JP5647456B2 - Money processing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention automatically accepts money for sale of goods or settlement of service charges by storing money inserted from a money insertion slot inside or discharging money stored inside from a money discharge slot. For example, the present invention relates to a money processing machine such as a parking fee settlement machine or a vending machine.

  Parking fee settlement machines, etc. used in paid parking lots need to collect fees and replenish change while the vehicle is not leaving, and these management operations are carried out smoothly by any staff. It is desirable. In addition, in order to prevent crimes aimed at the management work of collecting and replenishing money, security considerations are sufficient so that safes etc. can not be taken out simply by opening the door. Must be configured. In addition, it is desirable to have a system that can prevent and manage fraud by the staff, but it is not possible to implement measures such as monitoring at the management center, especially for parking fee settlement machines that are not networked, so that money collection and replenishment are not possible. The current situation was to trust the staff's report.

  In this regard, for example, Patent Document 1 automatically and accurately totals the amount of money received and the amount of money to be deposited and withdrawn, including the amount of change paid and its replenishment amount, without the need for input by an attendant or the like. In order to provide an automatic fee settlement machine devised so that it can be done, deposits by payment of sales and withdrawals by payment of change are stored in memory each time, each banknote and coin safe, and each change A technique is disclosed in which the amount stored in a safe is recorded and the amount stored in each safe is called out when each safe is pulled out.

  Further, for example, in Patent Document 2, various types of devices can be used without opening the door of the apparatus main body in which a safe containing cash such as sales or change is stored, or without using an inconvenient key or the like. The maintenance process can be performed safely and easily, and each maintenance process can be controlled so that it can be operated only by specific personnel or managers who are allowed to operate it in advance. Refers to the fee settlement machine. Specifically, the maintenance permission information for enabling various maintenance processes is input and set in the inside of the device main body, which is difficult to operate from the outside, or in a place different from the device main body. A maintenance input device is provided. On the outer side of the device main body, a display for guiding and displaying the contents of permitted maintenance processing, and maintenance processing can be input according to the guidance display on the display. Touch plate type input unit technology provided as part input apparatus is disclosed.

JP 2001-307179 A JP 2005-44151 A

  By the way, in the housing of the parking fee payment machine, in order to store money (coins and banknotes) as a parking fee paid by the user, it is used as a money storage device (for example, a safe) for storing the money, or as a change. A plurality of money storage devices such as a money storage device (for example, a coin hopper or a coin dispensing device) for storing money are provided. Moreover, each of these money storage devices is divided into a coin money storage device and a banknote money storage device. Arrangement | positioning of these some money accommodating apparatuses in a housing | casing changes with the setting according to the condition of the parking lot to install, even if it is the same model according to the model of a parking fee payment machine.

  Moreover, the money storage device for storing coins used as change has a plurality of storage portions, and a plurality of types of coins (10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 500 yen) are stored in the plurality of storage parts for each type. It is structured to be stored separately. In such a money storage device, the type of money to be stored, the number of storage units, the arrangement of storage units, and the like differ depending on the type and setting of the parking fee settlement machine. For example, in a parking fee settlement machine set in a parking lot where the parking fee is set in units of 100 yen, there is no need to handle 10 yen coins. Therefore, in the money storage device provided in the parking fee settlement machine, There is no accommodating part to accommodate 10 yen. In addition, for banknotes, not only when handling 1000 yen banknotes, 2000 yen banknotes, 5000 yen banknotes and 10000 yen banknotes, there are cases where only 1000 yen banknotes are handled. The structure of the device is different.

  As described above, the arrangement and structure of each money storage device, the type of money to be stored, and the like vary depending on the type and setting of the parking fee settlement machine or the parking lot. For this reason, a parking lot worker or agency management company staff who visits the parking lot and performs management work such as collecting fees and replenishing changes is installed in the parking lot each time they visit the parking lot and perform management work. It is necessary to grasp the arrangement and structure of each money storage device, the kind of money to be stored, and the like in a parking fee settlement machine. As a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform management work smoothly.

  For example, go to individual parking lots without prior knowledge, open the door of the parking fee settlement machine, check the inside, find money storage devices that should be replenished, and confirm the type of money to be replenished If this is done, the work time will be longer, causing the outgoing vehicle to wait, and giving the opportunity to observe the inside of the parking fee payment machine to those who plan crimes.

  The above problems occur not only in the parking fee settlement machine but also in other money processing machines such as a fee settlement machine that automatically settles charges for other services, and a vending machine that automatically sells goods. obtain.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, for example, and the problem of the present invention is that even if the arrangement and structure of each money storage device or the type of money to be stored is different, the administrator etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a money processing machine that can smoothly carry out the process.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the first money processing machine of the present invention stores an item of money inserted inside a money insertion slot or discharges the money stored inside from a money outlet. A money processing machine that automatically delivers money related to the sale or payment of a service fee, the housing having the money insertion port and the money discharge port, and disposed at a predetermined position in the housing, respectively A plurality of money storage devices each storing the money, a display device having a display screen, display control means for generating an image and displaying the image on the display screen of the display device, and a general user Mode switching means for switching between a general use mode for delivering money related to the sale of goods or payment of service charges between the two, and a management mode for an administrator to perform management work The display control means generates a guide image indicating a relative positional relationship between the plurality of money storage devices in the housing and displays the guide image on the display screen of the display device in the management mode. It is characterized by.

  According to the first money processing machine of the present invention described above, an administrator or the like can view the display screen when performing management work such as fee collection, change replenishment, maintenance, and the like. It is possible to know the positions of a plurality of money storage devices. Therefore, even if the arrangement of the money storage device in the housing differs depending on the type or setting of the money processing machine, the administrator or the like can easily and reliably specify the money storage device to be managed. Work can be performed smoothly.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a second money processing machine according to the present invention is the above-described first money processing machine according to the present invention, wherein at least one of the plurality of money storage devices includes a plurality of types of money. The display control means is a guide showing the type of money stored in each of the storage units and the relative positional relationship between the plurality of storage units. An image is generated, and the guide image is displayed on a display screen of the display device.

