JP4934382B2 - Automatic transaction apparatus and control method of automatic transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is installed in a store such as a bank or other financial institution, and performs ATM (Autmatic Teller Machine) for performing transactions such as deposits and withdrawals based on customer operations, and CD (Cash for performing withdrawal transactions). Dispenser), etc., especially when banknotes are stacked in the stacker during banknote replenishment or deposit processing, etc., due to the shape of new banknotes (for example, hologram stickers) The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus and a control method for an automatic transaction apparatus that reduce jamming during storage and a defective storage operation by suppressing the thickness deviation of banknotes during storage.

(1): Conventional example 1
Conventionally, automatic transaction devices such as ATMs installed in stores such as banks and other financial institutions and performing transactions such as deposits and withdrawals based on customer operations and CDs performing withdrawal transactions have been known. As such an automatic transaction apparatus, for example, in ATM, a control unit, a banknote unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a denomination cassette, a denomination stacker, and a banknote discrimination (denomination, banknote front / back, authenticity) Etc.), a front / back turn part (reversing part), a deposit / withdrawal part, a conveyance path, and the like are provided.

  And a banknote unit performs the following banknote depositing / withdrawing processes by performing drive control of each mechanism part based on the instruction | indication from a control part. First, banknotes are fed out from a cassette, the banknotes are transported on a transport path, and are identified by a discrimination unit. Then, the banknotes are stored in each stacker using a discrimination denomination and replenished with cash. Then, at the time of withdrawal, the banknote is fed out from the stacker, the banknote is transported on the transport path, and after discrimination by the discrimination section, it is discharged to the deposit / withdrawal section and withdrawn to the customer.

  On the other hand, at the time of depositing, banknotes inserted from the depositing / withdrawing unit are sent to the discrimination unit, and after discrimination by the discrimination unit, they are stored in the stacker by the discrimination denomination via the front / back turn part (or reversing part) and deposited.

(2): Conventional example 2
Hereinafter, Patent Document 1 will be described as Conventional Example 2. Conventional Example 2 describes the following contents.

(a): “Banknotes supplied in a stacked state are pressed from the upper side of the banknotes to the mounting plate side by operating the pressing plate and pressed by the pressing plate, and then the banknote feeding mechanism is used to feed the banknotes. And pivotally about an axis oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the banknote feeding direction. ”(Gazette No. 2). (See page 3, lower left column, line 3 to page 2, lower left column, line 14)
(3): Conventional example 3
Hereinafter, Patent Document 2 will be described as Conventional Example 3. Conventional Example 3 describes the following contents.

(a): “With respect to the stacked banknotes, measuring elements are provided at a plurality of positions to measure the stacking thickness of the banknotes from the stacking direction, and the banknotes are detected by the displacement of the stacking thickness of the banknotes detected from each of the measuring heads. A detecting means for detecting the stacked state is provided. ”See the claims section (4): Conventional example 4
Hereinafter, Patent Document 3 will be described as Conventional Example 4. Conventional Example 4 describes the following contents.

(a): “There is a front feed path and a reverse feed path in which the detected paper sheets on the front and the back paper sheets pass separately to align the front and back of the paper sheets. The paper path detecting means for detecting the number of paper sheets is provided on the path, respectively. A separator for separating a predetermined number of paper sheets from the paper sheets thereafter is provided. See range column
(5): Conventional example 5
Hereinafter, Patent Document 4 will be described as Conventional Example 5. Conventional Example 5 describes the following contents.

(a): “In stacked banknotes, measuring elements are provided at a plurality of locations in order to measure the stacking thickness of banknotes from the stacking direction, and the displacement of the stacking thickness of banknotes detected from each of the measuring elements is changed. A stacking state detecting device for banknotes, characterized by comprising detecting means for detecting the stacked state. ”Refer to the claims.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-95034 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-293893 JP-A-62-295876 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-293893

  (1): Conventional example 1 has the following problems.

  (a): In an automatic transaction apparatus such as ATM, banknote replenishment errors and banknote payout errors due to the shape of new banknotes are increasing. That is, new banknotes (for example, ten thousand tickets) have hologram stickers attached, and because of this, the thickness of banknotes varies depending on the location. Therefore, when stacked in the same direction, the banknote height increases as the number increases. (The hologram seal side becomes higher). In ATM which stacks and stores a large amount of banknotes and feeds the banknotes, the storage state is deteriorated and the feeding is also adversely affected.

  (b): Conventionally, since the shape of the bill such as a hologram seal was not affected, the bill was stored without paying particular attention to the direction of the bill. However, when a large number of new banknotes are stored, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state, and there are increasing obstacles such that the banknotes do not move well into the storage unit or cause a jam when being fed out.

  (2): Conventional Example 2 has the content that the feeding roller pressure of the banknote is made equal by freely rotating along the pressing plate banknote even if there is a thickness deviation in the stacked state of banknotes. However, in the conventional example 2, as in the present invention, the number of stored sheets in each storage direction is managed for each stacker, and based on the stored number, the storage direction of the banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold. If it is determined whether or not the storage is biased above the threshold, the banknote is reversed so that the banknote is stored in the stacker with the storage direction reversed. This is a reference level of the invention.

  (3): Conventional Example 3 has a content of measuring the stacking thickness of banknotes at a plurality of locations and detecting foreign matter or stacking abnormality. However, in the conventional example 3, as in the present invention, the number of stored sheets in each storage direction is managed for each stacker, and based on the stored number of sheets, the storage direction of the banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold. If it is determined whether or not the storage is biased above the threshold, the banknote is reversed so that the banknote is stored in the stacker with the storage direction reversed. This is a reference level of the invention.

