JP3049188B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circulation type banknote processing apparatus capable of reusing a deposited bill as a dispensed bill.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of banknote processing apparatus, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-179773 (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-131)
No. 77) is already known. The banknote handling apparatus disclosed in this publication takes in the banknotes inserted into the input unit one by one, performs a counting process, temporarily stores the banknotes in a temporary storage unit, and then stores the banknotes in a lower banknote storage box (hereinafter referred to as a deposit / withdrawal storage unit). Banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit and the number of banknotes previously stored in the cash-in / pay-out storage unit. It is determined whether or not it can be stored in the storage unit.

[0003] More specifically, in this bill processing apparatus, when the bills stored in the temporary storage section are stored in the deposit and withdrawal storage section, in order to prevent the bills from overflowing from the deposit and withdrawal storage section. Storage capacity (unit: sheets), which is the number of banknotes that can be stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit, and storage amount (unit: sheets) of banknotes actually stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit
Calculates the free space of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit from the difference between the two, and compares the calculated free space of the storage box with the storage amount (unit: sheets) of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit. When the storage amount of the banknotes stored in the section is larger than the free space of the deposit / withdrawal storage section, storage of the banknotes from the temporary storage section to the deposit / withdrawal storage section is prohibited.

[0004] When the storage of banknotes from the temporary storage section to the deposit and withdrawal storage section is prohibited, an attendant collects the banknotes in the deposit and withdrawal storage section and empty the deposit and withdrawal storage section. A capacity is provided so that banknotes can be stored from the temporary storage unit to the deposit and withdrawal storage unit. When the banknote is stored from the temporary storage unit to the deposit / withdrawal storage unit, the storage amount of the temporary storage unit is added to the storage amount of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit, and the added storage amount of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit is added. Based on the above, at the time of next bill storage from the temporary storage unit to the deposit / withdrawal storage unit, the free space in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit is calculated.

[0005] On the other hand, when the deposit processing for storing the banknotes taken into the temporary storage section from the input section into the deposit / withdrawal storage section is canceled (in response to a payment cancel instruction from the operator), the temporary storage section extends to the outside. The bill is moved, whereby the banknote in the temporary storage unit is returned to the operator. That is, in the above-mentioned bill processing device, since the bills stored in the temporary storage unit may be returned by deposit cancellation, the deposited banknotes are taken into the deposit / withdrawal storage unit from the temporary storage unit and stored in the temporary storage unit for the first time. The amount will be added to the storage amount of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit.

[0006]

By the way, in the banknote processing apparatus configured as described above, for example, the storage amount of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit is large (such that the banknotes are fully stored in the temporary storage unit). Case), and if the free space of the deposit and withdrawal storage unit is smaller than the storage amount of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit, the deposit and withdrawal from the temporary storage unit even though the deposit and withdrawal storage unit still has free space. The deposit processing of the banknotes into the gold storage unit cannot be performed, whereby the payment processing from the temporary storage unit to the deposit / withdrawal storage unit is interrupted, and furthermore, the staff removes the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit that has not reached the storage capacity. As a result, the paper money deposit process is inefficient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is directed to a banknote processing apparatus capable of maximizing the use of the free space of a deposit / withdrawal storage unit and performing efficient deposit processing. For the purpose of providing.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, bills inserted are taken in one by one, counted, and then temporarily stored in a temporary storage unit. In a banknote handling apparatus configured to store banknotes in a corresponding storage unit, a counting unit that counts banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit, and a storage unit that calculates a storage amount of banknotes in the storage unit based on the counting result of the counting unit. The amount calculating means, the storing amount data storing means for storing the storing amount of the bill calculated by the storing amount calculating means, and the storing amount stored in the storing amount data storing means is subtracted from the storing capacity of the storing section. Comparing the free space and the storage amount of the temporary storage unit counted by the counting unit, and when the storage amount of the temporary storage unit matches the free space of the storage unit, stops taking in the banknote into the temporary storage unit. And that one And having a control means for storing bills to be stored in the storage unit to the storage unit.

[0009] In the second invention, the storage section is of a recirculation type in which the deposited banknotes stored in the temporary storage section are stored, and the stored deposited banknotes can be fed out as outgoing banknotes. Is composed of a deposit counting means for counting the deposited bills stored in the storage section, and a dispensing counting means for counting the dispensed bills fed from the storage section. The storage amount in the storage unit is calculated based on the count data output from the gold counting means.

