JP5932447B2 - Banknote processing apparatus and automatic transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus mounted with the banknote processing apparatus, for example, used in a financial institution or the like.

  Some automatic transaction apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as ATMs (Automated Teller Machines)) used in financial institutions such as banks are equipped with a bill reversing mechanism. The front / back reversing mechanism is a mechanism for reversing the surface of the banknote deposited by the user. By using the front and back reversing mechanism, it is possible to align the direction of the front or back side of the banknote when the banknote is stored in the storage, and to withdraw in a state where the front or back side of the banknote is aligned. Become. Depositing / withdrawing with the front and back sides of the banknotes aligned is convenient for ATM customers and financial institution staff, and is part of improving the services of financial institutions.

  As a conventional technique, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, an identification part for identifying a banknote and a front / back reversing mechanism are provided on a conveyance path, and when a deposit is counted (Patent Document 1) or when a deposit is stored (Patent Document 2). ) Discriminating the front and back of banknotes in the identification part, and sorting the banknotes passing through the front / back reversing mechanism and the banknotes not passing through the determination result is disclosed.

JP 62-84396 A JP 2003-085617 A

  The front / back reversing mechanism is provided with a reversing conveyance path for reversing the bills. The reversal conveyance path needs a complicated operation in order to reverse the bill. Therefore, compared with other conveyance paths, banknote jams (banknote jams) are likely to occur, and measures against banknote jams are required. However, in order to identify a jam banknote, the conventional reverse conveyance path has to use the identification result of the banknote identification unit, and it is difficult to determine the jam banknote in the reverse conveyance path. Moreover, the reverse conveyance path is generally a one-way conveyance path that conveys the sheet in one direction, and the banknotes must be stopped in order to be removed, which reduces the overall efficiency of the apparatus.

  The present invention provides an automatic transaction apparatus that makes it easier than ever to detect banknote jam on the reverse conveyance path, and an automatic transaction apparatus that also facilitates removal of jammed banknotes on the reverse conveyance path. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention is provided at a deposit / withdrawal port unit where a user deposits / withdraws a banknote when depositing / withdrawing, an identification unit for identifying the front and back of a banknote, and a rear of the identification unit. , A front / back reversing unit that reverses the front / back of the banknote, a temporary storage unit that is connected to the rear of the front / back reversing unit and temporarily stores banknotes in transaction, the deposit / withdrawal port unit, the identification unit, and the A banknote handling apparatus comprising a transport path for transporting banknotes to a front and back reversing unit, wherein the front and back reversing unit is capable of transporting the banknotes in both directions, and a reversal transport path for reversing the front and back of the banknotes. The banknote can be transported in both directions, and includes a non-inverted transport path that does not reverse the front and back of the banknote.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the detection of the jam banknote in the front-and-back inversion mechanism (especially inversion conveyance path) which was easy to produce the banknote jam easily became easy. In addition, it is easy to remove jammed bills generated inside the front / back reversing mechanism without stopping the apparatus, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the overall efficiency of the apparatus.

The external appearance perspective view of an automatic transaction apparatus. The control block diagram of an automatic transaction apparatus. The side view which shows the structure of a banknote handling apparatus. The side view which shows the structure of a front-back inversion unit. The side view which shows operation | movement of the front-back inversion unit (with front-back inversion). The side view which shows operation | movement of the front-back inversion unit (no front-back inversion). The side view which shows operation | movement of a front-back inversion unit (Example 1). The side view which shows operation | movement of a front-back inversion unit (Example 2). The side view which shows operation | movement of a front-back inversion unit (Example 2). The side view which shows operation | movement of a front-back inversion unit (Example 3). The side view which shows operation | movement of a front-back inversion unit (Example 3).

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of an automatic transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as ATM) will be described with reference to FIGS. ATM is a device that uses cash cards, banknotes, statement slips, and the like as transaction media and performs processing such as depositing, paying, and transferring cash by user operations.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the ATM 1. A bill processing device (lower right side) for processing banknotes and a coin processing device (lower left side) for processing coins are provided below the ATM 1. The casing of the ATM 1 is provided with a shutter 201a so as to face the deposit / withdrawal port of the banknote handling apparatus, and banknote deposit / withdrawal transactions are performed according to the opening / closing of the shutter 201a. Similarly, a shutter 202a is provided in the casing of the ATM 1 so as to face the deposit / withdrawal port of the coin handling device, and coin deposit / withdraw transactions are performed according to the opening / closing of the shutter 202a. Note that some ATM 1 may not include a coin processing device.

