JP4078127B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ATM (Automated Teller Machine), that is, an automatic teller machine, and a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus for taking in and out banknotes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An automatic cash transaction apparatus used in a financial institution or the like has a function of separating and taking in banknotes inserted by a user one by one and a function of collecting banknotes to be dispensed to a user. There is a department.
[0003]
Various configurations have been proposed for the deposit / withdrawal mechanism.
In many proposed mechanisms, a storage unit for storing banknotes to be inserted by a user and banknotes to be dispensed to the user, a separation mechanism for separating the banknotes to be inserted by the user one by one, and a banknote to be dispensed There are a stack mechanism that accumulates, and a front plate and a rear plate that are on the front and rear surfaces of the banknote bundle in the storage unit and constitute the storage unit.
[0004]
In addition, the banknote discriminating unit discriminates authenticity of banknotes inserted by the user, normal banknotes are stored in a temporary stacking box, and after the deposit process is confirmed, the banknotes are separated and sent out one by one again. Store in. On the other hand, an automatic teller machine having a structure in which a reject banknote stacking unit is provided in a deposit / withdrawal mechanism has been proposed in order to return a banknote determined to be unacceptable to a user.
[0005]
For example, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-147193, the above-described storage unit, separation mechanism, stacking mechanism, front plate, and rear plate are included, and a reject banknote stacking unit is configured. A configuration having two intermediate plates is shown.
When stacking reject banknotes, stack banknotes in the stacking space between two middle plates, and when separating deposited banknotes, rotate one of the middle plates around the lower end of the banknotes to retreat to the lower outside of the storage unit. The bill is moved to the separating mechanism side by the other middle plate. Temporary stackers for temporarily storing normal banknotes are respectively provided at the entrances and exits of the plurality of safe cassettes.
[0006]
Further, for example, in the banknote depositing and dispensing device and the paper sheet separating and feeding mechanism described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-99795, there is a single middle plate, and a reject banknote stacking unit is realized by controlling its position and tilting the storage unit. is doing. In addition, a temporary stacker is provided separately, and normal banknotes are stacked once, then separated again and sent out to the safe cassette.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, there are increasing cases of installing automatic teller machines that are installed in confined spaces such as convenience stores, and there is an increasing demand for miniaturization and cost reduction while maintaining conventional functions and performance for automatic teller machines. ing.
[0008]
In the prior art described above, a temporary storage is provided separately from the deposit / withdrawal mechanism. However, the deposit / withdrawal mechanism and the temporary stacker have the common function of separating and sending banknotes one by one and the function of stacking and stacking banknotes in a bundle. This configuration is redundant.
[0009]
An object of the present invention is to propose a configuration of a deposit / withdrawal mechanism and a configuration of an automatic cash transaction apparatus for integrating the role of a temporary accumulation warehouse into a deposit / withdrawal mechanism, and to realize an automatic cash transaction apparatus capable of realizing downsizing and cost reduction. It is to provide.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage unit that stores banknotes, an opening that collects and removes banknotes in and out of the storage unit, a separation mechanism that separates and sends banknotes one by one from the storage unit, and the storage unit In the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus provided with a stacking mechanism for stacking banknotes in a bundle shape, the storage unit includes a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends in the thickness direction of the banknote, and the front plate and the rear plate. A first and second intermediate plate attached between the bottom plate, a bottom plate on which the lower end of the banknote is placed, one separation intake port and two accumulation discharge ports from the front plate side, The banknotes are moved to the separation and intake port by the first intermediate plate, and the first intermediate plate and the second intermediate plate, and the second intermediate plate and the rear plate, respectively. This is achieved by providing an accumulation outlet and accumulating the bills.
[0011]
In the bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus, the object is to partition the storage portion from the lower plate that opens and closes one of the front and rear sides of the stacking discharge port from the rear plate side of the opening, Along with the middle plate or the second middle plate, an upper lid that prevents entry from the opening to the storage portion on the rear plate side of the first middle plate or the second middle plate. Achieved.
