JP4297598B2 - Automatic deposit machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic deposit machine for depositing cash.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic deposit machine for depositing cash by a customer's own operation, for example, an ATM (automatic cash deposit / withdrawal apparatus) installed in a bank or the like is known. In this ATM, a customer deposits into a deposit account, and the amount of cash that can be deposited at one time in one deposit transaction is limited to about 200 bills and about 20 coins. This is the capacity of the cash input slot and the capacity of the temporary holding section to allow the cash that has been temporarily held to be returned when there is a return instruction after it has been temporarily held after identifying and counting the inserted cash. Limited.
[0003]
In addition, in the case of deposits such as sales at a store, if the amount of cash is very large, it is brought into a window of a bank or the like by a customer and is calculated using a bill calculator or a coin calculator by a counter staff. In the case of deposits such as sales at such stores, the amount of cash is large, so in many cases it is not known how much the total amount of cash brought into the bank etc. is calculated by the bank. The amount of money may be deposited as sales. In other words, there are many cases where the bank side calculates the sales amount and deposits the amount.
[0004]
In addition, an automatic deposit machine has been developed with a large capacity for a cash input slot and a temporary holding section so that a large amount of cash can be deposited at one time by one deposit transaction.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, there is a problem that when the capacity of the cash input slot and the temporary holding section is increased so that a large amount of cash can be deposited at a time by one deposit transaction, the machine becomes larger and the cost increases. However, the larger the capacity, the higher the possibility that a large amount of cash can be deposited at one time with a single deposit transaction, but no matter how large the capacity can be, you can deposit more cash at a time. There is a limit.
[0006]
So, for example, when the temporary holding part is full, after displaying the amount of identification and counting up to that point and having the customer confirm it, after storing the cash of the temporary holding part in the storage The remaining cash or additional input cash is identified and counted and stored in the temporary storage unit. When the temporary storage unit is full, it is stored in the storage and when all the identification counts are completed, An attempt was made to display the total amount until (total deposit amount) and confirm the final deposit amount to the customer.
[0007]
However, as described above, the method is effective for customers who do not know the total amount of cash brought in, but in the case of customers who have previously counted cash, the final total amount has been counted in advance. If the amount does not match, even if you are requested to return cash, it is difficult to respond to the customer's request because it is not possible to distinguish how much of the cash stored in the storage is for the customer's deposit. There is.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of such points, and can process a large amount of cash exceeding the capacity of the temporary holding unit in one deposit transaction without causing an increase in size and cost of the machine, and can be continuously stored. An object is to provide an automatic depositing machine that can respond to a customer's request by changing the processing between when it is possible and when it is impossible to continuously store cash.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The automatic deposit machine according to claim 1 reads a card data, determines whether the card type is a card for continuous storage that can be stored continuously or a card for non-continuous storage that cannot be stored continuously, and cash A cash input unit to be inserted, an identification counting unit for identifying and counting the cash to be inserted into the cash input unit, a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding cash determined to be normal by the identification counting unit, and the temporary holding unit A storage for storing the temporarily held cash, a full detecting means for detecting that the temporary holding part is full, a clerk calling means for calling a clerk, and the temporary holding part being full. Only when the card read by the card processing unit is a card for continuous storage when detected by the full detection means, the cash of the temporary holding unit is stored in the storage and continuously the identification counting unit. Enabling continuous storage process temporarily held in the escrow unit cash is judged to be normal, after the card read by the card processing unit when was discontinued accommodating corresponding card, which actuates the said attendant call means, By staff operation And a control unit that enables non-continuous storage processing corresponding to non-continuous storage.
[0010]
And the customer's card type is distinguished in advance into a continuous storage compatible card that can be stored continuously and a non-continuous storage compatible card that can respond to the return of cash. The card type is determined by reading the card with the card processing unit. The cash inserted into the cash input unit is identified and counted by the identification counting unit, and the cash determined to be normal is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit. When the full detection unit detects that the temporary holding unit is full, if the card type is a card for continuous storage, the cash of the temporary holding unit is stored in the storage and the cash is temporarily stored. It is possible to perform continuous storage processing that temporarily holds the money, that is, to process a large amount of cash exceeding the capacity of the temporary holding portion in one deposit transaction. In addition, when the card type is a non-continuous storage compatible card, the clerk calling means is operated by operating the clerk calling means without performing the continuous storing process, By staff operation It is possible to respond to customer requests such as returning cash.
