JP2507304B2 - Automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine, and more particularly to a gate by switching the switching timing and switching speed of the gate stepwise in accordance with the bill interval or bill transport speed. The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine that conveys bills without damaging them.

[Background of the Invention]

The conventional device, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-190772, provides a bill passage detector in front of the gate to convey bills,
The gate is switched when the leading edge of the bill passage detector reaches the bill passage detector. But with the above method,
If the banknote interval is narrow, even if the banknote that was previously transported is inside the gate, when the banknote passage detector detects the leading edge of the next banknote, the trailing edge of the banknote that was transported earlier is switched because the gate is switched. The gate may damage the part. That is, no consideration has been given to making the gate switching timing and switching speed variable according to the bill interval.

[Object of the Invention]

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and to provide an automatic teller machine capable of depositing and withdrawing banknotes without damaging the banknotes at the gate portion.

[Outline of Invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic teller machine of the present invention includes (1) a deposit port for accepting banknotes inserted by a customer, a dispense port for paying banknotes to the customer, and a genuine banknote for depositing and dispensing. A discrimination means for discriminating fake, denomination, normality, banknote interval or banknote transport speed, a storage box for storing genuine notes by denomination as a result of the discrimination, a storage box for storing unfit notes, An automatic teller machine equipped with a gate, a transfer path for transferring banknotes to a storage box, and a gate provided in the transfer path for switching the destination of the banknotes. , A means for comparing the banknote interval and the reference banknote interval and determining the switching timing and switching speed of the gate based on the comparison result. By this means, when the banknote interval is narrow, the switching timing is delayed. , Increase the switching speed, The banknote is characterized in that the front and rear ends of the bill are conveyed to the outlet and the storage without being damaged at the gate.

(2) In the above-described automatic teller machine, when it is determined by the discriminating unit at the time of depositing and withdrawing that the bill interval is abnormally narrow and the gate switching time is insufficient, the banknote is transported without switching the gate. There is a feature in doing it.

(3) In the automatic teller machine of the above item (1), at the time of depositing and withdrawing, the banknote transport speed discriminated by the discriminating unit is compared with the reference banknote transport speed, and the gate switching timing is determined based on the comparison result. And a means for determining the switching speed, and when the banknote transport speed is fast by this means, the switching timing and the switching speed are increased so that the front and rear ends of the banknote are not damaged at the gate part It is characterized in that it is transported to the mouth and storage.

Example of Invention

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a banknote, 2 is a deposit section, 3 is a discrimination section, 4 is a dispensing port,
5 and 6 are genuine bill storage portions, 7 are unfit bill storage portions, and 8
Is a temporary storage unit, 9 is a reject box, 10 is a banknote transport path, and 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are gates provided in the middle of the transport path.

This automatic teller machine performs deposit processing of deposited banknotes and dispensing processing of banknotes to be dispensed, and uses the deposited banknotes as banknotes at the time of dispensing. A depositing unit 2 for accepting a bill 1 inserted by a customer is provided in an upper front portion, and below that, a discriminating unit for discriminating the authenticity, denomination, damage, bill interval or bill transport speed of the inputted bill 1. 3 is arranged. Further, in the discriminating section 3, a dispensing port 4 for returning the banknote 1 discriminated as invalid, a temporary storage section 8 for temporarily storing the banknote 1 discriminated as valid, and a positive banknote among the banknotes 1 discriminated as valid. A storage unit 5 for storing banknotes by denomination,
6 Further, a storage portion 7 for storing the unfit note is provided behind the discrimination portion 3. Further, at the time of withdrawal, a reject box 9 for accommodating the banknotes 1 determined by the discrimination unit 3 as unfit notes is provided. The discriminating unit 3 determines the destination of the banknote 1 so that the banknote 1 can be conveyed to each unit, and the branch unit has gates 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 which are rotated by a drive source (not shown). , 16 are arranged.

In the present embodiment, the intervals at which the banknotes 1 are conveyed are discriminated, and when the banknote interval is narrower than the reference banknote interval, the gates 11 to 15 are used.
Of the banknotes 1 to 15 is prevented from being damaged at the gates 11 to 15 by delaying the switching timing of the above and increasing the switching speed. In addition, when depositing money, the gate 16 is always opened and the bill interval is abnormally narrow, and when it is determined that the switching time of the gates 11 to 15 is insufficient, switching of the gates 11 to 15 is stopped and the bill 1 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 8. To prevent the banknote 1 from being damaged at the gates 11 to 15.

FIG. 2 is a gate when the banknote interval in FIG. 1 is a reference.
It is a switching state diagram of 11. 1 is a banknote, 10 is a conveyance path, and 11 is a gate. When the banknotes 1 are conveyed at the reference banknote interval L, the rear end of the banknotes 1 previously conveyed is at a distance g from the gate 11.
When the banknote 1 is just withdrawn, the leading edge of the banknote 1 after is located at a distance 1 from the gate 11, and the gate 11 is switched at this time. If the gate 11 is switched at such a timing, the first banknote 1 and the second banknote 1 can be conveyed without being damaged by the gate 11.

