JP2918737B2 - Automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic cash transaction apparatus which is installed in a financial institution such as a bank and automatically processes cash transactions by a customer operation.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART FIG. 6 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of an automated teller machine, FIG. 7 is a sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 6, where the dedicated payment transaction by the bill as an automatic teller machine This will be described by taking a bill automatic payment device as an example. FIG.
And in FIG. 7, 18 is a housing of a bill automatic payment device,
Reference numerals 19, 20, and 21 denote storage safes vertically arranged in three tiers on the upper right side of the front of the housing 18, and the front side of each of the storage safes 19, 20, 21 has a bill discharging port 22 for payment processing. , 23, and 24, and on the back side, as shown in FIG. 7 , is fitted and connected to each connector 25 provided on the housing 18 side to secure connection with a control unit described later. Has a connector 26 as connecting means.

[0003] Reference numerals 27, 28 and 29 denote the respective bill outlets 2.
It is a bill stacking unit disposed in front of 2, 23, and 24, and stacks bills discharged from the bill discharge ports 22, 23, and 24 so that customers can receive bills. Reference numeral 30 denotes a card handling unit arranged on the upper left side of the front of the housing 18.
It has a card insertion slot 31 and has a function of reading magnetic information of a card inserted through the card insertion slot 31, a function of writing updated information of executed new transaction contents, and printing of executed transaction contents on receipt paper. Has a function. .

[0004] Reference numeral 32 denotes a display section disposed below the card insertion slot 31, which is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like.
It performs guidance display and information display of the input operation by the customer. 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes a customer operation unit composed of a plurality of keys. The customer presses the key to perform an input operation such as a personal identification number and a required payment amount. 34 is the housing 1
8 is a control section which is arranged at the bottom of, Ru der controls the overall operation of the components and devices described above. Reference numeral 35 denotes a power supply arranged next to the control unit 34, and 57 denotes an internal operation unit for performing input operations by a bank clerk, maintenance staff, or the like during maintenance and inspection of the automatic bill dispenser.

[0005] Next, the structure of a plurality of storage safes mounted on the bill automatic payment device will be described with reference to Figs. 8 is a side sectional view showing an internal schematic structure of the storage safe, FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a state where an upper cover of the storage safe shown in FIG. 8 is opened, and FIG. 10 shows a state where FIG. 9 is viewed from above. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the storage safe, FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of the storage safe, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a dip switch.

8 to 12, reference numeral 36 denotes a lower base of a storage safe, and 37 denotes an upper base provided so as to cover the lower base 36. These are connected by hinges 38 on the rear side. The base 37 has a structure that can be opened and closed by rotating about the hinge 38 as a fulcrum. Reference numeral 39 denotes a bill stored in the lower base 36 in a standing state in a large number, and the bill 39 is always elastically pressed toward the rear of the safe by a biasing means such as a spring (not shown). The last one of the sheets is stored by the stage 40 in a state of being in contact with the picker roller 41 arranged opposite to the picker roller 41. The picker roller 41 has an outer periphery made of a high-friction member, and is intermittently driven to rotate by a motor 42 so as to pay out the bills 39 at regular intervals.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a feed roller disposed above the picker roller 41, and reference numeral 44 denotes a reverse roller which is in pressure contact with the feed roller, and is fed by the picker roller 41 by rotating in the direction of the arrow in the drawing. The banknotes 39 are fed one by one to the transport path 45 while preventing the double-feeding of the banknotes 39 that have occurred. The transport path 45 is constituted by a plurality of rollers disposed on the bases 36 and 37 and a pair of belts stretched over the rollers, and the bill distribution outlet 22 (or 23, 23,
24). 46 is this transport path 45
The motor 46 drives a plurality of rollers, and the driving of the motor 46 rotates the belt stretched over the rollers to drive the transport path 45, and
The bill 39 is transported to the second banknote.

Reference numerals 47 and 48 denote first and second sensors provided at predetermined positions in the conveying path 45. The first sensor 47 performs double feed of the conveyed bills 39 and the second sensor. Sensor 48 detects the length of the bill, the degree of skew, and the like. Reference numeral 49 denotes a blade located on the end side of the transport path 45, that is, on the side of the bill outlet 22 (or 23, 24). The first and second sensors 47 and 48 determine the degree of double feed or skew. If it is detected that it is over the range,
In other words, when it is detected that the ejection is inappropriate for the customer, it is rotated and the conveyed bill 39 is dispensed from the bill outlet 22.
The guide is guided to the reject safe 50 located below the blade 49 without being guided.

