JP5556390B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a function of temporarily holding a banknote in a deposit process or the like among functions of the banknote processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, banknote processing apparatuses that perform deposit processing for receiving and storing banknotes inserted from a user and withdrawal processing for discharging banknotes of an amount specified by a user have been installed in bank stores. As a banknote processing apparatus, there exists an automatic teller machine (ATM: Automated teller machine) etc., for example. Various developments have been made in the development of banknote processing devices, and for example, techniques for appropriately adjusting the overlap amount of the gate for sending out banknotes in the banknote processing device are disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-184260 A

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, for example, when the user deposits money into the banknote processing apparatus, the banknote passes through the temporary storage unit and the user leaves the banknote processing apparatus. When making money, it is comprised so that a banknote may not pass a temporary storage part. For this reason, there are many branches in the conveyance path in the banknote processing apparatus, and switching between a plurality of conveyance paths is required at each branch point, which causes a problem that the mechanism is complicated.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a technique capable of reducing the branching of the transport path in the banknote processing apparatus and simplifying the transport path. Is to provide.

In order to solve the above problem, according to a certain aspect of the present invention, a customer service unit that accepts insertion of banknotes, a recognition unit that tries to count the banknotes that have been accepted by the customer service unit, and a counting unit that performs counting a temporary holding portion for holding the bill, when the hold of the bill by the upper Symbol escrow unit is released and a housing part for housing the banknotes that have been held by the escrow unit above the escrow parts are in synchronization with the vertical movement of the stage for accumulating the bills, characterized by having a configuration capable of transferring to said reject collection unit is passed through the banknote, the banknote processing device Provided.

Escrow unit above a stage for integrating the bills, and a predetermined member in conjunction with the stage, further comprising a said predetermined member in order to feed transfer the banknote to rise together with the stage It is good also as operate | moving so that the conveyance path used for may be opened, and closing the said conveyance path with the fall of the said stage.

The predetermined member, may be configured as a stopper lever which operates to integrate the banknotes to the stage by colliding with banknote in descending together with the stage.

Escrow unit above, further comprising a stage, for integrating the bill, the stage has a transport path for feeding the bills to the transport path that is used to send transfer the banknote It is good as well.

Escrow unit above, further comprising a stopper, building to accumulate the bills in the stage by colliding with banknote, the stage position where the banknote is not prevented from colliding with the building stopper downward together with disposed, banknote to rise together with may be be disposed in a position that prevents impinging on the building stopper.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the branching of the conveyance path in the banknote handling apparatus and simplify the conveyance path.

It is a schematic diagram of the conveyance path of a general banknote processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the temporary storage part in a general banknote processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows schematic structure figure of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the temporary storage part in the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the temporary storage part in the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control system which the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment has. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the temporary storage part in the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the temporary storage part in the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the conveyance path of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<General banknote processing device>
First, a general banknote processing apparatus will be described before describing the banknote processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

[Description of configuration]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conveyance path of a general banknote handling apparatus. As shown in FIG. 1, a general banknote handling apparatus 900 includes a customer service section a for a user to insert and receive banknotes, a recognition section b that tries to count the banknotes, and a count result by the user. Before confirmation, the temporary storage part c ′ for temporarily storing the banknotes counted by the recognition part b, and the reject stacking part for storing banknotes that could not be counted by the recognition part b after confirmation of the counting result by the user. d and a storage part e for storing the banknotes held by the temporary holding part c ′ when the holding of the banknotes by the temporary holding part c ′ is released. The customer service part a used for the user to insert or receive banknotes more specifically has a function of accepting insertion of banknotes from the user, a function of discharging banknotes to the user, and the like. Moreover, the location where several conveyance paths merge has the conveyance path switching mechanisms f1-f4.

