JP6958092B2 - Money processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money processing device in which a money withdrawal port and a collection box for collecting money are provided as one collection cassette that can be removed from the main body of the device, and more particularly to a display function of the collection cassette.

In a money processing device such as an automatic change machine, the money inserted into the deposit section is transported to a predetermined transport path through the deposit slot, and the authenticity of the money is discriminated. Then, the money identified as "true" is stored in the storage via the transport path. In addition, when a withdrawal instruction is given, the corresponding money is withdrawn from the corresponding storage, and the withdrawn money is withdrawn from the withdrawal section.

In Patent Document 1, a coin processing machine provided with a light emitting means that emits green light if the coin paid out to the same coin withdrawal port is a withdrawal coin and emits red light if it is a reject coin. Is described. Further, Patent Document 2 describes a collection cassette that is removable from a change machine and has a storage medium that collects money from the change machine and stores information that can identify the cash amount.

JP-A-2009-59306 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-181576

By the way, in the conventional banknote processing apparatus, a collection storage is generally provided in the main body of the device, and this collection storage is provided detachably from the main body of the device. Then, when a collection instruction was given, the banknotes stored in each storage were transported to the collection storage, and the banknotes were collected in the collection storage. The banknotes collected in this collection box are removed from the main body of the device together with the collection box and stored in a predetermined safe or the like.

Here, in recent banknote processing devices, there is a demand for miniaturization of the entire device. For this reason, there is a device in which the withdrawal unit is also used as a collection storage, and the withdrawal unit also used as the collection storage can be attached and detached as a collection cassette to reduce the size of the entire device.

Since this collection cassette has a function of a withdrawal port and a collection storage, it is necessary to withdraw money without removing the collection cassette in the case of a withdrawal instruction, and to remove the collection cassette in the case of a collection instruction. Therefore, the bill processing device needs to have a function of displaying whether it is a withdrawal instruction or a collection instruction.

Here, in the collection process, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of collection cassettes for one banknote processing device. Then, the display unit that gives the withdrawal instruction and the collection instruction in each collection cassette needs to have an active element such as a light emitting element. For this reason, there is a problem that the configuration of each collection cassette becomes complicated and the cost increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a money processing apparatus having a collection cassette display mechanism having a withdrawal function and a collection function, which is simple and can reduce costs. The purpose.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the money processing device according to the present invention is provided with a money withdrawal port and a collection box for collecting money as one collection cassette that can be removed from the main body of the device. The main body of the money processing device emits a guidance display for withdrawal instructions to open the automatic door of the withdrawal port in order to take out money from the withdrawal port on the surface in contact with the collection cassette. It has a gold display light emitting unit and a collection display light emitting unit that emits a guidance display for a collection instruction to remove the collection cassette from the apparatus main body in order to take out the money collected in the collection storage. The collection cassette has an outer surface. A withdrawal display unit for guiding and displaying the withdrawal instruction and a collection display unit for guiding and displaying the collection instruction are formed, and the light emitted by the withdrawal display light emitting unit is guided to the withdrawal display unit. It is characterized by including a withdrawal display light guide unit and a recovery display light guide unit that guides the light emitted by the recovery display light emitting unit to the recovery display unit.

Further, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the light emission display mode of the withdrawal display light emitting unit and the collection display light emitting unit is different.

Further, in the above invention, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention has the withdrawal display unit and the collection display unit as one withdrawal / collection display unit, and the withdrawal display light emitting unit and the collection display light emission unit. The unit is one withdrawal / collection display light emitting unit, and the withdrawal display light guide unit and the collection display light guide unit are one withdrawal / collection display light guide unit.

Further, in the above invention, the money processing device according to the present invention has the withdrawal display unit and the collection display unit as one withdrawal / collection display unit, and the withdrawal display light guide unit and the collection display unit. The light guide unit is characterized by having a confluence point between the withdrawal and collection display unit.

Further, in the money processing apparatus according to the present invention, in the above invention, the withdrawal / collection display light emitting unit emits monochromatic light, and the guidance display light emission of the withdrawal display and the guidance display light emission of the collection display are emitted. Aspects are characterized by different temporal changes.