In a third aspect of the present invention, the storage section and the temporary storage section are provided for each denomination.

[0011]

According to the first invention, the free space obtained by subtracting the storage amount stored in the storage amount data storage means from the storage capacity of the storage unit is compared with the storage amount of the temporary storage unit counted by the counting means. When the storage amount of the temporary storage unit matches the free space of the storage unit, the banknotes are stopped from being taken into the temporary storage unit, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit are stored in the storage unit. Therefore, even though there is a free space in the storage unit as in the related art, it is prevented that the banknotes are not stored in this free space and the processing of collecting the banknotes in the storage unit is performed. The free space of the storage unit can be used to the maximum.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the storage unit is configured to be a free-flowing type in which a deposited banknote can be fed out as a dispensed banknote, and the storage amount calculating unit counts the deposited banknotes into the storage unit. Since the storage amount in the storage unit is calculated based on the count data with the withdrawal counting means for counting the payment banknotes from the storage unit, it is assumed that the banknotes in the storage unit have been paid out as payment banknotes. Also, the storage amount of the banknotes in the storage unit can be accurately calculated based on the calculation result by the storage amount calculation unit.

In the third aspect, since the storage unit and the temporary storage unit are provided for each denomination, it is possible to use the free space in the storage unit as described above for each denomination.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an overall configuration diagram showing the bill processing apparatus of the present embodiment. This bill processing apparatus handles bills, and is roughly divided into a bill processing unit 1 for discriminating and storing bills and a bundle processing unit for bundling bills. The banknote processing unit 1 mainly includes a deposit / withdrawal unit 3, a temporary storage unit 4, and a storage unit 5, and the bundle processing unit 2 includes a stacking unit 6, a binding unit 7, and a bundle storage unit 8. It is configured. The depositing / dispensing unit 3, the temporary storage unit 4, the storage unit 5, the stacking unit 6, the binding unit 7, and the bundle storage unit 8 respectively penetrate the paper money processing apparatus main body 9 through the paper in FIG. It is possible to withdraw in the direction, and at the time of withdrawal, the damaged banknote storage unit 15 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 3, the temporary storage units 27 to 30 of the temporary storage unit 4, the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 of the storage unit 5, and the withdrawal. The banknotes can be loaded and collected in the gold reject unit 37 and the small bundle storage units 49 to 52 of the bundle storage unit 8, and when a jam or the like occurs in each of the units 3 to 8, the jam can be eliminated. I have. Since the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 are detachably provided to the storage unit 5, loading and collection of banknotes are performed with the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 removed from the storage unit 5. At this time, the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 themselves may be replaced with other deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34.

The depositing / dispensing unit 3 of the bill processing unit 1 is provided with a depositing unit 11 for receiving bills, separating the bills one by one, and carrying the bill toward the depositing conveyance path 10, and a rear portion of the depositing unit 11 in the bill conveying direction. A payment discriminating section 12 provided on the side (lower side in FIG. 4) and connected to the deposit section 11 via a deposit transport path 10 to discriminate the authenticity, correctness and the like of the sent bill. 4 is provided on the rear side in the transport direction (left side in FIG. 4), and is connected to the deposit discriminating section 12 via the transport path 10 and the first branch transport path 13 branching therefrom, and the bills discriminated by the deposit discriminating section 12 are damaged. Temporary storage unit 14 for temporarily storing unsold paper when it is a voucher, etc.
4 is connected to the lower side in FIG. 4, for example, when a series of payment counting processing is completed and a storage instruction is input, etc. When the banknotes provided in the second branch transport path 16 branched from the transport direction rear side (upper side in FIG. 4) from the transport path 13 and discriminated by the deposit discriminating section 12 are counterfeit bills, double feed occurs, or the like. When it is impossible to discriminate a bill or the like, the bill is rejected to a position facing the outside of the bill processing device, the deposit rejecting section 17, and the deposit transport path 10 on the rear side (left side in FIG. 4) in the transport direction from the second branch transport path 16. Front and back arranging unit 18 that is provided in the front and back side of the banknotes,
A third branch transport path 19 that is branched from the deposit transport path 10 that has returned around the temporary storage unit 4 and the storage unit 5 on the rear side in the transport direction, and is provided via a fourth branch transport path 22 described later. It mainly comprises a dispensing unit 20 facing the outside of the banknote processing device, which performs a predetermined dispensing process of the banknotes conveyed from the storage unit 5 via the front and back arranging unit 18 or the deposit conveying path 10. The dispensing section 20 is provided with a shutter 21 that opens and closes as necessary.