[0011]
The automatic depositing machine according to claim 2 is the automatic depositing machine according to claim 1, wherein the automatic depositing machine includes an operation unit, and the control unit confirms at the operation unit when the cash of the temporary storage unit is stored in the storage. It is stored based on the operation.
[0012]
And, when storing the cash of the temporary holding unit in the storage, it can be stored based on the confirmation operation in the operation unit, so that it can respond to customer requests by confirming storage and return etc. even in the case of continuous storage processing And
[0013]
The automatic depositing machine according to claim 3 is the automatic depositing machine according to claim 1, wherein the card processing unit is capable of discriminating a clerk card as a type of the card, and the control unit is configured such that after the clerk calling means is activated, By reading the clerk card in the card processing department, By staff operation This enables non-continuous storage processing corresponding to non-continuous storage.
[0014]
After the clerk calling means is activated, the clerk card is read by the card processing unit, By staff operation Since the non-continuous storage process corresponding to the non-continuous storage is made possible, the process corresponding to the customer's request can be performed while the attendant responds.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the automatic depositing machine. The automatic depositing machine 11 is installed in a lobby of a bank or the like, and enables cash deposit processing by the customer's own operation.
[0017]
Reference numeral 12 denotes an airframe, and a substantially horizontal front operation surface 13 and an inner operation surface 14 that rises obliquely rearward from the rear side of the operation surface 13 are formed on the upper front side of the airframe 12.
[0018]
The front operation surface 13 is formed with a bill insertion slot 16 as a cash insertion portion opened and closed by a shutter 15 on one side, and a coin insertion port 18 as a cash insertion portion opened and closed by a shutter 17 on the other side. Display lamps 19 and 20 that are formed and are lit or blinked when depositing bills or coins are disposed adjacent to the bill insertion slot 16 and the coin insertion slot 18.
[0019]
A customer operation unit 21 is arranged in the center on the operation surface 14 on the back side, and this customer operation unit 21 has a display device 22 such as a cathode ray tube or a liquid crystal display. The surface is also used as a touch panel type operation unit 24. On one side of the screen 23, there is a handling display section 25 that displays whether processing is in progress or cancellation, a receipt exit 26 where a receipt printed with customer information, payment results, etc. is issued, a bankbook insertion slot 27 into which a bankbook is inserted, and this bankbook A display lamp 28 that is lit or blinks when the passbook is inserted or returned is disposed adjacent to the insertion slot 27, and a card insertion slot 29 into which a magnetic card, an IC card, or the like is inserted on the other side of the screen 23. Is arranged.
[0020]
A banknote depositing unit 30 for depositing banknotes through the banknote slot 16 is disposed on one side of the machine body 11. A bill return door 31 of the bill depositing unit 30 is disposed on the front side of the machine body 11 so as to be openable to the front side with the lower side as a fulcrum, and lights or blinks when the bill is returned adjacent to the bill return door 31. A display lamp 32 is provided.
[0021]
A coin depositing portion 33 for depositing coins through the coin slot 18 is disposed on the other side of the machine body 11. A coin return box 34 and a coin reject box 35 of the coin depositing unit 33 are disposed on the other side of the front side of the machine body 11 so that they can be withdrawn. Display lamps 36 and 37 which are turned on or blinking when coins are returned are arranged.
[0022]
Inside the machine body 11, a receipt processing unit 38 for issuing a receipt is arranged inside the receipt outlet 26, and a passbook processing unit 39 for processing the inserted bankbook is arranged inside the passbook insertion port 27. A card processing unit 40 as a card reader for processing the inserted card is disposed inside the card insertion slot 29.
