JP5949594B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, and more specifically, to a depositing / dispensing machine that is mounted on an automatic transaction apparatus such as an automatic teller machine or an automatic ticket vending machine and performs a depositing process of banknotes.

  In the conventional depositing / dispensing process of the depositing / dispensing machine, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, first, banknotes inserted into the depositing / dispensing port are continuously supplied one by one to the discrimination unit to discriminate the banknotes. . And when an abnormal banknote, ie, the banknote which approached or skewed other banknotes more than permissible, a fake ticket, a damaged banknote, etc. are detected in a discrimination part, the abnormal banknote is conveyed to a deposit or withdrawal port. At this time, some banknotes following the abnormal banknote are also conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port together with the abnormal banknote. The deposit / withdrawal port does not have a partition for distinguishing between a bill that has been inserted and not supplied to the discrimination unit and a bill that has been returned to the deposit / withdrawal port through the discrimination unit. Therefore, the banknote returned to the deposit / withdrawal port is continuously supplied again to the discrimination unit without being distinguished from other banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port.

  For this reason, for example, when a plurality of abnormal banknotes are included in a banknote inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, or only one abnormal banknote is included depending on how the banknotes are transported in the depositing / dispensing machine. Even if it is a case, the banknote which is not discriminated by the discrimination part may come out. Such a banknote is repeatedly returned to the deposit port together with the abnormal banknote before being discriminated by the discrimination section.

  A technique for solving such a drawback of the prior art is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2). According to this technique, banknotes initially present at the deposit / withdrawal port are continuously supplied to the transport path. And when an abnormal banknote is detected in a discrimination part, it is judged whether the banknote with which the same serial number attached to the abnormal banknote was attached has already been discriminated in the discrimination part. To do. And when the said banknote has already been discriminated by the discrimination part, it switches so that the banknote which exists in a deposit or withdrawal port may be intermittently supplied to a conveyance path.

  With this technology, even when a plurality of abnormal banknotes are included in the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, it is possible to prevent the generation of banknotes that cannot be identified, and the deposit process can be performed in a short time. It can be carried out.

JP 2010-152722 A JP2012-084065A

  However, when a plurality of abnormal banknotes with the same serial number are included in the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, the supply of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port to the transport path has been completed. There is a problem that it cannot be distinguished.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention includes a plurality of abnormal banknotes having the same serial number in banknotes inserted into a deposit / withdrawal port. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of discriminating whether or not the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port have been supplied to the transport path even if they have been printed.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to a certain aspect of the present invention, banknotes are sequentially separated from one of a plurality of banknotes that are inserted into a banknote and a banknote that is inserted into a plurality of banknotes. When it is determined that the supply section that supplies the conveyance path, the identification section that distinguishes the banknotes supplied from the conveyance path, and the banknotes identified by the identification section are abnormal banknotes, the abnormal banknotes are input / output Whether the stacking part to be stacked on the other of the banknotes remaining in the mouth, the serial number of the abnormal banknote, and the serial number of the verified banknote identified before the abnormal banknote by the discrimination unit are the same. When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit determines whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote A bill depositing and dispensing machine is provided.

  The banknote depositing and dispensing machine includes a temporary storage unit that stores banknotes that are determined not to be abnormal banknotes by the discrimination unit, and the control unit has a serial number of the abnormal banknotes and a serial number of the verified banknotes. When they match, it is determined whether or not the serial number of the abnormal banknote and the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit do not match, and the serial number of the abnormal banknote and the temporary storage unit are stored. If the banknote serial number does not match, it may be determined that the abnormal banknote has made a round.

  When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit determines from the number of banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port and the banknotes present at the deposit / withdrawal port. The number of the separated banknotes may be compared, and if the number of the inserted banknotes is smaller than the number of the separated banknotes, it may be determined that the abnormal banknote has made a round.

  When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the verified banknote, the control unit determines whether the abnormal banknote is reversed as compared with the previous discrimination by the discrimination unit. When the abnormal banknote is reversed, it may be determined that the abnormal banknote has made a round.

  When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit determines that the serial number of the subsequent banknote of the abnormal banknote is compared with a case where it has been previously identified by the discrimination unit. You may determine whether it corresponds, and when the serial number of the said subsequent banknote corresponds, you may determine with the said abnormal banknote having made a round.

  When the control unit determines whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote, when comparing a plurality of numbers, a preset effective digit position for a round detection is set. You may determine by comparing the serial numbers of each other.

  When the control unit compares a plurality of serial numbers when determining whether the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit, it compares the serial numbers of preset valid digit positions for copy counterfeit detection. May be determined.

  When the control unit determines whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote, when the corresponding digits are compared between serial numbers, the corresponding digits are Even if they do not match, it may be determined that the corresponding digits match if they match a preset misread character pair.

  When the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit, the control unit treats the banknote with the serial number stored in the temporary storage unit as an abnormal banknote. You may determine and convey from the said temporary storage part to the said deposit / withdrawal port.

  A storage for storing a specific banknote is provided, and the control unit is stored in the temporary storage unit when the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit. The banknote with the same serial number may be determined as an abnormal banknote and conveyed from the temporary storage unit to the storage.

  As described above, according to the present invention, even when a plurality of abnormal banknotes with the same serial number are included in a banknote inserted into the deposit / withdrawal slot, it is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal slot. It is possible to distinguish whether or not the supply of the bills to the transport path has been completed.

It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the transaction apparatus with which the deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 1 is provided. It is a sectional side view which shows the schematic structure of the deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the schematic structure of the customer service part shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the schematic structure of the customer service part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure until it detects the abnormal banknote in a money_receiving | payment process in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure until accommodation or return of a banknote following FIG. 6A. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure until it conveys an abnormal banknote to a customer service part following FIG. 6A. 6C is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure until a processing result is displayed on the operation display unit, following FIG. 6C. In embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is a sectional side view of the customer service part for demonstrating operation | movement of a customer service part when a banknote is thrown into a deposit or withdrawal port. In embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is a sectional side view of the customer service part for demonstrating operation | movement of the customer service part when supplying a banknote to a conveyance path. In embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is explanatory drawing which shows the time-sequential change of the position of the banknote in a money_receiving | payment process. In embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is explanatory drawing which shows the position of a banknote when a banknote is supplied by continuous supply from the customer service part. In embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is a sectional side view of the customer service part for demonstrating operation | movement of a customer service part when an abnormal banknote is detected. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is a flowchart which shows a supply method change process. It is a figure which shows the example of the serial number storage area | region where the serial number was memorize | stored in embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a side cross-sectional view of the customer service portion for explaining the operation of the customer service portion when taking banknotes into the customer service portion from the transport path following FIG. 11. FIG. 15 is a side cross-sectional view of the customer service section for explaining the operation of the customer service section when supplying banknotes from the customer service section to the transport path following FIG. 14. It is a figure for demonstrating the memory | storage to the serial number storage area of a serial number in the example shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the memory | storage to the serial number storage area of a serial number in the example shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the example of the screen displayed on the operation display part shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the example of the screen displayed on an operation display part when a confirmation button is pushed in FIG. It is a sectional side view of the customer service part for demonstrating the position of a banknote when the sensor of the gate part shown in FIG. 4 detects a banknote. It is a top view which shows the example of the screen displayed when it becomes impossible for a deposit or withdrawal machine to perform a deposit process on the operation display part shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the time-sequential change of the position of the banknote in a money_receiving | payment process, when a copy counterfeit is not thrown into a customer service part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number of a verified banknote and operation | movement in the example shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the time-sequential change of the position of the banknote in a money_receiving | payment process when a copy counterfeit is thrown into the customer service part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number of a verified banknote, and operation | movement in the example shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the time-sequential change of the position of the banknote in the deposit process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number of a verified banknote and operation | movement in the example shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the serial number of the accumulation | storage banknote in a temporary storage part in the example shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the supply method change process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the time-sequential change of the position of the banknote in the money_receiving | payment process by the depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number of an identified banknote, and operation | movement in the example shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the supply method change process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between management information and operation | movement in the example shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the supply method change process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. In the example shown in FIG. 30, it is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number of a verified banknote, the serial number of a subsequent banknote, and operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows the supply method change process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a valid digit position setting for one round detection by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a valid digit position setting for copy false ticket detection by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the serial number matching determination process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the serial number matching determination process by the depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement at the time of a coincidence determination with the serial number of the banknote in the temporary storage part by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the supply method change process by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the accommodation operation | movement of the banknote in the temporary storage part by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the return operation | movement to the deposit port of the banknote in the temporary storage part by the deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on the 8th Embodiment of this invention.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by attaching different alphabets or numbers after the same reference numeral. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given.

[Description of Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a deposit / withdrawal machine 10 according to the present embodiment. The depositing / dispensing machine 10 is installed in an automatic transaction apparatus such as an automatic teller machine or an automatic ticket vending machine, and performs banknote depositing and dispensing processes. The depositing / dispensing machine 10 may perform only banknote depositing processing.

