JP5389546B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus that performs at least a depositing process and a dispensing process on a banknote.

  Conventionally, a banknote feeding section (feeding section) into which a deposited banknote is introduced, a plurality of banknote storage sections (storage sections) that store the deposited banknotes by denomination, and a withdrawal banknote taken out from these banknote storage sections 2. Description of the Related Art A banknote depositing / dispensing device including a banknote discharging unit (withdrawing unit) to be discharged and a circular transporting unit that can rotate and transport a banknote is known (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, the connection conveyance path is configured to pass the withdrawal banknote when the circulation conveyance unit rotates clockwise, and the deposit rejection banknote when the circulation conveyance unit rotates counterclockwise. Branching to a connection conveyance path for passing through (refer to paragraph [0030] of Patent Document 1), and when the bill is subjected to another processing such as withdrawal processing and deposit rejection processing, the rotation direction of the rotating drum Is configured to be switched between a forward rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction.

JP 2003-288630 A

  However, in the conventional banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus as shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when performing the same processing (withdrawing process, deposit rejecting process, etc.) on the banknote, the banknote fed out from one connection destination Is configured such that the banknote is transported to another connection destination by continuing the forward rotation or the reverse rotation of the circulating transport unit. For this reason, processing according to the state of the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit cannot be taken, for example, the inconvenience of preventing banknote jams is eliminated, the convenience of matching the front and back of banknotes is improved, It was still insufficient to reliably pay out banknotes judged to be abnormal.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and even when the same processing (withdrawal processing, deposit rejection processing, etc.) is performed on the banknote, the banknote is transported by the transport section. By applying a process according to the banknote, for example, it is possible to eliminate inconveniences such as prevention of banknote jamming, improve convenience such as matching the front and back of banknotes, or reliably pay out banknotes determined to be abnormal. It aims at providing the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus which can do.

The banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention is:
A feeding section for feeding out banknotes one by one;
A transport unit that transports banknotes fed out from the feed unit; a stacking unit that stacks banknotes transported out of the transport unit;
A detection unit for detecting a conveyance state of a banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A control unit for controlling the transport unit,
The transport unit has a circular transport unit capable of transporting banknotes by switching in both forward and reverse directions, and banknotes transported in either the forward direction or the reverse direction by the circular transport unit can be transported to the stacking unit. And
Based on the detection result of the detection unit, the control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to switch the banknote transport direction by the circulating transport unit, and when it is determined that switching is necessary, the banknote transport direction is the immediately preceding transport. Switch to the opposite direction.

In the banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention,
The detection unit detects an inclined state including an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a bill conveyed by the conveyance unit as a conveyance state of the bill.
The said control part may switch the conveyance direction of the said circumference conveyance part, when the inclination state of a banknote is a predetermined state.

In the banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention,
The feeding unit is provided in a storage unit that stores banknotes,
The stacking unit comprises a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes,
The detection unit detects the front and back of the banknote transported by the transport unit as the transport state of the banknote,
The said control part may be conveyed by the said withdrawal part in the state which made the front and back correspond the several banknote drawn | fed out from the said storage part by switching the conveyance direction of the said circumference conveyance part based on the front and back of a banknote. .

In such a banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
The control unit switches the conveyance direction of the circular conveyance unit so as to coincide with the front and back of the first banknote that is fed from the storage unit and conveyed by the conveyance unit. May be conveyed to the withdrawal unit in a state where the front and back sides are matched.

In the banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention,
The detection unit detects a conveyance jam of banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit as a conveyance state of the banknotes,
When the control unit determines that the banknote is jammed in the transport unit, the control unit switches the transport direction of the circular transport unit so that the banknote is transported to the stacking unit. May be.

In such a banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
When the control unit switches the transport direction of the circular transport unit, the transport speed after switching may be slower than the transport speed before switching.

In such a banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
Even when the control unit switches the conveyance direction of the circular conveyance unit, the control unit determines the conveyance direction of the circular conveyance unit when the control unit determines that the banknote is jammed in the conveyance unit. Further switching may be performed.

The banknote deposit and withdrawal device as described above is
A conveyance abnormality notification unit for notifying that a conveyance abnormality has occurred when a conveyance abnormality occurs in the conveyance unit;
Even when the control unit switches the transport direction of the circular transport unit, when the control unit determines that the banknote is jammed in the transport unit, the transport abnormality notification unit has caused a transport abnormality. May be notified.

In the banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention,
The feeding unit is provided in a depositing unit for depositing banknotes,
The stacking unit comprises a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes,
The detection unit detects the front and back of the banknote transported by the transport unit as the transport state of the banknote,
The said control part may be conveyed by the said withdrawal part in the state which made the front and back match | combine the several banknotes drawn | fed out from the said feeding part by switching the conveyance direction of the said circumference conveyance part based on the front and back of a banknote. .

Such banknote deposit and withdrawal device
Further provided with a presence / absence detection sensor for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes provided in the withdrawal unit;
The feeding unit feeds a predetermined number of banknotes to the transport unit, and sends a signal indicating that the banknotes fed from the feed unit and transported to the withdrawal unit are removed from the withdrawal unit. The predetermined number of bills may be fed out again to the transport unit.

The banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention is:
A receiving portion for receiving a bill fed from the feeding portion and conveyed by the conveying portion;
The stacking unit is capable of receiving abnormal banknotes that should not be conveyed to the receiving unit,
In the case of abnormal after branching, the control unit determines that the banknote transported by the transport unit is an abnormal banknote based on the detection result of the detection unit after the banknote is transported by branching toward the receiving unit. Based on the detection result of the detection unit, the bills are transported to the stacking unit by switching the transporting direction to the reverse direction, and before the bills transported by the transporting unit are branched and transported toward the receiving unit. In the case of an abnormality before branching determined to be a banknote, the banknote may be transported to the stacking unit without changing the transport direction of the banknote.