Here, the deposit transfer path 1 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 3
0 is temporarily directed from the front / back procurement unit 18 to the temporary storage unit 4 provided below in FIG. 4 and returned from the storage unit 5 via the temporary storage unit 4 as described above. The rear side in the transport direction from the three-branch transport path 19 faces the stacking unit 6 of the bundle processing unit 2 on the left side in FIG. Here, the fourth branch transport is provided between the deposit transfer path 10 between the front and back arranging unit 18 and the temporary storage unit 4 and the dispensing transfer path 10 ′ between the storage unit 5 and the third branch transfer path 19. A road 22 is provided. The fourth branch transport path 22 is used, for example, when the deposited and accepted bills are carried out to the bundle processing unit 2 without being stored.

As described above, the deposit storage path 4 is introduced into the temporary storage unit 4 from the front and back arranging portion 18 of the deposit and withdrawal unit 3 in the transport direction.
0 is divided into a plurality in the temporary storage unit 4 in accordance with the denomination and the like. That is, in the present embodiment, the sheet is divided into four divided conveyance paths 23 to 26, and each divided conveyance path 2
Each of 3 to 26 is provided with a temporary storage unit 27 to 30 for temporarily storing, for example, banknotes by denomination. Each of the divided transport paths 23 to 26 is further connected to a deposit / withdrawal storage unit 31 to 34 of a storage unit 5 provided on the rear side (the lower side in FIG. 4) in the transport direction. Here, the temporary storage units 27 to 30 temporarily store the corresponding banknotes of the same type, and collectively store the temporarily stored banknotes to the storage unit 5 side as needed.

Among the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34, the deposit and withdrawal storage units 34 and 33 are for a large number of tickets for storing 10,000 tickets, and the deposit and withdrawal storage unit 32 is for a 5,000 tickets for storing 5000 tickets. The deposit / withdrawal storage unit 31 is for a 1,000-ticket that stores a thousand-ticket. Further, the branch transport paths 13 and 16 in the deposit transport path 10, the transport path leading to the front and back arranging unit 18, the branch transport path 22, the divided transport paths 23 to 26.
At the branching point, fork 13A / 16A / 18A / 22A / 24A to switch the transport route of bills
26A are provided respectively.

The divided transport paths 23 to 26 of the storage unit 5
Are merged on the rear side (lower side in FIG. 4) in the transport direction from the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 to form one dispensing transport path 10 'again. Here, each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 3
For example, each of the banknotes 4 stores corresponding banknotes of the same type, and separates and feeds the stored banknotes as needed. Each banknote is fed to the dispensing conveyance path 10 'on the rear side in the conveyance direction (left side in FIG. 4) as necessary. It is designed to carry out banknotes.
In the dispensing conveyance path 10 'of the storage unit 5 after the merging as described above, a dispensing discriminating section 35 for discriminating a denomination and a double feed, a stain, and the like of a banknote to be conveyed is provided. Further, on the rear side in the transport direction (upper side in FIG. 4), a withdrawal reject unit 37 for double-feeding the transported banknotes through the fifth branch transport path 36 and storing the banknotes in case of contamination is provided. Is provided. As described above, the dispensing and dispensing unit 3 in the storage unit 5 has the dispensing and dispensing unit 3 on the rear side (upper side shown in FIG. 4) of the fifth branching and conveying path 36 in the transport direction.
Has been introduced.

The delivery conveyance path 10 'introduced from the storage unit 5 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 3 is connected to the bundle processing route 1.
0 ", and reaches the stacking unit 6 of the adjacent bundle processing unit 2 on the rear side in the transport direction from the dispensing unit 20. The stacking unit 6 includes an alignment stacking unit 38 for aligning and stacking the carried banknotes. A state in which the banknotes arranged and stacked in the stacking unit 38 provided on the bundle processing route 10 "on the rear side (lower side in FIG. 4) in the transport direction of the sorting and stacking unit 38 are collected in, for example, a predetermined stacking number unit. , And mainly comprises a portion forward in the transport direction of the stacked banknote transporting unit 39 which transports the bundled banknotes to the binding unit 7 on the rear side (the lower side in FIG. 4) in the transport direction.