[0012]
Further, the object is to provide a storage unit for storing banknotes, an opening that allows banknotes to be put into and out of the storage unit, a separation mechanism that separates and feeds banknotes one by one from the storage unit, and the storage unit. A bill depositing / dispensing device including a stacking mechanism for stacking banknotes in a bundle, and the storage unit includes a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends in the thickness direction of the banknote, and the front plate and the rear plate. First and second intermediate plates attached between the front plate, the first storage portion attached between the front plate and the first intermediate plate, and the first and second intermediate plates. A second storage unit provided between the second intermediate plate and a third storage unit provided between the second middle plate and the rear plate, and storing the deposited banknotes in the first storage unit. The reject banknotes that are determined to be abnormal when depositing or withdrawing are stored in the second storage unit, and the third storage unit is deposited. Rui is achieved by the housing the normal banknotes that are judged to be normal during dispensing.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of an automatic teller machine 50 (hereinafter referred to as ATM 50).
In FIG. 1, ATM50 consists of the banknote handling apparatus 1, the transaction indicator 51, the information input / output apparatus 52, the card handling machine 53, the passbook printing machine 54, etc.
[0014]
The banknote handling apparatus 1 is arranged inside the casing of the ATM 50, and only the portion for taking in and out banknotes appears outside. The banknote handling apparatus 1 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of banknotes inserted by the user, counts the deposit amount, and stores them in a safe. Further, the denomination and the number corresponding to the withdrawal amount requested by the user are taken out from the safe and withdrawn. A detailed configuration will be described later.
[0015]
The transaction display 51 is, for example, a display that illuminates a character panel with a light source, and displays transactions that can be handled by the ATM 50. The information input / output device 52 is, for example, a combination of a monitor screen and a push button, a touch panel, or the like. The information input / output device 52 displays functions and transaction statuses that can be selected to the user, and the user inputs transaction details such as function selection, amount, and password.
[0016]
The card handling machine 53 is, for example, a device that reads the magnetic field of the card, and reads information such as an account number that is magnetically written on a card of a financial institution or the like in order to specialize the user. The passbook printer 54 is, for example, a printer having a passbook transport mechanism, and prints transaction contents on the passbook.
[0017]
The ATM 50 performs transactions with users using the above-described components. In particular, the bill handling apparatus 1 performs deposit / withdrawal of bills in transactions related to bills.
[0018]
An example of schematic structure of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is shown in FIG.
In FIG. 2, the deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 10 is used by a user inserting bills and separating the bills one by one, or stacking and stacking bills sent from a safe, which will be described later. Is handed over to the person. The detailed structure of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 will be described later.
[0019]
The conveyance paths 11a to e are configured such that, for example, a rubber belt or a rubber roller is paired, and a banknote is sandwiched and conveyed. In the present embodiment, a part of the transport path 11 can reverse the transport direction and transport bills in both directions.
[0020]
The gates 12a to 12e include a sorting member that sorts the transport direction and an actuator such as a solenoid. By moving the position of the gate 12 with an actuator, the connection state of the transport path 11 is switched, and the destination for transporting bills is changed.
In this embodiment, the gate 12a switches the connection between the transport path 11a, the transport path 11b, and the transport path 11e. The gate 12b switches connection between the transport path 11b, the transport path 11c, and the transport path 11d. The gates 12c to 12e switch the connection between the safe and the transport path 11d.
[0021]
The banknote discrimination | determination part 13 acquires the pattern and magnetism of a banknote, and discriminate | determines from a normal ticket which can be received, and a rejection ticket which is doubtful or severely damaged with a fake ticket.
The reflux cabinets 14a and 14b, the safe box 15 and the reject box 16 are all safes and have a cassette structure that can be taken out from the ATM 50. The reflux cabinets 14a and 14b are a reflux system in which the deposited banknotes are used at the time of withdrawal, and have a function of accumulating banknotes and separating the banknotes. Since the reflux cabinet 14 handles banknotes separately for each denomination, there are many cases where two reflux cabinets 14a and 14b are installed as shown in FIG. The deposit box 15 accumulates banknotes of denominations that are not used for withdrawal. In addition, the reject box 16 collects and stores banknotes that are abnormal in the banknote discriminating unit 13 at the time of withdrawal, and banknotes that may cause problems in transactions such as forgetting to remove banknotes.
