JP4052529B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus incorporated in an automatic transaction apparatus that performs a transaction by a customer's operation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An automatic transaction apparatus installed in a CS corner or the like of a store of a financial institution incorporates a banknote processing apparatus for depositing / withdrawing banknotes.
In general, in this type of conventional banknote processing apparatus, a function for depositing a banknote inserted by the customer into the apparatus, a function for withdrawing money to the customer, a function for replenishing banknotes for withdrawal to the storage, And has a function of collecting banknotes from the storage for scrutiny, of which the deposit process is performed as follows.
[0003]
First, the banknotes that are put into the customer service area are separated one by one and transported to the discrimination section. This discrimination section discriminates true / false, denominations, damages, etc., and detects abnormal transport. As a result, the banknotes discriminated from the counterfeit bills and the banknotes in which the conveyance abnormality is detected are accumulated as reject banknotes in the reject stacking unit, and the banknotes identified as the true bills are stacked in a predetermined temporary stacking unit.
[0004]
And after all the banknotes thrown by the customer are accumulated in the reject stacking unit and the temporary stacking unit, the reject banknotes of the reject stacking unit are returned to the customer service port and returned to the customer, and are collected as a genuine note in the temporary stacking unit. After displaying the amount of banknotes to the customer and allowing the customer to approve the deposit amount, the banknotes are stored in each deposit / withdrawal storage.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional banknote handling apparatus described above has the following problems.
That is, in the deposit process, if there is a half-folded banknote folded in the short direction in the banknote inserted by the customer into the customer service, this half-folded banknote is treated as a reject banknote by discrimination at the discrimination section. After being collected in the reject stacking unit, it will be returned to the customer entrance and returned to the customer, but it is shorter than a normal banknote, so the normal separation provided in the reject stacking unit In some cases, the feeding means cannot be fed out, and in that case, since it cannot be returned to the customer, it is necessary to stop the apparatus and investigate.
[0006]
As a measure for solving such a problem, the reject stacking unit is provided with a sensor for detecting a half-folded banknote, and a feeding means dedicated to the half-folded banknote is provided, and the sensor detects the half-folded banknote. However, there are some that use half-fold banknotes to be fed out by a dedicated feeding means. However, when such a dedicated feeding means is provided, there is a problem that the cost increases due to the increase in the number of parts and the mechanism and the size of the apparatus increases. In view of the fact that the operation frequency of the dedicated feeding means is low, it is not possible to make a profit.
[0007]
In addition, regardless of whether or not a feeding means dedicated to half-folded banknotes is provided, in the conventional banknote processing apparatus, the transport path from the customer service port to the rejecting stacking section can be transported by half-folded banknotes. Thus, it is necessary to set the arrangement pitch of the conveyance rollers forming the conveyance path, and there is a problem that the number of rollers increases and the cost increases.
Therefore, this invention makes it a subject to implement | achieve the banknote processing apparatus with a simple structure and easy return processing of a half-folded banknote.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this reason, the present invention provides a customer service entrance through which a customer inserts banknotes at the time of a deposit transaction, a discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes, and a first temporary storage unit for temporarily holding banknotes identified as depositable by this discrimination unit. And a second temporary holding unit for temporarily holding banknotes identified as non-payable by the discrimination unit, and a first transport provided from the customer service port to the exit through the entrance of the discrimination unit In a banknote handling apparatus comprising a path and a second transport path provided so as to reach the first and second temporary storage sections from the exit of the discrimination section, The detecting means for detecting the half-folded banknote folded in the short direction is provided in the first transport path, and at least the first transport path is stopped when the detecting means detects the half-folded banknote. Then, turn the banknote transport direction in the first transport path in the opposite direction. Instead, the setting control means for controlling so that the banknotes of the first conveying path comprising a semi-folded paper currency sent back to the customer port only, and, when returning the bill from the customer port, in the return bill characterized in that the customer operation display unit for displaying that the semi-folded paper there was only set in.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic transaction apparatus. A bill processing apparatus 2 is built in the automatic transaction apparatus 1.