  Here, the depositing process is a process of counting the banknotes inserted by the customer and storing them in the storage unit of the depositing / dispensing machine. The withdrawal process is a process of counting the banknotes stored in the storage unit and paying out to the customer.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic transaction apparatus 12 according to the present embodiment includes a main control unit 14 and an operation display unit 16 connected to the depositing / dispensing machine 10. The main control unit 14 controls the entire automatic transaction apparatus 12 and includes calculation and control means such as a central processing unit (CPU). The main control unit 14 includes a memory element, a magnetic disk, and the like for storing a control program, and controls the deposit / withdrawal machine 10 based on the control program. The operation display unit 16 is connected to the main control unit 14 and displays a screen or the like for guiding the customer's operation and accepts the customer's operation.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 18, a transport unit 20, a customer service unit 22, a discrimination unit 24, a storage unit 26, and a temporary storage unit 28. The cassette 30, the first storage 31, the second storage 32, and the shutter 38 are interconnected as illustrated. In the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment, basically, the banknotes 40 are inserted into the depositing / dispensing port of the customer service unit 22, sent one by one to the discrimination unit 24, identified, and sent to the temporary storage unit 28, When all banknotes have been identified, they are stored in the cassette 30 for each denomination. However, in some cases, the banknotes are returned from the discrimination unit 24 or the temporary storage unit 28 to the customer service unit 22 or stored in the first storage unit 31, the second storage unit 32, or the third storage unit 34. To do.

  Hereinafter, each part of the depositing and dispensing machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

  The control unit 18 controls at least the operation of the entire depositing / dispensing machine 10. Of course, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 may not include the control unit 18, and the main control unit 14 may control the operation of the entire depositing / dispensing machine 10.

  The conveyance part 20 conveys a banknote to each part of a deposit or withdrawal machine, and as shown in FIG. 3, it includes conveyance paths 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d and 20e and a switching blade 20f. The transport paths 20a, 20b, 20c and 20d continue from the customer service section 22 through the discrimination section 24 to the customer service section 22, and the transport path 20e continues from the discrimination section 24 to the cassette 30 and the first storage box 31. The conveyance path has a branch point, and banknotes can go from the conveyance path to the second storage 32, the temporary storage unit 28, and the like at the branch point.

  Here, the transport path 20a connects the deposit / withdrawal port of the customer service section 22 and the discrimination section 24, the transport path 20b connects the discrimination section 24 and the branch point to the second storage 32, and the transport path 20c is the second. The branch point to the storage box 32 and the branch point to the temporary storage unit 28 are connected, and the conveyance path 20d connects the branch point to the temporary storage unit 28 and the deposit / withdrawal port.

  The switching blade 20f is provided at the branch point of the transport path, and the banknote transport destination can be switched by controlling the switching blade.

  Further, the transport paths 20a to 20e of the present embodiment transport the banknotes sandwiched from both sides of the banknotes by a belt pair or a roller pair. The conveyance paths 20a to 20e of the present embodiment are driven by driving means such as a motor, and the conveyance direction and conveyance speed of banknotes can be controlled by controlling the driving means.

  The customer service unit 22 accepts the banknote 40 inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port by the operation of the customer, and distinguishes it from the banknote returned to the customer, that is, the banknote to be withdrawn to the customer or the banknote 40 inserted by the customer. It is a part which passes the bill etc. which were done to a customer. Further, the customer service unit 22 supplies the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port one by one to the transport path 20a, and takes in the banknotes transported to the customer service unit 22 by the transport path 20d into the customer service unit 22.

  The discrimination unit 24 performs discrimination and counting of banknotes. The discrimination unit of the present embodiment includes an optical CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor, acquires image data on both sides of a banknote by the CCD sensor, and is registered in advance in a database for the banknote discrimination with the image data and the like. It is possible to identify the authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of banknotes by collating with image data and the like. Moreover, the discrimination part 24 of this embodiment detects conveyance abnormalities, such as a space | interval of a banknote which passes a discrimination part, and a driving | running | working. Of course, the discrimination unit 24 may acquire image data of banknotes using a sensor other than the CCD sensor, such as a magnetic sensor. Below, the banknote determined by the discrimination part 24 as a fake ticket or conveyance abnormality is called an abnormal banknote.

  The discrimination unit 24 of the present embodiment further includes an identification information reading unit, and the identification information reading unit reads identification information for identifying each banknote from image data of the banknote acquired by a CCD sensor or the like. In this embodiment, identification information is the serial number printed for every banknote. The read serial number 44 is used as banknote identification information.

  Here, the serial number is a character string composed of alphanumeric characters or the like that are assigned to each banknote and printed in advance on the banknote, for example.

  The discrimination unit 24 passes the discrimination result 42, the count result, and the serial number 44 to the control unit 18, and the control unit 18 passes the discrimination result 42 and the serial number 44 to the storage unit 26.

  The discrimination unit 24 may acquire only image data, and the control unit 18 may use this image data to discriminate banknotes or read serial numbers. In this case, the identification information reading unit may be included in the control unit 18.

  The storage unit 26 includes a memory element, a magnetic disk, and the like, and stores the discrimination result 42 and the count result of the discrimination unit 24. The storage unit 26 may store various control programs (software) for controlling the entire automatic transaction apparatus 12. The storage unit 26 stores information such as the denomination, degree of damage, and number of banknotes identified by the discrimination unit 24 together with the storage order of the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 28.

  The storage unit 26 of this embodiment includes a serial number storage area 46, and the serial number storage area 46 stores a serial number 42. The serial numbers 42 are stored in the order acquired by the discrimination unit 24.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 26 of the present embodiment also stores setting information 48 relating to a method in which the customer service unit 22 supplies banknotes to the transport path 20a. Hereinafter, this information 48 is referred to as “supply information”. There are “continuous supply” and “intermittent supply” as supply methods. If the supply information 48 of the storage unit 26 indicates continuous supply, the customer service unit 22 continuously supplies banknotes to the transport path 20a. On the other hand, if the supply information 48 of the storage unit 26 indicates intermittent supply, the customer service unit 22 intermittently supplies banknotes to the transport path 20a. Hereinafter, supply information indicating continuous supply is simply referred to as “continuous supply”, and supply information indicating intermittent supply is simply referred to as “intermittent supply”.

  Here, “continuous supply” and “intermittent supply” will be described in more detail.

  When the supply information 48 is “continuous supply”, the customer service unit 22 supplies the banknotes to the transport path 20a at a predetermined shortest interval. In the present embodiment, the predetermined shortest interval takes into account the time required to discriminate bills by the discriminating unit 24, the time required to switch the switching blade 20f, etc., and the deposit process can be completed in the shortest time. Although it is an interval, it is not limited to this. In the case of “continuous supply”, before the banknotes supplied from the customer service unit 22 to the transport path 20a are discriminated by the discrimination unit 24, one or a plurality of banknotes following the banknotes are transferred from the customer service unit 22 to the transport path 20a. Supplied.

  When the supply information 48 is “intermittent supply”, after the banknote supplied from the customer service unit 22 to the transport path 20a is identified by the discrimination unit 24, one banknote following the banknote is transported from the service unit 22 to the transport path 20a. To be supplied.

  Therefore, when the banknotes supplied from the customer service unit 22 are discriminated by the discrimination unit 24, a plurality of succeeding banknotes exist in the transport path 20a in the “continuous supply”, but in the “intermittent supply”, the transport path 20a There are no following banknotes.

  The temporary storage unit 28 temporarily stores banknotes inserted into the customer service unit 22 by the customer. The temporary storage unit 28 of the present embodiment stores banknotes wound around a drum with a winding tape or the like. The temporary storage unit 28 temporarily wraps the banknote around the drum and stores it until a deposit transaction is established by the operation of the customer, that is, until the deposit amount is confirmed. On the other hand, when the deposit transaction is canceled by the customer's operation, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 28 are returned to the customer service unit 22.

  The cassette 30 stores banknotes that can be recycled for transactions with customers. A stage that can be moved up and down by an elevating mechanism is provided inside the cassette 30, and banknotes stored by the stacking mechanism of the cassette 30 are stacked on the stage. Further, the cassette 30 is provided with a supply mechanism, and banknotes in the cassette 30 can be sent out one by one to the transport path 20e by the supply mechanism. In the present embodiment, the cassette 30 includes a cassette 30A, a cassette 30B, and a cassette 30C having the same structure.

  The first storage 31 is a safe for storing banknotes inserted into the customer service unit 22 that are not used for transactions with customers, such as two thousand yen bills and five thousand yen bills. The banknotes conveyed on the road can be collected.

  The second storage 32 is a withdrawal rejection store for storing banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal in the discrimination unit 24 during the withdrawal process. The third storage 34 is a storage for storing specific banknotes, and is, for example, a counterfeit billbox for storing banknotes that are determined to be counterfeit by discrimination during deposit processing or withdrawal processing.

  The shutter 38 is arranged at the upper part of the deposit / withdrawal port, opens the deposit / withdrawal port when the customer inserts the banknote or takes out the banknote, and opens the deposit / withdrawal port when the banknote is taken into the depositing / dispensing machine 10. It will be closed. In the present embodiment, the shutter 38 is a slide-type shutter, and is configured to be capable of reciprocating in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which a pickup roller of the customer service unit 22 described later conveys banknotes.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the customer service part 22 of this embodiment is demonstrated in detail. The customer service section 22 of the present embodiment includes a deposit / withdrawal port 39, a supply section 50, a support plate 52, a pool guide 54, a bill press 56, a side plate 58, and a stacking section 60.

  The supply unit 50 sequentially separates the banknotes from one of the plurality of banknotes 40 present at the deposit / withdrawal port, supplies the banknotes to the transport path 20a, and returns the banknotes at the entrance of the transport path 20a to the deposit / withdrawal port. A pickup roller 62, a feed roller 64, and a separation roller 66 are included.

  The pick-up roller 62 feeds banknotes supported in a standing position on the support plate 52 toward the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66, and sends the banknotes sent from the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66 onto the support plate 52. It is.

