JP6832150B2 - Money processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling equipment.

In recent years, the distribution industry has fallen into a chronic labor shortage, and in order to solve this problem, the introduction of self-checkout is accelerating at food supermarkets and mass retailers. More recently, a semi-self-checkout system in which a cashier registers a product by scanning with a product registration device and a customer performs only payment with the payment device has begun to spread (see, for example, Patent Document 1). By introducing these self-checkouts and semi-self-checkouts, various problems such as shortening the waiting time at the checkout, eliminating cash miscalculation, and solving the labor shortage of employees can be solved.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-218437

However, in the above-mentioned self-checkout and semi-self-checkout, it is necessary to install a checkout device on the customer side. For this reason, securing an installation space has become an issue, and miniaturization of the device is desired.

Accordingly, the present invention has an object to provide a compact possible currency processing equipment.

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the money processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a bill processing unit for processing bills inserted into the bill insertion slot and a coin processing unit adjacent to the bill insertion slot. A coin insertion slot into which coins are inserted, a guide unit for guiding coins inserted into the coin insertion slot downward, and a guide portion arranged below the bill processing unit, which is inserted into the coin insertion slot and guided by the guide portion. A coin processing unit that processes coins, a collected coin storage unit that is arranged below the coin processing unit and stores coins delivered from the coin processing unit, and a bar that is arranged below the collected coin storage unit. A bar metal storage unit for storing gold, a housing body unit in which the bill processing unit, the guidance unit, the coin processing unit, the collected coin storage unit, and the bar metal storage unit are arranged inside, and the housing. includes a first cover disposed to open and close the upper opening portion of the main body portion, and a second cover provided to be opened and closed at the bottom of the opening of the housing main body, the bill processing unit and said The guide unit is exposed to the outside of the coin processing device when the first cover is opened, and the coin processing unit, the collected coin storage unit, and the bar metal storage unit are exposed when the second cover is opened. characterized that you are exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus.

According to the first aspect, since the coin processing unit for processing coins is provided below the bill processing unit for processing bills, the device width direction is compared with the case where these are arranged side by side in the device width direction. It is possible to reduce the size of. Further, since the coin insertion slot is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot, the bill and coin insertion operation becomes easy.
Further, since the collected coin storage unit is provided below the coin processing unit, it is possible to easily and immediately collect coins from the coin processing unit while suppressing the increase in size in the width direction of the device. ..
Further, since the coin storage unit is provided below the coin processing unit, it is possible to easily and immediately replenish the coins to the coin processing unit while suppressing the increase in size in the width direction of the device. ..

In the second aspect of the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the first aspect, the coin processing unit inserts coins into the coin slot and is guided by the guide to insert coins into the coin slot. treated, disposed in the coin deposit opening, the auto start sensor for starting the coin handling the coin processing unit and detects the coin, the set detachably on coin deposit opening, the induced coins by the induction unit A deposit port cover that allows the coin to pass through and partially covers the coin deposit port is provided, and the deposit port cover is provided at the opening through which the coin guided by the guide portion is passed and the guide. It is characterized by having a guide portion for guiding the coins guided by the portion toward the auto start sensor.

According to the second aspect, since the coin processing unit for processing coins is provided below the bill processing unit for processing bills, the device width direction is compared with the case where these are arranged side by side in the device width direction. It is possible to reduce the size of. Further, since the coin insertion slot is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot, the bill and coin insertion operation becomes easy.

The third aspect of the coin processing device according to the present invention has the device housing in the first or second aspect, the bill processing unit is arranged in the device housing , and the coin slot is The device housing is provided adjacent to the bill slot, the guide portion is arranged in the device housing , and the coin processing unit is arranged below the bill processing unit in the device housing. The coins that have been inserted into the coin slot and guided by the induction unit to be inserted into the coin deposit slot are processed , and are provided between the bill processing unit and the coin processing unit of the device housing, and the device housing is provided. A shelf portion that divides the inside of the body into an upper space in which the bill processing unit and the guiding unit are arranged and a lower space in which the coin processing unit is arranged is provided, and the shelf portion is arranged in the upper space portion. It is characterized by having a shelf opening for dropping the coins guided by the guiding portion into the coin deposit opening of the coin processing portion arranged in the lower space.

According to the third aspect, since the coin processing unit for processing coins is provided below the bill processing unit for processing bills, the device width direction is compared with the case where these are arranged side by side in the device width direction. It is possible to reduce the size of. Further, since the coin insertion slot is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot, the bill and coin insertion operation becomes easy.

A fourth aspect of the coin processing device according to the present invention has the device housing in any one of the first to third aspects, and the banknote processing unit is arranged in the device housing. The coin slot is provided in the device housing so as to be slidably supported in the front-rear direction of the device and can be pulled out of the device housing , and the coin slot is provided in the device chassis adjacent to the bill slot and the guide portion. Is arranged in the device housing , the coin processing unit is arranged below the bill processing unit in the device housing, and is slidably supported by the device housing in the front-rear direction of the device to be outside the device housing. The coin processing unit is provided on the upper surface of the coin processing unit, and has an operation display unit on the upper surface, which allows an operator to input operations and display the coins to the operator. The maximum withdrawal distance from the body is shorter than the maximum withdrawal distance of the coin processing unit from the housing main body, and the paper bill processing unit and the coin processing unit both of which are arranged in the device housing are The coin processing unit and the coin processing unit, in which the operation display unit of the coin processing unit overlaps with the bill processing unit and are both most pulled out from the device housing, are the coin processing unit. The operation display unit is located in front of the bill processing unit.

According to the fourth aspect, since the coin processing unit for processing coins is provided below the bill processing unit for processing banknotes, the device width direction is compared with the case where these are arranged side by side in the device width direction. It is possible to reduce the size of. Further, since the coin insertion slot is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot, the bill and coin insertion operation becomes easy.

A fifth aspect of the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, organic in the fourth any one aspect from the first, and the device housing, and an upper opening provided in the upper surface of the device housing The bill processing unit is arranged in the device housing so that the bill slot is exposed to the outside of the currency processing device through the upper opening , and the coin slot is located on the upper surface of the device housing. , The upper opening is provided on one side in the device width direction, is provided on the upper surface of the device housing, and is provided on the rear side of the coin slot in the front-rear direction of the device adjacent to the coin slot and rises backward. A slope portion that is inclined to guide coins to the coin insertion slot, and a slope portion that is provided adjacent to the slope portion on the upper surface of the device housing and on the rear side of the slope portion in the front-rear direction of the device. comprising a can be placed mounting surface, wherein the leading portion is disposed in the apparatus housing, the coin processing unit, and characterized by that will be located below the bill processing unit of the device housing To do.

According to the fifth aspect, since the coin processing unit for processing coins is provided below the bill processing unit for processing bills, the device width direction is compared with the case where these are arranged side by side in the device width direction. It is possible to reduce the size of. Further, since the coin insertion slot is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot, the bill and coin insertion operation becomes easy.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact possible currency processing equipment.

It is a perspective view which shows the settlement apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the settlement apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view excluding the shelf board which shows the settlement apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the settlement apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view excluding the upper cover and the front cover which shows the settlement apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the main part structure of the settlement system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the upper cover and the front cover of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the upper part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the front cover of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and pulled out a coin processing part and a storage drawer. It is a perspective view which shows the front part of the coin processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows roughly the internal structure of the coin processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the internal structure of the coin processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows roughly the internal structure of the coin processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the withdrawal carrying part and the like. It is a side view which shows roughly the internal structure of the coin processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the spare storage and the like. It is a perspective view which shows the replenishment money storage part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view excluding the upper plate part of the storage housing part which shows the replenishment money storage part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view excluding the upper plate part of the storage housing part which shows the replenishment money storage part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the banknote processing part and the coin processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention to the maximum. It is a top view which shows roughly the internal structure of the banknote processing part of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the deposit opening cover and the like of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the layout example of a plurality of payment apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the coin insertion slot of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the modification of the settlement apparatus including the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

The money processing apparatus and the settlement system of one embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, "front" is the front side in the front-rear direction, that is, the front side when viewed from the operator, "rear" is the rear side in the front-rear direction, that is, the back side when viewed from the operator, and "left" is the back side. It is on the left side when viewed from the operator, and "right" is on the right side when viewed from the operator.

1 to 5 show a settlement device 201 having a money processing device 1 and a settlement processing terminal 11 mounted on the money processing device 1. The checkout device 201 is for the customer to settle the product price, and as shown in FIG. 6, the cashier scans the barcode of the purchased product and registers the purchased product. The product registration device 202 and the store controller 203. A semi-self-registration type settlement system (for example, a POS system) 204 is configured with these. The settlement device 201 is for the customer to settle the purchase amount included in the information of the purchased product transmitted from the product registration device 202, and at that time, the money processing device 1 is controlled by the settlement processing terminal 11 to make money. The deposit and withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes is performed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the money processing device 1 has a box-shaped device housing 211 that constitutes an outer portion thereof. The device housing 211 has an installation base 212 installed on the floor, a housing main body portion 213 extending upward from the installation base 212, a lower cover 214, a front cover 215, and an upper cover 216. There is.

The housing main body 213 extends upward from the installation base 212, and has a stepped shape so that the upper front portion protrudes forward from the lower front portion. The housing body 213 is provided with a lower opening 221 at the lower part of the front surface and an upper opening 222 from the upper part of the front surface to the front part of the upper surface located in front of the lower part of the front surface.

The lower cover 214 opens and closes the lower opening 221 by horizontally rotating around a vertical axis around a rotation center provided on the right end side of the lower opening 221 of the housing main body 213. The lower cover 214 is pulled toward you to open, and pushed toward the back to close. The lower cover 214 is provided with a lower cover lock 224 on the left side, which switches between locking and unlocking the lower cover 214 in the closed state by inserting and rotating a separate key (not shown). The housing body 213 is provided with a lower cover open / close detection sensor (not shown) that detects whether the lower cover 214 is in the open state or the closed state.

As shown in FIG. 7, the front cover 215 rotates horizontally around the vertical axis around the center of rotation provided on the lower right end side of the upper opening 222 of the housing body 213 to form the upper opening 222. Open and close the lower side. The front cover 215 is pulled toward you to open, and pushed toward you to close. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front cover 215 is provided with a front cover lock 226 on the left side, which switches between locking and unlocking the front cover 215 in the closed state by inserting and rotating a separate key (not shown). ing. The front cover 215 is provided with a front opening 227 slightly to the right of the middle portion in the vertical direction. The housing body 213 is provided with a front cover open / close detection sensor (not shown) that detects whether the front cover 215 is in the open state or the closed state.

The upper cover 216 rotates up and down about the left and right axes around the rotation center provided at the rear end and the upper end of the upper opening 222 of the housing main body 213, and the housing is as shown in FIG. The upper part of the upper opening 222 of the main body 213 is opened and closed. The upper cover 216 rotates upward to open and rotates downward to close. The upper cover 216 is locked and unlocked in the closed state together with the front cover 215 by the front cover lock 226 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 provided on the front cover 215. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper cover 216 is provided with a lower opening 231 at the lower part of the front surface thereof, and an upper opening 232 is provided from the upper part of the front surface to the upper surface thereof. Further, the upper cover 216 is provided with a coin insertion slot 234 on which coins are inserted from the outside on the right side of the upper opening 232 on the upper surface thereof. The housing body 213 is provided with an upper cover open / close detection sensor (not shown) that detects whether the upper cover 216 is in the open state or the closed state. The money processing device 1 is in a normal use state in which both the front cover 215 and the upper cover 216 are closed to make deposits and withdrawals for payment to the customer.

The top plate 241 forming the upper surface behind the upper opening 222 of the housing main body 213 is provided with a card reading unit 15 that reads information from a nearby IC card, a magnetic card to be inserted, or the like. On the rear side, a settlement processing terminal 11 which is a higher-level machine of the money processing device 1 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper surface of the top plate 241 of the housing main body 213 is lit on the rear side of the settlement processing terminal 11 when an abnormality occurs in the money processing device 1 to the employee. A warning light 243 such as a patrol lamp for notifying is provided. In addition, instead of the warning light 243, for example, a call display for displaying the reception number issued by the ticket issuing machine of the reception system is provided so as to be connected to the settlement device 201, and the settlement device 201 can be identified under normal operating conditions. The number is displayed, and when an error occurs, when a banknote or coin is full (near full), or when a failure occurs such as when the banknote or coin is end (near end), the device status etc. is notified to the employee by letters, symbols, colors, blinking, etc. A display may be provided to inform the user.

Although not shown, the top plate 241 is provided with a hook portion and a protrusion portion, and these are used to physically fix the settlement processing terminal 11 which is a higher-level machine. The top plate 241 is replaceable in the housing main body 213, and the physical installation of different types of settlement processing terminals 11 can be easily performed by changing the design of only the top plate 241. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the top plate 241 has a rectangular top plate main body 245 and a protruding plate main body 246 projecting laterally from the top plate main body 245. A payment processing terminal 11 and a warning light 243 are provided on the 245, and a receipt printer that issues a receipt with payment information printed on paper as an option of the payment device 201 on the protruding plate portion 246, and card processing such as a credit card and a point card. It is possible to attach a machine, a reader such as a scanner, and the like. The portion of the housing body 213 other than the top plate 241 has, for example, six screw holes for fixing the top plate 241, making it easy to replace the top plate 241. In this way, even if the size of the top plate 241 is increased, the above options can be installed without changing the size of the housing main body 213. It is also possible to provide a hole or a hooking portion for physically installing and fixing options on the top plate 241 itself.