  At the top of ATM1, a card and statement processing device (upper right) that prints and releases a transaction statement slip and a passbook processing device (upper left) that processes the user's passbook and prints and releases the transaction details Is provided. The card / detail slip processing apparatus processes the user's card inserted from the slot 203a, and prints and releases the transaction detail slip. The passbook processing mechanism processes the passbook of the user inserted from the slot 204a, and prints and releases the transaction details.

  A user operation unit 205 is provided in front of the ATM 1 to display the contents of the user's transaction and to input various information and items for the transaction.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of ATM1. ATM 1 includes banknote processing device 201, coin processing device 202, card / detail processing device 203, bankbook processing device 204, user operation unit 205, clerk operation unit 206 used for operations of clerks at financial institutions, and external data. An external interface unit 207 that performs transmission / reception, a storage unit 208 that stores basic information and programs of each device, a main body control unit 209 that controls these units, and a power source unit 210 that supplies power to each of the above units are provided. These bill processing device 201, coin processing device 202, card / detail processing device 203, bankbook processing device 204, user operation unit 205, clerk operation unit 206, external interface unit 207, and storage unit 208 are the main body control unit 209. Perform the necessary operations under the control of

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 201. The banknote processing apparatus 201 includes a deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 that allows a user to deposit and withdraw banknotes when depositing / withdrawing, a temporary storage unit 102 that temporarily stores banknotes in transaction, and a banknote that is deposited and banknotes to be dispensed. A discrimination unit 103 for confirming the type and authenticity, storages 104a to 104d for storing deposited banknotes and banknotes to be dispensed, a transport path 105 for transporting banknotes between the units, and a unit and a transport path. And a control unit 106 that controls each unit such as processing of the obtained sensor information and banknote information (denomination, banknote size, banknote transport posture, banknote interval) determined by the discrimination unit 103. Among the transport paths 105, the transport paths 105 a and 105 c are bidirectional transport paths that transport bills in both directions, and the transport path 105 b is a one-way transport path that transports bills only in the direction of the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101. is there.

  Further, on the front side of the temporary storage unit 102 (the right side in FIG. 3) and the back side of the discrimination unit 103 (the left side in FIG. 3), there are front and back reversing units 107 for aligning the front and back surfaces of the bills. Here, the discrimination unit 103 can discriminate between the front and back sides of the banknote. Moreover, the control part 106 acquires the information regarding the front and back of a banknote from the discrimination unit 103, and reverses the front and back of a banknote by the front / back inversion unit 107 as needed based on the information. Concerning the conveyance of banknotes when reversing the banknotes will be described in detail later.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus 201 is demonstrated. The basic processing of the banknote processing apparatus 201 mainly includes deposit counting processing, deposit storage processing, and withdrawal processing.

  The deposit counting process is a process of transporting the bills deposited from the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 into the apparatus. First, the banknotes drawn out from the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101 are conveyed to the discrimination unit 103 via the conveyance path 105a, and the type, authenticity, and front / back of the banknotes are determined. As a result of the determination, banknotes determined to be acceptable are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 102 via the conveyance path 105a and the front / back reversing unit 107. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be unacceptable is conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal slot unit 101 via the conveyance path 105b. Here, the process in which the banknote determined to be unacceptable as a result of determination by the discrimination unit 103 is transported to the deposit / withdrawal slot unit 101 and returned to the user is referred to as a deposit reject process.

  In the deposit storage process, after the deposit is confirmed, the banknote temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 102 is transferred to the state of the banknote (conveying posture, and the like) through the front / back reversing unit 107 and the transport path 105a. This is a process of re-determining the bill interval, etc., and storing it in the storage 104 via the transport path 105c. The deposit transaction is completed by the above-described deposit counting process and deposit storage process.

  The withdrawal process is a process of releasing a necessary number of banknotes stored in the storage 104 and providing them to the user. The banknotes fed out from the storage 104 are transported to the deposit / withdrawal slot unit 101 via the transport paths 105c and 105a, the discrimination unit 103, and the transport path 105b. In the discrimination unit 103, confirmation of the denomination, the conveyance state of the banknote, etc. are discriminated, and it is confirmed whether the banknote is suitable for withdrawal.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the front / back reversing unit 107 and the operation of the front / back reversing unit 107 in the deposit counting process and the deposit storage process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing the configuration of the front / back reversing unit 107. The front / back reversing unit 107 detects banknote sorting gates 11, 12, banknote transport rollers 13 to 16, transport rollers 17, sheet rollers 18, a reversal space 19 in which the banknotes are reversed, and passage of banknotes. A passage sensor 20 and conveying paths 108a to 108d.

