JP4011291B2 - Drawer detection device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drawer detection apparatus provided in a medium storage device loaded in a transaction processing apparatus such as an ATM (automatic deposit payment machine) or an automatic ticket vending machine installed in a financial institution, for example. The present invention relates to a drawer detection apparatus capable of securing the drawer history information of a storage unit and improving the management performance of a stored medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Hereinafter, an explanation will be given by taking an ATM that stores and manages cash as an example.
[0003]
Usually, the ATM is equipped with a banknote processing device and a coin processing device for processing cash in and out, and each time the cash storage unit is withdrawn from the device main body when managing the stored cash. The drawer information is acquired based on the detection switch and the detection sensor detecting the drawer position, and the drawer history information is managed by recording the drawer information in a log / journal.
[0004]
By securing this withdrawal history information, it is useful for analysis when a cash miscalculation occurs. For example, when cash miscalculation occurs in the ATM storage department and the cause of the miscalculation is analyzed, is it due to the cash storage department being artificially drawn by a clerk or mechanical due to ATM processing failure? Therefore, the cause of the miscalculation can be clearly pursued and analyzed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, such an analysis of the cause of miscalculation can be reliably obtained as evidence that the withdrawal history information is recorded when the power is on, but the withdrawal history information is not recorded in the log or journal when power is interrupted. Therefore, it was unclear, and it was not possible to determine whether the cause of the miscalculation was due to manual processing or due to poor processing of the machine operation. If there was a power failure, the cause of the miscalculation could not be analyzed.
[0006]
Therefore, the present invention can reliably acquire the drawer history information of the storage unit even if the storage unit is pulled out during power interruption, and can manage the drawer operation of the storage unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a drawer detection device.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A drawer detection device for detecting that a storage unit for storing a medium is pulled out from the apparatus main body, wherein the storage unit is moved to a drawer detection position in conjunction with a drawing operation in which the storage unit is pulled out from the apparatus main body. and availability motion means for moving the locking means for locking in the extraction detection position after moving said movable means, said friendly motion means of the housing part is locked to the drawer detection position, said device The detection means for detecting in conjunction with the power-on of the main body, and the detection result of the detection means for the presence or absence of the pulling-out operation of the storage unit during power interruption in conjunction with the detection operation of the detection means. And a determination means for determining based on the determination means.
[0008]
Here, the medium is a bill, a coin, a ticket, a card or the like stored in the storage unit.
[0009]
The storage unit has a storage space for storing a medium therein, and is a processing unit that is used as a single unit of cartridges and cassettes that are detachably used in the apparatus main body or a group of these storage units that are pulled out and used together. Etc.
[0010]
The said allowed movement means can be constituted by a movable lever that moves in conjunction with the pull-out operation of the storage unit.
[0011]
The detection means can be constituted by a detection sensor that detects the movement of a movable lever that moves in accordance with the drawing operation of the storage section.
[0012]
The determination means can be constituted by a CPU, and can be provided with a notification means to notify the control section of the apparatus main body.
[0013]
As a result, even if no powered the apparatus main body, the accommodating portion from the apparatus main body is pulled out, in conjunction with the drawer operation moves allowed motion means, for detecting the detection means that this movement Thereby, the determination means can determine the presence or absence of the drawer | drawing-out operation | movement of a storage part.
[0014]
Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether or not the storage unit has been pulled out, whether it is turned on or not. Can be identified. In addition, it is possible to accurately manage the drawer history information by adding only a mechanical detection means without relying on an electrical method such as managing with a battery for checking the drawer of the storage unit during power interruption. Cost reduction can be achieved.
[0015]
Under such management, the storage unit is not pulled out unnecessarily, and the occurrence of troubles due to erroneous operation of the staff can be reduced. Furthermore, when applied to a cash storage unit, cash management ability is improved, and highly reliable operation management can be achieved. For this reason, even when entrusting to a third party such as a security company, it can be entrusted with peace of mind under high security management.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
The drawing shows a cash processing device built in an ATM. In FIG. 1, this cash processing device 11 has a rectangular shape inside a device main body 12 and is freely built in and out from one side. A cash storage unit 13 and a cash loading unit 14 are further built in the cash processing apparatus 11.
[0017]
When the cash processing apparatus 11 is pulled out, the cash processing apparatus 11 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 12 while being guided by a slide member 15 such as a slide rail or a slide guide plate disposed along the pull-out direction. In this case, a mechanical drawer detection device 16 is added in addition to the electrical drawer detection means for detecting the withdrawal.