[0023]
A human body detection sensor 41 for detecting that a customer has entered the front area of the airframe 11 on the front surface of the airframe 11 and displaying the reception state on the screen 23 that has been turned off and temporarily stopped, for example. Is arranged.
[0024]
Next, FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of the banknote depositing unit of the automatic depositing machine. The banknote depositing unit 30 has a banknote depositing unit main body 51 and is opened and closed by a shutter 15 on the front upper side of the banknote depositing unit main body 51. A bill insertion slot 16 is disposed, and a bill (indicated by a symbol P in the figure) is inserted in a standing position with the stacking direction directed in the front-rear direction of the machine body 11 at a front position below the bill insertion slot 16. The banknote receiving part 52 for receiving the following is formed, and a reject banknote returning part 53 for returning the rejected banknote is formed at the rear position, and the banknote receiving part 52 and the rejected banknote returning part 53 are partitioned. A compartment is formed by the member 54.
[0025]
The banknote receiving unit 52 is provided with banknote feeding means 55 for feeding out the banknotes received by the banknote receiving section 52 one by one. The banknote feeding means 55 includes a plurality of feeding rollers 56 for feeding banknotes one by one, and this feeding A pressing portion 57 that presses the bill against the roller 56 is provided.
[0026]
The banknote receiving section 52 is connected with a banknote transport path 58 for receiving and transporting banknotes fed one by one by the banknote feeding section 55 from the banknote receiving section 52, and an identification count for identifying and counting banknotes in the middle of the banknote transport path 58. A portion 59 is provided.
[0027]
A reject banknote return path 60 is connected to the banknote transport path 58 to branch rejected banknotes that have been determined to be unidentifiable by the identification counter 59 and send them to the reject banknote return section 53.
[0028]
Below the banknote transport path 58, a temporary storage unit 61 that receives the banknotes identified and counted by the identification counter 59 from the end of the banknote transport path 58 and temporarily holds a predetermined number of sheets is arranged to be movable in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, below the temporary storage unit 61, a plurality of storage boxes 62 for storing banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 61 are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction.
[0029]
Temporary holding unit 61 has a frame part 63 that opens up and down and accepts banknotes from the upper surface opening side, a plurality of shutters 64 that open and close the bottom surface opening side of this frame part 63, and a banknote on the front surface that faces banknote return door 31. It has a door body 65 that is opened and closed in accordance with opening and closing of the return door 31, the shutter 64 is closed during temporary holding, and bills received from the end of the bill transport passage 58 are stacked and stored in the vertical direction. The stored banknote is released downward, and the door 65 is opened integrally with the banknote return door 31 in a state where the temporary holding unit 61 is moved to the return position at the time of return, and the return banknote can be taken out. The temporary holding unit 61 is provided with a full sensor 66 as a full detection means for detecting that the banknote temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 61 is full. The temporary storage unit 61 is moved in the front-rear direction in the banknote depositing unit main body 51 by a temporary storage unit moving mechanism (not shown), receives a banknote from the banknote transport path 58 during temporary storage, and temporarily stores it during storage. Each storage position for releasing the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 61 to each storage 62, the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 61 can be taken out by opening the banknote return door 31 and the door body 65 immediately after the banknote return door 31 when returning To the return position.
[0030]
The plurality of storages 62 are arranged in parallel along the front-rear direction on the bottom of the banknote depositing unit main body 51, that is, along the movement direction of the temporary storage unit 61, and from the inside of the banknote depositing unit main body 51 and the machine body 11 Detachable. Each storage 62 is formed in a box shape with an upper surface opened, and a stage 67 for raising and lowering bills placed therein is disposed therein, and banknotes discharged from the temporary storage unit 61 are received through the upper surface opening side. And accumulated on the stage 67 in the vertical direction. The stage 67 is driven up and down by a drive mechanism provided on the banknote depositing unit main body 51 side.
