JP5436182B2 - Money handling machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling machine capable of depositing and withdrawing money.

  In the money handling machine, in the circulation section that stores the deposited money so that it can be withdrawn, even if a storage section with different denominations is mixed in the storage section of the denomination, the coin of the different denomination is incorrect. There is a money handling machine that keeps a money transfer function as much as possible and maintains a usable state by a user until maintenance is performed by a maintenance worker (see FIG. For example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4117124

  By the way, in the above-described money handling machine, when a different denomination is mixed, it is necessary for a maintenance worker to inspect the storage unit and remove the different denomination money, and it takes time to recover from the mixed state of the different denomination. There was a problem.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine that can easily recover from a mixed state of different denominations.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the input means for paying out the inserted money, the deposit identifying means for identifying the money fed out from the throwing means, and the deposit identifying means as normal. Allocating means for distributing the denominated money into denominations, denomination circulating means for storing the denominated money distributed in the distribution means, and detection of foreign currency denomination mixed in the denomination circulating means Detecting means, paying means for paying out the money paid out from the denomination circulation means, storage means for storing the money drawn out from the denomination circulation means, and input of money transaction operation An operation means, wherein the detection means detects that the different denominations are mixed in at least one of the denomination circulation means, and the different denominations are mixed. Against recirculation means Among the processes for delivering money, the money is fed out and identified by the deposit identifying means or the second identifying means different from the deposit identifying means and distributed to the denomination by the allocating means to the recirculation means of the denomination When the re-consideration processing is executed in the degeneration mode and the decontamination mode is set in the degeneration mode for restricting processing other than the reconsideration processing to be stored, And a degeneration canceling unit that cancels the degeneration mode when no mixing is detected.

Et al is a second sorting means for sorting the coins identified as normal by the payment identification means, the temporary storage the money while returnable to the temporary storage of the distribution was money in a sorting means second A temporary storage unit that can be stored in the storage means, and when the deposit process is executed in the degeneration mode, the money identified as normal by the deposit identification means can be used regardless of the denomination. It is characterized by comprising a control means for sorting by the sorting means and temporarily storing in the temporary storage section.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1 , wherein the reconsideration process includes a payout process in which money is paid out from the circulating means in which the different denominations are mixed, and the payout means pays out. It consists of a storage process in which money inserted into the input means immediately after the processing is fed out from the input means, identified by the deposit identification means, sorted into denominations by the sorting means and stored in the recirculation means of the denomination. It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 , further comprising storage means for storing the money paid out from the denomination circulation means so that the money can be paid out. A storage process for paying out money from the circulating means in which seeds are mixed and storing it in the storage means, and paying out money stored in the storage means and identifying it by the deposit identification means or the second identification means It is characterized in that it comprises a storage process in which the money is distributed by means to be stored in the circulation means of the money type.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, when the detecting means detects the mixing of the different denomination money in at least one of the denomination circulation means, the degeneration means is mixed with the different denomination. For recirculation means, other than reconsideration processing, in which money is paid out, identified by pay-in / pay-out identification means or second identification means, distributed to money type by sorting means and stored in money type recycle means Therefore, it is possible to prevent money of a different denomination from being unintentionally drawn out by a process other than the reconsideration process from the circulation means in which the different denomination is mixed. . Also, when the reconsideration process is executed in the degenerate mode, money is fed out from the circulating means mixed with different denominations and is identified by the deposit / recognition identifying means or the second identifying means, and distributed to the denomination by the sorting means. In this case, if the detection means does not detect any foreign currency denomination, the degeneration release means cancels the degeneration mode, and all denominations are deducted. Allowing money to be fed out from the recirculation means in processes other than reconsideration. This eliminates the need for the maintenance worker to check the circulating means and remove the different denomination currency even if the different denomination is mixed, and can easily recover from the mixed state of the different denomination. .

Further , when the depositing process is executed in the degeneration mode, the control unit sorts the money identified as normal by the deposit identifying unit by the second sorting unit regardless of the denomination, and does not convey it to the circulating unit. In addition, in order to temporarily store in the temporary storage unit, money is stored from the temporary storage unit to the storage means in the deposit confirmation process, and in the deposit cancellation process, the currency is returned from the temporary storage unit to the outside of the machine. It becomes possible to perform a deposit cancellation process without being restricted.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the reconsideration process is executed in the degenerate mode, the payout process for paying out the money from the circulating means mixed with the different denominations is performed by the payout means. Immediately after, the coins that have been thrown into the throwing means are fed out from the throwing means, identified by the depositing / identifying means, and sorted into the money type by the sorting means and stored in the circulating means of the money type. For this reason, the reconsideration process can be performed without requiring a special configuration for the reconsideration process.

According to the invention of claim 3 , when the reconsideration process is executed in the degenerate mode, the storage unit stores the money in the storage unit by paying out money from the circulating unit in which the different denomination is mixed. The money stored in the bank is identified by the pay-in / pay-out identifying means or the second identifying means, and is sorted into the money type by the sorting means and stored in the circulating means of the money type. For this reason, the reconsideration process can be performed without depending on the manpower.

It is side sectional drawing which shows roughly the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus part of the money processor of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is an upper plane sectional view showing roughly a coin deposit and withdrawal device part of a money processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the lower part showing roughly the coin deposit and withdrawal device part of the money processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a control-system block diagram by the side of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus part of the money processor of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows roughly the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus part of the money processor of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a control system block diagram by the side of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus part of the money processor of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

A money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The money handling machine 10 of this embodiment processes the coins in the money, the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the banknotes in and out shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 that process the banknotes in the money. The gold device unit 12 is integrally arranged in parallel. In the following description, the front side is the operator side of the money handling machine 10, and the back side is the opposite side to the operator of the money handling machine 10. The money handling machine 10 is connected to a POS cash register, and is used as a change machine that deposits sales and changes.

  First, the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11, coins are batch-loaded from outside the machine in a state where a plurality of denominations are mixed in the upper part of the front side, that is, the operator side (left side in FIG. 1), and the coins thus charged are stored. However, a coin deposit port (insertion means) 15 for separating and feeding out one by one is provided, and a coin reject is stored below the coin deposit port 15 so that the reject coins rejected from the machine can be taken out of the machine. A mouth 16 is provided, and a coin dispensing port (payout means) 17 for storing the coins withdrawn from the machine so as to be able to be taken out of the machine is provided on the lower side. Further, the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11 is provided with a temporary storage unit 18 for temporarily storing coins below the coin dispensing port 17. The temporary storage unit 18 is provided below the temporary storage unit 18 at the time of return. A return box 19 for receiving and storing coins and a coin storage (storage means) 20 for receiving and storing coins from the temporary storage unit 18 are provided. The return box 19 and the coin storage 20 can be attached to and detached from the machine body. Therefore, the temporary storage unit 18 can temporarily store the coins so that they can be returned via the return box 19, and can store the temporarily stored coins in the coin storage 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coin deposit / withdrawal device unit 11 is connected to a first transport unit 25 that transports coins inserted into the coin deposit port 15 to one side in the left-right direction, and to the downstream side of the first transport unit 25. The deposit coin transport unit 27 includes a second transport unit 26 that receives coins from the first transport unit 25 and transports the coins backward while turning back at an acute angle in the horizontal direction.

  The coin deposit port 15 is provided below the hopper unit 30 so as to form a cylindrical hopper portion 30 that guides the inserted coins downward while a coin is inserted from the outside, and a bottom portion of the coin deposit port 15. An endless belt conveyor 31 that extends laterally from this position and conveys coins in this extending direction, and is disposed on the upper side of the belt conveyor 31, moves the opposite portion in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 31. A separation roller (not shown) and a deposit coin feeding drive unit 32 shown in FIG. 4, which is a common drive source for driving the belt conveyor 31 and the separation roller in the forward and reverse directions, are provided. The coin depositing port 15 is provided at an intermediate position (not shown) that feeds the coins inserted into the hopper 30 by the belt conveyor 31 that rotates by the driving force of the depositing coin feeding drive unit 32 in the extending direction. Separate one by one with a roller and feed it further downstream.

  The belt conveyor 31 of the coin depositing slot 15 constitutes the coin depositing slot 15 and also constitutes the above-described first transport unit 25 that transports the coins inserted into the coin depositing slot 15. The starting point of the transport path 33 of the second transport unit 26 that receives coins from the belt conveyor 31 and transports them to the rear of the machine body is connected to the end point of the first transport unit 25 configured by the belt conveyor 31.

  The second conveying unit 26 guides the coins transferred from the belt conveyor 31 of the first conveying unit 25 onto the conveying path 33 to the conveying path 33 while pressing the coins on the conveying path 33 from the upper side while guiding the coins on both side walls 35 and 36. A plurality of transfer belts 37, 38 that are transported along, and a deposit coin transport drive unit 39 shown in FIG. 4 that drives these transport belts 37, 38.

  The transfer belts 37 and 38 are provided in a linear shape that is slightly inclined with respect to the linearly extending conveyance path 33, and convey the coins while pressing the coins against the wall portion 35 on one side so as to reduce the width. Yes.

  On the upstream side of the transport path 33, by detecting the magnetic property, image, outer diameter, etc. of the coins fed out from the coin deposit port 15 and transported by the first transport unit 25 and the second transport unit 26. A coin discriminating unit (payment discriminating means) 44 for identifying the denomination and counting the denomination is provided, and on the downstream side of the coin discriminating unit 44 based on the identification result of the coin discriminating unit 44 An open / close reject unit 45 is provided that can reject reject coins that cannot be accepted from the transport path 33. The open / close reject unit 45 includes a reject hole 46 formed in the transport path 33 and a shutter 47 that opens and closes the reject hole 46.

  In addition, on the downstream side of the open / close reject unit 45, the transfer path 33 is provided with an open / close sorting unit (second sorting unit) that can accept accepted coins identified as normal by the coin identifying unit 44 from the transfer path 33. Means) 50 is provided. The open / close sorting unit 50 includes a sorting hole 51 that can drop all denomination coins formed in the transport path 33 and a shutter 52 that opens and closes the coin, so that overflow coins that cannot be stored for dispensing are collected. It guides directly to the temporary storage part 18 shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, sorting holes (sorting means) 53 to 58 are formed in the transport path 33 on the downstream side of the open / close sorting unit 50. These sorting holes 53 to 58 sort coins by the outer diameter. That is, the smallest coin for a one-yen coin is arranged from the upstream side to the downstream side along the coin conveyance direction so that the coins guided and moved by the left wall 35 serving as the reference surface are sorted in order of decreasing outer diameter. Sorting hole 53, larger than sorting hole 53, sorting hole 54 for 50 yen coin, larger than sorting hole 54, sorting hole 55 for 5 yen coin, larger than sorting hole 55, sorting hole for 100 yen coin 56, a 10-yen coin sorting hole 57 larger than the sorting hole 56, and a 500-yen coin sorting hole 58 larger than the sorting hole 57 are formed in this order. That is, the sorting holes 53 to 58 distribute the coins identified as normal by the coin identifying unit 44 to the denomination.

