JP7268919B2 - money handling equipment - Google Patents

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Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act applies Published at the Laurel Bank Machine 70th Anniversary Product Exhibition held at Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall on November 16, 2016

The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus.

In recent years, the distribution industry has suffered from a chronic labor shortage, and in order to solve this problem, food supermarkets, mass retailers, and the like are accelerating the introduction of self-checkout systems. Furthermore, recently, a semi-self-checkout system has begun to spread, in which a cashier performs registration by scanning an item using an item registration device, and a customer performs only payment using an adjustment device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). With the introduction of these self-checkout and semi-self-checkout systems, it is possible to solve various problems such as shortening checkout waiting times, eliminating cash miscalculations, and eliminating staff shortages.

JP 2013-218437 A

However, in the above self-checkout and semi-self-checkout, it is necessary to install a settlement device on the customer side. Therefore, securing installation space has become a problem, and miniaturization of the apparatus is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus that can be downsized.

A mode of the money handling apparatus according to the present invention includes: a housing main body; An apparatus housing having a second cover that is openable and closable at the bottom , an upper opening provided on the upper surface of the first cover , and a banknote insertion port outside the money handling apparatus through the upper opening. a banknote processing unit arranged in the housing main body so as to be exposed to the outside and processing banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot; a coin slot provided on one side into which coins are inserted; a slope portion that is provided with an upward inclination to guide a coin to the coin slot; and a slope portion that is provided on the upper surface of the first cover on the rear side of the slope portion in the front-rear direction of the device and adjacent to the slope portion, A money processing apparatus comprising: a placement surface on which coins can be placed; and a coin processing unit disposed below the banknote processing unit in the housing main body and processing coins inserted into the coin slot. The bill processing unit is exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus when the first cover is opened, and the coin processing unit is exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus when the second cover is opened. characterized by being

According to the above aspect, since the coin processing unit for processing coins is provided below the banknote processing unit for processing banknotes, the dimension in the width direction of the device is smaller than when these are arranged side by side in the width direction of the device. can be made smaller.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling apparatus that can be downsized.

1 is a perspective view showing a settlement device including a money handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front view which shows the settlement apparatus containing the money handling apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a side view of a settlement apparatus including a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, excluding a shelf board; FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a settlement device including a money handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view of a settlement apparatus including a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, with an upper cover and a front cover removed; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main configuration of a settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an upper cover and a front cover of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention are opened; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an upper portion of a money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front cover of a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened and a coin handling part and a storage drawer are pulled out; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a coin handling section of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a top view showing roughly an internal configuration of a coin processing part of a money processing machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the internal structure of the coin processing part of the money handling apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a side view schematically showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit of a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a dispensing transport unit and the like; FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing an internal configuration of a coin handling unit of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a spare storage box and the like; FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a supplementary money storage unit of the money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a plan view of the replenishment money storage portion of the money handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, excluding the upper plate portion of the storage housing portion; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the replenishment money storage portion of the money handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, excluding the upper plate portion of the storage housing portion; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the banknote processing section and the coin processing section of the money handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention are pulled out to the maximum extent; It is a top view showing roughly an internal configuration of a bill processing part of a money processing machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a deposit port cover and the like of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a layout example of a plurality of settlement devices including a money handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the coin slot of the money handling apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the modification of the payment apparatus containing the money handling apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the money handling apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the money handling apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A money handling apparatus and a settlement system according to one embodiment of 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 as viewed from the operator, "rear" is the back side in the front-rear direction, that is, the back side as viewed from the operator, and "left" is the front side. It is the left side as seen from the operator, and "Right" is the right side as seen from the operator.

1 to 5 show a settlement device 201 having a money handling machine 1 and a settlement processing terminal 11 mounted on the money handling machine 1. FIG. The settlement device 201 is used by the customer to settle the payment for the product, and as shown in FIG. and together constitute a semi-self-checkout settlement system (for example, a POS system) 204 . The settlement device 201 is used by the customer to settle the purchase amount included in the information on the purchased commodity transmitted from the commodity registration device 202. At that time, the money processing device 1 is controlled by the settlement processing terminal 11 to collect the money. deposits and withdrawals of coins and banknotes.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the money handling device 1 has a box-shaped device housing 211 forming its outer portion. The apparatus housing 211 has an installation table 212 installed on the floor, a housing body portion 213 extending upward from the installation table 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 such that the upper front surface protrudes forward more than the lower front surface. The housing main body 213 is provided with a lower opening 221 in the lower front portion and an upper opening portion 222 extending from the upper front portion located in front of the lower front portion to the front portion of the upper surface.

The lower cover 214 opens and closes the lower opening 221 by horizontally rotating about a vertical axis about 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 forward to open and pushed backward to close. A lower cover lock 224 is provided on the left side of the lower cover 214 to switch between locking and unlocking in the closed state of the lower cover 214 by inserting and rotating a separate key (not shown). The housing main body 213 is provided with a lower cover open/close detection sensor (not shown) for detecting 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 a vertical axis around a rotation center provided on the lower right end side of the upper opening 222 of the housing main body 213 to open the upper opening 222. Open and close the bottom side. The front cover 215 is pulled forward to open and pushed backward to close. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a front cover lock 226 is provided on the left side of the front cover 215 to switch between locking and unlocking in the closed state of the front cover 215 by inserting and rotating a separate key (not shown). ing. The front cover 215 is provided with a front opening 227 slightly closer to the right in a slightly upper part of the middle portion in the vertical direction. The housing body 213 is provided with a front cover open/close detection sensor (not shown) for detecting whether the front cover 215 is open or closed.

The upper cover 216 rotates up and down about a left-right axis about a rotation center provided at the rear and upper ends of the upper opening 222 of the housing main body 213, and the housing as shown in FIG. The upper part of the upper opening 222 of the main body part 213 is opened and closed. The upper cover 216 rotates upward to open and downward to close. The upper cover 216 is switched between locking and unlocking in the closed state together with the front cover 215 by a 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 its lower front surface and an upper opening 232 from its upper front surface to its upper surface. Further, the upper cover 216 is provided with a coin slot 234 into which coins are inserted from the outside on the right side of the upper opening 232 of the upper surface thereof. The housing main body 213 is provided with an upper cover open/close detection sensor (not shown) for detecting whether the upper cover 216 is open or closed. A state in which the front cover 215 and the upper cover 216 are both closed is the normal use state of the money handling apparatus 1 in which money is deposited or withdrawn for payment to a customer.

A top plate 241 constituting the upper surface of the housing main body 213 on the rear side of the upper opening 222 is provided with a card reading unit 15 for reading information from an adjacent IC card or an inserted magnetic card. On the rear side, a settlement processing terminal 11, which is a high-level machine of the money handling apparatus 1, is provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, on the upper surface of the top plate 241 of the housing main body 213, there is a light on the rear side of the settlement processing terminal 11 to notify the employee when an abnormality occurs in the money processing apparatus 1. A warning light 243 such as a patrol lamp for reporting is provided. Instead of the warning light 243, for example, a call indicator for displaying the reception number issued by the ticket issuing machine of the reception system may be provided so as to be connected to the settlement device 201 so that the settlement device 201 can be identified under normal operating conditions. A number is displayed, and in the event of an error, when the banknotes or coins are full (near full), or when the banknotes or coins are at the end (near end), the device status, etc., is communicated to the employee using letters, symbols, colors, blinking, etc. You may make it display for notifying.

Although not shown, the top plate 241 is provided with hooks and projections, which are used to physically fix the settlement processing terminal 11, which is a high-level device. The top plate 241 is replaceable in the housing main body 213 , and the physical installation of different types of payment processing terminals 11 can be easily performed by changing the design of the top plate 241 only. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the top plate 241 is shaped to have a rectangular top plate main body 245 and a protruding plate portion 246 that protrudes laterally from the top plate main body 245. 245 is provided with a settlement processing terminal 11 and a warning light 243, and a projecting plate portion 246 is provided as an option for the settlement device 201 with a receipt printer for issuing receipts with settlement information printed on paper, and card processing such as credit cards and point cards. It becomes possible to attach a reading device such as a machine, a scanner, etc. A portion of the housing main body 213 excluding the top plate 241 has, for example, six screw holes for fixing the top plate 241, so that the top plate 241 can be easily replaced. In this way, even if the size of the top plate 241 is increased, the options can be installed without changing the size of the housing main body 213 . It is also possible to provide holes or hooks for physically installing and fixing options on the top plate 241 itself.

The commodity registration device 202 shown in FIG. 6 registers the commodity purchased by the customer. A product code reading unit 252 that reads a product code such as a bar code, a payment sheet printer 253 that issues a payment sheet in which price information including purchase product information is printed on paper along with a transaction number, and a registration control unit that controls these 254. 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, and transmits the transaction number to the store controller 203 for storage.

The money handling apparatus 1 deposits the price of purchased products and dispenses change. The settlement processing terminal 11 has a touch panel type operation display unit 13 for receiving operation inputs from an operator and for displaying the price of a product to the operator, and a terminal main body 12 for controlling the money handling apparatus 1 . are doing. A card reader 15 is connected to the terminal body 12 for reading ID information when an ID card is scanned. The terminal main body 12 has a settlement control section 18 that controls these and the money handling apparatus 1 . A settlement device 201 comprising a money handling device 1 and a settlement processing terminal 11 is connected to a store controller 203 together with a product registration device 202, and displays payment information associated with a transaction number input to the operation display unit 13. The data is read out from the store controller 203 and displayed on the operation display unit 13, for example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling apparatus 1 has a coin handling unit 5 that partially protrudes forward from a front opening 227 of a front cover 215 in a closed state and is exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 . As shown in FIG. 7, when the front cover 215 is opened, the coin processing unit 5 appears, and maintenance and the like can be performed. The coin processing unit 5 is for processing coins of money, and is unit-like and supported by the housing main body 213 so as to be slidable 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. The processing section 5 is pulled out from the housing main body section 213 .

As shown in FIG. 10, the coin processing unit 5 is provided with a coin receiving port 22 consisting of a hopper with an upper opening on the right side of the front portion of the upper surface. Bank portions 261 that swell upward are formed on both side portions and the rear portion of the coin inlet 22 . The embankment part 261 prevents the coins thrown into the coin inlet 22 from spilling out of the coin inlet 22 . As shown in FIG. 1, the coin receiving port 22 is inserted into the coin receiving port 234 from outside the money handling apparatus 1 with the coin processing unit 5 pushed into the housing main body 213 and the upper cover 216 closed. receive coins. As shown in FIG. 9 , when the coin processing unit 5 is pulled out from the housing main body 213 , coins can be directly inserted into the coin inlet 22 . Coins are put into the coin inlet 22 in a mixed denomination state in which a plurality of denominations are mixed, and while storing the coins thus put in, the coins are separated one by one and delivered into the coin processing part 5.例文帳に追加

The upper cover 216 has a tubular FIG. 7 guide for guiding coins inserted into the coin slot 234 vertically downward when the money handling apparatus 1 is in a normal use state and the upper cover 216 is in a closed state. A guide chute 265 (guide portion) shown in 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 part of the upper surface for inputting an operation input by the operator and for displaying a display to the operator. ing. The operation display unit 23 receives an operation input related to the entire money handling apparatus 1 including the banknote processing unit 6 to be described later, and displays a display related to the entire money handling apparatus 1 .