  The pickup roller 62 includes a pickup roller shaft 62 a and is configured to be able to rotate forward and backward about the shaft 62 a. The pickup roller 62 is disposed above the support plate 52 on the side of the deposit / withdrawal port 39. A high-friction member having a large friction coefficient such as rubber is attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface of the pickup roller 62, so that the pickup roller 62 can easily draw out and pull in banknotes.

  The feed roller 64, together with the separation roller 66, constitutes a gate portion 67, and further feeds the banknote sent from the pickup roller 62 to the transport path 20a in the direction of arrow E, and the banknote at the entrance of the transport path 20a. To send to.

  The feed roller 64 includes a feed roller shaft 64a, and is configured to be rotatable forward and backward about the shaft 64a. The feed roller 64 is arranged near the end of the support plate 52 and at a position downstream of the pickup roller 62 when the supply unit 50 conveys the banknote in the direction of arrow E.

  A high friction material is attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 64, whereby the feed roller 64 can easily carry banknotes into and out of the deposit / withdrawal port 39. The feed roller 64 is provided with two ring-shaped grooves along the entire circumference in the circumferential direction.

  Here, the pickup roller 62 and the feed roller 64 are connected by a power transmission mechanism such as a gear train, and the pickup roller 62 rotates in the same direction and at the same speed as the feed roller 64 rotates.

  The separation roller 66 is disposed so as to face the feed roller 64, and one groove that meshes with a convex portion between the groove portions of the feed roller 64 is provided in a ring shape on the entire circumference in the circumferential direction. ing. The separation roller 66 includes a separation roller shaft, and can rotate in one direction around the separation roller shaft. The separation roller 66 rotates together with the feed roller 64 when the banknote is carried into the deposit / withdrawal port 39, but does not rotate when the banknote is carried out from the deposit / withdrawal port 39.

  The pool guide 54 is arranged on the pickup roller 62 side of the deposit / withdrawal port 39 and can reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the pickup roller 62 feeds out banknotes, that is, in the directions of arrows A and B in FIGS. . The pool guide 54 is provided with an opening so that the movement of the pool guide 54 is not hindered by the pickup roller 62.

  The bill press 56 is a thick plate member disposed on the side opposite to the pickup roller 62 side of the deposit / withdrawal port 39, and this thick plate member is trapezoidal when viewed from the side as shown in FIG. The bill press 56 is provided so as to be able to reciprocate in the directions of arrows A and B in FIGS. Further, the bill press 56 is configured to be rotatable around a rotation fulcrum. In addition, an inclined surface 56 a is provided on the surface of the bill press 56 on the pickup roller 62 side, and the inclined surface 56 a is inclined so as to move away from the pool guide 54 as the support plate 52 is approached.

  Guide portions 68 are provided on the side surfaces of the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56, and the guide portions 68 are fitted into guide portions provided on the side plate 58 and can slide on the guide portions. The guide part 68 of this embodiment moves the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 via a motor, a belt, or the like. Therefore, the movement amount and position of the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 of the present embodiment can be managed by rotation control of the stepping motor, an encoder attached to the rotation shaft of the motor, or the like.

  The stacking unit 60 takes bills transported to the customer service unit 22 through the transport path 20d into the deposit / withdrawal port 39, and includes a stacking roller 70, a pressure roller 72, and an impeller 74. When banknotes remain in the deposit / withdrawal port 39, the stacking unit 60 stacks the conveyed banknotes so as to overlap the other banknotes remaining in the deposit / withdrawal port 39.

  The accumulating roller 70 conveys the banknotes conveyed by the conveying path 20d together with the pressure roller 72 toward the pool guide 54. The accumulation roller 70 can rotate around the accumulation roller shaft, and is disposed in the vicinity of the end portion of the support plate 52 opposite to the feed roller 64 as shown in FIG.

  The pressure roller 72 is disposed so as to face the accumulation roller 70 and is rotatable about a pressure roller shaft.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the impeller 74 is arranged side by side with the stacking roller 70, and when the stacking roller 70 and the pressure roller 72 take the banknote into the deposit / withdrawal port, the impeller 74 strikes the lower end of the banknote. This allows the banknotes to follow the pool guide 54 alone or with other banknotes.

  The depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment further includes a hand insertion detection sensor 76, a bill set detection sensor 78, a passage detection sensor 80, and a delivery detection sensor 82. Hereinafter, these sensors will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the manual insertion detection sensor 76 is installed in the customer service unit 22 and is inserted when a customer inserts a banknote into the deposit / withdrawal port 39 or takes out a withdrawal or returned banknote. , And is composed of a plurality of optical sensors.

  The banknote set detection sensor 78 is installed in the customer service unit 22 as shown in FIG. 4 and detects whether or not a banknote is present in the deposit / withdrawal port 39.

  The passage detection sensor 80 is installed in the customer service unit 22 as shown in FIG. 4 and monitors whether the bills sent to the transport path 20a pass through the gate unit 67 as the pickup roller 62 and the feed roller 64 rotate. In addition, the number of bills that have passed through the gate portion 67 is counted. In addition, when the sensor 80 detects a banknote, it is considered that a banknote is clamped between the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66, and a part of banknote protrudes to the conveyance path 20a side.

  The delivery detection sensor 82 is installed in the temporary storage unit 28 as shown in FIG. 3, and monitors the passage of banknotes taken into the temporary storage unit 28 from the transport path 20c.

  In addition to the above, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a transport motor, a solenoid for a switching blade of the transport unit, and the like.

  Further, if necessary, a device for changing the direction of the banknote is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 20d or in another appropriate place, and when the banknote that has passed through the discrimination section 24 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39, And it may be stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 39 with the front and back reversed. Thereby, when this banknote is identified again by the discrimination part 24, since it discriminate | determines in a different direction, the information which was not acquirable by the previous discrimination is acquirable.

  Next, the depositing process in the depositing / dispensing machine 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6D.

  First, when the customer selects a “deposit” transaction using the operation display unit 16, the customer service unit 22 moves the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 to substantially the center of the deposit / withdrawal port 39 as shown in FIG. 7. The shutter 38 is opened. Thereby, the customer can insert the banknote 40 into the deposit / withdrawal port 39. Hereinafter, the position of the pool guide 54 and the bill press when the customer inserts banknotes into the deposit / withdrawal port is referred to as “insertion position”. When starting the deposit process, the customer may insert a bankbook or cash card into a processing unit (not shown).

  When the “deposit” transaction is selected, the control unit 18 causes the storage unit 26 to store “continuous supply” as the supply information 48 (step S1). At this time, the serial number storage area 46 is initialized.

  The banknote 40 inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 39 is detected by the sensor 78 (step S1). After the banknote is detected by the sensor 78, if the customer's hand is no longer detected by the sensor 76, it is determined that the insertion of the banknote by the customer is completed, and the shutter 38 is closed (step S2).

  When the detector (not shown) detects that the shutter 38 is closed, the bill press 56 moves in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG. Thereby, a banknote is pinched | interposed into the bill press 56 and the pool guide 54, and the supply part 50 moves to the position which can supply the banknote 40 to the conveyance path 20a. Hereinafter, this position is referred to as a “supply position”. The bill press 56 is rotated by a rotation mechanism (not shown) in the vicinity of the supply position, and the slope 56a of the bill press rises with respect to the support plate 52. As a result, the banknote 40 is pressed against the pickup roller 62 by the slope 56a as shown in FIG. 8 (step S3).

  When the banknote 40 is pressed against the pool guide 54 at the supply position, the pickup roller 62 and the feed roller 64 rotate in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. 8, and start feeding banknotes one by one to the transport path 20a. At the same time, the transport unit 20 activates each unit of the transport unit 20 including the transport paths 20a to 20c.

  Here, since “continuous supply” is stored as supply information in the storage unit 26, the supply unit 50 supplies the banknotes 40 to the transport path 20a by continuous supply (step S4). In addition, since the 1st banknote of the deposit or withdrawal port 39 does not have a preceding banknote, when the supply to the conveyance path 20a is possible, it is immediately supplied to the conveyance path 20a.

  The banknotes sent out from the customer service unit 22 to the transport path 20a reach the discrimination unit 24.

  In the discrimination unit 24, bill discrimination and serial number reading are performed (step S5). The discrimination result 42 and the serial number 44 obtained by the discrimination unit 24 are notified to the control unit 18. The serial number 44 is stored in the storage area 46 of the storage unit 26 in the order of discrimination by the discrimination unit 24 (step S6).

  In the control part 18, based on the discrimination result 42, it is determined whether there is an abnormality in the banknote in the discrimination part 24 (step S7). In step S7, when the discrimination result 42 does not indicate an abnormal banknote (NO), the banknote is sent to the temporary storage unit 28 (step S8). Then, it is determined by using the sensor 78 whether or not banknotes exist in the deposit / withdrawal port 39, that is, whether or not supply of banknotes has been completed (step S9), and if not completed (NO), go to step S4. Returning, if completed, the bill counting result is displayed on the operation display unit 16 (step S10). For example, when the customer inserts ten thousand yen bills into the deposit / withdrawal port, “100,000 yen is deposited into the account” is displayed on the operation display unit 16 and the customer is requested to confirm the final counting result.

  When the customer confirms the counting result (step S11) and presses the confirmation button on the operation display unit 16 to approve the counting result (OK), all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 28 are transported through the transport paths 20c, 20b and 20e. Then, it is sent to the corresponding denomination cassette 30A, 30B or 30C (step S12), and the deposit process is completed.