In such a banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
The detection unit includes a first detection unit that detects a state of a banknote transported on the circulation transport unit, and a second detection unit that detects a state of the banknote from the feeding unit toward the circulation transport unit. ,
The control unit may determine the abnormality after branching based on a detection result of the first detection unit, and may determine the abnormality before branching based on a detection result of the second detection unit.

In such a banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
The post-branching abnormality is a banknote identification abnormality,
The abnormality before branching may be a banknote linkage abnormality.

  According to the present invention, when the control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to switch the banknote conveyance direction by the circulation conveyance unit based on the detection result of the detection unit, and when the control unit determines that the switching is necessary, The conveyance direction of the banknote by the conveyance unit is set to be opposite to the immediately preceding conveyance direction. For this reason, even if it is a case where the same processing (withdrawal processing, deposit rejection processing, etc.) is performed on the banknote, for example, banknote jam is performed by performing processing on the banknote according to the state of the banknote transported by the transport unit. Inconveniences such as prevention can be eliminated, convenience such as matching the front and back of banknotes can be improved, and banknotes determined to be abnormal can be paid out reliably.

Schematic which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows a conveyance part and a part of detection part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the guide member of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the structure of the bill knocking part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the aspect which prevents the clogging of a banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the conveyance method of the banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the conveyance method of the banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the conveyance method of the banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the conveyance method of the banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 4th Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 5th Embodiment of this invention. Schematic which shows the conveyance method of the banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus by the 5th Embodiment of this invention.

First Embodiment Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a banknote deposit and withdrawal device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 6 is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote depositing and dispensing device includes a housing 1, a depositing unit 5 for depositing banknotes, a feeding unit 40 for feeding banknotes one by one from the depositing unit 5 into the housing 1, and feeding a conveying unit 10 for conveying the bills fed from the parts 40, a storage unit 30 for storing bills which have deposited from the depositing unit 5, a plurality of detection portions s ₁ for detecting the conveying state of the banknote transported by the transport unit 10 , S ₂ (including s ₂ ′), s ₃ (see FIG. 2), and a control unit that receives detection results from the detection units s ₁ , s ₂ , and s ₃ and controls the transport unit 10 based on the detection results 50. The storage unit 30 includes denomination storages 30a, 30b, and 30c that store banknotes in denominations, and a payout unit 45a that feeds out banknotes one by one in each denomination storage unit 30a, 30b, and 30c. , 45b, 45c. The control unit 50 is also connected to the feeding units 40 and 45 (45a, 45b, and 45c), and is configured to control the feeding units 40 and 45.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus is provided with the accumulation | storage part which accumulate | stores the banknote carried out from the conveyance part 10, and in this Embodiment, the withdrawal part 20 (more specifically, for withdrawing banknotes). The dispensing unit 21) of the dispensing unit 20 constitutes a collecting unit (see FIG. 1). The dispensing unit 20 includes a payout unit 21 to which banknotes determined to be normal by the control unit 50 among banknotes fed out from the storage unit 30 and a control unit 50 among banknotes fed out from the storage unit 30. And the reject unit 22 to which the banknote determined to be abnormal is conveyed. In addition, the transport unit 10 is provided with a cassette unit 35 for storing banknotes during collection. The payout unit 21 is also configured to carry banknotes that are determined to be abnormal by the control unit 50 among the banknotes fed out from the depositing unit 5.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the conveyance part 10 has the normal conveyance part 11 which conveys a banknote, and the circulation conveyance part 15 which can be switched to a normal / reverse direction and can convey a banknote. And the banknote conveyed by the circulation conveyance part 15 can be carried out to the withdrawal part 20 which is a stacking part, even if it is a case where it is conveyed in any direction of a normal direction or a reverse direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the pivot shaft 14 c is centered at a location where the circulation portion 15 and the normal conveyance portion 11 are connected to the dispensing portion 21 and the reject portion 22. A guide member 13 having a drive guide 14a that can be opened and closed and a driven guide 14b that is swingable about a swing shaft 14c is provided. And when a banknote is conveyed in the circumference conveyance part 15, the drive guide 14a will be in an open state (refer Fig.3 (a)), and a banknote is conveyed toward the normal conveyance part 11 from the circumference conveyance part 15 on the other hand. In this case, the drive guide 14a is configured to be closed (see FIG. 3B). Among these, the drive guide 14a is switched between an open state and a closed state by a drive unit (not shown). On the other hand, the driven guide 14b is swung according to the flow of banknotes, and when the banknotes are conveyed from above the guide member 13, the driven guide 14b moves downward (see the broken line in FIG. 3B), and conversely. When the bill is conveyed from below the guide member 13, the driven guide 14b is configured to move upward (see the solid line in FIG. 3B).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the detection units s ₁ , s ₂ , and s ₃ include a conveyance detection unit s ₂ (conveyance detection to be described later) that detects the chain and skew of the bills conveyed by the conveyance unit 10. Part s ₂ ′), an identification detection part s ₁ that detects not only the chain and skew, but also the denomination and front and back of the banknote, and the banknote is sandwiched to detect the thickness of the banknote (for detecting double feed) ) has a thickness detection unit _{s 3.} Further, when a conveyance abnormality occurs in the conveyance unit 10, a conveyance abnormality notification unit 55 is connected to the control unit 50 to notify that a conveyance abnormality has occurred or that a conveyance abnormality may occur.