  (4): Conventional example 4 is a content that ensures that the front and back of the paper sheets are aligned and that the specified number of sheets can be reliably accumulated. However, in Conventional Example 4, as in the present invention, the number of sheets stored in each stacking direction is managed for each stacker, and based on the stored number of sheets, the banknote storing direction is biased more than a predetermined threshold. In the case where it is determined whether or not the storage is biased more than the threshold value, the banknote is reversed so that the storage direction of the banknote is reversed and stored in the stacker. It is the content of the reference grade.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems. When storing banknotes in a stacker, new banknotes can be stored by changing the orientation of banknotes so that the storage direction of banknotes is not biased. The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to suppress troubles such as banknotes being stored in a tilted state when a large number of sheets are stored, and the banknotes not moving well into the storage unit, or causing jamming during feeding.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

  (1): At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a denomination stacker for storing banknotes, a denomination cassette for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, and banknote discrimination A banknote unit including a discrimination section, a transport path for transporting banknotes, a transport path switching means for switching the transport path, a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes by reversing the front and back of the banknotes, and the banknote unit In the automatic transaction apparatus that includes a banknote control unit that performs control on the banknote and automatically performs deposit and withdrawal processing based on a customer's operation, the banknote control unit performs the discrimination result of the discrimination unit when storing the banknote in the stacker. New bill discriminator that discriminates whether or not the bill is a specific new bill whose height varies depending on the bill location as the number of bills increases when the bills are stacked in the same direction When the banknote stored in the stacker is determined to be a new banknote by the step and the new banknote determination means, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the new banknote stored in the stacker is stored. Based on the stored number management means for managing the number of stored bills for each direction and the stored number for each stacking direction of the stacker managed by the stored number management means, a new banknote stored in the stacker is a predetermined threshold value. The storage direction deviation determining means for determining whether the storage direction is biased as described above and the storage direction deviation determining means determine that the new banknote is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold. A reversing unit that reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, and reverses the storage direction before storing in the stacker. And wherein the Rukoto.

  (2): In the automatic transaction apparatus according to (1), when the banknote control unit performs a banknote replenishment from the cassette to the stacker or a depositing process from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, In the control table provided, the number of replenished or deposited banknotes in the stacker, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker, A new banknote exceeding a predetermined threshold based on banknote replenishment or depositing control table management means for registering and managing data including the threshold value input from the outside, and the counted number of stored stackers by storing direction. If it is determined that the storage direction is uneven, the direction flag of the control table for storing in the stacker in the next process is changed to a flag that indicates the reverse storage direction. Characterized in that it comprises a direction flag changing means when bill replenishment or deposit.

(3): In the automatic transaction apparatus according to (1) or (2), the banknote control unit collects banknotes from the stacker to the cassette, or dispenses banknotes from the stacker to the deposit / withdrawal unit. Are stored in the control table provided in the storage means, the number of collected or withdrawn banknotes, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknote in the stacker, and the storage counted according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker. Bill collection or withdrawal control table management means for registering and managing data including the threshold value input from the outside, the number of sheets, and
When banknotes are fed out from the corresponding stacker to the transport path, the banknotes are identified by the discrimination unit, and according to the discrimination results, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location and stacked in the same direction. When it is determined that the banknote is a specific new banknote having a difference in height, the number of banknotes fed out is subtracted from the number of stored banknotes by stacking direction of the target stacker according to the banknote direction of the discrimination result. Banknote collection or withdrawal storage number subtraction means for the storage processing of
When the banknote has been paid out from the corresponding stacker, it is determined whether or not the deviation of the number of stored sheets by storing direction of the stacker is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. Banknote collection or withdrawal direction flag changing means for changing a direction flag indicating a storing direction of a new banknote stored in the stacker to a flag which is a reverse storing direction;
It is characterized by having.

  (4): At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, and discriminating banknotes A banknote unit including a discrimination section, a transport path for transporting banknotes, a transport path switching means for switching the transport path, a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes by reversing the front and back of the banknotes, and the banknote unit In the control method of the automatic transaction apparatus that includes a banknote control unit that performs control on the banknote and automatically performs deposit and withdrawal processing based on a customer operation, the banknote control unit is configured to store the banknote in the stacker. Based on the discrimination result, the thickness of the banknote varies depending on the location, and when stacked in the same direction, it is determined whether or not it is a specific new banknote whose height varies depending on the location of the banknote as the number increases. When it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the banknotes of the banknote are stored according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker. Based on the step of managing the number of stored sheets, and whether or not the new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the managed number of stored stackers by storage direction. A step of determining and reversing the new banknote by the reversing unit so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker when it is determined that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction more than a predetermined threshold, and the storage direction And the step of carrying out control for storing in the stacker.

  (5): In the control method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to (4), when the bill control unit performs bill replenishment from the cassette to the stacker or depositing processing from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, In the control table provided in the storage means, the number of replenished or deposited banknotes in the stacker, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker Based on the step of registering and managing the data including the threshold value input from the outside and the threshold value input from the outside, and the storing number of the stacker for each stacking direction of the stacker, the storing direction of the new banknote is biased beyond a predetermined threshold value. If it is determined that the storage is to be performed, there is a step of changing the direction flag of the control table when storing in the stacker in the next processing to a flag indicating the reverse storage direction. The features.

(Function)
The operation of the present invention based on the above configuration will be described below with reference to FIG.

(a): Action of the above (1) In the banknote control unit, the new banknote discriminating means, when storing the banknotes in the stacker, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location based on the discrimination result of the discrimination section, and stacks in the same direction. In this case, it is determined whether or not the banknote is a specific new banknote whose height varies depending on the location of the banknote. Next, when the number management unit determines that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote by the new banknote determination unit, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the new banknote stored in the stacker. The number of banknotes stored is managed for each storage direction.

  The storage direction deviation determination means is a storage means in which the new banknotes stored in the stacker are stored in the storage direction more than a predetermined threshold, based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction managed by the storage number management means. Judge whether or not. The storage direction control means reverses the new banknote by the reversing unit so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker when the storage direction deviation determination means determines that the new banknote is stored with the storage direction being biased more than a predetermined threshold. Then, the storage direction is reversed and then the storage in the stacker is performed.

  When storing in the banknote stacker in this way, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state when a large number of new banknotes are stored by storing the banknotes by appropriately changing the banknote orientation so that the banknote storage direction is not biased. It is possible to suppress obstacles such as not moving well into the storage unit or causing jams when extended.

(b): Action of the above (2) In the banknote control unit, the banknote replenishment or depositing control table management means stores storage means when performing the banknote replenishment from the cassette to the stacker or the depositing process from the depositing / dispensing section to the stacker. In the control table provided in the stacker, the number of replenished or deposited banknotes, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, external The data including the threshold value input from is registered and managed.

  If the bill replenishment or deposit direction flag changing means determines that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stackers stored in each storage direction, the next time In this process, the direction flag of the control table when stored in the stacker is changed to a flag indicating the reverse storage direction.

  In this way, when storing in the banknote stacker, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state when a large number of new banknotes are stored by appropriately changing the banknote orientation so that the banknote storage direction is not biased. It is possible to suppress problems such as banknotes not moving well into the storage unit or causing jamming when being fed out.

