JP2022071120A - Coin processing system and coin processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processing system and a coin processing method capable of improving the working efficiency of an operator by replenishing a storage/delivery part of a coin processing device with coins stored in a spare coin storage body.

SOLUTION: A coin processing system 10 includes: a coin processing device 20 having a storage part (e.g. a storage/delivery part 34) capable of storing coins and delivering the stored coins; a spare coin storage body (e.g. a spare coin storage cassette 60) in which coins other than the coins withdrawn from the coin processing device 20 among the coins delivered from the storage/delivery part 34 of the coin processing device 20 are sent and stored; and determination means 90 for determining whether or not the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished to the storage/delivery part 34 of the coin processing device 20 when a command to replenish coins is given to the storage/delivery 34 of the coin processing device 20.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a coin processing system provided with a coin processing device having a storage unit capable of storing coins and paying out the stored coins, and a coin processing method using such a coin processing system.

In stores of commercial facilities such as supermarkets and convenience stores, coin change machines are installed together with POS registers at checkout counters in the front area where product shelves are installed. Here, the money change machine installed at the checkout counter in the front area can deposit money handed to the clerk by the customer in exchange for the product and can also withdraw money as change. It is configured. As such a money change machine, for example, a money processing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like is known.

In the money processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, a first storage drawer and a second storage drawer are provided below the coin processing unit and the bill processing unit so as to be arranged in the width direction of the money processing unit. Then, when the amount of coins deposited in the coin processing section exceeds a predetermined appropriate upper limit, the coins exceeding this appropriate upper limit are sent from the coin processing section to the collection coin storage tray of the first storage drawer. It is designed to be stored. Further, the second storage drawer is provided with a coin-rolling gold storage unit for storing packaging coins.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-123056

In the money processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the coin processing unit lacks coins as change, it is necessary to replenish the coin processing unit with coins. Here, when replenishing coins to the coin processing unit, conventionally, the wrapping coin is taken out from the bar metal storage part of the second storage drawer, and the wrapping paper of the taken out wrapping coin is unwound to make a loose coin. Loose coins were thrown into the coin processing section. However, in such a coin replenishment method, since congestion is expected, it is desired to replenish the coin processing device with a large amount of coins as change in advance, but the coin processing unit lacks coins as change. If the number of coins is, for example, about 40, replenishing coins equivalent to one packaged coin (for example, 50 coins) will result in fractional coins (10 coins in this case). The storage will be full. Then, in order to release such a full storage state, a collection process for collecting fractional coins is separately performed, and the coins for these fractions are separately stored in another device (drawer, etc.). There was a problem that it took.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and by replenishing the coins stored in the spare coin storage body to the storage unit of the coin processing device, the work efficiency of the operator is improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing system and a coin processing method which can be used.

The coin processing system of the present invention is provided separately from the coin processing device and the coin processing device having a storage unit capable of storing and paying out the stored coins, and is provided from the storage unit of the coin processing device. A command is given to replenish the coins to the spare coin storage body in which coins other than the coins withdrawn from the coin processing device are sent and stored, and the storage unit of the coin processing device. It is characterized by comprising a determination means for determining whether or not the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device.

According to such a coin processing system, when a command to replenish coins is given to the storage unit of the coin processing device, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are replenished to the storage unit of the coin processing device. Since it is determined whether or not it is possible, the efficiency of the operator's work can be improved by replenishing the storage unit of the coin processing device with the coins stored in the spare coin storage body.

The coin processing system of the present invention may further include a counting means for counting the number of coins sent from the coin processing device to the spare coin storage for each denomination.

In this case, the coin processing system of the present invention further includes a comparison means for comparing the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device for each denomination with the counting result by the counting means, and the determination means is a determination means. Based on the comparison result by the comparison means, it may be determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device.

Further, the coin processing system of the present invention further includes a packaged coin storage device for storing packaged coins, and the determination means is a packaged coin stored in the packaged coin storage device in addition to the comparison result by the comparison means. With reference to the number of coins for each denomination, it may be determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device.

Further, the coin processing system of the present invention further includes a packaged coin storage device for storing packaged coins, and is either a coin stored in the spare coin storage body or a packaged coin stored in the packaged coin storage device. An operating means for selecting whether to replenish the coins in the storage unit of the coin processing device may be provided.

Further, the coin processing system of the present invention may further include a notification means for notifying the determination result by the determination means.

In this case, the notification means may be provided in the spare coin storage body.

Further, the coin processing device further has an insertion section for inserting coins into the housing, and the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are replenished in the storage section of the coin processing device. At that time, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body may be inserted into the housing of the coin processing device from the insertion unit.

In this case, the spare coin storage body can be attached to the insertion portion of the coin processing device, and when the spare coin storage body is attached to the insertion section, it is stored in the spare coin storage body. The coins may be inserted into the housing of the coin processing device from the insertion unit.

Further, the spare coin storage body has a feeding mechanism for feeding out the coins stored in the spare coin storage body to the outside, and the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are the coins of the coin processing device. When the coins are replenished in the storage unit, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body may be paid out to the inside of the coin processing device by the feeding mechanism.

Further, the coin processing device may have an additional storage unit for storing coins unwound from the storage unit, and coins may be sent from the additional storage unit to the spare coin storage body. ..

Further, the coin processing system of the present invention further includes a locking mechanism for locking the spare coin storage body in a fixed position, and the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are placed in the storage unit of the coin processing device. When it is determined by the determination means that the replenishment is possible, the lock of the spare coin storage body may be released by the lock mechanism.

In the coin processing method of the present invention, coins are ejected from the storage portion of a coin processing apparatus having a storage portion capable of storing coins and paying out the stored coins, and the coins to be withdrawn out of the drawn coins are to be withdrawn. When a step of sending and storing coins other than the coins to the spare coin storage body and a command to replenish the coins to the storage unit of the coin processing device are given, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are given. It is characterized by comprising a step of determining whether or not the storage portion of the coin processing apparatus can be replenished.

According to such a coin processing method, when a command to replenish coins is given to the storage unit of the coin processing device, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are replenished to the storage unit of the coin processing device. Since it is determined whether or not it is possible, the efficiency of the operator's work can be improved by replenishing the storage unit of the coin processing device with the coins stored in the spare coin storage body.

