JP3666293B2 - Money processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a money processing apparatus, and in particular, in a distribution field such as a supermarket or a gas station, is used by being connected to a POS (point of sa1es) register or the like, and a banknote processing unit and a coin processing unit that respectively process banknotes and coins The present invention relates to a small money processing apparatus constructed integrally.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In cash processing apparatuses used for store cash registers, etc., cash delivery operations with customers have been rationalized, and cash registers connected to POS terminals have become widespread.
[0003]
Recently, a money processing apparatus has been developed that automatically deposits / withdraws coins / banknotes in accordance with input information from a POS terminal. In general, the money processing apparatus includes a coin processing machine and a banknote processing machine, and each is installed under a POS terminal. For example, a coin processor is a type installed under a POS terminal, and a coin processor having a size equivalent to that of a cash drawer has been put into practical use. On the other hand, a floor-installed type banknote processing machine having a vertically long structure has been put into practical use. Such a banknote handling machine generally has a banknote deposit / withdrawal port that is at the height of the operator's waist and cannot be said to have good operability. Moreover, since the banknote handling machine is provided with a storage for each denomination, it is inevitably large. Furthermore, since the conveyance distance of a banknote increases by enlargement of an apparatus, deposit / withdrawal time also increases. Moreover, the entire apparatus is large and expensive. Therefore, it is impossible to install and use it on a desk together with a POS terminal and a coin processing machine because of the structure of the banknote processing machine.
[0004]
For such a money processing apparatus, the present applicant has proposed a small money processing apparatus in which a coin processing unit and a banknote processing unit are integrated and can be installed on a desk (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-40437, Special Kaihei 10-131758). According to this apparatus, a coin processing unit that aligns and stores deposit coins in a cylindrical storage that rotates coins, and a bill processing unit that deposits and stores deposited banknotes in a single storage and dispenses only specified denominations from the front. By arranging them in parallel on the left and right as viewed, they have an integrated structure that is the same size as a conventional cash drawer, making it smaller and thinner (especially reducing the width of the device) and enabling it to be installed on a desk.
[0005]
By the way, such a cash processing apparatus has a use as a change machine in which a cash register, such as a supermarket, pays out money received from a customer and finally puts the received money into the apparatus. In the money processing device as a change machine, since the clerk confirms the money received from the customer, the amount of money received is input by the POS register, and the money is inserted into the device later. It is not necessary to determine whether the inserted money is authentic or not, and the apparatus does not have a discrimination unit for the inserted money.
[0006]
On the other hand, there is a demand to use a small money processing apparatus in which such a coin processing unit and a banknote processing unit are integrated as a depositing and dispensing machine. A cash processing device as a deposit / withdrawal machine, for example, is operated at a gas station, etc., when the clerk puts the money received from the customer into the device, the device judges the denomination and authenticity, and according to the sales data To change.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the money processing apparatus as a deposit / withdrawal machine, since the apparatus needs to judge the denomination and authenticity of the input money, a discrimination part is necessary, and in addition to this, processing according to the discrimination result A mechanism is required to do this. In addition, in order to integrate the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit, there is a problem that it must be small.
[0008]
This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the miniaturized money processing apparatus which can be used in the store which needs discrimination.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in a money processing apparatus that performs a money deposit / withdrawal process, a coin deposit port that allows a plurality of coins to be loaded at once, and a single inserted coin are separated. A coin separating and feeding unit that feeds out, a warehousing coin transporting unit that transports coins fed out by the coin separating and feeding unit, and a warehousing coin discrimination that identifies the authenticity and denomination of coins in the middle of coin transportation by the warehousing coin transporting unit A rotary coin storage unit that sequentially stacks and stores coins that have been identified as true coins in the warehousing discrimination unit, and a coin dispensing port that returns coins that have been identified as fake coins in the warehousing discrimination unit , A coin overflow storage for storing the coins identified as true coins in the warehousing coin discrimination unit when the rotary coin storage unit is full,It is provided in one place in the middle of coin conveyance of the warehousing coin conveyance part,Coins conveyed by the warehousing coin conveyance unit according to the discrimination result of the warehousing coin identification unitBeforeRotating coin storage,SaidCoin outlet orSaidCoin overflow storageIn the transport direction toswitchingIn one placeSwitching gate unit, switching gate unit and rotary coin storagePartAnd the rotary coin storage by the switching gate portionPartA storage and transport unit that transports coins that are switched in the direction, a coin sorting unit that sorts coins transported by the storage and transport unit by denomination and stores them in the rotary coin storage unit, and the switching gate. A reject transfer unit configured to transfer a coin that is installed between a portion and a coin dispensing port and is switched in the direction of the coin dispensing port by the switching gate unit, and the switching gate unit and the coin overflow warehouse An overflow transport unit that transports coins that are installed in the middle and are switched in the direction of the coin overflow storage by the switching gate unit, and a specified number of coins that are designated at the time of withdrawal are fed out from the rotary coin storage unit. A coin processing unit having a coin feeding unit and a coin dispensing and conveying unit that conveys coins fed from the coin feeding unit to the coin dispensing port. Cash handling apparatus is provided to.
