JP4374724B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus for performing banknote deposit and withdrawal processing in an automatic transaction apparatus used in a financial institution such as a bank, and in particular, a banknote processing apparatus provided with a cassette for storing banknotes and a temporary storage unit for banknotes. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An automatic transaction apparatus used in a financial institution such as a bank incorporates a banknote processing apparatus, and performs banknote deposit / withdrawal processing associated with the transaction.
As a conventional banknote processing device, a collective cassette that can collectively store banknotes of a plurality of denominations is used for replenishing and collecting banknotes for denomination cassettes that store banknotes by denomination. There is one with a temporary holding part located in the area.
[0003]
This temporary hold is a temporary transaction that can be moved up and down temporarily when banknotes that have been distinguished from rejected denominations or rejected tickets such as abnormal transport are temporarily accumulated during withdrawal transactions during holidays and nighttime operations. A stacking unit for stacking banknotes or feeding stacked banknotes to a stage that can move up and down provided in the temporary storage plate and the batch cassette, and a batch when collecting banknotes A pressing member capable of moving up and down is provided to press down the banknotes stacked on the stage of the cassette from above to correct wrinkles and folds.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional technology, the temporary storage unit located on the collective cassette is provided with a temporary storage plate that can be moved up and down and a pressing member for correcting bills, so that the apparatus becomes large and complicated. However, in recent years, it has become difficult to meet the needs for installation in a retail store such as a convenience store.
[0005]
Therefore, this invention makes it the subject to implement | achieve the banknote processing apparatus which can aim at size reduction, simplification, and weight reduction by making the press member for correcting a banknote serve as a temporary storage board.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention includes a cassette for storing banknotes and a temporary storage unit that is positioned on the cassette and temporarily stores banknotes, and the cassette has a vertically movable stage for stacking banknotes, The temporary holding unit has a temporary holding plate capable of moving up and down for stacking banknotes, and a feeding and stacking means for stacking banknotes on the stage and the temporary holding plate, and for feeding banknotes on the temporary holding plate. In the banknote handling apparatus, the temporary holding plate is provided on the plate so as to be movable back and forth so as to close and open the notch, a plate having a concave notch, a support member that supports the plate, and the notch. And when the banknotes are stacked on the stage, the temporary storage plate is raised to a position reaching the feeding and stacking means, and By retracting the slide member of the clasp plate and opening the cutout portion, the feed stacking means is avoided at the cutout portion, the bills are stacked on the stage, and then the temporary holding plate is lowered to move the stage It is characterized by pressing the upper banknote.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a first embodiment.
In the figure, 1 is a housing of the apparatus, 2 is a customer service section provided at the upper part on the front side of the housing 1, and this customer service section 2 is used for depositing bills, returning bills, and withdrawal transactions during deposit transactions. It has a banknote transfer function for paying banknotes at the time, and a separating and feeding function for separating and feeding out the inserted banknotes one by one.
[0008]
3 is a shutter provided on the customer service section 1, 4 is a deposit / withdrawal transaction, banknote replenishment, banknote authenticity, denomination, correctness, front / back identification, double feed, chain or skew, etc. It is a discrimination part which performs the count of the banknote with which the money type was confirmed by the detection of the presence or absence of abnormal conveyance of the above, and the said discrimination.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a front / back sorting mechanism provided in the middle of a conveyance path, which will be described later, which connects the customer service unit 2 and the discrimination unit 4. The front / back sorting mechanism 5 is used to transfer the banknotes identified from the back side by the discrimination unit 4 during withdrawal transactions. It will be reversed.
[0009]
6, 7, and 8 are denomination cassettes that store banknotes P used for transactions in denominations, and are arranged side by side on the bottom side in the housing 1.
Of these denomination cassettes 6 to 8, the denomination cassette 7 is used for thousand yen bills, and the denomination cassettes 6 and 8 are used for 10,000 yen bills, but the denomination cassette 7 is used as a reject bill cassette during night operation. It is supposed to be combined.
[0010]
9, 10 and 11 are stages arranged in the denomination cassettes 6 to 8, and are moved up and down by a mechanism (not shown), and banknotes stored in the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 are those stages 9. Are accumulated on ˜11.
12, 13, and 14 are temporary holding portions provided at the upper portions of the respective storages 6 to 8, and 15, 16, and 17 are temporary holding plates that partition the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 and the temporary holding portions 12 to 14. The temporary storage plates 15 to 17 can be moved in the horizontal direction independently by a mechanism (not shown).
