JP4979436B2 - Paper sheet processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that handles paper sheets such as banknotes installed in a financial institution such as a bank.

  As an example of a paper sheet processing apparatus that receives paper sheets and stores or returns them, there is a banknote depositing and dispensing machine installed at a staff counter of a financial institution. This banknote depositing / dispensing machine is based on a plurality of judgment items such as judgment of authenticity of a banknote by an identification unit provided inside when the banknote is deposited into the depositing / dispensing machine when a clerk deposits a banknote deposited by a customer. To identify whether the banknote is normal or abnormal. And if it is discriminate | determined that a banknote is normal by determining with it being a true banknote and a banknote which can be handled with a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, the banknote will be accommodated and deposited.

  In such a device, the clerk directly sets the deposited banknote in the device deposit / withdrawal port, and the clerk directly takes out the banknote discharged from the device such as the withdrawal or deposit reject banknote. For this reason, in an apparatus in which an attendant directly operates the apparatus and deposits / withdraws, since the operability of the attendant is emphasized, a shutter mechanism that automatically opens and closes like an automatic machine such as an ATM is not often used and is released. It is a grade that has a simple warming-type banknote stopper mechanism for preventing banknotes from being scattered. Alternatively, an apparatus provided with a shutter that automatically opens and closes only the withdrawal and return opening, and an apparatus provided with a banknote handling mechanism including a shutter that automatically opens and closes all of the withdrawal and return opening and the deposit opening are disclosed (Patent Documents). 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-119775

  As described above, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine or the like installed at a clerk window of a financial institution places importance on the operability and processing speed of the clerk, and therefore a shutter mechanism that automatically opens and closes such as ATM is often not used. Many banknote depositing / dispensing devices include a warm-type banknote stopper mechanism including a spring that biases in the closing direction. The banknotes to be discharged are prevented from being scattered by the discharge momentum or the like when the banknotes are released by the warming-type stopper mechanism. The stopper mechanism also serves as a door, and when the clerk takes out the accumulated banknote, it holds the banknote accumulated from the notch portion of the door that also serves as a warm-type stopper mechanism and pulls it in the direction of the clerk. The bill is configured to be able to take out the bill by pushing the warming stopper mechanism.

  However, because the banknote is a system that pushes the door that doubles as a warming-type stopper directly, with a weak banknote, the warmth cannot be pushed well, and the banknote buckles and catches before the warmth, or when the banknote is pulled There were problems such as scratches.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that improves the operability of a staff member and can take out banknotes.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as a result of identifying the paper sheets taken into the apparatus, the return port for collecting the returned paper sheets has a door, and the door opens the door. The door has a handle portion that is pressed down, and the door has a notch at a position where the handle portion is disposed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the paper sheet processing apparatus which can take out the paper sheets discharge | released to the return port can be provided, without reducing the operativity of an attendant.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is installed at a staff counter of a financial institution. This banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 has a function of storing banknotes S to be inserted into the internal cassettes C1 to C4 for each medium type and depositing them, and a medium type instructed for the banknotes S stored in the cassettes C1 to C4. And a function to take out and withdraw based on the number of sheets.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a main body 2 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, an insertion slot (depositing slot) 3 into which a banknote S to be deposited is inserted, a return slot 4 for returning the inserted banknote S, and a banknote S to be dispensed. It consists of a discharge port (withdrawal port) 5 to be discharged.

  In addition, the insertion port 3 has a configuration in which the banknote S can be set and fed out in the horizontal direction. Moreover, it is the structure which can pay out the banknote S to a horizontal direction with the elastic body roller for payout which is not shown in figure.

  The return port 4 and the withdrawal port 5 are configured to be able to accumulate the banknotes S in the horizontal direction. Moreover, it is the structure which can accumulate | stack the banknote S in a horizontal direction with the elastic body roller for accumulation | storage which is not shown in figure.

  The temporary holding unit 6 temporarily holds the banknote until the processing for the inserted banknote S is confirmed. Further, the bills S are fed out in the lateral direction by a feeding / stacking elastic roller (not shown) so as to be stacked.

  The insertion port 3, the return port 4, and the withdrawal port 5 are provided in the upper front portion of the main body 2, and the temporary storage unit 6 is provided in the main body 2.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 includes an identification unit 7 that identifies whether the banknote S to be deposited or withdrawn is normal or abnormal based on a plurality of determination items. The plurality of determination items include banknote authenticity determination and medium type determination.

  The first cassette C1 to the fourth cassette C4 are storages that store the banknotes S by medium type. In this embodiment, the first cassette C1 stores a thousand yen bill, the second cassette C2 stores a thousand yen bill, the third cassette C3 stores a 5,000 yen bill, and the fourth cassette C4 stores a 10,000 yen bill. C5 is a reject cassette, and when the banknotes taken out from the first to fourth cassettes C1 to C4 are abnormal banknotes or the like, the banknotes cannot be withdrawn into the cassette C5. to recover. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 deposits / withdraws banknotes S with respect to these cassettes C1 to C5, and performs a deposit / withdrawal transaction.