[0010]
  According to such a money processing apparatus, it is provided with a warehousing coin discriminating part and a switching gate part, and the switching gate part is configured to rotate the conveyance direction of the coins conveyed by the warehousing coin conveying part according to the discrimination result of the warehousing coin discrimination part It was set as the structure switched to either a coin storage part, a coin dispensing port, or a coin overflow warehouse. As a result, three-way sorting can be performed at one location of the switching gate section, so the transport direction can be cut.ReplacementThe portion that can be obtained becomes compact, and a small coin processing unit can be realized.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where the present invention is applied to a money depositing and dispensing machine that requires discrimination.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a money depositing and dispensing machine. The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an installation area substantially equivalent to that of a POS terminal so that it can be installed and used under a POS terminal, for example, at a gas station.
[0013]
The money depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a banknote processing unit 2 arranged in the right half and a coin processing unit 3 arranged in the left half. The banknote processing unit 2 includes a batch banknote insertion slot 4 that can batch-insert a plurality of banknotes in a short horizontal direction, a banknote rejection slot 5 that returns reject banknotes that could not be identified in banknote discrimination at the time of deposit, It has a banknote outlet 6 from which change is paid out and a banknote storage 7 in which a ten thousand yen bill that is not paid out as change, for example, is stored.
[0014]
On the other hand, the coin processing unit 3 receives a coin deposit port 8 that can insert a plurality of coins in a lump, and a coin delivery for receiving a coin that has been released as a warehousing coin or a change that cannot be identified in the coin discrimination at the time of depositing. It has a coin slot 9 and a coin overflow storage 10 for storing coins that should be normally stored when the capacity of the rotary coin storage unit of each type is full.
[0015]
In the banknote processing unit 2, when one or more banknotes are inserted into the collective banknote insertion slot 4, the banknotes are separated one by one and conveyed inside, and after denomination is identified, circulation type storage It is transported to the warehouse and stacked and stored in the order transported regardless of the denomination. At this time, the banknote whose denomination could not be identified is transported to the banknote rejection port 5 and returned without being stored in the circulation type storage. Also, when dispensing banknotes as change, banknotes are taken out one by one from the circulation type storage, the denomination is identified, and if the banknote deserves withdrawal, the banknote outlet If it is not banknote which is conveyed to 6 and deserves withdrawal, the banknote is returned to the circulation type storage. In addition, when the denomination is identified as ten thousand yen, since this denomination is not a denomination that is recycled as change, it is transported to and stored in the banknote storage 7.
[0016]
In the coin processing unit 3, when a plurality of coins are inserted into the coin deposit port 8 in a mixed denomination, the coins are transported in, and after authenticity and denomination are identified, the true coins are stored and transported. Each coin is distributed into denominations according to the difference in outer diameter and is put into the corresponding coin storage cylinder of the rotary coin storage unit. The false coins are returned to the coin dispensing port 9 without being transported to the storage transport unit. Further, when the coin storage cylinder identified as a true coin and corresponding is full, it is conveyed to the coin overflow box 10. The coin storage cylinder is a rotary type with a slight inclination, and it accumulates at the withdrawal end in an upright state by the rotational force of the coin storage cylinder and the frictional force of the inner wall, regardless of the posture in which the coin is inserted. It will be arranged and stored. The coins stored for each denomination in this way are paid out one by one from the coin storage cylinder of a predetermined denomination at the time of withdrawal, and are discharged to the coin dispensing port 9 in a mixed manner.
