JP2022111858A - Bill handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

To efficiently sterilize a bill.SOLUTION: A bill handling device includes an entry/exit port of a bill, a first storage box that stores the bill, a second storage box that stores a bill and has a sterilization treatment unit that performs a sterilization treatment for the bill when storing the bill and discharging the bill, and a conveyance unit that conveys a bill by connecting the entry/exit port, the first storage box and the second storage box. The bill handling device conveys the bill input from the entry/exit port by a user through the conveyance unit and the sterilization treatment unit at a first conveyance speed to store it in the second storage box in payment processing, and conveys the bill stored in the second storage box through the sterilization treatment unit and the conveyance unit at a second conveyance speed slower than the first conveyance speed to store it in the first storage box after a sterilization treatment in storage processing after the completion of the payment processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote handling device.

In recent years, due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus, etc., there is an increasing interest in hygiene in social life. In particular, since banknotes are passed from person to person by an unspecified number of people, there is an increasing demand for disinfection and sterilization of banknotes. In this regard, in automatic teller machines (ATMs), banknotes deposited by users are withdrawn and used by different users. Efficient.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 7-200915 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 3-209595 (Patent Document 2) have hitherto disclosed devices for disinfecting and sterilizing banknotes inside an ATM. Patent Literature 1 describes an ATM equipped with a sterilizing/disinfecting section that can be replaced with the same shape as the denomination box. Moreover, Patent Document 2 describes that various disinfection treatments such as heating, ultraviolet irradiation, and chemical spraying are performed on banknotes inside an ATM.

JP-A-7-200915 JP-A-3-209595

The heat sterilization treatment described in Patent Document 1 is advantageous in that sterilization treatment can be performed in a relatively short time, but if the heating temperature is increased or the heating time is increased in order to enhance the sterilization treatment, the banknotes are affected. Damage may increase. In addition, in the sterilization treatment by ultraviolet irradiation described in Patent Document 2, a long time sterilization treatment is required to obtain a reliable sterilization effect, which may prolong the waiting time of users who make transactions at ATMs. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus capable of efficiently sterilizing banknotes without increasing the waiting time of users who make transactions at an ATM. .

In order to solve the above-described problems, the bill handling apparatus of the present invention includes a bill inlet/outlet, a first storage for storing bills, and a bill sterilization process for storing bills and when discharging bills. and a transport unit for transporting banknotes by connecting the inlet/outlet, the first storage, and the second storage, and in deposit processing bills inserted from the inlet/outlet by the user are conveyed through the conveying unit and the sterilizing unit at a first conveying speed, stored in the second storage, and stored after the payment processing is completed. In the process, the banknotes stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit at a second transport speed lower than the first transport speed, and after performing the sterilization process It is characterized in that it is stored in the first storage.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, paper sheets can be sterilized efficiently, without increasing the waiting time of the user who transacts with ATM.

It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote handling apparatus used as the base in an Example. It is a side view which shows the structure (payment counting process) of the banknote handling apparatus used as the base in an Example. It is a side view which shows the structure (payment accommodation process) of the banknote handling apparatus used as the base in an Example. It is a side view which shows the structure (withdrawal|withdrawal process) of the banknote handling apparatus used as the base in an Example. 1 is a side view showing the configuration of a banknote handling device in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote storage with a sterilization function of the banknote handling apparatus in Embodiment 1; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a sterilizing/conveying unit of the bill storage with a sterilizing function of the bill handling apparatus according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of a sterilization transport section of the bill storage with a sterilization function of the bill handling apparatus in Embodiment 1; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote handling device in Example 2; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of a banknote storage with a sterilization function of the banknote handling apparatus in Embodiment 2; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote handling device in Example 3; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote handling device in Example 4; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of a banknote storage with a sterilization function of the banknote handling apparatus in Embodiment 4; FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a user confirmation screen for asking whether or not to perform sterilization processing at the time of payment transaction in the banknote handling apparatus according to the fifth embodiment; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the configuration of a banknote handling device in Example 6;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. The following examples and the drawings for explaining the examples only show an example and are not intended to limit the present invention. In the drawings of the embodiments below, the same reference numerals denote components or processes having the same or similar functions, and the description thereof will be omitted. In addition, subscripts are attached to the symbols of the same constituent elements to distinguish the plurality of identical constituent elements, and when the plurality of identical constituent elements are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to by the reference numerals without the subscripts. Moreover, each embodiment and each modification can be combined in part or in whole so as to match within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

In the following examples, the height direction (upper direction, upper direction, vertical direction) of the housing of the automated teller machine, etc., is the positive direction of the Z axis, and the opposite side (back side) from the user side (front side, front side) of the housing. The positive direction of the Y-axis is the direction toward the user side, rearward), and the positive direction of the X-axis is the direction toward the user side of the housing from the left side to the right side. In the description of the embodiments below, a positive XYZ coordinate system in which the X, Y, and Z axes are orthogonal to each other is used. In the following examples, the directions and positions represented by "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "front", "back", "back", "side", etc. are only relative, and are based on the XYZ coordinate system. The orientation, shape, or size of automated teller machines, other devices, and other components are not limited.

In the following embodiments, the case of handling banknotes as paper sheets will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various other paper sheets such as checks and gift certificates can be handled in the same way.

(Prerequisite configuration of banknote handling device 101)
An automatic transaction machine (ATM) is mainly composed of a banknote handling device, a coin handling device, a passbook handling device, a card statement slip handling device, a customer operation unit, and the like, which are examples of paper sheet handling devices. In the ATM of the embodiment, bills are sterilized in the bill handling device. First, as a premise, the configuration of a banknote handling device that does not have a banknote sterilization function will be described. A banknote sterilization function is added based on various viewpoints based on this premised banknote handling apparatus, and different examples (Examples 1 to 6) will be described later.