Reference numerals 51a and 51b denote a pair of bill guides for guiding the bill storage position according to the size of the bill 39 in the longitudinal direction, one of which is fixed, and the other has a movable structure. Numeral 52 denotes a protrusion for supporting the movable-side bill guide 51b. As shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion 52 is provided so as to constitute both sides of the storage space for the bill 39 in the storage safe, and has three-step grooves 53a. , 53b, 53c
It has. The grooves 53a, 53b, 53
By inserting and engaging the bill guide 51b with any one of c, the storage width for each denomination in the stored bill is guided. Reference numeral 54 denotes a lock provided on the front side of each storage safe, and reference numeral 55 denotes a handle located on the upper surface of the storage safe when the upper base 37 is closed. The handle 55 is portable.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a dip switch provided below the lock 54 in order to input denomination information of banknotes stored in the storage safe. As shown in FIG. 12, the dip switch 56 has a 4-digit switch unit 56a, and the display on the switch unit 56a is "0" for low, "1" for high, and When it is set, the switch section 56a is operated to display "0001", and when it is a 5,000 yen ticket, it is displayed as "001".
By setting "0" and "0011" for a multi-yen ticket, it is possible to input denomination information of banknotes stored in the safe.

Then, each of the storage safes 19, 20, 21 is described.
Inside the connector 26 provided on the back side of the storage box 19, the separating and feeding motor 4 in each of the storage safes 19, 20, 21 is provided.
2. A connection cord for transmitting the start and stop of the drive to the transport motor 46 and the blade 49, detection information of the first and second sensors 47 and 48 for detecting an abnormal bill or abnormal transport, and the dip switch 56. Since the codes for transmitting the denomination information and the like of the stored banknotes are collected and laid in the safe, the connector 26 and the housing 1 are collected.
By connecting the connector 25 provided on the side 8, each of the storage safes 19, 20, 21 is electrically connected to the control unit 34 on the apparatus main body side.

Therefore, when the power supply 35 provided on the apparatus main body side is turned on, electricity is transmitted to the actuator in the safe via the connector 25 and the connector 26, and the money input from the dip switch 56 is transmitted. The seed information is sent to the control unit 34 on the main body side, whereby the automatic bill dispensing apparatus causes the attached storage safes 19, 20,
The denomination information in 21 is obtained.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a bill automatic payment apparatus provided with a plurality of storage safes. As shown in this figure, the bill automatic payment apparatus is provided in the customer operation unit 33 for the customer to input a transaction instruction such as a payment request, as shown in FIGS. An internal operation unit 57 operated by a staff member of the engine at the time of maintenance and the like, a display unit 32 for displaying transaction details and operation guidance, etc., a process of reading and writing information of a card inserted from the card insertion slot 31, and Card handling unit 3 that prints transaction details on receipt paper
0, each storage safe 19,20,2 mounted in the safe mounting part
The structure includes a bill payment unit 58 that performs a payment process for bills 39 and a control unit 34 that controls these.

The controller 34 stores the denomination information of the banknotes stored in the storage safes 19, 20 and 21 mounted thereon, and various information related to the executed transaction. A storage safe management storage unit 59 for storing the operation history of the storage units 20 and 21 and failure information is provided. That is, the operation history is the number and amount of transactions performed by the automatic bill dispenser, and the failure history is the number of occurrences of errors such as double feed and damaged bill detection. At 21, all information executed or generated is stored.

That is, when a customer requests payment of, for example, 57,000 yen, the control unit 34 determines which storage safe 1
Since it is known from the storage safes 19, 20 and 21 which banknotes of the denominations are stored in 9, 20, 21, here, the storage safe 19 in which the 1,000 yen note is stored in the upper row is shown. If a storage safe 20 containing a 5,000-yen ticket is installed in the middle row and a storage safe 21 storing a 10,000-yen ticket is installed in the bottom row, five storage-grade safes 20 are stored from the storage safe 21. The banknote payment unit 58 is controlled to pay out one 5,000-yen ticket and two 1,000-yen tickets from the storage safe 19.