[0031]
Each storage 62 has a detection line in the vicinity of the upper end of each storage 62 and an upper end detection sensor 68 for detecting the upper end position of the bills stored in each storage 62, and the vertical direction of each storage 62 A stage detection sensor 69 for detecting the stage 67 is disposed at a slightly lower position in the middle part.
[0032]
Each storage 62 waits on the stage 67 on which no banknote is placed or the upper end position of the banknote placed on the stage 67 is slightly below the position of the upper end detection sensor 68 so that the banknote is stored. The falling distance of the banknotes released from the temporary storage unit 61 is reduced, the stage 67 is lowered after the banknotes are released from the temporary storage unit 61, and the upper end position of the banknotes is slightly smaller than the position of the upper end detection sensor 68. The stage 67 is stopped at the lower position. Furthermore, when the stage detection sensor 69 detects the stage 67 while the stage 67 is descending, it is detected that the storage of the banknote is almost full. In addition, each storage 62 stores banknotes in a denomination mixed state, and the storage operation is controlled so that the storages are sequentially filled from the front storage 62.
[0033]
Next, FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of a coin depositing unit of the automatic depositing machine. The coin depositing unit 33 has a coin depositing unit main body 71, and is opened and closed by a shutter 17 at the upper front side of the coin depositing unit main body 71. A coin insertion slot 18 is provided, and a supply disk 72 for receiving coins to be fed in a batch and sending out small quantities at a time is provided below the coin insertion slot 18, and a small quantity from the supply disk 72 is provided below the supply disk 72. A feeding disk 73 is provided as a coin feeding section for feeding coins supplied one by one.
[0034]
A coin transport passage 74 that receives and transports coins that are fed one by one from the feed disc 73 is connected to the feed disc 73, and an identification counter 75 that identifies and counts coins is disposed in the coin transport passage 74. The coin conveyance passage 74 is provided with a reject coin branch (not shown) for branching the coin identified as the reject coin of the identification counting unit 75, and the coin branched at the reject coin branch is guided to the coin reject box 35. A chute 76 is connected.
[0035]
Below the coin conveyance passage 74, a temporary holding portion 77 that receives normal coins identified and counted by the identification counting portion 75 from the downstream end of the coin conveyance passage 74 and temporarily holds them is arranged to be movable in the front-rear direction. Further, below the temporary storage unit 77, a plurality of storage boxes 78 for storing coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 77 are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction.
[0036]
Temporary holding portion 77 has a frame portion 79 that opens up and down and receives coins from the top opening side thereof, and a bottom plate 80 that opens and closes the bottom opening side of this frame portion 79, and the bottom plate 80 is closed during temporary holding. The coins received from the coin transport passage 74 are stored, and when returning or storing, the bottom plate 80 is opened and the stored coins are discharged downward. The temporary holding unit 77 is provided with a full sensor 81 as a full detection means for detecting that the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 77 is full. The temporary holding unit 77 is moved in the front-rear direction in the coin depositing unit main body 71 by a temporary holding unit moving mechanism (not shown), and receives a coin from the coin conveyance path 74 during temporary holding, and a temporary holding position at the time of return. The coins in the temporary storage unit 77 are moved to the return position for discharging the coins to the coin return box 34, and the storage positions for discharging the coins in the temporary storage unit 77 to each storage 78 during storage.
[0037]
The plurality of storage boxes 78 are arranged in parallel along the front-rear direction behind the coin return box 34 at the bottom of the coin depositing unit main body 71, that is, along the moving direction of the temporary holding unit 77, and the coin depositing unit It can be detached from the main body 71 and the body 11. Each storage 78 is formed in a box shape whose upper surface is opened, and coins discharged from the temporary storage unit 77 are received through the upper surface opening side and stored on the bottom surface. Each storage 78 is provided with a near full sensor 82 that detects that the coins stored in each storage 78 are almost full, and a full sensor 83 that detects that the coins are full. In each storage 78, coins are stored in a denomination mixed state, and the storage operation is controlled so that coins are sequentially filled from the front storage 78.