The product registration device 202 shown in FIG. 6 registers a customer's purchased product, and includes a touch panel type operation display unit 251 for inputting an operation by a cashier and displaying the product to the operator, and a purchased product. Product code reading unit 252 that reads product codes such as barcodes, payment sheet printer 253 that issues payment sheets that print price information including purchased product information on paper together with transaction numbers, and registration control unit that controls these. It has 254 and. The registration control unit 254 associates the price information including the information of the purchased product read by the product code reading unit 252 with the transaction number for one transaction, transmits it to the store controller 203, and stores it.

The money processing device 1 deposits the price of the purchased product, withdraws the change, and the like. The settlement processing terminal 11 includes a touch panel type operation display unit 13 for displaying an operation input by the operator and displaying the price of the product to the operator, and a terminal body 12 for controlling the money processing device 1. doing. A card reading unit 15 that reads ID information when the ID card is scanned is connected to the terminal body 12. The terminal body 12 has a settlement control unit 18 that controls these and the money processing device 1. The settlement device 201, which is composed of the money processing device 1 and the settlement processing terminal 11, is connected to the store controller 203 together with the product registration device 202, and displays the price information associated with the transaction number input to the operation display unit 13. It is read from the store controller 203 and displayed on the operation display unit 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 1 has a coin processing unit 5 that partially protrudes forward from the front opening 227 of the front cover 215 in the closed state and is exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1. When the front cover 215 is opened as shown in FIG. 7, the coin processing unit 5 appears and is in a state where maintenance and the like can be performed. The coin processing unit 5 processes coins among coins, has a unit shape, and is slidably supported by a housing main body unit 213 in the front-rear direction. When the coin processing unit 5 is pushed into the housing body 213 as shown in FIG. 7, the front cover 215 can be closed, and with the front cover 215 open, the coins are as shown in FIG. The processing unit 5 is pulled out from the housing body unit 213.

As shown in FIG. 10, the coin processing unit 5 is provided with a coin deposit port 22 formed of a hopper having an upper opening on the right side of the front portion of the upper surface, and coins are inserted into the coin deposit port 22. Bank portions 261 that rise upward are formed on both sides and the rear portion of the coin deposit opening 22. The bank portion 261 regulates the coins inserted into the coin deposit opening 22 from spilling out of the coin deposit opening 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin deposit opening 22 is inserted into the coin insertion slot 234 from outside the coin processing device 1 with the coin processing unit 5 pushed into the housing body 213 and the upper cover 216 closed. Receive coins. As shown in FIG. 9, coins can be directly inserted into the coin deposit opening 22 in a state where the coin processing unit 5 is pulled out from the housing main body unit 213. The coin deposit slot 22 is for inserting coins in a denomination mixed state in which a plurality of denominations are mixed, and while storing the coins inserted in this way, the coins are separated one by one and fed into the coin processing unit 5.

The upper cover 216 has a tubular shape that guides coins inserted into the coin slot 234 vertically downward when the coin processing device 1 is in a normal use state and the upper cover 216 is in a closed state. The guidance chute 265 (guidance portion) shown in the above is attached.

As shown in FIG. 10, the coin processing unit 5 is provided with a touch panel type operation display unit 23 on the left side of the front portion of the upper surface, where operation input by the operator is input and displayed to the operator. ing. The operation display unit 23 receives an operation input related to the entire money processing device 1 including the bill processing unit 6 described later, and displays a display related to the entire money processing device 1.

The housing main body 213 is provided with a coin processing unit locking mechanism 271 shown in FIG. 6, which is an electromagnetic lock that locks the coin processing unit 5 in a pushed state. The coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 is unlocked by the release signal from the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11, and when the lock is released, the coin processing unit 5 is withdrawn from the housing body 213. Becomes possible. After that, when the coin processing unit 5 is pushed into the housing body 213, the coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 automatically locks the coin processing unit 5 to the housing body 213. The coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 is provided with a lock detection unit (not shown) for detecting whether the coin processing unit is in the locked state or the unlocked state, and the payment control unit 18 of the payment processing terminal 11 detects the lock. Based on the detection result of the unit, whether the coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether the coin processing unit 5 is pushed into the housing body 213. judge. Here, as the coin processing unit lock mechanism 271, it is possible to use a cylinder lock that is unlocked by a separate key in addition to the electromagnetic lock that is unlocked by the release signal from the settlement control unit 18. is there.

As shown in FIG. 10, the coin processing unit 5 stores, on the front side, the unacceptable coins that have been inserted into the coin deposit opening 22 but are identified as unacceptable by the coin processing unit 5 so that they can be taken out of the device. A coin reject port 24 and a coin withdrawal port 25 that receive coins discharged from the inside of the coin processing unit 5 and store the coins to be taken out of the coin processing unit 5 at the time of coin discharge-related processing are provided. The coin reject port 24 and the coin withdrawal port 25 project forward from the front surface of the coin processing unit 5 and form a saucer with an upper opening. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin reject port 24 and the coin withdrawal port 25 project forward from the front opening 227 of the front cover 215 in the closed state and are exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1. In this state, the coin reject port 24 and the coin withdrawal port 25 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction at the front portion of the money processing device 1. As shown in FIG. 9, the coin deposit port 22 and the operation display unit 23 are exposed to the outside of the coin processing device 1 in a state where the front cover 215 is opened and the coin processing unit 5 is pulled out from the housing main body unit 213. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, when the coin processing unit 5 is pushed into the housing main body unit 213 and the front cover 215 is closed, the coin processing unit 5 is not exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1.

The coin processing unit 5 has a schematic configuration shown in FIG. The coin processing unit 5 has a first deposit transfer path 31 that separates the coins inserted in the coin deposit port 22 one by one and conveys them to the left, and a rearward portion of the coins conveyed in the first deposit transfer path 31. A second deposit transport path 32 for transporting toward the coin and a coin identification unit 33 provided in the second deposit transport path 32 for identifying coins to be transported backward in the second deposit transport path 32 are provided. There is.

Here, the unacceptable coins identified as unacceptable by the coin identification unit 33 are conveyed forward by reverse transfer by the switchback of the second deposit transfer path 32. The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a reject distribution gate 36 that can be opened and closed to drop coins from the second deposit transfer path 32 on the front side of the coin identification unit 33. In the closed state, the reject distribution gate 36 does not drop coins from the second deposit transfer path 32, and when it is opened, it is conveyed forward by reverse transfer of the second deposit transfer path 32 described above. Drop unacceptable coins from the second deposit carrier 32. The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a reject shooter 37 that guides coins dropped from the second deposit transfer path 32 at the reject distribution gate 36 to the coin reject port 24.

The coin processing unit 5 stores the loose coins of a predetermined single denomination behind the coin identification unit 33, and stackers 41a and 41b of a plurality of denominations for feeding out the stored loose coins. 41c, 41d, 41e, 41f are provided. The stackers 41a to 41f of each denomination have a long shape in the left-right direction, and are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction with their positions aligned in the left-right direction. For example, the frontmost stacker 41a has a 1-yen coin, the second stacker 41b from the front has a 10-yen coin, the third stacker 41c from the front has a 100-yen coin, and the fourth stacker 41d from the front has a 100-yen coin. 5 yen coins are stored, 50 yen coins are stored in the fifth stacker 41e from the front side, and 500 yen coins are stored in the rearmost stacker 41f. This is an example, and the stackers 41a to 41f can of course be set to store any denomination if they each store a single denomination of loose coins.

The second deposit transfer path 32 extends so as to connect all the stackers 41a to 41f in the front-rear direction, and the coin processing section 5 has a second deposit transfer path 32 behind the coin identification section 33. A plurality of denomination distribution gates 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f that can be opened and closed to drop coins from the denomination are provided. The denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f do not drop coins from the second deposit transfer path 32 in the closed state, but drop coins from the second deposit transfer path 32 when opened. The denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f drop the coins of the corresponding denominations to the corresponding denominations of the stackers 41a to 41f based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33.

That is, the frontmost denomination distribution gate 42a among the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f drops coins from the second deposit transfer path 32 onto the frontmost stacker 41a among the stackers 41a to 41f when the stacker 41a to 41f is opened. It will be. Similarly, the second denomination distribution gate 42b from the front is the second stacker 41b from the front, the third denomination distribution gate 42c from the front is the third stacker 41c from the front, and the fourth stacker from the front. The denomination distribution gate 42d is the fourth stacker 41d from the front, the fifth denomination distribution gate 42e from the front is the fifth stacker 41e from the front, and the rearmost denomination distribution gate 42f is the rearmost. Coins are dropped from the second deposit transfer path 32 onto the stackers 41f on the side when each is opened.

Here, the first deposit transfer path 31, the second deposit transfer path 32, and the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f described above convey the coins inserted in the coin deposit port 22 to the stackers 41a to 41f. Consists of. The deposit transfer unit 43 is provided in the coin processing unit 5.

The stackers 41a to 41f separate the coins stored in each and feed them to the right, and the coin processing unit 5 is on the right side of the stackers 41a to 41f from the stackers 41a to 41f. An intermediate transport path 46 is provided to transport the drawn coins forward. The intermediate transport path 46 is long in the front-rear direction and can transport coins to the coin deposit opening 22, and extends in a direction orthogonal to each of the stackers 41a to 41f. The coin processing unit 5 is provided with an openable and closable withdrawal port distribution gate 47 for dropping coins from the intermediate transport path 46 between the coin deposit port 22 and the stacker 41a. The withdrawal port distribution gate 47 does not drop coins from the intermediate transport path 46 in the closed state, but drops coins from the intermediate transport path 46 when it is opened. The coin processing unit 5 has a withdrawal transfer path 48 that conveys coins dropped from the intermediate transfer path 46 at the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 to the coin withdrawal port 25 below the withdrawal port distribution gate 47. Is provided.

The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a spare storage 51 for storing loose coins and feeding out the stored loose coins in front of the stacker 41a. The spare storage 51 has a long shape in the front-rear direction, and is provided on the left side of the intermediate transport path 46 in parallel with the spare storage 51. The spare storage 51 extends in a direction orthogonal to each of the stackers 41a to 41f.

The coin processing unit 5 is provided with an openable and closable preliminary distribution gate 52 for dropping coins from the intermediate transport path 46 between the coin deposit port 22 and the withdrawal port distribution gate 47. The preliminary distribution gate 52 does not drop coins from the intermediate transport path 46 in the closed state, but drops coins from the intermediate transport path 46 when it is opened. The intermediate transport path 46 drops coins that have not fallen from the preliminary distribution gate 52 from the end to the coin slot 22. The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a spare storage shooter 53 below the preliminary distribution gate 52 that guides coins dropped from the intermediate transport path 46 at the preliminary distribution gate 52 to the spare storage 51. ..

The spare storage 51 separates the stored coins one by one and feeds them backward, and the coin processing unit 5 is placed between the spare storage 51 and the stacker 41a from the spare storage 51. A distribution transport unit 56 is provided for distributing and transporting the drawn coins to the left and right. The distribution transport unit 56 is long in the left-right direction, is orthogonal to the spare storage 51, and extends in a direction parallel to each of the stackers 41a to 41f. The distribution transport unit 56 transports the coins fed from the spare storage 51 to the right and feeds them to a position between the stacker 41a of the intermediate transport path 46 and the withdrawal port distribution gate 47. On the left side of the distribution transport unit 56, a payout outlet 57 that opens downward from the coin processing unit 5 is provided, and the distribution transport unit 56 moves the coins delivered from the spare storage 51 to the left. It is conveyed and dropped to the delivery port 57. The coins thus dropped by the distribution transport unit 56 to the payout outlet 57 are fed out from the coin processing unit 5 and fall downward.

Here, the intermediate transport path 46, the withdrawal transport path 48, the withdrawal port distribution gate 47, the spare distribution gate 52, and the spare storage shooter 53 use the coins delivered from the stackers 41a to 41f to the coin withdrawal port 25. , The withdrawal transport unit 58 that selectively transports the coins to the spare storage 51 and the coin deposit slot 22. The withdrawal transfer unit 58 is provided in the coin processing unit 5, and is therefore provided in the coin processing unit 5. The distribution transport unit 56 selectively transports the coins delivered from the spare storage 51 to the withdrawal transport unit 58 and the payout outlet 57. As a result, the spare storage 51 can store the coins transported by the withdrawal transfer unit 58, and can also deliver the stored coins to the withdrawal transfer unit 58 via the distribution transfer unit 56. ing.

As shown in FIG. 12, the first deposit transfer path 31 has an endless belt conveyor 61 extending from vertically below the coin deposit port 22 to the left, and above the belt conveyor 61 on the left side of the coin deposit port 22. It has a separation roller 62 that is arranged and moves an opposing portion in a direction opposite to the transport direction of the belt conveyor 61. The first deposit transfer path 31 feeds the coins inserted into the coin deposit port 22 to the left by a rotating belt conveyor 61, separates them one by one by a separation roller 62 provided at an intermediate position, and further to the left. To transport to.

The first deposit transfer path 31 has a passage 63 and a transfer belt 64 for further conveying coins separated one by one by a separation roller 62 and conveyed to the left by a belt conveyor 61. The passage 63 and the transport belt 64 extend in the left-right direction, and the transport belt 64 presses the coins sent from the belt conveyor 61 onto the passage 63 from above against the passage 63 and further transports the coins to the left.

