JP5034407B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus.

  Conventionally, at a cashier settlement counter in a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket, a change processing device is attached to a register machine such as a POS (Point of Sales) register in order to manage a change reserve required for cash sales. The banknote depositing / withdrawing process is efficiently performed (for example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  When the checkout is performed at the cashier checkout site, the purchased product is registered from the POS register, and when the total amount of the purchased product is displayed on the display unit, the clerk informs the customer of the amount and receives cash from the customer. After confirming whether the cash is normal or not, the received amount is input to the POS register while being held in a place visible to the customer.

  As a result, the POS register calculates the change from the total amount of the purchased goods and the input received amount, and when change is required, a withdrawal instruction is issued to the bill changer and the coin changer, and the change is dispensed. Done. Then, when the clerk hands the change to the customer, the settlement process with the customer is completed, and the customer leaves the cash register.

On the other hand, the clerk separates the cash received from the customer and held in a place where the customer can see into bills and coins, and throws them into the bill change machine and the coin change machine. Thereby, the said banknote change machine and a coin change machine perform a money_receiving | payment process, and complete | finish a payment process.
JP 2006-11691 A JP 2005-293540 A

  However, in the conventional change processing apparatus, since deposit and withdrawal are performed by a deposit / withdrawal port that shares the deposit / withdrawal port, the deposited banknote is rejected and returned to the deposit / withdrawal port. The rejected banknote may be mixed with a normal banknote.

  Also, when changing the change, if the change banknotes separated from the banknotes accumulated therein are not suitable for conveyance, the change is to separate the change banknotes from the accumulated banknotes again. Although the retry operation is performed, the staff cannot recognize from the outside that the separation retry operation is performed in the change processing apparatus. For this reason, the clerk misunderstands that banknotes for change are not withdrawn, and takes out change from a drawer separately provided at the cashier counter or the like and gives it to the customer. On the other hand, the change banknotes withdrawn after the retry operation are accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port and remain. And, if the clerk is not aware of the remaining change banknote, the banknote may be misplaced.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and notifies that the operation different from the normal operation is being performed, so that it is easy and reliable that the clerk is performing the operation different from the normal operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote processing apparatus that can be easily grasped and can reliably prevent the occurrence of misplacement of banknotes.

Therefore, in the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention includes a depositing and dispensing unit for deposit and withdraw banknotes is disposed in the conveyance path of the bill, and the recognition unit performs discrimination of the bill, in the recognition unit The banknotes that are determined as the banknotes for withdrawal are stored in the money type, and the money type storage unit that feeds out the banknotes one by one at the time of withdrawal, and a notification unit that notifies that a specific operation is being performed. When the banknotes fed out from the denomination storage unit cannot be properly conveyed, the banknotes are returned to the denomination storage unit and redrawn from the denomination storage unit. Notify that re-feeding from the storage unit is performed.

  According to the present invention, the banknote handling apparatus notifies that an operation different from normal is being executed. Thereby, the clerk can easily and reliably grasp that the operation different from the normal operation is being performed. Therefore, the occurrence of misplacement of banknotes can be reliably prevented.

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

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a change machine as a banknote processing apparatus having a banknote change unit 12 that functions as a banknote change machine and a coin change unit 13 that functions as a coin change machine, and is attached to a POS register 14. The POS register 14 is arranged in a cash register settlement area in a store, and when a customer who visits the store purchases goods or services sold in the store and settles the price, the cashier such as a cashier in the store performs the settlement. The device is operated by a staff member who conducts business, inputs the price as the sales amount of goods and services, totals the total sales amount, and stores the cash received from the customer as the price. In this case, the clerk sorts the money received from the customer into banknotes 60 and coins, which will be described later, and inserts them into the banknote change unit 12 and the coin change unit 13 for payment. ing.

  The POS register 14 functions as a POS terminal in a so-called POS system, and inputs not only the sales amount but also sales information such as product items for each product and service purchased by the customer. A host computer (not shown) is connected to the POS register 14 via a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and the sales information and the sales amount each time the sales information and the sales amount are input to the POS register 14. The amount is collected, and the sales information and the sales amount as a whole store are totaled. Instead of the POS register 14, a normal register machine not incorporated in the POS system can be used.

