JP5216808B2 - Paper sheet management apparatus and paper sheet management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet management apparatus and a paper sheet management method for managing paper sheets such as banknotes handled by an automatic transaction apparatus such as an ATM (automated teller machine) or a change machine used in a financial institution, for example. About.

  Conventionally, in the automatic transaction apparatus, when two bills are taken out or taken out when a bill is transported, the number of bills stored in an internal storage that stores and manages bills by denomination is unknown and currently stored. It becomes impossible to accurately grasp the number of bills stored in the storage. For this reason, a counting operation is required again in order to accurately grasp the number of banknotes stored in the storage when two sheets are taken out or taken out.

  In order to perform this counting operation, for example, for a storage that needs to be counted, all the banknotes in the storage are temporarily transferred to another storage dedicated to counting, and the number of banknotes stored in this transfer process is determined. An automatic transaction apparatus that counts in a discrimination section has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, this method has a problem when handling bills of different sizes. If it explains in full detail, when the width | variety and length of a banknote differ greatly according to money type, the magnitude | size for every storage of the banknote accommodated in money type will differ. In particular, when a single dedicated storage for counting management is provided to store multiple denominations, it is difficult to handle because different types of denominations are mixed, and a plurality of denominations depending on the denominations. A storage for counting management is required. For this reason, when counting the banknote of various sizes from which a width | variety and length differ, there existed a problem that an apparatus will enlarge.

  In addition, as a device for handling banknotes of various sizes with different widths and lengths of banknotes, a banknote storage group including a plurality of banknote storages is provided inside the apparatus, and one of these is used for a loading and collecting unit. There has been proposed a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that counts by transferring banknotes to and from a banknote storage (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  However, the configuration in which many types of banknotes are accumulated in one loading and collecting bin cannot be applied to the case where banknotes having large sizes are mixed in denominations. It cannot be counted automatically.

JP 2009-295132 A JP 2003-272027 A

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a paper sheet management apparatus and a paper sheet that can count the number of sheets stored in each storage box that stores paper sheets of different sizes according to types without requiring a dedicated storage box for counting. It is an object to provide a kind management method.

The present invention relates to an identification unit for identifying a paper sheet in an interior communicating with a paper sheet handling port, a temporary storage unit for temporarily holding a paper sheet connected to the identification unit, and the paper sheet by type. A paper sheet management apparatus comprising: a plurality of storage boxes that store separately; and a conveyance path that connects at least the paper sheet handling port, the identification unit, the temporary storage unit, and the plurality of storage boxes. there are, the storage case comprises a first housing part with each separate passing mechanism for loading and unloading the sheets and a second housing portion, whereas either a first housing portion or the second housing part A paper sheet stored in one of the first storage unit and the second storage unit when the paper sheet is stored in the other storage unit and the paper storage unit is not stored in the other storage unit. After temporarily holding the temporary holding unit through the identification unit, the temporarily stored paper sheets are stored in the other storage unit. When for transferring, characterized by comprising a control means for counting the transfer has been processed sheets.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a paper sheet management device capable of counting the number of sheets stored in each storage that stores paper sheets of different sizes by type without requiring a dedicated storage for counting. can do.

The internal block diagram which shows the outline of a banknote management apparatus. The control block diagram of a banknote management apparatus. The flowchart which shows the count processing conditions of a storage, and its operation | movement. Explanatory drawing which shows the conveyance route at the time of moving a banknote from an upper stage storage part to a lower stage storage part via a temporary storage part. The flowchart which shows the count processing operation | movement of an upper stage accommodating part. Explanatory drawing which shows the conveyance route at the time of moving a banknote from a lower stage storage part to an upper stage storage part via a temporary storage part. The flowchart which shows the count processing operation | movement of a lower stage accommodating part. The internal block diagram which shows the outline of the banknote management apparatus using a winding-type temporary storage part.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows, as an example, a banknote management apparatus that handles banknotes as an example of a paper sheet as a paper sheet management apparatus.
In this banknote management apparatus, 1 is a deposit / withdrawal port as a paper sheet handling port where a customer deposits and dispenses banknotes, 2 is an identification unit for discriminating the denomination, authenticity, etc. of banknotes, 3 is a counted banknote This is a temporary storage unit for temporary storage. In order to store a wide variety of banknotes having different sizes for each denomination, the temporary storage unit 3 includes a stopper mechanism, a centering mechanism, and the like that align the longitudinal direction and the short direction of the banknotes.