[0017]
Next, the internal configuration of the coin processing unit 3 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the coin processing unit of the money depositing and dispensing machine. The coin processing unit 3 includes a coin depositing port 8 that can input a plurality of coins in a lump by denomination mixing, a coin separating and feeding unit 11 that separates and feeds the inserted coins one by one, and this coin. An incoming coin transport unit 12 that transports the coins fed out by the separating and feeding unit 11, an incoming coin discriminating unit 13 that identifies authenticity and denomination of coins in the middle of the incoming coin transport unit 12, and this incoming coin discriminating unit Rotating coin storage unit 14 that sequentially stacks and stores the coins identified as true coins in 13 according to denomination, and coins that pay out coins at the time of withdrawal or return coins identified as false coins in warehousing coin discrimination unit 13 The coins that are identified with the withdrawal port 9, the coin overflow container 10 that the rotary coin storage unit 14 stores when the capacity is full, and the coins conveyed by the warehousing coin transport unit 12 according to the discrimination results by the warehousing coin discrimination unit 13 The switching gate unit 16 is switched to the rotary coin storage unit 14, the coin dispensing port 9, or the coin overflow storage 10, and the switching gate unit 16 is switched in the direction of the rotary coin storage unit 14. A storage and conveyance unit 17 that conveys coins, and a coin sorting unit 18 that sorts coins by denomination in the storage and conveyance unit 17 and stores coins in the corresponding coin storage cylinder of the rotary coin storage unit 14. , A reject transport unit 19 that transports coins switched in the direction of the coin dispensing port 9 by the switching gate unit 16, and an overflow transport unit 20 that transports coins switched in the direction of the coin overflow storage 10 by the switching gate unit 16. And a coin feeding unit 21 for feeding a designated number of coins from the rotary coin storage unit 14 at the time of withdrawal, and a coin to the coin dispensing slot 9 And a coin conveying section 22 for feeding.
[0018]
The switching gate unit 16 includes a storage gate 23 that extends from the right side to the upper middle of the warehousing coin transport unit 12 with respect to the transport direction of the warehousing coin transport unit 12, and a left side with respect to the transport direction of the warehousing coin transport unit 12. A reject gate 24 extending toward the upper middle of the warehousing coin transport section 12, and two solenoids 25 (in the figure, two solenoids) that are individually connected to the storage gate 23 and the reject gate 24 and function as actuators for driving them. The storage gate 23 and the reject gate 24 intersect each other in the vicinity of the center of the gate. In the standby state, the storage gate 23 is raised and the rejection gate is lowered. Even if the solenoid 25 does not operate due to a malfunction of the apparatus, the received coins are rejected without being advanced to the storage transport unit 17. Yes. Near the lower part of the gate, two coin counting sensors 26 are arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the incoming coin conveyance unit 12.
[0019]
Next, the operation of the coin processing unit 3 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a coin deposit port, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view showing a coin deposit port. In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, an incoming coin conveyance belt 32 that conveys the inserted coins 31 is disposed under the coin deposit port 8. This warehousing coin conveyor belt 32 is installed in an obliquely inclined state so that the right end of the figure becomes higher, and the warehousing coin conveyor belt is located above the warehousing coin conveyor belt 32 at the warehousing coin conveyor outlet of the coin deposit port 8. The coin separating and feeding part 11 is provided in a state of being separated from the upper surface of 32 by a predetermined interval. The coin separating and feeding unit 11 is configured such that the reverse roller rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4, scrapes the second or more coins conveyed in an overlapped state, and feeds the coins 31 one by one. ing.
[0020]
When a plurality of coins 31 are batch-inserted into the coin deposit port 8, the coins 31 are conveyed by the incoming coin conveyance belt 32, separated one by one by the reverse roller of the coin separating and feeding unit 11, and taken into the apparatus. .
[0021]
  Next, the taken-in coin 31 is conveyed by the warehousing coin conveyance part 12, and true / false and denomination are determined by the warehousing coin discrimination part 13. FIG. When the discrimination is performed, the switching gate unit 16 operates according to the discrimination result, and the transport path of the coin 31 is switched..
  5 is a perspective view showing an overview of the switching gate portion, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged plan view of the switching gate portion showing the storing operation, and FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front view of the switching gate portion showing the storing operation. The switching gate unit 16 includes a storage gate 23, a reject gate 24, and solenoids 25a and 25b for driving them. Side walls are arranged on both sides of the warehousing coin transport unit 12, and a storage gate 23 and a reject gate 24 are pivotally supported on the side walls, and their lower ends are connected to solenoids 25a and 25b. The storage gate 23 and the reject gate 24 have a structure in which a portion located on the upper surface of the belt of the incoming coin conveyance unit 12 intersects near the center of the switching gate unit 16 and does not interfere with each other at the intersection. . That is, the storage gate 23 is provided with a notch 23 a at the upper edge facing the reject gate 24 at the intersection with the rejection gate 24, and the rejection gate 24 is stored at the intersection with the storage gate 23. And has a bent portion 24a formed in a U shape in the upward direction. As a result, the storage gate 23 and the reject gate 24 can be operated individually. In addition, the storage gate 23 has a shape in which a portion located on the upper surface of the belt of the warehousing coin transport unit 12 is curved, and stores the coin 31 transported by the warehousing coin transport unit 12 in the storage transport belt of the storage transport unit 17. The direction can be smoothly changed to 41.
