JP2792943B2 - Deposit cassette used for automatic depositing devices such as night safes - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a deposit cassette used for an automatic depositing device such as a night safe, for example, in which bills, coins and the like are sealed and deposit processing is performed. .

(Prior art) Conventionally, financial institutions such as banks have been able to accept deposits of customers' deposits at stores and the like during the period from the closing of a branch office or the stoppage of the automatic teller machine to the start of business the next morning. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-13
There is a night safe as disclosed in the 5284 publication.

This kind of night safe is based on the fact that cash to be deposited by a customer is packed in a bag together with a slip in which a deposit amount and customer data are written, and the cash is inserted from a reception slot of the night safe.

On the other hand, at banks, etc., the staff in the next morning opens the night safe, individually opens the bags that have been inserted, inputs the data written on the internal slip into the checkout device, and converts the cash into bills, coins, checks, etc. They are classified, counted, and checked.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional night safe, when inputting the data described in the slip put in the bag together with the cash at the time of deposit into the checkout device, an input error easily occurs. Also, banks at shopping malls have a high use rate of night safes, and the banks also have various problems such as the increased complexity of the above-mentioned work, which requires a lot of time and labor. there were.

In view of this, the present invention eliminates the occurrence of input errors during the checkout process of cash or the like inserted into a night safe, and can reduce the amount of work and can be used for an automatic deposit device for a night safe or the like. To provide.

(Means for Solving the Problems) An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a deposit cassette used in an automatic depositing apparatus that deposits cash and the like in a general-purpose container and deposits the entire container. There is a storage space for storing bills, coins, securities, etc. separately, and a data setting unit having a plurality of rotary data setting dials for setting deposit data, customer data, etc. A cover for closing the storage spaces and the data setting unit, a display window for reading the setting data from the data setting unit from outside, and covering the display window to visually check the setting data from outside. A screen for disabling, and a reset mechanism for resetting a rotary data setting dial of the data setting section, wherein a cassette for depositing used in an automatic depositing device such as a night safe. The rotary data setting dial of the data setting unit is displayed at a position visible at the time of the setting operation of the data setting unit in the deposit cassette.
A display unit, and a second display unit which is displayed at a position facing the display window in correspondence with the data set value by the display unit and reads the set value from outside the display window. .

(Operation) When depositing money into the night safe, open the cover of the deposit cassette, put bills, coins, checks, etc. in their respective storage spaces, and turn the setting dial of the data setting section to deposit money. Enter data, customer data, etc. and close the lid. In this state, the deposit cassette becomes a safe and the display window is invisible by the screen, so that the setting data cannot be seen from outside. In this manner, the deposit cassette is inserted into the slot of the night safe. In the next morning at a bank or the like, the setting data can be automatically input to the device by reading the display window of the cassette for deposit through the screen with the reader of the automatic depositing device, and the internal cash, The cover of the deposit cassette is opened, and bills, coins, checks, and the like are separately taken out and subjected to a settlement process such as counting.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a deposit cassette 1 according to the present invention is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a back side when the cassette is closed.
The deposit cassette 1 has a thin box-shaped cassette body 2 having an open upper surface and an upper opening of the cassette body 2 pivotally supported by a shaft 3 on one side of a long side opening of the cassette body 2. The lid 4 can be locked to the cassette main body 2 in a closed state by a lock device 5.

The cassette main body 2 has a bill storage space 6 for storing bills P and a coin storage space 7 for storing coins C. The bills P to be stored are stored in the bill storage space 6. As shown in FIG. 1, a bill presser 8 for pressing and preventing looseness is provided so as to urge in the direction of the bottom 6a of the space 6. In addition, a notch 10 is formed in the side wall 9 on the front side of the bill storage space 6 to facilitate insertion and removal of the bill P into and out of the bill storage space 6. The bottom 6a of the bill storage space 6 is provided with slits 11, 11 into which a member of an automatic depositing device to be described later for automatically taking out bills from the space 6 enters.

