JP6346762B2 - Money handling apparatus, money handling method, and money handling system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus, a money handling method, and a money handling system for processing money such as banknotes and coins.

  In a store of a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket, a shelf where various products are displayed is installed in a front area where customers can enter, and a POS register and a cash register are installed at a checkout office in the front area. A change machine is installed. When a customer performs a checkout process at such a checkout office, the store clerk deposits money as a price for the goods received from the customer into a cashier change machine or withdraws money as change from the cashier change machine. Or return it to the customer. In addition, in a backyard area (specifically, for example, a cashier room) where customers are prohibited from entering such stores, there is a sales deposit machine that receives money as sales collected from the cash register change machine. is set up. In addition, when such a sales deposit machine is installed in a shopping center, in addition to money as sales collected from a cash register machine installed at a cashier in the front area, each tenant in the shopping center Money as sales proceeds brought in from the company will be deposited into the sales deposit machine. Money as sales proceeds deposited in the sales deposit machine is collected by a person in charge of collection at the police company and transported to the management center of the police company.

  As a cashier change machine installed at the checkout counter in the front area of such a store, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known, and as a sales deposit machine installed in the backyard area, for example, What is disclosed by patent document 2 etc. is known.

JP 2009-230680 A JP 2009-282560 A

  Conventionally, in order to exchange money between a cash register machine installed at a cashier in the front area and a sales deposit machine installed in a cashier room, a cash machine cassette accommodated in the cash machine of the cash register cash machine is used. It was used. More specifically, when money as sales is deposited into a cash register change machine, the money is stored in a change machine cassette housed in the cash machine of the cash register change machine. At the end of the business hours of the store, the cashier takes out the change machine cassette storing the money as sales money from the cashier change machine and transports the change machine cassette to the cashier room, and cash After the manager unlocks the change machine cassette, the cashier takes out the money from the change machine cassette and deposits it into the sales deposit machine. However, in such a method for processing money, since there is no cash manager in the cash room, the change machine cassette brought into the cash room cannot be unlocked. There was a problem that the person in charge could not deposit the money stored in the change machine cassette into the sales deposit machine, and the time for the cashier to wait for the cash manager was wasted. Also, in such a method of processing money, when a cashier cassette taken out from a cashier change machine is transported to a cashier room, a receipt describing the sales amount at the cashier is carried along with the cashier. After unlocking the change machine cassette at, when the money stored in this change machine cassette is deposited into the sales deposit machine, the cashier will manually enter the information such as the register number and the sales amount indicated on the receipt. There was a risk that an input error would occur because the input had to be made to the deposit machine.

  Further, a method of connecting a POS register installed at a checkout office in a front area and a sales depositing machine provided in a cashier in a store so as to be able to communicate online is conventionally known. According to such a method, information such as the sales amount at the cash register and the cash amount of the cash register change machine is transmitted online to the data linkage terminal provided in the sales deposit machine, and the sales amount is calculated for each cash register at the data linkage terminal. Can be aggregated. However, when connecting a POS register and a sales deposit machine in a store so that they can be communicated online, a large capital investment is required, and when an online wiring work is newly added to an existing facility, the wiring is concerned. There was a problem that the store had to be closed during the construction period. In addition, even if the POS register and the deposit / payment machine are connected online in a store so that they can be communicated online, it is the cash manager, such as the store manager, that unlocks the change machine cassette brought into the cashier room. However, if the cash manager is not in the teller room, the cashier will not be able to deposit the money stored in the change machine cassette into the sales deposit machine, and the cashier will have to wait for the cash manager. The problem that it will be a long time remains.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and the cashier can take out the money from the money storage cassette without waiting for the cash manager, thereby reducing the work time of the cashier. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus, a money handling method, and a money handling system capable of further improving business efficiency.

  Further, in the money handling apparatus, money handling method, and money handling system of the present invention, when information is held by an information holding tool provided in a money storage cassette so that the POS register is not used for transmission of the information. Is not affected by the POS register model and communication system, and it becomes unnecessary to develop an interface for each POS register model and manufacturer.

The money handling apparatus according to the present invention is loaded into a machine body, a reading unit that reads information held by an information holder carried together with a money storage cassette, an unlocking unit that unlocks the money storage cassette, and A storage unit that stores money, and a control unit that controls the unlocking unit to unlock the money storage cassette by the unlocking unit based on information read by the reading unit, and the information The information held by the holding tool includes individual information that can specify a cash register or a store in which a change machine that exchanges money with the money handling device by the money storage cassette is installed, and the control unit includes: characterized in that it is adapted to perform control of the unlocking portion so as to unlock the currency storage cassette by the unlocking unit on the basis of the individual information in the information read by the reading unit To.

  According to such a money handling apparatus, when the money storage cassette is brought into the depositing / dispensing room, the information is read from the information holder carried together with the money storage cassette, and unlocked based on the read information. By unlocking the money storage cassette by the department, the cashier can take out money from the money storage cassette without waiting for the cash manager, so the work time can be shortened and the work efficiency can be further improved. Can be achieved.

  In this case, the information held by the information holding tool includes the identification number of the person in charge at the cash register or the store, the sales amount at the cash register or the store, and the balance of the change machine installed at the cash register or the store. May further include at least one of them.

  Further, the information held by the information holding tool may further include sales collection data that is data relating to the amount of money stored in the money storage cassette and the number of each denomination.

  At this time, the control unit collates the sales collection data in the information read by the reading unit with the deposit data related to the amount of money inserted into the machine body and the number of each denomination. It may be.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the money in the money storage cassette, which has been unlocked by the unlocking part, is automatically put into the body of the money handling apparatus and stored in the storage part. It may be.

The money handling apparatus according to the present invention is loaded into a machine body, a reading unit that reads information held by an information holder carried together with a money storage cassette, an unlocking unit that unlocks the money storage cassette, and A storage unit that stores money, and a control unit that controls the unlocking unit to unlock the money storage cassette by the unlocking unit based on information read by the reading unit, The money stored in the section can be withdrawn outside the body of the money handling apparatus, and the information held by the information holder is transferred between the money handling cassette and the money handling apparatus. The control unit includes money from the storage unit as a change reserve based on the amount of the change machine in the information read by the reading unit. It characterized that you have adapted to dispensing to the outside.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the information holding tool may be attached to the money storage cassette.

  In this case, the money handling apparatus of the present invention may further include a loading unit in which the money storage cassette is loaded, and the reading unit may be provided in the loading unit.

The money handling method of the present invention includes a step of reading information held by an information holder carried together with a money storage cassette, and the money storage by an unlocking portion provided in the money processing device based on the read information. A step of unlocking the cassette, and a step of storing the money taken out from the money storage cassette in the body of the money handling apparatus , wherein the information held by the information holder is the money storage cassette The unlocking unit based on the individual information in the information read by the reading unit, including individual information that can identify a cash register or a store in which a change machine that exchanges money with the money handling apparatus is installed. The money storage cassette is unlocked by a portion.
Further, the money handling method of the present invention includes a step of reading information held by an information holder carried together with a money storage cassette, and an unlocking portion provided in the money handling apparatus based on the read information. A step of unlocking the money storage cassette, and a step of storing the money taken out from the money storage cassette in a storage part in a body of the money handling apparatus, wherein the money stored in the storage part is A change machine which can be withdrawn from the machine body of the money handling apparatus, and that the information held by the information holding tool exchanges money with the money handling apparatus by the money storage cassette. The money as a change reserve is withdrawn from the storage unit to the outside of the machine based on the amount of the change machine in the information read by the reading unit. To.

  According to such a money handling method, when the money storage cassette is brought into the depositing / dispensing room, the information is read from the information holder carried together with the money storage cassette, and the money processing is performed based on the read information. By unlocking the money storage cassette by the unlocking part provided in the device, the cashier can take out the money from the money storage cassette without waiting for the cash manager, so the work time can be shortened. It is possible to further improve operational efficiency.

  The money handling system of the present invention includes a change machine provided in a cash register, and a money handling apparatus having a storage unit for storing money put into the machine body, and the change machine and the money processing are processed by a money storage cassette. Money is exchanged with an apparatus, and the money handling apparatus reads information held by an information holder carried together with the money storage cassette, and the money storage cassette. An unlocking unit that unlocks the control unit, and a control unit that controls the unlocking unit to unlock the money storage cassette by the unlocking unit based on the information read by the reading unit. It is characterized by.

  According to such a money handling system, when the money storage cassette is brought into the depositing / dispensing room, the information is read from the information holder carried together with the money storage cassette, and the money processing is performed based on the read information. By unlocking the money storage cassette by the unlocking part provided in the device, the cashier can take out the money from the money storage cassette without waiting for the cash manager, so the work time can be shortened. It is possible to further improve operational efficiency.

  In the money handling system of the present invention, the information held by the information holding tool includes individual information that can specify a cash register or a store where the change machine is installed, and the control unit is read by the reading unit. The unlocking unit may be controlled to unlock the money storage cassette by the unlocking unit based on the individual information in the information.