[0011]
18, 19, and 20 are roller mechanisms respectively disposed above the denomination cassettes 6 to 8, and each roller mechanism 18 to 20 is a stacking unit that temporarily stacks the banknotes P on the temporary storage plates 15 to 17, respectively. It also serves as a means for separating and feeding out the banknotes P from the temporary storage plates 15 to 17 or the stage 9 one by one, and is composed of a feeding roller, a paper feed roller, and a separation roller.
[0012]
Reference numeral 21 denotes a collective cassette used for replenishment and collection of banknotes P with respect to the denomination storages 6 to 8, and has a storage unit 21a for collectively storing 1,000 yen bills and 10,000 yen bills P, and this storage unit 21a. A stage 29 that can be moved up and down is provided inside, and a reject banknote collection unit 21b that collects reject banknotes at the time of banknote replenishment is further provided below the storage unit 21a.
[0013]
The collective cassette 21 is disposed on the back side of the housing 1 and is detachable from the housing 1.
Reference numeral 25 denotes a temporary storage unit arranged in the housing 1 so as to be positioned on the collective cassette 21 when the collective cassette 21 is mounted in the housing 1.
Reference numeral 22 denotes a reject cassette disposed below the collective cassette 21, which includes a reject storage unit 22a for storing reject banknotes at the time of a withdrawal transaction in weekday operation, and a customer's forgotten banknotes located on the reject storage unit 22a. It has a forgotten banknote storage for storage.
[0014]
The reject cassette 22 is detachably arranged with respect to the housing 1 like the collective cassette 21. The collective cassette 21 and the reject cassette 22 are attached and detached by opening a rear door (not shown).
Then, the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 can be removed by extracting the collective cassette 21 and the reject cassette 22.
[0015]
Reference numeral 23 denotes a conveyance path composed of a belt and a roller for nipping and conveying banknotes. By the conveyance path 23a, the customer service section 2, the identification section 4, the roller mechanism sections 18 to 20, the collective cassette 21, the temporary storage section 25, and the reject The storage 22 is tied, and a blade that switches the conveyance direction of the bills P is arranged at the branching or joining portion.
Reference numeral 24 denotes control means, which controls the entire apparatus.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a side view of the temporary storage unit 25.
The temporary storage unit 25 includes a feeding and accumulating unit 26 composed of rollers and belts, a temporary storage plate 27 that also serves as a pressing member for correcting bills, and the temporary storage plate 27 up and down via pulleys and belts (not shown). An up / down motor 28 to be moved, a slide motor 30 to move a slide member forming a part of the temporary storage plate 27 back and forth, and an upper guide 31 are provided. The bills P are arranged on the upper front end of the temporary stacking plate 27 and the bills P are stacked on the stage 29 of the temporary holding plate 27 and the collective cassette 21 and are rotated so that the bills P on the temporary holding plate 27 and the stage 29 are fed out. Yes.
[0017]
The upper guide 31 guides the banknote when the banknote is stacked by the feeding and stacking means 26.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the temporary storage plate 27.
As shown in FIG. 3, the temporary retaining plate 27 includes an upper plate 33b, a lower plate 34, and a support member 33a and a slide member fixed integrally with the upper plate 33b. 35. The slide member 35 is slidably sandwiched between the upper plate 33b and the lower plate 34, and both side ends of the slide member 35 are inserted into slide guide holes provided on both sides of the upper plate 33b. By inserting, the slide member 35 can move forward and backward within the range of the slide guide hole.
[0018]
4A and 4B are perspective views showing the operation of the slide member 35, where FIG. 4A shows a state when moving forward, and FIG. 4B shows a state when moving backward.
As shown in this figure, a rack 36 for converting rotational motion into linear motion is provided on one side of the slide member 35, and this rack 36 is engaged with a pinion 37 provided on the motor 30.
[0019]
Accordingly, when the motor 30 is rotated in a certain direction, the slide member 35 is advanced by the pinion 37 and the rack 36 to close the notch 32 as shown in FIG. 4A, and when the motor 30 is rotated in the reverse direction, the pinion 37 The slide member 35 is retracted by the rack 36 and retracted between the upper plate 33b and the lower plate 34, thereby opening the notch 32 as shown in FIG. 4B.
[0020]
Next, the effect | action of the structure mentioned above is demonstrated.
The banknote depositing / withdrawing process on weekdays and the banknote replenishment process from the collective cassette 21 to the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 are performed in the same manner as in a known banknote processing apparatus, so the description is omitted here. An example will be described of the collection of banknotes from the type cassettes 6 to 8 to the collective cassette 21 and the withdrawal transaction during nighttime or holiday operation.