The automatic transaction device includes a control device (not shown). Further, the paper sheet handling device, coin handling device, passbook handling device, card statement handling device, and customer operation unit each have a control device (not shown). The controllers of individual paper sheet handling devices, coin handling devices, passbook handling devices, card statement handling devices, and customer operation units receive operation instructions from the control device of the automated teller machine. In the following description of the embodiments, the control device of the bill handling apparatus includes a motor for driving a transport unit, a solenoid for driving a switching gate for switching the direction of bills, a bill It is assumed that various actuators such as a discrimination unit and each device having each sterilization function are controlled.

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a banknote handling device 101 which is not equipped with a banknote sterilization function and serves as a base in an embodiment. The banknote handling device 101 is composed of an upper unit 101u arranged in the upper part and a lower unit 101v which is a cash box arranged in the lower part.

The upper unit 101u includes a banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 into which deposited banknotes are inserted and dispensed banknotes are stacked, a banknote discrimination unit 40, a temporary storage 50, a banknote storage 60 of the upper unit 101u, and a control unit. unit (not shown). The upper unit 101u also includes bidirectional transport paths 10a to 10f capable of bidirectionally transporting banknotes (hereinafter, the bidirectional transport paths 10a to 10f are collectively referred to as a first bidirectional transport path 10), and a second Two bidirectional transport paths 20 are provided.

The first bidirectional transport path 10 is arranged such that one end of the bidirectional transport path 10a and one end of the bidirectional transport path 10f are adjacent to each other. That is, one end and the other end of the first bidirectional transport path 10 are adjacent to each other to form a circular bidirectional transport path. Also, the second bidirectional transport path 20 is connected to one of the adjacent ends of the bidirectional transport path 10a and the bidirectional transport path 10f. Whether the bidirectional transport path 10a and the second bidirectional transport path 20 are connected or the bidirectional transport path 10f and the second bidirectional transport path 20 are connected is switched by a switching gate 25g.

The inside of the banknote pay-in/pay-out port 30 is divided by a partition plate 31 into a banknote feeding section 30i and a banknote stacking section 30o. The banknote delivery unit 30i has a delivery mechanism for delivering banknotes inserted by the user to the transport path 30a, and is connected to the first bidirectional transport path 10 via the transport path 30a (unidirectional transport path). . The transport path 30a is connected so as to merge with the connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10a and the two-way transport path 10b. The banknote stacking unit 30o includes a stacking mechanism for stacking banknotes transported from the transport path 30b (unidirectional transport path), and is connected to the first bidirectional transport path 10 via the transport path 30b. It is The transport path 30b is connected so as to branch from a connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10d and the two-way transport path 10e. Note that the banknote stacking section 30o is provided with a pressing plate 32 for moving the banknotes stacked in the banknote stacking section 30o toward the banknote delivery section 30i.

The banknote discrimination unit 40 is arranged on the bidirectional transport path 10c, and for each banknote transported from the bidirectional transport path 10b to the bidirectional transport path 10c or from the bidirectional transport path 10d to the bidirectional transport path 10c, It identifies the denomination, authenticity, front and back sides, and whether or not it is a rejected bill, and outputs the identification result to the control unit.

The temporary stocker 50 is connected to the first bidirectional transport path 10 via a transport path 50a (bidirectional transport path) or a transport path 50b (unidirectional transport path). In this embodiment, the transport path 50a is connected to the connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10e and the two-way transport path 10f, and the transport path 50b connects the two-way transport path 10e and the transport path 50c. The temporary stocker 50 has a front/back reversing mechanism and a stacking mechanism, and temporarily stacks and stores the banknotes being conveyed in a state in which the front and back sides are aligned.

A switching gate 50g is arranged at the connecting portion between the first two-way transport path 10 and the transport path 50a. By switching the switching gate 50g, it is possible to switch between transporting bills from the two-way transport path 10e to the transport path 50a and transporting bills from the two-way transport path 10e to the two-way transport path 10f. A switching gate 51g is arranged at the connecting portion between the first two-way transport path 10 and the transport path 50b. By switching the switching gate 51g, it is possible to switch whether the bills are conveyed from the two-way conveying path 10e to the conveying path 50b or are conveyed toward the branch point between the conveying path 50a and the two-way conveying path 10f.

The banknote storage shed 60 of the upper unit 101u is connected to the second bidirectional transport path 20 via a transport path 60a (unidirectional transport path).

In the lower unit 101v, a loading/collecting box 70, an upper banknote storage box 71, a lower banknote storage box 72, and banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 are arranged in a line in the front-rear direction of the banknote handling apparatus 101 and stored.

The loading/collecting box 70 includes two banknote storage units 80a and 80b and three transport paths 70a, 70b and 70d inside. The transport path 70d of the loading/collecting box 70 is connected to the transport path 70c (two-way transport path) of the upper unit 101u to deliver bills.

The banknote storage unit 80a is connected to the second two-way transport path 20 via the transport path 70a and the transport paths 70d and 70c. The banknote storage unit 80b is connected to the second two-way transport path 20 via the transport path 70b and the transport paths 70d and 70c. A sorting mechanism is arranged at the connection between the transport path 70a, the transport path 70b, and the transport path 70d. The transport destination of the received banknotes is switched.

A switching gate 70g is arranged at the connecting portion between the transport path 70c and the second bidirectional transport path 20. By switching the switching gate 70g, the bidirectional transport path 10a or the bidirectional transport path 10f can be switched. The transport destination of the banknote transported to the second two-way transport path 20 is switched from . The loading/recovery box 70 has a mechanism for vertically accumulating banknotes transported from the transport path 70a and storing them in the banknote storage section 80a, and a mechanism for feeding the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section 80a to the transport path 70a. I have.

The upper bill storage 71 is connected to the second two-way transport path 20 via a transport path 71a. A switching gate 71g is arranged at the connecting portion between the second bidirectional transport path 20 and the transport path 71a. By switching the switching gate 71g, the transport destination of the bills transported from the bidirectional transport path 10a or the bidirectional transport path 10f to the second bidirectional transport path 20 is switched. The upper banknote storage 71 has a mechanism for vertically accumulating and storing banknotes transported from the transport path 71a, and a mechanism for delivering stored banknotes to the transport path 71a.

