JP3188540B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circulating banknote pay-in / pay-out device for reusing a deposited banknote as a withdrawn banknote.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a so-called circulation-type banknote pay-in / pay-out device has been popularized as a banknote pay-in / pay-out device in which deposited bills are reused as pay-out bills in order to reduce loaded bills. And this circulation type banknote pay-in / pay-out device collectively stores the deposited banknotes in a predetermined storage section (deposited batch storage section), and the banknotes in the denomination storage section are reduced to a predetermined amount or less when the deposited banknote storage section becomes full. The banknotes are fed from the depositing collective storage unit at the timing when the circulation instruction is performed by the operator or the like, and are stored in the corresponding denomination storing unit after being identified.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional processing method, while circulation of the deposited banknote to the denomination storing section is stopped, acceptance of the deposit or withdrawal processing is stopped, and the Has to wait until the circulation processing is completed, and there is a problem that the actual operation time of the machine is shortened.

[0004] In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote pay-in / pay-out device which allows a user to carry out circulation processing of a deposited banknote without waiting.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As means for solving the problems of the prior art, the present invention is directed to a collective storage section for collectively storing deposited banknotes and a plurality of denominations for storing banknotes by denomination. and a housing portion, accept bill received in the collective storage portion in paper money input and output machine to be used as the dispensed banknotes by circulating the money storage unit, a bill from above
Together with a batch storage unit that is extended from above, and a protruding position that is provided above the batch storage unit, protrudes into the storage unit, and allows a bill to be placed on the upper surface, and bills in the storage unit that retreat from the storage unit. Can be moved between the evacuation position allowing entry and exit, and vertical movement is allowed at the protruding position.
The temporary holding plate that is
It is movably provided and is inserted when the temporary holding plate is retracted.
Instead, the bottom plate, which can be raised, processing detection means for detecting the start or end of the deposit or withdrawal processing, and, based on the detection result of the processing detection means, the operation of feeding out the banknotes from the batch storage unit Operation instruction means for instructing the start and end and movement of the temporary holding plate, and when the start of deposit or withdrawal processing is detected during the circulation processing, the feeding of the banknotes from the collective storage unit is stopped, and Alternatively, it is characterized in that the circulation processing of the fed-out banknotes can be ended while the pre-processing of the payment processing is being performed.

[0006]

In the standby state, the temporary holding plate of the collective storage section is at the retracted position, and the bills can be received in the collective storage section.

[0007] When the bill is deposited by the operator, the bill
Is fed from above into the bulk storage unit, Ru is accommodated in the bulk storage unit collectively. When the process detection unit detects the end of the depositing process, the operation instructing means at a predetermined timing indicates the start of the feeding operation of deposited banknotes from the collective storage unit, bulk storage
The paper money in the section is fed out from above and the circulation process is started.

When the processing detecting means detects the start of the deposit processing in the middle of the circulation processing, the operation instructing means instructs the stop of the feeding operation of the deposited bills from the collective storage section and the movement of the temporary holding plate to the projecting position. . The banknotes that have already been paid out are stored in the respective denomination storage units during the pre-processing (such as switching of the passage) of the payment processing. Subsequently, a deposit process is performed, and the deposited banknotes are placed on the upper surface of the temporary holding plate. Now process detection unit detects the end of the depositing process, in projecting position
The temporary holding plate is moved upward, and the bills placed thereon are fed out and circulated . After that, the primary holding plate retreats
After returning to the retracted position, the banknotes remaining in the collective storage section are circulated.