  According to the money handling apparatus, money handling method, and money handling system of the present invention, the cashier person can take out money from the money storage cassette without waiting for the cash manager, thereby reducing the work time of the cashier person. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the work efficiency.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the shop where the sales deposit machine by embodiment of this invention was installed. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin change machine, banknote change machine, and POS register | resistor in the cash register unit installed in the checkout counter of the front area | region of the shop shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the registration unit shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the register unit shown in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the sales deposit machine installed in the backyard area | region of the shop shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism provided in the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote collection | recovery cassette taken out from the inside of the housing | casing of the banknote change machine of the cash register unit shown in FIG. (A)-(d) is a perspective view which shows in order the operation | movement which unlocks a banknote collection | recovery cassette by the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the money processing system which consists of the cash register unit shown in FIG. 2, and the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism which concerns on a modification, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state before a banknote collection cassette is set. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism which concerns on a modification, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a banknote collection | recovery cassette is set to the slide base part and pushed into the lock unlocking part side. FIG. 14 is a top view of the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the banknote collection cassette which should be loaded in the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIG. 12 thru | or FIG. 14 is seen from the bottom face side. It is a schematic block diagram which shows roughly a structure when a banknote collection | recovery cassette is loaded in the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIG. 12 thru | or FIG. It is a side view which shows roughly the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIG. 12 thru | or FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism provided with the rotary damper, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before the banknote collection | recovery cassette set to the slide base part is pushed into the lock unlocking part side. (B) is a figure which shows the state after the banknote collection | recovery cassette set to the slide base part was pushed in to the lock | rock unlocking part side. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIG. 18, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state before the banknote collection | recovery cassette set to the slide base part is pushed into the lock unlocking part side. (B) is a figure which shows the state after the banknote collection | recovery cassette set to the slide base part was pushed in to the lock | rock unlocking part side. (A)-(c) is a perspective view, a side view, and a front view of a rotary damper provided in the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, respectively.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 are views showing a sales depositing machine (money processing device) and a money handling system including the sales depositing machine according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the store where the sales deposit machine according to the present embodiment is installed, and FIG. 2 is installed at the checkout office in the front area of the store shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin change machine in a cash register unit, a banknote change machine, and a POS register. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of the internal configuration of the registration unit shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the registration unit shown in FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the sales deposit machine installed in the backyard area of the store shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. is there. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a cassette unlocking mechanism provided in the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is an inside view of the bill change machine housing of the cash register unit shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the taken-out banknote collection cassette, FIG.9 (a)-(d) is a perspective view which shows in order the operation | movement which unlocks a banknote collection cassette by the cassette unlocking mechanism shown in FIG. is there. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the sales deposit machine shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the money handling system including the cash register unit shown in FIG. 2 and the sales deposit machine shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in a store 10 of a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket, a product shelf 14 on which various products are displayed is installed in a front area 12 where customers can enter. A cash register unit 18 is installed at the checkout office 16 in the area 12. As will be described later, the cash register unit 18 includes a coin change machine 100, a bill change machine 200, a POS register 300, and the like. When the customer performs a checkout process at the checkout office 16, the store clerk deposits money or a gift certificate as a price for the goods received from the customer into the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 of the cash register unit 18. The money as change is withdrawn from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 and returned to the customer. Further, in the backyard area 20 where customers are prohibited from entering in such a store, a sales depositing machine 22 for depositing money as sales collected from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 is installed. ing. In addition, when such a sales deposit machine 22 is installed in a shopping center, it is used as money as sales collected from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 installed in the settlement office 16 in the front area 12. In addition, money as sales proceeds brought from each tenant in the shopping center is deposited into the sales deposit machine 22. Money as sales proceeds deposited in the sales depositing machine 22 is collected by a person in charge of collection at the police company and transported to the management center of the police company. Here, in the present embodiment, as the sales depositing machine 22, a machine that processes valuable media including banknotes, coins, gift certificates and the like with a single device is used. In this embodiment, the cash register processing system is constituted by the cash register unit 18 and the sales deposit machine 22.

  First, details of the configuration of the register unit 18 installed in the checkout office 16 in the front area 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin change machine 100, the bill change machine 200, and the POS register 300 in the cash register unit 18, and FIG. 3 shows the internal configuration of the cash register unit 18 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing an outline, and FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the register unit 18 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the cash register unit 18 includes a coin change machine 100, a banknote change machine 200, and a POS register 300. The coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are each configured of a coin or a banknote. Deposit / withdrawal processing is performed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The POS register 300 is disposed above the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Hereinafter, the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are collectively referred to as a money change machine.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the POS register 300 is communicatively connected to the store server 400. Sales information and the like are transmitted from the POS register 300 to the store server 400. In addition, various setting information is distributed from the store server 400 to the POS register 300 (a plurality of units may be used).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the coin change machine 100 includes a host control unit 120 and a coin change machine control unit 130, and the host control unit 120 and the coin change machine control unit 130 are connected to each other by communication. Has been. Moreover, the banknote change machine 200 has a banknote change machine control unit 230, and the banknote change machine control unit 230 is communicatively connected to the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100. The POS register 300 also has a POS control unit 330, and the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 is communicatively connected to the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of each of the coin change machine 100, the banknote change machine 200, and the POS register 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  First, the configuration of the coin change machine 100 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the coin change machine 100 includes a housing 110 provided with an operation display unit 112 such as a touch panel on the upper surface of the front part. A coin receiving unit 114 and a coin dispensing unit 116 are provided at the front of the housing 110.

  The coin receiving unit 114 is driven when the inserted coins are detected, and takes the received coins one by one in a one-layer, one-row state. As shown in FIG. 3, the coin receiving unit 114 is connected to a deposit transport unit 103 that transports coins taken into the machine body by the coin receiving unit 114.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a coin identifying unit 101 for identifying coins and a branching unit 104 are provided in the middle of the deposit conveyance unit 103. The branching unit 104 guides (conveys) coins to be paid out from the coin payout unit 116, such as rejected coins, to the dispensing transport unit 108 based on the coin identification result by the coin identifying unit 101.

  On the other hand, coins such as normal coins to be stored in the machine body are transported by the deposit transport unit 103 to the respective coin storage units 106. Each coin storage unit 106 stores coins by denomination. Specifically, for example, coins are stored in descending order from the upstream side of the deposit conveyance unit 103.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit 108 conveys coins fed out from the respective coin storage units 106 to the coin dispensing unit 116. Further, the withdrawal conveyance unit 108 conveys reject coins guided from the branching unit 104 to the coin dispensing unit 116.

  Next, the configuration of the bill change machine 200 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the banknote change machine 200 includes a housing 210 and an annular circulation transport unit 203 a provided at a substantially central portion in the housing 210. Moreover, the banknote receiving part 214, the three banknote storage parts 206, the banknote discharge part 216, the withdrawal rejection part 204, and the banknote collection cassette 207 are arrange | positioned so that the circulation conveyance part 203a may be surrounded from the outer side.

  Moreover, in the inside of the housing | casing 210 of the banknote change machine 200, the banknote acceptance part 214, each banknote storage part 206, the banknote discharge part 216, the withdrawal rejection part 204, the banknote collection cassette 207, and the circulation conveyance part 203a A plurality of connection transport sections 203b are formed to connect each other. Moreover, the banknote identification part 201 is provided in the circulation conveyance part 203a, and this banknote identification part 201 identifies the banknote which passes the said banknote identification part 201 concerned.

  Further, a path switching unit (not shown) for switching the banknote transport path between the circulation transport unit 203a and each connection transport unit 203b is arranged along the circuit transport unit 203a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the front surface of the housing 210, a banknote receiving port 214 a of the banknote receiving unit 214 and a banknote outlet 216 a of the banknote dispensing unit 216 are provided. The banknote collection cassette 207 is detachably installed on the housing 210.

  The banknote receiving unit 214 is driven when it detects an inserted banknote, and collects the banknotes inserted into the banknote receiving port 214a in a lump and feeds them one by one to the circulating transport unit 203a. Each banknote storage unit 206 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the banknote identification unit 201. The banknote payout unit 216 discharges the banknotes fed from each banknote storage unit 206 to the circulation transport unit 203a to the outside of the housing 210 from the banknote outlet 216a.

  The withdrawal reject unit 204 stores, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage unit 206, banknotes that cannot be identified by the banknote identification unit 201 due to a conveyance abnormality such as skewing, as a withdrawal reject banknote. Further, among the banknotes taken into the machine body from the banknote receiving unit 214, banknotes that cannot be identified by the banknote identifying unit 201 due to contamination or the like are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 216 as deposit reject banknotes.

  The bill collection cassette 207 can be taken out of the casing 210 by being pulled out from the front surface of the casing 210. Details of the configuration of the banknote collection cassette 207 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, an IC tag 207c is provided on the bottom surface of the banknote collection cassette 207, and various information (for example, a cash register identification number, a sales floor where a cash register is installed) is provided on the IC tag 207c. Name, store name, identification number of cashier in charge, sales amount at cash register, balance of coin change machine 100 or banknote change machine 200, sales date, sales collection data (specifically, stored in banknote collection cassette 207 The amount of banknotes and the number of each denomination), the sales collection date and time (specifically, the date and time when the operator gave a collection processing command to the POS register 300) and the like. It has become. Further, the banknote collection cassette 207 is provided with a lock unit (not shown), and when the banknote collection cassette 207 is taken out of the casing 210, the lock unit locks the banknote collection cassette 207. Thus, the operator cannot take out the banknote from the inside of the banknote collection cassette 207. The banknote collection cassette 207 locked by such a lock unit is the cassette of the sales deposit machine 22 installed in the backyard area 20 after the banknote collection cassette 207 is transported to the backyard area 20 by the cashier. The lock of the lock portion is unlocked by an unlocking mechanism 600 (described later). Details of the unlocking method of the lock portion of the bill collection cassette 207 by the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 will be described later.

