movable guide 85, an upper guide 86 and an open guide 87 are provided around the drum 81 as guides for guiding bills.

  The lower fixed guide 84 is located obliquely below the front of the drum 81 and is fixed to the frame 80. The lower fixed guide 84 has a flat upper surface and a substantially horizontal lower guide surface. A transport roller 90 for transporting banknotes is provided on the front side of the lower fixed guide 84. A part of the transport roller 90 protrudes above the lower guide surface of the lower fixed guide 84, and the driving force from the transport motor 82B is transmitted by a drive system (not shown) so that And it can rotate counterclockwise in the figure.

  The lower movable guide 85 is located behind the lower fixed guide 84 and below the drum 81. The lower movable guide 85 has a flat lower guide surface in which the upper surface of the front portion extends from the lower guide surface of the lower fixed guide 84, and the upper surface of the rear portion following the front portion is the drum 81. The lower guide surface is curved along the circumferential side surface 81S.

  A transport roller 91 for transporting bills is provided on the front front side of the lower movable guide 85, and a tape roller 92 for running the tape 83 is provided on the front rear side. In addition, a drum contact roller 93 that contacts the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 is provided at the rear of the lower movable guide 85. Each of the transport roller 91, the tape roller 92, and the drum contact roller 93 protrudes above the lower guide surface of the lower movable guide 85. The transport roller 91, the tape roller 92, and the drum contact roller 93 are rotatable in the clockwise direction in the figure and the counterclockwise direction in the figure. Further, the transport roller 91 shows the driving force from the transport motor 82B. Is transmitted by a drive system that does not.

  Further, the lower movable guide 85 has a front end portion rotatably supported by a rear end portion of the lower fixed guide 84 via a rotation shaft extending in the left-right direction. It is urged in a direction (clockwise direction in the figure) to be pressed against the peripheral side surface 81S. As a result, the lower movable guide 85 rotates so as to follow the change in the drum diameter, so that the drum contact roller 93 is always brought into contact with the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81.

  The upper guide 86 is located above the lower fixed guide 84. The upper guide 86 includes a bill guide portion 94 located on the lower side, a wound bill guide portion 95 located on the rear side, and side plate portions 96 located on both left and right sides. The bill guide portion 94 is an upper guide surface whose bottom surface is flat and substantially horizontal. The upper guide 86 is arranged such that a gap of about several millimeters is provided between the upper guide surface of the bill guide portion 94 and the lower guide surface of the lower fixed guide 84, and the bill transport path 25 </ b> Y is guided by this gap. It comes to form. In addition, the temporary storage part 25 forms the banknote delivery port 25D in the front side of the flame | frame 80 by the front-end part of the upper side guide 86, and the front-end part of the lower side fixed guide 84, and this delivery port 25D. Is connected to the transport path 60 (FIG. 3A) of the upper rear transport section 24. And the temporary storage part 25 takes in the banknote conveyed along the conveyance path 60 of the upper back conveyance part 24 in the inside of the temporary storage part 25 from the delivery port 25D, or delivers the banknote taken in inside to the delivery port 25D. It is fed out to the transport path 60 of the upper rear transport section 24.

  Further, the banknote guide 94 is provided with a transport roller 97 at a position facing the transport roller 90 of the lower fixed guide 84, and a transport roller 98 at a position facing the transport roller 91 of the lower movable guide 85. ing. Each of the conveyance rollers 97 and 98 protrudes downward from the upper guide surface of the upper guide 86 and is pressed against the conveyance rollers 90 and 91 located below the conveyance rollers 90 and 91, respectively. It is designed to turn around. The transport roller 90 and the transport roller 97, and the transport roller 91 and the transport roller 98 are configured to transport the banknote along the transport path 25Y by rotating with the banknote sandwiched therebetween.

  The wrapping banknote guide 95 is a wrapping guide surface that is curved so that its rear surface is along the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81. The winding guide surface is a guide surface that guides the banknote wound around the drum 81 along the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81. A tape roller 99 for running the tape 83 is provided at the lower end of the wound banknote guide 95.

  The side plate portions 96 are located at the left and right ends of the bill guide portion 94 and the wound bill guide portion 95, and are formed longer above the bill guide portion 94 and the wound bill guide portion 95. Further, an interlocking hole 96 </ b> H is formed at the upper end portion of the side plate portion 96 so as to extend obliquely downward from the rear end side of the side plate portion 96.

  Further, the side plate portion 96 has a thin plate-like support arm portion 100 extending from the rear end thereof toward the rotation shaft 81X of the drum 81. The support arm portion 100 has a distal end portion rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 81X so that the entire upper guide 86 can be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise in the figure around the rotation shaft 81X. It has become. That is, the upper guide 86 can be rotated in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in the drawing around the rotation shaft 81X.

  The open guide 87 has a semi-cylindrical shape that covers a half of the drum 81 as a whole, and is disposed so as to cover the upper half of the drum 81. In the open guide 87, the inner peripheral surface facing the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81 is a curved winding guide surface that extends the winding guide surface of the upper guide 86. The open guide 87 is supported by a frame 80 so that the rear end of the open guide 87 can rotate via a rotation shaft extending in the left-right direction. Thereby, the open guide 87 can be rotated in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in the drawing around the rear end portion.

  The open guide 87 has a columnar interlocking shaft 87 </ b> X projecting from the front ends of the left and right side surfaces, and the left and right interlocking shafts 87 </ b> X are provided in the interlocking holes provided in the left and right side plate portions 96 of the upper guide 86. It is inserted through 96H. As a result, the open guide 87 and the upper guide 86 rotate in conjunction with each other.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the open guide 87 is close to the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 and covers the upper half of the drum 81 (referred to as a closed position), and as shown in FIG. The drum 81 can be rotated between a position spaced apart from the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 and a part of the drum 81 being opened (this is an open position).

  On the other hand, when the open guide 87 is in the closed position, the upper guide 86 is positioned close to the lower fixed guide 84 and forms the transport path 25Y together with the lower fixed guide 84 (see FIG. 4). When the open guide 87 is in the open position, the open guide 87 is in a position away from the lower fixed guide 84 (referred to as the open position). That is, as the open guide 87 rotates between the closed position and the open position, the upper guide 86 also rotates between the closed position and the open position.

  The upper guide 86 is fixed at the closed position by an engagement mechanism (not shown), and the upper guide 86 is closed together with the open guide 87 by releasing the engagement by the engagement mechanism. It can be rotated to the open position (that is, it can be opened).

  Further, in the frame 80 of the temporary storage unit 25, as shown in a perspective view in FIG. 7, one main tape traveling system 110 is provided at substantially the center in the left-right direction, and auxiliary tape traveling systems are provided on both the left and right sides, respectively. 120 is provided. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram in which parts other than the drum 81, the main tape traveling system 110, and the auxiliary tape traveling system 120 are omitted and a part thereof is simplified.

  The main tape traveling system 110 is configured to cause the main tape 112 to travel between the reel 111 and the drum 81 disposed obliquely below the drum 81. As shown in FIG. 4, the reel 111 includes a cylindrical central portion 111A and a substantially disc-shaped side plate portion 111B that is positioned at both ends of the central portion 111A in the axial direction and has a larger diameter than the central portion 111A. It is comprised and is provided in the direction which makes a central axis the left-right direction. One end of the main tape 112 is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the central portion 111 </ b> A of the reel 111 and is then wound around the reel 111. On the other hand, the other end of the main tape 112 is fixed to the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81.