When the processing detecting means detects the start of the dispensing processing in the course of the circulation processing, the operation instructing means instructs to stop the operation of feeding out the deposited bills from the collective storage section. The banknotes that have already been dispensed are stored in the respective denomination storage units while the pre-processing of the dispensing process (switching of the passage, etc.) is performed, and then the dispensing process is performed. Next, when the processing detecting means detects the end of the dispensing processing, the banknotes remaining in the collective storage section are removed from above.
It is fed and circulated .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an external view of an example of a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine according to the present invention. In the front upper portion of a machine body 1, a pay-in port 2 for an operator to insert a deposit bill is opened. The operation units 3 and 3 are provided on both sides of the operation unit 2. The operation units 3 and 3 include a deposit button 4 for instructing deposit,
A dispensing button 5 for instructing withdrawal, an approval button 6 for approving the deposit, a return button 7 for instructing the return of the deposited bill, a display unit 8 for displaying the total amount of the deposited bill, etc. are provided. Above the deposit port 2, a deposit reject port 9
The dispensing port 10 for dispensing bills is opened below the deposit port 2. In FIG. 1, S indicates a power switch.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device, and a pay-out means 11 for feeding out the inserted banknotes one by one is provided on the lower surface of the money inlet 2. Is provided with the above-described deposit reject port 9 on which a bill to be returned from inside the machine body 1 is placed. The dispensing port 10 is positioned below the deposit port 2 so as to be opened.

In the upper part of the machine body 1, a deposited banknote recognizing section 1 is provided.
2, a front / back reversing unit 13 and a batch storage unit 14 are provided,
In the lower part, the first to fourth bill accommodating unit 15 ₁ to 1
5 ₄ , one dispensing reject bill storage unit 16 and dispensing bill identification unit 17 are provided.

Each of the storage sections has a feeding function of receiving bills, storing them in a stacked state, and feeding them one by one. Furthermore, a temporary holding plate 18 is provided only in the depositing collective storage unit 14 and is movable between a protruding position that protrudes into the storage unit 14 and allows a bill to be placed on the upper surface and a retracted position that is retracted out of the storage space. Have been. The lower part 1 of the body 1
“a” can be pulled out forward, so that bills can be directly inserted into the first and second bill storage units 15 ₁ and 15 ₂ and directly collected from the withdrawal reject bill storage unit 16.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an advancing / retreating mechanism of a temporary holding plate 18 provided in the banknote collective storage portion 14. Both ends in the longitudinal direction of the temporary holding plate 18 which can be positioned horizontally inside the temporary storing portion 14 are shown. The frame members 19, 19 provided at the end are led out of the collective storage section 14, and one end of the frame member 19 is pivoted by a motor 24 through a crank pin 22 and a long hole 23 by a motor 21. Arm 2 pivotally supported on the body 1 side
5, the cutout 26 at the tip of the crank pin 22 is fitted.
With the rotation of 180 degrees, the temporary holding plate 18 is moved back and forth between the entry position into the collective storage section 14 and the retreat position. Reference numerals 27, 27... In FIG. 3 denote shift members provided on the inner surface of the collective storage section 14 for directing inserted bills to predetermined positions.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a mechanism for vertically moving a bottom plate 28 provided below the temporary holding plate 18 of the collective storage section 14. The bottom plate 28 is provided on a side of a supporting member 29 for supporting the lower surface thereof. An extending arm 30 is projected outside through a cutout 31 formed in a side surface of the collective storage unit 14 in a vertical direction,
A guide member 32 provided on the arm 30 is fitted to a guide rod 33 fixed vertically on the outer surface of the collective storage section 14 to guide up and down movement and to fix the arm 30 to a belt 34 running vertically. The belt 34 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions by a motor 35.

Therefore, when the banknotes are directly received on the bottom plate 28, the temporary holding plate 18 is retracted to the outside of the collective storage portion 14 by the rotation of the motor 21 by 180 °, and the temporary holding plate 1
The bills that were on 8 fall on the bottom plate 28 or onto the bills on the bottom plate 28 and are deposited.

When paying out the bills on the temporary holding plate 18, the motor 35 is rotated to raise the bottom plate 28, and the bills on the temporary holding plate 18 are pushed one by one against the upward feeding means. put out. When a bill is present on the bottom plate 28, the bill moves up and down while the bill is sandwiched between the bottom plate 28 and the temporary holding plate 18.

