JP2020080187A - Coin handling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a coin handling machine capable of improving the usability while having a compact size.SOLUTION: A coin handling machine includes: a temporary storage unit which temporarily stores coins inserted into a deposit unit 12 and identified by an identification unit 20 such that the coins can be fed in combination of different denominations; delivery and storage units 33-38 which store the coins fed from the temporary storage unit for each denomination such that the coins can be fed; a collective storage unit which stores overflow coins overflowing from the delivery and storage units 33-38 among the coins fed out from the temporary storage unit so that the coins can be fed in combination of different denominations; a first storage unit 39 for storing coins such that the coins can be fed; and a second storage unit 32 for storing coins such that the coins can be fed, the second storage unit having a larger storage capacity than the first storage unit 39. The coin handling machine can be switched between a first operation mode in which the first storage unit 39 serves as a temporary storage unit and the second storage unit 32 serves as a collective storage unit and a second operation mode in which the second storage unit 32 serves as a temporary storage unit and the first storage unit 39 serves as the collective storage unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device that processes coins.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a coin processing device that identifies and counts deposited coins. In such a coin processing device, the coins that have been deposited are identified by the identification unit, are determined to be acceptable, and the coins that have not been approved for deposit confirmation by the operator are stored in the intermediate pool unit (temporary storage unit). There is a device that can manage the coins before payment is confirmed and the coins onboard the aircraft by temporarily storing them in ). Further, in addition to the intermediate pool section, there is a device further provided with a free-flowing type storage box capable of storing and withdrawing coins, and a detachably provided batch collection box capable of collectively collecting coins ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5462665

  In the coin processing device, it is required to improve usability while suppressing an increase in size.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing device capable of improving usability while suppressing an increase in size.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a first aspect of the present invention is a temporary storage part that temporarily stores coins that are inserted into a deposit part and identified by an identification part so that they can be fed out by mixing denominations, and the temporary storage part. Among the coins fed out from the temporary storage part, which stores the coins fed out from the feeding storage part of the denomination, the overflow coins overflowing in the feeding storage part are stored so that they can be fed out by denomination mixing. A coin processing device having a collective storage section, the first storage section storing a coin in a retractable manner, and the second storage section having a storage capacity larger than that of the first storage section and storing a coin in a retractable manner. A first operation mode in which the first storage section is the temporary storage section and the second storage section is the collective storage section, and the second storage section is the temporary storage section. It is possible to switch between a second operation mode in which the first storage unit is a unit and the first storage unit is the collective storage unit.

  According to the first aspect, in the first operation mode, the first storage unit is the temporary storage unit, and the second storage unit having a storage capacity larger than that of the first storage unit is the batch storage unit. It is suitable when a small amount of coins are inserted during the deposit process. In this case, overflow coins that overflow in the feeding storage unit can be stored in the second storage unit having a large storage capacity, so that it is possible to reduce the frequency of stopping the device due to an increase in the amount of overflow coins. On the other hand, in the second operation mode, since the first storage unit is the batch storage unit and the second storage unit having a larger storage capacity than the first storage unit is the temporary storage unit, a large amount of coins are deposited during the deposit process. When coins are inserted, many coins can be processed at one time, which is preferable. Therefore, even if the capacities of both the temporary storage unit and the collective storage unit are not increased, usability is improved and work efficiency is improved.

  It is possible to provide a coin processing device capable of improving usability while suppressing an increase in size.

It is a top view showing a coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram showing a coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st deposit processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st return processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st storage processing of the coin processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st cassette replenishment processing of the coin processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st direct replenishment processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st payment processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st self-examination processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st cassette collection processing of the coin processing apparatus of one embodiment which concerns on this invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st carton collection processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st rearranging counting process of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st distribution collection processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 1st distribution processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd deposit processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd return processing of the coin processing device of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd storage processing of the coin processing apparatus of one embodiment which concerns on this invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd direct replenishment processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd payment processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd self-examination process of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd carton collection processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd rearranging counting process of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention by a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd distribution collection processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line. It is a top view which shows the flow of the coin of the 2nd distribution processing of the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention with a thick line.

  A coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment has a deposit part 12 and a carton placement part 13 in the front part of the device body 11. The deposit unit 12 receives coins collectively from the outside in a denomination mixed state and separates the introduced coins one by one to pay out. Although not shown, the depositing portion 12 is provided with a shutter for opening and closing the depositing portion 12 to the outside. In the deposit unit 12, coins can be inserted from the outside when the shutter is opened, and when the shutter is closed, coins cannot be inserted from the outside and the coins inside cannot be taken out. The carton 14 which is a separate body from the apparatus body 11 is removably mounted on the carton mounting portion 13.

  The coin processing device 10 has a depositing side transporting part 15 on a side part of the device body 11. The depositing-side transport unit 15 extends in the front-rear direction and transports the coin fed from the depositing unit 12 toward the rear.

  The coin processing device 10 includes, in order from the front, an identification unit 20, a discharge guide unit 21, a cassette guide unit 22, a return guide unit 23 for 1-yen coins, and a return guide for 100-yen coins at the position of the deposit-side transfer unit 15. The section 24 has a reflux guide section 25 for 10 yen coins, a reflux guide section 26 for 50 yen coins, a reflux guide section 27 for 5 yen coins, a reflux guide section 28 for 500 yen coins and a stacker guide section 29. ing. The identifying unit 20 counts while identifying the authenticity and the denomination of the coin being transported by the depositing-side transport unit 15. The discharge guide unit 21, the cassette guide unit 22, the recirculation guide units 23 to 28, and the stacker guide unit 29 move the coins being transported by the deposit-side transport unit 15 from the deposit-side transport unit 15 based on the identification result of the identifying unit 20. I will guide you to split the current.

  The coin processing device 10 includes a pool cassette 32 (second storage unit), a return unit 33 for 1-yen coins (feeding-out storage unit), and a 100-yen coins for the 100-yen coins in order from the front on the rear side of the deposit unit 12. Reflux section 34 (delivery storage section), 10-yen coin return section 35 (delivery storage section), 50-yen coin return section 36 (delivery storage section), and 5-yen coin return section 37 (delivery section). The storage unit), a return unit 38 (feeding storage unit) for 500-yen coins, and a pool stacker 39 (first storage unit).

  The discharge guide unit 21 guides the coin from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the carton 14 placed on the carton placing unit 13. The discharge guide unit 21 guides the unacceptable reject coin that could not be determined to be a true coin from the identification result of the identification unit 20, from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the carton 14.

  The cassette guide unit 22 guides, for example, an acceptable coin determined by the identifying unit 20 as a true coin from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the pool cassette 32. The pool cassette 32 is attachable/detachable to/from the apparatus main body 11, and stores coins that can be paid out by denomination mixing. The pool cassette 32 has a payout unit 42 for paying out while separating and counting the stored coins one by one.

  The 1-yen coin return guide unit 23 guides only 1-yen coins among the acceptable coins determined by the identifying unit 20 as true coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the 1-yen coin return unit 33. The 1-yen coin circulation unit 33 is not attachable/detachable to/from the apparatus main body 11 and stores only 1-yen coins. The 1-yen coin return unit 33 includes a payout unit 43 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts them.

  The 100-yen coin circulation guide unit 24 guides only 100-yen coins among the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 as true coins from the depositing-side transport unit 15 to the 100-yen coin circulation unit 34. The 100-yen coin return unit 34 is not attachable to and detachable from the apparatus body 11, and stores only 100-yen coins. The recirculation unit 34 for 100-yen coins has a feeding unit 44 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts them out.

  The 10-yen coin recirculation guide unit 25 guides only the 10-yen coins of the acceptable coins determined as true coins by the identification unit 20 from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the 10-yen coin recirculation unit 35. The recirculation unit 35 for 10-yen coins is not attachable to and detachable from the apparatus body 11, and stores only 10-yen coins. The 10-yen coin return unit 35 has a payout unit 45 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts them out.

  The 50-yen coin circulation guide unit 26 guides only 50-yen coins among the acceptable coins determined by the identification unit 20 as true coins from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the 50-yen coin circulation unit 36. The 50-yen coin return unit 36 is not attachable to and detachable from the apparatus body 11, and stores only 50-yen coins. The return unit 36 for 50-yen coins has a feeding unit 46 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts them.

  The return guide unit 27 for 5 yen coins guides only 5 yen coins among the acceptable coins determined to be true coins by the identification unit 20 from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the return unit 37 for 5 yen coins. The recirculation part 37 for 5 yen coins is not attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body 11 and stores only 5 yen coins. The recirculation unit 37 for 5-yen coins has a feeding unit 47 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts them out.