[0022]
The reflux box 14, the safe deposit box 15, and the reject box 16 have a gate 12 at the connection portion with the transport path 11d, and switch the banknote transport direction.
[0023]
The banknote handling apparatus 1 is roughly divided into an upper unit 20 and a lower unit 21. The lower unit 21 accommodates a safe for a return storage 14, an input safe 15 and a reject storage 16, and the lower unit 21 for storing a large amount of banknotes is separated from the upper unit 20 to increase security reliability. It has a structure.
[0024]
FIG. 3 shows the detailed configuration and operation of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10.
[0025]
In FIG. 3, the shutter 101 is driven in the direction of arrow A by a motor (not shown). By moving to the position indicated by the shutter 101a, the user can take in and out banknotes.
[0026]
The deposit / withdrawal port storage unit 300 includes a first storage unit 300a, a second storage unit 300b, and a third storage unit 300c. Each storage unit is enlarged or reduced by the operation of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 10. The storage unit 300 is formed by being surrounded by a front plate 110, a rear plate 140, a first bottom plate 170, a second bottom plate 171, an upper plate 150, a shutter 101, and a side plate described later. Further, the first storage plate 300 a is formed by the front plate 110 and the first intermediate plate 120, and the second storage unit 300 b is formed by the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130, and the second intermediate plate. 130 and the rear plate 140 are formed to surround the third storage portion 300c. The storage unit 300 has a box shape, and is provided so as to be inclined so that the front plate 110 is lower than the rear plate 140.
[0027]
The first storage unit 300a is a space for storing the banknote N to be separated. The front plate 110 swings around the rotating shaft 111 in the direction of arrow A. The first intermediate plate 120 is moved substantially parallel to the direction of arrow C by a mechanism described later, and moves the banknote N to the front plate 110 side. The first bottom plate 170 supports the lower end of the banknote N.
[0028]
The second storage unit 300b is a first stacking space for stacking banknotes conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10, and the third storage unit 300c is a second stacking space. The second storage portion 300b is a space sandwiched between the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130, and the third storage portion 300c is formed between the second intermediate plate 130 and the rear plate 140. It is a sandwiched space. The first intermediate plate 120, the second intermediate plate 130, and the rear plate 140 can independently move in substantially parallel directions in the direction of arrow C, and the second storage unit 300b and the third storage unit 300c. The bills accumulated on the front plate 110 can be moved to the front plate 110 side.
[0029]
The deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 has one separation / intake port F and two integrated discharge ports S1 and S2.
The separation and intake port F separates and feeds the banknotes N one by one to the transport path 11a after the transport roller 184 by the pickup roller 180, the feed roller 181, the gate roller 182 and the pinch roller 183 (separate capture port). FIG. 6 shows a state in which constituent members are arranged when F is viewed from the side).
[0030]
In FIG. 6, the pickup roller 180, the feed roller 181, the gate roller 182, the pinch roller 183, and the conveying roller 184 are all provided with a high friction material such as rubber around the roller and are conveyed to the banknote. Give power. The pickup roller 180 and the feed roller 181 rotate in a direction to send the bill N to the transport path 11a. Moreover, since the banknotes are sent out with a predetermined interval by the passage sensor 220 that detects the passage of the banknotes, the rotation is controlled to be intermittent. The gate roller 182 applies a resistance force in a direction opposite to that of the banknote toward the conveyance path 11a to prevent the banknotes from being fed out by being overlapped by two or more. The pinch roller 183 sandwiches the banknote with the feed roller 181 to give a transport force, and reliably feeds the banknote to the transport path 11a.
[0031]
3 includes a sheet roller 190 and a stack roller 191, and discharges the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance path 214 to the second storage unit 300b. The sheet roller 190 contacts the lower part of the banknote and presses it against the first intermediate plate 120 side. Thereby, the accumulation discharge port S1 is opened so that the next bill can enter.
[0032]
Similarly, the stacking and discharging port S2 discharges the banknote, which is configured by the toe roller 200 and the stack roller 201, and is transported through the transport path 217, to the third storage unit 300c. The sheet roller 200 contacts the lower part of the banknote and presses it against the second intermediate plate 130 side. Thereby, the accumulation discharge port S2 is opened so that the next banknote can enter (a state in which the constituent members are arranged as viewed from the side of the accumulation discharge port S2 is shown in FIG. 7).