  Next, the configuration of the POS register 300 will be specifically described. The POS register 300 registers merchandise purchase information and allows the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 to perform deposit and withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 is connected to the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 and also connected to the store server 400. Then, the POS control unit 330 sends a command to the coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 via the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100. Thus, the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are made to perform deposit and withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes. Further, the POS control unit 330 receives the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 from the coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 via the host control unit 120. Information related to the processing status of coins and banknotes is received.

  The operation unit 304 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 330. Moreover, the display part 302 displays the processing status of the coin and banknote in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the amount of money of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Further, the POS register 300 is provided with an additional display unit 302a for a customer. Instead of displaying various information on the display unit 302, or in addition to the display on the display unit 302, an additional display unit 302a is provided. The display for the customer is performed. The POS register 300 is provided with a card reader / writer 336 and a printing unit 338 (see FIG. 4, not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). The card reader / writer 336 acquires information related to the operator ID, operator authority, and the like by reading the operator's ID card. Further, the printing unit 338 is constituted by, for example, a printer, and prints transaction contents (ordinary transaction receipt) or prints various information such as the amount of money in the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200. Yes.

  FIG. 4 shows a control block diagram of the register unit 18 having the above-described configuration. As shown in FIG. 4, an interface 132, an operation display unit 112, and a storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100 are connected to the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100. The upper control unit 120 transmits and receives signals to and from the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 and the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 through the interface 132. In addition, a command input to the operation display unit 112 by the operator is sent from the operation display unit 112 to the host control unit 120, and the host control unit 120 sends a command to the operation display unit 112, thereby the operation display unit 112. Various information is displayed on the screen. More specifically, the operation display unit 112 displays the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the balance of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. . Also, the storage unit 134 stores various information such as the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the amount of money in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Yes.

  The coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 includes a coin receiving unit 114, a deposit transport unit 103, a coin identification unit 101, a branch unit 104, a coin storage unit 106, a withdrawal transport unit 108, a coin dispensing unit 116, and the like. The coin identification unit 101 sends a coin identification result to the coin changer control unit 130, and the coin changer control unit 130 receives a coin acceptance unit 114, a deposit transport unit 103, a branch unit 104, and a coin storage. Various commands are sent to each of the section 106, the withdrawal conveyance section 108, the coin dispensing section 116, and the like.

  The banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 includes an interface 232, a banknote receiving unit 214, a circulation transport unit 203 a, a connection transport unit 203 b, a banknote recognition unit 201, a banknote storage unit 206, a withdrawal reject unit 204, and a banknote dispensing 216, IC reader / writer 218, etc. are connected to each other, and the banknote identification unit 201 sends the banknote identification result to the banknote change machine control unit 230. Various commands are sent to each of the section 203a, the connection transport section 203b, the banknote storage section 206, the withdrawal reject section 204, the banknote dispensing section 216, and the like. The banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 transmits and receives signals to and from the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 through the interface 232. Further, the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 uses the IC reader / writer 218 to store the cash register number, the name of the sales floor where the cash register is installed in the IC tag 207c of the banknote collection cassette 207 housed in the housing 210, Various information such as the store name, the identification number of the person in charge of the cash register, the sales amount at the cash register, the balance of the coin change machine 100 or the bill change machine 200, the sales date, the sales collection data, the sales collection date and time, and the like are written. Yes.

  A display unit 302, an operation unit 304, a storage unit 334, an interface 332, a card reader / writer 336, a printing unit 338, and the like are connected to the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300, respectively. Is sent from the operation unit 304 to the POS control unit 330, or information related to the operator's ID card read by the card reader / writer 336 is sent to the POS control unit 330. Yes. The POS control unit 330 is configured to display various information on the display unit 302 by sending a command to the display unit 302. Further, the POS control unit 330 is configured to cause the display for the customer to be displayed on the additional display unit 302a instead of displaying various information on the display unit 302 or in addition to the display on the display unit 302. Further, the POS control unit 330 prints various information by the printing unit 338 by sending a command to the printing unit 338. Further, the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 transmits and receives signals to and from the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 and the store server 400 through the interface 332. Further, the storage unit 334 stores the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 transmitted from the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Various information such as the amount of money is stored.

  Next, details of the configuration of the sales depositing machine 22 installed in the backyard area 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 and FIG. As described above, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the sales depositing machine 22, FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the sales depositing machine 22 shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 provided in the sales deposit machine 22 shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the sales deposit machine 22 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sales depositing machine 22 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 512, and a paper for processing paper sheets such as banknotes and gift certificates is contained in the casing 512. A leaf processing mechanism 520 and a coin processing mechanism 550 for processing coins are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a sheet input unit 522, a paper sheet reject unit 530, and a paper sheet stacking unit 532 (described later) are arranged in order from the top on the right side when the sales depositing machine 22 is viewed from the front. A shutter 533 for opening and closing the front opening is provided. In addition, a coin insertion unit 552 is disposed on the left side of the sales depositing machine 22 as viewed from the front. In addition, an operation display unit 582 made up of, for example, a touch panel or the like is disposed as a terminal in the upper right portion of the sales depositing machine 22 as viewed from the front. A cassette unlocking mechanism 600 for unlocking the banknote collection cassette 207 taken out from the housing 210 of the banknote change machine 200 of the cash register unit 18 is located in the upper left part of the sales depositing machine 22 as viewed from the front. Is arranged. Further, a lower door 514 is provided at the lower front of the sales depositing machine 22, and by opening the lower door 514, paper sheet storage cassettes 538 and 540 (described later) and coins housed in the housing 512. Storage cassettes 568 and 570 (described later) can be pulled out to the front side of the casing 512.

  Next, details of the configuration of the paper sheet processing mechanism 520 and the coin processing mechanism 550 in the sales depositing machine 22 will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in the paper sheet processing mechanism 520, a paper sheet feeding unit 522 is provided with a paper sheet feeding unit 523, and banknotes loaded into the paper sheet feeding unit 522 in a stacked state Paper sheets such as gift certificates and the like are fed one by one into the housing 512 of the sales depositing machine 22 by the paper sheet feeding unit 523. Further, a paper sheet transport unit 524 is connected to the paper sheet input unit 522, and paper sheets such as banknotes and gift certificates fed out from the paper sheet input unit 522 by the paper sheet supply unit 523 are paper. The leaves are transported one by one by the leaf transport unit 524. In addition, a paper sheet identification unit 526 is provided in the paper sheet conveyance unit 524, and paper sheets such as banknotes and gift certificates conveyed by the paper sheet conveyance unit 524 are input by the paper sheet identification unit 526. The type and denomination are identified. More specifically, the paper sheet identification unit 526 is provided with an image sensor 527 as an imaging unit. The image sensor 527 captures the surface of a paper sheet such as a banknote or a gift certificate, and acquires the image data. It has come to be.

  Further, an eraser 528 is provided on the downstream side of the paper sheet identification unit 526 in the paper sheet transport unit 524. The eraser 528 is composed of, for example, an ink jet printer or the like. When the paper sheet identified by the paper sheet identifier 526 is a gift certificate, the eraser 528 is applied to the surface of such a gift certificate. As a result, predetermined contents such as “Done” are printed. As a result, the predetermined contents are printed on the gift certificate inserted into the case 512 of the sales depositing machine 22 and identified by the paper sheet identification unit 526, so that the operator can It can be visually recognized that the ticket has been processed by the paper sheet processing mechanism 520. The contents and position printed on the gift certificate by the eraser 528 can be arbitrarily set. Further, according to the type of gift certificate, it is possible to set whether or not to perform printing by the eraser 528.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a paper sheet reject unit 530 is connected to the paper sheet transport unit 524, and among the paper sheets identified by the paper sheet identifying unit 526, it is not a normal banknote. Banknotes identified as, and gift certificates that are not of a predetermined type set in advance are sent as a reject ticket from the paper sheet transport unit 524 to the paper sheet reject unit 530 and accumulated in the paper sheet reject unit 530. It has become so. The paper sheet reject unit 530 can be accessed by the operator from the outside of the case 512 of the sales depositing machine 22, and the reject tickets accumulated in the paper sheet reject unit 530 are placed outside the case 512 by the operator. It comes to be taken out.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a paper sheet stacking unit 532 is connected to the paper sheet transport unit 524, and among the paper sheets identified by the paper sheet identifying unit 526, a predetermined predetermined value is set. Various types of paper sheets are sent from the paper sheet transport unit 524 to the paper sheet stacking unit 532 and stacked in the paper sheet stacking unit 532. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the paper sheet stacking unit 532 is provided with a shutter 533 that opens and closes the front opening of the paper sheet stacking unit 532. A person can take out the paper sheets accumulated in the paper sheet accumulation unit 532 to the outside of the casing 512 of the sales deposit machine 22. Such opening and closing of the shutter 533 is controlled by a control unit 580 described later. It should be noted that the installation of the shutter 533 in the front opening of the paper sheet stacking unit 532 can be omitted, and in this case, the paper sheet stacking unit 532 can be operated from the outside of the casing 512 of the sales depositing machine 22. Will be accessible at any time.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 6, a first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 and a second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536 are connected to the paper sheet transport unit 524, respectively, and a paper sheet identification unit Among the paper sheets identified by 526, a predetermined type of paper sheets set in advance is transferred from the paper sheet transport unit 524 to the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536. Are temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536. A first paper sheet storage cassette 538 is provided below the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534, and a second paper is stored below the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536. A leaf storage cassette 540 is provided. Then, after the paper sheets are temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536, the control unit 580 (described later) of the sales deposit machine 22 is used. When a deposit approval command is given by an operation display unit 582 (described later), the bottom surfaces of the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536 are opened, and these first papers are released. The paper sheets temporarily held in the leaf temporary storage unit 534 and the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536 are stored in the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 and the second paper sheet storage cassette 540. It has come to be. The first paper sheet storage cassette 538 and the second paper sheet storage cassette 540 can be detached from the housing 512 of the sales deposit machine 22, and the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 and the second paper sheet storage cassette 538 can be removed. By removing the second paper sheet storage cassette 540 from the casing 512, the paper sheets stored in the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 and the second paper sheet storage cassette 540 can be taken out. It is like that.