  The 500-yen coin recirculation guide unit 28 guides only the 500-yen coins of the acceptable coins determined as true coins by the identification unit 20 from the deposit-side transport unit 15 to the 500-yen coin recirculation unit 38. The return unit 38 for 500-yen coins is not attachable to and detachable from the apparatus body 11, and stores only 500-yen coins. The recirculation unit 38 for 500-yen coins has a feeding unit 48 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts them out.

  The stacker guide unit 29 guides the acceptable coins, which are determined to be true coins by the identification unit 20, from the deposit side transport unit 15 to the pool stacker 39. The pool stacker 39 is not attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body 11, and stores coins that can be paid out by mixing denominations. The pool stacker 39 has a feeding unit 49 that separates the stored coins one by one and counts and feeds them.

  All of them are pool cassettes 32 for storing coins so that they can be paid out, 1-yen coin return parts 33, 100-yen coin return parts 34, 10-yen coin return parts 35, 50-yen coin return parts 36, 5 Of the circulation unit 37 for yen coins, the circulation unit 38 for 500 yen coins, and the pool stacker 39, only the pool cassette 32 is attachable to and detachable from the apparatus body 11. The pool cassette 32 has a coin storage capacity, in other words, a coin recirculation unit 33 for 1-yen coins, a recirculation unit 34 for 100-yen coins, and a recirculation unit 35, 50 for 10-yen coins. It is larger than the storage capacity of each coin of the yen coin return unit, the 5 yen coin return unit 37, and the pool stacker 39, and is about four times as large as each of these. Specifically, the pool cassette 32 has a storage capacity of 600 sheets, and has a return section 33 for 1-yen coins, a return section 34 for 100-yen coins, a return section 35 for 10-yen coins, and a return section for 50-yen coins. The storage capacity of each of the circulation part 37 for 36 and 5 yen coins and the pool stacker 39 is 150. The return unit 38 for 500-yen coins has the same internal volume as the return units 33 to 37 and the pool stacker 39, but the storage capacity is 500-yen coins with a large diameter, and therefore the storage capacity is high. The number is 110, which is smaller than that of each of 33 to 37 and the pool stacker 39. The storage capacity of each of the deposit unit 12 and the carton 14 is also 150.

  The coin processing device 10 has a withdrawal side transporting part 55 on a side portion of the device body 11 opposite to the depositing side transporting part 15. The pay-out side transfer unit 55 extends in the front-rear direction and transfers the coins paid out from the pay-out units 42 to 49 to the pay-in unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coin processing device 10 includes a depositing unit 12, a depositing-side transporting unit 15, an identifying unit 20, a discharge guiding unit 21, a cassette guiding unit 22, recirculation guiding units 23 to 28, a stacker guiding unit 29, and a feeding unit. The control unit 61 controls the units 42 to 49 and the payout-side transfer unit 55, the operation unit 62 that receives an operation input, and the display unit 63 that displays a screen.

  The control unit 61 can switch the coin processing device 10 between the first operation mode and the second operation mode based on an operation input to the operation unit 62 to operate.

[First operation mode]
In the first operation mode, the control unit 61 uses the pool stacker 39 as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 during the deposit process and that have been identified by the identification unit 20, so that the coins can be paid out by denomination mixing, A pool cassette 32 having a storage capacity larger than that of the pool stacker 39 is stored so that, out of the coins delivered from the pool stacker 39 during the storage processing, overflow coins overflowing in the respective circulation parts 33 to 38 can be delivered by denomination mixing. Collective storage That is, in the first operation mode, the pool cassette 32 overflows the 1 yen overflow coin in the recirculation unit 33, the 100 yen overflow coin in the recirculation unit 34, the 10 yen overflow coin in the recirculation unit 35, A 50-yen overflow coin that overflows in the recirculation unit 36, a 5-yen overflow coin that overflows in the recirculation unit 37, and a 500-yen overflow coin that overflows in the recirculation unit 38 are stored so that they can be fed out by denomination mixing. When the number of coins to be stored exceeds the allowable storage amount that is obtained by subtracting the current amount of coins from the storage capacity of the return part of the storage destination during the storage processing, coins that exceed the allowable storage amount overflow. It becomes a coin.

  Hereinafter, all are executed in the first operation mode, first deposit processing, first return processing, first storage processing, first cassette replenishment processing, first direct replenishment processing, first deposit Department replenishment processing, first withdrawal processing, first self-examination processing, first cassette collection processing, first carton collection processing, first sorting and counting processing, first distribution and collection processing and first distribution The processing will be described.

"First deposit process"
In the first operation mode, the pool stacker 39 is used as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 and identified by the identification unit 20 during the deposit process so that the coins can be fed out with mixed denominations. At the start of the first deposit process, the pool stacker 39 is in an empty state, and the number of deposits processed at one time in the first deposit process is limited to 150 or less, which is the storage capacity of the pool stacker 39.

  When the first deposit process is started, the control unit 61 first opens a shutter (not shown) of the deposit unit 12, and when a sensor (not shown) detects that a coin has been inserted into the deposit unit 12, the deposit unit 12 is detected. The shutter is closed, and coins are paid out from the deposit unit 12. Then, the coin fed out from the depositing section 12 is conveyed by the depositing side conveying section 15 and is identified and counted by the identifying section 20. Then, the true coins that are identified as acceptable by the identification unit 20 are transported to the pool stacker 39 by the deposit side transport unit 15 and the stacker guide unit 29 and temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the reject coin identified by the identification unit 20 as unacceptable is conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21 as indicated by a thick broken line in FIG. At this time, the dirty coin and the old 500-yen coin are also conveyed to the pool stacker 39 as true coins. Further, among the true coins identified as acceptable by the identification unit 20, coins exceeding the storage capacity (150 sheets) of the pool stacker 39 are conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. When the coins in the depositing unit 12 and the deposit-side transporting unit 15 are exhausted, the total amount of the true coins identified as acceptable by the identifying unit 20 and the number of denominations are displayed on the display unit 63, and the operation unit 62 displays the total amount. The first deposit process is terminated by waiting for the confirmation instruction operation and the return instruction operation. As described above, in the first storing process, the pool stacker 39 serves as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 and identified by the identification unit 20 by denomination mixing.

"First return process"
When the return instruction operation is input to the operation unit 62 after the completion of the first deposit process, the control unit 61 starts the first return process. That is, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 4, the coins of the pool stacker 39 are fed out by the feeding unit 49, transported to the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed by the dispensing-side transporting unit 55, and from the depositing unit 12. It is fed out and conveyed by the depositing side conveying section 15 and conveyed by the discharge guide section 21 to the carton 14. When there are no coins in the pool stacker 39, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the first return process ends. In this way, all the coins in the pool stacker 39 are conveyed to the carton 14, and the operator is made to take them out.

"First storage process"
After the completion of the first deposit process, when the confirmation instruction operation is input to the operation unit 62, the control unit 61 starts the first storage process. That is, as indicated by a thick solid line in FIG. 5, the coins of the pool stacker 39 are delivered by the delivery unit 49, transported to the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed by the dispensing-side transporting unit 55, and from the depositing unit 12. It is fed out and conveyed by the depositing side conveying section 15 and identified by the identifying section 20. Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the coins of each denomination are stored in the denominations corresponding to the circulation guides 23 to 28 and the corresponding denominations of the circulation units 33 to 38. That is, the 1-yen coins are returned to the 1-yen coin return part 33 by the 1-yen coin return guide part 23, and the 100-yen coins are returned to the 100-yen coin return guide part 24 to the 100-yen coin return part 34. 5 yen for a 10-yen coin to the 10-yen coin circulation guide part 25 to the 10-yen coin circulation part 35 and a 50-yen coin to the 50-yen coin circulation guide part 26 to a 50-yen coin circulation part 36. Coins are stored in the circulation section 37 for 5 yen coins by the circulation guide section 27 for 5 yen coins, and 500 yen coins are stored in the circulation section 38 for 500 yen coins by the circulation guide section 28 for 500 yen coins. In other words, the denomination-based return units 33 to 38 are denomination-based payout storage units that store the coins paid out from the pool stacker 39 as a temporary storage unit so that the coins can be paid out. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the overflow coins, the dirty coins, and the old 500-yen coins of the respective circulation units 33 to 38 are transferred to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Store. Then, when there are no coins in the pool stacker 39, the withdrawal side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the first storing process ends. As described above, in the first storing process, the pool cassette 32 serves as a batch storing unit that stores the overflow coins overflowing in the respective recirculation units 33 to 38 so that they can be fed out by denomination mixing.

  As an emergency measure for the first storage process, when an overflow coin overflows the pool cassette 32, such an overflow coin can be conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. .. In this case, the coins are conveyed by dividing them according to the storage capacity of the carton 14. Specifically, since the storage capacity of the carton 14 is 150, when 150 overflow coins are conveyed to the carton 14, the conveyance is temporarily stopped, and the carton 14 is removed from the carton mounting portion 13 by a sensor (not shown). After the detection, when the reset of the carton 14 is detected, the process of conveying the next 150 coins to the carton 14 is repeated a necessary number of times.

