JP6471496B2 - Medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitably applied to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by inserting a medium such as banknotes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic cash transaction apparatus or the like used in a financial institution or a store, the customer deposits cash such as banknotes and coins according to the transaction contents with the customer, and withdraws cash to the customer. As an automatic teller machine, a deposit / withdrawal unit that exchanges bills with customers, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted bills and identifies the serial number of the bills, and There exists what has a temporary storage part which hold | maintains a banknote temporarily, the conveyance part which conveys a banknote, and the banknote storage which stores a banknote for every money type.

  Such an automatic teller machine has a safe case formed in a substantially box shape by combining a plurality of relatively thick metal plates, and stores a banknote storage inside the safe case. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-288909 A

  In such an automatic teller machine, communication between the banknote storage disposed inside the safe case and a control unit disposed outside the safe case and controlling the banknote storage is performed with a simple configuration. Is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and intends to propose a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that can simplify the configuration.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a safe case, a control unit arranged outside the safe case, an upper wireless communication unit that performs communication between the control unit, a safe case, and the like. A medium storage that is arranged inside the body and can store a medium; a lower wireless communication unit that is provided in the medium storage and performs wireless communication with the upper wireless communication unit; A radio wave passage unit is provided for allowing radio waves of radio communication performed between the communication unit and the lower radio communication unit to pass between the outside and the inside of the safe housing.

  In the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, an input / output unit that delivers a sheet-shaped medium to / from an operator, a conveyance unit that conveys a medium received or discharged from the input / output unit, a safe housing, and a safe A control unit disposed outside the housing, an upper wireless communication unit that communicates with the control unit, a medium storage that is disposed inside the safe housing and can store media, and a medium storage Provided in the safe housing and the lower wireless communication portion that performs wireless communication with the upper wireless communication portion, and transmits radio waves of the wireless communication performed between the upper wireless communication portion and the lower wireless communication portion in the safe housing. A radio wave passing part is provided between the outside and inside of the antenna.

  The present invention relates to a communication between a medium storage disposed inside a safe housing and a control unit disposed outside the safe housing and controlling the medium storage. This can be done without providing a communication cable for connecting the two.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus which can simplify a structure are realizable.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a left view which shows the internal structure of the automatic teller machine by 1st, 3rd, 4th and 7th embodiment. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 1st Embodiment is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view. The structure of the lower block by 1st Embodiment is shown, (A) is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 3, (B) is BB arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit drawing-out state by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the upper unit drawer state and lower unit accommodation state by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the upper unit accommodation state and lower unit drawer state by 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a banknote storage and a rejection store | warehouse | chamber. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the state of the upper switch by the 1st Embodiment, and the state of radio | wireless communication. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 2nd Embodiment is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view. The structure of the lower block by 2nd Embodiment is shown, (A) is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 11, (B) is BB arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit drawing-out state by 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 2nd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 3rd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 4th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 4th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the internal structure of the automatic teller machine by 5th Embodiment. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 5th Embodiment is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view. FIG. 21 shows a configuration of a lower block according to a fifth embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 20. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit drawing-out state by 5th Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 5th Embodiment is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is AA arrow sectional drawing of (A). It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 6th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit drawing-out state by 6th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 6th Embodiment. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the unit accommodation state by 7th Embodiment is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an upper radio | wireless board bracket. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the safe housing | casing by 7th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the lower block by other embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the top radio | wireless board bracket by other embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the lower block by other embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (3) of the lower block by other embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structure (4) of the lower block by other embodiment. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the conventional unit accommodation state is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of the conventional unit drawer state.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in a financial institution, for example, for a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction with a customer. Transactions related to cash. The housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side.

  The customer service section 3 is provided with a card entry / exit port 4, a deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7 and a receipt issuance port 8. In addition to directly exchanging cash and bankbooks with customers, Information notification and operation instructions are received. The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving the shutter 11 (FIG. 2). The operation display unit 6 is integrated with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, inputting a personal identification number, transaction amount, and the like. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used at the time of input operation such as a password or transaction amount. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic cash transaction apparatus 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and a predetermined program is stored from a storage unit such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, or a flash memory. Are read out and executed to control each unit to perform various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions.

  The housing 2 is provided with doors that can be opened and closed on the front side and the rear side. The case 2 protects the inside of the automatic teller machine 1 by closing the door in the case of a transaction operation in which transaction processing is performed with a customer. On the other hand, in the case of maintenance work where maintenance work is performed by a maintenance worker or a bank employee of the financial institution, the housing 2 can be easily operated with respect to each internal part by opening the door as necessary. . In the following, the side facing the customer of the automatic teller machine 1 is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, and the left, right, top, and bottom viewed from the customer facing the front side are the left side, the right side, the top side, and the bottom side, respectively. This will be described as the lower side.

[1-2. Internal configuration of banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into an upper block 10U that occupies the upper part of the vertical center and a lower block 10D that closes the lower part. A plurality of parts for performing various processes relating to banknotes are incorporated.

[1-2-1. Configuration of upper block]
An upper unit 21U is provided in the upper block 10U. The upper unit 21U has a processing transport mechanism 20. The processing transport mechanism 20 has various mechanisms fixed to the frame, and the bill control unit 12 mounted on the substrate includes each unit (the deposit / withdrawal unit 14, the transport unit 15). The identification unit 16, the temporary storage unit 17, the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19) are collectively controlled. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper unit 21 </ b> U is pulled forward by the upper slide rail 24 </ b> U (FIG. 3B) with respect to the housing 2. The upper unit 21U is configured to be housed by moving backward from the pulled-out state toward the housing 2. That is, the upper unit 21U is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the housing 2. 3A and FIGS. 5 to 7, the upper slide rail 24U is not shown and is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an upper switch 22U is provided on the rear side surface of the upper unit 21U. Further, an upper protrusion 23U projects from the inner surface of the housing 2 (FIG. 2) toward the upper switch 22U at a location facing the upper switch 22U. In the upper unit storage state in which the upper unit 21U is stored in the housing 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper switch 22U is pushed by the upper protrusion 23U, so that the upper switch 22U changes the ON signal to the upper switch state. The bill control unit 12 is notified. On the other hand, when the upper unit 21U is pulled out from the housing 2, the upper switch 22U is detached from the upper protrusion 23U as shown in FIG. The state is notified to the banknote control unit 12. Thereby, the banknote control part 12 detects an upper unit accommodation state and an upper unit extraction state based on the detection result of the upper switch 22U and the upper protrusion 23U as a unit accommodation state detection part.

  One end and the other end of the upper plarail chain 25U are connected to the housing 2 and the upper unit 21U. The upper plarail chain 25U has an upper front end (hereinafter also referred to as an upper casing side end 25U1) fixed to the casing 2, and a lower front end (hereinafter also referred to as an upper unit side end 25U2) to the upper unit 21U. It is fixed. The upper plarail chain 25U is configured by connecting protective components to each other along the longitudinal direction thereof, and the entire shape is curved by rotating adjacent protective components. Further, the upper plarail chain 25U forms a long internal space in which the through holes of the respective protective components communicate with each other from one end to the other end, and when the upper plarail chain 25U is curved, the internal space is also curved. It will be. In the upper plarail chain 25U, a communication cable that electrically connects the housing 2 and the upper unit 21U is inserted into the internal space. For this reason, the upper plarail chain 25U continues to protect the communication cable by causing each protective component to function as an outer shell even when the overall shape of the upper plarail chain 25U is deformed as the upper unit 21U moves. As a result, the upper unit 21U is supplied with power via the communication cable even when the upper unit is pulled out.

  The bill control unit 12 (FIG. 2) is configured around a CPU (not shown), and reads out and executes a predetermined program from the storage unit 13 including a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, etc. Control and perform various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions. The memory | storage part 13 memorize | stores the discrimination result etc. which the discrimination part 16 discriminated the banknote, the identification result of the serial number of a banknote, etc. with transaction information.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 14 separates banknotes input from the customer one by one and feeds them to the transport unit 15. The deposit / withdrawal unit 14 separates and holds the banknotes fed to the transport unit 15 and the banknotes returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 as deposit / reject banknotes. In addition, the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 is provided with a bill detection sensor (not shown) that detects whether or not there is a bill to be fed to the transport unit 15 inside the deposit / withdrawal unit 14.

