JP4117630B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus (for example, an automatic cash transaction apparatus (ATM) used in a financial institution or the like) in which a general user can directly deposit cash using a card, a bankbook, etc. In particular, the present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that is suitable for handling banknotes of different sizes, has a simplified conveyance path, and can be downsized with little malfunction.

  When a deposit transaction is performed using a bill handling apparatus, a deposited bill is generally inserted into a deposit port by a user. After the inserted banknotes are separated one by one, it is determined whether the banknote discriminating unit can accept them. The banknote determined to be acceptable is temporarily stored in the temporary storage, and the banknote determined to be unacceptable is returned to the user. After that, when the amount of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage is confirmed by the user, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage are sorted into each type of storage or reject storage provided in the banknote handling device. Separately stored.

  In the deposit transaction as described above, as a temporary storage system for temporarily storing banknotes determined to be acceptable by the banknote determination unit, for example, stacked banknotes conveyed as described in JP-A-6-9108 are stacked. When the amount is confirmed by the user, the method of separating the sheets one by one and sending them out to the conveyance path is common. In addition, as a special example, there is one in which banknotes are wound and stored on the circumference of a large drum as described in JP-A-60-167089.

JP-A-6-9108 JP 60-167089 A

With the widespread use of ATM and the like, there is an increasing need for a banknote handling device that is smaller, lower cost, and easier to use while ensuring the conventional functions and performance. On the other hand, with regard to banknotes to be handled, with the increase in handling of foreign banknotes in Japan and the growing need for banknote handling apparatuses outside of Japan, there is a demand for devices that can handle not only Japanese yen banknotes but also foreign banknotes.
In the above-mentioned conventional technique, in the temporary storage of the type in which the deposited banknotes are stacked and temporarily stored, when the received banknotes are temporarily stored in the temporary storage, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage are stored in the storage of each denomination. Since it was necessary to convey a banknote to the banknote discrimination part both at the time of storing, the structure of a conveyance path became complicated and the cost of the banknote handling apparatus was also high. In addition, since the configuration of the transport path is complicated, the operability when removing banknotes staying in the transport path and being jammed during transport is poor. Furthermore, the temporary storage of the type that stacks and stores is high in storage efficiency per volume, but when handling foreign banknotes with a wide range of banknote sizes and banknotes, they are stored in a single temporary storage, so they are temporarily stored. The banknote stacking and separating structure is complicated.
On the other hand, in the temporary storage of the type that stores the banknotes wrapped around the circumference of the large drum, it is necessary to shift the position of winding the money type on the circumference of the drum, considering that it corresponds to multiple denominations There was a problem that the drum became large and the temporary storage became large.

The first object of the present invention is to pass the banknote discriminating part only when the deposited banknote is temporarily stored in the temporary storage in the deposit transaction, and the banknote stored in the temporary storage is stored in the storage of each denomination. It is intended to realize a low-cost banknote handling device that is not distinguished when stored, simplifies the conveyance path, has excellent operability.
The second object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus that can deal with banknotes of various sizes and states and has good storage efficiency as an apparatus.

In order to achieve the first object, in the present invention, a plurality of banknote storages are configured to store stacked banknotes, and banknotes discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit are transferred to the rotating drum and the rotating drum in the order of conveyance. It is temporarily stored in a temporary storage that is wound and stored sequentially with the winding derivative, and the banknote discrimination information from the banknote discriminating unit is stored in the storage means in the order in which it is wound and stored in the temporary storage, and rotated according to the payment transaction is established. The drum is reversed and the banknotes are sequentially taken out from the temporary storage in the reverse order, and the banknote discrimination information is read out from the storage means in the reverse order, and the banknote storage according to the read banknote discrimination information is read out. I tried to store it in one.
Thereby, in the banknote storing operation from the temporary storage, it becomes unnecessary to re-discriminate the banknote by the banknote discriminating unit, so that it is possible to simplify the transport path and realize a low cost and excellent operability bill handling apparatus.
Furthermore, when the banknote to be conveyed is wound around the rotating drum together with the derivative, the winding position of the banknote from the winding start position of the derivative is recognized, stored together with sequentially stored banknote information, and after the deposit transaction is established, When rotating the rotating drum in the reverse direction and discharging it from the temporary storage to the banknote transport path in the reverse order of the winding, for each sheet, the banknote position at the time of release and the stored banknote position information are stored. By comparing, it is checked whether the released banknote is a stored banknote.
Thereby, in the storing operation, it is possible to improve the consistency between the banknotes released from the rotating drum and the information in the storage means, and it is possible to improve the reliability of the storing operation.
Moreover, in order to achieve the said 2nd objective, in this invention, it was set as the system which laminates | stacks and accommodates a banknote as a banknote storage, as a temporary storage warehouse, and the rotating drum winding system. By using a rotating drum wrapping system for temporary storage, it is possible to handle banknotes of various sizes, and it is possible to achieve high storage efficiency by using a system for stacking and storing banknote storage. It becomes.

  According to the present invention, a temporary storage of a system in which a banknote is wound around a rotating drum is adopted, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage for counting the deposit are managed in order, so that the banknote can be stored without discriminating the banknote again. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the transport path, to achieve an excellent operability and low cost bill handling apparatus. In addition, by detecting the state of banknotes and detecting abnormalities, even banknote handling devices that store without distinguishing when depositing and storing, prevent malfunctions that store banknotes of different denominations in the depository and recycle box. The reliability of operation and withdrawal operation can be improved. In addition, the rotary drum is activated only when banknotes are stored in the temporary storage, and when there are no banknotes stored in the temporary storage for a certain period of time, the rotary drum is controlled to stop the rotation drum. It is possible to realize a storage capacity that can be achieved with a minimum mounting space, and to reduce the size and improve the function of the apparatus.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an automatic teller machine equipped with the bill handling apparatus of the present invention.
In the upper part of the main body casing 101 of the automatic teller machine, the user's card is processed in communication with the card slot 102a provided on the upper front plate 101b of the casing 101, and a transaction statement slip is printed and released. A card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 and a passbook processing mechanism 103 that communicates with the passbook slot 103a and processes a user's passbook are provided. In addition, a bill handling apparatus 1 for processing bills is provided at the lower part of the main body casing 101, and a customer operation unit 105 for displaying and inputting the contents of transactions is provided in the middle part. Reference numeral 106 denotes a main body control unit that controls the entire automatic teller machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the control relationship of the automatic teller machine.
As described above, the card / detail slip processing mechanism 102, the passbook processing mechanism 103, the banknote handling device 1, and the customer operation unit 105 housed in the main body housing 101 are connected to the main body control unit 106 via the bus 106a. And performs necessary operations under the control of the main body control unit 106. In addition to the above control, the main body control unit 106 is also connected to the interface unit 106b, the clerk operation unit 106c, and the external storage device 106d via the bus 106a, and exchanges necessary data. Since there is no direct relationship, detailed description is omitted. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 101d denotes a power supply unit for supplying electric power to each of the mechanisms and components.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present invention in the automatic teller machine shown in FIG.
The bill handling apparatus 1 includes a deposit / withdrawal port 2 through which a user inserts and removes bills, a deposited bill discriminating unit 3 that discriminates deposited bills, and temporarily stores the deposited bills until the transaction is established. A storage cabinet 4, a deposit box 6 for storing banknotes for which transactions have been made at the time of deposit, two deposit boxes 7 for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and a recycling box 8 for both deposit and withdrawal , Two reject boxes 9 for storing banknotes that are not stored in the deposit box 6 and banknotes that are not withdrawn from banknotes fed out of the bank vault 7, and a withdrawal banknote discrimination unit 10 that discriminates banknotes for withdrawal. , Banknote transport that sequentially passes banknotes through the deposit bill discriminating unit 3 to the temporary storage bin 4, the recycling bin 8, the withdrawal vault 7, the deposit vault 6, the withdrawal bill discriminator 10, the reject bin 9, and the deposit / withdrawal port 2. A path 5 and a control unit 11 are included.

  The control part 11 controls the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the instruction | command from the main body control part 106 of an automatic teller machine, and the state detection of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and also changes the state of the banknote handling apparatus 1 as needed. Control to be sent to the main body control unit 106 is performed. Moreover, although the banknote conveyance path 5 is shown with the line in the figure, the switching gate is provided in the branch point of the conveyance path 5, and a banknote is conveyed in one direction of the arrow. These conveyances are controlled by the control unit 11 based on the discrimination results from the deposited banknote discrimination unit 3 and the withdrawal banknote discrimination unit 10.

  4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the temporary storage, FIG. 5 is a side view of the entrance safe, FIG. 6 is a side view of the exit safe, FIG. 7 is a side view of the recycle storage, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the control relationship of the banknote transaction apparatus.

Next, specific configurations and operations of the respective components 2 to 11 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
The deposit / withdrawal port 2 has a shutter 26, which is opened and closed by sliding the shutter 26 so that the user can take out the banknote at the time of withdrawal and insert the banknote at the time of deposit. The inserted banknote is pressed in the direction of the feed roller 21 by the push plate 23, fed out by the rotation of the feed roller 21, and two-sheet feeding is prevented by the gate roller 22 which does not rotate in the feeding direction. In this way, the banknote in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is fed out to the banknote transport path 5 and taken into the apparatus. In this apparatus, bills are fed out at a speed of 10 sheets / second by rotating the feed roller 21 10 times per second. Moreover, the banknotes withdrawn from the apparatus or the banknotes rejected for reasons such as being unable to identify banknotes at the time of depositing are sent between the stack roller 25 and the brush roller 24 via the banknote transport path 5 and continuously. Thus, the bills conveyed can be stored without interfering with each other and taken out by the user. The storage space of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 of this apparatus is set to about 25 mm in order to store 100 bills.