The second deposit transfer path 32 has a passage 63 of the first deposit transfer path 31 and a passage 71 and a transfer belt 72 for further conveying coins conveyed by the transfer belt 64. The passage 71 and the transport belt 72 extend in the front-rear direction, and the transport belt 72 presses the coins sent from the first deposit transport path 31 onto the passage 71 against the passage 71 and transports the coins backward.

The coin identification unit 33 is provided so as to form a part of the passage 71, and identifies the coins conveyed and passed by the transfer belt 72 from the image and the material. The coin identification unit 33 identifies whether the coin is an acceptable acceptable coin or an unacceptable unacceptable coin, and identifies and counts the denomination of the acceptable coin.

The reject distribution gate 36 is arranged at a position between the first deposit transfer path 31 and the coin identification unit 33 in the second deposit transfer path 32, and constitutes a part of the passage 71 in the closed state. In the open state, the reject distribution gate 36 rotates so that the coin identification unit 33 side is located above the passage 71, and in this state, the transfer belt 72 moves the coin identification unit 33 side onto the passage 71. Drop the coin. The coins dropped from the second deposit transfer path 32 at the reject distribution gate 36 are discharged to the coin reject port 24 via the reject shooter 37.

The denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f are arranged in series with respect to the coin identification unit 33 in the second deposit transfer path 32 on the side opposite to the first deposit transfer path 31, and all of them are in the passage 71 in the closed state. Make up a part of. The denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f rotate so that the coin identification portion 33 side is located above the passage 71 in the open state, and in this state, the transport belt 72 allows the passage 71 from the coin identification portion 33 side. Drop the coins that move up. The coins dropped from the second deposit transfer path 32 at the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f are stored in the corresponding ones of the stackers 41a to 41f. Here, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 grasps the amount of coins deposited into the stackers 41a to 41f based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33.

The stackers 41a to 41f each have a wall portion 76, an endless belt conveyor 77 arranged below the wall portion 76 and extending to the left and right, and a separation roller 78 arranged above the belt conveyor 77. doing. The stackers 41a to 41f each store coins falling from the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f on the belt conveyor 77 to the left of the separation roller 78 in the wall portion 76, and the belt conveyor 77 Convey the stored coins to the right. The separation roller 78 separates coins on the belt conveyor 77 one by one by moving the facing portion in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the belt conveyor 77. The belt conveyor 77 further conveys the coins separated one by one by the separation roller 78 to the right. The stackers 41a to 41f are feeding mechanisms at the right end positions of the belt conveyor 77, counting coins separated and transported one by one by the belt conveyor 77 and the separation roller 78, and feeding the coins one by one to the intermediate transport path 46. Has 79. Here, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 grasps the amount of coins deposited into the stackers 41a to 41f as described above, and from this and the count value of the payout mechanism 79, each stacker 41a to 41a Grasp the amount of coins stored in 41f.

On the right side of the stackers 41a to 41f, an endless belt conveyor 81 extending in the front-rear direction is provided. As shown in FIG. 13, in the belt conveyor 81, the portion close to the stackers 41a to 41f is the intermediate transport path component 82 constituting the intermediate transfer path 46, and the portion far from the stackers 41a to 41f is the withdrawal transfer path. It is a withdrawal transfer path component 83 that constitutes 48. The portion of the intermediate transport path component 82 close to the stackers 41a to 41f is arranged horizontally, and the coins paid out from the stackers 41a to 41f are received on the upper surface. The front portion of the intermediate transport path component 82 far from the stackers 41a to 41f is inclined forward. The withdrawal transfer path component 83 is arranged on the lower side in a stepped shape from the front side portion of the intermediate transfer path component 82 and extends forward.

A separation roller 85 is arranged on the upper side of the intermediate transport path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 in front of the stackers 41a to 41f. The separation roller 85 separates the coins on the intermediate transport path component 82 one by one and feeds them forward by moving the facing portion in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the intermediate transport path component 82. The intermediate transport path component 82 and the separation roller 85 of the belt conveyor 81 constitute the intermediate transport path 46.

In front of the intermediate transport path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81, the coins separated one by one by the separation roller 85 and transported forward by the intermediate transport path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 are further forward. A passage 87 and a conveyor belt 88 are provided. The passage 87 and the transport belt 88 extend in the front-rear direction on the front side of the intermediate transport path component 82, and the passage 87 is inclined forward on the extension line of the front-up portion of the intermediate transport path component 82. ing. The passage 87 and the transport belt 88 further forward the coins sent out from the intermediate transport path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 onto the passage 87 by the transport belt 88 pressing the coins from above against the passage 87.

A withdrawal port distribution gate 47 is provided in the passage 87. The withdrawal port distribution gate 47 constitutes a part of the passage 87 in the closed state. In the open state, the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 is rotated so that the intermediate transfer path component 82 side is located above the passage 87, and in this state, the intermediate transfer path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 rotates the passage 87. Drop the coins carried to the side. The coins dropped from the intermediate transfer path component 82 at the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 are dropped onto the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the belt conveyor 81.

The preliminary distribution gate 52 is provided on the side opposite to the intermediate transfer path component 82 with respect to the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 of the passage 87, and constitutes a part of the passage 87 in the closed state. In the open state, the preliminary distribution gate 52 rotates so that the intermediate transport path component 82 side is located above the passage 87, and in this state, the transport belt 88 drops coins moving on the passage 87. The coins dropped from the aisle 87 at the preliminary distribution gate 52 are dropped into the spare storage 51 shown in FIG. 12 via the spare storage shooter 53.

The passage 87 and the conveyor belt 88 shown in FIG. 13 allow coins that have not been dropped by either the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 or the preliminary distribution gate 52 to be dropped from the terminal position via the coin deposit port 22 and the first deposit transfer path 31. It is dropped on the belt conveyor 61 of.

In addition to the intermediate transport path component 82 and the separation roller 85 of the belt conveyor 81, the passage 87 and the transport belt 88 form an intermediate transport path 46 capable of transporting coins unwound from the stackers 41a to 41f to the coin deposit port 22. doing.

A separation roller 91 is arranged on the upper side of the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the belt conveyor 81. The separation roller 91 separates the coins on the withdrawal transfer path component 83 one by one by moving the facing portion in the direction opposite to the transfer direction of the withdrawal transfer path component 83. The withdrawal transfer path component 83 transports the coins separated one by one by the separation roller 91 forward.

In front of the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the belt conveyor 81, coins separated one by one by the separation roller 91 and conveyed forward by the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the belt conveyor 81 are further forward. A passage 92 and a conveyor belt 93 are provided. The passage 92 and the transfer belt 93 extend in the front-rear direction on the front side of the withdrawal transfer path component 83, and the transfer belt 93 transmits coins sent from the withdrawal transfer path component 83 onto the passage 92 from above. It is pressed against the passage 92 and further forward. The passage 92 and the transport belt 93 discharge coins from the terminal positions to the coin withdrawal port 25.

The withdrawal transfer path component 83, the separation roller 91, the passage 92, and the transfer belt 93 of the belt conveyor 81 convey the coins dropped from the intermediate transfer path 46 at the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 to the coin withdrawal port 25. The withdrawal transfer path 48 is configured. The withdrawal transfer path 48 conveys coins drawn from the stackers 41a to 41f and conveyed in the intermediate transfer path 46 to the coin withdrawal port 25.

As shown in FIG. 14, the spare storage 51 has a wall portion 95 and an endless belt conveyor 96 arranged below the wall portion 95 and extending in the front-rear direction. The rear portion of the belt conveyor 96 rises backward at an angle close to vertical, and the coins are lifted one by one with the locking pieces (not shown) and delivered to the distribution transport unit 56. As a result, the spare storage 51 separates the coins one by one and feeds them out to the distribution transport unit 56.

As shown in FIG. 12, the distribution transport unit 56 extends a passage 100 extending so as to connect the belt conveyor 98 extending in the left-right direction, the separation roller 99 on the upper side thereof, and the belt conveyor 98 and the delivery port 57. And an endless conveyor belt 101 extending in the left-right direction on the passage 100. The belt conveyor 98 is provided so as to connect the passage 100 and the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46, and the separation roller 99 is provided on the passage 100 side of the spare storage 51. The separation roller 99 separates the coins on the belt conveyor 98 one by one by moving the facing portion in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the belt conveyor 98 toward the passage 100 side, and the belt conveyor 98 , The coins separated one by one by the separation roller 99 are conveyed to the passage 100 side. The other end of the belt conveyor 98 is designed to pay out coins at a position between the stacker 41a of the belt conveyor 81 and the separation roller 85. The passage 100 is provided with a payout identification unit 102 that counts while identifying the denomination of coins to be carried to the payout port 57 side by the carry belt 101. Here, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 grasps the amount of coins falling to the delivery outlet 57 from the counting result of the delivery identification unit 102.

As shown in FIG. 5, the coin processing device 1 is loaded into a tray loading unit 110 fixed to the lower part of the coin processing unit 5, and collects coins delivered from the coin processing unit 5. It has a collection coin storage unit). When the coin processing unit 5 is pulled out from the housing main body 213 as shown in FIG. 9 from the state shown in FIG. 7, the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded in the tray loading unit 110 of the coin processing unit 5 is also pulled out. Is done. When the coin processing device 1 is in a normal use state, for example, the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded in the tray loading unit 110 overlaps the coin processing unit 5 in the horizontal direction, and the coin processing unit 5 has a horizontal position. It is located vertically below. As shown in FIG. 9, the collected coin storage tray 111 is exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1 with the front cover 215 opened, and is pulled out from the tray loading unit 110 and taken out in this state. .. On the other hand, the collected coin storage tray 111 is not exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1 when the money processing device 1 is in the normal use state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the front cover 215 is closed. The collected coin storage tray 111 has a bottomed box shape with an upper opening, and the coin processing unit 1 is in a normal use state, for example, and the collected coin storage tray 111 is loaded in the tray loading unit 110. Coins falling from the carry-out port 57 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 of 5 are received and stored. The collected coin storage tray 111 can collectively store about 300 coins in a mixed state of denominations. Depending on the selection, only the designated denomination can be collected.

The tray loading unit 110 is provided with a tray lock mechanism 112 shown in FIG. 6, which is an electromagnetic lock that locks the collected coin storage tray 111 in a pushed state. The tray lock mechanism 112 is unlocked by a release signal from the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11, and when the lock is released, the collected coin storage tray 111 is pulled out from the tray loading unit 110 and is released. It can be removed. After that, when the collected coin storage tray 111 is pushed into the tray loading unit 110, the tray lock mechanism 112 automatically locks the collected coin storage tray 111 to the tray loading unit 110. The tray lock mechanism 112 is provided with a lock detection unit (not shown) for detecting whether the tray lock mechanism 112 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, and the payment control unit 18 of the payment processing terminal 11 is the lock detection unit. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether or not the tray lock mechanism 112 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether or not the collected coin storage tray 111 is set in the tray loading unit 110.

In addition, instead of the collected coin storage tray 111, a collected coin storage safe capable of storing about 600 coins may be provided. The collected coin storage safe has an opening provided with a shutter that opens when loaded in the tray loading section 110 and automatically closes and locks when pulled out of the tray loading section 110. The coins that fall from the delivery port 57 of the coin processing unit 5 are received and stored through the opening. When the collected coin storage safe is unlocked in the closed state by key operation with a separate key and opened, the coins can be taken out. By using a collection coin storage safe, which is a cassette with a key in this way, employees can collect coins without touching cash, and security can be improved.

The tray loading unit 110 is provided with a tray full detection unit (not shown) that detects whether or not the coins stored in the collected coin storage tray 111 in the set state are in a full state. The settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 determines whether or not the coins stored in the collected coin storage tray 111 are full based on the detection result of the tray full detection unit.

When the money processing device 1 is in a normal use state, for example, it is vertically below the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded in the coin processing unit 5 pushed into the housing body 213, that is, the housing body 213. A unit-shaped replenishment coin storage unit 157 (bar metal storage unit) shown in FIG. 5 is provided vertically below the coin processing unit 5 in a state of being pushed in. The replenishment money storage unit 157 is not exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1 when the money processing device 1 is in the normal use state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the front cover 215 is closed. As shown, the front cover 215 is exposed to the outside of the money processing apparatus 1 in an open state. The replenishment coin storage unit 157 is horizontal to the coin processing unit 5 pushed into the housing main body 213 and the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded therein when the money processing device 1 is in a normal use state, for example. The positions are overlapped.

As shown in FIG. 15, the replenishment money storage unit 157 can be pulled out horizontally forward as shown in FIG. 9 with respect to the box-shaped storage housing unit 155 that opens forward and the storage housing unit 155. It has a supported storage drawer 156 and. An indicator lamp 159 made of an LED is provided on the front surface of the storage drawer 156. The replenishment money storage unit 157 is fixed to the housing body 213 in the storage housing unit 155.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the closed state in which the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing unit 155, the replenishment money storage unit 157 cannot be accessed by the operator inside the storage drawer 156, and the storage drawer 156 cannot be accessed by the operator. Is pulled out from the storage housing portion 155, and the inside of the storage drawer 156 can be accessed by the operator in the open state. The replenishment money storage unit 157 is provided with a drawer lock mechanism 161 which is an electromagnetic lock that locks the storage drawer 156 in the storage housing unit 155 in a closed state. The drawer lock mechanism 161 is unlocked by a release signal from the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11, and when the lock is released, the storage drawer 156 is slightly projected from the storage housing portion 155. As a result, the storage drawer 156 can be pulled out from the storage housing portion 155. After that, when the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing portion 155 and is closed, the drawer lock mechanism 161 automatically locks the storage drawer 156 to the storage housing portion 155.