The binding unit 7 includes a portion behind the stacked banknote transfer section 39 in the transport direction and the stacked banknote transfer section 39.
A binding unit 41 that is provided on the bundle processing route 10 ″ further on the rear side in the transport direction (left side in FIG. 4) and binds the bundled banknotes with a binding tape 40, and a binding unit that is provided above the binding unit 41 in FIG. A stamping section 42 for stamping, for example, a date or the like on the tape 40, and a bundle processing route 10 ″ provided on the rear side (lower side in FIG. 4) of the binding section 41 in the transport direction are bound by the binding section and stamped by the marking section. And an external discharge unit 43 that discharges the generated paper money to the outside of the paper money processing device as needed.

Further, the outside discharge unit 43 of the binding unit 7
The bundle processing route 10 ″ on the rear side (the lower side in FIG. 4) in the transport direction is introduced into the bundle storage unit 8, and the bundle storage unit 8 distributes a small bundle of bills according to denomination, for example. The distribution unit 44 and the divided conveyance paths 45 to 48 divided from the bundle processing route 10 ″ on the rear side (the lower side in FIG. 4) in the conveyance direction of the small bundle distribution unit 44 are provided. It mainly comprises small bundle storage units 49 to 52 for storing corresponding small bundles of banknotes sorted by the bundle sorting unit 44.

In addition, distribution forks 36A and 19A for switching the transport route of bills are provided at the branches of the branch transport routes 36 and 19 in the dispensing transport route 10 '. In addition, the payment discriminating unit 12 and the sorting fork 13
A is provided in the deposit transfer path 10 located between A and A, and a deposit counting sensor 60 for detecting the passage of banknotes one by one is provided. Discharge counting sensors 61 to 64 for detecting passage of the banknotes dispensed from the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 one by one are provided in the middle of the connecting path.

Next, a control device of the above-mentioned bill processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the control device C of the banknote processing apparatus includes a deposit counting unit 70, a withdrawal counting unit 71, a storage amount calculation unit 72, a storage amount data storage unit 73, a control unit 74, and an operation unit. 75 and a display unit 76, and among these components, the deposit counting unit 70 outputs the detection signal of the deposit counting sensor 60 provided in the deposit transport path 10 and the signal from the deposit discriminating unit 12. Based on the discrimination data, each temporary storage unit 27-
The denomination counting means 71 counts the denominated number of genuine bills supplied to the banknote 30, that is, the number of banknotes stored in each of the temporary storage units 27 to 30 (in units). Withdrawal counting sensors 61 to 61 provided in the transport paths 31A to 34A
Based on the 64 detection signals, the number of bills to be dispensed from each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 is counted.

The storage amount calculating means 72 adds the count data output from the deposit counting means 70 and subtracts the count data output from the payment counting means 71,
The storage amount (unit: sheets) of the banknotes stored in each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 is calculated. The storage amount data storage unit 73 stores the calculation result of the storage amount calculation unit 72 in each This is stored as the storage amount data in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34. In addition, the control means 74 controls each of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 stored in the storage amount data storage means 73.
The storage amount data in each of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 is read from the storage amount data in each of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 (stored in advance). 34, and compares the free space of each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 with the bill storage amount of each of the temporary storage units 27 to 30 output from the deposit counting unit 70. I do. Then, the control means 74 determines the free space of each of the deposit / withdrawal storage sections 31 to 34 and the deposit / counter 70.
Based on the comparison result with the banknote storage amount of each of the temporary storage units 27 to 30 output from, it is determined whether or not the banknotes can be stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 from the temporary storage units 27 to 30, Further, based on the determination result, the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 31
The banknotes in the banknote 34 are collected (described later).

Next, the control contents of the control device C will be described with reference to FIGS.
(The processing shown in each step is performed by the control unit 74 unless otherwise specified.) Before loading the banknotes into the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 (for example, before starting the machine), the data indicating the loaded amount is stored in the stored amount data storage unit 73 before executing the following flowchart. In the case where the banknotes are collected in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 (full state) during the execution of the following flowchart, the collection amount Is subtracted from the storage amount data stored in the storage amount data storage means 73.

First, the deposit processing performed by the control device C will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that FIG.
Is a flowchart for depositing banknotes such as ten thousand, five thousand, and ten thousand notes by denomination, respectively. Therefore, according to the flowchart of FIG. Storing process and storing process for storing 1,000 tickets are performed individually. In addition, the banknote deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 (temporary storage unit 30) and the banknote deposit / withdrawal storage unit 33 (temporary storage unit 29) are used for banknotes. 34 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 33 are not used together.