[0033]
In FIG. 7, the sheet roller 200 includes a conveyance roller 200a around which rubber is provided and a flexible sheet 200b. The banknotes are nipped by the stack roller 201 facing the roller 200a and fed into the third storage unit 300c. At the same time, the sheet 200b operates to push the banknote into the second intermediate plate 130 side. The configurations and operations of the sheet roller 190 and the stack roller 191 of the accumulation discharge port S1 are the same.
[0034]
Here, when the banknotes stacked on the third stacking unit 300c are moved to the vicinity of the front plate 110, they must pass the stacking discharge port S1. For this purpose, a lower lid 160 is provided. The lower lid 160 is located between the first middle plate 120 and the second middle plate 130 and is rotatable about a shaft 161. When the second middle plate 130 moves to the front plate 110 side from the accumulation discharge port S1, the driving force is distributed to rotate as indicated by arrow D, and the first bottom plate 170 and the second bottom plate 171 are moved. Connecting. Thereby, the banknotes accumulated in the third accumulation unit 300c can be smoothly transferred to the vicinity of the front plate 110.
[0035]
The deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 is connected to the transport path 11a and the transport path 11c shown in FIG. These conveyance paths are connected to the separation / intake port F of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 via a conveyance path 185, to the accumulation discharge port S 1 via a conveyance path 214, and to the accumulation discharge port S 2 via a conveyance path 217. . The connection state of the conveyance path is changed by detecting passage of banknotes by the passage sensor 220, the passage sensor 221, the passage sensor 222, and the passage sensor 223, and switching the gate 211, the gate 212, and the gate 215.
[0036]
Moreover, as operation | movement of the banknote handling apparatus 1, the 2nd accommodating part 300b or the 3rd accommodating part 300c may be used as a temporary storage, and the shutter 101 may be opened. Here, in operation, since it is not permitted that the user touches the bills in the temporary storage box, the upper lid 151 is provided. The upper lid 151 is combined with the first middle plate 120 or the second middle plate 130 to prevent the second stacking unit 300b and the third stacking unit 300c from entering from the outside. Further, the upper lid 151 can be stored in the upper plate 150 by a mechanism described later.
[0037]
Next, referring again to FIG. 4, a mechanism for realizing the operations of the first intermediate plate 120, the second intermediate plate 130, the rear plate 140, and the upper lid 151 will be described.
In FIG. 4, the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130 are guided by a guide groove 231 and a guide groove 232 provided in the side plate 230. The guide groove 231 and the guide groove 232 are arranged so that the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130 do not block the separation / intake port F shown in FIG. 3 when they are close to the front plate 110. It is bent so as to be separated from the separation and intake port F in the vicinity of 110. For this purpose, the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130 are driven by an arm mechanism shown in FIG.
The arm mechanism 121 of the first intermediate plate 120 and the arm mechanism 131 of the second intermediate plate 130 have substantially the same configuration, and therefore will be described using the arm mechanism 131.
[0038]
In FIG. 5, the arm mechanism 131 includes an arm base 132, a drive belt 133, a drive pulley 134, and a driven pulley 135. The drive pulley 134 is driven by a motor (not shown). The rotation axis of the drive pulley 134 is also the rotation axis of the arm base 132. The second intermediate plate 130 is driven from the drive belt 133 via the connecting plate 136. The second intermediate plate 130 is provided with a bearing 137 and is guided while being in contact with the guide groove 231. According to such a configuration, the second intermediate plate 130 moves substantially in the direction of the arrow C in the section of the guide groove 231. In a section key of the guide groove 231, the arm base 132 can be moved along the guide groove 231 in the direction of the arrow O while the arm base 132 is swung with the drive pulley 134 as the rotation center.
[0039]
The lower lid 160 is urged by an elastic body 163 such as a spring so as to close the accumulation discharge port S1. When the second middle plate 130 moves in a direction away from the front plate 110 from the accumulation discharge port S1, the connecting plate 137 of the second middle plate 130 contacts the cam 162 of the lower lid 160 to rotate the shaft 161, and the accumulation is performed. The discharge port S1 is opened.