  Alternatively, before the overflow coins that overflow the pool cassette 32 are generated, when the stored amount of the pool cassette 32 reaches a predetermined collection reference number, the process is temporarily stopped and the operator is notified of the pool cassette 32. It is also possible to notify the user of replacement and restart the process after detecting replacement of the pool cassette 32.

"First cassette replenishment process"
The first cassette replenishment process is a process of replenishing coins stored in the pool cassette 32 in advance outside the coin processing device 10 to the circulation units 33 to 38 of each denomination. The first cassette replenishment process is a process performed to load a predetermined number of coins for each denomination into the coin processing device 10 in which no coins are stored at all before the start of business. is there. Therefore, the first cassette replenishment process becomes inoperable when there is a coin other than the pool cassette 32 of the coin processing device 10. Judgment of the presence or absence of coins is based on the historical data up to the immediately preceding time (depending on whether or not all coins were collected on the previous day). Note that the first cassette replenishment process is a replenishment (loading) using the pool cassette 32, so the operator does not directly touch cash and can be performed by an operator who does not require special authority. ing.

  At the time of the first cassette replenishment process before the operation for the coin processing device 10 in which the coins are empty, for example, the pool cassette 32 loaded with 50 coins of each denomination (total 6 coins 300 coins) is loaded. It is attached to the device body 11. Then, by performing the first cassette replenishment process, 50 coins are stored in each of the recirculation units 33 to 38, so that the deposit/withdrawal transaction can be started. Of course, the number of sheets loaded into the pool cassette 32 is not limited to 50 for each denomination.

  When the first cassette replenishment process is started, the control unit 61 feeds out the coins of the pool cassette 32 by the feeding unit 42 and outputs them to the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. The coins of each denomination are carried by the money-side carrying unit 55, fed out of the money-receiving unit 12 and carried by the money-receiving-side carrier unit 15, and based on the identification result of the identifying unit 20, the coins of the respective denominations corresponding to the return guide units 23 to 28. It is stored in a denomination of the denomination corresponding to the circulation parts 33 to 38. In other words, the denomination-based return units 33 to 38 store the coins dispensed from the pool cassette 32, which is a collective storage, so that the coins can be dispensed by denomination. It should be noted that, based on the identification and counting results of the identification unit 20, the overflow coins that overflow in the respective circulation units 33 to 38 are stored in the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29, as indicated by the thick broken line in FIG. When there are no coins in the pool cassette 32, the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the first cassette replenishment process ends.

  When there are coins in the pool stacker 39 after the first cassette replenishing process, the control unit 61 feeds all the coins in the pool stacker 39 by the feeding unit 49, and the payout unit 12 sends the coins to the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed. The sheet is conveyed by the conveying section 55, fed out from the deposit section 12, conveyed by the deposit side conveying section 15, and stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guiding section 22.

  Although it depends on the setting, since the first cassette replenishment process is also intended to prevent the operator from touching the cash, the reject coin that is not identified as the true coin based on the identification result of the identification unit 20 and the true coin. The dirty coins and old 500-yen coins, which are identified as coins, are transported to the pool stacker 39 once like the overflow coins, and the coins in the pool stacker 39 are pooled after the first cassette replenishment process from the pool cassette 32 is completed. It is conveyed to the cassette 32. At that time, the control unit 61 grasps the number of reject coins, and grasps the number of stain-type coins and old 500-yen coins by denomination. However, the coin determined to be a reject coin based on the identification result of the identification unit 20 may be conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. Further, the dirty coin and the old 500-yen coin may also be similarly transported to the carton 14.

"First direct replenishment process"
In the first direct replenishment process, coins are inserted into the deposit unit 12 and coins are replenished into the return units 33 to 38. This eliminates the work of attaching and detaching the cassette. The first direct replenishment process is a process mainly used before the start of banking business. Since the operator directly handles the cash, the first direct replenishment process can be set to be executable only when a person having a predetermined authority is recognized. In the first direct replenishment process, since the operator can directly handle cash, it is possible to collect reject coins, dirty coins and old 500-yen coins in the carton 14, and the coin processing device can collect these coins before the start of business. You don't have to store it in 10. That is, all the coins initially loaded can be used for the subsequent withdrawal work.

  When the first direct replenishment process is started, the control unit 61 first opens a shutter (not shown) of the deposit unit 12, and when a sensor (not shown) detects that a coin has been inserted into the deposit unit 12, the deposit unit 12 Coins are paid out from 12. Then, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 7, the coin fed out from the depositing unit 12 is transported by the depositing-side transporting unit 15, and the coins of each denomination are fed back to the recirculation guiding unit 23-based on the identification result of the identifying unit 20. 28 of the corresponding denominations, and the recirculation units 33 to 38 accommodate the corresponding denominations. It should be noted that, based on the identification and counting results of the identification unit 20, the overflow coins that overflow in the respective recirculation units 33 to 38 are stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 as indicated by the thick broken line in FIG. 7. When the coins in the deposit unit 12 and the deposit-side transport unit 15 are exhausted, the first direct replenishment process ends. The reject coin, the dirty coin, and the old 500-yen coin that are identified as unacceptable based on the identification result of the identification unit 20 are conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. Incidentally, the dirty coin and the old 500-yen coin may be stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide portion 22 like the overflow coin.

"First deposit department replenishment process"
The first deposit portion replenishment process is performed by the coin processing device 10 when the coins of some denominations are in a shortage state including the near-end state within the working hours (when the number of coins is near the end number or less, or additional supplementation is recommended). When the number of coins becomes less than or equal to the number of coins), the process is performed in order to replenish and load the coins of the denomination in the insufficient state. There are two methods for the first deposit part replenishment process. One is a method of replenishing all coins inserted in the depositing unit 12 with coins of the corresponding denominations of the return units 33 to 38. Although this method has good operability, there is a possibility that the denomination coins that should originally be replenished may not be replenished. The other is to input the number of coins to be replenished into the operation unit 62 and replenish the coins inserted into the depositing unit 12 while confirming that the coins match the input value. The operability is somewhat complicated, and it is necessary for the input value and the replenishment value to match. However, if the coin is not a denomination coin to be replenished originally, a warning can be issued at the time of data input. At the time of warning, reconfirm the denomination coins to be replenished, prepare, and re-enter data. In this case, it can be set to be executable only when a person having a predetermined authority is recognized.

  The first deposit portion replenishment process includes the first deposit process shown in FIG. 3 and the first return process shown in FIG. 4 or the first storage process shown in FIG. When the first depositing process and the first storing process are performed, the coins of the depositing unit 12 are stored in the corresponding denominations of the return units 33 to 38. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, a process similar to the first direct replenishment process is performed to store the coins of the deposit unit 12 in the corresponding denominations of the return units 33 to 38.

"First withdrawal process"
In the first withdrawal process, based on the withdrawal data, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. 8, from the corresponding denominations of the recirculation units 33 to 38 provided for the denominations, the payout units 43 to 48. According to the corresponding denominations of coins, the coins are fed out to the pay-out side transport unit 55 while counting, are transported to the pay-in unit 12 with the shutter closed by the pay-out side transport unit 55, and are paid out from the pay-in unit 12. The sheet is conveyed by the depositing side conveying section 15, and is discharged to the carton 14 by the discharge guiding section 21 while being identified and counted by the identifying section 20. After all the coins of the withdrawal data are paid out from the corresponding denominations of the return parts 33 to 38, when there are no coins in the withdrawal side transport part 55, the deposit part 12 and the deposit side transport part 15, the first Ends the withdrawal process. Here, when a reject coin is detected from the identification and counting result of the identification unit 20, the coin is transferred to the pool stacker 39 by the deposit side transport unit 15 and the stacker guide unit 29, as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Transport. If the coins identified by the identifying unit 20 and distributed to the carton 14 have not reached the expected number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination, it is determined that the reject coin is the coin, and the coin of the denomination is returned to the return unit 33. Further, it is controlled so as to reach the expected number of withdrawals of each denomination by additionally paying out from the corresponding denominations of ~38. Upon completion of withdrawal, the operator confirms the notification of the buzzer or the like, and the operator withdraws the coin of the carton 14 to the customer. In the first withdrawal process, even a coin determined by the identification unit 20 as a dirty coin is conveyed to the carton 14 and withdrawn as it is.