  4a to 4d are storages for storing banknotes by type, 5 is a recovery storage for storing banknotes rejected by the identification unit, 6 is a rejection storage for storing banknotes that the customer has forgotten, and 10 is for transporting banknotes to the storage destination. 11 is a passage sensor for detecting the passage of banknotes, and 12 is a gate for switching the transportation route of banknotes.

  Reference numeral 31 denotes a temporary holding part empty detection sensor for detecting empty of the temporary holding part, and reference numeral 32 denotes a temporary holding part full detection sensor for detecting fullness of the temporary holding part.

  The storages 4a to 4d divide a vertically long space for storing banknotes into upper and lower parts, and two storage parts 45 and 46, an upper storage part 45 as a first storage part and a lower storage part 46 as a second storage part. have. Each storage unit 45, 46 is provided with an independent loading / unloading mechanism 47, 48 for loading and unloading banknotes one by one. Further, 40 is a sorting gate that is disposed in the loading / unloading mechanism 47 of the upper storage unit 45 to switch the bill transport destination, 41 is an upper storage unit empty detection sensor that detects the empty of the upper storage unit 45, and 42 is the upper storage unit 45. An upper storage unit full detection sensor for detecting the fullness of the lower storage unit 46, a lower storage unit empty detection sensor 43 for detecting the empty state of the lower storage unit 46, and a lower storage unit full detection sensor 44 for detecting the fullness of the lower storage unit 46.

  The banknote management device that internally constitutes such a structure is provided with a banknote transport group for transporting banknotes on the upper side, a banknote storage group for storing banknotes on the lower side, and storing the upper and lower sides of the apparatus with a transport system. The internal structure is simplified by separating it from the system.

  Moreover, the connection structure of the upper conveyance path 10 and the lower storage 4a-4d connects a part of the conveyance path 10 from the upper part of the storage 4a, and is an up-down direction in order of the upper storage part 45 and the lower storage part 46. Is connected to the transport path 10. The upper storage portion 45 is connected to the transport path 10 by the upper access mechanism 47, and the lower storage portion 46 is connected to the lower access mechanism 48.

  Then, the sorting gate 40 disposed at the site of the upper loading / unloading mechanism 47 has a sorting function when banknotes are taken in and out of the upper and lower storage portions 45 and 46. That is, by the sorting operation of the sorting gate 40, the role of sorting and taking in the banknotes flowing down from the banknote transport group into either the upper storage unit 45 or the lower storage unit 46 of the transport destination, and the upper storage unit of the transport source 45 and the role which sorts the banknote drawn | fed out from the lower stage storage part 46 so that it may send out to the banknote conveyance group of an upstream.

  FIG. 2 shows a control block diagram of the bill management apparatus. Reference numeral 101 denotes another unit provided as a host device of the banknote management device, for example, a main body control unit of an automatic transaction device installed in a financial institution.

  102 is a line control unit for communicating with the host device, 103 is a conveyance motor control unit that controls ON / OFF of a motor that drives a conveyance roller and a conveyance belt that constitute the conveyance path, and 104 is that a bill is conveyed by the conveyance path It is a conveyance amount counting part which counts the amount of movement performed.

  Reference numeral 105 denotes a sensor control unit that controls a sensor such as a passage sensor that detects passage of banknotes. 106 is a gate control part, and switches a gate so that a banknote may be conveyed to a predetermined | prescribed storage location. 107 is a deposit / withdrawal port control unit for controlling the processing for taking in banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port 1, the processing for storing bills into the deposit / withdrawal port 1, 108 is the processing for feeding out bills from the temporary storage unit 3, and the temporary storage unit 3 is a temporary storage unit control unit that controls storage processing of banknotes to 3, 109 is a storage control unit that controls processing of feeding banknotes from each storage, storage processing of banknotes in each storage, 110 is various A storage unit 111 for storing information is a main control unit as a control means for controlling each part of the banknote management apparatus.

