JP2965612B2 - Automatic transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device used in, for example, a bank and the like, and more specifically, a recycling type in which deposited money is used as withdrawn money. To an automatic transaction device.

(Prior Art) In recent years, banknotes (banknotes) have been used as automatic transaction devices in banks.
2. Description of the Related Art A recycling type banknote pay-in / pay-out device that manages payment / payment of money has been put to practical use.

Usually, this device has a recyclable safe inside,
The deposited banknotes are stored in a safe, and when dispensed, the banknotes are taken out of the safe and sent to a cash slot.

Conventionally, at least as many recycle boxes as the number of banknote denominations are provided in the apparatus, and at the time of depositing, the inserted banknotes are classified by denomination and stored in respective safes. Further, at the time of withdrawal, the required number of required denominations are taken out from the recycle box and sent out to the withdrawal port.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the deposited banknotes are stored in denomination-type safes, at least as many denominations are required as safes, and the external dimensions of the equipment become large, making it difficult to install in small shops. There was such a problem.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a small-sized, low-cost, and highly reliable recycle-type automatic transaction apparatus because of a small number of mechanism parts. It is.

[Configuration of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, an automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention includes a deposit unit for depositing money of a plurality of denominations, and a plurality of denominations of money deposited by the deposit unit. A storage unit that stores in the state of, a take-out unit that takes out the money stored in the storage unit as money for withdrawal, and an inspection unit that determines the denomination of a plurality of types of money taken out by the take-out unit, Based on the result determined by the inspection unit, to transport the money determined to be necessary for dispensing to the dispensing unit, to return the money determined to be unnecessary for dispensing to the storage unit, A sorting unit that sorts the money whose denomination is determined by the inspection unit; a storage unit that stores an approximate number of money of the denomination stored in the storage unit; and a denomination stored in the storage unit The specific denomination exceeds the specified number based on the approximate number of When taking out the currency from the storage unit by the take-out means, transporting the currency of the specific denomination to the sealing unit, and returning the currency other than the specific denomination to the storage unit, the specific denomination sealing means And characterized in that:

(Operation) According to the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, since the deposited money is collectively stored in a denomination mixed state after counting, the number of storage units such as a safe can be reduced as compared with the conventional one. Can be. As a result, the size of the automatic transaction apparatus can be dramatically reduced, and an inexpensive and highly reliable automatic transaction apparatus can be provided.

Further, according to the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, when a specific denomination of money in the storage unit exceeds a predetermined number, the money is automatically removed from the storage unit, and only the money of the specific denomination is sealed. The currency other than the specific denomination is returned to the storage unit. For this reason, it is possible to solve the problem that only a specific denomination increases and money of another denomination cannot be stored.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 and 3 show a schematic configuration of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device that constitutes a part of the automatic transaction apparatus. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 is roughly a banknote counting section located on the upper side in the figure. 2, a bill storing and dispensing section 3 located in the middle, and a bill sealing section 4 located on the lower side in the figure.

The bill counting section 2 is provided with a display section 5 and an operation section 6.

The bill counting unit 2 has a supply unit 7 for supplying a large number of various bills (bank notes) P in a stacked state on a front surface thereof. The banknotes P supplied to the supply unit 7 are sequentially taken out one by one from the lower end side thereof by rotation of a take-out roller 8a of a take-out unit 8, and then a first banknote as a check unit through a conveyance path 9 as a conveyance unit. It is sent to the inspection unit 10.

The first inspection unit 10 optically detects the banknote P while the banknote P passes through the first inspection unit 10, and inspects and determines the denomination, authenticity, shape, fitness, and the like. I have.

The banknotes P passing through the first inspection unit 10 are transported by an endless belt 21 wrapped around a number of rollers 20.
Are distributed in a predetermined direction by the operation of a gate 24 disposed as a sorting means disposed at each branch of the transport path 23 formed by the transport means 22 and sent to the banknote storing and dispensing section 3 It has become. Here, it is also possible to sort and accumulate in the open pockets 25, 26, 27 as a plurality of open accumulating sections provided on the upper surface of the bill counting section 2 by the operation of the gate 29. The banknotes P not counted by the first inspection unit 10 for reasons such as inability to be discriminated are accumulated in the open pocket 28 as an open deposit reject accumulation unit.