  Here, for convenience, banknotes that need to be reversed are defined as face-down banknotes, and banknotes that do not need to be reversed are defined as face-up banknotes. Among the transport paths 108a to 108d, 108a and 108d are a common transport path for transporting both face-up banknotes and face-down banknotes, 108b is a non-inverted transport path for transporting face-up banknotes, and 108c is a face-down banknote. It is the reverse conveyance path conveyed. The common conveyance path 108a is connected to the identification unit 103 via the conveyance path 105a. The common transport path 108d is connected to the temporary storage unit 102. In addition, a plurality of passage sensors (not shown) are provided in the transport paths 108a to 108d, and it is possible to detect the transport state of banknotes.

  The sorting gate 11 is provided at a location where the common transport path 108a, the non-reversal transport path 108b, and the reverse transport path 108c are connected, and performs connection switching of the transport path. The distribution gate 12 is provided at a location where the reverse conveyance path 108c, the non-reverse conveyance path 108b, and the common conveyance path 108d are connected, and performs connection switching of the conveyance path.

  The distribution gates 11 and 12 are provided with a movable guide that rotates about a predetermined axis and a driving means (not shown), and the other conveyance path is formed by retracting the movable guide to the one conveyance path side. .

  The transport rollers 13, 14, and 15 are provided on the non-reverse transport path 108b, and a transport force is applied to the bills passing through the non-reverse transport path 108b by these rollers and a belt or a roller (not shown). Moreover, the said conveyance rollers 16 and 17 are provided on the reverse conveyance path 108c, and conveyance force is given to a banknote by these rollers and the belt or roller which is not shown in figure. Similarly, a conveyance force is applied to the banknotes by a belt or a roller (not shown) provided in the common conveyance paths 108a and 108d.

The sheet roller 18, the bill reversing space 19, and the bill passage sensor 20 are provided on the reversing conveyance path 108c.
The sheet roller 18 is a plurality of rollers provided coaxially with the conveyance roller 17, and a plurality of sheets protruding from the outer diameter of the conveyance roller 17 are arranged radially. The sheet is formed of an elastic member (for example, rubber or plastic material), and applies a force to the banknote with a frictional force by pressing the banknote. In FIG. 4 and subsequent figures, four sheets are arranged at equal intervals (90 ° intervals), but the arrangement of the sheets is not limited to this configuration.

  The sheet roller 18 is rotated by a motor (not shown) so that the conveying path has a constant conveying speed in both the depositing counting direction (counterclockwise) and the depositing storage direction (clockwise). The sheet roller 18 is connected to the transport rollers 13 to 17 by a gear (not shown), and the driving force of the transport rollers 13 to 17 is transmitted.

  The inversion space 19 is a space necessary for the banknote to be inverted. As shown in FIG. 4, the reversing space is provided at the top of the apparatus, and the conveying path is not provided above the reversing space 19. Further, the distribution gate 11 is provided between the inversion space 19 and the deposit / withdrawal port unit 101, and the distribution gate 12 is provided under the inversion space 19. With these configurations, it is possible to suppress an increase in the height direction of the device and to reduce the size of the device.

  The reversing space 19 is configured to switch back bills on the reversing conveyance path 108c. Specifically, a terminal surface 19a that is a surface for stopping the banknotes transported by the transport roller 17 is provided, and the banknote that hits the terminal surface 19a rebounds to reverse the traveling direction. At this time, after the trailing edge of the banknote is scraped off by the sheet roller 18, the banknote is moved to the holding point between the transporting rollers 16 and 17 by the transporting force by the guides constituting the bottom surface of the sheet roller 18 and the reversing space 19. Is transported. Thereafter, the bill turns along the transport roller 16 so that the front and back of the bill are reversed.

  For example, an optical sensor is used as the passage sensor 20, and the bill can be detected by shielding the bill between the light emitting side and the light receiving side. The passage sensor 20 is not limited to the position shown in FIG. 4, and may be provided at a position where the banknote on the reverse conveyance path 108 c can be detected.

  5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating the operation of the front / back reversing unit 107 after the banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 103 are conveyed to the front / back reversing unit 107 during the deposit counting process.

  In the identification unit 103, the bill that is determined to be genuine and can be handled by the ATM 1 is further subjected to front / back determination and conveyed to the common conveyance path 108 a. When the banknote determined to face up is conveyed in the identification unit 103, as shown in FIG. 5, the sorting gate 11 is retracted so as to block the reverse conveyance path 108c. As a result, the banknote is transported to the non-reverse transport path 108 b and transported along the transport rollers 13 and 14. Thereafter, the sorting gate 12 is retracted so as to block the reverse conveyance path 108c. As a result, the banknote is transported to the common transport path 108 d and stored in the temporary storage unit 102.