The drawer lock mechanism 161 is provided with a lock detection unit (not shown) for detecting whether the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, and the payment control unit 18 of the payment processing terminal 11 is the lock detection unit. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether or not the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether or not the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing portion 155. Based on this determination, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 informs the operator whether the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state or the unlocked state by displaying different display lamps 159 as the state notification unit. Notify. For example, the indicator lamp 159 is turned on when the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state, and the indicator lamp 159 is blinked when the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the unlocked state. Alternatively, when the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state, it lights in green and when it is in the unlocked state, it blinks in red. In addition to these, the voice may be notified by a speaker as a state notification unit (not shown). Here, as the drawer lock mechanism 161, it is possible to use a cylinder lock that is unlocked by a separate key, in addition to the electromagnetic lock that is unlocked by the release signal from the settlement control unit 18.

As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the storage drawer 156 may be provided with a paper leaf storage unit 167 for storing paper leaves on the frontmost side. The paper leaf storage unit 167 stores paper leaves having financial value such as loose banknotes, gift certificates, credit statements, etc., and has a tray-shaped storage unit main body 168 fixed to the storage drawer 156 and a tray-shaped storage unit main body 168. It has a lid portion 169 that is detachably attached to the storage portion main body 168 so as to cover the paper sheets stored in the storage portion main body 168. The lid portion 169 may be swingably connected to the storage portion main body 168 as long as the storage portion main body 168 can be opened and closed. For example, about 50 loose bills mixed with denominations can be stored in the storage unit main body 168 at a time.

The storage drawer 156 has a tray-shaped loose coin storage section 171 for storing loose coins and a tray-shaped non-coin storage section 172 for storing non-monetary items on the rear side of the paper leaf storage section 167. It is fixed. The loose coin storage unit 171 and the non-coin storage unit 172 are arranged side by side so as to be aligned in the front-rear direction. The loose coin storage unit 171 provided in the storage drawer 156 stores loose coins separately from the collected coin storage tray 111. For example, about 60 loose coins mixed with denominations can be stored in the loose coin storage unit 171 at once. Seals and the like can be stored in the storage unit 172 other than money.

In the storage drawer 156, a coin-roll storage section 175 for storing coins is fixed to the rear side of the loose coin storage section 171 and the storage section 172 other than coins. Climbing gold is a coin in which a specified number (for example, 50) of coins of a single denomination are accumulated, wrapped in a wrapping sheet, and integrated. The coin-roll storage unit 175 can store coins of 6 denominations that are mainly distributed in Japan. The coin-roll storage section 175 is provided with a 10-yen coin tray 176 for storing coins of 10-yen coins and a 100-yen coin tray 177 for storing coins of 100-yen coins on the foremost side. These 10-yen coin trays 176 and 100-yen coin trays 177 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, with a 10-yen coin tray 176 on the left side and a 100-yen coin tray 177 on the right side. ..

The 10-yen coin tray 176 has multiple 10-yen coin storage units 178 in the front-rear direction (specifically,) that store 10-yen coins in a posture in which the central axis extends to the left and right while restricting horizontal movement. (Four places) are provided. The 100-yen coin tray 177 has a plurality of 100-yen coin storage units 179 in the front-rear direction (specifically,) for storing 100-yen coins while restricting horizontal movement in a posture in which the central axis extends to the left and right. (Four places) are provided.

The coin-roll storage section 175 is provided with a 1-yen coin tray 181 for storing coins of 1-yen coins behind the 10-yen coin tray 176 and the 100-yen coin tray 177. The 1-yen coin tray 181 has a plurality of 1-yen coin storage units 182 (specifically, front-back and left-right) for storing 1-yen coins while restricting horizontal movement in a posture in which the central axis extends to the left and right. There are four places).

The bar 175 is located behind the 1-yen coin tray 181 with a 5-yen coin tray 185 for storing 5-yen coin bars, a 50-yen coin tray 186 for storing 50-yen coin bars, and 500. A 500-yen coin tray 187 for storing yen coin bars is provided. These 5-yen coin trays 185, 50-yen coin trays 186 and 500-yen coin trays 187 are arranged side by side with the front end positions aligned, and the 5-yen coin trays 185, 50-yen coin trays 186, 500 are arranged in order from the left side. A yen coin tray 187 is provided.

The 5-yen coin tray 185 has a plurality of 5-yen coin storage units 190 on the left and right (specifically,) for storing the 5-yen coin while restricting horizontal movement in a posture in which the central axis extends back and forth. Two places) are provided. The 50-yen coin tray 186 has a plurality of 50-yen coin storage units 191 on the left and right (specifically,) for storing 50-yen coins while restricting horizontal movement in a posture in which the central axis extends back and forth. Two places) are provided. The 500-yen coin tray 187 has a plurality of 500-yen coin storage units 192 on the left and right (specifically,) for storing 500-yen coins while restricting horizontal movement in a posture in which the central axis extends back and forth. Two places) are provided.

10 yen Climbing Gold Single Storage 178, 100 Yen Climbing Gold Single Storage 179, 1 Yen Climbing Gold Single Storage 182, 5 Yen Climbing Gold Single Storage 190, 50 Yen Climbing Gold Single Storage 191 and 500 Yen Climbing Gold Single The storage unit 192 has a magnetic sensor or the like at the bottom of each, which detects the presence or absence of a coin-roll and whether the coin-roll is a different denomination that is not a storage target or a positive denomination that is a storage target. A bar metal detection unit (not shown) is provided. The settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 determines whether or not the coins are stored in each of the coin-roll single storage units 178, 179, 182, 190, 191 and 192 based on the detection result of the coin detection unit. It is determined whether the coins of different denominations are stored or the coins of the positive denominations are stored. Then, when the payment control unit 18 stores the coins of different denominations, the operation display unit 13 notifies the place where the coins of different denominations are stored. If different denominations of coins are not stored, the number of coins by denomination is calculated from the result of the presence or absence of coins. That is, the replenishment coin storage unit 157 can detect the denomination and number of the stored coins.

Here, a slit may be provided on the front surface of the storage drawer 156 for inserting paper leaves such as banknotes into the storage drawer 156. As a result, even when the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing portion 155 in the closed state, paper notes such as banknotes can be stored in the storage drawer 156 (particularly, in the paper leaf storage unit 167).

As shown in FIG. 1, the money processing device 1 has a bill processing unit 6 that is partially exposed to the outside of the device from the upper opening 232 and the lower opening 231 of the upper cover 216 that is in a closed state such as in a normal use state. ing. As shown in FIG. 18, when the upper cover 216 is opened, the bill processing unit 6 appears and is in a state where maintenance and the like can be performed. The banknote processing unit 6 processes banknotes out of money, is in the form of a unit, and is slidably supported by the housing body 213 in the front-rear direction. When the bill processing unit 6 is pushed into the housing body 213 as shown in FIG. 7, the upper cover 216 can be closed as shown in FIG. 9, and the upper cover 216 is opened as shown in FIG. In this state, the banknote processing unit 6 is pulled out from the housing main body unit 213 as shown in FIG. The bill processing unit 6 is arranged above the coin processing unit 5, and the bill processing unit 6 and the coin processing unit 5 are both pushed into the housing main body unit 213 when the money processing device 1 is in a normal use state, for example. In this state, the horizontal positions are overlapped. In other words, when the coin processing device 1 is in a normal use state, for example, the coin processing unit 5 is arranged vertically below the bill processing unit 6, and the bill processing unit 6 and the coin processing unit 5 are positioned in the horizontal direction. They are stacked vertically.

The housing main body 213 is provided with a bill processing unit locking mechanism 281 shown in FIG. 6, which is an electromagnetic lock that locks the bill processing unit 6 in a pushed state. The bill processing unit lock mechanism 281 is unlocked by a release signal from the payment control unit 18 of the payment processing terminal 11, and when the lock is released, the bill processing unit 6 is released from the housing main body 213. Withdrawals are possible. After that, when the bill processing unit 6 is pushed into the housing main body 213, the bill processing unit lock mechanism 281 automatically locks the bill processing unit 6 to the housing main body 213. The bill processing unit lock mechanism 281 is provided with a lock detection unit (not shown) for detecting whether the bill processing unit lock mechanism 281 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, and the payment control unit 18 of the payment processing terminal 11 detects the lock. Based on the detection result of the unit, whether the bill processing unit lock mechanism 281 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether the bill processing unit 6 is pushed into the housing body 213. judge. Here, as the bill processing unit lock mechanism 281, a cylinder lock that is unlocked by a separate key can be used in addition to the electromagnetic lock that is unlocked by the release signal from the settlement control unit 18. is there.

Here, the maximum withdrawal distance of the bill processing unit 6 from the housing main body 213 is shorter than the maximum withdrawal distance of the coin processing unit 5 from the housing main body 213. Then, as shown in FIG. 18, in the coin processing unit 5 and the bill processing unit 6 which are both most pulled out from the housing main body 213, the coin deposit port 22 and the operation display unit 23 of the coin processing unit 5 process bills. It will be located in front of the part 6. As a result, when the coin processing unit 5 and the bill processing unit 6 are most pulled out from the housing main body unit 213, the operation display unit 23 provided in the coin processing unit 5 can be visually recognized and operated, and the operation display unit 23 can be used. It is possible to deal with an abnormality of the bill processing unit 6 while checking the status.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the bill processing unit 6 has an upper opening bill insertion slot 26 and a bill withdrawal port exposed to the outside of the money processing apparatus 1 through the upper opening 232 of the upper cover 216 in the closed state. 27 are arranged side by side in the front and rear, and the bill insertion slot 26 is provided on the front side and the bill withdrawal port 27 is provided on the rear side. The bill insertion slot 26 and the bill withdrawal port 27 are long in the left-right direction, which is the device width direction of the money processing device 1, and their positions in the left-right direction are overlapped. At the time of deposit processing, loose bills are inserted into the bill insertion slot 26 from outside the currency processing device 1 in the longitudinal direction to the left and right in the lateral direction up and down, and in the case of a plurality of bills, they are stacked back and forth and inserted. The unit 6 processes the bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 26. Foreign matter such as clips and coins that are mistakenly inserted into the bill insertion slot 26 is discharged to the foreign matter removal port 28. The foreign matter exclusion port 28 is exposed to the outside of the money processing device 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 from the lower opening 231 of the upper cover 216 in the closed state. At the banknote withdrawal port 27, withdrawal banknotes are withdrawn from the banknote processing unit 6 at the time of withdrawal processing, and unacceptable banknotes identified as unacceptable at the time of deposit processing are withdrawn from the banknote processing unit 6. The banknotes drawn out from No. 6 can be taken out by stacking them in the longitudinal direction to the left and right in the lateral direction and in the case of a plurality of banknotes. In the bill insertion slot 26, bills can be collectively inserted from outside the device in a denomination mixed state in which a plurality of denominations are mixed, and the bills inserted in this way are separated one by one and fed into the bill processing unit 6. ..

As shown in FIG. 19, in the bill processing unit 6, in order from the front side, a bill insertion slot 26, a bill withdrawal port 27, a removable bill cassette 118 capable of storing bills, and bills that are stored and stored are stored in the bill processing unit 6. A plurality of non-detachable banknote storages 120, 121, 122, 123 for withdrawing to the banknote withdrawal port 27 are specifically provided. The banknote cassette 118 can store banknotes from the banknote storages 120 to 123.

For example, each of the bill storages 120 to 122 is for storing a single denomination, the bill storage 120 stores 1,000 yen bills, and the bill storage 121 stores 5,000 yen bills. A 10,000-yen banknote is stored in the banknote storage 122. Further, the bill storage 123 is for denomination mixed storage, and overflow bills that cannot be stored in the bill storages 120 to 122 and 2,000 yen bills with a small circulation amount are stored. Of course, the storage pattern in the banknote storages 120 to 123 is not limited to this, and various settings can be made.

The bill insertion slot 26, the bill withdrawal port 27, the bill cassette 118, and the bill storage 120 to 123 all have a horizontally long shape that is long in the left-right direction, and all have long sides along the left-right direction at the upper end and the lower end. It is designed to accept banknotes in a posture (horizontal posture).

The above-mentioned bill insertion slot 26, bill withdrawal port 27, bill cassette 118, and bill storage 120 to 123 are provided close to the right side inside the bill processing unit 6, thereby providing the inside of the bill processing unit 6. In the space provided on the left side of the banknote, a banknote transfer unit 127 for exchanging banknotes by connecting the banknote insertion slot 26, the bill withdrawal port 27, the bill cassette 118, and the bill storages 120 to 123 is arranged. The banknote transport unit 127 also transports banknotes in a posture in which the long sides are always at the upper end and the lower end.

The banknote transport unit 127 branches from the vicinity of the main transport path 128 connecting the bill slot 26 and the bill storage 123, and the bill withdrawal port 27 of the main transport path 128, and is connected to the bill withdrawal port 27. The transport path 129, the branch transport path 130 that branches from the vicinity of the bill cassette 118 of the main transport path 128 and is connected to the bill cassette 118, and the bill storage that branches from the vicinity of the bill storage 120 of the main transport path 128. A branch transport path 132 connected to 120, a branch transport path 133 branched from the vicinity of the bill storage 121 of the main transport path 128 and connected to the bill storage 121, and a bill storage 122 of the main transport path 128. It has a branch transfer path 134 that branches from the vicinity and is connected to the bill storage 122.