  Note that the appraisal by the discriminating unit 24 is not a genuine note or counterfeit note, but a denominated item or denominated denomination, that is, a denomination that is not suitable for use in deposit / withdrawal transactions (for example, 2000 yen bills and 5000 yen bills). ) May be stored in the first storage box 31.

  In step S11, when the customer does not approve the counting result by pressing the cancel button on the operation display unit (NG), a process for canceling the payment is started.

  First, the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved to the stacking roller side so that a withdrawal bill can be received (step S13).

  Next, all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 28 are transferred to the conveyance path 22d, conveyed to the customer service unit 22, and accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step S14). At this time, the sensor 78 detects the banknote taken in first.

  When all banknotes are accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port, the shutter 38 is opened. When the customer takes out the banknote from the deposit / withdrawal port 39, the sensor 76 detects this and the shutter is closed (step S15).

  In a state where the sensor 78 detects a banknote, “Please remove the banknote” is continuously displayed on the operation display unit 16 without closing the shutter 38 for a certain period of time.

  In addition, when the confirmation button is pressed in step S11, it may be possible to return the medium (passbook or cash card) by writing the passbook or updating the account balance information as the payment is established, but the description is omitted. .

  Next, the case where “differentiation abnormality” occurs in step S7 (YES) will be described with reference to FIGS. 6C, 9 and 10. FIG.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, ten banknotes M1 to M10 are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 39, and the banknotes M4 and M8 are abnormal banknotes. 9, A to E represent banknote positions in the depositing / dispensing machine 10, A is a deposit / withdrawal port 39, B is a transport path 20a, C is a discrimination section 24, D is a transport path 20b or 20c, and E is temporarily stored. Part 28. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the deposit process proceeds in the order of steps T0 to T15. Therefore, FIG. 9 represents the position of each banknote in steps T0 to T15. Further, FIG. 9 shows the order of banknotes in each part. For example, in step T0 of FIG. 9, the banknotes M1 to M10 are arranged in the order of M1 to M10 from the side close to the supply part at the deposit / withdrawal port 39. In the following, it is assumed that the serial numbers of the banknotes M1 to M10 are N1 to N10, respectively.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which banknotes are sequentially supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port 39 to the transport path 20a in order from M1, and the abnormal banknote M4 reaches the discrimination unit 24. At this time, the temporary storage unit 28 has the correct bills M1 and M2, the transport path 20c has the banknote M3, the discrimination section 24 has the banknote M4, the transport path 20a has the banknotes M5 and M6, and the supply section is in the middle of supply. Banknote M7 and banknotes M8 to M10 are present at the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step T1 in FIG. 9).

  In step S7, if it is detected that the banknote M4 of the discrimination part 24 is an abnormal banknote (YES), the supply part 50 will stop supply of a banknote (step S16).

  The control unit 18 determines whether there is a banknote being supplied to the gate unit 67 based on the presence or absence of the output of the sensor 80 (step S17).

  When there is no bill in the gate part 67 in step S17 (NO), the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved to the stacking position (step S18). As shown in FIG. 14, the “stacking position” is the position of the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 when the stacking unit 60 takes the banknotes transported to the customer service unit 22 through the transport path 20 d into the deposit / withdrawal port 39. It is. In this embodiment, the pool guide 54 moves to a position where the pool guide is close or closer to the stacking roller 70 than the input position. On the other hand, the bill press 56 moves to a position aligned with the pressure roller.

  On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 10, since the banknote M7 exists in the gate part 67 (YES), the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66 are rotated a predetermined number of times in the direction of arrow D shown in FIG. Thereby, the banknote M7 which exists in this gate part 67 is returned in the deposit / withdrawal port 39, and is piled up on the banknotes M8, M9 and M10 of the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step S19). Furthermore, the number of rotations of these rollers in the direction of arrow D can be increased by the information of the sensor 80.

  Based on the detection result of the sensor 80, it is determined whether or not the process of returning the banknote M7 to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 has been completed normally (step S20).

  If it is determined in step S20 that the banknote M7 has been returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (YES), the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved to the stacking position (step S18). In step S18, as shown in FIG. 11, the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 move to the stacking roller 70 side while sandwiching the four banknotes M7, M8, M9 and M10, and at the respective stacking positions. Stop. A detection means (not shown) determines whether or not the movement of the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 has been completed.

  Here, in step S18, the roller of the supply unit 50 may be rotated in the direction of arrow D before the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved. Because, when the supply of banknotes is continuously performed in the supply unit 50, generally, the banknotes adjacent to the banknotes are dragged to the vicinity of the feed roller and the separation roller together with the banknotes to be supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port 39. Because it will end up. If the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved in this state, the dragged banknote may obstruct the movement of the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56.

  In step S18, after the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved, or in parallel with the movement of the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56, the bill M3 in the transport path 20c is transported to the temporary storage unit 28, and the discrimination unit The banknote M4 in 24 and the banknotes M5 and M6 in the transport path 20a are returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step S21). Thereby, the banknotes M1 to M3 are stored in the temporary storage unit 28, and the storage order is M1, M2, and M3 (step T2 in FIG. 9). Moreover, the banknote order at the deposit / withdrawal port 39 at this time is M7, M8, M9, M10, M4, M5, and M6 from the side close to the supply unit 50 (step T2 in FIG. 9). Thereafter, the supply method of the supply unit is changed in a predetermined case (step S24).

  Here, the process in step S24 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  The control unit 18 retrieves the latest serial number from the storage area 46, searches from the beginning to the end of the storage area 46, and whether there is a serial number that matches this serial number other than the latest serial number. Is determined (step S31). For example, in step T2 of FIG. 9, in the storage area 46, the serial numbers N1 to N4 of the banknotes M1 to M4 are stored in the order obtained by the discrimination unit as shown in FIG. The serial number N4 stored in the fourth. It is determined whether the same serial number as this serial number is stored in the storage area 46 before the latest serial number.

  In the example shown in FIG. 13, the same serial number as the latest serial number N4 does not exist in the serial numbers stored in the first to third storage areas 46 (NO). In this case, the control unit 18 ends the process of step S24 without changing the supply information stored in the storage unit 26.

  On the other hand, when the same serial number as the latest serial number N4 is stored before the latest serial number (YES), the control unit 18 changes the supply information in the storage unit 26 from “continuous supply” to “intermittent supply”. (Step S32).

  If the supply information in the storage area 46 has already been changed to “intermittent supply”, the process of step S24 need not be performed.

  When the banknotes M4, M5, and M6 are returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39, the control unit 18 adds 1 to the number of retries stored in the storage unit 26. Here, the number of retries indicates the number of times the supply unit 50 has stopped supplying bills for step S16, and the initial value is zero. Accordingly, the number of retries is 1 in step T3 of FIG.

  The control unit 18 determines whether or not the number of retries exceeds the set number (step S26). The set number of times may be an arbitrary value, but is 5 in the present embodiment.

  If the number of retries does not exceed the set number (NO), the pool guide 54 and the bill press 56 are moved to the supply position as shown in FIG. 15 (step S3), and the bill from the supply unit 50 to the transport path 20a is moved. Restart the supply. Then, the processes after step S3 are repeated until the number of retries exceeds the set number.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, after step T3, the banknotes at the deposit / withdrawal port 39 are supplied to the conveyance path 20a in order from the banknote M7, and when the banknote M8 reaches the discrimination section 24 (step T3 in FIG. 9). In step S7, it is detected that the banknote M8 is an abnormal banknote (YES), the banknote M7 in the transport path 20c is transported to the temporary storage section 28, and the banknote M8 in the discrimination section 24 and the banknote M9 in the transport path 20a. M10 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step T4 in FIG. 9). At this time, as shown in FIG. 16, since the same serial number as the serial number N8 of the banknote M8 is not stored in the storage area 46, the supply information in the storage unit 26 is “continuous” in step S31. The “intermittent supply” is not changed from “supply” (step T4 in FIG. 9). At this time, the retry count is incremented by 1 and becomes 2.

  In step S26, it is determined that the number of retries does not exceed the set number of times (OK), the process returns to step S3, and bills are supplied from the supply unit 50 to the transport path 20a by continuous supply. Thereby, when the banknote M4 reaches the discrimination part 24 (step T5 in FIG. 9), it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M4 is an abnormal banknote, and the banknote M4 in the discrimination part 24 and the banknote M5 in the transport path 20a. And M6 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step T6 in FIG. 9). And the process of step S24 is performed. At this time, serial numbers are stored in the storage area 46 as shown in FIG. Therefore, in step S31, it is determined that the same serial number as that of the banknote M4 is already stored in the storage area 46 in addition to the latest serial number (YES), and the supply information in the storage unit 26 is “intermittent supply” in step S32. Is changed. The retry count is incremented by 1 to 3.

  Then, it returns to step S3 and the supply part 50 starts supply of a banknote. At this time, since the supply information 48 of the storage unit 26 is “intermittent supply”, the bills in the deposit / withdrawal port 39 are supplied to the transport path 20a by intermittent supply. Therefore, when the banknote M8 is discriminated by the discrimination unit 24, the banknotes M9, M10, M4, M5, and M6 are in the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step T7 in FIG. 9).

  In step S7, it is detected that the banknote M8 is an abnormal banknote, and the banknote M8 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 (step T8 in FIG. 9). Here, after the supply information 48 is changed to “intermittent supply”, the process of step S24 may not be performed. In addition, the retry count is incremented by 1 to 4. Returning to step S4, the banknote M9 is supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port 39 to the discrimination unit 24 (step T9 in FIG. 9).