  A coin detection sensor 45A for detecting a passing coin is provided at a position immediately upstream of the open / close reject unit 45, and a similar coin detection sensor 50A is disposed at a position immediately upstream of the open / close sorting unit 50. A similar coin detection sensor (detection means) 53A is located at a position immediately upstream of 53, and a similar coin detection sensor (detection means) 54A is located upstream of the sorting hole 55 at a position immediately upstream of the sorting hole 54. A similar coin detection sensor (detection means) 55A is located immediately before the sorting hole 56, and a similar coin detection sensor (detection means) 56A is located immediately upstream of the sorting hole 57. A similar coin detection sensor (detection means) 57A is provided at a position immediately upstream of the sorting hole 58, and a similar coin detection sensor (detection means) 58A is provided. The coin detection sensors 45A and 50A count the number of coins dropped by the open / close reject unit 45 from the difference in the number of coins detected, and the coin detection sensors 50A and 53A indicate the number of coins dropped by the open / close sorting unit 50. The coin detection sensors 53A and 54A indicate the number of coins dropped in the sorting hole 53, the coin detection sensors 54A and 55A indicate the number of coins dropped in the sorting hole 54, and the coin detection sensors 55A and 56A fall in the sorting hole 55. The coin detection sensors 56A and 57A are the number of coins dropped in the sorting hole 56, the coin detection sensors 57A and 58A are the number of coins dropped in the sorting hole 57, and the coin detection sensor 58A is dropped in the sorting hole 58. The number of coins made will be counted.

  A chute 59 shown in FIG. 1 is provided immediately below the open / close sorting section 50, a chute 60 is provided immediately below the sorting hole 53, a chute 61 is provided directly below the sorting hole 54, and a chute 62 is provided directly below the sorting hole 55. A chute 63 is provided directly below the hole 56, a chute 64 is provided directly below the sorting hole 57, and a chute 65 is provided directly below the sorting hole 58. A temporary storage unit 18 is provided below the chute 59, and a plurality of concretely arranged on the lower side of the chute 60 to 65 are arranged in the left-right direction in a state along the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. Are provided with six coin withdrawal and storage units (circulation means) 70-75. The coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 are of a denomination type and store the coins sorted by the sorting holes 53 to 58 so that they can be fed out.

  Specifically, the one-yen coin dropped from the foremost sorting hole 53 is stored in the coin dispensing and storing unit 70 dedicated to the one-yen coin at one end in the left-right direction via the chute 60. The 50-yen coin dropped in the second sorting hole 54 for the 50-yen coin from the front is stored in the coin-withdrawing storage unit 71 dedicated to the 50-yen coin adjacent to the coin dispensing storage unit 70 via the chute 61. The 5-yen coin dropped in the third 5-yen coin sorting hole 55 from the front is stored in the coin withdrawal storage unit 72 dedicated to the 5-yen coin adjacent to the coin withdrawal storage unit 71 via the chute 62, The 100-yen coin dropped in the sorting hole 56 for the fourth 100-yen coin from the front is stored in the coin-withdrawing storage unit 73 dedicated to the 100-yen coin adjacent to the coin withdrawal storage unit 72 via the chute 63, The 10-yen coins dropped in the sorting hole 57 for the fifth 10-yen coin from the front are stored in the coin withdrawal storage unit 74 dedicated to the 10-yen coin adjacent to the coin withdrawal storage unit 73 via the chute 64, Drop at the rearmost sorting hole 58 for 500 yen coin 500 yen coins are stored in the 500 yen coin dedicated coin accommodating portion 75 of the left-right direction end adjacent to the coin container 74 through the chute 65. The coins dropped by the open / close reject unit 45 are guided to the front coin reject port 16 by a reject chute 76 shown in FIG.

  Each coin dispensing storage unit 70 to 75 is an endless belt that is juxtaposed in the left-right direction so as to extend in the front-rear direction so as to form the bottom of each coin, and conveys coins to the coin dispensing port 17 side when rotating. FIG. 4 shows a common drive source for driving the conveyor 77, the separation roller 78 rotating so as to move the opposite portion in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 77, and the belt conveyor 77 and the separation roller 78 forward and backward. It has a withdrawal coin conveyance drive unit 79 shown.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the belt conveyor 77 is inclined so that the downstream side is located on the upper side, and the separation roller 78 described above is arranged at a predetermined position on the upper side.

  Then, the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 convey the coins to the coin dispensing port 17 side by rotating all the belt conveyors 77 at once by the driving force of the dispensing coin conveyance driving unit 79. At this time, each separation roller 78 separates the coins fed to the coin dispensing port 17 side one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the coin dispensing storage unit 70 is a solenoid 80 that restricts and permits coin feeding by advancing and retracting a pin (not shown) from above toward the belt conveyor 77 on the downstream side of the separation roller 78. And a withdrawal counting sensor 70 </ b> A that counts coins fed from the belt conveyor 77 toward the coin dispensing port 17 by driving the solenoid 80. Similarly, the coin withdrawal and storage unit 71 includes a solenoid 81 and a withdrawal counting sensor 71A, the coin withdrawal and storage unit 72 includes a solenoid 82 and a withdrawal counting sensor 72A, and the coin withdrawal and storage unit 73 includes a solenoid 83 and a withdrawal count. The sensor 73A, the coin dispensing storage unit 74 has a solenoid 84 and a withdrawal counting sensor 74A, and the coin dispensing storage unit 75 has a solenoid 85 and a withdrawal counting sensor 75A, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a chute 90 for guiding the coins fed out from the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 is provided between the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 and the coin withdrawal port 17. The chute 90 has a state in which a sorting member 91 that opens and closes the lower portion of the chute 90 is swung by an electric drive such as a solenoid to close and guide the coin to the coin dispensing port 17. A distribution unit 92 is provided for switching to a state in which the coin is opened and dropped downward. By opening the distribution member 91, the coins of the chute unit 90 are guided by the chute 94 and dropped to the temporary storage unit 18. Therefore, the coin dispensing port 17 pays out the coins fed out from the denominated coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 to the outside of the machine, and the temporary storage unit 18 is denominated in the denominated coin dispensing storage unit 70. The coins drawn from ~ 75 will be temporarily stored. Then, the coin storage 20 stores the coins fed out from the coin-type coin storage units 70 to 75 that are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 18.

  The temporary storage unit 18 includes a cylindrical surrounding wall part 95 that opens up and down, and a bottom plate 96 that can close a lower opening of the surrounding wall part 95. The surrounding wall portion 95 slides in the front-rear direction by driving the wall slide portion 97 shown in FIG. 4, and the bottom plate 96 slides in the front-rear direction by driving the bottom plate slide portion 98.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the return box 19 described above and a cylindrical chute 99 that opens up and down are juxtaposed on the lower side of the temporary storage unit 18. A coin storage 20 is arranged.

  In the standby state in which the surrounding wall portion 95 and the bottom plate 96 are at the center position of the movable range, the temporary storage portion 18 receives and stores coins that are guided by the chute 94 and fall, and from this standby state, the surrounding wall portion 95 is received. Slides in the direction of the return box 19, and the bottom plate 96 slides in the opposite direction to the return box 19, so that coins are discharged into the return box 19, while the wall portion 95 slides in the direction of the chute 99 from the standby state. Then, when the bottom plate 96 slides in the direction opposite to the chute 99, the coin is discharged to the chute 99 and stored in the coin storage 20 through the chute 99.

  The coin storage 20 is a denomination mixed storage that can only be deposited in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11, and is attached to the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11 and has an upper opening 100 through a chute 99. Accept coins. That is, the coin storage 20 stores the coins fed out from the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75. Here, the opening 100 is provided with a shutter 101 that opens and closes the shutter 101. When the coin storage 20 is loaded in the coin depositing / dispensing device 11, the shutter 101 is interlocked with the loading operation. If the opening part 100 is opened and the coin storage 20 is removed from the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus part 11, the opening part 100 is closed in conjunction with this removal operation. Further, the coin storage 20 that has been taken out can be removed by opening a door (not shown) by operating a key (not shown). Below the coin storage 20 of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11, a bar storage 102 for storing the bar is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the money handling machine 10 is controlled by a control unit (detection unit, degeneration unit, degeneration release unit) 105 of the POS register 1, and the POS register 1 stores a control program and the like. ROM 106, RAM 107 for storing the number of coins of denomination based on the identification of the coin identification unit 44, an operation unit (operation means) 108 on which an operation input by an operator such as money transaction operation is performed, and the operator And a guidance display unit 109 that displays these items are connected to the control unit 105. The guidance display unit 109 includes a display device that performs visual display, an indicator lamp, and a speaker that performs auditory display.

  Further, the control unit 105 includes a deposit coin feeding and driving unit 32, a deposit coin transfer driving unit 39, a coin identifying unit 44, an open / close reject unit 45, an open / close selecting unit 50, and coin detection sensors 45A and 50A. , 53A to 58A, the withdrawal coin conveyance drive unit 79, the solenoids 80 to 85, the withdrawal counting sensors 70A to 75A, the distribution unit 92, the wall slide unit 97, and the bottom plate slide unit 98 are communicably connected.

  Next, each process of the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11 will be described.

"Coin deposit processing"
When a deposit operation is input to the operation unit 108 in a state where coins are inserted into the coin deposit port 15, the control unit 105 starts a coin deposit guidance process of the coin deposit process. That is, the coins in the coin deposit port 15 are separated one by one by the belt conveyor 31 and a separation roller (not shown), fed to the deposit coin transport unit 27, and identified by the coin identification unit 44 while being transported by the deposit coin transport unit 27. Then, based on the identification result of the coin identifying unit 44, the rejected coin that has been identified abnormally is dropped from the reject hole 46 by the opening / closing reject unit 45 and is fed out to the coin reject port 16 to be rejected outside the machine.