  According to the above-described second money processing machine of the present invention, the administrator or the like looks at the display screen when performing the management work, and thereby to which one of the plurality of accommodation units of the money accommodation apparatus. You can know what kind of money should be accommodated. Therefore, the administrator or the like can accommodate in the accommodation unit even when the number of the plurality of accommodation units included in the money accommodation device and the types of money to be accommodated in the plurality of accommodation units differ depending on the type or setting of the money processing machine. It is possible to reduce mistakes such as wrong type of money to be made.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the third money processing machine of the present invention is the above-described first or second money processing machine of the present invention, wherein the case is configured such that when the case is closed, A plurality of doors that communicate between the inside and the outside of the housing when opened, and the display control means opens one door of the plurality of doors and opens the other door. An image showing the position of the money storage device arranged at a position where the one door can be operated with the one door open among the plurality of money storage devices in the guide image when closed; The display mode of the image showing the position of another money storage device is different from each other.

  According to the third money processing machine of the present invention described above, an administrator or the like can open a door of a plurality of money storage devices by looking at the display screen when performing management work. It is possible to know the money storage device that can be operated. Therefore, the administrator or the like does not repeatedly open and close different doors or opens all the doors in order to find a money storage device to perform the management work, so the management work is performed smoothly. be able to.

  In order to solve the above problems, a fourth money processing machine according to the present invention is the above-described third money processing machine according to the present invention, wherein the display control means opens one of the plurality of doors. When the other door is closed, in the guide image, among the plurality of money storage devices, the position of the money storage device arranged at a position where the one door can be operated. It is characterized in that the sharpness, hue or color brightness of the image to be displayed and the image indicating the position of another money storage device are different from each other.

  According to the fourth money processing machine of the present invention described above, the administrator or the like looks at the display screen when performing the management work, and opens one door among the plurality of money storage devices. The money storage device that can be operated can be known easily and reliably.

  In order to solve the above problems, a fifth money processing machine of the present invention is the above-described money processing machine according to any one of the first to fourth of the present invention, wherein at least one of the plurality of money storage devices. Is a money storage device with a door having a door that shuts off the inside and the outside of the money storage device when closed and communicates between the inside and the outside of the money storage device when opened, the display control means Is characterized in that the display mode of the image indicating the position of the money storage device with the door is changed in the guide image depending on whether the door of the money storage device with the door is closed or open.

  According to the fifth money processing machine of the present invention described above, the administrator or the like can know the open / closed state of the door of the door-attached money storage device by looking at the display screen when performing the management work. Therefore, the administrator or the like can easily identify the money storage device with the door to perform the management work by knowing the open / closed state of the door of the money storage device with the door to perform the management work. It can be done smoothly.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the sixth money processing machine of the present invention is the above-described fifth money processing machine of the present invention, wherein the display control means is such that the door of the door-containing money storage device is closed. It is characterized in that the clearness, hue, or color brightness of the image indicating the position of the door-equipped money storage device in the guide image is changed depending on when it is open.

  According to the sixth money processing machine of the present invention described above, the administrator or the like can easily and surely know the open / closed state of the door of the money storage device with a door by looking at the display screen when performing the management work. be able to.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a seventh money processing machine according to the present invention is the above-described second money processing machine according to the present invention, in which the display control means is accommodated in each accommodation part in the guide image. A numerical value indicating the number of money being displayed is displayed at a position corresponding to an image indicating the position of the storage unit.

  According to the above-described seventh money processing machine of the present invention, an administrator or the like can easily and accurately know the number of moneys stored in each storage unit of the money storage device for each storage unit.

  According to the present invention, even if the arrangement and structure of each money storage device provided in the money processing machine or the type of money to be stored is different for each money processing machine, the administrator or the like can collect charges, replenish change, Management operations related to the money handling machine such as maintenance can be smoothly performed.

It is a perspective view which shows the parking fee payment machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the parking fee payment machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention of the state where the side door opened. It is a perspective view which shows the parking fee adjustment machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention of a state where the side door and the front door opened. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relative positional relationship between the coin hopper in the housing of the parking fee payment machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention, a coin dispensing device, a coin safe, a banknote dispensing device, a banknote safe, etc. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the parking fee payment machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the guidance image displayed on the display screen of the parking fee payment machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the parking fee adjustment machine by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention of a state where the side door and the front door opened. It is explanatory drawing which shows the guidance image displayed on the display screen of the parking fee payment machine by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the guidance image displayed on the display screen of the parking fee adjustment machine by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention when a side door opens.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a parking fee settlement machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the side door of the parking fee settlement machine is opened, and FIG. 3 shows the side door and front of the parking fee settlement machine. Shows the door open. In FIG. 1, a parking fee settlement machine 1 is a first embodiment of a money handling machine of the present invention. That is, the parking fee payment machine 1 stores the money inserted from the coin insertion slot 23 or the bill insertion slot 24 inside, or discharges the money stored inside to the banknote payout outlet 25 or the change / receipt outlet 26. By doing so, it is a money processing machine that automatically delivers money related to the settlement of the parking fee. Generally, there are parking fee settlement machines such as an exit settlement machine that settles a fee when leaving a vehicle, a prepaid settlement machine that is installed in or near a parking lot and performs a preliminary fee settlement. It is an exit settlement machine. The parking fee settlement machine 1 is installed beside the road 2 near the exit of the parking lot. The parking fee adjusting machine 1 is electrically connected to a pair of loop coils embedded in the roadway 2 and an exit gate opening / closing device installed in the vicinity of the exit adjusting machine via an embedded wiring. Settlement and control of opening / closing the gate bar of the exit gate opening / closing machine.