  The deposited banknote discriminating unit 3 includes a pair of rollers, and detects a displacement of the roller when a banknote is conveyed between the rollers, and detects whether or not two sheets overlap, an image sensor, and the like. It is comprised from the discrimination part 32 which detects printing of a banknote etc. and discriminate | determines the denomination and authenticity of a banknote, and reports the discrimination | determination result of each passing banknote to the control part 11. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the temporary storage 4 includes a stainless steel guide tape 43, a rotary drum 41 that winds the banknotes conveyed together with the guide tape 43, and a winding shaft 42 that winds only the guide tape 43. And an entrance roller 45 that rotates together with the guide tape 43 that guides the bill into the rotating drum 41, and a backup roller 44 that faces the entrance roller 45. The rotary drum 41 and the winding shaft 42 that support both ends of the guide tape 43 are connected to separate drive sources (not shown), and a torque limiter is interposed between the winding shaft 42 and the drive source. The length of the portion of the induction tape 43 that is wound around the rotating drum is the length necessary for at least one deposit counting operation determined from the banknote separation speed from the deposit / withdrawal slot, the bill transport speed, and the maximum number of deposits at the deposit / withdrawal slot. More than that. For example, in this apparatus, if the maximum number of deposits that can be made at one time is 100, the separation speed is about 10 sheets / second, and the conveyance speed is about 1.6 m / second, at least,
6m / second x 100 sheets ÷ 10 sheets / second = 16m
That's it. Usually, it is good to make it the length which added the margin to this. More specifically, if the device configuration is capable of handling up to 200 transactions in a single transaction and handling a total of 200 cards, a margin is added to the maximum number of deposits per deposit and 2.5 times is accommodated. As long as possible,
6m / second x 250 sheets / 10 sheets / second = 40m
Furthermore, it is set to 45 m including a margin of 5 m.

  An initial position sensor (not shown) for detecting the initial position of the guide tape 43 and a near full sensor (not shown) for detecting the end of the guide tape 43 are attached. An encoder B302 for detecting the current winding amount of the guide tape 43 is attached to the entrance roller 45 with reference to the initial position of the guide tape 43. In addition, a temporary storage passage sensor 311 is attached on the conveyance closer to the rotary drum 41 than the entrance roller 45. If the temporary storage passage sensor 311 is composed of two sensors 311a and 311b provided on both sides of the guide tape 43, the inclination of the banknote can be detected as will be described later, and the banknote that cannot be recirculated is discriminated. It can be stored. Prior to the deposit transaction, the guide tape 43 is wound on the winding shaft 42 side to the initial position. When taking the deposited banknote into the temporary storage 4, the rotating drum 41 is rotated in the direction in which the induction tape 43 is wound so that the traveling speed of the induction tape 43 is substantially the same as the banknote entry speed, and the deposited banknotes are sequentially Winding around the rotating drum 41. On the other hand, the take-up shaft 42 is driven via a torque limiter so that the guide tape 43 is wound by another drive source, that is, tension is applied to the guide tape 43, and the guide tape 43 does not sag. It is wound around the rotary drum 41 together with banknotes. At this time, the banknote wound on the rotary drum 41 is a banknote whose denomination or the like is determined by the deposited banknote determination unit 3, and the control unit 11 is monitoring the entry of the banknote into the temporary storage 4. , I have stored the denomination information for each piece. When the deposit transaction for the banknotes stored in the temporary storage 4 is established, the rotary drum 41 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the winding shaft 42 is wound while tension is applied to the induction tape 43 via the torque limiter in the winding direction. The received banknotes are sent out to the banknote transport path 5 in the reverse order of storage.

  In the present embodiment, one entrance safe 6 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 5, a rotating stack roller 61 driven via a gear from a drive source (not shown) outside the safe, and the stack roller 61. The backup rollers 62 and 63 facing each other, the brush roller 64 on the same axis as the backup roller 63, and the elastic members arranged radially, and the stack guide 65 constitute a stack mechanism. The banknotes transported in the direction of the arrow 69 are transported by the rotation of the stack roller 61, and by the rotation of the brush roller 64, the approaching banknotes are pushed into the stack guide 65 side to enter, and the lower end of the stacked banknotes is moved to the brush roller. 64 is stored in such a manner that the bills do not interfere with each other while being pushed away from the stack guide 65. The stored banknotes are stored in a storage space surrounded by a bottom plate 68, a push plate 66, a bottom belt 67 suspended above the bottom plate 68 so as to support the bottom surface of the banknotes, and a stack guide 65. The push plate 66 and the bottom belt 67 are integrally moved in the storage space so that the incoming banknote and the stored banknote do not interfere with the increase in the stored banknotes by a drive source outside the safe (not shown). The movement of the banknote is controlled in a direction away from the stack guide 65.

  In the present embodiment, two exit safes 7 are mounted. As shown in FIG. 6, a feed roller 71 that rotates via a gear from a drive source (not shown) outside the safe and a feed roller 71 are provided. A separation mechanism is constituted by a backup roller 72 that rotates opposite to the gate roller 73, a gate roller 73 that faces the feed roller 71 and does not rotate in the feeding direction, and a separation guide 75. Banknotes for withdrawal are aligned by a staff member in a storage space surrounded by a bottom plate 78, a push plate 76, a bottom belt 77 suspended so as to support the bottom surface of the bill from the bottom plate 78, and a separation guide 75. The frontmost banknote is pressed against the feed roller 71 by the push plate spring 70. The press plate 76 and the bottom belt 77 are integrally moved in the storage space, and the press bill spring 70 stores the fed bill so that a predetermined pressing force is applied to the feed roller 71 as the bill is stored. Move bills. The banknotes pressed against the feed roller 71 are fed out by the rotating feed roller 71 and conveyed one by one in the direction of the arrow 79 while preventing two sheets from being fed by the gate roller 73 which does not rotate in the feeding direction.

  In this embodiment, the recycle box 8 has one package, and its configuration is shown in FIG. The recycle box 8 has a function of an entrance safe 6 for continuously storing the above banknotes and a function of an exit safe 7 for continuously separating and feeding out banknotes, and is a safe that can be stored and separated and fed out. A stack and feed roller 81 having the same shape as the separation mechanism, a rotating backup roller 82, a gate roller 83 that rotates in the stacking direction and does not rotate in the feeding direction, and is located on the same axis as the gate roller 83 and has an elastic member A stacking / separating mechanism is configured by the radially arranged brush rollers 84 and the separating / stacking guide 85 movable during separation and stacking. The bills are stored in a storage space surrounded by a bottom plate 88, a push plate 86, a bottom belt 87 suspended so as to support the bottom surface of the bill from the bottom plate 88, and a separation / stack guide 85.

  During the separation operation, the separation / stack guide 85 is moved to the position indicated by the broken line 85a, and the pressing plate 86 and the bottom belt 87 are integrally moved in the storage space. The stored banknote is moved so that a predetermined pressing force is applied to the stack / feed roller 81. The banknotes pressed against the stack / feed roller 81 are fed out by the rotating stack / feed roller 81, and conveyed one by one in the direction of the arrow 89a while preventing two sheets from being fed by the gate roller 83 which does not rotate in the feeding direction. . During the stacking operation, the separation / stack guide 85 moves to the position indicated by the solid line 85, and the pressing plate 86 and the bottom belt 87 are integrally moved within the storage space by a driving source (not shown) outside the safe. As the stored banknotes increase, the incoming banknotes conveyed in the direction of the arrow 89 and the stored banknotes are controlled to move away from the stack guide 85 so that the stored banknotes do not interfere with each other.

  The reject store 9 has the same configuration as the safe 6 and in this embodiment, two are installed. By mounting two reject stores 9, even if one reject store is full, and the reject store is in the extracted state, the other reject store is available, so that the operation can be continued.

  The withdrawal bill discriminating unit 10 discriminates the bills fed out from the withdrawal vault 7 and the recycle box 8 during the withdrawal transaction. In this embodiment, the banknotes in the withdrawal vault 7 and the recycle box 8 are described later. Is different for each denomination, and it is not necessary to discriminate between denomination and authenticity, and only the two sheets are not overlapped. It is composed of a pair of rollers, and detects the displacement of the rollers when a bill is conveyed between the rollers to detect whether two sheets overlap.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote transport path 5 passes through the deposited banknote discriminating section 3 and the withdrawal banknote discriminating section 10, and a main transport path 50 that transports the vicinity of each unit in a ring shape in one direction, and a main transport path 50. From the unit conveyance paths 51 to 59 for branching from the middle of the storage room, storing or feeding between the temporary storage box 4, the recycling box 8, the deposit box 7, the deposit box 6, the reject box 9, and the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Become. The main conveyance path 50 passes from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to the branch point of the temporary storage box 4 through the deposited bill discriminating unit 3 and the upstream main conveyance path 50a indicated by a thick dotted line in the figure and the branch of the temporary storage box 4 From the point, it is divided into a downstream main transport path 50b indicated by a thick solid line in the figure, which passes through the withdrawal bill discriminating unit 10 and returns to the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  The upstream main conveyance path 50a, the unit conveyance path 51 of the temporary storage 4 and the unit conveyance path 59 of the separation part of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are driven by rotating a first drive motor (not shown) in one direction. The downstream main conveyance path 50b and the unit conveyance paths 52 to 57 of the recycle box 8, the unloading box 7, the entrance box 6, and the reject box 9 are driven by rotating a second drive motor (not shown) in one direction.

  An encoder A301 and an encoder C303 are provided in each of the upstream main conveyance path 50a and the downstream main conveyance path 50b, and the amount of bills fed can be monitored. A downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 and a downstream main transport path exit sensor 313 are attached to the entrance and the exit of the downstream main transport path 50b, respectively. A deposit / withdrawal port stack inlet sensor 314 is attached to the unit conveyance path 58. In addition, a stack entrance sensor (not shown) is attached to the safe 6, the recycle box 8, and the reject box 9, respectively. During the deposit transaction, only the first drive motor normally rotates and the banknotes are temporarily stored in the temporary storage 4. However, the banknotes that cannot be discriminated by the deposit bill discriminating unit 3 or the deposit reject banknotes that are abnormal in the inclination or the interval between the bills. Is not taken into the temporary storage 4 but rotates the second drive motor and transports it to the downstream main transport path 50b. If the subsequent banknote is not similarly rejected, the second drive motor is stopped and deposited. The reject banknote is held on the downstream main conveyance path 50b.

