JP6024100B2 - Paper sheet processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention also relates to the paper sheet processing equipment, for example, are those that can be applied to financial institutions (consumer finance, banking, etc.) for tellers bill depositing and dispensing machine which is installed in a sales office counter.

  A conventional banknote depositing / dispensing machine for a counter is connected to a higher-order counter teller terminal, and takes in a deposited banknote, discharges a dispensed banknote, counts a banknote, and the like.

  For example, in the case of withdrawal from a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, the denomination and the number of banknotes designated from the upper counter teller terminal are sequentially fed out one by one from the corresponding denomination banknote cassette, and the fed banknotes are A banknote discriminating unit discriminates the banknotes, and in the case of normality determination, the banknotes are accumulated in the withdrawal port. Here, it is normal judgment, but when the denomination of the banknote actually paid out from the banknote cassette is different from the expected denomination (denomination set in the banknote cassette) The bill cassette is determined as a cassette loaded with different denomination bills, and thereafter, the bill cassette is not fed out.

  Moreover, as one method of replenishing banknotes into the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, the denomination-type banknote cassette is detached from the depositing / dispensing machine body, and the banknote of the denomination corresponding to the denominated banknote cassette is replenished. There is a “cassette replacement replenishment” in which a denomination banknote filled with a replenishment banknote already prepared in place of a denominated denomination banknote mounted on the main body or mounted on the main body of the depositing / dispensing machine (patent) Reference 1).

JP2008-059472

  As described above, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine, when the banknote is withdrawn, the denomination of the banknote fed out from the denomination banknote cassette is different from the denomination set in the denomination banknote cassette After that, the money-type banknote cassette is not fed out, that is, the cassette is not used during operation.

  In the above-described cassette replacement and replenishment, a human being loads the banknote into the denomination-type banknote cassette, which may cause a human error. A bill cassette loaded with bills of different denominations is attached to the depositing / dispensing machine body, and as described above, when bills are fed out from the bill cassette, the bill cassette is not used during operation. The functions and processing of the metal machine are greatly limited. In addition, if there is a time lag between the attachment of the bill cassette to the depositing / dispensing machine main body and the bill feeding from the bill cassette, the cause of such inconvenience cannot be recognized immediately.

Therefore, the sheet cassette type loading paper sheet is set, the paper sheet processing equipment that can determine the type of the paper sheets that are actually loaded is required.

The first aspect of the present invention is a sheet processing apparatus having a detachable sheet cassette in which the type of loaded sheet is set, (1) a sheet classification unit for identifying a sheet; (2) a transport unit for transporting paper sheets between the respective units in the paper sheet processing apparatus; and (3) receiving a paper sheet check command for loading the paper sheet cassette and loading the paper sheet cassette. At least one paper sheet that has been used is fed out from the paper sheet cassette and identified by the paper sheet discrimination unit, and the type of the loaded paper sheet and the paper sheet set in the paper sheet cassette possess a loading paper sheet type check means for collating the type, (4) said loading paper sheet type check means, results of discrimination of the paper sheet discriminating section, recognized the type of the paper sheet The paper sheet from the paper sheet cassette is stopped, the above collation is performed, Characterized by terminating the process of communication.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm whether or not the type of paper sheet actually loaded in the paper sheet cassette matches the type of paper sheet set in the paper sheet cassette.

It is the schematic side view which removed arrangement | positioning of each part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on embodiment, and removed one side plate. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the money type check operation | movement of the banknote cassette in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on embodiment.

(A) principal embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the sheet processing equipment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The paper sheet processing apparatus of the embodiment is a banknote depositing and dispensing machine for a window.

(A-1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the arrangement of the components of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to the embodiment, with one side plate removed.

  In FIG. 1, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the embodiment includes a depositing port 11, a dispensing port 12, a temporary holding unit 13, a banknote discriminating unit 14, a conveying unit 15, and a plurality (four in FIG. 1) of gold. The banknote cassettes 16-1 to 16-4, the banknote cassette 17 with a reject box, the display unit 18, and the like are included.

  The depositing port 11 is a port through which an operator (typically a teller becomes an operator) inserts banknotes, and has a separation function of feeding banknotes inserted in a bundle one by one. The withdrawal port 12 is a port through which an operator receives banknotes and has a banknote accumulation function.

  The banknote discrimination part 14 performs the discrimination of the banknote which passes one by one. The banknote discriminating unit 14 can discriminate regardless of which direction (bidirectional) the banknote travels. Bill discrimination is divided into normal determination and rejection determination. In normal determination, the denomination is also specified, and the criteria for determining rejection include fouling, damage, outer shape abnormality, and the like.