Inside the lid 4, transparent resin plates 12 and 12 are provided so as to face securities P 'such as checks and the like, and the securities P' can be stored between the transparent resin plates 12 and 12. Thus, the securities storage space 10 is formed. The transparent resin plates 12, 12 are formed with slits 12a, 12a into which members of an automatic depositing device, which will be described later, for automatically taking out securities P 'from the securities storage space 10, enter. The notch of the cassette body 2 is
There is a protrusion 4a which fits as close as possible to 2a and closes it, and an engagement portion (not shown) of the lock piece of the lock device 5 is provided on a side end surface of the protrusion 4a.

A data setting unit 13 is provided at a position corresponding to the mounting base of the lid 4.
Is provided. The data setting unit 13 includes a shaft 1 rotatably supported by bearings 14 formed at both ends of the cassette body 2 as shown in an external view in FIG. 3 and a cross section in FIG.
5 and a plurality of setting dials 16, 16,... Of the same shape rotatably fitted on the shaft 15. These setting dials 16, 16,. 1 Set dial 16,1 in the cassette 1 for deposit as shown
6 are exposed and can be rotated freely.

The setting dials 16, 16,...
As shown in FIG. 6, it is a cylindrical shape having a polygonal (decagonal in the figure) operation section 17 on one side for easy manual turning operation, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is set. The first for data setting using arithmetic numbers from "0" to "9" which is displayed for
There is provided a display section 18 and a second display section 19 for reading each of which is converted into a bar code with a phase difference of about 90 ° with respect to each of the numerals of the first display section 18. As a result, the display value of the setting dial 16 on the data setting first display section 18 can be read from the display window to be described later by the setting dial 16 reading second display section 19.
To be read. One end of a shaft hole through which the shaft 15 of each of the setting dials 16, 16,... Passes is formed to have a large diameter, and projections 20, 20,.

The reset mechanism for resetting the setting dials 16, 16,... Includes a spring 21 installed in the bearing 14 to resilient one end of the shaft 15 and an appropriate reset tool 22 formed at the other end of the shaft 15 (for example, Operating portion 23 for engaging the driver 15) to rotate the shaft 15 by engaging the setting dial 1
, Which are provided corresponding to the shafts 16 and 16 and protrude in the radial direction of the shaft 15 and can be engaged with the protrusions 20 and 20 of the setting dials 16 and 16. When 15 is biased by the spring 21, the projections 24, 24,.
Are positioned so as not to interfere with the projections 20, 20,.
When the shaft 15 is rotated while being pressed against 1
Of the setting dials 16, 16 ...
.., And all setting dials 16, 16 are returned to zero.

On the back side of the cassette body 2, a display window 25 facing the side of each setting dial 16, 16,... Of the data setting section 13 is opened, as shown in FIG. Colored screen 26 so that 13 cannot be seen from outside
, And can be read by a reading head 27 (shown in FIG. 7) of the reading device.

8 (A) to 8 (C) show an example of a deposit system using the deposit cassette 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8 (A), bills P, securities P ', and coins C are transferred. After being stored in a predetermined storage space, the setting dials 16, 16,... Of the data setting unit 13 are rotated to set a deposit code, a deposit amount, and other data, and then the lid 4 is closed and locked.
As a result, the deposit cassette 1 is in a safe state, and the data set in the data setting unit 13 is transmitted from the window 25 to the screen 26.
There is a second display section 19 corresponding to the numerical value set based on the first display section 18 of the setting dials 16, 16,. .

The deposit cassette 1 closed in this way is shown in FIG. 8 (B).
As shown in the above, the bank is inserted from the input port 29 of the night safe 28, the bank stores it in the cabinet 30 as appropriate, and the processing is performed by the cash settlement apparatus 31 shown in FIG.

The depositor moves the read head 27 of the reader along the outer surface of the window 25 to the data setting section 13 of the deposit cassette 1 so that the setting dials 16 and 1 of the data setting section 13 are moved.
Read and record the display contents of the second display section 19 displayed in 6...