According to the coin processing system and the coin processing method of the present invention, the work efficiency of the operator can be improved by replenishing the coins stored in the spare coin storage body to the storage unit of the coin processing device.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money processing system by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure when the inside of the coin processing apparatus in the money processing system shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the upper side toward the lower side in the vertical direction. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the spare coin storage cassette in the money processing system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state when the spare coin storage cassette shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the coin insertion part of the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. It is a top view which shows the structure of the packaged coin storage apparatus in the money processing system shown in FIG. 1. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money processing system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation when the coin processing apparatus is replenished with coins in the money processing system shown in FIG. Following the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, it is a flowchart showing an operation when the coin processing apparatus is replenished with coins in the money processing system shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money processing system which concerns on the modification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 are diagrams showing a money processing system according to the present embodiment. Of these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the money processing system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows the inside of the coin processing device in the money processing system shown in FIG. 1 from above toward downward in the vertical direction. It is a block diagram which shows the structure when seen. Further, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a spare coin storage cassette in the coin processing system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a coin insertion of the spare coin storage cassette shown in FIG. 3 in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state when it is attached to a part. Further, FIG. 5 is a top view showing the configuration of the packaged coin storage device in the money processing system shown in FIG. 1. Further, FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money processing system shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 7 and 8 show a coin processing device for replenishing coins in the money processing system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation when is performed. Further, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the money processing system according to the modified example.

In stores of commercial facilities such as supermarkets, product shelves displaying various products are installed in the front area where customers can enter, and the checkout counter in this front area has coins as shown in Fig. 1. The processing system 10 is installed. Here, the money processing system 10 has a coin processing device 20 and a bill processing device 70 arranged side by side. The coin processing device 20 is adapted to perform a coin deposit processing as sales proceeds and a coin withdrawal processing as change. Further, the bill processing device 70 is adapted to perform deposit processing of bills as sales and withdrawal processing of bills as change. Further, below the coin processing device 20, a cassette mounting portion 54 to which the spare coin storage cassette 60 is detachably mounted is arranged, and below the bill processing device 70, a packaging coin storage for storing packaging coins is arranged. The device 72 is arranged. Further, the POS register can be placed in the area indicated by the reference sign P on the upper surface of the money processing system 10 in FIG. 1. When the customer performs the settlement process at such a checkout counter, the clerk deposits coins or banknotes as the price of the goods received from the customer into the coin processing device 20 or the banknote processing device 70, or the coins as change. Banknotes are withdrawn from the coin processing device 20 and the banknote processing device 70 and returned to the customer. Further, the POS register manages information related to the goods purchased by the customer, information related to coins and banknotes stored in the coin processing device 20 and the banknote processing device 70, and the like. Details of the coin processing device 20 and the spare coin storage cassette 60 in such a money processing system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the coin processing device 20 includes a housing 21 having a substantially rectangular shape, and coins are inserted into the front side of the housing 21 by an operator when depositing coins. A coin insertion unit 22 is provided, a coin payout unit 50 in which coins are paid out when coins are withdrawn, and a reject unit 52 in which reject coins are paid out when coins are deposited. Further, inside the housing 21, a plurality of storage feeding portions 34 for storing coins for each denomination are provided. Here, the plurality of storage feeding portions 34 are arranged so as to be arranged in parallel along the depth direction of the housing 21 (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 2), and the storage feeding portions 34 have 500 yen coins and 100, respectively. Yen coins, 50-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 5-yen coins, and 1-yen coins are stored in order from the bottom in FIG. Further, on the upper surface of the housing 21, the operator inputs various commands and displays various information such as the amount of money stored inside the coin processing device 20 and the bill processing device 70. An operation display unit 82 such as a touch panel is provided for this purpose.

The coin insertion section 22 is formed with a coin insertion slot 22a into which coins are inserted by an operator, and the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 22a fall due to the weight of the coins and fall to the coin receiving section 24 (FIG. 2). See). Further, the coin receiving unit 24 is provided with a residual detection sensor (not shown), and the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are detected by the residual detection sensor. Further, the coin receiving unit 24 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 24a (see FIG. 6) composed of a feeding belt or the like moving to the left in FIG. 2, and a coin receiving unit 24 is provided with a residual detection sensor. When detected by the coin feeding mechanism 24a, the coin feeding mechanism 24a is driven so that the coins are fed one by one from the coin receiving portion 24 by the coin feeding mechanism 24a. Further, inside the housing 21, a deposit transport unit 26 for transporting coins fed from the coin receiving unit 24 one by one by the coin feeding mechanism 24a is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, an identification unit 28 for discriminating coin denomination, authenticity, correctness / loss, front / back, old / new, transport state, etc. is provided in the middle of the deposit transport unit 26. Further, a coin or an identification unit 28 identified as not a normal coin by the identification unit 28 could not be identified at a location on the downstream side of the identification unit 28 in the direction of transporting coins by the deposit transfer unit 26. A first branching section 30 is provided for branching coins from the deposit transporting section 26 and sending them to the rejecting section 52 by the reject chute 32.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of denomination branching portions (not shown) corresponding to each storage feeding portion 34 are located further downstream of the first branching portion 30 in the coin transport direction by the deposit transporting unit 26. ) Are provided in series. With respect to the coins conveyed by the deposit transfer unit 26 by these denomination branching units, the coins corresponding to the denominations assigned to each storage delivery unit 34 based on the denominations identified by the identification unit 28 are gold. It will be sent to each storage feeding section 34 by the type branch section. Further, each storage feeding unit 34 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 34a (see FIG. 6) for feeding coins stored in these storage feeding portions 34 one by one to the right in FIG. 2. Further, each storage feeding unit 34 is provided with a coin detection sensor 34b (see FIG. 6) that detects coins delivered from the storage feeding unit 34 by the coin feeding mechanism 34a. Based on the coin detection information by the coin detection sensor 34b, the control unit 80, which will be described later, can acquire information related to the number of coins paid out from the storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination.

As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the housing 21 is provided with a withdrawal transport unit 36 for transporting coins fed from each storage payout unit 34 by the coin payout mechanism 34a to the coin payout unit 50. More specifically, in FIG. 2, coins are fed out to the right by the coin feeding mechanism 34a from each storage feeding unit 34, and the withdrawal carrying unit 36 lowers the coins drawn from each storage feeding unit 34. It is designed to be transported in the direction and sent to the coin payout unit 50. Further, the coin payout unit 50 is exposed to the outside of the housing 21, and the operator can grasp the coins accumulated in the coin payout unit 50 by hand and take them out to the outside of the housing 21. ing.

Further, a second branch 38 for branching coins from the withdrawal transport unit 36 is provided in the middle of the withdrawal transport unit 36, and the coins are branched from the withdrawal transport unit 36 by the second branch unit 38. The coins are sent to the coin receiving unit 24 by the branch transport unit 40. Further, a third branch section 42 for branching coins from the branch transfer section 40 is provided in the middle of the branch transfer section 40, and coins branched from the branch transfer section 40 by the third branch section 42 are added. It is sent to the storage unit 44 and stored in the additional storage unit 44. Further, the additional storage unit 44 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 44a (see FIG. 6) for feeding out the coins stored in the additional storage unit 44 one by one, from the additional storage unit 44 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a. The coins that have been paid out are sent to the fourth branch portion 46. The fourth branch portion 46 is configured to distribute the coins drawn from the additional storage portion 44 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a to either the withdrawal transporting section 36 or the coin ejection port 48. Of the coins drawn out from the additional storage unit 44 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a, the coins distributed to the coin ejection port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46 are moved from the coin ejection port 48 to the lower part of the housing 21 by the weight of the coin. It will be discharged.