[0022]
Here, in the incoming coin discriminating unit 13, when the coin 31 conveyed from the coin depositing port 8 is discriminated as a true coin, the storage gate 23 is driven and lowered by the solenoid 25b, and the reject gate 24 is driven by the solenoid 25a. Driven and raised. As a result, the coins 31 on the belt of the incoming coin transport unit 12 pass under the reject gate 24, move along the upstream side wall of the storage gate 23, and are transferred to the storage transport belt 41. The storage and conveyance belt 41 forcibly takes in the transferred coin 31 and sends it to the storage and conveyance unit 17.
[0023]
At this time, the coin counting sensor 26a arranged on the side of the storage and transport belt 41 and downstream of the reject gate 24 detects the passage of the coin 31, and the transport to the storage and transport unit 17 has been performed normally. Can be confirmed.
[0024]
In addition, when the coin 31 passes through the coin counting sensor 26a, the switching gate portion 16 is simultaneously removed, so that a trouble such as contact between the gate and the coin 31 is prevented even if the gate operation is performed at that time. Can do.
[0025]
Next, the operation of the switching gate unit 16 when the coin 31 conveyed from the coin deposit port 8 is identified as a fake coin in the warehousing coin discrimination unit 13 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged plan view of the switching gate portion showing the reject operation, and FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged front view of the switching gate portion showing the reject operation. When the coin 31 is discriminated as a fake coin in the incoming coin discriminating unit 13, the storage gate 23 is driven and raised by the solenoid 25b, and the reject gate 24 is driven and lowered by the solenoid 25a. As a result, the coins 31 on the belt of the incoming coin transport unit 12 pass under the storage gate 23, are transported along the upstream side wall of the reject gate 24, and fall into the reject transport unit 19. The reject transport unit 19 communicates with the coin dispensing port 9 disposed below, and the coin 31 dropped into the reject transport unit 19 rolls down in the circumferential direction of the coin due to its own weight while standing. Then, it is thrown into the coin withdrawal port 9.
[0026]
At this time, the coin counting sensor 26b disposed on the downstream side of the reject gate 24 detects the passage of the coin 31 on the side of the reject transport unit 19 and confirms that the transport to the reject transport unit 19 has been normally performed. can do.
[0027]
In addition, since the switching gate unit 16 is removed at the same time when the coin 31 passes through the coin counting sensor 26b, it is possible to prevent problems such as contact between the gate and the coin 31 even if the gate operation is performed at that time. Can do.
[0028]
Next, although the coin 31 conveyed from the coin deposit port 8 by the discrimination by the receipt coin discrimination unit 13 is determined to be a true coin, the switching gate unit when the coin storage cylinder corresponding to the denomination is full The operation of 16 will be described.
[0029]
FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged plan view of the switching gate portion showing the overflow operation, and FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged front view of the switching gate portion showing the overflow operation. After discrimination by the incoming coin discriminating unit 13, when it is determined as a true coin and the corresponding coin storage cylinder is full, the storage gate 23 is driven and raised by the solenoid 25b, and the reject gate 24 is driven by the solenoid 25a. Has been raised as well. As a result, the coins 31 on the belt of the incoming coin transport unit 12 pass under the storage gate 23 and the reject gate 24, are transported straight as they are, fall into the overflow transport unit 20, and fall into the overflow transport unit 10 due to their own weight. Thrown out.
[0030]
At this time, the coin counting sensors 26 a and 26 b both detect the passage of the coin 31, thereby confirming that the coin 31 has been normally transported to the overflow transport unit 20.
[0031]
  In addition, since it is known that the coin 31 passes through the coin counting sensors 26a and 26b and the waiting time calculated from the belt speed has elapsed, it is known that the switching gate unit 16 has been passed through. Can prevent problems such as contact between the gate and the coin 31..
  In this way, the switching gate unit 16 changes the transport direction of the coin 31 transported by the warehousing coin transport unit 12 according to the result of the discrimination by the warehousing coin discriminating unit 13 according to the rotary coin storage unit 14 and the coin dispensing port 9. , Cut into one of the coin overflow warehouse 10ReplacementI can. Next, the case where the conveyance operation of the coin 31 is switched to the rotary coin storage unit 14 by the switching gate unit 16 and the storage operation is performed will be described.
[0032]
FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged plan view of the storage and conveyance unit showing the storage and conveyance operation, and FIG. 13 is a partial enlarged sectional view of the storage and conveyance unit showing the storage and conveyance operation. The storage transport unit 17 and the coin sorting unit 18 include a storage transport belt 41, a storage transport guide 42, and a coin sorting plate 43. The coin sorting plate 43 is provided with a coin sorting hole 44 that has a width corresponding to the outer diameter of each denomination and that is sequentially expanded in the transport direction. A sorting chute 45 is provided to communicate with the coin storage cylinder of the coin storage unit 14.