  In addition, after the paper sheets are temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536, the control unit 580 (described later) of the sales deposit machine 22 is used. When a return instruction is given by an operation display unit 582 (described later), the paper sheets temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536 are received and received. Returned to the outside of the casing 512 of the machine 22. Specifically, for example, for a paper sheet temporarily held in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534, a shutter (see FIG. (Not shown) is opened so that the operator can access the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 and take out the paper sheets from the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534. Become. For the paper sheets temporarily held in the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536, the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536 itself is pulled out to the front side of the housing 512 to operate the paper sheet. The person can access the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536 and take out the paper sheets from the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536.

  Also, the management authority (for example, the management authority on the store side or the police company) for the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 and the second paper sheet storage cassette 540 for storing the paper sheets in the paper sheet processing mechanism 520 Side management authority) and the type of paper sheets to be stored (for example, banknotes, gift certificates, or a mixture of banknotes and gift certificates) can be set.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing mechanism 550 will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the coin processing mechanism 550 is provided with a coin insertion portion 552 made of, for example, a hopper, etc., and a coin transport portion 554 is connected to the coin insertion portion 552. Here, the coins inserted into the coin insertion unit 552 are conveyed one by one by the coin conveyance unit 554 in a single row. In addition, the coin transporting unit 554 is provided with a coin identifying unit 556, and the coins transported by the coin transporting unit 554 are identified by the coin identifying unit 556 for its authenticity and denomination. .

  Further, a coin reject port and two branch ports are provided on the transport surface of the coin transport unit 554 on the downstream side of the coin identifying unit 556 in the coin transport direction, and these coin reject port and each branch port are provided. Each is provided with a sorting member with a solenoid (not shown). Then, the coins transported by the coin transport unit 554 are selectively put into the coin reject port or each branch port by the sorting members with solenoids, and are branched from the coin transport unit 554.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a coin reject unit 560 is provided below a coin reject port in the coin transport unit 554 via a coin reject chute 558. Here, among the coins identified by the coin identifying unit 556, a reject coin that is not a normal coin is branched from the coin transport unit 554 by a coin reject port and sent to the coin reject chute 558, and the coin reject chute 558 coins the coin. It is guided to the reject unit 560. Such a coin reject unit 560 can be taken out of the housing 512 of the sales deposit machine 22, and the operator takes out the coin reject unit 560 to the outside of the housing 512, and then the coin reject unit 560. Reject coins are taken out from.

  In addition, below each of the two branch ports provided in the coin transport unit 554, the first coin temporary holding unit 562 and the second coin are disposed via the first coin transport chute 561 and the second coin transport chute 563, respectively. A coin temporary holding unit 564 is provided, respectively, and coins of a predetermined denomination are branched from the coin transport unit 554 by a branch port and sent to the first coin transport chute 561 and the second coin transport chute 563, respectively. The first coin temporary holding unit 562 and the second coin temporary holding unit 564 are temporarily held. Here, each of the first coin temporary storage unit 562 and the second coin temporary storage unit 564 has a frame body that opens upward and downward, and a bottom plate that selectively closes the lower opening of the frame body. In the state where the bottom plate closes the lower opening of the frame body, the coins are temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 562 and the second coin temporary holding unit 564.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, below the first coin temporary storage unit 562 and the second coin temporary storage unit 564, a coin return box 566, a first coin storage cassette 568, and a second coin storage cassette. 570 are respectively provided, and the coins temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 562 and the second coin temporary holding unit 564 are the coin return box 566, the first coin storage cassette 568, and the like. It is sent to any one of the second coin storage cassettes 570. Here, the coins temporarily held in the first coin temporary storage unit 562 are sent to the first coin storage cassette 568, and the second coin storage cassette 570 is supplied with the second coin. The coin temporarily held in the coin temporary holding unit 564 is sent. The coin return box 566 is divided into two areas. And after a coin is temporarily hold | maintained at the 1st coin temporary storage part 562 or the 2nd coin temporary storage part 564, it is an operation display part 582 (after-mentioned) with respect to the control part 580 (after-mentioned) of the sales deposit machine 22. ), A frame of the first coin temporary holding unit 562 or the second coin temporary holding unit 564 is moved in the horizontal direction, and the coins in the frame are moved to the first coin temporary holding unit 562 and the second coin temporary holding unit 564, respectively. The coins are stored in the coin storage cassette 568 and the second coin storage cassette 570. The first coin storage cassette 568 and the second coin storage cassette 570 can be detached from the housing 512 of the sales deposit machine 22, and the first coin storage cassette 568 and the second coin storage cassette 570 can be removed. The coins stored in the first coin storage cassette 568 and the second coin storage cassette 570 can be taken out by detaching from the housing 512.

  Further, after the coins are temporarily held in the first coin temporary holding unit 562 or the second coin temporary holding unit 564, an operation display unit 582 (described later) is displayed on the control unit 580 (described later) of the sales deposit machine 22. ), The bottom plate of the first coin temporary storage unit 562 or the second coin temporary storage unit 564 moves in the horizontal direction and the lower opening of the frame body is opened. A certain coin is stored in the coin return box 566. Here, as described above, the coin return box 566 is divided into two regions, and the coins respectively sent from the first coin temporary storage unit 562 and the second coin temporary storage unit 564 are divided into two regions. It is housed in each area. The coin return box 566 can be pulled forward from the housing 512 of the sales deposit machine 22, and the operator takes out the return coin from the coin return box 566 by pulling the coin return box 566 forward from the housing 512. Will be able to.

  In addition, with respect to the first coin storage cassette 568 and the second coin storage cassette 570 that store coins in the coin processing mechanism 550, the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 that stores the paper sheets in the paper sheet processing mechanism 520. Similarly to the second paper sheet storage cassette 540, the management authority (for example, the management authority on the store side or the management authority on the police company side) can be set.

  Each valuable medium storage comprising a paper sheet stacking unit 532, a first paper sheet storage cassette 538, a second paper sheet storage cassette 540, a first coin storage cassette 568, and a second coin storage cassette 570 is also provided. The access to each part is restricted for each valuable medium storage part by a restriction part 575 (see FIG. 10). More specifically, the paper sheet storage cassettes 538 and 540 and the coin storage cassettes 568 and 570 are provided with cassette lock portions (not shown) corresponding to the respective storage cassettes. Each storage cassette is selectively locked in the housing 512 of the sales deposit machine 22 so that it cannot be taken out. Then, by releasing the lock by the restriction unit 575, the operation of taking out only the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 from the housing 512 of the sales depositing machine 22, or the inside of the casing 512 of the sales depositing machine 22 is performed. The first sheet storage cassette 538, the second sheet storage cassette 540, the first coin storage cassette 568, the second coin storage cassette 570, and the like can be selectively performed. become able to.

  Further, the access to the paper sheet stacking unit 532 can be selectively restricted by the restriction unit 575 described above. Specifically, the restricting unit 575 selectively restricts the opening and closing of the shutter 533 for opening and closing the front opening of the paper sheet stacking unit 532 so that the operation is performed when the front opening is closed by the shutter 533. When the user cannot take out the paper sheets from the paper sheet stacking unit 532 to the outside of the casing 512, while the shutter 533 opens the front opening of the paper sheet stacking unit 532, the operator Paper sheets can be taken out of the housing 512 from the stacking unit 532.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a cassette unlocking mechanism 600 is disposed in the upper left portion of the sales depositing machine 22 as viewed from the front. Details of the configuration of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600, and FIG. 8 is a banknote of the cash register unit 18 shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote collection | recovery cassette 207 taken out from the inside of the housing | casing 210 of the change machine 200. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 can be loaded with a bill collection cassette 207, a slide base portion 610 that can push the bill collection cassette 207 inward, and a slide base portion 610. A lock unlocking unit 630 for unlocking the lock unit of the bill collection cassette 207, and a display unit 640 including an LED or the like for displaying predetermined information such as the state of the bill collection cassette 207. An IC reader 650 is provided on the upper surface of the slide base unit 610, and the IC reader 650 stores the IC tag 207 c attached to the bottom surface of the banknote collection cassette 207 loaded in the slide base unit 610. Information (for example, cash register number, name of the store where the cash register is installed, store name, cash register identification number, sales amount at the cash register, balance of the coin change machine 100 or bill change machine 200, sales date, sales collection) Data, sales collection date, etc.).

  The lock unlocking part 630 can restrict the pushing-in of the banknote collection cassette 207 or release the restriction, and includes a slidable cover part 632 and a key provided with a key (not shown) therein. And the key of the key unit 634 is rotated in conjunction with the operation of pushing the bill collection cassette 207 to the heel side so that the lock of the lock unit of the bill collection cassette 207 is unlocked. It has become. Note that the unlocking unit 630 may be provided with a motor unit that rotates the key of the key unit 634. When such a motor unit is provided in the lock unlocking unit 630, the key of the key unit 634 is inserted into the lock unit of the banknote collection cassette 207, and the key is rotated by the motor unit, thereby locking The lock of the part will be unlocked.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the banknote collection cassette 207 to be unlocked by the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 has a swing shaft (not shown) extending in the short direction and horizontally. The upper housing part 207a of the banknote collection cassette 207 is swingable in the vertical direction around the swing shaft with respect to the lower housing part 207b. When locked by a lock provided on the banknote collection cassette 207, the upper casing 207a of the banknote collection cassette 207 can swing around the swing axis with respect to the lower casing 207b. However, the upper casing 207a can swing up and down about the swing axis by unlocking the lock portion. And the banknote accommodated in the banknote collection | recovery cassette 207 can be taken out now by rock | fluctuating the upper housing | casing part 207a upwards.

