JP7293721B2 - money handling device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus, and more particularly to a money handling apparatus provided with a denomination storage box for storing coins by denomination.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a money processing apparatus provided with a denomination storage box for storing coins by denomination (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).

The above-described Patent Document 1 discloses a coin slot, a deposit transport section, a coin validation section, a temporary holding section, a coin sorting section, a coin storage section (denomination storage), a coin dispensing port, and a coin return port. The deposited money conveying unit conveys the coin inserted into the coin slot to the temporary holding unit. Further, the coin validation section is provided in the received money transfer section, and determines whether or not the coin is genuine and the denomination of the coin. In addition, the temporary holding unit temporarily holds the inserted coin. Also, the coin sorting section conveys the coins reserved in the temporary holding section to the coin storage section. Also, the coin storage unit stores a plurality of coins by denomination. The money processing device described in Patent Document 1 is configured to reserve the inserted coin in the temporary reserve unit, thereby determining the amount of money to be deposited before the coin is stored in the coin storage unit (denomination storage unit). ing. Further, the money processing device of Patent Document 1 returns the inserted coin directly from the temporary holding unit to the coin return slot when a return instruction is received from a POS (point of sale) register device or the like. It is configured.

In addition, a temporary holding portion such as the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is provided, and at the time of payment, coins stored in the coin storage portion (denomination storage box) are dispensed while the coins are held in the temporary holding portion. Conventionally, there is known a money processing device capable of quickly disbursing money by storing coins held in a temporary holding section in a coin storage section (denomination storage box) according to the denomination after payment.

JP 2016-71662 A

As described above, in the conventional money processing device, by temporarily holding the inserted coin in the holding section, it is possible to determine the amount of payment before storing the coin in the coin storage section (denomination storage), and the POS When there is a return instruction from a register device or the like, the inserted coin can be returned directly from the temporary holding section to the coin return port. In addition, at the time of withdrawal, the coins stored in the coin storage unit (denomination storage) are withdrawn while the coins are kept in the temporary storage unit, and after the withdrawal, the coins are temporarily stored in the storage unit. Quick withdrawal can be performed by storing coins in a coin storage unit (denomination storage) according to the denomination. However, in the conventional money processing apparatus, in order for the user to make a new deposit (deposit for the next transaction), all the coins must be stored in the coin storage unit (denomination storage) from the temporary storage unit. have to wait for Therefore, there is a demand for a money processing apparatus that can quickly accept new deposits (deposits for the next transaction).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, and one object of the present invention is to provide a money processing apparatus capable of rapidly accepting new deposit processing.

In order to achieve the above object, a money processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a deposit slot for depositing coins, a deposit discrimination section for discriminating the deposited coins, and a temporary a temporary holding unit for holding and storing coins, a plurality of denomination storages for storing coins by denomination, a withdrawal port for withdrawing coins, a transport unit for transporting coins, and a coin deposit/withdrawal process. and a control unit that controls the transport unit, and the control unit removes the coins held in the temporary holding unit based on the satisfaction of a predetermined condition regardless of each deposit/withdrawal process. The conveying unit is controlled so as to store the coins in the denomination storage. and when there is no instruction to the control unit for controlling the money processing device from outside the control unit for the first predetermined time. and at least one of a case where the number of coins reserved in the temporary reserve unit exceeds a predetermined number.

In the money processing device according to the above aspect, as described above, the control unit performs the storing process of storing the coins reserved in the temporary holding unit in the denomination storage box according to the predetermined amount regardless of each deposit/withdrawal process. It is configured to control the transport unit to do so based on the fulfillment of the conditions. As a result, regardless of each deposit/withdrawal process, the storage process of storing the coins held in the temporary storage unit in the denomination storage box is not performed until a predetermined condition is met, so that new deposit processing can be performed quickly. can be accepted. In addition, when coins used for payment are stored only in the temporary storage portion, the coins are stored in the denomination storage box. As a result, even when the denomination storage is short of coins to be used for withdrawal, the money processing apparatus can withdraw money using the coins reserved in the temporary holding section. In addition, coins are stored in the denomination storage when there is no instruction to the control unit for controlling the money processing device from outside the control unit for the first predetermined time. As a result, when it takes a long time (when the waiting time is long) from the completion of the withdrawal process to the next depositing process, the coins are stored in the denomination storage box, so the waiting time can be used effectively. can be done. Further, when the user performs a recovery operation of the money processing device, coins are stored in the denomination storage. As a result, when the restoration operation is performed, coins are stored in the denomination storage box, so it is possible to quickly accept deposit processing after the restoration operation. Also, when the number of coins reserved in the temporary reserve unit exceeds a predetermined number, the coins are stored in the denomination storage box. As a result, it is possible to prevent the temporary holding unit from becoming full and the deposit processing from being unacceptable.