The banknote transfer unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote storage 120 to 123 side via the main transfer path 128 to the branch transfer path 129 in a driven state and conveys the banknotes to the banknote withdrawal port 27. In the driven state, it has a distribution unit 129G which is directly conveyed by the main transfer path 128. The branch transfer path 129 has a roller pair 129R that rotates toward the bill withdrawal port 27 and sends the bill to the bill withdrawal port 27.

Further, the banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote storages 120 to 123 side via the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 130 in the driven state and conveys them to the banknote cassette 118, while the non-banknote transport unit 127 does not. In the driven state, it has a distribution unit 130G that is directly conveyed by the main transfer path 128. The branch transport path 130 has a roller pair 130R that rotates toward the bill cassette 118 and feeds the bill into the bill cassette 118.

Further, the banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the bill slot 26 side via the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 132 in the driven state and conveys them to the bill storage 120, while non-driving. In the state, it has a distribution unit 132G that is directly conveyed by the main transfer path 128. The branch transfer path 132 has rollers 132Ra and 132Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 120 and send the banknotes to the banknote storage 120. The bill storage 120 is provided with a kicking roller 120R that kicks bills toward the rollers 132Ra and 132Rb. One roller 132Ra rotates when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 120, and the other roller 132Rb stops when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 120 to separate the banknotes one by one.

Further, the banknote transfer unit 127 guides the banknotes conveyed from the banknote insertion slot 26 side via the main transfer path 128 to the branch transfer path 133 in a driven state and conveys them to the banknote storage 121, while non-driving. In the state, it has a distribution unit 133G which is directly conveyed by the main transfer path 128. The branch transfer path 133 has rollers 133Ra and 133Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 121 and send the banknotes to the banknote storage 121. The bill storage 121 is provided with a kicking roller 121R that kicks bills toward the rollers 133Ra and 133Rb. One roller 133Ra rotates when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 121, and the other roller 133Rb stops when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 121 to separate the banknotes one by one.

Further, the banknote transfer unit 127 guides the banknotes conveyed from the banknote insertion slot 26 side via the main transfer path 128 to the branch transfer path 134 in the driven state and conveys them to the banknote storage 122, while non-driving. In the state, it has a distribution unit 134G which is directly conveyed by the main transfer path 128. The branch transfer path 134 has rollers 134Ra and 134Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 122 and send the banknotes to the banknote storage 122. The bill storage 122 is provided with a kicking roller 122R that kicks bills toward the rollers 134Ra and 134Rb. One roller 134Ra rotates when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 122, and the other roller 134Rb stops when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 122 to separate the banknotes one by one.

Further, the main transport path 128 has rollers 135Ra and 135Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 123 and send the banknotes to the banknote storage 123. The bill storage 123 is provided with a kicking roller 123R that kicks bills toward the rollers 135Ra and 135Rb. One roller 135Ra rotates when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 123, and the other roller 135Rb stops when the banknotes are unloaded from the banknote storage 123 to separate the banknotes one by one.

The bill insertion slot 26 is fed by a kick-out roller 26Ra that kicks out bills toward the main transport path 128, a pay-out roller 26Rb that feeds out the bills kicked out by the kick-out roller 26Ra to the main transport path 128, and a pay-out roller 26Rb. It has a separation roller 26Rc that separates the bills to be billed one by one by stopping.

The main transport path 128 is provided with a bill identification unit 140 for identifying bills between the branch transport paths 129 and 130.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coin insertion slot 234 into which coins are inserted is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot 26 and the bill withdrawal port 27 in the left-right direction, which is the width direction of the device. It is provided on the right side. The coin slot 234 is located on the front side of the bill slot 26 and the bill withdrawal port 27 and is positioned in the front-rear direction with the bill slot 26 into which the bill is inserted. On both the left and right sides of the coin insertion slot 234, slope portions 291 are provided so as to be inclined so as to be located lower toward the coin insertion slot 234 and guide the coin to the coin insertion slot 234. The coin slot 234 is long in the front-rear direction, and has a size capable of passing a plurality of coins (2 to 4 coins) at the same time with the thickness direction left and right. This eliminates the hassle of inserting coins one by one.

As shown in FIG. 7, the width of the bill processing unit 6 in the left-right direction is narrower than that of the coin processing unit 5, and the banknote processing unit 6 is arranged in the housing main body unit 213 so as to align the left end position with the coin processing unit 5. By arranging in this way, a space is created on the right side of the bill processing unit 6 and vertically above the coin processing unit 5. In this space, a tubular guide chute 265 that guides the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 234 vertically downward, that is, directly below when the coin processing device 1 is in a normal use state is arranged.

The guide chute 265 is fixed to the upper cover 216, and with the upper cover 216 closed, guides the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 234 downward while restricting the horizontal movement range to a predetermined range. .. The coins guided by the guide chute 265 are arranged below the shelf 301 through the shelf opening 302 of the shelf 301 between the bill processing section 6 of the housing body 213 and the coin processing section 5. It falls into the coin deposit opening 22 of the coin processing unit 5. The coin processing unit 5 processes the coins thus inserted into the coin insertion slot 234 and guided by the induction chute 265. Here, instead of integrally providing the coin insertion slot 234 and the guidance chute 265 on the upper cover 216, the coin insertion slot 234 may be fixed above the guidance chute 265 and the guidance chute 265 may be fixed to the shelf 301. good. In this case, the upper cover 216 is provided with an opening on the right side of the upper opening 232 on the upper surface thereof to expose the coin insertion slot 234 to the outside of the money processing device 1 even in the closed state.

As shown in FIG. 20, the coin deposit opening 22 has a drop opening 311 for passing coins guided by the guide chute 265, and a deposit port cover 312 that partially covers the coin deposit port 22 is provided on the bank portion 261. It is set. When the deposit opening cover 312 is set on the bank portion 261, the movement in the horizontal direction is restricted. The drop opening 311 of the deposit cover 312 is narrower than the opening area of the coin deposit 22 and regulates the spillage of the passed coin from the coin deposit 22 due to the bounce in the coin deposit 22. At the right end of the drop opening 311 of the deposit cover 312, a guide plate portion 313 that extends diagonally to the lower left so as to be located on the left side toward the lower side is provided, and coins that are guided by the guidance chute 265 and fall. Is guided to the left by this guide plate portion 313. An auto start sensor (not shown) for detecting the coin is provided at the position of the fall locus of the coin guided by the guide plate portion 313. When the coin processing unit 5 detects a coin with the auto start sensor, the coin processing unit 5 automatically starts the coin processing. That is, the deposit port cover 312 guides the coins to pass through the auto start sensor by colliding the inserted coins and changing the trajectory of the coins.

Since the guide plate portion 313 of the deposit port cover 312 vibrates when coins collide with each other, the vibration of the guide plate portion 313 may be detected by a vibration detection sensor to perform auto start. In this case, it is preferable that the entire deposit port cover 312 including the guide plate portion 313 is made of metal that is more easily vibrated so that it can be easily detected by the vibration detection sensor. With this configuration, auto start can be accelerated. Alternatively, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 234 are guided by the guidance chute 265 while the horizontal movement range is restricted to a predetermined range, so that the coins guided in the guidance path of the guidance chute 265 are detected. The auto start may be performed by providing a passage detection sensor.

As shown in FIG. 3, support portions 321 having a plurality of screw holes are provided in the front and rear on the right side surface of the housing main body portion 213, and these support portions 321 are loaded with the loading shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Shelf board 322 for use is detachably connected at hinge 323. A similar support portion 321 is also provided on the left side surface of the housing main body portion 213, and the shelf plate 322 can be removed from the right support portion 321 and attached to the left support portion 321. The support portion 321 supports the shelf board 322 so that the height can be adjusted in three stages, for example. The shelf board 322 supported by the support portion 321 is in a state of spreading horizontally when in use so that luggage can be placed on it, and when not in use, it rotates around the rotation center of the hinge 323 about the front-rear axis. And fold down. As a result, the degree of freedom in the layout of the money processing device 1 can be increased.

Next, various processes of the settlement system 204 including the money processing device 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The money processing device 1 is in a state in which the upper cover 216 and the front cover 215 are closed during normal operation.

"Payment processing"
When the transaction number written on the payment sheet issued by the product registration device 202 is input to the operation display unit 13 in the settlement processing terminal 11, the settlement control unit 18 stores the price information associated with the transaction number in the store controller. It is read from 203 and displayed on the operation display unit 13. After that, when a deposit operation is input to the operation display unit 13, the settlement control unit 18 provides the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 234 and dropped in the guide chute 265 into the coin deposit opening 22 of the coin processing unit 5. When detected by the auto start sensor (not shown), the coin processing unit 5 starts the coin deposit process. Further, when it is detected by the insertion slot bill detection sensor (not shown) that the bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 26, the bill processing unit 6 starts the bill deposit processing. The transaction number may be input by having the payment sheet read by a reader (not shown) of the settlement device 201, or the price information including the information of the purchased product is sent to a terminal such as a smartphone together with the transaction number. It may be transmitted or posted on a card dedicated to the store so that the payment device 201 can read it from the terminal or the card. In addition, the product registration device 202 transfers the price information including the information of the purchased product to the settlement device 201 together with the transaction number, and the employee guides the customer to the designated settlement device 201, or guides the customer with a warning light or a call display. You may try to do it.

In the coin deposit processing, the coin processing unit 5 separates the coins of the coin deposit port 22 one by one by the belt conveyor 61 and the separation roller 62 of the first deposit transfer path 31, and feeds them out to the second deposit transfer path 32. While being conveyed by the passage 71 of the deposit transfer path 32 and the transfer belt 72, the coin is conveyed over the closed reject distribution gate 36 to the coin identification unit 33, and is identified by the coin identification unit 33. The coin identification unit 33 identifies and counts the denominations of unacceptable and acceptable coins, and based on this identification result, reverse transports the unacceptable coins and opens the reject distribution gate 36. The deposit is rejected to be discharged to the coin reject port 24 via the reject shooter 37. As a result, the unacceptable coin is stored in the coin reject opening 24, and the operator can take out the unacceptable coin from the coin reject opening 24.

On the other hand, based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33, the acceptable coin is moved as it is to the downstream side of the second deposit transfer path 32. As a result, the acceptable coins are sorted by the corresponding denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denominations of the stackers 41a to 41f. That is, 1-yen coins are dropped at the denomination distribution gate 42a and stored in the stacker 41a, 10-yen coins are dropped at the denomination distribution gate 42b and stored in the stacker 41b, and 100-yen coins are denomination-distributed. Dropped at the gate 42c and stored in the stacker 41c, 5 yen coins were dropped at the denomination distribution gate 42d and stored in the stacker 41d, and 50 yen coins were dropped at the denomination distribution gate 42e and stored in the stacker 41e. Then, the 500 yen coin is dropped at the denomination distribution gate 42f and stored in the stacker 41f.

Here, the settlement control unit 18 grasps the storage amount of coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f of each denomination as described above, and the stackers 41a to 41f are newly deposited by the coins deposited in the deposit process. When the storage amount of any of the above exceeds the predetermined appropriate upper limit amount, the intermediate transport path 46 is counted from the coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount of the stackers 41a to 41f by the feeding mechanism 79. The storage amount of all stackers 41a to 41f is kept below the appropriate upper limit amount so that the storage amount after the deposit processing does not exceed the appropriate upper limit amount. As a result, the storage capacity of all the stackers 41a to 41f is maintained in a near-full state in which the storage capacity is at most an appropriate upper limit.

When the coins are fed from the stackers 41a to 41f to the intermediate transport path 46 in this way, the settlement control unit 18 keeps the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 closed and the preliminary distribution gate 52 open, and the belt conveyor. The coins are conveyed toward the preliminary distribution gate 52 by the intermediate transfer path component 82 and the transfer belt 88 of 81. Then, the coins are separated one by one by the separation roller 85 of the intermediate transfer path 46, and then fall from the intermediate transfer path 46 at the position of the preliminary distribution gate 52 beyond the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 to reserve. It is stored in the spare storage 51 via the storage shooter 53. At this time, the settlement control unit 18 grasps the deposit amount of the coins stored in the spare storage 51 by denomination from the count value of the payout mechanism 79.

Here, as described above, the settlement control unit 18 grasps the amount of coins paid out from the spare storage 51 to the payout outlet 57 by the distribution transport unit 56, and pays out the coins by type. From the amount and the amount of coins deposited in the spare storage 51 by denomination, the amount of coins stored in the spare storage 51 by denomination is known. When the storage amount of the spare storage 51 exceeds a predetermined appropriate upper limit due to the coins deposited in the spare storage 51 in the deposit process, the coins are fed from the spare storage 51 to the distribution transport unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96. Then, the conveyor 98 and the conveyor belt 101 of the distribution conveyor 56 convey the coins toward the delivery port 57. Then, based on the counting result of the payout identification unit 102, coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount are dropped to the payout outlet 57. In this way, the storage amount of the spare storage 51 after the deposit processing is kept below the appropriate upper limit amount so as not to exceed the appropriate upper limit amount. The coins delivered from the distribution transport unit 56 are stored in the collected coin storage tray 111 from the coin processing unit 5 via the delivery outlet 57. The settlement control unit 18 grasps the amount of coins delivered from the coin processing unit 5 to the collected coin storage tray 111 by denomination from the identification result of the payout identification unit 102 of the distribution transport unit 56.

