JP2966264B2 - POS cash register bill depositing and dispensing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used as a change dispenser connected to a so-called point-of-sale (POS) cash register used in, for example, a supermarket, a retail store or a gas station. The present invention relates to a POS cash register bill dispensing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called POS used in supermarkets, retail stores, gas stations, and the like.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 63-30 as a change payment machine connected to a cash register
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 7598. This change dispenser, when the banknotes are inserted into the banknote pay-in / pay-out machine and the coins are inserted into the coin pay-in / pay-out machine, out of the cash received from the customer, each of the input cash is counted, the deposit amount is calculated, and then the purchase is made. The change from the amount is calculated and the change is paid, and the inserted cash is a high-performance one that can be used more freely for change.

[0003]

However, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine and the coin depositing / dispensing machine constituting this change payment machine were originally developed for financial institutions. However, the system becomes expensive as a whole, and its use form is different from the actual use form at the site, so that it has been difficult to spread. In other words, the use form at the counter of a financial institution is a so-called change post-payment method in which cash received from a customer is counted by a machine, change is determined, and then change is paid, whereas a POS cash register is used. This is because the form of use in the store is the so-called change prepaid system, which is the opposite. In this change prepaid system, cash received from a customer is not immediately stored in a device for calculation, but first, a clerk receives cash, confirms the amount, and places the cash in a place where the customer can see. When the change amount is calculated by the POS cash register, the change amount is first taken out and paid to the customer, and then the cash received from the customer is stored.

[0004] Therefore, at the site where a POS cash register is currently installed, a change machine for coins that is relatively inexpensive and easy to handle is easily developed, that is, coin change machines with a high handling rate are developed and introduced. (JP-A-4-294480
Reference). However, the handling of banknotes is still left to the clerk handling the POS cash register, and if there is a mistake in the handling of the banknotes, that is, if the type of the banknotes is misidentified, for example, if a small banknote is mistaken for a large banknote, the store will ask the store side. Because of problems such as damage, there is a need for measures to prevent false recognition of bills.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by simplifying the structure, it has been possible to prevent the processing machine handling bills from being expensive and to easily introduce the processing machine. PO that can be confirmed early even if there is a misperception
An object of the present invention is to provide an S cash register bill depositing / dispensing machine.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a POS cash register bill receiving / dispensing machine which is connected to a POS cash register and operated from a purchase price and a received money input externally at the POS cash register. A change banknote is dispensed according to the change amount, and the input section into which the banknote is inserted, and the banknotes input to the input section are separated and fed one by one, and the fed banknote is counted and A deposit counting mechanism that detects double feeding, a storage unit that stores bills that are fed out and counted one by one by the payment counting mechanism, and separates and feeds out the banknotes in the storage unit one by one. A recycle type for a single denomination, comprising a dispensing counting mechanism for counting bills and detecting double feeding, and a dispensing unit for dispensing bills fed and counted one by one by the dispensing counting mechanism. Banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism Provided side by side on each gold type, the charged portion of the denomination, is characterized by comprising providing a denomination confirmation sensor to confirm the denomination of the bill just before fed to separate one by one.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a POS cash register bill depositing / dispensing machine. In addition to the above, when bills are inserted into two or more of the inserting sections, counting or storing operation is performed from a high denomination side. Is started.

[0008]