[0021]
First, the collection of banknotes from the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 on the weekday to the collective cassette 21 will be described. A staff member of the financial institution instructs the collection process of the banknotes to the collective cassette 21. The following operations are controlled.
First, the slide member 35 of the temporary storage plate 27 provided in the temporary storage unit 25 on the collective cassette 21 is moved between the upper plate 33b and the lower plate 34 by the reverse rotation of the motor 30 as described with reference to FIG. After retracting and opening the notch 32, the temporary storage plate 27 is raised by the motor 28.
[0022]
The raised temporary holding plate 27 stops at a position where it comes into contact with the lower surface of the upper guide 31.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the temporary holding portion 25 at this time. As shown in FIG. 5, the front portion of the temporary holding plate 27 is raised to the position where it is engaged with the feeding and accumulating means 26. Since the 27 slide members 35 are retracted and the cutout portion 32 is opened, the temporary storage plate 27 can avoid the feeding and accumulating means 26 by the cutout portion 32 when it is raised, and as described above. The position can be raised to a position where the lower surface of the upper guide 31 comes into contact.
[0023]
Thereafter, when the stage 29 of the collective cassette 21 is moved up into the temporary storage unit 25 by a motor (not shown) and preparation for accumulation is completed, the bills P are sequentially fed from the denomination cassettes 6 to 8.
The feeding order is not limited, but for example, when feeding from the denomination cassette 6, the temporary holding plate 15 is retracted from the denomination cassette 6, the stage 10 is moved up to the feeding position by a motor (not shown), and the roller mechanism 18 is used for bills. P is paid out one by one.
[0024]
When all the banknotes P in the denomination cassette 6 are paid out, the banknotes P are similarly drawn out from the denomination cassette 7 and all the banknotes P in the denomination cassette 8 are drawn out.
The banknotes P fed out from these denomination cassettes 6 to 8 are transported to the discrimination unit 4 by the transport path 23, subjected to predetermined discrimination and counting, and the banknotes P discriminated from the normal bills by the discrimination unit 4 Is sent to the temporary storage unit 25 by the conveyance path 23 and is collected on the stage 29 of the batch cassette 21 by the feeding and accumulating means 26.
[0025]
The stage 29 of the collective cassette 21 is controlled so as to be gradually lowered as the banknotes P are stacked, and all the banknotes P of the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 are stacked, or a predetermined number of sheets are stacked. Then, the temporary holding plate 27 is lowered by the rotation of the motor 28, and the banknotes P accumulated on the stage 29 are pressed down from above.
[0026]
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state at this time, that is, a state in which the banknote P on the stage 29 is pressed by the temporary holding plate 27. Since the wrinkles and creases are corrected, the stage 29 is then lowered to a predetermined position so that the collective cassette 21 can be removed from the housing 1.
[0027]
In this state, the clerk pulls out the collective cassette 21 from the housing 1 and collects the banknotes.
When all the banknotes P in the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 cannot be collected at once, the above-described operation is performed in a plurality of times to collect all the banknotes P.
Next, a withdrawal transaction during a holiday or night operation will be described.
During this holiday or night operation, the reject cassette 22 is removed from the housing 1 and operated, so the denomination cassette 7 is used as a reject cassette.
[0028]
First, when the customer presses the withdrawal transaction key shown on the operation display unit of the automatic transaction apparatus, inserts the card into the card insertion slot and enters the PIN, it is confirmed that the transaction is possible. Have the customer enter the payment request and press the confirmation key.
By depressing this confirmation key, the banknote handling apparatus feeds out banknotes P one by one from the denomination cassette 6 or 8 according to the type of money.
[0029]
For example, when paying out from the denomination cassette 6, the temporary storage plate 15 is retracted from the denomination cassette 6, the stage 10 is raised to the payout position by a motor (not shown), and the bills P are drawn out one by one by the roller mechanism 18. .
The same applies to the delivery of the banknotes P in the denomination cassette 8.
The fed banknote P is transported to the discrimination unit 4 through the transport path 23, and discrimination between authenticity, denomination, and transport state is performed.
[0030]
The banknotes P identified by the discriminating unit 4 as not being withdrawn or being transported abnormally such as double feeding are sent to the temporary holding unit 25 on the collective cassette 21 by the transport path 23 and temporarily delivered by the feeding and accumulating means 26. Accumulated on the retaining plate 27.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing the state at this time. As shown in the figure, the temporary storage plate 27 is lowered to the lower end of the temporary storage unit 2.
[0031]
At this time, the slide member 35 of the temporary holding plate 27 is moved forward by the rotation of the motor 30 shown in FIG. 4 to block the notch 32, so that the banknote P is temporarily held without entering the notch 32. It is accumulated in 27 tablets.