  The conveyance part 15 conveys a rectangular banknote to a transversal direction along the conveyance path shown with the thick line in a figure with the roller, belt, etc. which are not shown in figure. The conveyance part 15 conveys a banknote so that the discrimination part 16 may be penetrated in the front-back direction, and has connected the back side of this discrimination part 16, the temporary storage part 17, and the deposit or withdrawal part 14, respectively. Moreover, the conveyance part 15 has connected the front side of the discrimination part 16, and the deposit or withdrawal part 14, the banknote storage 18, and the rejection store 19. A selector (not shown) is provided at a branch point of the transport unit 15, and the banknote transport destination is switched by rotating based on the control of the banknote control unit 12. The transport unit 15 is provided with banknote detection sensors for detecting banknotes at a plurality of locations, and sends the banknote detection results to the banknote control unit 12.

  The discriminating unit 16 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, the degree of damage (loss), etc. (correction) using an optical element, a magnetic detection element, etc. The bill control unit 12 is notified. Moreover, the discrimination part 16 reads and identifies the serial number which is the banknote identification information comprised with the alphanumeric character etc. which were provided for every banknote and were previously printed on the one surface of the banknote from the image data of the imaged banknote. At this time, the discrimination unit 16 notifies the banknote control unit 12 of the identified character as an identification result. In response to this, the banknote control unit 12 determines a banknote transport destination based on the acquired discrimination result and identification result.

  The temporary holding unit 17 temporarily holds banknotes inserted by the customer into the depositing / withdrawing unit 14 at the time of depositing, and temporarily holds the depositable banknotes identified as depositable by the discrimination unit 16 until the deposit is confirmed. On the other hand, the deposit reject banknotes identified as being non-payable are discharged to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14. The temporary holding unit 17 temporarily holds the banknotes that cannot be withdrawn by the discrimination unit 16 at the time of withdrawal until the banknotes that can be withdrawn are withdrawn. Unusable banknotes are discharged to the reject box 19.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the upper unit 21U, there are 6 above the banknote storages 18A, 18B, 18C, and 18D in the lower unit 21D, which will be described later, and the rear end portion of the sorting transport unit 34. Each of the flat plate-like upper radio boards 26 (26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, and 26F) is fixed with the board surfaces parallel to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. The upper radio board 26 is connected to the banknote control unit 12 via a communication cable, has a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna, and communicates with the lower radio board 38, which will be described later, by radio waves at a frequency of, for example, 2.4 GHz band. I do. This antenna is a so-called inverted F-type antenna formed on a printed board with a wiring pattern of copper foil.

[1-2-2. Configuration of lower block]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower block 10D has a safe case 30 formed in a substantially box shape by combining a plurality of relatively thick metal plates, and the safe case 30 is a case. 2 is fixed. A lower unit 21D is provided inside the safe housing 30 in the lower block 10D. The lower unit 21D is provided with a storage tray 32 attached to the safe housing 30 via a lower slide rail 24D. The storage tray 32 is detachably provided with a banknote storage 18 (18A, 18B, 18C and 18D) for storing reusable banknotes and a reject storage 19 for storing banknotes that should not be reused. Yes. As shown in FIG. 7, the storage tray 32 of the lower unit 21 </ b> D is pulled forward by the lower slide rail 24 </ b> D (FIG. 3B) with respect to the safe housing 30 to be in a lower unit pulled-out state. The lower unit 21 </ b> D is configured to be accommodated by moving backward from the pulled-out state toward the safe housing 30 and to be in the lower unit accommodation state. That is, the lower unit 21D is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the safe housing 30. 3A and FIGS. 4 to 7, the upper slide rail 24U is not shown and is omitted.

  Hereinafter, a state in which the upper unit 21U is pulled out from the housing 2 and the lower unit 21D is pulled out from the safe housing 30 as shown in FIG. 5 is also referred to as a unit withdrawal state, and as shown in FIG. A state in which the lower unit 21D is housed in the housing 2 and the lower unit 21D is housed in the safe housing 30 is also referred to as a unit housing state.

  As for lower unit 21D, the distribution conveyance part 34 is attached to the upper surface of the banknote storage 18 and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 19. As shown in FIG. The distribution transport unit 34 is configured around a box-shaped distribution transport unit housing 34A, and is transported from the processing transport mechanism 20 by a plurality of transport path forming components such as a transport motor, a sensor, and a blade. A sorting conveyance path 34B is formed to convey rejected banknotes and normal banknotes so that the banknotes are properly switched to the reject box 19 and the banknote storage boxes 18A to 18D. A portion of the top plate of the sorting transport unit housing 34A that faces a bill opening 41 (described later) of the safe housing 30 communicates the inside and outside of the sorting transport unit housing 34A and passes the bills. The sorting conveyance unit upper side opening 34C, which is a hole that has a narrow width in the front-rear direction and a wide width in the left-right direction (that is, elongated in the left-right direction), is formed. Further, in the bottom plate of the sorting / conveying unit housing 34A, the inside and outside of the sorting / conveying unit housing 34A are provided at locations facing the bank opening 18A (described later) of the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19. A plurality of sorting / conveying unit lower side openings 34D, which are holes having a narrow width in the front-rear direction and a wide width in the left-right direction, through which the banknotes pass, are formed. The sorting transport path 34B has an upper end connected to the lower end of the transport unit 15 of the upper unit 21U and a lower end connected to the banknote storage 18 (18A, 18B, 18C and 18D) and the reject store 19.

  The lower plarail chain 25D is configured in the same manner as the upper plarail chain 25U, and an upper front end (hereinafter also referred to as a lower casing side end 25D1) is fixed to the safe casing 30, and a lower front end (hereinafter referred to as a lower section). The unit side end 25D2 is also fixed to the lower unit 21D. In the lower plarail chain 25D, a communication cable that electrically connects the safe housing 30 and the lower unit 21D is inserted into the internal space. Therefore, the lower plarail chain 25D continues to protect the communication cable by causing each protective component to function as an outer shell even when the overall shape of the lower plarail chain 25D is deformed as the lower unit 21D moves. The lower unit 21D is supplied with power via the communication cable even when the lower unit is pulled out.

  In the storage tray 32, banknote storage 18A, 18B, 18C, and 18D are provided in order from the front side to the rear side. Each banknote storage 18 (18A, 18B, 18C, and 18D) is configured in the same manner, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. Yes. Each banknote storage 18 has a preset denomination of banknotes to be stored. The banknote storage 18 is transported by the transport unit 15 according to the denomination of the banknote determined to be reusable with a small degree of damage by the discrimination unit 16 and the banknote control unit 12. The banknotes are collected and stored inside. Moreover, if the banknote storage 18 receives the instruction | indication which pays out a banknote from the banknote control part 12, it will separate | separate the banknote currently accumulated | stacked one by one and will deliver to the conveyance part 15.

  The reject box 19 is located behind the banknote storage 18D in the storage tray 32, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a space for collecting and storing banknotes therein. This rejection store | warehouse | chamber 19 is the banknote discriminated from the banknote (what is called a loss ticket) damaged by the discrimination part 16 and the banknote control part 12, the banknote discriminated to be a forged ticket, and the money type which is not recirculated, such as 5000 or 2000 When a bill that is determined not to be reused is conveyed by the conveyance unit 15, the bill is stored inside.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 have a storage case 36 configured in a substantially box shape and having a space for storing banknotes formed therein. The storage case 36 is a hole having a narrow width in the front-rear direction and a wide width in the left-right direction that allows the bills to pass through the inside and the outside of the storage case 36 close to the rear of the top plate. An opening 36A is formed. In addition, the storage case 36 is provided with a front door 36B that can be opened and closed on the front plate.

  In the bill storage 18 and the reject storage 19, the connectors provided on the bottom plate of the storage case 36 of the bill storage 18 and the rejection storage 19 are fitted to the connectors provided on the storage tray 32 (FIG. 3). As a result, electric power is supplied from the safe housing 30 via the storage tray 32.

  In the storage case 36 of the bill storage 18 (18A, 18B, 18C and 18D) and the reject storage 19, a flat lower wireless board 38 (38A, 38B, 38C, 38D and 38E) is located above the right side plate. ) Are fixed with the surface of the substrate parallel to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, that is, parallel to the upper wireless substrate 26. Further, in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the sorting transport unit housing 34A (FIG. 3), a flat lower radio board 38F is placed in a state where the board surface is parallel to the upper radio board 26 near the upper side of the right side plate. It is fixed. Therefore, in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the lower unit 21D, the lower wireless boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 38E and 38F are located almost directly below the upper wireless boards 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E and 26F in the upper unit 21U. Is provided.

  The lower wireless boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, and 38E have a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna, and wirelessly communicate with the upper wireless boards 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, and 26E by radio waves at a frequency of, for example, 2.4 GHz band. While performing communication, the banknote remaining detection sensor in the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 is controlled. This antenna is an inverted F-type antenna like the upper radio board 26. The lower radio board 38F includes a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna, and performs radio communication with the upper radio board 26F by a radio wave at a frequency of, for example, 2.4 GHz band and controls the sorting and conveying unit 34. This antenna is an inverted F-type antenna like the upper radio board 26.