  Further, the reel 111 is rotated in a direction in which the main tape 112 is wound by receiving a driving force from the drum motor 82A through a driving system (not shown). In addition, when the main tape 112 is pulled out, the reel 111 rotates in the direction opposite to the winding direction. The driving system for transmitting the driving force of the drum motor 82A to the drum 81 and the reel 111 is designed so that the peripheral speed of the reel 111 is faster than the peripheral speed of the drum 81. A difference in peripheral speed between the drum 81 and the reel 111 is absorbed by a torque limiter 111C provided on the reel 111 side. Thereby, in the temporary storage part 25, when winding the main tape 112 around the reel 111, a certain tension is generated in the main tape 112.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main tape 112 is pulled forward and obliquely downward from the reel 111, passed over the roller 113 and the roller 114 in order, and then folded back and obliquely upward by the roller 114. Subsequently, the main tape 112 is passed over the tape roller 92 and then proceeds to the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81. Further, the main tape 112 is once pulled away from the peripheral side surface 81S at a point about 3/4 of the circumference of the drum 81 along the peripheral side surface 81S, and obliquely forward and downward, and then folded back by the tape roller 99. Then, it advances again to the peripheral side surface 81S and is wound around the drum 81.

  Here, the portion of the main tape 112 folded back to the drum 81 side by the roller 114 and the portion folded back to the drum 81 side by the tape roller 99 are between the tape roller 92 and the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81. It is designed to overlap vertically. The main tape 112 is configured to sandwich the bill BL at a portion overlapping the upper and lower sides and convey the bill in the front-rear direction. In addition, the part which overlaps this upper and lower is called the banknote conveyance part 112T of the main tape 112. FIG.

  On the other hand, the auxiliary tape traveling system 120 is configured to cause the auxiliary tape 122 to travel between the reel 121 and the drum 81 that are disposed obliquely below the rear of the drum 81. As shown in FIG. 4, the reel 121 has a central portion 121A and a substantially disc-shaped side plate portion 121B positioned at both ends in the axial direction of the central portion 121A and having a larger diameter than the central portion 121A. And provided in a direction with the central axis as the left-right direction. One end of the auxiliary tape 122 is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the central portion 121 </ b> A of the reel 121, and is then wound around the reel 121. On the other hand, the other end of the auxiliary tape 122 is fixed to the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81.

  The reel 121 is also rotated in the direction in which the auxiliary tape 122 is wound by transmitting a driving force from the drum motor 82A through a driving system (not shown). In addition, when the auxiliary tape 122 is pulled out, the reel 121 rotates in the direction opposite to the winding direction. Note that the drive system for transmitting the driving force of the drum motor 82A to the reel 121 is also designed so that the peripheral speed of the reel 121 is faster than the peripheral speed of the drum 81. It is absorbed by a torque limiter 121C provided on the side. Thereby, in the temporary storage part 25, when winding the auxiliary tape 122 around the reel 121, a certain tension is generated in the auxiliary tape 122.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the auxiliary tape 122 is drawn forward and obliquely downward from the reel 121, passed over the rollers 123 and 124 in order, and then folded back and obliquely upward by the rollers 124. Subsequently, the auxiliary tape 122 is passed over the tape roller 92 and then proceeds to the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81. Here, unlike the main tape 112, the auxiliary tape 122 is wound around the drum 81 as it is.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a delivery sensor 130, a jam detection sensor 131, a drum residual sensor 132, a guide opening / closing sensor 133, and a reel rotation detection sensor 134 are provided inside the frame 80 of the temporary storage unit 25. .

  The delivery sensor 130 has a configuration in which, for example, the light emitting surface of the light emitting unit and the light receiving surface of the light receiving unit are arranged to face each other. The delivery sensor 130 is arranged such that the optical axis extending from the light emitting surface passes through the transport path 25Y in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the delivery port 25D (for example, between the transport roller 90 and the transport roller 91). Therefore, if there is no bill on the transport path 25Y in the vicinity of the delivery port 25D, the delivery sensor 130 outputs “bright” when the light emitted from the light emitting unit reaches the light receiving unit, and the delivery port 25D. If a banknote exists on the nearby transport path 25Y, the light emitted from the light emitting unit is blocked by the banknote so that the output result is “dark”. The banknote control unit 20 determines whether a banknote is present near the delivery port 25D of the transport path 25Y based on the output result of the delivery sensor 130.

  Similarly to the delivery sensor 130, the jam detection sensor 131 has a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, and is arranged so that the optical axis passes in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the drum 81 through the conveyance path 25Y. The jam detection sensor 131 outputs “bright” if there is no jammed banknote on the transport path 25Y in the vicinity of the drum 81, and outputs if the jammed banknote is present on the transport path 25Y in the vicinity of the drum 81. Operates so that becomes “dark”. The banknote control unit 20 determines whether or not a jammed banknote exists in the vicinity of the drum 81 of the transport path 25Y based on the output result of the jam detection sensor 131.

  Similar to the delivery sensor 130, the drum residual sensor 132 has a light emitting part and a light receiving part. The drum 81 is provided with a groove (not shown) along the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81 in a portion between a portion around which the main tape 112 is wound and a portion around which the auxiliary tape 122 is wound. That is, in the drum 81, the diameter of the groove portion is smaller than that of other portions. The drum residual sensor 132 is disposed so that the optical axis passes through the groove of the drum 81 in the front-rear direction. The drum remaining sensor 132 outputs “bright” if there is no banknote wound around the drum 81, and “dark” if there is a banknote wound around the drum 81. To work. The banknote control unit 20 determines whether there is a banknote wound around the drum 81 based on the output result of the drum residual sensor 132.

  The guide opening / closing sensor 133 also has a light emitting part and a light receiving part, similar to the delivery sensor 130. As described above, the upper guide 86 is fixed to the closed position by an engagement mechanism (not shown). The guide opening / closing sensor 133 has a position (for example, between the transport roller 90 and the transport roller 91) where the light emitted from the light emitting unit is blocked by the detector provided in the engagement mechanism when the upper guide 86 is in the closed position. ). When the upper guide 86 is in the closed position, the guide opening / closing sensor 133 is “dark” because the light emitted from the light emitting unit is blocked. When the upper guide 86 is not in the closed position, the guide opening / closing sensor 133 receives light from the light emitting unit. It operates so that the output result becomes “bright” when the emitted light reaches the light receiving unit. The banknote control unit 20 determines whether the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87 are in the closed position (that is, whether they are closed) based on the output result of the guide opening / closing sensor 133.

  Similarly to the delivery sensor 130, the reel rotation detection sensor 134 has a light emitting part and a light receiving part. As shown in FIG. 4, the reel 111 of the main tape traveling system 110 is provided with, for example, a plurality of notches 140 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction on either one of the left and right side plate portions 111B. Yes. The reel rotation detection sensor 134 is disposed so that the outer peripheral portion of the side plate portion 111B provided with the notch 140 is positioned between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. The reel rotation detection sensor 134 outputs “dark” when the light emitted from the light emitting portion is blocked by the outer peripheral portion of the side plate portion 111B of the reel 111 while the reel 111 is rotating, and emits light. When the light emitted from the part reaches the light receiving part through the notch 140 of the side plate part 111B, the output result is “bright”. The banknote control unit 20 calculates, for example, the rotation speed (the number of rotations per unit time) of the reel 111 based on the output result of the reel rotation detection sensor 134.

  By the way, for example, when winding the main tape 112 around the reel 111, if some external force is applied to the main tape 112 due to resistance of the jammed banknote, the tension applied to the main tape 112 by the torque limiter 111C becomes weak (or disappears). ), The main tape 112 is slackened. As described above, when sagging occurs in the main tape 112, the rotation speed of the reel 111 becomes slower than a specified value or the reel 111 stops. Therefore, the banknote control unit 20 determines whether or not the main tape 112 is slack based on whether or not the calculated rotation speed of the reel 111 is a specified value. The configuration of the temporary holding unit 25 is as described above.

  Here, the operation of the temporary holding unit 25 having such a configuration will be briefly described. This operation is performed based on the control of the banknote control unit 20 in a state where the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87 are closed. When storing the banknote, the temporary storage unit 25 causes the main tape 112 (FIG. 7) and the auxiliary tape 122 (FIG. 7) to run by rotating the drum 81 in the clockwise direction indicated by the arrow R <b> 1 in FIG. 4. . At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 rotates the transport rollers 90 and 91 counterclockwise in FIG. Thereby, the temporary storage part 25 conveys the banknote conveyed from the upper back conveyance part 24 to the delivery port 25D to back (namely, drum 81 side) along the conveyance path 25Y.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote transported rearward is sandwiched by the banknote transport section 112 </ b> T of the main tape 112 and wound around the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81 together with the main tape 112. At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 presses both side portions of the bill in the longitudinal direction against the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 with the left and right auxiliary tapes 122, and the auxiliary tape 122 together with the main tape 112 and the bills also has the peripheral side surface of the drum 81. Wrap around 81S. As described above, the temporary storage unit 25 winds and stores the banknotes together with the main tape 112 and the auxiliary tape 122 around the peripheral side surface 81 </ b> S of the drum 81.