  On the other hand, based on the identification result of the coin identifying unit 44, the received coin identified as a normal coin is moved as it is downstream of the deposited coin transport unit 27 by the open / close reject unit 45 in the closed state. As a result, the received coins are sorted by the corresponding ones of the sorting holes 53 to 58 and stored in the corresponding ones of the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75. That is, if it is a 1-yen coin, it is stored in the coin dispensing storage unit 70 through the sorting hole 53, if it is a 50-yen coin, it is stored in the coin dispensing storage unit 71 through the sorting hole 54, and if it is a 5-yen coin, the sorting hole is stored. 55, the coins are stored in the coin dispensing storage unit 72. If the coins are 100 yen coins, the coins are stored in the coin dispensing storage unit 73 through the sorting hole 56, and if the coins are 10 yen coins, they are stored in the coin dispensing storage unit 74 through the sorting hole 57. If it is a 500-yen coin, it is stored in the coin dispensing storage unit 75 through the sorting hole 58. The overflow coins that cannot be stored in the corresponding ones of the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 are stored in the temporary storage unit 18 by opening the opening / closing sorting unit 50. And the control part 105 memorize | stores temporarily the identification result of the coin identification part 44, ie, the count value for every money type, in RAM107. In addition, the control part 105 will control the timing based on the detection timing of the coin by the coin detection sensor 45A when opening and closing the opening / closing reject part 45, and when opening and closing the opening / closing sorting part 50, the timing Is controlled based on the coin detection timing by the coin detection sensor 50A.

  And the control part 105 will be in the state where a coin is not detected by the coin identification part 44 more than predetermined time even if the deposit coin delivery drive part 32 and the deposit coin conveyance drive part 39 are in a drive state during a coin deposit guidance process. Then, it is determined that the coin deposit guidance process of discharging all the coins inserted into the coin deposit slot 15 and guiding it to any one of the coin dispense storage units 70 to 75, the temporary storage unit 18 and the coin reject slot 16 is completed. .

  When it is determined that the coin deposit guidance process has been completed, the control unit 105 causes the guidance display unit 109 to display the counting result of the coin identification unit 44 in the coin deposit guidance process described above, and is performed in parallel with the coin deposit guidance process. The result of a banknote deposit guidance process, which will be described later, is displayed, and a display prompting the subsequent process is performed. That is, it asks whether to perform a deposit cancellation process or a deposit confirmation process.

  When the operator inputs a selection operation of the deposit confirmation process to the operation unit 108 in response to the question of whether to perform the deposit cancellation process or the deposit confirmation process, the control unit 105 causes the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11 to Performs coin storage guidance processing. That is, when there is a coin in the temporary storage unit 18, the wall 95 is slid to the chute 99 side by the wall slide part 97 of the temporary storage unit 18, and the bottom plate 96 is slid in the direction opposite to the chute 99 by the bottom plate slide unit 98. Thus, the coins are stored in the coin storage 20 via the chute 99, and the count value of the coins of the current deposit process temporarily stored in the RAM 107 is determined and stored, and the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11 is stored. The coin deposit process in is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the operator inputs a selection operation for deposit cancellation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 performs coin return guidance processing in the coin deposit / withdrawal device unit 11. That is, withdrawing coin transport drive unit 79 and solenoid 80 while counting coins different from the deposited coin of the same amount as the deposited amount from coin dispensing storage units 70-75 with withdrawal counting sensors 70A-75A. ˜85 to the chute unit 90, the distribution unit 92 to the coin dispensing port 17, and when the temporary storage unit 18 has coins, the wall slide unit 97 of the temporary storage unit 18 returns the surrounding wall unit 95. The coin is returned to the return box 19 by sliding to the box 19 side and sliding the bottom plate 96 in the direction opposite to the return box 19 by the bottom plate sliding portion 98. Then, when the number of coins necessary for return is fed to the coin dispensing port 17 and stored, it is detected by the counting of the withdrawal counting sensor 82, and when there is a coin in the temporary storage unit 18, the coin is returned to the return box 19. When a sufficient amount of time has passed to return to the bank, the control unit 105 determines that the coin return guidance process has ended, and erases the coin count value of the current deposit process that has been temporarily stored in the RAM 107. This completes the coin deposit process. On the other hand, the operator takes out the coins returned to the coin dispensing port 17 and the return box 19.

  Here, in the above-described coin deposit guidance processing, the control unit 105 determines from the conveyance speed of the deposit coin conveyance unit 27, the identification result of the coin identification unit 44, and the coin detection results by the coin detection sensors 53A to 58A. It is monitored whether or not each coin in the sorting holes 53 to 58 is normally sorted. That is, the denominations of the coins arranged in order from the upstream side can be understood from the identification result of the coin identifying unit 44, and accordingly, the normal detection of coins by the coin detection sensors 53A to 58A determined corresponding to this order. If the time pattern and the actual pattern match, it is determined that coins have been normally selected. On the other hand, if they do not match, it is determined that coins have not been normally selected. When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the selection of coins, the control unit 105 compares the normal pattern with the actual pattern to determine which of the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 is mixed with coins of different denominations. Detect from.

  For example, when 10 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 1 yen coins, 10 yen coins are conveyed in this order from the identification result of the coin identifying unit 44, the 1 yen coins fall into the sorting hole 53 for 1 yen coins. If the sorting is performed normally, the coin detection sensor 53A detects four coins at each timing determined from the transport speed of the deposited coin transport unit 27 for these four coins, and the next coin detection sensor. 54A detects three coins at each timing determined from the conveyance speed of the deposit coin conveyance unit 27, and three coin detection sensors 55A at each timing calculated from the conveyance speed of the deposit coin conveyance unit 27. , The next coin detection sensor 56A detects three coins at each timing determined from the transport speed of the deposited coin transport section 27, and the next coin detection sensor 57A transports the received coin. Three coins are detected at each timing calculated from the conveyance speed of the unit 27, and no coin is detected at each timing calculated by the next coin detection sensor 58A from the conveyance speed of the deposited coin conveyance unit 27. .

  On the other hand, if for some reason the 1-yen coin does not fall into the 1-yen coin sorting hole 53 but overruns and falls into the next 50-yen coin sorting hole 54, these For the four coins, the coin detection sensor 53A detects four coins at each timing determined from the transport speed of the deposit coin transport unit 27, and the next coin detection sensor 54A transports the deposit coin transport unit 27. Four coins are detected at each timing determined from the speed, and the next coin detection sensor 55A detects three coins at each timing determined from the transport speed of the deposited coin transport unit 27, and further The coin detection sensor 56A detects three coins at each timing determined from the transport speed of the deposit coin transport unit 27, and the next coin detection sensor 57A calculates from the transport speed of the deposit coin transport unit 27. Detecting the 3 coins at each timing that further will not detect the coins for each timing when the next coin detection sensor 58A is indexed from the conveying speed of the deposit coin conveying section 27. As a result, the control unit 105 detects that the 1-yen coin, which is a different denomination, has dropped into the 50-yen coin sorting hole 54 and has been mixed into the 50-yen coin dispensing storage unit 71. .

  In addition, depending on the form of misclassification, there may be cases where it is not possible to specify the inclusion of different denomination coins in one of the coin-type coin storage units 70 to 75. In that case, the control unit 105 It determines with having detected the mixing of different denomination coins about the plurality of things with high possibility of mixing of different denomination coins.

  As described above, in the coin deposit guidance process, the control unit 105 determines from the conveyance speed of the deposit coin conveyance unit 27, the identification result of the coin identification unit 44, and the coin detection results by the coin detection sensors 53A to 58A. In this case, it is detected that different denomination coins are mixed in each of the coin-type coin storage units 70 to 75 of the money type. The stored coin withdrawal storage unit is stored in the RAM 107, and from the coin withdrawal storage unit in which the different denominations are mixed, the processing other than the coin reconsideration processing described later is controlled among the processing of paying out coins. The coin deposit / withdrawal device unit 11 is set in the coin degeneration mode, and a display prompting execution of a coin reconsideration process described later is displayed on the guidance display unit 109.

  In the situation where the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11 is set to the coin degeneration mode, when a deposit operation is input by the operation unit 108 and the coin deposit process is performed, the control unit 105 first performs the coin deposit guidance process. Of the coins transported from the coin deposit port 15 by the deposit coin transport unit 27 and identified by the coin identification unit 44, the received coins identified as normal coins are temporarily stored in the open / close sorting unit 50 regardless of the denomination. Sort towards. That is, all the received coins identified as normal coins are opened from the sorting hole 51 by opening the shutter 52 of the open / close sorting unit 50 and guided to the temporary storage unit 18 to be temporarily stored regardless of the denomination.

  And the control part 105 will be in the state where a coin is not detected by the coin identification part 44 more than predetermined time even if the deposit coin delivery drive part 32 and the deposit coin conveyance drive part 39 are in a drive state during a coin deposit guidance process. Then, it is determined that the coin deposit guidance process of discharging all the coins inserted into the coin deposit slot 15 and guiding them to either the temporary storage unit 18 or the coin reject slot 16 is completed.

  Thereafter, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation process selection operation to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 performs a coin storage guidance process in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11. That is, the wall 95 is slid to the chute 99 side by the wall slide part 97 of the temporary storage part 18, and the bottom plate 96 is slid in the direction opposite to the chute 99 by the bottom plate slide part 98, thereby allowing coins to pass through the chute 99. While being stored in the coin storage 20, the count value of the coins of the current depositing process temporarily stored in the RAM 107 is determined and stored, and the coin depositing process in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the operator inputs a selection operation for deposit cancellation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 performs coin return guidance processing in the coin deposit / withdrawal device unit 11. That is, the wall portion 95 is slid to the return box 19 side by the wall slide portion 97 of the temporary storage portion 18, and the bottom plate 96 is slid in the direction opposite to the return box 19 by the bottom plate slide portion 98, whereby coins are returned to the return box 19. Return to And when sufficient time passed for the coin of the temporary storage part 18 to be returned to the return box 19, the control part 105 determined with the coin return guidance process having been complete | finished, and was memorize | stored temporarily in RAM107. The count value of coins in this deposit process is deleted, and the coin deposit process is terminated. On the other hand, the operator takes out the coins returned to the coin dispensing port 17 and the return box 19.

"Coin withdrawal processing"
From the amount of coins deposited by the above coin deposit processing, the amount of banknotes deposited by banknote deposit processing described later, and the amount of sales input to the POS register 1, The change amount for coins is calculated by subtracting the banknote withdrawal amount from the total change amount.

  Next, the control unit 105 determines whether or not the coin reduction mode is set. If the coin reduction mode is not set, the control unit 105 calculates a withdrawal pattern that constitutes the minimum amount of change amount corresponding to the coin withdrawal. To do. Then, the coins are dispensed from the corresponding ones of the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 while being counted by the withdrawal counting sensors 70A to 75A so that the coins are withdrawn with this withdrawal pattern, and the solenoids and the solenoids. 80 to 85 are fed to the chute 90 and guided to the coin dispensing port 17 by the sorting unit 92 in the closed state.