  Further, the store is, for example, a store such as a convenience store, a supermarket, or a department store, or a restaurant such as a restaurant or a coffee shop, but may be any type of store as long as the store sells products or services. .

  In the present embodiment, the change machine 11 can also handle money vouchers such as book coupons, beer coupons, gift certificates, gift certificates, and securities such as traveler's checks, checks, stock certificates, etc. in the same manner as the bills 60. However, here, for convenience of explanation, explanation of gold vouchers and securities is omitted.

  Then, the change machine 11 receives the coins received from the customer and deposits coins 15, the coin dispensing port 16 for paying out coins to be paid to the customer, and the coins rejected as rejected. The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 as the depositing / withdrawing unit 12 for depositing / withdrawing the banknote 60 received from the customer, depositing / withdrawing the banknote 60 to be paid as change to the customer, and the banknote change unit 12 The banknotes 60 stored in the banknotes are collected, and the banknote cassette 31 is provided as a banknote cassette to be stored. In addition, the change machine 11 has an operation display unit 20 for an operator to operate. The operation display unit 20 displays an input unit 20a including a keyboard, a touch panel, a switch, and the like including a mode switching key as selection means for selecting a normal mode and a replenishment mode. A display unit 20b including a CRT, a liquid crystal display, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, and the like, and a buzzer 20c as a notification unit for notifying that the change machine 11 is performing an operation different from normal.

  In addition, when there is a shortage of banknotes 60 or coins stored in the change machine 11 at the start of business in the store or even during the business, the clerk will follow the banknote 60 or Coins are inserted from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 or the coin deposit / withdrawal port 15 and replenished to the change machine 11.

  Next, the configuration of the change machine 11 will be described from the viewpoint of function.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the change machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a control unit of the change machine 11, which includes a CPU 21 that is a calculation means, a memory 22 that is a storage means, and I / O ports 23 to 25 that are interfaces. The CPU 21, the memory 22, and the I / O ports 23 to 25 are connected to each other via an internal bus 26 so as to communicate with each other. The control unit 18 is communicably connected to the POS register 14.

  An input unit 20a, a display unit 20b, and a buzzer 20c of the operation display unit 20 are connected to the I / O port 23. The detection signal of the input unit 20 a is transmitted to the CPU 21 via the I / O port 23 and the internal bus 26. Further, the drive signals of the display unit 20b and the buzzer 20c are transmitted from the CPU 21 to the display unit 20b and the buzzer 20c via the internal bus 26 and the I / O port 23.

  Furthermore, the I / O port 24 is connected to a motor 12a, a solenoid 12b, and a sensor 12c of the bill change unit 12, and a motor 13a, a solenoid 13b, and a sensor 13c of the coin change unit 13 are connected to the I / O port 25. Is connected. The detection signals of the sensors 12c and 13c are transmitted to the CPU 21 via the I / O port 24, the I / O port 25, and the internal bus 26. Drive signals of various drive systems such as the motor 12a, the motor 13a, the solenoid 12b, and the solenoid 13b are transmitted from the CPU 21 via the internal bus 26, the I / O port 24, and the I / O port 25. It is transmitted to the solenoid 12b, the solenoid 13b, etc. The memory 22 stores firmware for executing procedures for controlling various drive systems based on detection signals from the sensors 12c and 13c.

  Next, the structure of the banknote change unit 12 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the banknote change portion in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the banknote change unit 12 includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 that functions as a deposit port for depositing a banknote 60 received from a customer and a withdrawal port for withdrawing the banknote 60 as change. The collection cassette unit 31 for collecting the internal banknotes 60 in the change unit 12, the first denomination storage unit 32 as a denomination storage unit for storing banknotes 60 such as thousand yen coupons, and the banknotes 60 such as five thousand yen coupons. A second denomination storage 33 as a denomination storage unit for storing the money, a deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 as a recognition unit for recognizing the banknote 60, and a withdrawal reject for storing the banknote 60 that has been rejected after being rejected. It has the conveyance path 36 which conveys the part 35 and the banknote 60. FIG. An accumulation stage 62 and a leaf spring 63, which will be described later, are disposed inside the collection cassette unit 31. Further, an accumulation roller 61 is disposed at the banknote carry-in port of the collection cassette unit 31.

