JP2019215931A - Paper sheet processing device, paper sheet processing system, and paper sheet processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a paper sheet processing device, paper sheet processing system and paper sheet processing method which can improve the workability by eliminating the need to wait for completion of normal reception processing at the time of performing new reception processing and preventing the normal reception processing that has been performed until the new reception processing from being wasted.SOLUTION: A control part 300 of a paper sheet processing device (for example, a bank note deposit/withdrawal device 10) performs interrupting reception processing so as to interrupt normal reception processing when receiving the new reception processing command in the middle of the normal reception processing, classify paper sheets (for example, bank notes) that are already reserved in a deposit temporary reservation part 30 to one sheet storage region by a classification mechanism (for example, a separator 30c) and then feed by a conveyance part 18 the paper sheets input into a housing 12 by an input part 14 to another paper sheet storage region classified by the classification mechanism in the deposit temporary reservation part 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that performs at least receiving (payment) processing of paper sheets made of banknotes, checks, gift certificates, and the like, a paper sheet processing system including such a paper sheet processing apparatus, and the like. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Various types of banknote processing apparatuses that perform various processes such as banknote depositing and dispensing processes have been known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the banknote processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when performing a depositing process, a banknote inserted into the housing by the insertion port is identified by the identifying unit, and then held in the depositing temporary holding unit, and a command for confirming the deposit is issued. Upon receipt, the banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding section are fed out from the deposit temporary holding section and stored in the denomination storing section for each denomination.

Patent No. 5606711

  In a conventional banknote handling apparatus as disclosed in Patent Literature 1 or the like, while a certain operator is performing a deposit process of a large number of banknotes (for example, 2,000 banknotes), another operator performs another transaction. If it is attempted to perform the deposit processing of the banknotes according to the above, wait until the payment processing of a large amount of banknotes by the former operator is completed, and then perform the payment processing of the banknotes by the latter operator, or The bill deposit processing is canceled, and the bill deposit processing by the latter operator is performed first. However, in the case where the processing of depositing a large amount of bills by the former operator is completed and the processing of depositing the bills by the latter operator is performed, there is a problem that the waiting time of the latter operator becomes longer. . In particular, when the latter operator performs deposit processing of a small amount of bills, or when the latter operator is in a hurry, the latter operator feels great stress. On the other hand, when the processing of depositing a large amount of banknotes by the former operator is stopped and the processing of depositing banknotes by the latter operator is performed first, the operation of the former that has already been inserted into the housing of the banknote processing device. It is necessary to return the banknotes pertaining to the person (specifically, the banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding unit) to the outside of the housing and start the depositing process of a large number of banknotes from the beginning, so that the former operator However, there is a problem that the deposit processing of the banknote before the cancellation is wasted.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and a new receiving process is performed without returning the sheets held in the temporary holding unit to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed. Since there is no need to wait until the normal reception processing is completed when performing a new reception processing, the normal reception processing performed until the new reception processing is performed is not wasted. An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet processing apparatus, a sheet processing system, and a sheet processing method that can improve workability.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an input section for inputting paper sheets from the outside of the housing to the inside, a conveyance section for conveying the paper sheets inside the housing, and a conveyance section for conveying the paper sheets inside the housing. An identification unit for identifying the paper sheet to be transferred, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the paper sheet sent from the transport unit, and a plurality of paper sheets for storing the paper sheet in the temporary storage unit. A sorting mechanism capable of sorting into storage areas, a storage section for storing paper sheets held in the temporary holding section, and a control section for controlling each component member; and the control section includes the input section By sending the sheets put into the housing to the temporary holding unit by the transport unit and receiving a command to confirm acceptance of the sheets held in the temporary holding unit, the temporary holding unit Normal reception processing such as sending paper sheets held in If a new reception processing command is given while the normal reception processing is being performed, the normal reception processing is interrupted and the sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are separated by the sorting mechanism. Another sheet that has been sorted into the certain sheet storage area, and then the sheets that have been thrown into the housing by the throwing unit are sorted by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit by the transport unit. A memory for performing an interrupt acceptance process such as sending to a leaf storage area, and storing information on the sheets related to the normal acceptance process already held in the temporary holding unit when the interrupt acceptance process is performed. It further comprises a part.

  According to such a sheet processing apparatus, a new receiving process can be performed without returning the sheets held in the temporary holding unit to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed. It is not necessary to wait until the normal reception processing is completed when performing a new reception processing, and the workability is improved because the normal reception processing performed until the new reception processing is performed is not wasted. Can be.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention may further include a notifying unit for notifying that the normal receiving process has been interrupted.

  In this case, the notification unit may be configured to provide notification while the interrupt reception process is being performed in a manner different from that in the case where the normal reception process is being performed.

  The notifying unit may also notify the amount of sheets that can be processed in the interrupt receiving process.

  In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the temporary holding unit is configured to execute the normal acceptance processing when an abnormality is released when an abnormality occurs while the interrupt acceptance processing is being performed. A configuration may be adopted in which the removal of the paper sheets sent to the temporary holding unit during the operation is regulated.

  In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the control unit may be configured to perform the following processing under the condition that the paper sheet related to the normal reception processing is taken out from the input unit when the new reception processing instruction is given. The interrupt accepting process may be started.

  In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, after the interrupt acceptance process is completed, the control unit restarts the normal acceptance process and sends the normal acceptance process to the temporary holding unit while the normal acceptance process is being performed. At least one of the processing of returning the received paper sheets and storing the paper sheets sent to the temporary holding unit in the storage unit while the normal reception processing is being performed can be performed. It may be.

  The paper sheet processing system of the present invention is an input section for inputting paper sheets from the outside of the housing to the inside, a conveying section for conveying the paper sheets inside the housing, and conveyed by the conveying section. An identification unit for identifying paper sheets, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the paper sheets sent from the transport unit, and a storage space for the paper sheets in the temporary storage unit divided into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas. A sheet processing apparatus having a possible sorting mechanism, and a storage unit for storing the sheets held in the temporary holding unit, and a sheet processing apparatus provided separately from the sheet processing apparatus, And a management device for managing the sheet processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit configured to control each component of the sheet processing apparatus; and the control unit includes: In the apparatus, the paper sheets input into the housing by the input section are transported by the transporter. A sheet sent to the temporary storage unit and a sheet held in the temporary storage unit is sent to the storage unit when a command for confirming receipt of the paper sheet held in the temporary storage unit is given. Perform normal reception processing, if a new reception processing command is given while the normal reception processing is being performed, the normal reception processing is interrupted and the paper sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are removed. The sorting mechanism sorts the paper sheets into a certain paper storage area, and then the paper sheets thrown into the housing by the loading section are sorted by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding section by the transport section. An interrupt receiving process such as sending to another sheet storing area is performed, and when the interrupt receiving process is performed, the sheet related to the normal receiving process already held in the temporary holding unit is performed. Characterized in that it further comprises a storage unit for storing information.

  According to such a paper sheet processing system, when the paper sheet processing apparatus performs the normal reception processing, the paper sheet held in the temporary holding unit is returned to the outside of the housing without returning to the outside. Since there is no need to wait until the normal reception processing is completed when performing a new reception processing, the normal reception processing performed until the new reception processing is performed is not wasted. Workability can be improved.

  In the paper sheet processing system of the present invention, the control unit may be provided in the management device.

  The paper sheet processing method of the present invention is a feeding section for feeding paper sheets from the outside of the housing to the inside, a conveyance section for conveying the paper sheets inside the housing, and a conveyance section that is conveyed by the conveyance section. An identification unit for identifying the paper sheet, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the paper sheet sent from the transport unit, and a storage space for the paper sheet in the temporary storage unit divided into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas. A sheet processing method by a sheet processing apparatus having a possible sorting mechanism and a storage unit for storing the sheets held in the temporary holding unit, wherein the sheet is inserted into the housing by the input unit. The transported sheet is sent to the temporary holding unit by the transport unit, and the sheet held in the temporary holding unit is given when a command to confirm the acceptance of the sheet held in the temporary holding unit is given. Performing a normal acceptance process such as sending the If a new reception processing command is given while the normal reception processing is being performed, the normal reception processing is interrupted, and the sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are sorted by the sorting mechanism. Another paper sheet that has been sorted into a paper sheet storage area, and then the paper sheet that has been thrown into the housing by the input unit is sorted by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit by the transport unit. A step of performing an interrupt accepting process such as sending to the storage area, and storing the information on the sheets related to the normal accepting process already held in the temporary holding unit when the interrupt accepting process is performed in the storage unit. And storing the information.

  According to such a sheet processing method, when the sheet processing apparatus performs the normal reception processing, the sheet stored in the temporary holding unit is returned to the outside of the housing without being returned to the new reception processing. Since there is no need to wait until the normal reception processing is completed when performing a new reception processing, the normal reception processing performed until the new reception processing is performed is not wasted. Workability can be improved.

  According to the paper sheet processing apparatus, the paper sheet processing system, and the paper sheet processing method of the present invention, the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit are returned to the outside of the housing when the normal receiving process is performed. New reception processing can be performed without the need to wait until the normal reception processing is completed when performing a new reception processing, and the normal reception processing performed until the new reception processing is performed is wasted. Therefore, workability can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money deposit or withdrawal machine by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a bill receiving / dispensing device in the money receiving / dispensing machine illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a side view which shows the structure of the payment temporary storage part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the front door (lower door) provided in the housing | casing of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the payment temporary storage part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the deposit temporary storage part shown in FIG. 5, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows a state when a separator exists in a retracted position, (b) is when a separator exists in a division position It is a figure which shows the state of. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. (A)-(f) is an explanation sequentially showing the transport route of loose bills when the normal deposit processing of bills is interrupted and the interrupt deposit processing is performed in the bill depositing / dispensing device of the bill depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. (A)-(d) shows the operation of the separator of the depositing temporary holding unit when the normal depositing process of the bill is interrupted and the interrupt depositing process is performed in the bill depositing / dispensing device of the currency depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a side view shown in order. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part at the time of the normal money_receiving | payment process of a banknote in the banknote pay-in / pay-out apparatus of the money receiving / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part at the time of interrupting normal payment processing of a banknote and interrupt payment processing in the banknote pay-in / pay-out apparatus of the money receiving / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part at the time of interrupting normal payment processing of a banknote and interrupt payment processing in the banknote pay-in / pay-out apparatus of the money receiving / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when interrupt payment processing is complete | finished and the normal payment processing of a banknote is restarted in the banknote pay-in / pay-out apparatus of the money receiving / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in an operation display part when abnormality arises at the time of performing an interrupt payment process in the banknote pay-in / pay-out apparatus of the money receiving / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money receiving and dispensing machine of another structure by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematically the internal structure of the money receiving / dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money receiving and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 15.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 14 are views showing a money receiving and dispensing machine according to the present embodiment. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the money receiving and dispensing machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 schematically shows an internal configuration of a bill receiving and dispensing device in the money receiving and dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a front door (on the housing of the banknote depositing / dispensing device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when a lower door is seen from the back side. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the temporary depositing unit shown in FIG. 3 and the like, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the configuration of the temporary depositing unit shown in FIG. . FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIGS. 8A to 8F show loose banknotes when the normal deposit process of the banknote is interrupted and the interrupt deposit process is performed in the banknote depositing / dispensing device of the currency depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 9A to FIG. 9D are explanatory diagrams sequentially illustrating a transport path, and FIGS. 9A to 9D illustrate an interrupt deposit process in which a normal deposit process of a banknote is interrupted in the banknote depositing / dispensing device of the currency depositing / dispensing machine illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the separator of a payment temporary storage part at the time of performing in order. FIGS. 10 to 14 are views showing display screens on the operation display unit when a normal deposit process or an interrupt deposit process of a bill is performed in the bill depositing / dispensing device of the currency depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by arranging a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 and a coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110 so as to be arranged side by side. Here, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose banknotes, and a predetermined number (for example, 100) of roses in the body. It is possible to create a banded banknote from a banknote or perform a withdrawal process for the created banded banknote. Moreover, the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose coins, and a predetermined number (for example, 50) of loose coins in the body. A wrapping coin can be created by winding a wrapping medium such as paper or film on the card, or a withdrawal process of the created wrapping coin can be performed. Such a money depositing and dispensing machine 1 is installed, for example, in a financial institution such as a bank (more specifically, an office space of a financial institution), and is used by a bank institution of the financial institution or the like. In addition, detailed description of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 among the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is omitted.