  The parking fee payment machine 1 has a housing 11. In the housing 11, a front door 12 is provided on the front surface portion facing the roadway 2. The front door 12 is attached to the housing 11 so as to open and close in the front direction of the housing 11 as shown in FIG. The front door 12 blocks between the inside and the outside of the housing 11 at the front portion of the housing 11 when closed, and communicates between the inside and the outside of the housing 11 at the front portion of the housing 11 when opened. . When the front door 12 is opened, a front opening 16 is formed on the front surface of the housing 11. In addition, a side door 13 is provided on a side surface of the housing 11 (in this embodiment, the left surface is a right surface). The side door 13 is attached to the housing 11 so as to open and close in the lateral direction of the housing 11. The side door 13 shuts off the inside and outside of the housing 11 at the side surface of the housing 11 when closed, and communicates between the inside and outside of the housing 11 at the side surface of the housing 11 when opened. . When the side door 13 is opened, a side opening 17 is formed in the side surface of the housing 11. The side door 13 is provided with a lock handle 14. The front door 12 and the side door 13 are both locked and cannot be opened at the time of general use, but can be opened by an administrator or the like by unlocking them with a key during management work.

  A display device 21 is attached to the back side of the upper portion of the front door 12. The display device 21 has a display screen 21A. The display screen 21 </ b> A is disposed so as to be visible from the front side of the front door 12 through a display opening 12 </ b> A formed in the front door 12. In addition, on the front door 12, below the display device 21, a parking ticket insertion slot 22 for inserting a parking ticket at the time of settlement, a coin insertion slot 23 as a money insertion slot for inserting a coin at the time of settlement, and a banknote at the time of settlement. A bill insertion port 24 as a money insertion port, a bill discharge port 25 as a money discharge port for discharging a bill at the time of payment, and a change / receipt outlet 26 as a money discharge port for discharging change and a receipt at the time of payment. It has been. Further, the front door 12 is provided with a cancel button 27, a receipt issue button 28, a speaker 29, and an interphone 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a setting is provided on the back side of the side door 13 of the parking fee adjustment machine 1 with a display screen and setting keys that can be viewed from the back side of the side door 13 when the side door 13 is opened. A device 41 is attached. As shown in FIG. 3, a coin hopper 42, a coin dispensing device 44, a coin safe 45, a bill dispensing device 47 and a bill safe 48 are provided in the housing 11. The coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, the coin safe 45, the banknote dispensing device 47, and the banknote safe 48 are each a money storage device that stores money.

  The coin hopper 42 accommodates coins for use as change. The coin hopper 42 has, for example, two storage portions 42A and 42B that store two types of money (10 yen coins and 100 yen coins) separately for each type (see FIG. 4). The coin hopper 42 is accommodated in a strong casing, and the accommodating portions 42A and 42B cannot be touched unless the door 43 provided in the casing is opened. Further, the door 43 is provided with a key portion (not shown). The door 43 is locked and cannot be opened simply by opening the side door 13 by the key part, but an administrator or the like can unlock the key part using a key and open the door 43 during management work. . On the other hand, in the coin dispensing device 44, the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 23 are stored separately for each type. It can be used as a coin change accommodated in the coin dispensing device 44. The coin dispensing device 44 includes, for example, four storage units 44A, 44B, 44C, and 44D that store four types of money (10 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, and 500 yen coin) separately for each type. (See FIG. 4). Furthermore, the coin dispensing device 44 has an accommodating portion 44E that accommodates a spare 100 yen coin. A coin sorter 56 (see FIG. 5) is provided between the coin slot 23 and the coin dispensing device 44. On the other hand, in the coin safe 45, when the coin dispensing device 44 is full, a part of the coins accommodated in the coin dispensing device 44 is put and stored. The coin safe 45 can store all types of coins accommodated in the coin dispensing device 44. Further, the coin safe 45 is housed in a strong casing having a door 46 provided with a key portion (not shown), similar to the coin hopper 42. The banknote dispensing device 47 accommodates banknotes (for example, only 1000 yen banknotes) for use as a bill. The banknote safe 48 stores banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot 24. Examples of the banknote include 1000 yen banknote, 2000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, and 10000 banknote. The banknote safe 48 is also housed in a strong casing having a door (none of which is shown) provided with a key portion, similar to the coin hopper 42 and the coin safe 45. A bill sorter 57 (see FIG. 5) is provided between the bill insertion slot 24 and the bill safe 48.