[0010]
Inside the banknote handling apparatus 2 is a deposit / withdrawal storage (first banknote storage) 3 for storing banknotes, and a deposit / withdrawal storage (second banknote storage) smaller than the deposit / withdrawal storage 3. Storage) 4, discriminating unit 5 for performing bill discrimination and conveyance abnormality detection, customer service port 6 for inserting bills by customers and delivering bills to customers, and bills of multiple denominations can be mixed and stored In addition, a batch storage (third banknote storage) 7 and a reject banknote storage ( fourth banknote storage) 8 for replenishing or collecting banknotes to and from the deposit / withdrawal storages 3 and 4 are provided. ing.
[0011]
Here, a stage 3a is provided in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3 so as to be movable up and down, and banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3 are stacked on the stage 3a.
A temporary storage unit (first temporary storage unit) 10 is provided in the upper portion of the deposit / withdrawal storage 3, and the temporary storage unit 10 includes a feeding and accumulating unit 10 a including a plurality of rollers and the like. The shutter 10b is provided under the stacking means 10a so as to be openable and closable. The shutter 10b is closed and the operation of the stacking means 10a causes the banknotes to be stacked and temporarily held on the shutter 10b. The banknote temporarily held in the bank is fed out by the feeding and collecting means 10a, the shutter 10b is opened to store the banknote on the shutter 10b in the depositing / dispensing storage 3, and the shutter 10b is opened and the feeding and stacking means 10a is opened. The operation of paying out banknotes on the stage 3a in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3 is performed. To have.
[0012]
A stage 4a is provided in the deposit / withdrawal storage 4 so as to be movable up and down, and banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 4 are stacked on the stage 4a.
A temporary storage unit (second temporary storage unit) 11 is provided in the upper part of the deposit / withdrawal storage 4, and the temporary storage unit 11 includes a feeding and accumulating unit 11 a including a plurality of rollers and the like. The shutter 11b is provided under the stacking means 11a so as to be openable and closable. The shutter 11b is closed, and the operation of the stacking means 11a causes the banknotes to be stacked and temporarily held on the shutter 11b. The banknote temporarily held in the bank is fed out and fed out by the stacking means 11a, the shutter 11b is opened and the banknote on the shutter 11b is stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3, and the shutter 11b is opened and the stacking means 11a is opened. To perform the operation of paying out banknotes on the stage 4a in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3. To have.
[0013]
On the other hand, the discriminating unit 5 discriminates banknote denominations, authenticity, correctness, front and back, etc., and also detects conveyance abnormalities such as banknote counting, banknote skewing and overlapping feeding. No. 5 can detect, count, and detect abnormal conveyance in both bills conveyed in both directions.
A bill storage unit 15 that can store bills of a plurality of denominations in the collective storage 7, a collection unit 16 that stores bills to be collected, and a bill for withdrawal when the bills are replenished. The banknote storage unit 17 is provided with a reject banknote storage unit 17 that is divided into three stages in the vertical direction, and an upper part of the banknote storage unit 15 is provided with feeding means 12 composed of a plurality of rollers for separating and feeding banknotes. In addition, stacking means 13 and 14 composed of a plurality of rollers for collecting and stacking bills are provided corresponding to the lower part of the recovery unit 16 and the reject bill storage unit 17.
[0014]
The banknote storage unit 15 is provided with a stage 15a for stacking banknotes so that the banknote can be moved up and down, and the banknotes stored in the collection unit 16 by the cooperation of the stage 15a and the unloading means (not shown) are placed on the stage 15a. It can be reloaded and used again for replenishment and withdrawal.
Further, the reject banknote storage 8 includes a banknote storage unit 9a for storing banknotes that a customer forgot to collect during a withdrawal operation, and banknotes that have been identified as counterfeit by the discrimination unit 5 during a withdrawal operation or a collection operation. The reject banknote storage unit 9 b that stores banknotes and the like in which a conveyance abnormality is detected is configured, and the reject banknote storage 8 and the batch storage 7 are detachable from the banknote processing device 2.
