JP6187020B2 - Medium accumulation apparatus and medium transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium stacking apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitable for application to an automatic teller machine (ATM) or the like that performs a desired transaction by inserting a paper-like medium such as a banknote.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, for example, a customer deposits cash such as banknotes or coins according to transaction details with a customer, and also withdraws cash to a customer. ing.

  As an automated teller machine, for example, a customer service unit that exchanges banknotes with a customer, a transport unit that transports banknotes, and a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of inserted banknotes One having a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing banknotes, a banknote cassette for storing banknotes for each denomination, and a reject cassette for storing banknotes that should not be reused has been proposed.

  This automatic teller machine, when a customer inserts banknotes into the customer service section in a deposit transaction, conveys the inserted banknotes and discriminates them with a discrimination section, and stores the banknotes identified as normal banknotes in a temporary storage section. Then, the banknotes identified as not to be traded are returned to the customer service department and returned to the customer.

  Subsequently, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the automatic teller machine pays out the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit and re-discriminates the denomination by the discrimination unit. While storing in a banknote cassette, the banknote discriminated that the degree of damage is large is stored in a rejection cassette.

  Also, the automatic teller machine, when the amount to be withdrawn is determined by the customer's operation instruction in the withdrawal process, pays out the bill according to the amount to be withdrawn from the bill cassette and transports it by the transport unit. After discriminating that normal banknotes have been fed out without excess or deficiency, they are transported to the customer service section and taken out by the customer.

  As such a banknote cassette, what accommodated the banknote received | paid from the customer in the deposit | payment transaction, and was made to withdraw | pay out the said banknote from the said banknote cassette in a withdrawal transaction (for example, is proposed) , See Patent Document 1).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 13A, the temporary storage unit 215 having the same function as that of the banknote cassette forms an internal space 21S for stacking banknotes in the housing 21, and the banknote BL is placed on the upper surface. And a stage 23 that moves up and down in the internal space 21S. The temporary storage unit 215 discharges banknotes supplied from the outside in the deposit transaction or the like to the upper side of the internal space 21S into the internal space 21S, and is accumulated on the stage 23 in the withdrawal transaction or the like. It has a separation discharge part 26 that separates banknotes one by one and delivers them to the outside.

  Further, the temporary storage unit 215 has a residual detection unit 41 that detects whether or not banknotes remain on the stage 23. The residual detection unit 41 includes a light emitting unit 41A that emits predetermined detection light L1 and a light receiving unit that receives the detection light L1 after being reflected by the reflection surfaces 24A and 24B of the prism 24 incorporated in the stage 23, respectively. 41B.

  If the detection light L1 is shielded by the bill BL and is not received by the light receiving portion 41B, the residual detection portion 41 can detect that the bill BL remains on the stage 23, and the detection light L1 is detected by the light receiving portion 41B. If the light is received, it can be detected that no bill BL remains on the stage 23.

  Here, the temporary storage unit 215 may handle banknotes of various sizes. Therefore, in the residual detection unit 41, the optical path of the detection light L1 is appropriately determined so that even when a relatively small banknote BL remains biased on the stage 23, this can be detected.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-44723 (FIGS. 14, 15, 16, etc.)

  However, in the temporary storage unit 215 having such a configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 13B, in the deposit transaction or the like, on the opposite side of the banknote BL in which the banknotes released from the separation / release section 26 are accumulated on the stage 23. There is a risk that the bills BL will fall into the gap between the accumulated bills BL and the inner surface of the casing 21 (hereinafter referred to as the residual bills BLR).

  Thereafter, when all the banknotes BL are fed out in the temporary storage unit 215, the stage 23 is raised, so that the remaining banknotes BLR is placed between the stage 23 and the ceiling surface 21C of the space as shown in FIG. It may be deformed so as to be pinched and crushed. The residual banknote BLR thus deformed cannot be detected by the residual detection unit 41 because it does not block the optical path of the detection light L1 in the residual detection unit 41.

  As a result, in the automatic teller machine, even if the banknotes are fed out until the remaining detection unit 41 no longer detects the banknotes BL, the number of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 215 and the banknotes fed out from the temporary storage unit 215 Will not match. At this time, the automatic teller machine can recognize that the bill BL has entered a place where it cannot be detected in the automatic teller machine, but cannot detect where it is in the automatic teller machine.

  In such a case, in the automatic teller machine, it is necessary to perform maintenance work for the purpose of searching and collecting the remaining banknotes by staff or workers after stopping the acceptance of new transaction processing. There was a problem that it took time for maintenance work.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a media stacking device and a media transaction device that can reduce maintenance work or reduce the frequency of maintenance work.

In order to solve such a problem, in the medium stacking apparatus of the present invention, a housing that internally forms a space for storing a sheet-shaped medium, a stage on which the medium is stacked on the upper surface, and a predetermined movement of the stage in the space A stage moving unit that moves along a direction, a separation discharge unit that discharges the supplied medium into the space, separates and feeds out the medium accumulated on the stage one by one, and predetermined detection light is a medium A residual detection unit that detects whether or not the medium remains on the stage based on whether or not the light is shielded by the light, a facing surface on which the medium discharged from the separation discharge unit of the inner side surface surrounding the space collides, and A medium guide portion having an inclined surface that is provided at a connection portion of the space with the ceiling surface and is inclined so that the ceiling surface side is located on the separation discharge portion side with respect to the opposing surface is provided.
Further, in the medium stacking apparatus of the present invention, a housing that internally forms a space for storing a sheet-shaped medium, a stage on which the medium is stacked on the upper surface, and the stage is moved along a predetermined moving direction in the space. A stage moving unit to be discharged, a medium to be supplied into the space, a separation and discharge unit for separating and feeding out the medium accumulated on the stage one by one, and whether or not predetermined detection light is blocked by the medium A residual detection unit for detecting whether or not the medium remains on the stage based on the above, a facing surface on which the medium discharged from the separation discharge unit of the inner side surface surrounding the space collides, and a ceiling surface of the space A medium guide part having an inclined surface with an inclination angle between the opposing surface and the ceiling surface, a guide displacement part for moving or rotating the medium guide part, and an elastic member on the opposing surface. Mounted and separated from the discharge section Released medium while absorbing the impact when colliding, attached medium guiding portion, was provided a shock absorber which serves as a guiding displacement portion.
Furthermore, in the medium stacking apparatus of the present invention, a housing that forms a space for storing a sheet-shaped medium therein, a stage on which the medium is stacked on the upper surface, and the stage is moved in the space along a predetermined moving direction. A stage moving unit to be discharged, a medium to be supplied into the space, a separation and discharge unit for separating and feeding out the medium accumulated on the stage one by one, and whether or not predetermined detection light is blocked by the medium A residual detection unit for detecting whether or not the medium remains on the stage based on the above, a facing surface on which the medium discharged from the separation discharge unit of the inner side surface surrounding the space collides, and a ceiling surface of the space A medium guide portion having an inclined surface formed by an inclination angle between the facing surface and the ceiling surface, a passage detection portion for detecting that the medium has passed through the separation discharge portion, and a passage detection portion. Based on the detection results, The total number of media accumulated in the space and the number of media separated from the state of being accumulated on the stage were totaled to separate all media accumulated on the stage. If the number of separations is less than the number of stacks at the stage, move the stage so that the stage moves again so that the distance from the ceiling surface is longer than the length in the direction of travel on the medium, and then re-closes to the ceiling surface. And a control unit for controlling the unit.

Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, the transport unit for transporting the medium, the space for storing and storing the medium, the stage on which the medium is stacked on the stacking surface, and the stage in the predetermined moving direction in the space A stage moving unit that is moved along, a medium supplied by the transport unit to the space, a separation and discharge unit that separates the medium accumulated on the stage one by one, and delivers the medium to the transport unit; A residual detection unit that detects whether or not the medium remains on the stage based on whether or not the detection light is blocked by the medium, and an inner surface on which the medium discharged from the separation and emission unit in space collides There is provided a medium guide portion provided at a connecting portion between the opposed inner side surface and the ceiling surface of the space, and having an inclined surface that is inclined so that the ceiling surface side is located on the separation discharge portion side with respect to the opposed space.

According to the present invention, even if the medium discharged from the separation and discharge unit enters between the medium accumulated on the stage and the facing surface, the stage is brought close to the ceiling surface even if it cannot be detected by the residual detection unit as it is. By moving in such a manner, the vicinity of the upper end of the medium can be guided by the inclined surface of the medium guide section so as to be close to the residual detection section and the separation discharge section . Thereby, this invention can raise the possibility that it can detect by a residual detection part, and the possibility of paying out normally by a separation discharge part.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a media stacking device and a media transaction device that can reduce maintenance work or reduce the frequency of maintenance work.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a banknote accommodation process sequence. It is an approximate line figure showing storage and delivery of a bill. It is a flowchart which shows the banknote feeding process procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a driving | running | working cleaning process procedure. It is an approximate line figure showing storage and delivery (1) of a remaining bill. It is an approximate line figure showing storage and delivery (2) of a remaining bill. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the banknote feeding process procedure by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the conventional temporary storage part.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Overall configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured with a box-shaped housing 2 as the center, and is installed in a financial institution, for example, for a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction with a customer. To deal with cash.

  The case 2 has a shape in which a portion where it is easy to insert a bill or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side, that is, a portion extending from the upper part of the front surface to the upper surface is obliquely cut off, A customer service section 3 is provided at this portion.

  The customer reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash and bankbooks with the customer, and is also configured to receive information related to transactions and accept operation instructions. A display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill BL to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. Incidentally, the banknote is comprised, for example with the rectangular paper.

  The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the customer is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, the left and right are the left side and the right side as viewed from the customer facing the front side, and the upper side and the lower side. Is defined and explained.

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, etc. (not shown), various transactions such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions are performed. It is made to perform the process. The main control unit 9 includes a storage unit including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

  Incidentally, the housing | casing 2 is comprised by the door which can open and close some side surfaces, such as a front side and a rear surface side. That is, the housing | casing 2 protects the banknote accommodated in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 by closing each door as shown in FIG. 1 at the time of the transaction operation | movement which performs the transaction regarding cash with a customer. . On the other hand, the housing 2 can be easily operated on each part by opening the doors as necessary during maintenance work performed by an operator or the like.

  As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 includes a plurality of parts that perform various processes relating to banknotes. Each part of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 is controlled by the bill control unit 11.

  The banknote control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and determines a banknote transport destination by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown). Various processes such as a process and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has a memory | storage part which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part.

  The banknote control unit 11 is formed in the customer service unit 12 by opening a shutter after receiving a predetermined operation input via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), for example, when a customer performs a deposit transaction for depositing a banknote. A bill is inserted into the storage space 12A. The customer service unit 12 detects whether or not one or more banknotes are stored in the storage space 12A by a predetermined sensor and whether or not the maximum amount of banknotes that can be stored in the storage space 12A is stored. The banknote control unit 11 is notified of the detection result.

  When a bill is inserted into the accommodation space 12 </ b> A, the customer service unit 12 closes the shutter, feeds the bills one by one from the accommodation space 12 </ b> A, and delivers the bill to the transport unit 13. The transport unit 13 is configured by a plurality of rollers, belts, and the like, and advances the banknote configured in a rectangular paper sheet shape along the short side direction and transports it to the discrimination unit 14. The discrimination unit 14 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, the degree of damage, and the like using an optical element, a magnetic detection element, and the like while conveying the banknote inside the banknote control unit 11. To notify. In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 determines a transport destination of the banknote based on the acquired discrimination result.

  At this time, the transport unit 13 temporarily holds the banknote discriminated as a normal banknote in the discrimination unit 14 by, for example, transporting the banknote to the temporary storage unit 15, while holding the reject banknote identified as not to be traded. And return it to the customer. Thereafter, the bill control unit 11 counts the total amount of the inserted bills and displays it on the operation display unit 6, and allows the customer to select whether or not to continue the deposit transaction.

  Here, the banknote control unit 11, when instructed to stop the deposit transaction by the customer, transports all banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 15 to the customer service unit 12 by the transport unit 13 and returns them to the customer. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 conveys all the banknotes currently hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 15 to the discrimination part 14 by the conveyance part 13, and the denomination and the extent of damage, when the customer is instructed to continue the deposit transaction. Etc., and the result of the discrimination is acquired.

  And the banknote control part 11 will convey this to the rejection cassette 16 by the conveyance part 13 as a banknote which should not be reused if the damage degree of a banknote is large, and will reuse this if the degree of damage is small. It is made to convey as a banknote which should be conveyed by the conveyance part 13, and is accommodated in the banknote cassette 17 according to the money type.

  Moreover, the banknote control part 11 respond | corresponds to the money which should withdraw, after receiving predetermined operation input via the operation display part 6 (FIG. 1), for example, when a customer performs the withdrawal transaction which withdraws a banknote. The banknote is fed out from the banknote cassette 17 and conveyed to the discrimination unit 14 by the conveyance unit 13. Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 discriminates the banknotes by the discrimination unit 14, transports the banknotes to the customer service unit 12 by the transport unit 13, and accumulates them in the accommodation space 12 </ b> A. Open and let the customer pick it up.

  In this way, the temporary holding unit 15 temporarily holds all the banknotes received from the customer in the deposit transaction, and conveys all banknotes to the banknote cassette 17 when the contents of the transaction processing are confirmed, When the transaction process is stopped, all banknotes are conveyed to the customer service unit 12 and returned to the customer.

[1-2. Temporary Hold Configuration]
As schematically shown in FIG. 3, the temporary storage unit 15 is configured to take in and accumulate banknotes BL as a medium in a rectangular parallelepiped casing 21. FIG. 3 shows a left side view. Further, for convenience of explanation, some parts are transmitted or omitted.

  The casing 21 substantially closes the front, back, left, and right side surfaces, and protects the bills BL, components, and the like accumulated therein. A rectangular parallelepiped internal space 21 </ b> S is formed in the housing 21. A flat plate-like stage 23 is provided in the internal space 21S.

  The stage 23 is provided so that the plate surface is oriented almost horizontally in the internal space 21 </ b> S, and the bills BL are accumulated on the upper surface of the stage 23. The stage 23 is moved in the vertical direction without changing the position in the front-rear direction by a stage moving unit 25 that is a combination of a motor, a gear, and a belt (not shown).

  Further, as shown in a plan view of the internal space 21S in FIG. 4, on the upper surface of the stage 23, through holes 23A and 23B for allowing detection light L1 of a residual detection unit 41 described later to pass are formed. Incidentally, the rear end portion of the stage 23 is cut out at a location corresponding to a bill stopper 31 described later, and thereby interference with the bill stopper 31 can be avoided.