The housing main body 213 is provided with a coin processing section lock mechanism 271 shown in FIG. 6, which is an electromagnetic lock for locking the coin processing section 5 in a pushed state. The coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 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 coin processing unit 5 can be pulled out 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 locking 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) that detects whether it is in a locked state or an unlocked state. Based on the detection result of the unit, it is determined whether the coin processing unit lock mechanism 271 is in the locked state or in the unlocked state, in other words, whether the coin processing unit 5 is pushed into the housing body 213 or not. judge. Here, as the coin processing section lock mechanism 271, a cylinder lock that is unlocked with a separate key can be used in addition to an electromagnetic lock that is unlocked by a release signal from the settlement control section 18. be.

As shown in FIG. 10, on the front side of the coin processing unit 5, unacceptable coins that have been inserted into the coin inlet 22 but have been identified as unacceptable by the coin processing unit 5 are stored so that they can be taken out of the apparatus. A coin reject port 24 and a coin dispensing port 25 for receiving coins discharged from the coin processing unit 5 during coin discharge-related processing and storing them outside the coin processing unit 5 in a removable manner are provided. The coin reject port 24 and the coin dispensing port 25 protrude forward from the front surface of the coin processing unit 5 and form a saucer shape with an upper opening. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin reject port 24 and the coin dispensing port 25 protrude forward from the front opening 227 of the front cover 215 in the closed state and are exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 . In this state, the coin reject port 24 and the coin dispensing port 25 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction at the front portion of the money handling apparatus 1 . As shown in FIG. 9, the coin inlet 22 and the operation display unit 23 are exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 when the front cover 215 is opened and the coin handling unit 5 is pulled out from the housing body 213. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, when the coin processing unit 5 is pushed into the housing body 213 and the front cover 215 is closed, the coin processing unit 5 is not exposed to the outside of the money processing apparatus 1 .

The coin processing unit 5 has a schematic configuration shown in FIG. The coin processing unit 5 includes a first deposit transport path 31 that separates the coins inserted in the coin deposit port 22 one by one and transports them to the left, and a first deposit transport path 31 that transports the coins transported on the first deposit transport path 31 to the rear. and a coin identification unit 33 provided in the second deposit transport path 32 for identifying coins transported backward on the second deposit transport path 32. there is

Here, the unacceptable coin identified as unacceptable by the coin identification unit 33 is conveyed forward by reverse conveyance by switchback of the second deposit conveying path 32 . The coin processing unit 5 is provided with an openable and closable reject distribution gate 36 for dropping coins from the second deposit transport path 32 on the front side of the coin identification unit 33 . When the reject sorting gate 36 is closed, the coins are not dropped from the second deposit transport path 32, and when opened, the second deposit transport path 32 reverses transport and transports forward. The non-acceptable coin is dropped from the second deposit transport path 32. - 特許庁The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a reject shooter 37 that guides the coin dropped from the second deposit transport path 32 by the reject distribution gate 36 to the coin reject port 24 .

In the coin processing unit 5, each of the prescribed single -gold rose coins is stored behind the coin knowledge portion 33, and the stacks of multiple gold species 41a, 41b, which puts the stored rose coins. 41c, 41d, 41e and 41f are provided. The denomination-specific stackers 41a to 41f each have a shape elongated 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 holds 1-yen coins, the second stacker 41b from the front holds 10-yen coins, the third stacker 41c from the front holds 100-yen coins, and the fourth stacker 41d from the front holds 100-yen coins. , 50-yen coins are stored in the fifth stacker 41e from the front, and 500-yen coins are stored in the rearmost stacker 41f. This is just an example, and the stackers 41a to 41f can of course be set to store any denomination if they are designed to store loose coins of a single denomination.

The second deposit transport path 32 extends to connect all the stackers 41a to 41f in the front-rear direction. A plurality of denomination sorting gates 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, and 42f that can be opened and closed for dropping coins are provided. The denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f do not drop coins from the second deposit transport path 32 when closed, but drop coins from the second deposit transport path 32 when opened. The denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f drop coins of the corresponding denomination based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33 onto the corresponding denomination of the stackers 41a to 41f.

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

Here, the first deposit transport path 31, the second deposit transport path 32, and the denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f described above transport the coins put into the coin deposit port 22 to the stackers 41a to 41f. constitutes The deposit transport section 43 is provided in the coin processing section 5 .

The stackers 41a to 41f separate the stored coins one by one and feed them to the right. An intermediate conveying path 46 is provided for conveying the fed coins forward. The intermediate conveying path 46 is elongated in the front-rear direction so that coins can be conveyed to the coin inlet 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/closable payout port sorting gate 47 for dropping coins from the intermediate conveying path 46 between the coin deposit port 22 and the stacker 41a. The payout port sorting gate 47 does not drop coins from the intermediate conveying path 46 when it is closed, but drops coins from the intermediate conveying path 46 when it is opened. In the coin processing unit 5, below the dispensing port sorting gate 47, there is a dispensing transport path 48 for transporting the coins dropped from the intermediate transport path 46 by the dispensing port sorting gate 47 to the coin dispensing port 25. is provided.

The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a spare storage box 51 in front of the stacker 41a for storing loose coins and feeding out the stored loose coins. The spare storage box 51 has a shape elongated in the front-rear direction, and is provided on the left side of the intermediate conveying path 46 in parallel therewith. The spare storage box 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 sorting gate 52 for dropping coins from the intermediate transport path 46 between the coin inlet 22 and the outlet sorting gate 47 . The preliminary sorting gate 52 does not drop coins from the intermediate conveying path 46 when closed, but drops coins from the intermediate conveying path 46 when opened. The intermediate conveying path 46 drops coins that have not dropped from the preliminary sorting gate 52 into the coin receiving port 22 from the end. The coin processing unit 5 is provided with a preliminary storage chute 53 below the preliminary sorting gate 52 for guiding the coins dropped from the intermediate conveying path 46 by the preliminary sorting gate 52 to the preliminary storage 51 . .

The spare storage box 51 separates the stored coins one by one and feeds them backward. A sorting and conveying unit 56 for sorting and conveying the fed coins to the left and right is provided. The sorting and conveying unit 56 is long in the left-right direction, perpendicular to the spare storage 51, and extends in parallel with the stackers 41a to 41f. The sorting transport unit 56 transports the coins fed out from the spare storage box 51 to the right and delivers them to a position between the stacker 41 a on the intermediate transport path 46 and the payout port sorting gate 47 . On the left side of the sorting transport unit 56, a delivery port 57 that opens downward from the coin processing unit 5 is provided. It is conveyed and dropped into the delivery port 57. - 特許庁The coins dropped into the pay-out port 57 by the sorting conveying unit 56 in this way are paid out from the coin processing unit 5 and dropped downward.

Here, the intermediate conveying path 46, the withdrawal conveying path 48, the dispensation port sorting gate 47, the preliminary sorting gate 52, and the preliminary storage chute 53 move the coins fed out from the stackers 41a to 41f to the coin dispensing port 25. , the spare storage box 51 and the coin receiving port 22. The withdrawal transport unit 58 is provided in the coin processing unit 5 and thus is provided in the coin processing unit 5 . The sorting conveying unit 56 selectively conveys the coins drawn out from the spare storage box 51 to the dispensing conveying unit 58 and the drawing-out port 57 . As a result, the spare storage box 51 can store the coins transported by the disbursement transport unit 58 and can feed the stored coins to the disbursement transport unit 58 via the distribution transport unit 56 . ing.

As shown in FIG. 12 , the first deposit transport path 31 includes an endless belt conveyor 61 extending leftward from vertically below the coin deposit port 22 , and an endless conveyor belt 61 extending leftward from the coin deposit port 22 and above the belt conveyor 61 . It has a separation roller 62 which is disposed and which moves the opposing portion in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 61 . The first deposit transport 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 moves to the left. transport to

The first deposit transport path 31 has a path 63 and a transport belt 64 for further transporting the coins separated one by one by the separation roller 62 and transported leftward by the belt conveyor 61 . The passage 63 and the conveying belt 64 extend in the left-right direction, and the conveying belt 64 presses the coin sent onto the passage 63 from the belt conveyer 61 to the passage 63 from above and conveys it further to the left.

The second deposit transport path 32 has a path 71 and a transport belt 72 for further transporting the coins transported by the path 63 and the transport belt 64 of the first deposit transport path 31 . The passage 71 and the conveying belt 72 extend in the front-rear direction, and the conveying belt 72 presses the coin sent out from the first deposit conveying path 31 onto the passage 71 from above to the passage 71 and conveys it rearward.

The coin identification unit 33 is provided so as to constitute a part of the passage 71, and identifies the passing coins conveyed by the conveying belt 72 from their images and materials. The coin identification unit 33 identifies whether the coin is an acceptable coin or an unacceptable coin, and counts the acceptable coins by identifying the denomination.

The reject sorting gate 36 is arranged between the first deposit transport path 31 and the coin identifying section 33 in the second deposit transport path 32, and constitutes a part of the passage 71 in the closed state. The reject sorting gate 36 is rotated so that the coin identifying portion 33 side thereof is positioned above the passage 71 in the open state, and in this state, the conveying belt 72 moves from the coin identifying portion 33 side on the passage 71. drop coins. The coins dropped from the second deposit transport path 32 by the reject distribution gate 36 are discharged to the coin reject port 24 via the reject shooter 37 .

The denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f are arranged in series on the opposite side of the first deposit transport path 31 with respect to the coin identification unit 33 in the second deposit transport path 32. form part of When the denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f are all in the open state, the coin identifying portion 33 side thereof is positioned above the passage 71. Drop a coin that moves above. Coins dropped from the second deposit transport path 32 by the denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f are stored in the corresponding stackers 41a to 41f. Here, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 grasps the amount of coins deposited in each of the stackers 41a to 41f based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33. FIG.

Each of the stackers 41a to 41f has 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. are doing. The stackers 41a to 41f respectively store the coins falling from the denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f onto the belt conveyor 77 on the left side of the separation roller 78 in the wall portion 76. The belt conveyor 77 is Convey the stored coins to the right. The separating roller 78 separates the coins on the belt conveyor 77 one by one by moving the opposing portion in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 77 . The belt conveyor 77 conveys the coins separated one by one by the separation roller 78 further to the right. Each of the stackers 41a to 41f has a payout mechanism that counts the coins that are separated and conveyed one by one by the belt conveyor 77 and the separation roller 78 and feeds them one by one to the intermediate conveying path 46 at the right end position of the belt conveyor 77. 79. Here, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 grasps the amount of coins deposited into each of the stackers 41a to 41f as described above, and based on this and the count value of the feeding mechanism 79, each of the stackers 41a to 41f The storage amount of coins stored in 41f is grasped.