  When the user deposits money into the banknote processing apparatus 900, the banknotes inserted from the customer service part a are counted by the recognition part b and held by the temporary holding part c '. At this time, banknotes that could not be counted by the recognition unit b are returned to the customer service unit a and returned to the user. When the user confirms the counting result after the banknote is held by the temporary storage unit c ′ and an instruction indicating that the deposit processing is continued is input to the banknote processing apparatus 900 by the user, the banknote is temporarily stored. The banknotes transferred from c ′ to the recognition unit b and determined to be normal by the recognition unit b are stored in the storage unit e, and the banknotes determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit b are stored in the reject stacking unit d. Stored.

  When the user withdraws money from the banknote processing apparatus 900, the banknotes stored in the storage unit e are not stored in the temporary storage unit c ′ but directly transferred to the recognition unit b and counted by the recognition unit b. After that, it is transferred to the customer service part a. Banknotes that could not be counted by the recognition unit b are stored in the reject stacking unit d.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a temporary storage unit c ′ in a general banknote handling apparatus 900. As shown in FIG. 2, when a user deposits money into the banknote processing apparatus 900, first, the temporary storage unit c ′ is transferred from the recognition unit b via the transport path 960 during the storage operation. M is sandwiched between the feed roller 910 and the gate roller 920, and the bill M is discharged toward the bill stopper 950 by rotating the feed roller 910 and the gate roller 920. The released banknote M collides with the bill stopper 950 and is accumulated on the stage 940. The state in which the banknotes M are stacked on the stage 940 corresponds to the state in which the banknotes M are held in the temporary holding unit c ′ in the above-described example.

  When the user confirms the counting result and an instruction indicating that the depositing process is continued is input to the banknote processing apparatus 900 by the user, the temporary storage unit c ′ raises the stage 940 and puts the banknote M on the stage. 940 and picker roller 930 are sandwiched. Then, the temporary storage unit c ′ rotates the picker roller 930 to send the banknote M to the separation gate constituted by the feed roller 910 and the gate roller 920. The banknotes M are fed out one by one from the bundle state accumulated on the stage 940 to the transport path 960 by passing through the separation gate. The bill M fed to the transport path 960 is transferred to the recognition unit b by the temporary storage unit c ′ rotating the feed roller 910 and the gate roller 920.

  As described above, in the general banknote processing apparatus 900, when the user deposits money into the banknote processing apparatus 900, the banknote M passes through the temporary holding unit c ′, and the user processes the banknote. When withdrawing money from the apparatus 900, the bill M is configured not to pass through the temporary holding part c ′. For this reason, the conveyance path in the banknote processing apparatus 900 has many branches and is complicated. In the present embodiment, for example, when the user withdraws money from the banknote processing apparatus, the banknote M can be transferred from the recognition unit b to the reject stacking unit d via the temporary storage unit.

<Embodiment of the present invention>
Subsequently, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration diagram of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to, for example, an automated teller machine (ATM) installed in a bank store or the like. However, the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to an automatic teller machine, and has a function of storing banknotes inserted from a user, such as a money changer, a vending machine, a payment machine, and the like. It is possible to apply to all devices having a function of discharging bills.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes, for example, a coin insertion slot a1 for a user to insert a coin, a banknote insertion slot a2 for a user to insert a banknote, and the like. Is provided. The bill insertion slot a2 functions as an example of the customer service part a described later. The coin insertion slot a1 may not be provided in the banknote handling apparatus 10. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknote processing apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided with the touchscreen type display apparatus g which receives the instruction | indication from a user and displays various information, for example. However, the touch panel display device g is only an example of an input device and a display device, and the input device and the display device included in the banknote handling device 10 are not particularly limited.

In the banknote processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the escrow portion has a configuration capable of transferring relative sure識部b were allowed to pass through the transported banknote reject collection unit d . With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the branching of the conveyance path in the banknote handling apparatus and simplify the conveyance path. Although various things are assumed as such a configuration, in the following, as a banknote processing apparatus having such a configuration, first, the banknote processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described, and then the first of the present invention will be described. A banknote handling apparatus according to a second embodiment will be described.