  In addition, a prism 24 (FIG. 3) is incorporated in the stage 23. The prism 24 has reflecting surfaces 24A and 24B that form an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the upper surface of the stage 23 at positions corresponding to the passage holes 23A and 23B of the stage 23, respectively. For this reason, the reflecting surface 24A reflects the light traveling from directly above and guides it to the reflecting surface 24B. The reflecting surface 24B reflects the light traveling from the reflecting surface 24A and travels directly above.

  A separation / release portion 26 configured by a combination of a plurality of rollers and a conveyance guide is provided in a front portion on the upper side of the housing 21. The separation and discharge unit 26 separates and conveys the banknotes delivered from the transport unit 13 into the internal space 21 </ b> S and separates the banknotes accumulated on the stage 23. The operation is performed in two types of operation modes such as a separation mode for feeding to the unit 13.

  Specifically, the separation / release section 26 is provided on the feed roller 27 and the separation roller 28 that face each other across the banknote conveyance path W, the tongue piece roller 29 having a plurality of tongue pieces, and the ceiling surface of the internal space 21S. The picker roller 30 is configured. Incidentally, a plurality of rollers are arranged along a central axis along the left-right direction, and each roller is configured to be rotatable around the central axis. Each roller receives a driving force from a motor, a gear, or the like (not shown).

  The feed roller 27, the separation roller 28, and the picker roller 30 are all formed in a cylindrical shape. Further, the feed roller 27 and the picker roller 30 are each provided with a member having a high friction coefficient only at a part of the peripheral side surface. The tongue piece roller 29 is provided with a plurality of tongue pieces 29 </ b> A so as to go radially outward from the central portion having a relatively small diameter. The tongue piece 29A has elasticity, and the coefficient of friction of the surface is increased.

  In the discharge mode, the separation discharge unit 26 is supplied from the transfer unit 13 (FIG. 2) by rotating the feed roller 27 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 and rotating the separation roller 28 in the opposite direction. The banknote BL that travels backward along W is sandwiched from above and below and discharged into the rear internal space 21S. At the same time, the separating and discharging unit 26 rotates the tongue piece roller 29 in the counterclockwise direction to strike the bill BL in the internal space 21S on the bill BL accumulated on the stage 23 by the tongue piece 29A and draw it forward. And accumulate.

  Further, in the separation mode, the separation discharge unit 26 moves the picker roller 30 and the feed roller 27 counterclockwise in FIG. 3 in a state where the stage 23 is lifted upward and the uppermost surface of the bill BL is pressed against the picker roller 30. While rotating, the tongue roller 29 is retracted to a position not hindering the bill BL by a retracting mechanism (not shown), and the separating roller 28 is stopped, whereby the bill BL is separated one by one and conveyed forward.

  In addition, two bill stoppers 31 are provided at predetermined intervals on the left and right above the front side surface of the internal space 21S of the housing 21, that is, near the upper end on the front side of the internal space 21S. The bill stopper 31 is formed in a small rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is attached to the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S via an elastic body (not shown). When the bill BL released from the separation / release part 26 collides, the bill stopper 31 absorbs the impact of the bill BL while moving slightly backward by the action of the elastic body, and slightly by the restoring action of the elastic body. While moving forward, the banknote is pushed back slightly.

  In addition to such a configuration, two banknote guide portions 32 are provided above and behind the rear side surface 21B as an opposing surface and above or in front of the bill stopper 31 with a space left and right. The banknote guide part 32 has a shape like a bent plate-shaped member, and has a horizontal part 32A with the plate surface oriented almost horizontally and an inclined part 32B with the plate surface oriented obliquely forward and downward. ing. That is, the inclination angle of the inclined portion 32B is an angle between the substantially vertical rear side surface 21B and the substantially horizontal ceiling surface 21C in the internal space 21S.

  As for the banknote guide part 32, the upper surface of the horizontal part 32A is attached to the rear end vicinity in the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S. For this reason, the inclined part 32B of the banknote guide part 32 is located so as to block the joint portion between the ceiling surface 21C and the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote guide part 32 has an inclined part 32 </ b> B located near or above the upper end of the bill stopper 31, and a notch is formed in the inclined part 32 </ b> B so as to avoid the bill stopper 31. Has been. Further, the bill guide portion 32 has a lower surface formed smoothly so that friction is unlikely to occur.

  Incidentally, the banknote guiding part 32 has a shape and an attachment so that the banknote BL does not come into contact with the banknote BL when the banknote BL is discharged into the internal space 21S or when the banknote BL accumulated on the stage 23 is fed out. The position is determined so as not to hinder the operation of the bill BL.

  By the way, the temporary storage unit 15 is provided with a residual detection unit 41, an uppermost surface detection unit 42, and a passage detection unit 43 as sensors for detecting the passage or the residual of the bill BL.

  The residual detection unit 41 includes a light emitting unit 41A that emits the detection light L1 and a light receiving unit 41B that receives the detection light L1. The light emitting unit 41A is attached to the upper portion of the casing 21, and emits the detection light L1 substantially directly below. In addition, the light receiving unit 41B is attached to the rear left side of the light emitting unit 41A in the upper portion of the housing 21, and receives the detection light L2 that travels almost right below.

Incidentally, the automatic teller machine 1 in which the temporary holding unit 15 is incorporated is assumed to handle a plurality of types of bills BL having different sizes in various transactions such as a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction. For this reason, the positions of the light emitting unit 41A and the light receiving unit 41B in the horizontal direction, that is, the positions of the passage holes 23A and 23B in the stage 23 are also detected when the smallest banknote BL is at a position biased on either side of the stage 23. Appropriately set to do so.

  Moreover, the banknote guide part 32 has located the front end of the horizontal part 32A behind the optical path of the detection light L1, and is arrange | positioned so that the said detection light L1 may not be interrupted | blocked.

  When the bill BL is not placed on the stage 23, the residual detection unit 41 passes the detection light L1 emitted from the light emitting unit 41A through the passage hole 23A of the stage 23 and sequentially by the reflecting surfaces 24A and 24B of the prism 24. A portion that is reflected and further passes through the passage hole 23B is received by the light receiving portion 41B. On the other hand, when one or more bills BL are placed on the stage 23, the residual detection unit 41 cannot receive light at the light receiving unit 41B because the detection light L1 is blocked by the bills BL.

  The light receiving unit 41B generates a residual detection signal indicating whether or not the detection light L1 has been received, and supplies this to the banknote control unit 11 (FIG. 2). The banknote control unit 11 can recognize whether one or more banknotes BL remain on the stage 23 based on the residual detection signal.

  The top surface detection unit 42 includes a light emitting unit 42A that emits the detection light L2 and a light receiving unit 42B that receives the detection light L2. The light emitting unit 42A is attached to the upper part of the housing 21 and emits the detection light L2 obliquely downward and forward. The light receiving unit 42B is attached to the front side portion of the housing 21 and receives the detection light L2 that travels from the upper diagonally rear side.

  When the top surface of the stage 23 or the top surface of the banknote BL placed on the stage 23 (hereinafter referred to as the placement top surface) is at a position lower than the predetermined height H1. The detection light L2 can be received by the light receiving unit 42B. On the other hand, the top surface detection unit 42 cannot receive the detection light L2 in the light receiving unit 42B when the placement top surface is at a position higher than the height H1.

  The light receiving unit 42B generates an uppermost surface detection signal indicating whether or not the detection light L2 has been received, and supplies this to the banknote control unit 11 (FIG. 2). In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 can recognize whether or not the placement top surface is higher than the height H1 based on the top surface detection signal. Incidentally, the height H1 corresponds to a position where the placement uppermost surface should be separated from the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S in order to release the bill BL into the internal space 21S by the separation / release part 26.

