JP7274321B2 - Valuable media processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a valuable medium processing apparatus for processing valuable media such as money.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of money processing apparatuses for processing money such as banknotes and coins are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1, etc.). In a typical money handling device, a plurality of storing and dispensing units are provided inside the housing, and when money is deposited by an operator, the money inserted into the housing through the slot is After the denomination and the like are identified by the identifying section, the bills are stored by denomination in each storing/feeding section. Moreover, in such a money processing apparatus, when money is dispensed, the money drawn out from each storage and feeding unit is discharged from the discharge port to the outside of the housing.

JP 2015-162121 A

In the conventional money handling apparatus as described above, one door is provided so as to straddle each storing and feeding unit. access was restricted. After the day's transactions are completed, an operator (for example, an administrator) who has a predetermined authority opens the door to take out the coins stored in each storage/feeding unit and count them. .

Further, in such a money handling apparatus, if a trouble such as a money jam occurs when money is dispensed from each storing and feeding unit during money dispensation processing, the operation of operating the money handling apparatus is interrupted. A person (for example, a store clerk) removes the money causing the jam by opening the door covering each storage and delivery part. However, when the door is opened, the coins stored in all the storing and feeding units can be accessed, so there is a risk that a malicious operator may take out the coins from the other storing and feeding units and carry them away. .

The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and includes a first access permission state in which valuable media can be taken out only from a specific storage section, and a second access permission state in which valuable media can be taken out from all storage sections. Since one of the two access permission states can be selected, the access permission state can be selected according to the purpose of taking out the valuable medium from the storage unit, and the first access permission state satisfies the predetermined condition. To provide a valuable medium processing device capable of preventing a valuable medium from being taken out from an empty storage part and taken away.

A valuable medium processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of storage units each storing a valuable medium, and access restriction means for restricting access to the valuable media stored in each of the storage units. The access restricting means is stored in all of the storage sections in a first access permission state in which access is permitted only to valuable media stored in the storage sections that satisfy a predetermined condition among the plurality of storage sections. It is characterized in that access to the valuable media stored in each of the storage units is permitted in any of second access permitted states that permit access to the valuable media.

According to such a valuable medium processing device, either a first access permitted state in which valuable media can be taken out from only a specific storage section or a second access permitted state in which valuable media can be taken out from all storage sections is selected. Therefore, the access permission state can be selected according to the application when the valuable medium is taken out from the storage unit. It is possible to prevent it from being taken out and carried away.

In the valuable medium processing apparatus of the present invention, each storage unit is provided with an error detection unit that detects that an error has occurred when an error related to the valuable media stored in the storage unit occurs. When the error detection unit detects that an error has occurred, the access restriction means determines that the storage unit provided with the error detection unit satisfies the predetermined condition. In the 1 access permission state, access to the valuable medium stored in the storage unit that satisfies the predetermined condition may be permitted.

Further, each storage unit is provided with a feeding unit for feeding out the valuable medium stored in the storage unit from the storage unit. may be permitted to access the delivery portion provided in the storage portion that satisfies the following:

Further, the access restricting means includes a plurality of first door portions provided corresponding to each of the storage portions, and valuable media stored in each of the storage portions provided corresponding to each of the first door portions. and a plurality of first locking portions for locking the first door portion so as to restrict access to the storage portion, wherein the access restricting means includes the first locking portion corresponding to the storage portion that satisfies the predetermined condition. By releasing the locking of the first door portion by the unit, access to the valuable medium stored in the storage portion with the first door portion unlocked in the first access permission state is permitted. good too.

In this case, the access restricting means includes a second door section provided across all of the storage sections, and the second door section so as to restrict access to the valuable media stored in all of the storage sections. each of the first door portions is provided on the second door portion; and the access restricting means locks the second door portion by the second locking portion. may be released to allow access to all valuable media stored in the storage units in the second access permission state.

Further, each of the first locking portions may unlock the corresponding first door portion when energized.

Further, the second locking section may unlock the second door section when a physical force is applied.

Further, the access restriction means releases the locking of the first door portion by the first locking portion corresponding to the storage portion that satisfies the predetermined condition, and then the first door portion completely closes the storage portion. You may make it float from the position blocked.

The valuable medium processing apparatus of the present invention further comprises an operation unit for the operator to input internal instructions, and permits access to the valuable media stored in one of the plurality of storage units. is input by the operation unit, the access restricting means determines that the storage unit corresponding to the internal instruction input by the operation unit satisfies the predetermined condition, and enters the first access permission state. , access to the valuable medium stored in the storage unit that satisfies the predetermined condition may be permitted.

In this case, the valuable medium processing apparatus of the present invention further includes authentication means for authenticating the authority of the operator who operates the operation unit, and the access restriction means determines that the authority of the operator is given by the authentication means. When the operation unit inputs an internal instruction to the effect that access to a valuable medium stored in one of the plurality of storage units is permitted only when it is authenticated as It may be determined that the storage unit related to the internal instruction input by the unit satisfies the predetermined condition.

The valuable medium processing device of the present invention further comprises an instruction receiving unit for receiving an external instruction from another device by communication, and accesses the valuable media stored in one of the plurality of storage units. When an external instruction to permit is received by the instruction receiving section, the access restricting means determines that the storage section related to the external instruction received by the instruction receiving section satisfies the predetermined condition. In the 1 access permission state, access to the valuable medium stored in the storage unit that satisfies the predetermined condition may be permitted.

In the valuable medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the valuable medium stored in each storage unit may be money, and each storage unit may store money by denomination.

According to the valuable medium processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to select the access permission state according to the purpose of taking out the valuable medium from the storage unit, and furthermore, the access permission state can be selected from the storage unit that does not satisfy the predetermined condition in the first access permission state. It is possible to prevent the valuable medium from being taken out and taken away.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money handling machine by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration when the inside of the coin handling device of the money handling machine shown in FIG. 1 is viewed vertically downward from above; FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of a reject section and a storage section in the coin processing device shown in FIG. 2; Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state when the inner housing of the coin handling apparatus shown in Fig. 2 is pulled out from the outer housing toward the near side; FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state when the storage door is opened upward from the state shown in FIG. 4; FIG. 3 is a top view schematically showing the configuration of a storage door and a plurality of denomination doors provided on the storage door in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 ; FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state when a storage door is opened upward in the coin handling apparatus shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state when a denomination door is opened upward in the coin handling apparatus shown in FIG. 2 ; FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of a first locking unit that locks a denomination door in the coin handling apparatus shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state when the locking of the denomination door by the first locking unit is released from the state shown in FIG. 9; FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a state in which the coin dispensing unit is hidden by an upper lid in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2; 3 is a configuration diagram showing a state in which the coin dispensing portion advances forward from the upper lid and is exposed to the outside in the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a control system in the coin handling apparatus shown in FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration when the inside of the banknote handling device of the money handling machine shown in FIG. 1 is viewed vertically downward from above; 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage door is opened upward after the inner housing of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 is pulled out from the outer housing toward the near side; FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a banknote receiving section of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14; 17 is a front view of the banknote receiving part shown in FIG. 16; FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a configuration when a first guide member and a second guide member are attached to the banknote receiving portion of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14; 19 is a front view of the banknote receiving part shown in FIG. 18 and the first guide member and the second guide member attached to the banknote receiving part; FIG. FIG. 15 is a side view schematically showing an internal configuration of a banknote receiving section of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14; 15 is a side view schematically showing the internal configuration when the first guide member and the second guide member are attached to the banknote receiving portion of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14; FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a curved banknote to be inserted into the banknote receiving section of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14; FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state where a corner portion of a banknote inserted into the banknote receiving portion of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 is bent;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 23 are diagrams showing a money handling machine according to this embodiment. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the money handling machine according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 13 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the coin handling device of the money handling machine shown in FIG. 14 to 23 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the banknote handling device of the money handling machine shown in FIG. Incidentally, in FIG. 3, the coin processed by the coin processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is denoted by reference symbol C. As shown in FIG. Also, in FIGS. 22 and 23, a reference sign P denotes a banknote processed by the banknote processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

2. Description of the Related Art In a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket, product shelves displaying various products are installed in the front area where customers can enter. A money handling machine 1 (money change machine) and a POS register (not shown) are installed. When a customer performs settlement processing at such a settlement office, a clerk deposits money as the payment for the product received from the customer into the money handling machine 1 as a money change machine, or processes money as change. The money is withdrawn from the machine 1 and returned to the customer. Also, the POS register manages information related to products purchased by customers, information related to money stored in the money handling machine 1, and the like. In such a store, a backyard area (specifically, a deposit room, for example) where customers are prohibited from entering is equipped with a teller machine or the like for depositing money collected from the money handling machine 1 as sales proceeds. A money deposit and withdrawal machine is installed. When the money handling machine 1 runs short of money as change, the money is dispensed from the money depositing/dispensing machine as change supplement, and the money delivered from this money depositing/dispensing machine is used as change supplement. can be replenished to the money handling machine 1. The details of such a money handling machine 1 and the coin handling device 10 and bill handling device 110 that constitute the money handling machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 23 .