  Temporary holding unit 13 is a part that temporarily accumulates banknotes determined to be normal among deposited banknotes, and has both functions of collecting and separating banknotes.

  Each denomination banknote cassette 16 (16-1 to 16-4) is a cassette that can store banknotes for each denomination. The banknote cassette 16 for money type accommodates deposited banknotes and allows withdrawal of dispensed banknotes, and has both functions of collecting and separating banknotes. Moreover, since the money type banknote cassette 16 is a cassette, it can be detached from the main body of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine.

  The banknote cassette 17 with a reject box is a cassette that can store banknotes in the same manner as the denominated banknote cassettes 16-1 to 16-4, but has a reject box that stores reject banknotes at the bottom. The upper storage 17a in the banknote cassette 17 with the reject store has both functions of stacking and separating banknotes, as with the other banknote cassettes 16-1 to 16-4, but the reject store 17b has only the stacking function. Have. Moreover, since the banknote cassette 17 with a rejection store | warehouse | chamber is a cassette, it can be attached or detached from a banknote depositing / dispensing machine main body.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the denominated banknote cassettes 16-1 to 16-4 and the banknote cassette 17 with a reject box are supported by a cassette support section 19, and each cassette support section 19 is in the normal direction of the paper surface. The cassette can be pulled out, and the cassette can be detached or mounted in the pulled-out state.

  The conveyance part 15 connects each part mentioned above, and conveys a banknote from a certain location to another location under control of the control part 20 mentioned later.

  The position and separation state of the banknotes are included in the deposit port 11, the withdrawal port 12, the temporary storage unit 13, the transport unit 15, the denomination-type banknote cassettes 16-1 to 16-4, the banknote cassette 17 with a reject box, and the like. And a sensor for detecting an integrated state and the like, and a drive source such as a motor and a solenoid and a transmission configuration thereof are provided.

  The display unit 18 displays the state of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 under the control of the control unit 20 described later. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 for a counter is used by being connected to a higher-level counter teller terminal, and an operator performs necessary operations on the counterteller terminal. Is not provided.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the embodiment, and the same parts as those in FIG.

  The bill depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a control unit 20, a host interface 21, an I / O interface circuit 22, a program memory 23, a working memory 24, and the like.

The control part 20 is mainly comprised, for example with the microcomputer etc., and controls the whole operation | movement of the said banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1. FIG. The higher level interface 21 transmits a command received from the higher level counter teller terminal to the control unit 20, and returns an execution result of the command issued from the control unit 20 to the higher level counter teller terminal or from the control unit 20. Information directed to the upper counterteller terminal is transmitted to the upper counterteller terminal. I / O interface circuit 22 reads the detection result of the sensors associated with the components of the mechanism of the paper money input and output machine 1, transmission or, the bill receiving and dispensing it to the bill receiving and dispensing apparatus control unit 40 This is a circuit for outputting a signal for operating actuators such as various motors and solenoids and a driving power source to the mechanism unit in response to a command from the device control unit 40. The I / O interface circuit 22 performs an output interface with respect to the display unit 18 and also performs an input / output interface from the bill discriminating unit 14. The program memory 23 corresponds to, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) and stores a program (including a paper sheet processing program (see FIG. 3) 23a according to the embodiment) executed by the microcomputer. . The working memory 24 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) and temporarily stores information necessary for operating the microcomputer.

(A-2) Operation | movement of embodiment Next, characteristic operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 which concerns on embodiment is demonstrated, referring drawings.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the embodiment is characterized in that a program 23a that realizes a denomination check function relating to a banknote cassette is mounted. The denomination checking function related to the banknote cassette is for checking the set denomination of the banknote cassette and the denomination of the banknote loaded in the banknote cassette according to an instruction from the operator. The denomination check function regarding the banknote cassette can be executed at any time as long as the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is in an operable state by an instruction from a higher-level counter teller terminal. By doing so, even if the set denomination of the banknote cassette is different from the banknote denomination actually loaded in the banknote cassette, the operator can notice this before operation.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the denomination checking operation related to the banknote cassette in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1.

  When the operator requests the upper counter-teller terminal 2 to check the denomination of the banknote cassette specifying the banknote cassette, the denomination check specifying the banknote cassette from the counterteller terminal 2 to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is performed. When an instruction is given and this instruction is received (step 200), the control unit 20 of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1 starts the process shown in FIG.