  The upper conveyance line L1 is a conveyance path for conveying the banknote S, and connects the insertion port 3 to the return port 4 or the withdrawal port 5 via the identification unit 7 in a loop shape. The branch conveyance line L2 is a conveyance path for conveying the banknote S, branches in the middle of the upper conveyance line L1, and is connected to the upper conveyance line L1 again via the temporary storage unit 6. The lower conveyance line L3 is a conveyance path for conveying the banknote S, and connects the identification unit 7 and each of the cassettes C1 to C5 in a loop shape. In FIG. 1, driving mechanisms such as a motor and a roller for driving the transport lines L1, L2, and L3 are not shown.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes an operation unit 8 on the upper surface of the main body 2. The operation unit 8 includes a display unit for displaying the amount of the bill S, the operating state of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1, an audit key switch operated to perform various maintenance operations on the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1, and temporary hold A deposit confirmation button operated to instruct confirmation of deposit for the banknote S held in the unit 6, and operated to instruct cancellation of deposit for the banknote S held in the temporary storage unit 6. A deposit cancellation button, a counting button operated to count the amount of the bill S inserted into the insertion slot 3, a reset button for resetting the state of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1, and the like are provided. Note that these switches and buttons may be provided separately from the display unit, or may be configured such that an operation button or the like is displayed on the display unit and operated like a touch panel display.

  When depositing banknotes in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, the clerk puts the banknotes S into the insertion slot 3 and presses the counting button to instruct the counting of banknotes. It is conveyed to the identification part 7 through the conveyance line L1. And the discrimination | determination part 7 determines multiple items, such as authenticity of a banknote S, and a money type, and it is identified whether the banknote S is normal or abnormal based on those determination results. In addition, the money type determination at this time is the banknote S drawn out from the insertion slot 3 is a banknote of a denomination that can be handled by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 or a banknote of a denomination that cannot be handled. The banknote that can be handled is a banknote that may be stored in any of the cassettes C1 to C4, and the banknote that cannot be handled is that of the cassettes C1 to C4. A bill that must not be stored in either. Moreover, the banknote which the identification part 7 identifies as normal is a banknote which satisfy | filled all the determination of multiple items, and the banknote which the identification part 7 identifies as abnormal is determination of multiple items. It is a banknote that did not satisfy at least one item. The banknotes identified as abnormal include, for example, counterfeit banknotes, banknotes that cannot be handled by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, and counterfeit banknotes by authenticity determination even though they are true banknotes because they are damaged in the distribution process. The banknote etc. which were determined to be are included.

  The banknote S, which is identified as being normal by being determined to be a true banknote and handleable by the identification unit 7, passes from the upper conveyance line L <b> 1 through the branch conveyance line L <b> 2 to the temporary storage unit 6. Is transported and temporarily held here. On the other hand, the banknote S determined to be a fake banknote or the banknote S identified as abnormal by being determined as a banknote that cannot be handled is conveyed to the return port 4 through the upper conveyance line L1, Accumulated. When the banknote S is transported to the temporary storage unit 6 or the return port 4, the next banknote is drawn out from the insertion port 3 and transported to the identification unit 7, and the temporary storage unit according to the identification result in the identification unit 7. 6 or the return port 4. When all the banknotes S in the insertion slot 3 have been transported as described above, the clerk can either transport the stacked banknotes S to the return slot 4 or insert them again into the insertion slot 3 or be collected in the temporary storage unit 6. A processing instruction for the banknote S is issued. Here, when the clerk puts the bill S conveyed to the return slot 4 into the deposit slot 3 again and presses the counting button, the bill S is fed out from the slot 3 and conveyed to the identification unit 7 as described above. Further, it is transported to the temporary holding unit 6 or the return port 4.

  On the other hand, when the attendant presses the deposit confirmation button to instruct to confirm the deposit of the banknote S in the temporary storage unit 6, the banknote S is fed out from the temporary storage unit 6 and conveyed to the identification unit 7 through the upper transport line L1. And the denomination determination of a banknote is performed again by the identification part 7, and the banknote S is conveyed through the lower conveyance line L3 to the cassette C1-C4 corresponding to the determined denomination, and is accommodated. Thereafter, the next banknote S is fed out from the temporary storage unit 6 and conveyed to the identification unit 7 through the upper conveyance line L1, and conveyed to the cassettes C1 to C4 corresponding to the denominations determined by the identification unit 7. And stored. Thus, when all the banknotes S of the temporary storage unit 6 are sorted and stored in the cassettes C1 to C4, the processing for the banknotes S is completed. In addition, when the clerk presses the deposit cancellation button instead of the deposit confirmation button to instruct to cancel the deposit of the banknote S of the temporary storage unit 6, the banknote S is fed out from the temporary storage unit 6 one by one and passes through the upper conveyance line L1 to the return port. 4 is transported and collected. In this way, when all the banknotes S in the temporary storage unit 6 are conveyed and accumulated in the return port 4, the processing for the banknotes S is completed.