[0033]
The coin 31 whose transport direction has been switched by the switching gate unit 16 is held between the storage transport belt 41 and the coin sorting plate 43 and is transported while being always in contact with the side wall of the storage transport guide 42. At that time, the transported coin 31 is transported on the coin sorting plate 43 in which the coin sorting hole 44 is formed along the carrying direction, and falls through the coin sorting hole 44 at the width of the corresponding denomination. The coins are sorted out. The dropped coin 31 passes through the sorting chute 45 and is put into the rotary coin storage unit 14.
[0034]
The rotary coin storage unit 14 is configured such that a coin storage cylinder for each denomination is rotatably arranged in an inclined state with the inlet end of the storage transport unit 17 facing upward. When the coin 31 selected by the coin sorting unit 18 is inserted into the rotating coin storage cylinder, the coin 31 is caused by the rotational force of the coin storage cylinder and the frictional force of the inner wall surface regardless of the depositing posture of the coin 31. In an upright state, the coins are accumulated from the end of the coin feeding portion 21 and stored in alignment.
[0035]
The coins stored in the rotary coin storage unit 14 in this way are fed out from the coin storage cylinder of the corresponding denomination in the rotary coin storage unit 14 based on a withdrawal command from the POS terminal. Next, the coin feeding operation will be described.
[0036]
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the coin feeding portion showing the coin feeding operation, FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged side view of the coin feeding portion showing the start of the coin feeding operation, and FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged side view of the coin feeding portion showing the middle of the coin feeding operation. It is. Each coin storage cylinder of the rotary coin storage section 14 is provided with a coin feeding claw 51 on the outer peripheral portion of the lower side end portion thereof so as to be able to reciprocate in the longitudinal direction of the coin storage cylinder. The coin feeding claw 51 is engaged with a solenoid and a link mechanism (not shown) so as not to protrude from the end surface of the coin storage cylinder during the coin storage operation, and the coin storage cylinder rotates during the coin delivery operation to rotate the coin. The claw 51 protrudes from the end surface of the coin storage cylinder at a rotational position immediately before the coin feeding. The coin payout portion 21 is disposed with an interval sufficient for one coin to enter from the lower end face of the coin storage cylinder, and a coin payout pocket 52 is formed between the coin payout section 21 and the outlet end face. In the coin feeding pocket 52, only one coin is placed when the coin is stored by the coin storing operation. Further, the coin payout portion 21 is provided with a coin payout window 53 that allows the coin payout pocket 52 and the coin payout transport portion 22 to communicate with each other.
[0037]
When performing coin withdrawal, first, the coin storage cylinder is rotationally driven in the same manner as the coin storage operation. The coin feeding claw 51 attached to the coin storage cylinder projects into the coin feeding pocket 52 immediately before being rotated to the position shown in FIG. As the coin storage cylinder continues to rotate, the coin supply claw 51 scrapes out the coin 31 in the coin supply pocket 52 as shown in FIG. 16 by the rotation of the coin storage cylinder. When the coin 31 is pushed up to the coin payout window 53, the coin 31 is dropped to the coin dispensing transport unit 22 through the coin payout window 53. In this way, each time the coin storage cylinder makes one rotation, one coin is paid out and thrown out to the coin dispensing / conveying section 22. This coin feeding operation is repeated until the designated number is drawn out. However, if the coin feeding of the other denomination is not completed, the coin storage cylinder is idle with the coin feeding claw 51 retracted from the coin feeding pocket 52 until the coin feeding of the denomination is completed. become.
[0038]
When the designated number of coins of the designated denomination is paid out and thrown out to the coin dispensing transport unit 22, the coins are transferred to the coin dispensing port 9 by the coin dispensing transport unit 22. Be transported. Next, the coin dispensing and conveying operation will be described.
[0039]
FIG. 17 is a partially enlarged plan view of a coin dispensing / conveying section showing a coin dispensing / conveying operation, and FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged side view of a coin dispensing / conveying section showing a coin dispensing / conveying operation. The coin dispensing / conveying unit 22 includes coin dispensing / conveying unit side plates 61a and 61b installed so as to be narrower than the coin having the smallest diameter in order to hold the coins fed from the coin feeding unit 21 in an upright state. The coin dispensing / conveying belt 62 is disposed between the coin dispensing / conveying unit side plates 61a and 61b, and the coin dispensing / conveying unit 22 rolls on the outer surface of the coin dispensing / conveying belt 62. A plurality of protrusions 63 are provided at a predetermined interval to prevent the above. A coin dispensing port 9 is provided at the end of the coin dispensing conveyance unit 22 in the conveyance direction.