The lower banknote storage 72 is connected to the bidirectional transport path 10a via a transport path 72a (bidirectional transport path). A switching gate 72g is arranged at the connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10a and the transport path 72a. By switching the switching gate 72g, the transport destination of the banknote transported from the bidirectional transport path 10b to the bidirectional transport path 10a is switched. The lower banknote storage 72 has a mechanism for vertically stacking and storing banknotes transported from the transport path 72a, and a mechanism for feeding the stored banknotes to the transport path 72a.

The upper banknote storage box 71 and the lower banknote storage box 72 are structured to be stacked in the height direction. It is structured so as to have the same outer shape as the storage cabinets 73-75.

The banknote storage 73 is connected to the bidirectional transport path 10a via a transport path 73a (bidirectional transport path). A switching gate 73g is arranged at the connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10a and the transport path 73a. By switching the switching gate 73g, the transport destination of the banknote transported from the bidirectional transport path 10b to the bidirectional transport path 10a is switched. The banknote storage box 73 has a mechanism for vertically stacking and storing banknotes transported from the transport path 73a, and a mechanism for feeding the stored banknotes to the transport path 73a.

The banknote storage 74 is connected to the bidirectional transport path 10a via a transport path 74a (bidirectional transport path). A switching gate 74g is arranged at the connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10a and the transport path 74a. Also, the banknote storage 75 is connected to the bidirectional transport path 10a via a transport path 75a (bidirectional transport path). A switching gate 75g is arranged at the connecting portion between the two-way transport path 10a and the transport path 75a. Since the functions of these banknote storages 74 and 75 are the same as those of the banknote storage 73, description thereof will be omitted.

(Payment transaction processing of banknote handling device 101)
Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the processing operation of deposit transaction in the banknote handling device 101 will be described. A deposit transaction consists of a deposit counting process of determining the authenticity, denomination, front/back side of a bill inserted into the bill feeding section 30i of the bill deposit/withdrawal port 30, and counting the bill. received money storage processing to be stored in the

First, referring to FIG. 2, the deposit counting process will be described. The banknotes set in the banknote delivery portion 30i of the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are separated one by one and delivered to the transport path 30a. The banknotes delivered to the transport path 30a pass from the bidirectional transport path 10b through the bidirectional transport path 10c in the banknote discriminating section 40 from the front to the rear of the apparatus. The banknote discriminating unit 40 acquires an image of a passing banknote by a sensor mounted therein, and discriminates the authenticity, denomination, front and back sides, and fitness status of the banknote.

The banknotes that have passed through the banknote discriminating section 40 are once transported upward from the rear portion of the banknote discriminating section 40 through the two-way transport path 10d. Discrimination by the banknote discriminating section 40 is completed while the bills are conveyed on the bidirectional transport path 10d, and switching of the switching gate 10g is performed according to the discrimination result. That is, when the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote can be accepted, the switching gate 10g is switched to be connected to the two-way transport path 10e. , 50g to the two-way conveying paths 10e and 50a and are accumulated in the temporary stocker 50. As shown in FIG. Banknotes that need to be reversed are transported to the two-way transport path 10e and the transport paths 50b and 50c by the switching gate 51g, are reversed by switching back, and then accumulated in the temporary stocker 50 from the transport path 50a. . On the other hand, when the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote is difficult to accept, the switching gate 10g is switched to connect to the transport path 30b, and the banknote is returned to the banknote stacking unit 30o for stacking. returned to.

All the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are processed in this way, and the deposited amount matches the amount counted by the banknote handling apparatus 101. When the payment transaction confirmation is input, the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary stocker 50 are transported and stored in the upper banknote storage 71, the lower banknote storage 72, and the banknote storages 73-75.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the deposit collection processing operation will be described. First, the switching gate 10g is switched to connect the temporary stocker 50 and the banknote discriminating section 40, and the switching gate 11g is switched to connect the two-way transport path 10b and the two-way transport path 10a.

The banknotes fed out one by one from the temporary stocker 50 are transported to the banknote discriminating section 40 through the transport paths 50a, 10e, and 10d. Bills that have passed through the bill discriminating section 40 are conveyed by the bidirectional conveying path 10b, and conveyed downward through the bidirectional conveying path 10a by the switching gate 11g. Further, the banknotes are conveyed by the two-way conveying paths 10a and 20, and the switching gates 72g to 75g are switched according to the denominations discriminated by the banknote discrimination section 40, and the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 stored in either

(Payment processing of banknote handling device 101)
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the processing operation of payment transaction will be described. Banknotes are drawn out one by one from the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 stored by denomination, and conveyed to the banknote discriminating section 40 along the two-way transport paths 10a, 10b, and 10c. A banknote discriminating unit 40 determines whether or not the current banknote is a banknote that can be dispensed. As a result of determination, if the banknote can be dispensed, the switching gate 10g is switched to connect the two-way transport path 10d and the transport path 30b, and the banknotes are stacked in the banknote stacking section 30o.

On the other hand, if the banknotes cannot be dispensed as a result of the determination, the switching gate 10g is switched to connect the two-way transport path 10d and the two-way transport path 10e, and the bills are sorted and switched through the two-way transport paths 10f and 20. The transport path 20 is connected to the transport path 71a by the gate 71g, and bills are transported to the upper banknote storage 71. As shown in FIG. Alternatively, the transfer path 20 is connected to the transfer path 60a by the distribution switching gates 71g and 70g, and the banknotes are transferred to the banknote storage box 60 of the upper unit 101u.

Although a detailed description of the loading of banknotes is omitted, the banknotes loaded in the loading/recovery box 70 are fed out, and the switching gates are controlled to control the transport path 20, the two-way transport paths 10f, 10e, 10d, 10c, 10b, At 10a, bills are conveyed in the second conveying direction, and stored in upper bill storage 71, lower bill storage 72, and bill storages 73-75 according to the bill type discriminated by bill discrimination section 40 at that time. Banknotes to be loaded may be directly stored in the upper banknote storage box 71, the lower banknote storage box 72, and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 without using the loading/recovery box 70, or banknotes may be loaded in advance. Bills may be loaded by exchanging with the bill storage provided.

