JP5190633B2 - Reflux banknote processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a banknote handling apparatus equipped in a currency handling apparatus such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers having a function of depositing / withdrawing money. In the recirculation type banknote processing apparatus, a recirculation type banknote that is miniaturized by using another banknote storage part as a reject banknote storage part without providing a special reject banknote storage part that causes an increase in the size of the apparatus configuration. The present invention relates to a processing apparatus.

Banknote processing devices with a deposit function that accepts inserted banknotes and a withdrawal function that dispenses banknotes as change or return money are equipped in various vending machines, deposit and withdrawal devices, money changers, etc. The processing device is equipped with a banknote storage unit for storing banknotes prepared at the start of business or banknotes thrown during operation in denominations.
In this type of banknote handling apparatus, when a low-priced bill such as a thousand-yen bill is to be paid out as change, not only the inserted thousand-yen bill is stored, but also the thousand-yen bill is paid out as change. It is common to equip the reflux type banknote storage part which functions like this.
The reflux-type banknote storage unit stores not only banknotes stored in advance at the start of work, but also banknotes inserted by the user during operation of the apparatus, while the banknotes are used as change or return money. A bill storage unit of a type having a function of feeding out (discharging) to the outside is designated. Further, there are a loop type and a switchback type in the reflux type banknote storage unit. The loop method is a method in which the entrance (accepting direction) and the exit (feeding direction) of bills are different, and the switchback method is a method of receiving and delivering bills from the same entrance / exit.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a conventional switchback type reflux-type banknote handling apparatus.
The banknote handling apparatus 101 is schematically configured from a reflux-type banknote handling mechanism 102 and an exterior body 103 that accommodates the banknote handling mechanism therein.
The banknote handling mechanism 102 receives and discharges banknotes of different denominations one by one, a transport path 105 for transporting banknotes received one by one from the deposit / withdrawal section 104 into the apparatus main body, A transport mechanism 110 including a roller, a belt, a branch gate 111, a motor, a solenoid, and the like that generates and transmits a driving force for transporting banknotes along the transport path 105, and a transport path immediately downstream of the deposit taking-in portion 104. An identification device 115 that determines the authenticity and denomination of banknotes placed one by one and fed one by one, and a single low-priced banknote (for example, a thousand yen banknote) transported from the transport path 105 Switchback recirculation type banknote storage unit 120 that is removably accommodated from a deposit / withdrawal port, and high-value banknotes that are disposed downstream of the recirculation type banknote storage unit 120 and conveyed from the conveyance path 105 (for example, , 10,000 yen bills) are collected in a non-refluxable manner, and the low-priced bills arranged upstream of the reflux-type bill storage unit 120 and transported from the transport path are received and deposited one by one. A withdrawal holding unit 140 that withdraws the accumulated banknote bundle as a change in a lump to the outside, and a multi-feed detection unit arranged on a transport path between the reflux-type banknote storage unit 120 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 104. The sensor 150, the reject banknote storage part 160 arrange | positioned upstream from the withdrawal holding | maintenance part 140, and the control means 170 which controls these are provided.
The transport mechanism 110 has a configuration in which the transport path 105 is collectively advanced, stopped, and retracted over the entire length, and only a part of the transport path cannot be operated in different transport directions.

In the above configuration, when, for example, a 10,000-yen banknote is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal unit 104, the control means 170 inserts the 10,000-yen banknote between the reflux-type banknote storage unit 120 and the high-value banknote storage unit 130. In the state of being held in the temporary hold route R provided in, the user waits for completion of settlement or insertion of subsequent banknotes. When a transaction is established or when a subsequent banknote is inserted from the same user, the 10,000-yen banknote is transferred to the high-value banknote storage unit 130 and stored.
If it is necessary to pay out change with a thousand yen banknote after storing 10,000 yen banknotes in the high-value banknote storage unit 130 due to the establishment of the transaction, the required number of sheets is transferred from the reflux-type banknote storage unit 120 to the withdrawal holding unit 140. Transfer them one by one and pay them out as a bill bundle. By the way, when double feed occurs when paying out a thousand yen banknote from the reflux-type banknote storage unit 120, it is unclear how many sheets have been fed, and the situation in which the number of sheets to be returned cannot be counted accurately. Occur. For this purpose, the presence or absence of double feeding (including the presence or absence of banknote dirt) is detected by the sensor 150 arranged at a position upstream of the reflux banknote storage unit 120. With respect to banknotes detected as being double feeding, the withdrawal holding unit 140 is used. It was transferred to the reject banknote storage unit 160 and stored without being transferred to the banknote. However, even if the abnormal detection due to banknote multi-feed or banknote stain occurs very rarely, if the reject banknote storage unit is permanently installed, the banknotes are transported to the installation space, cost, and reject banknote storage unit. For this reason, it is necessary to add a mechanism for this purpose, which causes an increase in size, complexity, and cost of the apparatus.