  When the banknote 60 received from the customer is deposited from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30, the banknote 60 is transported along the transport path 36 by a transport roller, a transport belt, etc. (not shown), and is received by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34. It is recognized and stored in the first money type storage 32 or the second money type storage 33 depending on the denomination. The first denomination storage unit 32 and the second denomination storage unit 33 can store and store banknotes 60 from above and can take out the banknotes 60 from above. It has become.

  In addition, a feed roller 43 and a separation roller 44 are disposed in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 located immediately above the collection cassette unit 31. The feed roller 43 and the separation roller 44 constitute a separation gate part for separating the banknotes 60 set in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 one by one and feeding them into the transport path 36 so as to oppose each other. It is arranged.

  Further, a feed roller 45 and a separation roller 46 are disposed at the entrance of the first denomination storage 32. The feed roller 45 and the separation roller 46 constitute a separation gate portion for separating the bills 60 stored in the first denomination storage 32 one by one and feeding them into the transport path 36, and face each other in pressure contact with each other. It is arranged like this. Similarly, a feed roller 47 and a separation roller 48 are disposed at the entrance of the second money type storage 33. The feed roller 47 and the separation roller 48 constitute a separation gate portion for separating the bills 60 stored in the second denomination storage 33 one by one and feeding them into the transport path 36, and face each other in pressure contact with each other. It is arranged like this.

  In addition, since the separation roller 44, the separation roller 46, and the separation roller 48 rotate during the accumulation of the banknotes 60, as shown in FIG. 3, the elongated rubber member is radially extended by the centrifugal force so that no jam occurs. In addition, the operation is performed such that the rear end portion of the stacked banknotes 60 is struck and submerged.

  Also, 58 is a conveyance direction switching mechanism for distributing the banknote 60 separated and conveyed from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 and whose denomination is determined by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 to the first denomination storage 32 and the others. It is. 57 is a withdrawal note that is withdrawn as change, and a deposit / withdrawal bill recognition unit 34 is recirculated, that is, 5,000 yen, 1000 yen, and other denominations that cannot be recycled and used. It is a conveyance direction switching mechanism for distributing the banknote 60, the banknote 60 in which conveyance abnormality generate | occur | produced, and payment | rejection rejection banknotes, such as the banknote 60 which cannot be recognized. Further, 59 is a banknote 60 to be collected, a recognition reject banknote generated at the time of withdrawal, a 5,000 yen ticket, a thousand yen ticket that cannot be recycled and used, a banknote 60 of other denomination, It is a conveyance direction switching mechanism for distributing the banknote 60 in which an abnormality has occurred and the deposit reject banknote such as the banknote 60 that cannot be recognized. The collected banknotes 60 are carried into the collection cassette unit 31 by the stacking roller 61 and stacked. The collection cassette unit 31 stores and stores the banknote 60 from above through the banknote entrance.

  Since the transport path 36 is a two-way transport path, the banknote 60 is always transported bidirectionally along the same transport path 36 when depositing, replenishing, dispensing, and collecting. Thereby, a simple conveyance system can be obtained. Further, the deposit / withdrawal bill recognition unit 34 determines the denomination and state (whether double feeding, skew feeding, chaining, etc.) of the bill 60 conveyed bi-directionally during depositing, replenishment, withdrawal and collection. It can be detected.

  Reference numerals 50 and 54 are sensors for detecting the tagging and number of separated banknotes 60 and the separation running state, and 52 is a sensor for recognition processing. Further, 51 and 53 are timing trigger sensors for switching the transport direction switching mechanism 58 and the transport direction switching mechanism 57 based on the information of the deposit / withdrawal bill recognition unit 34, respectively. Reference numerals 55 and 56 denote passage confirmation sensors for the bill 60, and reference numeral 49 denotes a sensor for detecting that the bill 60 is set in the bill deposit / withdrawal port 30.

  Next, the operation of the change machine 11 configured as described above will be described.

  First, a customer who visits a store purchases goods and services sold at the store, and pays the price at the cash register settlement. In this case, the store clerk operates an input device such as a bar code reader (not shown) attached to the POS register 14 to register products and services purchased by the customer in the POS register 14. Then, the total amount of goods and services purchased by the customer is displayed on the display device of the POS register 14. Subsequently, the attendant communicates the displayed total amount to the customer and receives cash from the customer. Then, after confirming that the received cash is normal, the amount of money received, that is, the amount received is input to the POS register 14 while keeping the cash in a place visible to the customer.