  Hereinafter, the lower radio boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 38E, and 38F are collectively referred to as a lower radio board 38. The lower wireless boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D and 38E control the banknote storages 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D and the reject storage 19, respectively. In particular, it is also referred to as a transfer part substrate.

  As shown in FIG. 8, on the top plate of the safe housing 30, there are locations inside and outside of the safe housing 30 at locations facing the sorting transport unit upper opening 34 </ b> C (FIG. 3) of the sort transport unit 34. A bill opening 41, which is a hole having a narrow width in the front-rear direction and a wide width in the left-right direction, through which the bill is passed, is formed. Further, in the top plate of the safe housing 30, on the right side of the banknote opening 41, the upper radio board 26 (26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E and 26F) on the upper side and the lower radio board 38 (38A, 38B) on the lower side, respectively. 38C, 38D, 38E, and 38F) are holes that are substantially equal in width in the front-rear direction and in the left-right direction that allow radio waves to pass through the inside and outside of the safe housing 30. There are six radio wave openings 42 (42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E and 42F). As a result, the radio wave opening 42 is located substantially between the upper and lower radio boards 26 and 38, specifically, on a straight line connecting the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38. Yes. The opening length, which is the length in the front-rear direction in the direction along the surface of the top plate, of the radio wave opening 42 is, for example, a 2.4 GHz radio wave wavelength when performing radio communication using a 2.4 GHz radio wave. It is set to be a multiple of 64 mm which is 1/2.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is provided with one upper radio board 26 for one lower radio board 38, and the lower radio board 38 and the upper radio board 26 are associated with each other in a one-to-one relationship and are wireless. Communicating.

  In such a configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured such that the main control unit 9 and the banknote control unit 12 control each unit based on the banknote discrimination result and the identification result by the discrimination unit 16, and the banknote depositing process and withdrawal process. Etc.

  That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a deposit transaction is selected by the customer via the operation display unit 6 and a bill is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 at the time of deposit transaction, the inserted bill is transferred from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14. One by one is conveyed to the discrimination unit 16. Here, the automatic teller machine 1 transports the temporarily depositable banknotes determined to be depositable based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 16 to the temporary storage unit 17 and temporarily stores them. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 returns the deposit reject banknote determined to be unsuitable for depositing to the depositing / dispensing unit 14 and returns it to the customer by opening the shutter 11. Thereafter, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 17 to the discrimination unit 16 to obtain the discrimination result and the identification result of the serial number. Here, the automatic teller machine 1 transports and stores the banknotes determined to be storable based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 16 to each banknote storage 18 according to the denomination. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys the banknote determined to be unsuitable for storage to the reject box 19.

  On the other hand, at the time of withdrawal transaction, when the withdrawal transaction is selected by the customer via the operation display unit 6 and the withdrawal amount is input by the customer, the number of banknotes for each denomination required according to the requested amount. The banknotes are fed out from each banknote storage 18 according to the number of banknotes for each denomination and conveyed to the discrimination unit 16 to obtain a discrimination result and a serial number identification result. Here, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 withdrawable banknotes determined to be withdrawable based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 16. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 transports the withdrawal reject banknote determined to be unsuitable for withdrawal to the temporary storage unit 17 and temporarily stores it. When the bills for the requested amount are accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 14, the automatic teller machine 1 opens the shutter 11. Thereby, it will be in the state which can receive the banknote currently accumulated in the deposit or withdrawal part 14, and a customer receives this banknote. Thereafter, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys and stores the withdrawal reject banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 17 to the rejection store 19.

[1-3. Detection of storage state and drawer state]
By the way, in the unit storage state shown in FIG. 3, the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 are close to each other, and sufficient radio wave intensity for wireless communication with each other is maintained. Performs wireless communication with the lower wireless board 38 via the upper wireless board 26 to obtain detection results of various sensors from the lower wireless board 38 by wireless communication, and sends various control commands to the lower wireless board 38. Various motors are operated by transmitting by wireless communication. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the banknote control part 12 recognizes the state of "OK" as a state of radio | wireless communication in a unit accommodation state. In the unit storage state, the banknote control unit 12 acquires an ON signal from the upper switch 22U. Thereby, the banknote control part 12 can judge that it is a unit accommodation state now, when the state of wireless communication is "OK" and the state of the upper switch 22U is "ON".

  In the unit drawing state, as shown in FIG. 5, the bill control unit 12 and the upper radio board 26 are supplied with electric power via the upper plarail chain 25U, and the lower radio board 38 is supplied with electric power via the lower plarail chain 25D. At the same time, the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 are close to each other, and sufficient radio wave intensity for performing wireless communication with each other is maintained. Wireless communication with the wireless board 38 is performed. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the banknote control part 12 recognizes the state of "OK" as a state of radio | wireless communication in a unit drawer state. Moreover, the banknote control part 12 acquires an OFF signal from the upper switch 22U in a unit drawer state. Thereby, the banknote control part 12 can judge that it is a unit drawer state now, when the state of radio | wireless communication is "OK" and the state of the upper switch 22U is "OFF".

  On the other hand, in the upper unit retracted state and the lower unit retracted state shown in FIG. 6 and the upper unit retracted state and the lower unit retracted state shown in FIG. Since the radio wave intensity sufficient to perform wireless communication is not maintained, the banknote control unit 12 does not perform wireless communication with the lower wireless substrate 38 via the upper wireless substrate 26. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the banknote control part 12 recognizes the state of "NG" as a state of radio | wireless communication in an upper unit drawer state and a lower unit accommodation state, and an upper unit accommodation state and a lower unit drawer state. . Further, in the upper unit pulled out state and the lower unit stored state, the banknote control unit 12 recognizes the “OFF” state as the state of the upper switch 22U. Thereby, the banknote control part 12 can judge that it is an upper unit drawer state and a lower unit accommodation state now, when the state of radio | wireless communication is "NG" and the state of the upper switch 22U is "OFF". it can. In the upper unit retracted state and the lower unit pulled out state, the banknote control unit 12 recognizes the “ON” state as the state of the upper switch 22U. Thereby, the banknote control part 12 can judge that it is an upper unit accommodation state and a lower unit drawer state now, when the state of radio | wireless communication is "NG" and the state of the upper switch 22U is "ON". it can.

  Thus, the banknote control part 12 is based on the combination of the state of the wireless communication of the upper unit 21U and the lower unit 21D and the state of the upper switch 22U, the unit storage state, the unit withdrawal state, the upper unit withdrawal state and the lower unit. It is possible to determine four patterns of the storage state, the upper unit storage state, and the lower unit withdrawal state.

[1-4. effect]
As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the conventional automatic teller machine 1201 includes an upper case side end 25U1 of the upper plarail chain 25U of the upper unit 1221U and a lower case side end of the lower plarail chain 25D of the lower unit 1221D. 25D1 was connected with a communication cable 1248 through a cable opening 1250 formed in the top plate of the safe housing 1230. As described above, in the conventional automatic teller machine 1201, the upper unit 1221U and the lower unit 1221D communicate with each other via the communication cable 1248.

  However, when assembling the automatic teller machine 1201, it is a very complicated operation to pass the communication cable 1248 inside the safe housing 1230 or the upper unit 1221U, which requires a lot of man-hours. Moreover, in the automatic teller machine 1201, since the communication cable 1248 is present, the configuration is complicated, and the communication cable 1248 may fail.

  For this reason, in the automatic teller machine 1201, it is desirable to simplify the configuration by using wireless communication for communication between the upper unit 1221U and the lower unit 1221D. In this case, however, a metal safe box for storing the lower unit 1221D is used. Since the body 1230 hardly transmits radio waves, it is difficult for the automatic cash transaction apparatus 1201 to simply perform wireless communication between the upper unit 1221U and the lower unit 1221D.

  On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 has a radio wave opening 42 that allows radio waves to be communicated between the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 to be formed in the top plate of the safe housing 30. As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 can perform wireless communication between the upper unit 21U and the lower unit 21D stored in the metal safe housing 30 that hardly transmits radio waves. As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 can omit the communication cable 1248 for connecting the upper unit 21U and the lower unit 21D as compared with the conventional automatic teller machine 1201, thereby reducing the number of members and simplifying the configuration. It is possible to eliminate the occurrence of a cable failure and reduce the man-hours when assembling the automatic teller machine 1.