Next, FIG. 5 shows the configuration of a banknote handling device 101a of Example 1 in which a banknote sterilization function is added to the banknote handling device 101 of FIG. The difference in configuration from the banknote handling apparatus 101 is that the loading/collecting box 70 is replaced with a banknote storage box 77 with a sterilization function, and the banknote storage box 77 is used to sterilize banknotes at a predetermined timing to be described later. process. In addition, the thick line in FIG. 5 indicates the transport route for banknote sterilization. Note that the same reference numerals (not shown) will be used to describe the same mechanisms as in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the banknote storage 77 is composed of a sterilization transport section 77a, a sterilization storage 77b, a stack separation mechanism 77c, and a control circuit 77d including a ballast for an ultraviolet irradiation lamp, which will be described later. there is The transported banknotes are sterilized in the sterilization transport section 77a and stored one by one in the sterilization box 77b by the stack separating mechanism 77c. A plurality of ultraviolet irradiation lamps are provided in the sterilizing/conveying unit 77a, and sterilization treatment is performed by conveying bills being conveyed while irradiating the front and back surfaces of the bills with ultraviolet rays.

As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6B, the sterilization transport unit 77a includes a pair of transport plates 77a1 facing each other forming a banknote transport path, and a plurality of pairs of transport rollers 77a2 that apply a driving force for transporting the banknotes. It is composed of an ultraviolet irradiation lamp 77a3 for irradiating ultraviolet rays from both sides of the bill. The conveying plate pair 77a1 is made of transparent glass, acrylic resin, or the like, so that bills passing through the conveying surface are irradiated with ultraviolet rays.

As shown in the front view of FIG. 6C when viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6A, the sterilization/conveying unit 77a has three elongated ultraviolet irradiation lamps 77a3 whose longitudinal direction is parallel to the bill conveying direction and vertical. It is arranged to form an angle α (for example, approximately 10°≦α≦30°) with respect to the direction. As a result, compared to a configuration in which a plurality of ultraviolet irradiation lamps are arranged perpendicularly to the direction in which the bills are conveyed, a smaller number of lamps can be used to irradiate the entire surface of the bills being conveyed with ultraviolet rays. Note that the number and arrangement of the ultraviolet irradiation lamps 77a3 are not limited to the example shown in FIG. 6C, and can be appropriately changed according to the sterilization performance, environmental conditions in which they are used, and the like.

Also, the same structure can be adopted in the sterilization and transportation section in other embodiments described later.

In this embodiment, sterilization processing is performed using the banknote storage box 77 during deposit transactions (deposit counting process (A) and deposit storage process (B)) and during withdrawal transactions (C). The details are described below.

(A) At the time of deposit counting processing Banknotes set in the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are delivered to the transport path 30a, pass through the banknote discriminating unit 40 from the two-way transport path 10b, and are checked for authenticity, denomination, front and back sides, and the like. A healthy condition is determined. If the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote is acceptable, the banknote is transported to the two-way transport paths 10 e , 10 f and 20 and transported to the banknote storage 77 . Acceptable banknotes transported to the banknote storage box 77 are stored in the sterilization box 77b while being sterilized by the sterilization transport unit 77a. In this series of processes, banknotes are conveyed at a normal speed. This "normal speed" is an optimum speed determined by the transport performance of the transport path, the reading performance of the bill discriminating unit 40, etc., and is generally the maximum speed at which the device can operate. That is, in order to increase the sterilization effect in the sterilization transport section 77a, it is conceivable to reduce the transport speed and lengthen the sterilization time, but this increases the processing waiting time of the user who conducts the transaction. Therefore, in the deposit counting process, the transport is performed at a normal speed.

On the other hand, when the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote is difficult to accept, the switching gate 10g is switched to connect to the transport path 30b, and the banknote is returned to the banknote stacking unit 30o for stacking. returned to.

(B) Receipt storage process All the bills inserted into the bill deposit/withdrawal port 30 are processed in this way, and the amount of money deposited matches the amount counted by the bill handling device 101a. When a deposit transaction confirmation instruction is input from the operation unit, the banknotes temporarily stored in the sterilization box 77b are transported and stored in the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73-75.

The banknotes delivered one by one from the sterilization box 77b are transported to the banknote discriminating section 40 through the transport paths 20, 10f, 10e, and 10d. Bills that have passed through the bill discriminating section 40 are conveyed by the bidirectional conveying path 10b, and conveyed downward through the bidirectional conveying path 10a by the switching gate 11g. Further, the banknotes are conveyed by the two-way conveying paths 10a and 20, and the switching gates 72g to 75g are switched according to the denominations discriminated by the banknote discrimination section 40, and the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 are switched. stored in either

Here, in order to let out banknotes from the sterilization storage 77b and enhance the sterilization effect in the sterilization transport section 77a, the transport speed in the transport process described above is made slower than the normal speed, thereby prolonging the sterilization time. can be done. For the user who conducts transactions, there is no need to wait in front of the automated teller machine until all deposit collection processing is completed, and it is performed in the background. Also, when using an ultraviolet lamp with a high sterilization effect, it is not always necessary to slow down the conveying speed.

Note that when the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote cannot be accepted, the banknote is stored in the upper banknote storage box 71 . Alternatively, the switching gates 71g and 70g are switched to connect to the transport path 60a, and the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage box 60 of the upper unit 101u.

(C) Withdrawal transaction In the withdrawal transaction, a predetermined number of banknotes of a denomination determined by the user's withdrawal transaction operation are selected from the banknotes stored in the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75. It is carried out by drawing out and conveying to the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 . In the withdrawal transaction of the present embodiment, the bills for withdrawal are not conveyed directly from the lower bill storage 72 and the bill storages 73 to 75 to the bill deposit/withdrawal port 30, but are once transferred to the bill storage 77. After carrying out a sterilization process by carrying, it carries to the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30. - 特許庁

That is, the bills for withdrawal drawn out from the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 are conveyed along the two-way transport paths 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, and 20 to the banknote storage box 77. It is transported and stored in the sterilization chamber 77b while being sterilized by the sterilization transportation unit 77a. The bills for withdrawal temporarily stored in the sterilization box 77b are again sterilized by the sterilization transport unit 77a and passed through the two-way transport paths 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, and 30b. 30.