[0040]
Similarly, the rear plate 140 shown in FIG. 4 is driven via the connecting plate 146 by driving the driving belt 143, the driving pulley 144, and the driven pulley 145 by a motor (not shown). A bearing 147 provided on the rear plate 140 is guided along the guide groove 233, and can move substantially parallel to the direction of arrow C in FIG.
[0041]
On the other hand, the upper lid 151 shown in FIG. 4 moves as shown in the upper lid 151a by moving the bearing 152 and the bearing 153 provided on the upper lid 151 along the guide groove 234 and the guide groove 235 provided on the side plate 230, respectively. The upper plate 150 is housed. Here, the upper cover 151 is moved by linearly driving the central axis of the bearing 152 by a motor (not shown).
[0042]
Next, the operation | movement along the transaction by a user is demonstrated.
Transaction processing in the banknote handling apparatus 1 can be broadly divided into two processes, a deposit process and a withdrawal process.
First, the deposit process in the banknote handling apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. The deposit processing includes a deposit preparation stage in which a user inserts banknotes into the first storage unit 300a, a deposit counting stage in which the banknotes are separated one by one and counted for each denomination, and the banknote handling apparatus 1 counts. After the user confirms that the number is correct, it is divided into a deposit storage stage in which the user stores it in the reflux box 14 or the like. In addition, as exception processing, there are a deposit return stage in which rejected banknotes that are determined to be unacceptable at the time of counting are returned to the user, and a cancellation return stage in which the deposit is not allowed when the number of banknotes is confirmed by the user.
[0043]
FIG. 8 shows the arrangement position of each mechanism element in the deposit preparation stage.
In FIG. 8, the rear plate 140 is disposed at a position A opposite to the front plate 110 of the accumulation discharge port S2, and the second middle plate 130 is disposed at a position B between the accumulation discharge port S1 and the accumulation discharge port S2. . The first middle plate 120 is located at the position C on the front plate 110 side of the accumulation discharge port S1, and is combined with the upper lid 151 that is in the protruding state G to be combined with the second storage unit 300b and the third storage unit 300c. Is hidden from the user. The lower lid 160 is at the position R and opens the accumulation discharge port S1. The front plate 110 is biased by a spring (not shown) and is in the position J. After disposing each mechanism element in this way, the shutter 101 is moved from the closed position L to the open position M so that the user can insert a bill.
[0044]
When the user inserts a bill, the shutter 101 is moved to the closed position L, and the process proceeds to the next deposit counting stage.
[0045]
At the deposit counting stage, the bill handling apparatus 1 conveys the bill as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 9, the banknote thrown into the 1st accommodating part 300a is isolate | separated, and it conveys by the conveyance path 11a. At the gate 12a, all banknotes are directed to the transport path 11b and transported to the banknote discriminating unit 13. In the banknote discrimination | determination part 13, it discriminate | determines whether a banknote is normal, discriminate | determines a money type about a normal banknote, and counts the number of sheets for every money type. The bills that have passed through the bill discriminating unit 13 are transported to the transport path 11c by the gate 12b. Here, the gate 215 is driven to distribute normal banknotes to the third storage unit 300c, and banknotes determined to be unacceptable to the second storage unit 300b.
[0046]
FIG. 10 shows the state of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 at the time of deposit counting.
[0047]
In FIG. 10, the first middle plate 120 moves from the position C to a position D closer to the front plate 110 in order to bring the banknotes in the first storage unit 300 a closer to the separation and intake port F. Further, the upper lid 151 moves to the position G. The banknotes N are separated one by one by the mechanism of the separation and intake port F described above, and sent out to the transport path 11a. Accordingly, the first middle plate 120 is controlled so as to gradually approach the front plate 110, and the banknote N is fed into the separation and intake port F.
[0048]
On the other hand, banknotes Q determined to be normal are accumulated in the third storage unit 300c. As described above, the banknotes are fed to the second intermediate plate 130 side by the sheet roller 200, and are stacked in the thickness direction and accumulated in a bundle. The second intermediate plate 130 is initially located at the position B close to the accumulation discharge port S2, but is controlled to move to the position B on the front plate 110 side as the bills Q increase. Thereby, the pressing force to the banknote Q is adjusted so that the banknote Q can be aligned and accumulated.