Hereinafter, a case will be described as an example where the banknotes fed from the depositing unit 11 are banknotes and the banknotes are stored in the banknote storing and storing unit 34. << Step 1 >> When the start button is pressed on the operation unit 75, the storage capacities (stored in advance) of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 and the storage amount data stored in the storage amount data storage unit 73 Are compared for each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 to determine whether or not the storage capacity and the storage amount data are the same (full). As a result of these determinations, the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 are determined. If at least one of the storage units 34 is full, the process proceeds to step 2 to step 4. If all of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 are not full, the process proceeds to step 5.

<< Step 2 >> to << Step 4 >> The deposit processing is interrupted (Step 2), and the display section 75 displays the full deposit / withdrawal storage sections 31 to 34 (Step 3). After the user performs the process of collecting the bills in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 in the full state (step 4), the process returns to step 1 above. Since the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 are provided so as to be detachable from the temporary storage unit 4, the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 in the full state in the collection processing in step 4 are newly deposited and withdrawn. The storage units 31 to 34 may be replaced. In this case, the storage amount data stored in the storage amount data storage unit 73 is corrected for the replaced deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34.

<< Step 5 >> All deposit / withdrawal storage sections 31 to 31
If the banknote 34 is not in the full state (NO in step 1), it is detected whether or not a bill is set in the depositing unit 11 based on a detection signal of a sensor (not shown) of the depositing unit 11, and When the bill is set to 11 in the case of YES, the process proceeds to the next step 6.

[Step 6] to [Step 9] Deposit unit 1
The banknotes set to 1 are sent out one by one to the deposit transport path 10 (step 6), and further, the banknotes are discriminated by the deposit discriminating section 12 (step 7), and based on the discrimination results, the sorting forks 13A and 16A. To remove unfit, fake, double-feed, and non-discriminable tickets from the deposit transfer path 10 (step 7). Further, in Step 8, the payment discriminating section 12
Banknotes are damaged, counterfeit, double-fed,
If it is an unidentifiable ticket (NO in step 8), the process returns to step 5, and if the bill is a genuine note (YES in step 8), the sorting forks 24A to 26A are switched. The banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 30 are stored in the temporary storage unit 30 by storing the genuine banknotes in the temporary storage unit 30 and increasing the count value of the payment counting unit 70 by one based on the detection signal of the payment counting sensor 60. Count (step 9).

<< Step 10 >> Storage amount data storage means 7
The storage amount data indicating the amount of banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 is read out. Calculate the free space, and furthermore, the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34
Is compared with the bill storage amount of the temporary storage unit 30 output from the deposit counting unit 70.

Then, as a result of such a comparison, it is determined whether or not the amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 30 output from the payment counting means 70 matches the free space of the payment / withdrawal storage unit 34, and YES is determined. In this case, the banknote may overflow from the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34, so the process proceeds to step 11. Also, in this step 10, if the banknote storage amount of the temporary storage unit 30 does not match the free space of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34, and it is determined that the temporary storage unit 30 can store banknotes, , And proceed to step 19.

<< Step 11 >> to << Step 13 >> The payment processing is temporarily interrupted (Step 11), and the temporary storage section 30 calculated by the payment counting means 70 is displayed on the display section 75.
The amount of stored banknotes is represented by the amount of money (in this case,
(Step 12), and the operator who refers to the display unit 75 operates a confirmation key indicating payment approval or a cancellation key indicating cancellation of payment. It is determined which of the cancel keys has been pressed (step 13). If it is determined in step 13 that the cancel key indicating payment cancellation is pressed, the process proceeds to step 14, and if the confirmation key indicating payment approval is pressed, the process proceeds to step 15.

<< Step 14 >> When the cancel key is pressed, the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storing section 30 and the damaged note temporary storing section 14 are returned to the operator. Specifically, the operator causes the temporary storage unit 4 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 3 to be withdrawn from the banknote processing apparatus main body 9, and the temporary storage units 27 to 30 in the temporary storage unit 4 and the loss in the deposit / withdrawal unit 3. The temporarily stored banknotes in the ticket temporary storage unit 14 are returned to the operator. Then, when such a banknote return process is performed, the count value of the payment counting means 70 is cleared (the count value of the counting means for counting damaged bills is also cleared).