  The storage unit 110 may be considered to be included in the main control unit 111. The main control unit (also simply referred to as a control unit) 111 is hardware such as a CPU and a memory, and a program is executed by the hardware. Each control, process, and transaction described later is performed.

  In this bill management device, 4a is stored in a 20 euro storage, 4b is stored in a 50 euro storage, 4c is stored in a 100 euro storage, and 4d is set in a 500 euro storage. Moreover, the storage space of the banknote in each storage 4a-4d is adjusted to the storage space matched with the magnitude | size of the banknote of a money type.

Next, the outline | summary which carries out the deposit or withdrawal process of a banknote using a banknote management apparatus is demonstrated.
In the case of a deposit transaction, when a customer inserts banknotes into the deposit / withdrawal port 1, the main control unit 111 takes in the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 1 one by one and feeds them onto the conveyance path 10.

  The fed banknote is guided to the identification unit 2, and when passing through the identification unit 2, the identification unit 2 determines the denomination, authenticity, and the like of the banknote and determines that the banknote is a proper banknote that can be handled by the banknote management device. Only banknotes are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 3 and temporarily stored. On the other hand, when it is determined that the banknote is inappropriate and cannot be handled by the identification unit 2, the banknote is transported so as to be returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 1.

  When the deposited transaction information is confirmed by the customer, the main control unit 111 feeds the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 3 onto the transport path 10 one by one. When the fed banknote passes through the identification section 2, the identification section 2 determines the denomination, authenticity, and the like of the banknote, and only the banknote determined to be an appropriate banknote that can be handled by refluxing corresponds. The bills (reject bills) determined to be unsuitable bills that cannot be handled by refluxing are conveyed to the collection box 5.

  In the case of a withdrawal transaction, the main control unit 111 that has received a withdrawal instruction from a customer feeds out banknotes one by one from the upper storage unit 45 of the designated storages 4a to 4d onto the transport path 10. When the fed banknote passes through the identification section 2, the identification section 2 determines the banknote denomination, authenticity, etc., and the banknote determined to be an appropriate banknote that can be paid out to the customer is entered into the deposit / withdrawal port 1. The banknotes (reject bills) that have been transported and determined to be banknotes unsuitable for circulation cannot be transported to the collection box 5.

  In each transaction, the main control unit 111 feeds banknotes fed out from each feeding source based on the denomination of the banknote obtained from the identification unit 2, authentic information, and banknote passage information obtained from the sensor control unit 105. The number of stored sheets and the number of stored banknotes stored in each storage destination are counted, and the counted data is stored in the storage unit 110. The number of banknotes stored in the storage boxes 4a to 4d is added each time the banknotes are stored in the storage boxes 4a to 4d one by one, and when banknotes are drawn from the storage boxes 4a to 4d, the banknotes are supplied. The current number of stored sheets is calculated by subtracting the number of sheets.

  However, when two banknotes are taken out from the storages 4a to 4d and taken out, the main control unit 111 determines how many banknotes are actually fed out from the storages 4a to 4d. Since it cannot know, it becomes impossible to correctly grasp the number of stored banknotes stored in the storages 4a to 4d. In this case, the main control unit 111 notifies the host device 101 via the line control unit 102 that it is no longer possible to accurately grasp the number of stored banknotes stored in the storage boxes 4a to 4d. Based on this, the host device 101 instructs the line control unit 102 to count the number of stored banknotes stored in the storages 4a to 4d.

  When counting the banknotes stored in these storages 4a to 4d, the main control unit 111 causes the banknotes stored in either the upper storage unit 45 or the lower storage unit 46 to pass through the identification unit 2. Then, after the temporary storage unit 3 temporarily stores the banknote, the banknote temporarily stored is transferred to the other storage unit, and has a control function for counting the number of processed sheets transferred. Thereby, the storage number of each storage 4a-4d which stores the banknote from which a magnitude | size differs according to a kind can be counted, without requiring the storage only for counting.