  The control unit 20 feeds only one banknote from the banknote cassette 16-x specified by the denomination check instruction to the transport unit 15 among the plurality of banknote cassettes 16-1 to 16-4 (step 201). ), The fed banknote is discriminated by the banknote discriminating section 14 (step 202), and it is determined whether or not the denomination can be recognized (step 203).

  When the denomination cannot be recognized by this discrimination, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the number of retries exceeds a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 1 time) (step 204), and sets the upper limit number. If not exceeded, banknotes whose denominations have not been recognized are fed into the temporary storage unit 13 by the transport unit 15 and accumulated (step 205), and then the banknotes are fed out from the above-described banknote cassette 16-x (step 205). Return to step 201). For example, when banknotes are fed out in a double feed state or skewed state, it is assumed that the denomination cannot be recognized by discrimination. It may be handled that the denomination cannot be recognized.

  When the denomination of the banknote paid out by the banknote discrimination unit 14 is recognized, the control unit 20 stores the recognized banknote denomination (information thereof) in the working memory 24 (step 206). Thereafter, the control unit 20 sends the banknotes whose denominations are recognized to the temporary storage unit 13 by the transport unit 15 and accumulates them (step 207), and feeds all banknotes from the temporary storage unit 13 to the transport unit 15 one by one. (Step 208), the bill is returned from the transport unit 15 to the banknote cassette to be checked, in other words, the banknote cassette 16-x that has fed out the banknote for checking (Step 209).

  And the control part 20 is stored in the program memory 23 or the working memory 24 as fixed data, the set denomination about the banknote cassette 16-x to be checked, and the banknote denomination obtained by the discrimination of the fed banknote. (Step 210), the obtained comparison result is returned to the upper counter-teller terminal 2, and is displayed on the display unit 18 for a predetermined time (step 211). The series of processing shown in FIG. finish.

  If the denomination of the fed banknote is not obtained even if the upper limit number of banknotes are fed out from the banknote cassette 16-x to be checked (retry), the control unit 20 sends all banknotes from the temporary storage unit 13. Are fed one by one to the transport unit 15 (step 212) and returned from the transport unit 15 to the banknote cassette to be checked, in other words, the banknote cassette 16-x that has fed out banknotes for checking. In step 213), an error due to retry over is returned to the upper counter-teller terminal 2, and is displayed on the display unit 18 for a predetermined time (step 214), and the series of processing shown in FIG. 3 is terminated.

(A-3) Effects of the Embodiment According to the above embodiment, the bill cassette denomination check function and the bill cassette actually loaded in the bill cassette are provided by providing the bill denomination checking function in the bill cassette. The denominations can be compared and the result can be notified to the operator. As a result, the operator can notice in advance the difference between the set denomination of the banknote cassette and the loaded banknote denomination that occurs due to cassette replacement and replenishment, and prevent the banknote cassette from becoming unusable during operation. Can do.

(B) Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, the upper counter-teller terminal 2 is started when the operator requests a denomination check, but the denomination is triggered by another event. A check may be started. For example, the operator inputs that the banknote cassette has been exchanged with respect to the upper counterteller terminal 2, and the upper counterteller terminal 2 performs a denomination check in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine in the process corresponding to this input 1 may be requested. Further, for example, a sensor for detecting the detachment and mounting of the banknote cassette 16-x is provided, and when the sensor detects a new mounting, the control unit 20 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 sets the newly mounted banknote cassette 16. You may make it start the check of a banknote denomination automatically for -x. The check result in this case may be output only to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 or may be output to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 and the upper counter-teller terminal 2.

  In the said embodiment, although the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 displayed and output the check result (comparison result), in the case of the check result that the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 has a buzzer and does not match, A buzzer may be sounded.

  In the said embodiment, although what showed the coincidence mismatch with a setting denomination was shown by the denomination of one banknote in a banknote cassette, the denomination of multiple sheets (for example, 2 sheets) in a banknote cassette was obtained. Thus, it may be determined whether or not all the denominations of the plurality of banknotes match the set denomination. When confirming with such a plurality of banknotes, the temporary storage unit 13 may be used effectively, and banknotes separated from each other in the banknote cassette 16-x may be used for checking. For example, when two sheets are used for the check, the denomination of the highest banknote and the banknote at the 50th position counted from the upper side may be used for the check.