The count data of the banknotes P counted by the banknote counting unit 2 is a storage device which is a storage unit connected to the control unit 30.
In 31, the denomination, the fitness, etc. are stored in detail.

Normally, the counted banknotes P are operated by the gate 24, and are temporarily stored in a recycle-type banknote safe (hereinafter simply referred to as a safe) 35 in the banknote storing and dispensing section 3 via the transport path 32. It is sent to 36 and collected. The banknotes P accumulated in the temporary storage unit 36 can be moved to the safe unit 37 by an instruction from the operation unit 6 after the counting result is confirmed.

At the lower end of the safe section 37, a safe banknote extracting means 38 similar to the extracting means 8 provided in the banknote counting section 2 is provided, and the banknotes P in the safe 35 are sequentially taken out one by one from the lower end, and used as inspection means. Can be sent to the second inspection unit 40. In the second inspection unit 40, the banknote P is
Can be determined.

The banknote P that has passed through the second inspection unit 40 is
Are transported outside the machine body, that is, in the middle of the transport path 43, while being transported outside the body by a transport path 43 as an expenditure means composed of an endless belt 42 stretched around. The banknotes P which are sorted in a predetermined direction by gates 44, 45, 46 provided in the branching section and are not branched in the middle return to the temporary storage section 36 of the safe 35.

At the end of the gate 46, there is provided a withdrawal accumulating portion (dispensing port) 70, so that the bills P in the safe 35 can be discharged to the outside.

Of the banknotes P conveyed by the conveyance path 43, those whose sealing is instructed are operated by the gate 44 to operate the banknote sealing unit 4.
And sealed every predetermined number of sheets.

According to the detection result of the front and back detection sensor 50 disposed in the middle of the transport path 43, the banknote sealing section 4 switches the gate 51 to be selectively sorted to the front transport path 52 or the reverse transport path 53. The sheets are stacked on the cradle 54 with the front and back aligned.

A sensor 55 is provided in the front transport path 52, and a sensor 56 is provided in the reverse transport path 53.
Are provided to detect the bills P that have passed. Then, the front conveyance path 52 or the back conveyance path
The total number of the banknotes P that have passed through any one of 53 is counted up until it reaches the specified number (for example, 100).

When a specified number of banknotes P are stacked on the receiving tray 54, the separators 57, 57 rotate to temporarily support the banknotes P after the specified number of sheets in a completely separated state. Meanwhile, during this time,
The designated number of banknotes P on 54 is transferred onto the carrier 58, then sent to the band sealing section 60 via the carrier 58, and bound to one character via the binding band 61. The banknote bundle P 'bound by the band sealing unit 60 is dropped on the conveyor 62, and the conveyor 62
Is carried to the accommodation section 63 by the

In addition, the banknote P which cannot be determined in the second inspection unit 40
Are collected in the withdrawal reject box 47 by the operation of the gate 45.

The withdrawal reject box 47 is in the form of a safe and has a key (not shown) so that it cannot be removed from the outside of the machine unless the key is opened.

The recycle-type safe 35 has a configuration as shown in FIGS.

That is, the upper end side has a bill receiving port 71, the lower end side has an internal housing 73 serving as a bill taking-out port 72, and the bill P sent by the transport path 32 is provided by the taking-in means 74 provided in the bill receiving port 71 portion. The sheet enters the temporary storage 36 while being held between the rollers 75 and 76. A roving wheel 77 is arranged on the lower roller 76, and is temporarily stored.
It is possible to stabilize the accumulation on 36.

On the lower surface of the temporary storage 36, an accumulating separator 78 as a partitioning support means is attached to form a floor surface of the temporary storage 36. The accumulating separator 78 is composed of rod-like members 78a, 78b, which project from the left and right walls of the inner housing 73, respectively. The rod-like members 78a, 78b,... Constituting the stacking separator 78 are entirely moved up and down by stacking separator up / down means (not shown), and are interposed in the inner casing 73 by stacking separator rotating means (not shown). It is configured to be rotatable so that it can be retracted or retracted out of the internal housing 73.