When the bills on the bottom plate 28 are paid out, the bottom plate 28 is raised while the temporary holding plate 18 is retracted, and the bills on the bottom plate 28 can be pushed out one by one by pressing the bills on the bottom plate 28.

FIG. 5 shows a state where the banknote pay-in / pay-out device is installed. Desks 36, 3 are provided on both sides of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.
6 are arranged, and tellers machines 37, 37 are placed on the desks 36, 36, respectively. The two teller's machines 37, 37 are electrically connected to the banknote pay-in / pay-out machine, and the banknote pay-in / pay-out machine can be operated by the teller's machines 37, 37.

Although not shown, processing detecting means for detecting the start and end of the payment processing and the payment processing is provided. This processing detecting means detects the start of the deposit processing by pressing the deposit button 4, and when the deposited bill is returned by pushing down the approval button 6 or pushing down the return button 7, the bill is deposited. A function of detecting the end of the deposit processing by being withdrawn from the reject opening 9, a function of detecting the start of the dispensing processing by pressing down the dispensing button 5 of the machine 1 or the teller's machine 37, and a dispensing bill from the dispensing opening 10. Has the function of detecting the end of the dispensing process by extracting the withdrawal.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. In the standby state waiting state, escrow plate 18 of the collective accommodation portion 14 is in the retracted position, the first to fourth respective banknote storing section 15 ₁ to 1
In May ₄ it is housed in the pre-bill denomination. Payment processing (FIG. 6 (A)) After the operator sets a bill in the deposit port 2 and presses the deposit button 4 of the operating unit 3 of the teller's machine 37 or the machine body 1, the feeding means 11 is activated and the bill becomes one. Aircraft 1 at a time
Is taken in. The taken-in banknote is received by the deposit identification unit 12.
The banknotes identified and identified as normal are turned upside down by the front / back reversing unit, and then stored collectively in the collective storage unit 14. Unidentifiable banknotes are returned to the deposit reject port 9. When the identification of all bills set in the deposit port 2 is completed, the tellers machine 37 and the display unit 8 of the machine body 1
The total amount of banknotes stored in the collective storage unit 14 is displayed. The operator sees this and presses the approval button 6 if approval is given, and presses the return button 7 if approval is not given.
If approved, the payment processing ends. When the return button 7 is pressed, all the banknotes are fed from the collective storage unit 14 and returned to the deposit reject port 9. Dispensing process using (FIG. 6 (A)) operator Terazu machine 37, by entering the amount of money to be dispensed, the first to fourth bill accommodating section 15 _{1-15 4}
, The corresponding bill is fed out, and the fed-out bill passes through the withdrawal discriminating unit 17 to receive the denomination and authenticity. Here, the banknotes identified as normal are accumulated in the withdrawal temporary holding unit in the dispensing port 10, and the banknotes not identified as normal (two-sheet feed, severely damaged banknotes, bills of different kinds due to misloading, etc.)
Is withdrawn in the withdrawal reject bill storage unit 16 as a withdrawal reject bill. After confirming that the instructed amount has been accumulated in the withdrawal temporary holding unit, when the operator presses the withdrawal button 5, the bill is sent to the withdrawal port 10, and the operator receives the bill to perform a withdrawal process. Ends. Circulation Process (FIG. 6B) After the payment process is completed, a circulation process of circulating the banknotes stored in the collective storage unit 14 to each banknote storage unit at a predetermined timing is started. First, batch feeding means of the housing part 14 is fed one by one bills operated, the fed-out banknotes, received the identification while passing through the deposit identification unit 12, the corresponding banknote storing section 15 _{1-15 4} It is stored as a bill for withdrawal. Here, bills determined to be unsuitable for dispensing due to severe damage, bills fed in a stack of two bills, and the like are collected in the dispensing reject bill storage unit 16. Interruption and resumption of circulation processing When the operator instructs the start of payment processing or payment processing during the circulation processing, the circulation processing is interrupted and the payment processing or payment processing is performed with priority.