  When the banknote S is withdrawn from the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1, if the clerk designates the amount of money to be withdrawn and the denomination of the banknote using a numeric keypad (not shown), the banknote S from the cassettes C1 to C4 corresponding to the designated denomination. Is fed and conveyed to the identification unit 7 through the lower conveyance line L3. And the determination of a money type etc. is performed in the identification part 7, and it is identified from those determination results whether a banknote is normal or abnormal. Note that the denomination determination at this time is performed to confirm whether or not the denomination matches the designated denomination. Here, the banknote S identified as normal by determining that the denomination of the banknote matches the designated denomination or the like is transported to the withdrawal port 5 through the upper transport line L1. In this state, the withdrawal from the withdrawal port 5 is permitted. On the other hand, the banknote S identified as abnormal by determining that the denomination of the banknote does not match the designated denomination or the like is collected into the reject cassette C5 through the lower transport line L3.

  Next, the detailed structure of the inlet port will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the insertion slot (the deposit slot 3, the return slot 4, the withdrawal slot 5) of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a door that also serves as a stopper provided in the return slot. 4 is a schematic view of the torsion coil spring and the damper mounted on the return opening, FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the magnet and the suction plate mounted on the return opening, and FIG. 6 is mounted on the return door. FIG. 6A is a side cross-sectional view when the door is closed, and FIG. 6B is a side cross-sectional view when the door is closed when the door is opened. FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the opening of the accumulation floor of the return port.

  The withdrawal port 5 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is provided with a shutter 51 (FIG. 2) that is automatically opened and closed by an actuator (not shown), and after the banknotes to be dispensed are conveyed and accumulated in the withdrawal port 5. It opens automatically, allowing banknotes to be taken out by an attendant. The reason why the dispensing slot 5 is provided with a shutter 51 that automatically opens and closes is to clarify whether the banknote in operation belongs to the inside or the outside of the machine. For example, when an abnormality occurs during the operation of transporting and accumulating a plurality of banknotes at the withdrawal port 5 due to the withdrawal operation, and the equipment stops, the shutter 51 remains closed, and the clerk is in the designated withdrawal number. Therefore, it is determined that the withdrawal has been completed without noticing that only a part of the bill has been collected, and the banknote in the withdrawal port 5 is extracted and handed over to the customer.

  Moreover, the return port 4 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is provided with a door 41 (FIG. 2) that also serves as a stopper for the banknotes S to be stacked. The door 41 that also serves as a stopper has an opening / closing handle 42 (FIG. 3), a protrusion 47 that lifts the accumulated bills (FIG. 6), and a torsion coil spring 43 that biases the door 41 that also serves as a stopper in the closing direction (FIG. 4). The damper 44 (FIG. 4) that suppresses the opening / closing operation speed of the door 41 that also serves as a stopper, the magnet 45 that is fixed to the return port 4, and the rotary shaft of the door 41 that also serves as a stopper, and the door 41 that also serves as a stopper. The magnet 45 (FIG. 5) and the adsorption | suction board 46 (FIG. 5) adsorb | sucking are provided in the state which closed. An opening 48 (FIG. 7) is provided in a portion corresponding to the handle 42 on the bottom surface of the accumulation portion.

  When the clerk takes out the banknote S rejected in the deposit operation and accumulated in the return port 4, the door 41 serving as a stopper is opened by lowering the hand in the direction A from the upper side and lowering the hand to the handle 42 (FIG. 6). ). In this state, the hand is inserted into the return port 4 as it is, and the banknote S whose tip is lifted by the projection 47 for lifting the banknote is gripped and pulled out in the direction B (FIG. 6). After being pulled out, the door 41 that also serves as a stopper is automatically closed by a torsion coil spring 43. Since the speed at which the door 41 that also serves as the stopper is closed by the damper 44 is slow, the door 41 that also serves as the stopper is not obstructed when the clerk pulls out the banknote S. As described above, the operator can take out all banknotes staying inside the apparatus easily and surely by one-handed operation with one hand.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the door 41 that also serves as a stopper is composed of a connecting portion with a rotating shaft and a handle 42, and the handle 42 is provided at the approximate center and the lower end of the door 41. Moreover, the width | variety of the handle 42 is comprised by the width | variety of the grade which an operator (general adult) 's finger | toe enters. By providing at the lower end portion as described above, when the operator operates, it is configured so that the operation of holding down several fingers over the handle 42 and lowering it to the lower side of the apparatus can be naturally performed. With this configuration, it is considered that the operator does not mistakenly operate the handle 42 above the apparatus by pinching the handle 42 with a finger.