[0015]
Reference numerals 18a to 18c denote conveyance paths composed of conveyance rollers for nipping and conveying banknotes, and are provided so as to connect the customer service port 6, the discrimination section 5, and the means 10a, 11a, and 12-14.
That is, the conveyance path 18a is provided so as to reach from the customer service port 6 through the entrance of the discrimination unit 5 to the exit.
[0016]
A detection sensor 51 that detects the short side direction of the banknote, that is, the length in the transport direction, is disposed at a position near the customer service port 6 in the transport path 18a.
Further, the conveyance path 18b is provided so as to go from the exit of the discrimination section 5 to the feeding and accumulating means 10a of the temporary holding section 10 through the feeding and accumulating means 11a of the temporary holding section 11, and further, the conveying path 18c is provided with the feeding and accumulating means 10a. through the stacking means 13, 14 of the bulk storage case 7 reaches the reject banknote storage portion 9b of the rejected bill storage 8, and that provided so as to join the middle of the conveying path 18a from the stacking means 13.
[0017]
Reference numerals 19a to 19g denote switching blades for switching the conveyance direction of banknotes, which are provided at branches or junctions of the conveyance paths 18a to 18c, respectively.
Reference numeral 20 denotes a customer operation unit 20 provided on the front side upper portion of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and operated by a customer. The customer operation unit 20 is composed of, for example, a touch panel combined with a display unit such as a CRT or an LCD. Information necessary for transactions such as transaction type, transaction amount, and PIN can be entered.
[0018]
In addition to the above-described configuration, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is provided with a statement slip printing apparatus, a card processing apparatus, a passbook bookkeeping machine, etc. (not shown), but these are not directly related to the present invention. Description is omitted.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system in the present embodiment.
31 shown in this figure is a main control unit that controls the entire operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and the main control unit 31 is connected to the customer operation unit 20 and the control unit 32 of the banknote processing apparatus 2.
[0019]
The control unit 32 functions as a control unit that controls the entire operation of the banknote processing apparatus 2 based on an instruction from the main control unit 31. The control unit 32 is driven by a motor via an I / O interface circuit 33. Circuits 34, 38, 42, magnet drive circuits 36, 40, 44, and a detection circuit 46 are connected. Further, the motor drive circuits 34, 38, 42 are connected to a motor 35, which drives the conveyance paths 18a to 18c, and the like. 39, 43 are plunger magnets 37, 41, 45 for driving the switching blades 19a to 19g in the magnet drive circuits 36, 40, 44, and a sensor 51 for detecting the short direction length of the bill in the detection circuit 46. Are connected to each other.
[0020]
These components 34 to 38 are divided into three drive systems 101 to 103.
That is, the drive system 101 includes a motor drive circuit 34, a motor 35, a magnet drive circuit 36, and a plunger magnet 37, and the drive system 102 includes a motor drive circuit 38, a motor 39, a magnet drive circuit 40, and a plunger magnet 41. Further, the drive system 102 includes a motor drive circuit 42, a motor 43, a magnet drive circuit 44, and a plunger magnet 45.
[0021]
Here, the drive system 101 drives the customer service port 6, the conveyance path 18a, etc. described with reference to FIG. 1, and the drive system 102 includes the stages 3a and 4a of the deposit / withdrawal storages 3 and 4 and the temporary storage units 10 and 11. The driving and accumulating means 10a and 11a and the conveying path 18b are driven, and the drive system 103 drives the feeding means 12, the accumulating means 13 and 14, the stage 15a and the conveying path 18c of the batch storage 7. Is.
[0022]
However, the motor drive circuits 34, 38, 42, the magnet drive circuits 36, 40, 44, the motors 35, 39, 43, and the plunger magnets 37, 41, 45 shown here are representative of the drive systems 101-103. These are not intended to drive all of the components shown in FIG.