<First Embodiment>
Subsequently, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. Compared with a general banknote processing apparatus, the banknote processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is mainly different in the configuration of the temporary storage unit. Therefore, here, the temporary storage unit included in the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described, and the same components as those of a general banknote handling apparatus will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. To do.
[Description of configuration]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the temporary storage unit c1 in the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the temporary storage part c1 in the banknote processing apparatus 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention has a structure substantially the same as the structure of temporary storage part c 'in the above-mentioned general banknote processing apparatus 900. As shown in FIG. . However, while the general banknote processing apparatus 900 has only one transport path (transport path 960), the banknote processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has two transport paths (seconds). 1 conveyance path 116 and 2nd conveyance path 117). As shown in FIG. 4, the first transport path 116 is formed by, for example, a space sandwiched between the first guide 120 and the second guide 121, and the second transport path 117 is, for example, the first guide 120 and the first guide 120. It is formed by a space sandwiched between three guides 122.

  A stopper lever 115 installed in place of the bill stopper 950 in the general banknote handling apparatus 900 is interlocked with the stage 114. That is, normally, as shown in FIG. 4, the temporary holding unit c <b> 1 arranges the stage 114 below and arranges the stopper lever 115 so as to block the transfer gate of the banknote M to the second transport path 117.

  When the user deposits money into the banknote processing apparatus 10, the temporary storage unit c1 sandwiches the banknote M transferred from the recognition unit b via the first transport path 116 between the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112, The bill M is discharged toward the stopper lever 115 by rotating the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112. The released banknote M collides with the stopper lever 115 and is accumulated on the stage 114. The state where the banknotes M are stacked on the stage 114 corresponds to the state where the banknotes M are held in the temporary holding unit c1.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the temporary storage unit c1 in the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the user confirms the counting result and an instruction indicating that the depositing process is continued is input to the banknote processing apparatus 10 by the user, the temporary holding unit c1 raises the stage 114 as shown in FIG. The stage 114 is arranged upward, and the stopper lever 115 is arranged so as to open the transfer gate constituted by the first conveyance roller 118 and the second conveyance roller 119 by rotating the stopper lever 115. The temporary storage unit c1 sandwiches the banknote M between the stage 114 and the picker roller 113, and rotates the picker roller 113 to send the banknote M to a separation gate constituted by the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112. The banknotes M are fed out to the first conveyance path 116 one by one from the bundle state accumulated on the stage 114 by passing through the separation gate. The bill M fed to the first transport path 116 is transferred to the recognition unit b when the temporary storage unit c1 rotates the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112.

The banknote M is transferred from the temporary holding unit c1 to the recognition unit b, and the banknote M determined to be normal by the recognition unit b is stored in the storage unit e, and the banknote M determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit b. Is stored in the reject accumulating unit d .

  When a user withdraws money from the banknote processing apparatus 10, the banknotes stored in the storage unit e are not held in the temporary holding unit c1, but directly transferred to the recognition unit b and counted by the recognition unit b. Then, it is transferred to the customer service part a. Banknotes that could not be counted by the recognition unit b are stored in the reject stacking unit d. At this time, for example, the banknote M can be transferred from the recognition unit b to the reject stacking unit d via the temporary storage unit c1. That is, the temporary storage unit c1 raises the stage 114 and arranges the stage 114 upward, and rotates the stopper lever 115 to move the transfer gate constituted by the first conveyance roller 118 and the second conveyance roller 119. The stopper lever 115 is arranged so that it can be opened. When the banknote M is transferred from the recognition unit b to the reject stacking unit d via the temporary storage unit c1, the temporary storage unit c1 sandwiches the banknote M between the stage 114 and the picker roller 113 and rotates the picker roller 113. The bill M is sent to a transfer gate constituted by the first transport roller 118 and the second transport roller 119. The temporary storage unit c1 rotates the first transport roller 118 and the second transport roller 119 to transfer the banknote M sent to the transfer gate constituted by the first transport roller 118 and the second transport roller 119, to the first storage roller c1. 2 is transferred to the reject stacking part d through the transport path 117.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the control system 150 included in the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the control system 150 includes a control unit 151, a storage unit 152, an operation input unit 153, a roller rotation adjustment motor 154, a stopper lever adjustment motor 155, a stage adjustment motor 156, a display unit 157, and the like. .