According to the POS cash register bill depositing and dispensing machine of the first aspect of the present invention, when the purchase amount is determined and the purchase amount is notified to the customer by the store clerk, and the customer gives predetermined cash to the store clerk, the customer receives the cash. The cash is separated into denominations by the clerk's hand and set in the input section. Next, when the store clerk inputs the received amount to the POS cash register externally, the POS cash register calculates the change amount, and in this machine, the bill dispensing operation is performed by the payment counting mechanism according to the change amount. On the other hand, the bills set in the insertion section are counted and stored one by one by a deposit counting mechanism. Each denomination input unit is provided with a denomination confirmation sensor that confirms the denomination of the bill immediately before it is separated and fed out one by one. The sensor can detect this at an early stage in a state where the bill is in the insertion section. Moreover,
Before being taken into the machine body, detection is performed at a certain point in the loading section, so that customers can also visually check. In addition, the separation of denominations is manually performed, and the recycle-type banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism for single denominations is merely provided side by side for each denomination, so that a mechanism for separating banknotes by denomination becomes unnecessary, and Simplification can be achieved. Furthermore, since the denominations are once separated manually, the denomination confirmation by the denomination confirmation sensor can employ a simple method. Therefore, the price can be reduced.

According to the POS cash register bill dispensing machine of the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, when bills are inserted into two or more insertion sections, the control section can control a large denomination. Since the counting or storing operation is started from the side, misrecognition or setting mistake of the banknote on the higher denomination side can be preferentially detected early.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A POS cash register bill receiving and dispensing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The POS cash register banknote pay-in / pay-out device (hereinafter, referred to as a banknote pay-in / pay-out device) 1 of the present embodiment is connected to a POS cash register (not shown).
A coin dispensing and dispensing machine for handling coins, which is a banknote handling side of a change payment machine for dispensing change in accordance with a change amount calculated from the purchase amount and the received amount input externally at the POS register. Is used in pairs.

As shown in FIG. 1, a banknote pay-in / pay-out mechanism 1a for a single denomination according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. A single denomination recirculating banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2b for bills and a single denomination recirculating banknote depositing and dispensing mechanism 2c for single bills are provided in one casing 3 in a state of being arranged for each denomination. The front part 4 on the handling side of the casing 3 is inclined so that the lower side is located on the near side, and the input part 6a and the dispensing part 7a of the banknote banknote depositing and dispensing mechanism 2a are provided on the left side of the front part 4. The input part 6b and the ejection part 7b of the 5000-note banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2b are provided vertically shifted in the center of the front part 4, and are further provided in the center of the front part 4. On the right side of the front part 4, the input part 6c and the dispensing part 7c of the banknote bill depositing and dispensing mechanism 2c are provided vertically displaced. In addition, the said input parts 6a-6c are provided above the throw-out parts 7a-7c, and above the input parts 6a-6c,
A lit ticket alarm display 8a, a 5,000 ticket alarm display 8b, and a thousand ticket alarm display 8, which can be turned on, respectively.
c is provided corresponding to the denomination. The corresponding denomination name is written above these indicators 8a to 8c.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the bill depositing / dispensing mechanisms 2a to 2c has the above-described insertion portions 6a to 6c and the insertion portions 6a to 6c.
depositing counting mechanisms 10a to 10 provided behind a to 6c
c, the dispensing sections 7a to 7c, the dispensing counting mechanisms 11a to 11c provided behind the dispensing sections 7a to 7c, the deposit counting mechanisms 10a to 10c, and the dispensing counting mechanisms 11a to 1c.
1c.

The input sections 6a to 6c are used for inserting banknotes by a clerk. One side of the input sections 6a to 6c projects outward from the front section 4 from a predetermined intermediate position. Deposit counting mechanism 10a-10c
Are provided at the rear corresponding to the input units 6a to 6c, and are provided at the back of the deposit feeding unit 13; A deposit counting unit 14 that counts bills fed by the deposit feeding unit 13 and detects double feeding.
, Respectively. This deposit counting unit 14
It is a simple device having only a sensor for counting bills and a sensor for detecting double feed to fulfill the above function, and as a specific configuration, for example,
By using the optical sensor 15 that shares these, a configuration is adopted in which the interruption of the optical path due to the passage of bills is detected for counting, and the light transmittance of the bill is detected for double feed detection. . Each of the storage sections 12 is of a recirculation type in which the banknotes fed out one by one by the depositing / paying section 13 and counted by the deposit counting section 14 are stored and can be fed out as needed.