  The passage detection unit 43 includes a light emitting unit 43A that emits the detection light L3 and a light receiving unit 43B that receives the detection light L3. The light emitting unit 43A is attached to the upper portion of the transport path W, and emits the detection light L3 downward. The light receiving unit 43B is attached to the lower part of the transport path W and receives the detection light L3 traveling from above.

  The passage detection unit 43 can receive the detection light L3 in the light receiving unit 43B when there is no banknote BL on the optical path of the detection light L3 in the transport path W. On the other hand, when the banknote BL is on the optical path of the detection light L3 in the transport path W, the passage detection unit 43 cannot receive the detection light L3 in the light receiving unit 43B.

  The light receiving unit 43B generates a passage detection signal indicating whether or not the detection light L3 has been received, and supplies this to the banknote control unit 11 (FIG. 2). Accordingly, the banknote control unit 11 can recognize whether or not the banknote BL has passed through the conveyance path W of the temporary storage unit 15 based on the passage detection signal.

  Moreover, the banknote control part 11 can count the number of the banknotes BL which passed the conveyance path W based on the frequency | count that the passage signal changed, and also by combining with the conveyance direction of the banknote BL at this time, a temporary storage part The number of banknotes BL stored in 15 and the number of banknotes BL fed out from the temporary storage unit 15 can be totaled.

  As described above, the temporary storage unit 15 is configured to detect the passage, remaining, and the like of the bills BL using various detection lights, and the bill guide unit 32 on the opposite side of the separation / release unit 26 with the internal space 21S interposed therebetween. Is provided.

[1-3. Processing procedure]
Based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, the temporary storage unit 15 takes in the banknote BL conveyed from the transport unit 13 and stores it, and sequentially feeds out the banknote BL stored therein to the transport unit. passed to 13 are adapted to perform the feeding process.

[1-3-1. Banknote storage processing procedure]
First, the storing process of the temporary storage unit 15 will be described. The banknote control unit 11 reads and executes a predetermined banknote storage program from the storage unit when a deposit transaction is performed based on a customer's operation or the like with respect to the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). The storage processing procedure RT1 is started and the process proceeds to step SP1. In step SP1, the banknote control unit 11 moves the stage 23 to a predetermined height, and proceeds to the next step SP2.

  Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 controls the stage moving unit 25 to move the stage 23 upward while monitoring the uppermost surface detection signal from the uppermost surface detection unit 42. Here, the banknote control unit 11 recognizes that the placement uppermost surface (the upper surface of the stage 23 or the uppermost surface of the banknote BL placed on the stage 23) is higher than the height H1 based on the uppermost surface detection signal. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6A, the upward movement of the stage 23 is stopped. Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 moves the stage 23 downward from the height by a predetermined movement distance ΔH. Incidentally, the movement distance ΔH is a distance corresponding to the thickness when, for example, ten banknotes BL are stacked.

  In step SP2, the bill control unit 11 initializes the number of stored bills, which is a variable for counting the number of bills BL stored in the internal space 21S, and proceeds to the next step SP3. In step SP3, the banknote control unit 11 advances the banknote BL transported from the transport unit 13 (FIG. 2) rearward along the transport path W (FIG. 3), and as shown in FIG. The discharge part 26 discharges it into the rear internal space 21S, and proceeds to the next step SP4.

  At this time, after the bill BL collides with the bill stopper 31 and the impact is absorbed, the bill BL is struck down by the tongue piece 29A of the tongue piece roller 29, and as shown in FIG. Stacked on the bills BL stacked on the stage 23.

  Moreover, the banknote control part 11 always monitors the uppermost surface detection signal from the uppermost surface detection part 42, and when the banknote BL is integrated | stacked on the stage 23 sequentially, the uppermost surface (namely, mounting top surface) raises. When the height H1 is exceeded, this is recognized based on the top surface detection signal. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 controls the stage moving unit 25 to move the stage 23 downward by a moving distance ΔH. Thereby, the banknote control part 11 can maintain the height of the internal space 21S, ie, the distance from the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S, to the mounting top surface, more than the distance necessary for the release of the banknote BL.

  In step SP4, the banknote control unit 11 updates the number of stored sheets by one based on the passage detection signal from the passage detection unit 43, and proceeds to the next step SP5.

  In step SP5, the banknote control unit 11 has stored all the banknotes BL to be stored in the temporary storage unit 15 based on the number of remaining banknotes in the customer service unit 12, the number of banknotes BL that have passed through the discrimination unit 14, and the like. Determine whether or not. If a negative result is obtained here, this indicates that there are still banknotes BL to be stored in the temporary storage unit 15, and at this time, the banknote control unit 11 returns to step SP3 again to generate a new banknote. The process of releasing BL into the internal space 21S is repeated.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP5, this indicates that there is no need to store a new banknote BL in the temporary storage unit 15 and the number of banknotes BL stored in the temporary storage unit 15 has been determined. At this time, the bill control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP6. In step SP6, the banknote control unit 11 ends the banknote storage processing procedure RT1 while storing the updated number of stored sheets.

[1-3-2. Bill payout processing procedure]
Next, the feeding process of the temporary holding unit 15 will be described. After completing the bill storage processing procedure RT1 in the deposit transaction, the bill control unit 11 totals the denomination and the number of bills BL inserted into the customer service unit 12 to determine the deposit amount, and then displays the deposit amount. Displayed on the part 6 (FIG. 1) and inquires whether or not to continue the deposit transaction.

  Here, when the banknote control unit 11 receives an instruction to continue the deposit transaction from the customer, the banknote BL 17 is set as the banknote cassette 17, and the banknote control unit 11 receives an instruction from the customer to cancel the deposit transaction. After the banknote BL is conveyed to the customer service section 12, the banknote feeding process procedure RT2 shown in FIG. 7 is started, and the process proceeds to step SP11.

In step SP11, as shown in FIG. 6D, the banknote control unit 11 moves the stage 23 upward so that the uppermost surface of the banknote BL is placed on the picker roller 30 of the separation and discharge unit 26. The contact is made, and the process proceeds to the next step SP12. In step SP12, the banknote control unit 11 initializes the payout number, which is a variable for counting the number of the bills BL fed out from the internal space 21S, and proceeds to the next step SP13.

  In step SP13, the banknote control unit 11 operates the separation / release unit 26 in the separation mode to manipulate the banknotes BL accumulated on the stage 23, and proceeds to the next step SP14. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 separates only the topmost banknote BL of the banknotes BL stacked on the stage 23 one by one by appropriately rotating or stationary each roller of the separation / release section 26. Then, the paper is fed forward along the transport path W and delivered to the transport unit 13.

In step SP14, the banknote control unit 11 updates the feed number by incrementing by one based on the passage detection signal from the passage detection unit 43, and proceeds to the next step SP15.

  In step SP15, the banknote control unit 11 determines whether one or more banknotes BL remain on the stage 23 based on the residual detection signal from the residual detection unit 41, that is, the banknotes BL stacked on the stage 23. It is determined whether or not the feeding is completed. If a negative result is obtained here, this indicates that the banknote BL on the stage 23 needs to be separated and fed out. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 returns to step SP13 again.

  On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP15, this indicates that all the banknotes BL accumulated on the stage 23 have been fed out, and at this time, the banknote control unit 11 moves to the next step SP16.