  The control unit 151 has a function of controlling the operation of other blocks constituting the control system 150. The control unit 151 is configured based on, for example, a function for causing the display unit 157 to display a screen to be browsed in order to input operation information to the operation input unit 153, or operation information received by the operation input unit 153. And a function of controlling the roller rotation adjusting motor 154, the stopper lever adjusting motor 155, the stage adjusting motor 156, and the like.

  The function of the control unit 151 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access) that stores a control program that describes a processing procedure for an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) to realize these functions. This is accomplished by reading a control program from the storage unit 152 such as Memory), interpreting and executing the program.

  The operation input unit 153 has a function of receiving input of operation information from the user. For example, the operation input unit 153 can accept input of operation information such as an instruction indicating that the deposit is to be performed, an instruction indicating that the deposit process is continued, and an instruction indicating that the deposit is performed. The operation input unit 153 is configured by an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel, for example.

  The roller rotation adjusting motor 154 is instructed by the control unit 151 for various rollers in the bill processing apparatus 10 such as the feed roller 111, the gate roller 112, the picker roller 113, the first transport roller 118, the second transport roller 119, and the like. It has a function of rotating based on the rotation direction, the timing to start the rotation, the timing to end the rotation, and the like. The stopper lever adjustment motor 155 has a function of rotating the stopper lever 115 based on the rotation direction instructed from the control unit 151, the timing to start the rotation, the timing to end the rotation, and the like. is there. The stage adjustment motor 156 has a function of moving the stage 114 based on the moving direction (ascending or descending) instructed by the control unit 151, the timing for starting the movement, the timing for ending the movement, and the like. .

[Description of operation]
According to the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the banknote M is transferred between the recognition unit b and the reject stacking unit d by controlling the position of the stage 114 to temporarily store the c1. It can be used as a transport path. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, in a state where the stage 114 is arranged at the upper side, the stopper lever 115 is retracted and the picker roller 113 functions as a transport roller, so that the first transport path 116. The banknote M can pass through the interior of the temporary storage unit c1 as it is toward the second transport path 117, and the temporary storage unit c1 functions as a transport path of the banknote M.

[Description of effects]
As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the interior of the temporary storage unit c1 can be used as the transport path of the banknote M by interlocking the stopper lever 115 with the stage 114. It becomes like this. Thereby, it becomes possible to use the temporary storage part c1 as a part of a conveyance path. For example, when a user withdraws money from the banknote processing device 10, the banknote M passes through the temporary storage part c1, The branch of the conveyance path used can be reduced, the route used for transferring the banknote M can be simplified, and the number of conveyance path switching mechanisms can be reduced (simplification of the conveyance path switching mechanism).

More specifically, the temporary storage unit c <b> 1 includes a stage 114 for stacking banknotes M and a predetermined member that is interlocked with the stage 114. Although the stopper lever 115 is used as an example of the predetermined member, the predetermined member is not limited to this. Predetermined member, for example, operates to open the second transport path 117 which is used to transport the banknotes M transferred from certified識部b to rise together with the stage 114 to the reject collection unit d. Further, the predetermined member operates so as to block the second transport path 117 as the stage 114 is lowered, for example.

Predetermined member, when configured as a stopper lever 115, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, stage by colliding with the bill M, which is transferred from certified識部b in descending together with the stage 114 114 The bill M is operated so as to be stacked.