  On the other hand, when paying out the stored banknotes (that is, banknotes wound around the drum 81), the temporary storage unit 25 rotates the reels 111 and 121 counterclockwise in FIG. 4 and the drum 81 is also indicated by an arrow R2 in FIG. By rotating in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, the main tape 112 (FIG. 7) and the auxiliary tape 122 (FIG. 7) are caused to run in the direction opposite to that during storage. At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 rotates the transport rollers 90 and 91 in the clockwise direction in FIG. Thereby, after the temporary storage part 25 peels off the banknote currently wound around the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 from the peripheral side surface 81S, being pinched by the banknote conveyance part 112T of the main tape 112, as shown in FIG. It is conveyed forward (that is, the delivery port 25D side) along the conveyance path 25Y (FIG. 4). Then, the banknotes are delivered from the delivery port 25D to the upper rear conveyance unit 24 located outside the temporary storage unit 25 by the conveyance rollers 90 and 97 near the delivery port 25D. As described above, the temporary storage unit 25 peels the banknote wound around the peripheral side surface 81S of the drum 81 from the peripheral side surface 81S and feeds it out from the delivery port 25D.

[1-5. Temporary holding section slide mechanism]
Furthermore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can slide the temporary storage unit 25 backward from the position shown in FIG. 3A (this position is referred to as a closed position). The delivery port 25D of the temporary storage unit 25 can be separated from the conveyance path 60 of the upper rear conveyance unit 24 by being slid. Here, the sliding mechanism of the temporary storage part 25 is demonstrated using FIG.8 and FIG.9. 8A is a rear view of the upper unit 10U when the temporary storage unit 25 is in the closed position (that is, closed), and FIG. 8B is a view of the temporary storage unit 25 in the closed position. It is a side view of the upper unit 10U rear part when it exists in. FIGS. 9A and 9B are side views of the rear part of the upper unit 10U, and show how the temporary holding unit 25 slides from the closed position. FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are schematic views in which a part is omitted or simplified.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the temporary storage unit 25 in the closed position has the front surface of the frame 80 opposed to the upper rear conveyance unit 24, and the bottom surface of the frame 80 opposed to the reject container 26. The left side surface and the right side surface of the frame 80 are covered with the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R (not shown in FIG. 8B) of the upper unit 10U, and the upper surface and the rear surface of the frame 80 are exposed. At this time, the delivery port 25 </ b> D of the temporary storage unit 25 is connected to the delivery port 24 </ b> D that communicates with the conveyance path 60 of the upper rear conveyance unit 24. Thereby, the temporary storage unit 25 in the closed position is connected between the transport path 25Y as the transport path within the storage section and the transport path 60 as the transport path outside the storage section, and between the transport path 25Y and the transport path 60. It is in the connection state in which a banknote can be conveyed.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the frame 80 of the temporary storage unit 25 includes a bottom plate portion 160B that covers the bottom surface of the frame 80, and left and right side plate portions 160L and 160R that cover the lower portions of the left and right side surfaces of the frame 80. A constructed U-shaped sheet metal frame 160 is fixed. The sheet metal frame 160 has a length in the front-rear direction that is longer than that of the frame 80, and a front end thereof projects forward from the front surface of the frame 80. Further, the sheet metal frame 160 is provided with a columnar slide shaft 160S projecting outward from the outer surface of the front end portion at the front end portion of each of the left and right side plate portions 160L and 160R. Further, the left and right side plate portions 160L and 160R are each provided with a protruding portion that protrudes upward in the approximate center in the front-rear direction, and a cylindrical rotating shaft 160X that protrudes outward from the outer surface of the protruding portion. Is protruding.

  The upper unit 10U has a front-rear direction between the left side plate portion 160L and the left side frame 150L and between the right side plate portion 160R and the right side frame 150R when the temporary storage portion 25 is in the closed position. Support plate portions 151L and 151R having the same length as the side plate portions 160L and 160R are provided. The left and right support plate portions 151L and 151R are each formed with a slide hole 151H extending in the front-rear direction, and the slide shaft 160S provided in the side plate portions 160L and 160R of the temporary storage portion 25 is inserted into the slide hole 151H. ing. Thereby, support plate part 151L, 151R supports the temporary storage part 25 so that a slide in the front-back direction is possible.

  Further, the upper unit 10U is provided with a columnar rotation shaft 150X projecting inwardly on the inner side surfaces of the rear lower ends of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R. Further, the upper unit 10U rotates in the counterclockwise direction indicated by the arrow R3 in FIG. 8B and the clockwise direction, which is the opposite direction, around the rotation shafts 150X of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R. Possible support arm portions 152L and 152R are provided. These left and right support arm portions 152L and 152R extend from the rotation shaft 150X of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R to the rotation shaft 160X of the left and right side plate portions 160L and 160R of the temporary storage unit 25, and the rotation shaft 160X. And is rotatably connected. Accordingly, the support arm portions 152L and 152R support the temporary holding portion 25 so as to be rotatable in the counterclockwise direction and the clockwise direction in FIG.

  As described above, the temporary holding portion 25 is supported by the support plate portions 151L and 151R so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction via the slide shaft 160S located on the front end side, and is positioned behind the slide shaft 160S. It is supported by the support arm portions 152L and 152R via the shaft 160X so as to be able to rotate counterclockwise and clockwise in FIG. 8B. The slide mechanism of the temporary storage unit 25 is as described above.

  By such a slide mechanism, the upper unit 10U can be pulled out while rotating the temporary holding unit 25 backward from the closed position, and the pulled-out temporary holding unit 25 is pushed forward to return to the closed position. Can be done. The temporary storage unit 25 is provided with a recess or a handle (not shown) on one surface (for example, the upper surface) of the frame 80 that is always exposed, and can be easily pulled out or pushed in by placing the hand on the recess or the handle. Be able to.

  Specifically, when the temporary storage unit 25 is closed and pulled backward, for example, by an operator, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the movement locus of the rotary shaft 160X is the rotational axis. A circular arc centering on 150X is pulled out while rotating backward so that the movement locus of the slide shaft 160S is a straight line along the slide hole 151H, and the delivery port 25D of the temporary storage unit 25 is transported upward and rearward. It moves away from the delivery port 24D of the unit 24. At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled out while being inclined so that the front end side is located below the rear end side from the positional relationship between the rotation shaft 160X and the slide shaft 160S, and then the rear end side is the front end side. It is pulled out while tilting so as to be positioned further downward.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, when the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled out to the end, the upper part of the reject store 26 is opened at this time. The position of the temporary holding unit 25 at this time is referred to as a full open position. In the upper unit 10U, the reject storage 26 can be lifted upward and taken out from the upper unit 10U by pulling out the temporary storage unit 25 to the full open position. After taking out the reject box 26 from the upper unit 10U in this manner, the worker opens a door (not shown) provided in the reject box 26 and takes out the banknotes stored therein.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, the distance D between the delivery port 25D of the temporary storage unit 25 and the delivery port 24D of the upper rear transport unit 24 is at least a banknote between the closed position and the full open position. The position of the temporary holding unit 25 when the predetermined length is longer than the short side is called a half-open position. At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 releases the connection between the delivery port 25D of the temporary storage unit 25 and the delivery port 24D of the upper rear transport unit 24, disconnects the transport path 25Y and the transport path 60, and the transport path 25Y. It is in a non-connected state in which bills cannot be transported between the transport path 60. In other words, the temporary holding unit 25 is pulled from the closed position to the half-open position, so that the bills can be transported between the transport path 25Y and the transport path 60 from the connected state where the transport path 25Y and the transport path 60 are connected. It will have changed to the non-connecting state which can convey a banknote between.