  Further, the unit conveying paths 51 to 57 have a common configuration as shown in FIG. 8, and a conveying belt (not shown) is suspended between two pulleys 506 and 507 so that the conveying paths indicated by solid line arrows 504 and broken line arrows 504a are provided. The storage gate 501 for switching the branch from the main conveyance path 50 and the S / F switching gate 502 for switching the storage and feeding into the unit are respectively formed by a solid line and a broken line (501 and 501a, 501a, 501a, Switching control is performed to the positions 502 and 502a). When stored in the unit, the storage gate 501 and the S / F switching gate 502 are transported as indicated by solid line arrows 505, 504, and 503 at the position of the solid line. When the unit is extended from the unit, both the storage gate 501a and the S / F switching gate 502a are transported as indicated by broken line arrows 503a, 504a and 505a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 11 is connected to the main body control unit 106 of the apparatus via the bus 106 a, and controls the banknote handling device 1 in accordance with a command from the main body control unit 106 and a state detection of the banknote handling device 1. Moreover, the state of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is sent to the main body control unit 106 as necessary. In the bill handling apparatus 1, each unit (the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the deposited bill discriminating section 3, the temporary storage 4, the bill transport path 5, the deposit safe 6, the withdrawal safe 7, the recycle store 8, the reject store 9, the withdrawal The actuator is connected to a drive motor, an electromagnetic solenoid, or a sensor of the bill discriminating unit 10), and the actuator is driven and controlled while monitoring the state with the sensor according to the transaction.

Next, the control of the operation of the banknote handling apparatus 1 at the time of depositing and dispensing will be described with reference to the flowchart of deposit transaction in FIG. 10 and FIGS.
At the time of deposit transaction, the limit number of deposits and the like are displayed on the customer operation unit 105 by guidance display (step S1). In the case of the present embodiment, the temporary storage 4 has a capacity of 250 with respect to the capacity of 100 deposit / withdrawal ports 2, so that the allowance limit is set to 200 and the 100 sheets can be divided into two in two. Is possible. Therefore, for example, guidance such as “You can trade up to 200 cards with a single deposit. Next, the shutter 26 is opened by the shutter opening process (step S2), and it waits for the deposit banknote to be set in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 in step S3. When a bill is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the shutter 26 is closed by a shutter closing process (step S4), and a deposit counting process (step S5) for counting deposited bills is performed.

  In step S5, the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are separated one by one and conveyed to the deposited bill discriminating section 3 through the upstream main transport path 50a to discriminate the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the bill. The banknote determined to be a banknote that can be deposited by the deposited banknote discrimination unit 3 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage 4. The banknotes that could not be discriminated by the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3 and the rejected reject banknotes that have become abnormal in inclination or spacing between the banknotes are not taken into the temporary storage 4 and the second drive motor is driven to carry out the downstream main conveyance. If it is conveyed to the path 50b and the subsequent banknote is not similarly rejected, the second drive motor is stopped and the deposited reject banknote is held on the downstream main transport path 50b. The driving and stopping of the downstream main transport path 50b are repeated every time a deposit reject is generated, and the deposit reject banknotes are arranged and held on the downstream main transport path 50b with an interval.

During the deposit counting process, the deposit counting process is interrupted when the deposit reject is full on the downstream main conveyance path 50b or the deposit limit number is exceeded. If the deposit counting process is interrupted in step S6, if there is a deposit reject in step S17, the main plate downstream of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is prepared after the push plate 23 of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is moved and prepared. The path 50b is driven, and a deposit reject return process (step S18) for storing the banknotes held on the transport path in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is performed.
After that, guidance that informs the user that the deposit counting process has been interrupted in step S19 is displayed on the customer operation unit 105, shutter opening processing (step S20) is performed, and it is confirmed in step S21 that the banknote has been extracted, and the shutter is closed. A process (step S22) is performed and a deposit rejection banknote is returned to a user.

  As guidance after the deposit reject return process (step S18), for example, “the front o sheets and the rear XX sheets are abnormal banknotes so that the user can understand which banknotes returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 could not be taken in. You may display guidance such as “. Also, if the banknote is rejected due to a bad condition when it is set in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and the banknote is rejected, the message “Please reset” is displayed and the banknote cannot be handled. Etc., it is also possible to display a guidance display such as “It is a banknote that cannot be handled”. After the deposit reject banknote is returned, the process returns to the guidance process of step S1 if the deposit counting process is accepted again in step S23, and proceeds to the guidance process of step S7 if the deposit counting process is not accepted.

  Next, when the deposit counting process is normally completed in step S6, guidance such as the number of banknotes counted in the deposit counting process (step S5) is displayed on the customer operation unit 105 in step S7. At this time, the number of banknotes counted as guidance may be displayed, and if the deposit limit is not reached, the remaining transactionable number such as “You can deposit up to XXX” may be displayed. When the user confirms in step S8, center communication (step S9) is performed, a deposit transaction is established, a deposit storage process (step S10) is performed, and the deposit transaction is terminated.

  In the deposit storage process (step S10), when the upstream main transport path 50a and the downstream main transport path 50b are driven and the rotating drum 41 of the temporary storage 4 is rotated in the direction opposite to the time of deposit counting, it is wound around the rotating drum 41. The banknotes are sent to the downstream main transport path 50b in the reverse order of being stored in the temporary storage, and stored in the temporary storage 4 according to the denomination information stored when stored in the temporary storage 4, the recycle box 8, the recycle box 8, and the reject box 9. The process which accommodates in either is performed. If the user does not select confirmation in step S8 and cancels the deposit in step S11, the push plate 23 of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is moved to rotate the rotary drum 41 of the temporary storage 4 in the reverse direction, and the upstream A cancellation / return process (step S12) is performed in which the main conveyance path 50a and the downstream main conveyance path 50b are driven to convey the banknotes wound around the rotary drum 41 to the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  Thereafter, a shutter opening process (step S13) is performed. In step S14, it is confirmed that the banknote is extracted, and a shutter closing process (step S15) is performed to return the deposited banknote to the user. If re-injection is permitted in step S16, the process returns to the guidance display in step S1, and if re-injection is not permitted, the deposit transaction is terminated. Although not shown in the flowchart, in this embodiment, the limit number of the temporary storage 4 is double the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal port 2, so that the banknotes more than the limit number of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are deposited. In this case, the deposit limit number can be increased by performing the deposit counting process again after the deposit counting process is completed.

At the time of withdrawal, a predetermined number of banknotes are dispensed from the safes for each denomination of the withdrawal vault 7 and the recycle box 8 and only the double feed of the banknotes is checked by the withdrawal banknote discrimination unit 10. It is stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and paid to the user. Rejected banknotes that are determined not to be withdrawn by the withdrawn banknote discriminating unit 10 are stored in the reject box 9, and the banknotes for which the number of withdrawals is insufficient are added and fed out from the safe 7 and the recycle box 8.
Furthermore, if the user forgets to remove the banknote in the deposit / withdrawal port 2, it can be left in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 as it is, and the transaction can be stopped as a device abnormality. May be separated from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and discriminated by the deposit bill discriminating unit 3 and stored in the reject box 9.

Next, the deposit counting process will be described in more detail.
FIG. 11 is a detailed flowchart of the deposit counting process (step S5 in FIG. 10).
First, it is determined whether or not there is a deposited banknote in the temporary storage box 4, and if there is no deposited banknote (step S31: N), it is regarded as the first depositing count and the guide tape is wound up to the initial position (step S32). Then, after resetting the counter value of the encoder B302 (step S33), the upstream main conveyance path 50a is driven (step S34). If there is a deposit banknote (step S31: Y), since it is the second deposit count, the upstream main transport path 50a is immediately driven (step S34).

When the upstream main transport path 50a is driven, a deposit / withdrawal port separation process (A) (step S35), a banknote discrimination process (B) ( Step S36), rotary drum start / stop process (c) (step S37), temporary storage registration process (d) (step S38), downstream main transport path start / stop process (e) (step S39), gate control ( F) Each process of (step S40) is started in parallel. Details of these processes (a) to (f) will be described later.
When the deposit / withdrawal port separation processing is completed for all banknotes at the deposit / withdrawal port (step S41: Y) and all the bills pass through the deposited bill discriminating unit 3 (step S44), the above processes (b) to ( Issue a stop command to f).

In addition, before the deposit / withdrawal port separation process is completed for all banknotes at the deposit / withdrawal port (step S41: N), there is a report full of rejection from the banknote discrimination process and the downstream main transport path start / stop process. (Step S42: Y), issues a stop instruction to the deposit / withdrawal port separation process to stop the separation of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 (Step S43), and all the bills remaining in the transport path pass through the deposited bill discriminating unit 3. Then (step S44: Y), each of the processes (b) to (f) stop instructions are issued.
In each process (b) to (f), when the stop instruction is received and the processing of all the banknotes remaining in the transport path is completed, the respective processes are terminated (steps S45 to 49), and then the upstream main transport path. The drive of 50a is stopped (step S50).

Next, the deposit / withdrawal port separation process (a) (step S35) will be described in detail.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the deposit / withdrawal port separation process (A).
The feed roller 21 is driven (step S51), and when the deposit / withdrawal port 2 becomes empty (step S52: Y), the drive of the feed roller 21 is stopped (step S53). Even if the deposit / withdrawal port 2 does not become empty, if there is an instruction to stop the deposit / withdrawal port separation process from step S43 in FIG. 11 (step S54: Y), the driving of the feed roller 21 is stopped (step S53).