  In addition, when the 10,000 yen banknote previously inserted is held in the temporary holding path R and the 1000 yen banknote is subsequently inserted by the same user, the control means 170 causes the drive mechanism 110 to be entirely As a result, the 10,000 yen banknote previously held by driving toward the downstream side is stored in the high-value banknote storage unit 130, and the thousand yen banknote is stored in the reflux-type banknote storage unit 120. If the transaction is not established in this state and the user performs an operation to cancel the transaction, it is necessary to return the banknote for 11,000 yen to the user, but the high-value banknote storage unit 130 does not have a payout function. It is impossible to pay out 10,000 yen bills. Therefore, the control means 170 sequentially sends eleven thousand yen bills from the reflux-type bill storage unit 120 to the withdrawal holding unit 140 and returns them collectively as a bill bundle. In this case as well, a situation occurs in which the number of sheets to be returned cannot be accurately counted when a multi-feed occurs when the 1000-yen banknote is paid out from the reflux-type banknote storage unit 120. Therefore, the presence or absence of double feeding is detected by the sensor 150, and the banknotes detected as double feeding are transferred to the reject banknote storage unit 160 without being transferred to the withdrawal holding unit 140.

The banknote handling mechanism 102 having such a configuration is rejected and stored in the reject banknote storage unit at the time of withdrawal for banknote return, depending on the type and application of the banknote processing apparatus 101 to which the banknote handling mechanism 101 is applied. This situation does not occur frequently. Actually, it occurs only with a low frequency such as whether or not it occurs once a day. Nevertheless, in the past, a reject banknote storage unit was permanently installed assuming such a rare situation. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the space for installing the reject banknote storage unit, the cost, and the mechanism for transporting banknotes to the reject banknote storage unit, leading to an increase in size, complexity, and cost of the apparatus. . While demands for miniaturization of various banknote handling apparatuses are increasing, it is difficult to adopt a configuration that causes such an increase in size.
Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose a banknote processing apparatus including a reject banknote storage unit that stores banknotes that cannot be determined to be normal. However, similarly to the above, the apparatus is large, complicated, and expensive. Invited.

JP 2006-127132 A JP 2006-190333 A JP 2006-236212 A

As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus provided with the conventional switchback reflux type banknote storage unit and the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit, when the low-value banknote is paid out from the reflux-type banknote storage unit as change or return money due to transaction cancellation In this case, the presence or absence of double feeding of low-value banknotes is detected, and when multi-feeding occurs, the multi-feed banknotes are transferred to a separately provided reject banknote storage unit. However, despite the rare occurrence of double feed and rejected banknotes, a storage unit dedicated to rejected banknotes is permanently installed, resulting in an increase in size, complexity, and cost of the apparatus.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in a reflux-type banknote handling apparatus provided with a reflux-type banknote storage unit, a dedicated reject banknote storage unit that causes an increase in the size of the apparatus configuration is not permanently installed. When multiple feeds are detected when paying out multiple low-value banknotes one by one as change or return money one by one from the banknote banknote storage section, let the other banknote storage section also serve as the reject banknote storage section It aims at providing the reflux-type banknote processing apparatus which aimed at size reduction.