[0016] Thereby, the bill payment unit 58 is connected to each safe 1
The number of bills instructed from 9, 20, and 21 is fed out, and transport, detection, accumulation, and discharge are sequentially performed. As a result, the information in the storage safe management storage unit 59 is updated. That is, the information on the number of transactions is incremented by one, and the information on the number of bills fed out is 5 million yen.
Is updated to the value obtained by adding one ticket, one 5,000 yen ticket, and two 1,000 yen tickets. At this time, if double feed occurs, the value of information recording the number of double feeds is added by one.

In this manner, various transaction information relating to the executed transaction is stored in the control unit 3 provided in the apparatus main body.
4 collectively stores information relating to transactions performed by the automatic bill dispensing apparatus, manages the amount of bills to be handled after the operation is completed, and maintains the mechanism of the bill dispensing unit 58 and the like. It was used as a reference during inspection.

[0018]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, various information relating to executed transactions is collectively stored only in the storage safe management storage unit of the control unit provided on the apparatus main body side. Therefore, it was not possible to distinguish and recognize the transaction information for each of the plurality of storage safes.

That is, each of the storage safes is provided with a cash payout mechanism, a transport mechanism, a reject safe, and the like, and is modularized so that all kinds of cash can be stored. If any of the multiple safes is emptied of cash during operation and another money denomination is stored on the way to continue operation, As for the information in the management storage unit, the relationship between the information and the safe cannot be specified for each denomination. For example, if a 1,000 yen voucher is stored in the safe where a 5,000 yen voucher was stored, and the operation is continued with two 1,000 yen vaults installed, the number of occurrences of the 1,000 yen voucher withdrawal error will increase. Even if there are many safes, since a plurality of safes for 1,000 yen vouchers are mounted, it is not possible to determine which safe has a failure from the information in the storage safe management storage unit alone.

Therefore, although it is possible to grasp the operation history and the trouble information of the entire automatic teller machine, it is not possible to grasp the transaction information for each storage safe, and hence the trouble cause and trouble location in the trouble information are not possible. Could not be determined, and could not be effective information at the time of maintenance and inspection work by staff and maintenance staff. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and enables the operation history of each safe to be clearly understood, secures effective trouble information at the time of maintenance and inspection, and performs accurate and prompt repair processing. And an object of the present invention is to provide an excellent automatic cash transaction apparatus with less trouble occurrence.

[0021]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention for achieving the above object, paid revenue cash available and to and conveying means cash
A plurality of storage safe with a safe mounting portion detachably mounted to that provided on the housing of the device, or or housing incorporating the cash to the each yield <br/> pay safe with the deposit and withdrawal transactions in cash automatic transaction apparatus or feeding a receiving cash, the each <br/> storage safe, double feeding cash to be conveyed by said conveying means
Detection means for detecting a or failure of skew, is executed
The operational data and the detection means of input and money involved in the transactions
Ri provide the housing safe management memory for storing failure data indicating the number of errors to be detected.

The operation data and the operation data are stored in the housing.
And access to the storage safe management memory of each storage safe to collect the operation data and fault data.
A structure in which a transaction information control means for storing the data.

[0023]

[Action] of Oite to the above-described configuration, each storage safe input denomination information storage and cash with housing a cash device
By mounting the safe mounting portion provided in the housing, it shall be the operational state.

In this state, a transaction is performed based on the instructions of the customer.
During the transaction, the transaction information control means
Harm data is collected and storage safe management notes for each storage safe
The operational data and fault data by accessing the Li Ru is stored in each storing safe management memory unit.

Thus, by checking the information in the management memory for each storage safe, it is possible to obtain accurate information at the time of maintenance and inspection, thereby enabling an accurate and quick processing operation and preventing a failure from occurring. To

[0026]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the automatic bill dispenser, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the schematic structure of the automatic bill dispenser having the configuration of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of an operation data format of a storage safe management memory provided in the storage safe, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an example of a failure data format.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, storage safe management memory provided for each storage safe, and transaction information for controlling the collection, addition, and updating of information values by accessing these storage safe management memories. Except that the control means is provided in the control unit 34 provided on the apparatus main body side, the structure is almost the same as the conventional structure and has the same configuration. I do.

1 to 3, reference numerals 60, 61 and 62 denote all storage safes 1 attached to the automatic bill dispenser.
FIG. 2 is a storage safe management memory provided in each of the safes 9, 20, and 21, wherein the operation history and the failure history in each safe are stored independently for each safe.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, they are arranged near the reject safe 50 , respectively.