  When it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M9 is a genuine note, the banknote M9 is stored in the temporary storage unit 28 in step S8, and the banknote M10 is supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port to the discrimination unit 24 in step S4 (FIG. 9 step T10).

  When it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M10 is a genuine note, the banknote M10 is stored in the temporary storage unit 28 in step S8, and the banknote M4 is supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port 39 to the discrimination unit 24 in step S4 ( Step T11 in FIG. 9).

  If it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M4 is a fake ticket, the banknote M4 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 in step S18 (step T12 in FIG. 9), and the retry count is incremented by 1 to 5. Returning to step S4, the banknote M5 is supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port 39 to the discrimination unit 24 (step T13 in FIG. 9).

  When it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M5 is a genuine note, the banknote M5 is stored in the temporary storage unit 28 in step S8, and in step S4, the banknote M6 is supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port to the discrimination unit 24 (FIG. 9 step T14).

  When it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M6 is a genuine note, the banknote M6 is stored in the temporary storage unit 28 in step S8, and the banknote M8 is supplied from the deposit / withdrawal port 39 to the discrimination unit 24 in step S4 ( Step T15 in FIG. 9).

  When it is detected in step S7 that the banknote M8 is a fake ticket, the banknote M8 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 in step S21, and the retry count is incremented by 1 to 6.

  When the number of retries exceeds the set number in step S26, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a predetermined process and then displays the processing result on the operation display unit 16 (step S23).

  In the present embodiment, the predetermined process is the same process as the process when the banknote M7 of the gate unit 67 does not return to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 in step S19, and this process will be described later. As another example of the predetermined processing, the banknotes at the deposit / withdrawal port 39 may be conveyed to the discrimination unit 24 for further detailed discrimination. In this case, as a result of detailed discrimination by the discrimination unit, the banknote determined to be a correct bill may be stored in the temporary storage unit 28. As a result, if the banknote is no longer in the deposit / withdrawal port 39, the process proceeds to step S10. Good.

  In step S23, the operation display unit 16 displays, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, “There are banknotes that cannot be stored in the inserted banknotes”. This is because there are acceptable banknotes in the banknotes 40 inserted by the customer. When the banknote can be confirmed, that is, when the customer presses the confirmation button 90, the fact is displayed as shown in FIG.

  Next, if it is determined in step S20 that the process of step S19 has not been completed normally (NO), that is, the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66 are rotated by a predetermined number in the direction of arrow D shown in FIG. The process when the sensor 80 still detects the banknote will be described.

  When it is determined in step S <b> 20 that the process of step S <b> 19 has not been completed normally, the banknote M <b> 7 may be jammed in the gate unit 67. However, although the banknote M7 is not jammed at the gate part 67, the sensor 80 may continue to detect the banknote in step S20. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the banknote M <b> 7 is in a position where it can be detected by the sensor 80, but is not engaged with the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66. In this case, even if the feed roller 64 and the separation roller 66 are rotated in step S19, the banknote M7 cannot be returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 and continues to be detected by the sensor 80.

  In consideration of such cases, in the present embodiment, after the determination (NO) in step S20, the banknote M3 on the transport path 20c, the banknote M4 on the discrimination section 24, and the banknotes M5 and M6 on the transport path 20a. Are stored in the temporary storage unit 28 (step S27), and then it is determined again whether or not there is a banknote in the gate unit 67 by the sensor 80 (step S28). As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a situation in which an attendant has to respond.

  If the sensor 80 detects a banknote in step S28, the operation display unit 16 displays that the deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can no longer handle the banknote as shown in FIG. 21 (step S23). Subsequent operations will be performed by the cashier staff.

  The clerk takes out the banknotes M8, M9, M10 present in the deposit / withdrawal port 39, the banknote M7 in the gate section 67, and the banknotes M1 to M6 stored in the temporary storage section 28, and returns them to the customer, for example.

  If the sensor 80 does not detect the banknote in step S28 (YES), it may be determined that the process of returning the banknote in the gate portion 67 to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 is completed normally and the process may proceed to step S18.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to distinguish between banknotes that have not been sent to the transport unit once after being inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port and banknotes that have been determined as abnormal banknotes by the discrimination unit and returned to the deposit / withdrawal port. it can. Moreover, after all the banknotes thrown into the deposit / withdrawal port passed the discrimination part by continuous supply, the banknote supply method of a supply part can be switched from continuous supply to intermittent supply. Thereby, it can prevent that the banknote which is not identified generate | occur | produces, and also can perform a money_receiving | payment process in a short time.

  In other embodiment, the information which shows the characteristic of a banknote other than a serial number may be used. For example, from the image data of the banknote acquired by the discrimination unit, the characteristics of the banknotes such as folds, creases, dirt, tears, cuts, or characters or pictorial figures (doodles) entered by a third party, and the banknotes of those characteristics Information including information (coordinates on the banknote and front and back surfaces) indicating the position of the banknote is extracted as identification information of the banknote, and the processing in step S24 in FIG. May be switched from continuous supply to intermittent supply.

  In this case, the identification information of each banknote is stored in the storage area 46 in step S6, and in step S31 of FIG. 12, the same identification information as the latest identification information is stored in the storage area 46 before the latest identification information. If it is stored, it is switched to intermittent supply. Thereby, even if it is a case where a serial number cannot be read in the discrimination part 24, it is determined by the discrimination part 24 that it is an abnormal banknote by the banknote which is not supplied to the conveyance path 20a after having been thrown into the deposit / withdrawal port 39. The bill returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 can be distinguished.

  Further, even when a plurality of counterfeit banknotes or the like having the same serial number are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 39, an abnormal designation is made by the discrimination unit 24 with a bill that has not been supplied to the transport path 20a after being inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port. And the banknote returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 can be distinguished.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the processing in step S <b> 24 in FIG. 6D has been described as being performed by the control unit 18, but may be performed by the discrimination unit 24 including a storage unit.

  In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied not only to a depositing / dispensing machine but also to an apparatus for discriminating media other than banknotes.

  In the above-described embodiment, when an abnormal banknote is detected, if a serial number that matches the detected serial number of the abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the identified banknote, the banknote inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port It is judged that the supply to the transport path has been completed. Therefore, when a plurality of abnormal banknotes with the same serial number are included in the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, the supply of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port to the transport path has been completed. It cannot be distinguished whether or not.

  Therefore, in the following, even when a plurality of abnormal banknotes with the same serial number are included in the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, to the conveyance path of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port We propose a technique (hereinafter also referred to as “one-round determination technique”) for distinguishing whether or not the supply of the first round has been completed. A copy counterfeit corresponds to an example of an abnormal banknote. First, the difference between the case where a copy counterfeit ticket is not inserted into the customer service section and the case where a copy counterfeit ticket is inserted into the customer service section will be described.

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a time-series change in the position of the banknote in the deposit process when a copy counterfeit is not inserted into the customer service section. Moreover, FIG. 23 is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number and the operation | movement of a verified banknote in the example shown in FIG. 22 and 23, it is assumed that the banknote M3 is an abnormal banknote. In FIG. 23, the identified serial number and the operation performed when the banknote is identified are shown.

  In this example, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3 is an abnormal banknote, in step S31, the serial number that coincides with the serial number N3 of the banknote M3 that is an abnormal banknote is recorded by the control unit 18. It is determined whether or not it exists in the number (step T7 in FIG. 22). Here, since the banknote M3 has already been identified in step T1 of FIG. 22, the control unit 18 has the serial number N3 of the banknote M3 that is an abnormal banknote in the serial number of the verified banknote (see FIG. 23). In order "3"), it is determined that the banknote M3, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order "9" in FIG. 23).

  Accordingly, in step S32, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (in the order of “9” and after in FIG. 23).

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a time-series change in the position of the banknote in the deposit process when a copy counterfeit is inserted into the customer service section. Moreover, FIG. 25 is a figure which shows the relationship between the serial number of an already identified banknote, and operation | movement in the example shown in FIG. 24 and 25, it is assumed that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit, and FIG. 25 shows the identified serial number and the operation performed when the banknote is identified.

  In this example, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S31, the serial number corresponding to the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is recorded by the control unit 18 in the identified banknote. It is determined whether or not it exists in the number (step T3 in FIG. 24). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in step T1 of FIG. 24, the control unit 18 has the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, in the serial number of the verified banknote (see FIG. 25). In order "3"), it is determined that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order "5" in FIG. 23).

  Accordingly, in step S32, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (in the order of “5” and thereafter in FIG. 25).

  In this way, copy counterfeits are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port so that it can be grasped by referring to the difference between the case where copy counterfeits are not inserted into the customer service department and the case where copy counterfeits are inserted into the customer service department. In this case, the banknotes inserted in the deposit / withdrawal slot are switched so that the banknotes present at the deposit / withdrawal slot are intermittently supplied to the conveyance path even though the supply to the conveyance path is not completed. It will be. Therefore, it takes a lot of time to separate all the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port one by one and supply them to the transport path.

  By applying the one-round determination technique described above, it is possible to reduce the time required to separate all the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port one by one and supply them to the transport path. In the following, the case where the one-round determination technique is applied to an example in which banknotes existing at the deposit / withdrawal port are switched so as to be intermittently supplied to the conveyance path will be mainly described. A one-round determination technique may be applied.