  Conventionally, as with the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1210 of the automatic teller machine 1201 shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, in addition to the upper switch 22U, a lower switch 22D is provided on the rear side of the storage tray 32, and the upper switch 22U And the state of the lower switch 22D for determining the four patterns of the unit storage state, the unit withdrawal state, the upper unit withdrawal state, the lower unit accommodation state, the upper unit accommodation state, and the lower unit withdrawal state. there were.

  On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 is based on the combination of the state of wireless communication between the upper unit 21U and the lower unit 21D and the state of the upper switch 22U. The unit storage state, the upper unit storage state, and the lower unit extraction state are determined. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 can abbreviate | omit lower switch 22D compared with the conventional automatic teller machine 1201, and can reduce a number of members.

  Further, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured such that the radio wave opening 42 is formed on a substantially straight line connecting the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 facing each other vertically. As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 can perform wireless communication at a short distance without causing radio waves to circulate between the upper wireless board 26 and the lower wireless board 38, so that stable wireless communication can be performed. it can.

  Further, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured to form a radio wave opening 42 in the vicinity of each lower wireless board 38. As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 allows the radio waves emitted from the upper radio board 26 and passed through the radio wave opening 42 to communicate with the lower radio board 38 other than the lower radio board 38 to be wirelessly communicated with the upper radio board 26 in the safe housing 30. The possibility of reaching the substrate 38 is reduced, and stable wireless communication can be performed.

  According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 includes a deposit / withdrawal unit 14 that delivers a paper-like medium to / from an operator, and a conveyance unit that conveys banknotes that are received or to be discharged from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14. 15, a substantially box-shaped safe housing 30 combined with a metal plate that is difficult to transmit radio waves, the banknote control unit 12 disposed outside the safe housing 30, and the banknote control unit 12. Between the upper wireless board 26, the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 that are arranged inside the safe housing 30 and can store banknotes, and the banknote storage 18 and the rejection storage 19, and the upper wireless board 26. A radio signal for radio communication performed between the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38, which is provided in the safe housing 30 and performs the radio communication and controls the bill storage 18 and the reject box 19. With the outside of the safe housing 30 And to provide a radio wave opening 42 to pass between the parts. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 controls the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 arranged inside the safe housing 30 and the banknote storage 18 and the rejection storage 19 arranged outside the safe housing 30. Communication with the banknote control unit 12 can be performed without providing a communication cable for connecting the banknote control unit 12 to the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Internal configuration of automatic teller machine and banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.11 thru | or FIG. 13, compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment, the automatic teller machine 101 by 2nd Embodiment is the upper part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110. FIG. The upper unit 121U of the block 110U is the upper unit 21U of the upper block 10U in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10, the safe housing 130 of the lower block 110D is the safe housing 30 of the lower block 10D, the upper slide rail 124U and the lower slide rail 124D. Are upper slide rail 24U and lower slide rail 24D, upper plarail chain 125U and lower plarail chain 125D are upper plarail chain 25U and lower plarail chain 25D, upper switch 122U and upper protrusion 123U are upper switch 22U and upper protrusion 23. Although different from, otherwise it has the same configuration.

[2-1-1. Configuration of upper block]
The upper unit 121U in the upper block 110U is pulled out rearward by an upper slide rail 124U configured symmetrically with the upper slide rail 24U (FIG. 3) with respect to the housing 2. The upper unit 121U is configured to be accommodated by moving forward from the pulled-out state toward the housing 2.

  An upper switch 122U is provided on the front side surface of the upper unit 121U. Further, an upper protrusion 123U projects from the inner surface of the housing 2 facing the upper switch 122U toward the upper switch 122U. In the upper unit storage state, as shown in FIG. 11, when the upper switch 122U is pushed by the upper protrusion 123U, the upper switch 122U notifies the banknote controller 12 of the ON signal as the upper switch state. On the other hand, in the upper unit withdrawn state, as shown in FIG. 13, when the upper switch 122U is detached from the upper protrusion 123U, the upper switch 122U sets the OFF signal to the upper switch state to the banknote control unit 12. Notice.

  The upper plarail chain 125U is configured symmetrically with the upper plarail chain 25U (FIG. 3), the upper rear end (hereinafter also referred to as the upper casing side end 125U1) is fixed to the casing 2, and the lower plarail chain 125U is A rear end (hereinafter also referred to as an upper unit side end 125U2) is fixed to the upper unit 121U. In the upper plarail chain 125U, a communication cable that electrically connects the housing 2 and the upper unit 121U is inserted into the internal space.

  In the vicinity of the lower end of the upper unit 121U, there are three sheets above the lower radio boards 38A and 38B, between the lower radio boards 38C and 38D, and between the lower radio boards 38E and 38F, respectively. Each of the upper wireless boards 126 (126A, 126B, and 126C) is fixed.

[2-1-2. Configuration of lower block]
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the storage tray 32 of the lower unit 21D in the lower block 110D is symmetrical with the lower slide rail 24D (FIG. 3) in the front-rear direction with respect to the safe housing 130, as shown in FIG. It is pulled out backward by the constructed lower slide rail 124D. Further, the lower unit 21D is configured to be accommodated by moving forward from the pulled-out state toward the safe housing 130.

  The lower plarail chain 125D is configured in the same manner as the upper plarail chain 125U, the upper rear end (hereinafter also referred to as the lower casing side end 125D1) is fixed to the safe casing 130, and the lower rear end (hereinafter referred to as the lower plarail chain 125D). The lower unit side end portion 125D2 is also fixed to the lower unit 21D. In the lower plarail chain 125D, a communication cable that electrically connects the safe housing 130 and the lower unit 21D is inserted into the internal space.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the top plate of the safe housing 130, the portion on the right side of the banknote opening 41 and facing the upper radio board 126 (126 </ b> A, 126 </ b> B and 126 </ b> C) on the upper side is long in the front-rear direction. Three radio wave openings 142 (142A, 142B, 142C) that are holes are formed. For example, when wireless communication is performed using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, the opening length of the radio wave opening 142 </ b> A is equal to or greater than a multiple of 64 mm, which is ½ of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper wireless substrate. It is set to a range that allows a straight line connecting 126A and the lower radio board 38A and a straight line connecting upper radio board 126A and the lower radio board 38B to pass. For example, when wireless communication is performed using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, the opening length of the radio wave opening 142 </ b> B is equal to or greater than a multiple of 64 mm, which is ½ of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper wireless substrate. It is set to a range that allows a straight line connecting 126B and the lower radio board 38C to pass through a straight line connecting upper radio board 126B and the lower radio board 38D. For example, when wireless communication is performed using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, the opening length of the radio wave opening 142 </ b> C is a multiple of 64 mm, which is ½ of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper wireless substrate. It is set to a range that allows a straight line connecting 126C and the lower radio board 38E and a straight line connecting upper radio board 126C and the lower radio board 38F to pass. As a result, the radio wave opening 142 has two lower radio boards 38 adjacent in the front-rear direction as one set of lower radio board sets, and includes one upper radio board 126 and one lower radio board set. More specifically, it is substantially located on a straight line connecting the upper radio board 126 and one set of lower radio board.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 is provided with one upper wireless board 126 for the two lower wireless boards 38, and the lower wireless board 38 and the upper wireless board 126 are associated with each other two-to-one and wirelessly connected to each other. Communicating.

[2-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 101 reduces the number of the six upper radio boards 26 to the three upper radio boards 126 and the six radio wave opening portions 42 as compared with the automatic teller machine 1. The number of the three radio wave openings 142 is reduced. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 101 can reduce a cost while simplifying a structure.

  In addition, the opening length of the radio wave opening 142 itself is longer than that of the radio wave opening 42, but this length is set to such a length that physical access from the outside to the inside of the safe housing 130 is not possible. It is preferable. By doing in this way, the automatic teller machine 101 can ensure the security inside the safe housing 130.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 101 in 2nd Embodiment has an effect similar to the automatic teller machine 1 in 1st Embodiment.

[3. Third Embodiment]
[3-1. Internal configuration of automatic teller machine and banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG.1, FIG2 and FIG.15, the automatic teller machine 201 by 3rd Embodiment is the upper part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 210 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. The upper unit 221U of the block 210U is different from the upper unit 21U of the upper block 10U in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, and the safe housing 230 of the lower block 210D is different from the safe housing 30 of the lower block 10D. It is configured.

[3-1-1. Configuration of upper block]
Two upper radio boards 226 (226A and 226B) are respectively fixed above the lower radio board 38B and the lower radio board 38E in the lower unit 21D near the lower end of the upper unit 221U in the upper block 210U.