  Moreover, the part in which the handle 42 is arrange | positioned among the doors 41 has the space (notch) 400, as shown in FIG. This is because not only the case where the clerk tries to press the end of the handle with the fingertip but also the case where the end of the handle is pressed with the palm or the back of the hand is considered. That is, when trying to push down the end of the handle with the palm or the back of the hand, there is a possibility that a finger or the like behind the handle touches the door before the palm or the back of the hand touches the handle. In this case, the upper part of the door (the part that is narrower than the handle) will be pushed with a finger, requiring a greater force than pressing the handle, and the operability when opening the door may deteriorate. . In other words, the door can be easily opened by the handle, but the handle cannot be utilized (if the finger touches the door first). In addition, if there is no space (notch) 400 in the portion where the door handle is arranged, the clerk needs to press the handle while keeping the door from touching (while taking care of the door). Deteriorate. Therefore, the space (notch) 400 is provided in the part where the door handle is arranged, and thereby the operability of opening the door (pressing the handle) is improved and the door is easily opened.

  Further, when the door 41 which also serves as a stopper is closed, the magnet 45 and the plate 46 are attracted (FIG. 5), and the locking force when collecting the returned banknotes is secured, so that they are stacked. The door 41 is not opened or the bills are not ejected by the release moment of the bills. In addition, by using the above-described magnet, it is not necessary to increase the force of the torsion coil spring 43 in order to secure the locking force, so the operating force for opening the door 41 that also serves as a stopper is set to an appropriate weight. be able to.

  According to the above description, particularly in a banknote handling apparatus in which an attendant handles banknotes, without reducing the handling operability and processing speed of banknotes, and without damaging the discharged paper sheets, It is possible to provide a paper sheet take-out port that can be taken out with one hand, even for paper sheets that are weak.

  Moreover, the hand extended to the withdrawal port in order to take out the banknotes in which the clerk is accumulated pushes the door which also serves as a stopper for locking the banknotes, and the banknotes can be smoothly taken out with one hand. And since a banknote can be taken out without pushing a door directly, a banknote with weak waist is not caught by a door and buckled, or a banknote is not damaged at a door part.

The internal block diagram of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 which is one Embodiment of this invention. Schematic of the slot part of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 Schematic of the door 41 provided in the return port 4 Schematic diagram of mounting torsion coil spring 43 and damper 44 on door 41 provided at return port 4 Schematic diagram of mounting magnet 45 and suction plate 46 on door 41 provided at return port 4 (A) side sectional view when the door is closed and (b) side sectional view when the door is opened when banknotes are accumulated in the return door 41 Schematic of the opening 48 at the bottom of the stacking unit

Explanation of symbols

  1: banknote depositing / dispensing machine, 2: main body, 3: input port, 4: return port, 5: withdrawal port, 6: temporary holding unit, 7: identification unit, 8: operation unit, 41: return port door, 42 : Handle, 43: Torsion coil spring, 44: Damper, 45: Magnet, 46: Suction plate, 47: Protrusion, 48: Opening at bottom of stacking part, 400: Notch, C1: First cassette, C2: Second cassette C3: Third cassette, C4: Fourth cassette, C5: Reject cassette, L1: Upper transport line, L2: Branch transport line, L3: Lower transport line, S: Banknote

Claims (5)

In a paper sheet processing apparatus for processing paper sheets,
A slot for receiving paper sheets taken into the paper sheet processing apparatus;
A transport unit for transporting the paper sheets fed into the slot;
An identification unit for identifying paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit;
As a result of identification by the identification unit, a plurality of storages for storing paper sheets stored in the paper sheet processing apparatus;
As a result of identification by the identification unit, a return port for collecting paper sheets that are returned without being stored in the paper sheet processing apparatus,
The return port has a door;
The door has a handle portion that is pressed when the door is opened,
When the handle portion is pushed down, the door rotates and opens together with the handle portion,
The paper sheet processing apparatus, wherein the door has a notch at a position where the handle portion is disposed. The bottom surface of the return port has an opening at a position corresponding to the handle portion of the door,
The door has a protrusion below the bottom surface of the return port,
2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion contacts the paper sheets accumulated in the return port at the opening as the door rotates. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes:
A spring connected to the door;
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the spring biases the door in a closing direction. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes:
A damper connected to the door;
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the door is closed by the damper later than the door is closed only by the bias of the spring. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes:
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adsorption mechanism that maintains a state in which the door is closed.

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