For example, the stages 3a and 4a of the deposit / withdrawal storages 3 and 4 in the drive system 102, the feeding and accumulating means 10a and 11a of the temporary storage units 10 and 11 and the transport path 18b are not driven by a single motor 35. However, the same applies to the drive systems 101 and 103, and the switching blades 19a to 19g are similarly driven by independent plunger magnets.
[0023]
Next, the depositing operation in the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
In the following operation, the switching blades 19a to 19g are appropriately controlled by the control unit 32, and the description thereof is omitted.
Further, the operations of the motor drive circuits 34, 38, 42 and the motors 35, 39, 43 are not particularly important, so that the description thereof will be omitted.
[0024]
First, after a customer selects a deposit transaction at the customer operation unit 20 and a shutter (not shown) of the customer service port 6 is opened, when the customer inputs a banknote for deposit into the customer service port 6, the shutter closes, and a separation means (not shown) Thus, banknotes are fed out one by one from the customer service port 6 to the transport path 18a.
The fed banknotes are sent to the discrimination unit 5 through the transport path 18a, and the discrimination unit 5 discriminates denominations, authenticity, front and back, etc., and also detects conveyance abnormalities such as banknote skewing and overlapping feeding. Done.
[0025]
As a result of the discrimination, the banknotes discriminated from the fake bills or the banknotes in which the conveyance abnormality is detected are transported as the deposit reject banknotes by the transport path 18b, and are stacked on the shutter 4b of the temporary storage unit 11 by the feeding and stacking unit 11a.
On the other hand, the banknotes discriminated as genuine bills by the discrimination unit 5 are counted for each denomination, conveyed by the conveyance path 18b, and accumulated on the shutter 10b of the temporary storage unit 10 by the feeding and accumulating unit 10a.
[0026]
After all the banknotes that the customer has inserted into the customer service port 6 are identified and accumulated in the temporary holding section 10 or the temporary holding section 11, the deposited reject banknotes accumulated in the temporary holding section 11 are conveyed by the feeding and stacking means 11a. It is fed out to the path 18b, transported in this order from the transport path 18b to the transport path 18a, sent back to the customer service port 6, and then returned to the customer.
[0027]
When it is confirmed that the customer has received the reject banknote, the amount of the banknote accumulated in the temporary holding unit 10 is displayed on the display unit of the customer operation unit 20 to prompt the customer to confirm, and the customer presses the confirmation button. Payment is confirmed by pressing.
In this case, the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 may be only 10,000, 1000, 5,000, or a mixture of two or more denominations. The accumulated banknotes are stored in the following manner after payment is confirmed according to the denomination and the mixed state.
[0028]
For example, when the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 are only 10,000 banknotes and only banknotes discriminated from the table by the discrimination unit 5, the shutter 10b of the temporary storage unit 10 is opened, whereby the banknotes are deposited and withdrawn as they are. It falls into the storage case 3 and is stacked on the banknotes on the stage 3a.
In addition, when the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 are only one thousand bills, the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 are fed out to the transport path 18b by the feeding and stacking unit 10a, and on the shutter 11b of the temporary storage unit 11 Then, the shutter 11b is opened, whereby the banknotes are dropped into the deposit / withdrawal storage 4 and stacked on the banknotes on the stage 4a.
[0029]
On the other hand, when the banknotes accumulated in the temporary holding unit 10 are only 5,000 tickets, the banknotes accumulated in the temporary holding unit 10 are fed out to the transport path 18b by the feed stacking means 10a and rejected by the transport path 18c. It is conveyed to the storage unit 9b and sent to and stored in the reject banknote storage unit 9b.
Further, when two or more denominations of the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 are mixed, the banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 are fed out to the transport path 18b by the unwinding and accumulating means 10a, and this transport path 18b. And then sent back to the customer service port 6 through the transport path 18a and accumulated.
[0030]
Thereafter, the banknotes are fed one by one from the customer service port 6 to the transport path 18a by the separating means, and the fed banknotes are sent to the discrimination unit 5 through the transport path 18a, and re-discrimination such as denomination and front / back is performed.