[3-1-2. Configuration of lower block]
As shown in FIG. 16, in the top plate of the safe housing 230 in the lower block 210 </ b> D, on the right side of the banknote opening 41, there is a front-rear direction at a location facing each of the upper upper wireless boards 226 (226 </ b> A and 226 </ b> B). Two radio wave openings 242 (242A and 242B), which are long holes, are formed. For example, when wireless communication is performed using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, the radio wave opening 242A has an opening length that is equal to or greater than a multiple of 64 mm, which is 1/2 of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper radio board. The range is set such that the straight line connecting 226A and the lower radio board 38A and the straight line connecting the upper radio board 226A and the lower radio board 38C pass. For example, when wireless communication is performed using 2.4 GHz radio waves, the opening length of the radio wave opening 242 </ b> B is equal to or greater than a multiple of 64 mm, which is ½ of the wavelength of 2.4 GHz radio waves, and the upper radio substrate It is set to a range that allows a straight line connecting 226B and the lower radio board 38D to pass through a straight line connecting the upper radio board 226B and the lower radio board 38F. As a result, the radio wave opening 242 has a space between one upper radio board 226 and one lower radio board set when the three lower radio boards 38 adjacent in the front-rear direction are taken as one set. Specifically, it is substantially located on a straight line connecting the upper radio board 326 and one set of lower radio board sets.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 is provided with one upper radio board 226 for the three lower radio boards 38, and the lower radio board 38 and the upper radio board 226 are associated with each other in a three-to-one relationship and are wireless. Communicating.

[3-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 201 reduces the number of the three upper radio boards 126 to the two upper radio boards 226 and the three radio wave opening parts 142 as compared with the automatic teller machine 101. The number of radio wave openings 242 is reduced. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 201 can reduce the cost while simplifying the configuration.

  Also, the opening length of the radio wave opening 242 itself is longer than that of the radio wave opening 142, but this length is set to such a length that physical access from the outside to the inside of the safe housing 130 is not possible. Preferably it is. By doing in this way, the automatic teller machine 201 can ensure the security inside the safe housing 230.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 201 in 3rd Embodiment has an effect similar to the automatic teller machine 1 in 1st Embodiment.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
[4-1. Internal configuration of automatic teller machine and banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG.1, FIG2 and FIG.17, the automatic teller machine 301 by 4th Embodiment is the upper part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 310 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. The upper unit 321U of the block 310U is different from the upper unit 21U of the upper block 10U in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, and the safe housing 330 of the lower block 310D is different from the safe housing 30 of the lower block 10D. It is configured.

[4-1-1. Configuration of upper block]
In the vicinity of the lower end of the upper unit 321U in the upper block 310U, one upper radio board 326 is fixed above the lower radio board 38C in the lower unit 21D.

[4-1-2. Configuration of lower block]
As shown in FIG. 18, in the top plate of the safe housing 330 in the lower block 310 </ b> D, a portion that is on the right side of the banknote opening 41 and faces the upper wireless substrate 326 in the upper side is a hole that is long in the front-rear direction. One radio wave opening 342 is formed. The opening length of the radio wave opening 342 is, for example, at least a multiple of 64 mm, which is 1/2 of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, when performing radio communication using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper radio board 326 and the lower radio board 38A are set to a range that allows a straight line passing through the upper radio board 326 and the lower radio board 38F. As a result, the radio wave opening 342 has a space between one upper radio board 326 and one lower radio board set when the six lower radio boards 38 adjacent in the front-rear direction are used as one set. Specifically, it is substantially located on a straight line connecting the upper radio board 326 and one set of lower radio board sets.

  In this way, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 is provided with one upper wireless board 226 for the six lower wireless boards 38, and the lower wireless board 38 and the upper wireless board 326 are associated with each other in a 6-to-1 manner and are wirelessly connected to each other. Communicating.

[4-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 301 reduces the number of the two upper wireless boards 226 into one upper wireless board 326 and the two radio wave opening parts 242 as compared with the automatic teller machine 201. The number of radio wave openings 342 is reduced. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 301 can reduce a cost while being able to simplify a structure.

  The opening length of the radio wave opening 342 itself is longer than that of the radio wave opening 242, but this length is set to such a length that the safe housing 330 cannot be physically accessed from the outside. Preferably it is. By doing in this way, the automatic teller machine 301 can ensure the security inside the safe housing 330.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 301 in 4th Embodiment has an effect substantially the same as the automatic teller machine 1 in 1st Embodiment.

[5. Fifth embodiment]
[5-1. Internal configuration of automatic teller machine and banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.19 thru | or 22, the automatic teller machine 401 by 5th Embodiment is the upper part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 410 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. The upper unit 421U of the block 410U is different from the upper unit 21U of the upper block 10U in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 and the safe housing 430 of the lower block 410D is different from the safe housing 30 of the lower block 10D. It is configured.

[5-1-1. Configuration of upper block]
Compared with the upper unit 21U (FIG. 3), the upper unit 421U of the upper block 410U is provided with a sorting transport unit 34, and the upper wireless board 26F is omitted. As shown in FIG. 22, the upper unit 421 </ b> U is pulled forward by the upper slide rail 24 </ b> U (FIG. 20B) with respect to the housing 2. The upper unit 421U is configured to be accommodated by moving backward from the pulled-out state toward the housing 2.

  In the upper unit 421U, the sorting and conveying unit 34 is attached to the lower surface of the processing and conveying mechanism 20. On the top plate of the sorting transport unit housing 34A, the portion that faces the lower end of the transport unit 15 of the processing transport mechanism 20 communicates the inside and outside of the sorting transport unit housing 34A and allows the banknotes to pass therethrough. A minute conveying unit upper opening 34C is formed. Further, in the bottom plate of the sorting / conveying unit housing 34A, the inside and outside of the sorting / conveying unit housing 34A are arranged at locations facing the bank opening 18A (FIG. 9) of the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19. A plurality of sorting / conveying unit lower side openings 34D through which the banknotes pass are formed. The sorting transport path 34 </ b> B has an upper end connected to the lower end of the transport unit 15 of the processing transport mechanism 20 and a lower end connected to the banknote storage 18 (18 </ b> A, 18 </ b> B, 18 </ b> C and 18 </ b> D) and the reject store 19.

  In the vicinity of the lower end of the sorting and conveying unit 34, five flat wireless boards 426 (426A, 426B, 426C, 426D, and 426E) are provided above the five lower wireless boards 38 in the lower unit 421D. The substrate surface is fixed parallel to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.

[5-1-2. Configuration of lower block]
20 and 21, the lower block 410D is different from the lower block 10D (FIG. 3) in that the safe housing 430 is different from the safe housing 30 and the lower unit 421D is different from the lower unit 21D. The lower unit 421D omits the sorting transport unit 34 and the lower wireless board 38F compared to the lower unit 21D.

  The lower block 410D has a safe housing 430, and a lower unit 421D is provided inside the safe housing 430. The lower unit 421D is provided with a storage tray 32 attached to the safe housing 430 via the lower slide rail 24D. As shown in FIG. 22, the lower unit 421 </ b> D is pulled forward by the lower slide rail 24 </ b> D with respect to the safe housing 430. The lower unit 421D is configured to be housed by moving backward from the pulled-out state toward the safe housing 430.

  On the upper side of the right side plate in the storage case 36 (FIG. 9) of the bill storage 18 (18A, 18B, 18C and 18D) and the reject storage 19, a flat lower wireless board 38 (38A, 38B, 38C, 38D and 38E) are each fixed with the surface of the substrate parallel to the upper radio substrate 426. Therefore, lower radio boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, and 38E are provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the lower unit 421D, almost directly below the upper radio boards 426A, 426B, 426C, 426D, and 426E in the upper unit 421U. .

  As shown in FIG. 23, in the top plate of the safe housing 430, the plurality of sorting transport unit lower openings 34 </ b> D of the upper sort transport unit 34, and the plurality of storages of the lower banknote storage 18 and the reject store 19 are stored. A plurality of banknote openings that are holes having a narrow width in the front-rear direction and a wide width in the left-right direction that allow the banknotes to pass through the interior and the outside of the safe housing 430 are provided at locations facing the storage opening 36A. 41 is drilled. Further, in the top plate of the safe housing 430, on the right side of the banknote opening 41, the upper radio board 426 (426A, 426B, 426C, 426D and 426E) on the upper side and the lower radio board 38 (38A, 38B, 38C) on the lower side, respectively. , 38D and 38E) are provided with five holes which are substantially equal in width in the front-rear direction and in the left-right direction, allowing the radio wave to pass through the inside and outside of the safe housing 430. Radio wave openings 442 (442A, 442B, 442C, 442D, and 442E) are formed. As a result, the radio wave opening 442 is positioned substantially between the upper and lower radio boards 426 and 38, specifically, on the straight lines connecting the upper radio board 426 and the lower radio board 38, respectively. ing. The opening length of the radio wave opening 442 is set to be a multiple of 64 mm, which is 1/2 of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, for example, when wireless communication is performed using a 2.4 GHz radio wave.