When the deposit processing is instructed, when the bill is set in the deposit port 2 and the deposit button 4 is pressed, the dispensing of the bill from the collective storage section 14 is stopped. Thereafter, while the pre-processing of the deposit processing (switching of the transport path, movement of the pressing plate of the deposit port 2, etc.) is being performed, the temporary holding plate 18 of the collective storage unit 14 moves to the entry position, and the The identification and storage of the bills fed from the storage unit 14 are terminated. Subsequently, the depositing process is performed, except that the deposited banknotes are accumulated on the temporary holding plate 18 of the collective storage unit 14, and the same process as described above is performed. When the deposit process is completed, first, the banknotes accumulated on the temporary holding plate 18 are circulated. Thereafter, the temporary holding plate 18 moves to the retreat position, and the circulation processing of the banknotes remaining in the collective storage unit 14 is restarted.

When the dispensing process is instructed, the feeding of the banknotes from the collective storage unit 14 is stopped when the dispensing amount starts to be input to the teller's machine 37. Thereafter, while pre-processing of the dispensing process (switching of the transport path, etc.) is being performed, identification and storage of the banknotes already fed from the collective storage unit 14 are terminated. Subsequently, a dispensing process is performed. When the dispensed bill is extracted from the dispensing port 10 by the operator, the circulation processing of the bill remaining in the collective storage unit 14 is restarted.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a circulation type banknote pay-in / pay-out machine for reusing a deposited banknote as a disbursed banknote, an instruction for a depositing process or a dispensing process is given during the circulation process. For example, the circulating process can be interrupted and the depositing process or the dispensing process can be performed with priority, so that the user can be processed efficiently without waiting for the circulating process. In particular, lump-in and lump-out configuration
By using the storage section,
The structure can be simplified, and
By making the temporary holding plate that can be moved up and down,
Banknotes received by interrupting during the circulation process
Can be held separately from existing banknotes
It can be fed out reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing an internal configuration of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of an advancing / retreating mechanism of a temporary holding plate provided in a collective storage unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a bottom plate elevating mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an installation state of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIGS. 6A to 6C are schematic diagrams showing the flow of banknotes in each process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Deposit port 3 Operation part 9 Deposit reject port 10 Deposit port 12 Deposited banknote identification part 14 Batch storage part 15 Banknote storage part 16 Deposit reject banknote storage part 17 Deposited banknote identification part 18 Temporary holding plate 28 Bottom plate 37 Terrors Machine

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A collective storage section for collectively storing deposited banknotes, and a plurality of denomination storage sections for storing banknotes by denomination, wherein the banknotes stored in the collective storage section are stored by denomination storage section. Banknote pay-in / pay-out machine that circulates paper money and uses it as a withdrawal bill, accepts bills from above and feeds them from above
A collective storage portion, and a projecting position provided above the collective storage portion, protruding into the storage portion, and allowing a bill to be placed on the upper surface, and retracting from the storage portion to allow the bills to enter and leave the storage portion. Contact between a retracted position in movable and to and protruding position
And a temporary holding plate that is allowed to move up and down
The lower part of the temporary holding plate is provided movably up and down,
It is now possible to move up when the evacuation board is evacuated
A bottom plate, processing detection means for detecting the start or end of the deposit or withdrawal processing, and, based on the detection result of the processing detection means, the start and end of the operation of feeding out the banknotes from the batch storage section and the temporary holding plate Operation instructing means for instructing the movement of the banknote, when the start of the deposit or withdrawal processing is detected during the circulation processing, the feeding of the banknotes from the collective storage unit is stopped, and the preprocessing of the deposit or withdrawal processing is performed. A banknote pay-in / pay-out device capable of terminating a circulation process of a fed-out banknote while the banknote is being fed.