The dispensing counting mechanisms 11a to 11c respectively include a dispensing and dispensing section 16 for separating bills from the lower storage section 12 one by one from a lower one by a roller and dispensing them forward, and a dispensing and dispensing section. The dispensing section 17 is provided in front of the section 16 and counts bills dispensed by the dispensing section 16 and detects a double feed. The dispensing counting section 17 is a simple one having only a bill counting sensor and a double-feed detecting sensor, similarly to the deposit counting section 13 described above. For example, an optical sensor 18 that shares these is used. Have been. The dispensing sections 7a to 7c are provided in front of the dispensing counting section 17, one side of which is projected outward from the front portion 4 from a predetermined intermediate position thereof, and the dispensing section 16 is dispensed one by one by the dispensing section 16. The clerk pays out the bills counted by the counting section 17 so that the clerk can receive them.

In the present embodiment, a denomination checking sensor 20a for easily checking the denomination of the banknote immediately before being separated and fed out one by one in the above-mentioned insertion sections 6a to 6c provided for each denomination. To 20c are provided correspondingly. Here, the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c
Since the inserted bills are fed out in order from the upper one, the bills are arranged opposite to the upper side of the inserted bills. As the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c, an external shape detection sensor that detects the external shape of the banknote in order to use the external shape difference for each denomination of the banknote, or a banknote that uses the color difference for each denomination of the banknote. A simple sensor such as a color detection sensor for detecting a hue is applied.

Next, the configuration of a control system of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 22 denotes a CP that controls the operation of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 1.
U (control unit) is shown, and the CPU 22 includes a banknote deposit counting mechanism 10a, a banknote simple discrimination unit 23a, a banknote payment counting mechanism 11a, and a banknote alarm unit 24a.
5,000-note deposit counting mechanism 10b, 5,000-note simple determination unit 23b, 5,000-note deposit counting mechanism 11b, and 5,000-note alarm unit 24b, and 5,000-note deposit counting mechanism 10c, The simple discrimination unit 23c, the bill dispensing counting mechanism 11c for bills, and the alarm unit 24c for bills are connected.

Here, the simple discriminating units 23a to 23 of the respective denominations
c is correspondingly connected to the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c for the respective denominations, receives the detection data of the outer shape or color from the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c, and stores the data and the data in advance in a ROM 26 described later. The input units 6a to 6a are compared with the master data set and stored, and based on the degree of coincidence between them.
It is determined whether or not the upper bill of c is a proper denomination. The simple discriminating units 23a to 23c determine whether the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c have detected, for example, an external shape corresponding to any of the banknotes that may exist including a setting error, It is also possible to detect whether or not a bill is present in the input sections 6a to 6c, based on, for example, whether or not a color corresponding to any of the bills that can exist including the bill has been detected. The alarm units 24a to 24c of the respective denominations include the alarm indicators 8a to 8c provided for the respective denominations.
The alarm signal is output visually and audibly from an alarm signal output from the device 2.

The CPU 22 further includes a ROM 26 in which necessary information for operating the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanisms 2a to 2c and master data used for checking a denomination are stored. A RAM 27 for storing deposit / withdrawal data and the like is connected thereto.
Is the CP of the POS cash register via the interface 28
It is connected to U30. Here, the CPU 22 and the POS
The signal exchanged with the CPU 30 on the cash register side includes, for example, the PO signal from the CPU 30 on the POS cash register side.
A change signal indicating the amount of bills out of the change amount calculated at the S cash register, a received amount signal indicating the received amount externally input at the POS register, a confirmation signal for retrieving the bill when an alarm occurs, and receiving when an alarm occurs A re-input signal for resetting the amount of money, a cancel signal for canceling the bill storing operation by an external input instruction through the POS register, and the like are output to the CPU 22 side. From the side, a stored amount signal indicating the stored amount and an alarm signal or the like for causing the POS register to notify the abnormality when an abnormality occurs are output to the CPU 30 on the POS register side.