Note that the identification abnormality means that the information detected by the identification detection unit s ₁ does not match the information stored in the control unit 50 in advance. Examples of such an abnormal identification include when the identified banknote is identified as a banknote of a type different from the intended type, or when the type of banknote could not be identified in the first place. be able to.

  Moreover, conveyance abnormality means the abnormality at the time of conveying a banknote by the conveyance part 10. FIG. As such conveyance abnormality, for example, when banknotes are transported obliquely (skew), or when multiple banknotes are transported without a predetermined interval (chain), multiple banknotes overlap. (Multiple feed).

Further, the control unit 50 determines whether or not it is necessary to switch the banknote transport direction by the circulation transport unit 15 based on the detection result of the transport detection unit s ₂ ′ provided in the vicinity of the depositing unit 5 and requires switching. If it is determined, the bill conveyance direction is configured to be opposite to the immediately preceding conveyance direction.

More specifically, based on the detection result of the conveyance detection unit s ₂ ′, the control unit 50 determines that the banknotes fed by the feeding unit 40 and conveyed by the conveyance unit 10 are being conveyed in an inclined manner. In this case, the inclination direction and inclination angle of the banknote are determined. And the control part 50 is a circulation conveyance part, when the inclination state of a banknote is a predetermined state (for example, when the inclination angle of a banknote is more than the predetermined angle determined according to an inclination direction). The bill is configured to be conveyed to the dispensing unit 20 by rotating 15 forward or reverse based on the inclination direction of the bill.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the payout unit 21 is provided with a betting unit 60 that feeds banknotes into the payout unit 21. Similarly, the reject unit 22 receives banknotes within the reject unit 22. A bill-tapping unit 60 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the bill knocking portion 60 has a center portion 62 and a hitting portion 61 extending outward from the center portion 62. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the angles between the adjacent hitting portions 61 are not uniform and are different angles (for example, θ ₁ = 75 °, θ ₂ = 95 °, θ ₃ = 105 ° and θ ₄ = 85 °) (see FIG. 4B). For this reason, it is possible to prevent resonance (resonance) without being affected by the number of rotations of the betting unit 60 and the natural frequency of peripheral components, and to reduce abnormal sounds and unpleasant sounds caused by resonance. be able to.

  In addition, as shown in FIG.4 (c), the hitting part 61 of the bill hitting part 60 may have a wave shape instead of a linear shape. Thus, it is preferable that the hitting portion 61 has a corrugated shape because it can reduce the impact sound when the banknote is struck, and can reduce abnormal sounds and unpleasant sounds.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (d), the angle between adjacent hitting portions 61 is not uniform, and the hitting portion 61 is formed of a corrugated shape. It is further preferable because the sound can be further reduced.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

First, banknotes are placed on the depositing unit 5 (see FIG. 1). Then, the banknotes are fed into the transport unit 10 one by one by the feeding unit 40. At this time, the bill is detected by the conveyance detection unit s ₂ ′ in the vicinity of the feeding unit 40 provided in the depositing unit 5. Then, the control unit 50, the detection result from the conveying detecting portion s _{2 'is} received, (either skewed) bill or being carried obliquely and, in a plurality of banknotes are not predetermined intervals It is determined whether it is transported (chained).

Next, a banknote is conveyed by the normal conveyance part 11, and reaches the circulation conveyance part 15 (refer FIG. 1). Thus, while the banknote is being conveyed by the normal conveyance unit 11, the control unit 50 determines whether or not it is necessary to switch the conveyance direction of the banknote by the circulation conveyance unit 15 based on the detection result by the conveyance detection unit s ₂ ′. Is done. And when it is judged by the control part 50 that the circulation conveyance part 15 needs to be switched, the conveyance direction of a banknote turns into a reverse direction with the conveyance direction immediately before.

More specifically, when it is determined by the control unit 50 that the banknote to be transported is transported at a predetermined angle or more based on the detection result of the transport detection unit s ₂ ′, A deposit rejection process is performed on the banknote deposited by the depositing unit 5 as being deposited and rejected to the dispensing unit 21 as a deposit-rejected banknote. At this time, first, the control unit 50 determines the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the banknote. And when it is judged by the control part 50 that the inclination | tilt angle of a banknote is less than the predetermined angle determined according to an inclination direction, a banknote is conveyed in the forward direction by the circulation conveyance part 15, and a payout part It is paid out from 21. On the other hand, when it is determined by the control unit 50 that the inclination angle of the banknote is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle determined according to the inclination direction, the banknote is conveyed in the reverse direction by the circulation conveyance section 15 and the payout section. It is paid out from 21. If the control unit 50 determines that the banknotes are jammed even if the circulation transport unit 15 transports the banknotes in the reverse direction, the transport of the banknotes is interrupted, and the transport abnormality notification unit 55 causes a transport abnormality. You are notified that there is a risk of doing so.

The mode of switching the rotation direction of the circulation transport unit 15 in the forward and reverse directions will be described with reference to the example of FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 5A, in which the lower side of the banknote P is positioned forward. When the inclination angle is less than the predetermined angle, the circulating transport unit 15 rotates in the forward direction and the banknote P is withdrawn from the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 as it is (arrow B _{1 in} FIG. 6). reference). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the upper side of the banknote P is positioned forward and the inclination angle is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle, the circulating transport unit 15 is in the forward direction. The bill is rotated and taken into the circulation conveyance path 15, and after the rear end portion of the banknote has entered the circulation conveyance path 15, it rotates in the reverse direction and the bill P is dispensed from the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20. that (see arrow _{a 1} in FIG. 6). Note that the “predetermined angle” varies depending on the inclination direction due to the design of the transport path (in the example of FIG. 5, the lower side is positioned forward as shown in FIG. 5A). In this case, the “predetermined angle” is larger than the case where the upper side is positioned forward as shown in FIG. 5B).