  The slide holes 151H formed in the support plate portions 151L and 151R are retracted portions 151E (see FIG. 9B) that are recessed upward at locations corresponding to the positions of the slide shaft 160S when the temporary holding portion 25 is in the half open position. )) Is provided. When the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled backward to the half-open position or pushed forward to the half-open position, the center of gravity is located on the rear end side, so that the rotation axis 160X is the center of FIG. 9A. The slide shaft 160S rotates slightly in the counterclockwise direction, enters the retracting portion 151E of the slide hole 151H, and is held at the half open position. At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 is held in an inclined state so that the front end side is positioned below the rear end side. After that, for example, when pulled further rearward, the temporary holding unit 25 is configured to slide rearward with the slide shaft 160S removed from the retracting unit 151E.

  When the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled out to the half-open position, the upper unit 10U has a temporary storage unit 25 obliquely below the front of the temporary storage unit 25 as shown in FIG. 10 in addition to FIG. A storage space Sp that can be stored by stacking the bills BL discharged from the delivery port 25D in the vertical direction is secured. The storage space Sp is a space formed by the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R of the upper unit 10U, and the conveyance guide 170 that forms the conveyance path 60 of the upper rear conveyance unit 24, and the left side and the right side are the left side surface. The space is covered with the frame 150L and the right side frame 150R, the front side, the upper front portion, and the lower side are covered with the transport guide 170, and the upper rear portion and the rear side are open. In addition, operation | movement which accommodates the banknote discharged | emitted from the temporary storage part 25 in this storage space Sp is mentioned later.

  Incidentally, although omitted in FIGS. 8 to 10, a conveyance roller (see FIG. 3A) is also provided on the conveyance path 60 of the upper rear conveyance unit 24 in addition to the conveyance guide 170. About the conveyance roller located in the storage space Sp, it is covered with a cover etc. with a shaft so that it may not become obstructive when an operator takes out the banknote stored in the storage space Sp. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 can operate the temporary storage part 25 by control of the banknote control part 20, even when the temporary storage part 25 exists in a half open position.

  Furthermore, the frame 80 of the temporary storage unit 25 is provided with an automatic discharge button 161 for automatically discharging banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 25 from the delivery port 25D. As shown in FIG. 9A, the automatic discharge button 161 is provided at a position exposed to the outside (for example, the upper surface of the frame 80) at least when the temporary holding portion 25 is in the half open position. The automatic discharge button 161 is configured to be turned on and off when pressed, and is, for example, turned on only while being pressed, or turned on and off every time the button is pressed. When the automatic discharge button 161 is pressed (that is, turned on), the temporary storage unit 25 is wound around the stored banknote (that is, the drum 81) as shown in FIG. 10 only when a predetermined condition described later is satisfied. Banknote) is discharged from the delivery port 25D to the outside.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, on one side surface of the temporary holding portion 25 (one of the left and right side surfaces of the frame 80 or one outer surface of the side plate portions 160L and 160R). The half open detection sensor 162 is provided. 11A to 11C are side views in which the half-open detection sensor 162 and its peripheral portion are enlarged, and are schematic diagrams in which some are omitted or simplified. FIG. 11A shows the case where the temporary holding unit 25 is in the closed position, FIG. 11B shows the case where the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half open position, and FIG. The half open detection sensor 162 has a configuration in which, for example, a light emitting surface of a light emitting unit and a light receiving surface of a light receiving unit are arranged to face each other.

  Further, the upper unit 10U includes a portion (one inner side surface of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R, or one of the left and right support plate portions 151L and 151R) that faces one side surface of the temporary storage unit 25. Of the half-open detection sensor 162 so as to pass between the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion of the half-open detection sensor 162 on the inner surface of the left-hand side or one of the left and right support arm portions 152L and 152R. A detector 153 extending along the line is provided. The detector 153 is provided with a notch 153H at a position corresponding to the position of the optical axis of the half-open detection sensor 162 when the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half-open position. Note that the half-open detection sensor 162 and the detector 153 are omitted in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, the half-open detection sensor 162 blocks light emitted from the light-emitting unit by the detector 153 when the temporary holding unit 25 is at a position other than the half-open position. As a result, when the output result is “dark” and the light is emitted from the light-emitting portion when the half-open position is reached, the light output from the light-emitting portion reaches the light-receiving portion through the notch 153H. The banknote control unit 20 determines whether or not the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half-open position based on the output result of the half-open detection sensor 162 (that is, whether or not it is half-open).

[1-6. Automatic discharge processing]
Next, a procedure of an automatic discharge process in which a banknote is automatically discharged from the temporary storage unit 25 in the half open position and stored in the storage space Sp secured obliquely in front of the temporary storage unit 25 will be described. In this automatic discharge process, for example, an abnormality occurs in a portion other than the temporary storage unit 25 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, so that the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 25 are handled as the customer service unit 21 or the banknote storage 29. This process is executed when it becomes necessary to remove the banknote remaining in the temporary storage unit 25. First, the procedure of the work performed by the worker before performing this automatic discharge process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, in step SP1, the worker pulls out the upper unit 10U of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine frame 10F in order to facilitate the work. In subsequent step SP2, the worker pulls out the temporary holding unit 25 in the closed position to the half open position. In the subsequent step SP3, the worker opens the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87 of the temporary storage unit 25. In subsequent step SP4, the worker confirms whether or not there is a banknote (this is referred to as a delivery remaining banknote) that is not wound around the drum 81 in the temporary storage unit 25.

  Here, when there is a delivery residual banknote, the worker moves from step SP4 to step SP5 to remove the delivery residual banknote, and then closes the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87 in step SP6. On the other hand, when there is no delivery remaining banknote, the worker moves from step SP4 to step SP6 and closes the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87. In subsequent step SP7, the worker depresses (turns on) the automatic discharge button 161 provided in the temporary storage unit 25. The procedure of the work performed by the worker is as described above.

  Next, the procedure of automatic discharge processing executed by the bill control unit 20 in response to the automatic discharge button 161 being pressed (turned on) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the banknote control unit 20 recognizes that the automatic discharge button 161 has been pressed (turned on), the banknote control unit 20 starts automatic discharge processing. In step SP10, the current state of the jam detection sensor 131, the guide open / close sensor 133, and the half-open detection sensor 162 is started. And the previous output result of the reel rotation detection sensor 134 obtained when the temporary holding unit 25 is operated last time is checked. The reason why only the reel rotation detection sensor 134 uses the previous output result is that the reel 111 has not yet been rotated at this point. The previous output result of the reel rotation detection sensor 134 is stored in the storage unit of the banknote control unit 20, for example.

  In subsequent step 11, whether the banknote control unit 20 is in a normal state in which the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 is capable of automatically discharging the banknotes to the storage space Sp based on the output result of each sensor. Judge whether. Specifically, the banknote control unit 20 is in a normal state in which the banknote can be automatically discharged to the storage space Sp depending on whether or not the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 satisfies all four conditions shown below. Whether or not is to be determined.

  The first condition is that there is no jammed banknote on the transport path 25Y in the temporary storage unit 25. This is because if a jammed banknote is present on the transport path 25Y, the banknote peeled off from the drum 81 is jammed in the transport path 25Y together with the jammed banknote and cannot be transported to the delivery port 25D. . The second condition is that the transport path 25Y is formed in the temporary holding unit 25, that is, the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87 are in the closed position. This is because if the transport path 25Y is not formed, the banknotes peeled off from the drum 81 cannot be transported to the delivery port 25D.

  The third condition is that no slack is generated in the main tape 112 in the temporary holding unit 25. The reason for this is that when the main tape 112 is slack, when the main tape 112 is wound around the reel 111, the main tape 112 is entangled with the auxiliary tape 122 or bills, and a tape jam occurs. This is because the banknote cannot be peeled off from the drum 81. The fourth condition is that the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half open position. The reason for this is that if the temporary storage unit 25 is not in the half-open position, the temporary storage unit 25 is placed in a storage space Sp that is secured obliquely in front of the temporary storage unit 25 (that is, in the direction of discharging bills from the delivery port 25D). This is because the banknotes to be discharged cannot be stored.