  Then, when it is detected by counting of the withdrawal counting sensors 70A to 75A that the change coin of this withdrawal pattern has been fed to the coin dispensing slot 17, the control unit 105 determines that the coin dispensing process has been completed. To do.

  On the other hand, if the control unit 105 is set to the coin degeneration mode, at least the inclusion of different denomination coins is detected from the stored information in the RAM 107 among the coins of the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 of each denomination. The amount of change for the coin withdrawal is determined so that one coin withdrawal storage unit is indexed and the coins are withdrawn only from the coin withdrawal storage unit excluding the coin withdrawal storage unit where the inclusion of different denomination coins is detected. Then, a dispensing pattern constituted by the minimum number is calculated without including the coins in the coin dispensing storage unit in which mixing of different denomination coins is detected. In other words, the coin dispensing process of the process of paying out coins is regulated for the coin dispensing storage unit in which the mixing of different denomination coins is detected. Then, the coins are dispensed from the corresponding ones of the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 while being counted by the withdrawal counting sensors 70A to 75A so that the coins are withdrawn with this withdrawal pattern, and the solenoids and the solenoids. 80 to 85 are fed to the chute 90 and guided to the coin dispensing port 17 by the sorting unit 92 in the closed state. In addition, the shortage of banknotes for withdrawal is compensated with coins.

  Then, when it is detected by counting of the withdrawal counting sensors 70A to 75A that the change coin of this withdrawal pattern has been fed to the coin dispensing slot 17, the control unit 105 determines that the coin dispensing process has been completed. To do.

"Coin sales receipt processing"
When the operation operation 108 is input with a coin sales money storage processing instruction operation together with storage data including the denomination and number of coins, the control unit 105 performs a coin sales money storage process. That is, it is determined whether or not the coin degeneration mode is set. If the coin degeneration mode is not set, the dispensing unit 92 opens the sorting unit 92 and pays out coins included in the stored data. While counting at 70A to 75A, coins are fed from the corresponding ones of the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 to the chute unit 90 by the dispensing coin transport driving unit 79 and the solenoids 80 to 85, and the distribution unit 92 in the open state is used. The temporary storage unit 18 is guided.

  Then, when it is detected by counting of the withdrawal counting sensors 70 </ b> A to 75 </ b> A that the stored coins included in the stored data are fed to the temporary storage unit 18, the control unit 105 is input to the guidance display unit 109. The storage data is displayed, and it is asked whether the coin storage cancellation process or the coin storage confirmation process is to be performed.

  When the operator inputs a selection operation of the coin storage confirmation process to the operation unit 108 in response to the question of performing the coin storage cancellation process or the coin storage confirmation process, the control unit 105 causes the temporary storage unit 18 to The wall portion 95 is slid toward the chute 99 by the wall slide portion 97, and the bottom plate 96 is slid in the direction opposite to the chute 99 by the bottom plate slide portion 98, so that coins are stored in the coin storage 20 through the chute 99. At the same time, a coin storage confirmation process for confirming and storing the current storage data in the RAM 107 is performed, and the coin sales proceeds storage process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the operator inputs a selection operation for coin storage cancellation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 causes the wall slide unit 97 of the temporary storage unit 18 to slide the surrounding wall unit 95 toward the return box 19 and slides the bottom plate. The coins are stored in the return box 19 by sliding the bottom plate 96 in the direction opposite to the return box 19 by the unit 98, and the coin storage that stores the current storage data in the RAM 107 as the return data outside the apparatus is stored. Cancel processing is performed and the coin sales proceeds storage processing is terminated. For the coins returned outside the machine, the coins are inserted into the coin deposit port 15 and the deposit operation is input at the operation unit 108 in the same procedure as the above-described “coin deposit process”, and the original coin withdrawal is performed. You may make it complete | finish a coin sales money storage process by returning to the accommodating parts 70-75 and performing a count process.

  If the coin degeneration mode is set in the determination of whether or not the above-described coin degeneration mode is set, it is determined from the information stored in the RAM 107 that the different type of coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 are different. The coin dispensing storage unit in which the mixing of the seed coins is detected is determined, and it is determined whether or not the storage data includes the coins in the coin dispensing storage unit in which the mixing of the different denomination coins is detected. If the storage data does not include the coin of the coin withdrawal storage unit in which foreign coins are detected mixed, the distribution unit 92 is opened in the same manner as described above, and the coin included in the storage data is While transferring from the corresponding ones of the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 to the temporary storage unit 18, a coin storage confirmation process or a coin storage cancellation process is performed in accordance with a subsequent instruction input.

  On the other hand, if the storage data includes coins of the coin withdrawal storage unit in which the inclusion of different denomination coins is detected, it is impossible to perform the coin sales storage processing unless the coin reconsideration processing is executed. The information is displayed on the guidance display unit 109 and the coin sales proceeds storage process is prohibited. In other words, the coin sales and receipt storing process in the process of paying out coins is regulated for the coin dispensing and storing unit in which the mixing of different denomination coins is detected.

"Coin reconsideration process"
When the coin retraction mode is set and an instruction to execute the coin reconsideration process is input to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 stores the denomination type coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 from the RAM 107. Among them, the coin dispensing storage unit in which the inclusion of different denomination coins is detected is indexed, and all coins are transferred from the coin dispensing storage unit to the coin dispensing port 17 in the same manner as the above-described coin dispensing process. Performs a coin payout process. Next, the control unit 105 causes the guidance display unit 109 to display a display that prompts the coin storage processing instruction input by inserting the coin of the coin dispensing port 17 into the coin depositing port 15. When the operator who sees this inserts the coin of the coin dispensing port 17 into the coin deposit port 15 and inputs an instruction input for coin storage processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 is inserted into the coin deposit port 15. In the same manner as the above-described coin deposit guidance process, the coins that are fed out from the coin deposit slot 15 are identified by the coin discriminating unit 44 and selected. A coin storing process is performed in which the holes 53 to 58 are sorted according to denomination and stored in the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75.

  During the coin storing process in this coin reconsideration process, the control unit 105, like the above-described coin deposit guidance process, the conveyance speed of the deposit coin conveyance unit 27, the identification result of the coin identification unit 44, and each coin. It is confirmed from the detection results of the coins by the detection sensors 53A to 58A whether or not the respective coins in the sorting holes 53 to 58 are normally sorted. Then, the coins inserted into the coin deposit port 15 (that is, all coins in the coin dispensing storage unit in which the mixing of different denomination coins is detected) are stored in the corresponding ones of the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75. If the coin detection normal pattern of coin detection by the coin detection sensors 53A to 58A, which is calculated from the recognition result of the coin recognition unit 44, is the same as the actual pattern at the end of the coin reconsideration process. It is determined that the sorting of the respective coins in the sorting holes 53 to 58 has been normally performed, the coin degeneration mode is canceled, and the display for prompting the execution of the coin reconsideration process on the guidance display unit 109 is stopped. In other words, when the coin reconsideration process is executed in the coin degeneration mode, the control unit 105, when the coin detection sensor 53A to 58A does not detect mixing of different denomination coins in this coin reconsideration process, Cancel the coin reduction mode. Thereby, about all the coin withdrawal storage parts 70-75, it will be in the state in which the coin withdrawal process and coin sales receipt storage process which pay | coil a coin are permitted.

  On the other hand, if the normal pattern of coin detection by the coin detection sensors 53A to 58A and the actual pattern do not match at the end of the coin storage process in the coin reconsideration process, the coins in the sorting holes 53 to 58 In the same manner as the above-described coin deposit guidance process, the coin withdrawal storage in which different denomination coins are mixed among the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 of the money type is determined. Is detected in the RAM 107 and stored in the RAM 107. From the coin dispensing storage unit in which the different denominations are mixed, processing other than coin reconsideration processing (coin withdrawal processing and coin sales) out of the processing of paying out coins. The setting of the banknote depositing / dispensing device unit 11 is maintained in the coin degeneration mode for restricting the storage processing), and the display state of the display prompting the guidance display unit 109 to execute the coin reconsideration processing is maintained.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of coin withdrawal storage units in which different types of coins are detected among the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 of each type, the above-described coin reconsideration process is performed for each one. However, the coin reconsideration process may be performed collectively.

  Next, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12 is loaded with banknotes in a state where a plurality of denominations are mixed in the upper part of the front side, that is, the operator side (left side in FIG. 5), and stores the inserted banknotes. A bill depositing port (dispensing unit) 121 is provided, and a bill dispensing port (dispensing unit) 122 is provided below the bill depositing port (dispensing unit) 122 so as to be able to take out the bills fed out from the inside of the apparatus. Further, below the banknote outlet 122, a temporary storage unit 124 that can be pulled out of the machine body and temporarily stores the banknotes so that they can be returned, and a machine body that receives and stores banknotes from the temporary storage part 124. And a banknote storage (storage means) 125 that can be attached to and detached from each other. Therefore, the temporary storage unit 124 can temporarily store the banknotes so that they can be returned, and can store the temporarily stored banknotes in the banknote storage 125.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing device unit 12 conveys the banknotes fed by the deposited banknote feeding unit 130 and the deposited banknote feeding unit 130 for separating and feeding the banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing port 121 one by one. A banknote identification path (payment identification unit) 132 that identifies a banknote being conveyed and is identified as being normal, and counts the banknotes identified as normal for each denomination. have.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12 includes a sorting unit (second sorting unit) 134 provided on the downstream side of the banknote identifying unit 132 of the deposited banknote transport path 131 and the sorting of the deposited banknote transport path 131. And a reject banknote conveyance path 135 branched from the position of the section 134. The reject banknote transport path 135 merges with a withdrawal banknote transport path 136 connected to the banknote withdrawal port 122, and the sorting unit 134 determines the unidentifiable ticket and the abnormal transport ticket according to the identification result of the banknote identification unit 132. Then, the abnormal banknote is sorted to the reject banknote transport path 135 side by the sorting member 134A. Then, the abnormal banknote is fed out to the banknote withdrawal port 122 so that it can be taken out from the reject banknote transport path 135 via the withdrawal banknote transport path 136. On the other hand, the sorting unit 134 guides the accepted banknote (a banknote identified as normal) identified as a genuine note and a normal transported ticket as it is to the downstream side of the deposited banknote transport path 131 by the sorting member 134A. The banknote depositing / dispensing device unit 12 is capable of depositing / withdrawing a plurality of depositing / withdrawing units that store banknotes sorted based on the identification result of the banknote identifying unit 132 on the downstream side of the sorting unit 134 of the depositing banknote conveyance path 131. Has three stackers (circulation means) 138-140.