[0018]
The above-described drawer detection device 16 is for drawer detection that protrudes from the inside toward the outside through an opening window 18 that opens small on the side surface of the cash processing apparatus 11 with respect to the fixed guide plate 17 fixed to the apparatus body 12. By providing the first lever L1 facing the drawer direction, a drawer detection operation of the cash processing apparatus 11 described later is performed.
[0019]
FIG. 2 shows a drawer detection device 16 that is configured in the cash processing apparatus 11 so as to face the fixed guide plate 17, and this drawer detection device 16 includes the above-described first lever L1 for drawer detection and the second lever for locking. The lever L2, the third locking lever L3, and the drawer detection sensor S are combined.
[0020]
The above-mentioned first lever L1 has an L shape, and the bent position of the lever is pivotally supported by the first rotation shaft 19 so as to be freely mounted on the substrate 20. Further, a first biasing spring 21 is attached to the L-shaped inner end position of the first lever L1. The first urging spring 21 has one end connected to the first upright piece 22 on the substrate 20, and the first upright piece 22 side is set as a pulling reference position, and the other end of the spring 21 is placed in the L shape of the first lever L1. By connecting to the end position, the lever L1 is pivotally biased counterclockwise in the drawing, and the latching corresponding piece 23a at the inner end of the lever L1 is held in contact with the fixed stopper piece 23. In this holding state, the protruding piece 24 located at the outer end of the lever L1 is in a protruding state in which it faces outward through the opening window 18 described above.
[0021]
In addition, a drawer detection sensor S is disposed at an inner position corresponding to the rotation of the projection piece 24. When the projection piece 24 protrudes outward, the drawer detection sensor S is detected by the projection piece 24. The light is not shielded and is in an ON state (standby that is not pulled out).
[0022]
On the other hand, as shown in the imaginary line of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the first lever L1 rotates about the first rotation shaft 19 against the urging force of the first urging spring 21, and the projecting piece When 24 is immersed in the inner cash processing apparatus 11, the projecting piece 24 is turned off (detected) because the projection position of the drawer detection sensor S is shielded from light.
[0023]
The ON / OFF operation of the drawer detection sensor S at this time is performed when the cash processing apparatus 11 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 12, as shown in FIG. When the projecting piece 24 projecting outward is smoothly contacted during the pulling process and gradually pushed back to perform the immersing operation, the lever L1 rotates, and based on this, the pulling detection sensor S detects the pulling detection signal (OFF Signal) to detect that the cash processing apparatus 11 has been withdrawn from the apparatus main body 12.
[0024]
Next, the second lever L2 will be described.
The second lever L2 has a long and narrow shape, and is mounted on the substrate 20 by pivotally supporting an intermediate position thereof by a second rotating shaft 25. Further, an upper solenoid 26 for releasing the lever lock and a second urging spring 27 are connected to one end portion (left end in the figure) of the second lever L2 from opposite directions sandwiching the lever L2.
[0025]
The above-described second urging spring 27 has one end connected to the second upright piece 28 on the substrate 20, and the other end of the spring 27 is connected to the second lever L2 with the upright piece 28 side as a tension reference position. The lever L2 is provided by being urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, and the tip locking portion 29 on the other end side of the lever L2 is in contact with the fixed stopper piece 23 described above. And the first lever L1 is locked at the rotational position when the first lever L1 is retracted corresponding to the locking corresponding piece 23a of the lever L1 described above.
[0026]
When the upper solenoid 26 connected to one end of the lever is driven in this holding state, the second lever L2 rotates a little against the urging force of the second urging spring 27, and the tip locking portion of the lever L2 29 engages with an engaging portion of a third lever described later to lock the third lever.
[0027]
Next, the third lever L3 will be described.
The above-mentioned third lever L3 has a concave shape, and the lower position of the lever is pivotally supported by the third rotation shaft 30 so as to be mounted on the substrate 20. Further, a lower solenoid 31 for unlocking and a third biasing spring 32 are connected to one side (right end in the figure) of the third lever L3 from opposite directions sandwiching the lever L3.
[0028]
One end of the third urging spring 32 described above is connected to the common second upright piece 28 on the substrate 20, and the other end of the spring 32 is connected to the third lever L3 with the upright piece 28 side as a tension reference position. As a result, the lever L3 is urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, and the latching step 33a at one end of the lever L3 is in contact with the third upright piece 33 on the substrate 20 in a contacted state. Is retained.
[0029]
When the lower solenoid 31 connected to one end of the lever is driven in this holding state, the third lever L3 rotates slightly against the biasing force of the third biasing spring 32, and a notch is formed in the lower portion of the lever L3. The formed reverse concave locking portion 34 is disengaged from the lock member 35 of the cash loading device 14 to unlock the cash loading device 14, and the cash loading device 14 stored in the cash processing device 11 can be taken out. .