(c): Operation of (3) In the banknote control unit, the banknote collection or withdrawal control table management means collects banknotes from the stacker to the cassette, or dispenses banknotes from the stacker to the deposit / withdrawal unit. In the control table provided in the storage means, the number of collected or withdrawn banknotes, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknotes in the stacker, the number of storages counted according to the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker, Data including the threshold value input from the outside is registered and managed.

  Further, the bill collection or withdrawal withdrawal number subtracting means, when the bill is fed out from the corresponding stacker to the transport path, the bill is discriminated by the discriminating unit, and depending on the discrimination result, the thickness of the bill varies depending on the place, When stacking in the same direction, if it is determined that the bill is a specific new banknote whose height increases as the number increases, the number of stored stackers by stacking direction of the target stacker depends on the banknote direction of the discrimination result. The number of bills fed out is subtracted to prepare for the next storage process.

  Further, the bill collection or withdrawal direction flag changing means determines whether or not the deviation of the number of stored sheets for each stacking direction of the stacker is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold when the banknote is paid out from the corresponding stacker. If it is determined that the value is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker is changed to a flag indicating the reverse storage direction.

  In this way, when storing in the banknote stacker, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state when a large number of new banknotes are stored by appropriately changing the banknote orientation so that the banknote storage direction is not biased. It is possible to suppress problems such as banknotes not moving well into the storage unit or causing jamming when being fed out.

(d): The action of (4) When the banknote is stored in the stacker in the banknote control unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, and the number of sheets is increased when stacked in the same direction. A step of determining whether or not a particular new banknote has a height difference depending on the location of the banknote,
If it is determined in the step that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the number of banknotes stored is managed according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker. And steps to
Determining whether or not the new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the stacking direction; When it is determined that the storage direction is biased more than a predetermined threshold, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, and the storage direction is reversed and stored in the stacker. And execute steps.

  When storing in the banknote stacker in this way, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state when a large number of new banknotes are stored by storing the banknotes by appropriately changing the banknote orientation so that the banknote storage direction is not biased. It is possible to suppress obstacles such as not moving well into the storage unit or causing jams when extended.

(e): The action of (5) In the banknote control unit, when the banknote is replenished from the cassette to the stacker or the depositing process from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, the control table provided in the storage means is replenished to the stacker. Or register the data including the number of deposited banknotes, the direction flag indicating the storing direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, the number of stored new banknotes counted according to the storing direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside. And managing steps,
When it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stackers stored in the stacking direction, the control table direction flag for storing in the stacker in the next process A step of changing to a flag for the reverse storage direction is executed.

  When storing in the banknote stacker in this way, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state when a large number of new banknotes are stored by storing the banknotes by appropriately changing the banknote orientation so that the banknote storage direction is not biased. It is possible to suppress obstacles such as not moving well into the storage unit or causing jams when extended.

  The present invention has the following effects by the constitutions (1) to (5).

  (1): When storing in a banknote stacker, the banknotes are stored in a tilted state when a large number of new banknotes are stored by storing the banknotes in different directions so that the banknote storage direction is not biased. Can be prevented from moving well into the storage unit or causing jams when extended.

  (2): In the automatic transaction apparatus, the direction of the banknote is specified using the banknote discrimination result, and the number of stored banknotes for each banknote storage location (stacker) is managed and stored above a predetermined threshold. When the direction is biased, the banknote reversing mechanism is used to reverse and store the front and back of the banknote. By doing so, the bias in the same direction is prevented and the storage state is stabilized.

  For example, a hologram sticker is attached to the lower left side of the front side of a new bill (new 10,000 yen bill). The automatic transaction device has a discrimination mechanism (discriminator) that can specify the bill direction, a reversing mechanism (reversing portion) that can reverse the bill direction, a storage (stacker) that can store a large amount of bills, and bill insertion A deposit / withdrawal mechanism (deposit / withdrawal unit) for taking out is provided.

  Using these mechanisms, banknotes are discriminated, and the number of banknotes is counted for each storage location according to the discrimination results. Then, if the number of stored sheets is within a predetermined threshold, the storage is continued as it is, and if it exceeds the threshold, the banknotes are stored in a direction that reduces the storage inclination.

  If it does in this way, the trouble about storage and delivery of a bill in an automatic transaction device (for example, ATM) by the shape of a new bill can be reduced. As a result, the suspension rate of the automatic transaction apparatus can be suppressed, and an improvement in service to customers can be expected.

  In the following description, an example of ATM will be described as an automatic transaction apparatus.

§1: Outline of ATM FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention. Hereinafter, an overview of ATM will be described with reference to FIG.

  (1): In ATM, first, the direction of a banknote is specified using the banknote discrimination result. For each banknote storage location, the number of sheets in each banknote direction is managed, and when the banknote direction is biased beyond a predetermined threshold, the banknote reversing mechanism is used to reverse and store the banknotes. By doing so, the bias in the same direction is prevented and the storage state is stabilized.

  For example, a hologram sticker is attached to the lower left side of the front side of a new bill (new 10,000 yen bill). The ATM (automatic transaction apparatus) includes a discrimination mechanism (discrimination unit 45) that can specify the bill direction, a reversing mechanism (reversing unit 48) that can reverse the bill direction, and a storage (stacker) that can store a large amount of bills. 49), a deposit / withdrawal mechanism (deposit / withdrawal section 46) for inserting and taking out bills is provided.

  Using these mechanisms, banknotes are discriminated, and the number of banknotes is counted for each storage location according to the discrimination results. Then, if the number of stored sheets is within a predetermined threshold, the storage is continued as it is, and if it exceeds the threshold, the banknotes are stored in a direction that reduces the storage inclination.

  (2): ATM is at least a deposit / withdrawal unit 46 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker 49 for each denomination for storing banknotes, and for each denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker 49 A bill provided with a cassette 50, a discriminating section 45 for discriminating bills, a transport path 51 for transporting banknotes, a transport path switching section 47 for switching the transport paths 51, and a reversing section 48 for reversing the direction of banknotes in the reverse direction. The apparatus includes a unit 21 and a banknote control unit 15 that controls the banknote unit 21, and automatically performs a deposit / withdrawal process based on a customer operation.