The bills P transported to the temporary storage 36 are sequentially accumulated on the accumulation separator 78. At this time, the upper end of the bill P is always monitored by the accumulated bill upper end detection sensor 79 so as not to exceed a certain value. When the bills P are accumulated and the accumulated bill upper end sensor 79 detects the upper end, the accumulation separator up / down means is driven to lower the accumulation separator 78 by a predetermined distance. Thus, the upper end position of the stacked banknotes P on the stacking separator 78 is lowered, and the banknotes P can be stacked at a stable stacking depth at all times. The bills P are accumulated in the temporary storage 36 while repeating the above operation. [Refer to FIG. 5 (a)] The banknotes P in the temporary storage 36 in the safe 35 are taken out (not shown) formed in an external housing (not shown) of the safe in accordance with an instruction from the operation unit 6. It is possible to take out from
An electromagnetic lock is disposed at the opening, and is not opened unless instructed by the operation unit 6.

When an instruction to store the paper is received from the operation unit 6, the stacking separator 78 is lowered to a position immediately before the safe backup 85 as a support means, and is rotated left and right to transfer the banknote P onto the safe backup 85. I do. [(B) of FIG. 5,
(See (c).] The safe backup 85 is composed of rod-like members 85a, 85b,. The rod-shaped members 85a constituting the safe backup 85 ...,
85b can be raised and lowered by backup up-down means (not shown), and slide left and right by backup slide means (not shown),
It is configured so that it can be interposed inside 73 or retracted outside the internal housing 73.

When the banknote P is moved onto the safe backup 85, a pusher 86 as a pressing means is lowered by a pusher driving means (not shown) to transfer the banknote P to the safe backup 85.
Together with the safe 37. [Refer to FIG. 5 (d)] At the entrance of the safe portion 37, stoppers 87, 87 as rotatable return blocking means urged to be horizontal by a spring are arranged. The bill P pushed into the safe 37 does not return upward. When the pushing is completed, the pusher 86 moves up to the original position. [See FIG. 5 (e)] When the pusher 86 rises, the rod-like members 78a,..., 78b... [See (f) in FIG. 5] The banknotes P stored in the safe 37 are backed up by the safe 85.
With it, it further descends and moves to the lowermost end of the safe section 37.
[See FIG. 5 (f)] The bar-shaped members 85a,..., 85b... Constituting the safe backup 85 moved to the lowermost end of the safe unit 37 slide right and left at that position and retreat from the safe unit 37, and To the floor of the safe 37. [Refer to FIG. 5 (g)] Thereafter, the bar-shaped member 85a constituting the safe backup 85
, 85b move above the stoppers 87, 87 [see (h) of FIG. 5], and the rod-shaped members 85a, 85b slide and protrude into the safe, and take out the bills in the safe section 37. It becomes a pressing member for stabilization. [See (i) of FIG. 5] When pressed by the safe backup 85, the safe 35 can be picked up by the withdrawal pick-up / carry-out means 38 provided at the lower end of the safe 35. In this state, when a withdrawal command is issued, the safe banknote extracting means 38 operates and the banknotes P in the safe 35 are sequentially extracted. [See FIG. 5 (i)] On the other hand, at this time, the banknotes P in the upper temporary storage section 36 in the safe 35 can be stacked at the same time. Is stopped, and the safe backup 85 picks up the banknote P in the temporary storage unit 36. [See (j) of FIG. 5] Next, an example of a business using the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 provided with the safe 35 configured as described above will be described.

First, the deposit operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When there is a deposit, the banknote P to be deposited is set in the supply unit 7, and then a counting start command is issued from the operation unit 6. Thus, the banknotes P in the supply unit 7 are taken out one by one and sent to the first inspection unit 10. Then, among the counted bills P, genuine bills are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 36 of the safe 35 via the transport path 32 as shown by the solid line arrow.

The counting result is displayed on the display unit 5, and when it matches the slip, a storage command is issued from the operation unit 6, the banknote P is stored in the safe unit 37, and the processing is completed.