In the money processing apparatus according to the above aspect, preferably, the control unit is configured to keep holding coins held in the temporary holding unit until a predetermined condition is satisfied even after the payment processing is completed. ing. With this configuration, since the storage process is not performed even after the payment process is completed until the predetermined condition is satisfied, the coins can be stored in the denomination storage even immediately after the payment process is completed. A new deposit process can be accepted without waiting for the completion of the process.

In the money processing apparatus according to the above aspect, preferably, the deposit port includes a deposit detection unit that detects deposit of coins, and the control unit detects the deposit by the deposit detection unit and discriminates the deposit by the deposit discrimination unit. Conveyance time when conveying coins from the denomination storage to the denomination storage, Conveyance time when conveying coins from the deposit port to the temporary holding section, and Conveyance time when conveying coins from the temporary holding section to the denomination storage and the elapse of a second predetermined time that is shorter than at least one of . With this configuration, the control unit can determine the completion of payment before the completion of coin transportation. can be done more quickly.

In this case, preferably, the transport unit includes a deposit transport unit that transports coins from the deposit port to the temporary holding unit, and a sorting transport unit that sorts and transports the coins from the temporary holding unit to the denomination storage, and controls After the detection by the deposit detection unit and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit, the unit determines the completion of deposit based on the elapse of the second predetermined time. is in operation, control is performed to dispense coins from the denomination storage. With this configuration, the control unit can dispense coins even while the coins are being transported (during operation) to the temporary storage unit and the denomination storage. Withdrawals can be started earlier than in the case of

In the money processing apparatus according to the above aspect, preferably, after the detection by the deposit detection unit and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit, the control unit does not detect the deposit by both the deposit detection unit and the deposit discrimination unit. determines that the deposit has been completed based on the elapse of the second predetermined time, and even if at least one of the deposited transport unit and the sorting transport unit is in operation, It is configured to control dispensing of coins from the seed storage. With this configuration, the control unit can determine the completion of payment before the completion of coin transportation. It can be done even faster. In addition, the control unit can dispense coins even while the coins are being conveyed (during operation) to the temporary storage unit and the denomination storage. Compared to , the start of withdrawal can be earlier.

In the money processing device according to the above aspect, preferably, the control unit repeats the deposit processing and the withdrawal processing multiple times while the coins retained in the temporary retention unit are retained until a predetermined condition is satisfied. is configured to With this configuration, the money processing apparatus repeats deposit processing and withdrawal processing until a predetermined condition is satisfied. Since the storage process is not repeatedly performed, the deposit process can be performed quickly.

In the money processing apparatus according to the above aspect, preferably, when the number of coins stored in the denomination storage reaches the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage, the control unit Until the number of coins stored in the cabinet falls below the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage, the coins held in the temporary holding part continue to be held and the number of coins held in the temporary holding part Until the maximum number of sheets that can be stored in the temporary holding section is reached, payment processing is accepted. According to this configuration, it is possible to accept payment processing of coins up to the sum of the number of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage and the number of coins that can be stored in the temporary holding part. increase in the number of

According to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to quickly accept new deposit processing.

1 is a perspective view showing a money processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a block diagram for explaining composition of a money processing device by one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the state of coins before transaction inside the money processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining how coins are conveyed during deposit processing inside the money processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining how coins are conveyed during withdrawal processing inside the money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the state of coins after multiple transactions inside the money processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining how coins are conveyed during storage processing inside the money handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a timing chart for multiple transactions in the POS system equipped with the money processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of money processing device)
A configuration of a money processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the money processing device 100 is provided with a deposit port 1 , a withdrawal port 5 , a refund port 8 , an operation section 9 and a display section 10 .

The deposit port 1 is an entrance portion for depositing coins 200 inside the money processing apparatus 100 . The deposit port 1 also includes a deposit detection unit 11 (see FIG. 2) that detects deposit of coins 200 . The deposit port 1 is configured so that a plurality of coins 200 can be deposited at the same time.