As shown in FIG. 1, a money handling machine 1 according to the present embodiment is arranged side by side with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer casing 1a, and can be pulled out from the outer casing 1a to the front side. A coin processing machine 10 and a banknote processing machine 110 are provided, and a POS register (not shown) is placed on the upper surfaces of the coin processing machine 10 and the banknote processing machine 110 . The coin processing device 10 and the banknote processing device 110 are adapted to deposit and withdraw coins and banknotes, respectively. Details of the configurations of the coin processing device 10 and the banknote processing device 110 will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the coin processing device 10 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped inner housing 11 and a front side of the inner housing 11, and coins are inserted by an operator when performing coin deposit processing. a coin receiving portion 12 provided on the front side of the inner housing 11 and for dispensing coins when performing coin dispensing processing; It has a plurality of coin storage units 30a to 30f for storage. In addition, the inner housing 11 of the coin processing device 10 can be pulled out from the outer housing 1a to the front side. The plurality of coin storage units 30a to 30f are arranged in parallel along the width direction of the inner housing 11 (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 2). Yen coins, 5-yen coins, 500-yen coins, 100-yen coins, 10-yen coins and 1-yen coins are stored in this order.

The coin receiving part 12 takes in the coins received through the coin slot into the inner housing 11 one by one in a one-layer, one-row state. Further, the coin receiving portion 12 is provided with a residual detection sensor 13 , and the coins received in the coin receiving portion 12 are detected by the residual detection sensor 13 . The coin receiving section 12 is also provided with a delivery section 14 including a delivery belt 14a and the like that moves leftward in FIG. When the feeding portion 14 is driven, the coins are fed into the inner housing 11 one by one by the feeding portion 14 . Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin receiving section 12 is connected to a deposit conveying section 16 that conveys the coins fed into the inner housing 11 by the feeding section 14 in one layer and one row.

As shown in FIG. 3, the deposited money conveying section 16 has a conveying surface 16c extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and coins are conveyed on the conveying surface 16c in a substantially horizontal posture. In addition, the deposit transport section 16 has a circulation belt 16a stretched by a plurality of pulleys 16b, and the coins fed into the inner housing 11 by the feeding section 14 work with the circulation belt 16a. It is conveyed inside the inner housing 11 by frictional force. Specifically, the circulation belt 16a is positioned above the conveying surface 16c with a slight gap (specifically, a gap of approximately the same size as the thickness of one coin) from the conveying surface 16c. are placed. A driving motor is connected to one pulley 16b among the plurality of pulleys 16b, and the driving motor rotates the pulley 16b, thereby causing the circulation belt 16a to circulate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. It is designed to A plurality of push pins (not shown) for pushing coins on the conveying surface 16c are provided at equal intervals at the lower end of the circulation belt 16a, and the circulation belt 16a rotates counterclockwise in FIG. , the coins on the conveying surface 16c are pushed in the depth direction of the inner housing 11 by the pushing pins. In this way, the coin fed into the inner housing 11 by the feeding unit 14 is held in a substantially horizontal posture on the conveying surface 16c in the right region inside the inner housing 11, and the coin reaches the depth of the inner housing 11. It will be transported in the direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, an identification unit 18 is provided in the middle of the deposit transfer unit 16 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, fitness, front/back, new/old, transfer state, etc. of the coin. Coins that have been identified as not being normal coins by the identification unit 18 or coins that could not be identified by the identification unit 18 are branched from the conveying surface 16c of the received money conveying unit 16 and sent to the inner housing by a reject port 26, which will be described later. A reject portion 24 is provided for discharging to the outside of the body 11 . As shown in FIG. 3, the reject section 24 has a reject chute 24a that feeds a coin in an upright position by its own weight. In FIG. 3, the coin conveyed by the deposit conveying unit 16 and the coin conveyed to the reject port 26 by the reject chute 24a in an upright position are denoted by reference symbol C. As shown in FIG. Here, the reject chute 24a is inclined obliquely downward with respect to the horizontal direction, and a reject port 26 provided on the front side of the inner housing 11 is provided at the downstream end of the reject chute 24a. ing. The reject port 26 is accessible from the front side of the inner housing 11, and the operator can pass a coin (rejected coin) sent from the reject chute 24a to the reject port 26 from the front side of the inner housing 11. It can be taken out of the body 11 and reinserted into the coin receiving section 12.例文帳に追加In addition, an inlet for coins from the deposit transport section 16 to the reject chute 24a is provided at the upstream end of the reject chute 24a. In addition, the reject unit 24 is a gate member for diverting from the conveying surface 16c of the deposit conveying unit 16 coins that have been identified as not being normal coins by the identifying unit 18 or coins that could not be identified by the identifying unit 18. 25.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gate member 25 has a substantially horizontal shaft 25a, and swings about the shaft 25a. Such a shaft 25 a is arranged at the downstream end in the direction in which coins are conveyed by the deposit conveying section 16 . The gate member 25 has a closed position in which it is in a substantially horizontal posture as indicated by a solid line in FIG. When the gate member 25 is positioned at the closed position, the upper surface 25b of the gate member 25 is substantially the same as the conveying surface 16c of the deposit conveying unit 16. come to lie on a plane. As a result, when the gate member 25 is positioned at the closed position, the coin conveyed on the conveying surface 16c of the deposited money conveying unit 16 is not diverted to the reject chute 24a of the reject unit 24 by the gate member 25 and is gated. It comes to be sent to each branch part 22 by denomination through the upper surface 25b of the member 25. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the gate member 25 is positioned at the branching position, the coin conveyed on the conveying surface 16c of the deposit conveying unit 16 is branched from the deposit conveying unit 16 to the reject chute 24a of the reject unit 24 by the gate member 25. , is sent to a reject port 26 by this reject chute 24a.

As shown in FIG. 2, further downstream of the gate member 25 in the direction in which the coins are conveyed by the deposit conveying unit 16, a plurality of denomination branching units 22 are arranged in series corresponding to the respective coin storage units 30a to 30e. It is Specifically, when the denomination of the coin identified by the identifying unit 18 is 50 yen, the 50-yen coin is branched from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 located on the rightmost side in FIG. and is sent to the coin storage section 30a. Similarly, when the denomination of the coin identified by the identifying unit 18 is 5 yen, the 5-yen coin is branched from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 positioned second from the right side in FIG. It will be sent to the coin storage section 30b. When the denomination of the coin identified by the identifying unit 18 is 500 yen, the 500-yen coin is diverted from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 located third from the right side in FIG. and sent to the coin storage section 30c. When the denomination of the coin identified by the identifying unit 18 is 100 yen, the 100-yen coin is diverted from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 positioned fourth from the right side in FIG. and sent to the coin storage section 30d. When the denomination of the coin identified by the identifying unit 18 is 10 yen, the 10-yen coin is branched from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 located fifth from the right side in FIG. and sent to the coin storage section 30e. When the denomination of the coin identified by the identifying unit 18 is 1 yen, the 1-yen coin is branched from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 located sixth from the right side in FIG. and sent to the coin storage section 30f. The coins identified by the identification unit 18 in this manner are distributed to the coin storage units 30a to 30f by denomination and stored in these coin storage units 30a to 30f. These denomination branching units 22 selectively branch coins transported by the deposit transport unit 16 from the deposit transport unit 16 by gate members having the same configuration as the gate member 25 described above.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a passage detection sensor 23 is provided upstream of each denomination branching unit 22 in the direction in which the coin is conveyed by the deposit transport unit 16, and the coin transported by the deposit transport unit 16 is Detected by the passage detection sensor 23 . A passage detection sensor 23 is also provided on the transport path extending in the depth direction of the deposit transport unit 16 . Further, the denomination branching unit 22 is operated when a coin to be branched from the deposit transport unit 16 by the denomination branching unit 22 is detected by the passing detection sensor 23 located two blocks before the denomination branching unit 22. At the same time, the operation of diverting coins from the deposit transport section 16 is started.