According to the present invention, a withdrawal display light emitting unit and a collection display light emitting unit are provided on the device main body side, and the light emitted by the withdrawal display light emitting unit and the collection display light emitting unit is collected with the withdrawal display unit of the collection cassette. A withdrawal display light guide unit that guides the light to the display unit and a recovery display light guide unit are provided on the recovery cassette side. Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide a light emitting active element on each recovery cassette side, the display mechanism of the recovery cassette can be simplified and the cost of the recovery cassette can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an automatic change machine of a money processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of an automatic change machine. FIG. 3 is a side view conceptually showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration in the vicinity of the recovery cassette. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the configuration of the withdrawal display system and the collection display system of the collection cassette. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing another configuration of the withdrawal display system and the collection display system of the collection cassette. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing another configuration of the withdrawal display system and the collection display system of the collection cassette. FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing another configuration of the withdrawal display system and the collection display system of the collection cassette. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state in which the recovery cassette is removed from the main body of the device.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Structure of money processing device)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an automatic change machine 10a of the money processing device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the automatic change machine 10a. In the money processing device 10 illustrated here, the automatic change machine 10a is connected to the POS register device 10b in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flat surface is formed on the upper surface of the automatic change machine 10a, and a POS register device 10b, which is a higher-level device, is arranged on the flat surface. The automatic change machine 10a includes a coin processing device 1 for depositing and withdrawing coins and a bill processing device 2 for depositing and withdrawing banknotes. The coin processing device 1 and the banknote processing device 2 are covered with a rectangular parallelepiped device main body, and are arranged adjacent to each other.

The coin processing device 1 is provided with a coin deposit slot 31 on the right side of the upper surface of the front end of the device body. A coin withdrawal port 32 is formed on the left side of the front surface of the main body of the coin processing device 1, and coins discharged from the coin withdrawal port 32 are received by the tray 33. Further, a coin return port 34 is provided on the front right side of the main body of the device. On the other hand, a removable collection cassette 23 is attached to the upper part of the front surface of the device main body 2a of the banknote processing device 2.

A bill withdrawal port 42 with a shutter is provided on the front surface of the collection cassette 23. Further, on the front surface of the collection cassette 23, there is a withdrawal display unit 24a that guides and displays a withdrawal instruction from the bill withdrawal port 42, and a collection display unit that guides and displays a collection instruction of the bills collected in the collection cassette 23. It has a display unit 24 having 24b and 24b. Further, a release lock 43 operated by the release key is provided on the front surface of the collection cassette 23. For example, when the release key is turned clockwise, the shutter of the bill withdrawal port 42 is opened and the bill can be taken out, and when the release key is turned counterclockwise, the set of the collection cassette 23 for the bill processing device 2 is released and collected. The cassette 23 can be taken out. A bill deposit slot 41 is provided in the lower part of the front surface of the device main body 2a of the bill processing device 2.

The coin processing device 1 includes a display unit 3 and an operation input unit 4 on the left side of the upper surface of the front end. The display unit 3 and the operation input unit 4 are also the display unit and the operation input unit of the bill processing device 2. The control unit 5 and the storage unit 6 are provided in the automatic change machine 10a.

The coin processing device 1 has various sensor groups 11 and actuator groups 12. Further, the bill processing device 2 has various sensor groups 21 and actuator groups 22.

The control unit 5 has a deposit / withdrawal control unit 5a. When money is inserted after the deposit permission command is given from the POS register device 10b, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 5a performs the deposit processing of money in accordance with the deposit permission command, and the withdrawal command is given from the POS register device 10b. If so, the money will be withdrawn in accordance with the withdrawal order. Further, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 5a also performs a process of sequentially storing the contents of the executed deposit / withdrawal process as deposit / withdrawal information in the storage unit 6 while executing these deposit / withdrawal processes. ..

(Internal configuration of banknote processing device)
FIG. 3 is a side view conceptually showing the internal configuration of the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, in the banknote processing device 2, the banknotes deposited from the banknote deposit opening 41 are delivered to the transport path 70 by the deposit unit 46. The banknotes delivered to the transport path 70 are discriminated and counted by the banknote identification sensor 44, and then stored in the 1000-yen banknote storage 53 and the mixing box 54 in the banknote storage 51 according to the denomination. The 1000-yen banknote storage 53 stores frequently used 1000-yen banknotes. A 5,000-yen bill and a 10,000-yen bill are mixed and stored in the mixing cabinet 54. The scrutiny warehouse 52 is used as a temporary holding unit during the scrutiny process. In the scrutiny process, when a scrutiny instruction is given via the POS register device 10b or the operation input unit 4, all the banknotes stored in the 1000-yen banknote storage 53 and the mixing box 54 are sent out to the scrutiny 52, and the 1000-yen banknotes are sent out. This is a process of counting the denomination and the number of banknotes stored in the storage 53 and the mixing storage 54, and then storing the bills in the scrutiny storage 52 again in the 1000-yen bill storage 53 and the mixing storage 54. A sensor 45 as an image sensor for detecting the denomination and passage of the bill to be transported is arranged on the transport path 70 between the 1000-yen bill storage 53 and the scrutiny warehouse 52.