An endless belt conveyor 81 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the right side of the stackers 41a to 41f. As shown in FIG. 13, the belt conveyor 81 has an intermediate transport path forming part 82 that forms an intermediate transport path 46 near the stackers 41a to 41f, and a payment transport path far from the stackers 41a to 41f. 48 is a dispensing transport path forming part 83 . A portion of the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 near the stackers 41a to 41f is arranged horizontally, and receives coins fed from the stackers 41a to 41f on its upper surface. A front portion of the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 that is farther from the stackers 41a to 41f is slanted upward. The withdrawal transport path forming part 83 is arranged in a stepped manner downward from the front side portion of the intermediate transport path forming part 82 and extends forward.

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

Coins separated one by one by a separation roller 85 and conveyed forward by the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81 are further conveyed forward of the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81. A passageway 87 and a conveyor belt 88 are provided. The passage 87 and the conveying belt 88 extend in the front-rear direction on the front side of the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 , and the passage 87 is inclined forward and upward on an extension line of the forward rising portion of the intermediate conveying route forming portion 82 . ing. The passage 87 and the conveying belt 88 push the coin sent onto the passage 87 from the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 of the belt conveyor 81 onto the passage 87 from above and convey it further forward.

A withdrawal port sorting gate 47 is provided in the passage 87 . The payout port sorting gate 47 constitutes a part of the passage 87 in the closed state. When the payout port distribution gate 47 is open, it rotates so that the side of the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 is positioned above the passage 87 . Drop the coins that are conveyed to the side. Coins dropped from the intermediate transport path forming part 82 by the payout port sorting gate 47 drop onto the payout transport path forming part 83 of the belt conveyor 81 .

The preliminary distribution gate 52 is provided on the side of the passage 87 opposite to the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 with respect to the withdrawal port distribution gate 47, and constitutes a part of the passage 87 in the closed state. The preliminary sorting gate 52 rotates so that the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 side is positioned above the passage 87 in the open state, and in this state, the conveying belt 88 drops the coins moving on the passage 87 . Coins dropped from the passage 87 by the preliminary distribution gate 52 drop into the preliminary storage shed 51 shown in FIG. 12 via the preliminary storage shooter 53 .

The path 87 and the transport belt 88 shown in FIG. 13 pass coins that have not been dropped by either the dispensing port sorting gate 47 or the preliminary sorting gate 52 from the end position to the first deposit transport path 31 via the coin deposit port 22 . is dropped onto the belt conveyor 61.

In addition to the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81 and the separating roller 85, the passage 87 and the conveying belt 88 constitute the intermediate conveying path 46 capable of conveying the coins fed from the stackers 41a to 41f to the coin receiving port 22. are doing.

A separating roller 91 is arranged above the payout conveying path forming portion 83 of the belt conveyor 81 . The separating roller 91 separates the coins on the dispensing transport path forming part 83 one by one by moving the opposing portion in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the dispensing transport path forming part 83 . The pay-out conveying path forming section 83 conveys forward the coins separated one by one by the separating roller 91 .

Coins separated one by one by the separation roller 91 and conveyed forward by the payment conveyance path formation section 83 of the belt conveyor 81 are further forward of the payment conveyance path formation section 83 of the belt conveyor 81. A passageway 92 and a conveyor belt 93 are provided for conveying to. The passage 92 and the transport belt 93 extend in the front-rear direction on the front side of the disbursement transport path forming part 83, and the transport belt 93 moves the coins sent out onto the path 92 from the disbursement transport path forming part 83 from above. It is pressed against the passage 92 and conveyed further forward. A path 92 and a conveyor belt 93 discharge coins from the terminal position to the coin outlet 25 .

Coins dropped from the intermediate conveying path 46 by the payout port sorting gate 47 are conveyed to the coin payout port 25 by the payout transport path forming part 83 of the belt conveyor 81, the separation roller 91, the passage 92, and the transport belt 93. A payout transport path 48 is configured. This payout transport path 48 transports the coins drawn out from the stackers 41 a to 41 f and transported on the intermediate transport path 46 to the coin payout 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 part of the belt conveyor 96 rises backward at an angle close to the vertical, and the coins are picked up one by one by a latching piece (not shown) and delivered to the sorting conveying section 56 . As a result, the spare storage box 51 separates the coins one by one and feeds them to the sorting transport unit 56 .

As shown in FIG. 12, the sorting and conveying unit 56 includes a belt conveyor 98 extending in the left-right direction, a separation roller 99 above it, and a passage 100 extending so as to connect the belt conveyor 98 and the delivery port 57. and an endless conveyor belt 101 extending in the horizontal direction on the passage 100 . A belt conveyor 98 is provided so as to connect the passage 100 and the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate conveying path 46 , and a separation roller 99 is provided on the passage 100 side of the preliminary storage 51 . The separation roller 99 separates the coins on the belt conveyor 98 one by one by moving the opposing portion in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 98 toward the passage 100 side. , 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 feeds coins to a position between the stacker 41 a of the belt conveyor 81 and the separation roller 85 . The passage 100 is provided with a pay-out identification unit 102 that counts while identifying the denomination of coins conveyed to the pay-out port 57 side by the conveying belt 101 . Here, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 grasps the amount of coins falling into the delivery port 57 from the counting result of the delivery identification unit 102 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the money handling apparatus 1 is loaded into a tray loading section 110 fixed to the lower portion of the coin handling section 5, and a collected coin storage tray 111 ( (Collected coin storage unit). When the coin processing unit 5 is pulled out from the housing 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. be When the money handling apparatus 1 is in a normal use state, for example, the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded in the tray loading section 110 overlaps the coin handling section 5 in the horizontal direction. placed vertically downwards. As shown in FIG. 9, the collected coin storage tray 111 is exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 with the front cover 215 opened, and in this state is pulled out from the tray loading section 110 to be taken out. . On the other hand, the collected coin storage tray 111 is not exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 when the money handling apparatus 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 is in the shape of a bottomed box with an upper opening. 11 and 12 of 5 are received and stored. The collected coin storage tray 111 can collectively store about 300 coins in a mixed denomination state. By selection, it is also possible to collect only specified denominations.

The tray loading section 110 is provided with a tray lock mechanism 112 shown in FIG. 6, which is an electromagnetic lock for locking 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 . can be removed. Thereafter, when the collected coin storage tray 111 is pushed into the tray loading section 110 , the tray lock mechanism 112 automatically locks the collected coin storage tray 111 to the tray loading section 110 . The tray lock mechanism 112 is provided with a lock detection unit (not shown) for detecting whether it is in a locked state or an unlocked state. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether the tray lock mechanism 112 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether the collected coin storage tray 111 is set in the tray loading section 110 or not.

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 which is opened when loaded in the tray loading section 110 and automatically closed and locked when pulled out from the tray loading section 110. - 特許庁Through this opening, coins dropped from the pay-out port 57 of the coin processing unit 5 are received and stored. Coins can be taken out from the recovered coin storage safe when the lock in the closed state is released by key operation using a separate key and the safe is opened. With such a lockable cassette for collecting coins, employees can collect coins without touching the cash, thereby improving security.

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

For example, when the money handling apparatus 1 is in a normal use state, the position is vertically below the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded in the coin handling unit 5 pushed into the housing main body 213 , that is, the housing main body 213 . Vertically below the coin processing unit 5 pushed inward, there is a unit-like replenishment coin storage unit 157 (money roll storage unit) shown in FIG. The supplementary money storage unit 157 is not exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 when the money handling apparatus 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 handling apparatus 1 when opened. When the money handling apparatus 1 is in a normal use state, the replenishment coin storage part 157 is horizontally aligned with the coin handling part 5 pushed into the housing main body part 213 and the collected coin storage tray 111 loaded therein. Positions are superimposed.

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

As shown in FIG. 15, in the closed state in which the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing 155, the operator cannot access the storage drawer 156, and the storage drawer 156 is closed. is pulled out of the housing housing 155, the operator can access the interior of the housing drawer 156. As shown in FIG. The supplementary money storage section 157 is provided with a drawer lock mechanism 161 which is an electromagnetic lock for locking the storage drawer 156 in the storage housing section 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 . As a result, the storage drawer 156 can be pulled out from the storage housing portion 155 . Thereafter, when the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing portion 155 to be 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 detector (not shown) for detecting whether it is in a locked state or an unlocked state. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether 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 means of different indications of the display lamp 159 as a state notification unit. inform. For example, the display lamp 159 is lit when the drawer lock mechanism 161 is in the locked state, and the display 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 up in green, and when it is in the unlocked state, it blinks in red. In addition to these, the notification may be made by voice through a speaker as a state notification unit (not shown). Here, as the drawer lock mechanism 161, a cylinder lock that is unlocked with a separate key can be used in addition to the electromagnetic lock that is unlocked by the unlocking signal from the settlement control unit 18. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the storage drawer 156 may be provided with a paper sheet storage section 167 for storing paper sheets on the frontmost side. The paper sheet storage unit 167 stores financially valuable paper sheets such as loose bills, gift certificates, and credit statements, and includes a tray-like storage unit main body 168 fixed to the storage drawer 156, A lid portion 169 is detachably attached to the storage portion main body 168 so as to cover paper sheets stored in the storage portion main body 168 . The lid portion 169 may be coupled to the storage portion main body 168 so as to be swingable as long as the storage portion main body 168 can be opened and closed. For example, about 50 loose banknotes of mixed denominations can be stored in the storage unit main body 168 at once.

In the storage drawer 156, a tray-shaped loose coin storage section 171 for storing loose coins and a tray-shaped non-money storage section 172 for storing items other than money are provided on the rear side of the paper sheet storage section 167. Fixed. The loose coin storage section 171 and the non-money storage section 172 are arranged side by side on the left and right so that their positions in the front-rear direction are aligned. A loose coin storage unit 171 provided in the storage drawer 156 stores loose coins separately from the collected coin storage tray 111 . The loose coin storage unit 171 can store, for example, about 60 loose coins of mixed denominations at once. Seals and the like can be stored in the non-money storage section 172 .

In the storage drawer 156, behind the loose coin storage section 171 and the non-money storage section 172, a coin roll storage section 175 for storing a coin roll is fixed. A coin roll is formed by stacking a specified number (for example, 50) of coins of a single denomination, wrapping them in a wrapping sheet, and integrating them. The coin roll storage unit 175 can store coin rolls of six denominations of coins that are mainly distributed in Japan. 10-yen coin tray 176 for storing 10-yen coin rolls and 100-yen coin tray 177 for storing 100-yen coin rolls are provided at the frontmost side of coin-roll storage unit 175 . The 10-yen coin tray 176 and the 100-yen coin tray 177 are aligned in the front-rear direction and arranged side by side, with the 10-yen coin tray 176 on the left side and the 100-yen coin tray 177 on the right side. .