Next, the banknote discrimination process (b) (step S36) will be described in detail.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of banknote discrimination processing (b).
A deposit banknote information table 400, a gate control table (deposit count) 600, a gate control table (deposit storage) 700, a rotary drum control table 800, and a downstream main transport path control table 900 are stored in the memory of the control unit 11. Have it ready.
As shown in FIG. 25, the deposited banknote information table 400 includes a deposited banknote number (NO = TA) 401, denomination information 402 (banknote type) stored at the time of deposit counting, and reflux information 403 (possibility / non-permission of reflux). ), Encoder B value 404 (count value), bill length (unit mm) 405, encoder B value 406 (count value) stored when depositing and storing, bill length (unit mm) 407, correction NO408 , Destination information 409 (destination storage, etc.).

  A gate control table (payment count) 600 is a table for controlling ON / OFF of the gate at the entrance of the temporary storage 4. As shown in FIG. 26 as an example, the table address TG 601, the gate ON timing 602, and the gate It consists of an OFF timing 603. A gate control table (payment storage) 700 is a table for controlling ON / OFF of the entrance gate of the safe deposit box 6 and the entrance gate of the recycle box 8 when depositing is stored. As shown in FIG. An address TA ′ 701, a gate ON timing 702 for an entrance vault, a gate OFF timing 703, a gate ON timing 704 for a recycle box, and a gate OFF timing 705. The rotary drum control table 800 includes banknote numbers (NO = TB) 801 and activation timings 802 as shown in FIG. The downstream main conveyance path control table 900 includes reject banknote numbers (NO = NRJ) 901 and activation timings 902 as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 13, first, an initial value indicating the address of each table is set (step S55). In this step, the banknote NO. Of the deposited banknote information table and the rotary drum control table are stored. TA = 1, TB = 1, table address of table for gate control, TG = 1, reject banknote NO. Set NRJ = 1.
The following processing is continued until there is a bill discrimination stop instruction (from step S45 in FIG. 11) (step S56).
It is checked whether a banknote arrives at the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3 (step S57). When a banknote comes, the banknote is discriminated (step S58).

  As a result of the banknote discrimination, if it is discriminated as a correct bill, that is, a banknote that can be deposited (step S59: Y), the discriminated information is set in the banknote row (address) of each table. That is, the TG 601 and the gate ON timing 602 are registered at the address indicated by the table address TG of the gate control table (for deposit counting) 600 (step S60). The TA 401 and the denomination information 402 and the reflux information 403 discriminated by the deposit bill discriminating unit 3 are registered at the address indicated by TA (step S61), and the bill No. of the rotary drum control table 800 is registered. TB 801 and activation timing 802 are registered at the address indicated by TB (step S62). Banknote No. in the deposited banknote information table 400. Banknote No. of TA and rotary drum control table Each TB is updated by +1 (step S63), the table address TG of the gate control table is updated by +1 (step S64), and the process returns to step S56.

As a result of the banknote discrimination, if the banknote is not a correct bill, that is, it is discriminated as a deposit reject banknote (step S59: N), the discriminated information is set in the banknote row (address) of each table. That is, the TG 601 and the gate OFF timing 603 are registered at the address indicated by the table address TG of the gate control table (deposit count) (step S65), and the address indicated by the reject banknote NO = NRJ of the downstream main transport path control table 900 is set. NRJ 901 and activation timing 902 are registered (step S66).
When the reject banknote NO = NRJ reaches the preset deposit reject full number, after the reject full report is made in the deposit counting process (steps S67 to 68: see step S42 in FIG. 11), it must be full. For example, NRJ is incremented by 1 (step S69), the table address TG of the gate control table (payment count) is incremented by 1 (step S64), and the process returns to step S56.
Thus, while updating the table address of each table, the control information for transporting and storing each banknote is registered in each table one after another.
The gate ON / OFF timing of the gate control table (payment storage) 600 and the start timing set in the rotary drum control table 800 will be described later with reference to FIG. Furthermore, the start timing set in the downstream main transport path control table 900 will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, the rotary drum start / stop process (c) (step S37) will be described in detail.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the rotating drum start / stop process (c).
First, TC is initially set to 1 (step S71). TC is the banknote No. of the rotary drum control table 800. Similar to TB, this is a table address that indicates the address of the rotary drum control table 800.
When there is an instruction to stop the rotating drum (see step S46 in FIG. 11) and the processing for all banknotes registered in the rotating drum control table 800 is completed (step S72: Y), this processing is terminated. Otherwise, the processing from step S73 is continued.
Starting of the rotating drum 41 is started when the rotating drum starting timing 802 registered at the address indicated by the banknote NO = TC of the rotating drum control table is reached (steps S73, S74), and the traveling speed of the guide tape 43 is set. The banknotes are rotated to approximately the same speed as the upstream main transport path 50a, and the deposited banknotes are sequentially wound around the rotary drum 41. For example, when TC = 1, the activation of the rotating drum 41 is started at the registered activation timing EN1 + z.

  After a predetermined time has elapsed after the trailing edge of the banknote NO = TC is detected by the temporary storage passage sensor 311, the rotating drum is stopped (steps S75, S76), and the banknote NO = TC is updated (step S77). Return to step S72. Processing of all banknotes registered in the rotary drum control table 800 until a predetermined time passes after the trailing edge of the banknote of banknote NO = TC is detected by the temporary storage passage sensor 311 (step S75: N). Is finished and a stop instruction is given (step S78: Y), the rotation of the rotary drum 41 is stopped (step S81). If all of the rotary drum control table 800 is not finished and is not instructed to stop (step S78: N), the rotary drum control table 800 is immediately turned off unless the rotary drum control table 800 banknote NO = TC + 1 rotary drum activation timing. If the banknote NO = TC + 1 of the rotating drum activation timing, the banknote NO = TC is updated (step S80), and the process returns to step S75. That is, when the banknote NO = TC + 1 (next banknote) arrives at the rotary drum start timing before the rotary drum stop timing of the banknote NO = TC, the rotary drum is kept rotating.

Next, the temporary storage registration process (d) (step S38) will be described in detail.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart of temporary storage registration processing (d).
TD is initialized to 1 (step S91). TD is a table address indicating the address (row) of the deposited banknote information table 400, similar to TA.
When there is an instruction to stop temporary storage registration processing (see step S47 in FIG. 11) and processing for all banknotes registered in the deposited banknote information table 400 is completed (step S92: Y), this processing is terminated. In other cases, the processing after step S93 is continued.
When the bill reaches the temporary storage passage sensor 311 (step S93), the count value 404 of the encoder B302 and the bill length 405 detected by the encoder B302 are registered in the bill NO401 = TD row of the deposited bill information table (step S93). (S94) After bill NO = TD is updated (step S95), the process returns to step S92. The length of the bill is calculated from the difference between the values of the encoder B302 when the sensor 311 passes the leading end and the trailing end of the bill. A counter value may be substituted.

Next, the downstream main transport path start / stop process (e) (step S39) will be described in detail.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the downstream main transport path start / stop process (e).
NRJ ′ is initially set to 1 (step S101). Similar to NRJ, NRJ ′ is a table address indicating an address (row) of the downstream main transport path control table 900.
When there is an instruction to stop the downstream main transport path start / stop process (see step S48 in FIG. 11) and the processing for all banknotes registered in the downstream main transport path control table 900 is completed (step S102: Y) ), This processing is terminated, and otherwise, the processing from step S103 is continued.
Activation of the downstream main conveyance path 50b is started from the point in time when the downstream main conveyance path activation timing registered in the banknote NO at the address of the downstream main conveyance path control table 900 indicated by NRJ ′ is reached (steps S103 and S104). The traveling speed of the main transport path 50b is rotated to a speed substantially equal to that of the upstream main transport path 50a, and the deposit reject banknotes are sequentially stored in the downstream main transport path 50b. Then, when the deposit reject banknote is stored, when the downstream main transport path 50b is almost full of the deposit reject banknote that can be stored, the first deposit reject banknote reaches the position of the deposit reject full sensor 313 ′. Accordingly, when the banknote is detected by the deposit rejectonia full sensor 313 ′, the reject fullness is reported (steps S105 and S106; see step S42 in FIG. 11).

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after the trailing edge of the banknote of the rejected banknote NO = NRJ ′ is detected by the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312, the reject banknote has advanced by a certain amount. At that time, the downstream main transport path 50b is stopped (steps S107 and S108), the rejected banknote NO = NRJ ′ is updated (step S109), and the process returns to step S102. By the time the predetermined time has elapsed after the trailing edge of the reject banknote NO = NRJ ′ is detected by the downstream main transport path entrance sensor (step S107: N), all the downstream main transport path control tables are finished and stopped. If there is (step S110: Y), the downstream main transport path is stopped (step S113). If all of the downstream main transport path control tables are not finished and are not instructed to stop (step S110: N), it is not the downstream main transport path activation timing of reject banknote NO = NRJ ′ + 1 in the downstream main transport path control table 900. Immediately, if the downstream main transport path activation timing of reject banknote NO = NRJ ′ + 1 in the downstream main transport path control table is updated (step S112), the process returns to step S105. That is, when the reject banknote NO = NRJ ′ + 1 (the next reject banknote) reaches the downstream main transport path start timing before the downstream main transport path stop timing of the reject banknote NO = NRJ ′, it is downstream as it is. The main conveyance path is left driven. In this way, every time a deposit reject banknote is generated, the downstream main transport path 50b is repeatedly started and stopped, and the deposit reject banknote is stored in the downstream main transport path 50b.

Next, the gate control process (f) (step S40) will be described in detail.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the gate control process (f).
This gate control process controls ON / OFF of the gate at the entrance of the temporary storage 4 (corresponding to the gate 501 in FIG. 8). By turning on the gate, the banknotes transported through the upstream main transport path 50 a are guided to the temporary storage 4. That is, the gate is turned ON when the bill is a correct bill (payment bill). By turning off the gate, the banknotes transported through the upstream main transport path 50a are directly guided to the downstream main transport path 50b without being guided to the temporary storage 4. That is, when it is determined that the deposit is rejected, the gate is turned off.
First, TG ′ = 1 is initially set (step S121). Similarly to TG, TG ′ is a table address indicating an address (row) of the gate control table (deposit count) 600.
When there is a gate control stop instruction (see step S49 in FIG. 11) and processing for all banknotes registered in the gate control table (deposit count) 600 is completed (step S122: Y), the gate is turned off. (Step S123) This process is terminated. In other cases, the processes after Step S124 are continued.
When the gate ON timing registered in the area 602 for the banknote at the address of the gate control table (payment count) 600 indicated by TG ′ is reached (step S124), the gate is turned on and guided to the temporary storage 4 (step S125). ) After updating banknote NO = TG ′ (step S126), the process returns to step S122.