  As the above-mentioned one-round determination technique, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the identified banknote identified before the abnormal banknote by the discrimination unit. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 to which a technique for determining whether or not an abnormal banknote has been completed is proposed on the basis of information related to the abnormal banknote when the serial number of the identified banknote matches. For example, the banknotes once collected at the deposit / withdrawal port 39 by the stacking unit 60 and then discriminated again by the discriminating unit 24 are equivalent to the banknotes that have made one round. The information related to the abnormal banknote may be information related to the abnormal banknote itself, information related to the subsequent banknote of the abnormal banknote, or information related to a plurality of banknotes inserted into the deposit port including the abnormal banknote. There may be. Hereinafter, first to sixth embodiments of the present invention will be sequentially described as embodiments of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10.

(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. As described above, banknotes that are not determined to be abnormal banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28. Therefore, in the first embodiment of the present invention, when the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit 18 is stored in the serial number of the abnormal banknote and the temporary storage unit 28. It is determined whether or not the serial number of the banknote is inconsistent. And the control part 18 determines with the abnormal banknote having completed a round, when the serial number of an abnormal banknote and the serial number of the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 28 are inconsistent. On the other hand, when the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28, the control unit 18 determines that the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit.

  FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing a time-series change in the position of the banknote in the depositing process by the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the relationship between the serial number of the verified banknote and the operation in the example shown in FIG. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the serial numbers of the stacked banknotes in the temporary storage unit 28 in the example shown in FIG. The serial numbers of the stacked banknotes in the temporary storage unit 28 are stored in the storage unit 26 as needed by the control unit 18, for example.

  26 to 28, it is assumed that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit, and in FIG. 27, the identified serial number and the operation performed when the banknote is identified are shown. The banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28 and the serial number of the banknote are shown. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a supply method changing process by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In this example, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S41, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is recorded by the control unit 18 in the identified banknote. It is determined whether or not it exists in the number (step T3 in FIG. 26). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in Step T1 of FIG. 26 (YES), the control unit 18 determines that the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the verified banknote. (Order “3” in FIG. 27).

  Subsequently, in step S42, the control unit 18 determines whether or not a serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the stacked banknote in the temporary storage unit 28 ( Step T3 in FIG. Here, since the banknote M3C has already been accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28 in step T1 of FIG. 26 (YES), the control unit 18 indicates that the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is the accumulated banknote in the temporary storage unit 28. It is determined that it exists in the serial number. Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, is a copy counterfeit (order “5” in FIG. 27). Further, the control unit 18 stores in the storage unit 26 as management information that the banknote M3C stored in the temporary storage 28 is stacked and a copy counterfeit. Order 3 in FIG. 28 is the accumulation position.

  Therefore, intermittent supply setting (step S43) is not performed, and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation.

  Then, when it is judged in step S7 that the banknote M10 is an abnormal banknote, in step S41, the serial number which corresponds with the serial number N10 of the banknote M10 which is an abnormal banknote by the control part 18 is a serial number of a verified banknote. It is determined whether or not it is present (step T7 in FIG. 26). Here, since the banknote M10 has not yet been identified (NO), the control unit 18 does not perform intermittent supply setting (step S43), and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation. Since the banknote M10 is an abnormal banknote, it is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 without being accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28.

  Then, in step S42, it is determined by the control part 18 whether the serial number which corresponds with the serial number N10 of the banknote M10 which is an abnormal banknote exists in the serial number of the accumulated banknote in the temporary storage part 28 ( Step T10 in FIG. 26). Here, since the banknote M10 is not yet accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28 (NO), the control unit 18 includes the serial number N10 of the banknote M10 which is an abnormal banknote in the serial number of the stacked banknote in the temporary storage unit 28. Judge that it does not exist. Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M10, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order “15” in FIG. 26).

  Accordingly, in step S43, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (order "11" and thereafter in FIG. 27).

(Second Embodiment)
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. As described above, the inserted bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port are separated one by one and sequentially supplied to the transport path. Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, when the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the verified banknote, the control unit 18 and the number of input banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port The number of separated banknotes separated from banknotes present in the mouth is compared. And the control part 18 determines with the abnormal banknote having made a round when the number of inserted banknotes is less than the number of separated banknotes. On the other hand, the control unit 18 determines that the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit when the number of inserted banknotes is equal to or greater than the number of separated banknotes.

  Here, as a technique for detecting the number of inserted bills, for example, a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-215882 can be used, but any technique may be used. As a technique for detecting the number of separated banknotes, a technique of adding one by one each time a separated banknote is separated from a banknote present at a deposit / withdrawal port can be employed.

  FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing a time-series change in the position of the banknote in the depositing process by the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 31 shows the relationship between the identified serial number and the operation performed when the banknote is identified. The storage unit 26 stores the information of the verified banknotes (information such as denominations) in FIG. 31, the serial number of the verified banknotes, and the order in which the verified banknotes are identified. 30 and 31, it is assumed that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit and the number of inserted banknotes is “10”. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing supply method change processing by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In this example, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S51, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is identified in FIG. It is determined whether or not it exists in the banknote serial number (step T3 in FIG. 30). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in order 3 of FIG. 31 (YES), the control unit 18 determines that the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the verified banknote. To do.

  Subsequently, in step S52, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the number of inserted banknotes is smaller than the number of separated banknotes (step T3 in FIG. 30). Here, in step T3 of FIG. 30, the control unit 18 separates a total of eight bills M1, M2, M3C, M4, M5, M3C, M7, and M8. (NO). Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, is a copy counterfeit (order “4” in FIG. 31).

  Therefore, intermittent supply setting (step S53) is not performed, and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation.

  Subsequently, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S51, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is determined by the control unit 18 in FIG. It is determined whether it exists in the serial number (step T7 in FIG. 30). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in the order 3 and 4 in FIG. 31 (YES), the control unit 18 has the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote in the serial number of the verified banknote. Judge that.

  Subsequently, in step S52, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the number of inserted banknotes is smaller than the number of separated banknotes (step T9 in FIG. 30). Here, in step T7 of FIG. 30, the control unit 18 separates a total of 13 bills M1, M2, M3C, M4, M5, M3C, M7, M8, M9, M10, M3C, M4, and M5. (YES), it is determined that the number of inserted banknotes is smaller than the number of separated banknotes (YES). Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order “7” in FIG. 31).

  Accordingly, in step S53, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (order "8" and thereafter in FIG. 31).

(Third embodiment)
Subsequently, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. As described above, a device for changing the direction of the banknote is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 20d or in another appropriate place, and when the banknote that has passed through the discrimination section 24 is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39, the top and bottom and front and back of the banknote May be stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 39 in the reverse state. Thereby, when this banknote is identified again in the discrimination part 24, it is differentiated in a different direction. The reversal of the banknote may be the reversal of at least one of top and bottom and front and back.

  Therefore, in the third embodiment of the present invention, using such a property, the control unit 18 performs the previous discrimination by the discrimination unit when the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the verified banknote. Compared to the time (compared with the banknote previously identified by the discrimination unit among the banknotes with the same serial number as the abnormal banknote), it is determined whether the abnormal banknote is reversed, and the abnormal banknote is reversed. If it is, it is determined that the abnormal banknote has been completed. On the other hand, when the abnormal banknote is not reversed, the control unit 18 determines that the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit. Depending on the mechanism of the apparatus, it may be determined that the abnormal banknote has been completed when the abnormal banknote is not reversed, and may be determined that the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit when the abnormal banknote is reversed.

  FIG. 33 shows the relationship between the management information acquired in the example shown in FIG. 30 and the operation performed when the management information is acquired. FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a supply method changing process by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 33, the management information is information indicating the direction of the banknote, and may be both the front and back and top and bottom of the banknote, but may be at least one of the front and back and top and bottom of the banknote. Good. Such management information is, for example, stored in the storage unit 26 as needed by the control unit 18.

  In this example, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S61, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is identified in FIG. It is determined whether or not it exists in the banknote serial number (step T3 in FIG. 30). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in order 3 of FIG. 31 (YES), the control unit 18 determines that the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the verified banknote. (Order “3” in FIG. 31).

  Subsequently, in step S62, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the banknote is reversed as compared with the previous discrimination (step T3 in FIG. 30). Here, in step T3 in FIG. 30, the control information at the time of the previous discrimination of the banknote M3C is “front” in the front / back direction and “up” in the vertical direction (the order “3” in FIG. 33). ), The management information at the time of the current discrimination is “front” in the front / back direction and “up” in the up / down direction (order “4” in FIG. 33), and it is determined that the information is not reversed (NO). Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, is a copy counterfeit (order “5” in FIG. 33).

  Therefore, intermittent supply setting (step S63) is not performed, and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation.

  Subsequently, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S61, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is determined by the control unit 18 in FIG. It is determined whether it exists in the serial number (step T7 in FIG. 30). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in the order 3 and 4 in FIG. 31 (YES), the control unit 18 has the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote in the serial number of the verified banknote. Judge that.

  Subsequently, in step S62, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the banknote is reversed as compared with the previous discrimination (step T7 in FIG. 30). Here, in step T7 of FIG. 30, the control unit 18 indicates that the management information at the time of the previous discrimination of the banknote M3C is “front” in the front / back direction and “up” in the vertical direction (order “4” in FIG. 33). In the management information at the time of this discrimination, the front / back direction is “back” and the vertical direction is “down” (order “7” in FIG. 33), and it is determined that the information is reversed (YES). Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order “9” in FIG. 33).

  Accordingly, in step S63, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (order "8" and thereafter in FIG. 33).