  In other words, the first to third conditions are conditions for determining whether the temporary storage unit 25 can transport the banknote wound around the drum 81 to the delivery port 25D and normally discharge it. The condition is a condition for determining whether or not the banknote discharged from the delivery port 25D can be stored in the storage space Sp.

  The first condition can be determined from the current output results of the delivery sensor 130 and the jam detection sensor 131. That is, the banknote control unit 20 does not satisfy the first condition if the at least one of the output results of the delivery sensor 130 and the jam detection sensor 131 remains “dark” for a certain period of time. Otherwise, it is determined that the first condition is satisfied. The second condition can be determined from the current output result of the guide opening / closing sensor 133. That is, if the output result of the guide opening / closing sensor 133 is “dark”, the banknote control unit 20 determines that the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 satisfies the second condition.

  Further, the third condition can be determined from the previous output result of the reel rotation detection sensor 134. That is, the bill control unit 20 has the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 satisfying the third condition if the rotation speed of the reel 111 calculated from the previous output result of the reel rotation detection sensor 134 is a specified value. Judge. The fourth condition can be determined from the current output result of the half-open detection sensor 162. That is, the banknote control unit 20 determines that the current state of the temporary holding unit 25 satisfies the fourth condition if the output result of the half-open detection sensor 162 continues to be “bright” for a certain period of time.

  If there is a condition that does not satisfy even one of the above-described four conditions, the banknote control unit 20 is in a normal state in which the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 can automatically discharge the banknote into the storage space Sp. It judges that it is not in a state, obtains a negative result in the above-mentioned step SP11, and moves to step SP12.

  In step SP12, the banknote control unit 20 invalidates the pressing (on) of the automatic discharge button 161 by the worker and does not perform automatic discharge, but serves as a display unit via the main control unit 9 of the automatic teller machine 1. An error screen is displayed on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), and the automatic discharge process is terminated. As described above, the temporary storage unit 25 does not automatically discharge banknotes even if the worker presses (turns on) the automatic discharge button 161 unless all the four conditions described above are satisfied.

  Here, examples of error screens displayed on the operation display unit 6 are shown in FIGS. An error screen SC1 shown in FIG. 14A is a screen displayed on the operation display unit 6 when the first condition is not satisfied. The error screen SC1 displays a text TX1 that notifies that the banknote cannot be automatically discharged because the jammed banknote is detected in the temporary storage unit 25 and prompts the user to remove the jammed banknote. An error screen SC2 shown in FIG. 14B is a screen displayed on the operation display unit 6 when the second condition is not satisfied. The error screen SC2 displays a text TX2 that notifies that the banknotes cannot be automatically discharged because the open guide 87 of the temporary storage unit 25 is not closed and prompts the open guide 87 to be closed.

  Furthermore, an error screen SC3 illustrated in FIG. 14C is a screen displayed on the operation display unit 6 when the third condition is not satisfied. On this error screen SC3, a text TX3 is displayed that informs that the banknotes cannot be automatically discharged because the slack of the main tape 112 has been detected in the temporary holding unit 25 and prompts the slack of the main tape 112 to be eliminated. Furthermore, an error screen SC4 illustrated in FIG. 14D is a screen displayed on the operation display unit 6 when the fourth condition is not satisfied. On this error screen SC4, a text TX4 is displayed that notifies that the banknotes cannot be automatically discharged because the position of the temporary holding unit 25 is not the half-open position and that the temporary holding unit 25 is moved to the half-open position. .

  By displaying such error screens SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 on the operation display unit 6, the banknote control unit 20 can cause the operator to check the cause of the failure of automatic banknote discharge and the solution. . If there are a plurality of conditions that are not satisfied among the four conditions described above, for example, an error screen on which a plurality of sentences of the sentences TX1 to TX4 described above are displayed is displayed on the operation display unit 6. You may do it.

  On the other hand, when the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 satisfies all the four conditions described above, the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 automatically discharges the banknotes into the storage space Sp. Is determined to be a normal state, a positive result is obtained in the above-described step SP11 shown in FIG. 13, and the process proceeds to step SP13. In step SP13, the banknote control unit 20 activates the automatic discharge button 161 being pressed (on) by the worker, starts automatic banknote discharge, and proceeds to step SP14.

  In step SP14, the banknote control unit 20 first starts the rotation of the transport motor 82B and rotates the transport rollers 90 and 91 on the transport path 25Y in the direction of discharging (that is, feeding out) the banknotes. In subsequent step SP15, the banknote control unit 20 starts the rotation of the drum motor 82A and rotates the drum 81 and the reels 111 and 121 in the direction of peeling the banknote from the drum 81. Thereby, the banknote wound around the drum 81 is pulled off from the drum 81, conveyed to the delivery port 25D along the conveyance path 25Y, and discharged from the delivery port 25D as shown in FIG.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 25 releases the banknote diagonally forward and downward from the delivery port 25D by tilting so that the front end side is positioned below the rear end side. Thus, the banknote discharged | emitted from the delivery port 25D is integrated | stacked on the storage space Sp ensured in front diagonally downward of the temporary storage part 25. FIG. Here, the front side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the storage space Sp are covered with the conveyance guide 170, the left side frame 150L, and the right side frame 150R, respectively. Therefore, the banknotes discharged into the storage space Sp are stacked so as to overlap in the vertical direction in the storage space Sp without jumping forward from the storage space Sp.

  Thus, when automatic discharge of banknotes is started, the banknote control unit 20 moves to step SP16 shown in FIG. 13, where jam detection sensor 131, guide open / close sensor 133, half open detection sensor 162, reel rotation detection. The current output result of the sensor 134 is checked. Note that the check of the output result of each sensor performed here is the same process as step SP10 described above except that the reel rotation detection sensor 134 checks the current output result instead of the past output result. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

  In subsequent step SP17, the banknote control unit 20 determines whether or not the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 is a normal state in which the banknotes can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp based on the output results of the sensors. It is determined whether or not the automatic discharge button 161 remains on. The determination as to whether or not the current state of the temporary holding unit 25 is normal is the same process as in step SP11 described above. Therefore, detailed description is omitted. That is, the banknote control unit 20 continues to monitor whether the state of the temporary storage unit 25 is a normal state in which the banknote can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp even after the automatic discharge of the banknote is started. It has become.

  Here, when the banknote control unit 20 determines that the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 is not a normal state in which the banknote can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp, or the automatic discharge button 161 is turned off, the step is performed. A negative result is obtained at SP17, and the routine goes to Step SP18. In step SP18, the banknote control unit 20 stops the automatic discharge of banknotes by stopping the rotation of the drum motor 82A and the transport motor 82B. In continuing step SP19, the banknote control part 20 displays an error screen on the operation display part 6 (FIG. 1) via the main control part 9 of the automatic teller machine 1, and complete | finishes an automatic discharge process. At this time, the error screens displayed on the operation display unit 6 are, for example, error screens SC1 to SC4 shown in FIGS. Note that when the automatic discharge button 161 is turned off, the banknote control unit 20 cancels the automatic discharge because the automatic discharge button 161 is turned off instead of the error screens SC1 to SC4. Is displayed on the operation display unit 6 (not shown).

  As described above, in the temporary storage unit 25, after the automatic discharge is started, if the banknote is not in a normal state in which the banknote can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp, the automatic discharge of the banknote is immediately stopped and the error screen is displayed. The cause of the error is notified to the worker. Moreover, in the temporary storage part 25, if automatic discharge button 161 is turned off after starting automatic discharge, automatic discharge of a banknote will be stopped immediately.