  In this manner, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 is provided with one upper wireless board 426 for one lower wireless board 38, and the lower wireless board 38 and the upper wireless board 26 are associated with each other in a one-to-one relationship and are wireless. Communicating.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the radio wave opening 442 includes a safe case 430 that is opposed to each other in the radio wave opening 442 from the surface around the upper edge of the radio wave opening 442 on the top plate of the safe case 430. A radio wave relay portion 44 to which a wire such as a wire is attached is formed across the surface of the lower end of the radio wave opening portion 442 and the peripheral surface of the radio wave opening portion 442. The radio wave relay unit 44 relays the radio wave emitted from the upper radio board 426 to the lower radio board 38 through the radio wave opening 442, and transmits the radio wave emitted from the lower radio board 38 through the radio wave opening 442. By relaying to the substrate 426, wireless communication between the upper wireless substrate 426 and the lower wireless substrate 38 is more reliably performed.

  As described above, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 410 is provided with the sorting transport unit 34 in the upper block 410U and the upper wireless substrate 426 in the sorting transport unit 34, and wireless communication is performed between the upper wireless substrate 426 and the lower wireless substrate 38. To do. This eliminates the need for the banknote depositing / dispensing device 410 to perform wireless communication with the transport unit substrate that controls the sorting transporting unit 34, so that one upper wireless substrate can be omitted as compared with the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10.

[6. Sixth Embodiment]
[6-1. Internal configuration of automatic teller machine and banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 24 and 25, the automatic teller machine 501 according to the sixth embodiment is an upper part in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 510 as compared with the automatic teller machine 401 according to the fifth embodiment. The upper unit 521U of the block 510U is the upper unit 421U of the upper block 410U in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 410, the safe housing 530 of the lower block 510D is the safe housing 430 of the lower block 410D, the upper slide rail 124U and the lower slide rail 124D. Are the upper slide rail 24U and the lower slide rail 24D, the upper plarail chain 125U and the lower plarail chain 125D are the upper plarail chain 25U and the lower plarail chain 25D, the upper switch 122U and the upper protrusion 123U are the upper switch 22U and Although different from the part projecting 23U, otherwise it has the same configuration.

[6-1-1. Configuration of upper block]
As shown in FIG. 24, the upper unit 521U in the upper block 510U is pulled out rearward by an upper slide rail (not shown) configured symmetrically with the upper slide rail 24U (FIG. 20) with respect to the housing 2. It is. The upper unit 521U is configured to be accommodated by moving forward from the pulled-out state toward the housing 2.

  An upper switch 122U is provided on the front side surface of the upper unit 521U. Further, an upper protrusion 123U projects from the inner surface of the housing 2 facing the upper switch 122U toward the upper switch 122U. In the upper unit storage state, as shown in FIG. 24, when the upper switch 122U is pushed by the upper protrusion 123U, the upper switch 122U transmits an ON signal to the banknote control unit 12. On the other hand, in the upper unit pulled out state, as shown in FIG. 25, the upper switch 122 </ b> U is detached from the upper protrusion 123 </ b> U, so that the upper switch 122 </ b> U transmits an OFF signal to the banknote control unit 12.

  The upper plarail chain 125U is configured to be longitudinally symmetrical with the upper plarail chain 25U (FIG. 20), the upper housing side end 125U1 is fixed to the housing 2, and the upper unit side end 125U2 is fixed to the upper unit 121U. ing. In the upper plarail chain 125U, a communication cable that electrically connects the housing 2 and the upper unit 121U is inserted into the internal space.

  Near the lower end of the sorting and conveying unit 34, there are three upper radio boards between the lower radio boards 38A and 38B, the lower radio boards 38C and 38D, and the lower radio board 38E in the lower unit 421D. 526 (526A, 526B and 526C) is fixed.

[6-1-2. Configuration of lower block]
The storage tray 32 of the lower unit 421D in the lower block 510D is, as shown in FIG. 25, a lower slide rail (not shown) configured symmetrically with the lower slide rail 24D (FIG. 19) with respect to the safe housing 530. ) Is pulled backwards. The lower unit 421D is configured to be accommodated by moving forward from the pulled-out state toward the safe housing 530.

  The lower plarail chain 125D is configured in the same manner as the upper plarail chain 125U. The lower housing side end 125D1 is fixed to the safe housing 530, and the lower unit side end 125D2 is fixed to the lower unit 421D. In the lower plarail chain 125D, a communication cable that electrically connects the safe housing 530 and the lower unit 421D is inserted into the internal space.

  As shown in FIG. 26, in the top plate of the safe housing 530, the portion on the right side of the banknote opening 41 and facing the upper radio board 526 (526A, 526B and 526C) on the upper side is long in the front-rear direction. Three radio wave openings 542 (542A, 542B, and 542C) which are holes are formed. The opening length of the radio wave opening 542A is, for example, at least a multiple of 64 mm, which is 1/2 of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, when performing radio communication using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper radio board It is set to a range that allows a straight line connecting 526A and the lower radio board 38A and a straight line connecting the upper radio board 526A and the lower radio board 38B to pass. For example, when wireless communication is performed using a 2.4 GHz radio wave, the opening length of the radio wave opening 542B is equal to or more than a multiple of 64 mm, which is 1/2 of the wavelength of the 2.4 GHz radio wave, and the upper wireless substrate. It is set to a range that passes through a straight line connecting 526B and the lower radio board 38C and a straight line connecting the upper radio board 526B and the lower radio board 38D. For example, when wireless communication is performed using 2.4 GHz radio waves, the opening length of the radio wave opening 542 </ b> C is a multiple of 64 mm, which is ½ of the wavelength of 2.4 GHz radio waves, and the upper radio board The range is set such that a straight line connecting 526C and the lower radio board 38E passes.

[6-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 501 reduces the number of the five upper radio boards 426 to the three upper radio boards 526 and sets the five radio wave openings 442 in comparison with the automatic teller machine 401. The number of the three radio wave openings 542 is reduced. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 501 can simplify a structure and can reduce a cost.

  In addition, the opening length of the radio wave opening 542 itself is longer than that of the radio wave opening 442, but this length is set to such a length that physical access from the outside to the inside of the safe housing 530 is not possible. It is preferable. By doing in this way, the automatic teller machine 501 can ensure the security inside the safe housing 530.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 501 in the sixth embodiment has substantially the same operational effects as the automatic teller machine 401 in the fifth embodiment.

[7. Seventh Embodiment]
[7-1. Internal configuration of automatic teller machine and banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.27, compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment, the automatic teller machine 601 by 7th Embodiment of the upper block 610U in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 610 is shown. Unlike the safe case 30 of the lower block 10D, the upper unit 621U is different from the safe unit 30 of the lower block 10D in the upper unit 21U of the upper block 10U and the safe unit 630 of the lower block 10D. However, the rest of the configuration is the same.

[7-1-1. Configuration of upper block]
The upper block 610U is different from the upper block 10U (FIG. 3) in that the upper wireless board 26 is omitted and a communication cable 48 is added. One end of the communication cable 48 is connected to the banknote control unit 12, and is disposed below the upper unit 621U via the upper housing side end 25U1 of the upper plarail chain 25U. The communication cable 48 passes through the cable opening 50 formed in the top plate of the safe housing 630 shown in FIG. 29, and the other end is disposed inside the safe housing 630 of the lower block 610D.

[7-1-2. Configuration of lower block]
The lower block 610D is different from the lower block 10D (FIG. 3) in that an upper radio board 626 and an upper radio board bracket 46 are added.

  On the lower surface of the top plate of the safe housing 630, as shown in FIG. 28, an upper wireless board bracket 46 having a substantially U shape in front view is provided from the upper part of the banknote storage 18 to the rear end of the sorting transport unit 34. It is attached to the top of the. On the right side of the left plate of the upper radio board bracket 46, there are six flat upper radio boards 626 (626A, 626B, 626C, 626D, 626E and 626F) above the six lower radio boards 38, respectively. The board surface is fixed in parallel with the lower radio board 38. The upper wireless board 626 is connected to the other end of the communication cable 48 whose one end is connected to the banknote control unit 12, and has a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna. Wireless communication is performed at the band frequency.