  In the example of FIG. 5, the lower end of the passage is set at substantially the same height in the normal transport unit 11 (left side in the figure) and the circular transport unit 15 (right side in the figure), but the upper end part of the path is The conveyance unit 15 is set higher, and the passage width of the circumferential conveyance unit 15 is set larger. In the skewed state shown in FIG. 5A, the upper side of the banknote in the transport direction protrudes from the normal transport unit 11, but does not protrude from the circular transport unit 15. For this reason, the banknote conveyance direction front side does not protrude from the circumference conveyance part 15, and does not bend, but is normally discharged | emitted from the circumference conveyance part 15 to the withdrawal part 20 which is a stacking part. On the other hand, in the skew state shown in FIG. 5B, the lower side of the banknote in the transport direction protrudes from the normal transport unit 11 and the circular transport unit 15 also protrudes in the same manner. The upper side of the rear side normally protrudes slightly from the transporter 11, but is not transported by the circular transport unit 15, so that the banknote transport is performed by reversing the rotation direction of the circular transport unit 15. The front side in the direction can be in a transport state that does not protrude from the circumferential transport unit 15, and can be normally discharged from the circumferential transport unit 15 to the dispensing unit 20 that is a stacking unit.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the circulation conveyance unit 15 is controlled based on the conveyance state including at least the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the banknote. The determination criterion is appropriately determined depending on the design relationship of the conveyance path. To be adjusted.

In this regard, if it is not determined whether or not it is necessary to switch the banknote transport direction by the circulation transport unit 15 based on the detection result by the transport detection unit s ₂ ′, the banknote P may be jammed and a jam may occur. That is, when the inclination angle of the banknote P is less than a predetermined angle determined according to the inclination direction, the banknote P is withdrawn without any problem (see FIG. 5C). When the angle is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle determined in accordance with the inclination direction, the banknotes are jammed in the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 (see FIG. 5D).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the same deposit rejection process is performed on a banknote, by performing the process according to the tilt state of the banknote conveyed by the transport unit 10 on the banknote, It is possible to prevent the banknotes from being jammed. The aspect of the present embodiment is also applied to the case of performing a withdrawal rejection process or a collection rejection process for conveying banknotes whose skew has been detected to a specific stacking unit at the time of withdrawal or collection. It is possible to prevent the banknotes from being jammed.

Incidentally, when a chain or when a bill skew of the bill, such as described above does not occur does not occur, the control unit 50 which has received the information from the identification detection section s _1, previously stored in the control unit 50 whether information and the information from the identification detection portion s ₁ match each other is determined (see FIG. 1). When the control unit 50 determines that the pre-stored information matches the identified information, it is determined to be normal, and on the other hand, the pre-stored information and the identified information are If it is determined that they do not match, it is determined that the identification is abnormal. In this case also, the control unit 50, a bill based on the information from the thickness detecting portion s ₃ is determined may not double feed (see Figure 2).

  And the banknote judged to be normal is conveyed by money type storage 30a, 30b, 30c, and is accumulate | stored according to money type in each money type storage 30a, 30b, 30c (refer FIG. 1). On the other hand, the banknote determined to have an identification abnormality, a chain abnormality, or a double feeding abnormality is conveyed to the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 50 determines the front and back of the banknotes fed by the feeding units 45 a, 45 b, 45 c provided in the storage unit 30 and conveyed by the conveying unit 10, Withdrawing processing to convey the plurality of banknotes fed out from the storage unit 30 to the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 in a state in which the front and back of the plurality of banknotes fed out from the storage unit 30 are matched by rotating the revolving conveyance unit 15 forward or reverse based on the front and back of the banknotes Is to do. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Hereinafter, the aspect by which a banknote is drawn | fed out from the accommodating part 30 and is conveyed to the withdrawal part 20 is demonstrated. In addition, in this Embodiment, in order to simplify description, although demonstrated using the aspect by which a banknote is withdrawn from the money-type storage 30a, it is not restricted to this, Another money-type storage 30b , 30c, the same effect can be obtained even when banknotes are withdrawn. In addition, as shown below, when making the front and back of the banknotes to be withdrawn coincide with each other, a user may select and press an operation button (not shown) for instructing that.

  First, banknotes stored in the denomination storage 30a are fed out one by one by the feeding unit 45a provided in the denomination storage 30a and conveyed by the normal conveyance unit 11 of the conveyance unit 10 (FIG. 7 ( a) (b)).

Next, the banknote fed out to the transport unit 10 reaches the identification detection unit s ₁ provided in the circulating transport unit 15 (see FIGS. 7A and 7B). Then, the control unit 50 which has received the information from the identification detection portion s _1, the front and back of the bill is determined not only the denomination of the bill. In addition, at this time, when the denomination of the banknote drawn out from the denomination storage 30a is different from the denomination that was planned, the banknote is conveyed to the reject unit 22, and a new another banknote is received. It will be paid out from the denomination storage 30a.