  In the present embodiment, the operation of the lock unlocking unit 630 (specifically, the operation of unlocking the lock unit of the banknote collection cassette 207 by the lock unlocking unit 630) is performed by the control unit 580 of the sales depositing machine 22 described later. To be controlled. Details of the control contents of the lock / unlock unit 630 by the control unit 580 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the sales depositing machine 22 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 580 that controls each component in the sales depositing machine 22. More specifically, a paper sheet processing mechanism 520, a coin processing mechanism 550, a regulation unit 575, and the like are connected to the control unit 580, and a command signal is sent from the control unit 580 to each component. Each of these components is controlled. In addition, as described above, the operation display unit 582 made of, for example, a touch panel or the like is disposed as a terminal on the upper portion of the sales deposit machine 22, and this operation display unit 582 is also connected to the control unit 580. Thus, the operator gives various commands to the control unit 580 by the operation display unit 582, or the display contents on the operation display unit 582 are controlled by the control unit 580. Such an operation display unit 582 displays, for example, operation guidance, transaction data at the time of deposit processing, or data such as a stock amount of each storage cassette 538, 540, 568, 570 or paper sheet stacking unit 532. It has become.

  In addition, a storage unit 584 is connected to the control unit 580, and the storage unit 584 stores transaction data at the time of deposit processing, stored in each storage cassette 538, 540, 568 570 and paper sheet stacking unit 532. Data such as the amount of money and the amount of gift certificates are stored. The storage unit 584 also stores the relationship between the storage cassettes 538, 540, 568, and 570 and the paper sheet stacking unit 532 and the management authority, and the storage cassettes 538, 540, 568, and 570 and the paper sheet stacking unit 532. The relationship between the value and the type of valuable medium is also stored for each storage cassette 538, 540, 568, and paper sheet stacking unit 532.

  The control unit 580 is provided with an authentication unit 586 for authenticating the management authority of the operator. The authentication unit 586 is arranged on the right side of the operation display unit 582 in the upper right part of the sales depositing machine 22, for example, and includes a card reader 583 (see FIG. 5) for reading an ID card carried by the operator. By reading the ID card carried by the operator with the reader 583, it is determined whether the management authority of the operator is one of the management authority on the store side or the management authority on the police company side. As the authentication unit 586, a magnetic card reader that reads a magnetic card carried by the operator may be used instead of the card reader 583. In addition, instead of causing the card reader 583 to read the ID card, the operator inputs the operator ID and password using the operation display unit 582 or a separately provided keyboard (not shown), and the input operator The authentication unit 586 may authenticate the management authority of the operator based on the ID and password. The authentication unit 586 may perform biometric authentication such as checking the operator's fingerprint or retina.

  Further, a printer 588 is connected to the control unit 580, and this printer 588 is used to store transaction data at the time of deposit processing, and each storage cassette 538, 540, 568, Data such as currency amount stored in 570 and the paper sheet stacking unit 532 and data on the amount of gift certificates, etc. are printed.

  Further, a communication unit 590 is connected to the control unit 580 so that the control unit 580 of the sales deposit machine 22 can transmit and receive signals to and from an external device such as a host device. It has become. Specifically, transaction data at the time of deposit processing of the sales depositing machine 22 is transmitted to an external device via the communication unit 590, or various setting information of the sales depositing machine 22 (for example, each storage cassette 538, 540, 568). 570, information relating to the relationship between the paper sheet stacking unit 532 and the management authority), and the like are received from the external device by the communication unit 590.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a cassette unlocking mechanism 600 is connected to the control unit 580, and a command signal is sent from the control unit 580 to the lock unlocking unit 630 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600, thereby The unlocking unit 630 is controlled by the control unit 580. Further, the information of the IC tag 207 c of the banknote collection cassette 207 read by the IC reader 650 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 is sent to the control unit 580.

  In the present embodiment, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is loaded on the slide base unit 610 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600, the control unit 580 reads information on the IC tag 207c of the banknote collection cassette 207 read by the IC reader 650. The lock / unlock unit 630 is controlled so that the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked by the lock / unlock unit 630. More specifically, the control unit 580 uses the register number in the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650 (in other words, the identification number of the register in which the banknote change machine 200 from which the banknote collection cassette 207 has been taken out is installed). Based on the above, the lock unlocking unit 630 is controlled so that the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked by the lock unlocking unit 630. That is, when the register number read by the IC reader 650 is included in one or more predetermined numbers stored in the storage unit 584, the control unit 580 releases the restriction of the cover unit 632 in the lock unlocking unit 630. Then, the bill collection cassette 207 can be pushed to the heel side. As a result, the key of the key unit 634 is rotated in conjunction with the operation of pushing the banknote collection cassette 207 to the heel side, and the lock of the lock unit of the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked. On the other hand, when the register number read by the IC reader 650 is not included in one or more predetermined numbers stored in the storage unit 584, the control unit 580 controls the cover unit 632 in the lock / unlock unit 630. Since the banknote collection cassette 207 cannot be pushed into the heel side without being released, the lock of the lock part of the banknote collection cassette 207 is not unlocked.

  Here, the predetermined number stored in the storage unit 584 will be described below. When the closing process is performed after the business hours of the store 10, the banknote collection cassette 207 taken out from the housing 210 of the banknote change machine 200 is transported to the backyard area 20, and the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 of the sales deposit machine 22 performs the process. This is the case where a series of operations of unlocking the lock of the bill collection cassette 207 and then inserting the bills in the bill collection cassette 207 into the sales depositing machine 22 is performed once in each cash register unit 18. At the start of the tightening process, the control unit 580 of the sales depositing machine 22 stores all the register numbers corresponding to the respective register units 18 in the storage unit 584 as predetermined numbers. And whenever the operation | movement that the banknote in the banknote collection | recovery cassette 207 is deposited into the sales deposit machine 22, the registration number of the banknote change machine 200 corresponding to this banknote collection cassette 207 is erased from the memory | storage part 584. FIG. Then, when all the registration numbers stored in the storage unit 584 are erased, the closing process in the store 10 is completed. By performing such a process, it is possible to prevent the banknote collection cassette 207 from performing a plurality of banknote collection processes from one cash register unit 18 in one tightening process.

  Next, the operation of the cash register unit 18 and the sales depositing machine 22 configured as described above, specifically, the banknotes are collected from the banknote change machine 200 of the cash register unit 18 by the banknote collection cassette 207 and deposited into the sales depositing machine 22. The operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the cashier performs a tightening process after the business hours of the store 10 and inputs a command for collecting bills and coins through the operation unit 304 of the POS register 300, the coins stored in the coin storage unit 106 are stored in the coins. The coins are fed out from the unit 106 and sent from the dispensing transport unit 108 to a coin collection bag (not shown) and stored in the coin collection bag, and the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 206 are fed out from the banknote storage unit 206. Is sent to the bill collection cassette 207 and stored in the bill collection cassette 207 (STEP 1). At this time, the IC reader / writer 218 provided in the bill change machine 200 identifies the register number, the name of the store where the register is installed, the name of the store, the name of the person in charge of the register, on the IC tag 207c of the bill collection cassette 207. Various information such as the number, the sales amount at the cash register, the stock of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, the sales date, the sales collection data, and the sales collection date and time are written (STEP 2).

  Then, the cashier manager takes out the banknote collection cassette 207 from the inside of the housing 210 of the banknote change machine 200 (STEP 3), and transports the taken out banknote collection cassette 207 from the front area 12 to the backyard area 20. Thereafter, the cashier person sets the banknote collection cassette 207 taken out from the banknote change machine 200 in the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 of the sales deposit machine 22 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 9A (STEP 4).

  9B, when the bill collection cassette 207 is loaded on the slide base portion 610 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600, information on the IC tag 207c provided on the bottom surface of the bill collection cassette 207 is displayed. It is read by the IC reader 650 (STEP 5). Information read by the IC reader 650 is sent to the control unit 580. Then, the control unit 580 controls the lock / unlock unit 630 to unlock the banknote collection cassette 207 by the lock / unlock unit 630 based on the register number in the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650. (STEP 6). That is, when the register number read by the IC reader 650 is included in one or more predetermined numbers stored in the storage unit 584, the control unit 580 releases the restriction of the cover unit 632 in the lock unlocking unit 630. Then, from the state shown in FIG. 9 (b), the banknote collection cassette 207 can be pushed to the heel side as shown by the arrow in FIG. 9 (c). As a result, the key of the key unit 634 is inserted and rotated in conjunction with the operation of pushing the banknote collection cassette 207 to the heel side, and the lock of the lock unit of the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked. On the other hand, when the register number read by the IC reader 650 is not included in one or more predetermined numbers stored in the storage unit 584, the control unit 580 controls the cover unit 632 in the lock / unlock unit 630. Since the banknote collection cassette 207 cannot be pushed into the heel side without being released, the lock of the lock part of the banknote collection cassette 207 is not unlocked.