<< Step 15 >> to << Step 16 >> The banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 30 are transferred to the deposit / withdrawal storage section 34.
And the banknotes stored in the damaged-note temporary storage unit 14 are stored in the damaged-note storage unit 15 (step 15). The banknote storage amount of the section 30 is
And the counted value of the deposit counting means 70 is cleared (step 16). The storage amount data indicating the storage amount of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 calculated by the storage amount calculation unit 72 is supplied to the storage amount data storage unit 73, and the data in the storage amount data storage unit 73 is The data is updated to the storage amount data (step 16). Further, when the count value of the deposit counting means 70 is cleared in step 16, the count value of the counting means for counting unfit bills is also cleared.

<Step 17> Based on the result of the determination in step 10, the display unit 75 displays that the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 is full. << Step 18 >> After the operator performs the process of collecting the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 in the full state, the process returns to the original step 1, and the processes after the step 1 are performed again. In addition, when the banknote collection process in the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 is performed, the storage amount data stored in the storage amount data storage unit 73 is corrected.

<Step 19> If it is determined in step 10 that the banknotes can be stored in the temporary storage unit 30 (NO in step 10), the banknotes are counted by the payment counting means 70 in step 19. The amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 30 is compared with the storage capacity of the temporary storage unit 30 (stored in advance) (in units of sheets). If the capacity matches and the temporary storage unit 30 is full, the process proceeds to step 20;
If the temporary storage unit 30 determines that there is free space, the process proceeds to step 26.

<< Step 20 >> to << Step 22 >> The payment processing is temporarily stopped (Step 20), and the display unit 75 displays that the temporary storage unit 30 is in the full state.
On the display unit 75, the amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 30 calculated by the deposit counting unit 70 is displayed as a monetary value (in this case, the amount of the banknotes stored in the damaged banknote temporary storage unit 14 is also added). (Step 21) The operator who refers to the display unit 75 operates the confirmation key indicating payment approval or the cancellation key indicating cancellation of payment, and determines which of the confirmation key and the cancellation key has been pressed (step 21). 2
2).

<< Step 23 >> When the cancel key is depressed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 30 and the damaged paper temporary storage section 14 are returned to the operator as in step 14. Then, when such a bill return process is performed, the count value of the deposit counting means 70 is cleared (the count value of the counting means for counting damaged notes is also cleared). << Step 24 >> to << Step 25 >> All the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 30 are stored in the deposit and withdrawal storage section 34, and the banknotes stored in the damaged banknote temporary storage section 14 are stored in the damaged banknote storage section 15. (Step 24), the storage amount calculating unit 72 adds the banknote storage amount of the temporary storage unit 30 calculated by the payment counting unit 70 to the storage amount of the deposit and withdrawal storage unit 34, The count value of the payment counting means 70 is cleared (step 25), and the process returns to step 1 above.
Further, when the count value of the deposit counting means 70 is cleared in step 25, the count value of the counting means for counting unfit bills is also cleared.

<< Step 26 >> It is determined whether or not a sensor (not shown) or the deposit discriminating unit 12 provided in the depositing unit 11 does not detect a bill for a predetermined time. If YES, proceed to step 27; Return to 5. << Step 27 >>-<Step 28> The display unit 75 displays the amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 30 calculated by the deposit counting unit 70 in the amount of money (in this case, the banknotes stored in the unfitted paper temporary storage unit 14). (Step 27), and the operator who refers to the display unit 75 operates the confirmation key indicating the payment approval or the cancellation key indicating the cancellation of the payment. It is determined whether or not has been pressed (step 28).

<< Step 29 >> When the cancel key is depressed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 30 and the damaged temporary storage section 14 are returned to the operator as in steps 14 and 23. After that, this flowchart ends. Then, when such a bill return process is performed, the count value of the deposit counting means 70 is cleared (the count value of the counting means for counting damaged notes is also cleared). << Step 30 >> to << Step 31 >> The banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 30 are stored in the deposit and withdrawal storage unit 34, and the banknotes stored in the damaged banknote temporary storage unit 14 are stored in the damaged banknote storage unit 1.
5 (step 30), and then the storage amount calculating means 72
, The temporary storage unit 3 calculated by the deposit counting means 70
The banknote storage amount of 0 is added to the storage amount of the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34, and thereafter, the count value of the payment counting means 70 is cleared (step 31), and the present flowchart ends. Further, when the count value of the deposit counting means 70 is cleared in step 31, the count value of the counting means for counting unfit bills is also cleared.