  The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 by this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 1 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, and deposits loose banknotes from the outside of the housing 12 to the inside of the housing 12. A throwing-in part 14, a rose banknote throwing-out part 24 for withdrawing a banknote from the inside of the housing 12, and a banding banknote throwing out a banknote from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside Each part 48 is provided. 2 is the front side of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 (that is, the front side when the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1). The right direction in FIG. 2 is the depth direction of the housing 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the insertion portion 14 opens to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the inside of the insertion portion 14 through this opening (specifically, the insertion portion 14 You can put your hands inside). As a result, the operator can insert a bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14.

  On the other hand, shutters 24 a and 48 a are respectively provided in the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and these shutters 24 a and 48 a are openings facing the front of the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 (that is, , A banknote banknote dispensing port) and an opening facing the front side of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 (that is, a banded banknote banking port) are opened and closed. And if the opening of the rose banknote throwing part 24 or the banded banknote throwing part 48 is opened by the shutters 24a and 48a, the operator accesses the inside of the rose banknote throwing part 24 and the banded banknote throwing part 48, respectively ( Specifically, the operator can put a hand inside the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the operator can set the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48. The accumulated rose banknotes and banded banknotes can be taken out from the inside of the housing 12. The shutters 24a and 48a are driven by shutter driving units 24b and 48b (see FIG. 7), respectively.

  In the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 serves as a withdrawal unit for discharging the loose banknotes to the outside of the housing 12 when the bulk banknote dispensing process is performed. In order to discharge the rose banknote which functioned and could not be identified by the identification unit 20 which will be described later at the time of deposit processing, or the rose banknote identified as not a normal loose banknote by the identification unit 20 to the outside of the housing 12. It functions as a deposit rejection part.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, below the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 on the front surface of the housing 12, when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 performs the dispensing process of the loose banknotes, A withdrawal rejection unit 26 is provided on the outside of the housing 12 in which loose banknotes determined not to be withdrawn are stacked. The front of the withdrawal / rejection portion 26 is not open to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the withdrawal / rejection rejection portion 26 as long as the operator does not withdraw the main body of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 10 from the housing 12. You can't do that.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the feeding unit 14 is provided with a feeding unit 16 for feeding the individual banknotes put into the feeding unit 14 one by one into the housing 12. Further, inside the housing 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10, a transport unit 18 that transports individual banknotes one by one in the housing 12 is provided, and is fed from the input unit 14 by the feeding unit 16. The loose banknotes are transported in the housing 12 by the transport unit 18. The transport unit 18 is provided with an identification unit 20, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20 in terms of denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / injured, old / old, transport state, and the like. It has become so. Further, the transport unit 18 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 22, and the banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 are reversed by the front / back reversing unit 22 so that the front and back are aligned.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the depositing temporary holding section 30 and a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) loose banknote storage sections 32 are connected to the transport section 18, respectively. The loose banknotes are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and the loose banknote storage units 32. The deposit temporary storage unit 30 and each loose bill storage portion 32 are provided with stages 30a and 32a that are movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, respectively, and loose bills are placed on these stages 30a and 32a. They are integrated in a stacked state.

  Moreover, the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of the payment temporary storage part 30, and the loose banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the said money_payment temporary storage part 30 is one sheet by the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b. It is fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one. In addition, the banknotes paying and feeding unit 30b feeds individual banknotes from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 one by one. Here, in the deposit temporary holding unit 30, the loose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 in the loose banknote depositing process are temporarily stored before being stored in each loose banknote storage unit 32. . In addition, the temporary depositing section 30 is provided with a separator 30c that can divide the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary depositing section 30 into two banknote storage areas so as to be movable in the vertical direction in FIG. Details of the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 will be described later.

  Moreover, the banknote feeding | feeding-in part 32b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of each rose banknote storage part 32, and the rose banknote stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 is conveyed one sheet by the banknote feeding-in part 32b. It is extended to the part 18. In addition, individual banknotes are fed from the transport unit 18 to the individual banknote storage units 32 one by one by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 32b. Here, each rose bill storage part 32 is configured to store a rose bill of a specific denomination set in advance. In addition, instead of providing four rose banknote storage units 32 for storing rose banknotes of a predetermined denomination, a plurality of rose banknote storage units 32 are provided with at least one rose banknote storage unit 32. The denomination rose banknote may be stored in a mixed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower door 12 a is provided at the lower portion of the housing 12, and the operator can access the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by opening the lower door 12 a. It is like that. Details of the configuration of the lower door 12a will be described later. Moreover, the deposit temporary storage part 30 and each loose banknote storage part 32 are accommodated in the drawer unit 13 that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side (that is, in the left direction in FIG. 2). Then, when the operator opens the lower door 12a and pulls the drawer unit 13 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator removes each loose bill storage part 32 from the drawer unit 13 or attaches it to the drawer unit 13. You will be able to Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the lock | rock mechanism 50 (refer FIG. 7) for locking the drawer unit 13 to the inside of the housing | casing 12 is provided in the drawer unit 13. FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (two in the example shown in FIG. 2) organizing temporary storage units 40 are connected to the transport unit 18, and the organizing temporary storage units 40 are separated from the transport unit 18. When banknotes are sent, loose banknotes are stacked in a stacked state in these organized temporary storage units 40. Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banding part 42 which creates a banded banknote by winding a banding paper around the banknote bundle which consists of a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) of rose banknotes is each arrangement | positioning temporary storage part. It is provided next to 40.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an arm mechanism 44 is provided in the housing 12 near the banding section 42, and the arm mechanism 44 is provided with each of the organizing and temporary holding sections 40, the banding section 42, and a banding section described later. It is movable between the bill feeding units 46. Such an arm mechanism 44 is configured to carry a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose banknotes accumulated in each organizing temporary storage section 40 to the banding section 42. Further, when the bundling process is performed in the bundling part 42, the arm mechanism 44 holding a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose bills moves to the bundling part 42, and the arm mechanism 44 is moved up and down in the bundling part 42. A band seal paper is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the banknote bundle in a state of being sandwiched by a pair of arm portions. In addition, after the banding process is performed in the banding part 42, the arm mechanism 44 moves from the banding part 42 to the banding banknote feeding part 46, and on the stage 46 a (described later) of the banding banknote feeding part 46. Can be handed over. By repeating such an operation, a plurality of banded banknotes can be accumulated on the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding unit 46.

  2 is provided with a stage 46a that is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2. The banded banknote created by the banding part 42 is transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a. Then, the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a. Then, after the banded banknote is delivered from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a, the stage 46a moves upward in FIG. 2 to reach the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the shutter 48a When opened, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46 a to the outside of the housing 12. Further, when the stage 46a further rises, the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46a are transferred to the banded banknote transport unit 60 described later, or the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a from the banded banknote transport unit 60. Will be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) banded banknote storage units 70 are provided in the upper region inside the housing 12. The banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in a stacked state. Specifically, each banded banknote storage unit 70 stores a banded banknote of a predetermined denomination. In addition, instead of providing four banded banknote storage units 70 for storing the banded banknotes of a specific denomination set in advance, the denomination of at least one banded banknote storage unit 70 among the plurality of banded banknote storage units 70 is provided. May be stored in a mixed state.

  A stage 70a that can be moved in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 is provided inside each band-wrapped bill storage unit 70, and an opening provided in the upper end portion (ceiling portion) of the band-wrapped bill storage unit 70 (FIG. The banded banknotes sent to these banded banknote storage units 70 from (not shown) are stacked on the stage 70a in a stacked state. Moreover, when taking out a banded banknote from each banded banknote accommodating part 70, a banded banknote is taken out upward from the opening provided in the upper end part (ceiling part) of each banded banknote accommodating part 70 by raising the stage 70a. It becomes like this.

  In addition, above each of the banded bill storage units 70, a banded bill conveyance unit 60 that conveys the banded bills is provided. The banded banknote transport unit 60 has a circulation belt 60b in which a plurality of protrusions 60a are provided at equal intervals. The circulation belt 60b circulates in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Can be done. Then, when the band-bound banknote is transported by the band-bound banknote transport unit 60, the band-bound banknote is moved in either the left or right direction in FIG. 2 while being hooked by the protrusion 60a along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Become. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a discriminating unit 62 is provided between the upper end of the banded banknote feeding unit 46 and the banded banknote storage unit 70 in the banded banknote transporting path by the banded banknote transporting unit 60. The denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banknote conveyance unit 60 is determined by the determination unit 62.

  Here, when the banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in each banded banknote storage part 70, the banded banknotes are transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding part 46. The stage 46a rises and reaches a position in the vicinity of the banded banknote transport unit 60. Further, the circulation belt 60b circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the uppermost band-bound banknote on the stage 46a is hooked by the protrusion 60a and conveyed to the right in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. After being discriminated, it is stored in the corresponding banded bill storage unit 70 based on the discrimination result by the discrimination unit 62. On the other hand, when the banded banknotes stored in each banded banknote storage unit 70 are withdrawn to the outside of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the circulating belt 60b circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. Then, the uppermost banded banknote pushed upward from each banded banknote storage unit 70 is hooked by the protrusion 60a and is conveyed in the left direction in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Further, the stage 46a is moved up to reach a position in the vicinity of the banded bill conveyance unit 60. And after the discriminating part 62 discriminates the denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banded banknote conveying unit 60, the banded banknote is accumulated on the stage 46a. When dispensing a plurality of band-bound banknotes, the stage 46a is lowered by a predetermined amount (specifically, the thickness dimension of the band-bound banknotes) in accordance with the feeding of the band-bound banknotes. When a predetermined number of banded banknotes are stacked on the stage 46a, the stage 46a reaches the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the shutter 48a is opened. Thus, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote ejection section 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46a to the outside of the housing 12.

  Next, details of the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and the lower door 12a in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the stage 30a is provided inside the deposit temporary holding unit 30 in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. The stage 30a is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and the loose bills sent from the transport unit 18 into the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b are accumulated in a stacked state on the stage 30a. It has become. Also, at this time, every time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 into the deposit temporary holding unit 30, the stage 30a is gradually moved downward in FIG. Further, when the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, the stage 30a moves upward in FIG. Among the plurality of loose banknotes stacked in a stacked state, the rose banknote located in the uppermost layer is brought into contact with a kicker roller 80b (described later) of the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b.