  When the banknote at the address indicated by TG ′ is a reject banknote, since the ON timing is not registered in the area 602, the process proceeds from step S124 to step S127, and waits until the gate OFF timing registered in the area 603 is reached. If it arrives (step S127: Y), the gate is turned off to allow the deposit reject banknote held in the downstream main transport path to pass (step S128), and the process proceeds to step S126. If it is not the gate OFF timing (step S127: N), the process returns to step S122.

Next, the deposit reject return process will be described.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a deposit reject return process (step S18 in FIG. 10) performed when a deposit reject banknote is generated in the deposit counting process.
First, the downstream main conveyance path 50b is activated (step S131), and when it is confirmed that all banknotes on the downstream main conveyance path 50b have been moved to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 (step S132: Y), the downstream main conveyance path 50b is stopped. (Step S133). There are several ways of confirming whether or not everything has been moved to the deposit / withdrawal port. For example, since the number of deposit-rejected banknotes generated is known, it can be confirmed by the number of sheets passing through the sensor 313 or 314. Alternatively, the downstream main conveyance path 50b may be driven for a certain time.

Next, the deposit storage process will be described.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the deposit storage process (step S10 in FIG. 10) for performing the deposit counting process and storing accepted banknotes.
First, the upstream main conveyance path 50a and the downstream main conveyance path 50b are driven (step S141).
In order to process the bills conveyed at each part of the device, temporary storage processing (g) (step S142), safe gate control (h) (step S143), recycle storage gate control (re) (Step S144) is operated in parallel. Details of these processes (g), (h), and (ri) will be described later.

  When all the banknotes wound up in the temporary storage 4 are discharged and the temporary storage process (g) is completed (step S145), a stop instruction is given to the safe gate control (h) and the recycle box gate control (re). put out. Upon receiving the stop instruction, control is stopped in the safe gate control {circle around (2)} and the recycle box control (re) (steps S146 and S147). Thereafter, the driving of the upstream main transport path 50a and the downstream main transport path 50b is stopped (step S148).

Next, the temporary storage process (g) (step S142) will be described in detail.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the temporary storage process (g).
First, correction NO. The initial setting is TA ′ = 1 and TA = n (step S151). That is, when depositing and storing, banknotes are sequentially released from the last data in the deposited banknote information table 400, so the last number of banknotes NO in the table is set as the initial value of TA.
The rotary drum 41 is reversely driven to release the banknotes wound around the rotary drum 41 (step S152).
Until the end of the deposited banknote information table, that is, until the end of the first banknote in the table is reached, the processes in and after step S155 are repeated. When the last banknote is reached (step S153: Y), the rotary drum 41 is stopped (step S154). ), This process is terminated.
If it is not the last of the deposited banknote information table (step 153: N), when a banknote arrives at the temporary storage passage sensor 311 (step S155: Y), banknote NO = TA (the first one in the deposited banknote information table) n) The count value 406 at the time of arrival of the temporary storage passage sensor 311 of the depositing encoder B, the bill length 407, and the correction NO = TA ′ (first first sheet is 1) 408 are registered (step n). S156).

Next, one of the following processes (a), (b), and (c) is performed (step S157).
(A) <In the case where the count value of the encoder B302 is equal (404 = 406) and the length of the bill at the temporary storage passage sensor 311 is also equal (405 = 407) at the time of deposit counting and deposit receipt> It shows that it was rewound in the same state and position as it was wound during counting.
-Destination information 409 is registered from the information of the return information 403 of banknote NO = TA of the deposit banknote information table and the value 404 of the encoder.
The timing of turning ON / OFF of the gates of TA ′, the deposit box 6 and the recycle box 8 is registered in the areas 701 to 705 of the gate control table (payment storage) 700 based on the destination information 409 of the deposited banknote information table.
Next, TA = TA−1 and TA ′ = TA ′ + 1 are updated.

(B) <In the case where the count value of the encoder B302 is not equal at the time of depositing and storing the deposit (404 ≠ 406) and the lengths of TA + 1 and TA bills are equal (405 = 407)> , Indicating that it has been unwound from the position wound at the time of deposit counting, and if it is completely overlapped with the previous or subsequent banknotes, it may have springed up, or may have disappeared, etc. There is a possibility that the determined order and number of sheets are not guaranteed.
-Therefore, it registers with a rejection store | warehouse | chamber in all the destination information 409 from banknote NO = TA + 1 to 1 of a deposit banknote information table.
Since this banknote is stored in the reject store 9, the gate OFF timing and TA ′ of the deposit box and the recycle store are registered in areas 701 to 705 of the gate control table (payment store) 700.
Next, TA = TA−1 and TA ′ = TA ′ + 1 are updated.
-All the destination information 409 of subsequent banknotes is designated as a reject warehouse.

(C) <When the count value of the encoder B302 is not equal at the time of deposit counting and at the time of deposit storage (404 ≠ 406), and the lengths of TA + 1 and TA bills are not equal (405 ≠ 407)> This indicates that the paper has been unwound from the position where it has been wound and has been partially overlapped with the subsequent banknote.
・ As the banknote shifted to the banknote side detected for a long time stuck, the banknote No. in the deposit banknote information table. The destination information of the banknote long detected by TA and TA + 1 is designated as the reject box.
Since this banknote is stored in the reject box 9, the gate OFF timing and the table address TA ′ of the safe deposit box and the recycle box are registered.
Update to TA = TA-2, TA ′ = TA ′ + 1.
In this way, all banknotes held in the temporary storage 4 are sent out from the temporary storage 4 for deposit receipt and stored in the safe deposit box, recycle store, or reject store specified by the destination information by the following processing. The

Next, the safe gate control (h) (step S143) will be described in detail.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart of safe deposit control (H).
When the gate is turned on, the deposit gate switches the banknote destination in a direction to be stored in the depository, and when the gate is turned off, the banknote destination is switched in a direction not to be stored in the deposit box.

First, TA ″ = 1 is initially set (step S161).
Only when the processing for all banknotes registered in the gate control table (payment storage) 700 is completed and there is an instruction to stop the control (step S162: Y), the deposit gate is turned off (step S163). ), The process is terminated. In other cases (step 162: N), when the safe gate of the gate control table (payment storage) table address = TA ″ is ON (step S164: Y), the safe gate is turned on. (Step S165) After updating T ″ (Step S166), the process returns to Step S162.

When the bank address indicated by the table address = TA ″ of the gate control table (payment storage) is not stored in the deposit vault 7, the timing for turning on the deposit gate is not set (step S164: N). The safe gate with the table address = TA ″ of the gate control table (payment storage) is turned OFF at the OFF timing of 703 (step S168), and the process proceeds to step 166. If it is not time to turn off the safe gate in step 167, the process returns to step S162.
FIG. 27 shows the case where there is one safe, but when a plurality of safes are provided, each safe is distinguished and each ON / OFF timing is registered.

Next, the recycle warehouse gate control (re) (step S144) will be described in detail.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart of recycle storage control (re).
When the gate is turned on, the recycle box gate switches the banknote destination to a direction in which the banknote is stored in the recycle box, and when the gate is turned off, the banknote destination is switched to a direction in which the banknote destination is not stored in the recycle box.

First, TA ″ ′ = 1 is initially set (step S171).
Only when processing for all banknotes registered in the gate control table (payment storage) 700 is completed and there is an instruction to stop the control (step S172: Y), the recycle box gate is turned off (step S173). ), The process is terminated. In other cases (step 172: N), when the gate gate of the gate control table (payment storage) table address = TA ′ ″ is ON (step S174: Y), the recycle box gate is turned on. (Step S175), T ′ ″ is incremented by 1 (step S176), and the process returns to step S172.

  When the bank address pointed to by the table address = TA ′ ″ of the gate control table (payment storage) is not stored in the recycle box 8, the timing for turning on the recycle box gate is not set (step S174: N). Then, the gate of the gate control table (payment storage) is turned OFF at the timing 705 of the table address = TA ′ ″, and the recycle box gate is turned off so as not to be stored in the recycle box 8 (step S178), and the process proceeds to step S176. . If it is not the timing of turning off the recycle warehouse gate in step S177, the process returns to step S172.

Next, the control at the time of deposit transaction of the banknote handling apparatus 1 that characterizes the present embodiment will be described in detail.
First, control of the temporary storage 4 at the time of deposit processing will be described.
Since the temporary storage 4 is a mechanism for winding and storing banknotes around the rotating drum 41 with the induction tape 43, the length of the induction tape 43 takes into account the number of deposit transactions and the non-picking time of banknotes generated at the deposit / withdrawal port 2 when counting deposits. If the length is sufficiently long, the rotary drum 41 may be continuously rotated during the depositing counting. However, in such a design, the temporary storage 4 becomes much larger than the capacity normally required. Therefore, in order to efficiently store the banknotes in the temporary storage 4, the rotary drum 41 is rotated only when the banknotes stored in the temporary storage 4 are conveyed, as described in the control of FIG. When there is no banknote stored in the storage box 4, control is performed to stop the rotating drum 41.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining specific start / stop control of the rotary drum 41.
The conveyance speed of the main conveyance path at the time of deposit counting is vmm / ms, the time when the rotary drum 41 rises to the same speed as the upstream main conveyance path 50a is t1ms, the movement amount eamm / count of the conveyance path per count of the encoder A301, deposit The conveyance path length from the banknote discrimination | determination part 3 to the entrance of the guide tape 43 of the temporary storage 4 is set to L1 mm. Since the distance that the bill stored in the temporary storage 4 moves while the rotary drum 41 rises to the same speed as the upstream main conveyance path 50a is (v × t1) mm, a is added as a margin from the entrance of the guide tape 43. When the banknote stored in the temporary storage 4 arrives before (v × t1 + α) mm, the rotary drum 41 is activated. When the banknote reaches the guide tape 43, the rotary drum 41 is moved to the upstream main transport path 50a. Has reached the same speed.