  In parallel with the completion and notification of the first withdrawal process, if there are coins in the pool stacker 39, the coins will be removed from the pool stacker 39 by using the waiting time during the withdrawal work to the customer of the operator. The payout portion 49 feeds the bill, and the payout side transport portion 55, the deposit portion 12 and the deposit side transport portion 15 in which the shutters are in the closed state carry the feed portion, and the identifying portion 20 again identifies it. As a result, the coins which are identified as true coins and whose denominations have been identified are stored in the corresponding denominations of the circulation units 33 to 38. Here again, if it is determined that the coin is a reject coin, the same processing is repeated. However, the upper limit number (for example, 10) is set for the cumulative number of reject coins, and when the upper limit number is exceeded, the process is interrupted and an error state is given. This causes the operator to confirm. Alternatively, since the reject coin in this case is a coin that has been once identified and stored in the corresponding denomination of the circulation units 33 to 38, the denomination is predictable and the coin of the expected denomination is used. Alternatively, it may be stored in the pool cassette 32.

"First self-examination process"
In the first self-examination process, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. 9, all the coins are once paid out from the recirculation units 33 to 38 to be examined and stored in the deposit unit 12, and thereafter, the deposit unit 12 is stored. Based on the identification result, the denominations corresponding to the circulation guide sections 23 to 28 are stored in the denominations corresponding to the circulation sections 33 to 38 based on the identification result. In the first self-inspection process, the reflux units 33 to 38 are inspected in a predetermined order. Here, in order from the small-diameter coin recirculation unit, namely, the 1-Yen coin recirculation unit 33, the 50-Yen coin recirculation unit 36, the 5-Yen coin recirculation unit 37, and the 100-Yen coin recirculation unit 34, 10. The return portion 35 for yen coins and the return portion 38 for 500 yen coins are examined in this order. It should be noted that this order is not essential, and may be in ascending order (or in descending order). At the positions where the circulation parts 33 to 38 are arranged, they may be sequentially performed from the front or the rear.

  When the first self-examination process is started, the control unit 61 counts the coins of the recirculation unit 33 for 1-yen coins by the feeding unit 43 and feeds them all to empty the recirculation unit 33. In parallel with this, all the coins fed out from the recirculation unit 33 are transported to the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed by the dispensing side transporting unit 55. Next, the control unit 61 feeds coins from the depositing unit 12 and conveys them by the depositing-side conveying unit 15 to identify and count them by the identifying unit 20. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the 1-yen coin is stored in the return unit 33 by the return guide unit 23. The coins identified by the identification unit 20 as coins of different denominations are stored in the coins corresponding to the circulation guides 24 to 28 and the corresponding denominations of the circulation units 34 to 38. Since the storage capacity of the deposit unit 12 is equal to the storage capacity of the return unit 33, all the coins of the return unit 33 are received by the deposit unit 12, and after the return unit 33 becomes empty, the coins of the deposit unit 12 are returned to the return unit 33. Can be sent to. The coins determined as rejected coins by the identification unit 20 are conveyed to the empty pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. It is fed again, and is conveyed by the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 in which the shutters are closed, and the identifying unit 20 reidentifies. Here again, if it is determined that the coin is a reject coin, the same processing is repeated. However, the upper limit number (for example, 10) is set for the cumulative number of reject coins, and when the upper limit number is exceeded, the process is interrupted and an error state is given. The processing of reject coins may be carried out collectively after the completion of all denominations. Further, the coin identified by the identification unit 20 as a dirty coin or an old 500-yen coin is stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22.

  When all the coins paid out from the depositing unit 12 are conveyed to the recirculation unit 33 (that is, when there is no error), the control unit 61 similarly performs the scrutiny process on the recirculation unit 36 for the next 50-yen coin. Similarly, the scrutinizing process is performed in the order of the return section 37 for 5 yen coins, the return section 34 for 100 yen coins, the return section 35 for 10 yen coins, and the return section 38 for 500 yen coins.

  When the scrutinizing process up to the recirculation unit 38 for 500-yen coins is completed, the control unit 61 causes the coins (overflow coins, dirty coins, old 500-yen coins) in the pool cassette 32 to all be fed out while being counted by the feeding-out unit 42. The coin dispensed by the dispenser 42 from the pool cassette 32 is transported by the dispenser-side transporter 55 and temporarily stored in the depositing unit 12. At this time, if the amount of coins in the pool cassette 32 is less than or equal to the storage capacity in the deposit unit 12, the coins in the pool cassette 32 can be emptied by temporarily storing the coins in the deposit unit 12. In this case, after the coins in the pool cassette 32 are emptied, the coins in the depositing unit 12 are transported by the depositing-side transporting unit 15, identified and counted by the identifying unit 20, and stored in the pool cassette 32 while being closely examined. As a result, the pool cassette 32 is scrutinized.

  Here, if the pool stacker 39 is empty (there is no reject coin), the coins of the pool cassette 32 can be conveyed to the deposit unit 12 and the pool stacker 39 to empty the pool cassette 32. In other words, during the first self-examination process, when the inspection of the overflow coins contained in the pool cassette 32 is started with the pool stacker 39 empty, the number of overflow coins contained in the pool cassette 32 becomes Scrutiny is possible up to a total of 12 storage capacities and pool stacker 39 storage capacities. Here, since the storage capacity of the deposit unit 12 is 150 and the storage capacity of the pool stacker 39 is 150, if the maximum number of overflow coins in the pool cassette 32 is 300, the first The 150 coins are fed out from the pool cassette 32 while being counted by the feeding unit 42, are conveyed by the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 with the shutters closed, and are identified by the identifying unit 20. The stacker guide unit 29 guides the pool stacker 39 while counting. Next, the remaining 150 coins are fed from the pool cassette 32 while being counted by the feeding unit 42, transported to the depositing unit 12 by the dispensing side transporting unit 55, and retained in the depositing unit 12. In this way, after the pool cassette 32 is emptied, the coins of the depositing section 12 are transported by the depositing side transporting section 15 and stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guiding section 22 while being discriminated and counted by the discriminating section 20 for detailed examination. After that, the coins of the pool stacker 39 are transported by the dispensing side transport unit 55, the depositing unit 12 and the depositing side transport unit 15 with shutters closed, and the identification unit 20 identifies and counts the coins while carefully examining them and the cassette guide unit. By storing the coins in the pool cassette 32 at 22, a maximum of 300 coins can be inspected.

  After the inspection process of the pool cassette 32 is completed as described above, the control unit 61 displays the result of the self-inspection process of this time on the display unit 63 (the number of coins of each denomination, the total amount of money, the storage location, etc.). And the in-flight amount before scrutiny are displayed, and if there is a difference between them, the operator is allowed to select whether or not to adjust the in-flight amount to this result by operating the operation unit 62, and The self-examination process 1 is completed.

"First cassette collection process"
This is an operation process of total collection by the pool cassette 32. The cassette collection process is basically performed when the pool cassette 32 is empty. When carrying out the first cassette collection process, when coins are stored in the pool cassette 32, the control unit 61, for example, prompts replacement with an empty pool cassette 32 and confirms that the pool cassette 32 is empty. Then, the first cassette collecting process is performed. It is also possible to add the collected money to the coins originally stored in the pool cassette 32, provided that the coins in the pool cassette 32 have been scrutinized.

  In the first cassette collecting process, as indicated by a thick solid line in FIG. 10, coins are simultaneously paid out from the recirculation units 33 to 38 by the payout units 43 to 48, and the payout side transfer unit 55 and the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed. Then, the coin-side transfer unit 15 conveys the coins, the identification unit 20 identifies and counts them, and true coins (including dirty coins and old 500-yen coins) other than reject coins are stored in the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22. When the dirty coins and the old 500-yen coins are identified, they are once stored in the pool stacker 39 by the deposit-side transfer unit 15 and the stacker guide unit 29, and after the coins in the return units 33 to 38 are emptied, The dirty coins and old 500-yen coins stored in the pool stacker 39 may be collected by a mixed stacker collection of another menu. In addition, instead of simultaneously feeding out coins from the recirculation units 33 to 38 at the feeding units 43 to 48, when all the coins are fed out at one of the recirculation units 33 to 38, all coins are fed out at the next one. May be performed in order.

  On the other hand, for coins determined as rejected coins by the identification unit 20, after being conveyed to the pool stacker 39 by the deposit side transport unit 15 and the stacker guide unit 29, as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. The payout portion 49 feeds the bill, and the payout side transport portion 55, the deposit portion 12 and the deposit side transport portion 15 with the shutters in the closed state carry the feed portion, and the identification portion 20 makes the identification again. Here again, the coin determined to be a reject coin repeats the same process. However, the upper limit number (for example, 10) is set for the cumulative number of reject coins, and when the upper limit number is exceeded, the process is interrupted and an error state is given.

  When the process proceeds without any error and all the coins of the return units 33 to 38 are stored in the pool cassette 32, the control unit 61 ends the first cassette collection process.