  On the other hand, in the above-described step SP17, it is determined that the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 is a normal state in which the banknote can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp, and the automatic discharge button 161 remains on. When it does, the banknote control part 20 obtains a positive result by this step SP17, continues automatic discharge | emission, and moves to step SP20. In step SP20, the banknote control unit 20 determines whether or not banknotes still remain in the temporary storage unit 25. Specifically, the banknote control unit 20 reads all banknotes in the temporary storage unit 25 if all the output results of the delivery sensor 130, the jam detection sensor 131, and the drum residual sensor 132 are “bright” for a certain period of time. It is determined that the discharge has been completed.

  Here, when it is judged that the banknote still remains in the temporary storage part 25, the banknote control part 20 obtains a positive result in step SP20, returns to step SP16, and continues automatic discharge | emission. On the other hand, when it is determined that all the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 25 have been discharged, the banknote control unit 20 obtains a negative result in step SP20 and stops the rotation of the drum motor 82A and the transport motor 82B. The automatic banknote discharge is ended with the automatic discharge process. The procedure for automatic discharge processing is as described above.

[1-7. Summary and Effect]
As described so far, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment, when the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled out from the closed position to the half-open position, the delivery port 25D of the temporary storage unit 25 and the upper rear transport unit. 24 is separated from the delivery port 24D so that the bill cannot be delivered between the temporary storage unit 25 and the upper and rear transport unit 24, and the space that is vacated when the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled out, The storage space Sp for storing banknotes discharged from the delivery port 25D of the temporary storage unit 25 is secured.

  In this state, when the automatic discharge button 161 provided in the temporary storage unit 25 is pressed (turned on), the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 automatically discharges the banknotes to the storage space Sp when the temporary storage unit 25 is in the state. To determine if this is a normal condition. Specifically, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 determines that there is no jammed banknote in the temporary storage unit 25, that the transport path 25 </ b> Y is formed in the temporary storage unit 25, and the main tape 112 in the temporary storage unit 25. The state of the temporary storage unit 25 can automatically discharge the banknotes into the storage space Sp depending on whether or not four conditions are satisfied: no slack has occurred and the temporary storage unit 25 is in the half open position. It is judged whether it is a normal state.

  And the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 depresses (turns on) the automatic discharge button 161 only when it is determined that the state of the temporary storage unit 25 is a normal state in which the banknote can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp. As valid, the temporary storage unit 25 automatically discharges the banknotes, and the banknotes discharged from the temporary storage unit 25 are stored in the storage space Sp.

  In this way, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 operates the temporary storage unit 25 so as to automatically discharge the banknote based on pressing (ON) of the automatic discharge button 161, for example, to temporarily hold the operation knob. Compared with the case where banknotes are manually discharged from the section, the banknotes can be removed from the temporary storage section 25 in a short time.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 enables the depression (ON) of the automatic ejection button 161 only when the state of the temporary storage unit 25 is a normal state in which the banknotes can be automatically ejected. Although the state of the temporary storage unit 25 is not a normal state in which the banknotes can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp, the situation in which the temporary storage unit 25 is operated to automatically discharge the banknotes. Can be avoided. By doing so, for example, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 tries to automatically eject the banknotes while the temporary storage unit 25 is in the closed position, or the banknotes are stored in a state where jam banknotes are present in the temporary storage unit 25. It is possible to prevent the paper from being automatically discharged, and the paper money can be automatically discharged from the temporary storage unit 25 more reliably.

  Furthermore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is provided with an automatic discharge button 161 for instructing automatic discharge of banknotes in the temporary storage unit 25, for example, the operation display unit 6 located at a position away from the temporary storage unit 25. Without the operation, the automatic discharge button 161 provided in the temporary storage unit 25 can be operated to easily instruct the automatic discharge of banknotes.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the method for detecting whether or not the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half-open position is an embodiment different from the first embodiment. Therefore, here, only the method for detecting the half-open position will be described, and description of other parts will be omitted.

[2-1. Half open position detection]
In the temporary storage unit 25 of the second embodiment, instead of the half-open detection sensor 162, the prism 200 shown in FIGS. One of the surfaces or one of the side plate portions 160L and 160R) is provided. FIGS. 15A to 15C are top views in which the prism 200 and its peripheral portion are enlarged, and are schematic views in which a part is omitted or simplified. Also, FIG. 15A is similar to FIG. 11A, when the temporary holding unit 25 is in the closed position, and FIG. 15B is similar to FIG. FIG. 15C shows the time when it is in the full open position, as in FIG.

  In addition, instead of the detector 153, the upper unit 10U includes one of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R, one of the left and right support plate portions 151L and 151R, or the left and right support arm portions 152L, The half open detection sensor 201 is provided in one of 152R. 15A to 15C, as an example, the prism 200 is provided on the left side surface of the frame 80, and the half-open detection sensor 201 is provided on the left side frame 150L.

  The half-open detection sensor 201 has a configuration in which the light emitting surface of the light emitting unit and the light receiving surface of the light receiving unit are arranged close to each other so as to face one side surface (for example, the left side surface of the frame 80). Thus, the temporary holding unit 25 is provided at a position facing the position of the prism 200 when the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half open position.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 (A) to 15 (C), the half-open detection sensor 201 receives the light emitted from the light-emitting unit as it is when the temporary holding unit 25 is at a position other than the half-open position. The output result becomes “dark” by not returning to the part, and when in the half-open position, the light emitted from the light-emitting part is folded back by the prism 200 and returned to the light-receiving part. It works to be “bright”. The banknote control unit 20 determines whether or not the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half open position (that is, whether or not half open) based on the output result of the half open detection sensor 201.

[2-2. Summary and Effect]
As described so far, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the prism 200 and the half-open detection sensor 201 detect whether or not the temporary storage unit 25 is in the half-open position. . In addition, about the automatic discharge | emission processing by the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of this 2nd Embodiment, except that the output result of the half open detection sensor 201 is used instead of the output result of the half open detection sensor 162, FIG. This is the same as the automatic discharge process according to the first embodiment shown. Therefore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the second embodiment can also obtain the same effect as the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

[3. Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, the automatic discharge button 161 can be pressed only when the temporary storage unit 25 is in the half-open position, so that even if there is no sensor, the automatic discharge button 161 is pressed temporarily. This is an embodiment in which it can be determined that the portion 25 is in the half-open position. Therefore, only the pressing of the automatic discharge button 161 will be described here, and the description of other parts will be omitted.

[3-1. Pressing the automatic discharge button 161]
The temporary storage unit 25 according to the third embodiment does not include the half-open detection sensor 162 and the prism 200, and as illustrated in FIGS. 25 on one side surface (one of the left and right side surfaces of the frame 80). FIGS. 16A to 16C are enlarged top views of the automatic discharge button 161 and its peripheral portion, and are schematic diagrams in which some are omitted or simplified. 16A is similar to FIG. 11A, when the temporary holding unit 25 is in the closed position, and FIG. 16B is similar to FIG. FIG. 16C shows a state in the full open position as in FIG. 11C. The automatic discharge button 161 is provided at a position covered by one of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R of the upper unit 10U when the temporary storage unit 25 is at a position other than the half-open position.

  Further, the upper unit 10U does not have the detector 153 and the half-open detection sensor 201, and the button operation hole 300 larger than the outer size of the automatic eject button 161 is formed in one of the left side frame 150L and the right side frame 150R. Is provided. 16A to 16C, as an example, an automatic discharge button 161 is provided on the left side surface of the frame 80, and a button operation hole 300 is provided on the left side frame 150L. The button operation hole 300 is provided at a location facing the automatic discharge button 161 when the temporary storage unit 25 is in the half open position.

  As shown in FIGS. 16A to 16C, the automatic discharge button 161 is in a state in which it cannot be operated because it is covered by the left side frame 150L when the temporary storage unit 25 is in a position other than the half-open position. When the portion 25 is in the half open position, the button 25 is exposed to the outside of the upper unit 10U from the button operation hole 300 of the left side frame 150L and can be operated. Therefore, the worker pulls out the temporary storage unit 25 to the half-open position to expose the automatic discharge button 161 from the button operation hole 300. Here, the operator inserts a finger into the button operation hole 300 and presses the automatic discharge button 161. It is supposed to be.