When transporting banknotes, the banknotes are transported at a normal speed so as not to increase the waiting time of the user who performs the withdrawal transaction. If the user who performs the sterilization process understands that the sterilization process will take longer than usual (for example, if the user selects consent on the transaction operation screen), it will be delayed to increase the sterilization effect on a case-by-case basis. You may make it convey a banknote at speed.

Moreover, it is also possible to sterilize only specific denominations in advance by using idle time when the automatic teller machine does not trade with users. For example, among the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75, denominations with particularly high frequency of withdrawal are stored in the sterilization box 77b while being sterilized by the sterilization transport unit 77a in the same manner as described above. By doing so, you can prepare for a smooth withdrawal. In this case, it is possible to obtain a sufficient sterilization effect by slowing down the bill transport speed.

In the deposit transaction described above, if it is necessary to align the front and back of the deposited banknotes and store them, it is possible to use the function of turning the front and back of the temporary stocker 50 to perform sterilization. In this case, banknotes that need to be reversed are temporarily stored in the temporary stocker 50 after being reversed in the temporary stocker 50 during the deposit counting process. At the time of deposit storage processing, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage are stored in the sterilization storage 77b while being sterilized by the sterilization transport unit 77a, and then stored from the sterilization storage 77b while being sterilized by the sterilization transport unit 77a. It is delivered and stored in the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73-75.

These reversible banknotes storage processing may be performed after the banknotes already stored in the sterilization box 77b are stored in the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75, or the reversed banknotes may be temporarily stored first. After being stored in the stocker 50, it may be stored in the lower banknote storage 72 and the banknote storages 73 to 75 together with the banknotes already stored in the sterilization box 77b.

Next, FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a banknote handling device 101b of Example 2 in which a banknote sterilization function is added to the banknote handling device 101 of FIG. The difference in configuration from the banknote handling apparatus 101 is that the upper banknote storage box 71 and the lower banknote storage box 72 are replaced with a banknote storage box 76. The point is that the banknote sterilization process is performed at the appropriate timing. In addition, the thick line in FIG. 7 indicates the transport route when performing the banknote sterilization process. Note that the same reference numerals (not shown) will be used for the same mechanisms as in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the banknote storage 76 includes a sterilization/conveying section 76a, a sterilization storage 76b, a stack separation mechanism 76c, a reject storage 76d, and a switching gate 76e. The banknotes conveyed through the switching gate 76e are sterilized in the sterilization conveying section 76a and stored one by one in the sterilization box 76b by the stack separation mechanism 76c. The sterilization treatment is performed, for example, by UV irradiation. By arranging the sterilization box 76b under the banknote storage 76, the distance from the sterilization transport section 76a can be secured, and the sterilization effect can be secured.

In this embodiment, sterilization processing is performed using the banknote storage box 76 at the time of deposit transaction (deposit counting process (A) and deposit storage process (B)) and bill loading (C). The details are described below.

(A) At the time of deposit counting processing Banknotes set in the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are delivered to the transport path 30a, pass through the banknote discriminating unit 40 from the two-way transport path 10b, and are checked for authenticity, denomination, front and back sides, and the like. A healthy condition is determined. If the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote is acceptable, the banknote is transported to the two-way transport paths 10 e , 10 f and 20 to the banknote storage 76 . Acceptable banknotes transported to the banknote storage box 76 are stored in the sterilization box 76b while being sterilized by the sterilization transport section 76a through the switching gate 76e. In this series of processes, banknotes are conveyed at a normal speed.

(B) Deposit storage processing All the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are processed in this manner, and the amount of money deposited and the amount counted by the banknote handling device 101 match. When the customer operation unit inputs an instruction to confirm the deposit transaction, the banknotes temporarily stored in the sterilization box 76b are transported to and stored in the banknote storage boxes 73-75.

The banknotes delivered one by one from the sterilization box 76b are transported to the banknote discriminating section 40 through the two-way transport paths 20, 10f, 10e, and 10d. Bills that have passed through the bill discriminating section 40 are conveyed by the bidirectional conveying path 10b, and conveyed downward through the bidirectional conveying path 10a by the switching gate 11g. Further, the banknotes are transported by the two-way transport paths 10a and 20, and the switching gates 72g to 75g are switched according to the denomination determined by the banknote discriminating section 40, and stored in one of the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75. be.

Here, in order to let out banknotes from the sterilization storage 76b and enhance the sterilization effect in the sterilization transport section 76a, the transport speed in the above transport process is made slower than the normal speed, thereby prolonging the sterilization time. can be done.

When the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote cannot be accepted, the switching gate 76e is switched, and the banknote is stored in the reject box 76d. Alternatively, the switching gates 71g and 70g are switched to connect to the two-way transport path 60a, and the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage box 60 of the upper unit 101u.

(C) Banknote Loading Banknotes are loaded by conveying and storing the banknotes packed in the loading/collecting box 70 to the banknote storage boxes 73-75. Instead of being conveyed directly from the loading/collecting box 70 to the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75, bills fed from the charging/collecting box 70 are conveyed through the two-way transport paths 20, 10f, 10e, 10d, 10c, 10b, and 10a. , and stored in the sterilization chamber 76b while being sterilized by the sterilization transport section 76a. If the number of banknotes to be loaded is greater than the storage capacity of the sterilization chamber 76b, the banknotes to be loaded are stored until the sterilization chamber 76b is full.