Next, the configuration of the cassette mounting portion 54 arranged below the coin processing device 20 and the spare coin storage cassette 60 detachably mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54 is described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4. explain.

As shown in FIG. 3, the spare coin storage cassette 60 detachably mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing, and openings 62 and 64 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the casing, respectively. It is formed. Further, shutters 62a and 64a for opening and closing the openings 62 and 64 are provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of the casing, respectively. Here, the shutters 62a and 64a are driven independently of each other. Further, in the state where the spare coin storage cassette 60 is removed from the cassette mounting portion 54, the openings 62 and 64 are closed by the shutters 62a and 64a, respectively. On the other hand, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54, the shutter 62a is driven to open the opening 62. Further, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54, the opening 62 of the spare coin storage cassette 60 is positioned directly below the coin discharge port 48 of the coin processing device 20. Therefore, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54, the coins distributed to the coin ejection port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46 in the coin processing device 20 are the coin ejection port due to the weight of the coin. When the coins are discharged from the 48 to the lower side of the housing 21, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 48 are stored inside the spare coin storage cassette 60 through the opening 62.

Further, in the money processing system 10 of the present embodiment, the spare coin storage cassette 60 removed from the cassette mounting unit 54 can be mounted on the coin insertion unit 22 of the coin processing device 20. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state when the spare coin storage cassette 60 removed from the cassette mounting portion 54 is mounted on the coin insertion portion 22 of the coin processing device 20. As shown in FIG. 4, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is attached to the coin insertion unit 22, the shutter 64a is driven to open the opening 64. Further, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is attached to the coin insertion unit 22, the opening 64 of the spare coin storage cassette 60 is positioned directly above the coin insertion slot 22a of the coin processing device 20. Therefore, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is attached to the coin insertion section 22, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 fall from the opening 64 due to the weight of the coins and enter the coin insertion slot 22a, and the coins enter the coin insertion slot 22a. It will be accepted by the receiving unit 24.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the cassette mounting portion 54 is provided with a lock mechanism 56 for locking the spare coin storage cassette 60 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54. When the spare coin storage cassette 60 is locked by the lock mechanism 56, the spare coin storage cassette 60 cannot be removed from the cassette mounting portion 54. On the other hand, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is unlocked by the lock mechanism 56, the spare coin storage cassette 60 can be removed from the cassette mounting portion 54 toward the front side. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an LED lamp 66 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the spare coin storage cassette 60.

Next, the configuration of the banknote processing device 70 arranged next to the coin processing device 20 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, the bill processing device 70 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing, and a bill insertion slot 70a and a bill payout outlet 70b are formed on the front surface of the housing, respectively. When the bill processing device 70 performs the deposit processing of bills, the operator inserts the bills into the bill insertion slot 70a. Further, when the bill processing device 70 performs the withdrawal processing of the bill, the bill is paid out from the bill payout outlet 70b. Details of the configuration of such a bill processing device 70 will be omitted.

Next, the configuration of the packaging coin storage device 72 arranged below the banknote processing device 70 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the packaging coin storage device 72 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 72a having an open front side surface and a housing 72a that can be housed in the housing 72a. It is equipped with a storage drawer 78 that can be pulled out from 72a to the front side, and the storage drawer 78 can store coins of each denomination in, for example, two rows (in FIG. 5, the storage drawer 78 is used). The packaged coins of each denomination stored are shown in diagonal lines). Here, the storage drawer 78 is formed with a plurality of storage portions (pockets) for storing one packaged coin at a time, and the number and position of the packaged coins stored in each storage unit for each denomination are predetermined. It is set. Specifically, in FIG. 5, eight 100-yen coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference numeral A, and one 500-yen coin can be stored in the area indicated by reference numeral B. It is possible, and one 50-yen packaged coin can be stored in the area indicated by the reference numeral C. Further, in FIG. 5, six 10-yen coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference numeral D, and four 1-yen coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference numeral E. In the area indicated by the reference numeral F, one 5-yen packaged coin can be stored.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, inside the housing 72a of the packaging coin storage device 72, the storage drawer 78 is locked in the housing 72a when the storage drawer 78 is completely housed in the housing 72a. A lock mechanism 74 for this purpose is provided. Here, when the lock mechanism 74 locks the storage drawer 78 inside the housing 72a, the storage drawer 78 cannot be pulled out from the housing 72a toward the front side, so that the packaging coin can be taken out from the storage drawer 78. become unable.

Further, in the vicinity of the front opening of the housing 72a of the packaging coin storage device 72, when the storage drawer 78 is pulled out from the housing 72a toward the front side or returned to the inside of the housing 72a, the storage drawer 78 becomes the storage drawer 78. A detection means 76 for detecting the number of stored packaging coins for each denomination is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the detection means 76 has a pair of left and right optical sensors 76a and a rotary encoder 76b that detects the amount of the storage drawer 78 withdrawn from the housing 72a. Here, each optical sensor 76a has a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through an optical axis extending in the width direction (left-right direction in FIG. 5) of the packaging coin storage device 72. It is designed to be sent to the light receiving element. When the storage drawer 78 is completely housed inside the housing 72a or the storage drawer 78 is completely pulled out from the housing 72a, the light emitted from the light emitting element in each optical sensor 76a is emitted. Received by the light receiving element. On the other hand, when the storage drawer 78 is pulled out from the housing 72a toward the front side or returned to the inside of the housing 72a, the light emitted from the light emitting element is blocked by the packaging coins stored in the storage drawer 78. As a result, it does not reach the light receiving element, which makes it possible to detect the presence or absence of holes in the packaged coin and the size of the diameter. As described above, in the storage drawer 78, since the number and position of the packaged coins to be stored for each denomination are preset, the presence / absence of holes and the size of the diameter of the packaged coins detected by the optical sensor 76a , And the number of packaged coins stored in the storage drawer 78 for each denomination, and each packaged coin in the storage drawer 78, based on the withdrawal amount of the storage drawer 78 from the housing 72a detected by the rotary encoder 76b. Whether or not it is correctly stored in a predetermined position is detected.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an LED lamp 79 is provided on the front surface of the storage drawer 78.

The packaging coin storage device 72 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the one having the above configuration. In the packaged coin storage device 72 having another configuration, as a detection means 76 for detecting the number of packaged coins stored in the storage drawer 78 for each denomination, the presence / absence of packaged coins stored in the storage unit of the storage drawer 78 and the presence / absence of packaged coins are stored. A method may be used in which a sensor for detecting a denomination is arranged in all the storage portions.