Next, the operation and the like of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, a series of basic control processing by the CPU 30 of the POS register will be described for each step with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[Step A1] It is determined whether or not an article has been purchased. If an article has been purchased, step A2 is performed.
If the item is not purchased, the process proceeds to step A3. In this case, whether or not an article has been purchased is determined based on whether or not information indicating the purchase, including, for example, the amount of the purchased item, has been externally input from a keyboard, a barcode reader, or the like. [Step A2] The purchase price is accumulated and the process returns to step A1. That is, the loop of step A1 and step A2 is repeated, for example, when there are a plurality of purchased articles. In step A2, the purchase amounts input externally are sequentially accumulated.

[Step A3] It is determined whether or not the purchase of the article has been completed. If the purchase of the article has been completed, the procedure proceeds to step A4. If the purchase of the article has not been completed, the procedure proceeds to step A4.
Return to 1. Here, the determination as to whether or not the purchase of the article has been completed is made based on, for example, the presence or absence of an external input performed via a keyboard when the purchase amount is determined by a clerk. [Step A4] The accumulated purchase price is displayed on the display, and the process proceeds to step A5. [Step A5] It is determined whether or not the received amount has been input. If the input has been made, the process proceeds to step A6, and if not, the step A5 is repeated. The determination as to whether or not the receipt amount has been input is made based on, for example, whether or not the receipt amount has been externally input by the clerk via the keyboard.

[Step A6] The change amount is calculated by subtracting the integrated purchase amount from the received amount, and the process proceeds to step A7. [Step A7] It is determined whether or not there is a change based on the calculated change amount. If there is a change amount, the process proceeds to step A8; otherwise, the process proceeds to step A9. [Step A8] A change signal indicating the change amount is output to the change machine, that is, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 and a coin pay-in / pay-out device (not shown), and the flow advances to step A9. In this case, the denomination and the number of coins are such that the number of change payments is minimized.
The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 4 outputs change data in units of 1,000 yen or more, and the coin pay-in / pay-out device outputs change data in units of less than 1,000 yen. In response to this, the CPU 22 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 1
Causes the change data to be stored in the RAM 27.

[Step A9] A received amount signal indicating the received amount is output to the change machine, that is, the bill receiving / dispensing machine 1 and a coin receiving / dispensing machine (not shown). In this case, the amount of money to be received is not entered as to what kind of denomination and the number of coins is to be composed.
The received amount is directly output to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 and the coin pay-in / pay-out device. In response to this, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 stores the received amount data in the input balance register R1 of the RAM 27.

Next, the processing by the CPU 22 in the banknote banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2a will be described step by step with reference to the flowchart of FIG. [Step B1] It is determined whether or not a banknote is present in the banknote insertion section 6a. If it is, the process proceeds to [Step B2]. If not, a 5,000-note banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism described later is used. The process proceeds to the process {1} for 2b. Here, the determination as to whether or not a banknote is present in the banknote insertion section 6a is made based on a detection signal from the denomination confirmation sensor 20a provided in the banknote insertion section 6a.

[Step B2] The value of the input balance register R1 of the RAM 27 storing the received amount data is set to R1 ≧ 1.
0000 is determined. That is, R1 ≧ 10
In the case of 000, since the received amount is 10,000 or more, it is a matter of course that ten thousand tickets may exist in the input unit 6a,
Therefore, it is determined that it is normal, and the process proceeds to step B3. On the other hand, when R1 ≧ 10000, the received amount is not more than 10000, and even though the banknotes to be taken in the subsequent steps are not executed but there is a banknote, a setting error has occurred. In step B10, the process proceeds to step B10, where the ticket alarm unit 24a and the PO
An alarm signal is output to the CPU 30 of the S cash register. The ticket alarm unit 24a performs a notification process such as turning on the ticket alarm display 8a.
The cashier also displays an alarm. In this way, a mistake in incorrectly inserting a banknote other than a banknote into the banknote input unit 6a can be found from the input amount data, and the notification is immediately made in a state where the banknote is present in the banknote input unit 6a. It can be carried out.