  The process proceeds without error, and the number of coins exceeding the storage capacity of the pool cassette 32, that is, 601 coins or more, is returned to the return units 33 to 39 (including the pool stacker 39). Alternatively, a total of 601 or more coins may be controlled so as not to be paid out from the recirculation units 33 to 39, based on the number of paid-out coins counted when the recirculation units 33 to 39 are paid out.

  During the first cassette collecting process, the pool cassette 32 accommodating 600 coins has its identification number stored and managed in the control unit 61 together with the number data of the denomination identified by the identification unit 20. The data of the number of denominations stored in the pool cassette 32 may be readablely stored in a storage unit such as an IC tag provided in the pool cassette 32. At the same time, the control unit 61 informs the display unit 63 to replace the pool cassette 32 having 600 sheets with the empty pool cassette 32.

  When the operator takes out the pool cassette 32 containing 600 sheets from the machine, removes the coin and sets it in the apparatus main body 11 in an empty state, or sets an empty spare pool cassette 32 in the apparatus main body 11, The control unit 61 restarts the first cassette collecting process, and similarly processes the 601st and subsequent coins. In the first cassette collection process, the operator does not touch the cash, and thus does not need to recognize the predetermined authority.

"First carton collection process"
The first carton collection processing is a collection operation by the carton 14, and it is possible to perform a partial collection by designating the amount of money in addition to the complete collection. When the operator inputs into the operation unit 62 whether the amount of money (denomination and the number of coins) is partially collected or fully collected, the control unit 61 controls the return units 33 to 38 and the pool as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. A specified amount of coins is paid out from the cassette 32. Also in this case, coins are simultaneously dispensed from the designated ones of the circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool cassette 32 by the corresponding ones of the dispensing units 42 to 48, and the dispensing side transport unit 55, the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed, and The depositing-side transport unit 15 transports the coins, the identifying unit 20 identifies and counts them, and true coins (including dirty coins and old 500-yen coins) other than reject coins are discharged to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. It should be noted that coins are not paid out at the same time from the designated ones of the circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool cassette 32 by the corresponding ones of the feeding units 42 to 48, but the coins are designated by one of the circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool cassette 32. After the coins are dispensed, the process of dispensing the designated coins may be sequentially performed by the next one.

  On the other hand, the coin determined to be rejected by the identification unit 20 is conveyed to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 and then fed out from the pool cassette 32 by the feeding unit 42 again, and the payout side transport unit 55 and the shutter are closed. The depositing unit 12 and the depositing-side transporting unit 15 in the state are carried, and the identifying unit 20 again identifies the coins (coins determined as reject coins may be delivered at the end of the process). Here again, a coin determined to be a reject coin repeats the same process. However, the upper limit number (for example, 10) is set for the cumulative number of reject coins, and when the upper limit number is exceeded, the process is interrupted and an error state is given.

  In the first carton collection process, the coins are conveyed by dividing them according to the storage capacity of the carton 14. Specifically, since the storage capacity of the carton 14 is 150, when 150 coins are transported to the carton 14, the transport is temporarily stopped, and the sensor (not shown) detects the removal of the carton 14 from the carton mounting portion 13. After that, when the resetting of the carton 14 is detected, the process of transporting up to the next 150 coins to the carton 14 is repeated a necessary number of times. In this first carton collection process, the dirty coins and the old 500-yen coins are also transported to the carton 14 like the true coins. Since the operator directly handles the cash, the first carton collection process can be set to be executable only when a person having a predetermined authority is recognized.

"First Sorting Counting Process"
The first sorted counting process is a process that is not involved in deposit and withdrawal transactions, and is used when it is desired to check how much cash is in hand, and is a process that only performs counting.

  When the control unit 61 starts the first sorting counting process, first, a shutter (not shown) of the deposit unit 12 is opened, and when a sensor (not shown) detects that a coin has been inserted into the deposit unit 12, the deposit unit 12 Coins are paid out from 12. Then, as indicated by a thick solid line in FIG. 12, coins fed from the depositing unit 12 are transported by the depositing-side transporting unit 15, and based on the identification result of the identifying unit 20, the true coins are pooled by the stacker guiding unit 29. Transport to 39. Further, based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, the reject coin is conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Note that the number of coins that can be counted at one time is the number of coins in the storage capacity of the pool stacker 39, and coins exceeding the number of coins in the storage capacity will not be accepted. That is, since the storage capacity of the pool stacker 39 is 150, the maximum number of coins that can be counted at one time is 150, and coins exceeding 150 are not accepted. When no coins are left in the deposit unit 12 and the deposit-side transport unit 15, the control unit 61 causes the display unit 63 to display the total amount and the number of denominations based on the identification result of the identification unit 20. If there is a reject coin, the reject coin of the carton 14 is collected before the next return operation. After detecting the removal of the carton 14 from the carton placement unit 13 with a sensor (not shown) and detecting the resetting of the carton 14, the return operation becomes possible. In this state, when the return operation is input to the operation unit 62, The control unit 61 feeds coins from the pool stacker 39 by the feeding unit 49, conveys the coins by the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 in which the shutters are closed, and transfers the coins to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. discharge. After that, when there are no coins in the pool stacker 39, the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the first sorting counting process is ended.

"First distribution and collection process"
In the first distribution/collection process, among the coins stored in the pool cassette 32, coins that can be used for withdrawal, that is, overflow coins from the recirculation units 33 to 38 are distributed to the recirculation units 33 to 38, and at the same time, the coins are withdrawn. This is a process of discharging unusable coins, that is, dirty coins and old 500-yen coins to the outside of the machine.

  In the first distribution/collection process, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 13, the coins in the pool cassette 32 are fed out by the feeding unit 42, and the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 with the shutter closed, and the deposit side transport. After being conveyed by the section 15 and identified by the identifying section 20, the articles are sorted by the corresponding ones of the circulation guiding sections 23 to 28 and stored in the circulation sections 33 to 38 based on the result. The overflow coin, the dirty coin, and the old 500-yen coin that do not fit into the return parts 33 to 38 are conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide part 21 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. 13 (the distribution to the carton 14 is described above. Every 150 sheets). In this case, the coin determined as the reject coin by the identification unit 20 is conveyed to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22, and then is again fed from the pool cassette 32 by the feeding unit 42, and the payout side transport unit 55 and the shutter are released. The depositing section 12 and the depositing side transporting section 15 in the closed state carry the sheet and the identifying section 20 identifies the sheet again. Here again, if it is determined that the coin is a reject coin, the same processing is repeated. However, the upper limit number (for example, 10) is set for the cumulative number of reject coins, and when the upper limit number is exceeded, the process is interrupted and an error state is given. Since the operator directly handles the cash, the first distribution/collection process can be set to be executable only when a person having a predetermined authority is recognized.

"First distribution process"
In the first distribution process, among coins stored in the pool cassette 32, coins that can be used for withdrawal, that is, overflow coins from the recirculation units 33 to 38 are distributed to the recirculation units 33 to 38, and at the same time used for withdrawal. This is a process of returning unusable coins, that is, dirty coins and old 500-yen coins to the pool cassette 32.

  In the first distribution processing, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 14, the coins in the pool cassette 32 are fed out by the feeding unit 42, and the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit in which the shutters are closed. After being conveyed by 15 and identified by the identifying unit 20, the items are sorted by the corresponding ones of the return guiding units 23 to 28 and stored in the returning units 33 to 38 based on the result. The coin determined to be rejected by the identification unit 20 is conveyed to the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29, and then is again fed out from the pool stacker 39 by the feeding unit 49, as shown in FIG. The side transport unit 55, the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed, and the depositing side transport unit 15 transport the sheet, and the identifying unit 20 identifies the sheet again. Here again, if it is determined that the coin is a reject coin, the same processing is repeated. However, the upper limit number (for example, 10) is set for the cumulative number of reject coins, and when the upper limit number is exceeded, the process is interrupted and an error state is given. The coin determined to be a reject coin is returned from the pool stacker 39 to the pool cassette 32 after a series of processes. The overflow coins, the dirty coins, and the old 500-yen coins that do not fit into the return units 33 to 38 are also conveyed to the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29 and temporarily stored in the pool stacker 39, and then the first distribution process. At the end of the above, it is fed out from the pool stacker 39 by the feeding unit 49, is transported by the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 with the shutters closed, and is returned to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22. . In the first distribution process, the operator does not touch cash, and thus does not require recognition of predetermined authority.

[Second operation mode]
In the second operation mode, the control unit 61 uses the pool cassette 32 as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 during the deposit process and that have been identified by the identification unit 20 so that the coins can be fed out by mixing denominations. Collective storage for storing the pool stacker 39 having a smaller capacity than the pool cassette 32 so that overflow coins overflowing in the respective circulation parts 33 to 38 among coins delivered from the pool cassette 32 during the storage processing can be delivered by denomination mixing. Part. That is, in the second operation mode, the pool stacker 39 causes the overflow coins that overflow in the recirculation unit 33, the overflow coins that overflow in the recirculation unit 34, the overflow coins that overflow in the recirculation unit 35, the overflow coins that overflow in the recirculation unit 36, The overflow coins that overflow in the reflux unit 37 and the overflow coins that overflow in the reflux unit 38 are stored so that they can be fed out by denomination mixing.