To take out the bills and the like from the deposit cassette 1, the lid 4 is opened as shown in FIG. 9, and through the slits 11, 11 at the bottom 6 a of the bill storage space 6, the bills are pushed up through the members 32, 32.
(Only one is shown) is inserted, and the stored bills P are slightly pushed up at the upper ends of the push-up members 32, 32, and the bill 33 is advanced through the notch 2a of the side wall 9 as shown in FIG. P is sandwiched from above and below, and is transferred to the storage unit side in the cash settlement apparatus 31 and taken in. On the other hand, with respect to the securities P ', as shown in FIG.
Is grabbed, extracted upward, transferred to the storage section of the cash settlement apparatus 31, and taken in. Further, as for the coin C, as shown in FIG.
, Then rotate it 90 degrees or more to settle the cash
Take it in by opening it into the storage section of 31.

In this way, the banknotes P, securities P 'and coins C stored in the deposit cassette 1 can be automatically taken in. And this cassette for deposit 1
Of the setting data of the data setting unit 13 and the bills P, securities P ', and the like stored in the deposit cassette 1.
When the coin C is completely taken in, the reset tool 22 is engaged with the reset mechanism of the deposit cassette 1, and the reset tool 22
Is rotated, the setting data of the data setting unit 13 is reset.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and design changes may be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically read the setting data received by the customer into the data setting unit provided in the deposit cassette by the reading device.
There is no need for the operator to input data, and as a result, there is no input error by the operator. A coin storage space for storing coins in the deposit cassette,
Since the bill storage space for storing bills and, if necessary, the storage space for storing checks, etc. are separately provided, there is no need to sort bills, coins, and checks when counting money, which improves the work efficiency of settlement operations. Can be greatly improved. In particular, since the data setting unit installed in the deposit cassette is not an electrical storage device but a mechanical configuration, not only is there no need for a power supply, but also the deposit cassette itself can be obtained at low cost, and the settlement device is also conventionally used. By providing a sensor for reading the setting data of the deposit cassette and a driving means for the reset tool in the cash processing device,
The work efficiency can be greatly improved without requiring a major system change.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a deposit cassette according to the present invention with a lid opened, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a back side with the lid closed, and FIG. 3 is FIG. , FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same, FIG. 5 is a side view of the setting dial, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a relationship with a read head, and FIG. 8 (A) to 8 (C) are explanatory views showing an example of an automatic depositing system, and FIGS. 9 to 12 are perspective views showing an example of an automatic take-out mechanism of bills, securities, and coins from a depositing cassette. . 1 ... Payment cassette, 2 ... Cassette body, 4 ...
Lid, 6 ... Banknote storage space, 7 ... Coin storage space, 10
…… Securities storage space part, 13 …… Data setting part, 16 ……
Setting dial, 18 ... Data display first display unit, 19 ...
Reading second display unit, 20 projection, 24 reset projection, 25 display window, 26 screen.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A depositing cassette for use in an automatic depositing apparatus for depositing cash and the like in a general-purpose container and depositing the whole container, wherein each of the cassettes stores bills, coins, securities and the like separately. A storage space part, having a data setting part provided with a plurality of rotary data setting dials for setting deposit data, customer data, etc., and a lid for closing the storage space part and the data setting part on the outside, A display window for reading setting data from the data setting unit from outside, a screen covering the display window to make the setting data invisible from outside, and a reset for resetting a rotary data setting dial of the data setting unit. A deposit cassette for use in an automatic depositing device, such as a night safe, having a mechanism. 2. A data setting first display section which is displayed at a position visible when a setting operation of the data setting section in the deposit cassette is performed, the rotary data setting dial of the data setting section;
2. The automatic depositing device for a night safe or the like according to claim 1, further comprising a second display unit which is displayed at a position facing the display window in correspondence with the data set value by the display unit and reads the set value from outside the display window. Cassette for depositing.