At this time, the number of banknotes P that have entered the safe 35 is stored for each denomination, and is added to the number of banknotes P that were in the safe 35 before payment. In this way, the approximate number of denominations of the banknotes P in the safe 35 is constantly monitored. At this time, the first inspection unit 10 also determines whether the banknote is valid or not, and the authentic banknote is sent to the safe 35 as described above, and the damaged banknote is opened on the upper surface of the banknote counting unit 2 by denomination as indicated by a broken line arrow. By the operation of the gates 29... In the open pockets 25, 26, 27 which are the mold stacking sections, they are sorted and integrated. As a result, only the genuine bill is stored in the safe 35, and only the genuine bill can be easily dispensed at the time of dispensing described later.

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

The operator inputs the amount to be withdrawn from the operation unit 6. If the input amount is in the safe 35, the removal from the safe 35 is started, and the specified amount is set in the second inspection unit 40.
Keep taking out from safe 35 until it passes. Then, as shown by the solid arrow, the designated amount of bill P is discharged to the dispensing accumulation unit (dispensing port) 70.

At this time, unnecessary banknotes P are stored in the safe as indicated by the dashed arrows.
It is returned to the 35 temporary storage unit 36.

When the necessary banknotes P are collected, the take-out stops and the temporary storage unit 36
The banknotes P are stored in the safe section 37 of the safe 35 again to complete the transaction.

When the deposit continues and one of the safes in the safe 35 exceeds a predetermined number, the pick-up is automatically started, and the designated denomination is sent to the banknote banding unit 4 as indicated by the dashed line arrow and sealed. .
At this time, the non-designated denomination is returned to the temporary storage unit 36 of the safe 35 as in the case of withdrawal.

The approximate number of banknotes for each safe in the safe 35 is stored in the storage device 31 as storage means. As shown in FIG. 7, the storage device 31 includes an operation unit 6, a first inspection unit 10, and a second inspection unit.
40 and the like are connected to the connected control unit 30.

Further, the control unit 30 is in a state where the shortage alarm display unit 100 as a notification unit is connected.

Then, when the number of dispensed banknotes P in the safe 35 becomes equal to or less than the specified number by the storage device 31, a signal is sent to the shortage alarm display unit 100 provided in the display unit 5 via the control unit 30, and shown in FIG. As described above, the indicator lamps 102... Corresponding to the denomination display units 101.

As a result, the operator can take appropriate measures such as replenishing the shortage of bills.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects.

That is, according to the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, the deposited money is collectively stored in a denomination mixed state after counting, so that the number of storage units such as a safe can be reduced as compared with the conventional one. it can. As a result, the size of the automatic transaction apparatus can be dramatically reduced, and an inexpensive and highly reliable automatic transaction apparatus can be provided.

Further, according to the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, when the money of a specific denomination in the storage section exceeds a predetermined number, the money is automatically taken out of the storage section, and only the money of the specific denomination is sealed. The currency other than the specific denomination is returned to the storage unit. For this reason, it is possible to solve the problem that only a specific denomination increases and money of another denomination cannot be stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the flow of bills at the time of dispensing, FIG. 2 is an external view of a bill receiving / dispensing apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a recycle-type safe built in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the safe, and FIG. 6 shows a flow of banknotes at the time of deposit. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control system, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of a shortage warning display section. P: banknotes, 31: storage means (storage device), 35: safe, 38: safe banknote take-out means, 40: inspection means (first inspection section), 43: payout means (conveyance path) , 46 ... distribution means (gate), 70 ... dispensing port, 100 ... notification means (insufficient alarm display section).

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A depositing unit for depositing a plurality of kinds of money, a storing unit for storing the money deposited by the depositing unit in a mixed state of a plurality of kinds, and dispensing the money stored in the storing unit. Withdrawal means for taking out as money, an inspection unit for determining the denomination of a plurality of kinds of money taken out by the extraction means, Based on the result determined by the inspection unit, it is determined that it is necessary for withdrawal The sorting unit that sorts the money whose denomination has been determined by the inspection unit, in order to transfer the money that has been discarded to the dispensing unit and return the money that is determined not to be necessary for dispensing to the storage unit; Storage means for storing the approximate number of money of the denomination stored in the, based on the approximate number of denominations stored in the storage means, when a specific denomination exceeds a predetermined number, The money is taken out from the storage unit by the taking out means, and the specific Automatic transaction apparatus characterized by conveying the seeds of money to the banding unit, equipped with a, a specific denomination banding means for returning the money other than the specific denomination to the storing unit.