  And the banknote control part 15 discriminate | determines a banknote by the discrimination part 45, The banknote direction discrimination means (a part of the conveyance control part 34) which specifies a banknote direction based on this discrimination result, and the banknote accommodated in the stacker 49 For each stacker 49, the banknote number management means (a part of the transport control unit 34) that manages the number of banknotes stored in each banknote storage direction and the banknote number management means (a part of the transport control unit 34) manage them. Based on the number of sheets stored in each stacker 49 for each storage direction, a storage direction bias determination means (a part of the transport control unit 34) determines whether or not the banknotes are stored in a storage direction that is more than a predetermined threshold. ) And the storage direction deviation determination means (a part of the transport control unit 34), the reversing unit 48 reverses the banknote when it is determined that the storage of the banknotes is biased more than a predetermined threshold. And banknote collection And a storage control means for controlling for housing in the direction opposite to each stacker 49 (part of the conveying control unit 34).

  (3): In the ATM of the above (2), the banknote control unit 15 performs the control provided in the memory 37 when performing the banknote replenishment from the cassette 50 to the stacker 49 or the depositing process from the deposit / withdrawal unit 46 to the stacker 49. On the table, the number of replenished or deposited banknotes in the stacker 49, the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker 49, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of the new banknotes stored in the stacker 49, from the outside Based on banknote replenishment or depositing control table management means (a part of the transport control unit 34) for registering and managing data including the input threshold value and the number of stored stackers 49 stored in the storage direction. If it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than the threshold value, the direction flag of the control table when storing in the stacker in the next processing is stored in reverse. And a bill replenishment or deposit when the direction flag change means for changing the flag as the direction (part of the conveying control unit 34).

  (4): In the ATM of (2) or (3), the banknote control unit 15 performs banknote collection from the stacker 49 to the cassette 50 or banknote withdrawal from the stacker 49 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 46. In the control table provided in the memory 37, the number of collected or withdrawn banknotes, a direction flag indicating the storing direction of the new banknote in the stacker 49, the stored number of sheets counted according to the storing direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker 49, the external Banknote collection or withdrawal control table management means (a part of the transport control unit 34) that registers and manages data including the threshold value input from, and when the banknote is fed from the corresponding stacker 49 to the transport path 51, the banknote Is a specific new banknote in which the height of the banknote increases as the number of sheets increases when the banknote thickness varies depending on the location and is stacked in the same direction. If it is determined, the number of banknotes drawn out from the number of stored stackers 49 in the storage direction is subtracted from the banknote direction of the discrimination result, and the banknotes are collected or stored at the time of withdrawal for the next storage process. In the case where the banknotes have been paid out from the number-of-sheets subtracting means (a part of the transport control unit 34) and the corresponding stacker 49, it is determined whether or not the deviation of the number of stored sheets for each stacking direction of the stacker 49 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. If it is determined that the value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the bill collection or withdrawal direction flag change means changes the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new bill stored in the stacker 49 to the flag corresponding to the reverse storage direction. (A part of the conveyance control unit 34).

§2: Description of ATM
(1): Description of ATM Control System FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the ATM control system. As shown in FIG. 2, the ATM control system includes an ATM control unit 1, which includes a customer operation unit 2, a management operation unit 3, a hard disk device (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”). 4), a flexible disk drive (hereinafter referred to as FDD) 5, a power supply unit 6, a mechanism unit (mechanical unit) 7 including a bill unit 21, and the like are connected.

  The ATM control unit 1 includes a main control unit 11, a line control unit 12 connected to the main control unit 11, a card control unit 13, a passbook control unit 14, a banknote control unit 15, a screen control unit 16, A printing unit 17 and the like are provided. The function of each part is as follows.

  The main control unit 11 performs overall control of the ATM control unit 1 and is configured by a processor such as a CPU, for example. The line control unit 12 communicates with an external device or apparatus via a communication line. The card control unit 13 performs various controls of the transaction card inserted by the customer. The passbook control unit 14 performs various controls on the customer's transaction passbook. The banknote control unit 15 controls each mechanism unit (mechanical unit) in the banknote unit 21. The screen control unit 16 controls display screens of the customer operation unit 2 and the management operation unit 3. The printing unit 17 performs control when printing transaction information or the like on a customer's transaction passbook or transaction record sheet.

  The customer operation unit 2 is operated by a customer during a transaction, and includes a touch panel type display screen. The management operation unit 3 is used when maintenance personnel perform maintenance or the like, and includes a touch panel display screen. The HDD 4 stores various control information and the like. The FDD 5 is for inputting various control information and the like. The power supply unit 6 supplies power to the ATM.

(2): Detailed explanation of banknote control unit and banknote unit
(a): Description of specific configurations of bill control unit and bill unit FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of the bill control unit and bill unit. As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote control unit and the banknote unit are configured as follows.

  A bill unit 21 is connected to the bill control unit 15, and each mechanism unit (mechanical unit) of the bill unit 21 is controlled by each unit of the bill control unit 15. In this case, the bill control unit 15 is provided with a control unit (for example, a processor such as a CPU) 31 that controls the entire bill control unit, and a line control unit 32 and a mechanical control unit that are controlled by the control unit 31. 33, a conveyance control unit 34, and the like are provided.

  Further, the banknote control unit 15 is provided with a discrimination control unit 36, a driver 35 that is controlled by the mechanical control unit 33 and drives the mechanical unit, a memory 37 that can be accessed by the transport control unit 34, and the like. . The memory 37 stores a control table and the like which will be described later. The line control unit 32, the mechanical control unit 33, the transport control unit 34, the discrimination control unit 36, and the like are configured by a program.

  The banknote unit 21 controlled by the banknote control unit 15 is provided with a USB / LAN 41, a motor 42, a sensor 43, an Mg (magnet) 44, a discrimination unit 45, and the like. The USB / LAN 4 is controlled by the line control unit 32. The motor 42, the sensor 43, and the Mg (magnet) 44 are components provided in the transport path and the like, and are each driven by a driver 35. The discrimination unit 45 is controlled by the discrimination control unit 36.

(b): Description of Control Table Example FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a control table, where FIG. A is a bill replenishment / payment processing control table, and FIG. B is a bill recovery / withdrawal processing control table. This control table is stored in the memory 37, and the conveyance control unit 34 can access it to write or read information.

  The banknote replenishment / payment processing control table includes fields for items and values. The items include the number of replenished or deposited banknotes, a direction flag, a direction counter 1, a direction counter 2, and a threshold value. A value is written in each of these items. In this case, the direction flag is information for identifying the storing direction of the banknotes in the stacker and the banknote direction of the discrimination result. The direction counter is a counter (soft counter) that counts the number of banknotes stored in each storage direction corresponding to the storage direction in the stacker 49.

  The banknote replenishment / payment processing control table is used when a banknote is fed from the cassette 50 and stored in the stacker 49 (banknote replenishment), or when a banknote deposited from the deposit / withdrawal unit 46 is stored (payment) in the stacker 49. In addition, it is used by the transport control unit 34.