The 10-yen coin tray 176 has a plurality of 10-yen coin roll storage units 178 (specifically, a single 10-yen coin roll storage unit 178) that stores 10-yen coin rolls in a position where 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 roll storage units 179 (specifically, 100-yen coin roll unit storage units 179) that store the 100-yen coin rolls with their central axes extending to the left and right while restricting horizontal movement. four places) are provided.

The coin roll storing portion 175 is provided with a 1-yen coin tray 181 for storing coin rolls 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 roll storage units 182 (specifically are provided at four locations).

5-yen coin tray 185 for storing 5-yen coin rolls, a 50-yen coin tray 186 for storing 50-yen coin rolls, and a 500-yen coin tray 186 for storing 50-yen coin rolls. A 500-yen coin tray 187 for storing rolls of yen coins is provided. These 5-yen coin tray 185, 50-yen coin tray 186, and 500-yen coin tray 187 are arranged side by side with their front ends aligned. A yen coin tray 187 is provided.

The 5-yen coin tray 185 has a plurality of 5-yen coin roll storage units 190 on the left and right (specifically, 5-yen coin roll unit storage units 190 that store 5-yen coin rolls with their central axes extending back and forth while restricting horizontal movement). two places) are provided. In the 50-yen coin tray 186, a plurality of 50-yen coin roll storage units 191 are provided on the left and right sides (specifically, 50-yen coin roll individual storage units 191 for storing 50-yen coin rolls with their central axes extending back and forth while restricting horizontal movement). two places) are provided. In the 500-yen coin tray 187, a plurality of 500-yen coin roll storage units 192 are provided on the left and right sides (specifically, 500-yen coin roll unit storage units 192 for storing 500-yen coin rolls with their central axes extending back and forth while restricting horizontal movement). two places) are provided.

10-yen coin roll single storage unit 178, 100-yen coin roll single storage unit 179, 1-yen coin roll single storage unit 182, 5-yen coin roll single storage unit 190, 50-yen coin roll single storage unit 191, and 500-yen coin roll single storage unit Each storage unit 192 has a magnetic sensor or the like for detecting the presence or absence of a coin roll and whether the coin roll is a different denomination that is not to be stored or a regular denomination that is to be stored. A coin roll detection unit (not shown) is provided. The settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 determines whether or not the coin rolls are stored in each of the coin roll unit storage units 178, 179, 182, 190, 191, and 192 based on the detection result of the coin roll detection unit. Then, it is determined whether a coin roll of a different denomination is stored or a coin roll of the correct denomination is stored. When coin rolls of different denominations are stored, the settlement control unit 18 notifies the operation display unit 13 of the place where the coin rolls of different denominations are stored. If the coin rolls of different denominations are not stored, the number of coins by denomination is calculated from the result of the presence or absence of the coin rolls. That is, the replenishment money storage unit 157 can detect the denomination and number of stored coin rolls.

Here, a slit for inserting paper sheets such as bills into the storage drawer 156 may be provided on the front surface of the storage drawer 156 . Thus, even when the storage drawer 156 is pushed into the storage housing portion 155 and is in the closed state, paper sheets such as banknotes can be stored in the storage drawer 156 (especially in the paper sheet storage portion 167).

As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling machine 1 has a banknote handling section 6 partially exposed outside the machine through an upper opening 232 and a lower opening 231 of an upper cover 216 in a closed state such as a normal use state. ing. As shown in FIG. 18, when the upper cover 216 is opened, the banknote processing unit 6 appears, and maintenance and the like can be performed. The banknote processing unit 6 is for processing banknotes of money, is unit-shaped, and is supported by the housing main body 213 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. When the bill processing unit 6 is pushed into the housing main 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 handling section 6 is pulled out from the housing main body section 213 as shown in FIG. The banknote processing unit 6 is arranged above the coin processing unit 5, and the banknote processing unit 6 and the coin processing unit 5 are pushed into the housing main body unit 213 when the money processing apparatus 1 is in a normal use state, for example. The horizontal position is superimposed. In other words, when the money handling apparatus 1 is in a normal use state, the coin handling section 5 is arranged vertically below the bill handling section 6, and the banknote handling section 6 and the coin handling section 5 are positioned horizontally. They are stacked vertically on top of each other.

The housing main body 213 is provided with a banknote processing unit lock mechanism 281 shown in FIG. 6, which is an electromagnetic lock that locks the banknote processing unit 6 in a pushed state. The banknote processing unit lock mechanism 281 is unlocked by a release signal from the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 . Withdrawal becomes possible. Thereafter, when the banknote processing unit 6 is pushed into the housing body 213 , the banknote processing unit lock mechanism 281 automatically locks the banknote processing unit 6 to the housing body 213 . The banknote processing unit lock mechanism 281 is provided with a lock detection unit (not shown) that detects whether it is in a locked state or an unlocked state. Based on the detection result of the unit, it is determined whether the banknote processing unit lock mechanism 281 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, in other words, whether the banknote processing unit 6 is pushed into the housing main body 213 or not. judge. Here, as the banknote processing section lock mechanism 281, a cylinder lock that is unlocked with a separate key can be used in addition to an electromagnetic lock that is unlocked by a release signal from the settlement control section 18. be.

Here, the maximum withdrawal distance of the banknote 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 . As shown in FIG. 18, the coin processing unit 5 and the banknote processing unit 6, which are both pulled out from the housing main body 213 to the maximum extent, have the coin receiving port 22 and the operation display unit 23 of the coin processing unit 5 perform banknote processing. It will be in a state of being positioned forward of the portion 6 . As a result, when the coin processing unit 5 and the banknote processing unit 6 are fully pulled out from the housing body 213, the operation display unit 23 provided in the coin processing unit 5 can be viewed and operated. Abnormality of the banknote processing unit 6 can be dealt with while confirming the state.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the banknote processing unit 6 has a banknote input port 26 and a banknote withdrawal port which are open upward and exposed to the outside of the currency processing apparatus 1 through an upper opening 232 of the upper cover 216 in a closed state. 27 are arranged side by side in the front and rear, the banknote insertion port 26 is provided on the front side, and the banknote dispensing port 27 is provided on the rear side. The banknote insertion port 26 and the banknote withdrawal port 27 are long in the lateral direction, which is the device width direction of the money handling device 1, and overlap each other in the lateral direction. In the banknote slot 26, loose banknotes are inserted from the outside of the money processing apparatus 1 in deposit processing, with the longitudinal direction left and right and the short side direction up and down, and in the case of a plurality of bills, they are piled up in the front and back direction, and bill processing is performed. The unit 6 processes bills inserted into the bill slot 26 . Foreign matter such as clips and coins accidentally inserted into the banknote insertion port 26 is discharged to the foreign matter removal port 28 . The foreign matter removal port 28 is exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 through the lower opening 231 of the upper cover 216 in the closed state, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 . The banknote outlet 27 delivers banknotes to be dispensed from the banknote processing unit 6 during the dispensing process, and unacceptable banknotes identified as unacceptable during the depositing process. The bills fed out from 6 can be taken out by making the longitudinal direction right and left and the short direction up and down, and stacking a plurality of bills back and forth. Bills in a mixed denomination state in which a plurality of denominations are mixed can be collectively thrown into the bill slot 26 from the outside of the device. .

As shown in FIG. 19, the banknote processing unit 6 includes, from the front side, a banknote insertion port 26, a banknote withdrawal port 27, a detachable banknote cassette 118 capable of storing banknotes, and a banknote holder for storing banknotes and storing the stored banknotes. A plurality of specifically four non-detachable banknote storages 120, 121, 122, and 123 are provided for dispensing to the banknote dispensing port 27. As shown in FIG. The banknote cassette 118 can store banknotes from the banknote storage boxes 120-123.

For example, each of the banknote storages 120 to 122 is for storing a single denomination. The banknote storage box 122 stores 10,000-yen banknotes. The banknote storage box 123 is for storing mixed denominations, and stores overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the banknote storage boxes 120 to 122 and 2,000 yen banknotes with a small circulation amount. Of course, the storage pattern in the banknote storage boxes 120 to 123 is not limited to this, and various settings are possible.

The banknote insertion port 26, the banknote withdrawal port 27, the banknote cassette 118, and the banknote storage boxes 120 to 123 all have a horizontally long shape that is long in the left-right direction. It is designed to accept banknotes in an orientation (horizontal orientation).

The banknote insertion port 26, the banknote withdrawal port 27, the banknote cassette 118, and the banknote storage boxes 120 to 123 are provided on the right side inside the banknote processing unit 6. In a space provided on the left side of the above, a banknote transfer section 127 for exchanging banknotes by connecting the banknote insertion port 26, the banknote withdrawal port 27, the banknote cassette 118 and the banknote storage boxes 120 to 123 is arranged. It should be noted that the banknote conveying unit 127 also conveys banknotes in such a posture that the long sides are always the upper end and the lower end.

The banknote transport section 127 includes a main transport path 128 that connects the banknote insertion slot 26 and the banknote storage box 123, and a branch that branches from the vicinity of the banknote withdrawal port 27 of the main transport path 128 and is connected to the banknote withdrawal port 27. A transport path 129, a branch transport path 130 branching from the vicinity of the banknote cassette 118 of the main transport path 128 and connected to the banknote cassette 118, and a banknote storage compartment branching from the vicinity of the banknote storage 120 of the main transport path 128. A branch transport path 132 connected to the main transport path 120, a branch transport path 133 branching from the vicinity of the banknote storage 121 of the main transport path 128 and connected to the banknote storage 121, and a banknote storage 122 of the main transport path 128. It also has a branch transport path 134 that branches from the vicinity and is connected to the banknote storage 122 .

The banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote storages 120 to 123 through the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 129 in a driven state and transports the banknotes to the banknote dispensing port 27. It has a distributing section 129G that conveys the sheet on the main conveying path 128 as it is in the driving state. The branch transport path 129 has a roller pair 129R that rotates toward the banknote dispensing port 27 to feed banknotes into the banknote dispensing port 27 .

In addition, the banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote storages 120 to 123 through the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 130 in a driven state and transports the banknotes to the banknote cassette 118. It has a distributing section 130G that conveys the sheet on the main conveying path 128 as it is in the driving state. The branch transport path 130 has a roller pair 130R that rotates toward the banknote cassette 118 and feeds the banknote into the banknote cassette 118 .

Further, the banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote insertion slot 26 side through the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 132 in a driven state and transports the banknotes to the banknote storage 120. In the state, it has a sorting section 132G that conveys the sheet on the main conveying path 128 as it is. The branch transport path 132 has rollers 132Ra and 132Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 120 and feed the banknotes into the banknote storage 120 . The bill storage box 120 is provided with kick-out rollers 120R for kicking bills toward the rollers 132Ra and 132Rb. One roller 132Ra rotates when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 120, and the other roller 132Rb stops when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 120 and separates the banknotes one by one.

Further, the banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote slot 26 side through the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 133 in a driven state and transports the banknotes to the banknote storage box 121. In the state, it has a sorting section 133G that conveys the sheet on the main conveying path 128 as it is. The branch transport path 133 has rollers 133Ra and 133Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 121 and feed the banknotes into the banknote storage 121 . The bill storage box 121 is provided with kick-out rollers 121R for kicking bills toward the rollers 133Ra and 133Rb. One roller 133Ra rotates when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 121, and the other roller 133Rb stops when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 121 and separates the banknotes one by one.