  When the lock of the lock part of the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked by the lock unlocking part 630, the cashier person swings the upper casing part 207a upward with respect to the lower casing part 207b (FIG. 9D )), The bills stored in the bill collection cassette 207 can be taken out. In addition, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is pushed to the heel side in the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 and the lock portion is unlocked, for example, the characters “Unlocking” are displayed on the display unit 640.

  Next, the cashier in charge puts the banknotes taken out from the banknote collection cassette 207 into the paper sheet input unit 522 in the paper sheet processing mechanism 520 of the sales depositing machine 22, and performs the processing for depositing the banknotes (STEP 7). . The bills inserted into the paper sheet input unit 522 are identified by the paper sheet identification unit 526 and then temporarily stored in the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534 or the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536. Is done. When all the banknotes inserted into the paper sheet input unit 522 are sent to the first paper sheet temporary storage unit 534, the second paper sheet temporary storage unit 536, and the like, the control unit 580 displays the IC reader 650. The sales collection data (that is, the amount of money stored in the banknote collection cassette 207 and the number of each denomination) in the information of the IC tag 207c of the banknote collection cassette 207 read by It collates with the deposit data which is the identification result inserted into the body and identified by the paper sheet identifying unit 526 (STEP 8). If there is no difference between the sales collection data and the payment data, the first display unit 582 or the second paper is stored when the cashier is instructed by the operation display unit 582 to confirm the payment. The banknote temporarily held in the leaf temporary storage unit 536 is stored in the first paper sheet storage cassette 538 or the second paper sheet storage cassette 540. On the other hand, when there is a difference between the sales collection data and the deposit data, a warning is displayed on the operation display unit 582, and the operator is notified (STEP 8). In this case, the deposit processing is canceled by returning the reserved money, or the receipt processing is completed after printing the receipt on which the sales collection data and the deposit data are printed.

  According to the sales deposit machine 22 (money processing apparatus) of the present embodiment configured as described above, the control unit 580 is based on the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650, and the lock unlocking unit 630. Thus, the lock unlocking unit 630 is controlled to unlock the banknote collection cassette 207. In this case, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is brought into the backyard area 20, information is read by the IC reader 650 from the IC tag 207c provided in the banknote collection cassette 207, and based on the read information. By unlocking the banknote collection cassette 207 by the lock unlocking section 630, the cashier can take out the banknotes from the banknote collection cassette 207 without waiting for the cash manager, thereby shortening the work time. It is possible to improve business efficiency.

  If the IC tag 207c provided in the banknote collection cassette 207 holds information so that the information is not transmitted through the POS register 300, it is affected by the model and communication system of the POS register 300. This eliminates the need to develop an interface for each POS register 300 model or manufacturer, thereby reducing the development cost and the development period.

  Moreover, in the sales deposit machine 22 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the information hold | maintained by the IC tag 207c is the cash register number (namely, the banknote change machine 200 from which the banknote collection cassette 207 was taken out). The control unit 580 uses the lock / unlock unit 630 of the banknote collection cassette 207 based on the register number in the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650. The lock / unlock unit 630 is controlled to be unlocked. As described above, by reading information on the registration number from the IC tag 207 c provided in the banknote collection cassette 207 by the IC reader 650, the control unit 580 stores the registration number read by the IC reader 650 in the storage unit 584. It is possible to check whether or not the registration number is included in one or more predetermined numbers stored in the memory, and the register number read by the IC reader 650 is the one or more predetermined numbers stored in the storage unit 584. The banknote collection cassette 207 can be unlocked by the lock / unlock unit 630 only when the banknote collection cassette 207 is included.

  Further, in the sales deposit machine 22 of the present embodiment, as described above, the information held by the IC tag 207c includes the identification number of the cashier person in charge, the sales amount at the cash register, and the coin change machine 100 installed at the cash register. Or at least one of the banknote change machines 200 may be included. In this case, even if the POS register 300 of the cash register unit 18 and the sales depositing machine 22 are not communicably connected, the sales depositing machine 22 can automatically acquire the various information described above in the cash register unit 18. become able to. Further, in such a money processing method, the cashier person manually inputs information such as the identification number of the cashier person in charge, the sales amount at the cashier, and the stock amount of the coin change machine 100 and the bill changer 200 installed in the cashier. There is no need to input to the sales deposit machine 22, and it becomes possible to prevent the occurrence of an input error and to tighten the cash management.

  Moreover, in the sales deposit machine 22 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the information hold | maintained by IC tag 207c is the data which concern on the money amount of the banknote accommodated in the banknote collection cassette 207, and the number of sheets for every money type. The sales collection data may be further included. In this case, the control unit 580 relates to the sales collection data in the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650, the amount of money inserted into the body of the sales deposit machine 22, and the number of each denomination. It becomes possible to collate with the deposit data.

  Further, as described above, at the start of the closing process, the control unit 580 of the sales deposit machine 22 stores all the register numbers corresponding to the respective register units 18 in the storage unit 584 as predetermined numbers, and the banknote collection cassette 207. Each time an operation of depositing the banknotes into the sales depositing machine 22 is performed, the cashier change number of the banknote change machine 200 corresponding to the banknote collection cassette 207 is erased from the storage unit 584, thereby collecting the cashier at any cashier. It is possible to manage all data whether or not the process has already been completed.

  Moreover, in the sales deposit machine 22 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the IC tag 207c is attached to the banknote collection cassette 207. Further, the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 is provided with a slide base portion 610 as a loading portion into which the bill collection cassette 207 is loaded, and an IC reader 650 for reading the IC tag 207c is provided on the slide base portion 610. ing. As a result, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is loaded on the slide base 610, the IC reader 650 can read information on the IC tag 207c.

  Note that the sales depositing machine 22 and the money handling system including the sales depositing machine 22 according to the present embodiment are not limited to the above-described modes, and various changes can be made.

  In the above description, the information held by the IC tag 207c includes the cash register number (that is, individual information that can specify the cash register) in which the banknote change machine 200 from which the banknote collection cassette 207 has been taken out is installed. The control unit 580 controls the lock / unlock unit 630 to unlock the banknote collection cassette 207 by the lock / unlock unit 630 based on the register number in the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650. Although the aspect to perform was described, it is not limited to such an aspect. For example, when a change machine including a coin change machine 100 and a banknote change machine 200 is installed in a tenant store or the like in a commercial facility, a store number (that is, a store number that can identify the tenant store instead of a cash register number). May be used. In this case, the information held by the IC tag 207c includes a store number that can identify the tenant store, and the control unit 580 uses the store number in the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650. Based on this, the lock / unlock unit 630 is controlled so that the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked by the lock / unlock unit 630. In this case, the information held by the IC tag 207c includes the identification number of the person in charge at the tenant store, the sales amount at the tenant store, and the change such as the coin change machine 100 or the bill change machine 200 installed at the tenant store. It may further include at least one of the amount of the machine.

  In addition, when the control unit 580 controls the lock / unlock unit 630, the lock recovery unit 630 unlocks the banknote collection cassette 207 based on the information of the IC tag 207c read by the IC reader 650. It is not limited to. That is, the information holding tool conveyed with the banknote collection cassette 207 is not limited to the IC tag 207c. As another aspect, when the cash collection process is performed in the cash register unit 18, the receipt is printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. At this time, the cash register number and the name of the sales floor where the cash register is installed on the receipt. , The store name, the identification number of the person in charge of the cash register, the sales amount at the cash register, the balance of the coin change machine 100 or the bill change machine 200, the sales date, the sales collection data, the two-dimensional bar code related to the information such as the sales collection date, etc. You may make it print. In this case, a receipt printed with a two-dimensional barcode or the like is printed when the cashier takes the bill collection cassette 207 taken out from the housing 210 of the bill change machine 200 from the front area 12 to the backyard area 20. Is also carried together with the banknote collection cassette 207. Then, after the cashier charge loaded the banknote collection cassette 207 into the slide base portion 610 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600, it was printed on the receipt by a bar code reader (not shown) provided in the sales depositing machine 22 or the like. Read 2D barcodes. As a result, information held by a two-dimensional barcode or the like is sent to the control unit 580 of the sales deposit machine 22. Then, the control unit 580 uses the lock unlocking unit 630 to execute the bill collection cassette based on the information (specifically, the registration number) held in the two-dimensional barcode of the receipt read by the barcode reader or the like. The lock unlocking unit 630 is controlled so as to unlock the lock unit 207. Even in this case, since the cashier can take out the banknote from the banknote collection cassette 207 without waiting for the cash manager, the work time can be shortened, and further operational efficiency can be improved. Become.

  Furthermore, as another aspect, when the cash register unit 18 performs the money collecting process, the card reader / writer 336 provided in the POS register of the cash register unit 18 allows the cashier to carry the cash register number on the ID card carried by the cashier. , The name of the store where the cash register is installed, the name of the store, the identification number of the person in charge of the cash register, the sales amount at the cash register, the balance of the coin change machine 100 and the bill change machine 200, the sales date, the sales collection data, the sales collection date and time, etc. Information may be written. Then, a cashier person carries the banknote collection cassette 207 taken out from the housing 210 of the banknote change machine 200 from the front area 12 to the backyard area 20, and this cashier person moves the banknote collection cassette 207 to the cassette unlocking mechanism 600. After the ID card carried by the cashier is read by the card reader 583 of the sales depositing machine 22, the information stored in the ID card is transferred to the control unit 580 of the sales depositing machine 22. Will be sent to. Then, the control unit 580 locks the banknote collection cassette 207 by the lock unlocking unit 630 based on the information (specifically, the register number) held in the ID card of the cashier person read by the card reader 583. The lock / unlock unit 630 is controlled to unlock the lock of the unit. Even in this case, since the cashier can take out the banknote from the banknote collection cassette 207 without waiting for the cash manager, the work time can be shortened, and further operational efficiency can be improved. Become. Further, when the cash collection process is performed in the cash register unit 18, if sales collection data is written in the ID card carried by the operator, the cashier in charge at the sales deposit machine 22 is taken out from the banknote collection cassette 207. After depositing the banknotes into the sales depositing machine 22, the control unit 580 inputs the sales collection data of the ID card read by the card reader 583 and the sheet identifying unit 526. It collates with the deposit data which is the identification result identified by (1). If there is a difference between the sales collection data and the deposit data, a warning is displayed on the operation display unit 582, and the operator is notified.