  Accordingly, the POS register 14 calculates a change amount from the total amount and the received receipt amount. Here, when change is required, the POS register 14 issues a withdrawal instruction to the change machine 11, and the change machine 11 makes a change withdrawal. Then, when the clerk hands the changed change to the customer, the settlement process with the customer is completed. Then, the customer leaves the cashier checkout.

  On the other hand, the clerk separates the cash received from the customer and held in a place where the customer can see into banknotes 60 and coins, and puts the banknotes 60 into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 of the banknote change unit 12, The coin is inserted into the coin deposit port 15 of the coin change unit 13.

  And when the said staff sets the banknote 60 in the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 30, the sensor 49 will detect that the banknote 60 was set, the buzzer 20c will act | operate, a notification sound will be generated, and delivery of the banknote 60 will be started. The In this case, the feed roller 43 and the separation roller 44 separate and feed out the banknotes 60 set in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 one by one and feed them into the transport path 36. The banknotes 60 separated and conveyed one by one from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 are discriminated by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34.

  Here, among the banknotes 60 whose denominations are determined by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34, the denomination banknotes 60 that can be recycled and used are the first denomination storage box 32 or the second denomination storage box 33. It is stored in. Further, the denomination banknotes 60 that cannot be recycled and used are stored in the collection cassette unit 31 and collected.

  On the other hand, the banknote 60 whose denomination cannot be discriminated by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 is subject to re-feeding. In this case, when the determination result of the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 is received, the banknote change unit 12 temporarily stops the motor 12a and then reverses the motor 12a. As a result, a deposit retry operation is performed, and the bill 60 is transported back in the transport path 36 and returned to the bill deposit / withdrawal port 30 which is the feeding position.

  Then, the banknote 60 is redrawn, and the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 determines the denomination of the banknote 60. Note that the banknote 60 whose denomination cannot be discriminated by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 even if redrawing is determined as unacceptable and rejected, and stored in the withdrawal reject unit 35.

  In addition, even if re-feeding is performed, the banknote 60 rejected by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34 because its denomination is indistinguishable is returned to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 without being stored in the withdrawal / rejection unit 35. You may do it. In this case, when returning the rejected banknote 60 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 as a reject banknote, the buzzer 20c is operated to generate a notification sound. Thereby, the clerk can surely grasp that the rejected banknote 60 is returned to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30.

  Thus, in this Embodiment, the banknote 60 whose money type cannot be discriminate | determined by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition part 34 is returned to the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 30 which is a feeding position, and becomes the object of refeeding. Thereby, since the conveyance state of the banknote 60 is corrected and it becomes easy to be recognized by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition part 34, the number of the banknotes 60 rejected by not being recognized appropriately can be reduced.

  Further, when the rejected banknote 60 is returned to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 even if re-feeding is performed, the buzzer 20c is operated to generate a notification sound. Thus, the clerk can reliably grasp that the rejected banknote 60 has been returned to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 before performing the next operation. Therefore, misplacement of the banknote 60 can be prevented.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, about the thing which has the same structure as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted by providing the same code | symbol. The description of the same operation and the same effect as those of the first embodiment is also omitted.

  In the present embodiment, an operation for dispensing changes will be described.

  First, when change is instructed from the POS register 14, the change machine 11 feeds the banknotes 60 stored in the first money type storage 32 and the second money type storage 33, and enters the transport path 36. Send it in. In this case, bills 60 such as thousand yen bills stored in the first denomination storage 32 are separated and fed out one by one by the feed roller 45 and the separation roller 46 and fed into the transport path 36. Banknotes 60 such as five thousand yen bills stored in the second denomination storage 33 are separated one by one by a feed roller 47 and a separation roller 48 and fed out to the transport path 36. The banknote 60 is transported through the transport path 36, and after the denomination and number of sheets are recognized by the deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 34, the banknote 60 is withdrawn from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30.