Further, the banknote transport unit 127 guides the banknotes transported from the banknote insertion port 26 side through the main transport path 128 to the branch transport path 134 in a driven state and transports the banknotes to the banknote storage 122. In this state, it has a sorting section 134G that conveys the sheets as they are on the main conveying path 128. FIG. The branch transport path 134 has rollers 134Ra and 134Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 122 and send the banknotes into the banknote storage 122 . The bill storage box 122 is provided with kick-out rollers 122R for kicking bills toward the rollers 134Ra and 134Rb. One roller 134Ra rotates when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 122, and the other roller 134Rb stops when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 122 and separates the banknotes one by one.

Further, the main transport path 128 has rollers 135Ra and 135Rb that rotate toward the banknote storage 123 and feed the banknotes into the banknote storage 123 . The bill storage box 123 is provided with kick-out rollers 123R for kicking bills toward the rollers 135Ra and 135Rb. One roller 135Ra rotates when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 123, and the other roller 135Rb stops when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 123 and separates the banknotes one by one.

The banknote slot 26 is fed by kick-out rollers 26Ra for kicking banknotes toward the main transport path 128, delivery rollers 26Rb for delivering the banknotes kicked out by the kick-out rollers 26Ra to the main transport path 128, and delivery rollers 26Rb. It has a separation roller 26Rc that separates bills one by one by stopping.

Between the branched transport paths 129 and 130, the main transport path 128 is provided with a banknote identification section 140 for identifying banknotes.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coin slot 234 into which coins are inserted is provided adjacent to the banknote slot 26 and the banknote dispensing slot 27 in the left-right direction, which is the width direction of the device. located on the right side. The coin slot 234 overlaps the banknote slot 26, which is located on the front side of the banknote slot 26 and the banknote dispensing slot 27 and into which banknotes are inserted, in the front-rear direction. On both left and right sides of the coin slot 234 , there is provided a slope part 291 that guides a coin to the coin slot 234 so as to be positioned downward as the coin slot 234 is approached. The coin slot 234 is elongated in the front-rear direction, and has a size capable of allowing a plurality of (2 to 4) coins to pass through at the same time with the thickness direction left and right. This eliminates the troublesomeness of inserting coins one by one.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the bill processing unit 6 is narrower in width in the horizontal direction than the coin processing unit 5 , and is arranged in the housing main body 213 so as to align with the coin processing unit 5 at the left end position. By arranging in this way, a space is created on the right side of the banknote processing section 6 and vertically above the coin processing section 5 . In this space, a cylindrical guide chute 265 is arranged to guide the coins inserted into the coin slot 234 vertically downward, i.e. directly downward, when the money handling apparatus 1 is in the normal operating state.

The guide chute 265 is fixed to the upper cover 216 and guides the coins inserted into the coin slot 234 downward while restricting the horizontal movement range to a predetermined range when the upper cover 216 is closed. . Coins guided by the guide chute 265 are arranged below the shelf 301 through the shelf opening 302 of the shelf 301 between the banknote processing unit 6 and the coin processing unit 5 of the housing body 213. It falls into the coin deposit port 22 of the coin processing unit 5 that has been processed. The coins inserted into the coin slot 234 and guided by the guide chute 265 are processed by the coin processing unit 5 . Instead of providing the coin slot 234 and the guide chute 265 integrally with the upper cover 216, the coin slot 234 may be fixed to the top of the guide chute 265 and the guide chute 265 may be fixed to the shelf 301. good. In this case, the upper cover 216 is provided with an opening that exposes the coin slot 234 to the outside of the money handling apparatus 1 even in the closed state, on the right side of the upper opening 232 of the upper surface.

As shown in FIG. 20, the coin deposit port 22 has a coin deposit port cover 312 on the bank portion 261 that partially covers the coin deposit port 22 and has a drop opening 311 through which the coins guided by the guide chute 265 pass. is set. When the deposit port cover 312 is set on the bank portion 261, the horizontal movement is restricted. The drop opening 311 of the deposit port cover 312 is narrower than the opening area of the coin deposit port 22, and restricts spillage from the coin deposit port 22 due to rebounding of the passed coins in the coin deposit port 22.例文帳に追加At the right end of the drop opening portion 311 of the deposit port cover 312, a guide plate portion 313 extending obliquely to the left so as to be located on the left side as it goes down is provided. is guided leftward by this guide plate portion 313 . An auto-start sensor (not shown) for detecting a coin is provided at the position of the falling trajectory of the coin guided by the guide plate portion 313 . When the auto-start sensor detects a coin, the coin processing unit 5 performs auto-start for automatically starting coin processing. In other words, the deposit port cover 312 causes the inserted coin to collide and changes the trajectory of the coin, thereby guiding the coin to reliably pass the auto-start sensor.

Since the guide plate portion 313 of the deposit port cover 312 vibrates when a coin collides with it, 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 a metal that easily vibrates so that the vibration detection sensor can easily detect it. With this configuration, auto start can be accelerated. Alternatively, a coin inserted into the coin slot 234 is guided by the guide chute 265 while its horizontal movement range is restricted to a predetermined range. An automatic start may be performed by providing a passage detection sensor that detects the passage.

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. A shelf plate 322 for the storage is detachably connected at a 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 part 321 supports the shelf board 322 so that height adjustment is possible in three steps, for example. The shelf plate 322 supported by the support portion 321 is in a horizontally spread state when in use so that a load can be placed thereon, and when not in use, it rotates about the center of rotation of the hinge 323 around the front-rear axis. and folded downwards. Thereby, the flexibility of the layout of the money handling apparatus 1 can be increased.

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

"Payment processing"
In the settlement processing terminal 11, when the transaction number written on the payment sheet issued by the product registration device 202 is input to the operation display unit 13, the settlement control unit 18 sends the price information associated with this transaction number to the store controller. 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 controls the coin input port 234 and the coin dropped through the guide chute 265 to be placed in the coin deposit port 22 of the coin processing unit 5 . When it is detected by an auto-start sensor (not shown), the coin processing unit 5 starts the coin receiving process. Also, when a banknote detection sensor (not shown) detects that a banknote has been inserted into the banknote slot 26, the banknote processing unit 6 starts banknote deposit processing. For inputting the transaction number, the payment sheet may be read by a reader (not shown) of the settlement device 201, or the price information including the information of the purchased product may be sent to a terminal such as a smartphone together with the transaction number. Alternatively, it may be transcribed on a store-specific card so that the settlement 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 together with the transaction number to the settlement device 201, and the employee guides the customer to the designated settlement device 201, or guides the customer with a warning light, call display, or the like. You may make it

In the coin receiving process, the coin processing unit 5 separates the coins in the coin receiving port 22 one by one by the belt conveyor 61 and the separation roller 62 of the first received money transport path 31, feeds them to the second received money transport path 32, and While being conveyed by the path 71 of the received money conveying path 32 and the conveying belt 72, the coin is conveyed over the closed reject distribution gate 36 to the coin identifying section 33, where the coin identifying section 33 identifies the coin. The coin discriminating unit 33 discriminates the denominations of acceptable and non-acceptable coins and counts them. Based on the result of this discrimination, unacceptable coins are reversely conveyed by the conveyor belt 72 and the reject distribution gate 36 is opened. , a deposit rejection process of ejecting the coin into the coin reject port 24 via the reject shooter 37 is performed. As a result, the unacceptable coin is received in the coin reject port 24 and the operator can take out the unacceptable coin from the coin reject port 24 .

On the other hand, based on the identification result of the coin identification unit 33, the acceptable coin is moved to the downstream side of the second deposit transport path 32 as it is. As a result, the acceptable coins are sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting 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 sorting gate 42a and stored in the stacker 41a, 10-yen coins are dropped at the denomination sorting gate 42b and stored in the stacker 41b, and 100-yen coins are sorted by denomination. The 5-yen coin is dropped at the denomination sorting gate 42d and stored in the stacker 41d, and the 50-yen coin is dropped at the denomination sorting gate 42e and stored in the stacker 41e. The 500-yen coin is dropped at the denomination sorting gate 42f and stored in the stacker 41f.

Here, as described above, the settlement control unit 18 grasps the amount of coins stored in each of the denomination-specific stackers 41a to 41f. exceeds the appropriate upper limit amount, the amount of coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount of the stackers 41a to 41f is counted by the feeding mechanism 79, and the intermediate conveying path 46 to keep the storage amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f below the proper upper limit by preventing the storage amount after deposit processing from exceeding the proper upper limit. As a result, the storage amounts of all the stackers 41a to 41f are maintained in a near-full state where the storage amounts are the proper upper limit amount even if the storage amount is large.

When coins are fed from the stackers 41a to 41f to the intermediate transport path 46 in this way, the settlement control unit 18 opens the preliminary sorting gate 52 while keeping the payout port sorting gate 47 closed. Coins are conveyed toward the preliminary sorting gate 52 by the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of 81 and the conveying belt 88 . Then, after the coins are separated one by one by the separation roller 85 of the intermediate conveying path 46, the coins pass over the dispensing port sorting gate 47 and drop from the intermediate conveying path 46 at the position of the preliminary sorting gate 52. It is stored in the spare storage 51 via the storage shooter 53 . At this time, the settlement control unit 18 grasps the deposited amount of coins stored in the spare storage box 51 by denomination from the count value of the feeding mechanism 79 .

Here, as described above, the settlement control unit 18 grasps the payout amount by denomination of the coins paid out from the spare storage 51 to the payout port 57 by the sorting transport unit 56, and the payout amount by denomination The storage amount of coins stored in the spare storage box 51 by denomination is grasped from the amount and the amount of coins deposited into the spare storage box 51 by denomination. 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 let out from the spare storage 51 by the belt conveyor 96 to the sorting transport section 56. Then, it is conveyed toward the delivery port 57 by the belt conveyor 98 and the conveying belt 101 of the sorting conveying unit 56 . Then, the amount of coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount is dropped into the pay-out port 57 based on the counting result of the pay-out identification unit 102 . In this way, the storage amount of the spare storage 51 after the payment processing is kept below the proper upper limit so as not to exceed the proper upper limit. The coins fed out from the sorting transport section 56 are stored in the collected coin storage tray 111 from the coin processing section 5 via the delivery port 57 . The settlement control unit 18 grasps the amount of coins fed out from the coin processing unit 5 to the collected coin storage tray 111 by denomination based on the identification result of the feeding identification unit 102 of the sorting transport unit 56 .