  Such a stage 30a can be moved in the vertical direction in FIGS. 2 and 3 by the drive unit 91 shown in FIG. The drive unit 91 includes a drive motor 91a and a circulation belt 91b hung on a pulley of the drive motor 91a. A stage 30a is attached to the circulation belt 91b. Further, the circulation belt 91b is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction within the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Further, the drive motor 91a can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, so that the circulation belt 91b can circulate in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Yes. When the drive motor 91a rotates and the circulation belt 91b circulates, the stage 30a attached to the circulation belt 91b moves in the vertical direction in FIG.

  In addition, a detection plate 90a is attached to the stage 30a, and two detection sensors 92a and 92b such as a photo interrupter for detecting the detection plate 90a are provided in a lower region inside the temporary depositing reserve unit 30. ing. Here, when the stage 30a is located at the upper position, the detection plate 90a attached to the stage 30a is not detected by the detection sensors 92a and 92b. However, when the stage 30a is lowered, the detection plate 90a is first moved to the upper detection sensor 92a. Is detected. When the stage 30a is further lowered, the detection plate 90a is detected by the lower detection sensor 92b. Here, the lower detection sensor 92b functions as a lower limit sensor for detecting that the stage 30a has reached the lower limit position, and when the detection plate 90a is detected by the lower detection sensor 92b. The drive motor 91a of the drive unit 91 is stopped so that the stage 30a does not move further downward.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 etc., the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the deposit temporary holding part 30 includes a pair of left and right feed rollers 80a, a pair of left and right kicker rollers 80b, and each feed roller. And a gate roller 80c provided to face 80a. Here, when sending the bills from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b, the rose bills that have passed through the gate portions formed between the respective feed rollers 80a and the respective gate rollers 80c. Is sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and accumulated on the stage 30a. When the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30b, the banknotes are placed in the uppermost layer among the plurality of rose banknotes stacked on the stage 30a. The loose bills are kicked out by the kicker rollers 80b toward the feed rollers 80a, and the loose bills kicked out by the kicker rollers 80b are fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one by the feed rollers 80a. . At this time, loose bills fed out by the respective feed rollers 80a are separated one by one by passing through a gate portion formed between the respective feed rollers 80a and the respective gate rollers 80c.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the separator 30c (sorting member) is provided above the stage 30a in the deposit temporary storage part 30, and the inside of the deposit temporary storage part 30 is provided by this separator 30c. Can be divided into a plurality (two in the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) of banknote storage areas. Here, the separator 30c includes a sorting position (specifically, a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) that divides the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 into two bill storage areas, and the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Between the retreat position (specifically, the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2) as one bill storage area. More specifically, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position, the separator 30c is positioned below the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. On the other hand, when the separator 30c moves to the retracted position, the separator 30c is in a state where the upper separator portion 94 is in the retracted position and contracted in the front-rear direction as will be described later (front side of the bill feeding / feeding portion 30b). ) Will be located. Thereby, one banknote storage area comes to be formed between the stage 30a and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b (indicated by reference numeral 30p in FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the separator 30c is not provided with a drive source for moving the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30, and the separator 30c is accompanied by the stage 30a and the temporary deposit unit. It moves in the up and down direction inside 30.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the separator 30c is composed of two separator portions including an upper separator portion 94 and a lower separator portion 96. 6A is a diagram showing the state of the upper separator portion 94 and the lower separator portion 96 when the separator 30c is in the retracted position, and FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the separator 30c is in the sorting position. It is a figure which shows the state of the upper separator part 94 and the lower separator part 96 at the time. Here, when the separator 30c is in the retracted position as shown in FIG. 6A, the separator 30c is locked by a lock unit (not shown), and the separator 30c is moved downward in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by its own weight from the retracted position. It is supposed not to fall into. On the other hand, when the separator 30c is unlocked by such a lock part, the separator 30c falls downward in the deposit temporary holding part 30 by its own weight, and the separator 30c is placed on the banknotes stacked on the stage 30a. 30c is placed. At this time, when banknotes are not stacked on the stage 30a, the separator 30c is placed directly on the stage 30a.

  In addition, a restriction member (not shown) for restricting the movement of the separator 30c (specifically, the lower separator portion 96) is provided at the center position in the vertical direction inside the temporary depositing portion 30. Thus, the lower separator portion 96 of the separator 30c, which is unlocked by the locking portion, cannot move below the restricting member.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the length of the upper separator portion 94 in the depth direction is about half the length of the lower separator portion 96 in the depth direction. Further, the upper separator portion 94 has a retracted position that is a half region on the near side in the depth direction of the lower separator portion 96 and an advanced position that is a half region on the far side in the depth direction of the lower separator portion 96. It is free to move between. More specifically, a pantograph mechanism (not shown) that can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 is provided between the upper separator portion 94 and the lower separator portion 96. Then, the upper separator portion 94 moves in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 with respect to the lower separator portion 96. Thus, when the separator 30c is located at the solid line position as shown in FIG. 2, the lower separator portion 96 is positioned at the retracted position as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to prevent the kicker rollers 80b of the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b from colliding with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3, three detection sensors 95 a, 95 b, and 95 c such as a photo interrupter for detecting the position of the upper separator portion 94 are provided inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30. When the separator 30c is locked by the locking portion and the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the detection plate 94a attached to the upper separator portion 94 is detected by the detection sensor 95c. Become so. Accordingly, it is determined in the control unit 300 described later that the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as indicated by the solid line in FIG. On the other hand, when the separator 30c is unlocked by the lock portion and the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the detection plate 94a attached to the upper separator portion 94 is detected by the detection sensor 95a, 95b is detected. In this manner, the position of the separator 30c when the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 is detected.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of (specifically, two) banknotes are stored in the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary deposit section 30 by using such a separator 30c and a lock section that locks the separator 30c in the retracted position. A sorting mechanism capable of sorting into storage areas is configured.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5, the lower door 12a provided in the housing | casing 12 is a double door which consists of the outer door part 12b and the inner door part 12c. It consists of parts. Here, the inner door portion 12 c can be locked to the outer door portion 12 b, and the inner door portion 12 c can also be locked to the housing 12. When the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b, the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are integrally opened and closed, and when the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are opened. In all the banknote storage areas (that is, both the first banknote storage area below the separator 30c and the second banknote storage area above the separator 30c as described above) sorted by the separator 30c in the temporary deposit section 30. It becomes accessible. Thus, when the operator integrally opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c, the operator takes out the banknotes from each banknote storage area separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30, or each of these banknotes. It becomes possible to insert loose banknotes into the storage area.

  On the other hand, when the inner door portion 12c is locked to the housing 12, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b opens and closes. In this case, when the outer door portion 12b is opened, some banknote storage areas (specifically, the separator 30c and the banknotes among the plurality of banknote storage areas separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30). Only the second banknote storage area between the pay-in / feed-in part 30b is accessible. As a result, when the operator opens only the outer door portion 12b, the operator takes out the loose banknote from the second banknote storage area between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b, However, it is possible to take out a loose banknote from the first banknote storage area between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, or to insert a loose banknote into the first banknote storage area. become unable. Here, the height of the upper edge of the inner door portion 12c is a separator whose lower limit position is regulated by a regulating member (not shown) in order to prevent the loose banknotes from being taken out from the first banknote storage area. 30c (specifically, the lower separator portion 96) is set to the same height as the lower limit position or a position higher than that. Whether the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b or the housing 12 is determined by the banknote storage area to be accessed by the operator. As the lock mechanism, for example, an electric lock mechanism is used. According to such a structure of the lower door 12a, regardless of the banknote storage area to be accessed, the first banknote storage area and the second banknote can be operated by a common operation of opening the outer door portion 12b for the operator. Since both the storage areas can be accessed or only the second banknote storage area can be accessed, it is easy to handle and has excellent operability.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banknote detection sensor 31 is in the entrance / exit to the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 (specifically, the vicinity of the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b). The banknote detection sensor 31 detects the loose banknotes immediately before being sent from the transport unit 18 to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 and the banknotes immediately after being fed out from the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the banknote feeding unit 30b. It is like that. Information on detection of loose banknotes by the banknote detection sensor 31 is sent to the control unit 300 described later.

  Further, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 300 that controls each component of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 300 includes a loading unit 14, a feeding unit 16, a transport unit 18, an identification unit 20, a front / back reversing unit 22, and a temporary depositing / holding unit 30. (Specifically, a drive unit 91 for driving the stage 30a provided in the temporary depositing reserve unit 30, a bill feeding and feeding unit 30b, a lock unit for locking the separator 30c in the retracted position, etc.), the bill detection sensor 31, each A loose bill storage unit 32 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) or a bill feeding / feeding portion 32b of a stage 32a provided in each loose bill storage unit 32), a band sealing unit 42, an arm mechanism 44, and a band bank note lifting Feeding unit 46, banded banknote transport unit 60, determination unit 62, each banded banknote storage unit 70 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) of a stage 70a provided in each banded banknote storage unit 70), a drawer unit Set to 13 Locking mechanism 50 is, the shutter 24a, shutter driving unit 24b for opening and closing the 48a, 48b, etc. are connected. The control unit 300 includes a signal related to the identification result of the loose banknotes by the identification unit 20, a signal related to the detection result of the bulky banknotes by the banknote detection sensor 31, and information related to the determination result of the denomination of the banded banknote by the determination unit 62. The control unit 300 controls the operation of these constituent members by sending command signals to the constituent members of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 has an abnormality that detects an abnormality related to a banknote processed by each component (specifically, for example, the transport unit 18) of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10. A detection unit 86 is provided, and the abnormality detection unit 86 is connected to the control unit 300. More specifically, the abnormality detecting means 86 is configured to detect when a jam (jam) of loose banknotes occurs in the transport section 18 or the like. Further, information detected by the abnormality detecting means 86 is transmitted to the control unit 300.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 300 is configured to control each component member of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, and the control unit 300 controls each component member of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110. The operation of these components is controlled by sending a command signal. In addition, an operation display unit 302, a printing unit 304, a storage unit 306, and a communication interface unit 308 are connected to the control unit 300, respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation display unit 302 includes, for example, a touch panel provided on the upper portion of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, and the processing status of bills and coins in the bill depositing / dispensing device 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, Information such as the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 and the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 110 is displayed. The operator can input various commands to the control unit 300 through the operation display unit 302. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the printing part 304 is accommodated in the banknote and coin processing state in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110, and the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110. It consists of a printer that prints information such as banknotes and coins on a receipt. Moreover, the memory | storage part 306 is the processing history of the banknote and the coin in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110, the amount of money of the banknote and coin accommodated in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110, etc. Information is memorized. In addition, the control unit 300 can transmit and receive various signals to and from an external device 310 such as a host terminal via the communication interface unit 308.

  Next, the operation of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 having such a configuration (specifically, depositing a loose banknote) will be described.

  In performing the deposit processing of loose banknotes in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10, after inputting an operator ID by the operation display unit 302, the operator inputs one or a plurality of loose banknotes into the input unit 14 in a stacked state, When an instruction to start the deposit processing of loose banknotes is given to the control unit 300 by the operation display unit 302, the loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed out one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16 and are fed out. The loose banknotes are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. At this time, each time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 into the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the stage 30a is gradually moved downward in FIG. Further, the separator 30c of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is locked by a lock unit (not shown) so as to be positioned at a retracted position as indicated by a solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the rose banknote identified by the identification unit 20 as not being a normal banknote or the rose banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 as a reject banknote. Further, when the unillustrated detection sensor detects that a loose banknote is present in the loose banknote dispensing unit 24, the shutter 24a provided in the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 is opened. As a result, the operator can take out the reject banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and re-insert it into the insertion unit 14.