[0038]
Next, FIG. 5 shows a configuration diagram of the automatic depositing machine. The automatic depositing machine 11 has a control unit 91 for controlling the processing operation of the automatic depositing machine 11. The control unit 91 includes a customer operation unit 21, a receipt. Processing unit 38, Card processing unit 40, Passbook processing unit 39, Coin depositing unit 33 , And bill deposit department 30 Are connected, and these are controlled by the control unit 91.
[0039]
The control unit 91 is connected to a storage unit 92 that stores a control program and processing data, and a communication unit 93 that performs communication.
[0040]
The automatic depositing machine 11 is installed in a lobby of a bank or the like so as to be operable by the customer himself, and is connected in a communicable manner through a communication unit 93 to a device installed in a counter 94 of a window and operated by a staff member. . The device includes a printer 95 that prints customer information and payment results, and a monitor 96 that displays it.
[0041]
The control unit 91 has the following functions.
[0042]
Function of card discrimination means for discriminating whether the type of card whose data is read by the card processing unit 40 is a card for continuous storage that can be continuously stored, a card that supports non-continuous storage that cannot be stored continuously, or a clerk's card .
[0043]
When the full sensors 66 and 81 detect that the temporary holding units 61 and 77 are full, if the card read by the card processing unit 40 is a card for continuous storage, the cash stored in the temporary holding units 61 and 77 is stored. A function of continuous storage processing that allows the cash 62 and 78 to be stored in the storage units 62 and 78, and allows the temporary storage units 61 and 77 to temporarily hold the cash determined to be normal by the identification counting units 59 and 75.
[0044]
When the full sensors 66 and 81 detect that the temporary holding units 61 and 77 are full, if the card read by the card processing unit 40 is a non-continuous storage compatible card, the processing is temporarily interrupted and a staff member is called. function. In the function for calling an attendant, for example, the contents for calling an attendant are displayed on the monitor 96, and therefore the monitor 96 functions as the attendant calling means 97. Note that the clerk calling means 97 may be a call lamp or a sound generator that generates a ringing tone, or a combination thereof.
[0045]
A function of non-continuous storage processing that enables processing corresponding to non-continuous storage by reading the clerk card by the card processing unit 40 after the clerk calling means 97 is activated.
[0046]
When the full sensors 66 and 81 detect that the temporary holding units 61 and 77 are full, and the cash in the temporary holding units 61 and 77 is stored in the respective storages 62 and 78, the confirmation operation by the operation unit 24 is performed. The function to store based on.
[0047]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0048]
When operating the automatic depositing machine 11, whether or not the continuous storage processing for storing the temporarily held cash when the temporary holding units 61 and 77 become full during the deposit process is possible, that is, the inserted cash in the actual thing Check whether the customer wants to return the card, and confirm the customer's intention, and hand over a card for continuous storage that can be stored continuously or a card for non-continuous storage that cannot be stored continuously.
[0049]
For example, customers who do not know the total amount of cash brought into the bank and do not return the actual cash they have invested, such as when the bank calculates the amount of cash and then deposits the amount, Give a card that can be stored continuously. In addition, a non-continuous storage compatible card that cannot be stored continuously is handed to a customer who has returned the actual cash that has been inserted, such as when cash is counted in advance.
[0050]
Then, the depositing process by the automatic depositing machine 11 will be described with reference to the explanatory view for explaining the transition of the screen of the automatic depositing machine in FIG.
[0051]
At the time of standby, the operation guidance such as “Please come through the card” is displayed on the screen 23 of the automatic deposit machine 11 (the screen W1 is indicated by W1 in FIG. 6, and hereinafter the screen W2, the screen W3,...).
[0052]
If the customer inserts a card into the card insertion slot 29 in the standby state, and the card processing unit 40 reads the card data to determine that the card is the customer's card, the shutters 15, 17 of the insertion slots 16, 18 are used. Is displayed on the screen 23 and an operation guidance such as “Set cash in the slot and press the confirmation” is displayed (screen W2).