[0049]
Moreover, the banknotes P determined to be unacceptable are accumulated in the second storage unit 300b. As described above, the first intermediate plate 120 moves to the front plate 110 side as the bills N are separated. For this reason, the second storage unit 300b spreads, but the sheet roller 190 feeds the banknote P to the first middle plate 120 side, and the storage unit 300 is inclined so that the front plate 110 side is lowered. 1 can be stacked so as to lean against the middle plate 120.
[0050]
Here, if there is a banknote P determined to be unacceptable, it is returned to the user. Therefore, the second middle plate 130 is set to the position C and the upper lid 151 is set to the position G so that the normal banknote Q accumulated in the third storage unit 300c cannot be touched. At this time, since the bills Q are aligned and moved, the rear plate 140 is moved in accordance with the movement of the second middle plate 130. The lower lid 160 moves to the position T as the second intermediate plate 130 moves. Then, the shutter 101 is moved to the position M, and the unacceptable banknote P is returned to the user as the arrangement of the mechanism elements shown in FIG. In addition, when throwing in the returned banknote again, after closing the shutter 101 once and making it the mechanism element arrangement | positioning of the deposit preparation stage shown in FIG.
[0051]
In this way, when all the inserted banknotes N are gone, the deposit counting step is finished.
[0052]
Next, the information input / output device 52 displays the counted number of denominations and the total amount. If the confirmation is made by the user, the process proceeds to a deposit storage stage in which the banknotes Q temporarily accumulated in the third storage unit 300c are stored in the reflux box 14 or the like. This is shown in FIGS.
[0053]
12 and 13, the banknote Q is sent to the separation and capture unit F by the rear plate 140 in the deposit storage stage. For this purpose, the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130 move to the upper portion of the front plate 110 that is separated from the separation / acquisition part F as indicated by a position E. The banknotes Q are separated one by one and conveyed to the reflux box 14 or the like along the path shown in FIG. At this time, the banknote discriminating unit 13 discriminates the denomination, and banknotes used for withdrawal are sent to the reflux box 14 as shown by arrows t, and banknotes not used for withdrawal are sent to the deposit box 15 as shown by arrows so, A banknote in a bad state or a banknote that has been taken in two or more overlaps is transferred to the reject box 16 by switching the gate 12 as indicated by an arrow mark. When all the banknotes Q are stored in the reflux cabinet 13 or the like, the deposit process is finished.
[0054]
When the number of denominations and the total amount counted are displayed on the information input / output device 52, if the payment process is canceled by the user, the process proceeds to a cancellation return stage.
[0055]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, the first intermediate plate 120 is moved to position E, the second intermediate plate is moved to position D, the rear plate 140 is moved to position C, and the shutter 101 is moved to position M. Then, all rejected banknotes P and normal banknotes Q can be returned to the user.
[0056]
Next, the withdrawal process will be described with reference to FIG.
[0057]
In FIG. 15, a predetermined number of banknotes are sent out from the reflux box 14, accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10, and paid out to the user. As indicated by an arrow H, the banknote sent out from the reflux box 14 to the transport path 11 is transported to the depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 after confirming the denomination and banknote state by the banknote discriminating unit 13. Although the banknotes are sorted into the second storage unit 300b and the third storage unit 300c according to the discrimination result in the banknote discrimination unit 13, there are two ways of sorting.
As a first method, normal banknotes are stacked in the second storage section 300b as indicated by an arrow mark, and abnormal banknotes are stacked in the third storage section 300c as indicated by an arrow head. As a second method, a method of collecting them in reverse can be considered. The following description is an operation when the first method is adopted.
[0058]
The withdrawal process includes a withdrawal storage stage in which withdrawal banknotes are accumulated in the depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 and a withdrawal / payout stage in which the banknotes are dispensed to the user. As an exception process, when there is a banknote that has been rejected because it is determined to be abnormal at the time of withdrawal, there is a withdrawal reject collection stage in which the banknote is stored in the reject box 16. Further, when the user forgets to remove the withdrawal banknote, the banknote is stored in the reject box 16 by the forgetting collection stage.