As shown in FIG. 3, each coin storage section 30a-30f has a coin storage area 31 in which a plurality of coins are stored. In addition, each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f is provided with a delivery unit 50 that delivers the coins stored in the coin storage area 31 one by one. Coins fed out from the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage sections 30a to 30f by the delivery section 50 are sent to the coin delivery section 36 and accumulated in the coin delivery section 36. As shown in FIG. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, in front of the three coin storage units 30a to 30c from the right among the six coin storage units 30a to 30f, there is a slightly oblique downward direction toward the coin dispensing unit 36. A slanted coin guide groove 34 is formed, and coins fed out from the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage sections 30a to 30c by the feeding portion 50 enter the coin guide groove 34 in an upright state. In 34, the coin is sent to the coin payout section 36 by moving leftward in FIG. 2 while rolling in the upright position. On the other hand, the coins fed by the feeding section 50 from the coin storage areas 31 of the three coin storage sections 30d to 30f from the left among the six coin storage sections 30a to 30f are sent directly to the coin dispensing section . The coin dispensing part 36 is exposed to the outside of the inner housing 11 so that the operator can grasp the coins accumulated in the coin dispensing part 36 and take them out of the inner housing 11 . It has become.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the feeding unit 50 is arranged at the bottom of the coin storage area 31 , and has a strip-shaped feeding belt 52 stretched by a plurality of pulleys 54 and one pulley 54 among the plurality of pulleys 54 . A drive motor (not shown) connected to rotate the pulley 54 in both forward and reverse directions, and a slight gap (specifically, the coin to be stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f) is provided between the delivery belt 52 and the drive motor (not shown). and a reversing roller 56 arranged above the delivery belt 52 with a gap slightly larger than the thickness of the seed coin. Here, coins stored in the coin storage area 31 are placed on the delivery belt 52 . The delivery belt 52 is an endless (in other words, annular) flat belt, and the width of the delivery belt 52 is substantially the same as the width of the coin storage area 31 . When the drive motor rotates the pulley 54 connected to the drive motor in the coin delivery direction, the delivery belt 52 circulates clockwise in FIG. The coins are conveyed rightward in FIG. 3 in a substantially horizontal posture, and sent to the coin guide groove 34 or the coin dispensing portion 36 through the gap formed between the reverse roller 56 and the delivery belt 52 . Here, the reverse roller 56 rotates in a direction opposite to the direction in which the coins are delivered by the delivery belt 52 (that is, clockwise in FIG. 3). As a result, when the coins delivered by the delivery belt 52 pass through the gap formed between the reverse roller 56 and the delivery belt 52, the coins are aligned in one layer and one row. Coins are sent to the coin guide groove 34 or the coin dispensing portion 36 by the delivery belt 52 . In the present embodiment, the drive motor rotates the pulley 54 in the direction opposite to the direction of coin delivery, so that the delivery belt 52 can circulate in the direction opposite to the direction of coin delivery. ing.

Each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f has an error detection unit 32 (see FIG. 13) that detects an error when an error occurs in the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f. is provided. Specifically, each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f is provided with a coin detection sensor (not shown) for detecting coins fed to the coin guide groove 34 or the coin dispensing unit 36 by the feeding unit 50. FIG. The drive motor causes the pulley 54 connected to the drive motor to rotate in the direction of coin delivery, so that the delivery belt 52 circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. If no coins are detected by the error detector 32, the error detector 32 detects that an error has occurred regarding the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a storage door 40 that covers the coin storage sections 30a to 30f. When the storage door 40 is opened upward, The coin storage area 31 of each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f can be accessed. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the storage door 40 is rotatable around a horizontally extending shaft 41, and the storage door 40 is moved upward from the position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 7 to the position indicated by the solid line. can be opened to Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, all the storage doors 40 are provided so as to straddle the coin storage sections 30a to 30f. As a result, when each coin storage section 30a-30f is closed by the storage door 40, the coin storage area 31 of any of the coin storage sections 30a-30f cannot be accessed. On the other hand, when the storage door 40 is opened upward, it becomes possible to access the coin storage areas 31 of all the coin storage portions 30a to 30f. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the storage door 40 is locked with the coin storage sections 30a to 30f closed (in other words, the position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 7). A second locking portion 42 is provided. Specifically, a keyhole is formed in the second locking portion 42, and when a specific key 44 is inserted into the keyhole and rotated, the lock of the storage door 40 by the second locking portion 42 is released. It has become. That is, normally, the storage door 40 is in a state in which the coin storage portions 30a to 30f are closed (in other words, the state is maintained at the position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 7). The storage door 40 is locked by the second locking portion 42 so that it cannot be opened upward. On the other hand, when the storage door 40 is unlocked by the second locking portion 42 by inserting a specific key 44 into the key hole formed in the second locking portion 42 and turning it, the storage door 40 is opened upward ( In other words, it is possible to rotate about the axis 41 in FIG. 7 from the position indicated by the dotted line to the position indicated by the solid line).

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of (specifically, six) denomination doors 46 are provided on the storage door 40 so as to correspond to the coin storage portions 30a to 30f. Here, as shown in FIG. 8, each denomination door 46 is rotatable about a shaft 47 extending in the horizontal direction. 46 can be opened upward. Here, even if the storage door 40 is in a state in which each of the coin storage sections 30a to 30f is closed, when each denomination door 46 is opened upward, the coin storage sections 30a to 30f corresponding to this denomination door 46 are opened. The coin storage area 31 can be accessed. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the storage door 40 is provided with a plurality of (specifically, six) first locking portions 48 corresponding to the respective denomination doors 46 . Each first locking section 48 locks the corresponding denomination door 46 . Here, normally, each denomination door 46 is locked by the first locking portion 48 so that it is maintained at the position indicated by the dotted line in FIGS. The door 40 cannot be opened upward. On the other hand, when the denomination door 46 is unlocked by the first locking portion 48, the denomination door 46 is opened upward from the storage door 40 (in other words, in FIG. position).

Details of the configuration of the first locking portion 48 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the denomination door 46 is locked by the first locking portion 48, and FIG. 10 shows a state in which the denomination door 46 is unlocked by the first locking portion 48. FIG. 11 is a side view showing a state when folded. As shown in FIG. 9, a lock pin 46a is provided at the end of the denomination door 46 opposite to the side where the shaft 47 is provided. The first locking portion 48 includes a lock member 48a that engages with the lock pin 46a, a plunger 48c to which the lock member 48a is attached at the tip, and a solenoid 48e that advances and retracts the plunger 48c in the horizontal direction in FIG. have. Here, the locking member 48a is rotatable about the shaft 48b. A coil spring 48d is wound around the plunger 48c. When the denomination door 46 is locked by the first locking portion 48, the solenoid 48e extends the plunger 48c leftward in FIG. As a result, the lock member 48a provided at the tip of the plunger 48c is engaged with the lock pin 46a, so that the denomination door 46 can be opened upward from the state shown in FIG. Gone. When the denomination door 46 is locked by the first locking portion 48, the solenoid 48e is not energized. On the other hand, when the solenoid 48e is energized, the plunger 48c is pulled rightward in FIG. As a result, the coil spring 48d provided around the plunger 48c is contracted. Also, the lock member 48a provided at the tip of the plunger 48c rotates clockwise in FIG. 10 around the shaft 48b, so that the lock member 48a is disengaged from the lock pin 46a. Therefore, the denomination door 46 can be opened upward with respect to the storage door 40 from the dotted line position shown in FIG. After the denomination door 46 is returned to the storage door 40, when the solenoid 48e is not energized again in the state shown in FIG. is moved leftward in FIG. As a result, the lock pin 46a is locked by the lock member 48a as shown in FIG.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the denomination door 46 is unlocked by the first locking unit 48, the denomination door 46 is automatically released from the storage door 40 (that is, from the position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 9). It may be so designed that it floats slightly upwards. Specifically, when the denomination door 46 is unlocked by the first locking portion 48, the denomination door 46 automatically moves from the position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 9 to the position indicated by the solid line. may In this case, among the plurality of denomination doors 46, the denomination door 46 unlocked by the first locking portion 48 can be recognized at a glance.