  Then, when all the rose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are drawn out into the housing 12 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 or the like, when there are no loose banknotes in the input unit 14, the operation display unit 302 is displayed. Displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement of the deposited loose banknote is issued, and the loose banknote temporarily held in the temporary deposit storage unit 30 is stored. The bill is fed to the transport unit 18 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, Then, each denomination storage part 32 is carried out by the conveyance part 18 for every denomination. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And if all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the deposit process of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 will be completed. On the other hand, when a screen for requesting the operator to confirm the deposit is displayed on the operation display unit 302, if the operator inputs a return command instead of a deposit confirmation command, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 temporarily The banknotes that are suspended are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, and the fed banknotes are sent to the bulky bill dispensing unit 24 by the transport unit 18. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the payment temporary storage part 30 are sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 24, the shutter 24a provided in this rose banknote throwing-out part 24 will come to open. Thereby, the operator can take out the returned rose banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24. After the operator inputs a return instruction using the operation display unit 302, the bills are transferred from the temporary depositing unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12 by opening the lower door 12 a provided on the front surface of the temporary depositing unit 30. It may be taken out directly. Specifically, when a return instruction is input by the operation display unit 302, the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b in the lower door 12a, and the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion. 12c comes to open and close integrally. As a result, when the operator opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c in the lower door 12a, the operator can access the area on the stage 30a, and the rose banknotes accumulated on the stage 30a of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 can be accessed. It can be taken out of the housing 12.

  Further, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, a command for a new depositing process is issued to the control unit while the normal depositing process (hereinafter, also referred to as a normal depositing process) for loose bills as described above is being performed. When given to 300, the normal deposit processing of loose bills is interrupted, and the interrupt deposit processing is performed on the loose bills newly inserted into the input unit 14. When the interrupt payment processing is completed, the interrupted normal payment processing is resumed. Specifically, while a certain operator is depositing a large amount of rose banknotes (for example, 2000 rose banknotes), another operator tries to deposit a rose banknote related to another transaction. In this case, the deposit process of the first rose banknote is interrupted, and another operator starts the interrupt deposit process for the rose banknote related to another transaction. The process of depositing loose bills is resumed. This eliminates the need for the operator to wait until the first operator completes the process of depositing a large number of loose banknotes when another operator performs the process of interrupting deposit of loose banknotes related to another transaction. Convenience can be improved. Moreover, in this Embodiment, when an interruption payment process is performed, the banknote holding | maintenance area | region in the payment temporary storage part 30 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 30c, and an interruption payment process In FIG. 7, the banknotes that are inserted into the housing 12 by the insertion unit 14 and sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the transport unit 18 are placed on the separator 30c. As a result, the rose banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 30 when the normal deposit process is performed and the rose temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 30 when the interrupt deposit process is performed. Since the banknotes can be separated by the separator 30c, workability can be improved because the normal deposit process performed until the interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted. The operation when such an interrupt payment process is performed will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a transport path of loose banknotes during the normal deposit processing of loose banknotes. As described above, when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 performs the depositing process of loose banknotes, the individual banknotes thrown into the insertion unit 14 are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16 and are fed out. The loose bills are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. Further, every time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the stage 30a moves downward little by little. Here, the loose banknotes stacked on the stage 30a are indicated by the reference symbol P in FIGS. In addition, when the ordinary banknote deposit process is performed, the separator 30c of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is locked by a lock unit (not shown) so as to be positioned at a retracted position above the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b (FIG. 9). (See (a)). Further, when the normal deposit processing of the loose bill is performed, a deposit screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the operation display unit 302.

  Here, when the operator presses the “interrupt processing” button on the deposit screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 10, the operation display unit 302 shows the interrupted payment of loose bills as shown in FIG. 11. A screen for confirming the operator to perform the processing is displayed. Then, when the operator inputs on the display screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 11 that interrupt billing processing of loose banknotes is to be performed (specifically, a “Yes” button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 11). When the operator presses), the control unit 300 is given an instruction for an interrupt payment process. When a command for the interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300, the above-described normal payment process for loose banknotes is interrupted, and the interrupt payment process for loose banknotes can be performed. Here, when a command for the interrupt payment processing is given to the control unit 300, after the taking-in of the loose banknotes from the input unit 14 into the housing 12 is stopped, the loose banknotes are present at the entrance of the payment temporary holding unit 30. On the condition that the banknote detection sensor 31 detects that no operation is performed, the lock of the separator 30c by the lock unit is released, and as shown in FIGS. 8B and 9B, the separator 30c is moved into the depositing temporary holding unit 30. Is moved to a sorting position where the inside of the is divided into two bill storage areas. Here, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position, the separator 30c is located below the bill feeding / feeding section 30b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. As shown in FIG. 9B, the rose banknotes already held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the above-described normal deposit processing of the rose banknotes is performed are stored in the first banknote between the stage 30a and the separator 30c. It will be stored in the area. Moreover, when the instruction | indication of an interruption deposit process is given to the control part 300, the information (specifically, the stage 30a and the separator 30c) of the banknote already hold | maintained in the deposit temporary storage part 30 which concerns on a normal deposit process. Information on the number of denominations of the banknotes stored in the first banknote storage area and information on the total amount) and operation date information are associated with the ID information of the operator and stored in the storage unit 306. .

  In performing the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes, the operator removes loose banknotes related to the normal billing process from the input unit 14. When a rejected bill has been sent to the loose bill ejection section 24 in the normal deposit processing, the reject bill is removed from the loose bill ejection section 24. In the present embodiment, when a command for the interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300, the interrupt payment process is not started until at least the loose banknotes related to the normal payment process are taken out from the insertion unit 14. Has become. Then, after the loose banknotes related to the normal deposit processing are taken out from the insertion section 14 and the loose banknote ejection section 24, and the loose banknotes related to the interrupt deposit processing are inserted into the insertion section 14, FIG. As shown, the loose banknotes newly inserted into the input unit 14 are fed out one by one to the inside of the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16, and the fed-out rose banknotes are transported to the identification unit 20 by the transport unit 18. . Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. Here, the loose banknote relating to the interrupt deposit process is placed on the separator 30c. In other words, the rose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interrupted deposit processing of the rose bills is performed are stored in the second bill storage area. In FIG.8 (c) and FIG.9 (c), the rose banknote sent to the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 30 when the interruption payment process of a rose banknote is performed is shown with reference mark P '. In addition, when the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is performed, a payment screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the operation display unit 302. Here, a message of “Payment (under interrupt processing)” is displayed on the payment screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 12, and the operation display unit 302 indicates that the interrupted payment processing of loose bills is being performed. As shown. In addition, a message (character) of “Payment (interrupt processing)” is displayed in a different color so that the normal payment processing and the interrupt payment processing of loose banknotes can be easily distinguished on the operation display unit 302. Alternatively, the background of this message may be displayed in a different color. As described above, in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10 according to the present embodiment, the operation display unit 302 functions as a notification unit that notifies the user when the normal payment processing of loose banknotes is interrupted. Further, when a screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the operation display unit 302, the amount of loose bills that can be processed in the interrupt billing process for loose bills, that is, between the separator 30c and the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. The amount of loose banknotes that can be stored in a certain second banknote storage area may also be displayed. For example, the message "Up to 200 loose bills can be interrupted and received" may be displayed on the operation display section 302.

  Also, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300, the inner door portion 12c of the lower door 12a is locked to the housing 12. As a result, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b of the lower door 12a opens and closes (see FIG. 9C). When an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detecting unit 86 due to, for example, the loose banknotes being jammed in the transport path of the transport unit 18 during the interrupted billing process of the loose banknotes, the transporting to the transport unit 18 is performed. If loose banknotes remain, the loose banknotes are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30. At this time, the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 after the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit 86 are also placed on the separator 30c. In other words, loose banknotes related to the interrupt deposit processing sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 after the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit 86 are also stored in the second banknote storage area.

  Further, when an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means 86, the operator is instructed to remove loose banknotes causing the abnormality from inside the housing 12 (specifically, for example, from the transport path of the transport unit 18). Guidance for prompting is displayed on the operation display unit 302. In addition, the operation display unit 302 prompts the operator to remove loose banknotes only from the second banknote storage area, which is separated by the separator 30c and stores loose banknotes newly sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30. Guidance will also be displayed. Then, the operator removes the loose banknote causing the abnormality from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside, and the loose banknote (that is, the second banknote) sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interrupt payment process is performed. The loose banknotes stored in the storage area are taken out of the housing 12 from the deposit temporary holding unit 30, and the taken-out bulk banknotes are put back into the input unit 14. Here, when taking out the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interrupt deposit processing is performed, to the outside of the housing 12 from the deposit temporary holding unit 30, the operator must use the outer door portion of the lower door 12a. 12b is opened, and loose banknotes placed on the separator 30c are taken out of the housing 12. In the present embodiment, as described above, when the inner door portion 12c of the lower door 12a is locked to the housing 12, when only the outer door portion 12b is opened, the separator 30c and the bill feeding / feeding portion 30b are opened. However, loose banknotes can be taken out from the second banknote storage area located between the first banknote storage area and the first banknote storage area between the stage 30a and the separator 30c. For this reason, the operator mistakenly or intentionally puts the loose banknotes already held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 (that is, the loose banknotes stored in the first banknote storage area) in the normal payment processing during the suspension of the loose banknotes. Can be prevented from being taken out. Then, the operator takes out the loose banknotes causing the abnormality from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside, and copies the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interrupt deposit processing is performed. After taking out the loose banknotes from the housing 30 to the outside of the housing 12 and re-inserting the taken-out loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14, the operator presses the "error clear" button on the display screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. Then, the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is restarted from the beginning.

  In the present embodiment, all the loose banknotes related to the interrupt deposit process are fed out from the input section 14 into the housing 12 and sent to the temporary deposit section 30 or the like so that no separate banknotes exist in the input section 14. Then, the operation display unit 302 displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. Then, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is issued and temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30. The loose banknotes placed on the separator 30c among the loose banknotes are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, Then, each denomination storage part 32 is carried out by the conveyance part 18 for every denomination. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the 2nd banknote storage area of the payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the interruption banknote payment processing of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is carried out. Is completed (see FIG. 8D). Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8E and 9D, the separator 30c returns to the retracted position. Specifically, when the stage 30a is raised by the drive unit 91 and the separator 30c on the loose banknote placed on the stage 30a moves to the retreat position, the separator 30c is moved to the retreat position by the lock unit. It becomes locked.

  After that, the control unit 300 resumes the normal deposit processing of the loose banknotes, returns the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 while the normal deposit processing of the loose banknotes is performed, and performs (additional payment of loose banknotes). It is possible to perform at least one of the sorting of the loose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the respective loose bill storage units 32 while the normal billing processing of the loose bills is performed (without performing the processing). become able to. Specifically, when the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is completed, a message urging the operator to restart the interrupted normal billing process for loose banknotes is displayed on the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. Will be done. Then, when the operator presses a “confirmation” button on the screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 13, the normal deposit processing of the loose banknotes is resumed, and the normal deposit processing of the loose banknotes is performed. At least one of the return of the loose banknotes sent to the temporary storage unit 30 and the sorting of the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 to each loose banknote storage unit 32 during the normal deposit processing of the loose banknotes is performed. One process can be performed. At this time, an input of the operator ID may be newly requested in the operation display unit 302, and the subsequent processing may be executed on condition that the operator ID is the same as the first stored operator ID.