[0030]
Further, one end of the third lever L3 has a locking piece 29a that can be locked with the tip locking portion 29 of the second lever L2 described above, and is engaged based on the ON operation of the upper solenoid 26. The third lever L3 is locked correspondingly.
[0031]
FIG. 4 shows a control circuit block diagram of the drawer detection device 16. The CPU 41 controls each circuit device in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 42 and stores the control data in a readable manner in the RAM 43.
[0032]
When the drawer detection sensor S detects that the cash processing apparatus 11 has been withdrawn, the communication device 44 transmits this detection information including the information on the detection time to the upper control unit. Further, when the ATM 41 is activated, when it is determined that there is a withdrawal operation of the cash processing apparatus 11 during the power interruption, the CPU 41 notifies the higher-order control unit of the withdrawal presence information.
[0033]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drawer detection device 16 configured in this manner normally has a protrusion of the first lever L1 from the opening window 18 when the cash processing device 11 is set in the device body 12. The piece 24 is in a protruding state, and the drawer detection sensor S does not detect the protruding piece 24 inside the protruding piece 24, and it is confirmed that the cash processing apparatus 11 is not pulled out.
[0034]
Next, when the cash processing apparatus 11 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 12, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixed guide plate 17 in which the projecting piece 24 integral with the first lever L1 has an inclined facing surface in the pulling process. Then, the lever L1 is rotated by the pressure contact and the projecting piece 24 is immersed, and based on this, the drawer detection sensor S detects the presence of the projecting piece 24 and outputs a drawer detection signal to the control unit. Then, it is detected that the cash processing apparatus 11 has been withdrawn from the apparatus body 12.
[0035]
Therefore, when the cash processing apparatus 11 is pulled out by an attendant in an operation stop state where the apparatus main body 12 is not turned on, the pull-out piece 24 is interlocked with the pull-out operation so that the drawer detection apparatus 16 can detect mechanically. Since the position of the drawer detection sensor S is shielded from light and activated in this state, the presence / absence information of the drawer can be obtained when the ATM is activated.
[0036]
For this reason, it is possible to reliably manage whether or not the cash processing apparatus 11 is withdrawn regardless of whether the power is on or not. For this reason, when the miscalculation occurs, it is possible to specify whether the cause is due to manual processing or a processing failure of the machine.
[0037]
When the cash processing apparatus 11 is returned to the original storage set position, the position of the projecting piece 24 of the first lever L1 is also returned to the initial setting position by driving the upper solenoid 26. In this returning operation, based on the driving of the upper solenoid 26, the position restriction by the second lever L2 is released and the first lever L1 returns to the original returning position.
[0038]
When the cash loading unit 14 is taken out, the third lever L3 is tilted and loaded into the cash processing apparatus 11 when the clerk lifts the third lever L3 by hand or drives the lower solenoid 31. The cash loading device 14 is disengaged from the lock member 35 and unlocked, and the cash loading unit 14 can be taken out.
[0039]
Further, when the cash loading unit 14 is in operation, such as when the ATM is in operation, the cash loading unit 14 cannot be taken out. Therefore, the upper solenoid 26 is driven to move the leading end latching portion 29 of the second lever L2 to the third lever. The locking is achieved by engaging and locking the locking piece 29a of L3 to secure the locked state in which the third lever L3 is lifted and restricted.
[0040]
Next, the processing operation of the drawer detection device 16 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Now, when the ATM is turned on, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the drawer detection sensor S is detecting the drawer (steps n1 to n2).
When it is determined that the drawer is detected, the upper solenoid 26 is driven to return the first lever L1 to the original position, and based on this, the protruding piece 24 of the first lever L1 returns to the initial position and the drawer is detected. The sensor S returns to the original position where no drawer is detected (steps n3 to n6).
[0041]
At this time, it is determined that the withdrawal operation of the cash processing apparatus 11 has been performed by an attendant during the power interruption, and the fact is recorded and prepared for the next withdrawal operation (step n 7 ) . If an unextracted detection signal is not obtained even when the upper solenoid 26 is driven, an error is output (step n 5 ) .
[0042]
When the ATM is turned on, if the drawer detection sensor S remains in the initial setting in which the drawer detection signal is not detected, this means that there has been no withdrawal operation of the cash processing apparatus 11 during power interruption, and in this case, recording Without preparing, the next drawer operation is prepared (step n8).