  This position is set as the rotary drum activation timing 351. This rotation drum activation timing is registered as activation timing 802 in the rotation drum control table 800 of FIG. The distance from the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3 to the rotary drum activation timing 351 is (L1− (v × t1 + α)) mm. Therefore, the count of the encoder A301 is started from the time when the leading edge of the bill conveyed to the temporary storage 4 passes the deposited bill discriminating unit 3, and the count value of the encoder A301 is ((L1− (v × t1 + α)) / ea. ) The rotation drum 41 starts to be started from the point of time when the bill reaches the rotation drum start timing 351 (FIG. 23A), and the traveling speed of the guide tape 43 is almost the same as that of the upstream main transport path 50a. And the deposited banknotes are sequentially wound around the rotary drum 41. Thereafter, when the rear end of the banknote stored in the temporary storage 4 passes the temporary storage passage sensor 311, the rotary drum 41 is stopped (FIG. 23B).

Further, when the next subsequent banknote stored in the temporary storage 4 reaches the rotary drum activation timing 351 while the rotary drum 41 is stopped, the rotary drum 41 is stopped and the rotary drum 41 is started immediately. The speed of the guide tape 43 is increased to the same level as that of the upstream main conveyance path 50a (FIG. 23 (c)).
As described above, the rotary drum 41 is activated only when banknotes are stored in the temporary storage box 4, and the rotary drum 41 is controlled to stop when there is no banknote stored in the temporary storage box 4 for a certain period. By doing so, it is possible to design the length of the guide tape 43 of the temporary storage 4 as necessary and to the minimum, and the storage capacity of the temporary storage 4 is implemented in the necessary and minimum mounting space. It is possible to reduce the size.

Next, the order management of banknotes stored in the temporary storage 4 will be described in detail.
Since the banknote handling device 1 of the present invention is configured to be stored directly in the safe deposit box 6 or the recycle box 8 without passing through the banknote discriminating unit at the time of deposit storage, the banknotes in the temporary storage box 4 shown in FIG. The storage order and banknote information are stored in the memory of the control unit 11, and when depositing and storing, banknotes are sorted and stored in the safe 6 and the recycle box 8 according to the information stored in the memory.

  First, as described above with reference to FIG. 11, the guide tape 43 of the temporary storage 4 is wound around the winding shaft 42 to the initial position before the depositing count, and the value of the encoder B 302 is reset at the initial position of the guide tape 43. When the deposit counting starts, the deposited count banknote is conveyed to the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3 to discriminate the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the banknote. The banknote determined to be normal here is banknote NO. 401, denomination information 402, and reflux information 403 for discriminating whether the banknote can be recirculated are registered in the deposit banknote information table shown in FIG. 25 as an example, and further, a gate control table (deposit count) 600 and a rotating drum The above-described various timings are also registered in the control table 800 and conveyed to the temporary storage 4.

  When the banknote determined to be a genuine note (payment banknote) conveyed to the temporary storage 4 reaches the rotary drum activation timing 351, the motor of the rotary drum 41 is driven. When the rotary drum 41 starts to rotate, the encoder B302 starts counting. When the banknote determined to be conveyed to the temporary storage 4 by the deposited banknote determination unit 3 passes through the temporary storage passage sensor 311, the count value 404 of the encoder B302 at the time when it passes through the temporary storage passage sensor 311; The banknote length 405 detected by the temporary storage passage sensor 311 is registered in the deposited banknote information table 400 of FIG.

  As described above, the deposit is stored according to the deposited banknote information of FIG. 25 stored at the time of deposit counting. At the time of deposit storage, the banknotes stored last are sent out to the transport path 5 contrary to the order stored in the temporary storage 4 at the time of deposit counting. After the upstream main conveyance path 50a and the downstream main conveyance path 50b rise, the rotating drum 41 and the winding shaft 42 of the temporary storage 4 are rotated in the opposite directions to the time of depositing counting. When the rotating drum 41 starts to rotate, the count value of the encoder B302 is subtracted in the opposite direction to that at the time of depositing. The banknotes wound around the rotary drum 41 pass through the temporary storage passage sensor 311 and are sent out to the transport path 5 as the guide tape 43 is wound around the winding shaft 42.

  At this time, the count value 406 of the encoder B302 and the bill length 407 at the time when the bill passes through the temporary storage passage sensor 311 are stored in FIG. Since the count value 406 of the encoder B302 when the bill arrives at the temporary storage passage sensor 311 matches the count value 404 of the encoder B302 stored at the time of depositing, the count values 404 and 406 of the encoder B302 are being checked. In the reverse order of the banknote order 401 stored at the time of deposit counting, the banknotes are inserted into the safe 6 and the recycle box 8 according to the stored timing of the denomination information 402, the reflux information 403 and the gate control table (payment storage) 700 in FIG. Then, the banknotes are sorted into the reject box 9, and a deposit storage process is performed.

  Note that the bill handling apparatus 1 can be configured with only a deposit box, and further, all the deposited bills can be stored in one deposit box without distinguishing the denomination. In this case, as described above, It is not necessary to manage the order of the deposited banknotes, and when depositing and storing, the gate of the depositing safe may be fixed to the depositing safe side and controlled to be stored in the depositing safe.

Next, the banknote state detection in the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 at the time of deposit receipt will be described.
First, if the inclination of the banknotes sent from the temporary storage 4 is checked by the temporary storage passage sensor 311 and stacked on the recycle box 8, the state of the stack in the recycle box 8 may be deteriorated and may not be recirculated. The banknotes are stored in the reject box 9 and only banknotes that are hardly tilted are stacked in the recycle box 8 and the safe 6. For the inclination of the bill, the temporary storage passage sensor 311 is constituted by two sensors (311a, b) attached to both sides of the guide tape 43, and the bills sent from the temporary storage portion 4 are monitored by these two sensors. The encoder B302 starts counting when one of the sensors becomes dark and a bill is detected, and stops counting when the other sensor becomes dark. If the count value exceeds a predetermined value, it can be checked that the slope is too large. Further, as described in the control of FIG. 20, the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 at the time of deposit storage checks the bill length 407 and the count value 406 of the encoder B302, and stores the temporary storage storage passage sensor stored at the time of depositing. The following bill misalignment is checked from the bill length 405 at 311 and the count value 404 of the encoder B302.

  When the count value 404 of the encoder B302 stored at the time of deposit counting is compared with the count value 406 of the encoder B302 at the time of deposit storage and the count value is deviated, the bill of the deviated count value and the bills before and after the bill If the lengths 405 and 407 are checked, and the banknote length 407 at the time of depositing is the same as the banknote length 405 stored at the time of depositing, the misaligned banknotes will completely overlap the preceding and following banknotes. Since it is not known whether it has been lost or not, it is determined to be abnormal, the deposit storage operation is stopped, and the order management of banknotes cannot be performed normally. (Refer to (b) of step S157 of FIG. 20 described above). If the preceding and following banknotes are detected longer than the length stored during deposit counting, the banknotes that have been detected as long as the banknotes that have shifted to the longer-detected banknotes are stuck together will be rejected, and the subsequent banknote order will be corrected by one. (Refer to (c) of step S157 of FIG. 20 described above).

  Moreover, after the banknotes at the time of deposit storage are shifted, the banknotes in the temporary storage 4 are temporarily stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 without being rejected or abnormal, separated again from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and determined by the deposited banknote discrimination unit 3. It is also possible to stack in the safe 6 or the recycle box 8.

Next, the banknote abnormality detection method of the temporary storage 4 at the time of deposit counting and deposit receipt will be described.
First, a bill stay check from the deposited bill discriminating unit 3 to the temporary storage 4 at the time of deposit counting will be described. At the time of deposit counting, the count value of the encoder A301 is monitored when the bill passes through the deposited bill discriminating unit 3 and the temporary storage pass sensor 311. Since the value of the encoder A301 when the banknote that has passed through the deposited banknote determination unit 3 reaches the temporary storage path sensor 311 from the distance between the deposited banknote determination section 3 and the temporary storage path passage sensor 311 can be estimated, the temporary storage path has passed. When the count value of the encoder A301 when the bill passes through the sensor 311 is substantially the same as the estimated count value, it is normal, and even if the estimated count value is reached, the bill does not pass the temporary storage passage sensor 311. Is assumed that banknotes are accumulated at positions after the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3, and immediately stops the upstream main conveyance path 50a and interrupts the deposit counting process.

Next, the bill accumulation check from the temporary storage 4 to the deposit safe 6, the recycle store 8, and the reject store 9 at the time of deposit storage will be described.
First, with respect to the rotating drum 41 to the temporary storage passage sensor 311, when the count value of the encoder B302 when the banknote at the time of deposit storage reaches the temporary storage passage sensor 311 is conveyed to the temporary storage chamber 4 at the time of deposit counting. Since the count value is almost the same as the count value of the encoder B302 stored in the banknote, the staying of the banknote is detected when the banknote does not pass through the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 even when the count value reaches a predetermined value when depositing and storing. .

  Next, the temporary storage storage pass sensor 311 to the safe 6, the recycle storage 8 and the rejection storage 9 monitor the count value of the encoder C303 when the banknote passes through the temporary storage storage pass sensor 311 and each stack entrance sensor. The count value of the encoder C303 when passing through each stack inlet sensor is estimated from the distance to each stack inlet sensor based on the value of the encoder C303 when the bill passes through the temporary storage passage sensor 311 and estimated. If the bill does not reach even when the count value is reached, the stay of the bill is detected. As described above, when the accumulation of banknotes is detected, the deposit storage process is immediately stopped.