  In addition, the banknote collection / withdrawal processing control table includes columns of items and values. The items include the number of collected or withdrawn banknotes, a direction flag, a direction counter 1, a direction counter 2, and a threshold value. A value is written in each of these items. The threshold value is previously input by an attendant or the like by operating the management operation unit 3 (see FIG. 2) and stored in each control table of the memory 37.

  In this case, the direction flag is information for identifying the storing direction of the banknotes in the stacker and the banknote direction of the discrimination result. The direction counter is a counter (soft counter) that counts the number of banknotes stored in each storage direction corresponding to the storage direction in the stacker 49.

  The banknote collection / withdrawal processing control table is used when the banknotes are fed out from the stacker 49 and stored in the cassette 50 (banknote collection), or the banknotes are fed out from the stacker 49 and withdrawn to the deposit / withdrawal unit 46 (withdrawal process). ) Is used by the transport controller 34.

(c): Explanation of bill unit FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the mechanism of the bill unit. Hereinafter, the banknote unit will be described with reference to FIG.

1. Outline of the mechanism of the banknote unit The banknote unit 21 includes a denomination cassette (cash safe) 50 for replenishing / collecting banknotes (cash) and a denomination stacker (banknote storage) for storing banknotes of each denomination. Part) 49, a transport path 51 for transporting banknotes, a discrimination part 45 for discriminating banknotes (discrimination of denomination, banknote front and back, banknote direction, authenticity, etc.), and a reversing unit for inverting the front and back of banknotes 48, a conveyance path switching unit 47 for switching a conveyance route to the reversing unit 48 or a route for bypassing the reversing unit 48, a depositing / dispensing unit 46 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, and the like.

  The transport path switching unit 47 is provided with a magnet (Mg) 44, and the transport route is switched by driving the magnet (Mg) 44 by the driver 35.

2. Outline of Operation The banknote unit 21 performs the following banknote deposit / withdrawal process based on an instruction from the banknote control unit 15. First, banknotes are fed out from the cassette 50, and the banknotes are transported on the transport path 51 and discriminated by the discrimination unit 45, and then stored in each stacker 49 by a discrimination denomination and replenished with cash.

  At the time of withdrawal, the banknotes are fed out from the stacker 49, and the banknotes are transported on the transport path 51 and discriminated by the discrimination unit 45. Then, the banknotes are collected and delivered to the deposit / withdrawal unit 46, and are withdrawn to the customer. At the time of depositing, banknotes inserted from the depositing / withdrawing unit 46 are sent to the discrimination unit 45 and discriminated by the discrimination unit 45, and then stored in each stacker 49 by the discrimination denomination and deposited.

(d): Explanation of banknotes and banknote directions FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of banknotes, FIG. A is an example of banknotes, and FIG. In this example, a 10,000 yen banknote (10,000 tickets) will be described as an example. In this case, the banknote (10,000 yen banknote) includes an old banknote and a new banknote.

  The example of the banknote shown in FIG. 6A is an example of the new banknote (new 10,000 yen banknote). On the front side of the banknote 20, a person image is printed on the right side, and on the lower left side is a hologram. A seal is affixed. This hologram seal is affixed to the surface of a banknote, and only that portion is formed thicker than other portions.

  When such a new banknote is conveyed in the banknote unit 21, there are directions as shown in FIG. 6B, and these directions are referred to as directions 1 and 2. That is, in direction 1, when a banknote is conveyed with the front side up, a hologram seal is present on the lower left side of the banknote, and when a banknote is conveyed with the back side up, a hologram seal is present on the lower right side of the banknote. Exists. In direction 2, when a bill is conveyed with the back side up, a hologram sticker is present on the upper left side of the bill, and when a bill is conveyed with the front side up, a hologram seal is present on the upper right side of the bill. To do.

  In this manner, in the banknote shown in FIG. 6, the hologram seal is present on the lower side in direction 1 and the hologram seal is present on the upper side in direction 2 with respect to the center line position in the horizontal direction. In this case, in direction 1 shown in FIG. 6B, the storage direction when stored in the stacker 49 is 1 (storage direction = 1), and in direction 2, the storage direction when stored in the stacker 49 is 2. (Storage direction = 2).

  The result of discrimination by the discrimination unit 45 is either one in the direction 1 (two ways) or one in the direction 2 (two ways) (there are four ways in total). In this case, one of the directions 1 (two ways) may be the banknote direction 1, and one of the directions 2 (two ways) may be the banknote direction 2, but vice versa. The direction may be the banknote direction 1 or 2).

(e): Explanation of banknote storage state when banknotes are stored in the stacker FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of banknote storage state, FIG. A is a state when banknotes are stored in the same direction, and FIG. It is the figure which showed the state at the time of reverse accommodation. When a banknote is conveyed in the banknote unit 21 and stored in the stacker 49, a new banknote (new 10,000 yen bill) is stored in the same direction, and the state shown in FIG.

  That is, as described above, a hologram sticker is attached to a new bill (new 10,000 yen bill), and only the portion of this hologram seal is formed thicker than other portions. Therefore, when the bill of the new bill (new 10,000 yen bill) is stored in the stacker 49 in the same direction (direction 1 or direction 2 shown in FIG. 6), only the hologram seal portion is thickened. 49, the bills are stacked in a tilted state as shown in FIG. 7A.

  In this case, a sensor or the like for detecting a banknote is provided inside the stacker 49, and a part of the banknote (for example, the left side of the banknote) may ride on and be stored above the sensor. In such a case, the number of bills cannot be accurately detected. In addition, when the banknotes stacked in this way are discharged from the stacker 49 to the transport path 51, the payout becomes worse and various troubles are caused.

  In order to avoid such a state, in the present invention, banknotes are reversed and stored every certain number of sheets. Thus, if a banknote is reversed and accommodated for every fixed number of sheets, the position of a hologram seal will differ each time it reverses, and the thickness of a banknote will be equalized. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B, if the banknotes are reversed and stored every predetermined number, even when the banknotes are stacked in the stacker 49, they are stacked with a substantially uniform thickness, and the normal operation of the banknote unit 21 is performed. Secured.

§2: Explanation of operation by flowchart
(1): Processing at the time of banknote replenishment or depositing FIG. 8 is a process flowchart at the time of banknote replenishment or depositing (part 1), and FIG. 9 is a process flowchart at the time of banknote replenishment or depositing (part 2). Hereinafter, based on FIG. 8, FIG. 9, the process at the time of banknote replenishment or money_receiving | payment (only the storage process to a ten thousand ticket stacker) is demonstrated.