[0040]
Here, when the specified number of coins 31 fed out from the coin payout unit 21 are thrown into the coin dispensing and conveying unit 22, the coin dispensing and conveying unit side plate because the coin dispensing and conveying unit 22 is narrow in width. 61 a, 61 b hangs on the inner wall surface and stands up, and is further held by the projection 63 provided on the coin dispensing / conveying belt 62, forcibly up to the coin dispensing port 9 by the coin dispensing / conveying belt 62. Be transported.
[0041]
Next, the internal configuration of the banknote processing unit 2 in the money depositing and dispensing machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 19 is a side view showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing unit of the money depositing and dispensing machine. The banknote processing unit 2 is communicated to the collective banknote insertion slot 4 and separates and feeds the banknotes that have been batch-loaded one by one, and a banknote transport unit 72 that transports the fed banknotes, In the warehousing bill identification unit 73 for identifying the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes in the course of conveyance by the warehousing bill conveyance unit 72, and in the warehousing bill identification unit 73, the bills that are true bills and denominated can be denominated. , A circulation-type storage 74 that is collected and stored, a banknote separation / delivery part 75 that separates and feeds out banknotes one by one from the circulation-type storage 74, and a banknote identification part that identifies the denomination of the fed banknotes 76, a banknote transport part 77 for transporting the fed banknotes, a withdrawal switching gate 78 for switching the transport path of the banknotes transported by the banknote transport part 77, and the transport path is switched by this withdrawal switching gate 78. A banknote return transport section 80 that transports the banknotes transported to the banknote withdrawal port 6, a banknote return transport section 80 that transports banknotes transported by the banknote transport section 77 to the circulation type storage 74, and this banknote return transport section A storage switching gate 81 for switching the transport path of the banknotes transported by 80, a storage transport section 82 for transporting the banknotes whose transport paths are switched by the storage switching gate 81 to the banknote storage 7, and a storage bank transport section 72 A reject gate 83 that is provided in the middle and switches the transport path of the transported banknote, a reject transport section 84 that transports an incoming banknote whose transport path has been switched by the reject gate 83 to the banknote reject port 5, and a front panel It is comprised by the storage door 85 provided in the position facing the banknote storage 7.
[0042]
In such a configuration of the banknote processing unit 2, when a plurality of banknotes are input into the batch banknote insertion slot 4, the inserted banknotes are separated and fed out one by one by the incoming banknote separation unit 71. It is. The fed banknotes are transported by the warehousing banknote transport unit 72, and the banknote authenticity and denomination of the denomination are performed by the warehousing banknote recognition unit 73 on the way.
[0043]
Here, as a result of identification by the incoming bill identifying unit 73, bills that are true bills and whose denominations can be identified are transported by the incoming bill transport unit 72 and sequentially stacked and stored in the circulating storage 74. . On the other hand, as a result of identification by the incoming bill identifying unit 73, if the counterfeit bill or denomination cannot be identified, the reject gate 83 is moved to change the bill transport direction from the circulating storage 74 side to the reject transport unit 84 side. Change to. The banknote whose transport path has been switched by the reject gate 83 is transported to the banknote reject port 5 by the reject transport section 84.
[0044]
Thus, the warehousing banknote in which the denomination can be identified with the true bill in the warehousing banknote identification unit 73 is stored in the circulation type storage box 74, and the fake bill or the warehousing banknote that could not be identified is the reject gate 83 and the reject transport unit 84. Is conveyed to the bill rejection port 5 and returned.
[0045]
Next, in the withdrawal operation, the banknotes stored in the circulation type storage 74 are separated one by one by the withdrawal banknote separating and feeding unit 75, fed out, and conveyed by the withdrawal banknote transporting unit 77, and the banknote identification unit. At 76, the denomination of the outgoing banknote is identified.
[0046]
If the banknote identified by the outgoing banknote identification unit 76 is identified as a banknote deserving normal delivery, for example, a thousand-yen banknote to be delivered as change, the banknote is transported by the outgoing banknote transport unit 77, Guided by the withdrawal switching gate 78 toward the withdrawal transport unit 79 and led to the banknote withdrawal port 6 by the withdrawal transport unit 79.
[0047]
When the result identified by the outgoing banknote identification unit 76 is identified as a ten thousand yen banknote that does not require withdrawal, the outgoing banknote is transported by the outgoing banknote transport part 77, and then transported to the banknote return transport part 80. In the middle of the transport, the storage switching gate 81 guides the storage transport unit 82, transports the storage transport unit 82, and accumulates and stores the banknote storage 7. The ten thousand yen banknotes accumulated in the banknote storage 7 are collected, for example, by periodically opening the storage door 85.