And when the banknote is conveyed by the control part 50 in the state which made the predetermined surface (for example, surface) upward, the circulation conveyance part 15 is a forward direction (in the 1st Embodiment, it is "a reverse direction". corresponding rotating in the direction) of, the banknote is dispensed from the dispensing portion 21 of the intact dispensing unit 20 reference arrow a ₂ (FIG. 7 (a)). If the identification result of the identification detection unit s ₁ cannot be determined by the time the banknote reaches the branching section to the dispensing section 21, the banknote is conveyed around the circumference one or more times by the circulation conveyance section 15 and then to the dispensing section 21. You may make it withdraw.

On the other hand, when the banknote is transported with the surface opposite to the predetermined surface (for example, the back surface) facing upward, the circulating transport unit 15 rotates in the forward direction and takes the banknote into the circulating transport path 15. After the trailing edge of the banknote has entered the circulating transport path 15, the circulating transport section 15 rotates in the reverse direction (the direction corresponding to the “forward direction” in the first embodiment), and the banknote is ejected. is dispensed from the dispensing portion 21 of the gold section 20 (see an arrow _{B 2} in FIG. 7 (b)).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the case where the same withdrawal process is performed on a banknote, the front and back of the banknote can be changed by performing processing on the banknote according to the front and back of the banknote conveyed by the transport unit 10. It is possible to make them coincide with each other, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In the above description, the front and back sides are matched with a predetermined plane as a reference, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 50 causes the transport unit 15 to rotate forward or reverse so that the front and back of the first banknote is fed out from the storage unit 30 and transported by the transport unit 10. A plurality of banknotes drawn out from the front and back may coincide. In this case, since the circumference conveyance part 15 can always be rotated to the normal | positive direction with respect to the 1st banknote drawn | fed out from the accommodating part 30 and conveyed by the conveyance part 10, the front and back of a banknote are made to correspond. It is excellent in that the processing time of the withdrawal process can be shortened while obtaining the effect.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the bills fed out by the feeding units 45 a, 45 b, 45 c provided in the storage unit 30 and conveyed by the conveying unit 10 are jammed in the conveying unit 10. Judgment is made. And when it is judged by the control part 50 that the banknote is jammed with the conveyance part 10, the said control part 50 makes the rotation direction of the circumference conveyance part 15 into a reverse direction with the rotation direction immediately before, and a banknote is made. It is attempted to be conveyed to the dispensing unit 20, and other configurations are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and the second embodiment shown in FIG. Is omitted.

  Hereinafter, the processing mode in the case where the banknotes are jammed while the banknotes are fed from the storage unit 30 and conveyed to the withdrawal unit 20 will be described. In addition, in this Embodiment, in order to simplify description, although demonstrated using the aspect by which a banknote is withdrawn from the money-type storage 30a, it is not restricted to this, Another money-type storage 30b , 30c, the same effect can be obtained even when banknotes are withdrawn. Moreover, the same effect can be acquired also by the deposit | rejection rejection process which rejects a deposited banknote, and the withdrawal | rejection rejection process which rejects an abnormal banknote at the time of withdrawal. Moreover, in this Embodiment, it demonstrates, without using the aspect (aspect of 2nd Embodiment) processed so that the front and back of the banknote withdrawn may correspond.

  First, banknotes stored in the denomination storage 30a are fed out by the feeding unit 45a provided in the denomination storage 30a and conveyed by the normal conveyance unit 11 of the conveyance unit 10 (FIGS. 8A and 8B). )reference).

Next, the banknote fed out to the transport unit 10 reaches the identification detection unit s ₁ provided in the circulating transport unit 15 (see FIGS. 8A and 8B). Then, the control unit 50 which has received the information from the identification detection portion s _1, together with the denomination of the bill is determined, it is recognized that having passed the identification detection portion s _1. In addition, at this time, when the denomination of the banknote drawn out from the denomination storage 30a is different from the denomination that was planned, the banknote is conveyed to the reject unit 22, and a new another banknote is received. It will be paid out from the denomination storage 30a.

Thus when the bill passes through the identification detection portion s ₁ is clogged, the control unit 50 does not receive the information indicating that the bill from the detecting portion s ₂ of the inlet of the dispensing unit 21 has passed. Therefore, when the information indicating that the banknote detection portion s ₂ even after a predetermined time an identification detection portion s ₁ passes through the bill passes through the control unit 50 does not receive the bill by the control unit 50 Is determined to be clogged.

And when it is judged by the control part 50 that the banknote is jammed by the conveyance part 10, the rotation direction of the circumference conveyance part 15 is made into the opposite direction to the rotation direction immediately before by the said control part 50 (this implementation). In the embodiment, the circulation transport unit 15 that has been rotated in the forward direction is rotated in the reverse direction), so that the bill is transported to the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 (FIG. 8A). reference of the arrow _{B 3).} When a banknote is jammed in a conveyance path, it is often caused by bending of the banknote in the front direction of conveyance, but such a clogging may be eliminated by reversing the conveyance direction of the banknote. For this reason, even if the banknotes are jammed in the circulating transport unit 15, the banknotes can be removed from the circulating transport unit 15 and transported to the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 by switching the transport direction. In the present embodiment, when the rotation direction of the circular conveyance unit 15 is set in the reverse direction as described above, the circular conveyance unit 15 is configured to rotate at a rotation speed lower than the immediately preceding rotation speed. It is possible to remove the banknotes from the circulating transport unit 15 and transport them to the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 more reliably.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the case where the same withdrawal process is performed on a banknote, the banknote is subjected to the process according to the transport state whether the banknote transported by the transport unit 10 is jammed. It is possible to prevent clogging of banknotes and improve user convenience. Moreover, the aspect mentioned above is applicable also when performing a money_receiving | payment rejection process and a payment | withdrawal rejection process to a banknote.