  In step SP16, the banknote control unit 11 determines whether or not the updated payout number matches the stored number. If a negative result is obtained here, this indicates that the banknote BL may remain in a location that cannot be detected by each detection section, such as in the middle of the transport path W, and at this time, the banknote control section. 11 goes to the next step SP17.

  In step SP17, the banknote control unit 11 starts a travel cleaning process procedure SRT3 shown in FIG. 8 as a subroutine, and proceeds to step SP21.

  In step SP21, the banknote control unit 11 conveys and stores all the banknotes BL fed out in steps SP13 and SP14 from the conveyance destination (for example, the banknote cassette 17) of the banknotes BL to the temporary storage unit 15, that is, delivers the banknotes once. The banknote BL is returned to the temporary storage unit 15, and the process proceeds to the next step SP22. Incidentally, the banknote control part 11 will perform the process similar to banknote accommodation process sequence RT1 at this time.

  In step SP22, the banknote control unit 11 again feeds out one banknote BL from the temporary storage unit 15 and transports it to the transport destination, moves to the next step SP23, ends the traveling cleaning processing procedure SRT3, and again executes the banknote feeding processing procedure. Returning to RT2 (FIG. 7), the process proceeds to the next step SP18.

  By this traveling cleaning process, the banknote control unit 11 allows the remaining banknotes BL to travel with other banknotes BL even if the banknotes BL remain in the middle of the transport path W, etc. There is a possibility of transportation.

In step SP18, the banknote control unit 11 ends the banknote feeding process procedure RT2. After that, the banknote control unit 11 executes a conveyance process of the banknote BL, a storage process in the banknote cassette 17 and the like as the remaining processes in the deposit transaction. Also, the bill control unit 11 finally notifies the staff of the financial institution and the maintenance worker that maintenance work is necessary via a communication unit (not shown) when the number of the fed-out sheets and the number of stacked sheets do not match. To do.

In this way, the banknote control unit 11 is configured to execute the storing process and the feeding process of the banknote BL by the temporary storage unit 15 while counting the number of stored sheets and the number of separated sheets based on the passage detection signal.

[1-4. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment has an inclination angle between the rear side surface 21B and the ceiling surface 21C at the joint portion between the rear side surface 21B and the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S. A bill guide portion 32 having an inclined portion 32B is provided.

  Here, after the storage process and the delivery process of the bills BL are sequentially performed in the temporary storage unit 15, as shown in FIG. 9A, the bills BL (hereinafter referred to as the remaining bills BLR) are not detected by the respective detection units. Suppose that there is a residual).

  In this state, the temporary storage unit 15 sequentially stores the bills BL conveyed from the conveyance unit 13 by executing the travel cleaning processing procedure SRT3 (FIG. 8). At this time, as shown in FIG. 15B, the temporary storage unit 15 causes the newly transferred banknote BL to fall into the internal space 21S so as to push out the remaining banknote BLR, and the rotation range of the tongue piece roller 29 May be located outside.

  Furthermore, when the remaining banknote BLR is falling in the internal space 21S due to the action of gravity, the remaining banknote BLR may be pushed backward by colliding with the banknote BL newly released from the separation / release part 26. After that, the temporary storage unit 15 sequentially discharges and stacks new banknotes BL, and as shown in FIG. 9C, the remaining banknotes remain in the gap between the stacked banknotes BL and the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S. BLR is inserted.

  Eventually, the temporary storage unit 15 ends the storage process, and then performs the feeding process. First, the temporary storage unit 15 moves the stage 23 upward as shown in FIG. 10A and presses the uppermost surface of the banknotes BL stacked on the stage 23 against the lower surface of the picker roller 30.

  Thereby, a force is applied to the remaining banknote BLR in a direction in which the banknote guiding part 32 attached to the ceiling surface 21C and the stage 23 are compressed from above and below. At this time, the upper end portion of the remaining bill BLR is guided so as to slide forward along the inclined portion 32B and the horizontal portion 32A of the bill guide portion 32, and may reach a position where the detection light L1 of the residual detection portion 41 is blocked. is there.

  Thereafter, the temporary storage unit 15 sequentially feeds the banknotes BL accumulated on the stage 23. At this time, since the lower end portion of the remaining banknote BLR is lifted as the stage 23 is gradually raised, the upper end is slid forward along the horizontal portion 32A and the ceiling surface 21C of the banknote guide portion 32. Eventually, as shown in FIG. 10 (B), there is a possibility of reaching a position sandwiched between the picker roller 30 and the stage 23.

In this case, the temporary storage unit 15 can pay out the remaining banknote BLR in the same manner as the normal banknote BL, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the banknote control unit 11 can pay out all the banknotes BL stored therein even though the residual banknote BLR is temporarily generated.

  Thus, in the temporary storage part 15, since the upper end of the residual banknote BLR can be guided forward only by raising the stage 23 by providing the banknote guide part 32, the residual banknote BLR is detected by the detection light L1. It is possible to increase the possibility of reaching the position where the light path is blocked or the position directly below the picker roller 30.

  When the remaining banknote BLR reaches a position directly below the picker roller 30, the temporary storage section 15 can correctly feed out the banknote BL that has once become the remaining banknote BLR by the separation and discharge section 26. This automatically resolves a failure that has occurred in the automatic teller machine 1, leading to a reduction in the frequency of maintenance work and a longer normal operating state in which various transaction processes are performed.

  Further, when the remaining banknote BLR reaches a position where the remaining banknote BLR blocks the optical path of the detection light L1, the temporary storage section 15 may cause the banknote control section 11 to detect that the banknote BL remains at least in the internal space 21S. it can.

  At this time, the automatic teller machine 1 can notify the staff of the financial institution and the maintenance worker that there is a remaining banknote BLR in the internal space 21S of the temporary storage unit 15. As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 requires maintenance work for taking out the remaining banknote BLR, but since it has been found that the banknote BL is in the internal space 21S of the temporary storage unit 15, the banknote BL is in any gap. There is no need to perform an operation for searching for whether or not it has entered, and the maintenance work can be simplified and the time can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the banknote guide part 32 can be comprised only by bending, for example, after cutting a plate-shaped member into a predetermined shape, it can be manufactured very inexpensively from the viewpoint of material costs and processing costs.

  Moreover, the banknote guide part 32 provided the notch in the inclination part 32B so that this might not interfere with the bill stopper 31. Thereby, the banknote guide part 32 does not obstruct the original function of the bill stopper 31 “collision of the banknote BL released from the separation and release part 26 and absorbs its impact”, and the upper end of the remaining banknote BLR is prevented. You can guide forward.

According to the above structure, the temporary storage part 15 attached the banknote guide part 32 to the junction part of the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S, and the ceiling surface 21C. As a result, the temporary storage unit 15 slides the upper end portion of the remaining banknote BLR that has entered the gap between the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S and the stacked banknotes BL as the stage 23 is raised in the feeding process. It is possible to increase the possibility of reaching the position where the detection light L1 of the residual detection unit 41 is blocked and detecting the presence thereof, or reaching the position of the picker roller 30 in front of the detection light L1 and feeding it out normally.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 101 (FIG. 1) by 2nd Embodiment has the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 replaced with the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. However, the other parts are configured similarly. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 (FIG. 2) includes a banknote control unit 111 and a temporary storage unit 115 instead of the banknote control unit 11 and the temporary storage unit 15 as compared with the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment. Although the points are different, the other parts are configured similarly.

  The banknote control unit 111 is configured around a CPU (not shown) like the banknote control unit 11 according to the first embodiment, and by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown), Various processes such as a process for determining a banknote transport destination and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 111 has a memory | storage part which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part.