  When restarting the normal deposit processing of loose bills after the completion of the interrupt deposit processing, the operator re-inserts the loose bills taken out of the insertion section 14 into the insertion section 14 when performing the interrupt deposit processing. I do. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8A, the loose banknotes inserted into the housing 12 by the input unit 14 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 after being identified by the identification unit 20, and are stored in the temporary deposit unit 30. It is temporarily held in the unit 30. Then, when all the rose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are drawn out into the housing 12 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 or the like, when there are no loose banknotes in the input unit 14, the operation display unit 302 is displayed. Displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. Thereafter, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the normal deposit processing of loose banknotes is issued. At this time, information on loose banknotes newly counted by the identification unit 20 after the completion of the interrupt payment process is stored in the storage unit 306, and is counted by the identification unit 20 before the interrupt payment process is performed. The information is added to the information of the received loose bills (that is, information of the loose bills held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30), and the total amount is processed as the deposited bill information. In addition, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, the loose banknotes temporarily stored in the payment temporary holding unit 30 (the loose banknotes originally stored in the first banknote storage area). ) Is fed to the transport section 18 by the bill feeding / feeding section 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, Then, each denomination storage part 32 is carried out by the conveyance part 18 for every denomination. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. Then, when all of the loose banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are sorted to the respective loose banknote storage units 32, a series of operations of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 for depositing loose banknotes is completed (FIG. 8 (f)). )reference).

  In addition, after the interruption payment processing is completed, when returning the loose bills sent to the payment temporary storage unit 30 while the normal payment processing of the loose banknotes is being performed, the inside of the payment temporary storage unit 30 The loose banknotes temporarily stored (original banknotes originally stored in the first banknote storage area) are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30b, and the fed banknotes are fed to the transport unit 18 Is sent to the loose bill ejection section 24. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the payment temporary storage part 30 are sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 24, the shutter 24a provided in this rose banknote throwing-out part 24 will come to open. Thereby, the operator can take out the returned rose banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24. When the number of loose banknotes equal to or larger than the capacity of the loose banknote ejection unit 24 (for example, about 100) is held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30, the loose banknotes to be returned are stored in the deposit temporary holding unit 30. By opening the lower door 12a provided on the front surface of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 instead of sending the loose banknotes to the loose banknote ejection unit 24, the loose banknotes can be directly taken out of the housing 12 from the deposit temporary holding unit 30. It has become. Specifically, when the interrupt payment processing is completed, the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b in the lower door 12a, and the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are integrally opened and closed. I will do it. As a result, when the operator opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c in the lower door 12a, the operator can access the area on the stage 30a, and the rose banknotes accumulated on the stage 30a of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 can be accessed. It can be taken out of the housing 12.

  Further, after the interrupt deposit processing is completed, without performing the additional deposit processing of the loose bills, the loose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 during the normal deposit processing of the first loose bills are performed. When sorting the bills into the individual bill storage units 32, the operation display unit 302 displays a screen requesting the operator to issue a deposit confirmation command. Thereafter, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the normal deposit processing of loose banknotes is issued. At this time, the information on the loose banknotes stored in the storage unit 306 and counted by the identification unit 20 before the interrupt payment process is performed is processed as the received banknote information. When the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, loose banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, Then, each denomination storage part 32 is carried out by the conveyance part 18 for every denomination. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. Then, when all of the loose banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are sorted to the respective loose banknote storage units 32, a series of operations of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 for depositing loose banknotes is completed (FIG. 8 (f)). )reference).

  It should be noted that when the separator 30c is moved from the retracted position to the sorting position when performing the interrupt payment process, the sorting mechanism such as the separator 30c or the lock unit is operated only when the banknote detection sensor 31 does not detect a loose banknote. It has become. In this case, it is possible to prevent the separator 30c from being moved from the retreat position to the sorting position when an abnormality such as loose paper banknotes occurs in the banknote pay-in / pay-out section 30b in the deposit temporary holding section 30, for example. .

  According to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration and the method of processing loose banknotes by such a banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10, the payment temporary holding unit 30 includes A separator 30c and a lock unit for locking the separator 30c at the retracted position are provided as a sorting mechanism capable of separating the storage space for loose banknotes into a plurality (specifically, two) of bill storage areas. When a command of the interrupted billing process (interrupt receiving process) of loose banknotes is given to the control unit 300 during the normal billing process (normal receiving process) of banknotes, the normal billing process of loose banknotes is interrupted. At the same time, the loose banknotes already held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are sorted into the first banknote storage area by the sorting mechanism, and thereafter, are inserted into the housing 12 by the input unit 14. So that the rose banknotes according to input by interrupt depositing process is sent to the second banknote storage region which is divided by a dividing mechanism in the deposit escrow unit 30. In this case, when the normal billing processing of the loose bills is performed, the loose bills stored in the depositing temporary holding unit 30 can be interrupted and deposited without returning the loose bills to the outside of the housing 12. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait until the normal billing process of loose banknotes is completed when performing the interrupted billing process of loose banknotes, and the normal billing process of loose banknotes performed until the interrupted billing process of loose banknotes is performed. Since there is no waste, workability can be improved.

  To explain in more detail, in the conventional banknote handling apparatus, the holding space for loose banknotes in the deposit temporary holding unit cannot be divided into a plurality of banknote storage areas by the sorting mechanism. During the operation, the normal payment processing of the loose banknotes was interrupted, and the interrupt payment processing of the loose banknotes could not be performed. For this reason, in the conventional banknote handling apparatus, while one operator is performing the depositing process of a large number of loose banknotes (for example, 2,000 loose banknotes), another operator is required to process loose banknotes related to another transaction. If you try to perform the deposit process, wait until the former operator completes the process of depositing a large number of loose banknotes, and then perform the deposit process of the loose banknotes by the latter operator, or a large amount of loose banknotes by the former operator. , And the latter operator performs the payment processing of loose banknotes first. However, when the former operator waits until the processing of depositing a large amount of loose banknotes is completed and then performs the deposit processing of loose banknotes by the latter operator, there is a problem that the waiting time of the latter operator becomes longer. was there. On the other hand, when the processing of depositing a large amount of loose banknotes by the former operator is stopped and the processing of depositing the loose banknotes by the latter operator is performed first, the former already inserted into the housing of the bill processing device. Since it is necessary to return the loose banknotes related to the operator (that is, the loose banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding unit) to the outside of the housing and repeat the deposit processing of a large number of loose banknotes from the beginning, There has been a problem that the processing for depositing loose banknotes by the operator before the cancellation is wasted. On the other hand, in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10 according to the present embodiment, the storage space for loose banknotes in the payment temporary holding unit 30 is separated into a plurality of banknote storage areas by a sorting mechanism (specifically, the separator 30c or the like). In the middle of performing the normal billing process for loose banknotes, the normal billing process for loose banknotes can be interrupted and interrupted billing processing for loose banknotes can be performed. The problem of the device can be solved.

  Further, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when the interrupted deposit processing of the loose bill is performed, the normal deposit of the loose bill already stored in the deposit temporary holding unit 30. Information on the loose banknotes related to the processing is stored in the storage unit 306. Thus, when the normal billing process for loose banknotes is resumed after the completion of the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes, the control unit 300 transmits to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 before the interrupt billing process for loose banknotes is performed. Information on the sent loose bills can be obtained from the storage unit 306.

  Further, in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the operation display unit 302 is provided as a notification unit that notifies the user when the normal payment processing of loose banknotes is interrupted. . It should be noted that the notification unit that notifies the user when the normal billing process of loose banknotes is interrupted is not limited to the operation display unit 302, and may be another type of notification unit, such as the normal billing process of loose banknotes. If this is interrupted, a device that notifies this by voice or the like may be used. In addition, the notification unit such as the operation display unit 302 is configured to provide notification while the interrupted billing process of loose banknotes is being performed in a manner different from that in the case where the normal billing process of loose banknotes is being performed. Specifically, as described above, the message “Payment (during interrupt processing)” has a different color so that the normal payment processing and the interrupt payment processing of loose banknotes can be easily distinguished on the operation display unit 302. , Or the background of this message is displayed in a different color. Further, as described above, the notification unit such as the operation display unit 302 may also notify the amount of loose banknotes that can be processed in the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes.

  Further, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the depositing temporary holding unit 30 releases the abnormality when an abnormality occurs during the interrupted billing process of loose banknotes. When the operation is performed, the removal of the loose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 during the normal deposit processing of the loose bills is regulated. Specifically, when the inner door portion 12c is locked to the housing 12, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b opens and closes. In this case, when the outer door portion 12b is opened, some banknote storage areas (specifically, the separator 30c and the banknotes among the plurality of banknote storage areas separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30). Only the second banknote storage area between the pay-in / feed-in part 30b is accessible. This allows the operator to take out loose banknotes from the second banknote storage area between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding / feeding section 30b when only the outer door portion 12b is opened, but the stage 30a It becomes impossible to take out loose banknotes from the first banknote storage area between the first banknote and the separator 30c, and it is possible to prevent an operator from accidentally or intentionally taking out loose banknotes related to the normal deposit processing. become.

  In the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit 300 performs the normal banking process from the input unit 14 when a command for the interrupted banknote processing of loose banknotes is given. Interruption payment processing of loose banknotes is started on condition that loose banknotes are taken out. Thus, when the normal deposit processing is interrupted, it is possible to prevent the loose banknotes left in the input section 14 relating to the normal deposit processing from being inserted into the housing 12 in the interrupt deposit processing. Will be able to

  Further, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit 300 resumes the normal billing process for loose banknotes after the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes, and Return of the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 while the deposit processing is being performed, and each rose of the loose banknotes sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 while the normal deposit processing of the loose banknotes is being performed. At least one process among the storage in the bill storage unit 32 can be performed.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment and the processing method of the rose banknote by such a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added. .

  For example, the bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present invention is not limited to the one that constitutes the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 by being combined with the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110. As the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 may be used alone. In this case, the control unit 300 may be provided inside the housing 12 of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10.

  Moreover, the banknote processing system which concerns on this invention may be comprised by combining the external apparatuses 310, such as the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 mentioned above, and a high-order terminal. In this case, the external device 310 such as a host terminal functions as a management device that manages the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10. Further, in the above description, if a command for the interrupted payment processing of loose banknotes is given while the normal payment processing of loose banknotes is being performed in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10, the normal payment processing of loose banknotes is interrupted. The loose banknotes already held in the depositing temporary holding unit 30 are sorted into a certain banknote storage area (first banknote storage area) by a sorting mechanism such as the separator 30c, and then are inserted into the housing 12 by the input unit 14. The control unit 300 performs the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes to send the loose banknotes to another banknote storage area (second banknote storage area) divided by the sorting mechanism in the depositing temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18. Although the mode provided in the cash-receipt-and-disbursement machine 1 was described, in the money handling system concerning the present invention, such control is performed to the external device 310 as a management device. May be adapted to control section is provided.

  In addition, a predetermined terminal (for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like) is assigned to a predetermined operator in advance, and when a normal billing process or an interrupting billing process for loose banknotes is performed, FIGS. The screen shown in FIG. 14 may be displayed not on the operation display unit 302 but on a terminal owned by the operator.

  In the above description, the separator 30c is not provided with a driving source for moving the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary holding unit 30, and the separator 30c is accompanied by the stage 30a and the temporary deposit holding unit 30. Although the aspect which moves to the up-down direction inside was described, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. As another example, a drive source that moves the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30 may be provided. Moreover, instead of the separator 30c entering from the upper part into the storage space for the loose bills in the temporary deposit storage unit 30, the separator 30c may enter the storage space for the separate bills from the side.