Then, the banknotes to be loaded stored in the sterilization box 76b are transported to the banknote discriminating unit 40 through the two-way transport paths 20, 10f, 10e, and 10d while being sterilized again by the sterilizing and transporting unit 76a, where the banknotes are discriminated. The banknotes are stored in one of the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 according to the denomination determined by the unit 40 . At this time, the sterilization effect is enhanced by slowing down the transport speed in both or either of the transport processing from the loading/recovery box 70 to the sterilization box 76b and the transport process from the sterilization box 76b to the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75. be able to. The above processing is performed until all banknotes to be loaded in the loading collection box 70 are used up.

Next, FIG. 9 shows the configuration of a banknote handling device 101c of Example 2 in which a banknote sterilization function is added to the banknote handling device 101 of FIG. The difference in configuration from the banknote handling apparatus 101 is that the temporary storage 50 is replaced with a sterilization processing unit 200, and the sterilization processing unit 200 is used to perform banknote sterilization at a predetermined timing, which will be described later. The loading collection bin 70 is used in place of the temporary storage bin 50. In addition, the thick line in FIG. 9 indicates the transport route when performing the banknote sterilization process. Note that the same reference numerals (not shown) will be used for the same mechanisms as in FIG.

The sterilization unit 200 has an ultraviolet lamp for sterilization and a banknote transport path inside, and performs sterilization by irradiating ultraviolet rays to banknotes transported on the banknote transport path. By switching the switching gates 51g and 50g, the bills conveyed on the two-way conveying paths 10e and 10f are drawn into the conveying path in the sterilization processing section 200 and sterilized, and then transferred to the two-way conveying paths 10e and 10f again. can be returned. The sterilization processing unit 200 has substantially the same external dimensions as the temporary storage 50 shown in FIG. is also possible.

In this embodiment, the sterilization process is performed using the sterilization processing unit 200 during deposit transaction (A) and banknote loading (B). The details are described below.

(A) Deposit Transaction A banknote set in the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 is delivered to the transport path 30a, passes through the banknote discriminating section 40 from the two-way transport path 10b, and checks the authenticity, denomination, front and back, and fitness of the banknote. State is determined. When the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknotes are acceptable, the banknotes are transported to the two-way transport paths 10e, 10f, and 20 by switching the switching gates 50g and 51g, and loaded without passing through the sterilization processing unit 200. It is transported to the collection warehouse 70 (deposit counting process). On the other hand, when the banknote discriminating unit 40 determines that the banknote is difficult to accept, the switching gate 10g is switched to connect to the transport path 30b, and the banknote is returned to the banknote stacking unit 30o for stacking. returned to.

After all the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are processed in this way, the deposited amount matches the amount counted by the banknote handling device 101, and the user confirms the deposit transaction through the customer operation unit (not shown). is instructed and input. Then, the banknotes temporarily stored in the loading/collecting box 70 are sterilized by the sterilizing unit 200 and transported to the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 for storage (deposit storage process).

That is, the banknotes fed out one by one from the loading and collecting box 70 pass through the two-way transport paths 20 and 10f, are drawn into the sterilization processing unit 200 by the switching gate 50g, and are transported while being sterilized inside. It is guided to the two-way transport path 10e by the switching gate 51g and transported to the banknote discriminating section 40 through 10d. Bills that have passed through the bill discriminating section 40 are conveyed by the bidirectional conveying path 10b, and conveyed downward through the bidirectional conveying path 10a by the switching gate 11g. Further, the banknotes are conveyed by the two-way conveying paths 10a and 20, and the switching gates 72g to 75g are switched according to the denominations discriminated by the banknote discrimination section 40, and the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 stored in either Here, the sterilization process is performed by lowering the transport speed from the loading/recovery box 70 to the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 while being sterilized by the sterilization unit 200. The sterilization effect can be enhanced by lengthening the time.

(B) Banknote Loading Banknotes are loaded by conveying and storing the banknotes packed in the loading/collecting box 70 to the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75. Instead of being conveyed to the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75, the banknotes fed out from the loading/collecting box 70 are sterilized by the sterilization processing unit 200 before being transferred to the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage box 73. It is transported and stored in ~75. Since these operations are the same as the deposit storage process at the time of the deposit transaction in the above-described embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

Next, FIG. 10 shows the configuration of a banknote handling device 101d of Example 4 in which a banknote sterilization function is added to the banknote handling device 101 of FIG. The difference in configuration from the banknote handling device 101 is that the temporary storage 50 is replaced with a sterilization processing unit 200, similar to the banknote handling device 101c of the third embodiment. Banknote sterilization processing is performed at a predetermined timing, which will be described later.

Also, the two-stage upper banknote storage box 71 and the lower banknote storage box 72 are replaced with an upper banknote storage box 71A and a lower banknote storage box 72A, which are similarly configured in two steps. The upper banknote storage 71A and the lower banknote storage 72A are functionally the same as the upper banknote storage 71 and the lower banknote storage 72, but as shown in FIG. The difference is that the conveying path 730 is arranged on the left side of the drawing.

This is because bills conveyed from the two-way conveying path 10f are conveyed only to the switching gate 71g side by the switching gate 25g and cannot be conveyed to the switching gate 72g side. The banknotes transported by the transport path 730 are stored in the lower banknote storage 72A or fed out from the lower banknote storage 72A by the stacking and feeding mechanism 720 . Further, the transfer route is switched by the switching gate 710, and the banknotes are stored in the upper banknote storage 71A.

In this embodiment, the sterilization process is performed using the sterilization processing unit 200 during deposit transaction (A) and banknote loading (B).

(A) Deposit transaction This embodiment differs from the third embodiment in that bills are temporarily stored in the loading/recovery box 70 at the time of count of deposited bills, but the lower bill storage box 72A is used. That is, the banknotes set in the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are transported to the transport paths 30a and 10b, the banknote discriminating section 40, and the two-way transport paths 10d, 10e, 10f, and 20, and are not passed through the sterilization processing section 200. It is conveyed to the banknote storage 72A (deposit counting process).

At the time of deposit storage, bills are fed out from the lower banknote storage 72A, and while being sterilized by the sterilization processing unit 200, are transported and stored in the lower banknote storage 72 and the banknote storages 73 to 75. Since it is the same as the third embodiment, the description is omitted.