These storage safe management memories 60, 61, 6
The control unit 3 provided in the housing 18 of the apparatus main body by connecting and fitting the connector 26 provided in each of the storage safes 19, 20, 21 to the connector 25 of the apparatus main body.
4 and are electrically connected, the power supply 35 is turned on after safe mounting, at the same time enabling device operated by the control of the control unit 34, each of these storage safe management memory 60 and 61,
Access to collection, additional update, etc., is enabled for all of the transaction information of 62.

Here, the storage safe management memory 60, 6
An example of the format of the transaction information stored in 1, 62 will be described with reference to FIGS. These storage safe management memory 60, 61, 62, has a operational data format for storing data shown to luck in Figure 4, and a failure format for storing fault data shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation data includes the number and number of withdrawals for each denomination of 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen notes, the total number and number of withdrawals of all banknotes, and the payment processing. And second sensors 47 for detecting whether or not the banknotes fed out are suitable for payment.
And 48, and the motor 4 for separating and feeding bills
The drive time of the banknote 2 and the bill transport motor 46 and other information are stored.

As with the above-mentioned operation data, the failure data is shown in FIG. 5 together with the number of payments and the number of coins for each denomination of 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen, the total number of payments and the number of all banknotes. As shown in the figure, the total number of rejects for each denomination, the number of skew rejects for each denomination when the skew is too large, the number of double feed rejects for each denomination, Each failure information such as the number of jams is stored.

Reference numeral 63 denotes the storage safes 19, 20, 21 described above.
Storage safe management memory 60, 6 provided for each
A transaction information control means for accessing the devices 1 and 62 via the connector 25 and the connector 26 to collect, add and update various information related to the executed transaction. Is provided. Here, the storage safe management memories 60 and 6 having the above-described format.
1 shows an example of a payment transaction operation in a bill automatic payment device provided with 1,62.

In the housing 18 of the automatic bill dispenser, a storage safe 19 containing a 1,000-yen note in the upper part, a storage safe 20 containing a 5,000-yen note in the middle part, and a storage safe 21 containing a ten-yen note in the lower part. Is installed. In this state, if the customer operates the customer operation unit and inputs a payment request of, for example, 57,000 yen, the input information is transmitted to the control unit 34. Based on the denomination information obtained from each of the storage safes 19, 20, and 21, the control unit 34 feeds out the banknote to each of the storage safes 19, 20, and 21 storing the denomination according to the requested amount. The drive of the separation / delivery motor 42 and the bill transport motor 46 is started, the drive of the first and second sensors 47 and 48 for detecting whether or not the delivered bill is suitable for payment, and the first and second are performed. If it is detected by the sensors 47 and 48 that the payment is inappropriate, the banknote 3 is sent to the reject safe 50 .
The instruction is given by starting to drive the blade 49 that switches to the transport direction 9.

As a result, the lower storage safe 21 has five 10,000-yen tickets, the middle storage safe 20 has one 5,000-yen ticket,
Then, two 1,000-yen tickets are paid out from the storage safe 19 on the upper stage, and each storage safe 1 is fed by this feeding operation.
9, 20, 21 storage safe management memories 60, 61, 62
Is updated by the transaction information control means 63 of the control unit 34.

When the bill 39 is detected by the first and second sensors 47 and 48 disposed on the transport path 45, for example, when double feed is detected, information on the number of double feed rejects for each denomination is obtained. Also, when it is detected that the skew is large, the information on the number of skew rejects for each denomination is updated in the same manner as the dispensed number, etc., and when other factors that become rejected bills are detected, Is accessed by the control unit 34 and updated by the transaction information control means 63.

This information is stored in each storage safe 19, 20,
Thus, a safe having a high rejection rate encourages maintenance personnel to perform maintenance inspection and replacement work. That is, when the information value of the number of times of double feed rejection is large, the feeding operation can be stabilized by checking and replacing the feed roller 43, the reverse roller 44, and the like as a portion for feeding out the bill 39.

Further, the storage safe management memories 60, 6
The operation data 1 and 62 also include information for performing a check function of each sensor and actuator in the safe. That is, the first and second sensors 47 and 48 each include a pair of light receiving / emitting sensors, each of which receives a signal emitted by one of them, and the other sensor 47 and 48 are arranged with the transport path 45 interposed therebetween. If paper dust or the like adheres to each light emitting unit and light receiving unit of the sensor and accumulates, the output value of the sensor may decrease.