  The processes shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are processes performed by the transport control unit 34, and S1 to S18 in the figure indicate each processing step. The process described below is a process for replenishing banknotes from the cassette 50 to the stacker 49 or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit 46 to the stacker 49. From the data of the results, it is an example in which any one direction of the banknote is the banknote direction 1 and the other banknote direction is the banknote direction 2.

  First, the transport control unit 34 determines whether or not the ten thousand ticket stacker is empty among the stackers 49 (S1). If the ten thousand ticket stacker is empty, the control table in the memory 37 (FIG. 4A). The banknote replenishment / payment processing control table shown in FIG. 2 is initialized (S2). In this case, regarding the control table in the memory 37, the storage direction = 0 (0 is an initial value), the direction counter 1 = 0, and the direction counter 2 = 0.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the banknotes are stored in the stacker 49 (S3). If the banknotes have been completed, the process ends. If not, the banknotes from the cassette 49 or the deposit / withdrawal unit 46 are terminated. Feeding out is performed, transported on the transport path 51, and discrimination is performed by the discrimination unit 45 (S4). And it is judged by the said discrimination result whether the conveyed banknote is a new banknote (new 10,000 ticket) (S5).

  As a result, if it is not a new banknote (new ten thousand ticket), the banknote is stored in the stacker 49 (S18), and the process proceeds to S3. If the ten thousand ticket stacker is not empty in the process of S1, the process proceeds to S3. However, if it is determined in the process of S5 that the bill is a new bill (new ten thousand bill), it is determined whether or not the storage direction = 0 (0 is an initial value) with reference to the control table of the memory 37 (S6).

  As a result, if the storage direction is not 0, it is determined whether the bill direction is 1 and the storage direction is 1 (S7). As a result, if the bill direction = 1 and the storing direction = 1, it is determined whether the bill direction = 2 and the storing direction = 2 (S8). As a result, if the bill direction is 2 and the storage direction is not 2, the driver 35 is operated under the control of the mechanical control unit 33 to drive the magnet 44 of the transport path switching unit 47 to switch the transport path 51. Then, the banknote is conveyed to the reversing unit 48, and the front and back of the banknote are reversed (S9). By reversing the bill, the bill direction is reversed.

  Next, the conveyance control unit 34 determines whether or not the current banknote direction = 1 from the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 45 (S10). As a result, if the current bill direction = 1, the direction counter 1 in the control table of the memory 37 is incremented (direction counter 1 = + 1) (S11). If the current bill direction is not 1 in the process of S10, the direction counter 2 of the control table in the memory 37 is incremented (direction counter 2 = + 1) (S12).

  Next, after the processing of S11 or S12 is completed, the value of direction counter 1-direction counter 2 (the value obtained by subtracting the value of direction counter 2 from the value of direction counter 1) is stored in the control table of memory 37. It is determined whether or not the value is equal to or greater than the threshold value (S13). As a result, if the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the storage flag = 2 is set (S14).

  Next, when the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is not equal to or greater than the threshold value in the process of S13, the value of the direction counter 2-direction counter 1 (the value of the direction counter 1 is subtracted from the value of the direction counter 2). It is determined whether or not (value) is equal to or greater than a threshold value stored in the control table of the memory 37 (S15). As a result, if the value of the direction counter 2 -direction counter 1 is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the direction flag = 1 is set (S 16). If the value of the direction counter 2−direction counter 1 is not equal to or greater than the threshold value, the direction flag = 0 is set (S17), the banknote is stored in the stacker 49 (ten thousand ticket stacker) (S18), and the process proceeds to S3. .

  Further, after the process of S14 is completed and after the process of S16 is completed, the process proceeds to S18. Moreover, when it is not a new banknote (new ten thousand ticket) by the process of S5, it transfers to the process of S18.

(2): Processing at the time of banknote collection or withdrawal processing FIG. 10 is a processing flowchart (part 1) at the time of banknote collection or withdrawal processing, and FIG. 11 is a processing flowchart (part 2) at the time of bill collection or withdrawal processing. . Hereinafter, based on FIG. 10, FIG. 11, the process at the time of banknote collection | recovery or a withdrawal process (only the process of a 10,000 ticket) is demonstrated. Note that the processes shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are processes performed by the transport control unit 34, and S21 to S32 in the drawings indicate each processing step.

  The following processing is processing at the time of performing banknote collection from the stacker 49 to the cassette 50 or banknote withdrawal processing from the stacker 40 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 46. That is, when the banknotes are fed out from the stacker 49, the banknotes in the stacker 49 are reduced. In this case, the value of the direction counter is corrected in preparation for the next deposit to the stacker 49. This is a process for enabling the next process to be performed smoothly.

  First, the conveyance control unit 34 determines whether or not the banknote feeding of the corresponding stacker 49 is completed (S21). As a result, if the banknote feeding of the corresponding stacker 49 is not completed, the banknote is fed out and discriminated by the discrimination unit 45 (S22). Next, it is determined whether or not it is a new bill (new 10,000 yen bill) based on the discrimination result (S23).

  As a result, if it is a new banknote, it is judged whether banknote direction = 1 (S24). As a result, if banknote direction = 1, the direction counter 1 is decremented (direction counter 1 = −1) (S25), the banknote is stored in the cassette 49 or the deposit / withdrawal unit 46 (S26), and the process proceeds to S21. To do. Moreover, if it is not a new banknote (new ten thousand ticket) by the process of S23, it will transfer to the process of S26.

  If the bill direction is not 1 in the process of S24, the direction counter 2 is decremented (direction counter 2 = -1) (S27), and the process proceeds to S26. If it is determined in the processing of S21 that the banknote delivery of the stacker 49 has been completed, it is determined whether or not the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is equal to or greater than a threshold value (S28).

  As a result, if the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the storage direction = 2 is set (S29), and this process is terminated. However, if the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is not greater than or equal to the threshold value in the process of S28, it is determined whether or not the value of the direction counter 2-direction counter 1 is greater than the threshold value (S30).

  As a result, if the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the storage direction = 1 is set (S31), and this process is terminated. If the value of the direction counter 1-direction counter 2 is not greater than or equal to the threshold value, the storage direction = 0 is set (S32), and this process is terminated.