  Hereinafter, the second deposit processing, the second return processing, the second storage processing, the second cassette replenishment processing, the second direct replenishment processing, and the second deposit are all executed in the second operation mode. Department replenishment processing, second withdrawal processing, second self-examination processing, second cassette collection processing, second carton collection processing, second sorting and counting processing, second distribution and collection processing and second distribution The processing will be described.

"Second deposit process"
In the second operation mode, the pool cassette 32 is used as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 and identified by the identification unit 20 during deposit processing so that the coins can be paid out by mixing denominations. The pool cassette 32 is empty at the start of the deposit process of No. 2. The number of deposits to be processed at one time in the second depositing process is the coin storage capacity of the pool cassette 32, and is limited to 600 or less here.

  When the control unit 61 starts the second deposit process, first, a shutter (not shown) of the deposit unit 12 is opened, and when a sensor (not shown) detects that a coin has been inserted into the deposit unit 12, the deposit unit 12 is detected. The shutter is closed, and coins are paid out from the deposit unit 12. Then, the coin fed out from the depositing section 12 is conveyed by the depositing side conveying section 15 and is identified and counted by the identifying section 20. Then, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 15, the true coin identified by the identification unit 20 is conveyed to the pool cassette 32 by the cassette guide unit 22 and temporarily stored in the pool cassette 32. That is, in the second deposit processing, the pool cassette 32 is used as the temporary storage unit instead of the pool stacker 39 of the first deposit portion replenishment processing. On the other hand, the reject coin identified by the identification unit 20 as unacceptable is conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21 as indicated by the thick broken line in FIG. At this time, the dirty coin and the old 500-yen coin are also conveyed to the pool cassette 32 as true coins. When the coins in the depositing unit 12 and the depositing side transport unit 15 are exhausted, the shutter of the depositing unit 12 is opened to inquire whether or not additional deposit is made.

  When a sensor (not shown) detects that a coin has been additionally charged into the depositing unit 12, the control unit 61 closes the shutter of the depositing unit 12 and transfers the coin fed out by the depositing unit 12 to the depositing side transport unit 15 as in the above. And the identification section 20 identifies and counts. Then, while the true coins are temporarily stored in the pool cassette 32, the reject coins are conveyed to the carton 14. When the coins in the depositing unit 12 and the depositing side transport unit 15 are exhausted, the shutter of the depositing unit 12 is opened to inquire whether or not additional deposit is made. When the true coins reach the storage capacity (600 coins) of the pool cassette 32 by performing additional insertions a plurality of times, the true coins after that reach the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. When the operation of ending the deposit is input to the operation unit 62 during the inquiry of whether or not additional deposit is made, the control unit 61 displays the total amount of true coins identified by the identification unit 20 as acceptable and the number of denominations. The second deposit processing is ended by displaying the information on the display unit 63 and waiting for the confirmation instruction operation and the return instruction operation to the operation unit 62. As described above, in the second storing process, the pool cassette 32 serves as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 and identified by the identification unit 20 by denomination mixing. Therefore, in the second storing process, as compared with the first storing process, a large amount (about four times the amount) of coins can be deposited at one time.

"Second return process"
When the return instruction operation is input to the operation unit 62 after the second deposit process is completed, the control unit 61 starts the second return process. The second return process is performed according to the number of coins in the pool cassette 32. When the number of coins in the pool cassette 32 is within the number that can be accommodated in the carton 14, that is, within 150, after closing the shutter of the depositing unit 12, the pool cassette 32 is indicated by a thick solid line in FIG. Of the coin is fed out by the feeding unit 42, conveyed to the depositing unit 12 with the shutter closed by the dispensing side transport unit 55, dispensed from the depositing unit 12 and transported by the depositing side transport unit 15, and the discharge guide unit 21. It is transported to the carton 14. Then, when there are no coins in the pool cassette 32, the payout-side transfer unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit-side transfer unit 15, the second return process ends. In this way, all the coins in the pool cassette 32 are conveyed to the carton 14 and the operator takes them out. The estimated return time at this time may be displayed on the display unit 63.

  In the second return process, when the number of coins in the pool cassette 32 exceeds the number that can be accommodated in the carton 14, that is, when it exceeds 150, either a divided return to the carton 14 or a return by pulling out the pool cassette 32 When the method is judged by the selection operation on the operation unit 62 and the division return to the carton 14 is selected, the coins are conveyed by dividing them according to the storage capacity of the carton 14. That is, since the storage capacity of the carton 14 is 150 sheets, after closing the shutter of the depositing unit 12, the coins of the pool cassette 32 are fed out while being counted by the feeding unit 42 for 150 coins, and the shutter is closed. When the money is delivered to the depositing section 12 by the dispensing side transporting section 55, is fed from the depositing section 12 and is transported by the depositing side transporting section 15, and is transported to the carton 14 by the discharge guiding section 21, the transporting is temporarily stopped and a sensor not shown is shown. After detecting the removal of the carton 14 from the carton loading unit 13 and then detecting the resetting of the carton 14, the process of transporting the next 150 coins from the pool cassette 32 to the carton 14 is repeated a necessary number of times. When no coins are left in the pool cassette 32, the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15, the second return process ends.

  On the other hand, when the return by pulling out the pool cassette 32 is selected, the operator is notified that the pool cassette 32 should be replaced. When the replacement of the pool cassette 32 is detected, the second return process ends.

  When the split return to the carton 14 or the return by the removal of the pool cassette 32 is performed, the display unit 63 displays the estimated return time when the split return to the carton 14 is selected. May be. That is, when 600 coins are stored in the pool cassette 32, for example, if the coins are returned by the feeding transfer, the number of discharged coins to the carton 14 is limited to 150. In addition to the time, the time for inserting and removing the carton 14 is required. Therefore, the return time estimated from the number of stored sheets is displayed on the display unit 63 as a determination material for selecting whether to return the carton 14 in a divided manner or to return the pool cassette 32 by removing the pool cassette 32.

"Second storage process"
When the confirmation instruction operation is input to the operation unit 62 after the end of the second deposit processing, the control unit 61 starts the second storage processing. That is, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 17, the coins of the pool cassette 32 are delivered by the delivery unit 42, transported to the deposit unit 12 with the shutter closed by the dispensing-side transport unit 55, and dispensed from the deposit unit 12. The coins of each denomination are of the denominations corresponding to the recirculation guide sections 23 to 28 based on the identification result of the identification section 20, and the corresponding moneys of the recirculation sections 33 to 38. Store in seeds. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 20, overflow coins, dirty coins, and old 500-yen coins that overflow in the respective circulation units 33 to 38 are pooled by the pool stacker guide unit 29 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Store in 39. When the pool cassette 32, the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 run out of coins, the second storage process ends. As described above, in the second storage process, the pool stacker 39 serves as a batch storage unit that stores the overflow coins overflowing in the respective circulation units 33 to 38 so that the overflow coins can be fed out by denomination mixing.

  In the second storage process, when overflow coins exceeding the storage capacity of the pool stacker 39 are generated, the process is interrupted, and such overflow coins are conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21 or the pool cassette. It is left in 32 and the operation unit 62 is made to select and input whether or not to cope with replacement of the pool cassette 32. Note that the contents selected and set in advance may be followed. When carrying to the carton 14, since the operator directly handles cash, it can be set to be executable only when a person having a predetermined authority is recognized.

  When the transportation to the carton 14 is selected, the coins are transported for each storage capacity of the carton 14. Here, since the storage capacity of the carton 14 is 150, when the overflow coins of 150 are conveyed to the carton 14, the conveyance is temporarily stopped, and after the sensor (not shown) detects that the carton 14 is pulled out from the carton mounting portion 13. , When the reset of the carton 14 is detected, the process of transporting the next 150 overflow coins to the carton 14 is repeated a necessary number of times. When the pool cassette 32, the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 run out of coins, the second storage process ends. On the other hand, if the replacement of the pool cassette 32 is selected and the replacement of the pool cassette 32 is detected, the second storage process ends.

  In the second storing process, from the stored number data of the respective circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool stacker 39 and the deposit type number data of the pool cassette 32 at the time when the confirmation instruction operation is input to the operation unit 62. The number of stored pool stackers 39 can be predicted when the storage operation is subsequently performed. For this reason, when it is predicted that the collection is not limited to the circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool stacker 39 alone, whether the storage operation in each of the circulation units 33 to 38 should be prioritized or whether the pool cassette 32 is replaced. May be selected by operating the operation unit 62. Even when the exchange of the pool cassette 32 is selected, when the amount of coins already stored in the pool stacker 39 is equal to or larger than the predetermined value, some of the coins of the pool stacker 39 are collected in the pool cassette 32. Then, the control unit 61 automatically determines whether the pool cassette 32 should be replaced or not.