In the banknote depositing process, the banknote processing unit 6 separates the banknotes in the banknote slot 26 one by one, sends them to the main transport path 128, transports them toward the banknote storage boxes 120 to 123 on the main transport path 128, and discriminates the banknotes. Identified at section 140 . The banknote recognition unit 140 discriminates acceptability and denominations of acceptable banknotes. The corresponding denomination banknote is driven and stored in the corresponding denomination banknote storage box 120 to 123 of the corresponding denomination. That is, the 1,000-yen banknote is sent to the branched transport path 132 by the sorting unit 132G and stored in the banknote storage box 120 by the rollers 132Ra and 132Rb. Also, the 5,000-yen banknote is sent to the branched transport path 133 by the sorting section 133G, and stored in the banknote storage box 121 by driving the rollers 133Ra and 133Rb. Further, the 10,000-yen banknote is sent to the branched transport path 134 by the sorting unit 134G, and stored in the banknote storage box 122 by driving the rollers 134Ra and 134Rb. Furthermore, 2,000 yen banknotes and overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the banknote storages 120 to 122 are stored in the banknote storage 123 by driving the rollers 135Ra and 135Rb.

On the other hand, banknotes identified as non-depositable by the banknote identification unit 140 are conveyed in the opposite direction by the reverse driving of the main conveyance path 128, sent to the branch conveyance path 129 by the sorting unit 129G, and the roller pair 129R is driven. to the banknote dispensing port 27. As a result, unacceptable banknotes are accommodated in the banknote dispensing port 27 , and the operator can take out the unacceptable banknotes from the banknote dispensing port 27 .

All the coins in the coin receiving port 22 are conveyed to either the coin reject port 24 or the stackers 41a to 41f, and all the banknotes in the banknote input port 26 are transported to one of the banknote storage boxes 120 to 123 and the banknote dispensing port 27. , the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 displays the result of counting the coins and banknotes accepted in the current deposit processing, and a display prompting the user to select whether to cancel the deposit or confirm the deposit. is displayed on the operation display unit 13 .

In response to the question of whether to cancel payment or confirm payment, the operator inputs a selection operation of confirmation of payment, which is an approval operation input, to the operation display unit 13 of the payment processing terminal 11, and the payment control unit 18 determines and stores the counted values of coins and banknotes received in the current deposit processing, calculates the amount of change by subtracting the product price from the total amount, and terminates the deposit processing. If there is change, the payment processing described later is continued.

"Payment return processing"
On the other hand, in response to the question of whether to cancel the payment or to confirm the payment in the payment processing, the operator inputs a selection operation of payment cancellation, which is a cancellation operation input, to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11. Then, the settlement control unit 18 opens the withdrawal port distribution gate 47 of the coin processing unit 5 of the money processing apparatus 1, drives the belt conveyor 77 of the stackers 41a to 41f, and Returned coins constituting the coin portion are counted by the feeding mechanism 79 from the corresponding ones of the stackers 41a to 41f and fed onto the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate conveying path 46. FIG. Then, the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81 conveys the coin toward the dispensing port sorting gate 47 . On the way, the coins are separated one by one by the separation rollers 85 of the intermediate conveying path 46 , and then passed through the dispensing port sorting gate 47 to the disbursement conveying path forming section 83 of the belt conveyor 81 of the disbursing conveying path 48 . fall on top. Then, the coins are again separated one by one by the separating roller 91 on the dispensing transport path forming portion 83 of the dispensing transport path 48 , moved on the path 92 by the driving of the transport belt 93 , and discharged to the coin dispensing port 25 . be.

In addition, the settlement control unit 18 transfers the returned banknotes, which constitute the banknote portion of the deposited amount, from the banknote storage units 120 to 122 corresponding to the banknote processing unit 6 of the money processing apparatus 1 to the branch conveying path 132 . 134 and the main transport path 128 to the banknote dispensing port 27. That is, when the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 120, the kick-out roller 120R kicks the banknotes toward the rollers 132Ra and 132Rb, and the roller 132Ra delivers the banknotes to the branch conveying path 132 while separating the banknotes into one sheet by the roller 132Rb. When bills are delivered from the banknote storage box 121, the kick-out roller 121R kicks out the banknotes toward the rollers 133Ra and 133Rb, and the roller 133Ra delivers the banknotes to the branch conveying path 133 while separating the banknotes into one sheet by the roller 133Rb. When the banknotes are delivered from the banknote storage 122, the kick-out roller 122R kicks the banknotes toward the rollers 134Ra and 134Rb, and the roller 134Ra delivers the banknotes to the branch conveying path 134 while the banknotes are separated into one sheet by the roller 134Rb. The bills drawn out from the corresponding ones of the bill storage boxes 120 to 122 in this manner are conveyed on the main conveying path 128, introduced into the branch conveying path 129 by the sorting unit 129G, and sent to the bill dispensing port 27.

When the returned coins constituting the coin portion of the deposited amount are discharged to the coin dispensing port 25 and the returned bills constituting the banknote portion of the deposited amount are discharged to the banknote dispensing port 27, the deposit return processing is performed. When the operation ends, the operator takes out the returned coins from the coin outlet 25 and the returned banknotes from the banknote outlet 27 .

"Withdrawal Process"
The settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11 calculates the amount of change by subtracting the product price from the total amount of coins and banknotes accepted in the deposit processing as described above, and outputs the amount of change when there is change. The money handling apparatus 1 is controlled to make money.

Under the control of the settlement control unit 18, the money processing apparatus 1 opens the disbursement port distribution gate 47 of the coin processing unit 5, and stacks the disbursed coins constituting the coin portion of the amount of change to the stackers 41a to 41a. The belt conveyor 77 of 41f is driven, and the stackers 41a to 41f are counted by the feeding mechanism 79 and fed onto the intermediate conveying path forming portion 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate conveying path 46. FIG. Then, the intermediate conveying path forming section 82 conveys the coin toward the dispensing port sorting gate 47 . On the way, the coins are separated one by one by the separation rollers 85 of the intermediate conveying path 46 , and then passed through the dispensing port sorting gate 47 to the disbursement conveying path forming section 83 of the belt conveyor 81 of the disbursing conveying path 48 . fall on top. Then, the coins are again separated one by one by the separating roller 91 on the dispensing transport path forming portion 83 of the dispensing transport path 48 , moved on the path 92 by the driving of the transport belt 93 , and discharged to the coin dispensing port 25 . be.

In addition, the money handling apparatus 1 branches and conveys the dispensed banknotes constituting the banknote portion of the amount of change from the banknote processing units 6 corresponding to the banknote storages 120 and 121 in the same manner as the deposit return processing. The bills are transported toward the banknote dispensing port 27 via the corresponding paths 132 and 133 and the main transport path 128 . Then, the banknotes transported on the main transport path 128 are introduced into the branch transport path 129 by the sorting unit 129G and sent to the banknote dispensing port 27 .

When the dispensed coins constituting the coin portion of the change amount are discharged to the coin dispensing port 25 and the disbursed banknotes constituting the bill portion of the change amount are discharged to the bill dispensing port 27, the disbursement process is terminated. Thus, the operator takes out coins to be dispensed from the coin dispensing port 25 and bills to be dispensed from the banknote dispensing port 27, respectively.

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

In the internal coin replenishment process, the settlement control unit 18 causes the belt conveyor 96 to feed coins from the spare storage box 51 to the sorting transport unit 56 , and the belt conveyor 98 of the sorting transport unit 56 feeds the coins to the intermediate transport path 46 . transport towards. Then, with the payout port sorting gate 47 and the preliminary sorting gate 52 kept closed, the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81 and the conveying belt 88 convey the coin toward the coin depositing port 22 . Then, the coins pass over the payout port sorting gate 47 and the preliminary sorting gate 52 and drop from the end position of the passage 87 which is the end position of the intermediate conveying path 46 and into the coin receiving port 22 .

Further, the coins in the coin inlet 22 are separated one by one by the belt conveyor 61 and the separation roller 62 of the first deposit transport path 31 and fed to the second deposit transport path 32, and the coins are transported along the second deposit transport path 32. The identification unit 33 identifies the denomination and counts. Based on the identification result, the coins are sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denomination stackers 41a to 41f. Then, the settlement control unit 18 determines whether the storage amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined intermediate amount between the appropriate lower limit amount and the appropriate upper limit amount, or a predetermined time after the storage amount becomes equal to or greater than the appropriate lower limit amount. After the elapse of, the feeding of coins from the spare storage box 51 is stopped.

Here, during the internal coin replenishment process for replenishing the stackers 41a to 41f with coins from the spare storage 51, the amount of coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f that do not need to be replenished will be determined appropriately according to the coins to be replenished. Limits may be exceeded. In such a case, the settlement control unit 18 counts the coins exceeding the proper upper limit amount of the stackers 41a to 41f and causes the feeding mechanism 79 to count the coins exceeding the proper upper limit amount and feed them to the intermediate conveying path 46. The stored amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f is kept below the appropriate upper limit so that the stored amount after processing does not exceed the appropriate upper limit. Coins drawn out from the stackers 41a to 41f exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount are conveyed on the intermediate conveying path 46 in the same manner as the coins drawn out from the spare storage box 51. FIG.

If the storage amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined intermediate amount between the appropriate lower limit amount and the appropriate upper limit amount, or a predetermined time elapses after reaching the appropriate lower limit amount or more, or the appropriate lower limit amount or more When a predetermined period of time elapses without this, the settlement control unit 18 stops feeding coins from the spare storage box 51, opens the reserve sorting gate 52, and sorts and transports the sorting conveying unit 56, the intermediate conveying path 46, and the second When there are no more coins on the first deposit transport path 31 and the second deposit transport path 32, the internal coin replenishment process is terminated. In this internal coin replenishment process, coins are delivered from the spare storage box 51 to the payout transport unit 58 including the intermediate transport path 46, transported to the coin deposit port 22 by the payout transport unit 58, and then sent from the coin deposit port 22 to the first The coins are transported to the deposited money transport unit 43 including the deposited money transport path 31 and the second deposited money transport path 32 by the deposited money transport part 43, identified by the coin identifying part 33, and then transported to the stackers 41a to 41f.

"Coin inspection process"
During the coin inspection process, an operation input for the coin inspection process is input to the settlement processing terminal 11 via the operation display unit 13, and the denomination to be inspected is designated at that time. Of course, it is possible to specify all denominations. When an operation input for the coin inspection process is input, the settlement control unit 18 determines whether or not the spare storage shed 51 is empty before starting the process.

When the spare storage 51 is in an empty state, a single reconciliation process is performed for one of the stackers 41a to 41f that is to be reconciled this time. That is, first, coins are moved from one of the stackers 41a to 41f, which is designated this time, to the spare storage box 51 until the stacker is empty. That is, the preliminary distribution gate 52 is opened, the belt conveyors 77 of the stackers 41a to 41f are driven, and one of the stackers 41a to 41f to be inspected this time is moved to the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate conveyance path 46 by the delivery mechanism 79. Coins are let out onto the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 . Then, the belt conveyer 81 conveys the coins toward the preliminary distribution gate 52 , drops the coins at the position of the preliminary distribution gate 52 , and stores them in the preliminary storage 51 via the preliminary storage chute 53 . In this way, all coins are moved from one stacker to be inspected this time to the spare storage box 51 .