§3: Other description In the ATM having the above configuration, for example, a program for realizing the processing of the ATM is stored in a magnetic disk (recording medium) of the HDD 4, and this program is controlled by the banknote control unit 15. When the CPU of the unit 31 reads and executes, the processing performed by the ATM can be executed.

  However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the program is stored in the magnetic disk of the HDD 5 as follows, and the CPU of the control unit 31 in the banknote control unit 15 executes the program. Thus, it is possible to perform the processing.

  (a): Under the control of the main control unit 11, a program (program data created by another device) stored in a removable disk (for example, a flexible disk or a floppy disk) created by another device is, for example, The data is read by the FDD 5 and stored in the recording medium of the HDD 4.

  (b): Under the control of the main control unit 11, data such as a program transmitted from another device via a communication line is received via a communication control unit (not shown), and the data is recorded on the recording medium of the HDD 5 Store in (magnetic disk).

(Appendix)
The following configuration is appended to the above description.

(Appendix 1)
At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, a discrimination unit for distinguishing banknotes, and banknotes Banknote unit provided with a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes in the reverse direction by reversing the front and back of the banknotes,
In an automatic transaction apparatus comprising a banknote control unit for controlling the banknote unit, and automatically performing deposit / withdrawal processing based on a customer operation,
The banknote control unit
When storing banknotes in the stacker, based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location. A new bill discriminating means for discriminating whether the bill is a new bill,
If it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote by the new banknote determination means, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker is determined, Storage number management means for managing the number of stored bills;
Storage for determining whether or not a new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction managed by the storage number management means. Direction bias judgment means;
When it is determined by the storage direction bias determination means that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction biased to a predetermined threshold value or more, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, A storage direction control means for controlling the storage direction to be reversed and then stored in the stacker;
An automatic transaction apparatus comprising:

(Appendix 2)
The banknote control unit
When replenishing banknotes from the cassette to the stacker or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, replenishment to the stacker or the number of deposited banknotes is stored in the stacker in a control table provided in the storage means. At the time of banknote replenishment or depositing, which registers and manages data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside Control table management means;
The control table for storing in the stacker in the next process when it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stored stackers by storage direction. The automatic transaction apparatus according to appendix 1, further comprising banknote replenishment or depositing direction flag changing means for changing the direction flag to a flag for the reverse storage direction.

(Appendix 3)
The banknote control unit
When performing banknote collection from the stacker to the cassette, or banknote withdrawal processing from the stacker to the deposit / withdrawal unit, the control table provided in the storage means stores the number of collected or withdrawn banknotes in the stacker. Banknote collection or withdrawal control that registers and manages data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes, the number of stored sheets counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside Table management means;
When banknotes are fed out from the corresponding stacker to the transport path, the banknotes are identified by the discrimination unit, and according to the discrimination results, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location and stacked in the same direction. When it is determined that the banknote is a specific new banknote having a difference in height, the number of banknotes fed out is subtracted from the number of stored banknotes by stacking direction of the target stacker according to the banknote direction of the discrimination result. Banknote collection or withdrawal storage number subtraction means for the storage processing of
When the banknote has been paid out from the corresponding stacker, it is determined whether or not the deviation of the number of stored sheets by storing direction of the stacker is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. Banknote collection or withdrawal direction flag changing means for changing a direction flag indicating a storing direction of a new banknote stored in the stacker to a flag which is a reverse storing direction;
The automatic transaction apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, characterized by comprising:

(Appendix 4)
At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, a discrimination unit for distinguishing banknotes, and banknotes Banknote unit provided with a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes in the reverse direction by reversing the front and back of the banknotes,
In a control method of an automatic transaction apparatus comprising a banknote control unit for controlling the banknote unit, and automatically performing deposit / withdrawal processing based on a customer operation,
The banknote control unit
When storing banknotes in the stacker, based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location. Determining whether it is a new bill;
If it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the number of banknotes stored is determined according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker. Managing steps,
Determining whether or not a new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with a storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction.
When it is determined that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction that is more than a predetermined threshold, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, and the storage direction is reversed. A step of controlling the storage in the stacker;
A method for controlling an automatic transaction apparatus, comprising:

(Appendix 5)
The banknote control unit
When replenishing banknotes from the cassette to the stacker or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, replenishment to the stacker or the number of deposited banknotes is stored in the stacker in a control table provided in the storage means. Registering and managing data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknote, the number of stored new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside;
The control table for storing in the stacker in the next process when it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stored stackers by storage direction. The method for controlling an automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a step of changing the direction flag to a flag having a reverse storage direction.

(Appendix 6)
At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, a discrimination unit for distinguishing banknotes, and banknotes Banknote unit provided with a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes in the reverse direction by reversing the front and back of the banknotes,
An automatic transaction apparatus comprising a banknote control unit for controlling the banknote unit and automatically performing deposit / withdrawal processing based on a customer's operation,
When storing banknotes in the stacker, based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location. A new bill discriminating means for discriminating whether the bill is a new bill,
If it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote by the new banknote determination means, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker is determined, Storage number management means for managing the number of stored bills;
Storage for determining whether or not a new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction managed by the storage number management means. Direction bias judgment means;
When it is determined by the storage direction bias determination means that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction biased to a predetermined threshold value or more, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, A program for functioning as storage direction control means for performing control for storing in the stacker after reversing the storage direction.

(Appendix 7)
When replenishing banknotes from the cassette to the stacker or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, replenishment to the stacker or the number of deposited banknotes is stored in the stacker in a control table provided in the storage means. At the time of banknote replenishment or depositing, which registers and manages data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside Control table management means;
The control table for storing in the stacker in the next process when it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stored stackers by storage direction. The program according to supplementary note 6 for functioning as a bill replenishment or depositing direction flag changing means for changing the direction flag to a flag in the reverse storage direction.

(Appendix 8)
At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, a discrimination unit for distinguishing banknotes, and banknotes Banknote unit provided with a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes in the reverse direction by reversing the front and back of the banknotes,
An automatic transaction apparatus comprising a banknote control unit for controlling the banknote unit and automatically performing deposit / withdrawal processing based on a customer's operation,
When storing banknotes in the stacker, based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location. A new bill discriminating means for discriminating whether the bill is a new bill,
If it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote by the new banknote determination means, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker is determined, Storage number management means for managing the number of stored bills;
Storage for determining whether or not a new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction managed by the storage number management means. Direction bias judgment means;
When it is determined by the storage direction bias determination means that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction biased to a predetermined threshold value or more, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for functioning as a storage direction control means for controlling storage in the stacker after reversing the storage direction.