[0053]
After inserting the corresponding cash from at least one of the inlets 16 and 18 by the customer, touching the display portion of the character “Confirm” on the screen 23, that is, by operating the operation unit 24, each of the inlets 16, The 18 shutters 15 and 17 are closed, and the identification counting process is started. If the amount of cash to be input is larger than the amount that can be input into each of the input ports 16 and 18, only the amount of cash that can be input is input, and the remaining cash is additionally input later. During identification counting, an operation guide such as “Cash counting is in progress for a while” is displayed on screen 23 (screen W3).
[0054]
By the start of the identification counting process, the banknote depositing unit 30 feeds the banknotes received from the banknote insertion slot 16 into the banknote receiving unit 52 one by one by the banknote feeding means 55 to the banknote transport path 58 and transports the banknote transport path 58. While the identification counting unit 59 performs identification counting, the normal banknote is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 61 located at the temporary holding position, and the reject banknote is branched to be part of the rear side of the coin insertion slot 18. It leads to the rejected banknote return unit (not shown). Further, in the coin depositing unit 33, the coins received in the supply disk 72 from the coin insertion port 18 are fed one by one by the feeding disk 73 to the coin transporting path 74, and the identification counting unit 75 is transporting the coin transporting path 74. Identification and counting are performed, and a normal coin is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 77 located at the temporary holding position, and the reject coin is branched and guided to the coin reject box 35.
[0055]
If the counting of the inserted cash is completed and the reject banknote or the reject coin is not discriminated, the shutters 15 and 17 of the corresponding slot 16 and 18 are opened, and the screen 23 displays “Total amount 123,456 If it's OK, please confirm if you want to continue processing. Please display the counting result and operation guidance (screen W4).
[0056]
When there is no additional insertion of cash, the customer closes the shutters 15 and 17 of the insertion slots 16 and 18 by touching the display part of the “confirm” character on the screen 23, that is, by operating the operation unit 24. The receipt processing unit 38 sends out a receipt (receipt slip) on which the receipt number, customer information and the counted amount are printed, from the receipt exit 26, and the card processing unit 40 sends out the card from the card insertion slot 29. Display the counting result and operation guidance such as “Cut out the card” (screen W5).
[0057]
After the customer cuts out the receipt and pulls out the card, a message such as “Please wait in the lobby until the reception process is completed” is displayed on screen 23 (screen W6). In 23, the operation guidance such as “Please come through the card” is displayed (screen W7).
[0058]
In this case, the customer whose receipt number is called from the counter gives the receipt and bankbook to the counter staff, and deposits the amount of cash counted by the customer.
[0059]
In addition, when there is an additional cash, according to the display on the screen 23 (screen W8), the customer inserts the corresponding additional cash from at least one of the input ports 16 and 18, so that each of the input ports 16 and 18 The shutters 15 and 17 are closed, and the additional cash identification and counting process is started as described above.
[0060]
Also, if the rejected banknote is recognized and returned at the time when the inserted cash is counted, an operation guidance such as “Please remove the returned banknote” is displayed on the screen 23 (screen W9), When rejected banknotes are removed, the screen moves to screen W4 or screen W8.
[0061]
In addition, if full storage of any temporary holding unit 61, 77 is detected during counting, for example, if the automatic storage is set in the continuous storage processing, the cash of the temporary holding unit 61, 77 that is full Is stored in the corresponding storages 62 and 78, and an explanation during the processing operation such as “automatic storage” is displayed on the screen 23 (screen W10).
[0062]
In the standby state, the clerk inserts the clerk card into the card insertion slot 29, and the card processing unit 40 reads the card data to determine that the card is a clerk card. Allows processing by staff such as processing and data clear processing. During processing by the staff, the corresponding contents are displayed on the screen 23 (screen W11). When the process is completed, the process returns to the standby state.
[0063]
Next, the continuous storage process and the non-continuous storage process will be described with reference to the flowchart of the depositing operation of the automatic depositing machine in FIG.
[0064]
If the full sensors 66 and 81 detect that one of the temporary holding units 61 and 77 is full during counting (step 1), the card whose data is read by the card processing unit 40 is temporarily stopped. Is determined whether it is a card for continuous storage that can be continuously stored or a card for non-continuous storage that cannot be stored continuously (step 2).