In the above-described example, the processing of depositing a banknote using the temporary storage unit 30 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 has been described. However, the banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 29 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 33. If so, in each of the above steps 1 to 31,
The operations described for the temporary storage unit 30 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 are replaced with the temporary storage unit 29 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 33, respectively. Similarly, when the banknote paid out from the depositing unit 11 is 5,000 bills, the above steps 1 to 31 are performed.
The operations described for the temporary storage unit 30 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 are replaced with the temporary storage unit 28 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 32, respectively, and when the bills fed from the depositing unit 11 are thousands of bills. Replaces the operations described for the temporary storage unit 30 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 34 with the temporary storage unit 27 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 31, respectively, in steps 1 to 31 described above.

Next, a flow chart of the dispensing process of the bill receiving / dispensing machine of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. << Step 40 >> to << Step 41 >> When the withdrawal amount is input using the operation unit 75 and the start button is pressed (Step 4)
0), the bill storage amount (unit is the number of sheets) in each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 stored in the storage amount data storage unit 73
Is compared with the required payout number of each denomination according to the withdrawal amount, and based on the comparison result, each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 3.
It is determined whether or not the bill storage amount in 4 is insufficient (step 41).
The process proceeds to step 45 if NO is not insufficient.

<< Step 42 >> to << Step 44 >> The deposit processing is interrupted (step 42), and the display unit 75 displays the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 whose storage amount is insufficient (step 43). After the operator performs a process of replenishing bills in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 in which the number of stored sheets is insufficient (step 44), the process returns to the previous step 40. The banknote replenishment process for the banknote storage units 31 to 34 is performed by withdrawing the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 4 from the banknote processing apparatus main body 9. In addition, the deposit and withdrawal storage unit 3
When the banknote replenishment process is performed on the banknotes 1 to 34, the storage amount data stored in the storage amount data storage unit 73 is corrected for the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 in which the banknotes have been replenished.

<< Step 45 >> to << Step 46 >> The banknotes are fed out from the predetermined deposit / withdrawal storage sections 31 to 34, and the payment counting sensors 61 to 64 provided near the feeding / exiting ports of the deposit / withdrawal storage sections 31 to 34 are provided. Based on the detection signal, the dispensing counting means 71 counts the number of bills fed from the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 for each of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 (step 45). Thereafter, for the fed banknote, the denomination of the banknote is discriminated based on the discrimination data output from the withdrawal discrimination unit 35, and the discrimination result in the withdrawal discrimination unit 35,
Based on the detection signals of the withdrawal counting sensors 61 to 64, the withdrawal amount of the bills fed from the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 is calculated (step 46). In step 46,
Withdrawal rejection unit 3 based on the identification result of the withdrawal identification unit 35
Banknotes sorted to 7 are not included in the withdrawal amount.

<< Step 47 >> The withdrawal amount input in step 40 and the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 31 calculated in step 46
It is determined whether or not the withdrawal amounts of the banknotes dispensed from # 34 to # 34 match, and if NO, the process returns to step 45, and YES
If so, go to step 48. << Step 48 >> to << Step 49 >> The dispensing amount of the banknote calculated in step 46 is displayed on the display unit 75 so that the operator can confirm the display amount on the display unit 75 (step 48). When the confirmation key (not shown) provided on the operation unit 75 is pressed by the operator (step 49), the process proceeds to the next step 50. << Step 50 >> The shutter 21 of the dispensing unit 20 is opened,
Further, the deposit / withdrawal storage unit 31 counted by the withdrawal counting unit 71 from the storage amount data for each of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 stored in the storage amount data storage unit 73 with respect to the storage amount calculation unit 72. The number of bills to be dispensed is subtracted from each other, and the subtracted number is stored in the storage amount data storage means 73 as new storage amount data, and the number of bills counted by the dispensing counting means 71 is cleared. Then, this flowchart ends.

As described above in detail, in the banknote processing apparatus shown in the above embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 stored in the storage amount data storage means 73 are obtained from the storage capacity of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34. The storage capacity of each of the temporary storage units 27 to 30 counted by the deposit counting unit 70 is compared with the free capacity obtained by subtracting the storage capacity of the banknotes (step 10).
The amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 27 to 30 is
When the storage capacity matches the free space of 1 to 34, the temporary storage 27
30 is stopped, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 27 to 30 are transferred to the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 30.
34 (YES in step 10 and steps 11 to 14), the banknotes are stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 in spite of the free space as in the related art. Of the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 without being stored is prevented, so that the free space of the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 can be maximized. Thus, efficient payment processing can be performed.