  On the other hand, when the banknote determined to be face down is transported in the identification unit 103, the sorting gate 11 is retracted so as to block the non-reverse transport path 108b as shown in FIG. Thereby, a banknote is conveyed to the inversion conveyance path 108c. The banknotes transported to the reverse transport path 108 c are transported to the reversal space 19 by being transported by the transport rollers 17. The banknotes that have passed through the conveyance roller 17 are scraped by the sheet of the sheet roller 18 into the reversal space. The transport direction changes in the opposite direction. Further, the rear end side of the banknote is struck by the sheet roller 18, and then sandwiched between the transport rollers 16 and 17, and turned along the transport roller 16 so that the front and back sides are reversed. Thereafter, the sorting gate 12 is retracted so as to block the non-reversing conveyance path 108b. As a result, the banknotes are transported to the common transport path 108d in a state where the front and back are reversed and stored in the temporary storage unit 102. Through the above operation, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 102 are all collected with the front and back sides aligned.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the front / back reversing unit 107 during the deposit storage process. The banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 102 are transported to the common transport path 108d by the separation roller of the temporary storage unit 102. Further, by retracting the sorting gates 11 and 12 so as to block the reverse conveyance path 108c, all banknotes are conveyed to the non-reverse conveyance path 108b and are not conveyed to the reverse conveyance path 108c.

  The banknotes that have passed through the non-reversing transport path 108b are transported to the identification unit 103, where it is confirmed whether there are any banknotes that have not been reversed or turned upside down, and whether the number of passed banknotes matches the time of deposit counting. The bill can be detected. It is also possible to detect jammed banknotes due to changes in banknote state and banknote transport state.

  Here, when a banknote that cannot be reversed is found, the banknote is transported to a storage 104 set in a reject storage (a storage for storing banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal) together with a banknote in a bad state. Is done. In this way, by passing through the identification unit 103 not only during the depositing operation but also during the storing operation, the number of bills and the front and back sides can be double checked. The banknotes drawn out from the temporary storage unit 102 do not pass through the reverse conveyance path 108c, but there is a possibility that banknote jam occurs on the reverse conveyance path 108c during the deposit counting process. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, by transporting the reverse conveyance path in the opposite direction to that during the deposit counting process, it is difficult to detect the jam banknote that is difficult to detect at the time of deposit counting, such as when there is no jam banknote in the non-inverted conveyance path 108b. Removal is possible.

  The transport rollers 16 and 17 are connected to the transport rollers 13 to 15 by gears and are driven together. Therefore, during the deposit storage process, the reverse conveyance path 108c can be operated in the opposite direction to that during the deposit counting. Even if the banknote remains on the reversing conveyance path 108c during the deposit counting process, even if it cannot be detected, the reversing conveyance path 108c operates during the deposit storing process, and the jammed banknote X is detected by the passage sensor 20. It becomes possible to do. Accordingly, the control unit 106 can detect the presence of a jammed banknote on the reverse conveyance path 108c.

  By adopting the above-described configuration, it becomes easy to detect a jammed banknote in a front / back reversing mechanism (particularly, a reversing conveyance path), which has been difficult in the past and easily causes banknote jamming.

  Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment demonstrates removing the jam banknote detected by the reverse conveyance path. Note that the configuration of the ATM 1 and the configuration of the front / back reversing unit 107 and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the conveyance state of the jammed banknote X. FIG. The jammed banknote X detected by the passage sensor (FIG. 8A) is transported to the position of the sorting gate 11 by the reverse transport path 108c (FIG. 8B). At this time, when the conveyance path of the reverse conveyance path 108c becomes a predetermined value or more so that the jammed banknote X is not conveyed after colliding with the sorting gate 11, the connection between the conveyance rollers 16 and 17 and the conveyance rollers 13 to 15 is performed. It is desirable to release the state.

  After all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 102 have passed through the non-reversing transport path 108b, the transport rollers 16, 17 and the transport rollers 13-15 are connected, and the sorting gates 11, 12 are connected to the non-reversing transport path 108b. , The jammed banknote X is transported to the common transport path 108a (FIG. 9), and transported via the transport path 105c to the storage 104 set as the reject store.