On the other hand, the banknote P discriminated from the normal bill in the discrimination unit 4 is sent to the front / back sorting mechanism 5 by the transport path 23 and the front and back are sorted, then transported to the customer service unit 2 and accumulated, and the customer inputs When the amount of banknotes is accumulated, the shutter 3 is opened and the banknotes are paid to the customer.
[0032]
If the bankbook is inserted, the transaction details are printed on the bankbook, the magnetic data on the card is updated and returned to the customer, and a receipt printed with the transaction details is released.
Next, the temporary holding plate 27 of the temporary holding unit 2 is raised by the motor 28, the banknote P on the temporary holding plate 27 is pressed against the feeding and stacking means 26, and the banknote P is rotated by rotating the feeding and stacking means 26 in this state. It is fed out one by one.
[0033]
The fed banknotes are conveyed toward the denomination cassette 7 via the discrimination section 4 by the conveyance path 23 and stored in the denomination cassette 7 by the roller mechanism 19. According to the first embodiment described above, the temporary holding unit on the collective cassette that collects the banknotes that are discriminated from the denomination target or abnormal transport in the withdrawal part in the withdrawal transaction at night or on holiday operation. Since the temporary holding plate provided can be used as a pressing member for pressing the banknotes accumulated on the stage of the collective cassette when collecting the banknotes from the denomination cassette into the collective cassette, it can be used in the collected banknotes without providing a dedicated pressing member. It becomes possible to correct banknotes with wrinkles and creases, and it is possible to prevent the stage from being hindered by standing on the stage by wrinkles or creases, and a dedicated pressing member is provided. Since it is not necessary, it can be reduced in size, simplified, and reduced in weight.
[0034]
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 is a side view of the temporary storage unit 25 showing the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the temporary storage plate 27 in the second embodiment.
In this embodiment, the support member 33a and the upper plate 33b of the temporary storage plate are separated, and one end of the link 38 is rotatably attached to both sides of the support member 33a that moves up and down by the motor 28. Posts 40 provided on both sides of the upper plate 33b are movably fitted in the long holes 39 provided at the other end, and the rear end of the upper plate 33b is detachably engaged with the lower end of the support member 33a. Thus, the upper plate 33b can freely move upward with respect to the support member 33a.
[0035]
Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
Here, collection of banknotes from the denomination cassettes 6 to 9 to the collective cassette 21 on weekdays will be described.
A staff member of the financial institution instructs the collection processing of banknotes to the collective cassette 21, and upon receiving this instruction, the control means 24 controls the following operations.
[0036]
First, the slide member 35 of the temporary storage plate 27 provided in the temporary storage unit 25 on the collective cassette 21 is moved between the upper plate 33b and the lower plate 34 by the reverse rotation of the motor 30 as described with reference to FIG. After retracting and opening the notch 32, the support member 33a is raised by the motor.
At this time, the rear end of the upper plate 33b of the temporary retaining plate 27 is engaged with the lower end of the support member 33a, and therefore the support member 33a and the upper plate 33b are raised together.
[0037]
That is, the entire temporary holding plate 27 rises.
The raised temporary holding plate 27 stops at a position where it comes into contact with the lower surface of the upper guide 31. At that time, the temporary holding plate 27 can avoid the feeding and accumulating means 26 by the notch 32 when rising. This is the same as the embodiment.
Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, banknotes P are sequentially fed from the denomination cassettes 6 to 8, and the fed banknotes P are conveyed to the discrimination unit 4 through the conveyance path 23.
[0038]
A predetermined discrimination and counting are performed by the discrimination unit 4, and the banknote P discriminated from the normal bill by this is sent to the temporary holding unit 25 by the transport path 23 and the stage of the collective cassette 21 by the feeding and accumulating unit 26. 29 is accumulated.
The stage 29 of the collective cassette 21 is controlled so as to be gradually lowered as the banknotes P are stacked, and all the banknotes P of the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 are stacked, or a predetermined number of sheets are stacked. Then, the temporary storage plate 27 is lowered by the rotation of the motor 28.
[0039]
In the middle of the lowering, the upper plate 33b of the temporary holding plate 27 rides on the bills P stacked on the stage 29 of the collective cassette 21, and the support member 33a continues to descend, so that the rear end of the upper plate 33b is supported. The upper plate 33b presses the banknote P together with the roller plate 34 while maintaining the state of being detached from the member 33a and being supported via the link 38.
[0040]
That is, the support member 33a, the upper plate 33b, and the roller plate 34 are in a state where they are lowered separately, and press the bills P throughout.
FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state at this time, that is, a state in which the banknote P on the stage 29 is pressed by the temporary holding plate 27. This corrects wrinkles and folds of the banknote P on the stage 29. 29 is lowered to a predetermined position so that the collective cassette 21 can be removed from the housing 1.
[0041]
At this time, the upper plate 33b of the temporary holding plate 27 follows the lowering of the stage 29 by its own weight together with the lower plate 34, and when the upper plate 33b is lowered to the lower end of the temporary holding portion 25, the rear end of the upper plate 33b is the support member 33a. Engage with the lower end of the stop.
In this state, the clerk pulls out the collective cassette 21 from the housing 1 and collects the banknotes.
[0042]
When all the banknotes P in the denomination cassettes 6 to 8 cannot be collected at once, the above-described operation is performed in a plurality of times to collect all the banknotes P.
The operation during a withdrawal transaction during a holiday or night operation is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
According to the second embodiment described above, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained, and the upper plate 33b can be lowered separately from the lower plate 34 and the support member 33a that moves up and down by the motor 28. As a result, the support member and 33a can be lowered at a speed equal to or higher than the stage 29 of the collective cassette 21, and the bills P can be pressed down more reliably to correct wrinkles and folds. become.
[0043]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the temporary storage plate of the temporary storage unit disposed above the cassette for storing banknotes, the plate having a concave notch, the support member that supports the plate, and the cut It is assumed that the plate is provided with a slide member that can be moved back and forth so as to close and open the notch, and when the banknotes are stacked on the stage in the cassette, the temporary storage plate is fed out as a stacking means. The stack is moved up to a reaching position, and the slide member of the temporary holding plate is retracted to open the notch, thereby avoiding the feeding and stacking means at the notch, and stacking banknotes on the stage, The temporary holding plate is lowered to press the banknote on the stage.
[0044]
Therefore, according to this, the temporary holding plate provided in the temporary holding unit on the collective cassette that collects the banknotes that are discriminated from the denomination target or abnormal conveyance in the withdrawal transaction at night or on holiday operation is collected. Because it can be used as a pressing member that presses the banknotes accumulated on the stage of the collective cassette when collecting the banknotes from the denomination cassette into the collective cassette, it is possible to use the banknotes with folds in the collected banknotes without providing a dedicated pressing member. It is possible to correct, and it is possible to prevent troubles in the operation of the stage due to banknotes standing on the stage due to creases, and it is not necessary to provide a dedicated pressing member, so miniaturization, simplification, And weight reduction can be achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of a temporary holding unit according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a temporary storage plate according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of the slide member in the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the raised state of the temporary storage plate in the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a bill is pressed in the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the temporary storage plate is lowered in the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a side view of a temporary storage unit showing a second embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a temporary storage plate according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state where a bill is pressed in the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Customer service section 4 Identification section 6-8 Denomination cassettes 12-14 Temporary storage section 15-17 Temporary storage board 18-20 Roller mechanism 21 Collective cassette 24 Control means 25 Temporary storage section 26 Feeding and accumulating means 27 Temporary storage board 28 Motor 29 Stage 30 Motor 32 Notch 33a Support member 33b Upper plate 34 Lower plate 35 Slide member 38 Link 39 Long hole 40 Post

Claims (2)

A cassette for storing banknotes;
Located on this cassette, equipped with a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing banknotes,
The cassette has a vertically movable stage for accumulating banknotes,
The temporary storage unit includes a temporary storage plate capable of moving up and down to stack banknotes, and a feeding and stacking unit for stacking banknotes on the stage and the temporary storage plate, or for feeding banknotes on the temporary storage plate. In a banknote handling apparatus having
The temporary storage plate includes a plate having a concave cutout portion, a support member for supporting the plate, and a slide member provided on the plate so as to be movable back and forth so as to close and open the cutout portion. ,
When stacking banknotes on the stage, the temporary retaining plate is raised to a position that reaches the feeding and stacking means, and the sliding member of the temporary retaining plate is moved backward to open the notched portion. Avoid the feeding and collecting means in the section,
After the banknotes are accumulated on the stage, the temporary storage plate is lowered to press down the banknotes on the stage. In claim 1,
One end of the link is rotatably attached to both sides of the support member constituting the temporary holding plate, and a long hole provided in the other end of each link is slidably fitted to a post provided on both sides of the plate. The rear end is removably engaged with the support member,
After the banknotes are accumulated on the stage of the collective cassette, when the temporary holding plate is lowered, when the plate hits the banknote on the stage, the rear end of the plate is detached from the support member, and the action of the link The banknote processing apparatus, wherein the support member and the plate are lowered separately.

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