In order to achieve the above object, a reflux-type banknote handling apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 accepts banknotes of different denominations one by one and accepts and ejects them one by one from the depositing / dispensing part. A transport path for transporting the banknotes into the apparatus main body, a transport mechanism for generating a driving force for transporting the banknotes along the transport path, and an identification unit for identifying the denomination of the banknotes introduced into the transport path; , A switchback recirculation type banknote storage section for storing low-priced banknotes transported from the transport path one by one through a single deposit / withdrawal port, and high-price banknotes transported from the transport path, or low-price A high-priced / collected banknote storage unit that stores banknotes in a non-returnable manner, and a withdrawal hold that accepts and deposits low-priced banknotes transported from the transport path one by one and withdraws the accumulated banknote bundles to the outside. And the switchback A reflux-type banknote processing apparatus comprising: a multi-feed detection sensor disposed on a transport path between a flow-type banknote storage unit and the deposit / withdrawal unit, and a control unit that controls these sensors, The transport path is branched from a main transport path that directly connects the deposit / withdrawal part and a receiving port of the high-value / collected banknote storage part, and a switchback recirculation-type banknote that branches from a branch part provided on the main transport path A branch conveyance path extending to the deposit / withdrawal port of the storage section, and a withdrawal path extending from the main conveyance path to the withdrawal holding section, and the conveyance mechanism has a driving source and a driving force from the driving source. A driving force transmission mechanism that transmits the main conveyance path, the branch conveyance path, and the withdrawal path, and the control unit is configured to transfer a plurality of low-priced bills one by one from the switchback reflux bill storage unit. By the sensor in the process of transferring to the withdrawal holding unit When the feeding is detected, the conveyance of the low-priced banknote detected by double feeding is stopped and then transferred to the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit, and then the transfer from the switchback reflux type banknote storage unit is resumed. It is characterized by making it unnecessary to install a special reject banknote storage unit by controlling .
In a banknote processing apparatus including a high-priced / collected banknote storage unit that stores a high-priced banknote, a reflux-type banknote storage unit that stores a low-priced banknote freely, and a transport mechanism that operates as a whole as a whole, a reject banknote High-value banknote storage part is also used for reject banknote collection without specially providing a reject banknote storage part for storing bills, which simplifies the configuration, reduces the number of parts, reduces size, and reduces costs at the same time It became possible.
In addition, when a double feed (banknote fouling) is detected in the process of transferring a low-priced banknote from the reflux-type banknote storage unit to the withdrawal holding unit, these banknotes cannot be paid out. Transfer to store and store. Thereafter, the transfer of the low-value banknote from the reflux-type banknote storage unit is resumed, so that the user can receive an appropriate amount of money.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, when the high-price banknote is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal unit, the control means sets the high-price banknote in the main transport path downstream from the branching unit. Is temporarily suspended until the settlement condition is confirmed, or when a subsequent banknote is inserted, the high-value banknote is transferred to the high-value / collected banknote storage unit.
Since a part of the main transport path is used as a temporary holding means for large bills, the configuration can be simplified.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the control means stores the inserted subsequent banknotes in the switchback reflux type banknote storage unit, and the high-value banknotes in the high-value / collection banknote storage unit. When a reject operation is performed after the transfer, the subsequent banknotes and the number of low-value banknotes corresponding to the face value of the high-value banknotes are paid out from the switchback reflux-type banknote storage section to the withdrawal holding section. It is characterized by.
Once the high-value banknote is stored in the high-value / collected banknote storage unit, it cannot be paid out, and therefore the low-value banknote in the reflux-type banknote storage unit is used as the return banknote.