  FIG. 4 shows the relative positional relationship among the coin insertion slot 23, the bill insertion slot 24, the bill withdrawal port 25, the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, the coin safe 45, the bill dispensing device 47 and the bill safe 48. Yes. In FIG. 4, the figure which looked at the inside of the housing | casing 11 standing in front of the side part (left side part) in the state in which the side door 13 was opened (left side in FIG. 4), and the front in the state in which the front door 12 was opened The figure which stood in front of the part and looked at the inside of the housing | casing 11 (right side in FIG. 4) is shown side by side. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, and the coin safe 45 are arranged at a position where they can be operated with the side door 13 opened. That is, the coin hopper 42 is disposed at the top of the housing 11, and the casing door 43 that accommodates the coin hopper 42 is disposed in the vicinity of the side opening 17 of the housing 11 and opens and closes in the lateral direction. An administrator or the like can open the side door 13, insert a hand from the side opening 17, unlock the door 43 and open the door 43, and inspect the accommodating portions 42 </ b> A and 42 </ b> B in the coin hopper 42, Or a coin can be collect | recovered from accommodating part 42A and 42B. On the other hand, the coin dispensing device 44 is disposed in the middle part of the housing 11. An administrator or the like can open the side door 13, insert his / her hand through the side opening 17, and inspect the accommodating portions 44 </ b> A to 44 </ b> E in the coin dispensing device 44. On the other hand, the coin safe 45 is disposed in the lower part of the casing 11, and the casing door 46 that accommodates the coin safe 45 is disposed in the vicinity of the side opening 17 of the casing 11 and opens and closes in the lateral direction. An administrator or the like can open the side door 13, insert his hand through the side opening 17, unlock the door 46 and open the door 46, and collect coins stored in the coin safe 45.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the bill dispensing device 47 and the bill safe 48 are disposed at positions where the front door 12 can be operated with the front door 12 open. That is, the banknote dispensing device 47 is disposed in the middle part of the housing 11. An administrator or the like can open the front door 12, insert a hand through the front opening 16, and check the banknote dispensing device 47. On the other hand, the bill safe 48 is located in the middle of the housing 11 and behind the bill dispensing device 47, and the door of the casing that houses the bill safe 48 is located near the front opening 16 of the housing 11. Yes. The administrator or the like opens the front door 12, inserts his hand through the front opening 16, unlocks the casing door that houses the banknote safe 48, opens the door, and collects banknotes stored in the banknote safe 48. can do. Further, the coin insertion slot 23, the bill insertion slot 24, and the bill payout opening 25 are arranged at the upper part of the front surface portion of the housing 11.

  When looking at FIG. 4 as a whole, in the region of the casing 11 where the continuously connected side surface portion and the front surface portion are combined, the banknote outlet 25 is disposed on the upper right side, and the coin slot 23 is disposed on the upper center side. The coin hopper 42 is disposed on the upper left side, the coin dispensing device 44 is disposed in the center, the coin safe 45 is disposed on the lower left side, the bill dispensing device 47 is disposed on the right front side, and the bill safe 48 is located on the right rear side. Arranged on the side.

  FIG. 5 shows an electrical configuration of the parking fee settlement machine 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the parking fee payment machine 1 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 and a memory 52. The CPU 51 and the memory 52 are connected to each other via a bus 53 and are connected to an interface 54 via the bus 53. Connected to the interface 54 are the display device 21, the cancel button 27, the receipt issue button 28, the speaker 29, the intercom 30, the setting device 41, the coin dispensing device 44 (accommodating portions 44 </ b> A to 44 </ b> E), and the bill dispensing device 47. Yes. Further, the interface 54 includes a card reader / writer 55, a coin sorter 56, a bill sorter 57, a vehicle sensor 58, a gate opening / closing control unit 59, a receipt printer 60, a front door sensor 61, a side door sensor 62, and communication control. The part 63, the hopper door sensor 65, the coin safe door sensor 66, and the banknote safe door sensor 67 are connected. The CPU 51 can control each component and each device connected to the interface 54 by reading a computer program stored in the memory 52 and executing it. Moreover, CPU51 performs the process which switches the operation mode of the parking fee payment machine 1 between general use mode and management mode so that it may mention later. Further, the CPU 51 performs processing for generating an image to be displayed on the display screen 21A of the display device 21 and displaying the image on the display screen 21A. The CPU 51 is a specific example of mode switching means and display control means.

  The vehicle sensor 58 is a sensor that is connected to a pair of loop coils embedded in the roadway 2 via embedded wiring and detects that a vehicle has come before the parking fee settlement machine 1. Based on the detection result of the vehicle sensor 58, the CPU 51 determines the timing for starting the settlement process and the timing for opening and closing the gate bar. The gate switch control unit 59 is connected to the exit gate switch via a buried wiring. The communication control unit 63 is connected to a dedicated communication line (for example, a LAN (Local Area Network)). The intercom 30 is connected to an external communication line.

  The front door sensor 61 is a sensor that is attached, for example, in the vicinity of the front opening 16 of the housing 11 and detects opening / closing (open or closed) of the front door 12. The side door sensor 62 is a sensor that is attached, for example, in the vicinity of the side opening 17 of the housing 11 and detects opening and closing of the side door 13. The hopper door sensor 65 is a sensor that is attached near the door 43 of a casing that accommodates the coin hopper 42, for example, and detects opening and closing of the door 43. The coin safe door sensor 66 is, for example, a sensor that is attached in the vicinity of the door 46 of the casing that houses the coin safe 45 and detects opening and closing of the door 46. The banknote safe door sensor 67 is a sensor that is attached, for example, in the vicinity of a door of a casing that houses the banknote safe 48 and detects opening and closing of the door.

  Here, the parking fee settlement machine 1 has a general use mode for delivering money related to the settlement of parking fees to the parking lot user, and the administrator performs management work such as fee collection, change replenishment, and maintenance. A mode switching function for switching between management modes for performing When a management card is inserted into the parking ticket insertion slot 22 by an administrator or the like, the card reader / writer 55 reads management work permission information (maintenance specific code) recorded on the management card. The CPU 51 recognizes the management work permission information read by the card reader / writer 55, and switches the operation mode of the parking fee adjusting machine 1 from the general use mode to the management mode only when the management work permission information is appropriate.