Next, the configuration of the control system of the money processing system 10 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. The coin processing system 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 80 that controls a coin processing device 20, a bill processing device 70, a cassette mounting unit 54, and a packaging coin storage device 72, respectively. Specifically, the control unit 80 includes a coin feeding mechanism 24a of the coin processing device 20, a deposit transporting unit 26, an identification unit 28, a first branching unit 30, and a coin feeding mechanism 34a provided in each storage feeding unit 34. And the coin detection sensor 34b, the withdrawal transfer section 36, the second branch section 38, the branch transfer section 40, the third branch section 42, the coin feeding mechanism 44a provided in the additional storage section 44, the fourth branch section 46, and the like. It is connected. Here, the information related to the coin identification result by the identification unit 28 and the information related to the coin detection result by each coin detection sensor 34b are sent to the control unit 80. Further, the control unit 80 sends a command signal to each component of the coin processing device 20 to control these components. Further, each component of the bill processing device 70 is connected to the control unit 80, and a command signal is sent from the control unit 80 to each component of the bill processing device 70 to control these components. It has come to be. Further, the lock mechanism 56 of the cassette mounting unit 54 is connected to the control unit 80, and the lock mechanism 56 is controlled by sending a command signal from the control unit 80 to the lock mechanism 56. There is. Further, the lock mechanism 74 of the packaged coin storage device 72 and the detection means 76 are connected to the control unit 80, respectively, and the detection result of the packaged coin by the detection unit 76 is sent to the control unit 80. Further, the lock mechanism 74 is controlled by sending a command signal from the control unit 80 to the lock mechanism 74.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation display unit 82, the storage unit 84, and the communication unit 86 are connected to the control unit 80, respectively. As described above, the operation display unit 82 is composed of, for example, a touch panel or the like, and various information such as the amount of money stored inside the coin processing device 20, the bill processing device 70, and the packaging coin storage device 72 can be obtained. It is displayed on the operation display unit 82. Further, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 80 by the operation display unit 82. Further, the storage unit 84 contains a processing history of coins and banknotes in the coin processing device 20 and the banknote processing device 70, such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing, and the coin processing device 20, the banknote processing device 70, and the packaged coin storage device 72. Information about the amount of coins stored inside is stored. Further, the control unit 80 can transmit and receive signals to and from an external device (specifically, for example, a POS register) provided separately from the money processing system 10 according to the present embodiment via the communication unit 86. It has become like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 80 is connected to the determination means 90, the counting means 92, and the comparison means 94, respectively. When the control unit 80 is instructed to replenish the coins in the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20, the determination means 90 uses the coin processing device 20 to dispose of the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60. It is determined whether the storage feeding unit 34 can be replenished. Further, the counting means 92 stores the number of coins sent from the coin processing device 20 to the spare coin storage cassette 60 for each denomination (that is, stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60) based on the detection result by each coin detection sensor 34b. The number of coins for each denomination) is counted. Further, the comparison means 94 compares the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 for each denomination with the counting result by the counting means 92, and the determination means 90 is based on the comparison means 94. Based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. Details of the functions of the determination means 90, the counting means 92, and the comparison means 94 will be described later.

Next, the operation of the coin processing apparatus 20 having such a configuration will be described. The operation of the coin processing device 20 as shown below is performed by the control unit 80 controlling each component of the coin processing device 20.

First, the operation when the coin deposit processing is performed in the coin processing apparatus 20 will be described. When the coin processing device 20 performs the coin deposit processing, the operator first inserts the coin into the coin insertion slot 22a provided on the front side of the upper surface of the housing 21. The coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 22a will be accepted by the coin receiving unit 24. Then, when the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are detected by the residual detection sensor, the coin feeding mechanism 24a is driven so that the coin feeding mechanism 24a causes the coins to be ejected one by one from the coin receiving unit 24 in FIG. It is extended to the left. Then, the coins drawn from the coin receiving unit 24 by the coin feeding mechanism 24a are conveyed one by one by the deposit transporting unit 26, and the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, old and new, transport state, etc. are conveyed by the identification unit 28. Identification is done. Here, the coin identified as normal by the identification unit 28 is sent to the region on the inner side of the housing 21 by the deposit transfer unit 26 without being branched from the deposit transfer unit 26 by the first branch unit 30. By branching from the deposit transport unit 26 for each denomination by each denomination branching unit, the coins are stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination. On the other hand, coins identified as not normal coins by the identification unit 28 and coins that could not be identified by the identification unit 28 are branched from the deposit transfer unit 26 by the first branch unit 30 as reject coins, and this branch is performed. The rejected coin is sent to the reject unit 52 by the reject chute 32. Further, as described above, since the reject unit 52 is accessible from the front side of the housing 21, the operator can receive the reject coins sent to the reject unit 52 from the front side of the housing 21. It will be possible to take it out of the coin slot 22a and re-insert it into the coin slot 22a.

Further, if a certain storage feeding unit 34 becomes a full state or a near full state during the above-mentioned coin deposit processing, the coin feeding operation from the coin receiving unit 24 by the coin feeding mechanism 24a and the coin feeding operation by the deposit transporting unit 26 are performed. The transport operation is interrupted. Then, a part of the coins is paid out from the storage feeding unit 34 in the full state or the near full state to the withdrawal transporting unit 36 by the coin feeding mechanism 34a, and the coins are conveyed by the withdrawal feeding unit 36. Then, when the coins transported by the withdrawal transfer unit 36 reach the second branch unit 38, the coins are branched from the withdrawal transfer unit 36 to the branch transfer unit 40 by the second branch unit 38, and the coins are branched. The coin is conveyed by the branch transfer unit 40. Further, the coins transported by the branch transport unit 40 are branched to the additional storage unit 44 by the third branch unit 42. As a result, the coins drawn out from the storage feeding unit 34 are stored in the additional storage unit 44. Such an operation of sending coins from the storage feeding unit 34 to the additional storage unit 44 is performed until the number of coins stored in the storage feeding unit 34 becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. After that, coins are fed one by one from the additional storage unit 44 to the fourth branch portion 46 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a, and the fed coins are distributed to the coin ejection port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46. As a result, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 48 are stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60. Further, the coins drawn from the storage feeding unit 34 to the withdrawal transporting unit 36 by the coin feeding mechanism 34a are detected by the coin detection sensor 34b provided in the storage feeding unit 34. As a result, the counting means 92 is the coin gold sent from the coin processing device 20 (specifically, the storage feeding unit 34) to the spare coin storage cassette 60 based on the coin detection result by the coin detection sensor 34b. The number of coins for each species will be counted. When the spare coin storage cassette 60 is removed from the cassette mounting unit 54, the coins sent from the storage feeding unit 34 to the additional storage unit 44 are held in the additional storage unit 44. Then, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54, coins are fed one by one from the additional storage portion 44 to the fourth branch portion 46 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a. In this way, the coins drawn out from the additional storage unit 44 are distributed to the coin discharge port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46, so that the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 48 are stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60. .. After that, the coin feeding operation from the coin receiving unit 24 by the coin feeding mechanism 24a and the coin feeding operation by the deposit transporting unit 26 are restarted.