[3-2. Summary and Effect]
As described so far, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 of the third embodiment, the automatic discharge button 161 can be exposed and pressed from the button operation hole 300 only when the temporary storage unit 25 is in the half open position. I made it. Thereby, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of 3rd Embodiment, when the automatic discharge button 161 is pushed down (ON), it will be decided that the temporary storage part 25 exists in a half open position. Therefore, the banknote control unit 20 determines that the current state of the temporary storage unit 25 is the fourth condition described above (the temporary storage unit 25 is half-opened) if the automatic discharge button 161 is pressed (ON) during the automatic discharge process. It is determined that the position is satisfied. Except for this point, the automatic discharge process by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the third embodiment is the same as the automatic discharge process of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the third embodiment can also obtain the same effect as the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of this 3rd Embodiment, since the sensor which detects whether the temporary storage part 25 exists in a half open position is not required, the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is simplified. Can reduce the cost of parts. In the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the third embodiment, when the automatic discharge button 161 is pressed, it is determined that the temporary storage unit 25 is in the half open position. It is desirable to use the automatic discharge button 161 configured as described above.

[4. Other Embodiments]
[4-1. Other Embodiment 1]
In the first embodiment described above, the half open detection sensor 162 is provided in the temporary holding unit 25 and the detector 153 is provided outside the temporary holding unit 25. On the contrary, the temporary holding unit 25 A detector 153 may be provided at 25 and a half-open detection sensor 162 may be provided outside the temporary storage unit 25. Further, in the second embodiment described above, the prism 200 is provided in the temporary storage unit 25 and the half open detection sensor 201 is provided outside the temporary storage unit 25. On the contrary, the temporary storage unit The half open detection sensor 201 may be provided at 25 and the prism 200 may be provided outside the temporary storage unit 25. Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments described above, the automatic ejection button 161 is provided in the temporary storage unit 25. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the outside of the temporary storage unit 25 (for example, the left side surface of the upper unit 10U). An automatic discharge button 161 may be provided on the outer surface of one of the frame 150L and the right side frame 150R.

[4-2. Other Embodiment 2]
Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, when the automatic discharge button 161 provided in the temporary storage unit 25 is pressed (turned on), the banknote control unit 20 automatically starts from the temporary storage unit 25. An automatic discharge process for discharging banknotes was started. Not only this but the banknote control part 20 can monitor the state of the temporary storage part 25 based on the output result of each sensor, and the state of the temporary storage part 25 can discharge | release a banknote automatically to storage space Sp. The automatic discharge processing may be automatically started when the normal state is reached (that is, when the first to fourth conditions described above are satisfied). In this case, the automatic discharge button 161 may be removed from the temporary storage unit 25.

[4-3. Other Embodiment 3]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, only when the state of the temporary storage unit 25 satisfies all of the first to fourth conditions described above, pressing (ON) of the automatic ejection button 161 is effective and The holding unit 25 automatically discharges bills. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least the fourth condition (the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half-open position) among the first to fourth conditions described above. If one or more conditions including the above are satisfied, pressing (turning on) the automatic discharge button 161 may be validated, and the temporary storage unit 25 may perform automatic discharge. For example, when the fourth condition is satisfied, the banknote control unit 20 validates pressing (ON) of the automatic discharge button 161 and causes the temporary storage unit 25 to start automatic discharge of banknotes and start automatic discharge. Thereafter, if there is a condition that does not satisfy one of the first to fourth conditions, the automatic discharge may be stopped. In addition, for example, when the fourth condition is satisfied (that is, when the temporary storage unit 25 is pulled out to the half-open position), the banknote control unit 20 automatically starts automatic discharge of banknotes to the temporary storage unit 25. You may make it make it.

  Furthermore, for example, when the automatic discharge button 161 is provided with a light emitting unit and the state of the temporary storage unit 25 is a normal state in which the banknotes can be automatically discharged into the storage space Sp, and not, The banknote control unit 20 may change the light emission state of the light emitting unit. In this way, the operator can normally discharge the banknotes to the storage space Sp from the light emission state of the automatic discharge button 161 without checking the operation display unit 6. It can be confirmed whether it is in a proper state.

[4-4. Other Embodiment 4]
Furthermore, in the above-described first to third embodiments, the temporary holding unit 25 is configured to be slidable backward from the closed position, and the space vacated by sliding the temporary holding unit 25 backward is set to the half open position. It was made to use as storage space Sp which stores the banknote discharged | emitted from a certain temporary storage part 25. FIG. For example, the temporary storage unit 25 is configured to be slidable upward from the closed position, and a storage unit for storing banknotes is provided on the upper surface of the upper rear transport unit 24 so that the temporary storage unit 25 is moved from the closed position. The bills may be discharged from the temporary storage unit 25 and stored in a storage unit provided on the upper surface of the upper and rear transport unit 24 while being slid upward. In addition to this, for example, the upper rear transport unit 24 is configured to be slidable upward, and the upper rear transport unit 24 is slid upward to open the temporary storage unit 25 in the closed position. You may utilize space as a storage space which accommodates the banknote discharged | emitted from the temporary storage part 25 in a closed position.

  Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, the upper front portion, the front side, and the lower side of the storage space Sp are covered with the conveyance guide 170 that forms the conveyance path 60 of the upper rear conveyance portion 24. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be covered with a member different from the conveyance guide 170.

[4-5. Other Embodiment 5]
Furthermore, in the above-described first to third embodiments, the banknote control unit 20 receives a jam banknote on the conveyance path 25Y of the temporary storage unit 25 based on the output results of the delivery sensor 130 and the jam detection sensor 131. Judgment whether it exists or not. Not limited to this, based on the output result of one of the delivery sensor 130 and the jam detection sensor 131, it is determined whether or not a jammed banknote exists on the transport path 25Y of the temporary storage unit 25. Also good.

  Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, the delivery sensor 130 is used to detect the banknotes present in the vicinity of the delivery port 25D of the transport path 25Y. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transport path 25Y is not limited thereto. As long as it is possible to detect banknotes existing in the vicinity of the delivery port 25D, a detection unit having a configuration different from the delivery sensor 130 may be used. Furthermore, in the above-described first to third embodiments, the jam detection sensor 131 is used to detect the jammed bill existing in the vicinity of the drum 81 of the transport path 25Y. A detection unit having a configuration different from the jam detection sensor 131 may be used as long as it can detect a jam bill existing in the vicinity of the drum 81 of 25Y.

  Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, the presence / absence of banknotes wound around the drum 81 is detected by using the drum residual sensor 132. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the drum 81 is wound around. As long as it can detect the presence or absence of a banknote, a detection unit having a configuration different from the drum residual sensor 132 may be used. Further, in the first to third embodiments described above, the guide opening / closing sensor 133 is used to detect whether the upper guide 86 and the open guide 87 are in the closed position. As long as it can detect whether the guide 86 and the open guide 87 are in the closed position, a detection unit having a configuration different from that of the guide opening / closing sensor 133 may be used.

  Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, the rotation speed of the reel 111 is detected using the reel rotation detection sensor 134. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rotation speed of the reel 111 can be detected. As long as it is a thing, you may use the detection part of a structure different from the reel rotation detection sensor 134. FIG.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the half open detection sensor 162 and the detector 153 as the detection unit are used to detect whether or not the position of the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half open position. Not only this but the detection part of the structure different from the half open detection sensor 162 and the detector 153 may be used if it can detect whether the position of the temporary storage part 25 exists in a half open position. Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, the half open detection sensor 201 and the prism 200 as the detection unit are used to detect whether or not the position of the temporary holding unit 25 is in the half open position. Not only this but the detection part of the structure different from the half open detection sensor 201 and the prism 200 may be used if it can detect whether the position of the temporary storage part 25 exists in a half open position.

[4-6. Other Embodiment 6]
Furthermore, in the first to third embodiments described above, the temporary storage unit 25 automatically discharges banknotes in response to pressing of the automatic discharge button 161. In addition to this, for example, when an operation knob similar to the conventional one is provided on one surface of the temporary storage unit 25 and the temporary storage unit 25 cannot automatically eject banknotes, the operator manually rotates the operation knob. You may enable it to discharge a banknote from the temporary storage part 25. FIG.