When a device such as a vending machine equipped with a banknote processing device is required to be reduced in size, simplified, and reduced in cost, a storage unit dedicated to reject banknotes that is less frequently used becomes a bottleneck. In the present invention, reject banknotes and multi-fed banknotes (dirty banknotes) are stored using the high-value banknote storage unit, so that it is possible to achieve downsizing, simplification, and cost reduction of the apparatus. .
Since the occurrence of rejects and multi-fed banknotes is infrequent, it is not necessary to provide a storage unit dedicated to rejects, and no special problems occur by using the high-priced banknote storage unit.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The banknote processing apparatus 1 is equipped in a vending machine (ticket vending machine) such as a food ticket, for example, and has a function of accepting banknotes and processing banknotes as changes.
The banknote handling apparatus 1 is schematically configured from a banknote handling mechanism 2 and an exterior body 3 that accommodates the banknote handling mechanism 2 therein.
The banknote handling mechanism 2 accepts banknotes of different denominations one by one, a deposit / withdrawal part 4 that can be ejected, and a transport path 5 that transports banknotes received one by one from the deposit / withdrawal part 4 into the apparatus main body, A transport mechanism 10 including a driving source (motor) for generating and transmitting a driving force for transporting banknotes along the transport path 5, a transport mechanism 10 including a gate 11, a solenoid, a roller, and a belt, and transport downstream of the deposit / withdrawal unit 4. An identification device 15 for determining the authenticity and denomination of banknotes arranged on the path and fed one by one, an identification unit 15 for identifying the denomination of banknotes introduced into the transport path 5, and a transport path 5 is a switchback recirculation-type banknote storage unit 20 that stores low-priced banknotes conveyed one by one through a single deposit / withdrawal port, and a transport path disposed downstream of the recirculation-type banknote storage unit 20. Expensive bills that have been transported from The high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30 that stores the banknotes in a non-refluxable manner and the low-priced banknotes that are arranged on the upstream side of the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 and transported from the transport path are received and deposited one by one. A withdrawal holding unit 40 that withdraws banknote bundles to the outside, a multi-feed detection sensor 50 disposed on a transport path between the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 4, and these And control means 60 for controlling.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 4 accepts banknotes that are deposited one by one from the outside and sends them out to the transport path 5 and discharges the banknotes that have been judged to be inappropriate by the identification unit 15 to the outside. And features.
The transport path 5 and the transport mechanism 10 are configured such that the banknotes (low-value banknotes and high-value banknotes) fed one by one from the deposit / withdrawal unit 4 are transported by a predetermined route, so that the denomination type banknote storage unit 20 is classified into denominations. Alternatively, a sorting and conveying function for feeding the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30 and a payout function for discharging the low-priced banknotes fed out one by one from the banknote storage unit 20 to the outside as change or return money from the withdrawal holding unit 40; It has a temporary holding function or the like for holding an inserted high-priced banknote in a temporary holding path R provided between the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 and the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30.
The transport path 5 branches from a main transport path 6 that directly connects the deposit / withdrawal section 4 and a receiving port of the high-value / collected banknote storage section 30, and a branching section 7 a provided on the main transport path 6. A branch conveyance path 7 extending to 20 deposit / withdrawal ports and a withdrawal path 8 extending from the main conveyance path 6 to the withdrawal holding unit 40 are provided. By providing a temporary holding path R in the main transport path 6 between the branching portion 7a and the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30, the high-priced banknotes that have been inserted can be temporarily held. Since the temporary holding route R uses only a part of the main transport route, it is not necessary to add a special mechanism member or the like.

The transport mechanism 10 includes a single drive source (motor) and a drive force transmission mechanism (gate 11, rollers, and the like) that transmits a drive force from the drive source to the main transport path 6, the branch transport path 7, and the withdrawal path 8. Belt, solenoid, etc.).
By switching and driving each gate 11, a roller (not shown), and a belt that is wound around the roller and transports the banknotes by control from the control means 60, the transport mechanism 10 is advanced, stopped, and reversely fed as a whole, Each of the above functions can be realized.
In the present invention, since the reject banknote is stored using the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30 without providing a special reject banknote storage unit, the configuration can be simplified and miniaturized.

In the banknote handling apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration, the control unit 60 is configured to control the main unit on the downstream side of the branching unit 7a when a high-priced banknote (for example, 10,000 yen banknote) is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal unit 4. The high-price banknote is temporarily held in the transport path (temporary holding path R) until the settlement condition is confirmed, and the high-price banknote is transferred to the high-price / collected banknote storage unit 30 after the settlement condition is confirmed. In this case, it is possible to accept a large amount of banknotes when the transaction is completed.
On the other hand, when an operation for canceling the transaction is performed by the user before the transaction is established, the high-priced banknote in the temporary holding path R is transferred to the withdrawal holding unit and returned to the user.
Alternatively, in a state where a high-priced banknote is held in the temporary holding route R, when a subsequent low-priced banknote (for example, a thousand-yen banknote) is inserted and stored in the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20, Transfer to the collected banknote storage unit 30. Since the transport mechanism 10 of the present embodiment is configured to perform forward transport, stop, and reverse operations integrally over the entire length, the transport mechanism 10 transports the subsequent low-priced banknotes in the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20. This is because, when the mechanism 10 is transported forward, the high-priced banknote in the temporary holding path R must be similarly transported forward and stored in the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30.

Next, when the control unit 60 holds the previously inserted high-priced banknote in the temporary holding path R, the subsequent low-priced banknote is inserted and the low-priced banknote is stored in the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20. In this case, the high-value banknotes are transferred to the high-value / collected banknote storage unit 30 without waiting for the completion of the transaction. Thereafter, when the user performs an operation for canceling the transaction, the subsequent low-value banknote and the number of low-value banknotes corresponding to the face value of the high-value banknote are paid out from the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 to the withdrawal holding unit 40. .
When the control unit 60 detects double feeding (including banknote dirt) by the sensor 50 in the process of transferring a plurality of low-priced banknotes one by one from the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 to the withdrawal holding unit 40, Then, after the conveyance of the low-priced banknotes detected by double feeding is stopped, these are transferred to the high-price / collected banknote storage unit 30 as reject banknotes. Thereafter, the transfer of the low-priced banknotes from the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 is resumed, and the required number of sheets is transferred to the withdrawal holding unit 40 and accumulated, and then is collectively discharged to the outside.
Even if a transaction is established with the user in a state where the previously inserted high-price banknote is held in the temporary holding unit R, and the low-price banknote needs to be paid out as change, the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 Banknotes are paid out, but when double feed (fouled banknotes) is detected in this payout process, these banknotes are also transferred to the high-value / collected banknote storage unit 30 as reject banknotes.