[Step B3] Simple discrimination section 23a for all tickets
In the above, the detection data from the denomination check sensor 20a for the banknote is compared with the master data set and stored in the ROM 26 to determine whether or not the banknote in the input unit 6a is a banknote, for example, the color of the banknote. Is determined by simple determination. If the bill in the input section 6a is a banknote, the process proceeds to step B4.
a, the process proceeds to step B10, and the ticket alarm unit 24a and the POS register C
An alarm signal is output to the PU 30. This makes it possible to find, by simple discrimination, an error in which a banknote other than a banknote is erroneously inserted into the banknote insertion section 6a, and immediately notifies an abnormality in a state where the banknote is present in the banknote insertion section 6a. be able to. [Step B4] The deposit pay-out unit 13 of the deposit counting mechanism 10a for banknotes is driven to take in the top one of the bills present in the input unit 6a. Then, the process proceeds to step B5.

[Step B5] Deposit counting mechanism 1 for all tickets
In the deposit counting unit 14 of 0a, it is determined whether or not the taken-in banknote is double-feed by comparing the detection data of the optical sensor 15 with the master data of the light transmittance stored in the ROM 26 in advance, In the case of double feed,
The process proceeds to step B6, and otherwise proceeds to step B7 if the passage is detected. [Step B6] The banknote transporting drive systems of the depositing / delivery section 13 and the depositing / counting section 14 of the deposit / count mechanism 10a for banknotes are reversed to discharge the taken-in banknotes to the input section 6a.
Thereafter, the loading operation of step B4 is performed again.

[Step B7] The obtained 10,000 minutes is subtracted from the value of the input balance register R1 of the RAM 27 storing the received amount data, and the result is stored as a new value of the input balance register R1. Then, Step B8
Proceed to. [Step B8] RAM 27 for storing stored amount data
Is added to the value of the stored money amount register R2, and this value is stored as a new value of the stored money amount register R2. Then, the process proceeds to Step B9.

[Step B9] The value of the taken-in one-sheet total register R3 of the RAM 27 storing the number-of-stored-sheets data is added to the value of the taken-in one-sheet total register R3, and the result is stored as a new value of the all-sheets total register R3. And step B
Return to 1. [Step B10] The alarm signal is output as described above.

[Step B11] It is determined whether the POS register outputs a confirmation signal or a re-input signal. If the confirmation signal is output, the process returns to step B1 to output the re-input signal. In this case, a process of re-entering the amount of money received at the POS register is performed. Here, the confirmation signal is a signal that is input and keyboard-input at the POS register to output again when the store clerk finds a mistake in setting due to the alarm, and then executes the storing process again. In addition, the re-input signal is a signal that is input and keyboard-input at the POS cash register to output the received money at the POS cash register again when the clerk notices an erroneous recognition of the received money due to the alarm. Here, when the re-input signal is output, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 resets the insertion balance register R1.

When re-entering, if there is a banknote already stored in the current storing process, for example, the POS
In response to a cancel signal from the cashier's keyboard input, the RAM
27, the denomination and the number data of the banknotes already stored in the current storing process are read out, and the same denomination and the number of banknotes can be dispensed by the respective dispensing counting mechanisms 11a. Accordingly, when the money is dispensed, the value of the stored amount register R2 and the value of the ten thousand ticket total register R3 are returned to the values at the time of the previous processing stored in the RAM 27. Further, in the case of a setting mistake, the already stored bills including the data are maintained as they are, and after the bills are reset, the bills are continuously taken in as the same processing.

Next, when it is determined in step B1 that there is no bill in the banknote insertion section 6a, the CPU 22 proceeds to the 5,000-note banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2b according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Is performed.