  In the above embodiment, the check result is simply output. However, in addition to this, the check result may activate another process. For example, when the banknote denomination in the banknote cassette does not match the set denomination of the banknote cassette, the banknote denomination check for other banknote cassettes may be automatically started. For example, when a thousand yen ticket is stored in a banknote cassette for a 10,000 yen ticket, there is a possibility that the 10,000 yen ticket is stored in a banknote cassette for a thousand yen ticket. In addition, for example, when the banknote denomination in the banknote cassette and the set denomination of the banknote cassette do not match, the banknote denomination is set as the set denomination after all the banknotes in the checked banknote cassette are identified. You may make it perform the process transferred to another banknote cassette.

  In the above-described embodiment, the retry over error that cannot read the denomination is output as one of the denomination comparison results, but an unloaded error is output separately from the retry over error. Also good. As a process similar to “cassette replacement supplement”, there is “cassette replacement collection”. The “cassette exchange recovery” is a method for removing a banknote cassette from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 and performing a collection operation. The recovered banknote cassette may be stored without being mounted on the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, or the recovered banknote cassette may be mounted on the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1. For this reason, there is a risk that a banknote cassette with an empty banknote may be attached to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 instead of a banknote cassette loaded with banknotes, and it is preferable to distinguish and output such abnormalities.

  In the said embodiment, although what showed the banknote drawn | fed out from the banknote cassette for a money type discrimination | determination was returned to the banknote cassette of supply | payout origin, when the setting denomination and a banknote denomination are different, it was drawn out. May be accumulated in a banknote cassette using a banknote denomination as a set denomination.

  In the embodiment described above, the check is started immediately when a denomination check is requested from the upper counterteller terminal 2, but after the bill cassette 16-x is newly installed, 1 is required by this request time point. The check may be started on the condition that no banknotes are fed out.

  In the said embodiment, what applied this invention to the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine for windows was shown, but of course, the application object of this invention is not limited to the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine for windows. For example, the present invention can be applied to an automatic transaction apparatus (so-called ATM). Also, paper sheets are not limited to banknotes, and may be gift certificates or other paper sheets.

  In the above embodiment, the denomination-type banknote cassette has been shown to be capable of both storing and feeding, but it is also possible to check the banknote denomination even for banknote cassettes that can only be fed out. For example, you may make it perform the check of the banknote cassette with which the ATM only for payment | withdrawal is mounted | worn. In this case, the banknotes drawn out from the banknote cassette for denomination discrimination may be accumulated, for example, in the reject banknote storage unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 2 ... Counterteller terminal, 13 ... Temporary reservation part, 14 ... Banknote discrimination part, 15 ... Conveyance part, 16-1 to 16-4 ... Denomination banknote cassette, 18 ... Display part, 20 ... Control unit, 21 ... host interface, 22 ... I / O interface circuit, 23 ... program memory, 24 ... working memory.

Claims (5)

In the paper sheet processing apparatus having a detachable paper sheet cassette in which the type of the loaded paper sheet is set,
A paper sheet discrimination section for differentiating paper sheets;
A transport unit for transporting paper sheets between the respective units inside the paper sheet processing apparatus;
Receiving a check command for loading paper sheet of the paper sheet cassette, the paper sheets that are loaded in the paper sheet cassette feeding from the paper sheet cassette is discrimination in the paper sheet discriminating unit, loading the paper the type of sheets, and a loading paper sheet type check means for collating the paper sheet type set in the paper sheet cassette possess,
The loaded paper sheet type confirmation means stops feeding out the paper sheets from the paper sheet cassette when the paper sheet type is recognized as a result of the discrimination of the paper sheet discrimination unit, and A paper sheet processing apparatus that performs collation and ends a series of processing . It further has a temporary storage unit for temporarily collecting the paper sheets identified by the paper sheet discrimination unit,
The loaded paper sheet type confirmation means, when the type of the paper sheet is recognized as a result of the discrimination of the paper sheet discrimination unit, the paper sheet accumulated in the temporary storage unit Return to the paper cassette
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 . Check command loading paper sheet of the paper sheet cassette is provided from an external device, wherein the verification result of said loading paper sheet type check means to claim 1 or 2, characterized in providing to the external device Paper sheet processing equipment. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a display unit that displays and outputs a collation result obtained by the loaded paper sheet type confirmation unit. The paper sheet is a banknote, and the loaded paper sheet type confirmation unit collates a denomination of the loaded banknote with a banknote denomination set in the paper sheet cassette. The paper sheet processing apparatus in any one of 1-4 .

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