As described above, in the present invention, when a low-price banknote is discharged due to failure of a transaction and when a low-price banknote is discharged when a transaction is canceled, a rejected banknote is utilized using a high-price banknote storage unit. Since it is accommodated, it is no longer necessary to provide a special reject banknote storage part, and it has become possible to realize a reduction in the number of parts, miniaturization, and cost reduction by simplifying the device configuration.
The high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30 can be pulled out or taken out of the machine in a cassette manner, and the low-priced banknotes in the reflux-type banknote storage unit 20 can all be transferred into the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30. By controlling, it becomes possible to collect all banknotes from the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit 30 when the operator collects all banknotes at the end of work, which is extremely convenient.

It is a schematic block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the conventional switchback reflux type banknote processing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 2 ... Banknote processing mechanism, 3 ... Exterior body, 4 ... Deposit / withdrawal part, 5 ... Conveyance path, 6 ... Main conveyance path, 7 ... Branch conveyance path, 7a ... Branch part, 8 ... Withdrawal path DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Conveyance mechanism, 11 ... Gate, 15 ... Identification apparatus, 20 ... Switchback return | reflux type banknote accommodating part, 30 ... Expensive and collection | recovery banknote accommodating part, 40 ... Withdrawal reservation part, 50 ... Sensor, 60 ... Control means.

Claims (3)

Accepting and discharging banknotes of different denominations one by one, a transport path for transporting banknotes received one by one from the deposit / withdrawal section into the apparatus body, and banknotes along the transport path A conveyance mechanism that generates a driving force to be conveyed, an identification unit that identifies the denomination of the banknote introduced into the conveyance path, and a single deposit / withdrawal port for each low-priced banknote conveyed from the conveyance path A switchback recirculation banknote storage unit that is detachably stored in the storage unit, a high-priced banknote storage unit that stores high-priced banknotes or low-priced banknotes that cannot be returned from the transport path, and transported from the transport path. A deposit holding unit that accepts and deposits low-priced banknotes one by one, and withdraws the accumulated banknote bundles to the outside, and between the switchback reflux banknote storage unit and the deposit / withdrawal unit Double feed inspection placed on the transport path A sensor use, a reflux type bill processing device and a control means for controlling these,
The transport path is branched from a main transport path that directly connects the deposit / withdrawal part and a receiving port of the high-value / collected banknote storage part, and a switchback recirculation-type banknote that branches from a branch part provided on the main transport path A branch conveyance path extending to the deposit / withdrawal port of the storage section, and a withdrawal path extending from the main conveyance path to the withdrawal reservation section ,
The transport mechanism includes a drive source, and a drive force transmission mechanism that transmits a drive force from the drive source to the main transport path, the branch transport path, and the withdrawal path ,
The control means detects a double feed when a double feed is detected by the sensor in the process of transferring a plurality of low-priced bills one by one from the switchback reflux type banknote storage unit to the withdrawal holding unit. The installation of a special reject banknote storage unit is controlled by stopping the conveyance of the low-value banknotes and then transferring them to the high-priced / collected banknote storage unit and then restarting the transfer from the switchback reflux banknote storage unit. reflux type bill processing apparatus characterized by was unnecessary.   When a high-priced bill is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal unit, the control unit temporarily holds the high-priced bill in the main transport path downstream from the branching unit until the payment condition is fixed, and the payment condition is fixed. The reflux-type banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the banknote is inserted, or when a subsequent banknote is inserted, the high-value banknote is transferred to the high-value / collected banknote storage unit.   The control means stores the inserted subsequent banknote in the switchback reflux type banknote storage unit, and when the reject operation is performed after the high-value banknote is transferred to the high-value / collected banknote storage unit. The payout type according to claim 2, wherein pays out the subsequent banknotes and the number of low-value banknotes corresponding to the face value of the high-value banknotes from the switchback reflux-type banknote storage part to the withdrawal reservation part. Banknote processing device.

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