In the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage sections 30a to 30f can be accessed by opening the storage door 40 and the denomination doors 46 upward. means that the coin stored in the coin storage area 31 can be accessed and taken out, and the delivery section 50 provided in each of the coin storage sections 30a to 30f can also be accessed. It means that you can

Further, in the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, an upper lid 37 may be installed above the coin dispensing portion 36 as shown in FIG. 11 . In such a mode, when the coin dispensing part 36 is covered with the upper lid 37, the operator cannot take out the coins accumulated in the coin dispensing part 36 from the coin dispensing part 36.例文帳に追加On the other hand, in such a mode, the coin dispensing section 36 is installed on a movable support section 38, and the support section 38 is moved as shown in FIG. 11 by a driving section 39 (see FIG. 13) such as a linear actuator. From the state shown, it is possible to reciprocate toward the near side (that is, downward in FIG. 11). When the supporting portion 38 is pulled forward from the upper lid 37 by the driving portion 39 to be in the state shown in FIG. become able to.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13 , the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a control section 80 that controls each constituent member of the coin processing device 10 . More specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 80 includes a residual detection sensor 13, a feeding unit 14, a deposit transport unit 16, an identification unit 18, each denomination branching unit 22, each passage detection sensor 23, a reject The section 24, each error detection section 32, each delivery section 50, each first locking section 48 and driving section 39 are connected to each other. A signal related to the coin identification result by the identification unit 18, a signal related to the error detection result by each error detection unit 32, and the like are sent to the control unit 80. The operation of these components is controlled by sending command signals.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, an operation display section 82, a storage section 84, and a communication interface section 86 are connected to the control section 80, respectively. The operation display unit 82 is composed of, for example, a touch panel or the like, and information regarding the processing status of coin deposit processing, withdrawal processing, etc. in the coin processing device 10, the amount of coins stored in each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f, etc. can be operated. It is designed to be displayed on the display unit 82 . Further, the operator can give various commands to the control unit 80 by operating the operation display unit 82 . The storage unit 84 stores the processing history of coin deposit processing, withdrawal processing, etc. in the coin processing device 10 and information on the amount of coins stored in each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f. ing. Further, the control unit 80 sends a signal to an external device (specifically, for example, a POS register or the banknote processing device 110) provided separately from the coin processing device 10 according to the present embodiment via the communication interface unit 86. It is possible to send and receive.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the controller 80 is connected to an authentication means 88 for authenticating the authority of the operator who operates the operation display section 82 . The authentication means 88 authenticates the authority of the operator based on the operator's identification information (for example, the operator's name and identification number) and the password input from the operation display section 82 . As another example, the coin processing device 10 is provided with a card reader, and when an ID card possessed by an operator is read by the card reader, the authentication means 88 operates based on the information of the read ID card. It may be designed to authenticate the authority of the person.

In addition, in the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the access restriction means 90 is controlled by the storage door 40, the denomination doors 46, the first locking section 48, the second locking section 42, the control section 80, and the like. It is configured. Here, the access restriction means 90 is for restricting access to the coins stored in the respective coin storage sections 30a-30f. More specifically, the access restricting means 90 is in a first access permission state in which access is permitted only to coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f that satisfy a predetermined condition among the plurality of coin storage units 30a to 30f. , and a second access permission state that permits access to the coins stored in all the coin storage units 30a to 30f. access is allowed. Specifically, the access restriction means 90 is provided corresponding to a plurality of denomination doors 46 (first door portions) provided corresponding to the respective coin storage portions 30a to 30f, and to the respective denomination doors 46, It has a plurality of first locking sections 48 for locking the denomination doors 46 so as to restrict access to the coins stored in the coin storage sections 30a to 30f. Then, the access restricting means 90 unlocks the denomination doors 46 by the first locking units 48 corresponding to the coin storage units 30a to 30f that satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the denomination doors 46 are unlocked in the first access permission state. access to the coins stored in the unlocked coin storage units 30a to 30f. In addition, the access restriction means 90 restricts access to the storage door 40 (second door portion) provided across all the coin storage portions 30a to 30f and to the coins stored in all the coin storage portions 30a to 30f. and a second locking portion 42 for locking the storage door 40 so as to restrict. The access restriction means 90 permits access to the coins stored in all the coin storage sections 30a to 30f in the second access permission state by releasing the locking of the storage door 40 by the second locking section 42. do. The details of the function of such access restricting means 90 will be described later.

Next, the operation of the coin processing device 10 having such a configuration will be described. The operation of the coin processing device 10 as described below is performed by the control unit 80 controlling each constituent member of the coin processing device 10 .

First, the operation of the coin processing apparatus 10 when coin deposit processing is performed will be described. When a coin deposit process is performed in the coin handling apparatus 10 , the operator first inserts a coin into a coin slot provided on the front side of the upper surface of the inner housing 11 . A coin inserted into the coin slot is received by the coin receiving section 12.例文帳に追加When the coins received by the coin receiving portion 12 are detected by the residual detection sensor 13, the feeding portion 14 is driven to feed the coins into the inner housing 11 one by one. . Coins fed into the inner housing 11 by the feeding unit 14 are transported one by one by the deposit transport unit 16, and the identification unit 18 checks the denomination, authenticity, fitness, front and back, new/old, transport state, etc. of the coins. is identified. Here, the coins identified as being normal by the identifying section 18 are not diverted from the deposited money transport section 16 by the gate member 25 of the rejecting section 24, and are transferred to the area on the far side of the inner housing 11 by the deposited money transport section 16. The coins are sent and branched by denominations from the deposited money conveying section 16 by the respective denomination branching sections 22 to be stored in the respective coin storage sections 30a to 30f. On the other hand, coins that are identified as not normal coins by the identifying unit 18 or coins that cannot be identified by the identifying unit 18 are diverted from the received money conveying unit 16 by the gate member 25 of the rejecting unit 24 as rejected coins. This branched reject coin is sent to a reject port 26 by a reject chute 24a. In addition, as described above, the reject port 26 is accessible from the front side of the inner housing 11, so that the operator can remove the reject coin sent from the reject chute 24a to the reject port 26 from the front side of the inner housing 11. The coin can be taken out of the inner casing 11 from the side and inserted into the coin receiving section 12 again.

Next, the operation of the coin processing device 10 when dispensing coins is performed will be described. When coins are dispensed by the coin processing device 10, the operator inputs information related to the disbursement processing, such as the number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination and the total amount, through the operation display unit 82. Also, when information related to withdrawal processing such as the number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination and the total amount of money to be dispensed is sent from an external device to the control unit 80 via the communication interface unit 86, The delivery belt 52 of the delivery section 50 is circulated in the coin delivery direction in the coin storage sections 30a to 30f corresponding to the coin denominations. As a result, the coins stored in the coin storage area 31 are delivered to the coin guide groove 34 or the coin delivery section 36 by the delivery section 50 . Also, the coin sent to the coin guide groove 34 rolls in the coin guide groove 34 in the leftward direction in FIG. In this way, the coins to be dispensed are accumulated in the coin dispensing section 36 . 11 and 12, when the upper lid 37 is provided above the coin dispensing portion 36, when all the coins to be dispensed are accumulated in the coin dispensing portion 36, the driving portion 39 moves the support portion 38 forward so that the coin dispensing portion 36 supported by the support portion 38 is exposed from the upper lid 37 . As a result, the coin dispensing portion 36 can be accessed from the front side of the inner housing 11, so that the operator inserts his or her hand into the coin dispensing portion 36 to remove the dispensed coins from the front side of the inner housing 11. It becomes possible to take it out to the outside of the housing 11 .