(B) Banknote Loading Banknotes are loaded by conveying and storing the banknotes packed in the loading/recovery box 70 to the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75. Instead of being transported, the banknotes drawn out from the loading/collecting box 70 are sterilized by the sterilizing unit 200 and then transported and stored in the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 . Since these operations are the same as those at the time of banknote loading in the third embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

The banknote handling device of Example 5 has the same configuration as the banknote handling device 101d of Example 4 shown in FIGS. In other words, users who conduct transactions are likely to be concerned about whether or not the banknotes they receive (withdrawal banknotes) have been properly sterilized. The one that performs the processing matches the user's needs. In other words, some users have the impression that even if sterilization was performed during a past deposit transaction by another user, the effect of sterilization within the device will fade by the time of this withdrawal transaction, and vice versa. In addition, some users do not care whether or not banknotes have been sterilized.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the user can select whether or not to perform the sterilization process at the time of payment transaction. That is, when the user selects the execution of the sterilization process (presses the execution button 80D1) on the transaction operation screen 80D (FIG. 12) of the automated teller machine, the bills to be dispensed are sterilized and then dispensed. do. In this case, due to the sterilization process, the transaction time (processing waiting time) becomes longer than when the sterilization process is not performed. On the other hand, if the execution of sterilization is not selected (the non-execution button 80D2 is pressed), the transaction time is set according to the performance of the device as in the conventional case, so the user does not have to wait unnecessarily.

When the user selects to perform the sterilization process at the time of payment transaction, the banknotes fed from the banknote storages 73 to 75 are sterilized by the sterilization processing unit 200 via the two-way transport paths 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d. It is transported to the lower banknote storage 72A while being processed. At this time, in order to enhance the sterilization effect, the banknote transport speed is made slower (second transport speed) than normal (first transport speed). The sterilized banknotes are dispensed from the lower banknote storage box 72 via the two-way transport paths 10f, 10e, and 30b to the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30, but are transported again via the sterilization unit 200. By doing so, the bactericidal effect can be further enhanced.

When the execution button 80D1 is selected in this manner, the transaction time (processing waiting time) becomes longer as the sterilization process is executed, compared to when the sterilization process is not executed. On the other hand, if the sterilization process is not selected, the transaction time is determined according to the performance of the apparatus as in the conventional case, so that the user does not have to wait unnecessarily.

In the present embodiment, since no sterilization process is performed at the time of deposit transaction, in the deposit counting process, banknotes set in the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 pass through the transport paths 30a and 10b, the banknote discriminator 40, and the two-way transport paths 10d and 10e. , 10f and 20, and is transported to the lower banknote storage 72A without going through the sterilization processing unit 200. As shown in FIG. Also, in the deposit storage process, bills are drawn out from the lower banknote storage box 72A and transported to the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 without going through the sterilization processing section 200. FIG. Also, when banknotes are loaded, the banknotes are conveyed to the banknote storage boxes 73 to 75 without going through the sterilization unit 200 .

Next, FIG. 13 shows the configuration of a banknote handling device 101e of Example 6 in which a banknote sterilization function is added to the banknote handling device 101 of FIG. The difference in configuration from the banknote handling apparatus 101 is that the banknote storage 75 is replaced with a banknote storage 77 having a sterilization function, and the banknote storage 77 is used to sterilize banknotes at a predetermined timing to be described later. process. The banknote storage box 77 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C in the first embodiment. In this embodiment, sterilization is performed at the time of deposit transaction and bill loading.

During deposit counting processing in a deposit transaction, deposited banknotes set in the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 30 are passed through the transport paths 30a and 10b, the banknote discriminator 40, and the two-way transport paths 10d and 10e to determine the denomination and quantity of the deposited banknotes. while temporarily stored in the temporary storage 50. After that, after the transactor confirms the amount of money to be deposited, the banknotes in the temporary stocker 50 are transported at a normal speed and stored in the banknote storage 77 .

During the waiting time when the automatic transaction machine is not operated by the user, the banknotes in the banknote storage 77 are transferred to the lower banknote storage 72 and the banknote storages 73 to 74 while being sterilized by the sterilization transport unit 77a. move. That is, the sterilized banknotes drawn out from the banknote storage box 77 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage box 50 while the denomination is discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit 40. It is stored in one of the storage box 72 and bill storage boxes 73-74. Since the sterilization process at this time is performed during the standby time, the speed of paper currency transport may be slowed down in order to enhance the sterilization effect.

Bills are loaded by conveying and storing the bills packed in the loading/recovery box 70 to the lower bill storage box 72 and bill storage boxes 73-74. The banknotes fed out from the loading/recovery box 70 are not transported directly from the loading/recovery box 70 to the lower banknote storage box 72 and the banknote storage boxes 73 to 74, but are conveyed through the transport paths 20, 10f, 10e, 10d, 10c, 10b, 10a into the banknote storage box 77. Then, similarly to the above, the banknotes in the banknote storage 77 are moved to the lower banknote storage 72 and the banknote storages 73 to 74 while being sterilized by the sterilization transport section 77a.

In this embodiment, since sterilization is performed at the time of deposit transaction and banknote loading, specified banknotes are removed from the lower banknote storage box 72 and banknote storage boxes 73 to 74 without performing sterilization process at the time of payment transaction. withdraw money.

(Modifications of Examples 1 to 6)
In Examples 1 to 6 described above, ultraviolet rays are used to sterilize the surface of banknotes.

Further, when the bills are conveyed through the sterilization processing units (the sterilization conveying units 76a and 77a and the sterilization processing unit 200) at the normal conveying speed (first conveying speed), the sterilization processing is not performed, and the bills are conveyed at a slower speed than normal. The sterilization process may be performed when conveying at the speed (second conveying speed). By not sterilizing bills conveyed through the sterilization unit at a normal conveying speed, damage to the bills can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the described configurations. Also, as long as there is no contradiction, it is possible to replace part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. Moreover, it is possible to add, delete, replace, integrate, or distribute a part of the configuration of each embodiment. Also, the configuration and processing shown in the embodiments can be appropriately distributed or integrated based on processing efficiency or implementation efficiency.