Even when the rotation direction of the circulation transport unit 15 is reversed as described above, when the control unit 50 determines that the banknote is jammed in the circulation transport unit 15, the control unit 50 controls the circulation transport unit 15. is rotated at a further opposite direction with the opposite direction (in this embodiment, to rotate the rotary transporting unit 15 in the forward direction) (see arrow a ₃ in Figure 8 (b)). For this reason, according to this Embodiment, a banknote can be more reliably removed from the circulation conveyance part 15, and can be conveyed to the payment part 21 of the payment part 20. FIG. At this time as well, the circular transport unit 15 is rotated at a low rotational speed.

  By the way, even when the control unit 50 rotates the circling conveyance unit 15 in the direction opposite to the reverse direction (in this embodiment, the circling conveyance unit 15 is rotated in the forward direction), the bills are circulated and conveyed by the control unit 50. When it is determined that the unit 15 is clogged, the information from the control unit 50 is received and the conveyance abnormality notification unit 55 notifies that a conveyance abnormality has occurred (see FIG. 1). For this reason, the user can confirm easily that the banknote was jammed.

  In the above description, when it is determined that the banknotes are jammed in the circulation transport unit 15 even when the rotation direction is the reverse direction, the control unit 50 rotates the circulation transport unit 15 in a direction opposite to the reverse direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when it is determined that the banknote is jammed in the circulation transport unit 15 even if the rotation direction is the reverse direction, the circulation transport unit 15 is further rotated in the reverse direction. Instead, the conveyance abnormality notification unit 55 may notify that a conveyance abnormality has occurred.

Fourth Embodiment Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 50 determines the front and back of the banknote fed out by the feeding unit 40 provided in the depositing unit 5 and transported by the transport unit 10, and the circulating transport unit 15. Is rotated forward or reverse on the basis of the front and back of the banknotes, and is conveyed to the dispensing unit 20 in a state where the front and back of the plurality of banknotes fed out from the feeding unit 40 are matched. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment.

  In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the same parts as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, and the third embodiment shown in FIG. Are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Hereinafter, a mode in which banknotes are fed from the depositing unit 5 and conveyed to the dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 will be described. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, the banknotes to be conveyed will be described using a mode in which no identification abnormality or conveyance abnormality occurs, and description of the processing relating to these identification abnormality and conveyance abnormality will be omitted.

  First, banknotes are placed on the depositing unit 5. And the said banknote is drawn | fed out one by one in the normal conveyance part 11 of the conveyance part 10 by the supply part 40 (refer FIG. 9).

Then, the bill by the normal conveying section 11 is reached to the identification detection section s ₁ provided in the rotary transporting unit 15 is conveyed. Thereafter, the front and back of the bill is determined by the control unit 50 which has received the information from the identification detection section s ₁ (see FIG. 1).

And when the banknote is conveyed in the state which made predetermined surface (for example, surface) upward, the circumference conveyance part 15 rotates to a normal direction, and the said banknote is as it is from the payment part 21 of the withdrawal part 20. is dispensed (see arrow _{B 4} in FIG. 9).

On the other hand, when the banknote is transported with the surface opposite to the predetermined surface (for example, the back surface) facing upward, the circulating transport unit 15 rotates in the forward direction and takes the banknote into the circulating transport path 15. After the rear end portion of the banknote has entered the circulating transport path 15, the circulating transport section 15 rotates in the reverse direction, and the banknote is dispensed from the dispensing section 21 of the dispensing section 20 (arrow in FIG. 9). see A _4).

  The above-described steps are continuously performed until all the banknotes placed on the depositing unit 5 are fed into the housing 1.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the banknote is subjected to the same processing of taking in the banknote from the depositing unit 5 and withdrawing from the dispensing unit 21, the banknotes are transferred according to the front and back of the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 10. By applying the processing to the banknote, the front and back of the banknote can be matched, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In the above description, the front and back sides are matched with a predetermined plane as a reference, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 50 causes the circulation unit 15 to rotate forward or reverse so as to match the front and back of the first banknote that is fed from the deposit unit 5 and conveyed by the conveyance unit 10, thereby the deposit unit 5. A plurality of banknotes drawn out from the front and back may coincide. In this case, since the circumference conveyance part 15 can always be rotated to the normal | positive direction with respect to the 1st banknote drawn | fed out from the deposit part 5 and conveyed by the conveyance part 10, the front and back of a banknote are made to correspond. The processing time can be shortened while obtaining the effect.

  Moreover, although demonstrated above using the aspect by which all the banknotes mounted in the money_receiving | payment part 5 were drawn in in the housing | casing 1, it is not restricted to this, The feeding part 40 conveys a predetermined number of banknotes. You may use the aspect extended to the part 10. FIG.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, presence / absence detection sensor s ₄ for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes is provided in dispensing unit 20, and control unit 50 is fed out from feeding unit 40 and conveyed to dispensing unit 20. by bill receives a signal indicating that removed from the dispensing unit 20 from the presence detection sensor s _4, that is configured to re-feed the banknotes of a predetermined number of sheets to the transport unit 10 preferable. According to such an aspect, a bundle of banknotes made up of a predetermined number of sheets can be provided to the user in a state in which the front and back of the banknotes are matched, and the convenience of the user can be further improved, which is excellent. Can exert the effect. As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, a plurality of banknotes are classified into a predetermined number of sheets (a bill splitting process), a banknote of a predetermined denomination from a plurality of banknotes, When extracting only banknotes or performing a scrutiny process to calculate the number and amount of multiple banknotes, the front and back sides are aligned by switching the transport direction of the circular transport unit 15 depending on the transport state of the banknotes (front and back). Banknotes can be paid out to the payout unit 21.