  Note that the banknote 60 that is tilted when being fed out from the first denomination storage unit 32 and the second denomination storage unit 33 and determined to be unsuitable for conveyance is the first denomination storage unit that is the feeding position. 32 and the second money type storage 33. Then, the banknote 60 is re-delivered as a separation retry operation, and the buzzer 20c is activated to generate a notification sound.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when the separation retry operation is performed, the buzzer 20c is operated to generate a notification sound. Thereby, the attendant can grasp from the notification sound of the buzzer 20c that the withdrawal of the banknote 60 is delayed due to the separation retry operation that cannot be viewed from the outside because it is performed in the change machine 11. Therefore, the clerk can easily and surely grasp that the operation different from the normal operation is being performed, and takes out the change from the drawer separately provided in the cashier counter or the like and gives it to the customer. There is nothing.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, about the thing which has the same structure as 1st and 2nd embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted by providing the same code | symbol. Also, the description of the same operations and effects as those of the first and second embodiments is omitted.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the POS register and change machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  Here, the operation in the case of paying the price will be described.

  First, the control unit 18 of the change machine 11 determines whether or not the deposit is being retried. If the deposit retry is not in progress, the control unit 18 determines whether the deposit is completed. Here, when the deposit is not completed, the control unit 18 again determines whether the deposit is being retried and repeats the operation. Further, when the deposit is completed, the control unit 18 determines whether there is deposit information that is cash received from the customer.

  When there is no deposit information, the POS register 14 registers the product for the product purchased by the customer. Thereby, for example, the price, quantity, etc. of the product are input by reading the barcode given to the product by the barcode reader. Subsequently, the total amount is displayed on the display device of the POS register 14, and the total amount of the products purchased by the customer is displayed, and the customer is requested to pay the price. When the clerk receives cash from the customer, the clerk inputs the amount into the POS register 14 as a deposit amount. The entered deposit amount is stored in the memory 22 as deposit information. Then, the control unit 18 again determines whether or not the deposit is being retried and repeats the operation.

  On the other hand, if there is deposit information by determining whether there is deposit information, the control unit 18 reads the deposit information from the memory 22, displays it on the display device of the POS register 14, and performs settlement. . Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a change. If there is a change, the change is discharged from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 and withdrawn. If there is no change, no withdrawal will be made.

  Subsequently, after issuing a receipt, the control unit 18 deletes the deposit information stored in the memory 22 and ends the process.

Next, a flowchart will be described.
Step S1: It is determined whether or not the deposit is being retried. If the deposit retry is in progress, the process proceeds to step S4. If the deposit retry is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S2.
Step S2: It is determined whether or not payment has been completed. If the deposit is completed, the process proceeds to step S3. If the deposit is not completed, the process returns to step S1.
Step S3: It is determined whether there is deposit information. If there is deposit information, the process proceeds to step S8, and if there is no deposit information, the process proceeds to step S4.
Step S4: Product registration is performed for the product purchased by the customer.
Step S5: The total amount is displayed on the display device of the POS register 14.
Step S6: Enter the deposit amount into the POS register 14.
Step S7: Deposit information is stored in the memory 22.
Step S8 The deposit information is read from the memory 22, displayed on the display device of the POS register 14, and payment is made.
Step S9: It is determined whether or not there is a change. If there is a change, the process proceeds to step S10, and if there is no change, the process proceeds to step S11.
Step S10 The change is discharged from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 30 and withdrawn.
Step S11: A receipt is issued.
Step S12: The deposit information stored in the memory 22 is erased and the process is terminated.

  In this way, in the present embodiment, even if the transaction involves change, it cannot be settled unless the previous processing is completed, so the banknote being retried is accidentally given to the customer as change. Can be prevented.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change variously based on the meaning of this invention, and does not exclude them from the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view of the banknote processing apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the change machine in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the banknote change part in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the POS register and change machine in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 change machine 20c buzzer 30 banknote deposit / withdrawal port 32 first money type storage 33 second money type storage 34 deposit / withdrawal banknote recognition unit 36 transport path 60 banknote

Claims (1)

(A) Deposit / withdrawal unit for depositing / withdrawing banknotes;
(B) a recognizing unit that is disposed in a conveyance path of the banknote and performs discrimination of the banknote;
(C) A banknote that is recognized as a banknote for withdrawal by the recognizing unit is stored in a denomination, and a denomination storage unit that feeds out banknotes one by one at the time of withdrawal;
(D) having a notification unit for notifying that a specific operation is being performed,
(E) When the banknotes drawn out from the denomination storage unit cannot be properly conveyed, the banknotes are returned to the denomination storage unit and redrawn from the denomination storage unit. A banknote processing apparatus that reports that re-delivery from a denomination storage unit is performed.

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