In the banknote deposit processing, the banknote processing unit 6 separates the banknotes in the banknote slot 26 one by one and sends them out to the main transport path 128, transports them to the bill storages 120 to 123 on the main transport path 128, and identifies the banknotes. It is identified by part 140. The banknote identification unit 140 identifies the denominations of the acceptable and acceptable banknotes, and based on this identification result, the acceptable banknotes are selected from the distribution units 132G to 134G for the banknote storages 120 to 123. The banknotes for the denomination to be used are driven and stored in the banknote storage of the denomination 120 to 123 of the corresponding denomination. That is, the 1000-yen bill is sent to the branch transfer path 132 by the distribution unit 132G and stored in the bill storage 120 by the rollers 132Ra and 132Rb. Further, the 5000 yen bill is sent to the branch transfer path 133 by the distribution unit 133G, and is stored in the bill storage 121 by the drive of the rollers 133Ra and 133Rb. Further, the 10,000-yen bill is sent to the branch transfer path 134 by the distribution unit 134G and stored in the bill storage 122 by the drive of the rollers 134Ra and 134Rb. Further, the 2000-yen bills and the overflow bills that cannot be stored in the bill storages 120 to 122 are stored in the bill storage 123 driven by the rollers 135Ra and 135Rb.

On the other hand, the banknotes identified as non-depositable by the banknote identification unit 140 are conveyed in the opposite direction to the above by the reverse drive of the main transfer path 128, and are sent to the branch transfer path 129 by the distribution unit 129G to drive the rollers vs. 129R. To the banknote withdrawal port 27. As a result, the unacceptable bills are stored in the bill withdrawal port 27, and the operator can take out the unacceptable bills from the bill withdrawal port 27.

All the coins in the coin deposit slot 22 are transported to any of the coin reject ports 24 and the stackers 41a to 41f, and all the bills in the bill slot 26 are all in the bill storage 120 to 123 and the bill withdrawal port 27. When transported to, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 displays the counting results of coins and banknotes received in the current deposit processing and a display prompting a selection operation of whether to cancel the deposit or confirm the deposit. Is displayed on the operation display unit 13.

In response to the above-mentioned question of whether to cancel the payment or confirm the payment, when the operator inputs the selection operation of the payment confirmation, which is the approval operation input, to the operation display unit 13 of the payment processing terminal 11, the payment control unit 18 determines and stores the counted values of coins and banknotes received in the current deposit process, subtracts the product price from the total amount, calculates the change amount, and ends the deposit process. If there is change, the withdrawal process described later will continue.

"Payment return processing"
On the other hand, in response to the above-mentioned question of whether to cancel the payment or confirm the payment in the payment processing, the operator inputs the selection operation of the payment cancellation, which is the cancellation operation input, to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11. Then, the settlement control unit 18 drives the belt conveyors 77 of the stackers 41a to 41f with respect to the coin processing unit 5 of the money processing device 1 with the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 open, and out of the deposited amount. The returned coins constituting the coin portion are counted from the corresponding ones of the stackers 41a to 41f by the feeding mechanism 79, and are fed onto the intermediate transport path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46. Then, the intermediate transfer path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 conveys the coins toward the withdrawal port distribution gate 47. On the way, the coins are separated one by one by the separation roller 85 of the intermediate transfer path 46, and then from the withdrawal port distribution gate 47, the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the belt conveyor 81 of the withdrawal transfer path 48 Fall up. Then, the coins are separated one by one again by the separation roller 91 on the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the withdrawal transfer path 48, move on the passage 92 by the drive of the transfer belt 93, and are discharged to the coin withdrawal port 25. To.

Further, the settlement control unit 18 transfers the returned banknotes constituting the banknote portion of the deposited amount from the corresponding banknote storages 120 to 122 of the banknote processing unit 6 of the money processing device 1 to the branch transport path 132. It will be transported to the bill withdrawal port 27 via the corresponding one of ~ 134 and the main transport path 128. That is, when the banknotes are fed out from the banknote storage 120, the kicking roller 120R kicks the banknotes toward the rollers 132Ra and 132Rb, and the roller 132Ra feeds the banknotes into the branch transport path 132 while being separated by the rollers 132Rb. When the banknotes are fed out from the banknote storage 121, the kicking roller 121R kicks the banknotes toward the rollers 133Ra and 133Rb, and the roller 133Ra feeds the banknotes into the branch transport path 133 while separating them into one sheet by the rollers 133Rb. When the bills are fed out from the bill storage 122, the kicking roller 122R kicks the bills toward the rollers 134Ra and 134Rb, and the rollers 134Ra feed the bills into the branch transport path 134 while being separated by the rollers 134Rb. In this way, the banknotes drawn out from the corresponding items in the banknote storages 120 to 122 are conveyed by the main transfer path 128, introduced into the branch transfer path 129 by the distribution unit 129G, and sent to the banknote withdrawal port 27.

When the return coins that make up the coin portion of the deposited amount are released to the coin withdrawal port 25 and the return bills that make up the banknote portion of the deposited amount are released to the bill withdrawal port 27, the deposit return process is performed. The operation will be completed, and the operator will take out the returned coins from the coin withdrawal port 25 and the returned banknotes from the bill withdrawal port 27.

"Withdrawal processing"
As described above, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 subtracts the product price from the total amount of coins and banknotes received in the deposit process to calculate the change amount, and if there is change, issues the change amount. The money processing device 1 is controlled so as to make money.

Under the control of the settlement control unit 18, the money processing device 1 opens the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 for the coin processing unit 5 and sets the withdrawal coins constituting the coin portion of the change amount from the stackers 41a to. The belt conveyor 77 of the 41f is driven, and while counting from the corresponding ones of the stackers 41a to 41f by the feeding mechanism 79, it is fed onto the intermediate transport path component 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46. Then, the intermediate transport path component 82 transports the coins toward the withdrawal port distribution gate 47. On the way, the coins are separated one by one by the separation roller 85 of the intermediate transfer path 46, and then from the withdrawal port distribution gate 47, the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the belt conveyor 81 of the withdrawal transfer path 48 Fall up. Then, the coins are separated one by one again by the separation roller 91 on the withdrawal transfer path component 83 of the withdrawal transfer path 48, move on the passage 92 by the drive of the transfer belt 93, and are discharged to the coin withdrawal port 25. To.

Further, the money processing device 1 branches and conveys the withdrawal banknotes constituting the banknote portion of the change amount from the corresponding banknote storages 120 and 121 of the banknote processing unit 6 in the same manner as the deposit / return processing. The banknotes will be transported toward the bill withdrawal port 27 via the corresponding roads 132 and 133 and the main transport path 128. Then, the banknotes transported in the main transport path 128 are introduced into the branch transport path 129 by the distribution unit 129G and sent to the bill withdrawal port 27.

When the withdrawal coins constituting the coin portion of the change amount are released to the coin withdrawal port 25 and the withdrawal bills constituting the banknote portion of the change amount are released to the banknote withdrawal port 27, the withdrawal process is completed. Therefore, the operator takes out the withdrawal coin from the coin withdrawal port 25 and the withdrawal bill from the banknote withdrawal port 27, respectively.

"Internal coin replenishment process"
After the withdrawal process, the settlement control unit 18 determines that the amount of coins stored in any of the stackers 41a to 41f of each denomination is less than the predetermined appropriate lower limit, that is, the near-end state in which the storage amount is the appropriate lower limit. If the amount is small, the internal coin replenishment process is performed. Here, if the stored amount of any of the stackers 41a to 41f is less than the appropriate lower limit amount after the withdrawal process, the internal coin replenishment process may be automatically performed, and the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11 may be used. It may be possible to display that the stored amount is smaller than the near-end state and perform the internal coin replenishment process only when the operation of the internal coin replenishment process is input to the operation display unit 13. Here, the settlement control unit 18 executes the internal coin replenishment process when an operation is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, regardless of the storage amount of the stackers 41a to 41f of each denomination.

In the internal coin replenishment process, the settlement control unit 18 feeds coins from the spare storage 51 to the distribution transport unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and the belt conveyor 98 of the distribution transport unit 56 connects the coins to the intermediate transport path 46. Transport towards. Then, with the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 and the preliminary distribution gate 52 closed, the coins are conveyed toward the coin deposit port 22 by the intermediate transfer path component 82 and the transfer belt 88 of the belt conveyor 81. Then, the coins pass through the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 and the preliminary distribution gate 52, fall from the terminal position of the passage 87, which is the terminal position of the intermediate transport path 46, and fall into the coin deposit port 22.

Further, the coins in the coin deposit port 22 are separated one by one by the belt conveyor 61 and the separation roller 62 of the first deposit transfer path 31, and fed out to the second deposit transfer path 32, and the coins are conveyed while being conveyed in the second deposit transfer path 32. The identification unit 33 identifies the denominations and counts them together. Based on this identification result, coins are sorted by the corresponding denominations of the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denominations of the stackers 41a to 41f. Then, the settlement control unit 18 waits for a predetermined time after the stored amounts of all the stackers 41a to 41f become equal to or more than a predetermined appropriate intermediate amount between the appropriate lower limit amount and the appropriate upper limit amount, or become equal to or more than the appropriate lower limit amount. After that, the feeding of coins from the spare storage 51 is stopped.

Here, during the internal coin replenishment process for replenishing coins from the spare storage 51 to the stackers 41a to 41f, if the stackers 41a to 41f do not need to be replenished, the amount of coins to be replenished is appropriately increased. It may exceed the limit. In such a case, the settlement control unit 18 pays out the coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount of the stackers 41a to 41f to the intermediate transport path 46 while counting the coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount by the payout mechanism 79. The storage amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f is kept below the appropriate upper limit amount so that the storage amount after the treatment does not exceed the appropriate upper limit amount. The coins drawn out from the stackers 41a to 41f exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount are conveyed in the intermediate transport path 46 in the same manner as the coins drawn out from the spare storage 51.

Whether the stored amount of all stackers 41a to 41f is equal to or greater than the predetermined appropriate intermediate amount between the appropriate lower limit amount and the appropriate upper limit amount, or the predetermined time elapses after the appropriate lower limit amount or more is reached, or the appropriate lower limit amount or more. When the predetermined time elapses, the settlement control unit 18 stops the feeding of coins from the spare storage 51, opens the spare distribution gate 52, and opens the distribution transfer unit 56, the intermediate transfer path 46, and the first. When there are no more coins on the 1st deposit transfer path 31 and the 2nd deposit transfer path 32, the internal coin replenishment process is completed. In this internal coin replenishment process, coins are fed from the reserve storage 51 to the withdrawal transport unit 58 including the intermediate transport path 46, and are transported to the coin deposit port 22 by the withdrawal transport unit 58, and further from the coin deposit port 22 to the first. It is conveyed to the deposit transfer unit 43 including the deposit transfer path 31 and the second deposit transfer path 32 by the pay-out deposit transfer section 43, identified by the coin identification section 33, and then conveyed to the stackers 41a to 41f.

"Coin scrutiny process"
At the time of the coin scrutiny process, the operation input of the coin scrutiny process is input to the settlement processing terminal 11 via the operation display unit 13, and at that time, the denomination to be scrutinized is designated. Of course, all denominations can be specified. When the operation input of the coin scrutiny process is input, the settlement control unit 18 determines whether or not the spare storage 51 is empty at the start of the operation input.

When the spare storage 51 is in an empty state, a single scrutiny process is performed on one of the stackers 41a to 41f designated this time. That is, first, the coins are moved from one of the stackers 41a to 41f designated this time to be scrutinized to the spare storage 51 until it is empty. That is, the preliminary distribution gate 52 is opened, the belt conveyors 77 of the stackers 41a to 41f are driven, and the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46 is driven by the feeding mechanism 79 from one of the stackers 41a to 41f to be scrutinized this time. Coins are fed out on the intermediate transport path component 82. Then, the coins are conveyed toward the preliminary distribution gate 52 by the belt conveyor 81, and the coins are dropped at the position of the preliminary distribution gate 52 and stored in the spare storage 51 via the spare storage shooter 53. In this way, all coins are moved from one stacker to be scrutinized this time to the spare storage 51.

Next, the settlement control unit 18 closes the preliminary distribution gate 52, and in the same manner as the internal coin replenishment process described above, the coins are fed from the preliminary storage 51 to the distribution transport unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and the coins are distributed. The belt conveyor 98 of the transport unit 56 feeds the coins to the intermediate transport path 46. Then, the coins are conveyed to the coin deposit port 22 by the intermediate transfer path component 82 and the transfer belt 88 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transfer path 46, and the first deposit transfer path 31 and the second deposit transfer are conveyed from the coin deposit port 22. It is conveyed on the road 32. The coin identification unit 33 identifies and counts the denomination of coins during transportation on the second deposit transfer path 32. Based on this identification result, coins are sorted by the corresponding denominations of the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denominations of the stackers 41a to 41f. The coins are basically returned to one stacker to be scrutinized this time.

Then, when all the coins stored in the spare storage 51 are stored in the stackers 41a to 41f, the settlement control unit 18 is a coin identification unit for the coin of one denomination to be scrutinized this time among the stackers 41a to 41f. The single scrutiny process is completed with the counting result of 33 as the storage capacity of the stacker of one denomination to be scrutinized this time among the stackers 41a to 41f.