Next, the settlement control unit 18 closes the preliminary sorting gate 52, and causes the belt conveyor 96 to feed coins from the preliminary storage 51 to the sorting conveying unit 56 in the same manner as the above-described internal coin replenishment process, and sorts the coins. The belt conveyer 98 of the conveying section 56 feeds the intermediate conveying path 46 . Then, the coin is conveyed to the coin deposit port 22 by the intermediate transport path forming portion 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate transport path 46 and the transport belt 88, and from the coin deposit port 22, the first deposit transport path 31 and the second deposit transport Conveying on path 32 . The denominations of the coins are identified and counted by the coin identifying section 33 while the coins are being conveyed on the second deposit conveying path 32 . Based on the identification result, the coins are sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denomination stackers 41a to 41f. The coins are basically returned to one stacker for scrutiny this time.

Then, when all the coins stored in the spare storage box 51 are stored in the stackers 41a to 41f, the settlement control unit 18 detects the coin of one denomination among the stackers 41a to 41f to be closely examined this time. The counting result of 33 is regarded as the storage amount of the stacker of one denomination to be inspected this time among the stackers 41a to 41f, and the single inspection process ends.

When there are a plurality of specified inspection targets (including all designations) for the stackers 41a to 41f, the same single inspection process as described above is sequentially performed, and the inspection process ends. In other words, in the scrutinization process, a coin is fed from one of the stackers 41a to 41f to the disbursement conveying section 58 including the intermediate conveying path 46, and conveyed by the disbursement conveying section 58 to the spare storage box 51. After transferring all the coins from one of the target stackers 41a to 41f to the spare storage 51, the coins are drawn out from the spare storage 51 to the disbursement conveying section 58 and conveyed to the coin receiving port 22 by the disbursement conveying section 58. Then, from the coin deposit port 22, the coin is delivered to the deposit transport unit 43 including the first deposit transport path 31 and the second deposit transport path 32, and after being identified by the coin identification unit 33, the stacker 41a to Transport to one of the targets in 41f.

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

If the coins can be stored without exceeding the upper limit storage amount, all the coins stored in the spare storage box 51 are stored in the stackers 41a to 41f and the spare storage box 51 is emptied. That is, in the same manner as the internal coin replenishment process described above, coins are delivered from the spare storage 51 to the sorting transport section 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and delivered 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 receiving port 22 by the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate conveying path 46 and the conveying belt 88, and further conveyed by the first deposit conveying path 31 and the second deposit conveying path 32. The coin identification unit 33 identifies the denomination and counts. Based on the identification result, the coins are sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denomination stackers 41a to 41f.

When all the coins are fed out from the spare storage box 51 and no coins remain in the sorting transport section 56, the intermediate transport path 46, the first deposit transport path 31 and the second deposit transport path 32, the all-replenishment emptying process is completed. , the same single reconciliation process as described above is performed for the stacker designated as a reconciliation object among the stackers 41a to 41f, and the reconciliation process ends.

When emptying the spare storage 51, 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 amount, the settlement control unit 18 empties the spare storage. partial replenishment emptying processing for storing some of the coins stored in the storage 51 in the stackers 41a to 41f, and full recovery for storing all the coins stored in the spare storage 51 in the recovered coin storage tray 111. Either one of the preliminary storage emptying processes is performed. This selection is made by inputting to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, but either one may be set as a default.

In the partial replenishment emptying process, similar to the internal coin replenishment process described above, the settlement control unit 18 feeds coins from the spare storage box 51 to the sorting conveying unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and the sorting conveying unit 56 The belt conveyer 98 feeds out to the intermediate conveying path 46 . Then, the coins are conveyed to the coin receiving port 22 by the intermediate conveying path forming part 82 of the belt conveyor 81 of the intermediate conveying path 46 and the conveying belt 88, and further conveyed by the first deposit conveying path 31 and the second deposit conveying path 32. The coin identification unit 33 identifies the denomination and counts. Based on the identification result, the coins are sorted by the corresponding denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f and stored in the corresponding denomination stackers 41a to 41f. When the amount of stored coins in any of the stackers 41a to 41f exceeds the appropriate upper limit due to the replenished coins, the settlement control unit 18 controls the amount of coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit of the stackers 41a to 41f to be adjusted by the feeding mechanism 79. Coins exceeding the upper limit amount are counted and delivered to an intermediate conveying path 46 so that the storage amount after deposit processing does not exceed the appropriate upper limit amount so that the storage amount of all the stackers 41a to 41f is equal to or less than the appropriate upper limit amount. keep to Coins drawn out from the stackers 41a to 41f exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount are conveyed on the intermediate conveying path 46 in the same manner as the coins drawn out from the spare storage box 51. FIG.

When a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the start of the partial replenishment emptying process, the settlement control unit 18 opens the preliminary distribution gate 52, sets the conveying direction of the distribution conveying unit 56 toward the pay-out port 57, and releases the coins. , the belt conveyer 98 and the conveying belt 101 of the sorting conveying unit 56 to drop the coin into the pay-out port 57 and store it in the collected coin storing tray 111 . When there are no more coins on the spare storage box 51, sorting transport section 56, intermediate transport path 46, first deposit transport path 31, and second deposit transport path 32, the settlement control unit 18 performs partial replenishment emptying processing. , the single detailed inspection process similar to that described above is sequentially performed for the stackers designated as objects of detailed inspection among the stackers 41a to 41f, and the detailed inspection process ends.

In the all-recovery emptying process, the settlement control unit 18 lets out coins from the spare storage box 51 to the sorting conveying unit 56 by the belt conveyor 96, and the coins are fed to the sorting conveying unit 56 by the belt conveyer 98 and the conveying belt 101 of the sorting conveying unit 56. 57 to be stored in the collected coin storage tray 111.例文帳に追加When there are no more coins left on the spare storage box 51 and sorting transport unit 56, the settlement control unit 18 ends the all-recovery emptying process, and performs the same single inspection process as above for the designated stackers 41a to 41f. The detailed inspection process is completed by sequentially performing the detailed inspection process for the stackers to be inspected.

"Inserted coin replenishment process"
When a selection operation for inserted coin replenishment processing 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 the opening operation of the front cover 215 by key operation, the settlement control unit 18 The lock by the coin handling unit lock mechanism 271 is released, the lock by the drawer lock mechanism 161 of the supplementary money storage unit 157 is released, and the display lamp 159 is blinked. Then, the storage drawer 156 can be pulled out from the storage housing portion 155 of the replenishment money storage portion 157, and the operator pulls out the storage drawer 156 to expose the coin roll storage portion 175, which is necessary for replenishment. Take out the denomination bar. Further, the operator pulls out the coin processing unit 5 from the housing main body 213, removes the coin receiving port cover 312 that covers the coin receiving port 22, exposes the entire coin receiving port 22, and unwraps the coin roll to separate it. Loose coins are thrown into the coin deposit port 22 as coins. At that time, the bank portion 261 regulates the spilling of coins to the outside of the coin receiving port 22 .

After inserting loose coins into the coin deposit port 22, when an operation to execute the inserted coin replenishment process is input to the operation display unit 13, the settlement control unit 18 performs the deposit processing described above for the coins input to the coin deposit port 22. Inserted coin replenishment processing for replenishing the stackers 41a to 41f is performed in the same manner as in . In other words, the coin fed out from the coin receiving port 22 is identified by the coin identifying section 33 while being conveyed along the first received money transport path 31 and the second received money transport path 32 . 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 sorted by corresponding ones of the denomination sorting gates 42a to 42f and handled by the stackers 41a to 41f. Store it in a denomination that does. At this time as well, if the amount of coins stored in any of the stackers 41a to 41f exceeds the appropriate upper limit amount due to the coins replenished in the inserted coin replenishment process, the settlement control unit 18 removes the coins exceeding the appropriate upper limit amount. By storing in the spare storage 51 through the intermediate transport path 46, 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 box 51 exceeds the proper upper limit amount, the coins in the spare storage box 51 are stored in the collected coin storage tray 111 by the sorting transport unit 56, and the storage amount of the spare storage box 51 is adjusted to an appropriate amount. Keep the maximum amount. This eliminates the need to strictly consider the replenishment amount of coins based on the storage amount of the stackers 41a to 41f.

"Withdrawal port collection processing"
When a selection operation for withdrawal port collection processing is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, the settlement control unit 18 moves the coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f and the spare storage box 51 to the coin discharge port. 25 to perform withdrawal port collection processing for discharging all the coins. Coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f are fed out from the stackers 41a to 41f and transported through the intermediate transport path 46 with the dispensing port sorting gate 47 opened as in the dispensing process. , and is discharged to the coin dispensing port 25 by the dispensing transport path forming part 83 of the dispensing transport path 48 and the transport belt 93. The minute conveying unit 56 feeds the coins to the intermediate conveying path 46 and discharges them to the coin outlet 25 in the same manner as the coins from the stackers 41a to 41f. The operator collects the coins discharged to the coin dispensing port 25. - 特許庁

"Storage tray recovery process"
When execution of stored tray collection processing is input to the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, the settlement control unit 18 moves the coins stored in the stackers 41a to 41f and the spare storage box 51 to the collected coin storage tray 111. store. That is, the settlement control unit 18 opens the preliminary sorting gate 52, directs the conveying direction of the preliminary storage 51 and the sorting conveying unit 56 toward the pay-out port 57, and transfers the coins from the stackers 41a to 41f to the intermediate conveying path. 46 to the preliminary storage 51 through the preliminary sorting gate 52 . As a result, the coins in the stackers 41 a to 41 f and the spare storage box 51 are recovered to the recovered coin storage tray 111 . When all the coins in the coin processing unit 5 are conveyed to the collected coin storage tray 111, the settlement control unit 18 ends the storage tray collection processing. When the operator opens the front cover 215 , the settlement control section 18 unlocks the tray lock mechanism 112 , and the operator pulls out the collected coin storage tray 111 from the tray loading section 110 of the coin processing section 5 . Remove and collect coins.

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

"Banknote collection processing"
When execution of bill collection processing 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 storage boxes 120 to 123 to the bill cassette 118 . Thereafter, when the front cover open/close detection sensor (not shown) detects that the front cover 215 is opened, the settlement control unit 18 causes the banknote processing unit lock mechanism 281 to lock the banknote processing unit 6 to the housing body unit 213. unlock. Then, the operator pulls out the banknote processing unit 6 from the housing body 213 to remove the banknote cassette 118 and replace it with an empty banknote cassette 118 .

Note that when an abnormality occurs in the coin processing unit 5 , when the opening operation of the front cover 215 is detected by a front cover open/close detection sensor (not shown), the settlement control unit 18 controls the coin processing unit 5 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 213 and is ready for maintenance. Further, when an abnormality occurs in the banknote processing unit 6 , when the opening operation of the upper cover 216 is detected by an upper cover opening/closing detection sensor (not shown), the settlement control unit 18 detects the banknotes of the banknote processing unit 6 with respect to the housing body 213 . The lock by the processing unit lock mechanism 281 is released. As a result, the banknote processing unit 6 can be pulled out from the housing main body 213 and is ready for maintenance.