<Second Embodiment>
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The banknote handling apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is mainly different from the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention in the configuration of the temporary storage unit. Therefore, here, the temporary storage unit included in the second embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described, and the same components as those in the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with the same reference numerals. Omitted.
[Description of configuration]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the temporary storage unit c2 in the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the temporary storage unit c <b> 2 includes a transport stage 224 in which a transport path is provided inside a stage 940 in a general banknote processing apparatus 900. The transport stage 224 is provided with a third transport roller 210 and a fourth transport roller 211. As shown in FIG. 7, the first transport path 116 is formed by, for example, a space sandwiched between the first guide 201 and the second guide 121, and the second transport path 117 is, for example, the first guide 201 and the first guide 201. It is formed by a space sandwiched between three guides 202.

  When the user deposits money into the banknote processing apparatus 10, the temporary storage unit c2 sandwiches the banknote M transferred from the recognition unit b via the first transport path 116 between the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112, The bill M is discharged toward the bill stopper 225 by rotating the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112. The released banknote M collides with the bill stopper 225 and is accumulated on the transport stage 224. The state where the banknotes M are stacked on the transport stage 224 corresponds to the state where the banknotes M are held in the temporary holding unit c2.

  When the user confirms the counting result and an instruction indicating that the deposit process is continued is input to the banknote processing apparatus 10 by the user, the temporary storage unit c2 raises the transport stage 224 and moves the transport stage 224 upward. To place. The temporary storage unit c2 sandwiches the banknote M between the transport stage 224 and the picker roller 113, and rotates the picker roller 113 to send the banknote M to the separation gate constituted by the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112. The bills M are fed out to the first transport path 116 one by one from the bundled state accumulated on the transport stage 224 by passing through the separation gate. The banknote M fed out to the first conveyance path 116 is transferred to the recognition unit b when the temporary storage unit c2 rotates the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the temporary storage unit c2 in the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The banknote M is transferred from the temporary holding unit c1 to the recognition unit b, and the banknote M determined to be normal by the recognition unit b is stored in the storage unit e, and the banknote M determined to be abnormal by the recognition unit b. Is stored in the reject accumulating unit d .

  When the user withdraws money from the banknote processing apparatus 10, the banknotes stored in the storage unit e are not held in the temporary holding unit c2, but directly transferred to the recognition unit b and counted by the recognition unit b. Then, it is transferred to the customer service part a. Banknotes that could not be counted by the recognition unit b are stored in the reject stacking unit d. At this time, for example, the banknote M can be transferred from the recognition unit b to the reject stacking unit d via the temporary storage unit c2. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the temporary storage unit c2 raises the transfer stage 224 and arranges the transfer stage 224 upward. When the banknote M is transferred from the recognition unit b to the reject stacking unit d via the temporary storage unit c2, the temporary storage unit c2 sandwiches the banknote M between the third transport roller 210 and the fourth transport roller 211, and the third By rotating the transport roller 210 and the fourth transport roller 211, the bill M is sent to a transfer gate constituted by the first transport roller 118 and the second transport roller 119. The temporary storage unit c2 rotates the first conveyance roller 118 and the second conveyance roller 119 to transfer the banknote M sent to the transfer gate constituted by the first conveyance roller 118 and the second conveyance roller 119, to the first holding roller c119. 2 is transferred to the reject stacking part d through the transport path 117.

  In addition, although the control system which the banknote processing apparatus 10 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention has is the same as the control system 150 shown in FIG. 6, the banknote processing apparatus 10 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention has. The control system is different from the control system 150 shown in FIG. 6 in that it does not need to have the stopper lever adjustment motor 155.

[Description of effects]
As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, by moving the transport stage 224 provided with the transport path, the first transport path 116, the second transport path 117, and the like. Are connected, and the inside of the temporary storage part c2 can be used as the conveyance path of the banknote M. Thereby, it becomes possible to use the temporary storage part c2 as a part of a conveyance path. For example, when a user withdraws money from the banknote processing apparatus 10, the banknote M passes through the temporary storage part c2. The branch of the conveyance path used can be reduced, the route used for transferring the banknote M can be simplified, and the number of conveyance path switching mechanisms can be reduced (simplification of the conveyance path switching mechanism).