  There are also several types of management modes. That is, management operations include fee collection, change replenishment, sales totalization, change balance inquiry, other maintenance, and the like. Among these operations, fee collection and sales tabulation are operations that can be performed only by an administrator having special authority. On the other hand, change balance inquiry and change replenishment are operations that can be performed by an administrator having ordinary authority. An administrator having special authority has a special management card in which management work permission information for permitting all management work is recorded. When this management card is inserted into the parking ticket insertion slot 22, the parking fee payment machine 1 enters a special management mode. In this special management mode, the administrator can perform all management tasks. On the other hand, an administrator having ordinary authority has a normal management card in which management work permission information for permitting only change balance inquiry and change refill is recorded. When this management card is inserted into the parking ticket insertion slot 22, the parking fee payment machine 1 enters the normal management mode. In this normal management mode, change balance inquiry and change replenishment can be performed. In addition, there is a management card in which management work permission information for permitting other maintenance is recorded. When this management card is inserted into the parking ticket insertion slot 22, the parking fee adjusting machine 1 permits only other maintenance. Maintenance management mode.

  When the parking fee payment machine 1 is switched to the management mode, the coin slot 23 functions as a slot for inserting coins for replenishment of change. Moreover, the banknote discharge outlet 25 functions as an insertion port into which a banknote is inserted for refilling a bill. Further, the change / receipt taking-out port 26 functions as a discharge port for discharging coins accommodated in the coin dispensing device 44 or the like in the event processing.

  FIG. 6 shows a guide image of management work displayed on the display screen 21 </ b> A of the parking fee payment machine 1. When the parking fee adjusting machine 1 is in the general use mode, the display screen 21A of the display device 21 displays a date, time, a message indicating that it is open, and the like. At the time of payment, an image for guiding the insertion of the parking ticket, the amount of the parking fee, the insertion of the coin, the insertion of the banknote, the discharge of the change, etc. is displayed on the display screen 21A. On the other hand, when the parking fee payment machine 1 is in the management mode (specifically, the special management mode or the normal management mode), a guide image of management work as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display screen 21A. The Such generation of a guide image and the display control of the guide image and the like on the display screen 21 </ b> A are performed under the control of the CPU 51.

  In the management work guide image in FIG. 6, a message display area 71 is formed at the top, and various messages relating to the management work (for example, “insert coins or banknotes to be replenished” are displayed in the message display area 71. ]) Is displayed.

  Further, in the area from the middle part to the lower part of the management work guidance image, a coin insertion slot 23 for inserting coins for replenishment of change, a banknote outlet 25 for inserting banknotes for replenishment of change tags, and a coin hopper 42. The relative positional relationship among the coin dispensing device 44, the coin safe 45, the bill dispensing device 47, and the bill safe 48 is shown. Specifically, a bill insertion animation display area 72 is formed on the upper right side of the guide image, a coin insertion animation display area 73 is formed on the upper center side of the guide image, and a coin hopper state display is displayed on the upper left side of the guide image. Area 74 is formed. Further, on the right side of the guide image and below the banknote insertion animation display area 72, a banknote dispensing device state display area 75 is formed, and on the lower right side of the guide image, a banknote safe state display area 76 is formed. A coin dispensing device state display area 77 is formed on the lower center side of the image, and a coin safe state display area 78 is formed on the lower left side of the guide image.

  As can be seen from a comparison between FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the relative relationship between the banknote dispensing outlet 25, the coin insertion slot 23, the coin hopper 42, the banknote dispensing apparatus 47, the banknote safe 48, the coin dispensing apparatus 44 and the coin safe 45 shown in FIG. 4. 6, a bill insertion animation display area 72, a coin insertion animation display area 73, a coin hopper state display area 74, a bill dispenser state display area 75, a bill safe state display area 76, and a coin dispenser state. The relative positional relationship between the display area 77 and the coin safe state display area 78 corresponds to each other. That is, the banknote payout opening 25 is positioned on the upper right side in the region where the side surface portion and the front surface portion of the housing 11 are combined, and the banknote insertion animation display area 72 is positioned on the upper right side in the guidance screen. Further, the coin insertion slot 23 is positioned on the upper center side in the region where the side surface portion and the front surface portion of the casing 11 are combined, and the coin insertion animation display area 73 is positioned on the upper center side in the guidance screen. Further, the coin hopper 42 is positioned on the upper left side in the region where the side surface portion and the front surface portion of the casing 11 are combined, and the coin hopper state display area 74 is positioned on the upper left side in the guidance screen. Further, the banknote dispensing device 47 and the banknote safe 48 are located on the right side in a region where the side surface portion and the front surface portion of the housing 11 are combined, and the banknote dispensing device state display area 75 and the banknote safe state display area 76 are on the right side on the guidance screen. Located in. Further, the coin dispensing device 44 is located at the center in the region where the side surface portion and the front surface portion of the casing 11 are combined, and the coin dispensing device state display area 77 is located at the center lower side on the guidance screen. Further, the coin safe 45 is located on the lower left side in the region where the side surface portion and the front surface portion of the casing 11 are combined, and the coin safe state display area 78 is located on the lower left side on the guidance screen.

  In the management work guidance screen shown in FIG. 6, the banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion outlet 25 when the banknote is actually inserted into the banknote insertion outlet 25 in the banknote insertion animation display area 72. An animation (moving image) 72 </ b> A is displayed, and a moving image 72 </ b> B is displayed indicating that the display lamp provided on the upper side of the banknote payout opening 25 is blinking.

  In the coin insertion animation display area 73, an animation (moving image) 73A indicating a state in which coins are taken into the coin insertion slot 23 when a coin is actually inserted into the coin insertion slot 23 is displayed. A moving image 73B indicating that the display lamp provided on the upper side of the mouth 23 is blinking is displayed.

  In the coin hopper state display area 74, an image 74A showing the storage unit 42A for 10 yen coins and an image 74B showing the storage unit 42B for 100 yen coins are displayed. Images 74A and 74B show the types of coins stored in the storage units 42A and 42B and the relative positional relationship between the storage units 42A and 42B. In the coin hopper state display area 74, a numerical value 74C (the number of 10-yen coins: 300, 100-yen coins) indicating the number of coins currently contained in the respective accommodating portions 42A and 42B for each type of coins. (Number: 200) is displayed at a position corresponding to the images 74A and 74B showing the positional relationship between the accommodating portions 42A and 42B.