Further, in the banknote processing apparatus of the above embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal storage sections 31 to 34 are configured as a free-flowing type in which the deposited bills can be fed out as withdrawn bills.
Count data of the deposit counting means 70 for counting the bills deposited into the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34, and the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34
Since the amount stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 is calculated based on the count data of the withdrawal counting means 71 which counts the withdrawal bills from (steps 16, 24, 31,
Step 50), even if the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 are paid out as withdrawal banknotes, the storage amount calculation unit 7
Based on the calculation result in 2, the storage amount of the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 can be accurately calculated, whereby the calculation of the free space in the above-mentioned deposit / withdrawal storage units 31 to 34 can be accurately performed. It is possible to do.

In the above embodiment, among the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34, ten thousand tickets are stored in the deposit and withdrawal storage units 34 and 33, five thousand tickets are stored in the deposit and withdrawal storage unit 32, and one thousand tickets are stored in the deposit and withdrawal storage unit 31. Are stored, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be arbitrarily set which denomination is stored in any of the deposit and withdrawal storage units 31 to 34. The flowchart in FIG. 2 may be applied to the damaged-note temporary storage unit 14 and the damaged-note storage unit 15.

[0051]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect, the free space obtained by subtracting the storage amount stored in the storage amount data storage means from the storage capacity of the storage unit and the temporary capacity counted by the counting means. Compare the storage amount of the storage unit, and when the storage amount of the temporary storage unit matches the free space of the storage unit, stop taking in the banknotes into the temporary storage unit, and store the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit. Is stored in the storage unit, so that the banknotes are not stored in the storage space, and the banknote collection process in the storage unit is performed even though the storage unit has a free space as in the related art. Is prevented from being performed, whereby the free space of the storage unit can be used to the utmost, and efficient payment processing can be performed.

In the second invention, the storage unit is configured as a free-flowing type in which the deposited banknote can be fed out as a dispensed banknote, and the storage amount calculating unit is configured to count the deposited banknote into the storage unit. Since the storage amount in the storage unit is calculated based on the counting data and the count data of the payment counting means for counting the payment banknotes from the storage unit, the banknotes in the storage unit are paid out as payment banknotes. Even if it is performed, the storage amount of the banknotes in the storage unit can be accurately calculated based on the calculation result by the storage amount calculation unit, and the calculation of the free space in the storage unit described above can be performed accurately. .

In the third aspect, since the storage unit and the temporary storage unit are provided for each denomination, it is possible to use the free space in the storage unit as described above for each denomination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control device C of a bill processing device.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a control device C relating to a deposit processing of a bill processing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a control device C relating to a dispensing process of the banknote processing device.

FIG. 4 is a route diagram showing a deposit and withdrawal route of the banknote processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Deposit discrimination unit 27-30 Temporary storage unit 31-34 Deposit / withdrawal storage unit (storage unit) 35 Deposit discrimination unit 70 Deposit counting unit (counting unit) 71 Dispensing counting unit (counting unit) 72 Storage amount calculation unit 73 Storage Quantity data storage means 74 Control means C Control device

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill processing apparatus in which inserted bills are taken one by one, counted, and temporarily stored in a temporary storage unit, and the bills in the temporary storage unit are stored in a corresponding storage unit. Counting means for counting the bills stored in the storage section; storing amount calculating means for calculating the storage amount of the bills in the storing section based on the counting result of the counting means; Storage amount data storage means for storing the storage amount; empty capacity obtained by subtracting the storage amount stored in the storage amount data storage means from the storage capacity of the storage unit; and the storage amount of the temporary storage unit counted by the counting means. When the storage amount of the temporary storage unit matches the free space of the storage unit, the banknotes are stopped from being taken into the temporary storage unit, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit are stored in the storage unit. Control means Banknote handling apparatus characterized by having a. 2. The storage unit is a recirculation type in which the deposited banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit are stored, and the stored deposited banknotes can be fed out as payment banknotes. Deposit counting means for counting the deposited bills stored, and dispensing counting means for counting the dispensed bills fed from the storage section, the storage amount calculating means, from the deposit counting means and the dispensing counting means 2. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage amount in the storage unit is calculated based on the output count data. 3. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage section and the temporary storage section are provided for each denomination.