Next, the operation when the coin withdrawal processing is performed in the coin processing apparatus 20 will be described. The operator inputs information related to withdrawal processing such as the number of coins to be withdrawn by the operation display unit 82 for each denomination and the total amount into the control unit 80, or controls from an external device via the communication unit 86. When information related to withdrawal processing such as the number of coins to be withdrawn for each denomination and the total amount is sent to the unit 80, the coins are stored in the storage and payout unit 34 corresponding to the denomination of the coins to be withdrawn. The payout mechanism 34a pays out the number of coins to be withdrawn from the storage payout unit 34 to the withdrawal transfer unit 36. Further, the coins drawn from the storage feeding unit 34 by the coin feeding mechanism 34a are detected by the coin detecting sensor 34b. Then, the coins paid out to the withdrawal transfer unit 36 are conveyed to the coin payout unit 50 by the withdrawal transfer unit 36. At this time, the coins conveyed by the withdrawal transfer unit 36 are not branched to the branch transfer unit 40 by the second branch unit 38. Further, as described above, since the coin payout unit 50 is accessible from the front side of the housing 21, the operator can put his / her hand into the coin payout unit 50 to move the withdrawn coin to the front side of the housing 21. Can be taken out from the housing 21 to the outside.

Next, the operation when the coins are scrutinized in the coin processing apparatus 20 will be described. The coin scrutiny process is the amount of coins stored in each storage delivery section 34 (specifically, the number of coins stored in each storage delivery section 34 and the total amount of coins). This is the process of confirming. When the operator inputs a command to start the coin scrutiny process to the control unit 80 by the operation display unit 82, or a command to start the coin scrutiny process is sent from the external device to the control unit 80 via the communication unit 86, A coin feeding mechanism 34a feeds coins one by one from a storage feeding section 34 among a plurality of storing feeding sections 34 to a withdrawal feeding section 36, and the coins are conveyed by the withdrawal feeding section 36. Then, when the coins transported by the withdrawal transfer unit 36 reach the second branch unit 38, the coins are branched from the withdrawal transfer unit 36 to the branch transfer unit 40 by the second branch unit 38, and the coins are branched. The coin is conveyed by the branch transfer unit 40. Further, the coins transported by the branch transport unit 40 are branched to the additional storage unit 44 by the third branch unit 42. As a result, the coins drawn out from the storage feeding unit 34 are stored in the additional storage unit 44.

Then, all the coins are sent from a certain storage feeding unit 34 to the additional storage unit 44, and when the storage feeding unit 34 becomes empty, coins are sent one by one from the additional storage unit 44 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a to the fourth branching unit 46. The coins that have been paid out are distributed to the withdrawal transfer unit 36 by the fourth branching unit 46. Further, the coins distributed to the withdrawal transfer section 36 by the fourth branch section 46 are conveyed by the withdrawal transfer section 36, branched to the branch transfer section 40 by the second branch section 38, and then the branch transfer section. It is conveyed to the coin receiving unit 24 by 40. Then, when the coin sent from the branch transport unit 40 to the coin receiving unit 24 is detected by the residual detection sensor provided in the coin receiving unit 24, the coin feeding mechanism 24a is driven to drive the coin feeding mechanism. The coins are delivered from the coin receiving section 24 to the deposit transport section 26 one by one by the 24a. After that, the deposit transport unit 26 transports coins one by one, and the identification unit 28 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correct / loss, front and back, old and new, transport state, and the like. Then, the coins identified by the identification unit 28 are sent to the area on the inner side of the housing 21 by the deposit transfer unit 26, and are branched from the deposit transfer unit 26 for each denomination by each denomination branch unit. It will be returned to the original storage feeding section 34. Such an operation is performed for each storage feeding unit 34 in all the storage feeding units 34. In this way, it becomes possible to confirm the amount of coins stored in each storage feeding unit 34 based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 28.

Next, the operation when the coin replenishment process is performed in the coin processing device 20 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. In the present embodiment, one of the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54 and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 is inserted into the coins. By being inserted into the mouth 22a, coins are replenished in each storage feeding portion 34. More specifically, information such as the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 for each denomination and the total amount of coins is input to the control unit 80 by the operation display unit 82 by the operator, or replenished to the coin processing device 20. Information such as the number of coins to be coined for each denomination and the total amount of coins is sent from the external device to the control unit 80 via the communication unit 86, so that the coins are sent to each storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. When a command to replenish is given to the control unit 80 (YES in STEP 1), the reserve coin storage is based on the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 for each denomination and the counting result by the counting means 92. The number of coins stored in the cassette 60 for each denomination is compared by the comparison means 94. Then, the determination means 90 determines whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20 based on the comparison result by the comparison means 94. Further, in the present embodiment, the determination means 90 refers to the number of packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 for each denomination in addition to the comparison result by the comparison means 94, and refers to the spare coin storage cassette. It is determined whether the coins stored in the 60 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20.

More specifically, in the comparison result by the comparison means 94, the number of coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 based on the counting result by the counting means 92 for each denomination of coins is the coin processing apparatus 20. If the number of coins to be replenished is greater than or equal to the number of coins to be replenished (“YES” in STEP 2), the determination means 90 replenishes the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. It is determined that it is possible (STEP 3). In this case, the spare coin storage cassette 60 is unlocked by the lock mechanism 56 at the cassette mounting portion 54 (STEP 4) so that the operator can remove the spare coin storage cassette 60 from the cassette mounting portion 54. Become. Further, by turning on the LED lamp 66 provided in the spare coin storage cassette 60 (STEP 5), the operator is instructed to replenish the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 to the coin processing device 20. Be notified.

After that, as shown in FIG. 4, when the operator removes the spare coin storage cassette 60 from the cassette mounting portion 54 and mounts the spare coin storage cassette 60 on the coin insertion portion 22 of the coin processing device 20 (“YES” in STEP 6). ), The shutter 64a of the spare coin storage cassette 60 is driven to open the opening 64. As a result, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 fall from the opening 64 due to the weight of the coins, enter the coin slot 22a, and are accepted by the coin receiving unit 24 (STEP 7). After that, the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are identified by the identification unit 28, and then the coins are stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination (STEP 8). In this way, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 are replenished in the coin processing device 20.