[2-1. Temporary Hold Configuration]
As shown in FIG. 11 corresponding to FIG. 3, the temporary storage unit 115 has a stage 123 instead of the stage 23, the bill stopper 31, and the banknote guide unit 32, as compared with the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment. Although the point which has the bill stopper 131 and the banknote guide part 132 is different, it is comprised similarly about the other part.

  The bill stopper 131 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape similar to that of the bill stopper 31 according to the first embodiment, and is attached to the rear side surface 21B via an elastic body (not shown). In addition to this, at the left and right lower rear ends of the bill stopper 131, a column-shaped rotation shaft 131C with the central axis directed in the left-right direction is erected. The rotation shaft 131C is rotatably supported by a predetermined bearing provided on the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S.

  Furthermore, guide grooves 131 </ b> D are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the bill stopper 131. The guide groove 131D has its longitudinal direction turned up and down and curved upward on its upper side in a state where no external force is applied to the bill stopper 131. The lower end of the guide groove 131D is open.

  Although the banknote guide part 132 is comprised with the thin plate-like material similarly to the banknote guide part 32 by 1st Embodiment, unlike 1st Embodiment, while a lower end is near perpendicular | vertical, an upper end is a front. It is curved as a whole so that it is inclined toward the horizontal direction.

  Moreover, the banknote guide part 132 is attached to the bill stopper 131 instead of the ceiling surface 21C. For this reason, when an external force is applied to the bill stopper 131, the bill guide unit 132 rotates around the rotation shaft 131 </ b> C integrally with the bill stopper 131.

  The stage 123 is formed in the same plate shape as the stage 23 according to the first embodiment, and a post 123P is provided at a position corresponding to the lower end portion of the guide groove 131D in the bill stopper 131. Yes. The post 123P is formed in a columnar shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and its diameter is slightly smaller than the groove width of the guide groove 131D.

  With this configuration, when the stage 123 is lifted from below and moved to a height that overlaps the bill stopper 131, the temporary storage unit 115 advances the post 123 </ b> P of the stage 123 into the guide groove 131 </ b> D of the bill stopper 131.

  When the stage 123 is further raised, the temporary holding unit 115 moves the post 123P upward in the guide groove 131D. Here, since the post 123P is erected on the stage 123, the position in the front-rear direction is not changed even when the post 123P moves in the vertical direction. Therefore, as the stage 123 is raised, the bill stopper 131 causes the guide groove 131D to follow the position of the post 123P so that the entire bill stopper 131 is gradually rotated forward about the rotation shaft 131C. Go.

  At this time, the banknote guide part 132 moves around the rotation shaft 131C together with the bill stopper 131, and therefore moves forward and downward. For this reason, if the residual banknote BLR has entered between the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S and the stacked banknotes BL, as shown in FIG. 9C, the banknote guiding unit 132 has an upper end of the residual banknote BLR. The vicinity can be pushed forward and downward.

  Accordingly, the temporary storage unit 115 can cause the upper end portion of the remaining banknote BLR to reach a position where the detection light L1 of the residual detection unit 41 is blocked or a position directly below the picker roller 30 as compared with the first embodiment. The sex can be greatly improved.

  Incidentally, in the temporary storage part 115, the height H1 at which the stage 123 is moved to perform the release processing of the bills BL is positioned below the lower end of the bill stopper 131. Therefore, the temporary storage unit 115 moves the bill stopper 131 freely when the bill BL collides because the post 123P is moved away from the guide groove 131D of the bill stopper 131 when the bill BL is discharged. Can be made.

[2-2. Processing procedure]
Temporary holding unit 115, based on the control of the bill controller 111, the storage process although performs processing according to the first embodiment as well as banknote storage processing procedure RT1 (Fig. 5), for feeding the process Figure The processing according to bill feeding processing procedure RT4 shown in FIG.

  When the banknote storage processing procedure RT1 is completed in the deposit transaction, the banknote control unit 111 inquires of the customer whether or not the deposit transaction is continued by the display of the customer service unit 12, as in the first embodiment, and the banknote cassette 17 or After setting the customer service section 12 as the conveyance destination of the banknote BL, the banknote feeding process procedure RT4 (FIG. 12) is started, and the process proceeds to step SP31.

  In step SP31 to step SP36, the banknote control unit 111 performs the same processing as that in steps SP11 to SP16 of the banknote feeding process procedure RT2 (FIG. 7), and whether or not the updated number of fed sheets matches the stored number. Determine. If a negative result is obtained in step SP36, this indicates that there is a possibility that the banknote BL remains in a place that cannot be detected by each detection section. At this time, the banknote control section 111 performs the next step SP37. Move on.

  In step SP37, the banknote control unit 111 moves the stage 123 downward, and proceeds to the next step SP38. At this time, the bill control unit 111 lowers the interval between the stage 123 and the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S to a position where the bill BL is longer than the length in the running direction, that is, the length in the short direction.

  Thereby, in the temporary storage part 115, since the upper end of the residual banknote BLR leaves | separates from the ceiling surface 21C or the banknote guide part 132, stability falls, the possibility that the said residual banknote BLR will fall forward is not supported at all. .

  In step SP38, the bill control unit 111 moves the stage 123 upward, presses the remaining bill BLR that has fallen forward on the upper surface of the stage 123 or the lower surface of the picker roller 30, and proceeds to the next step SP39.

  At this time, the remaining banknote BLR slides so that the upper end of the remaining banknote BLR comes into contact with the banknote guiding portion 132 as the stage 123 moves upward and is guided forward. Moreover, the banknote guide part 132 pushes the upper end of the said remaining banknote BLR ahead by rotating with the raise of the stage 123. FIG. These increase the possibility that the remaining banknote BLR will fall forward.

  In step SP39, the banknote control unit 111 determines whether one or more banknotes BL remain on the stage 123 based on the residual detection signal from the residual detection part 41, that is, the residual banknote BLR is at least the detection light L1 (see FIG. 11) It is determined whether or not it is in a position to block.

  If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the remaining banknote BLR has fallen forward due to the vertical movement of the stage 123, so that the remaining banknote BLR may be fed out by the picker roller 30. The bill control unit 111 moves to the next step SP40.

  In step SP40, the banknote control unit 111 operates the separation / release unit 26 in the separation mode, similarly to step SP33 (that is, step SP13), and proceeds to the next step SP41. At this time, if a part of the remaining banknote BLR is sandwiched between the picker roller 30 and the stage 123, the temporary storage unit 115 pays out the remaining banknote BLR by the rotation of the picker roller 30.

In step SP41, the banknote control unit 111 updates the number of payouts based on the passage detection signal from the passage detection unit 43, as in step SP34 (that is, step SP14), and proceeds to the next step SP43.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP39, this indicates that the remaining banknote BLR has not fallen forward due to the vertical movement of the stage 123, or that there is no remaining banknote BLR in the internal space 21S. Yes. At this time, the banknote control part 111 moves to step SP42.

  In step SP42, the banknote control unit 111 executes the travel cleaning processing procedure SRT3 (FIG. 8) as a subroutine, similarly to step SP17 in the first embodiment, and then proceeds to the next step SP43. Thereby, the residual banknote BLR can increase the possibility of being detected by the residual detection unit 41 and the possibility of being correctly fed out by the separation and discharge unit 26, as in the first embodiment.

  Moreover, also when a positive result is obtained in step SP36, the banknote control part 111 moves to next step SP43.