FIG. 3 is a switching state diagram of the gate 11 in FIG. 1 when the bill interval is narrow.

When the banknotes 1 are conveyed at a banknote interval L ′ that is narrower than the reference banknote interval L, the front end of the banknote 1 that is conveyed later is in a state in which the rear end of the banknote 1 that was previously conveyed enters the gate 11 by the distance m. Is at a distance 1 from the gate 11, and at this time, if the gate 11 is switched, the rear end of the preceding bill 1 is damaged by the gate 11.

Therefore, the switching timing of the gate 11 is delayed until the rear end of the preceding bill 1 is pulled out from the gate 11 by the distance g, that is, until the front end of the succeeding bill 1 reaches the distance l ′ from the gate 11,
Increase the switching speed (operating time of gate 11) to increase gate 11
, And the banknote 1 is conveyed without being damaged at the gate 11 part.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a gate switching determination circuit of the automatic teller machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, 3 is a discrimination section shown in FIG. 1, 19 is a reference level setting section, and a section 17 for setting a reference bill interval.
And a portion 18 for setting a reference transport speed. Reference numeral 20 is a level comparator which compares the reference bill interval or the reference transport speed with the output value of the discriminator 3 and outputs the result.
Reference numeral 21 determines the comparison result of the comparator 20, and determines the switching timing and switching speed of the gates 11 to 15 based on the result.

The bill interval or bill transport speed discriminated by the discriminating unit 3 is given as one input of the level comparator 20. The reference level setting unit 19 sets the reference bill interval 17 or the reference transport speed 18, and the set output is given as the other input of the level comparator 20. The level comparator 20 compares the output of the discriminating unit 3 with the reference level of the reference bill interval 17 or the reference transport speed 18, and inputs the result to the determining unit 21, whereby the determining unit 21 switches the gates 11 to 15 at the switching timing. And the switching speed is determined.

 Next, the overall operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the customer inserts the banknotes 1 into the depositing section 2, the depositing section 2 separates the banknotes 1 one by one, and conveys the banknotes 1 to the discriminating section 3 through the conveying path 10. The discriminating unit 3 discriminates the authenticity, the denomination, the damage, the banknote interval and the banknote transport speed, and the banknote 1 that is determined to be invalid is the switching timing and switching determined according to the banknote interval or the banknote transport speed. The gates 11 and 12 are switched at a speed and the withdrawal port 4 is passed through the transfer path 10.
The banknote 1 that is returned to the banknote 1 and is determined to be valid is switched to the gates 11, 13, 14, 15 at the switching timing and switching speed that are determined according to the banknote interval or the banknote transport speed, and the temporary storage unit 8 After the transaction with the customer is completed, the genuine bills are stored in the storing units 5 to 6 according to the denominations A and B, and the unfit bills are stored in the unfit bill storing unit 7.

Next, at the time of withdrawal, the bill 1 is stored in each of the storage units 5 and 6 of A and B.
And is conveyed to the discrimination section 3 through the conveying path 10. The banknote 1 that is determined to be invalid in the discrimination unit 3 is in the reject box 9, the banknote 1 that is determined to be valid is in the dispensing port 4, and the switching timing and switching speed determined according to the banknote interval or the banknote transport speed. Then, the gates 11 and 12 are switched and transported.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the switching timing and the switching time of the gate are made variable, and the switching timing and the switching speed are switched stepwise in accordance with the bill interval or the bill transport speed, so that the bill is transferred to the gate portion. It can be transported without damage. Further, according to the present invention, since it can be realized only by making the switching timing and the switching speed variable, it is possible to configure at a low cost with a simple mechanism.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a switching state diagram of a gate 11 when the banknote interval in FIG. 1 is a reference, and FIG. 3 is FIG. FIG. 4 is a switching state diagram of the gate 11 when the bill interval is narrow, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a gate switching determination circuit showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Banknote, 2 ... Deposit section 3 ... Discrimination section, 4 ... Withdrawal port 5-6 ... Genuine bill storage section 7 ... Unfit note storage section, 9 ... Reject box 10 ... Transport path, 11 to 16 …… Gate 19 …… Reference level setting unit 20 …… Level comparator 21 …… Judgment unit 8 …… Temporary storage unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A deposit port for accepting banknotes inserted by a customer, a dispense port for paying banknotes to the customer, and authenticity, denomination, damage, banknote interval or banknote transport speed of banknotes at the time of depositing and dispensing. Discrimination means for discriminating, a storage box for storing genuine bills by denomination as a result of the discrimination, a storage box for storing unfit bills, the withdrawal port, a transport path for transporting to the storage box, and a banknote destination. In an automatic teller machine equipped with a gate provided in the middle of a transport path for switching between the banknotes, the banknote interval discriminated by the discriminator is compared with the reference banknote interval at the time of depositing or withdrawing, or the discrimination is performed. It is characterized in that it has means for comparing either one of the banknote transfer speed discriminated by the section and the reference banknote transfer speed, and determining the switching timing and switching speed of the gate based on the comparison result. Automatic teller machine .