  In the banknote dispensing device state display area 75, a numerical value 75A (the number of 1000 yen banknote replenishment: 30 sheets) indicating the number of 1000 yen banknotes replenished to the banknote dispensing apparatus 44 from the start of the management operation to the present time, and A numerical value 75B (1000 yen banknote accommodation number: 95) indicating the number of 1000 yen banknotes currently stored in the banknote dispensing device 44 is displayed.

  In the banknote safe state display area 76, a numerical value 76A indicating the number of banknotes currently stored in the banknote safe 48 for each type of banknote (number of stored 1000 yen banknotes: 30 sheets, number of stored 2000 yen banknotes: 50 sheets, 5000 yen banknote storage number: 20 sheets, 10000 yen banknote storage number: 10 sheets) is displayed.

  In the coin dispensing device state display area 77, an image 77A showing a storage unit 44A for a 10 yen coin, an image 77B showing a storage unit 44B for a 50 yen coin, an image 77C showing a storage unit 44C for a 100 yen coin, and a 500 yen coin An image 77D showing the storage unit 44D and an image 77E showing the storage unit 44E for the spare 100 yen coin are displayed. Images 77A to 77E show the types of coins stored in the storage units 44A to 44E and the relative positional relationship between the storage units 44A to 44E. In the coin dispensing device status display area 77, a numerical value 77F (10-yen coin replenishment) indicating the number of coins replenished in each of the storage units 44A to 44E up to the present time after the management work is started. Number: 60 sheets, 50 yen coin replenishment number: 15, 100 yen coin supplement number: 22, 500 yen coin supplement number: 20, spare 100 yen coin supplement number: 0) 44E is displayed at a position corresponding to the images 77A to 77E showing the positional relationship. Further, in the coin dispensing device state display area 77, a numerical value 77G (the number of 10-yen coins accommodated: 75, 50-yen coins) indicating the number of coins currently accommodated in the accommodating units 44A to 44E for each type of coins. An image 77A showing the positional relationship of the accommodating portions 44A to 44E is the number of accommodation: 54, the number of 100-yen coins: 65, the number of 500-yen coins: 56, and the number of spare 100-yen coins: 48. To 77E.

  In the coin safe state display area 78, a numerical value 78A indicating the number of coins currently stored in the coin safe 45 for each type of coin (10 yen coin storage number: 50 sheets, 50 yen coin storage number: 20 sheets, 100 yen coin storage number: 120 sheets, 500 yen coin storage number: 80 sheets) is displayed.

  In addition, although the example which replenishes a banknote from the banknote discharge outlet 25 shown in FIG.3, FIG.6 etc. was demonstrated in management mode, this is divided into the banknote discharge apparatus 47, the banknote sorter 57, and the banknote safe 48. It is an example which employs a banknote unit. When the banknote dispenser 47, the banknote sorter 57, and the banknote safe 48 are integrated in a trinary manner and a circulation type banknote unit is used in which 1000 yen banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot 24 are circulated and used for payout as a suspended banknote, The bill payout opening 25 shown in FIG. 6 is set so as to be replaced with the bill insertion slot 24 for display.

  As described above, an administrator or the like who performs management work such as fee collection and change replenishment looks at the management work guide screen displayed on the display screen 21A before or during the management work, thereby 11, the relative positional relationship among the coin hopper 42, the bill dispensing device 47, the bill safe 48, the coin dispensing device 44, and the coin safe 45 can be known. Further, the administrator or the like can know the relative positional relationship between the accommodating portions 42A and 42B of the coin hopper 42 by looking at the management work guidance screen. Further, the manager or the like can know the relative positional relationship between the accommodating portions 44A to 44E of the coin dispensing device 44 by looking at the management work guidance screen. In addition, the administrator or the like looks at the management work guide screen to determine the types of coins handled by the coin hopper 42, the number of coins stored in the storage units 42 </ b> A and 42 </ b> B of the coin hopper 42, and the banknote dispensing device 47. The number of replenished banknotes, the number of banknotes accommodated in the banknote dispensing device 47, the type of coins handled by the coin dispensing device 44, the number of coins replenished in each of the accommodating portions 44A to 44E of the coin dispensing device 44, the coin dispensing device It is possible to easily check the number of coins stored in each of the storage units 44A to 44E of 44, the number of coins stored in the coin safe 45, the number of banknotes stored in the bank safe 48, and the like. .

  The administrator or the like looks at the management work guide screen, the number of coins stored and stored in the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, or the coin safe 45, the number of coins replenished in the coin dispensing device 44, Alternatively, while confirming the number of banknotes stored and stored in the banknote dispensing device 47 or the banknote safe 48, the number of banknotes replenished in the banknote dispensing device 48, etc., the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing apparatus are naturally. 44, the relative positional relationship among the coin safe 45, the banknote dispensing device 47, and the banknote safe 48 is stored. The manager or the like generally stores the position of the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, the coin safe 45, the bill dispensing device 47 or the bill safe 48 in the housing 11 before opening the front door 12 or the side door 13. Therefore, when an abnormal situation such as a replenished coin jam occurs, one of the front door 12 and the side door 13 is opened and a coin hopper 42, a coin dispensing device 44, a coin safe is opened. 45, the banknote dispensing device 47 or banknote safe 48 can be quickly found out and inspected. In addition, the administrator or the like should open one of the front door 12 and the side door 13 when operating / inspecting the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, the coin safe 45, the bill dispensing device 47, or the bill safe 48. You can make a quick decision without making a mistake. Further, even when a plurality of such parking fee settlement machines are installed and the arrangement and structure of each money storage device and the type of money to be stored are different for each parking fee settlement machine, Without opening any of the doors 13, it is possible to grasp the configuration in the housing 11 and flexibly deal with an abnormal situation. Further, the administrator or the like can smoothly perform appropriate management work according to the type and setting of the parking fee payment machine 1 without prior knowledge about the internal structure of the parking fee payment machine 1.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 7 shows a parking fee settlement machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, a parking fee settlement machine 81 is a second embodiment of the money processing machine of the present invention. In the parking fee payment machine 81, the arrangement of the display device 82 and the management work guidance image generated by the CPU 51 are different from the parking fee payment machine 1 according to the first embodiment, but the other parts are the same as the parking fee payment machine 1. The same.