  Further, for example, when the temporary storage unit 3 that has received the banknote from the upper storage unit 45 becomes full, the main control unit 111 transfers the banknote of the temporary storage unit 3 to the lower storage unit 46, and again from the upper storage unit 45. It has a function of executing repetitive processing for temporarily holding the temporary holding unit 3.

  By performing this repeated processing, even if the banknote storage amount in the temporary storage unit 3 is small, the banknotes can be transferred to the lower storage unit 46 through the temporary storage unit 3 little by little. For this reason, even if the amount of banknotes stored in the upper storage unit 45 is large, all can be transferred via the temporary storage unit 3. In this manner, the number of sheets stored in the storage 4a can be counted by repeatedly performing the processing.

  Also, when counting the banknotes stored in the lower storage section 46, the banknotes are stored by repeating the operation of transferring the banknotes from the lower storage section 46 to the upper storage section 45 through the temporary storage section 3 little by little. The number of sheets stored in the storage 4a can be counted.

  Furthermore, the main control unit 111 automatically performs counting based on a counting instruction from the host device 101. The counting timing is selected and executed at an optimum timing in operation such as waiting for a transaction.

Next, the counting process conditions and the operation for counting the number of stored banknotes stored in the storage 4a will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When the main control unit 111 receives an instruction from the host apparatus 101 via the line control unit 102, the main control unit 111 checks the detection signals of the upper storage unit empty detection sensor 41a and the lower storage unit empty detection sensor 43a, and detects the upper stage of the storage 4a. When it is confirmed that the storage unit 45 is not empty and the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a is empty (step S1), the number of banknotes stored in the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a is counted. (Step S2).

  When the main control unit 111 confirms that the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a is empty and the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a is not empty (step S3), the main control unit 111 lowers the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a. The number of banknotes stored in the bank is counted (step S4). Further, when both the upper storage section 45 and the lower storage section 46 of the storage 4a are empty or not empty, the main control section 111 makes it impossible to count the number of bills because there are no bills to be counted (step S5).

  Next, the case of counting the number of stored banknotes stored in the upper storage 45 of the storage 4a will be described with reference to the banknote conveyance explanatory diagram of FIG. 4 and the counting flowchart of FIG.

  When the main control unit 111 counts the number of sheets stored in the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a, the main control unit 111 instructs the temporary storage unit control unit 108 to prepare for temporarily storing the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 3 (step S101). .

  Further, the main control unit 111 switches the sorting direction of the sorting gate 40 to a direction in which banknotes are fed out from the upper storage unit 45, and the rotation direction of the transport path 10 is a rotation direction in which banknotes are transported from the storage boxes 4 a to 4 d to the temporary storage unit 3. The conveyance motor control unit 103 is instructed (step S102). Further, the main control unit 111 instructs the storage control unit 109 to feed out banknotes one by one from the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a (step S103).

  The main control unit 111 checks the temporary storage unit full sensor 32 and the upper storage unit empty detection sensor 41 (step S104) until the temporary storage unit 3 is full or the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a is empty. The banknote is processed for conveyance. When the temporary storage unit 3 is full or the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a becomes empty, the main control unit 111 indicates that the bill feeding operation from the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a is stopped. 109 is instructed (step S105), and the conveyance motor control unit 103 is instructed to stop the rotation of the conveyance path 10 (step S106).

  Thereafter, the main control unit 111 instructs the storage control unit 109 to prepare for storing the banknote of the temporary storage unit 3 in the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a (step S107). At this time, the main control unit 111 switches the distribution direction of the distribution gate 40 to the direction in which banknotes are stored in the lower storage unit 46.

  Further, the main control unit 111 instructs the transport motor control unit 103 to rotate the transport path 10 in the direction of transporting banknotes from the temporary storage unit 3 to the storage boxes 4a to 4d (step S108). Further, the temporary storage unit control unit 108 is instructed to start feeding out banknotes from the temporary storage unit 3 (step S109).