  That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing device unit 12 sorts the banknotes to the branch banknote transport path 143 side by the sorting member 142A on the downstream side of the sorting section 134 of the deposited banknote transport path 131, and reaches the most upstream stacker 138. It has a sorting part (sorting means) 142 that guides the banknotes to the downstream side of the sorting part 142 of the deposited banknote transport path 131 and sorts the banknotes to the branch banknote transport path 145 side by the sorting member 144A. A distribution unit (distribution means) 144 leading to the stacker 139 is provided. The most downstream stacker 140 is connected to the downstream side of the sorting part 144 of the deposited banknote conveyance path 131.

  In the stacker 138, banknotes are deposited one by one from the upper part, and a withdrawal banknote feeding part 138a separates the banknotes one by one from the lower part and feeds them to the feeding banknote conveyance path 150. In the stacker 139 as well, banknotes are deposited one by one from the upper part, and the withdrawal banknote feeding part 139a separates the banknotes one by one from the lower part and feeds them to the feeding banknote conveyance path 151. The stacker 140 also receives banknotes one by one from the top, and the withdrawal banknote feeding part 140a separates the banknotes one by one from the bottom and feeds them to the feeding banknote conveyance path 152.

  The fed banknote transport paths 150 to 152 are connected to a withdrawal banknote transport path 136 connected to the banknote withdrawal port 122 described above.

  The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12 includes a sorting unit (second sorting unit) 154 provided on the downstream side of the merge position of the reject banknote transport path 135 in the withdrawal banknote transport path 136, and a withdrawal banknote transport path. The branch banknote conveyance path 155 branches from the position of the sorting part 154 of 136, and the above-mentioned temporary storage part 124 is connected to this branch banknote conveyance path 155. The sorting unit 154 sorts banknotes to be temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 124 by the sorting member 154 </ b> A to the branch bill transport path 155 side, and other banknotes as they are to the downstream side of the withdrawal bill transport path 136.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus part 12 branches from the position of the distribution part 157 provided in the downstream rather than the distribution part 154 in the payment banknote conveyance path 136, and the distribution part 157 of the payment banknote conveyance path 136. The banknote reject path 158 which stores a banknote is connected to this branch banknote transport path 158. The sorting unit 157 transfers the banknotes to be stored in the banknote reject box 159 by the sorting member 157A to the branch banknote transport path 158, and the other banknotes as they are downstream of the withdrawal banknote transport path 136, that is, the banknote dispensing port. Sort to 122 side.

  The temporary storage part 124 has a substantially cylindrical surrounding wall part 170 that opens up and down, and a pair of bottom plates 171 that can close a lower opening of the surrounding wall part 170. The pair of bottom plates 171 are provided so as to be able to approach and separate from each other while maintaining a horizontal state by the open / close slide portion 172 shown in FIG. 6, and slide in a direction away from each other, thereby opening the lower opening of the surrounding wall portion 170. The lower opening of the surrounding wall part 170 is closed by opening and sliding in directions close to each other. The temporary storage unit 124 is provided with a pusher 173 that moves up and down, and a pusher lifting unit 174 shown in FIG. 6 that moves the pusher 173 up and down. Further, the surrounding wall 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage unit 124 can be pulled out from the machine body with the pair of bottom plates 171 closed in order to return bills.

  The banknote storage 125 that stores banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 124 receives the box-shaped storage body 180 and the banknotes falling from the temporary storage unit 124 via the opening 181 at the top of the storage body 180. It has a pair of swingable flappers 182 and a mounting plate 183 that can be moved up and down below the pair of flappers 182. The pair of flappers 182 is maintained in a horizontal state by an urging force of a spring (not shown), and swings and opens from this state so that the close proximity sides are positioned below. The loading plate 183 is urged in the upward direction by a spring (not shown), and holds the banknote between the flapper 182 in a closed state.

  When the banknote is stored, the pair of bottom plates 171 are slid in the separating direction by the opening / closing slide portion 172, thereby dropping the banknote temporarily stored on the pair of bottom plates 171 from the lower opening of the surrounding wall portion 170. Then, the banknote is placed on the flapper 182 in the closed state of the banknote storage 125 via the opening 181. Next, the pusher lifting / lowering unit 174 lowers the pusher 173, whereby the pusher 173 opens the flapper 182 against the biasing force of a spring (not shown) via the banknote, and the banknote is removed from the flapper 182. When the pusher 173 is moved up, the placement plate 183 is biased by a spring (not shown) when moved downward and placed on the placement plate 183 or on a bill already stored on the placement plate 183. Then, the bill is held between the flapper 182 in the closed state. The banknote storage 125 is provided with a shutter 184 capable of closing the opening 181 at the top of the storage body 180. When the banknote storage 125 is loaded into the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 12, this loading is performed. When the shutter 184 opens the opening 181 in conjunction with the operation and the banknote storage 125 is removed from the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 12, the shutter 184 closes the opening 181 in conjunction with the detaching operation. The banknote storage 125 can take out banknotes stored therein by opening a door (not shown) by operating a key (not shown) from this state.

  Furthermore, the banknote depositing / withdrawing device unit 12 is provided in the banknote transport paths 131, 135, 136, 143, 145, 150 to 152, 155, 158, and a plurality of them for confirming the state and timing of the banknotes being transported. It has banknote detection sensors 191-202.

  The banknote detection sensor 191 detects a banknote that is placed between the deposited banknote feeding section 130 and the banknote identifying section 132 in the deposited banknote transport path 131 and that is fed out one by one on the deposited banknote transport path 131 by the deposited banknote delivery section 130. The banknote detection sensor 192 detects banknotes that are located immediately after the sorting unit 134 in the reject banknote transport path 135 and are sorted into the reject banknote transport path 135 by the sorting unit 134.

  A banknote detection sensor (detection means) 193 detects a banknote that is in the branch banknote conveyance path 143 immediately before the stacker 138 and is sorted by the sorting unit 142 and deposited into the stacker 138. (Detection means) 194 is a branch bill conveyance path 145 immediately before the stacker 139 and detects a bill that is sorted by the sorting unit 144 and deposited into the stacker 139, and a bill detection sensor (detection means). Reference numeral 195 denotes a banknote to be deposited on the stacker 140 in the deposited banknote conveyance path 131 immediately before the stacker 140.

  Further, the banknote detection sensor 196 detects the banknote fed out from the stacker 138 in the feeding banknote conveyance path 150 immediately after the stacker 138, and the banknote detection sensor 197 is a feeding banknote conveyance path immediately after the stacker 139. 151, the banknote fed out from the stacker 139 is detected, and the banknote detection sensor 198 detects the banknote fed out from the stacker 140 in the feeding banknote conveyance path 152 immediately after the stacker 140. .

  In addition, the banknote detection sensor 199 detects banknotes fed from all the stackers 138 to 140 on the downstream side of the banknote transport paths 150 to 152 of the withdrawal banknote transport path 136, and is used as a banknote detection sensor. Reference numeral 200 denotes a branch bill conveyance path 155 immediately before the temporary storage unit 124, which detects a bill that is sorted by the sorting unit 154 and introduced into the temporary storage unit 124. The banknote detection sensor 201 rejects the bill. A banknote that is in the branch banknote conveyance path 158 immediately before the bank 159 and is sorted by the sorting unit 157 and introduced into the banknote reject box 159 is detected. Furthermore, the banknote detection sensor 202 detects the banknote which is between the banknote dispensing port 122 and the sorting unit 157 of the dispensing banknote conveyance path 136 and is fed to the banknote dispensing port 122.

  The banknote detection sensors 191 to 202 are optical sensors, and not only detect the remaining banknotes at the place where they are placed, but also measure timing, see the status of conveyance (multifeed, skew, etc.), and count. It has a plurality of functions.

  As with the coin deposit / withdrawal device unit 11, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device unit 12 is controlled by the control unit 105 of the POS cash register 1, and the control unit 105 includes a ROM 106 of the POS cash register 1, as shown in FIG. RAM 107, operation unit 108 and guidance display unit 109, deposited banknote feeding unit 130 of banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 12, deposited banknote transport drive unit 205 for driving deposited banknote transport path 131 and branch banknote transport paths 143 and 145, Withdrawal banknote feeding sections 138a, 139a and 140a of the stackers 138 to 140, a withdrawal banknote transport path 206 and a withdrawal banknote transport path 206 to drive the withdrawal banknote transport paths 150 to 152, and a reject banknote transport path 135. Rejected banknote transport drive unit 207 to be driven, banknote identification unit 132, sorting units 134, 142, 144, 154, 157, and banknote detection center The difference between 191 to 202 are connected to be able to communicate.

  Here, the three stackers 138 to 140 are all classified by money type. For example, a 10,000 yen ticket is dedicated to the stacker 138, a thousand yen ticket is dedicated to the thousand yen ticket, and a five thousand yen ticket is five. Each is stored in a stacker 140 dedicated to a thousand yen ticket. The denomination settings of the stackers 138 to 140 are not limited to this and can be changed.

  Next, each process of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12 will be described.

"Banknote deposit process"
When a deposit operation is input to the operation unit 108 with a bill inserted into the bill deposit port 121, the control unit 105 starts a bill deposit guidance process of the bill deposit process. If the coin is inserted into the coin deposit slot 15 at the time when the deposit operation is input, the above-described coin deposit process is performed in parallel. In the banknote deposit guidance process, the banknotes at the banknote deposit port 121 are separated one by one by the deposited banknote feeding section 130 and fed out to the deposited banknote conveyance path 131 and identified by the banknote identifying section 132. Then, based on the identification result of the banknote recognition unit 132, the abnormal banknote identified as an indistinguishable ticket or an abnormally transported ticket such as a multi-feed is sorted by the sorting unit 134 from the deposited banknote transport path 131 to the reject banknote transport path 135. Further, the sheet is fed out to the banknote dispensing port 122 via the banknote delivery path 136 by the sorting unit 154 and the sorting unit 157, so that it can be taken out of the machine.