In the coin processing apparatus 10 as described above, after a day's transactions are completed, an operator (for example, an administrator) having predetermined authority takes out the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f. There is a case where it is desired to perform counting or the like. In this case, an operator having predetermined authority pulls out the inner housing 11 of the coin processing device 10 from the outer housing 1a to the front side, and then the second locking portion 42 of the storage door 40 is formed. A specific key 44 is inserted into the keyhole and rotated. As a result, the locking of the storage door 40 by the second locking portion 42 is released, and the storage door 40 can be opened upward. It should be noted that the key 44 that fits into the keyhole formed in the second locking portion 42 is owned only by an operator who has a predetermined authority. An operator who does not have it cannot unlock the storage door 40 by the second locking portion 42 . When the storage door 40 is unlocked by the second locking portion 42 and opened upward, the operator can access the coin storage areas 31 of all the coin storage portions 30a to 30f. (second access permitted state). In this manner, the operator can take out coins from the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage portions 30a to 30f and count them.

Further, when coins are dispensed from the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage units 30a to 30f by the dispensing unit 50, if trouble such as coin jamming occurs, the coin processing apparatus 10 The operator (for example, store clerk) who has been operating the coin storage units 30a to 30f must remove the coins that cause the jam from the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage units 30a to 30f. Here, in the present embodiment, when removing coins that cause clogging from the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage portions 30a to 30f in this way, the coin storage portions that store coins that cause trouble are removed. Only the denomination doors 46 covering 30a to 30f are opened, and the other denomination doors 46 are not opened. Specifically, when coins are dispensed from the coin housing areas 31 of the coin housing sections 30a to 30f by the feeding section 50, if a trouble such as a coin clog occurs, The error detection unit 32 detects that an error has occurred with respect to the coins stored in the storage units 30a to 30f for each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f. In this case, the control unit 80 corresponds to the coin storage units 30a to 30f so that only the coin storage areas 31 of the coin storage units 30a to 30f in which an error has been detected by the error detection unit 32 can be accessed from the outside. The first locking unit 48 is controlled to unlock the denomination door 46 . That is, the control unit 80 sends a command signal only to the first locking units 48 corresponding to the coin storage units 30a to 30f in which the error detection unit 32 detects an error among the six first locking units 48. Locking of the denomination door 46 by the first locking portion 48 is released. As a result, when the inner housing 11 of the coin processing apparatus 10 is pulled out from the outer housing 1a toward the near side, the denomination door 46 unlocked by the first locking portion 48 is removed from the storage door 40 (that is, 9) is automatically lifted slightly upward. In this case, among the plurality of denomination doors 46, the denomination door 46 unlocked by the first locking portion 48 can be recognized at a glance. Then, when the denomination door 46 is unlocked by the first locking unit 48 and the denomination door 46 is opened upward, the operator can open the coin storage units 30a to 30f with the denomination door 46 opened upward. It becomes possible to access the coin storage area 31 (first access permission state). In this manner, the operator can remove the coin causing the clogging from the coin storage area 31 of the coin storage sections 30a to 30f from the feeding section 50 to eliminate the error.

Further, when the denomination door 46 corresponding to the coin storage unit 30a to 30f in which an error is detected by the error detection unit 32 among the six coin storage units 30a to 30f is unlocked, the denomination door 46 is unlocked. A guidance screen showing the positions of the coin storage units 30a to 30f that have been released and become accessible to the coin storage area 31 may be displayed on the operation display unit .

In the present embodiment, the denomination door 46 is unlocked by the first locking unit 48 when the error detection unit 32 detects an error related to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f. is not limited to the manner in which it is performed when detected by As another example, the operator may be able to input a command to unlock a specific denomination door 46 through the operation display unit 82 . More specifically, when the operator inputs an instruction to access coins stored in one of the coin storage units 30a to 30f through the operation display unit 82, the control unit 80 controls the first locking unit 48 corresponding to the door 46 by denomination so that the door 46 by denomination is unlocked based on the information input by the operation display unit 82 . As a result, the operator can open the door 46 for each denomination upward and take out coins from the coin storage units 30a to 30f corresponding to the door 46 for each denomination.

Further, when the operator inputs a command for unlocking a specific door 46 by denomination through the operation display unit 82 and unlocks the door 46 by denomination, an operator having a predetermined authority Otherwise, a command to unlock the denomination door 46 may not be input through the operation display unit 82 . Specifically, the authorization of the operator who operates the operation display unit 82 is authenticated by the authentication means 88, but only when the authorization of the operator is authenticated by the authentication means 88 as the predetermined authority, the control is performed. The unit 80 controls the first locking unit 48 corresponding to the door 46 by denomination so that the door 46 by denomination is unlocked based on the information input by the operation display unit 82 . In this case, an administrator who has a predetermined authority can access the coin storage area 31 of any of the coin storage units 30a to 30f, but an operator who does not have the predetermined authority, such as a store clerk, cannot Since the display unit 82 makes it impossible to take out coins from the coin storage units 30a to 30f other than the coin storage units 30a to 30f in which an error has occurred, the anti-theft property can be enhanced.

In yet another example, the control unit 80 can unlock a specific denomination door 46 based on information received from an external device (for example, a POS register) via the communication interface unit 86. The first locking unit 48 corresponding to the denomination door 46 may be controlled. As a result, for example, even when an operator uses an external device such as a POS register to send an instruction to the control unit 80 of the coin processing device 10 to take out coins from specific coin storage units 30a to 30f, By unlocking the denomination door 46 based on the instruction, the operator can open the denomination door 46 upward and take out coins from the coin storage units 30a to 30f corresponding to the denomination door 46. become able to.

According to the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the access restriction means 90 is provided for restricting access to the coins stored in the respective coin storage portions 30a to 30f. , the access restricting means 90 has a first access permission state in which access is permitted only to coins stored in the coin storage portions 30a to 30f that satisfy a predetermined condition among the plurality of coin storage portions 30a to 30f, and access to all coins is permitted. Access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f is permitted in one of the second access permission states for permitting access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f. It's like As a result, it is possible to select the access permission state according to the purpose of taking out coins from the coin storage units 30a to 30f. Moreover, in the first access permission state, access to coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f that do not satisfy the predetermined conditions is restricted. It is possible to prevent it from being taken out and carried away.

Specifically, each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f is provided with an error detection unit 32 that detects an error when an error occurs in the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f. ing. When the error detection section 32 detects that an error has occurred, the access restriction means 90 determines that the coin storage sections 30a to 30f provided with the error detection section 32 satisfy a predetermined condition. , permits access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f that satisfy a predetermined condition in the first access permission state. Here, the error related to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f means that, for example, when the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f are fed out by the feeding unit 50, the coins are clogged. It means that a feeding failure occurs. However, errors related to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f are not limited to such coin feeding failures, and other troubles may be detected as errors by the error detection unit 32. It may be. Moreover, in the coin processing apparatus according to the modification, the error detection unit 32 may not be provided. In this case, the coin storage units 30a to 30f of the "predetermined conditions" in which access to the stored coins is permitted in the first access permission state are not affected by the failure to feed coins, and other coin storage units 30a to 30f If a condition is satisfied (for example, an instruction to permit access to the stored coins is input through the operation display unit 82, or an instruction to permit access to the stored coins is input through the communication interface unit 86). 30a to 30f for receiving coins.

Further, in the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, each of the coin storage units 30a to 30f includes a feeding unit 50 for feeding out the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f from the coin storage units 30a to 30f. The access restricting means 90 permits access to the feeding section 50 provided in the coin storage sections 30a to 30f that satisfy a predetermined condition in the first access permitted state. In this case, when the coin feeding unit 50 fails to feed coins, the operator can reliably remove the coin causing the defective feeding from the feeding unit 50 .