The collection cassette 23 is removable from the device main body 2a of the banknote processing device 2. The collection cassette 23 includes a bill withdrawal port 42 having a shutter 61 as an automatic door, a collection cabinet 50 for storing bills collected from the bill storage 51, and a lock mechanism 62 for locking the collection cassette 23 to the device main body 2a. It has an unlocking lock 43 for opening the shutter 61 and unlocking the locking mechanism 62. The collection storage 50 also serves as a collection storage for the withdrawal unit up to the bill withdrawal port 42.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the collection cassette 23 is provided with a display unit 24 on the outer surface. The display unit 24 has a withdrawal display unit 24a for guiding and displaying a withdrawal instruction from the bill withdrawal port 42, and a collection display unit 24b for guiding and displaying a collection instruction for the bills collected in the collection storage 50. The withdrawal display unit 24a is a tip portion on the outer surface side of the withdrawal display light guide unit 25a that guides the light emitted by the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a to the withdrawal display unit 24a. Further, the recovery display unit 24b is a tip portion on the outer surface side of the recovery display light guide unit 25b that guides the light emitted by the recovery display light emitting unit 26b to the recovery display unit 24b.

The withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b are provided on the device main body 2a side of the surface where the collection cassette 23 is in contact with the device main body 2a. Provided on the end side. The withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a emits a guidance display for withdrawal instructions so as to open the shutter 61 of the bill withdrawal port 42 in order to take out the bill from the bill withdrawal port 42. In addition, the collection display light emitting unit 26b emits a guidance display for a collection instruction so as to remove the collection cassette 23 from the device main body 2a in order to take out the bills collected in the collection storage 50.

(Withdrawal processing)
When a withdrawal instruction is given via the POS register device 10b or the operation input unit 4, the control unit 5 delivers the corresponding banknotes in the 1000-yen banknote storage 53 and the mixing box 54 to the transport path 70, and further collects the cassette. Banknotes are transported on the transport path 70 in 23 and stored in the collection box 50. After that, the control unit 5 emits light from the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a emits green light, guides the green light to the withdrawal display light guide unit 25a, and displays the green light from the withdrawal display unit 24a. The operator who recognizes the green light inserts the release key into the release lock 43 and turns it clockwise to open the shutter 61 from the closed state. As a result, an operator such as an administrator can take out the banknotes to be withdrawn from the collection box 50 that functions as a withdrawal unit.

(Recovery process)
When a collection instruction is given via the POS register device 10b or the operation input unit 4, the control unit 5 conveys all the bills stored in the 1000-yen bill storage 53, the mixing storage 54, and the scrutiny storage 52. It is fed out to the road 70, and further transported to the collection storage 50 in the collection cassette 23 for collection. After that, the control unit 5 emits light from the recovery display light emitting unit 26b. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the recovery display light emitting unit 26b emits red light, guides the red light to the recovery display light guide unit 25b, and displays the red light from the recovery display unit 24b. The operator who recognizes the red light inserts the unlocking key into the unlocking lock 43 and turns it counterclockwise to unlock the lock mechanism 62. As a result, an operator such as an administrator can take out the collection cassette 23 having the collection storage 50 in which the banknotes are collected.

In the above-described embodiment, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a emits green light and the collection display light emitting unit 26b emits red light. However, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b. The light emission display mode of 26b is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that there is a difference between the withdrawal display mode and the collection display mode. For example, the light emission of the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a may be further blinked, and the light emission of the collection display light emitting unit 26b may be turned on.

Further, the withdrawal display light guide unit 25a and the collection display light guide unit 25b may not be provided separately, and as shown in FIG. 6, one withdrawal / collection display light guide unit 25c may be used. The withdrawal / collection display light guide unit 25c has a confluence point P1, and the two withdrawal / collection display units 24a and the collection display unit 24b are one withdrawal / collection display unit 24c.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, the emission colors of the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b may be different, but the same color may be used and the difference in light emission mode may be changed with time. good. For example, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b are both set to red, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a is blinked to display a withdrawal instruction, and the collection display light emitting unit 26b is turned on. It is also possible to display the guidance of the collection instruction.

In FIG. 6, the withdrawal / recovery display light guide unit 25c has a confluence point P1, but as shown in FIG. 7, the withdrawal / recovery display light guide unit 25d does not have a confluence point P1. May be good. In this case, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b on the device main body 2a side are arranged adjacent to each other, and the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b are arranged with respect to the withdrawal and collection display light guide unit 25d. To be able to guide the light emission of.