  On the other hand, based on the identification result of the banknote identification unit 132, the sorting unit 134 guides the accepted banknote identified as a genuine note and a normal transport bill to the downstream side of the deposit bill transport path 131 as it is, and stackers 138 to 140 and temporary storage It stores from the upper part in the corresponding one of the parts 124. That is, if it is a 10,000 yen ticket, it is sorted by the sorting unit 142 and stored in the stacker 138 from the branch bill conveyance path 143, and if it is a thousand yen ticket, it is sorted by the sorting unit 142 and the sorting unit 144, and the branch bill is conveyed. If it is stored in the stacker 139 from the path 145 and is a 5,000-yen ticket, it is sorted by the sorting unit 142 and the sorting unit 144, stored in the stacker 140 via the deposited banknote transport path 131, and stored in the stackers 138 to 140. Overflowing banknotes that cannot be dealt with and 2,000-yen coupons and fouling tickets with the smallest number of handling are sorted by the sorting unit 134 from the deposited banknote transport path 131 to the reject banknote transport path 135, via the withdrawal banknote transport path 136. Further, the sorting unit 154 sorts the branch bill conveyance path 155 and temporarily stores it in the temporary storage unit 124. Here, the control unit 105 temporarily stores in the RAM 107 the identification result of the banknote identification unit 132, that is, the count value of the banknote for each denomination.

  And the control part 105 will discharge | release all the banknotes from the banknote depositing port 121, when the state in which a banknote is not detected by either of the banknote detection sensors 191-195,200,202 will be more than predetermined time during banknote money_receiving | payment guidance processing. Then, it is determined that the banknote deposit guide process for guiding to any one of the stackers 138 to 140, the banknote dispensing port 122, and the temporary storage unit 124 is completed.

  When it is determined that the banknote deposit guidance process has been completed, the control unit 105 causes the guidance display unit 109 to display the counting result of the banknote identification unit 132 in the banknote deposit guidance process described above, and is performed in parallel with the banknote deposit guide process. The result of the coin deposit guidance process described above is displayed, and a display prompting the subsequent process is performed. That is, it asks whether to perform a deposit cancellation process or a deposit confirmation process.

  In response to the question of whether to perform the deposit cancellation process or the deposit confirmation process, when the operator inputs a selection operation of the deposit confirmation process to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 receives a bill in the temporary storage unit 124. If there is, the pair of bottom plates 171 are slid in the separating direction by the opening / closing slide portion 172, so that the banknote temporarily stored on the pair of bottom plates 171 is dropped from the lower opening of the surrounding wall portion 170 and placed on the flapper 182. Let Next, the control unit 105 lowers the pusher 173 by the pusher lifting / lowering unit 174, presses the banknote on the pair of flappers 182 downward by the pusher 173, opens the pair of flappers 182, and opens the pair of banknotes from the pair of flappers 182. It is moved to the lower side and placed on the placing plate 183 or on the banknote already stored on the placing plate 183, and then, the pusher elevating part 174 raises the pusher 173 to the standby position. Then, the placing plate 183 holds the banknote with the flapper 182 in the closed state by the biasing force of a spring (not shown). In this way, the control unit 105 performs banknote storage guidance processing for storing the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 124 in the banknote storage 125, and the banknote count value of the current depositing process temporarily stored in the RAM 107. Is stored and the banknote depositing / dispensing process in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 12 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the operator inputs a selection operation for deposit cancellation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 performs bill return guidance processing in the bill deposit / withdrawal device unit 12. That is, the banknotes different from the banknotes deposited in the same amount as the moneys deposited in the stackers 138 to 140 are fed from the stackers 138 to 140 to the withdrawal banknote transport path 136 by the withdrawal banknote feeding sections 138a, 139a, 140a. The sorting unit 154 and the sorting unit 157 distribute the bills to the banknote dispensing port 122 and allow the surrounding wall 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage unit 124 to be pulled out from the machine body. On the other hand, the operator takes out the banknote from the banknote dispensing port 122 and the temporary storage unit 124. In addition, if a conveyance abnormality ticket such as double feeding is detected in the banknotes fed from the stackers 138 to 140 by the banknote detection sensors 196 to 199 during the return operation, the distribution abnormality ticket is branched by the distribution unit 157. Sorted to the 158 side and stored in the banknote reject box 159.

  Then, it is detected by counting of the banknote detection sensor 202 that the banknotes necessary for return are fed out and stored in the banknote outlet 122, and the banknotes are taken out from the surrounding wall section 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage section 124. If detected, the control unit 105 determines that the banknote return guidance process has been completed.

  Here, in the banknote depositing guidance process described above, the control unit 105 detects the depositing banknote transport path 131, the branch banknote transport path 143 and the branch banknote transport path 145, the identification result of the banknote identification section 132, and each banknote detection. Whether or not the banknotes are sorted normally by the sorting units 142 and 144 is monitored based on the banknote detection results of the sensors 193 to 195. That is, the denominations of the banknotes arranged in order from the upstream side can be understood from the identification result of the banknote recognition unit 132, and thus the normality of the detection of banknotes by the banknote detection sensors 193 to 195 determined according to this order. If the time pattern and the actual pattern match, it is determined that banknote sorting has been performed normally, while if they do not match, it is determined that banknote selection has not been performed normally. When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the sorting of banknotes, the control unit 105 detects which of the stackers 138 to 140 is mixed with a banknote of a different denomination from the comparison between the normal pattern and the actual pattern.

  For example, from the identification result of the banknote recognition unit 132, when a 5000-yen banknote and a 1000-yen banknote are transported at predetermined feeding intervals in this order, the 5000-yen banknote and the next 1000-yen banknote for some reason. And the subsequent thousand yen banknote is overrun with the 5,000 yen banknote without being sorted by the sorting unit 144 and stored in the stacker 140 for the 5,000 yen banknote. Two bills are detected by the sensor 195 with respect to one bill, and a state in which no bill is detected by the sensor 194 to be detected occurs. Thereby, the control part 105 detects that the thousand yen banknote which is a different denomination has mixed in the stacker 140 for 5,000 yen banknotes.

  In addition, depending on the form of misclassification, it may not be possible to specify the inclusion of different denomination banknotes in one of the denomination stackers 138 to 140. In this case, the control unit 105 causes the different denomination banknotes to be specified. It is determined that mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected for a plurality of items that are likely to be mixed.

  As described above, in the banknote deposit guidance process, the control unit 105 transports the deposited banknote transport path 131, the branch banknote transport path 143, and the branch banknote transport path 145, the identification result of the banknote identification section 132, and each banknote. Based on the banknote detection results by the detection sensors 193 to 195, mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected for each of the denomination stackers 138 to 140, and among the denomination stackers 138 to 140, different denomination banknotes are detected. In the RAM 107, the stacker in which the different denominations are mixed is stored in the RAM 107, and the banknote degeneration mode for restricting processes other than the banknote reconsideration process, which will be described later, is performed out of the process of feeding out banknotes. The bill deposit / withdrawal device unit 12 is set, and the guidance display unit 109 displays a display prompting execution of a bill reconsideration process described later.

  When the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12 is set to the banknote degeneration mode, when a depositing operation is input by the operation unit 108 and the banknote depositing process is performed, the control unit 105 first performs the bill depositing guidance process. Regardless of the denomination, all sorts of accepted banknotes identified as genuine and normal transported banknotes among banknotes identified by banknote identification section 132 by transporting banknotes at banknote deposit port 121 through banknote banknote transport path 131 are allotted to the sorting section. In 134, it is guided to the reject banknote transport path 135, and is guided to the branch banknote transport path 155 in the sorting unit 154 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 124.

  And the control part 105 will discharge | release all the banknotes from the banknote deposit port 121, when the state in which a banknote is not detected by either of the banknote detection sensors 191,192,200,202 will be more than predetermined time during a banknote depositing guidance process. Then, it is determined that the banknote depositing guidance process for guiding either the banknote dispensing port 122 or the temporary storage unit 124 is completed.

  Thereafter, when the operator inputs a selection operation for deposit confirmation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 temporarily stores the pair of bottom plates 171 on the pair of bottom plates 171 by sliding the pair of bottom plates 171 with the opening / closing slide unit 172. After the banknote is placed on the flapper 182, the pusher 173 is lowered by the pusher lifting / lowering part 174, and the banknote is moved below the pair of flappers 182 to be already stored on or on the placement plate 183. Then, the pusher 173 is raised to the standby position by the pusher lifting / lowering unit 174 to hold the banknote between the flapper 182 and the placement plate 183 in the closed state. In this way, the control unit 105 performs banknote storage guidance processing for storing the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 124 in the banknote storage 125, and the banknote count value of the current depositing process temporarily stored in the RAM 107. Is stored and the banknote depositing / dispensing process in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 12 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the operator inputs a selection operation for deposit cancellation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 performs bill return guidance processing in the bill deposit / withdrawal device unit 12. That is, the surrounding wall part 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage part 124 can be pulled out from the machine body. On the other hand, the operator takes out the banknote from the banknote dispensing port 122 and the temporary storage unit 124. And when it is detected that the banknote was taken out from the surrounding wall part 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage part 124, the control part 105 will determine with the banknote return guidance process having been complete | finished.

"Bill withdrawal process"
As described above, the control unit 105 determines the amount of the banknote deposited by the banknote depositing process, the amount of the coin deposited by the coin depositing process, and the sales amount input to the POS register 1 as described above. Then, the total change amount for the sales proceeds is calculated, and the change amount for the banknote withdrawal is calculated by removing the coin withdrawal amount from the total change amount.

  Next, the control unit 105 determines whether or not the bill reduction mode is set. If the bill reduction mode is not set, the control unit 105 calculates a withdrawal pattern that constitutes the minimum amount of change for the banknote withdrawal. To do. The banknotes are fed from the corresponding ones of the stackers 139 and 140 while being counted by the banknote detection sensors 197 and 198 so that the banknotes are withdrawn with this withdrawal pattern, and the fed banknotes are fed by the withdrawal banknote feeding sections 139a and 140a. The paper is fed out to the corresponding ones of the paths 151 and 152, sorted by the sorting unit 154 and the sorting unit 157, and guided to the banknote dispensing port 122 by the withdrawal banknote transport path 136. In addition, if a conveyance abnormal banknote, such as multiple conveyance, is detected by the sensors 197 to 199 during the dispensing operation, the conveyance abnormal banknote is sorted by the sorting unit 157 and stored in the banknote reject box 159.

  Then, when it is detected by counting by the sensor 202 that the number of banknotes necessary for withdrawal has been paid out and stored in the banknote outlet 122, the control unit 105 determines that the banknote dispensing process has been completed.