[4-7. Other Embodiment 7]
Furthermore, in each embodiment mentioned above, although this invention was applied to the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 as a medium processing apparatus which has the temporary holding | maintenance part 25 of a tape system, not only this but banknote, paper, a ticket, etc. As long as it has a temporary storage part which winds and accommodates a medium around a drum together with a tape, it can also be applied to a medium processing apparatus having a configuration different from that of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. Furthermore, in each embodiment mentioned above, although this invention was applied to the automatic teller machine 1 as an automatic transaction apparatus which handles a banknote, not only this but a medium, such as a banknote, paper, a ticket, is used for a drum with a tape. As long as it has a temporary holding part to be wound and stored, it can be applied to an automatic transaction apparatus having a configuration different from that of the automatic teller machine 1.

[4-8. Other Embodiment 8]
Furthermore, in each embodiment mentioned above, although the banknote control part 20 was provided in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 as a specific example of the control part which controls the operation | movement of a temporary storage part, what can control operation | movement of a temporary storage part is possible. If so, a control unit different from the banknote control unit 20 may be provided. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the temporary holding unit 25 is provided with the conveyance motor 82B and the conveyance rollers 90 and 91 as specific examples of the conveyance unit that conveys the medium. However, as long as the medium can be conveyed, A transport unit different from the transport motor 82B and the transport rollers 90 and 91 may be provided. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the drum motor 82A is provided in the temporary storage unit 25 as a specific example of the driving unit that rotates the drum. However, if the drum motor can be rotated, the driving is different from the drum motor 82A. A part may be provided. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the automatic discharge button 161 is used as a specific example of the operation unit for instructing the discharge of the medium wound around the drum. However, as long as the medium discharge can be instructed, An operation unit (for example, a rocker switch) different from the automatic discharge button 161 may be used.

[4-9. Other Embodiment 9]
Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. That is, the present invention can be applied to an embodiment in which a part or all of the first to third embodiments and the other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, or an embodiment in which a part is extracted. It extends.

  The present invention can be used in various media processing apparatuses having a tape-type temporary storage unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 6 ... Operation display part, 10 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 20 ... Banknote control part, 24 ... Upper rear conveyance part, 25 ... Temporary holding part, 25Y, 60 ... Conveying path, 80... Frame, 81... Drum, 82 A .. Drum motor, 82 B... Conveying motor, 84... Lower fixed guide, 85. Open guide, 90, 91, 97, 98 ... Conveying roller, 112 ... Main tape, 122 ... Auxiliary tape, 130 ... Delivery sensor, 131 ... Jam detection sensor, 132 ... Drum detection sensor, 133 ... Guide open / close sensor, 134... Reel rotation detection sensor, 161... Automatic eject button, 162 and 201... Half open detection sensor, and 300.

Claims (14)

A medium processing apparatus comprising a temporary storage unit having a drum around which a medium is wound together with a tape, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the temporary storage unit,
The temporary holding unit is
A transport unit that transports the medium from the outside of the temporary storage unit to the drum, and transports the medium from the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit;
A driving section for rotating the drum;
An operation unit for instructing discharge of the medium wound around the drum,
The controller is
The transport unit and the drive unit are controlled so that the medium wound around the drum is discharged to the outside of the temporary storage unit based on the operation of the operation unit only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Media processing device. The controller is
When recognizing that the operation unit is operated, it is determined whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied, and only when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the operation of the operation unit is validated, The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit and the driving unit are controlled to discharge the medium wound around the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit. The controller is
When recognizing that the operation unit is operated, it is determined whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied, and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the operation of the operation unit is invalidated, The medium wound around the drum is not discharged to the outside of the temporary holding unit, and the display unit displays that the medium cannot be discharged from the temporary holding unit without satisfying the predetermined condition. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The temporary holding unit is
A connection state in which a medium can be transported between the conveyance path outside the reservation section and connected to the conveyance path outside the reservation section that is connected to the outside of the temporary storage section; It is possible to transition to a non-connection state in which it is impossible to transport the medium to and from the holding unit outside transport path,
The predetermined condition is that the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state,
The controller is
When recognizing that the operation unit has been operated, it is determined whether or not the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state, and only when the operation unit is determined to be in the disconnected state, the operation of the operation unit is validated. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transport unit and the driving unit are controlled so that the medium wound around the drum is discharged to the outside of the temporary storage unit. A detection unit for detecting whether the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state;
The controller is
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state based on a detection result of the detection unit. The operation unit is
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the temporary storage unit is exposed to the outside of the apparatus and can be operated in accordance with the transition from the connected state to the disconnected state. The space formed when the temporary storage unit transitions from the connected state to the non-connected state is used as a storage space, and the medium discharged from the temporary storage unit is stored in the storage space. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 4. The controller is
Even after the temporary holding unit starts discharging the medium, it is monitored whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied, and if it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the temporary holding unit The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the conveyance unit and the driving unit are controlled to stop discharging. The predetermined condition is that the temporary holding unit is in a state where the medium wound around the drum can be normally discharged, and the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state,
The controller is
When recognizing that the operation unit has been operated, the temporary holding unit determines whether or not the medium wound around the drum can be normally discharged, and the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state. Only when the temporary holding unit determines that the medium wound around the drum can be normally ejected and is in the disconnected state, the operation of the operation unit is effective. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the transport unit and the driving unit are controlled so that the medium wound around the drum is discharged to the outside of the temporary storage unit. . A medium processing apparatus comprising a temporary storage unit having a drum around which a medium is wound together with a tape, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the temporary storage unit,
The temporary holding unit is
A connection state in which a medium can be transported between the conveyance path outside the reservation section and connected to the conveyance path outside the reservation section that is connected to the outside of the temporary storage section; It is possible to transition to a non-connection state in which it is impossible to transport the medium to and from the holding unit outside transport path,
Furthermore, the temporary holding unit
A transport unit that transports the medium from the outside of the temporary storage unit to the drum, and transports the medium from the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit;
A drive unit for rotating the drum,
The controller is
The medium is characterized in that the transport unit and the drive unit are controlled so that the medium wound around the drum is discharged to the outside of the temporary storage unit only when the temporary storage unit is in the disconnected state. Processing equipment. The space formed when the temporary storage unit transitions from the connected state to the non-connected state is used as a storage space, and the medium discharged from the temporary storage unit is stored in the storage space. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 10. The controller is
Only when the temporary holding unit is in the disconnected state, the medium wound around the drum is moved outside the temporary holding unit based on the operation of the operation unit for instructing the discharge of the medium wound around the drum. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the conveyance unit and the driving unit are controlled so as to be discharged to a medium. An automatic transaction apparatus comprising a media processing device having a temporary storage unit having a drum around which a medium is wound together with a tape, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the temporary storage unit,
The temporary holding unit is
A transport unit that transports the medium from the outside of the temporary storage unit to the drum, and transports the medium from the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit;
A driving section for rotating the drum;
An operation unit for instructing discharge of the medium wound around the drum,
The controller is
The transport unit and the drive unit are controlled so that the medium wound around the drum is discharged to the outside of the temporary storage unit based on the operation of the operation unit only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Automatic transaction device. An automatic transaction apparatus comprising a media processing device having a temporary storage unit having a drum around which a medium is wound together with a tape, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the temporary storage unit,
The temporary holding unit is
A connection state in which a medium can be transported between the conveyance path outside the reservation section and connected to the conveyance path outside the reservation section that is connected to the outside of the temporary storage section; It is possible to transition to a non-connection state in which it is impossible to transport the medium to and from the holding unit outside transport path,
Furthermore, the temporary holding unit
A transport unit that transports the medium from the outside of the temporary storage unit to the drum, and transports the medium from the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit;
A drive unit for rotating the drum,
The controller is
The transport unit and the drive unit are controlled so as to discharge the medium wound around the drum to the outside of the temporary storage unit only when the temporary storage unit is in the disconnected state. Trading device.

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