According to the money handling apparatus 1 of the above-described 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, The size in the width direction of the device can be reduced compared to . Therefore, the settlement device 201 comprising the money handling device 1 and the settlement processing terminal 11 can also be downsized, and the settlement system 204 including this can also be installed in a space-saving manner. Also, since the coin slot 234 is provided adjacent to the bill slot 26, the operation of inserting bills and coins is facilitated. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in installing the money handling device 1, the settlement device 201, and the settlement system 204. FIG.

When the product registration device 202 can control a plurality of checkout devices 201, for example, as shown in FIG. is suppressed. In this case, since the user faces the center of these four payment devices 201, it is difficult for the user to see the amount of payment, and it is easier to protect privacy compared to the conventional cash register payment, self-service, and semi-self-service methods.

In the money handling machine 1, the banknote insertion slot 26 and the banknote dispensing slot 27, both of which are open upward, are long in the width direction of the machine and are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction of the machine so that their positions in the machine width direction overlap each other. Since the coin slot 234 that opens upward in the device 1 is provided adjacent to the banknote slot 26 and the banknote dispensing slot 27 in the width direction of the device, these can be arranged compactly. Coins can be similarly inserted from above. Therefore, the operation of inserting banknotes and coins and the operation of taking out banknotes are facilitated.

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 size in the width direction of the device. It becomes possible. In addition, by providing the collected coin storage tray 111, coins can be evacuated even if the coins overflow during operation, so long-time operation is possible without stopping the operation. By covering the collected coin storage tray 111 with the front cover 215, the customer can be prevented from touching the collected coin storage tray 111.例文帳に追加

Further, since the replenishment coin storage unit 157 including the coin roll storage unit 175 is provided below the coin processing unit 5, the coin processing unit 5 can be replenished with coins while suppressing an increase in size in the width direction of the apparatus. can be easily and immediately performed, and the lack of change in the coin processing unit 5 can be quickly resolved on the spot. By covering the supplementary money storage section 157 with the front cover 215, the customer can be prevented from touching the supplementary money storage section 157. - 特許庁

In addition, by covering the coin processing unit 5 with the front cover 215, only the coin reject port 24 and the coin withdrawal port 25 are exposed among the external access portions of the coin processing unit 5 that are accessed from the outside. is covered with an upper cover 216 to expose only the banknote insertion port 26, the banknote withdrawal port 27, and the foreign object removal port 28 among the external access portions of the banknote processing unit 6, so that operation displays unnecessary for general customers are displayed. By hiding the part 23, various buttons, etc., the appearance becomes simple and the operation becomes easy to understand.

The above-described embodiment can be modified as in Modified Examples 1 to 5 below.

[Modification 1]
As shown in FIG. 22, a slope portion 331 inclined rearwardly upward is arranged adjacent to the rear side of the coin slot 234, and a placing surface 332 extending horizontally is arranged adjacent to the rear side of the slope portion 331, A wall portion 333 is provided to horizontally surround the coin slot 234, the slope portion 331, and the placement surface 332. As shown in FIG. The wall portion 333 is made to protrude above the mounting surface 332 . With such a configuration, when inserting a coin, the inserter once places the coin on the placement surface 332, confirms the content, and then moves the coin to the slope portion 331 side. Then, the moved coin slides down on the slope portion 331 inclined forward and downward and drops into the coin slot 234 . Since coins slid forward from the rear are dropped, the coin slot 234 is open in a shape elongated in the left-right direction, and the coins are dropped along the thickness direction in the front-rear direction. This oblong coin slot 234 may also allow a plurality of (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 body 213 to prevent prying eyes. Alternatively, the side plates of the housing body 213 may be raised. In addition, 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 apparatus 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 settlement devices 201 are lined up, it is possible to guide the customer to a predetermined settlement device 201 used for light emission.

[Modification 3]
The money processing device 1 is not limited to a semi-self-checkout system, but can also be used as a self-checkout system, as well as a POS cash register in which a cashier performs product registration and settlement processing, or a tax and public money collection system used in financial institutions. It can be applied to settlement systems. As shown in FIG. 24, a cash processing unit 351 in which the coin processing unit 5, the banknote processing unit 6 and the collected coin storage tray 111 (or the collected coin storage safe, not shown in FIG. 24) are separated, and an upper cover for storing this. 216 and a front cover 215, a slim settlement apparatus 201 that can be operated on a desk can be constructed. Examples of its operation include settlement devices installed in offices of various business categories to settle expenses, settlement devices installed at government offices and other counters to settle fees, settlement devices operated by customers at leisure facilities such as movie theaters, and ticket sales. It can be applied to machines, etc.

FIG. 25 shows a configuration in which an attachment base 352 that enables operation while sitting is attached to the money handling apparatus 1 having the cash handling unit 351 and the apparatus housing 211 shown in FIG. Examples of its operation include simple cashiers at police offices and branch offices of financial institutions, cashiers for over-the-counter sales of tickets for theme parks, etc., simple cashiers for payments at government offices, simple cashiers for welfare payments, and cashiers at railway company counters. In addition, it can be used for face-to-face window operations in general. Further, it is possible to attach casters to the bottom of the base 352 so that it can be moved so that it can be taken out of the vault or the like only during the operating hours.

When operated as a tax and public money storage system, in addition to the coin processing unit 5, bill processing unit 6, and collected coin storage tray 111, a slip tray (not shown) with slits capable of storing slips and the like may be provided. . The slip tray is locked by an electromagnetic lock so that the customer cannot pull it out during operation. Stored in the slip tray through The customer presents the receipt printed by the receipt printer and the ticket stub to the lobby attendant or the like, and the attendant confirms that the amounts shown on the receipt and the ticket stub match and presses the reception date stamp.

[Modification 4]
The operation display unit 23 of the money handling device 1 is configured to be detachable. In the above embodiment, the operation display unit 23 of the money handling apparatus 1 is housed inside the apparatus housing 211 so as not to be touched by the customer. Therefore, for example, to reset 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. This requires a lot of effort and time from the administrator. Therefore, for example, the operation display unit 23 is made detachable so that communication between the operation display unit 23 and the control unit of the money handling apparatus 1 can be performed by wire (a wire of several meters) or wirelessly. Then, this 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-in-hand management of the money handling apparatus 1 and simple resetting can be easily performed on the product registration apparatus 202 side. Jam clearing that requires opening and closing of the apparatus housing 211 is performed by carrying the operation display unit 23 to the money handling apparatus 1 .

Furthermore, when a plurality of settlement devices 201 are connected, one operation display unit 23 or all the other operation display units 23 are made to have a role as a monitor for mutually monitoring the state of the other settlement devices 201 . can be Status monitoring includes information about the operation of the settlement device 201, such as the status of balance and the status of errors. For example, by enabling the status of a plurality of settlement devices 201 to be monitored by the separated operation display unit 23, the state can be monitored while the settlement devices 201 are in operation without interrupting the customer's operation. be possible.

[Modification 5]
The settlement device 201 as described above can also be linked with the reception system.

<Semi-self checkout 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 issued by the reception system (or the settlement device number is also acceptable) instead of the payment sheet, and the reception slip is sent to the customer. pass to Here, as in the case of the settlement device number, if it is not necessary to issue a ticket, the customer may be notified by voice or display. The customer may be allowed to select whether or not to issue a receipt. The product registration device 202 associates and stores the receipt number and the price information. When the receipt number is scanned (or manually input or voice input) from the receipt slip in the settlement device 201, the settlement control unit 18 acquires the price information corresponding to the receipt number from the product registration device 202, The charge information is displayed on the operation display unit 13 of the settlement processing terminal 11, and settlement is started. When the settlement processing for the customer is completed, the settlement control unit 18 transmits a call instruction to the reception system so as to call the new reception number, and the reception system displays the new reception on the call indicator provided in the settlement device 201. Show number. By doing so, even when a plurality of settlement devices 201 are installed, the customer can make payment using the called settlement device 201 without hesitation. Also, the call indicator may have a function of indicating the state of the settlement device 201 . For example, "E" indicating "error" is displayed when an error occurs in the settlement device 201, "BF" indicating "bill full" or "CF" indicating "coin full" when banknotes or coins are full (near full), At the end (near end) of banknotes and coins, characters such as "BE" indicating "bill end" and "CE" indicating "coin end" are used to display the cause of the error at a glance. can be Alternatively, in order to keep the cash state of the change dispenser from being known to persons other than the relevant persons such as employees, the information may be notified using a symbol, color, or the like that only the persons concerned can understand.

<In the case of a tax and public money collection system>
In a financial institution, when a customer selects "tax and public money collection" from a business selection menu with a ticket issuing machine of a reception system, the ticket issuing machine issues a receipt slip with a receipt number printed. When the customer processing is completed, the settlement control unit 18 of the settlement processing terminal 11, which is the higher-level machine of the money processing device 1 of the tax and public money collection system, transmits a call instruction to the reception system so as to call a new receipt number. displays the new receipt number on the call indicator provided in the settlement device 201 . The customer pays at the settlement device 201 from which the receipt number of the receipt slip is called. When the payment is completed, the customer places the processed slip into the slip tray through the slit from the front of the device housing 211 while leaving the copy (stub) at hand. Furthermore, at the timing of the completion of payment or receipt of the slip, a reception slip with the reception number printed is issued from the ticket issuing machine or settlement device 201 of the reception system (or the issued reception slip is reused without issuing a ticket). When the reception number printed on the reception slip is called by the call display machine at the counter, the customer presents the receipt printed by the receipt printer and the ticket stub to the counter clerk, and the counter clerk shows the receipt and the stub After confirming that the amounts match, press the receipt date stamp.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Money handling apparatus 5...Coin handling part 6...Bill handling part 26...Bill slot 27...Bill dispensing slot 111...Collected coin storage tray (collected coin storage part) 157...Replenishment money storage Section (money roll storage section), 204... Settlement system, 234... Coin slot, guide chute 265 (guide section).

Claims (1)

A housing main body, a first cover that is openable and closable above a main body opening of the housing main body, and a second cover that is openable and closable under the main body opening of the housing main body. and a device housing having
an upper opening provided on the upper surface of the first cover ;
a banknote processing unit arranged in the housing main body so that a banknote insertion slot is exposed to the outside of the money handling apparatus through the upper opening, and which processes banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot;
a coin slot for inserting coins, provided on the upper surface of the first cover on one side of the upper opening in the device width direction;
It is provided on the upper surface of the first cover on the rear side of the coin slot in the device front-rear direction, adjacent to the coin slot and inclined upward to the rear to guide a coin to the coin slot. a slope portion;
a placement surface provided on the top surface of the first cover on the rear side of the slope portion in the device front-rear direction and adjacent to the slope portion, on which a coin can be placed;
a coin processing unit arranged below the banknote processing unit in the housing main body and processing a coin inserted into the coin insertion slot;
A money handling device comprising:
When the first cover is opened, the banknote processing unit is exposed to the outside of the currency processing device,
The coin handling unit is exposed to the outside of the money handling device when the second cover is opened.
A money handling device characterized by:

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