In such a state, even when the bill 39 does not pass between the sensors, a case may occur in which it is not possible to receive a light emission signal from one of the bills and it is assumed that the bill is present. Therefore, the output levels of the sensors 47 and 48 are output, and the output values are stored at predetermined addresses of the operation data via the transaction information control means 63. The maintenance staff is encouraged to clean the section.

The same applies to the actuator. For example, for the separation / delivery motor 42, its driving time information is stored in a predetermined address of operation data via the transaction information control means 63, and its rated life is set to E. If (time) is set, by comparing these, the maintenance staff can be notified of the time to replace parts before the life of the motor is reached.

As described above, each storage safe 19, 20, 21
This should be prevented by proactively recognizing potential hazards. The operation and the collection of the failure information by the maintenance staff are performed by keys (not shown) of the internal operation unit on the main body. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the explanation has been made using the automatic bill dispensing device that performs the bill payment transaction as an example of the automatic cash transaction device.
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to a bill automatic payment device, but can also be applied to a device for performing a deposit transaction or a device for performing both deposit and withdrawal. In other words, if it is a device that performs a deposit transaction,
The type and number of deposits, the number of errors related to the mechanism for taking in cash, etc., and when performing both deposits and withdrawals, if information about the payment operation described in the embodiment is stored in addition to the deposit operation, In addition to the transaction volume, it is easy to specify the location of the failure. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to banknotes but also to devices handling coins.

[0041]

The present invention as described in the foregoing, the removable cash the yield <br/> accommodated possible and to and cash plurality of storage safes provided with conveying means, the safe mounting portion provided in the housing of the device capable mounted, in the current <br/> gold automatic transaction apparatus you or unwinding the housing or alternatively accommodating cash takes in cash to the each accommodating safe with the receipt and payment transactions, the in each storing safe, the transport
Obstacles such as double feeding and skew of cash transported by means
A detecting means for detecting that, the deposit or withdrawal related to transactions executed
Operation data and fault occurrence detected by the detection means
Number provided <br/> the storage safe management memory for storing failure data indicating, wherein the housing, the operational data and fault data
Collection, and has a configuration in which a <br/> transaction information control means for storing said operational data and fault data by accessing the the storage safe management memory of the storage safe.

Thus, in the storage safe management memory of the storage safe, various information related to the executed transaction, that is, the denomination and the number of cash traded, or the life of the driving means.
Failures such as the number of occurrences for each type of reject, such as double feed and skew, along with operational data such as life and output values of detection means
Than would be the data are recorded, respectively, will be able to grasp the operational data and fault data for each storage safe.

[0043] As a result, not only to grasp the handling amount of money, at the time of maintenance and inspection by maintenance personnel, etc., storage safe tube
It is possible to each housing by fault data stored in the physical memory safe failure to reliably and easily recognize the portion to be generated, have become possible accurate and rapid maintenance operations
The effect can be obtained, and work efficiency can be improved. In addition, the failure data stored in the storage safe management memory is stored in this manner.
Data can be repaired in advance, where possible failures can be prevented in advance, so it is possible to prevent the occurrence of large failures that may cause an operation stop, etc. There is also an effect that an automatic transaction device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an automatic teller machine.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a schematic structure of an apparatus having the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a schematic structure of a storage safe mounted on the device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an operation data format of a storage safe management memory.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a fault data format of a storage safe management memory.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic teller machine.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing an internal schematic structure of the storage safe.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a state in which an upper cover of the storage safe is opened.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the storage safe showing FIG. 9 as viewed from above.

FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of a storage safe.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a dip switch.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a conventional bill automatic payment device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 19 Storage safe 20 Storage safe 21 Storage safe 25 Connector 26 Connector 34 Control unit 59 Storage safe management storage unit 60 Storage safe management memory 61 Storage safe management memory 62 Storage safe management memory 63 Transaction information control means

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cash can retract and the to and conveying means cash
A plurality of storage safe with a safe mounting portion detachably mounted to that provided on the housing of the device, or or housing incorporating the cash to the each yield <br/> pay safe with the deposit and withdrawal transactions in cash automatic transaction apparatus or feeding a receiving cash, the in each storing safe cash conveyed by said conveying means
Multifeed and detection means for detecting the failure of skew, operational data and the sensing hand of deposit or withdrawal related to transactions executed in
The storage safe management memory for storing failure data indicating the number of errors detected by the stage provided, wherein the housing, the collection of the operational data and fault data,
A transaction information control means for accessing a storage safe management memory of each storage safe and storing the operation data and the failure data ;