[0048]
In addition, when the banknote identified by the banknote identification unit 76 is identified as 5,000 yen, if it is a banknote to be issued, it should be transported to the banknote outlet 6 in the same manner as the above-mentioned thousand yen and should be issued. If it is not a banknote, it is re-inserted into the circulation type storage 74 via the banknote return conveyance section 80.
[0049]
Furthermore, the banknotes that have failed to be identified by the issued banknote identification unit 76 are re-inserted into the circulation type storage 74 via the banknote return conveyance unit 80 in the same manner as the above-mentioned 5,000 yen banknotes that should not be issued. Note that the banknotes identified by the outgoing banknote identification unit 76 and re-inserted into the circulation-type storage 74 have their identification results and the number of identifications stored, and cannot be identified even if the number of identifications exceeds a predetermined number. In the same manner as the above-mentioned ten thousand yen banknotes that should not be issued, the bills are conveyed from the banknote return conveyance unit 80 via the storage conveyance unit 82 to the banknote storage 7 and stored therein.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention includes a switching gate unit that switches coins deposited in a coin deposit port in three directions of storing, rejecting, and overflowing after identifying the authenticity and denomination at the receiving coin discriminating unit. And a small money depositing and dispensing machine. As a result, the money processing apparatus can be used as a coin depositing and dispensing machine even in a store such as a gas station where discrimination is required.
[0051]
In addition, the switching gate portion is configured in the same range by intersecting two gates that move up and down in the vicinity of the center, and two coin count sensors are provided below the switching gate portion in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. Therefore, the mechanism can be small and highly reliable.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a money depositing and dispensing machine.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit of the money depositing and dispensing machine.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a coin deposit port.
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view showing a coin deposit port.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an overview of a switching gate portion.
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged plan view of a switching gate portion showing a storing operation.
FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front view of a switching gate portion showing a storing operation.
FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged plan view of a switching gate portion showing a reject operation.
FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged front view of a switching gate portion showing a reject operation.
FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged plan view of a switching gate portion showing an overflow operation.
FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged front view of a switching gate portion showing an overflow operation.
FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged plan view of a storage / conveying unit showing a storage / conveying operation;
FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a storage / conveying unit illustrating a storage / conveying operation.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a coin feeding portion showing a coin feeding operation.
FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged side view of a coin payout portion showing the start of a coin payout operation.
FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged side view of the coin payout portion showing the middle of the coin payout operation.
FIG. 17 is a partially enlarged plan view of a coin dispensing / conveying unit showing a coin dispensing / conveying operation.
FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged side view of a coin dispensing / conveying unit showing a coin dispensing / conveying operation.
FIG. 19 is a side view showing an internal configuration of a banknote processing unit of the money depositing and dispensing machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Money depositing and dispensing machine
2 Banknote processing part
3 Coin processing department
4 Collective bill insertion slot
5 Banknote reject mouth
6 banknote outlet
7 Banknote storage
8 Coin deposit gate
9 coin outlet
10 coin overflow warehouse
11 Coin separation and feeding section
12 Coin transfer unit
13 Warehousing Coin Identification Department
14 Rotating coin storage
16 Switching gate part
17 Storage and transport section
18 Coin sorting section
19 Reject transfer section
20 Overflow transport section
21 Coin feeding part
22 Coin withdrawal transport unit
23 Storage gate
23a Notch
24 Reject gate
24a bent part
25a, 25b Solenoid
26a, 26b Coin counting sensor
31 coins
31 Storage gate
32 Coin conveyor belt
41 Storage conveyor belt
42 Storage Transport Guide
43 Coin sorter
44 Coin sorting hole
45 Sorting chute
51 Coin feeding claw
52 Coin payout pocket
53 Coin feeding window
61a, 61b Coin dispensing side plate
62 Coin withdrawal conveyor belt
63 Protrusion
71 Banknote separator
72 Banknote transport section
73 Banknote identification part
74 Circulating storage
75 Outgoing banknote separation and feeding section
76 Issued banknote identification part
77 Outgoing banknote transport
78 Withdrawal switching gate
79 Withdrawal transport unit
80 Banknote return conveyance section
81 Storage switching gate
82 Storage and transport section
83 Reject gate
84 Reject transfer section
85 Storage door

Claims (5)

In a money processing apparatus that performs deposit / withdrawal processing of money,
A coin deposit slot that can insert a plurality of coins at once;
A coin separating and feeding unit for separating and feeding out the inserted coins one by one;
An incoming coin transport unit that transports the coins fed out by the coin separating and feeding unit;
An incoming coin discriminating unit for identifying the authenticity and denomination of coins in the middle of coin transfer by the incoming coin transfer unit,
A rotary coin storage unit for sequentially stacking and storing coins identified as true coins in the incoming coin discrimination unit;