Further, in the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the access restriction means 90 includes a plurality of denomination doors 46 (first door portions) provided corresponding to the respective coin storage portions 30a to 30f, A plurality of first locking portions 48 are provided corresponding to the doors 46 and lock the denomination doors 46 so as to restrict access to the coins stored in the respective coin storage portions 30a to 30f. Then, the access restricting means 90 unlocks the denomination doors 46 by the first locking units 48 corresponding to the coin storage units 30a to 30f that satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the denomination doors 46 are unlocked in the first access permission state. access to the coins stored in the unlocked coin storage units 30a to 30f. In addition, the access restriction means 90 restricts access to the storage door 40 (second door portion) provided across all the coin storage portions 30a to 30f and to the coins stored in all the coin storage portions 30a to 30f. It has a second locking portion 42 for locking the storage door 40 so as to restrict, and each denomination door 46 is provided on the storage door 40 . The access restriction means 90 permits access to the coins stored in all the coin storage sections 30a to 30f in the second access permission state by releasing the locking of the storage door 40 by the first locking section 48. do. Each first locking unit 48 unlocks the corresponding denomination door 46 when energized, and the second locking unit 42 receives a physical force (specifically, When a specific key 44 is inserted into the key hole and turned, the storage door 40 is unlocked.

The first locking unit 48 is not limited to unlocking the corresponding denomination door 46 when energized. As the first locking portion 48, a device that unlocks the corresponding denomination door 46 in another manner may be used. Further, the second locking portion 42 is not limited to one that unlocks the storage door 40 when a physical force is applied. As the second locking part 42, a part that unlocks the storage door 40 in another manner may be used.

In addition, in the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the access restriction means 90 unlocks the denomination door 46 by the first locking section 48 corresponding to the coin storage sections 30a to 30f that satisfy the predetermined condition. , the denomination door 46 is lifted from the position where it completely closes the coin storage sections 30a to 30f. As a result, the denomination door 46 unlocked by the first locking portion 48 can be recognized at a glance among the plurality of denomination doors 46 .

Further, in the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment, an operation display unit 82 is provided as an operation unit for the operator to input instructions (internal instructions). When the operation display unit 82 inputs an instruction to permit access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f, the access restriction unit 90 restricts access to the coins stored in the operation display unit 82. It is determined that the coin storage units 30a to 30f satisfy a predetermined condition, and access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f satisfying the predetermined condition is permitted in the first access permission state. Further, in this case, when the authentication means 88 for authenticating the authority of the operator who operates the operation display section 82 is provided, the access restriction means 90 determines that the authorization of the operator is the predetermined authority by the authentication means 88. When an instruction is input through the operation display unit 82 to the effect that access to the coins stored in one of the coin storage units 30a to 30f is allowed only when it is authenticated as , it may be determined that the coin storage units 30a to 30f related to the instructions input by the operation display unit 82 satisfy a predetermined condition.

Note that the authentication means 88 may not be provided in this embodiment. In this case, regardless of the authority of the operator, the operation display unit 82 provides an instruction to permit access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f among the coin storage units 30a to 30f. , the access restriction means 90 determines that the coin storage units 30a to 30f related to the instruction input by the operation display unit 82 satisfy the predetermined condition, and satisfies the predetermined condition in the first access permission state. It allows access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a-30f.

Further, in the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment, a communication interface portion 86 is provided as an instruction receiving portion for receiving instructions (external instructions) from another device through communication, and the plurality of coin storage portions 30a to When the communication interface unit 86 receives an instruction to permit access to coins stored in one of the coin storage units 30a to 30f among the coin storage units 30a to 30f, the access restricting unit 90 restricts access restriction means 90 to the instruction received by the communication interface unit 86. It is determined that the coin storage units 30a to 30f satisfy the predetermined condition, and access to the coins stored in the coin storage units 30a to 30f satisfying the predetermined condition is permitted in the first access permission state.

Next, details of the configuration of the banknote processing apparatus 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 23. FIG. FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the inside of the banknote processing apparatus 110 when viewed vertically downward from above. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 14, the banknote processing apparatus 110 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped inner housing 111, a banknote receiving unit 122 that receives banknotes from the outside, and a transport unit 130 that transports banknotes inside the housing. , an identification unit 132 provided in the transport unit 130 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, fitness, transport state, etc. of banknotes transported by the transport unit 130; A plurality of banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 (three in the example shown in FIG. 14) capable of storing the sent banknotes by denomination and feeding out the stored banknotes to the transport unit 130; and a banknote exit portion 124 for ejecting the banknotes transported by the transporting portion 130 to the outside of the housing. Here, the inner housing 111 of the banknote processing apparatus 110 can be pulled out from the outer housing 1a toward the front side. Further, the banknote handling apparatus 110 is provided with a withdrawal rejecting unit 126 to which banknotes recognized by the identification unit 132 as not being normal banknotes are sent from the transport unit 130 when the banknotes are to be paid out. . A banknote storage cassette 128 is detachably attached to the banknote processing apparatus 110. When the banknote storage cassette 128 is attached to the banknote processing apparatus 110, the banknote storage cassette 128 stores the banknote storage cassette 128. The banknotes can be delivered to the transport unit 130 and sent from the transport unit 130 to the banknote storage cassette 128 so that the banknotes can be stored in the banknote storage cassette 128 . Details of each component of the banknote processing apparatus 110 will be described below.

The banknote receiving portion 122 is provided with a banknote receiving port 122a, and the banknote receiving port 122a is arranged on the front surface of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 110. As shown in FIG. The operator can insert one or a plurality of stacked bills into the bill receiving section 122 from the outside of the housing through the bill receiving port 122a. At this time, the operator inserts one or a plurality of banknotes into the banknote reception slot 122a from the outside of the housing in a direction along the longitudinal direction thereof. In addition, the banknote receiving section 122 is provided with a banknote delivery mechanism (not shown) that delivers the banknotes received in the stacking state of the banknote receiving section 122 to the transport section 130 one by one.

As shown in FIG. 14, the conveying section 130 has a circular conveying portion 130a and a plurality of connecting conveying portions 130b radially extending from the circular conveying portion 130a. In addition, an identification unit 132 is provided in the circulating conveying portion 130a, and the identification unit 132 identifies the denomination, authenticity, fitness, conveying state, etc. of the banknotes circulating in the circulating conveying portion 130a. It's like In addition, the plurality of connection conveying portions 130b include the circular conveying portion 130a, the banknote receiving portion 122, the banknote outlet portion 124, the withdrawal reject portion 126, the banknote storage cassette 128, and each of the banknote storage portions 140, 142, and 144. They are connected to each other.

The banknotes sent from the transport unit 130 are stored in the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 by denomination. Specifically, bill storage unit 140 stores 1,000-yen bills, banknote storage unit 142 stores 5,000-yen and 2,000-yen bills in a mixed state, and banknote storage unit 144 stores 10,000-yen bills. is designed to be stored. In addition, each of the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 is provided with delivery units 141, 143, and 145 that deliver the stored banknotes to the transport unit 130 one by one.

The banknote outlet section 124 temporarily holds the banknotes sent from the transport section 130 . Further, a banknote discharge port 124a is provided on the front surface of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 110, and the number of banknotes to be dispensed in the banknote dispensing process is sent from the transport unit 130 to the banknote outlet unit 124. When held in the banknote exit portion 124, the banknotes held in the banknote exit portion 124 are discharged to the outside of the housing from the banknote discharge port 124a by a banknote discharge mechanism (not shown). . At this time, if there are a plurality of banknotes to be dispensed, those banknotes are held in an overlapping state in the banknote exit portion 124, and are ejected from the banknote discharge port 124a by a banknote discharge mechanism (not shown). They are collectively released to the outside of the housing. This allows the operator to take out the bills to be dispensed to the outside of the housing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of transport detection sensors 130c and an identification unit 132 are provided in the circular transport portion 130a and the connection transport portion 130b of the transport portion 130. As shown in FIG. Each of the transport detection sensor 130c and the identification unit 132 is composed of a photosensor or the like having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the optical path between the plurality of light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements is blocked by a banknote, the banknote is detected by each conveyance detection sensor 130c. Regarding the transport state of the banknotes by the transport unit 130, the transport state of the banknotes (specifically, whether or not the banknotes transported by the transport unit 130 are skewed) is determined based on the plurality of transport detection sensors 130c and the identification unit 132. or the size of the interval between banknotes conveyed by the conveying unit 130, etc.) can be detected.