"Second cassette replenishment process"
The second cassette replenishment process is basically the same as the first cassette replenishment process. That is, in the second cassette replenishment process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 6, the coins of the pool cassette 32 are fed out by the feeding unit 42, and are fed by the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15. It is transported and stored in the denominations corresponding to the circulation units 33 to 38 based on the identification result of the identification unit 20. Then, as indicated by the thick broken line in FIG. 6, the overflow coins, the dirty coins and the old 500-yen coins overflowing in the respective circulation parts 33 to 38 are stored in the pool stacker 39 by grasping the number of denominations and rejected coins. Grasps the number of sheets and stores them in the pool stacker 39. The second operation mode is different from the first operation mode in that the coins of the pool stacker 39 are stored in the pool stacker 39 as they are even after the second cassette replenishment process. In both the first operation mode and the second operation mode, the pool cassette 32 is used as a batch storage cassette in which coins to be replenished in the circulation parts 33 to 38 of the denomination at the time of the cassette replenishment process are loaded outside the device.

"Second direct replenishment process"
In the second direct replenishment process, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 18, the coins inserted into the deposit unit 12 are transported by the deposit side transport unit 15 and identified by the identifying unit 20, as in the first direct refill process. Based on the result, the true coins are stored in the corresponding denominations of the return parts 33 to 38. On the other hand, the overflow coins that overflow in the respective recirculation units 33 to 38 are stored in the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide unit 29, as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. 18, which is different from the first direct refilling process. Further, in the second direct replenishing process, the pool stacker 39 is different from the first direct replenishing process in that the pool stacker 39 maintains the state of storing coins even after the second direct replenishing process. Other than those, it is basically the same as the first direct replenishment process. The dirty coins and the old 500-yen coins may be stored in the pool stacker 39 by the stacker guide portion 29, like the overflow coins. The overflow coins may be discharged to the carton 14 since too many coins of the denomination have been inserted.

"Second deposit part replenishment process"
The second deposit portion replenishment processing includes the first deposit processing shown in FIG. 15 and the second return processing shown in FIG. 16 or the second storage processing shown in FIG. When the second depositing process and the second storing process are performed, the coins of the depositing unit 12 are stored in the corresponding denominations of the return units 33 to 38. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 18, a process similar to the second direct replenishment process is performed to store the coins of the deposit unit 12 in the corresponding denominations of the return units 33 to 38.

"Second withdrawal process"
In the second withdrawal process, as indicated by the thick solid line in FIG. 19, as in the first withdrawal process, coins are dealt with based on the withdrawal data by the return units 33 to 38 provided for each denomination. The denomination of the denomination to be delivered is delivered to the withdrawal side transport section 55, the deposit section 12 and the deposit side transport section 15, and is discharged to the carton 14 with the discharge guide section 21 while being identified and counted by the identifying section 20. On the other hand, in the second withdrawal process, unlike the first withdrawal process, reject coins are stored in the pool cassette 32 as indicated by the thick broken line in FIG. Then, after the completion of the second withdrawal process, if there is a coin in the pool cassette 32, the coin is dispensed by the dispensing unit 42, and the process of causing the identifying unit 20 to identify the coin is performed again. Other than that, it is basically the same as the first withdrawal process.

"Second self-examination process"
In the second self-examination process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 20, all the coins are once paid out from the one of the recycle units 33 to 38 to be inspected, as in the first withdrawal process. Then, based on the identification result, the denominations corresponding to the recirculation guide sections 23 to 28 of the denominations corresponding to the recirculation sections 33 to 38 are identified and counted by the identification section 20 from the deposit section 12. Store in things. Such processing is sequentially performed on the reflux units 33 to 38. In the second self-inspection process, unlike the first self-inspection process, the pool stacker 39 is inspected in the same manner as the reflux units 33 to 38. In the second self-examination process, coins that are determined to be rejected coins by the identification unit 20 during the inspection are conveyed to the pool cassette 32 and then fed out again from the pool cassette 32 for identification as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. The part 20 is identified again. Other than that, it is basically the same as the first self-examination process. As described above, in the second self-examination process, the coins to be inspected are stored in the circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool stacker 39. Therefore, it is possible to perform a detailed examination operation using both the deposit unit 12 and the pool cassette 32. Since the storage capacity of the pool cassette 32 is larger than the storage capacity of each of the recirculation units 33 to 38 and the pool stacker 39, it is unlikely to be restricted by the first self-inspection process.

"Second cassette collection process"
In the second operation mode, the pool cassette 32 is used as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit 12 and identified by the identification unit 20 during deposit processing, and that the pool stacker 39 has overflow coins, dirty coins, and It stores old 500 yen coins. Then, during normal operation, there is no coin in the pool cassette 32 when depositing and withdrawing of one transaction is completed, and there is no coin in the pool cassette 32 even when the operation is completed. .. Therefore, in performing the second cassette collecting process, the pool cassette 32 is already empty, and thus the second cassette collecting process can be immediately started. The second cassette collecting process is different from the first cassette collecting process in that the pool stacker 39 maintains the state of storing coins even after the second cassette collecting process. Other than that, it is basically the same as the first cassette collection process for transporting coins by the route shown by the thick line in FIG. In both the first operation mode and the second operation mode, the pool cassette 32 is used as a batch storage cassette that stores coins fed from the circulation units 33 to 38 of the denominations during the cassette collection process.

"Second carton collection process"
In the second carton collecting process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 21, coins are paid out from the corresponding denominations of the recirculation units 33 to 38 provided for each denomination, as in the first carton collecting process. The payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15 carry the product, and the identifying unit 20 identifies and counts the product and ejects it to the carton 14 by the ejection guide unit 21. On the other hand, in the second carton collection process, unlike the first carton collection process, coins are unwound from the pool stacker 39 and transported by the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15. The identification unit 20 identifies and counts, and the emission guide unit 21 emits to the carton 14. It is basically the same as the first carton collection process except that one of the coin payout sources is the pool stacker 39.

"Second rearrangement counting process"
In the second rearranging and counting process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 22, the coin inserted into the deposit unit 12 is transported by the deposit-side transport unit 15, and based on the identification result of the identifying unit 20, the true coin, The cassette guide portion 22 conveys it to the pool cassette 32. On the other hand, when the reject coin is conveyed to the carton 14 by the discharge guide portion 21 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. 22, and then the return operation is input to the operation portion 62 in a state where the return operation is possible, The coins are unwound from the pool cassette 32, transported by the dispensing side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12, and the deposit side transport unit 15 and discharged to the carton 14 by the discharge guide unit 21. The procedure is basically the same as the first sorting and counting process except that coins are temporarily stored in the pool cassette 32. In the second rearrangement counting process, the number of sheets that can be counted at one time is the number of sheets that can be stored in the pool cassette 32. Since the number of sheets that can be stored in the pool cassette 32 is 600, up to 600 sheets can be counted at one time.

"Second distribution and collection process"
In the second distribution/collection process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 23, the coins in the pool stacker 39 are unwound and conveyed by the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, and the identification unit 20. After the identification, the coins that can be used for withdrawal are sorted and stored in the recirculation units 33 to 38 based on the result. On the other hand, the overflow coins that do not fit into the recirculation units 33 to 38, the coins that cannot be used for withdrawal, and the old 500-yen coins are the carton 14 in the discharge guide unit 21 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. Transport to. This is basically the same as the first distribution/collection process, except that the pool stacker 39 is the origin of the coins.

"Second distribution process"
In the second distribution process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 24, the coins in the pool stacker 39 are fed out, conveyed by the payout side transport unit 55, the deposit unit 12 and the deposit side transport unit 15, and then by the identification unit 20. After identification, based on the result, coins that can be used for withdrawal are sorted and stored in the recirculation units 33 to 38, while overflow coins that do not fit in the recirculation units 33 to 38 and dirty coins and old coins that cannot be used for withdrawal are stored. The 500-yen coin is conveyed to the pool cassette 32 as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. This is basically the same as the first distribution/collection process, except that the payout source of coins is the pool stacker 39 and the transfer destination of coins that cannot be used for withdrawal is the pool cassette 32.

  In the second operation mode, a large number of deposits can be processed, and the coin processing device 10 with improved work efficiency can be provided.

[Select operation mode]
In the coin processing device 10, the first operation mode and the second operation mode can be switched, but the operation mode can be set by a pre-manual setting method, a pre-auto setting method, or an arbitrary setting method.