The processing for 5,000 tickets is basically the same as the processing for 10,000 tickets described above but for 5,000 tickets. Is determined [Step C1], and if so, it is determined whether the value of the input balance register R1 of the RAM 27 storing the received amount data satisfies R1 ≧ 5000 [Step C1].
2], if R1 ≧ 5000, the simple discrimination section 23b for 5,000 bills determines whether or not the bill in the insertion section 6b is 5,000 bills [step C3]. In the case of a 5,000 note, the deposit feeding section 13 for the 5,000 note is driven and taken in (step C4). In the deposit counting section 14 for the 5,000 note, whether the taken bill is double-fed. It is determined whether or not it is not a double feed (step C5). If a pass is detected instead of the double feed, the 500
0 minutes is subtracted and stored [Step C7], and the 5000 minutes taken in the value of the stored amount register R2 is added and stored [Step C8], and one sheet taken in the value of the 5,000 ticket total register R4 is stored. Is added and stored [Step C
9].

In step C1, if there is no banknote in the five-thousand note insertion part 6b, the processing shifts to the one-thousand note processing {2}, which will be described later. Is not R1 ≧ 5000 and in step C3, the simple determination unit 2 for 5,000 tickets
If it is determined in step 3b that the bill in the input unit 6b is not 5,000, the process proceeds to step C10, in which an alarm signal is output to the 5,000-note alarm unit 24b and the CPU 30 of the POS cash register to output the 5,000-note. The user turns on the alarm indicator 8b. Further, if it is determined in step C5 that double feeding is performed, the process proceeds to step C6, in which the taken-in banknotes are discharged to the 5,000-note insertion unit 6b, and are taken in again. In addition, after outputting the alarm signal in step C10, in step C11, the PO
If the confirmation signal is output from the S cash register side, the process proceeds to step C1.
When the re-input signal is output, a process of inputting the amount of money received at the POS register is performed again.

Next, if it is determined in step C1 that there is no banknote in the 5,000-note insertion section 6b, the CPU 22 proceeds to the thousand-note banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2c in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. In step {2}.

This processing for a thousand bills is basically the same as the processing for a thousand and a 5,000 bills described above, but is changed to a thousand bills.
In brief, it is determined whether or not a bill is present in the bill insertion section 6c (step D1). If so, the remaining balance register R1 of the RAM 27 storing the received money data is determined.
Is determined whether or not R1 ≧ 1000 [Step D
2], if R1 ≧ 1000, simple discrimination unit 2
In 3c, it is determined whether or not the bill in the insertion section 6c is a thousand bills (step D3). If the ticket is a thousand ticket, the deposit delivery unit 13 for the thousand ticket is driven to take in [step D
4], the receipt counting unit 14 for a thousand bills determines whether or not the taken-in bill is double-fed [Step D
5] If the double feed is detected instead of the double feed, the acquired 1000 minutes is subtracted from the value of the input balance register R1 and stored [Step D7], and the acquired 1000 minutes is stored in the value of the stored amount register R2. Is added and stored [Step D8], and the value of the taken one sheet is added and stored in the value of the thousand note total register R5 [Step D9].

In step D1, if no bill is present in the bill input section 6c, the process of outputting data of the stored amount register R2 to the POS register, described later, {3}
When the value of the input balance register R1 is not R1 ≧ 1000 in step D2, and when the simple discrimination unit 23c determines that the bill in the input unit 6c is not a single note in step D3. In step D10, the alarm unit 24c for the ticket
An alarm signal is output to the CPU 30 of the OS cash register to turn on the alarm display 8c for thousands of bills. Further, if it is determined in step D5 that double feeding is performed, the process proceeds to step D6, in which the taken-in banknotes are discharged to the bill input section 6c, and are taken in again.
In addition, after the alarm signal is output in step D10, in step D11, when the confirmation signal is output from the POS register side, the process returns to step D1, and when the re-input signal is output, the amount received at the POS register is reduced. A process for re-inputting is performed.