Further, in the banknote handling machine 110 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. After being pulled out from the outer housing 1a, opening the storage door 150 upward allows access to the banknote storage areas of the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144. As shown in FIG. More specifically, similarly to the storage door 40 of the coin processing apparatus 10, the storage door 150 is rotatable around a horizontally extending axis, and the banknote storage sections 140, 142, and 144 are covered and stored. The door 150 can be opened upward to bring it into the state shown in FIG. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 15, the storage door 150 is provided so that all the banknote storage parts 140, 142, and 144 may be straddled. As a result, when each banknote storage unit 140 , 142 , 144 is closed by the storage door 150 , the banknote storage area of any banknote storage unit 140 , 142 , 144 cannot be accessed. On the other hand, when the storage door 150 is opened upward, the banknote storage areas of all the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 can be accessed. Further, the storage door 150 is provided with a second locking portion 151 that locks the storage door 150 in a state where the banknote storage portions 140, 142, and 144 are closed. Such a second locking section 151 has substantially the same configuration as the second locking section 42 of the coin processing device 10 . Specifically, a keyhole is formed in the second locking portion 151, and when a specific key is inserted into the keyhole and rotated, the locking of the storage door 150 by the second locking portion 151 is released. It's becoming That is, normally, the storage door 150 is in a state in which the banknote storage portions 140, 142, and 144 are closed. It cannot be opened. On the other hand, when the storage door 150 is unlocked by the second locking portion 151 by inserting a specific key into the key hole formed in the second locking portion 151 and turning it, the storage door 150 can be opened upward. become able to.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 , a plurality of (specifically, three) denomination doors 152 are provided in the storage door 150 so as to correspond to the banknote storage units 140 , 142 , 144 . Here, similarly to the denomination doors 46 of the coin processing apparatus 10, the denomination doors 152 are rotatable about the axes extending in the horizontal direction with respect to the storage door 150. From the door 150, each denomination door 152 can be opened upward. Here, even if the storage door 150 is in a state in which each banknote storage unit 140, 142, 144 is closed, when each denomination door 152 is opened upward, the banknote storage unit 140 corresponding to this denomination door 152, Bill storage areas 142 and 144 can be accessed. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the storage door 150 is provided with a plurality of (specifically, three) first locking portions 153 corresponding to the respective denomination doors 152 . Each first locking section 153 locks the corresponding denomination door 152 . Here, normally, each denomination door 152 is fixed to the storage door 150 by being locked by the first locking portion 153, and each denomination door 152 is opened upward from the storage door 150. I can't do it. On the other hand, when the denomination door 152 is unlocked by the first locking portion 153 , the denomination door 152 can be opened upward from the storage door 150 . The configuration of each of the first locking sections 153 is substantially the same as the configuration of the first locking section 48 of the coin processing device 10 .

In the banknote processing apparatus 110 of the present embodiment, the banknote storage areas of the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 can be accessed by opening the storage door 150 and the denomination doors 152 upward. This means that the banknotes stored in the banknote storage area can be accessed and taken out. This means that you can also access

Further, as shown in FIG. 14 , the banknote handling machine 110 is provided with a control section 180 , and each component of the banknote handling machine 110 is connected to the control section 180 . Then, the banknote recognition result by the recognition unit 132 and the banknote detection result by each transport detection sensor 130 c are sent to the control unit 180 . Further, the control unit 180 controls each of the banknote delivery mechanism (not shown) provided in the banknote receiving unit 122 , the banknote exit unit 124 , the transport unit 130 , the delivery units 141 , 143 and 145 , and the first lock units 153 . These components can be controlled by sending commands to them.

Further, in the banknote processing apparatus 110 of the present embodiment, the access restriction means 190 is controlled by the storage door 150, each denomination door 152, each first locking section 153, second locking section 151, control section 180, etc. It is configured. Here, the access restricting means 190 is for restricting access to the banknotes stored in each of the banknote storage units 140 , 142 , 144 . More specifically, the access restricting means 190 permits access only to banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 that satisfy a predetermined condition among the plurality of banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144. Each of the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 is in either one of a first access permission state and a second access permission state in which access to the banknotes stored in all the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 is permitted. to allow access to banknotes stored in the Specifically, the access restriction means 190 includes a plurality of denomination doors 152 (first door portions) provided corresponding to the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144, and a plurality of denomination doors 152 (first door portions) provided corresponding to the respective denomination doors 152. It has a plurality of first locking sections 153 for locking the respective denomination doors 152 so as to limit access to the banknotes stored in the banknote storage sections 140 , 142 , 144 . Then, the access restricting means 190 unlocks the denomination door 152 by the first locking section 153 corresponding to the banknote storage sections 140, 142, and 144 that satisfy the predetermined condition, so that the denomination door 152 is unlocked in the first access permission state. Access to banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 140, 142 and 144 whose doors 152 are unlocked is permitted. In addition, the access restriction means 190 includes a storage door 150 (second door portion) provided across all the banknote storage units 140 , 142 , 144 and a banknote stored in all the banknote storage units 140 , 142 , 144 . and a second locking portion 151 for locking the storage door 150 so as to restrict access to the storage. The access restriction unit 190 unlocks the storage door 150 by the second locking unit 151, thereby allowing access to all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 in the second access permission state. allow.

According to the banknote processing apparatus 110 provided with such an access restriction means 190, similarly to the coin processing apparatus 10 provided with the access restriction means 90, when taking out banknotes from the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144, The access permission state can be selected according to the usage. Moreover, in the first access permission state, access to banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 140, 142, and 144 that do not satisfy the predetermined conditions is restricted. It is possible to prevent bills from being removed from 144 and taken away.

Next, details of the configuration of the bill receiving unit 122 in the bill processing apparatus 110 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 23. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the banknote receiving section 122 is provided with a banknote receiving port 122a, and the banknote receiving port 122a is arranged on the front surface of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus 110. As shown in FIGS. The operator can insert one or a plurality of stacked bills into the bill receiving section 122 from the outside of the housing through the bill receiving port 122a. At this time, the operator inserts one or a plurality of banknotes into the banknote reception slot 122a from the outside of the housing in a direction along the longitudinal direction thereof. However, if a banknote is inserted into the banknote receiving port 122a not straightly but obliquely in the vertical direction, the banknote is sent to the banknote feeding mechanism in an oblique state, but at this time, the corner of the banknote is folded, Problems such as jamming may occur when bills are fed out by the bill feeding mechanism. Further, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the lower portion of the banknote receiving port 122a has a wide frontage so that the operator can easily insert banknotes into the banknote receiving port 122a. However, in such a banknote receiving slot 122a, there are cases where banknotes are inserted into the banknote receiving slot 122a in a curved state as shown in FIG. more likely to break. In FIGS. 22 and 23, arrows indicate directions in which banknotes are inserted into the banknote receiving port 122a.

On the other hand, in the banknote handling apparatus 110 of the present embodiment, various measures are taken to prevent such troubles from occurring. Specifically, a first guide member 170 and a second guide member 172 are detachably attached to the banknote receiving portion 122 of the banknote processing apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. Specifically, the first guide member 170 is mounted so as to cover the upper half of the bill receiving opening 122a, and the second guide member 172 is mounted so as to cover the lower half of the bill receiving opening 122a. 18, 19 and 21 are diagrams showing states when the first guide member 170 and the second guide member 172 are attached to the bill receiving portion 122, respectively.