When there are a plurality of designated scrutiny targets for the stackers 41a to 41f (including all designations), the same single scrutiny process as described above is sequentially performed, and the scrutiny process is completed. That is, in the scrutiny process, the coin is fed from one of the objects of the stackers 41a to 41f to the withdrawal transport unit 58 including the intermediate transport path 46, and is transported to the spare storage 51 by the withdrawal transport unit 58. After transferring all the coins from one of the objects of the stackers 41a to 41f to the spare storage 51, the coins are fed from the spare storage 51 to the withdrawal transport unit 58 and transported to the coin deposit port 22 by the withdrawal transport unit 58. Then, from the coin deposit port 22, the coin is conveyed to the deposit transport unit 43 including the first deposit transport path 31 and the second deposit transport path 32 by the pay-out deposit transport unit 43, and is identified by the coin identification unit 33. Transport to one of the objects of 41f.

On the other hand, when the spare storage 51 is not empty at the start of the coin scrutiny process, the settlement control unit 18 determines the storage amount of coins stored in the spare storage 51 by denomination and the stackers 41a to 41f. From the storage amount, it is determined whether or not all the coins stored in the spare storage 51 can be stored in the stackers 41a to 41f without exceeding the upper limit storage amount.

When it is possible to store the coins without exceeding the upper limit storage amount, all the coins stored in the spare storage 51 are stored in the stackers 41a to 41f, and the spare storage 51 is emptied. That is, in the same manner as the internal coin replenishment process described above, the coins are fed from the spare storage 51 to the sorting transport section 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and fed to the intermediate transport path 46 by the belt conveyor 98 of the sorting transport section 56. .. Then, the coins are conveyed to the coin deposit port 22 by the intermediate transport path component 82 and the transport belt 88 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46, and further conveyed by the first deposit transfer path 31 and the second deposit transfer path 32. At the same time, the coin identification unit 33 identifies the denomination and counts the coins. Based on this identification result, coins are sorted by the corresponding denominations of the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denominations of the stackers 41a to 41f.

When all the coins are fed out from the spare storage 51 and there are no more coins in the distribution transport unit 56, the intermediate transport path 46, the first deposit transport path 31 and the second deposit transport path 32, the complete replenishment emptying process is completed. , The same single scrutiny process as described above is performed on the stackers to be scrutinized specified among the stackers 41a to 41f, and the scrutiny process is completed.

When the spare storage 51 is emptied, if all the coins stored in the spare storage 51 cannot be stored in the stackers 41a to 41f without exceeding the upper limit storage capacity, the settlement control unit 18 sets the spare storage. Partial replenishment emptying process to store some of the coins stored in 51 in stackers 41a to 41f, and collection of all coins stored in spare storage 51 All collection to be stored in coin storage tray 111 Performs one of the selected processes of the spare storage emptying process. This selection is made by inputting to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, but one of them may be set as the default.

In the partial replenishment emptying process, the settlement control unit 18 feeds coins from the spare storage 51 to the distribution transfer unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96 in the same manner as the internal coin replenishment process described above, and the distribution transfer unit 56 The belt conveyor 98 is fed to the intermediate transport path 46. Then, the coins are conveyed to the coin deposit port 22 by the intermediate transport path component 82 and the transport belt 88 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46, and further conveyed by the first deposit transfer path 31 and the second deposit transfer path 32. At the same time, the coin identification unit 33 identifies the denomination and counts the coins. Based on this identification result, coins are sorted by the corresponding denominations of the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denominations of the stackers 41a to 41f. Then, in any of the stackers 41a to 41f, when the stored amount exceeds the appropriate upper limit amount due to the coins to be replenished, the settlement control unit 18 is appropriate by the feeding mechanism 79 from the one exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount of the stackers 41a to 41f. While counting the coins that exceed the upper limit, feed them out to the intermediate transport path 46 so that the storage amount after deposit processing does not exceed the appropriate upper limit, and keep the storage amount of all stackers 41a to 41f below the appropriate upper limit. Keep in. The coins drawn out from the stackers 41a to 41f exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount are conveyed in the intermediate transport path 46 in the same manner as the coins drawn out from the spare storage 51.

When a predetermined time elapses after the start of the partial replenishment emptying process, the settlement control unit 18 opens the preliminary distribution gate 52 and sets the transfer direction of the distribution transfer unit 56 toward the delivery port 57 to collect coins. , The belt conveyor 98 and the transport belt 101 of the distribution transport unit 56 drop the coins into the delivery port 57 and store them in the collection coin storage tray 111. Then, when there are no more coins on the spare storage 51, the distribution transport unit 56, the intermediate transport path 46, the first deposit transport path 31, and the second deposit transport path 32, the settlement control unit 18 partially replenishes and empties the coins. Is completed, and the same single scrutiny process as described above is sequentially performed for the designated stackers to be scrutinized among the stackers 41a to 41f, and the scrutiny process is completed.

In the total collection and emptying process, the settlement control unit 18 feeds coins from the spare storage 51 to the distribution transport unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and the belt conveyor 98 and the transport belt 101 of the distribution transport unit 56 deliver the coins. It is dropped on 57 and stored in the collected coin storage tray 111. When there are no more coins on the spare storage 51 and the sorting and transporting unit 56, the settlement control unit 18 completes the total collection and emptying process, and the same single scrutiny process as described above is designated among the stackers 41a to 41f. The stackers to be scrutinized are sequentially performed, and the scrutiny process is completed.

"Insert coin replenishment process"
When the selection operation of the inserted coin replenishment process is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11 and the opening operation by the key operation of the front cover 215 is detected by the front cover open / close detection sensor (not shown), the settlement control unit 18 moves. The lock by the coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 is released, the lock by the drawer lock mechanism 161 of the replenishment coin storage unit 157 is released, and the indicator lamp 159 is blinked. Then, the storage drawer 156 can be pulled out from the storage housing portion 155 of the replenishment coin storage unit 157, and the operator pulls out the storage drawer 156 to expose the coin-roll storage unit 175, which is necessary for replenishment. Take out the denomination coin. Further, the operator pulls out the coin processing unit 5 from the housing main body 213, removes the deposit port cover 312 covering the coin deposit port 22, exposes the entire coin deposit port 22, and unwraps the coins to separate them. As coins, loose coins are inserted into the coin slot 22. At that time, the bank portion 261 regulates the spill of coins to the outside of the coin deposit opening 22.

After the loose coins are inserted into the coin deposit opening 22, when the execution operation of the inserted coin replenishment process is input to the operation display unit 13, the settlement control unit 18 deposits the coins inserted into the coin deposit port 22 as described above. In the same manner as above, the input coin replenishment process for replenishing the stackers 41a to 41f is performed. That is, the coins drawn out from the coin deposit port 22 are conveyed by the first deposit transfer path 31 and the second deposit transfer path 32, and are identified by the coin identification unit 33. Based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33, the unacceptable coins are discharged to the coin reject port 24, while the acceptable coins are selected by the corresponding ones of the denomination distribution gates 42a to 42f and the stackers 41a to 41f correspond. Store in the denomination. At this time as well, when the stored amount of any of the stackers 41a to 41f exceeds the predetermined appropriate upper limit amount due to the coins replenished by the inserted coin replenishment process, the settlement control unit 18 collects the coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount. It is stored in the spare storage 51 by the intermediate transport path 46, and the storage amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f is kept below the appropriate upper limit amount. When the storage amount of the spare storage 51 exceeds the appropriate upper limit amount, the coins of the spare storage 51 are stored in the collection coin storage tray 111 by the distribution transport unit 56, and the storage amount of the spare storage 51 is appropriate. Keep at the upper limit. As a result, it is not necessary to strictly consider the replenishment amount of coins from the storage amount of the stackers 41a to 41f.

"Withdrawal collection process"
When the selection operation of the withdrawal port collection process is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, the settlement control unit 18 puts the coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f and the spare storage 51 into the coin withdrawal port. The withdrawal port collection process is performed so that all the coins are released to 25. For coins of stackers 41a to 41f, as in the withdrawal process, the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 is opened, the coins are fed out from the stackers 41a to 41f and transported through the intermediate transport path 46, and the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 is used. The coins in the reserve storage 51 will be shaken from the reserve storage 51 by dropping the coins from the withdrawal transport path 48 and discharging them to the coin withdrawal port 25 by the withdrawal transport path component 83 and the transport belt 93. The minute transport unit 56 feeds the coins into the intermediate transport path 46, and discharges the coins to the coin withdrawal port 25 in the same manner as the coins from the stackers 41a to 41f. The operator collects the coins released into the coin withdrawal port 25.

"Storage tray collection process"
When the execution of the storage tray collection process is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, the settlement control unit 18 collects the coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f and the spare storage 51 into the collection coin storage tray 111. Store. That is, the settlement control unit 18 opens the preliminary distribution gate 52 and sets the transport direction of the spare storage 51 and the distribution transport unit 56 toward the delivery port 57, and sets the coins of the stackers 41a to 41f in the intermediate transport path. It is conveyed from 46 to the spare storage 51 at the spare distribution gate 52. As a result, the coins in the stackers 41a to 41f and the spare storage 51 are collected in the collection coin storage tray 111. When all the coins of the coin processing unit 5 are conveyed to the collection coin storage tray 111, the settlement control unit 18 ends the storage tray collection process. When the operator opens the front cover 215, the settlement control unit 18 unlocks the tray lock mechanism 112, and the operator pulls out the collected coin storage tray 111 from the tray loading unit 110 of the coin processing unit 5. Remove and collect coins.

"Banknote replenishment processing"
When the execution of the bill replenishment process is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11 and the front cover open / close detection sensor (not shown) detects that the front cover 215 has been opened, the settlement control unit 18 receives the replenishment money. The drawer lock mechanism 161 of the storage unit 157 is released, and the indicator lamp 159 is blinked. Then, the storage drawer 156 can be pulled out from the storage housing portion 155 of the replenishment coin storage unit 157, and the operator pulls out the storage drawer 156 to expose the paper leaf storage unit 167 and store the paper leaves. The lid portion 169 of the portion 167 is removed, and the bills of the denomination required for replenishment are taken out from the storage portion main body 168 and inserted into the bill insertion slot 26. The settlement control unit 18 performs a banknote replenishment process of replenishing the banknotes inserted into the banknote slot 26 into the banknote storages 120 to 123 in the same manner as the above-mentioned deposit process. In this case, it is not necessary to open the upper cover 216, but the upper cover 216 is opened, the bill processing unit 6 is pulled out from the housing main body 213, and the bill is replaced with the bill cassette 118 loaded with the bill in advance. It is also possible to replenish the banknote storages 120 to 123 from the cassette 118.

"Banknote collection processing"
When the execution of the bill collection process is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, the settlement control unit 18 conveys the bills in the bill storages 120 to 123 to the bill cassette 118. After that, when it is detected by the front cover open / close detection sensor (not shown) that the front cover 215 is opened, the settlement control unit 18 locks the bill processing unit 6 to the housing main body 213 by the bill processing unit lock mechanism 281. To release. Then, the operator pulls out the bill processing unit 6 from the housing main body 213, removes the bill cassette 118, and replaces it with an empty bill cassette 118.

When an abnormality occurs in the coin processing unit 5, when the opening operation of the front cover 215 is detected by the front cover open / close detection sensor (not shown), the settlement control unit 18 determines the coins of the coin processing unit 5 with respect to the housing body 213. The lock by the processing unit lock mechanism 271 is released. As a result, the coin processing unit 5 can be pulled out from the housing main body unit 213 and can be maintained. Further, when an abnormality occurs in the bill processing unit 6, when the opening operation of the upper cover 216 is detected by the upper cover open / close detection sensor (not shown), the settlement control unit 18 checks the bills of the bill processing unit 6 with respect to the housing main body 213. The lock by the processing unit lock mechanism 281 is released. As a result, the bill processing unit 6 can be pulled out from the housing main body unit 213 and can be maintained.

According to the money processing device 1 of the above embodiment, since the coin processing unit 5 for processing coins is provided below the banknote processing unit 6 for processing banknotes, when these are arranged side by side in the width direction of the device. Compared with this, the dimensions in the width direction of the device can be reduced. Therefore, the settlement device 201 including the money processing device 1 and the settlement processing terminal 11 can be miniaturized, and the settlement system 204 including the settlement device 204 can be installed in a space-saving manner. Further, since the coin insertion slot 234 is provided adjacent to the bill insertion slot 26, the bill and coin insertion operation becomes easy. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in installing the money processing device 1, the settlement device 201, and the settlement system 204.

When the product registration device 202 can control a plurality of payment devices 201, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, it is possible to arrange the four payment devices 201 so that their front directions differ by 90 °, and the installation space Is suppressed. In this case, since the user faces the central direction of these four payment devices 201, it is difficult to see the deposit amount, and it is easier to protect privacy as compared with the conventional cash register payment, self-payment, and semi-self methods.

Further, in the coin processing device 1, the bill insertion slot 26 and the bill withdrawal port 27, which are both opened upward, are long in the device width direction, and the positions in the device width direction are overlapped and arranged side by side in the device front-rear direction to process money. Since the coin slot 234 that opens upward in the device 1 is provided adjacent to the bill slot 26 and the bill withdrawal port 27 in the device width direction, these can be arranged compactly, and the bills and the bills can be arranged. Coins can be inserted from above as well. Therefore, the operation of inserting and removing banknotes and coins becomes easy.