[0059]
First, the withdrawal and withdrawal stage will be described.
FIG. 16 shows the arrangement of the mechanism elements at the withdrawal / dispensing stage.
In FIG. 16, the rear plate 140 is disposed at a position A opposite to the front plate 110 of the accumulation discharge port S2, and the second middle plate 130 is disposed at a position B between the accumulation discharge port S1 and the accumulation discharge port S2. . The first intermediate plate 120 is at a position C on the front plate 110 side of the accumulation discharge port S1. The lower lid 160 is at the position R and opens the accumulation discharge port S1. The front plate 110 is biased by a spring (not shown) and is in the position J. The shutter 101 is at the position L and is closed to the user.
[0060]
With such an arrangement, normal withdrawal banknotes U are accumulated in the second storage unit 300b, and banknotes V determined to be abnormal are accumulated in the third storage unit 300c. Here, the first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130 are controlled so as to move toward the front plate 110 as the banknotes U and banknotes V increase, so that the banknotes are aligned and stacked. Maintain a suitable pressure.
[0061]
When the amount designated by the user has been prepared in the second storage unit 300b, the process proceeds to the withdrawal stage. At this time, the first intermediate plate 120 moves to position D, the second intermediate plate 130 moves to position C, and the rear plate 140 moves to the front plate 110 side in accordance with the second intermediate plate 130. The lower lid 160 moves to the position T as the second intermediate plate 130 moves. Also, the upper lid 151 is moved to the position G so that the user cannot touch the reject banknote V in the third stacking unit 300c together with the second middle plate 130. After the mechanism elements are arranged in this way, the shutter 101 is moved to the position M so that the user can take out the banknote U as shown in FIG.
[0062]
Here, when there is a banknote V that is determined to be abnormal by the banknote determination unit 13 and rejected, the process proceeds to a withdrawal rejection collection stage. Here, as shown in FIG. 18, the shutter 101 is first moved to the position L so that the user cannot touch the bill V. Then, the upper lid 151 is moved to the position H so that the rear plate 140 can move to the vicinity of the front plate 110. The first intermediate plate 120 and the second intermediate plate 130 move to the position E, and the banknote V is fed to the separation / intake position F by the rear plate 140. Thereby, the bill V is sent out to the transport path 11 a and stored in the reject box 16.
[0063]
When the user forgets to remove the banknote and a predetermined time elapses, the process proceeds to the forgetting to collect stage. Here, as shown in FIG. 19, first, the shutter 101 is moved to the position L so that the bill V cannot be touched by the user. Then, the upper lid 151 is moved to the position H so that the rear plate 140 can move to the vicinity of the front plate 110. The first intermediate plate 120 moves to the position E, the second intermediate plate 130 feeds the banknote U, and the rear plate 140 feeds the banknote V to the separation and capture position F. As a result, the banknote that has been forgotten is sent out to the transport path 11 a and stored in the reject box 16.
[0064]
With the above operation, the withdrawal process is completed.
[0065]
In addition, as a 2nd method, the method of accumulating a normal banknote to the 3rd accommodating part 300c as shown by arrow te, and accumulating an abnormal banknote to the 2nd accommodating part 300b as shown by an arrow tsu also exists. is there. In this case, when there are banknotes to be rejected, the reject banknotes are collected before paying out the withdrawal banknotes to the user. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the time for withdrawing money from the user is delayed. However, on the other hand, it is possible to accumulate reject banknotes in the second storage unit 300b and normal banknotes in the third storage unit 300c in common when depositing and withdrawing. In general, the number of reject banknotes is smaller than that of normal banknotes, so the second stacking unit 300b that handles only reject banknotes can narrow the storage space. Thereby, there exists an advantage that the deposit or withdrawal mechanism 10 can be made small.
[0066]
As described above, if the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 of the present invention is used, banknotes can be traded without a temporary stack, the configuration of the banknote handling mechanism 1 can be simplified, and downsizing can be realized.
[0067]
【The invention's effect】
According to this invention, since the structure of a banknote handling mechanism can be simplified, size reduction and cost reduction of ATM are realizable.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic teller machine.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bill handling apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a deposit / withdrawal mechanism.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a deposit / withdrawal mechanism.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an intermediate plate driving mechanism.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing mechanism elements related to separation.
FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing mechanism elements related to accumulation.
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a deposit preparation stage.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a banknote transport path during deposit counting.
FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a deposit counting stage.
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a deposit return stage.
FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a deposit storage stage.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a banknote transport path when depositing and storing;
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a mechanism arrangement at a cancellation / return stage.
FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram showing a banknote transport path during a withdrawal process.
FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a withdrawal storage stage.
FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a withdrawal / dispensing stage.
FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a mechanism arrangement in a withdrawal reject collection stage.
FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism arrangement at a forgotten collection stage.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote handling apparatus, 10 ... Deposit / withdrawal mechanism, 11 ... Conveyance path, 12 ... Gate, 13 ... Bill discriminating part, 14 ... Reflux store, 15 ... Safe deposit, 16 ... Reject store, 20 ... Upper unit, 21 ... Lower Unit: 50 ... Automatic cash handling device, 51 ... Transaction indicator, 52 ... Information input / output device, 53 ... Card handling device, 54 ... Passbook printer, 101 ... Shutter, 110 ... Front plate, 120 ... First middle plate , 130 ... second intermediate plate, 140 ... rear plate, 121, 131 ... arm mechanism, 132 ... arm base, 133, 143 ... drive belt, 134, 144 ... drive pulley, 135, 145 ... driven pulley, 136, 146 ... Connecting plate, 137, 147 ... Bearing, 150 ... Upper plate, 151 ... Upper lid, 152, 153 ... Bearing, 160 ... Lower lid, 161 ... Shaft, 162 ... Cam, 163 ... Elastic body, 170 ... Bottom , 180 ... Pickup roller, 181 ... Feed roller, 182 ... Gate roller, 183 ... Pinch roller, 184 ... Conveying roller, 190,200 ... Sheet roller, 191,201 ... Stack roller, 211,212,215 ... Gate, 220, 221, 222, 223... Passage sensor, 185, 210, 214, 217, transport path, 230, side plate, 231, 232, 233, 234, 234, guide groove, 300, storage section, 300 a, first storage section, 300b: second storage section, 300c: third storage section.

Claims (3)

A storage part for storing banknotes, an opening part for putting and removing banknotes in and out of the storage part, a separation mechanism for separating and sending banknotes one by one from the storage part, and a bundle of banknotes to the storage part In the banknote depositing and dispensing device provided with a stacking mechanism for stacking and stacking,
The storage unit includes a front plate and a rear plate attached to both ends of the bill in the thickness direction, first and second intermediate plates attached between the front plate and the rear plate, and a lower end of the bill. A bottom plate to be placed; one separation / intake port and two integrated discharge ports from the front plate side;
The banknotes are moved to the separation and intake port by the first intermediate plate, and the first intermediate plate and the second intermediate plate, and the second intermediate plate and the rear plate, respectively. A banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus characterized in that the banknotes are accumulated by providing an accumulation outlet. In the banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
A lower lid for opening and closing one of the front plate side of the integrated discharge port;
The storage portion is partitioned from the rear plate side of the opening, and together with the first or second intermediate plate, the first intermediate plate or the second intermediate plate from the opening. The bill depositing / dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising an upper lid that cannot enter the storage unit on the rear plate side. A storage unit that stores banknotes, an opening that allows banknotes to be taken in and out of the storage unit, a separation mechanism that separates and feeds banknotes one by one from the storage unit, and bundles banknotes into the storage unit In a banknote depositing and dispensing device comprising a stacking mechanism that stacks and stacks,
The storage section includes front and rear plates attached to both ends of the bill in the thickness direction, first and second intermediate plates attached between the front plate and the rear plate, the front plate, and the A first storage portion attached between the first intermediate plate, a second storage portion provided between the first and second intermediate plates, the second intermediate plate, and the And a third storage portion provided between the rear plate and
Deposited banknotes are stored in the first storage unit, reject banknotes determined to be abnormal when depositing or withdrawing are stored in the second storage unit, and depositing or withdrawing into the third storage unit. A banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus characterized by storing normal banknotes determined to be normal.

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