If a storage feeding unit 34 becomes full or near full during the coin replenishment process described above (“YES” in STEP 15), the coin feeding mechanism 24a pays out coins from the coin receiving unit 24. And the coin transfer operation by the deposit transfer unit 26 is interrupted. Then, some of the coins stored in the storage feeding section 34 in the full state or the near full state are paid out to the withdrawal transport section 36 by the coin payout mechanism 34a, and the coins are delivered by the withdrawal transfer section 36. Transported (STEP 16). Then, when the coins transported by the withdrawal transfer unit 36 reach the second branch unit 38, the coins are branched from the withdrawal transfer unit 36 to the branch transfer unit 40 by the second branch unit 38, and the coins are branched. The coin is conveyed by the branch transfer unit 40. Further, the coins transported by the branch transport unit 40 are branched to the additional storage unit 44 by the third branch unit 42. As a result, the coins drawn out from the storage feeding unit 34 are stored in the additional storage unit 44 (STEP 16). Such an operation of sending coins from the storage feeding unit 34 to the additional storage unit 44 is performed until the number of coins stored in the storage feeding unit 34 becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. After that, when the spare coin storage cassette 60 removed from the cassette mounting portion 54 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 54 (“YES” in STEP 17), coins are ejected one by one from the additional storage portion 44 by the coin feeding mechanism 44a. The coins delivered to the four branch portions 46 and delivered from the additional storage portion 44 are distributed to the coin discharge port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46. As a result, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 48 are stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 (STEP 18). After that, the coin feeding operation from the coin receiving unit 24 by the coin feeding mechanism 24a and the coin feeding operation by the deposit transporting unit 26 are restarted.

On the other hand, in the comparison result by the comparison means 94, the number of coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 based on the counting result by the counting means 92 should be replenished to the coin processing device 20 even for one denomination. When the number of coins is less than the number of coins (“NO” in STEP 2), the determination means 90 determines that the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 cannot be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. (STEP 9). Further, in this case, in each denomination of coins, the number of coins constituting the packaged coin stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 is equal to or larger than the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20. In this case (“YES” in STEP 10), the determination means 90 determines that the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20 (STEP 11). In this case, the storage drawer 78 is unlocked by the lock mechanism 74 in the packaging coin storage device 72 (STEP 12), and the operator pulls out the storage drawer 78 from the housing 72a of the packaging coin storage device 72 toward the front side. You will be able to. Further, by turning on the LED lamp 79 provided on the front surface of the storage drawer 78 (STEP 13), the operator is notified of the guidance to replenish the coins stored in the storage drawer 78 to the coin processing device 20. LED.

After that, the operator takes out the wrapping coin from the storage drawer 78, unwraps the wrapping paper of the taken out wrapping coin to make a loose coin, and then throws the loose coin into the coin slot 22a (STEP 14). "YES"). As a result, the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are identified by the identification unit 28 and then stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination (STEP 8). In this way, the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 are replenished to the coin processing device 20.

Further, even in one denomination, when the number of coins constituting the packaged coin stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 is smaller than the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 (STEP 10 "" NO "), the determination means 90 determines that the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 cannot be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20 (STEP 19). In this case, the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 is insufficient for both the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72. Therefore, a message or the like prompting the operator to bring the coin to be replenished to the coin processing device 20 from the outside of the coin processing system 10 is displayed on the operation display unit 82 (STEP 20). As a result, the operator brings coins other than the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 from the outside of the coin processing system 10 and holds the coins. The coin will be inserted into the coin slot 22a (“YES” in STEP 21). Even in this case, the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are identified by the identification unit 28 and then stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination (STEP 8).

For each denomination of coins, the total number of coins constituting the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 and the number of coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 is the coin processing device 20. When the number of coins to be replenished is larger than the number of coins to be replenished, both the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 and the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 are replenished to the coin processing device 20. A message prompting the operator may be displayed on the operation display unit 82. In this case, the spare coin storage cassette 60 is locked by the lock mechanism 56 of the cassette mounting portion 54, and the storage drawer 78 is unlocked by the lock mechanism 74 of the packaging coin storage device 72. Further, both the LED lamp 66 and the LED lamp 79 are turned on. As a result, the operator can unwrap the wrapping paper of the wrapping coins stored in the wrapping coin storage device 72 into loose coins and the coin processing device for both the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60. It will be replenished to 20.

Further, as described above, the determination means 90 determines whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20 based on the comparison result by the comparison means 94. However, regardless of the determination result by the determination means 90, the operator is stored in the coin and packaged coin storage device 72 stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 by the operation display unit 82. It may be possible to select which of the packaged coins is to be replenished in the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. Specifically, when a command to replenish coins is input to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20, the number of coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 for each denomination , The number of packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 for each denomination is displayed on the operation display unit 82, respectively. Then, the operator refers to the screen displayed on the operation display unit 82, and selects any of the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72. The operation display unit 82 selects whether to replenish the storage feeding unit 34 of the processing device 20.

Here, when the operation display unit 82 selects to replenish the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20, the lock mechanism 56 is used in the cassette mounting unit 54. The spare coin storage cassette 60 is unlocked, and the operator can remove the spare coin storage cassette 60 from the cassette mounting portion 54. Further, the LED lamp 66 provided in the spare coin storage cassette 60 is turned on. After that, when the operator removes the spare coin storage cassette 60 from the cassette mounting portion 54 and mounts the spare coin storage cassette 60 on the coin insertion portion 22 of the coin processing device 20, the shutter 64a of the spare coin storage cassette 60 is driven. The opening 64 is opened. As a result, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 are received by the coin receiving unit 24, and then the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are identified by the identification unit 28 and then stored in each storage feeding unit 34. Stored for each denomination.

Further, when the operation display unit 82 selects to replenish the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20, the lock mechanism 74 in the packaged coin storage device 72. The lock of the storage drawer 78 is released, and the operator can pull out the storage drawer 78 from the housing 72a of the packaging coin storage device 72 toward the front side. Further, the LED lamp 79 provided on the front surface of the storage drawer 78 lights up. After that, the operator takes out the wrapping coin from the storage drawer 78, unwraps the wrapping paper of the taken out wrapping coin to make a loose coin, and then puts the loose coin into the coin slot 22a. As a result, the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are identified by the identification unit 28 and then stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the comparison result by the comparison means 94, the number of coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 for each denomination of coins is the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20. Even if the number of coins is equal to or larger than the number of coins, when the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 is an integral multiple of the number of loose coins constituting the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72, the determination means 90. May determine that the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. Specifically, regarding the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72, when the denomination of the packaged coins is 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen and 100 yen, the packaged coins are It consists of 50 loose coins. If the denomination of the packaged coin is 500 yen, the packaged coin is composed of 20 loose coins. When information that, for example, 100 10-yen coins are input to the control unit 80 as coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20, the determination means 90 is stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60. Even when the number of 10-yen coins is 100 or more, the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 instead of the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 are stored in the coin processing device 20. It is determined that 34 can be replenished. As yet another example, in such a case, the operator can use any of the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 by the operation display unit 82. It may be possible to select whether to replenish the coins in the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20.

According to the coin processing system 10 (coin processing system) of the present embodiment having the above configuration, the coins delivered from the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20 are withdrawn from the coin processing device 20. A spare coin storage cassette 60 is provided separately from the coin processing device 20 as a spare coin storage body in which coins other than coins are sent and stored. When a command to replenish the coins is given, it is determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 (storage unit) of the coin processing device 20. .. According to such a coin processing system 10, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 as the spare coin storage body are replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20, thereby improving the efficiency of the operator's work. Can be achieved.