  By adopting the configuration as described above, it is possible to easily remove jammed banknotes generated inside the front / back reversing mechanism without stopping the apparatus, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the overall efficiency of the apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the removal of the jammed banknote detected on the reverse conveyance path will be described with an operation different from that of the second embodiment. Note that the configuration of the ATM 1, the configuration of the front / back reversing unit 107, and the like are the same as those in the first and second embodiments, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams showing the conveyance state of the jammed banknote X. FIG. The jammed banknote X detected by the passage sensor is transported to the position of the end surface 19a of the reversing space 19 by the reversing transport path 108c (FIG. 10). At this time, the connection state between the transport rollers 16 and 17 and the transport rollers 13 to 15 is changed so that the jammed banknote X does not bounce after colliding with the end surface 19a of the reversing space, and the speed of the transport rollers 16 and 17 is increased. It is desirable to change.

  After all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 102 have passed through the non-reversing transport path 108b, the sorting gates 11 and 12 are retracted so as to close the non-reversing transport path 108b. (FIG. 11), and is transported to the storage 104 set as the reject storage via the transport path 105c. That is, the jammed banknote X detected by the passage sensor and temporarily held in the reversing space 19 is discharged from the reversing space 19 after all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 102 have passed through the non-reversing conveyance path 108b. .

  In the description of the first to third embodiments, the transport rollers 16 and 17 and the transport rollers 13 to 15 are connected by a gear and are driven by a single motor. It may be controlled by a plurality of motors instead of the connection. This makes it possible to individually control the rotation speed and rotation direction of each transport roller.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Automatic transaction apparatus 11, 12: Sorting gate, 13-17: Conveyance roller, 18: Sheet roller, 19: Reversing space, 20: Pass sensor, 101: Deposit / withdrawal port unit, 102: Temporary storage unit, 103: Identification unit, 104: storage, 105: transport path, 106: control unit, 107: front / back reversing unit, 108: transport path of front / back reversing unit, 201: bill processing device, 202: coin processing device, 203: card / detail Form processing device, 204: Passbook processing device, 205: User operation unit, 206: Personnel operation unit, 207: External interface unit, 208: Storage unit, 209: Main body control unit, 210: Power supply unit

Claims (8)

A deposit / withdrawal port unit that allows users to deposit / withdraw banknotes when depositing / withdrawing;
An identification unit for identifying the front and back of a bill;
A front / back reversing unit that is provided behind the identification unit and reverses the front and back of the banknote,
A temporary storage unit that is connected to the rear of the front / back reversing unit and temporarily stores banknotes under transaction;
A banknote handling apparatus comprising a transport path for transporting banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal port unit, the identification unit and the front / back reversing unit;
The front and back reversing unit is capable of transporting the banknotes in both directions, a reversing transport path for reversing the front and back of the banknotes, and capable of transporting the banknotes in both directions and not reversing the front and back of the banknotes. A reverse conveyance path ,
Each of the reverse conveyance path and the non-reverse conveyance path includes a conveyance roller, and includes a gear that connects the conveyance roller of the reverse conveyance path and the conveyance roller of the non-reverse conveyance path. It is a banknote processing apparatus of Claim 1, Comprising:
The banknote processing apparatus, wherein the reverse conveyance path is provided above the non-reverse conveyance path. It is a banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-2,
The reverse conveyance path conveys a banknote whose one surface is identified by the identification unit, and the non-inversion conveyance path conveys a banknote whose surface different from the one surface is identified by the identification unit. A banknote processing apparatus. It is a banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
During the deposit counting process, the transport path transports banknotes in the order of the deposit / withdrawal port, the identification unit, and the front / back reversing unit, and the banknotes transported to the front / back reversing unit are either the reverse transport path or the non-reversing unit. The banknote processing apparatus is stored in the temporary storage unit via a conveyance path. It is a banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
It has a storage for storing banknotes,
The banknote processing apparatus is characterized in that the banknotes fed out from the temporary storage unit during the deposit storage process are transported in the order of the identification unit and the storage through the non-reverse transport path and the transport path. . It is a banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
A sensor for detecting banknotes on the reverse conveyance path, and a switching gate for switching between the reverse conveyance path and the non-reverse conveyance path,
When a jammed banknote is detected by the sensor during deposit storage processing, the jammed banknote is transported to the position of the switching gate, and after all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit have passed through the non-inverted transport path The banknote processing apparatus is characterized in that the switching gate is switched, and the jammed banknote is transported in the order of the identification unit and the storage through the non-reversing transport path and the transport path. It is a banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
Having a sensor for detecting banknotes on the reverse conveying path;
When a jammed banknote is detected by the sensor during deposit storage processing, the jammed banknote is temporarily held in a banknote reversal space provided on the reversal conveyance path, and all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit are non-reversed. After passing through the transport path, the jammed banknote is transported in the order of the identification unit and the storage through the non-inverted transport path and the transport path.   The automatic transaction apparatus provided with the banknote processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-7.

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