A coin withdrawal port for returning coins identified as fake coins in the warehousing coin discrimination unit;
A coin overflow storage in which the rotary coin storage unit stores coins identified as true coins in the warehousing discriminating unit;
The goods receipt coins provided at one site along the coin conveyance of the conveyance section, before Symbol rotary coin storing units of the coin conveyed by the warehousing coin conveying section according to discrimination results of said receipts coin discriminator, the coin outlet or A switching gate portion that performs switching of the transport direction to the coin overflow warehouse at one location ;
A storage transport unit that is installed between the switching gate unit and the rotary coin storage unit and transports coins that are switched by the switching gate unit in the direction of the rotary coin storage unit ;
A coin sorting section for sorting coins being transported by the storage and transport section for each denomination and storing them in the rotary coin storage section;
A reject transfer unit configured to transfer coins installed between the switching gate unit and the coin dispensing port and switched in the direction of the coin dispensing port by the switching gate unit;
An overflow transport unit configured to transport coins installed between the switching gate unit and the coin overflow warehouse and switched in the direction of the coin overflow warehouse by the switching gate unit;
A coin payout unit for paying out a specified number of coins of a denomination designated at the time of withdrawal from the rotary coin storage unit;
A coin dispensing and conveying unit that conveys coins fed from the coin dispensing unit to the coin dispensing port;
A money processing apparatus comprising a coin processing unit having   The storage and conveyance unit is disposed adjacent to the warehousing coin conveyance unit so as to extend in one direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the warehousing coin conveyance unit from the switching gate unit, and the reject conveyance unit is configured to convey the warehousing coin conveyance. 2. The apparatus is provided on the opposite side of the storing and conveying unit across a section, and the overflow conveying unit is disposed at an end portion on the downstream side of the switching gate unit of the warehousing coin conveying unit. The money processing apparatus of description. The switching gate unit intersects the vicinity of the gate center of the warehousing coin transport unit and is arranged to operate up and down independently without interfering with each other, and the first gate the storage conveyance unit drives the gate and / or the second gate, claims, characterized in that it has a two actuators to distribute coins in three directions of the reject conveyance section and the overflow transport unit The money processing apparatus according to 1 or 2. Two coins are provided on the warehousing coin transport section in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction, and when only one of the storage coin transport sections detects a coin, the stored coin is the only coin and the other is the coin. rejected coins if it detects that, both overflow coins when detecting coins, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a coin counting sensor to be able to verify that it is properly transported financially Processing equipment. A collective bill insertion slot that can throw in multiple bills at once;
An incoming banknote separation unit that separates and feeds out banknotes inserted into the batch banknote insertion slot one by one;
An incoming banknote transport unit that transports banknotes fed out from the incoming banknote separator,
A warehousing bill identification unit for identifying the authenticity and denomination of a bill in the middle of bill conveyance by the warehousing bill conveyance unit,
A circulation-type storage having a banknote separating and feeding section for stacking and storing banknotes that have been recognized in denomination and denominated in the incoming banknote identification section, and separating and feeding the stored banknotes one by one at the time of withdrawal. When,
A banknote reject port for returning banknotes that cannot be identified by the warehousing banknote identification unit;
A first switching gate that switches the transport direction of the banknotes transported by the stock banknote transport unit to either the recycle storage or the banknote reject port according to the identification result by the stock banknote recognition unit;
A reject transporting section for transporting banknotes from the first switching gate to the banknote rejection port;
An outgoing banknote transporting section for transporting banknotes fed out from the outgoing banknote separating and feeding section;
A banknote identification part for identifying banknote denominations in the middle of banknote conveyance by the banknote conveyance part,
A banknote outlet for discharging banknotes transported by the banknote transporting section;
A second switching gate for switching the conveying direction of the banknote to one of the banknote outlets or the circulating stow bins by the unloading banknote transport unit according to the result of identification by the unloading bill discriminating unit,
A withdrawal transport unit for transporting banknotes from the second switching gate to the banknote withdrawal port;
A bill return transport unit for transporting bills switched in the direction of the circulation-type storage to the circulation-type storage in the second switching gate;
A banknote storage for sequentially stacking and storing banknotes that are not issued to the banknote withdrawal port;
Third switching gate for switching the conveying direction of the bill being conveyed by the bill return transport section according to the result of identification by the unloading bill discriminating unit to one of the conveying direction of the bill storage or the circulation stow bins When,
A storage transport unit for transporting banknotes from the third switching gate to the banknote storage;
A door provided at a position facing the banknote storage on the front panel of the apparatus;
The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote processing unit having an integrated structure is arranged side by side with the coin processing unit.

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