[0065]
If the card type is a card for continuous storage, it is determined whether automatic storage is set (step 3). Automatic storage automatically stores the full cash in the temporary storage units 61 and 77 in the storage units 62 and 78 without confirming with the customer whether the storage is possible. It can be set arbitrarily at the bank's discretion.
[0066]
If automatic storage is set, continuous storage processing is automatically executed (step 4). In this continuous storage process, after the cash of the temporary storage units 61 and 77 is stored in the storages 62 and 78, the cash is continuously temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 61 and 77.
[0067]
That is, in the banknote depositing unit 30, the temporary storage unit 61 moves above the foremost storage 62 where no fullness is detected among the plurality of storages 62, and the temporary storage unit 61 is released from within the temporary storage unit 61 by opening the shutter 64. The temporary banknotes are released, and the temporary storage banknotes are stored in the storage 62 by lowering the stage 67 of the storage 62. Thereafter, the shutter 64 is closed, and the temporary storage section 61 that has become empty returns to the temporary storage position. To do.
[0068]
In the coin depositing unit 33, the temporary storage unit 77 moves above the frontmost storage unit 78 in which the fullness is not detected among the plurality of storage units 78, and the temporary storage unit 77 is temporarily stored by opening the bottom plate 80. The coins are discharged and stored in the storage 78, and then the bottom plate 80 is closed, and the temporary storage section 77 that has become empty returns to the temporary storage position.
[0069]
When the temporary holding units 61 and 77 that have become empty return to the temporary holding position, the temporarily stopped counting process is resumed.
[0070]
If automatic storage is not set, a screen 23 is displayed to confirm whether continuous storage is possible (step 5), and if the confirmation is operated by the operation unit 24 by the customer (step 6), the above-described operation is performed. If the canceling operation is performed (step 7), a return process is performed (step 8).
[0071]
In the return processing, in the banknote depositing unit 30, after the temporary storage unit 61 moves to the rear side of the banknote return door 31, the door 65 of the temporary storage unit 61 is opened by the customer opening the banknote return door 31. The bills in the temporary storage unit 61 are taken out integrally. When the opened banknote return door 31 and the door body 65 are closed, the temporary storage unit 61 returns to the temporary storage position, and the next processing becomes possible. Further, in the coin depositing unit 33, the temporary storage unit 77 moves above the coin return box 34, the bottom plate 80 is opened, and the temporarily stored coin is discharged to the coin return box 34. When the customer pulls the coin return box 34 forward from the machine body 11, the coins in the coin return box 34 are taken out. When the drawn coin return box 34 is returned to the original position, the temporary holding unit 77 returns to the temporary holding position, and the next processing becomes possible.
[0072]
If the card type is a non-continuous storage compatible card, the clerk calling means 97 is operated to call the clerk, and the screen 23 displays that the clerk is being called (step 9).
[0073]
The clerk who is called inserts the clerk card into the card insertion slot 29 (step 10), and the card processing unit 40 confirms that the card is a clerk card. (Step 11).
[0074]
If the clerk responds to the customer, confirms whether or not the cash in the temporary holding units 61 and 77 can be continuously stored, and operates the confirmation of continuous storage (step 12), the continuation process is executed as described above. If a cancel operation is performed (step 14), the return process is executed as described above (step 15).
[0075]
As described above, the types of customer cards are classified in advance into continuous storage compatible cards that can be stored continuously, and non-continuous storage compatible cards that can be used to return cash, etc. Only when the cash of the temporary holding units 61 and 77 is stored in the storage units 62 and 78 and continuously storing the cash temporarily in the temporary holding units 61 and 77 is enabled. A large amount of cash exceeding the capacity of the temporary holding units 61 and 77 can be processed in a single deposit transaction without incurring cost or cost increase. Can meet the demands of
[0076]
Furthermore, when storing the cash of the temporary holding units 61 and 77 in the storage, by storing based on the confirmation operation in the operation unit 24, even in the case of continuous storage processing, the storage etc. can be confirmed to meet the customer's request. Yes.