Next, a check of banknotes during deposit storage will be described.
First, in deposit storage, the deposit storage bill is prevented from being mistakenly conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 by switching the reject store gate to the reject store 9 side. Using the downstream main conveyance path exit sensor 313 downstream of the reject warehouse gate, the deposit of banknotes stored is detected. When the downstream main transport path exit sensor 313 detects that the deposit storage banknote has been transported in error, the upstream main transport path 50a and the downstream main transport path 50b are immediately stopped, and the deposit storage process is interrupted.

Next, the check of the number of banknotes when depositing and storing will be described.
At the time of deposit counting, the number of bills that have passed through the temporary storage passage sensor 311 is counted. At the time of deposit storage, the number of bills that have passed through the temporary storage pass sensor 311 and the number of bills that have passed through the stack entrance sensors of the deposit safe 6, the recycle store 8, and the reject store 9 are counted. At this time, when the above-described correction due to the misalignment of banknotes is performed, the number of passing sheets of the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 and the stack entrance sensor of the rejection storage 9 is corrected. Using the above number of passing sheets, it is checked whether the number of banknotes that have passed through the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 matches the total number of sheets passing through the stack entrance sensors of the safe 6, the recycle storage 8, and the reject storage 9. In addition, it is checked whether the number of banknotes that have passed through the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 at the time of deposit counting and the number of banknotes that have passed through the temporary storage storage passage sensor 311 at the time of deposit storage match. In both checks, if the number is the same, it is normal, but if the number is not the same, it is determined that the banknotes are not normally stacked in each box and the process ends abnormally.

  In addition, as described above, when performing a banknote stay check or a number check, the number of banknotes is erroneously detected if the mounting position or the number of mounting in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the sensor used for the check does not match. Therefore, it is better to make the mounting position in the vertical direction and the number of mountings coincide with each other in the conveyance direction.

In this way, instead of a method of stacking and storing banknotes once, the temporary storage box 4 is wound up around the rotary drum 41 and the guide tape 43, and the order management of banknotes stored in the temporary storage box 4 is further performed. By doing so, it becomes possible to carry out deposit storage without discriminating the banknote again, and the conveyance path can be simplified and the low-cost banknote handling apparatus 1 can be realized. Further, by detecting the state of the banknotes and detecting the abnormality, the banknote handling apparatus 1 that stores the banknotes without distinguishing the banknotes when storing the deposits prevents the malfunction of storing the different denominations in the safe 6 or the recycle box 8 when stored. Furthermore, it is possible to improve the reliability at the time of withdrawal in the banknote handling apparatus 1 that does not determine the denomination at the time of withdrawal.
Further, as another method of storing the banknotes in the temporary storage box 4, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage box 4 are temporarily stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 without managing the order of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage box 4. It is also possible to discriminate the bills again by the deposited bill discriminating unit 3 and sort and store the bills in the deposit box 6, the recycle box 8, and the reject box 9.

Next, the control of the downstream main transport path 50b during the deposit counting process described in the control of FIGS. 13 and 16 will be described.
At the time of deposit counting, the deposit reject banknotes are activated on the downstream main transport path 50b and held on the downstream main transport path 50b. When the deposit reject banknote held in the downstream main transport path 50b is stacked at the deposit / withdrawal port 2 at the time of return, if the gap between the banknote and the banknote is not wide enough, the subsequent banknote collides with the previously stacked banknote, resulting in poor stack performance. Become. For this reason, it is preferable that the interval between the deposit-rejected banknotes held in the downstream main transport path 50 b is kept at an optimum interval in the stack of the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Further, in order to reduce the size of the apparatus, the length of the downstream main transport path 50b cannot be increased. Therefore, in order to hold the deposited reject banknote as much as possible in the downstream main transport path 50b, the deposited reject banknote is transported. The downstream main transport path 50b is rotated only when it has been received, and when there is no deposit reject banknote, the downstream main transport path 50b is controlled to stop.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining specific activation / stop control of the downstream main conveyance path 50b.
The conveyance speed of the main conveyance path at the time of depositing is vmm / ms, the time when the downstream main conveyance path 50b rises to the same speed as the upstream main conveyance path 50a is t3ms, and the movement amount of the conveyance path per count of the encoder A (301) eamm / count, The conveyance path length from the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3 to the entrance of the downstream main conveyance path 50b is L2 mm. Since the distance to which the deposit reject banknote moves while the downstream main transport path 50b rises to the same speed as the upstream main transport path 50a is (v × t3) mm, α is added as a margin from the entrance of the downstream main transport path 50b. If the deposit reject banknote arrives before (v × t3 + α) mm, the downstream main transport path 50b is activated, and when the banknote reaches the downstream main transport path 50b, the downstream main transport path 50b becomes the upstream main transport path 50a. Has reached the same speed. This position is set as the downstream main transport path activation timing 352. This activation timing is registered as the activation timing 902 in the downstream main transport path control table 900 of FIG.

  The distance from the deposited bill discriminating unit 3 to the downstream main transport path activation timing 352 is (L2− (v × t3 + α)) mm. Therefore, the count of the encoder A301 is started from the point in time when the leading edge of the bill conveyed to the downstream main conveyance path 50b passes the deposited bill discriminating unit 3, and the count value of the encoder A301 is ((L2− (v × t3 + α)) / ea) Start of the downstream main transport path 50b is started from the time when the banknote reaches the downstream main transport path start timing 352 (FIG. 24A), and the travel speed of the downstream main transport path 50b is set to the upstream main transport path. Rotate to approximately the same speed as 50a, and sequentially deposit the rejected banknotes in the downstream main transport path 50b. After the trailing edge of the deposit reject banknote has passed the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312, the downstream main transport path 50b is stopped at a position advanced by a certain amount (FIG. 24B). If the next deposit-rejected banknote reaches the downstream main transport path start timing 352 while the downstream main transport path 50b is stopped, the downstream main transport path 50b is stopped and the downstream main transport path 50b is started immediately. Then, the speed of the downstream main transport path 50b is increased to the same level as that of the upstream main transport path 50a (FIG. 24C).

  In this way, the downstream main transport path 50b is activated only when the deposited reject banknote is delivered to the downstream main transport path 50b, and when the deposited reject banknote does not arrive, the trailing edge of the banknote transported to the downstream main transport path 50b is detected by the sensor. By controlling to stop the downstream main transport path 50b after that, the maximum deposit reject banknotes are stored at almost equal intervals in the downstream main transport path 50b corresponding to banknotes of any size. Is possible.

Next, a method for detecting an abnormality of a reject ticket held in the downstream main conveyance path 50b during the deposit counting process will be described.
First, full detection of a deposited reject banknote will be described. There are two methods for detecting the fullness of the rejected banknotes, one based on the number of sheets and the other based on the physical fullness detection.
In the method of performing full detection by the number of sheets, the number of deposit reject full detection is set, and when the deposit reject number determined by the deposit bill discriminating unit 3 becomes the deposit reject detection number, it is detected that the deposit reject bill is full, The deposit counting process is interrupted (the process of step S67 in FIG. 13).

  In the method of physically detecting fullness, a deposit rejection near full sensor 313 ′ is attached before the end of the downstream main transport path 50b, and the first deposit reject banknote held in the downstream main transport path 50b is deposited. When the rejectonia full sensor 313 ′ is reached, the fullness is detected, and the deposit counting process is interrupted. In this way, the fullness of the deposit reject banknote is detected. In this case, the deposit rejectonia full sensor 313 ′ may be used as the downstream main transport path exit sensor 313 or may be provided separately before the downstream main transport path exit sensor 313 (step of FIG. 16). Process of S105).

  Next, the jam check of the deposit reject banknote will be described. Using the count value of the encoder C303 provided in the downstream main transport path 50b, the position of the banknotes that are held during the intermittent drive of the downstream main transport path 50b during the deposit counting is managed. The encoder C303 performs counting while the downstream main transport path 50b is being driven, and stops counting when the downstream main transport path 50b is stopped. The banknotes transported to the downstream main transport path 50b are detected by the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 provided at the entrance of the downstream main transport path 50b. The count value of the encoder C303 at the time when the leading edge of the banknote is detected by the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 is stored in the memory of the control unit 11.

  The encoder C303 from the distance from the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 to the deposit rejectonia full sensor 313 ′ until the deposit reject banknote passes the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 and reaches the deposit rejectonia full sensor 313 ′. If the deposit reject banknote cannot be detected even when the count value of the encoder C303 that is scheduled to pass through the deposit reject rejecter full sensor 313 ′ cannot be detected, it is abnormal that it is staying in the downstream main transport path 50b. Is detected, and the deposit counting process is immediately interrupted.

Next, the check of the deposit reject banknote will be described.
First, at the time of deposit counting, the deposit-reject banknote is mistakenly transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 by switching the withdrawal port gate in front of the stack entrance of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to the direction of closing the deposit / withdrawal port 2 side. To prevent it. A spring check sensor 315 for detecting the spring of the deposit reject banknote is attached to the conveyance path downstream of the withdrawal gate. In addition, the check of springing of the conveyance path on the deposit / withdrawal port 2 side is checked by using the deposit / withdrawal port stack inlet sensor 314. When it is detected by the check sensor 315 and the deposit / withdrawal port stack inlet sensor 314 that the deposit reject banknote has been mistakenly conveyed, the upstream main conveyance path 50a and the downstream main conveyance path are immediately stopped, and the deposit counting process is performed. Interrupt.
In this way, it is possible to improve the reliability of the apparatus by detecting the abnormality of the reject ticket on the downstream main transport path during the deposit counting process.

  As described above, the deposit reject banknotes held in the downstream main transport path 50b at the time of deposit counting are transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and returned to the user during the deposit reject return process. In the deposit reject return process, after moving the push plate 23 of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and preparing the stack of the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the downstream main conveyance path 50b is driven, and the banknotes held on the downstream main conveyance path 50b are loaded into the deposit / withdrawal slot. The operation of storing in 2 is performed. At this time, when the interval between the banknotes is detected by the downstream main conveyance path outlet sensor 313 and a banknote that is not sufficiently spaced is detected, before the banknote is stacked on the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the downstream main conveyance path 50b It is also possible to perform control to reduce the speed and increase the interval time between the previously stacked banknotes. Furthermore, the rejection factors of the deposit reject banknotes are stored in the order in which they are rejected at the time of deposit counting, and the banknotes rejected due to the poor conveyance state are returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 when the deposit reject returns. The banknotes that could not be successfully distinguished are not directly transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 but once transported to the upstream main transport path 50a side, and the deposit reject banknotes are again identified by the deposited banknote discriminating unit 3. Is also possible.