  On the other hand, if the banknote degeneration mode is set, the control unit 105 selects at least one stacker in which foreign currency denomination banknotes are detected from the stored information in the RAM 107 among the banknotes of the denomination stackers 139 and 140. The change amount of banknotes is included so that banknotes are withdrawn only from the stacker except the stacker where indexing and mixing of different denomination banknotes are detected, including banknotes of stackers where mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected First, a withdrawal pattern composed of the minimum number is calculated. In other words, the banknote dispensing process in the process of paying out banknotes is regulated for the stacker in which the mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected. The banknotes are fed from the corresponding ones of the stackers 139 and 140 while being counted by the banknote detection sensors 197 and 198 so that the banknotes are withdrawn with this withdrawal pattern, and the fed banknotes are fed by the withdrawal banknote feeding sections 139a and 140a. The paper is fed out to the corresponding ones of the paths 151 and 152, sorted by the sorting unit 154 and the sorting unit 157, and guided to the banknote dispensing port 122 by the withdrawal banknote transport path 136. In addition, when mixing of a different denomination banknote is detected in the stacker 140 for 5,000 yen banknotes, the amount is withdrawn from the stacker 139 for 1000 yen banknotes. When mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected, the amount is withdrawn with 500 yen coins.

  Then, when it is detected by counting by the sensor 202 that the change banknote of this withdrawal pattern has been fed out to the banknote dispensing port 122, the control unit 105 determines that the banknote dispensing process has been completed.

"Bill sales receipt processing"
When an instruction operation for banknote sales storage processing is input to the operation unit 108 together with storage data including the denomination and number of banknotes, the control unit 105 performs banknote sales storage processing. That is, it is determined whether or not the bill reduction mode is set. If the bill reduction mode is not set, the corresponding one of the stackers 138 to 140 outputs the bills included in the stored data. The banknotes are fed to the withdrawal banknote conveyance path 136 by the corresponding ones of the money banknote feeding sections 138a to 140a, sorted by the sorting section 154, and guided to the temporary storage section 124. In addition, if a conveyance abnormal ticket such as multiple conveyance is detected by the sensors 196 to 199 during this operation, the abnormal conveyance ticket is sorted by the sorting units 154 and 157 and stored in the banknote reject box 159.

  When it is detected by counting the corresponding banknote detection sensors 196 to 200 that the stored banknotes included in the stored data have been fed to the temporary storage unit 124, the control unit 105 inputs to the guidance display unit 109. The stored data is displayed, and it is asked whether bill storage cancellation processing or bill storage confirmation processing is performed.

  When the operator inputs a selection operation of the storage confirmation process to the operation unit 108 in response to the question as to whether the banknote storage cancellation process or the banknote storage confirmation process is performed, the control unit 105 stores the temporary storage unit 124. While storing a banknote in the banknote storage 125, the banknote storage confirmation process which determines and memorize | stores this storage data in RAM107 is performed, and a banknote sales money storage process is complete | finished.

On the other hand, when the operator inputs a selection operation for banknote storage cancellation processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 can pull out the surrounding wall 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage unit 124. When it is detected that the banknote has been taken out from the surrounding wall 170 and the pair of bottom plates 171 of the temporary storage unit 124, the control unit 105 stores the current storage data in the RAM 107 as out-of-machine return data. A bill storage cancellation process is performed, and the bill sales proceeds storage process is terminated.
In addition, about the banknote returned outside the apparatus, it inserts a banknote into the banknote deposit port 121 in the same procedure as the above-mentioned "banknote deposit process", inputs deposit operation with the operation part 108, The original stacker 138- You may make it complete | finish a banknote sales money accommodation process by returning to 140 and performing a count process.

  If it is determined whether or not the banknote degeneration mode is set, and if the banknote degeneration mode is set, it is possible to mix different denomination banknotes among the denomination stackers 138 to 140 based on the information stored in the RAM 107. The stacker in which the denomination is detected is determined, and it is determined whether or not the storage data includes the banknote of the stacker in which mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected. If the storage data does not include the banknote of the stacker in which the mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected, the corresponding one of the stackers 138 to 140 so as to pay out the banknote included in the storage data in the same manner as described above. , The banknotes are fed to the withdrawal banknote conveyance path 136 by the corresponding ones of the withdrawal banknote feeding sections 138a to 140a, sorted by the sorting section 154 and guided to the temporary storage section 124, and the banknotes according to the subsequent instruction input Storage confirmation processing or banknote storage cancellation processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the storage data includes the banknote of the stacker in which the mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected, the guidance display unit 109 indicates that the banknote sales receipt storage process is impossible unless the banknote reconsideration process is executed. The bill sales proceeds storage process is prohibited. In other words, for the stacker in which mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected, the banknote sales money storing process in the process of feeding out banknotes is regulated.

"Banknote reconsideration process"
When in the state set in the banknote degeneration mode, when an instruction to execute the banknote reconsideration process is input to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 from the RAM 107 out of the money type stackers 138 to 140. A stacker in which the mixing of seed banknotes is detected is indexed, and a banknote dispensing process for dispensing all banknotes from the stacker to the banknote dispensing port 122 is performed in the same manner as the above-described banknote dispensing process. Next, the control unit 105 causes the guidance display unit 109 to display a display that prompts the banknote storage processing instruction input by inserting the banknote in the banknote dispensing port 122 into the banknote depositing port 121. When the operator who sees this inserts the banknote of the banknote dispensing port 122 into the banknote depositing port 121 and inputs an instruction input for banknote storage processing to the operation unit 108, the control unit 105 is inserted into the banknote depositing port 121. Banknotes (banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing port 121 immediately after the above-described banknote dispensing process) are identified from the banknote depositing port 121 by the banknote identifying unit 132 in the same manner as the banknote depositing guidance process described above. The banknote storage process which sorts by money type by the part 142,144 and stores in the stackers 138-140 is performed.

  During the bill reconsideration process, the control unit 105, like the above-described bill deposit guidance process, transports the deposit bill transport path 131, the branch bill transport path 143, and the branch bill transport path 145, and the bill recognition unit. It is confirmed from the identification result of 132 and the banknote detection results of the banknote detection sensors 193 to 195 whether or not sorting of the banknotes of the sorting units 142 and 144 is normally performed. And all the banknotes (that is, all the banknotes of the stacker in which mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected) inserted into the banknote deposit port 121 are stored in the corresponding ones of the stackers 138 to 140. If the pattern at the time of the normal detection of the banknote by the banknote detection sensors 193-195 calculated from the identification result of the banknote identification part 132 and an actual pattern correspond at the time of completion | finish, the distribution part 142,144. In each of the above, it is determined that the banknotes have been normally selected, and the banknote degeneration mode is canceled. That is, when the banknote reconsideration process is executed in the banknote degeneration mode, the control unit 105, when the banknote detection sensors 193 to 195 do not detect mixing of different denomination banknotes in the banknote reconsideration process, Cancel banknote reduction mode. Thereby, about all the stackers 138-140, it will be in the state in which the banknote withdrawal process and banknote sales receipt storage process which pay | pay out a banknote were permitted.

  On the other hand, at the time when the banknote reconsideration process ends, if the banknote detection sensor 193 to 195 does not match the normal pattern of banknote detection and the actual pattern, the sorting of the banknotes in the sorting sections 142 and 144 is performed. It is determined that it is not normally performed, and the stacker in which the different denomination banknotes are mixed is detected from the stackers 138 to 140 of the denominations and stored in the RAM 107 in the same manner as the banknote deposit guidance process described above. From the stacker in which different denominations are mixed, while maintaining the banknote degeneration mode that regulates processes other than banknote reconsideration processing (banknote withdrawal processing and banknote sales receipt storage processing) among the processing of paying out banknotes, guidance The display state of the display prompting the execution of the bill reconsideration process on the display unit 109 is maintained.

  Note that, among the stackers 138 to 140 of denominations, when there are a plurality of stackers in which mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected, it is preferable to perform banknote reconsideration processing for each one, but banknotes in a lump. A reconsideration process may be performed.

  Further, the coin sales and receipt storing process of the coin depositing and dispensing device unit 11 and the banknote sales and receipt storing process of the banknote depositing and dispensing device unit 12 can be performed in parallel, and the coin reconsideration process and the banknote depositing and dispensing device of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus unit 11 can be performed. The banknote reconsideration process of the part 12 can also be processed in parallel.

  According to the money handling machine 10 of the present embodiment described above, the control unit 105 in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 11 includes the conveyance speed of the deposit coin conveyance unit 27, the identification result of the coin identification unit 44, and each coin. From the detection result of coins by the detection sensors 53A to 58A, when the mixing of the different denomination coins is detected in at least one of the denomination coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75, the mixing of the different denomination coins is detected. Since the coin withdrawal mode is set to a coin degeneration mode that regulates processing other than the coin reconsideration processing among the processing of paying out coins, the coins in which the different denominations are mixed are set. It is possible to prevent coins of different denominations from being accidentally fed out of the withdrawal storage unit by a process other than the reconsideration process.

  Further, when the reconsideration process is executed in the coin degeneration mode, the coins are fed out from the coin dispensing storage unit in which different denominations are mixed, identified by the coin identifying unit 44, and distributed to the denominations by the sorting holes 53 to 58. Are stored in the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 according to denominations. At that time, the transfer speed of the deposit coin transfer unit 27, the identification result of the coin identification unit 44, and the respective coin detection sensors 53A to 58A. From the result of coin detection by the control unit 105, when the denomination type coins are not detected in the coin-type coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75, the control unit 105 cancels the coin degeneration mode, It allows money to be dispensed from all coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 in processes other than reconsideration processing. This eliminates the need for maintenance workers to check the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 and remove the different denomination coins even if different denominations are mixed in, and facilitates recovery from the mixed state of the different denominations. Will be able to do.

  Similarly, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus unit 12, the control unit 105 detects the banking speed of the deposited banknote transport path 131, the branch banknote transport path 143, and the branch banknote transport path 145, the identification result of the banknote identification section 132, and each banknote detection. From the detection result of the banknotes by the sensors 193 to 195, when mixing of different denomination banknotes is detected by at least one of the denomination stackers 138 to 140, the stacker in which the mixing of the different denomination banknotes is detected is detected. Therefore, the banknote degeneration mode that restricts the processing other than the banknote reconsideration processing among the processing of paying out the banknotes is set, so that the processing other than the reconsideration processing is different from the stacker in which the different denomination is mixed. It can prevent that a banknote of a denomination is drawn out accidentally.