Fifth Embodiment Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, instead of the denomination storage 30 c, a temporary storage unit (accepting unit) that temporarily receives bills fed from the feeding unit 40 and carried by the carrying unit 10. ) 31 is provided. Moreover, the drive part 16 which can convey the banknote on the normal conveyance part 11 to the circumference conveyance part 15 side in the reverse direction to the normal conveyance part 11 between the temporary storage part 31 and the circulation conveyance part 15 as needed. The dispensing unit 21 of the dispensing unit 20 constitutes a stacking unit and can accept abnormal banknotes that should not be conveyed to the temporary storage unit 31. The temporary holding unit 31 is provided with a feeding unit 46 that feeds out banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 31 one by one.

The control unit 50, after the banknote transported by the transport section 10 is branched conveyed toward the temporary holding section 31, the detection unit s _1, s ₃ of the detection result is judged to be abnormal bill based on the post-branch In the case of abnormality, the conveyance direction of the banknote is switched to the reverse direction and conveyed to the dispensing unit 21. On the other hand, the banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit 10 is detected before being branched and conveyed toward the temporary holding unit 31. In the case of an abnormality before branching determined to be an abnormal banknote based on the detection result of the part s ₂ ′, the banknote is conveyed to the dispensing unit 21 without changing the conveyance direction of the banknote.

Note that the identification detection unit s ₁ and the thickness detection unit s ₃ constitute a first detection unit that detects the state of the bills conveyed on the circulating conveyance unit 15, and a conveyance detection unit provided in the vicinity of the depositing unit 5. s ₂ ′ constitutes a second detection unit that detects the state of the banknote from the feeding unit 40 toward the circulating conveyance unit 15. Then, the control unit 50 determines based on the detection result of the detection result and the thickness detecting portion s ₃ branches after abnormality identification detection portion s _1, based on the conveyance detection unit s _{2 'of} the detection result of the abnormality before branching It is configured to judge. In the present embodiment, the after-branch abnormality consists of banknote identification abnormality and thickness abnormality, and the before-branch abnormality consists of banknote chain abnormality.

  The fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is substantially the same as the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment except for the above-described configuration. Are the same. In the fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, and the third embodiment shown in FIG. The same parts as those in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

First, banknotes are placed on the depositing unit 5 (see FIG. 11). And the said banknote is drawn | fed out one by one in the normal conveyance part 11 of the conveyance part 10 by the feeding part 40. FIG. At this time, the bill is detected by the conveyance detection unit s ₂ ′ in the vicinity of the feeding unit 40 provided in the depositing unit 5. Then, the control unit 50, the detection result from the conveying detecting portion s _{2 'is} received, (either skewed) bill or being carried obliquely and, in a plurality of banknotes are not predetermined intervals It is determined whether it is transported (chained).

Next, is conveyed bills by the normal conveying unit 11, reaches the identification detection portion s ₁ provided in the rotary transporting unit 15 (see FIG. 11). Then, the control unit 50 which has received the information from the identification detection section s _1, whether the previously stored information to the control unit 50 and the information from the identification detection portion s ₁ match each other is determined. When the control unit 50 determines that the pre-stored information matches the identified information, it is determined to be normal, and on the other hand, the pre-stored information and the identified information are If it is determined that they do not match, it is determined that the identification is abnormal. At this time, the control unit 50, based on information from the thickness detecting unit s _3, it is determined may bill is not double feed (see Figure 2).

  And the banknote judged that it is normal by the control part 50 is conveyed by the temporary storage part 31 (refer FIG. 11), and is conveyed by money type storage 30a, 30b after that, and each money storage 30a, 30b. Are accumulated by denomination (see FIG. 10). In the present embodiment, the 1,000 yen banknote is stored in the denomination storage 30a, the 5,000 yen banknote is stored in the denomination storage 30b, and 10,000 yen is stored in the cassette unit 35. It is configured.

  On the other hand, a banknote determined to have an identification abnormality or a multifeed abnormality (an abnormality in which banknotes are double-fed) or a banknote determined to have a chain abnormality (an abnormality in which banknotes are chained) is processed as follows. It becomes. Note that banknotes that have been determined to have a skew feeding abnormality (an abnormality in which the banknotes skew) are processed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Specifically, the conveyance detection unit s ₂ provided near the inlet unit 5 _'when the chain abnormality is judged to have occurred by the control unit 50 based on information from the conveying detecting portion s _2' payment since it is provided in the vicinity of the part 5, before the banknotes transported by the transport section 10 is branched conveyed toward the temporary holding section 31, based on the detection result of the conveyance detection unit s _{2 'by} the control unit 50 It will be judged that it is an abnormal bill. Therefore, the control unit 50, while the positive direction without changing the rotation direction of the rotary transporting section 15, (see arrow B ₅ in FIG. 11) for conveying the banknote to the payout unit 21.