(Appendix 9)
When replenishing banknotes from the cassette to the stacker or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, replenishment to the stacker or the number of deposited banknotes is stored in the stacker in a control table provided in the storage means. At the time of banknote replenishment or depositing, which registers and manages data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside Control table management means;
The control table for storing in the stacker in the next process when it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stored stackers by storage direction. The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of Additional remark 6 for functioning as a banknote replenishment or money_receiving | payment direction flag change means which changes the direction flag of this to the flag used as a reverse storage direction.

It is a principle explanatory view of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the ATM control system in an embodiment. It is a detailed block diagram of the banknote control part and banknote unit in embodiment. It is an example of a control table in an embodiment, A figure is a control table for banknote replenishment / payment processing, and B figure is an example of a control table for banknote collection / withdrawal processing. It is mechanism explanatory drawing of the banknote unit in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the banknote in embodiment, A figure is an example of a banknote, B figure is the figure which showed the banknote direction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a banknote storage state explanatory drawing in embodiment, A figure is the state at the time of storing a banknote in the same direction, B figure is the figure which showed the state at the time of reverse storage of a banknote for every fixed number of sheets. It is a process flowchart (the 1) at the time of banknote replenishment or payment in embodiment. It is a process flowchart (the 2) at the time of banknote replenishment or payment in embodiment. It is a process flowchart (the 1) at the time of the banknote collection | recovery or payment processing in embodiment. It is a process flowchart (the 1) at the time of the banknote collection | recovery or payment processing in embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ATM control part 2 Customer operation part 3 Management operation part 4 Hard disk drive (FDD)
5 Flexible disk drive (FDD)
6 Power supply unit 7 Mechanism unit (mechanical unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Main control part 12 Line control part 13 Card control part 14 Passbook control part 15 Banknote control part 16 Screen control part 17 Printing part 21 Banknote unit 31 Control part 32 Line control part 33 Mechanical control part 34 Conveyance control part 35 Driver 36 Identification control Part 37 Memory 41 USB / LAN
42 Motor 43 Sensor 44 Magnet (Mg)
45 Identification part 46 Deposit / withdrawal part 47 Conveyance path switching part 48 Reversing part 49 Stacker 50 Cassette 51 Conveyance path

Claims (5)

At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, a discrimination unit for distinguishing banknotes, and banknotes Banknote unit provided with a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes in the reverse direction by reversing the front and back of the banknotes,
In an automatic transaction apparatus comprising a banknote control unit for controlling the banknote unit, and automatically performing deposit / withdrawal processing based on a customer operation,
The banknote control unit
When storing banknotes in the stacker, based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location. A new bill discriminating means for discriminating whether the bill is a new bill,
If it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote by the new banknote determination means, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker is determined, Storage number management means for managing the number of stored bills;
Storage for determining whether or not a new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with the storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction managed by the storage number management means. Direction bias judgment means;
When it is determined by the storage direction bias determination means that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction biased to a predetermined threshold value or more, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, A storage direction control means for controlling the storage direction to be reversed and then stored in the stacker;
An automatic transaction apparatus comprising: The banknote control unit
When replenishing banknotes from the cassette to the stacker or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, replenishment to the stacker or the number of deposited banknotes is stored in the stacker in a control table provided in the storage means. At the time of banknote replenishment or depositing, which registers and manages data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes, the number of new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside Control table management means;
The control table for storing in the stacker in the next process when it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stored stackers by storage direction. 2. An automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising banknote replenishment or depositing direction flag changing means for changing the direction flag to a flag for the reverse storage direction. The banknote control unit
When performing banknote collection from the stacker to the cassette, or banknote withdrawal processing from the stacker to the deposit / withdrawal unit, the control table provided in the storage means stores the number of collected or withdrawn banknotes in the stacker. Banknote collection or withdrawal control that registers and manages data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of new banknotes, the number of stored sheets counted according to the storage direction of new banknotes stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside Table management means;
When banknotes are fed out from the corresponding stacker to the transport path, the banknotes are identified by the discrimination unit, and according to the discrimination results, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location and stacked in the same direction. When it is determined that the banknote is a specific new banknote having a difference in height, the number of banknotes fed out is subtracted from the number of stored banknotes by stacking direction of the target stacker according to the banknote direction of the discrimination result. Banknote collection or withdrawal storage number subtraction means for the storage processing of
When the banknote has been paid out from the corresponding stacker, it is determined whether or not the deviation of the number of stored sheets by storing direction of the stacker is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. Banknote collection or withdrawal direction flag changing means for changing a direction flag indicating a storing direction of a new banknote stored in the stacker to a flag which is a reverse storing direction;
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: At least a deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a stacker for denomination for storing banknotes, a cassette for denomination for replenishing and collecting banknotes with respect to the stacker, a discrimination unit for distinguishing banknotes, and banknotes Banknote unit provided with a reversing section for reversing the direction of the banknotes in the reverse direction by reversing the front and back of the banknotes,
In a control method of an automatic transaction apparatus comprising a banknote control unit for controlling the banknote unit, and automatically performing deposit / withdrawal processing based on a customer operation,
The banknote control unit
When storing banknotes in the stacker, based on the discrimination result of the discrimination unit, the thickness of the banknotes varies depending on the location. Determining whether it is a new bill;
If it is determined that the banknote stored in the stacker is a new banknote, the banknote direction of the new banknote is specified based on the discrimination result, and the number of banknotes stored is determined according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker. Managing steps,
Determining whether or not a new banknote stored in the stacker is stored with a storage direction biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the number of stored stackers in the storage direction.
When it is determined that the new banknote is stored in a storage direction that is more than a predetermined threshold, the reversing unit reverses the new banknote so as to reduce the storage inclination of the stacker, and the storage direction is reversed. A step of controlling the storage in the stacker;
A method for controlling an automatic transaction apparatus, comprising: The banknote control unit
When replenishing banknotes from the cassette to the stacker or depositing money from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the stacker, replenishment to the stacker or the number of deposited banknotes is stored in the stacker in a control table provided in the storage means. Registering and managing data including the direction flag indicating the storage direction of the new banknote, the number of stored new banknotes counted according to the storage direction of the new banknote stored in the stacker, and the threshold value input from the outside;
The control table for storing in the stacker in the next process when it is determined that the storage direction of the new banknote is biased more than a predetermined threshold based on the counted number of stored stackers by storage direction. 5. The method for controlling an automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a step of changing the direction flag to a flag having a reverse storage direction.

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