(Fourth embodiment)
Subsequently, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, when an abnormal banknote makes a round, it is thought that the serial number corresponds also to the subsequent banknotes corresponded to the banknote which follows the abnormal banknote. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, using such a property, the control unit 18 uses the identification unit in the past when the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the verified banknote. Compared to when the banknote is identified (compared to the serial number of the subsequent banknote of the banknote identified in the past by the discrimination part among the banknotes with the same serial number as the abnormal banknote) It is determined whether the numbers match each other. And the control part 18 determines with the abnormal banknote having made a round when the serial number of a subsequent banknote corresponds. On the other hand, the control unit 18 determines that the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit when the serial numbers of the subsequent banknotes do not match.

FIG. 35 shows the relationship between the serial number identified in the example shown in FIG. 30, the operation performed when the banknote is identified, and the serial number of the subsequent banknote of the banknote. In FIGS. 30 and 35, it is assumed that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit. FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing a supply method changing process by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  The serial number of the subsequent banknote may be acquired in any way, but may be acquired when passing through the discrimination unit, for example. As shown in FIG. 35, the serial number of the subsequent banknote acquired in this way is stored in the storage unit 26 as needed by the control unit 18, for example.

  In this example, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S71, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is identified in FIG. It is determined whether or not it exists in the banknote serial number (step T3 in FIG. 30). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in order 3 of FIG. 38 (YES), the control unit 18 determines that the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the verified banknote. (Order “3” in FIG. 35).

  Subsequently, in step S72, it is determined whether or not the serial numbers of the succeeding banknotes coincide with each other as compared with the case where the control unit 18 previously identified (step T3 in FIG. 37). Here, in step T3 in FIG. 30, the control unit 18 has the serial number of the subsequent banknote when the banknote M3C has been identified in the past as N4 (order “3” in FIG. 35), and the banknote M3C this time is identified. When this is done, the serial number of the subsequent banknote is N7 (the order “4” in FIG. 35), and it is determined that the serial numbers of the subsequent banknotes do not match (NO). Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, is a copy counterfeit (order “4” in FIG. 38).

  Therefore, intermittent supply setting (step S73) is not performed, and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation.

  Subsequently, since it is determined in step S7 that the banknote M3C is an abnormal banknote, in step S71, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is determined by the control unit 18 in FIG. It is determined whether it exists in the serial number (step T7 in FIG. 30). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in the order 3 and 4 in FIG. 38 (YES), the control unit 18 has the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote in the serial number of the verified banknote. Judge that.

  Subsequently, in step S72, it is determined whether or not the serial numbers of the succeeding banknotes coincide with each other as compared with the case where the control unit 18 previously identified (step T7 in FIG. 30). Here, in step T7 in FIG. 30, the control unit 18 has the serial number of the succeeding banknote when the banknote M3C has been identified in the past as N4 (order “3” in FIG. 35), and the current banknote M3C is identified. The serial number of the succeeding banknote is N4 (the order “7” in FIG. 35), and it is determined that the serial numbers of the subsequent banknote match (YES). Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order “7” in FIG. 35).

  Therefore, in step S73, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (in the order of “8” and thereafter in FIG. 35).

(Fifth embodiment)
Subsequently, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Although it is possible to make a round determination of an abnormal banknote as described above, it may be assumed that the serial number cannot be read accurately depending on the state of the banknote. In such a case, it may be assumed that the serial number coincidence determination is not accurately performed and the round determination of the abnormal banknote is erroneous. As an example, in the coincidence determination between the numeral “2” and the alphabet “Z”, there is a possibility that the determination is erroneous depending on the rubbing degree of the printing of the serial number.

  Therefore, in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, when the control unit 18 compares a plurality of numbers when determining whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote, Determination is made by comparing serial numbers between valid digit positions for one-round detection set in advance. In addition, when the control unit 18 determines whether or not the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit, when comparing a plurality of serial numbers, the serial number between the valid digit positions for detecting the copy counterfeit preset is set. Judge by comparison. Thereby, the precision of serial number coincidence determination can be improved. Such determination can be applied to, for example, step S42, step S72, and the like in the above example.

  Taking a Chinese ticket as an example, in a Chinese ticket, of the 10-digit serial number, the upper 2 digits are alphanumeric and the lower 8 digits are numbers. Therefore, it is considered that it is possible to prevent serial number matching judgment errors due to reading mistakes by making the serial number matching condition not the exact 10-digit matching but the effective digit position variable. Here, a case where the serial number is 10 digits will be described as an example, but the number of digits of the serial number is not limited.

  FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of setting an effective digit position for one-round detection by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of setting the effective digit position for copy counterfeit ticket detection by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 37, it is possible to set an effective digit position for one-round detection. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 38, it is possible to set a valid digit position for copy counterfeit ticket detection. In FIGS. 37 and 38, the digits set to “valid” are compared, but the digits set to “invalid” are not compared. Such a valid digit position can be set according to an operation by an attendant while being displayed on the screen, or a digit that is easily soiled is automatically calculated by the depositing / dispensing machine to make the digit “invalid”. It is also possible to set as follows.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a serial number match determination process by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 39, the control unit 18 sets “1” to the variable N in step S81, and sets “match” to the result in step S82. The control unit 18 determines whether or not the N-th digit is set to “valid”, and if it is set to “invalid” (NO), the process proceeds to step S86, but is set to “valid”. If YES in step S84, it is determined in step S84 whether the N-th character matches.

  If the N-th character matches (YES), the control unit 18 proceeds to step S86. If the N-th character does not match (NO), the control unit 18 returns a result “ “Mismatch” is set, and the process proceeds to step S86. The control unit 18 adds 1 to the variable N in step S86. If it is determined in step S87 that the comparison has been completed for all the digits of the serial number (YES), the result is output in step S88. In other cases (NO), the process returns to step S83 to continue the operation.

(Sixth embodiment)
Subsequently, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 18 compares corresponding digits between serial numbers when determining whether or not an abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote. Even if the corresponding digits do not match, it is determined that the corresponding digits match if they match a preset misread character pair. Thereby, the precision of serial number coincidence determination can be improved. Such determination can be applied to, for example, step S42, step S72, and the like in the above example.

  FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing a serial number match determination process by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 40 shows a misread character table. For example, the character paired with the character “2” is “Z”, and the character paired with the character “5” is “S”. In addition to this, it is possible to add characters with similar shapes to the misread character table as misread characters. As shown in FIG. 40, the control unit 18 sets “1” to the variable N in step S91, and sets “match” to the result in step S92. When the N-th character matches (YES), the control unit 18 proceeds to step S97, but when the N-th character does not match (NO), in step S94, one character Is present in the misread character table.

  In step S94, if the one character does not exist in the misread character table (NO), the control unit 18 proceeds to step S96, but if the one character exists in the misread character table ( YES), in step S95, it is determined whether or not the character paired with the character existing in the misread character table matches the other character. In step S95, the control unit 18 proceeds to step S97 when the paired character existing in the misread character table matches the other character (YES), but is present in the misread character table. If the character pair and the other character do not match (NO), in step S96, the result is set to “mismatch”, and the process proceeds to step S97.

  The controller 18 increments the variable N by 1 in step S97, and if it is determined in step S98 that the comparison has been completed for all digits of the serial number (YES), the result is output in step S99. In other cases (NO), the process returns to step S93 to continue the operation.

(Seventh embodiment)
Subsequently, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. As described above, banknotes that are not determined to be abnormal banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28. Therefore, in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the serial number of the identified banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28. When the serial number of the identified banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28, the control unit 18 abnormally identifies the banknote identified and the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28. Judged as banknote.

  The time-series change of the position of the banknote in the depositing process by the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the relationship between the serial number of the verified banknote and the operation in the example shown in FIG. In the storage unit 26, the information on the verified banknotes (information such as denominations) in FIG. 27 is stored as necessary. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the serial numbers of the stacked banknotes in the temporary storage unit 28 in the example shown in FIG. The serial numbers of the stacked banknotes in the temporary storage unit 28 are stored in the storage unit 26 as needed by the control unit 18, for example.

  26 to 28, it is assumed that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit, and in FIG. 27, the identified serial number and the operation performed when the banknote is identified are shown. The banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28 and the serial number of the banknote are shown. In 7th Embodiment, after memorize | storing a serial number by FIG.6A step S6, a comparison with the serial number identified and the serial number of the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 28 shown in FIG. 41 is implemented. FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing supply method change processing by the depositing / dispensing machine according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

  First, after storing the serial number in step S6 of FIG. 6A, the control unit 18 determines whether the banknote M3C matches the stacked banknote in the temporary storage unit 28 of FIG. 28 in step S101 of FIG. (Step T3 in FIG. 26). Since there is a bill that matches the bill M3C (order 3 in FIG. 28), the process proceeds to step S103 (step S102). In step S103, the control unit 18 determines that both the banknote M3C identified in step T3 of FIG. 26 and the banknote M3C (order 3) stored in the temporary storage unit 28 are abnormal banknotes. Furthermore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C identified in step T3 is a copy counterfeit, and stores in the storage unit 26 that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit as management information (order “5” in FIG. 27). "). Further, the control unit 18 stores in the storage unit 26 as management information that the banknote M3C is stored in the temporary storage unit 28 and is a copy counterfeit. The order “3” in FIG. 28 is the accumulation position.

  Then, it progresses to step S7 of FIG. 6A, and it is judged that the banknote M3C discriminated in step T3 is an abnormal banknote. After processing step S16 to step S21 in FIG. 6C, in step S201 in FIG. 42, the serial number that matches the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, by the control unit 18 is in the serial number of the identified banknote in FIG. Is determined (step T3 in FIG. 26). Here, since the banknote M3C has already been identified in order 3 of FIG. 27 (YES), the control unit 18 determines that the serial number N3C of the banknote M3C that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the verified banknote. To do.