More specifically, the temporary storage unit c2 includes a transport stage 224 for stacking banknotes M. Transfer stage 224 includes a transport path for feeding the bills M to the second transport path 117 which is used to transport the banknotes M transferred from certified識部b to reject collection unit d.

Escrow unit c2 is provided with a building stopper 225 to accumulate the bills M to the transfer stage 224 by colliding with the bill M, which is transferred from certified識部b. Transfer stage 224, as shown in FIG. 7, a bill M, which is transferred from certified識部b in descending together with the transfer stage 224 is disposed in a position which does not interfere with the colliding with the building stopper 225. The transport stage 224, as shown in FIG. 8, a bill M, which is transferred from certified識部b to rise together with the transfer stage 224 is disposed in a position that prevents hitting the building stopper 225.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a conveyance path of the banknote handling apparatus 10 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. If it is comprised so that the banknote M can pass the inside of the temporary storage part c (the temporary storage part c1 and the temporary storage part c2), complication of a conveyance path can be reduced.

[Modification]
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the temporary storage unit c1 is configured such that the feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112 are provided on the first transport path 116 side, but the transferred banknote M is accumulated on the stage 114. The feed roller 111 and the gate roller 112 for this purpose may be provided on the second transport path 117 side. In that case, the roller provided on the first conveyance path 116 functions as a roller (discharge roller) for paying out the banknote M, and the banknote M is staged from the second conveyance path 117 side during the temporary holding operation. 114, and transferred from the first conveyance path 116 side to the outside of the temporary storage unit c1.

  Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the temporary holding portion c1 has the stopper lever 115 as a configuration interlocking with the stage 114, but the configuration interlocking with the stage 114 is not limited to the stopper lever 115. . For example, instead of the stopper lever 115, the temporary storage unit c1 has another configuration capable of closing or opening the transfer gate of the banknote M to the second transport path 117 in conjunction with the stage 114. Also good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote processing apparatus 114 Stage 115 Stopper lever 116 1st conveyance path 117 2nd conveyance path 224 conveyance stage 225 Bill stopper a Customer service part b Recognition part c (c1, c2) Temporary holding part d Reject accumulation part e Storage part g Display apparatus M banknote

Claims (5)

A customer service section that accepts the insertion of banknotes;
A recognizing unit that attempts to count the bills that have been accepted for insertion by the customer service unit;
A temporary holding unit for holding banknotes counted by the recognition unit ;
A housing part for housing the banknotes that were being held by the escrow unit and hold the bill by pre-Symbol escrow unit is released,
With
The escrow unit, in conjunction with the vertical movement of the stage for accumulating the bills, characterized by having a configuration capable of sending moved by passing banknote, the banknote handling apparatus. The temporary holding unit is
A stage for accumulating the banknotes;
A predetermined member interlocked with the stage;
Further comprising
The predetermined member is:
Operates to open the conveying path used to send transfer the banknote to rise together with the stage, characterized in that it operates to block the conveyance path along with lowering of the stage, according to claim 1 The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1. The predetermined member is:
Characterized in that it is configured as a stopper lever which operates to integrate the banknotes on the stage by colliding with banknote in descending together with the stage, the bill processing device according to claim 2. The temporary holding unit is
A stage for accumulating the banknotes,
Further comprising
The stage is
Characterized in that it has a transport path for feeding the bill to the conveyance path used to send transfer the banknote, the banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1. The temporary holding unit is
Building stopper to accumulate the bills in the stage by colliding with banknote,
Further comprising
The stage is
Banknote in descending together with is arranged at a position that does not interfere with that impinging on the building stopper, characterized in that it is arranged in a position that prevents hitting the banknote to rise together with said building stopper, wherein Item 5. A bill processing apparatus according to item 4.

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