As a result, banknotes of ten thousand tickets are sent to the temporary storage unit 10 by the conveyance path 18b, and are stacked on the shutter 10b of the temporary storage unit 10 by the feeding and stacking unit 10a.
[0031]
In addition, the banknotes of the thousand tickets are sent to the temporary storage unit 11 by the conveyance path 18b, and are stacked on the shutter 11b of the temporary storage unit 11 by the feeding and stacking unit 11a.
Banknotes of 10,000 and 1,000 tickets that have been distinguished from the back pass through the route B and are collected by the collecting means 13 in the collecting unit 16 of the collective storage 7.
Furthermore, the banknotes discriminated from five thousand tickets are transported to the reject banknote storage unit 9b through the transport paths 18b and 18c, and are sent to and stored in the reject banknote storage unit 9b.
[0032]
And after all the banknotes of the customer service opening 6 are drawn out and accumulated in the temporary holding unit 10 or the temporary holding unit 11, the shutters 10b and 11b of the temporary holding units 10 and 11 are opened, whereby the temporary holding units 10 and 11 are opened. Are dropped into the deposit / withdrawal storages 3 and 4 as they are and stacked on the bills on the stages 3a and 4a.
The above is the normal deposit processing operation. Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0033]
3-5 is a side view which shows the process sequence in case a half-folded banknote exists in the banknote which the customer thrown into the customer service opening, 52a-52i is a banknote in the figure.
In a deposit transaction, after a shutter (not shown) of the customer service port 6 is opened, when a customer inserts a banknote for deposit into the customer service port 6, the shutter is closed, and a banknote is conveyed one by one from the customer service port 6 by a separating means (not shown). it fed out for the road-18a are as previously mentioned, that is closer to a position in customer port 6 of the conveyance path 18a have sensor 51 is provided, the sensor 51 detects the passage of each note.
[0034]
The detection circuit 46 shown in FIG. 2 detects the length of the banknote based on the detection output from the sensor 51.
When the detection circuit 46 detects the half-folded bill 52a having a short length shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 32 stops only the transport path 18a.
At this time, it is assumed that banknotes 52b and 52c exist in the transport path 18a in addition to the banknote 52a, and banknotes 52d and 52e exist in the transport path 18b.
[0035]
And it is assumed that the banknotes 52f and 52h exist in the temporary storage part 10, the banknote 52g exists in the temporary storage part 11, and the banknote 52i exists in the customer service port 6. FIG.
After stopping the transport path 18a as described above, the control unit 32 switches the transport direction of the transport path 18a to the reverse direction.
As a result, the half-folded banknote 52a and the banknotes 52b and 52c existing in the transport path 18a are reversely fed as shown in FIG. 4 and sent back to the customer service port 6, and are collected together with the banknotes 52i present at the customer service port 6. Is done.
[0036]
On the other hand, since the banknotes 52d and 52e existing in the transport path 18b and the banknote 52f in the middle of the temporary storage unit 10 are already collected, the discrimination in the discrimination unit 5 has already been completed. each of the shutter over 10b of 11, integrated on 11b.
After that, the deposit reject banknotes 52g accumulated on the shutter 11b of the temporary storage unit 11 are fed to the transport path 18b by the feed stacking means 11a as shown in FIG. 5, and the transport path 18b to the transport path 18a in this order. It is conveyed and sent back to the customer service port 6.
[0037]
Thereby, the banknote 52g is collected together with the half-folded banknote 52a and the banknotes 52b, 52c, and 52i, and then returned to the customer.
At this time, it is good to display the customer operation part 20 that a half-folded banknote exists in the returned banknote, and to call attention to the customer.
The banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 10 are deposited according to the same procedure as in the case of the normal deposit process.
[0038]
Of course, if the customer requests a return, it is sent back to the customer service port 6 and returned.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing another processing procedure when a half-folded banknote exists in a banknote inserted by the customer into the customer service port.
In this case, when a half-folded bill fed out from the customer service port 6 to the conveyance path 18a is detected and detected by the detection circuit 46, the control unit 32 stops the conveyance paths 18a and 18b, and then the control unit 32 switches the conveyance direction of conveyance path 18a, 18b to a reverse direction.