  The main control unit 111 checks whether the banknote is an appropriate banknote that can be stored in the lower storage section 46 of the storage 4a from the result identified by the identification section 2 (step S110). If it is a banknote, the main control part 111 will instruct | indicate to the gate control part 106 that the gate 12 is switched to the route which conveys a banknote to the lower stage storage part 46 (step S111). Then, from the banknote passage information, the main control unit 111 adds and counts the number of banknotes stored in the lower storage unit 46 one by one in the storing process in which the identification unit 2 and the passage sensor 11 are passed (step S112). .

  Further, the main control unit 111 instructs the gate control unit 106 to switch the gate 12 to the route to be transported to the collection box 5 if the banknote cannot be stored in the lower storage unit 46 or is unsuitable for circulation. (Step S113).

  The main control unit 111 checks the temporary holding unit empty detection sensor 31 (step S114) and conveys banknotes until the temporary holding unit 3 becomes empty. When the temporary storage unit 3 becomes empty, the main control unit 111 instructs the temporary storage unit control unit 108 to stop paying out banknotes from the temporary storage unit 3 (step S115). In addition, the conveyance motor control unit 103 is instructed to stop the rotation of the conveyance path 10 (step S116).

  Then, the main control unit 111 checks whether or not the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a is empty (step S117), and the temporary storage unit 3 is used until the upper storage 45 of the storage 4a becomes empty. The banknote transfer process (steps S101 to S117) to the lower storage unit 46 is repeated. When this bill transfer process is completed, the number of bills stored in the storage 4a stored in the storage unit 110 is updated to the result of the current count (step S118).

  As described above, all the banknotes stored in the upper storage section 45 of the storage 4a are moved to the lower storage section 46 of the storage 4a via the temporary storage section 3, and the number of stored banknotes is counted. By doing so, the number of stored banknotes stored in the storage 4a can be calculated and accurately grasped.

  Thereafter, the upper storage 45 of the storage 4a is operated in an empty state, and banknotes are stored in the lower storage 46 of the storage 4a during deposit transactions, and the storage 4a of the storage 4a is stored during withdrawal transactions. Bills are fed out from the lower storage section 46 and used.

  Thereafter, when the banknotes are taken out from the storage 4a again, two sheets are taken out and taken out, and if the number of stored banknotes stored in the storage 4a cannot be correctly grasped, the storage 4a The number of stored banknotes stored in the lower storage section 46 is recounted. Also in this counting, the bills are transferred to the upper storage unit 45 via the temporary storage unit 3 so as to be transferred, and the number of stored bills in the storage 4a is counted. Further, in addition to the case where the number of stored bills cannot be correctly grasped, the number of stored bills may be counted when the storage 4a is replaced.

Next, the case of counting the number of stored banknotes stored in the lower storage section 46 of the storage 4a will be described with reference to the banknote conveyance explanatory view of FIG. 6 and the counting flowchart of FIG.
When the main controller 111 counts the number of sheets stored in the storage 4a, the main controller 111 instructs the temporary storage unit control unit 108 to make preparations for temporarily storing the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 3 (step S201).

  Further, the main control unit 111 switches the sorting direction of the sorting gate 40 to a direction in which banknotes are fed out from the lower storage unit 46, and the rotation direction of the transport path 10 is a rotation direction in which banknotes are transported from the storage boxes 4 a to 4 d to the temporary storage unit 3. The conveyance motor control unit 103 is instructed (step S102). Further, the main control unit 111 instructs the storage control unit 109 to pay out banknotes from the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a (step S203).

  The main control unit 111 checks the temporary storage unit full sensor 32 and the lower storage unit empty detection sensor 43 (step S204) until the temporary storage unit 3 becomes full or the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a becomes empty. The banknote is processed for conveyance. When the temporary storage unit 3 is full or the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a is empty, the main control unit 111 stops the feeding of banknotes from the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a. (Step S205), and instructs the transport motor control unit 103 to stop the rotation of the transport path 10 (step S206).