  Further, as the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention, a money receiving / dispensing machine 400 as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 may be used. Here, FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a money receiving and dispensing machine 400 according to a modification, and FIG. 16 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 illustrated in FIG. FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIG. In the following description, all “banknotes” refer to loose banknotes. The left side surface of the housing 402 (described later) in FIG. 16 is the front side of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 (that is, the front side when the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 is viewed from the near side as shown in FIG. 15). The right direction in FIG. 16 is the depth direction of the housing 402.

  The money receiving and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 is installed at a window of a financial institution or the like, and performs a deposit and withdrawal process of bills and coins. More specifically, two tellers share one money depositing and dispensing machine 400 at a window of a financial institution, and the tellers are arranged on both sides of the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIG. At the same time, two operation terminal devices (not shown) are provided corresponding to each teller.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 according to the modified example has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 402, and a bill receiving port 410 is provided above a front surface of the housing 402 and a housing 402. A coin receiving slot 450 is provided on the upper surface of the coin. A bill dispensing port 440 is provided below the bill receiving port 410 on the front surface of the housing 402, and a reject portion 442 is provided further below the bill dispensing port 440. The coin dispensing boxes 452 are arranged on both sides of the portion 442, respectively. Here, the bill receiving port 410, the bill receiving port 440, and the coin receiving port 450 are configured to be shared by two tellers, whereas each of the coin receiving boxes 452 provided on both sides of the reject unit 442. Corresponds to each teller. As shown in FIG. 15, a shutter 411 that opens and closes the bill receiving port 410 is provided in the bill receiving port 410, and the bill receiving port 440 is also provided in the bill receiving port 440. A shutter 441 for opening and closing is provided. In addition, a front door 444 is provided below the bill dispensing port 440 and the reject unit 442 on the front surface of the housing 402 of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400, and by opening the front door 444, a lower withdrawing unit 409 described later. Can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 402 to the near side.

  A bill occupation button 484, a coin occupation button 486, a bill dispense port lamp 490, and a coin dispense port lamp 492 are provided on both sides of the coin deposit slot 450 on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 400. Each is provided. These bill occupation buttons 484, coin occupation buttons 486, bill dispensing opening lamps 490, and coin dispensing opening lamps 492 are arranged so as to be paired on the left and right, respectively, and each button 484, 486 and each lamp 490, 492 It is designed to respond to tellers. In addition, an operation display unit 482 including a touch panel or the like is provided behind the coin receiving slot 450 on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400. Although the operation display unit 482 is shown in a collapsed state in FIG. 15, the operation display unit 482 can be set to extend vertically upward from the state shown in FIG. The operator can input various information and commands through the operation display unit 482. The operation display unit 482 is configured to display information relating to the processing status of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 and information relating to the amount of money. In addition, the information regarding the processing status of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 400 displayed on the operation display unit 482 includes, for example, information on a normal error such as a jam, and information on a reject bill sent to the reject unit 442. Information is included. Specifically, as information on the processing status of money in the money receiving / dispensing machine 400, messages such as "a paper jam has occurred in the machine body" and "please remove the rejected banknote in the cash outlet" are displayed on the operation display unit. 482. Further, a power switch 480 is provided on the front surface of the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400, and when the operator turns on the power switch 480, the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 performs a depositing / dispensing process for bills and coins. Can be performed.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a bill processing unit 404 that performs banknote deposit and withdrawal processing, and a coin processing unit 406 that performs coin deposit and withdrawal processing are provided inside a housing 402 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 400. ing. The details of the configuration of the bill processing unit 404 will be described below.

  As described above, the bill depositing port 410 is provided above the front surface of the casing 402 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 400, and the bill depositing mechanism 410 is installed in the bill depositing port 410, Banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit port 410 from the outside are fed out one by one into the housing 402 by the banknote feeding mechanism 412. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the bill feeding mechanism 412 has a pair of left and right kick rollers 412a, a pair of left and right feed rollers 412b, and a pair of left and right gate rollers 412c. In such a bill feeding mechanism 412, the bills inserted into the bill receiving port 410 are kicked out one by one toward a gap between the feed roller 412b and the gate roller 412c by the kicker roller 412a, and the kicked out is performed. The bills are fed out one by one into the housing 402 of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 by the feed roller 412b.

  A transport unit 414 is connected to the bill receiving port 410, and the bills fed into the housing 402 by the bill feeding mechanism 412 are transported one by one by the transport unit 414. Here, the transport unit 414 is provided with an identification unit 416, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 414 are identified by the identification unit 416 in terms of their denomination, authenticity, front / back, fitness, new / old, transport status, and the like. It has become so. The transport unit 414 is provided with a front / back inversion unit 418, and the bills transported by the transport unit 414 are arranged by the front / back inversion unit 418. Specifically, among the banknotes sent to the front / back inversion unit 418, for example, only the banknotes whose back surfaces are on the upper side are inverted, so that all the banknotes output from the front / back inversion unit 418 are front ( Omotenmen) comes to the upper side.

  In addition, a reject unit 442 is connected to the transport unit 414, and a banknote that is not recognized as a normal banknote by the identification unit 416, that is, a reject banknote is sent from the transport unit 414 to the reject unit 442. . The reject unit 442 can be pulled out from the front surface of the housing 402, and the reject unit 442 pulled out from the front surface of the housing 402 can be accessed from outside the housing 402. As a result, the operator can manually remove the reject bills accumulated in the reject unit 442.

  In addition, a plurality of (for example, five) temporary holding units 420 are connected to the transport unit 414. Here, the respective temporary holding units 420 are arranged so as to be arranged in parallel, and the banknotes transported from the transport unit 414 to the respective temporary holding units 420 are accumulated in the temporary holding units 420 in a stacked state. It is temporarily held. As shown in FIG. 16, each temporary holding section 420 is provided with a stage 420 a on which bills sent from the transport section 414 are accumulated. The banknotes temporarily stored in each temporary storage unit 420 are accumulated on the stage 420a. More specifically, the stage 420a is made up of, for example, two plate members that can be opened and closed, and bills are stacked on the two plate members in a closed state. Also, when the stage 420a is released from the position shown in FIG. 16 by opening the two plate members, the bills on the stage 420a fall downward from the temporary holding section 420 by their own weight, and the bill storage cassette 424 and the bills described later. The data is sent to the accumulation unit 426.

  In addition, each temporary holding unit 420 is provided with a bill feeding / feeding unit 420b, and bills temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 420 are fed to the transport unit 414 one by one from the bill feeding / feeding unit 420b. It has become. Further, bills are fed one by one from the transport section 414 to the temporary holding section 420 by the bill feeding / feeding section 420b. Here, in the temporary holding unit 420, the banknotes identified by the identification unit 416 in the banknote deposit process are temporarily held before being stored in the banknote storage cassette 424 and the banknote stacking unit 426 described later. ing. In addition, each of the three temporary holding units 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 has a separator 420c that can divide the banknote holding space in the temporary banking unit 420 into two banknote storage areas. It is provided movably in the direction. Each separator 420c separates the inside of the temporary storage section 420 into two banknote storage areas (specifically, the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 16) and the inside of the temporary storage section 420 as one banknote. It is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 16 between a retracted position (specifically, a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 16) as a storage area. More specifically, when the separator 420c moves to the sorting position, the separator 420c is located below the bill feeding / receiving section 420b. Thus, a first bill storage area is formed between the stage 420a and the separator 420c, and a second bill storage area is formed between the separator 420c and the bill feeding and feeding unit 420b. On the other hand, when the separator 420c moves to the retracted position, the separator 420c comes to be located above the bill feeding / receiving section 420b. As a result, one banknote storage area is formed between the stage 420a and the banknote feeding / feeding section 420b. Note that such a separator 420c is not provided in the temporary holding section 420 located above each bill storage cassette 424.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 according to the modified example, the entrance to the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 (specifically, in the vicinity of the banknote pay-in / feed-out unit 420b) ) Is provided with a bill detection sensor 421, and the bill immediately before being sent from the transport unit 414 to the temporary holding unit 420 and the bill immediately after being fed from the temporary holding unit 420 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 420b are used. Is to be detected. The detection information of the bill by such a bill detection sensor 421 is sent to a control unit 500 described later.

  In addition, for example, two banknote storage cassettes 424 and, for example, three banknote stacking units 426 are provided below each temporary storage unit 420, and the banknotes temporarily stored in each temporary storage unit 420 are stored in each banknote storage unit 420. The sheet is sent to the cassette 424 and each banknote stacking section 426. Each of the bill storage cassettes 424 and the bill stacking unit 426 has a storage space and a vertically movable stage, and can store bills on the stage in a stacked state. Here, as shown in FIG. 16, inside the housing 402, each bill storage cassette 424 is removably accommodated in a cassette portion 422 provided in a lower drawer unit 409 described later. The drawer unit 409 can be pulled out forward (that is, to the left in FIG. 16) from the housing 402 by opening the front door 444. As described above, by pulling out the lower drawer unit 409 forward from the housing 402, the banknote storage cassette 424 storing the banknotes can be taken out from the cassette unit 422, and the banknote storage cassette 424 can be collected. I have. On the other hand, the bills accumulated in each bill accumulating unit 426 are fed out from these bill accumulating units 426 to the transport unit 414, and the bills fed out from each bill accumulating unit 426 to the transport unit 414 are bill output. The bill is sent to the cash slot 440, and the bill is dispensed in this manner.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, the bill receiving slot 410, the bill dispensing slot 440, the identification unit 416, the front / back reversing unit 418, and a part of the upper side of the transport unit 414 can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 402 to the near side. The upper drawer unit 408 is provided. On the other hand, a part of the lower side of each temporary holding unit 420, bill storage cassette 424, bill stacking unit 426, and transport unit 414 is provided in a lower drawer unit 409 that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 402 to the near side. .

  As shown in FIG. 17, the bill processing unit 404 includes an abnormality detecting unit that detects an abnormality related to a bill processed by each component (specifically, for example, the transport unit 414) of the bill processing unit 404. 430 is provided, and the abnormality detecting means 430 is connected to a control unit 500 described later. Specifically, the abnormality detecting means 430 detects the jam (jam) of the bill in the transport section 414 or the like. Further, information detected by the abnormality detecting means 430 is transmitted to a control unit 500 described later.

  The coin processing unit 406 provided inside the housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 is configured to perform coin depositing / dispensing processing. Specifically, a coin inserted into a coin depositing port 450 provided on the upper surface is identified by an identification unit (not shown), and thereafter, the coin is deposited in the housing 402 to perform a coin depositing process. Alternatively, the coin stored in the housing 402 is sent to each coin dispensing box 452 to perform coin dispensing processing. The detailed description of the coin processing unit 406 is omitted.