On the other hand, FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a state when the first guide member 170 and the second guide member 172 are not attached to the bill receiving section 122. As shown in FIG. In the banknote processing apparatus 110 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, an inclined portion 122b widening outward is provided at the upper portion of the banknote receiving port 122a in order to facilitate the insertion of one or more banknotes from the outside. The frontage of the banknote receiving port 122a is widened by providing the banknote receiving port 122a. However, since such an inclined portion 122b is provided, there is a possibility that bills may be thrown into the bill receiving opening 122a at an angle in the up-down direction. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, the lower edge 170a of the first guide member 170 prevents the banknote receiving port 122a from expanding outward when the first guide member 170 is attached to the banknote receiving portion 122. It is configured like this. Therefore, by attaching the first guide member 170 to the banknote receiving portion 122, it is possible to prevent banknotes from being inserted obliquely into the banknote receiving port 122a in the vertical direction. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of troubles such as clogging due to folding of the corners of the banknotes.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the second guide member 172 is formed with a slit 172a having a width smaller than the width of the lower portion of the banknote receiving port 122a, and the operator can insert one or a plurality of banknotes into the slot 172a. Bills are inserted into the banknote receiving port 122a through the slit 172a. In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, the second guide member 172 has an elastic body 172b extending from the banknote reception opening 122a toward the inner side (the inside of the housing), and the bill reception opening 172b extends through the slit 172a. One or a plurality of banknotes inserted into 122a are pushed against the inner wall surface of banknote receiving section 122 by elastic body 172b. When such a second guide member 172 is attached to the banknote receiving portion 122, even when a banknote in a curved state as shown in FIG. After passing through the slit 172a, the elastic body 172b presses the banknote against the inner wall surface of the banknote receiving portion 122, thereby straightening the banknote from a curved state. , it is delivered to the transport unit 130. In this way, the second guide member 172 straightens the bills from a curved state, so that the corners of the bills inserted into the bill receiving port 122a are bent, thereby causing troubles such as jamming. can be suppressed.

In the above description, a mode in which both the first guide member 170 and the second guide member 172 are attached to the banknote receiving portion 122 has been described. and the second guide member 172 may be configured such that only one of the guide members is attached to the banknote receiving portion 122 .

Further, the valuable medium processing apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the coin processing apparatus 10 that processes coins or the banknote processing apparatus 110 that processes banknotes. As the valuable medium processing device according to the present invention, one that processes valuable media other than coins and bills (for example, casino chips, gift certificates, checks, etc.) may be used. In this case, a plurality of storage units for storing valuable media other than coins and banknotes are provided, and the access restriction means for restricting access to the valuable media stored in each storage unit is a valuable medium. It will be provided in the processing equipment. Then, the access restriction means of the valuable medium processing device performs the same functions as the access restriction means 90 of the coin processing device 10 and the access restriction means 190 of the bill processing device 110 .

1 Money handling machine 1a Outer housing 10 Coin handling device 11 Inner housing 12 Coin receiving unit 13 Remaining detection sensor 14 Feeding unit 14a Feeding belt 16 Deposit conveying unit 16a Circulating belt 16b Pulley 16c Conveying surface 18 Identification unit 22 Branching unit by denomination 23 passage detection sensor 24 reject portion 24a reject chute 25 gate member 25a shaft 25b upper surface 26 reject ports 30a to 30f coin storage portion 31 coin storage area 32 error detection portion 34 coin guide groove 36 coin dispensing portion 37 upper lid 38 support portion 39 driving portion 40 Storage door 41 Shaft 42 Second locking part 44 Key 46 Denomination door 46a Lock pin 47 Shaft 48 First locking part 48a Lock member 48b Shaft 48c Plunger 48d Coil spring 48e Solenoid 50 Delivery part 52 Delivery belt 54 Pulley 56 Reverse roller 80 Control Section 82 Operation Display Section 84 Storage Section 86 Communication Interface Section 88 Authentication Means 90 Access Limiting Means 110 Banknote Processing Device 111 Inner Housing 122 Banknote Receiving Portion 122a Banknote Receiving Port 122b Inclined Portion 124 Banknote Outlet Portion 124a Banknote Discharge Port 126 Withdrawal Reject Portion 128 bill storage cassette 130 transport portion 130a circular transport portion 130b connection transport portion 130c transport detection sensor 132 identification portions 140, 142, 144 bill storage portions 141, 143, 145 delivery portion 150 storage door 151 second locking portion 152 denomination door 153 First locking portion 170 First guide member 170a Lower edge 172 Second guide member 172a Slit 172b Elastic body 180 Control portion 190 Access limiting means

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a plurality of storage units each storing a valuable medium;
Access restriction means for restricting access such that an operator can take out valuable media stored in the storage section by unlocking a door section provided corresponding to the storage section. and,
with
The access restriction means includes a plurality of first door portions provided corresponding to each of the storage portions, and a plurality of first door portions provided corresponding to each of the first door portions to access valuable media stored in each of the storage portions. A plurality of first locking parts for locking the first door part so as to restrict access, a second door part provided over all the storage parts, and valuable media stored in all the storage parts a second locking portion for locking the second door portion so as to restrict access to the
Each of the first door portions is provided on the second door portion,
The access restriction means unlocks the first door portion by the first locking portion corresponding to the storage portion that satisfies a predetermined condition, whereby the storage portion with the unlocked first door portion is unlocked. A first access permission state that permits access to the valuable media stored in the valuable media stored in all of the storage units by unlocking the second door unit by the second locking unit A valuable medium processing device that permits access to the valuable media stored in each of the storage sections in either a second access permitted state that permits access to the medium. a plurality of storage units each storing a valuable medium;
access restriction means for restricting access such that an operator can take out valuable media stored in the storage section by unlocking a door section provided corresponding to the storage section; and,
with
The access restricting means has a first access permission state in which access is permitted only to valuable media stored in the storage units that satisfy a predetermined condition among the plurality of storage units, and all the storage units are stored in a first access permission state. permitting access to the valuable medium stored in each of the storage units in one of the second access permitting states permitting access to the valuable medium stored therein;
The access restriction means includes a plurality of first door portions provided corresponding to each of the storage portions, and a plurality of first door portions provided corresponding to each of the first door portions to access valuable media stored in each of the storage portions. a plurality of first locks for locking the first door to restrict access;
The access restricting means unlocks the first door portion in the first access permission state by unlocking the first door portion by the first locking portion corresponding to the storage portion that satisfies the predetermined condition. Allowing access to valuable media stored in the unlocked storage unit,
Each of the first locking sections unlocks the corresponding first door section when energized ,
The access restricting means includes a second door section provided across all the storage sections, and a second door section that locks the second door section so as to restrict access to valuable media stored in all the storage sections. 2 has a locking part,
The valuable medium processing device, wherein the second locking section unlocks the second door section when a physical force is applied . Each storage unit is provided with an error detection unit that detects that an error has occurred when an error related to a valuable medium stored in the storage unit occurs,
The access restriction means determines that the storage unit provided with the error detection unit satisfies the predetermined condition when the error detection unit detects that an error has occurred, and the first access is performed. 3. The valuable medium processing device according to claim 1 , wherein access to a valuable medium stored in said storage section satisfying said predetermined condition is permitted in a permitted state. further comprising an operation unit for the operator to input internal instructions,
When an internal instruction to allow access to a valuable medium stored in one of the plurality of storage units is input by the operation unit, the access restriction means is input by the operation unit. judging that the storage unit related to the internal instruction satisfies the predetermined condition, and permitting access to the valuable medium stored in the storage unit that satisfies the predetermined condition in the first access permission state. Item 4. The valuable medium processing device according to any one of Items 1 to 3 . Further comprising authentication means for authenticating the authority of an operator who operates the operation unit,
The access restriction means restricts access to the valuable medium stored in one of the plurality of storage sections only when the authorization of the operator is authenticated as a predetermined authority by the authentication section. 5. The valuable medium processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein when an internal instruction to permit is input by said operation unit, said storage unit related to the internal instruction input by said operation unit is determined to satisfy said predetermined condition. . further comprising an instruction receiving unit for receiving an external instruction by communication from another device;
When the instruction accepting unit accepts an external instruction to permit access to a valuable medium stored in one of the plurality of storage units, the access restricting means accepts the instruction accepting unit. determining that the storage unit related to the received external instruction satisfies the predetermined condition, and allowing access to the valuable medium stored in the storage unit that satisfies the predetermined condition in the first access permission state; The valuable medium processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .

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