On the other hand, since the identification detection unit s ₁ for detecting the identification abnormality and the thickness detection unit s ₃ for detecting the double feeding abnormality are provided in the circular conveyance unit 15, the identification abnormality and the double feeding abnormality are caused by the conveyance unit 10. after a bill fed is branched conveyed toward the temporary holding section 31, and be determined to be abnormal bill based on a detection result of the identification detection portion s ₁ and the thickness detection unit s ₃ by the control unit 50. For this reason, the control unit 50 causes the driving unit 16 to move the banknote on the normal transport unit 11 to the circulating transport unit 15 side and switches the rotational direction of the circulating transport unit 15 in the reverse direction, thereby paying out the banknote. is transported to the section 21 (see arrow _{a 5} in FIG. 11).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even if the same deposit rejection process is performed on a banknote, depending on what abnormality has occurred in the banknote transported by the transport unit 10, By changing the rotation direction, it is possible to reliably convey and pay out the banknotes to the dispensing unit 21. Moreover, the aspect by this Embodiment is also when performing withdrawal processing etc. which convey an abnormal banknote to a specific stacking part also when performing processing, such as withdrawal, collection | recovery, and scrutiny other than depositing, to a banknote It can also be applied to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing | casing 5 Depositing part 10 Conveying part 11 Normal conveying part 15 Circumferential conveying part 20 Withdrawing part 21 Discharging part 22 Rejecting part 30 Storage part 35 Cassette part 30a, 30b, 30c Money storage part 31 Temporary reservation part (receiving part)
40 feeding unit 45a, 45b, 45c and feed unit 46 feeding unit 50 control unit 55 conveying abnormality notifying unit _{s 1} identification detection section _{s 2, s} 2 'conveyance detecting portion _{s 3} thickness detecting unit _{s 4-detection} sensor

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A feeding section for feeding out banknotes one by one;
A transport unit that transports banknotes fed out from the feed unit; a stacking unit that stacks banknotes transported out of the transport unit;
A detection unit for detecting a conveyance state of a banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A control unit for controlling the transport unit,
The transport unit has a circular transport unit capable of transporting banknotes by switching in both forward and reverse directions, and banknotes transported in either the forward direction or the reverse direction by the circular transport unit can be transported to the stacking unit. And
Based on the detection result of the detection unit, the control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to switch the banknote transport direction by the circulating transport unit, and when it is determined that switching is necessary, the banknote transport direction is the immediately preceding transport. A bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus characterized by switching in a direction opposite to the direction. The detection unit detects an inclined state including an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a bill conveyed by the conveyance unit as a conveyance state of the bill.
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit switches a conveyance direction of the circulation conveyance unit when the inclined state of the banknote is in a predetermined state. The feeding unit is provided in a storage unit that stores banknotes,
The stacking unit comprises a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes,
The detection unit detects the front and back of the banknote transported by the transport unit as the transport state of the banknote,
The control unit is configured to switch the conveyance direction of the circulation conveyance unit based on the front and back of the banknotes, so that a plurality of banknotes fed out from the storage unit are conveyed to the withdrawal unit in a state where the front and back sides coincide with each other. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein   The control unit switches the conveyance direction of the circular conveyance unit so as to coincide with the front and back of the first banknote that is fed from the storage unit and conveyed by the conveyance unit. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the banknote is conveyed to the dispensing unit in a state where the front and back sides are matched. The detection unit detects a conveyance jam of banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit as a conveyance state of the banknotes,
When the control unit determines that the banknote is jammed in the transport unit, the control unit switches the transport direction of the circular transport unit so that the banknote is transported to the stacking unit. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1.   The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the control unit switches the transport direction of the circular transport unit, the transport speed after switching is set to be slower than the transport speed before switching.   Even when the control unit switches the conveyance direction of the circular conveyance unit, the control unit determines the conveyance direction of the circular conveyance unit when the control unit determines that the banknote is jammed in the conveyance unit. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 5, further switching. A conveyance abnormality notification unit for notifying that a conveyance abnormality has occurred when a conveyance abnormality occurs in the conveyance unit;
Even when the control unit switches the transport direction of the circular transport unit, when the control unit determines that the banknote is jammed in the transport unit, the transport abnormality notification unit has caused a transport abnormality. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein The feeding unit is provided in a depositing unit for depositing banknotes,
The stacking unit comprises a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes,
The detection unit detects the front and back of the banknote transported by the transport unit as the transport state of the banknote,
The control unit is configured to switch the conveyance direction of the circulation conveyance unit based on the front and back of a banknote, so that a plurality of banknotes fed out from the feeding unit are conveyed to the withdrawal unit in a state where the front and back sides coincide with each other. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein Further provided with a presence / absence detection sensor for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes provided in the withdrawal unit;
The feeding unit feeds a predetermined number of banknotes to the transport unit, and sends a signal indicating that the banknotes fed from the feed unit and transported to the withdrawal unit are removed from the withdrawal unit. The banknote depositing / dispensing device according to claim 9, wherein a predetermined number of banknotes are again fed out to the transport unit by being received from the banknote. A receiving portion for receiving a bill fed from the feeding portion and conveyed by the conveying portion;
The stacking unit is capable of receiving abnormal banknotes that should not be conveyed to the receiving unit,
In the case of abnormal after branching, the control unit determines that the banknote transported by the transport unit is an abnormal banknote based on the detection result of the detection unit after the banknote is transported by branching toward the receiving unit. Based on the detection result of the detection unit, the bills are transported to the stacking unit by switching the transporting direction to the reverse direction, and before the bills transported by the transporting unit are branched and transported toward the receiving unit. The banknote depositing / dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein in the case of an abnormality before branching determined to be a banknote, the banknote is transported to the stacking unit without changing the transporting direction of the banknote. The detection unit includes a first detection unit that detects a state of a banknote transported on the circulation transport unit, and a second detection unit that detects a state of the banknote from the feeding unit toward the circulation transport unit. ,
The control unit determines the abnormality after branching based on a detection result of the first detection unit, and determines the abnormality before branching based on a detection result of the second detection unit. Item 12. A bill depositing and dispensing device according to Item 11. The post-branching abnormality is a banknote identification abnormality,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the abnormality before branching is a banknote linkage abnormality.

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