  In the parking fee payment machine 81, the display device 82 is attached in the housing 11. When the front door 12 is closed, the display screen 82 </ b> A of the display device 82 is disposed so as to be visible from the front side of the front surface of the housing 11 through the display opening 12 </ b> A formed in the front door 12. Further, even when the front door 12 is opened, the position of the display screen 82A of the display device 82 is not changed, and the display screen 82A is arranged on the front surface portion (in the front opening 16) of the housing 11. Therefore, the administrator or the like can easily view the display screen 82A even when the front door 12 is opened.

  8 and 9 respectively show management work guidance images displayed on the display screen 82A in the management mode. In FIG. 8, a boundary line 83 that separates the areas 72 to 78 (except between the areas 72 and 73) is displayed in the management work guidance image. Thereby, each area 74 thru | or 78 can be identified clearly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in the guidance image of management work, the front door 12, the side door 13, the casing door 43 containing the coin hopper 42, the casing door 46 containing the coin safe, And a coin hopper state display area 74, a bill dispenser state display area 75, a bill safe state display area 76, a coin dispenser state display area 77, and the like according to the open / close state of the casing housing the bill safe 48. The brightness of the background color of the coin safe state display area 78 changes. That is, the front door sensor 61, the side door sensor 62, the hopper door sensor 65, the coin safe door sensor 66, and the banknote safe door sensor 67 are the door 43 of the casing that houses the front door 12, the side door 13, and the coin hopper 42. The detection signal corresponding to the open / closed state of the door of the casing housing the coin safe and the door of the casing housing the banknote safe 48 is output to the CPU 51. Based on these detection signals, the CPU 51 recognizes the open / closed state of each door, and changes the brightness of the background color of each area 74 to 78 in the guide image according to the open / closed state of each door.

  Specifically, when all the doors are closed, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 51 sets the brightness of the background colors of the areas 74 to 78 in the guide image to the brightest first brightness. When only the side door 13 is opened from the state in which all the doors are closed, the CPU 51 determines the brightness of the background color of the area indicating the position of the money storage device that can be operated immediately when the side door 13 is opened first. The brightness of the background color of the area indicating the position of the money storage device that can be operated when the side door 13 is opened and the casing door is opened is set to the second brightness that is darker than the first brightness. The brightness of the background color of the area indicating the position of the money storage device that cannot be operated unless the door 12 is opened is set to a third brightness that is darker than the second brightness. Specifically, when only the side door 13 is opened from the state where all the doors are closed, the CPU 51, as shown in FIG. 9, shows the background of the coin dispensing device state display area 77 indicating the position of the coin dispensing device 44. The lightness of the color is set to the first lightness, and the lightness of the background color of the coin hopper state display area 74 and the coin safe state display area 78 indicating the positions of the coin hopper 42 and the coin safe 45 is set to the second lightness (by hatching). The brightness of the backgrounds of the banknote dispenser state display area 75 and the banknote safe state display area 76 indicating the positions of the banknote dispenser 47 and the banknote safe 48 is set to the third brightness (displayed in black). When the side door 13 is opened and the casing door 43 for accommodating the coin hopper 42 is opened, the CPU 51 sets the brightness of the background color of the coin hopper state display area 74 to the first brightness. The same applies to the coin safe state display area 78.

  When only the front door 12 is opened from a state in which all the doors are closed, the CPU 51 determines the brightness of the background color of the area indicating the position of the money storage device that can be operated immediately when the front door 12 is opened. Set the first brightness, set the brightness of the background color of the area indicating the position of the money storage device that can be operated when the front door 12 is opened and the casing door is opened, to the second brightness, The brightness of the background color of the area indicating the position of the money storage device that cannot be operated unless the side door 13 is opened is set to the third brightness. Specifically, when only the front door 12 is opened from the state in which all doors are closed, the CPU 51 sets the brightness of the background of the banknote dispenser state display area 75 indicating the position of the banknote dispensing apparatus 47 to the first. Coins indicating the positions of the coin hopper 42, the coin dispensing device 44, and the coin safe 45 are set to the lightness, the lightness of the background of the bill safe state display area 76 indicating the position of the bill safe 48 is set to the second lightness. The lightness of the background color of the hopper state display area 74, coin dispenser state display area 77, and coin safe state display area 78 is set to the third lightness. When the front door 12 is opened and the door of the casing that houses the bill safe 48 is opened, the CPU 51 sets the brightness of the background color of the bill safe state display area 76 to the first brightness.

  Even if the brightness of the background colors of the areas 74 to 78 is changed, a numerical value indicating the number of coins accommodated in the coin hopper state display area 74, and a numerical value indicating the number of replenished bills and the number of accommodated coins in the bill dispenser state display area 75. , A numerical value indicating the number of banknotes stored in the bill safe state display area 76, a numerical value indicating the number of coins replenished and accommodated in the coin dispensing device state display area 77, and a numerical value indicating the number of coins stored in the coin safe state display area 78 Is clearly displayed in a bright state.