More specifically, in the conventional coin processing system, when replenishing coins to the storage feeding portion of the coin processing device, the wrapping coin is taken out from the storage drawer of the wrapping coin storage device, and the wrapping paper of the taken out wrapping coin. After unraveling the coins to make loose coins, the loose coins were inserted into the coin slot of the coin processing device. However, in such a method of replenishing coins, the number of coins that are insufficient for change in the storage and feeding section is, for example, several coins, and coins equivalent to one packaged coin (specifically, for example, 50 coins) are used. Even when it was not necessary to replenish the storage delivery section, the packaging coins taken out from the storage drawer of the packaging coin storage device were always replenished to the storage delivery section. However, in such a coin replenishment method, there is a problem that the work of unwrapping the wrapping paper of the wrapping coin is troublesome for the operator. On the other hand, in the coin processing system 10 of the present embodiment, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 as the spare coin storage body are replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 (storage unit) of the coin processing device 20. In this case, it is possible to save the trouble of unwrapping the wrapping paper of the wrapping coin taken out from the storage drawer 78 of the wrapping coin storage device 72, so that the work efficiency of the operator can be improved.

The money processing system according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made.

For example, the coin processing system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a coin processing device 20, a bill processing device 70, a cassette mounting unit 54, and a packaged coin storage device 72. It is not limited to the above-mentioned aspect. In the money processing system according to the present embodiment, the banknote processing device 70 may be omitted, and processing of only coins may be performed in the money processing system. In this case, the coin processing system including the coin processing device 20, the cassette mounting unit 54, and the packaged coin storage device 72 functions as the coin processing system according to the present invention. Further, in the money processing system according to the present embodiment, the packaging coin storage device 72 is omitted, and processing of only loose coins or processing of only loose coins and loose bills is performed in the coin processing system. May be good. If the wrapping coin storage device 72 is omitted, the loose coins cannot be inserted into the coin slot 22a of the coin processing device 20 after being made into loose coins by unwrapping the wrapping paper of the wrapping coins. Even in this case, the coins stored in the spare coin storage cassette 60 removed from the cassette mounting unit 54 can be replenished to each storage feeding unit 34 by allowing the coin receiving unit 24 of the coin processing device 20 to accept the coins. become able to.

Further, instead of providing the cassette mounting portion 54 below the coin processing device 20, a tray accommodating portion in which the coin storage tray for storing coins is retractably stored may be provided below the coin processing device 20. The money processing system 10a according to such a modification will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the coin processing system 10a according to the modified example, a tray accommodating portion 57 is provided below the coin processing apparatus 20, and the tray accommodating portion 57 is provided with a coin storage tray 58 (spare) for accommodating coins. Coin storage) is stored so that it can be pulled out. Further, the upper surface of the tray accommodating portion 57 is open. Therefore, when the coin storage tray 58 is stored in the tray storage portion 57, the coins distributed to the coin discharge port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46 in the coin processing device 20 are distributed to the coin discharge port 48 by the coin's own weight. When the coins are ejected below the housing 21, the coins ejected from the coin ejection port 48 are stored in the tray accommodating portion 57 through the opening 62.

Further, the tray accommodating portion 57 is provided with a lock mechanism (not shown) for locking the coin accommodating tray 58 accommodated in the tray accommodating portion 57. When the coin storage tray 58 is locked by the lock mechanism, the coin storage tray 58 cannot be pulled out from the tray storage portion 57. On the other hand, when the coin storage tray 58 is unlocked by the lock mechanism, the coin storage tray 58 can be pulled out from the tray storage portion 57 toward the front side. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, an LED lamp 59 is provided on the front surface of the coin storage tray 58.

Further, in the coin processing system 10a shown in FIG. 9, the counting means 92 counts the number of coins sent from the coin processing apparatus 20 to the coin storage tray 58 for each denomination.

Next, the operation when the coins are replenished in the coin processing apparatus 20 of the money processing system 10a shown in FIG. 9 will be described. In the coin processing system 10a shown in FIG. 9, one of the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 stored in the tray storage unit 57 and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 is used. Is inserted into the coin insertion slot 22a, so that coins are replenished in each storage feeding portion 34. More specifically, information such as the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 for each denomination and the total amount of coins is input to the control unit 80 by the operation display unit 82 by the operator, or replenished to the coin processing device 20. Information such as the number of coins to be coined for each denomination and the total amount of coins is sent from the external device to the control unit 80 via the communication unit 86, so that the coins are sent to each storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. When a command to replenish is given to the control unit 80, the coins are stored in the coin storage tray 58 based on the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 for each denomination and the counting result by the counting means 92. The number of coins in each denomination is compared by the comparison means 94. Then, the determination means 90 determines whether the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20 based on the comparison result by the comparison means 94. Further, in the money processing system 10a shown in FIG. 9, the determination means 90 refers to the number of packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device 72 for each denomination in addition to the comparison result by the comparison unit 94. It is determined whether the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 can be replenished in the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20.

More specifically, in the comparison result by the comparison means 94, the number of coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 based on the counting result by the counting means 92 for each denomination of the coin is determined in the coin processing device 20. When the number of coins to be replenished is equal to or larger than the number of coins to be replenished, the determination means 90 determines that the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. In this case, the coin storage tray 58 is unlocked by the lock mechanism at the tray storage unit 57, and the operator can pull out the coin storage tray 58 from the tray storage unit 57 toward the front side. Further, by turning on the LED lamp 59 provided on the coin storage tray 58, the operator is notified of the guidance to replenish the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 to the coin processing device 20.

After that, when the operator pulls out the coin storage tray 58 from the tray storage portion 57 toward the front side, takes out coins from the pulled out coin storage tray 58, and inserts them into the coin insertion slot 22a of the coin processing device 20, the coin insertion slot 22a The coins inserted in the coins are accepted by the coin receiving unit 24. After that, the coins received by the coin receiving unit 24 are identified by the identification unit 28, and then the coins are stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination. In this way, the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 are replenished in the coin processing device 20.