[0077]
In addition, when it is detected that the temporary holding units 61 and 77 are full and the card is a non-continuous storage compatible card, the clerk calling means 97 is activated so that the clerk who receives the call responds. Can meet customer requirements. Furthermore, after the clerk calling means 97 is activated, the clerk card is read by the card processing unit 40 so that non-continuous storage processing corresponding to non-continuous storage is possible. Corresponding processing can be performed.
[0078]
In addition, when one of the cash of bills and coins is detected to be full, the continuous storage process etc. is executed only for one of the cash that is detected to be full, and the other cash that is not detected to be full If the counting process is continued, it can be counted quickly without interrupting the counting process, and when one of the fullness is detected, the other cash that is not detected to be full is also continuously stored. You can reduce the chance that the other cash will be full.
[0079]
【The invention's effect】
According to the automatic deposit machine according to claim 1, the type of the customer's card is distinguished in advance into a card for continuous storage that can be stored continuously and a card for non-continuous storage that cannot be stored continuously and that can return cash. When it is detected that the temporary holding part is full, only in the case of a card for continuous storage, the cash of the temporary holding part is stored in the storage and the cash is continuously held in the temporary holding part. By enabling storage processing, it is possible to process a large amount of cash exceeding the capacity of the temporary holding section in one deposit transaction without causing an increase in size and cost of the machine. The clerk calling means is actuated so that the clerk who receives the call responds. By staff operation It can respond to customer requests such as returning cash.
[0080]
According to the automatic depositing machine of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the automatic depositing machine of claim 1, when the cash of the temporary holding unit is stored in the storage, it is stored based on the confirmation operation at the operation unit. By doing so, even in the case of continuous storage processing, it is possible to confirm storage and respond to customer requests.
[0081]
According to the automatic deposit machine according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the automatic deposit machine according to claim 1, after the clerk calling means is activated, the clerk card is read by the card processing unit, By staff operation Since non-continuous storage processing corresponding to non-continuous storage is possible, a process corresponding to a customer's request can be performed while a staff member responds.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a depositing operation of an automatic depositing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the automatic depositing machine.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a banknote depositing unit of the automatic depositing machine.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a coin depositing unit of the automatic depositing machine.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the automatic depositing machine.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transition of the screen of the automatic depositing machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
16, 18 Cash input department
24 Operation unit
40 Card processing section
59, 75 Identification counter
61, 77 Temporary holding section
62, 78 storage
66, 81 Full sensor as full detection means
91 Control unit
97 Personnel call means

Claims (3)

A card processing unit that reads data of the card and determines whether the card type is a card that can be continuously stored or a card that can not be continuously stored;
A cash input unit in which cash is input;
An identification counting unit for identifying and counting cash to be inserted into the cash insertion unit;
A temporary holding unit that temporarily holds cash determined to be normal by the identification counting unit;
A storage for storing the cash temporarily held in the temporary holding section,
Full detection means for detecting that the temporary holding section is full;
Clerk calling means for calling clerk;
When the full detection means detects that the temporary holding unit is full, the cash stored in the temporary holding unit is stored in the storage only when the card read by the card processing unit is a card for continuous storage. In addition, when the card that has been read by the card processing unit is a non-continuous storage-compatible card, it enables continuous storage processing to temporarily hold the cash determined to be normal by the identification counting unit in the temporary storage unit. An automatic depositing machine comprising: a control unit that enables non-continuous storage processing corresponding to non-continuous storage by an clerk operation after activating the clerk calling means. It has an operation part,
The automatic deposit machine according to claim 1, wherein the control unit stores the cash in the temporary storage unit in the storage based on a confirmation operation in the operation unit. The card processing unit can distinguish clerk cards as card types,
The control unit enables non-continuous storage processing corresponding to non-continuous storage by the clerk operation by reading the clerk card in the card processing unit after the clerk calling means is actuated. Automatic deposit machine of 1 description.

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