Then, in step D1 described above,
If it is determined that there is no banknote in the bill input section 6c, the process proceeds to {3} shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the stored amount data of the stored amount register R2 stored in the RAM 27 is read out,
Output to cash register side. Here, in response to this, the POS cash register checks the coincidence between the total amount and the received amount by combining the stored amount data with the same stored amount data output from the coin depositing and dispensing machine. become. If they do not match, an alarm will be generated.

In this case, the CPU 22 operates the banknote banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2a, the 5,000-note banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2b, and the 1,000-note banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 2c separately from the storing process described above. At the same time, the corresponding denominations of the withdrawal counting mechanisms 11a to 11c are driven in accordance with the change data of 1,000 yen or more output so that the number of change payments is minimized in the above-described step A8 of the POS register. Then, a process of dispensing the required number of sheets to the dispensing units 7a to 7c is performed. Also, a coin depositing and dispensing machine (not shown)
The change for coins is dispensed by the change data of less than a thousand yen output from the cash register.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
First, the POS cash register side inputs the total price of the purchased article by manual input or bar code input, and the total purchase price is determined. Then, at the POS register, the accumulated purchase price is displayed on the display device, and the sales clerk informs the customer of the purchase price. Then, when the customer gives predetermined cash to the clerk, the received cash is separated into denominations by the clerk's hand, and is set in the input sections 6a to 6c of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1. Next, when the store clerk inputs the received amount to the POS cash register externally, the POS cash register calculates the change amount by subtracting the integrated purchase amount from the received amount, and when there is change, the number of change payments is minimized. The change signal is output so that the denomination and the number of coins are as follows. In response to this, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 performs a payment operation of banknotes of 1,000 yen or more in accordance with the change amount, with the withdrawal counting mechanisms 11 a to 11.
c. On the other hand, the bills set in the input sections 6a to 6c are counted and stored one by one by the deposit counting mechanisms 10a to 10c substantially in parallel with the change payment operation.

Then, the input units 6a-6 for the respective denominations
c is provided with the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c for confirming the denomination of the bill immediately before being separated and fed out one by one. Therefore, if there is a misrecognition or a setting mistake of the bill, the denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20c Can detect this at an early stage in a state where the banknotes are in the input sections 6a to 6c. further,
If there is such a misrecognition or a setting mistake of the bill, the alarm units 24a to 24c notify the alarm indicator 8
The store clerk is notified by lighting a to 8c. In this way, banknotes can be prevented from being erroneously recognized or set incorrectly, and even if there is an erroneous recognition or setting error, it can be confirmed early. In addition, as described above, in the case of a set mistake, the set mistake bill is reset in the input units 6a to 6c of the corresponding denomination. Re-enter the amount and redo the change payment. Here, for example, the denomination confirmation sensor 2
When the CPU 22 detects that there is no bill in the input sections 6a to 6c at 0a to 20c, the CPU 22 outputs the withdrawal counting mechanisms 11a to 11c.
It is also possible to actuate the change banknotes, and if configured in this way, the change banknotes will be dispensed from the dispensing units 7a to 7c after the banknotes are taken in. In the above, the change of the dispensing units 7a to 7c can be made unpayable to the customer, and this makes it easy to redo the change payment at the time of banknote misrecognition (because it is not dispensed).

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the casing 3
Prior to taking in, the detection is performed at a certain point in the input units 6a to 6c, so that the customer can also visually check. Separation of denominations is performed manually, and only recirculation type banknote depositing / dispensing mechanisms 2a to 2c for single denominations are provided side by side for each denomination. Therefore, a mechanism for separating banknotes by denomination is unnecessary. Becomes
Therefore, the structure can be simplified. Further, in order to temporarily separate the denominations by hand, denomination confirmation sensors 20a to 20
The denomination confirmation by c can adopt a simple method. Therefore, the cost can be reduced and the introduction becomes easy.