  Further, when the reconsideration process is executed in the banknote degeneration mode, the banknotes are fed out from the stacker in which different denominations are mixed, identified by the banknote identification unit 132, and distributed to the denominations by the sorting units 142, 144. Are stored in the stackers 138 to 140, at that time, the transfer speed of the deposit banknote transport path 131, the branch banknote transport path 143 and the branch banknote transport path 145, the identification result of the banknote identification unit 132, and each banknote From the detection result of the banknotes by the detection sensors 193 to 195, when mixing of different denomination banknotes into the denomination stackers 138 to 140 is not detected, the control unit 105 cancels the banknote degeneration mode, and denominations The banknotes are allowed to be fed out from all the stackers 138 to 140 in a process other than the reconsideration process. This eliminates the need for the maintenance worker to check the stackers 138 to 140 to remove the different denomination banknotes even when the different denomination banknotes are mixed, and to easily recover from the different denomination mixed state. It will be possible.

  Further, when the coin depositing process is executed in the coin degeneration mode, the control unit 105 sorts the coins identified as normal by the coin identifying unit 44 by the opening / closing sorting unit 50 regardless of the denomination, and the coin dispensing storage unit In order to temporarily store in the temporary storage unit 18 without transporting to 70 to 75, coins are stored from the temporary storage unit 18 to the coin storage 20 in the deposit confirmation process, and return boxes from the temporary storage unit 18 in the deposit cancellation process. By returning the coins to the outside via 19, it becomes possible to perform a deposit cancellation process without being subject to transaction restrictions in the coin degeneration mode. That is, in the coin degeneration mode, since the withdrawal from the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 that are mixed with different denominations is restricted, the coin withdrawal is performed in the same manner as when no different denominations are mixed in the deposit cancellation processing. If it returns from the money storage part 70-75, about the coin of the coin denomination storage part mixed with different denominations, from the coin withdrawal storage part 70-75 which does not contain different denominations. However, since the received coins are returned as they are from the temporary storage unit 18, such a situation does not occur.

  Similarly, when the banknote deposit process is executed in the banknote degeneration mode, the control unit 105 sorts the banknotes identified as normal by the banknote identification unit 132 by the sorting units 134 and 154 regardless of the denomination, and stackers 138. In order to temporarily store in the temporary storage unit 124 without transporting to ~ 140, banknotes can be stored from the temporary storage unit 124 to the banknote storage 125 in the deposit confirmation process, and the temporary storage unit 124 can be pulled out in the deposit cancellation process. By returning the banknote to the outside of the machine, it becomes possible to perform the deposit cancellation process without being subject to the transaction regulation in the banknote degeneration mode. In other words, in the banknote degeneration mode, the feeding out of the stackers 138 to 140 mixed with the different denominations is restricted. Therefore, in the deposit cancellation process, the stackers 138 to 140 are returned in the same manner as when there is no different denominations mixed. If the banknotes of the denominations mixed with different denominations are to be returned, the denominations of the stackers 138 to 140 will be returned in place of those with no different denominations, and the denominations are different from the deposits. However, since the deposited banknote is returned as it is from the temporary storage unit 124, this does not occur.

  Moreover, in the coin deposit / withdrawal device unit 11, when the coin reconsideration process is executed in the coin degeneration mode, the coin withdrawal / containment unit in which different denomination coins are mixed among the coin withdrawal / collection storage units 70 to 75 is used. A coin dispensing process for delivering coins and dispensing them at the coin dispensing slot 17 is performed. Immediately after the coin dispensing process, the coins inserted into the coin depositing slot 15 are fed out from the coin depositing slot 15 and identified by the coin identifying unit 44. The coins are stored in the coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 according to the distribution type according to the types of the holes 53 to 58. For this reason, the coin reconsideration process can be performed without requiring a special configuration for the coin reconsideration process.

  Similarly, when the banknote reconsideration process is executed in the banknote degeneration mode in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12, the banknotes are fed out from the stacker in which different denomination banknotes are mixed among the stackers 138 to 140. The banknote payout process is performed at 122, and immediately after the banknote payout process, the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit port 121 are fed out from the banknote deposit port 121 and identified by the banknote identification unit 132, and the distribution units 142 and 144 are used as gold. The banknote storage process stored in the stackers 138 to 140 of the sort type is performed. For this reason, a banknote reconsideration process can be performed, without requiring the special structure for a banknote reconsideration process.

  In addition, in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus unit 11, a conveying unit that directly conveys the coins fed from the coin-type coin dispensing storage units 70 to 75 to a coin deposit port (storage unit) 15 that stores the coins so that the coins can be fed out. As a coin reconsideration process, all coins are drawn out from the coin withdrawal storage unit in which different denomination coins are mixed among the coin withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 of the money type, and the coin deposit port 15 is conveyed by the transport means. The coin storage process stored in the coin, and after completion of the coin storage process, the coins stored in the coin deposit port 15 are fed out and identified by the coin identification unit 44 and distributed to the denominations by the sorting holes 53 to 58. You may make it perform the coin storage process accommodated in the accommodating parts 70-75. In this case, it is preferable to provide a shutter at the coin deposit slot 15 and keep the shutter closed during the coin reconsideration process.

  If comprised in this way, when a coin reconsideration process is performed at the time of coin degeneration mode, it will be from the coin withdrawal storage part in which different denomination coins are mixed among the coin withdrawal storage parts 70-75 of a money type. A coin storage process is carried out for feeding out coins and storing them in the coin deposit slot 15, and coins stored in the coin deposit slot 15 are fed out and identified by the coin discriminating section 44 and distributed to the denominations at the sorting holes 53 to 58. Since the coin storage process stored in the withdrawal storage units 70 to 75 is performed, the coin reconsideration process can be performed regardless of the manpower.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus unit 12, the reconsideration temporary storage unit (storage means) that stores the banknotes fed out from the denomination stackers 138 to 140 so that the banknotes can be fed out, and the denomination stackers 138 to 140 are fed out. First transport means for transporting the banknotes to the temporary storage section dedicated to reconsideration, and second transport means for joining the banknotes fed from the temporary storage section dedicated to reconsideration upstream from the banknote identification section 132 of the deposited banknote transport path 131 As a banknote reconsideration process, all the banknotes are fed out from the stacker in which different denominations are mixed among the denomination stackers 138 to 140 and stored in the temporary storage section for reconsideration by the first transport means After completion of the storage process and the banknote storage process, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section dedicated to reconsideration are fed out and transported to the deposited banknote transport path 131 by the second transport means and identified by the banknote identification section 132. Te may be carried out and the banknote storage processing to be stored in the stacker 138 to 140 of the distribution denomination to denomination in the distribution unit 142, 144. In this case, another banknote recognition unit (second identification unit) dedicated to reconsideration may be provided in the second transport unit, and the second transport unit may be joined downstream of the banknote recognition unit 132 of the deposited banknote transport path 131. .

  If comprised in this way, when a banknote reconsideration process is performed at the time of banknote degeneration mode, it will pay out a banknote from the stacker in which a different denomination banknote is mixed among the money type stackers 138-140, and will be temporarily reconsidered. The banknote storage process stored in the storage unit is performed, the banknotes stored in the reconsideration temporary storage unit are identified by the banknote identification unit 132 or the reconsideration banknote identification unit, and are classified into denominations by the sorting units 142 and 144. Since the banknote storing process to be stored in the stackers 138 to 140 of the sorting money type is performed, the banknote reconsideration process can be performed regardless of the manpower.

  In the above-described embodiment, the detection unit, the degeneration unit, and the degeneration release unit are described as being provided in the control unit 105 of the POS register 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and all or part of them is included. May be provided in a control unit (not shown) of the money handling machine 10.

10 Money Handling Machine 15 Coin Deposit (Insertion Method)
17 Coin withdrawal (payment means)
18 Temporary storage unit 20 Coin storage (storage means)
44 Coin identification unit (payment identification means)
50 Opening / closing selector (second sorting means)
53-58 Sorting hole (sorting means)
53A-57A Coin detection sensor (detection means)
70-75 Coin withdrawal storage (circulation means)
105 control unit (detection means, degeneration means, degeneration release means)
108 Operation part (operation means)
121 Banknote deposit slot (injection means)
122 bill withdrawal port (payment means)
124 Temporary storage unit 125 Banknote storage (storage means)
132 banknote identification part (payment identification means)
134 Sorting section (second sorting means)
138-140 Stacker (circulation means)
142, 144 Sorting part (sorting means)
154 Distribution unit (second distribution means)
193-195 banknote detection sensor (detection means)

Claims (3)

An input means for paying out the input money;
Deposit identification means for identifying the money paid out from the input means;
A sorting means for sorting the money identified as normal by the deposit identifying means into denominations;
A denomination circulating means for storing the money sorted by the sorting means so as to be payable;
Detecting means for detecting mixing of different denomination money in the denomination circulation means;
A payout means for paying out the money paid out from the denomination circulation means;
Storage means for storing money paid out from the denomination circulation means;
An operation means for inputting a money transaction operation;
A money handling machine having
When the detection means detects the inclusion of foreign currency denomination in at least one of the denomination circulation means, a process for feeding money to the circulation means in which the different denomination is mixed. Of these, other than the reconsideration process in which money is fed out and identified by the deposit identifying means or the second identifying means different from the deposit identifying means, sorted by money by the sorting means and stored in the circulating means of the money type Reduction means for setting the reduction mode to restrict processing;
When the reconsideration process is executed during the degeneration mode, a degeneration release unit that cancels the degeneration mode when the detection unit does not detect the inclusion of foreign money in the reconsideration process;
Equipped with a,
A second sorting means for sorting the money identified as normal by the deposit identifying means;
A temporary storage unit capable of temporarily storing the money distributed by the second distribution means so that it can be returned and storing the temporarily stored money in the storage means;
When the deposit process is executed in the degeneration mode, the control means for distributing the money identified as normal by the deposit identification means by the second sorting means regardless of the denomination and temporarily storing it in the temporary storage section money handling machine, characterized in that it comprises. The reconsideration process includes a payout process in which money is paid out from the circulating means in which the different denominations are mixed and is discharged by the payout means, and the money that has been input into the input means immediately after the payout process is the input means. money handling machine of claim 1 Symbol mounting characterized by comprising the identification to storage process for storing the reflux means of sorting the denomination to denomination by the sorting unit by the payment identification means feeding from. It has a storage means for storing the money drawn out from the denomination circulation means so that it can be drawn out,
The reconsideration process includes a storage process of paying out money from the circulating means mixed with the different denominations and storing the money in the storage means, and paying out money stored in the storage means, or the deposit identification means or the second money handling machine of claim 1 Symbol mounting, characterized in that comprising a storage process for storing the reflux means of sorting the denomination to denomination by the sorting means identified by the identification means.

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