In step SP43, the banknote control unit 111 ends the banknote feeding process procedure RT4. After that, the banknote control unit 111 performs a conveyance process of the banknote BL, a storage process in the banknote cassette 17 and the like as the remaining processes in the deposit transaction. The bill controller 111, when finally feeding sheets with integrated number do not match, as in the first embodiment, via a communication unit (not shown), the financial institution against personnel and maintenance personnel Notify that maintenance work is required.

Thus bill controller 111 passes to execute the storage process and the feeding process of the bill BL by the temporary holding unit 115 while counting the storage number or separation sheets based on a detection signal, the feed-out number the integrated number does not match In this case, the remaining bills BLR are detected and fed out by moving the stage 123 up and down.

[2-3. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 115 according to the second embodiment enables the bill stopper 131 to turn around the turning shaft 131 </ b> C, and the upper side is curved backward on the left and right side surfaces of the bill stopper 131. A guide groove 131D was formed.

  In addition, the temporary storage unit 115 is attached to the bill stopper 131 on the upper side of the bill stopper 131 so that the vicinity of the upper end is tilted forward, and a part thereof is a joint portion between the rear side surface 21B of the internal space 21S and the ceiling surface 21C. It is made to rotate in one with the said bill stopper 131.

  For this reason, the banknote guide part 132, like the first embodiment, when the remaining banknote BLR enters between the rear side surface 21B and the stacked banknotes BL, the stage 123 moves upward, The upper end portion of the remaining banknote BLR can be guided so as to slide forward along the front surface of the banknote guide 132.

  Further, when the stage 123 is raised to a position higher than the lower end of the bill stopper 131, the bill stopper 131 moves forward integrally with the bill guide portion 132 by the post 123 </ b> P whose position in the front-rear direction does not change enter the guide groove 131 </ b> D. It rotates.

  Thereby, since the banknote guide part 132 can positively tilt down the upper end part of the residual banknote BLR to the front lower direction, compared with 1st Embodiment, the part of the said residual banknote BLR is residual detection. The possibility of reaching the position where the detection light L1 of the section 41 is blocked or the possibility of reaching the position sandwiched between the picker roller 30 and the stage 123 can be greatly increased.

Further, when the fed-out number and the accumulated number do not match, the banknote control unit 111 moves the stage 123 downward once and then raises it again. Thereby, the temporary storage part 115 can further improve the possibility that the remaining banknote BLR will fall forward, that is, the possibility that it can be detected by the residual detection part 41 and the possibility that it will be fed out by the picker roller 30.

  Thus, the temporary storage unit 115 according to the second embodiment can further increase the possibility of correctly delivering the banknote BL that has once become a residual banknote BLR, as compared with the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, the frequency of performing maintenance work can be significantly reduced, and a normal operation state in which various transaction processes can be performed as the automatic teller machine 1 can be maintained for a longer time.

  Moreover, the banknote guide part 132 was made to rotate integrally with the bill stopper 131 which needs to be comprised essentially so that a movement was possible. For this reason, the temporary storage unit 115 does not need to be provided with a separate mechanism for rotating the bill guide unit 132, and the configuration is hardly complicated as compared with the conventional one.

  In other respects, the temporary storage unit 115 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same effects as the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 115 is provided with the bill guide unit 132 that can rotate integrally with the bill stopper 131, and the bill stopper 131 and the bill guide unit 132 rotate forward as the stage 123 rises. I tried to make it. Moreover, the banknote control part 111 moved the stage 123 up and down, when the number of payout and the number of accumulation | stacking do not correspond. As a result, the temporary holding unit 115 can slide the upper end portion of the remaining banknote BLR forward and tilt it forward as the stage 123 is raised in the payout process, and the stage 123 is lowered so that the remaining banknote BLR is Since an opportunity to fall forward can be provided, it is possible to detect the presence by reaching the position where the detection light L1 of the residual detection unit 41 is blocked, or to reach the position of the picker roller 30 in front of the position. The possibility of feeding out can be greatly increased.

[3. Other Embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, the banknote guide portion 32 has a flat shape in which the horizontal portion 32A and the inclined portion 32B are joined together, that is, the plate-like member is bent in the left-right direction. The case where the shape is bent into a shape has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the bill guide portion 32 may be shaped like the bill guide portion 132 in the second embodiment. Contrary to this, the bill guide part 132 in the second embodiment is bent into a polygonal line shape as seen from the left-right direction, ie, a shape in which a plurality of planes are joined to each other as in the first embodiment. It is good also as a shape like this.

In the first embodiment described above, the front end of the horizontal portion 32A of the banknote guide portion 32 is positioned on the rear side of the optical path of the detection light L1 toward the light receiving portion 41B of the residual detection portion 41. Said. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the front end of the horizontal portion 32A of the bill guide portion 32 may be positioned in front of the optical path of the detection light L1. In this case, a hole or notch for allowing the detection light L1 to pass through the horizontal portion 32A may be formed. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote guide part 32 was comprised as an independent component, and this was attached to the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vicinity of the rear end of the ceiling surface 21 </ b> C may be formed as an inclined surface that descends downward to provide the same function as the inclined portion 32 </ b> B of the banknote guide portion 32. In the second embodiment, the upper end side of the bill stopper 131 may be extended forward or in the left-right direction so as to have the same shape as that of the bill guide unit 132.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote guide part 32 was comprised with a thin plate-shaped metal material was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bill guide portion 32 may be configured as a molded product such as a resin material. In this case, it suffices if the inclined surface can be formed on the inner space side, and the thickness can be arbitrarily set. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote guide part 132 was attached to the bill stopper 131, and the said banknote guide part 132 was made to rotate integrally with the said bill stopper 131 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the bill guide part 132 is attached to the rear side surface 21B or the ceiling surface 21C of the internal space 21S via an independent turning mechanism, and the bill guide part 132 is turned by this turning mechanism. You may do it. In this case, a guide groove that engages with the post 123 </ b> P of the stage 123 may be formed in the bill guide portion 132. Alternatively, the bill guide unit 132 is attached to the rear side surface 21B or the ceiling surface 21C via a predetermined moving mechanism, and the bill guide unit 132 is moved forward or downward by this moving mechanism so as to fall forward with respect to the remaining bill BLR. You may make it make a force act.