Further, since the collected coin storage tray 111 is provided below the coin processing unit 5, it is possible to easily and immediately collect coins from the coin processing unit 5 while suppressing an increase in the size in the width direction of the device. It will be possible. Further, by providing the collection coin storage tray 111, the coins can be retracted even if the coins overflow during the operation, so that the operation can be operated for a long time without stopping the operation. By covering the collected coin storage tray 111 with the front cover 215, it is possible to prevent the customer from touching the collected coin storage tray 111.

Further, since the replenishment coin storage unit 157 including the bar metal storage unit 175 is provided below the coin processing unit 5, coins are replenished to the coin processing unit 5 while suppressing an increase in the size in the width direction of the device. Can be easily and immediately performed, and the change shortage of the coin processing unit 5 can be quickly resolved on the spot. By covering the replenishment coin storage unit 157 with the front cover 215, the customer can be prevented from touching the replenishment money storage unit 157.

Further, by covering the coin processing unit 5 with the front cover 215, only the coin reject port 24 and the coin withdrawal port 25 of the external access units of the coin processing unit 5 accessed from the outside are exposed, and the banknote processing unit 6 Is covered with the upper cover 216 so that only the bill insertion slot 26, the bill withdrawal port 27, and the foreign matter exclusion port 28 are exposed among the external access portions of the bill processing unit 6, so that an operation display unnecessary for general customers is displayed. By hiding the part 23 and various buttons, the appearance is simple and the operation is easy to understand.

The above embodiment can be changed as in the following modifications 1 to 5.

[Modification 1]
As shown in FIG. 22, a slope portion 331 that slopes upward is arranged adjacent to the rear side of the coin insertion slot 234, and a horizontally spreading mounting surface 332 is arranged adjacent to the rear side of the slope portion 331. A wall portion 333 that horizontally surrounds the coin insertion slot 234, the slope portion 331, and the mounting surface 332 is provided. The wall portion 333 is projected above the mounting surface 332. With such a configuration, when inserting a coin, the inserter temporarily places the coin on the mounting surface 332, confirms the contents, and then moves the coin to the slope portion 331 side. Then, the moved coin slides down on the slope portion 331 that inclines forward and falls into the coin insertion slot 234. Since the coins slid from the rear to the front are dropped, the coin insertion slot 234 is opened in a long shape in the left-right direction, and the coins are dropped along the front-back direction in the thickness direction. The horizontally long coin slot 234 may also allow a plurality of coins (2 to 4 coins) to pass through at the same time.

[Modification 2]
As shown in FIG. 23, shielding plates 341 are added to the left and right sides of the housing main body 213 to prevent peeping. Alternatively, the side plate of the housing body 213 may be raised. Further, a light such as an LED is incorporated in the additional shielding plate 341, and the entire or part of the shielding plate 341 is illuminated from the money processing device 1 under the control of the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 to play the same role as the warning light 243. be able to. Alternatively, when a plurality of payment devices 201 are lined up, it is possible to guide the customer to a predetermined payment device 201 used for emitting light.

[Modification 3]
The money processing device 1 is not limited to the semi-self-checkout system, but is not limited to the self-checkout system, but also various types such as a POS cash register where the cashier registers and setstles the product with one unit, and a tax and public money storage system used for financial institutions. It can be applied to the checkout system. As shown in FIG. 24, a cash processing unit 351 that separates a coin processing unit 5, a bill processing unit 6, and a collected coin storage tray 111 (or a collected coin storage safe; not shown in FIG. 24), and an upper cover for storing the cash processing unit 351. A slim settlement device 201 that can be operated on a desk can be constructed by using the device housing 211 including the 216 and the front cover 215 and the coin processing device 1. Examples of such operations are installation in offices of each business format to settle expenses, payment equipment installed at counters such as government offices to settle fees, payment equipment operated by customers in leisure facilities such as movie theaters, and ticket sales. It can be applied to machines.

FIG. 25 is a configuration in which a money processing device 1 having a cash processing unit 351 and a device housing 211 shown in FIG. 24 is provided with an attachment base 352 that can be operated while sitting. Examples of its operation are simple cashiers for police boxes and branch offices of each financial institution, cashiers for ticket sales at theme parks, etc., for settlement at government offices, simple cashiers for welfare payments, cashiers at railway company counters, etc. In addition, it can be operated in all face-to-face counter operations. Further, it is also possible to attach a caster under the table 352 so that it can be moved and take it out from the safe room or the like only during the operation time.

When operating as a tax and public money storage system, in addition to the coin processing unit 5, the bill processing unit 6, and the collected coin storage tray 111, a slip tray (not shown) with a slit that can store slips and the like may be provided. .. During operation, the slip tray is locked with an electromagnetic lock so that it cannot be pulled out from the customer, and the customer keeps a copy (stub) of the processed slip and slits it from the front of the device housing 211. Store in the slip tray via. The customer presents the receipt and the stub printed from the receipt printer to the lobby staff, etc., and the staff confirms that the amount shown on the receipt and the stub match and presses the reception date stamp.

[Modification example 4]
The operation display unit 23 of the money processing device 1 is configured to be removable. In the above embodiment, the operation display unit 23 of the money processing device 1 is housed inside the device housing 211 so as not to be touched by the customer. Therefore, for example, when resetting even a simple abnormality of the coin processing unit 5, the front cover 215 of the device housing 211 must be opened, the coin processing unit 5 must be pulled out, and a reset operation must be input to the operation display unit 23. It takes time and effort for the administrator. Therefore, for example, the operation display unit 23 is made removable so that the operation display unit 23 and the control unit of the money processing device 1 can communicate with each other by wire (wired several meters) or wirelessly. Then, the separated operation display unit 23 is temporarily installed on the product registration device 202 side so that only employees can operate it. As a result, the amount management of the money processing device 1 and the simple reset can be easily operated on the product registration device 202 side. Jam release, which requires opening and closing of the device housing 211, is performed by carrying the operation display unit 23 to the money processing device 1.

Further, when a plurality of settlement devices 201 are connected, one operation display unit 23 or all other operation display units 23 can serve as a monitor for mutually monitoring the status of other settlement devices 201. It may be. The condition monitoring includes information on the operation of the settlement device 201, such as the state of the amount of money and the state of the error. For example, by enabling the separated operation display unit 23 to monitor the status of a plurality of payment devices 201, it is possible to monitor the status while the payment device 201 is operating without interrupting the customer's operation. It will be possible.

[Modification 5]
It is also possible to link the settlement device 201 as described above with the reception system.

<For semi-self-registration system>
For example, on the product registration device 202 side, the payment sheet printer 253 prints out a reception slip printed with the reception number (or the settlement device number is also possible) issued by the reception system instead of the payment sheet, and this reception slip is printed out by the customer. Pass to. Here, as in the case of the settlement device number, if ticketing is not required, the customer may be notified by voice or display. The customer may be able to select whether or not to issue a reception slip. The product registration device 202 stores the reception number and the price information in association with each other. When the reception number is scanned (or manually or voice-input) from the reception slip in the payment device 201, the payment control unit 18 acquires the price information corresponding to the reception number from the product registration device 202. The price information is displayed on the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, and the settlement is started. When the settlement process of the customer is completed, the settlement control unit 18 sends a call instruction to the reception system to call a new reception number, and the reception system receives a new reception on the call display provided in the settlement device 201. Display the number. By doing so, even if a plurality of payment devices 201 are installed, the customer can pay with the called payment device 201 without hesitation. Further, the call display may be provided with a function of indicating the state of the settlement device 201. For example, when an error occurs in the settlement device 201, "E" indicating "error" is displayed, and when the bill or coin is full (near full), "BF" indicating "bill full" or "CF" indicating "coin full", At the end (near end) of banknotes and coins, use characters such as "BE" to indicate "bil end" and "CE" to indicate "coin end" so that employees can see the cause of the error at a glance. It may be. Alternatively, in order to prevent the cash status of the change machine from being notified to anyone other than employees and other related parties, the notification may be made using symbols, colors, etc. that only the related parties can understand.

<In the case of tax and public money storage system>
At a financial institution, when a customer selects "tax and public money storage" from the business selection menu on the ticket issuing machine of the reception system, the ticket issuing machine issues a reception slip with the reception number printed on it. When the customer's processing is completed, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11, which is a higher-level machine of the money processing device 1 of the tax and public money storage system, sends a call instruction to the reception system to call a new reception number, and the reception system Displays a new reception number on the call display provided in the settlement device 201. The customer pays with the settlement device 201 in which the reception number of the reception slip is called. When the payment is completed, the customer keeps a copy (stub) of the processed slip and stores it in the slip tray from the front of the device housing 211 through a slit. Further, at the timing of completion of payment or storage of slips, a reception slip with the reception number printed is issued from the ticket issuing machine or the settlement device 201 of the reception system (or the above-mentioned ticketed reception slip is reused without issuing a ticket). When the reception number printed on the reception slip is called on the call display at the counter, the customer presents the receipt and stub printed from the receipt printer to the counter staff, and the counter staff is shown on the receipt and stub. Confirm that the amounts match and press the reception date stamp.

1 ... Money processing device, 5 ... Coin processing unit, 6 ... Banknote processing unit, 26 ... Banknote slot, 27 ... Banknote withdrawal port, 111 ... Collected coin storage tray (collected coin storage unit), 157 ... Replenishment coin storage Unit (bar metal storage unit), 204 ... Settlement system, 234 ... Coin slot, guidance chute 265 (guidance unit).

Claims (5)

A bill processing unit that processes bills inserted into the bill slot, and
A coin slot provided adjacent to the bill slot and into which coins are inserted
An induction unit that guides the coins inserted into the coin slot downward and
A coin processing unit that is arranged below the bill processing unit and processes coins that are inserted into the coin slot and guided by the induction unit.
A collection coin storage unit, which is arranged below the coin processing unit and stores coins delivered from the coin processing unit,
A coin-roll storage unit that is located below the collection coin storage unit and stores coin-rolls.
The bill processing unit, the guiding unit, the coin processing unit, the collected coin storage unit, and the housing main body unit in which the coin storage unit is arranged inside.
A first cover that can be opened and closed above the opening of the housing body,
A second cover that can be opened and closed at the bottom of the opening of the housing body,
Equipped with a,
When the first cover is opened, the bill processing unit and the guiding unit are exposed to the outside of the currency processing device.
The coin processing unit, the collected coin storage unit, and the coin-roll metal storage unit are exposed to the outside of the coin processing device when the second cover is opened.
Money handling apparatus according to claim and this. The coin processing unit processes coins that have been inserted into the coin slot and guided by the induction unit to be inserted into the coin deposit slot .
An auto start sensor provided at the coin deposit slot and causing the coin processing unit to start processing coins when a coin is detected.
A deposit slot cover that is detachably set in the coin deposit slot, allows coins guided by the guide portion to pass through, and partially covers the coin deposit slot.
With
The deposit cover is
An opening for passing coins guided by the guide portion and
The money processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide portion provided in the opening and guiding coins guided by the guide portion toward the auto start sensor. It has a device housing,
The bill processing unit is arranged in the device housing and
The coin slot is provided in the device housing adjacent to the bill slot.
The guide portion is arranged in the device housing and is arranged .
The coin processing unit is arranged below the bill processing unit in the device housing, and processes coins that have been inserted into the coin slot and guided by the induction unit to be inserted into the coin deposit slot.
An upper space provided between the bill processing unit and the coin processing unit of the device housing, in which the bill processing unit and the guide unit are arranged, and the coin processing unit are arranged in the device housing. includes a ledge divided into a lower space that is,
The shelf portion has a shelf portion opening for dropping coins guided by the guide portion arranged in the upper space portion into the coin deposit opening of the coin processing portion arranged in the lower space portion. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coin processing apparatus is characterized in that. It has a device housing,
The bill processing unit is arranged inside the device housing, is slidably supported by the device housing in the front-rear direction of the device, and is provided so as to be able to be pulled out of the device housing .
The coin slot is provided in the device housing adjacent to the bill slot.
The guide portion is arranged in the device housing and is arranged .
The coin processing unit is arranged below the bill processing unit in the device housing, is slidably supported by the device housing in the front-rear direction of the device, and is provided so as to be able to be pulled out of the device housing .
The coin processing unit has an operation display unit on the upper surface on which operation input by the operator is performed and display is performed to the operator.
The maximum withdrawal distance of the paper processing unit from the device housing is shorter than the maximum withdrawal distance of the coin processing unit from the housing main body, and both are arranged in the device housing. In the processing unit and the coin processing unit, the operation display unit of the coin processing unit is in a state of overlapping with the bill processing unit, and both the paper processing unit and the coin processing unit are in the state of being most pulled out from the device housing. The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation display unit of the coin processing unit is located in front of the bill processing unit. Equipment housing and
An upper opening provided on the upper surface of the device housing and
Have,
The bill processing unit is arranged in the device housing so that the bill insertion slot is exposed to the outside of the money processing device through the upper opening .
The coin slot is provided on the upper surface of the device housing on one side of the upper opening in the device width direction .
A slope provided on the upper surface of the device housing adjacent to the coin slot on the rear side of the coin slot in the front-rear direction of the device and inclined upward to guide the coin to the coin slot. Department and
A mounting surface on the upper surface of the device housing, which is provided adjacent to the slope portion on the rear side of the slope portion in the front-rear direction of the device and on which coins can be placed.
With
The guide portion is arranged in the device housing and is arranged .
The coin handling unit, the apparatus housing of the bill processing unit of the money handling apparatus according to one of 4 claim 1, wherein the that will be disposed below.

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