[0043]
Next, when the withdrawal operation of the cash processing apparatus 11 is performed while the power is on, the withdrawal detection apparatus 16 detects that fact, and the cash processing apparatus 11 is returned to the original position by the attendant and reset. Then, like the steps n4 to n6 described above, the upper solenoid 26 is driven to return the protruding piece 24 of the first lever L1 to the initial setting position (steps n9 to n13).
[0044]
Also at the time of this withdrawal, it is recorded together with the time that the withdrawal operation of the cash processing apparatus 11 was performed while the power was on (step n14).
[0045]
As described above, when the cash processing apparatus is pulled out from the apparatus main body even if the apparatus main body is not turned on, the first lever moves in conjunction with the pull-out operation, and this movement is detected. By detecting the sensor, the CPU can determine whether or not the cash processing apparatus has a withdrawal operation. Therefore, it can be confirmed whether or not the cash processing device has been withdrawn even if the power is on, so when a miscalculation occurs, it may be due to manual or machine processing failure. Can be identified. In addition, since it does not rely on an electrical method such as managing with a battery, the cost can be reduced, and it is possible to accurately manage the withdrawal history information simply by adding mechanical detection means.
[0046]
Since it is under such management, the cash processing apparatus is not unnecessarily drawn out, and the occurrence of troubles due to erroneous operation of the staff can be reduced. Furthermore, when applied to a storage unit that handles cash such as ATM, cash management ability is improved and highly reliable operation management can be achieved. For this reason, even when entrusting to a third party such as a security company, it can be entrusted with peace of mind under high security management.
[0047]
In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The storage unit of the present invention corresponds to the cash processing apparatus 11 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The medium corresponds to cash,
Yes motion means and movable levers, corresponds to the projecting piece 24 of the first lever L1,
The locking means and the locking means correspond to the second lever L2,
The detection means and the detection sensor correspond to the drawer detection sensor S,
The unlocking means corresponds to the upper solenoid 26,
The determination means corresponds to the CPU 41,
The notification means corresponds to the communication device 44,
The present invention can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.
[0048]
For example, the mounting position of the fixed guide plate 17 is not limited to the apparatus main body 12 , and if the cash storage unit 13 is also entirely contained in the cash loading device 14, the fixed guide plate 17 is not fixed to the apparatus main body 12 side. You may fix to the processing apparatus 11. FIG.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, whether or not the storage unit is pulled out can be reliably managed regardless of whether the power is on or not. Therefore, when a miscalculation occurs, the cause is due to manual operation or the processing failure of the machine. You can identify whether it is a thing. In addition, since it does not rely on an electrical method such as managing with a battery, the cost can be reduced, and it is possible to accurately manage the withdrawal history information simply by adding mechanical detection means.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a drawer detection device applied to a cash processing apparatus.
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing a state before the drawer of the drawer detection device.
FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram illustrating a state after the drawer is pulled out.
FIG. 4 is a control circuit block diagram of the drawer detection device.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the drawer detection device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Cash processing apparatus 12 ... Apparatus main body 16 ... Drawer detection apparatus 17 ... Fixed guide board L1 ... 1st lever S ... Drawer detection sensor 24 ... Projection piece 41 ... CPU
44. Communication device

Claims (4)

A drawer detection device that detects that a storage unit for storing a medium is pulled out from the apparatus main body,
The storage section is
The accommodating portion in conjunction with the drawer operation drawn from the apparatus main body, a variable motion means for moving the drawer detection position,
Locking means for locking the movable means at the drawer detection position after movement;
A detecting means for said friendly motion means of the housing part is locked to the drawer detection position to detect in conjunction with the turn-on of the power source of the apparatus main body,
In conjunction with the detection operation of the detection means, a determination means is provided for determining whether or not the storage unit is being pulled out during a power interruption so far based on a detection result of the detection means. <br/> Drawer detection device. The movable means is composed of a movable lever that moves in conjunction with the drawer operation of the storage unit,
It said sensing means, drawer sensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein composed of detection sensor for detecting the movement of該可Do lever. When the drawer operation there and said determination means determines during power interruption, the determination result and the determination time and the pull-out detection device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein including a recording means for recording. A drawer detection device that detects that a storage unit for storing a medium is pulled out from the apparatus main body,
The storage section is
A movable lever that moves to a drawer detection position in conjunction with a drawer operation in which the storage unit is pulled out from the apparatus main body,
And locking means for locking the該可Do lever in the extraction detection position after moved,
In conjunction with the turn-on of the power source of the apparatus main body, a sensor in which the movable lever is detected that it is locked to the drawer detection position,
Determination means for determining the presence or absence of the drawer operation of the storage unit during the power interruption based on the detection signal of the detection sensor ;
A drawer detection device comprising: a lock release means for releasing the lock of the movable lever.

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