  Subsequently, in step S202, the control unit 18 confirms whether the banknote M3C, which is an abnormal banknote, is registered as a copy counterfeit in FIG. Here, since the abnormal banknote M3C is registered in the copy counterfeit note (order 5 in FIG. 27), the intermittent supply setting (step S203) is not performed, and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation.

  Then, when it is judged in step S7 that the banknote M10 is an abnormal banknote, in step S201, the serial number corresponding to the serial number N10 of the banknote M10 which is an abnormal banknote is the serial number of the identified banknote. It is determined whether or not it is present (step T7 in FIG. 26). Here, since the banknote M10 has not yet been identified (NO), the control unit 18 does not perform intermittent supply setting (step S203), and continuous supply continues as the subsequent operation. Since the banknote M10 is an abnormal banknote, it is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 39 without being accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28.

  Then, in step S201, it is determined by the control part 18 whether the serial number which corresponds with the serial number N10 of the banknote M10 which is an abnormal banknote exists in the serial number of a verified banknote (step of FIG. 26). T10). Here, since the banknote M10 has already been identified in order 10 of FIG. 27 (YES), the control unit 18 determines that the serial number N10 of the banknote M10 that is an abnormal banknote is present in the serial number of the verified banknote. To do. Subsequently, in step S202, the control unit 18 checks whether the banknote M10, which is an abnormal banknote, is registered as a copy counterfeit in FIG. 27, and determines that it is not registered. Therefore, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M10, which is an abnormal banknote, has made a round (order “10” in FIG. 27).

  Accordingly, in step S203, intermittent supply is set, and the subsequent operation is intermittent supply (order "11" and thereafter in FIG. 27).

  Next, in the first embodiment and the seventh embodiment, a process for conveying the copy counterfeit stored in the temporary storage unit 28 to the third storage will be described.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing an operation when the banknote separated from the temporary storage unit 28 is stored in the cassette 30 or the like.

  First, in step S301, the banknote is separated from the temporary storage unit 28. Next, the storage location is determined from the management information of the separated banknotes (step S302). In step S303, if the separated banknote is a recyclable banknote, it is stored in the cassette 30, and if it is a non-recyclable banknote, it is stored in the first storage 31 (step S303 to step S306). Next, when the separated banknote is a copy counterfeit in step S307, it is stored in the third storage 34 (fake ticket storage) (step S308). This operation is repeated until there is no longer any bill in the temporary storage unit 28 (step S309).

  For example, in the case of order 3 in FIG. 28 in step S302, it is found from the management information that the separated banknote is a copy counterfeit, and the storage destination is determined to be a counterfeit bank. Therefore, the separated banknote is stored in the third storage 34 (step S307, step S308).

(Eighth embodiment)
Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described. As described above, banknotes that are not determined to be abnormal banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage unit 28. Therefore, in the eighth embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 18 determines whether the serial number of the identified banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28. When the serial number of the identified banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28, the control unit 18 identifies the banknote thus identified and the recording stored in the temporary storage unit 28. Both banknotes having the same number are determined to be abnormal banknotes, and the abnormal banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 28 are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port.

  In the eighth embodiment, as in the seventh embodiment, after step S6 in FIG. 6A, the identified serial number shown in FIG. 41 is compared with the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28. To implement. Here, as in the seventh embodiment, in step S101 in FIG. 41, it is determined whether or not the banknote M3C matches the stacked banknote in the temporary storage unit 28 in FIG. 28 (step T3 in FIG. 26). Here, since there is a banknote coinciding with the banknote M3C (order 3 in FIG. 28), the process proceeds to step S103 (step S102). In step S103, it is determined that both the banknote M3C identified in step T3 of FIG. 26 and the banknote M3C (order 3) stored in the temporary storage unit 28 are abnormal banknotes. Further, the control unit 18 determines that the banknote M3C identified in step T3 is a copy counterfeit, and stores that the banknote M3C is a copy counterfeit in the storage unit 26 (order 5 in FIG. 27). Further, the control unit 18 stores, in the storage unit 26, management information indicating that the banknote M3C stored in the temporary storage unit 28 is stacked and a copy counterfeit (order 3 in FIG. 28 is the stacking position). .

  Then, it progresses to step S7 of FIG. 6A, and it is judged that the banknote M3C discriminated in step T3 is an abnormal banknote. After processing step S16 to step S21 in FIG. 6C, the process proceeds to step S401 in FIG. In step S401, the control unit 18 determines whether a copy counterfeit ticket is registered. Here, it is determined from the management information in the temporary storage unit 28 of FIG. Since order 3 in FIG. 28 is registered as a copy counterfeit ticket, the copy counterfeit ticket has been registered, and the process proceeds to step S402. In step S402, the banknotes up to the banknote at the stacking position are returned to the deposit / withdrawal port using the stacking position of the copy counterfeit bills stored in the temporary storage unit 28. Here, since order 3 in FIG. 28 is a copy counterfeit ticket, banknotes (M4 and M3C) up to order 3 are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port (in step T4 in FIG. 26, banknote M4 is accumulated in temporary storage unit 28). ing). When banknotes that have not yet been separated remain in the deposit / withdrawal port, M4 and M3C are stacked together with the remaining banknotes. Then, the control part 18 opens a shutter and a customer receives a banknote. If it is determined in step S401 that the copy counterfeit ticket is not registered, the process proceeds to the supply method changing process in FIG. The operation in FIG. 12 is the same as the above-described operation.

  In FIG. 44, the banknotes up to the stacking position are returned to the deposit / withdrawal port using the stacking position of the copy counterfeit bills stored in the temporary storage unit 28. In step S101 in FIG. When it is determined that the serial number and the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 28 match, the banknotes existing on the transport path and all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 28 at that time are deposited / withdrawn. It can also be transported to the mouth.

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

  Each block configuring the control unit 18 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and a program stored in the storage unit 26 is expanded in the RAM and executed by the CPU. Thus, the function can be realized. Or each block which comprises the control part 18 may be comprised by the hardware for exclusive use, and may be comprised by the combination of several hardware.

In this specification, the steps described in the flowcharts are executed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series, as well as processes performed in time series in the described order. Including processing to be performed. Further, it goes without saying that the order can be appropriately changed even in the steps processed in time series.
The first to eighth embodiments can be implemented in combination as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Deposit / withdrawal machine 12 Automatic transaction apparatus 14 Main control part 16 Operation display part 18 Control part 20 Transport part 22 Customer service part 24 Identification part 26 Memory | storage part 28 Temporary storage part 38 Shutter 39 Deposit / withdrawal port 40 Bill 44 Serial number 60 Accumulation part

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A deposit / withdrawal slot into which a plurality of bills are inserted;
A supply unit that sequentially separates banknotes from one of a plurality of banknotes present at the deposit / withdrawal port and supplies them to the conveyance path;
A discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes supplied from the conveyance path;
A stacking unit that stacks the abnormal banknotes on the other banknotes remaining in the deposit / withdrawal port when the banknotes identified by the discrimination unit are determined to be abnormal banknotes;
It is determined whether the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the verified banknote identified before the abnormal banknote by the discrimination unit, and the serial number of the abnormal banknote and the serialized banknote A control unit that determines whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote when the number matches;
A bill depositing and dispensing machine. The banknote deposit and withdrawal machine
A temporary storage unit for storing banknotes determined not to be abnormal banknotes by the discrimination unit;
When the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit does not match the serial number of the abnormal banknote and the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit. Whether or not the serial number of the abnormal banknote and the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit do not match,
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit determines from the number of banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port and the banknotes present at the deposit / withdrawal port. Compared with the number of separated banknotes separated, when the number of inserted banknotes is less than the number of separated banknotes, it is determined that the abnormal banknote has made a round,
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the verified banknote, the control unit determines whether the abnormal banknote is reversed as compared with the previous discrimination by the discrimination unit. When the abnormal banknote is reversed, it is determined that the abnormal banknote has made a round,
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the serial number of the abnormal banknote coincides with the serial number of the identified banknote, the control unit determines that the serial number of the subsequent banknote of the abnormal banknote is compared with a case where it has been previously identified by the discrimination unit. It is determined whether they match, and when the serial numbers of the subsequent banknotes match, it is determined that the abnormal banknote has made a round,
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the control unit determines whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote, when comparing a plurality of numbers, a preset effective digit position for a round detection is set. Judge by comparing the serial numbers of each other,
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the control unit compares a plurality of serial numbers when determining whether the abnormal banknote is a copy counterfeit, it compares the serial numbers of preset valid digit positions for copy counterfeit detection. Judgment
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the control unit determines whether or not the abnormal banknote has made a round based on information related to the abnormal banknote, when the corresponding digits are compared between serial numbers, the corresponding digits are Even if they do not match, if they match a preset misread character pair, it is determined that the corresponding digits match.
The banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1. When the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit, the control unit treats the banknote with the serial number stored in the temporary storage unit as an abnormal banknote. Judging and transporting from the temporary storage unit to the deposit / withdrawal port,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing machine according to claim 2. It has a storage for storing specific banknotes,
When the serial number of the abnormal banknote matches the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit, the control unit treats the banknote with the serial number stored in the temporary storage unit as an abnormal banknote. Determining and transporting from the temporary storage unit to the storage,
The banknote depositing / withdrawing machine according to claim 2.

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