  As described above, a pair of left and right banknote occupation buttons 484 and a pair of left and right coin occupation buttons 486 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400, and the buttons 484 and 486 are provided to each teller. It has been adapted. Then, when each teller sitting beside the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 presses the corresponding bill occupation button 484 or coin occupation button 486, it is possible to perform the deposit / withdrawal processing of bills and coins related to this teller. become able to. A pair of left and right bill outlet lamps 490 and a pair of left and right coin outlet lamps 492 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 402 of the money receiving and dispensing machine 400, and each of the lamps 490 and 492 is a teller. It corresponds to. Then, when the dispensed bills are accumulated in the bill dispensing port 440 or the dispensed coins are accumulated in the coin dispensing box 452, the bill dispensing port lamp corresponding to the teller performing the deposit and withdrawal processing of the bills and coins. 490 and the coin outlet lamp 492 are turned on.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a control unit 500 that controls each component of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 is provided in a housing 402 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 400. As shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 500 includes a bill processing unit 404 (specifically, a bill feeding mechanism 412, a transport unit 414, an identification unit 416, a front / back reversing unit 418, a temporary holding unit 420, a bill detection sensor 421, Abnormality detecting means 430, etc.), a coin processing unit 406, a power switch 480, an operation display unit 482, a bill occupation button 484, a coin occupation button 486, a bill outlet lamp 490, a coin outlet lamp 492, and the like. I have. The storage unit 502 and the communication interface unit 504 are connected to the control unit 500, respectively. The storage unit 502 stores information on the processing status of money in the money receiving / dispensing machine 400 and the amount of money. The communication interface unit 504 causes the control unit 500 to transmit and receive signals to and from an external device (for example, an operation terminal device or a higher-level device) other than the money receiving and dispensing machine 400.

  Next, a description will be given of an operation when a bill receiving process is performed in the money receiving / dispensing machine 400 as shown in FIGS. When the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 400 performs a banknote depositing process, an operator inserts one or a plurality of banknotes in a stacked state into the banknote depositing port 410, and issues a command to start a banknote depositing process through the operation display unit 482 to the control unit 500. , The bills inserted into the bill receiving slot 410 are fed out one by one into the housing 402 by the bill feeding mechanism 412, and the fed-out bills are sent to the identification section 416 by the transport section 414. The banknote sent to the identification unit 416 by the transport unit 414 is identified by the identification unit 416 as to its denomination, authenticity, front / back, fitness, new / old, transport status, and the like. Thereafter, the banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 416 are sent by the transport unit 414 to the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426, for example, for each denomination, and these temporary banknotes are stored. Reserved in the unit 420. At this time, the banknotes sent from the transport unit 414 to the temporary holding unit 420 are stacked in a stacked state on the stage 420a. In addition, the separator 420c of the temporary holding section 420 located above each banknote stacking section 426 is maintained at a retracted position as shown by a solid line in FIG. On the other hand, a bill that is identified as not a normal bill by the identification unit 416 or a bill that cannot be identified by the identification unit 416 is sent to the reject unit 442 as a reject bill. Thus, the operator can take out the banknote from the reject unit 442 and re-insert it into the banknote deposit port 410.

  When all the bills inserted into the bill receiving port 410 are fed out to the inside of the housing 402 and sent to the respective temporary holding sections 420 and the like, and the bills are no longer present in the bill receiving port 410, the operation display section 482 receives the bill. A screen for asking the operator for a confirmation command is displayed. Then, when the operator inputs a payment confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, the bills accumulated on the stage 420a are temporarily stored in each temporary holding unit 420 by releasing the stage 420a from the position shown in FIG. The paper is sent from the storage unit 420 to the banknote stacking unit 426, and is stored in these banknote stacking units 426 for each denomination. In this manner, a series of operations of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 400 for depositing banknotes is completed. On the other hand, if the operator inputs a return command instead of a payment confirmation command while a screen requesting the operator for a payment confirmation command is displayed on the operation display unit 482, the temporary storage unit 420 The temporarily reserved banknote is fed to the transport unit 414 by the banknote pay-in / feed-out unit 420b, and the fed banknote is sent to the banknote outlet 440 by the transport unit 414. Then, when all the banknotes held in the respective temporary holding units 420 are sent to the banknote outlet 440, the shutter 441 provided in the banknote outlet 440 is opened. As a result, the operator can take out the returned bill from the bill outlet 440.

  Further, in the money receiving / dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, a new payment process (hereinafter, interrupt) is performed while the above-described normal payment process of a banknote (hereinafter, referred to as a normal payment process) is being performed. When a command of “payment processing” is given to the control unit 500, the normal payment processing of the banknote is interrupted, and the interrupt payment processing is performed on the banknote newly inserted into the banknote deposit port 410. When the interrupt payment processing is completed, the normal payment processing is restarted. Further, in the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, when the interrupt payment process is performed, the banknote holding area is temporarily separated by the separator 420 c in the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426. The bills are divided into two bill storage areas, and the bills inserted into the housing 402 through the bill depositing port 410 in the interrupt deposit processing and sent to these temporary holding sections 420 by the transport section 414 are separated by a separator. 420c. Thereby, the banknotes temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 when the normal deposit processing is performed, and these temporary holding units when the interrupt payment processing is performed. Since the banknotes temporarily held in 420 can be separated by the separator 420c, the workability can be improved because the normal payment processing performed until the interrupt payment processing is performed is not wasted. . The operation when such an interrupt payment process is performed will be described below.

  As described above, in performing the normal deposit processing of bills in the money depositing / dispensing machine 400 illustrated in FIGS. 15 to 17, the bills inserted into the bill depositing port 410 are separated from the inside of the housing 402 by the bill feeding mechanism 412 one by one. , And the fed bill is transported to the identification unit 416 by the transport unit 414. Then, after the denomination, true / false, front / back, fitness, new / old, and transport state of the banknote are identified by the identification unit 416, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 416 is transmitted by the transport unit 414. For example, the denominations are sent to the temporary storage unit 420 located above the banknote stacking unit 426 for each denomination, and are stacked on the stage 420 a of the temporary storage unit 420. In addition, when the normal deposit processing of bills is performed, the separator 420c of the temporary holding unit 420 located above each bill accumulation unit 426 is located at a retracted position above the bill feeding / feeding unit 420b by a lock unit (not shown). So locked.

  Here, when the “interrupt processing” button is pressed by the operator on the deposit screen of the operation display unit 482, a screen for confirming with the operator that the banknote interruption deposit processing is performed is displayed on the operation display unit 482. Will be done. Then, when the operator inputs on the display screen of the operation display unit 482 that the banknote interrupt payment process is to be performed, an instruction for the interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 500. When an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 500, the above-described normal payment process for banknotes is interrupted, and the interrupt payment process for banknotes can be performed. Here, when an instruction of the interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 500, it is detected by the banknote detection sensor 421 that a banknote does not exist at the entrance of the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426. On the condition, the lock of the separator 420c by the lock unit is released, and the separator 420c moves to the sorting position where the inside of the temporary holding unit 420 is divided into two bill storage areas. Here, when the separator 420c moves to the sorting position, the separator 420c is located below the bill feeding / receiving section 420b. Thus, a first bill storage area is formed between the stage 420a and the separator 420c, and a second bill storage area is formed between the separator 420c and the bill feeding and feeding unit 420b. Thereby, the banknotes already held in the temporary holding unit 420 when the above-described normal banknote deposit processing is performed are stored in the first banknote storage area between the stage 420a and the separator 420c. Further, when an instruction of the interrupt payment processing is given to the control unit 500, information on the banknotes related to the normal payment processing already held in the temporary holding unit 420 (specifically, between the stage 420a and the separator 420c). (Information on the number of denominations of the banknotes stored in the first banknote storage area and the total amount).

  In performing the banknote interruption payment process, the operator removes the banknote related to the normal payment process from the banknote deposit port 410. When a reject bill has been sent to the reject unit 442 in the normal deposit process, the reject bill is removed from the reject unit 442. In the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 illustrated in FIGS. 15 to 17, when a command for the interrupt deposit processing is given to the control unit 500, at least until the bill related to the normal deposit processing is taken out from the bill deposit port 410, The deposit processing is not started. Then, after the banknote related to the normal deposit processing is taken out from the banknote deposit port 410 or the reject unit 442, and the banknote related to the interrupt deposit processing is inserted into the banknote deposit port 410, the bill inserted into the banknote deposit port 410. Are fed into the housing 402 one by one by the bill feeding mechanism 412, and the fed bills are transported to the identification unit 416 by the transport unit 414. Then, after the denomination, true / false, front / back, fitness, new / old, transport state, and the like of the banknote are identified by the identification unit 416, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 416 is temporarily stored by the transport unit 414. It is sent to the storing unit 420. Here, the banknotes sent to the temporary storage unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426 are placed on the separator 420c. In other words, the bill sent to the temporary holding unit 420 located above each bill stacking unit 426 during the bill insertion process is stored in the second bill storage area. Further, when the bill insertion processing is performed, the operation display unit 482 indicates that the bill insertion processing is being performed. Also, in order to easily distinguish between the normal deposit process and the interrupt deposit process of the banknote on the operation display unit 482, a message “Payment (interrupt process)” is displayed in a different color, or the background of this message is displayed. May be displayed in different colors.

  Then, when all the bills related to the interrupt deposit processing are fed out from the bill deposit port 410 to the inside of the housing 402 and sent to the temporary holding section 420 or the like, and the bill is no longer present in the bill deposit port 410, the operation display section At 482, a screen for requesting the operator to confirm the payment is displayed. Then, when the operator inputs an instruction to confirm payment through the operation display unit 482, a statement relating to the banknote interrupt payment process is issued, and the inside of the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426. The bills placed on the separator 420c among the bills temporarily stored in the banknotes are fed to the transport unit 414 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 420b. The banknotes fed from the temporary storage section 420 to the transport section 414 are sent to the identification section 416 to identify their denominations, and then the transport section 414 temporarily stores the banknotes above each banknote storage cassette 424. It is sent to the unit 420. Further, in the temporary holding section 420 located above each banknote storage cassette 424, the bills accumulated on the stage 420a are released from the temporary holding section 420 by opening the stage 420a from the position shown in FIG. The paper money is sent to the storage cassette 424 and stored in these bill storage cassettes 424. In this way, when the banknotes related to the interrupt deposit processing are stored in the banknote storage cassette 424, a series of operations of the banknote interrupt deposit processing of the currency depositing / dispensing machine 400 is completed. Thereafter, the separator 420c returns to the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG.

  Further, when the interrupt payment processing of the banknote is completed, the control unit 500 resumes the normal payment processing of the banknote, returns the banknote sent to the temporary holding unit 420 while the normal payment processing of the banknote is performed, and ( Performing at least one process of storing the bills sent to the temporary holding unit 420 in the respective bill accumulation units 426 while the normal billing process of the bills is performed (without performing the additional billing process of the bills). Will be able to

  When resuming the normal deposit processing of the bill after the completion of the interrupt deposit processing, the operator re-inserts the bill taken out from the bill deposit port 410 into the bill deposit port 410 when performing the interrupt deposit processing. I do. Thus, the bills inserted into the bill receiving port 410 are fed out one by one to the inside of the housing 402 by the bill feeding mechanism 412, and the fed-out bills are conveyed to the identification unit 416 by the conveying unit 414. After the identification unit 416 identifies the denomination, authenticity, front and back, damage, new and old, and the state of conveyance of the banknote, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 416 is transferred to the transport unit 414. The paper is sent to the temporary storage section 420 located above the banknote stacking section 426, and temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 420. At this time, the banknotes newly sent to the temporary holding unit 420 are stacked and held on the banknotes held in the first normal deposit processing. Then, all the bills inserted into the bill receiving port 410 are fed out to the inside of the housing 402 and sent to the temporary holding section 420 or the like located above each bill stacking section 426, so that the bills are present in the bill receiving port 410. When the operation is not performed, the operation display unit 482 displays a screen requesting the operator to issue a payment confirmation instruction. Thereafter, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, a statement relating to the normal deposit processing of a bill is issued. At this time, the information of the banknote newly counted by the identification unit 416 after the completion of the interrupt payment process is counted by the identification unit 416 stored in the storage unit 502 before the interrupt payment process is performed. The information is added to the information of the bills that have been stored (that is, the information of the bills held in the temporary holding unit 420), and the total amount is processed as the deposited bill information. In addition, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, the stage 420a is opened from the position shown in FIG. 16 in the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426, thereby opening the stage 420a. The bills stacked on top of each other are sent from each temporary storage section 420 to each bill stacking section 426, and are stored in these bill stacking sections 426. In this manner, a series of operations of the normal deposit processing of the bill is completed.