[7-2. effect]
Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 610 is disposed in the upper wireless substrate 626 disposed in the lower block 610D and the lower block 610D connected to the banknote control unit 12 disposed in the upper block 610U by the communication cable 48. Wireless communication is performed with the lower wireless board 38.

  Therefore, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 610 can omit the radio wave opening 42 and reduce the number of holes formed in the safe casing 630 as compared with the safe casing 30 (FIG. 8) of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10. Therefore, the security inside the safe housing 630 can be improved, and radio waves entering from the outside into the safe housing 630 can be reduced. Thereby, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 610 can suppress interference of radio waves other than radio waves of radio communication between the upper radio board 626 and the lower radio board 38, and can perform radio communication more stably.

  Further, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 610 further drills holes in the banknote opening 41 and the cable opening 1250 that are already drilled in the safe housing 1230 in the conventional banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1210 (FIGS. 35 and 36). Since it is not necessary to install the safe housing 1230, the safe housing 1230 can be used.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 601 according to the seventh embodiment has substantially the same effects as the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

[8. Other Embodiments]
In the seventh embodiment described above, the case where the substantially U-shaped upper wireless board bracket 46 is attached to the lower surface of the top plate of the safe housing 630 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and an upper wireless board bracket 746 having a substantially U shape in front view shown in FIG. 31 is attached to the top of the safe housing 630 like a lower block 710D of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 710 shown in FIG. You may make it attach to the upper surface of the top plate of this safe housing | casing 630 so that it may enter the inside of the cable opening part 50 drilled in the board. On the right side surface of the left side plate of the upper radio board bracket 746, one flat upper radio board 726 is provided above the six lower radio boards 38, with the board surface parallel to the lower radio board 38. It is fixed. The upper wireless board 726 is connected to the other end of a communication cable 48 having one end connected to the banknote control unit 12 (not shown), and has a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna. And wireless communication.

  Further, like the lower block 810D of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 810 shown in FIG. 32, an upper wireless board bracket 846 having a substantially U shape in front view may be attached to the left side surface of the right side plate of the safe housing 630. good. On the right side surface of the left side plate of the upper radio board bracket 846, one flat upper radio board 826 on the right side of the six lower radio boards 38 makes the board surface parallel to the lower radio board 38. Is fixed. The upper wireless board 826 is connected to the other end of a communication cable 48 having one end connected to the banknote control unit 12 (not shown), and has a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna. And wireless communication.

  Moreover, like the lower block 910D of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 910 shown in FIG. 33, a substantially U-shaped upper wireless board bracket 946 in front view may be attached to the upper side surface of the bottom plate of the safe housing 630. . On the right side surface of the left side plate of the upper radio board bracket 946, one flat upper radio board 926 on the right side of the six lower radio boards 38 has a plane parallel to the lower radio board 38. Is fixed. The upper wireless board 926 is connected to the other end of the communication cable 48 whose one end is connected to the banknote control unit 12 (not shown), and has a control circuit, a communication circuit, and an antenna. And wireless communication.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where power is supplied from the safe housing 30 to the lower unit 21D by the lower plarail chain 25D has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the lower plarail chain 25D is omitted, and non-contact power is transmitted in a non-contact manner, for example, by electromagnetic induction or the like, as in the lower block 1010D of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1010 shown in FIG. The transmission unit 52S is provided in the safe housing 30, and the non-contact power reception unit 52R that receives power in a non-contact manner is provided at a location facing the non-contact power transmission unit 52S in each of the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 (not shown). Electric power may be supplied from the housing 30 to the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19. The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments. Further, electric power may be supplied from the safe housing 30 to the sorting transport unit 34 and the like by non-contact charging.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the radio wave opening 42 is arranged on a straight line connecting the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 has been described as shown in FIG. The present invention is not limited to this, and the radio wave opening 42 may not be arranged on a straight line connecting the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38. Even in that case, since the radio wave has a property of passing other than the straight path, the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 can perform radio communication. However, it is not necessary for the radio wave openings 42 to be arranged on the straight lines connecting the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38, so that it is not necessary for radio waves to circulate. Thus, stable wireless communication can be performed. The same applies to the second to sixth embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the radio wave opening 42 is formed in addition to the banknote opening 41 in the safe housing 30 has been described as shown in FIG. The present invention is not limited to this, and the radio wave opening 42 may not be formed. Here, a conveyance guide (not shown) for guiding the front side and the rear side of the banknote is attached to the banknote opening 41. However, the conveyance guide is generally a resin molded product and transmits radio waves. Will pass through the banknote opening 41. The same applies to the second to sixth embodiments. In particular, when the banknote opening 41 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper side of each of the plurality of lower wireless boards 38 as in the safe cases 430 (FIG. 20) and 530 (FIG. 24), the banknote opening 41 is interposed through each banknote opening 41. Thus, the radio wave easily reaches each lower radio board 38.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 8, the case where the radio wave opening 42 that is a hole is formed in the safe housing 30 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a hole that allows radio waves to pass therethrough may be provided in the safe housing 30, and a member that closes the hole while allowing radio waves to pass therethrough may be provided. In short, the safe housing 30 may be formed with a radio wave passage portion between the outside and the inside of the safe housing 30 that makes it easier to pass radio waves than the metal plate of the safe housing 30. The same applies to the second to sixth embodiments.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, power is supplied from the housing 2 to the upper unit 21U by the upper plarail chain 25U, and power is supplied from the safe housing 30 to the lower unit 21D by the lower plarail chain 25D. Stated. The present invention is not limited to this, and the upper plarail chain 25U and the lower plarail chain 25D are omitted, and an upper power connector that is fitted to the rear side surface of the upper unit 21U and the inner side surface of the housing 2 is provided. In this case, power is supplied from the housing 2 to the upper unit 21U via the upper power connector, and a lower power connector that fits to the rear side surface of the lower unit 21D and the inner side surface of the safe housing 30 is provided. In the state, power may be supplied from the safe housing 30 to the lower unit 21D via the lower power connector. In this case, power is not supplied from the housing 2 to the upper unit 21U in the upper unit pulled out state, and power is not supplied from the safe housing 30 to the lower unit 21D in the lower unit pulled out state. The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments.

  Further, in the above-described fifth embodiment, the case where the radio wave relay unit 44 is formed by attaching a wire such as a wire around the radio wave opening 442 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the surface around the upper edge of the radio wave opening 442, the surface around the lower edge of the radio wave opening 442, and the safes facing each other inside the radio wave opening 442. A conductive copper foil may be attached to the cross section of the housing 430. In short, around the radio wave opening 442, the radio wave emitted from the upper radio board 26 is relayed to the lower radio board 38 via the radio wave opening 442, and the radio wave emitted from the lower radio board 38 is relayed to the radio wave opening 442. Any conductor can be used as long as it is relayed to the upper radio board 26 via the cable. Further, the radio wave relay unit 44 may be applied to the first to fourth and sixth embodiments.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where wireless communication is performed between the six upper wireless boards 26 and the six lower wireless boards 38 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and only one lower wireless board 38F, for example, a lower wireless board 38F is provided, the lower wireless board 38F is connected to the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 by a communication cable, and the upper wireless board 26A is connected. , 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E and 26F may communicate with the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 via the lower wireless board 38F.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 are fixed with the board surfaces parallel to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 may be fixed in various directions such as fixing the board surface in a state parallel to the horizontal direction. In that case, the shape of the radio wave opening 42 may be changed according to the orientation of the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38. However, the width of the upper block 10U and the lower block 10D in the left-right direction can be suppressed by fixing the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 with the board surfaces parallel to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. . The upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 may not be arranged in parallel to each other. The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where wireless communication is performed between the upper wireless substrate 26 and the lower wireless substrate 38 by radio waves has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and wireless communication may be performed between the upper wireless substrate and the lower wireless substrate using various non-contact communication such as optical wireless communication including infrared rays and short-range wireless communication including electromagnetic induction. . The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments. In that case, particularly when there is no object that obstructs the light exchanged between the upper radio board and the lower radio board, optical communication is performed as shown in the lower block 810D (FIG. 32). If so, near field communication is useful.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the upper radio board 26 and the lower radio board 38 perform radio communication at a frequency of, for example, 2.4 GHz band has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, for example, in various frequency bands such as an ISM (Industry Science Medical band) band such as a frequency band that can be used without a radio station license as long as the predetermined maximum transmission power is not exceeded. Wireless communication may be performed. The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the upper switch 22U is provided in the upper unit 21U and the upper protrusion 23U is provided in the housing 2 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the upper switch 22U is provided in the housing. 2, the upper protrusion 23U may be provided on the upper unit 21U. Alternatively, the upper switch 22U and the upper protrusion 23U may be omitted, and the lower switch may be provided in the lower unit 21D and the lower protrusion may be provided in the safe case 30, or the lower switch may be provided in the safe case 30 and the lower protrusion may be provided in the lower unit 21D. May be provided. The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the lower radio boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D and 38E perform radio communication with the upper radio boards 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D and 26E, respectively, and the banknote storages 18A and 18B. , 18C and 18D and the case of controlling the reject container 19 have been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the lower radio boards 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, and 38E may perform radio communication with at least the upper radio boards 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, and 26E. The same applies to the second to seventh embodiments.