"Preliminary manual setting method"
The pre-manual setting method is a setting method that enables switching between the first operation mode and the second operation mode under a special authority or mode such as a predetermined administrator mode and service person setting mode. Normally, at the time of introducing the coin processing device 10 or before starting the work every morning, the operation unit 62 is manually operated in accordance with the work forecast of the day (customer visit forecast, information based on past results). One of the operation modes is selected and set. The set operation mode can be displayed on the display unit 63 of the coin processing device 10, a terminal device that can communicate with the display unit 63, or the like. As a general rule, these operation modes are not changed during business hours, and these operation modes are maintained and operated until the end of work. In any case, when there are many small customers due to the customer characteristics of the store where the coin processing device 10 is introduced, or when it is considered that there are many small transactions considering the conditions such as past results, month, day, etc., By appropriately selecting and setting the first operation mode, which is a similar operation mode, it is possible to appropriately and appropriately operate. Further, when there is information on the possibility of large-scale transactions in business forecasts and the like, it is possible to select and set the second operation mode before starting the business.

"Preliminary automatic setting method"
In the pre-automatic setting method, when the power of the coin processing device 10 is turned on, there is no cash inside the coin processing device 10, that is, coins (not a residual specification), the coin processing device 10 or the in-store management server (further, The coin processing device 10 may automatically or in accordance with a business forecast (information based on past results such as customer visit forecast) of the store stored in the management server outside the store). Switching between the first operation mode and the second operation mode is set by an instruction from the in-store management server.

"Arbitrary setting method (as required)"
In the pre-manual setting method and the pre-auto setting method, the operation mode once set is fixed to each operation mode until the work on the set day is completed, whereas the arbitrarily settable method This is a method in which the operator can change the operation mode each time if conditions are met. The operation mode set when the power of the coin processing device 10 is turned on may be selected and set by any of a pre-manual setting method and a pre-auto setting method. By the way, when it is necessary to change these operation modes during work, it is only when it is necessary to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode. That is, normally, in a situation where only small amount deposits and withdrawals are made, there is no effect in either the first operation mode or the second operation mode. On the other hand, customers rarely bring in large amounts of coins and make deposits unscheduledly. The mode that can accommodate the deposit of a large amount of coins is the second operation mode as described above. Therefore, during operation in the first operation mode, there is no choice but to set conditions under which the operation can be performed in the second operation mode.

{Regarding the changeable condition from the first operation mode to the second operation mode}
In the first operation mode, since overflow coins and the like are stored in the pool cassette 32, the coins stored in the pool cassette 32 are temporarily stored in the first deposit process in the first operation mode. Whether or not the setting can be changed from the first operation mode to the second operation mode depends on whether or not the stacker 39 can be stored. In the above embodiment, the pool stacker 39 has a capacity of 150, so if the maximum number of coins stored in the pool cassette 32 is 600 or less, the coins can be moved to the pool stacker 39. The pool cassette 32 is emptied.

  Since it takes time to move nearly 150 coins, in a more preferable aspect, as an example, (1) when the transfer of up to 50 coins is unconditionally started. (2) When it is necessary to move 100 or more coins (including 150 or more coins that cannot be completely moved), the coins are exchanged for empty pool cassettes 32 that are not accompanied by transportation. (3) When it is necessary to move from 50 to 100 coins, the estimated time required for these moves is displayed on the display unit 63, and either the coin movement or the cassette exchange is performed by the operation input to the operation unit 62. Let them choose. However, it is also possible to eliminate (3) without the operator's judgment and to carry out either the transport movement or the cassette exchange depending on whether the number of sheets exceeds 50 shown in the example.

  As a result, when a large amount of coins are required to be deposited during the operation in the first operation mode, the operator changes and sets the operation mode on the terminal device or the like. For the operation mode change setting, a process name such as “mass coin deposit process” may be created and selected and set so that operation selection can be performed easily. Then, when the transaction processing content from the customer is grasped, when the "mass deposit processing" is selected in the terminal capable of communicating with the coin processing device 10, the coin processing device 10 causes the coin cassette 10 in the pool cassette 32 at that point in time. The number of stored sheets is confirmed, and the mode changing operation from the first operation mode to the second operation mode is performed based on the above processing. That is, (1) the coins in the pool cassette 32 are automatically moved to the pool stacker 39. (2) The coin transfer estimated time is displayed on the display unit of the coin processing device 10 or the terminal device, and the selection operation as to whether the coin transfer is to be executed or the cassette is to be replaced is input. (3) A cassette replacement instruction is displayed to prompt cassette replacement work. After these operations, instructions, and operations, the coin processing device 10 is changed from the first operation mode to the second operation mode, and displays on the display unit 63 an instruction to insert a coin into the deposit unit 12. At this time, it is possible to avoid inserting 150 or more coins at one time, and the depositing work by the additional depositing instruction is repeated. If the result of depositing a large amount of coins can be distributed to each of the circulation units 33 to 38 and the pool stacker 39, this is performed. When it is predicted that coins that cannot be distributed will remain even after the distribution, cassette replacement is instructed as described above.

{Regarding the changeable condition from the second operation mode to the first operation mode}
Usually, it is a work to return the mode, which was the second operation mode, to the first operation mode after the completion of depositing the large amount of coins. It is rarely necessary to change to the first operation mode while operating in the second operation mode. For example, it is changed when the operation of the apparatus is continued while storing 150 or more overflow coins. At the time of changing the setting from the second operation mode to the first operation mode, the coins moved and stored in the pool stacker 39 need to be stored again in the pool cassette 32, but since there is little problem with the storage capacity, the above description is given. After the end of the large amount coin deposit processing, the transfer movement processing is immediately performed on condition that the pool cassette 32 is set. At that time, the identification unit 20 performs identification and counting.

  According to the coin processing device 10 described above, in the first operation mode, the pool stacker 39 is used as a temporary storage unit and the pool cassette 32 having a storage capacity larger than that of the pool stacker 39 is used as a batch storage unit. It is suitable when a small amount of coins are sometimes inserted. In this case, overflow coins that overflow in the respective circulation units 33 to 38 can be stored in the pool cassette 32 having a large storage capacity, so that the frequency of machine stoppages due to an increase in the amount of overflow coins can be reduced. .. On the other hand, in the second operation mode, the pool stacker 39 is used as a batch storage unit and the pool cassette 32, which has a larger storage capacity than the pool stacker 39, is used as a temporary storage unit. , Which is preferable since many coins can be processed at one time. Therefore, usability is improved, convenience is improved, and work efficiency is improved without increasing the capacity of both the temporary storage unit and the collective storage unit. Therefore, the coin processing device 10 can be improved in usability while suppressing an increase in size. Moreover, since the first operation mode 1 and the second operation mode can be switched by operating the operation unit 62, for example, the operator can select a desired specification and perform cash processing. .

  Further, it is detachable from the apparatus main body 11 and has a storage capacity larger than that of the pool stacker 39 during both the first cassette collection processing in the first operation mode and the second cassette collection processing in the second operation mode. Since the pool cassette 32 having a large size is used as a batch storage cassette, it is possible to collect a large number of coins from the circulation units 33 to 38 of each denomination during the cassette collection process in any operation mode.

  Further, it is detachable from the apparatus main body 11 and has a storage capacity larger than that of the pool stacker 39 during both the first cassette replenishment process in the first operation mode and the second cassette replenishment process in the second operation mode. Since the large pool cassette 32 is used as a batch storage cassette, it is possible to replenish a large number of coins to the recirculation units 33 to 38 of each denomination during the cassette replenishment process in any operation mode.

10 coin processing device 11 device main body 12 deposit part 20 identification part 32 pool cassette (second storage part)
33 to 38 reflux section (feeding storage section)
39 Pool stacker (first storage)

To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention includes a first housing portion, the coins to be capable accommodating and feeding-out in mixed denominations for housing possible feeding the coins in the denomination mixed, temporary storage and the second storage portion of the storage capacity than the first storage portion is large, and the first first operation mode using a storage portion and a temporary storage portion of the pre-Symbol second housing portion and a control unit for switching the second operation mode is used as a part, a.

Claims (1)

A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins that have been inserted into the deposit unit and identified by the identification unit so that they can be paid out by mixing denominations,
A payout storage unit of a denomination for storing the coins paid out from the temporary storage unit so that the coins can be paid out,
Of the coins dispensed from the temporary storage unit, a batch storage unit that stores an overflow coin overflowing in the delivery storage unit such that it can be dispensed by denomination mixing,
A coin processing device having:
A first storage portion for storing coins so that the coins can be paid out;
A second storage unit having a storage capacity larger than that of the first storage unit and storing coins so that the coins can be paid out;
A first operation mode in which the first storage section is the temporary storage section and the second storage section is the collective storage section;
A second processing mode in which the second storage section is the temporary storage section and the first storage section is the collective storage section can be switched to a second operation mode.

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