  Also with the parking fee settlement machine 81 having such a configuration, it is possible to obtain substantially the same operational effects as the parking fee settlement machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above. Furthermore, according to the parking fee adjusting machine 81, the operable money storage device can be clearly shown in the guide image in accordance with the opening / closing operation of each door by the administrator or the like. Accordingly, the administrator or the like can easily recognize the open / closed state of each door, the money storage device that can be operated immediately at that time, or the money storage device that cannot be operated immediately at that time. Can be performed more smoothly.

  In the above-described second embodiment, the case where the brightness of the background color of each area 74 to 78 is changed according to the open / closed state of each door has been described as an example. Depending on the open / closed state of the door, the clearness or color of the display of each area 74 to 78 may be changed.

  In addition, the technical contents of the present invention further contemplate the applied technology for improving the operability and visibility of various money processing machines so that, for example, the situation such as the number of coins to be replenished or the number of inserted bills can be immediately grasped. , By adopting a display method that flashes characters such as “Full Tank” and “Nearly Full Tank” in each storage section, it is possible to determine how much more to insert when coins are inserted continuously. It is easy to stick, and wasteful operations such as overloading and collecting again are less likely to occur. It is also easy to change the number of stored sheets by using the display on the bar meter.

  In addition, as described above, an administrator can send money to the central monitoring device via the communication control unit 63, for example. It is possible to ascertain the actual situation, and it is possible to determine the cause of the fact that it takes longer than expected by the worker, and it is also possible to prevent the worker from cheating in advance.

  In addition, when transmitting work content data using such a moving image, it is not necessary to transmit the moving image data of the actually displayed content. When transmitting moving image data, a considerable load is applied to the network, and other operations of the parking fee adjusting machine during transmission may be slow. Therefore, in the parking fee adjusting machine of the present invention, the display screen state can be easily reproduced (reproduced) in the central management device by sequentially storing the history data of the display contents and transmitting only the history data. In addition, it is possible to easily reproduce moving images on other checkout machines and general-purpose PCs, and it is also effective to use a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or the like for data transmission / reception. It is also possible to do.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to a parking fee settlement machine, but also to other money processing machines such as a fee settlement machine that automatically settles charges for other services, a vending machine that automatically sells goods, and the like. Can be applied.

  Further, the present invention can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist or concept of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification, and a money processor with such a change is also a technical concept of the present invention. include.

  The present invention can be used as, for example, a parking fee payment machine, an automatic ticket vending machine, or the like.

1, 81 Parking fee settlement machine (money processing machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Housing | casing 12 Front door 13 Side door 21, 82 Display apparatus 21A, 82A Display screen 23 Coin insertion slot (money insertion slot)
24 bill insertion slot (money insertion slot)
25 Banknote exit (money outlet)
26 change / receipt exit (money outlet)
42 Coin Hopper 42A, 42B Storage Unit 43 Door 44 Coin Dispensing Device 44A-44E Storage Unit 45 Coin Safe 46 Door 47 Banknote Dispensing Device 48 Bank Safe 51 CPU
74 Coin Hopper Status Display Area 74A, 74B Storage Unit 75 Banknote Dispenser Status Display Area 76 Banknote Safe Status Display Area 77 Coin Dispenser Status Display Area 77A-77E Storage Unit 78 Coin Safe Status Display Area

Claims (6)

Money processing that automatically transfers money related to the sale of goods or the settlement of service fees by storing money inserted from the money insertion slot inside or discharging the money stored inside from the money discharge slot Machine,
A housing provided with the money insertion port and the money discharge port;
A plurality of doors provided in the housing, blocking between the inside and outside of the housing when closed, and communicating between the inside and outside of the housing when opened;
A plurality of money storage devices respectively disposed at predetermined positions in the housing and storing the money respectively;
A display device having a display screen;
Display control means for generating an image and displaying the image on the display screen of the display device;
Mode switching means for switching between a general usage mode for delivering goods related to sale of goods or payment of a service fee with a general user and a management mode for an administrator to perform management work;
Wherein the display control unit,
During the management mode, a guide image indicating a relative positional relationship between the plurality of money storage devices in the housing is generated, and the guide image is displayed on the display screen of the display device .
When one door of the plurality of doors is open and the other door is closed, the guide image can be operated with the one door being opened among the plurality of money storage devices. A money processing machine characterized in that a display mode of an image showing a position of a money storage device arranged at a position and an image showing a position of another money storage device are different from each other . The display control means is configured such that when one of the plurality of doors is opened and the other door is closed, the one door of the plurality of money storage devices is opened in the guide image. The image showing the position of the money storage device arranged at a position where it can be operated with the image, and the image showing the position of another money storage device are different from each other in sharpness, hue or color brightness. The money processing machine according to claim 1 . At least one of the plurality of money storage devices has a door that shuts off the inside and outside of the money storage device when closed and communicates between the inside and outside of the money storage device when opened. A money storage device with a door,
The display control means is configured to change a display mode of an image indicating a position of the money storage device with the door in the guide image depending on whether the door of the money storage device with the door is closed or open. The money processing machine according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized by the above. The display control means is configured to display a clear image, a color tone, or a color of an image indicating a position of the door money storage device in the guide image when the door of the door money storage device is closed or open. 4. The money processing machine according to claim 3 , wherein the brightness is changed. At least one of the plurality of money storage devices has a plurality of storage units that store a plurality of types of money separately for each type,
The display control unit generates a guide image indicating a type of money stored in each storage unit and a relative positional relationship between the plurality of storage units, and displays the guide image on a display screen of the display device. The money processor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein Wherein the display control unit, in the guide image, claim, characterized in that to display a numerical value indicating the number of money that the accommodated in each housing portion at a position corresponding to the image showing the position of the container 5 Money processing machine as described in.

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