  In addition, after the completion of the interrupt payment processing, the additional payment processing of the bill is not performed, and the bill sent to the temporary holding unit 420 is returned while the normal bill payment processing is performed. , The banknotes temporarily held in the temporary holding section 420 are fed to the transport section 414 by the banknote feeding / feeding section 420b, and the fed banknotes are sent to the banknote outlet 440 by the transport section 414. . Then, when all the banknotes held in the temporary holding section 420 are sent to the banknote outlet 440, the operator can take out the returned banknotes from the banknote outlet 440.

  In addition, after the completion of the interrupt payment process, each banknote stacking unit of the banknotes sent to the temporary holding unit 420 while the normal banknote payment process is being performed without performing the additional banknote payment process. When storing in the 426, the operation display unit 482 displays a screen requesting the operator to issue a payment confirmation instruction. Thereafter, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, a statement relating to the normal deposit processing of a bill is issued. At this time, only the banknote information stored in the storage unit 502 and counted by the identification unit 416 before the interrupt payment process is performed is processed as the received banknote information. In addition, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 482, the stage 420a is opened from the position shown in FIG. 16 in the temporary holding unit 420 located above each banknote stacking unit 426, thereby opening the stage 420a. The bills stacked on top of each other are sent from each temporary storage section 420 to each bill stacking section 426, and are stored in these bill stacking sections 426. In this manner, a series of operations of the normal deposit processing of the bill is completed.

  When the separator 420c is moved from the retreat position to the sorting position in performing the interrupt payment processing, the separator 420c is operated only when the bill detection sensor 421 does not detect a bill. In this case, it is possible to prevent the separator 420c from moving from the retreat position to the sorting position when an abnormality such as a banknote jam occurs in, for example, the bill feeding and feeding unit 420b in the temporary holding unit 420. The input of each command and the output of the result in the above-described bill depositing process may be performed by the operation processing terminal.

  As described above, in the money receiving and dispensing machine 400 illustrated in FIGS. 15 to 17, the temporary holding unit 420 provided above each banknote stacking unit 426 has a plurality of (specifically, banknote holding spaces) in the temporary holding unit 420. Specifically, a separator 420c is provided as a sorting mechanism capable of sorting into two) bill storage areas, and during the normal billing process of bills, a command for a bill interrupting billing process is issued by the control unit 500. , The normal deposit processing of the bills is interrupted and the bills already held in the temporary holding unit 420 are sorted into the first bill storage area by the sorting mechanism. The bills inserted into the inside of the interrupt payment processing are sent to the second bill storage area divided by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit 420. In this case, since the banknote held in the temporary holding unit 420 is returned to the outside of the housing 402 while the normal banknote receiving process is being performed, the banknote interrupting process can be performed. There is no need to wait until the normal deposit processing of the bill is completed when performing the interrupt deposit processing of the bill, and furthermore, there is no waste of the normal deposit processing of the bill performed until the interrupt deposit processing of the bill is performed. Therefore, workability can be improved.

  The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 10 in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 14 and the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 400 shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 are for processing banknotes. The sort processing device is not limited to a device that processes bills. As the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, an apparatus for processing paper sheets other than banknotes such as checks, gift certificates, and voting papers may be used.

  Further, the temporary holding unit in the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the one in which bills are stacked in a stacked state. As a temporary holding unit in the sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, one end of which is wound around a drum together with a tape by a belt-shaped tape attached to the outer peripheral surface of the drum (so-called tape type sheet) Kind storage part) may be used. In this case, as a sorting mechanism that can divide the paper sheet holding space in the tape-type temporary holding unit into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas, for example, a shielding member that shields the entrance of the temporary holding unit is used. Will be used.

  Further, when the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is one that can read the serial number of the banknote by the identification unit, it is temporarily suspended after being inserted into the housing and identified by the identification unit. For banknotes held in the bank, the bank will be involved in the normal banking process and the bank depositing process for the banknotes held in the temporary banking section, even if the banking area of the temporary storage section is not sorted by a sorting mechanism such as a separator. Banknotes can be separated. For this reason, in such a paper sheet processing apparatus, even when the banknote storage space in the temporary storage section is not divided into a plurality of banknote storage areas by the sorting mechanism, this banknote is being processed during normal banknote deposit processing. The normal deposit process can be interrupted, and the banknote interrupt deposit process can be performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money receiving / dispensing machine 10 Banknote pay-in / pay-out device 12 Case 12a Lower door 12b Outer door part 12c Inner door part 13 Drawer unit 14 Input part 16 Feeding part 18 Conveying part 20 Identification part 22 Front / reverse inverting part 24 Separate bill discharging part 24a Shutter 24b Shutter drive unit 26 Withdrawal rejection unit 30 Deposit temporary holding unit 30a Stage 30b Bill feeding and feeding unit 30c Separator 31 Banknote detection sensor 32 Bulk banknote storage unit 32a Stage 32b Bill feeding and feeding unit 40 Organizing and temporary holding unit 42 Banding unit 44 Arm Mechanism 46 Banded banknote feeding unit 46a Stage 48 Banded banknote ejection unit 48a Shutter 48b Shutter drive unit 50 Lock mechanism 60 Banded banknote transporting unit 60a Projection 60b Circulation belt 62 Discriminating unit 70 Banded banknote storage unit 70a Stage 80a Feed roller 80b Kicker roller 80c Roller roller 86 abnormality detection means 90a detection plate 91 drive unit 91a drive motor 91b circulation belts 92a, 92b detection sensor 94 upper separator portion 94a detection plates 95a, 95b, 95c detection sensor 96 lower separator portion 110 coin receiving and dispensing device 300 control unit 302 Operation display unit 304 Printing unit 306 Storage unit 308 Communication interface unit 310 External device 400 Money receiving / dispensing machine 402 Housing 404 Bill processing unit 406 Coin processing unit 408 Upper withdrawing unit 409 Lower withdrawing unit 410 Bill receiving port 411 Shutter 412 Bill feeding mechanism 412a Kicker roller 412b Feed roller 412c Gate roller 414 Transport unit 416 Identification unit 418 Front / reverse inversion unit 420 Temporary storage unit 420a Stage 420b Bill feeding / feeding unit 420c Separator 421 Banknote detection sensor 422 Cassette unit 424 Banknote storage cassette 426 Banknote stacking unit 430 Abnormality detecting means 440 Banknote outlet 441 Shutter 442 Reject unit 444 Front door 450 Coin inlet 452 Coin outlet box 480 Power switch 482 Operation display unit 484 Banknote occupation Button 486 Coin occupancy button 490 Bill dispensing lamp 492 Coin dispensing lamp 500 Control unit 502 Storage unit 504 Communication interface unit

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An input section for inputting paper sheets from the outside of the housing to the inside,
A transport unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing;
An identification unit for identifying paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A temporary holding unit for temporarily holding the sheets sent from the transport unit,
A sorting mechanism that can sort a holding space for paper sheets in the temporary holding unit into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas,
A storage unit for storing the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit,
A control unit for controlling each component,
With
The control unit sends the paper sheets input into the housing by the input unit to the temporary storage unit by the transport unit, and receives a command for confirming acceptance of the paper sheets stored in the temporary storage unit. Is given, a normal reception process is performed to send the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit to the storage unit, and a command for a new reception process is given while the normal reception process is being performed. And interrupting the normal receiving process and sorting the paper sheets already held in the temporary holding unit into the paper sheet storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then the inside of the housing by the input unit. Perform an interrupt receiving process such as sending the paper sheets input to the separate paper storage area separated by the separation mechanism in the temporary holding unit by the transport unit,
A sheet processing apparatus further comprising: a storage unit that stores information on sheets related to the normal reception processing that is already held in the temporary holding unit when the interrupt reception processing is performed.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that notifies that the normal reception process has been interrupted.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the notification unit notifies in a manner different from a case where the normal reception processing is performed while the interrupt reception processing is performed.   The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the notifying unit notifies the amount of sheets that can be processed in the interrupt acceptance processing.   The control unit, when a command for the new acceptance process is given, starts the interrupt acceptance process on condition that sheets related to the normal acceptance process are removed from the input unit. Item 5. The sheet processing apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 4.   The control unit is configured to restart the normal receiving process after the interrupt receiving process is completed, to return the sheets sent to the temporary holding unit while the normal receiving process is being performed, and to execute the normal receiving process. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the processing of storing the sheets sent to the temporary holding unit in the storage unit while the processing is being performed is performed. 7. The paper sheet processing device according to any one of the preceding claims. An input unit for inputting paper sheets from the outside of the housing to the inside, a conveyance unit for conveying the paper sheets inside the housing, an identification unit for identifying the paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit, A temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the sheets sent from the transport unit, a sorting mechanism that can sort a holding space of the sheets in the temporary holding unit into a plurality of sheet storage areas, and the temporary holding unit. A paper sheet processing apparatus having a storage unit for storing paper sheets held in
A management device that is provided separately from the paper sheet processing device and manages the paper sheet processing device;
A paper sheet processing system comprising:
It has a control unit for controlling each component of the paper sheet processing apparatus,
The control unit is configured to send the paper sheets inserted into the housing by the input unit in the paper sheet processing apparatus to the temporary holding unit by the transport unit and to store the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit. When a command to confirm the acceptance of the leaves is given, a normal reception process is performed such that the paper sheets held in the temporary holding unit are sent to the storage unit, and a new reception process is performed while the normal reception process is being performed. When a command for the receiving process is given, the normal receiving process is interrupted, and the sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are sorted into the certain sheet storage area by the sorting mechanism. The transfer unit performs an interruption receiving process such that the paper sheets put into the housing are sent by the transport unit to another paper sheet storage area separated by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit. ,
A sheet processing system further comprising: a storage unit that stores information on sheets related to the normal reception processing already held in the temporary holding unit when the interrupt reception processing is performed.   The sheet processing system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit is provided in the management device. An input unit for inputting paper sheets from the outside of the housing to the inside, a conveyance unit for conveying the paper sheets inside the housing, an identification unit for identifying the paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit, A temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the sheets sent from the transport unit, a sorting mechanism that can sort a holding space for the sheets in the temporary holding unit into a plurality of sheet storage areas, and the temporary holding unit. A sheet processing method using a sheet processing apparatus having a storage unit for storing sheets held in
When the sheet fed into the housing by the input unit is sent to the temporary holding unit by the transport unit and a command for acceptance confirmation is given for the sheet held in the temporary holding unit, A step of performing a normal reception process such as sending paper sheets held in a temporary holding unit to the storage unit,
When a new reception processing command is given while the normal reception processing is being performed, the normal reception processing is interrupted and the sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are separated by the sorting mechanism. Another paper sheet that has been sorted into a paper sheet storage area, and then the paper sheet that has been thrown into the housing by the input unit is separated by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit by the transport unit. Performing an interrupt acceptance process such as sending to a storage area;
When the interrupt receiving process is performed, a step of storing in the storage unit the information of the paper sheets related to the normal receiving process that has already been held in the temporary holding unit,
A paper sheet processing method comprising:

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