101, 101a, 101b, 101c, 101d, 101e, banknote handling device, 101u: upper unit, 101v: lower unit, 40: banknote discrimination section, 50: temporary storage, 60: banknote storage of upper unit, 70: loading collection box, 71, 71A: upper banknote storage box, 72, 72A: lower banknote storage box, 73, 74, 75, 76: banknote storage box, 76a: sterilization transport unit, 76b: sterilization box, 76d: reject box, 77 : banknote storage, 77a: sterilization transport unit, 77a3: ultraviolet irradiation lamp, 77b: sterilization storage, 80a, 80b: banknote storage unit, 200: sterilization processing unit

Claims (15)

A banknote inlet/outlet, a first storage for storing banknotes, a second storage for storing banknotes and having a sterilization processing unit for performing sterilization processing of banknotes when storing and discharging banknotes, and the inlet/outlet. , a transport unit that connects the first storage and the second storage to transport banknotes,
In deposit processing, bills inserted from the inlet/outlet by a user are conveyed through the conveying unit and the sterilizing unit at a first conveying speed and stored in the second storage;
In the storage process after the payment process is completed, the banknotes stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit at a second transport speed slower than the first transport speed. , the banknote handling device, wherein the banknote handling device stores the banknotes in the first storage after performing the sterilization treatment. A banknote handling device according to claim 1,
In the withdrawal process,
After the banknotes stored in the first storage are transported through the transport unit and the sterilization processing unit at the second transport speed, and after the sterilization is performed, the banknotes are stored in the second storage ,
A banknote handling device, wherein banknotes stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit, and transported to the entrance/exit after being subjected to the sterilization processing. A banknote handling device according to claim 2,
In the withdrawal process,
The banknotes stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit at the first transport speed or the second transport speed, and after the sterilization is performed, the banknotes are transferred to the entrance/exit. A banknote handling device characterized by conveying. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the transaction with the user is not performed, the banknotes stored in the first storage are transported through the transport unit and the sterilization unit at the second transport speed, and the sterilization process is performed. A banknote handling device, wherein the banknote handling device stores the banknote in the second storage after the banknote handling. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
In the banknote loading process for loading banknotes,
The banknotes loaded in the banknote loading box are transported through the transport unit and the sterilization unit at the first transport speed or the second transport speed, and after the sterilization process is performed, the second storage. store in the warehouse
The banknotes to be loaded stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit at the first transport speed or the second transport speed, and after performing the sterilization process, the first A banknote handling device, characterized in that the banknote handling device is stored in one storage box. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the deposit processing, a temporary storage box for temporarily storing the bills inserted from the entrance and exit with the front and back sides aligned,
The transport unit transports banknotes by connecting the entrance/exit, the temporary storage, the first storage, and the second storage,
After the banknotes stored in the temporary storage are transported through the transport unit and the sterilization unit and stored in the second storage, the sterilization unit and the transport unit are transported to the first storage. A banknote handling device, characterized by being stored in a banknote handling device. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The bill handling apparatus, wherein the sterilization processing unit performs the sterilization processing by irradiating the bills with a light beam having a sterilizing effect. A banknote handling device according to claim 7,
The sterilization processing unit is
a pair of conveying plates that are transparent to the light and are arranged to face each other so as to form a bill conveying path;
a conveying roller pair that applies a conveying driving force to the banknote;
and a light beam irradiation member formed in a long shape and arranged so that its longitudinal direction forms a predetermined angle with respect to the direction in which the bills are conveyed in the conveying path. Device. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
an upper unit including the inlet/outlet;
A banknote handling device comprising: a lower unit configured to include the first storage and the second storage. A banknote handling device according to claim 9,
The second storage includes an upper storage and a lower storage that are arranged vertically,
The transport unit and the connection are connected by the sterilization unit,
In the deposit process, bills inserted by the user through the inlet/outlet are conveyed through the conveying unit and the sterilizing unit at a first conveying speed, and stored in the lower storage after being sterilized. death,
In the storage process, the banknotes stored in the lower storage are transported through the sterilization unit and the transport unit at the second transport speed, and stored in the first storage after being sterilized. A banknote handling device characterized by: A banknote entrance/exit, a first storage for storing banknotes, a second storage for temporarily storing banknotes, a sterilization processing unit for performing sterilization processing of banknotes, the entrance/exit, and the first storage , a transport unit that connects the second storage and the sterilization unit and transports banknotes,
In deposit processing, bills inserted from the inlet/outlet by the user are conveyed by the conveying unit at a first conveying speed and stored in the second storage;
In the storage process after the payment process is completed, the banknotes stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit at a second transport speed slower than the first transport speed. , the banknote handling device, wherein the banknote handling device stores the banknotes in the first storage after performing the sterilization treatment. A banknote handling device according to claim 11, wherein
In the withdrawal process,
After the banknotes stored in the first storage are transported through the transport unit and the sterilization processing unit at the second transport speed, and after the sterilization is performed, the banknotes are stored in the second storage ,
A banknote handling device, wherein banknotes stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit, and transported to the entrance/exit after being subjected to the sterilization processing. A banknote handling device according to claim 11 or 12,
In the banknote loading process for loading banknotes,
The banknotes loaded in the banknote loading box are transported through the transport unit and the sterilization unit at the first transport speed or the second transport speed, and after the sterilization process is performed, the second storage. store in the warehouse
The banknotes to be loaded stored in the second storage are transported through the sterilization processing unit and the transport unit at the first transport speed or the second transport speed, and after performing the sterilization process, the first A banknote handling device, characterized in that the banknote handling device is stored in one storage box. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 11 to 13,
an upper unit including the inlet/outlet and the sterilization unit;
and a lower unit including the first storage and the second storage. The banknote handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
The sterilization treatment is not performed when the bills are conveyed through the sterilization unit at the first conveyance speed, and the sterilization treatment is performed when the bills are conveyed at the second conveyance speed. Device.

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