Further, in this embodiment, the CPU 22
Is to start the detection, counting and storing operation of the presence / absence of a bill from the high denomination side, so that when the bills are inserted into two or more of the input units 6a to 6c, the higher denomination side Erroneous recognition or setting mistake of the banknote can be preferentially detected early. Therefore, in the case where the dispensing process is performed in parallel with the taking in of a bill as described above, for example, even if damage occurs when there is a misrecognition or a setting mistake of the bill, the amount can be minimized.

[0044]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the POS cash register banknote pay-in / pay-out device described above, a denomination check sensor for checking the denomination of the banknote immediately before being separated and fed out one by one is provided in the input section of each denomination. If there is a misrecognition or a setting mistake, the denomination confirmation sensor can detect the bill early in a state where the bill is in the insertion section. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous recognition or setting error of the banknote, and to confirm even if there is an erroneous recognition or setting error. Moreover, since the detection is performed at a certain point in the loading section before being taken into the inside of the machine body, the customer can also visually check. In addition, the separation of denominations is manually performed, and the recycle-type banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism for single denominations is merely provided side by side for each denomination, so that a mechanism for separating banknotes by denomination becomes unnecessary, and Simplification can be achieved. Furthermore, since the denominations are once separated manually, the denomination confirmation by the denomination confirmation sensor can employ a simple method.
Therefore, the cost can be reduced and the introduction becomes easy.

According to the POS cash register bill dispensing machine of the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, when bills are inserted into two or more insertion sections, the control section can control a large denomination. Since the counting or storing operation is started from the side, misrecognition or setting mistake of the banknote on the higher denomination side can be preferentially detected early. Therefore, for example, even if damage is caused when a banknote is erroneously recognized or set incorrectly, the amount can be minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a POS cash register bill receiving and dispensing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing a POS cash register bill depositing / dispensing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the POS cash register bill depositing / dispensing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a series of basic control operations of a POS register connected to a POS register banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the CPU in the banknote banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism of the POS cash register banknote depositing / dispensing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing control contents of a CPU in a 5,000-note banknote pay-in / pay-out mechanism of the POS cash register banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the CPU in the 1000-note bill depositing / dispensing mechanism of the POS cash register bill depositing / dispensing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control operation after control is executed in each banknote pay-in / pay-out mechanism of the POS cash register banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 POS cash register banknote dispensing / dispensing machine 2a-2c Single denomination recirculation type banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 6a-6c Input unit 7a-7c Dispensing unit 10a-10c Deposit counting mechanism 11a-11c Dispensing counting mechanism 20a-20c Denomination confirmation Sensor 22 CPU

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-62-79585 (JP, A) JP-A-1-103784 (JP, A) JP-A-62-226297 (JP, A) (58) Fields studied (Int .Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07D 1/06 G07D 13/00 G07G 1/00-1/12

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A POS register connected to a POS register
A change banknote is dispensed in accordance with a change amount calculated from a purchase amount and a received amount externally input at an OS cash register. An input unit into which the banknotes are inserted, and one banknote input into the input unit. A deposit counting mechanism that separates and pays out the bills, counts the fed bills, and detects double feeding, a storage unit that stores bills fed and counted one by one by the payment counting mechanism, and a storage unit. Separate the bills one by one and pay them out,
A single denomination comprising a dispensing counting mechanism for counting the dispensed bills and detecting double feeding, and a dispensing unit for dispensing bills dispensed and counted one by one by the dispensing counting mechanism. A recirculation type banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism is provided for each denomination, and a denomination confirmation sensor for confirming the denomination of the banknote immediately before being separated and fed out one by one is provided in the input section of each denomination. POS cash register bill depositing and dispensing machine. 2. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising a control section for starting a counting or storing operation from a high denomination side when bills are inserted into two or more of the input sections.
OS cash register bill depositing and dispensing machine.