  Further, the sales depositing machine 22 is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. As a sales deposit machine according to the modified example, a cassette unlocking mechanism is provided, but the banknotes in the banknote collection cassette unlocked by the cassette unlocking mechanism are automatically put into the paper sheet processing mechanism. The thing of the structure stored in a paper sheet storage cassette may be used. In this case, since the banknotes in the banknote collection cassette unlocked by the cassette unlocking mechanism do not touch the cashier's hand, the anti-theft performance can be further improved, and cash management becomes stricter. Can be planned.

  Further, instead of installing the sales depositing machine 22 in the backyard area 20, a depositing / dispensing machine for depositing and dispensing money is installed and used in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 of the cash register unit 18. Money as change reserve may be withdrawn from this depositing / dispensing machine. In this case, the amount of the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 is written on the IC tag 207c provided in the banknote collection cassette 207, and the IC reader (not shown) of the depositing / dispensing machine installed in the backyard area 20 is used. ) By reading the information of the IC tag 207c, it becomes possible to acquire the shortage amount of change in the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 in the deposit / withdrawal machine. It will be possible to automatically withdraw money as a change reserve.

  Moreover, the money storage cassette unlocked by the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 of the sales deposit machine 22 is not limited to the banknote collection cassette 207 that stores banknotes. As a money storage cassette to be unlocked by the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 of the sales depositing machine 22, one storing coins, one storing coins and bills in a mixed state, and storing valuable media other than money (for example, gift certificates) are stored. You may use what to do.

  Further, in the money handling system according to a further modification, the POS register 300 installed in the settlement office 16 in the front area 12 and the sales deposit machine 22 provided in the backyard area 20 are connected so as to be able to communicate online. Information such as sales date at the cash register, sales collection data, sales collection date and time, etc. may be transmitted from the POS register 300 to the sales depositing machine 22. Even in this case, when the cashier in charge inputs a command for collecting bills and coins through the operation unit 304 of the POS register 300, the cashier number and cashier are set by the IC reader / writer 218 provided in the bill change machine 200. Information such as the sales floor name, the store name, and the identification number of the person in charge of the cash register is written in the IC tag 207c of the banknote collection cassette 207. Then, the bill collection cassette 207 is unlocked by the lock unlocking unit 630 based on the information (specifically, the register number) of the IC tag 207 c read by the IC reader 650 by the control unit 580 of the sales deposit machine 22. The lock unlocking unit 630 is controlled as described above. As a result, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is brought into the backyard area 20, information is read by the IC reader 650 from the IC tag 207c provided in the banknote collection cassette 207, and based on the read information. By unlocking the banknote collection cassette 207 with the lock unlocking unit 630, the cashier can take out the money from the banknote collection cassette 207 without waiting for the cash manager, thereby shortening the work time. As a result, it will be possible to further improve operational efficiency. Further, the control unit 580 receives the sales collection data transmitted online from the POS register 300, the receipt data that is the identification result that is input into the machine body by the paper sheet input unit 522 and is identified by the paper sheet identification unit 526. If there is a difference between the two, a warning is displayed on the operation display unit 582, so that the operator is notified.

  Moreover, as a cassette unlocking mechanism for unlocking the lock part of the banknote collection cassette 207, a cassette as shown in FIGS. 12 to 17 is used instead of the cassette unlocking mechanism 600 configured as shown in FIGS. An unlocking mechanism 700 may be used. Here, FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a cassette unlocking mechanism 700 according to a modification, and is a view showing a state before the banknote collection cassette 207 is set, and FIG. 13 is shown in FIG. In the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown, it is a figure which shows a state when the banknote collection | recovery cassette 207 (it displays with a dashed-two dotted line in FIG. 13) is set in the slide base part 710, and was pushed in to the lock unlocking part 730 side. 14 is a top view of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, and FIG. 15 shows the banknote collection cassette 207 to be loaded in the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when it sees from a bottom face side. 16 is a schematic configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration when the banknote collection cassette 207 is loaded into the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14. FIG. 17 is a schematic configuration diagram of FIG. It is a side view which shows roughly the structure of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIG. A cassette unlocking mechanism 700 as shown in FIGS. 12 to 17 can be loaded with a banknote collection cassette 207, and a slide base section 710 that can push the banknote collection cassette 207 inward, and a slide base section 710. And a lock unlocking unit 730 for unlocking the lock unit of the banknote collection cassette 207 loaded in the bank. Further, an IC reader (not shown) is provided on the upper surface of the slide base portion 710, and the IC tag 207c attached to the bottom surface of the bill collection cassette 207 loaded in the slide base portion 710 by this IC reader. The information stored in is read.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 and 16, a pair of left and right guide members 712 are erected on the slide base portion 710, and the banknote collection cassette 207 is set between the pair of guide members 712. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 and 16, a positioning pin is located upward from a placement surface (indicated by reference numeral 710a in FIGS. 12 to 14) on which the bill collection cassette 207 is placed in the slide base portion 710. 714 protrudes. Such a positioning pin 714 is large enough to enter a slot 207d (described later) formed in the bottom surface of the bill collection cassette 207 when the bill collection cassette 207 is loaded on the slide base portion 710. It has become.

  The lock unlocking unit 730 can restrict the pushing of the banknote collection cassette 207 and release the regulation, and is provided in the slidable cover unit 732 and the cover unit 732, and the key 734 a is at the tip. And a key portion 734 provided. In such a lock unlocking unit 730, the key 734a of the key unit 734 rotates after entering the key hole 207e (described later) of the banknote collection cassette 207 in conjunction with the operation of pushing the banknote collection cassette 207 to the heel side. (Refer to FIG. 13) As a result, the lock of the lock portion of the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a long hole 207 d as a through hole is provided on the bottom surface of the banknote collection cassette 207. In more detail, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is loaded in the banknote change machine 200, is the banknote remaining in the banknote collection cassette 207 by the residual detection sensor as an optical sensor provided on the banknote change machine 200 side? When detecting whether or not, the optical axis of the residual detection sensor passes through the long hole 207d. When the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked by the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. 12 to 17, the banknote collection cassette 207 is formed on the bottom surface when the banknote collection cassette 207 is set on the slide base 710. A positioning pin 714 is fitted into the elongated hole 207d (see FIG. 16). In FIG. 15, the key hole of the bill collection cassette 207 into which the key 734a of the key portion 734 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 is inserted is indicated by reference numeral 207e.

  The operation of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 will be briefly described. After the cashier in charge sets the banknote collection cassette 207 taken out from the inside of the housing 210 of the banknote change machine 200 on the slide base portion 710 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700, the banknote collection cassette 207 is set in the cassette unlocking mechanism 700. Is pushed into the lock unlocking portion 730 side (see the arrow in FIG. 13), the key 734a of the key portion 734 is inserted into the key hole 207e of the bill collection cassette 207 in conjunction with the operation of pushing the bill collection cassette 207 toward the heel side. When the key 734a rotates, the lock of the bill collection cassette 207 is unlocked. When the lock of the lock part of the banknote collection cassette 207 is unlocked, the upper housing part 207a can swing up and down around the swing axis. And the banknote accommodated in the banknote collection | recovery cassette 207 can be taken out now by rock | fluctuating the upper housing | casing part 207a upwards.

  If the positioning pin 714 is not provided on the placement surface 710a on which the bill collection cassette 207 is placed in the slide base portion 710 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700, the bill collection cassette 207 is moved to the slide base portion 710. There is a possibility that the banknote collection cassette 207 is displaced in the left-right direction in FIG. When such a deviation of the banknote collection cassette 207 occurs in the left-right direction, the key 734a is inserted into the key hole 207e of the banknote collection cassette 207 when the banknote collection cassette 207 is pushed into the lock unlocking portion 730 side of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700. The key 734a may be bent when the key 734a is rotated. On the other hand, in the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. 12 to 17, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is set on the slide base portion 710, the slot 207d is formed in the bottom hole 207d formed on the bottom surface of the banknote collection cassette 207. Since the positioning pins 714 are inserted, the bill collection cassette 207 can be prevented from being displaced in the left-right direction in FIG. For this reason, when the banknote collection cassette 207 is pushed into the key portion 734 side of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700, the key 734a can accurately enter the key hole 207e of the banknote collection cassette 207. It is possible to prevent the key 734a from being bent.

  In addition, in the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. 12 to 17, a damper mechanism (attenuating mechanism) 736 and a spring 737 are provided in order to relieve the pushing force of the banknote collection cassette 207 against the key portion 734. In the example shown in FIG. 17, a damper mechanism 736 having a direct-acting cylinder structure is used, and the banknote collection cassette 207 is pressed against the key portion 734 by the damper mechanism 736 and the spring 737 to collect the banknote. The pushing speed of the cassette 207 can be reduced.