  Thereafter, the main control unit 111 instructs the storage control unit 109 to prepare for storing the banknote of the temporary storage unit 3 in the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a (step S207). At this time, the main control unit 111 switches the distribution direction of the distribution gate 40 to a direction in which banknotes are stored in the upper storage unit 45.

  The main control unit 111 instructs the transport motor control unit 103 to rotate the transport path 10 in the direction of transporting banknotes from the temporary storage unit 3 to the storage boxes 4a to 4d (step S208). Further, the temporary holding unit control unit 108 is instructed to start paying out banknotes from the temporary holding unit 3 (step S209).

  The main control unit 111 checks whether or not the banknote can be stored in the upper storage unit 45 of the storage 4a from the result identified by the identification unit 2 (step S210). For example, the main control unit 111 instructs the gate control unit 106 to switch the gate 12 to a route for transporting banknotes to the upper storage unit 45 (step S211). Then, from the banknote passage information, the main control unit 111 adds and counts the number of banknotes stored in the upper storage unit 45 one by one in the storing process in which the identification unit 2 and the passage sensor 11 are passed (step S212). .

  Moreover, if it is an unsuitable banknote which cannot be accommodated in the upper stage storage part 45, the main control part 111 will instruct | indicate the gate control part 106 to switch the gate 12 to the route conveyed to the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 5 (step S213).

  The main control unit 111 checks the temporary holding unit empty detection sensor 31 (step S214), and carries the banknotes until the temporary holding unit 3 becomes empty. When the temporary storage unit 3 becomes empty, the main control unit 111 instructs the temporary storage unit control unit 108 to stop paying out banknotes from the temporary storage unit 3 (step S215). In addition, the conveyance motor control unit 103 is instructed to stop the rotation of the conveyance path 10 (step S216).

  Then, the main control unit 111 checks whether or not the lower storage unit 46 of the storage 4a is empty (step S217), and the temporary storage unit 3 is used until the lower storage 46 of the storage 4a is empty. The banknote transfer process (steps S201 to S217) leading to the upper storage unit 45 is repeated. When the banknote transfer process is completed, the number of banknotes stored in the storage 4a stored in the storage unit 110 is updated to the result of the current count (step S218).

  As described above, in the same manner as when the number of banknotes stored in the upper storage 45 of the storage 4a is counted, the bills are stored in the lower storage 46 of the storage 4a via the temporary storage unit 3. All the banknotes that have been stored are moved to the upper storage 45 of the storage 4a, and the number of stored banknotes is counted, so that the number of stored banknotes stored in the storage 4a is counted and accurately grasped. Can do.

  The same is applied to the storage boxes 4b to 4d, and the number of banknotes stored in the storage boxes 4b to 4d can be grasped.

  Thereafter, when either the upper storage unit 45 or the lower storage unit 46 of the storages 4a to 4d is emptied and operated, the number of stored banknotes stored in the storages 4a to 4d cannot be grasped. The number of banknotes stored in the warehouses 4a to 4d can be counted.

  In this way, since the number of banknotes stored in the storages 4a to 4d can always be accurately grasped, there is no shortage of balance in withdrawal transactions, and a separate storage is prepared for counting. It is not necessary to mix with other denominations when counting.

  In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which two bills are taken out from the storage 4a to 4d and taken out, but when the removable storages 4a to 4d are replaced, the storage 4a is replaced. It is also possible to count the number of banknotes stored in 4d.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been shown in which either the upper storage unit 45 or the lower storage unit 46 of the storage is operated empty, but this is not always necessary, and the upper storage unit 45 and the lower storage unit are not necessarily required. When the number of banknotes stored in 46 is adjusted, if the number of banknotes can be stored in one of the spaces, the banknote is temporarily moved to one of the spaces via the temporary storage unit 3. After that, the number of banknotes stored in the storages 4a to 4d is grasped again by moving all banknotes to the other space again via the temporary storage unit 3 and counting the number of banknotes. Can do.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, it can also be comprised by the winding-type temporary storage part 3 which winds the conveyed banknote with an impeller-shaped winding rotary body, and temporarily hold | maintains on the surrounding surface of an impeller. .