Next, abnormality detection during the deposit reject return process will be described.
First, the jam check of the deposit reject banknote will be described. For each banknote held in the downstream main transport path 50b, the downstream main transport path exit sensor 313 is set when the deposit reject is returned from the count value of the encoder C303 when passing through the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 stored in the memory at the time of deposit counting. If the value of the encoder C303 passing through is predicted and the banknote does not reach the downstream main transport path exit sensor 313 even when the expected count value is reached, it is assumed that the banknote is staying in the downstream main transport path 50b. The downstream main conveyance path 50b is immediately detected, and the deposit reject return process is interrupted.

Next, the check of the number of deposit reject banknotes will be described.
When the deposit count is made, the number of rejected banknotes passing through the downstream main transport path entrance sensor 312 is compared with the number of rejected banknotes passing through the deposit / withdrawal port stack entrance sensor 314 when the deposit reject is returned. It is assumed that the reject banknote is correctly stacked on the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and if it does not match, there is a possibility that the banknote is staying somewhere, so that it is abnormal, and the deposit reject return process is interrupted.
As described above, it is possible to improve the reliability of the apparatus by detecting an abnormality during the deposit reject return process.
Further, in order to improve the stacking performance at the time of deposit reject return processing, the downstream main transport path drive motor is driven at a speed slower than normal transport, and the banknotes held in the downstream main transport path 50b are moved to the deposit / withdrawal port 2. I am also doing so.

By managing the deposit reject banknote as described above, it is possible to improve the reliability of the apparatus that temporarily holds the deposit reject banknote on the conveyance path and directly accumulates it in the deposit / withdrawal port 2. As a result, a simple and low-cost apparatus that does not require a temporary holding space can be realized.
Moreover, in said banknote handling apparatus 1, although a deposit rejection banknote is temporarily hold | maintained in the downstream main conveyance path 50b, the deposit / withdrawal 2 is isolate | separated directly into the deposit or withdrawal port 2 without temporarily holding a deposit rejection banknote. It may be returned after being stacked on the back side of the incoming banknote, or another stacker for stacking the incoming reject banknote is provided. It may be moved and returned.

Finally, the recovery process of the banknote handling apparatus 1 after abnormality detection will be described.
After the abnormality is detected, the operation for restoring the banknote handling apparatus 1 is to close all the gates in the unit conveyance paths 51 to 57 of the temporary stacking unit 4, the safe 6, the safe 7, the recycle box 8, and the reject box 9. The gate in the unit conveyance path 58 of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is directed toward the deposit / withdrawal port 2 side. The deposit / withdrawal port 2 is prepared in a stacked state, and the upstream main transport path 50a and the downstream main transport path 50b are simultaneously driven. At this time, if there is a remaining banknote in the unit conveyance path 51 of the temporary storage 4, the rotary drum 41 of the temporary storage 4 is simultaneously driven in the same direction as when depositing. When banknotes remain in the unit transport path 51 of the temporary storage 4, the remaining banknotes are transported to the temporary storage 4 if they remain on the side transported to the temporary storage 4. Wrap it around 41. If banknotes remain on the side to be sent to the downstream main transport path 50b, they are sent to the downstream main transport path 50b and are stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  As described above, since the rotating drum 41 of the temporary storage 4 needs to wind up the banknote on the delivery conveyance path during the recovery process in the event of an abnormality, the recovery operation is possible even after the full storage of the temporary storage 4 is detected at the time of deposit counting. As described above, the near-full detection of the guide tape 43 needs to be set as close as possible so that the remaining banknotes in the unit transport path 51 can be wound up by the recovery operation from the true full position. Further, in the state where the true full position of the guide tape 43 is detected, if there is still a remaining banknote in the unit transport path 51 of the temporary storage 4, the recovery operation is not performed until the remaining banknote is removed. By operating in this way, the remaining banknotes in the transport path 5 are transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and the remaining banknotes in the unit transport path 51 on the side stored in the temporary storage 4 are transported to the temporary storage 4.

  After this operation is completed, if there is no banknote in the temporary storage 4, the guide tape 43 of the temporary storage 4 is returned to the initial position. In addition, after the operation is finished, if there are banknotes in the temporary storage 4, there is a possibility that an attendant may touch the banknotes in the temporary storage 4 in the process after the abnormality, and the order of the banknotes wound around the temporary storage 4 is changed. Since it becomes fraudulent, it is not stored in the deposit box 6 or the recycle box 8, and all the banknotes in the temporary storage box 4 are always transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and returned. If the recovery operation is performed as described above, the remaining banknotes are always stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 2 after the recovery operation, and the temporary storage 4 can be in the initial state.

  In addition, the banknote handling apparatus 1 has a storage cabinet composed of a deposit box 6, a deposit box 7, a recycling box 8, and a reject box 9. However, the deposit box 6 alone can be used for depositing. is there.

In the above-described embodiment, the same downstream main conveyance is used for the conveyance path for storing the banknote stored in the temporary storage in the storage according to the determination in the banknote determination unit and the conveyance path for storing the deposit reject banknote. Although it is shared by the road, it is also possible to provide a downstream main conveyance path in which timing control as described with reference to FIG. 16 is performed separately from the conveyance path for depositing banknotes.
In the above embodiment, the deposit reject banknote is stored on the downstream main transport path. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a deposit reject box may be provided and temporarily stored therein.

It is a perspective view of the automatic teller machine which mounted the bill handling device concerning the example of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control relationship of the apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote handling apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the temporary storage which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a side view of the safe according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the safe according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the recycle warehouse which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a side view of the unit conveyance path concerning the example of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control relationship of the banknote transaction apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the deposit transaction which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the payment counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the deposit / withdrawal port isolation | separation process in the deposit counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the banknote discrimination | determination process in the deposit counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the rotating drum starting / stopping process in the money_receiving | payment counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the temporary storage registration process in the payment counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the downstream main conveyance path starting / stopping process in the deposit counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the gate control process in the deposit counting process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the receipt rejection return process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the money_receiving | payment accommodation process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the temporary storage warehouse process in the money_receiving | payment accommodation process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the safe deposit gate control process in the money_receiving | payment accommodation process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the recycle warehouse gate control process in the money_receiving | payment accommodation process which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of starting / stopping control of the rotating drum of a temporary storage. It is explanatory drawing of starting / stop control of a downstream main conveyance path. It is a figure which shows an example of the deposit banknote information table stored in the memory of a control part. It is a figure which shows an example of the table for gate control (payment count) for the deposit count stored in the memory of the control part. It is a figure which shows an example of the table for gate control (payment accommodation) for the deposit accommodation stored in the memory of the control part. It is a figure which shows an example of the table for rotary drum control stored in the memory of the control part. It is a figure which shows an example of the table for downstream main conveyance path control stored in the memory of the control part.

Explanation of symbols

1: Banknote handling device,
2: Deposit / withdrawal port, 21: Feed roller, 22: Gate roller, 23: Push plate, 24: Brush roller, 25: Stack roller, 26: Shutter,
3: Deposit banknote discrimination unit, 31: Two-sheet detection unit, 32: Discrimination unit, 301: Encoder A, 302: Encoder B, 303: Encoder C, 311: Temporary storage passage sensor, 312: Downstream main transport path entrance sensor 313: Downstream main conveyance path outlet sensor, 313 ′: Deposit rejection full sensor, 314: Deposit / withdrawal port stack inlet sensor, 315: Spring check sensor,
4: temporary storage, 41: rotating drum, 42: winding shaft, 43: guide tape, 44: backup roller, 45: inlet roller,
5: bill transport path, 50: main transport path, 50a: upstream main transport path, 50b: downstream main transport path, 51-58: unit transport path,
6: Safe deposit box
7: Safe box,
8: Recycle box
9: Reject warehouse
10: Withdrawal banknote discrimination unit,
11: Control unit.

Claims (5)

The bills inserted into input output ferrule discriminated by the bill discriminating portion, the bill handling device for storing a plurality of bill storage according to the determination result,
A temporary storage for storing the banknotes discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit by winding them sequentially with a rotating drum and a derivative;
As a result of the discrimination by the bill discriminating unit, when it is a normal bill, the normal bill is controlled to be stored in the temporary storage, and when it is a reject bill as a result of discrimination by the bill discriminating unit, the reject Control means for performing control to return the banknote to the deposit / withdrawal port;
An upstream transport path for transporting banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port to the temporary storage via the banknote discrimination unit;
A downstream conveyance path that conveys banknotes from the temporary storage to the plurality of banknote storages,
The downstream transport path stores the reject banknote determined by the banknote determination unit, and transports the reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal port. In the bill handling device according to claim 1,
The said control means starts the said rotating drum after the said normal banknote passes the said banknote discrimination | determination part, and before reaching the said temporary storage, The banknote handling apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the bill handling device according to claim 2,
When the transport speed of the upstream transport path is v and the time when the rotating drum rises up to substantially the same speed as the transport speed v is t1, the control means is (v × t1) from the entrance of the temporary storage. The banknote handling apparatus, wherein the rotary drum is activated when a banknote is present on the upstream transport path separated as described above. In the bill handling device according to claim 1,
The temporary depot, bill handling apparatus according to claim that it is possible store the limit number or more of the bill that can be stored before filling out the ferrule. In the bill handling device according to claim 4,
The conveying speed of the upstream transport path and v, and the limit number of the entering exit ferrule and x, when the separation rate entering-exiting ferrule separates the bills was y, the derivative is at least [v × x / y] A bill handling device characterized by having a length equal to or longer than x / y.

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