  If only the spring 737 is provided in the lock unlocking portion 730 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700, the bill collection cassette 207 is pushed when the pushing force of the bill collection cassette 207 against the key portion 734 is too large. The force cannot be sufficiently relaxed with the spring 737 alone, and the pushing speed of the banknote collection cassette 207 increases, so that the key 734a of the key portion 734 cannot be rotated in time. In this case, the key 734a cannot accurately enter the key hole 207e of the banknote collection cassette 207, and the key 734a may be bent when the key 734a is rotated. On the other hand, when not only the spring 737 but also the damper mechanism 736 is installed in the lock unlocking part 730 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700, the pushing force of the bill collection cassette 207 against the key part 734 is sufficiently relieved by the damper mechanism 736. Since the pushing speed of the banknote collection cassette 207 can be reduced, the key 734a can be prevented from being bent when the key 734a is rotated.

  In addition, the damper mechanism provided in the lock unlocking part 730 of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 is not limited to the one having a direct acting cylinder structure as shown in FIG. Modification examples of the damper mechanism provided in the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 is a side view showing the configuration of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 provided with the rotary damper 738, and FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700. As shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 18A and FIG. 19A are views showing a state before the banknote collection cassette 207 set on the slide base portion 710 is pushed into the lock unlocking portion 730 side, and FIG. FIG. 19B is a diagram illustrating a state after the banknote collection cassette 207 set on the slide base portion 710 is pushed into the lock unlocking portion 730 side. 20 (a) is a perspective view of the rotary damper 738, FIG. 20 (b) is a side view of the rotary damper 738, and FIG. 20 (c) is a front view of the rotary damper 738.

  In the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, a rotary damper 738 is used as a damper mechanism. More specifically, a rotary damper 738 is disposed in the cover part 732 of the lock unlocking part 730 that slides together with the banknote collection cassette 207, and a rack gear 739 corresponding to the rotary damper 738 extends along a horizontal plane. The position is fixed and disposed on the base portion of the cassette unlocking mechanism 700. In the cassette unlocking mechanism 700 having such a rotary damper 738, the rotary damper 738 and the rack gear 739 are always in mesh with each other in the cover part 732 of the lock unlocking part 730. Then, as shown in FIGS. 18A and 19A, the banknote collection cassette 207 is moved from the state before the banknote collection cassette 207 set on the slide base 710 is pushed into the lock / unlock section 730. When it is manually pushed into the lock / unlock portion 730, the gear portion of the rotary damper 738 travels on the rack gear 739 as the cover portion 732 moves as shown in FIGS. 18 (b) and 19 (b). At this time, in the rotary damper 738, the rotor rotates as the gear portion travels on the rack gear 739. However, the braking force (brake) is applied to the rotational movement by the viscous resistance of the oil in the rotary damper 738. A load is applied to the pushing force of the bill collection cassette 207 against the key part 734, and the pushing force is alleviated. Even when a rotary damper 738 as shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 is used as the damper mechanism, the pushing force of the banknote collection cassette 207 against the key portion 734 can be sufficiently relaxed by the damper mechanism 736, and the banknote collection cassette 207 Since the pushing speed can be reduced, the key 734a can be prevented from being bent when the key 734a is rotated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Store 12 Front area 14 Commodity shelf 16 Cash register 18 Cash register unit 20 Backyard area 22 Sales deposit machine 100 Coin change machine 101 Coin identification part 103 Deposit conveyance part 104 Branch part 106 Coin storage part 108 Withdrawal conveyance part 110 Case 112 Operation display unit 114 Coin receiving unit 116 Coin dispensing unit 120 Upper control unit 130 Coin change machine control unit 132 Interface 134 Storage unit 200 Banknote change machine 201 Banknote identification unit 203a Circulation conveyance unit 203b Connection conveyance unit 204 Withdrawal reject unit 206 Banknote storage Section 207 Bill collection cassette 207a Upper casing section 207b Lower casing section 207c IC tag 207d Slotted hole 207e Key hole 210 Housing 214 Banknote receiving section 214a Banknote receiving section 216 Banknote dispensing section 216a Banknote outlet 218 IC reader / writer 230 Banknote change Mechanism Control unit 232 Interface 300 POS register 302 Display unit 302a Additional display unit 304 Operation unit 330 POS control unit 332 Interface 334 Storage unit 336 Card reader / writer 338 Printing unit 400 Store server 512 Housing 514 Lower door 520 Paper sheet processing mechanism 522 Paper sheet feeding unit 523 Paper sheet feeding unit 524 Paper sheet conveying unit 526 Paper sheet identifying unit 527 Image sensor 528 Erasing unit 530 Paper sheet rejecting unit 532 Paper sheet stacking unit 533 Shutter 534 First paper sheet Temporary storage unit 536 Second paper temporary storage unit 538 First paper sheet storage cassette 540 Second paper sheet storage cassette 550 Coin processing mechanism 552 Coin input unit 554 Coin transport unit 556 Coin identification unit 558 Coin Reject chute 560 Coin reject part 561 1st Coin transport chute 562 First coin temporary storage unit 563 Second coin transport chute 564 Second coin temporary storage unit 566 Coin return box 568 First coin storage cassette 570 Second coin storage cassette 575 Control unit 580 Control unit 582 Operation display unit 583 Card reader 584 Storage unit 586 Authentication unit 588 Printer 590 Communication unit 600 Cassette unlocking mechanism 610 Slide base unit 630 Lock unlocking unit 632 Cover unit 634 Key unit 640 Display unit 650 IC reader 700 Cassette unlocking mechanism 710 Slide base part 710a Mounting surface 712 Guide member 714 Positioning pin 730 Lock unlocking part 732 Cover part 734 Key part 734a Key 736 Damper mechanism 737 Spring 738 Rotary damper 739 Rack gear

Claims (12)

A reading unit for reading information held by an information holder carried together with the money storage cassette;
An unlocking part for unlocking the money storage cassette;
A storage unit for storing money put into the aircraft,
A control unit for controlling the unlocking unit to unlock the money storage cassette by the unlocking unit based on the information read by the reading unit;
Equipped with a,
The information held by the information holding tool includes individual information that can identify a cash register or a store in which a change machine that exchanges money with the money handling device by the money storage cassette is installed,
The control unit is configured to control the unlocking unit so that the unlocking unit unlocks the money storage cassette based on the individual information in the information read by the reading unit. apparatus. The information held by the information holding tool includes at least one of an identification number of a person in charge at the cash register and the store, a sales amount at the cash register and the store, and a balance of the change machine installed at the cash register and the store. further comprising one thing, the money handling apparatus according to claim 1. The money processing according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the information held by the information holding tool further includes sales collection data, which is data relating to the amount of money stored in the money storage cassette and the number of each denomination. apparatus. The money according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit collates the sales collection data in the information read by the reading unit with the money receipt data relating to the amount of money inserted into the machine body and the number of each denomination. Processing equipment. The money in the money storage cassette that has been unlocked by the unlocking part is automatically put into the body of the money handling apparatus and stored in the storage part. 5. The money handling apparatus according to any one of 4 above. A reading unit for reading information held by an information holder carried together with the money storage cassette;
An unlocking part for unlocking the money storage cassette;
A storage unit for storing money put into the aircraft,
A control unit for controlling the unlocking unit to unlock the money storage cassette by the unlocking unit based on the information read by the reading unit;
With
The money stored in the storage unit can be withdrawn outside the body of the money handling apparatus,
The information held by the information holding tool includes the amount of change of a change machine that exchanges money with the money handling device by the money storage cassette,
The money processing apparatus , wherein the control unit is configured to withdraw money as a change reserve from the storage unit to the outside of the machine based on the amount of the change machine in the information read by the reading unit. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the information holder is attached to the money storage cassette. It further comprises a loading section in which the money storage cassette is loaded,
The money processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the reading unit is provided in the loading unit. Reading information held by an information holder carried together with the money storage cassette;
A step of unlocking the money storage cassette by an unlocking unit provided in the money handling device based on the read information;
Storing the money taken out from the money storage cassette in the body of the money handling apparatus;
Equipped with a,
The information held by the information holding tool includes individual information that can identify a cash register or a store in which a change machine that exchanges money with the money handling device by the money storage cassette is installed,
A money handling method , wherein the money storage cassette is unlocked by the unlocking part based on the individual information in the information read by the reading part . Reading information held by an information holder carried together with the money storage cassette;
A step of unlocking the money storage cassette by an unlocking unit provided in the money handling device based on the read information;
Storing the money taken out from the money storage cassette in a storage part in the body of the money handling apparatus;
With
The money stored in the storage unit can be withdrawn outside the body of the money handling apparatus,
The information held by the information holding tool includes the amount of change of a change machine that exchanges money with the money handling device by the money storage cassette,
A money processing method of causing money as a change reserve to be withdrawn from the storage part to the outside of the machine based on the amount of money of the change machine in the information read by the reading part. A change machine provided at the cash register,
A money handling apparatus having a storage unit for storing money put into the machine body;
With
Money is exchanged between the change machine and the money handling device by means of a money storage cassette,
The money handling apparatus is read by a reading unit that reads information held by an information holder carried together with the money storage cassette, an unlocking unit that unlocks the money storage cassette, and the reading unit. And a control unit that controls the unlocking unit so that the unlocking unit unlocks the money storage cassette based on the information.   The information held by the information holding tool includes individual information that can specify a cash register or a store where the change machine is installed, and the control unit is based on the individual information in the information read by the reading unit. 12. The money handling system according to claim 11, wherein the unlocking unit is controlled so that the unlocking unit unlocks the money storage cassette.

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