  Furthermore, you may combine suitably each structure of embodiment mentioned above. For example, in the first, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh embodiments, the upper unit and the lower unit may be pulled out backward as in the second and sixth embodiments. In the second and sixth embodiments, the upper unit and the lower unit may be drawn forward as in the first, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh embodiments. Further, in the configuration in which the sorting transport unit 34 is arranged in the upper block 410U as in the fifth embodiment, only two upper wireless boards may be provided as in the second embodiment. Only one upper wireless board may be used as in the embodiment.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in the automatic teller machine 1 which deals with cash, the case where this invention was applied when controlling conveyance of the banknote as a medium was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various devices that control the conveyance of a thin paper-like medium such as a gift certificate, a cash voucher, and an admission ticket. In addition, for example, it is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of apparatuses that perform various processes related to transactions of banknotes and coins, such as banknote depositing and dispensing machines for depositing and unloading banknotes and sealing small bundle payment machines for sealing banknotes every predetermined number. The present invention may be applied to a cash processing apparatus.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the safe case 30 as the safe case, the banknote control unit 12 as the control unit, the upper wireless substrate 26 as the upper wireless communication unit, and the medium storage case The case where the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 as the medium processing apparatus is configured by the banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19, the lower wireless substrate 38 as the lower wireless communication unit, and the radio wave opening 42 as the radio wave passing unit will be described. It was. The present invention is not limited to this, and the medium processing apparatus is constituted by a safe housing having various configurations, a control unit, an upper wireless communication unit, a medium storage, a lower wireless communication unit, and a radio wave passing unit. It may be configured.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 as the depositing / dispensing unit, the transporting unit 15 as the transporting unit, the safe housing 30 as the safe housing, and the banknote control unit 12 as the control unit. An upper radio board 26 as an upper radio communication unit, a banknote storage 18 and a reject box 19 as a medium storage, a lower radio board 38 as a lower radio communication part, and a radio wave opening 42 as a radio wave passing part. The case where the automatic cash transaction apparatus 1 as a medium transaction apparatus is comprised was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and an input / output unit having various other configurations, a transport unit, a safe case, a control unit, an upper wireless communication unit, a medium storage, a lower wireless communication unit, and radio wave passage A medium transaction apparatus may be constituted by the unit.

  The present invention can also be used in various devices that control the lower unit by the banknote control unit provided in the upper unit of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine.

  1, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 1201 ... Automatic cash transaction equipment, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Customer service department, 4 ... Card entry / exit, 5 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 6 ...... Operation display section, 7 ...... Numeric keypad, 8 ...... Receipt issuing port, 9 ...... Main control section, 10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910, 1010, 1210 ...... Banknote deposit / withdrawal machine, 10U, 110U, 210U, 310U, 410U, 510U, 610U ... Upper block, 10D, 110D, 210D, 310D, 410D, 510D, 610D, 710D, 810D, 910D, 1010D ... Lower block, 11 ...... Shutter, 12 ... Bill control unit, 13 ... Storage unit, 14 ... Payment / withdrawal unit, 15 ... Transport unit, 16 ... Identification unit, 17 ... Temporary holding unit 18 …… Banknote storage, 19 …… Reject storage, 20 …… Processing transport mechanism, 21U, 121U, 221U, 321U, 421U, 521U, 621U, 1221U …… Upper unit, 21D, 421D, 1221D …… Lower unit, 22U, 122U ... Upper switch, 22D ... Lower switch, 23U, 123U ... Upper projection, 23D ... Lower projection, 24U, 124U ... Upper slide rail, 24D, 124D ... Lower slide rail, 25U, 125U ... … Upper Plarail Chain, 25U1, 125U1 …… Upper housing side end, 25U2, 125U2 …… Upper Unit side end, 25D, 125D …… Lower Plarailchain, 25D1, 125D1 …… Lower housing side end, 25D2, 125D2 ... Lower unit side end, 26, 126, 26, 326, 426, 526, 626, 726, 826, 926... Upper wireless board, 30, 130, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 1230... Safe box, 32 .. storage tray, 34 ... Sorting transport unit, 34A... Sorting transport unit housing, 34B... Sorting transport path, 34C... Sorting transport unit upper opening, 34D. Storage case, 36A ... Opening of storage, 36B ... Front door of storage, 38 ... Lower wireless board, 41 ... Bill opening, 42, 142, 242, 342, 442, 542 ... Radio wave opening , 44 ... Radio wave relay part, 46, 746, 846, 946 ... Upper wireless board bracket, 48 ... Communication cable, 50 ... Cable opening, 52S ... Non-contact power transmitter, 52R ... Non-contact Power receiver.

Claims (12)

A safe housing;
A control unit arranged outside the safe housing;
An upper wireless communication unit that communicates with the control unit;
A medium storage that is arranged inside the safe housing and can store a medium;
A lower wireless communication unit that is provided in the medium storage and performs wireless communication with the upper wireless communication unit;
A radio wave passage unit provided in the safe case and configured to pass radio waves of the wireless communication performed between the upper wireless communication unit and the lower wireless communication unit between the outside and the inside of the safe case. A medium processing apparatus. A lower unit that stores the medium storage and is housed inside the safe case or pulled out of the safe case;
An upper unit disposed outside the safe housing, provided with the upper wireless communication unit, housed inside the housing of the medium processing apparatus or drawn out of the housing;
A unit storage state detection unit that detects a unit storage state of either the upper unit or the lower unit;
The control unit stores the upper unit and the lower unit based on the detection result of the unit storage state detection unit and the state of the wireless communication between the upper wireless communication unit and the lower wireless communication unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the state is determined. Storing the medium storage, and having a lower unit that is housed inside the safe case or pulled out of the safe case,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the radio wave passing unit is arranged on a straight line connecting the upper wireless communication unit and the lower wireless communication unit in a state where the lower unit is housed in the safe housing. Storing the medium storage, and having a lower unit that is housed inside the safe case or pulled out of the safe case,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the radio wave passing unit is disposed in the vicinity of the lower wireless communication unit in a state where the lower unit is housed in the safe housing. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the radio wave passing unit is a hole that communicates the outside and the inside of the safe housing. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a length of the hole along the surface of the safe housing is at least a multiple of a half of a wavelength of a radio wave used for the wireless communication. A lower unit that stores the medium storage and is housed inside the safe case or pulled out of the safe case;
The upper wireless communication unit is provided outside the safe housing, and a sorting transport unit is provided for sorting and transporting the medium to a plurality of the medium storages. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an upper unit that is housed in or pulled out of the housing. A sorting / conveying section that stores the medium storage and distributes and conveys the medium to a plurality of the medium storages is provided and stored inside the safe case or pulled out of the safe case. The lower unit,
An upper unit that is arranged outside the safe housing, is provided with the upper wireless communication unit, and is housed inside the housing of the medium processing apparatus or pulled out of the housing;
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distribution transport unit is provided with the lower wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the upper wireless communication unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a frequency of a radio wave used for the wireless communication is about 2.4 GHz. One lower wireless communication unit is provided for each of the plurality of medium storage units,
The upper radio communication unit is provided in the same number as the lower radio communication unit, and one upper radio communication unit is associated with one lower radio communication unit to perform the radio communication. Media processing device. One lower wireless communication unit is provided for each of the plurality of medium storage units,
The upper radio communication unit is provided in a smaller number than the lower radio communication unit, and one upper radio communication unit is associated with a plurality of the lower radio communication units to perform the radio communication. The medium processing apparatus as described. An entry / exit section that delivers a paper-like medium to / from an operator;
A transport unit for transporting the medium received or discharged from the input / output unit;
A safe housing;
A control unit arranged outside the safe housing;
An upper wireless communication unit that communicates with the control unit;
A medium storage that is arranged inside the safe housing and can store the medium;
A lower wireless communication unit that is provided in the medium storage and performs wireless communication with the upper wireless communication unit;
A radio wave passage unit provided in the safe case and configured to pass radio waves of the wireless communication performed between the upper wireless communication unit and the lower wireless communication unit between the outside and the inside of the safe case. Having a medium transaction device.

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