If a certain storage feeding section 34 becomes full or near full during the coin replenishment process described above, the coin feeding operation 24a by the coin feeding mechanism 24a and the coin feeding operation by the deposit transport section 26 and the coins by the deposit transport section 26 are performed. The transport operation is interrupted. Then, some of the coins stored in the storage feeding section 34 in the full state or the near full state are paid out to the withdrawal transport section 36 by the coin payout mechanism 34a, and the coins are delivered by the withdrawal transfer section 36. Be transported. Then, when the coins transported by the withdrawal transfer unit 36 reach the second branch unit 38, the coins are branched from the withdrawal transfer unit 36 to the branch transfer unit 40 by the second branch unit 38, and the coins are branched. The coin is conveyed by the branch transfer unit 40. Further, the coins transported by the branch transport unit 40 are branched to the additional storage unit 44 by the third branch unit 42. As a result, the coins drawn out from the storage feeding unit 34 are stored in the additional storage unit 44. Such an operation of sending coins from the storage feeding unit 34 to the additional storage unit 44 is performed until the number of coins stored in the storage feeding unit 34 becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. After that, when the coin storage tray 58 pulled out from the tray storage section 57 is returned to the inside of the tray storage section 57, coins are fed out from the additional storage section 44 to the fourth branch section 46 one by one by the coin feeding mechanism 44a. The coins drawn out from the additional storage portion 44 are distributed to the coin discharge port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46. As a result, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 48 are stored in the coin storage tray 58. After that, the coin feeding operation from the coin receiving unit 24 by the coin feeding mechanism 24a and the coin feeding operation by the deposit transporting unit 26 are restarted.

On the other hand, in the comparison result by the comparison means 94, the number of coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 based on the counting result by the counting means 92 is the number of coins to be replenished in the coin processing device 20 even in one denomination. If the number of coins is less than the number of coins, the determination means 90 determines that the coins stored in the coin storage tray 58 cannot be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. Further, in this case, after the wrapping paper or the like of the wrapping coin stored in the wrapping coin storage device 72 is unwound into loose coins, the loose coins are inserted into the coin slot 22a of the coin processing device 20. Alternatively, the coins brought in from the outside of the coin processing system 10a are inserted into the coin insertion slot 22a of the coin processing apparatus 20, so that the coins are stored in each storage feeding unit 34 for each denomination.

Further, as a coin processing system according to another modification, a storage feeding unit (not shown) capable of storing coins and paying out the stored coins is provided as a spare coin storage body below the coin processing device 20. Those that have been used may be used. In such a coin processing system, when the coins distributed to the coin ejection port 48 by the fourth branch portion 46 in the coin processing apparatus 20 are ejected from the coin ejection port 48 to the lower part of the housing 21 by the weight of the coin. The coins discharged from the coin discharge port 48 pass through the opening 62 and are stored in the storage feeding portion provided below the coin processing device 20. Further, in the storage feeding section provided below the coin processing device 20, a coin feeding mechanism for feeding the coins stored in the storage feeding section to the coin receiving section 24 or the deposit transport section 26 of the coin processing device 20 is provided. It is provided.

In the money processing system according to another modification as described above, when the coin processing device 20 is replenished with coins, the control unit issues a command to replenish the coins to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. When given to 80, the determination means 90 determines whether the coins stored in the storage feeding unit provided below the coin processing device 20 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20. Further, when the determination means 90 determines that the coins stored in the storage feeding unit provided below the coin processing device 20 can be replenished to the storage feeding unit 34 of the coin processing device 20, the storage feeding unit is determined. The coins stored in the coins are fed to the coin receiving section 24 or the deposit transporting section 26 of the coin processing device 20 by the coin feeding mechanism provided in the storing feeding section, and are stored in each storage feeding section 34 for each denomination. Will be done.

10, 10a Coin processing system 20 Coin processing device 21 Housing 22 Coin slot 22a Coin slot 24 Coin receiving section 24a Coin feeding mechanism 26 Deposit transport section 28 Identification section 30 First branch section 32 Reject chute 34 Storage feeding section 34a Coin Coin payout mechanism 34b Coin detection sensor 36 Withdrawal transfer part 38 Second branch part 40 Branch transfer part 42 Third branch part 44 Additional storage part 44a Coin payout mechanism 46 Fourth branch part 48 Coin discharge port 50 Coin payout part 52 Reject part 54 Cassette mounting part 56 Lock mechanism 57 Tray storage part 58 Coin storage tray 59 LED lamp 60 Spare coin storage cassette 62, 64 Opening 62a, 64a Shutter 66 LED lamp 70 Bill processing device 70a Bill slot 70b Bill payout outlet 72 Packaging coin storage device 72a Housing 74 Lock mechanism 76 Detection means 76a Optical sensor 76b Rotary encoder 78 Storage drawer 79 LED lamp 80 Control unit 82 Operation display unit 84 Storage unit 86 Communication unit 90 Judgment means 92 Counting means 94 Comparison means

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A coin processing device that has a storage unit that can store coins and pay out the stored coins.
A spare coin storage body that is provided separately from the coin processing device and is used to send and store coins other than the coins withdrawn from the coin processing device among the coins drawn out from the storage unit of the coin processing device. ,
When a command to replenish coins is given to the storage unit of the coin processing device, it is determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished to the storage unit of the coin processing device. Judgment means and
A coin processing system equipped with. The coin processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a counting means for counting the number of coins sent from the coin processing apparatus to the spare coin storage for each denomination. The coin processing apparatus is further provided with a comparison means for comparing the number of coins to be replenished for each denomination with the counting result by the counting means, and the determination means is based on the comparison result by the comparing means. The coin processing system according to claim 2, wherein it is determined whether or not the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device. Further provided with a packaged coin storage device for storing packaged coins, the determination means refers to the number of packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device for each denomination in addition to the comparison result by the comparison means. The coin processing system according to claim 3, wherein it is determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device. Further equipped with a wrapping coin storage device for storing wrapping coins,
An operating means for selecting which of the coins stored in the spare coin storage body and the packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage device is to be replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device is provided. The coin processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided. The coin processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a notification means for notifying the determination result by the determination means. The coin processing system according to claim 6, wherein the notification means is provided in the spare coin storage body. The coin processing device further has an insertion section for inserting coins into the housing.
When the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are replenished to the storage unit of the coin processing device, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are transferred from the insertion unit to the case of the coin processing device. The coin processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is inserted into the body. The spare coin storage body can be attached to the insertion portion of the coin processing device.
The eighth aspect of the present invention, wherein when the spare coin storage body is attached to the insertion section, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are inserted into the housing of the coin processing device from the insertion section. Coin processing system. The spare coin storage body has a feeding mechanism for feeding out the coins stored in the spare coin storage body to the outside.
When the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are replenished in the storage unit of the coin processing device, the coins stored in the spare coin storage body are brought into the inside of the coin processing device by the feeding mechanism. The coin processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is paid out. The coin processing device has an additional storage unit for storing coins unwound from the storage unit.
The coin processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein coins are sent from the additional storage unit to the spare coin storage body. Further equipped with a locking mechanism for locking the spare coin storage body in a fixed position,
When the determination means determines that the coins stored in the spare coin storage can be replenished in the storage portion of the coin processing device, the lock mechanism unlocks the spare coin storage. , The coin processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A coin storage unit is a coin processing device having a storage unit capable of storing coins and paying out the stored coins. And the process of sending and storing
When a command to replenish coins is given to the storage unit of the coin processing device, it is determined whether the coins stored in the spare coin storage body can be replenished to the storage unit of the coin processing device. Process and
A coin processing method.

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