  Further, in the second embodiment described above, the post 123P provided on the stage 123 is positioned in the guide groove 131D of the bill stopper 131, so that the stage 123 is attached to and attached to the bill stopper 131 as the stage 123 moves up and down. The case where the banknote guiding unit 132 is rotated has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rotation angle of the bill stopper 131 may be independently controlled by transmitting a driving force from a dedicated actuator controlled by the banknote control unit 111, for example.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where a driving | running | working cleaning process was performed in step SP17 of banknote delivery process procedure RT2 (FIG. 7) was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the traveling cleaning process may be omitted. In this case, the bill feeding process procedure RT2 is ended regardless of whether or not the payout number matches the stored number. However, if the payout number matches the stored number, the deposit transaction is continued, and the payout number is increased. If the number does not match, the maintenance work is performed. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, in banknote control part 11 which controls the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 whole, various processes, such as banknote accommodation process procedure RT1 (FIG. 5) and banknote delivery process procedure RT2 (FIG. 7), are performed. The case where it was made to perform was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a dedicated control unit having a CPU, a RAM, and the like may be provided in the temporary storage unit 15 and various processes may be executed in this control unit. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. It is.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the temporary storage unit 15 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to other locations such as the banknote cassette 17 and the reject cassette 16. It may be applied. In this case, a space for short storing bills therein, along with the time of storage is integrated on a stage that moves up and down to release the bills in this space, and sometimes integrated bill feeding one by one separated Thus, the present invention can be applied to any part that is fed out. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 which performs the transaction processing regarding cash with a customer, the banknote BL as a medium is temporarily accommodated and it pays out. The case where the present invention is applied to the temporary storage unit 15 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in an apparatus that handles various paper-like media such as various types of cash vouchers and securities, the present invention may be applied to various locations where the media are stored and fed out. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the internal space 21S as a space, the stage 23 as a stage, the stage moving unit 25 as a stage moving unit, the separation / release unit 26 as a separation / release unit, and the residual The case where the temporary storage part 15 as a medium stacking apparatus is comprised by the residual detection part 41 as a detection part and the banknote guide part 32 as a medium guide part was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium stacking apparatus is configured by a space having various configurations, a stage, a stage moving unit, a separation / release unit, a residual detection unit, and a medium guide unit. Also good.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the transport unit 13 as the transport unit, the internal space 21S as the space, the stage 23 as the stage, the stage moving unit 25 as the stage moving unit, and the separation and discharge unit As described above, the case where the automatic teller machine 1 as a medium transaction apparatus is configured by the separation and discharge unit 26 as a residual detection unit 41 as a residual detection unit and the bill guide unit 32 as a medium guide unit has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transaction apparatus is configured by a transport section, a space, a stage, a stage moving section, a separation / release section, a residual detection section, and a medium guide section having various other configurations. You may make it do.

  The present invention can be used in various apparatuses that discharge and store a medium in a space.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Automatic teller machine, 10, 110 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 11, 111 ... Banknote control part, 12 ... Customer service part, 13 ... Conveyance part, 15, 115 ... Temporary reservation part, 17 ... bill cassette, 21 ... housing, 21B ... rear side, 21C ... ceiling surface, 21S ... internal space, 23, 123 ... stage, 25 ... stage moving part, 26 ... separation release part , 31, 131..., Bill stopper, 32, 132... Banknote guide section, 32A... Horizontal section, 32B .. inclined section, 41 .. residual detection section, 42. Part, 123P ... post, 131C ... rotating shaft, 131D ... guide groove, BL ... banknote, BLR ... residual banknote, L1, L2, L3 ... detection light.

Claims (10)

A housing that internally forms a space for storing a paper-like medium;
A stage on which the medium is integrated on the upper surface,
A stage moving unit that moves the stage along a predetermined moving direction in the space;
A separating and discharging unit that discharges the supplied medium into the space and separates and feeds out the medium accumulated on the stage one by one;
A residual detector for detecting whether the medium remains on the stage based on whether predetermined detection light is blocked by the medium;
Provided connecting portion between the facing surface and the ceiling surface of the space in which the medium is released from the separation release section of the inner surface surrounding the space collide, the ceiling surface side with respect to the opposing surface is the separation release section And a medium guide having an inclined surface inclined so as to be positioned on the side . The medium stacking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a guide displacement unit that moves or rotates the medium guide unit. The guide displacement portion is
The medium accumulating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the medium guiding unit is moved or rotated as the stage is moved by the stage moving unit. When discharging the medium into the space, the medium stacked on the stage is separated from the top surface of the medium stacked on the stage and the ceiling surface with a predetermined discharge height. A control unit that controls the stage moving unit so that the medium accumulated on the stage is brought into contact with a separation roller that is provided on the ceiling surface and is a part of the separation and discharge unit. Prepared,
The guide displacement unit, when the distance between the stage and the ceiling surface is less than the discharge height, the medium guide portion in accordance with movement of the stage to move or rotate toward the center of said space The medium storage device according to claim 3, wherein In addition to the inclined surface, the medium guide portion has a horizontal surface with a plate surface substantially horizontal on the separation and discharge side of the inclined surface, and the horizontal surface is attached to the ceiling surface.
The medium accumulating apparatus according to claim 1. An impact absorbing portion that is attached to the opposite surface via an elastic body and absorbs an impact when the medium released from the separation and emission portion into the space collides.
Further comprising
The inclined surface is formed with a notch cut out so as to avoid the shock absorbing portion.
The medium accumulating apparatus according to claim 1. A housing that internally forms a space for storing a paper-like medium;
A stage on which the medium is accumulated on an upper surface;
A stage moving unit that moves the stage along a predetermined moving direction in the space;
A separating and discharging unit that discharges the supplied medium into the space and separates and feeds out the medium accumulated on the stage one by one;
A residual detector for detecting whether the medium remains on the stage based on whether predetermined detection light is blocked by the medium;
An inclination angle between the facing surface and the ceiling surface, provided at a connection portion between the facing surface with which the medium emitted from the separation and emitting portion collides with the ceiling surface of the space, of the inner side surface surrounding the space. A medium guide having an inclined surface, and
A guide displacement unit for moving or rotating the medium guide unit;
The medium is attached to the opposing surface via an elastic body, absorbs an impact when the medium released from the separation and emission part into the space collides, and the medium guide part is attached as the guide displacement part. and a function to shock-absorbing portion
A medium accumulating device comprising: When discharging the medium into the space, a predetermined discharge height is separated between the uppermost surface of the medium stacked on the stage and the ceiling surface, while the stacked on the stage. A control unit for controlling the stage moving unit so as to bring the medium accumulated on the stage into contact with a part of the separation / release unit provided on the ceiling surface when separating the medium;
The guide displacement portion moves the medium guide portion together with the impact absorbing portion to the center side of the space along with the movement of the stage when the distance between the stage and the ceiling surface is equal to or less than the discharge height. The medium accumulation device according to claim 7 , wherein the medium accumulation device is rotated. A housing that internally forms a space for storing a paper-like medium;
A stage on which the medium is accumulated on an upper surface;
A stage moving unit that moves the stage along a predetermined moving direction in the space;
A separating and discharging unit that discharges the supplied medium into the space and separates and feeds out the medium accumulated on the stage one by one;
A residual detector for detecting whether the medium remains on the stage based on whether predetermined detection light is blocked by the medium;
An inclination angle between the facing surface and the ceiling surface, provided at a connection portion between the facing surface with which the medium emitted from the separation and emitting portion collides with the ceiling surface of the space, of the inner side surface surrounding the space. A medium guide having an inclined surface, and
A passage detection unit that detects that the medium has passed through the separation and discharge unit;
Based on the detection result by the passage detection unit, the number of media supplied from the outside and accumulated in the space, and the number of media separated from the state of being accumulated on the stage And when the number of separations is smaller than the number of accumulations at the stage of separating all the media accumulated on the stage, the distance from the ceiling surface is the length of the medium in the traveling direction. A control unit that controls the stage moving unit to move the stage so that the stage is moved again closer to the ceiling surface after being separated to a position that is longer than
A medium accumulating device comprising: A transport unit for transporting a paper-like medium;
A space for storing and storing the medium;
A stage on which the medium is integrated on an integrated surface,
A stage moving unit that moves the stage along a predetermined moving direction in the space;
A separation discharge unit that discharges the medium supplied by the transport unit into the space, and separates the medium accumulated on the stage one by one and delivers it to the transport unit;
A residual detector for detecting whether the medium remains on the stage based on whether predetermined detection light is blocked by the medium;
Provided in a connecting portion between an opposing inner surface that is an inner surface that the medium emitted from the separation and emission part in the space collides with a ceiling surface of the space, and the ceiling surface side is the separation and emission part with respect to the opposing surface A medium guiding unit having an inclined surface inclined so as to be positioned on the side .

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