  When such a winding-type temporary storage unit 3 is provided, it is possible to handle all banknotes of various sizes having different lengths and widths, so that they are stored in the respective storages 4a to 4d. Even in the case of foreign banknotes in which the size of the banknotes that are significantly different from one storage to another, it is possible to temporarily hold all banknotes and to count the number of storages in each storage 4a to 4d.

  As described above, there is a storage space that has two spaces for collecting banknotes in the upper storage portion and the lower storage portion, and can store and remove banknotes from either space via the temporary storage portion. When the banknote is transported from one space of the storage to the other space via the temporary storage unit, the banknote is counted in the transport process. Thereby, the number of stored bills stored in the storage is automatically counted.

  Therefore, when it is necessary to count the amount of bills stored in the storage, it is possible to automatically count the bills by circulating them so that the bills are transferred little by little. Thereby, even if the size of a banknote differs greatly by denomination, automatic scrutiny without requiring a dedicated storage for counting becomes possible. In addition, since a dedicated storage for counting is not required, the apparatus itself can be reduced in size and cost.

  In particular, since even banknotes of different sizes can be automatically counted, counting can be performed even in countries where the width and length of banknotes vary greatly by denomination. In addition, when counting bills by transferring bills, automatic counting is possible simply by passing through the temporary storage unit, and in addition to the existing temporary storage unit being effectively used for counting processing, a dedicated storage for counting is not required. become. In addition, it is not necessary to empty a dedicated storage for counting prior to counting.

  Furthermore, the temporary holding unit is a holding space that is smaller than the storage in terms of the function of temporarily holding banknotes, but if the amount of banknotes transferred from the storage exceeds the storage limit of the temporary holding unit, it is divided and repeated. What is necessary is just to temporarily hold processing, and automatic counting is enabled based on carrying processing little by little regardless of the number of bills processed.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above-described embodiments, and can be applied based on the technical idea described in the claims.

  The present invention can be applied to all automatic transaction apparatuses such as ATMs for handling paper sheets, money changers, and ticket machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Deposit / withdrawal port 2 ... Identification part 3 ... Temporary holding | maintenance part 4a-4d ... Storage 10 ... Conveyance path 11 ... Passing sensor 40 ... Sorting gate 45 ... Upper stage storage part 46 ... Lower stage storage part 47, 48 ... In / out mechanism 111 ... Main control unit

Claims (4)

An identification unit for identifying a paper sheet in an interior communicating with the paper sheet handling port, a temporary storage unit for temporarily holding the paper sheet connected to the identification unit, and storing the paper sheet by type A paper sheet management apparatus comprising a plurality of storages, and a transport path connecting at least the paper sheet handling port, the identification unit, the temporary storage unit, and the plurality of storages,
The storage includes a first storage unit and a second storage unit, each of which includes an independent loading / unloading mechanism for loading and unloading paper sheets.
When the sheet is stored in one of the first storage section and the second storage section and the sheet is not stored in the other storage section, the first storage section or the second storage section is stored. When the paper sheets stored in any one of the sections are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section via the identification section, and then the temporarily stored paper sheets are transferred to the other storage section. And a paper sheet management apparatus provided with control means for counting the number of processed sheets transferred. The paper sheet management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sorting gate that sorts the paper sheets temporarily held in the temporary storage section into one of the first storage section and the second storage section. The control means includes
2. When the temporary storage unit becomes full, a paper sheet of the temporary storage unit is transferred to the other storage unit, and a repetitive process of temporarily holding from one storage unit to the temporary storage unit is executed again. The paper sheet management apparatus according to 2. The storage includes a first storage unit and a second storage unit each having an independent loading / unloading mechanism for loading and unloading paper sheets,
When the sheet is stored in one of the first storage section and the second storage section and the sheet is not stored in the other storage section, the first storage section or the second storage section is stored. After temporarily storing the paper sheets stored in any one of the sections in the temporary storage section via the identification section, when transferring the temporarily stored paper sheets to the other storage section, A paper sheet management method for counting the number of processed sheets transferred by a control means.

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