Further, when the difference in the light emitting mode is only a temporal change, as shown in FIG. 8, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collected display light emitting unit 26b are set as one withdrawal and collected light emitting unit 26c, and one withdrawal. The money / recovery light emitting unit 26c may be guided to one withdrawal / recovery display unit 24c via one withdrawal / recovery display light guide unit 25d.

In the present embodiment, the removed collection cassette 23 can then store the collected banknotes as they are in a predetermined safe or the like, so that security can be improved. Further, in the collection cassette 23, since the collection storage 50 functions as a withdrawal unit, the device can be miniaturized.

In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the collection cassette 23 removed from the apparatus main body 2a does not need to be provided with active elements such as a withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and a collection display light emitting unit 26b. Only passive elements such as the withdrawal display light guide unit 25a and the recovery display light guide unit 25b need be provided, so that the structure of the recovery cassette 23 can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. In particular, a plurality of recovery cassettes 23 may be provided for one device main body 2a, and in this case, active elements such as the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the recovery display light emitting unit 26b need only be provided in one device main body 2a. Because it is good, the cost reduction effect is great.

Further, in the present embodiment, the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display light emitting unit 26b are provided on the collection cassette 23 side having the bill withdrawal port 42, and the bill withdrawal port 42 and the withdrawal display light emitting unit 26a and the collection display are provided. Since the light emitting unit 26b is not separated from each other and is close to the light emitting unit 26b, the withdrawal instruction and the collection instruction can be easily recognized.

In the above-described embodiment, the release key and the release lock 43 are used to open the shutter 61 and unlock the lock mechanism 62, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the POS register device 10b or the operation is not limited to this. The shutter 61 may be opened and the lock mechanism 62 may be unlocked by an instruction input for the administrator via the input unit 4.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the collection cassette 23 for the banknote processing device 2 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same can be applied to a collection cassette for collecting coins in the coin processing device 1.

1 Coin processing device 2 Banknote processing device 2a Device main body 3, 24 Display unit 4 Operation input unit 5 Control unit 5a Deposit / withdrawal control unit 6 Storage unit 10 Money processing device 10a Automatic change machine 10b POS register device 11 and 21 Various sensor groups 12 , 22 Actuator group 23 Recovery cassette 24a Withdrawal display 24b Recovery display 24c Withdrawal and recovery display 25a Withdrawal display light guide 25b Recovery display light guide 25c, 25d Withdrawal and recovery display light guide 26a Withdrawal Display light emitting unit 26b Recovery display light emitting unit 26c Withdrawal and collection light emitting unit 31 Coin deposit port 32 Coin withdrawal port 33 Receiving tray 34 Coin return port 41 Banknote deposit port 42 Banknote withdrawal port 43 Unlocking lock 44 Banknote discrimination sensor 45 Sensor 46 Deposit 50 Collection 51 Banknote Storage 52 Scrutiny Storage 53 Thousand Yen Banknote Storage 54 Mixing Storage 61 Shutter 62 Lock Mechanism 70 Conveyance Path P1 Confluence

Claims (5)

A money processing device in which a money withdrawal port and a collection box for collecting money are provided as one collection cassette that can be removed from the main body of the device.
The device main body has a withdrawal display light emitting unit that emits a guidance display for a withdrawal instruction to open an automatic door of the withdrawal port in order to take out money from the withdrawal port on a surface in contact with the collection cassette, and the collection. It has a collection display light emitting unit that emits a guidance display of a collection instruction for removing the collection cassette from the apparatus main body in order to take out the money collected in the storage.
The collection cassette is formed with a withdrawal display unit for guiding and displaying the withdrawal instruction and a collection display unit for guiding and displaying the collection instruction on the outer surface, and emits light emitted by the withdrawal display light emitting unit. A money processing device including a withdrawal display light guide unit that guides light to a gold display unit and a collection display light guide unit that guides light emitted by the collection display light emitting unit to the collection display unit. .. The money processing device according to claim 1, wherein the withdrawal display light emitting unit and the collection display light emitting unit have different light emitting display modes. The withdrawal display unit and the collection display unit are one withdrawal / collection display unit.
The withdrawal display light emitting unit and the collection display light emitting unit are one withdrawal and collection display light emitting unit.
The money processing device according to claim 2, wherein the withdrawal display light guide unit and the collection display light guide unit are one withdrawal / collection display light guide unit. The withdrawal display unit and the collection display unit are one withdrawal / collection display unit.
The money processing device according to claim 2, wherein the withdrawal display light guide unit and the collection display light guide unit have a confluence point between the withdrawal and collection display unit. 3. The withdrawal / recovery display light emitting unit emits monochromatic light, and the light emission modes of the guidance display light emission of the withdrawal instruction and the guidance display light emission of the collection instruction differ in time. The money processing device described in.

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