[0039]
As a result, the half-folded banknote 52a and the banknotes 52b, 52c, 52d, and 52e existing in the transport paths 18a and 18b are fed back and sent back to the customer service port 6, and are collected together with the banknotes 52i present in the service port 6. The
Further, a bill 52f in front of the feeding and accumulating means 10a of the temporary storage unit 10 is also sent back to the customer service port 6 and accumulated.
[0040]
Thereafter, processing is performed as described with reference to FIGS.
In the above-described embodiment, 10,000 tickets are stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3 and thousand tickets are stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 4 as operation modes. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a thousand tickets may be stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 3 and 10,000 tickets may be stored in the deposit / withdrawal storage 4. You may make it operate | move with 1 denomination by storing a ticket or a thousand ticket.
[0041]
Further, among the banknotes inserted into the customer service opening 6 by the customer at the time of deposit transaction, the banknote of 5,000 yen is stored in the reject banknote storage unit 9a of the reject storage 8 after the payment is confirmed. 7 may be stored in the reject banknote storage unit 17, and its operation form is arbitrary.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the detecting means for detecting a half-folded banknote folded in the short direction among banknotes inserted into the service opening is provided from the service opening to the exit through the entrance of the discrimination section. And when the detecting means detects a half-folded banknote, at least the first transport path is stopped, and then the banknote transport direction of the first transport path is changed. Since the control means for controlling to reversely feed the banknotes in the first transport path including the half-folded banknotes back to the customer service port is provided, it was inserted into the customer service port during the deposit transaction. Even if there is a half-folded banknote in the banknote, it is possible to detect the half-folded banknote before it reaches the discrimination section and immediately return it to the customer service and return it. It is done.
[0043]
Further, since there is no need to provide a feeding means dedicated to half-folded bills as in the prior art, the structure becomes simple, and the half-folded bills are sent back to the customer service port immediately after the detecting means detects the half-folded bills. Therefore, the conveyance path length with a small arrangement pitch of the conveyance rollers for conveying the half-folded bills is shortened, and the number of rollers is reduced, so that the cost can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing another operation of the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Deposit / withdrawal storage 4 Deposit / withdrawal storage 5 Discrimination part 6 Service entrance 7 Collective storage 10 Temporary holding part 10a Feeding and accumulating means 10b Shutter 11 Temporary holding part 11a Feeding and accumulating means 11b Shutter 15 Bill storage part 16 Collecting part 17 Reject banknote storage part 18a-18c

Claims (3)

A customer service entrance into which banknotes are inserted by a customer during a deposit transaction, a discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes, a first temporary holding unit for temporarily holding banknotes identified as depositable in the discrimination unit, and the discrimination unit A first temporary holding section that temporarily holds banknotes that are identified as being non-payable, a first conveyance path that is provided so as to reach the outlet from the service entrance through the entrance of the discrimination section, and the discrimination In the banknote processing apparatus provided with the second transport path provided so as to reach the first and second temporary storage sections from the outlet of the section,
While providing the detection means in the 1st conveyance path which detects the half-folded banknote folded into two in the transversal direction among the banknotes thrown into the customer service mouth,
When the detection means detects a half-folded banknote, at least the first transport path is stopped, and then the transport direction of the banknote in the first transport path is switched to the reverse direction, so that the first including the half-folded banknote is performed. setting control means for controlling so as to send back the bill conveyance path of 1 to the customer port,
And banknote handling apparatus, wherein the time to return the bill from customer port digits set the customer operation display unit for displaying that the semi-folded paper is present in the return bill. In claim 1,
The banknote processing apparatus, wherein the detection means is disposed at a position near the customer service port in the first transport path. In claim 1,
When the detection means detects the half-folded banknote, the control unit stops the first transport path and the second transport path, and then switches the transport direction of the bills in both transport paths to the opposite direction, The banknote processing apparatus is configured to control the banknote to be sent back to the customer service port.

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