The withdrawal port 5 is an exit portion for withdrawing coins 200 . The withdrawal port 5 is an exit portion for discharging (dispensing) at least the coins 200 for change drawn out from the denomination storage 4 (see FIG. 2) to the outside of the money processing device 100 . Coins 200 that are determined to be not genuine by the deposited money discriminating section 2 (see FIG. 2) are also discharged to the dispensing port 5 . Note that the coins 200 for change are coins 200 for the amount obtained by subtracting the product price from the deposited amount. Coins 200 for change are paid out from the denomination storage box 4 .

The refund port 8 is an exit portion for ejecting the return coin 200 to the outside of the money processing apparatus 100 . The coin 200 for return is the coin 200 to be returned to the customer when the deposit is canceled before settlement, and is the deposited coin 200 itself.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the operation unit 9 has a plurality of buttons for receiving various operations on the money handling device 100 . For example, the operation unit 9 has a button that generates a signal that triggers a storage process, which will be described later, and a button that generates a signal that triggers a process of confirming the number of sheets stored in each storage of the denomination storage 4. ing.

The display unit 10 shown in FIG. 1 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal panel. In addition, the display unit 10 is configured to display the processing status and information of the money processing device 100, such as the number of coins stored in each storage of the denomination storage 4 and an error display.

As shown in FIG. 2, the money processing device 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to be connectable (communicable) to a POS (point of sales) register device 300 or the like, which is a high-level device and receives operations such as payment confirmation. , or a device that is installed in a store such as a convenience store and constructs a part of the POS system. The money processing apparatus 100 is used in a usage state in which the customer pays the bill himself (self-use state) or in a usage state in which the seller (administrator) performs the billing or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the money processing device 100 includes a deposit detection unit 11, a deposit discrimination unit 2, a transport unit 6 (deposit transport unit 61, distribution transport unit 62, withdrawal transport unit 63), It has The money processing device 100 also includes a temporary reservation unit 3, denomination storage boxes 4 (1 yen box 41, 50 yen box 42, 5 yen box 43, 100 yen box 44, 10 yen box 45 and 500 yen storage 46), switching gates (deposit switching gate 64, storage switching gate 65, and withdrawal switching gate 66), and control unit 7.

The money processing device 100 is configured to perform deposit processing, holding processing, storage processing, and withdrawal processing. The deposit process is a process of transporting the coin 200 deposited from the deposit port 1 to the temporary holding part 3 by the deposit transport unit 61 . The holding process is a process of holding the coins 200 conveyed to the temporary holding section 3 in the temporary holding section 3 without being conveyed by the sorting conveyance section 62 . The storing process is a process of transporting the coins 200 retained in the temporary retaining section 3 by the sorting and conveying section 62, sorting them by denomination and storing them in the respective storages of the denomination storage 4. FIG. Withdrawal processing is processing in which the coins 200 stored in the respective storages of the denomination storage 4 are drawn out and discharged to the outside of the money processing apparatus 100 (withdrawal port 5) by the payment transport unit 63. be. The deposit/withdrawal process is a series of processes including at least the deposit process and the withdrawal process among the deposit process, the holding process, the storage process, and the withdrawal process.

The POS register device 300 is configured to transmit various signals to the money processing device 100 in order to operate the money processing device 100 . For example, POS register device 300 is configured to transmit to money processing device 100 a signal that triggers deposit processing and withdrawal processing performed in money processing device 100 based on a predetermined operation on POS register device 300. there is Further, the POS cash register device 300 is configured to transmit to the money processing device 100 a signal that triggers the receipt processing performed in the money processing device 100 based on a predetermined operation on the POS register device 300 .

The deposit detection unit 11 is provided at the deposit port 1 . The deposit detection unit 11 is configured to detect coins 200 inserted into the deposit port 1 .

The deposited coin discrimination unit 2 is configured to discriminate deposited coins 200 . The received money discrimination section 2 is provided in the received money transport section 61 . The deposit discrimination unit 2 determines the denomination of the coins 200 deposited in the deposit port 1 (1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin, and 500-yen coin). It is configured to determine whether or not there is. In addition, the deposit discrimination unit 2 is configured to be able to count the number of deposited coins 200 by denomination.

The temporary holding unit 3 is configured to temporarily hold and store the coin 200 discriminated by the deposit discriminating unit 2 after being deposited from the deposit port 1 . Further, the temporary holding section 3 is configured to transport the temporarily held coins 200 to the sorting transportation section 62 or the refund port 8 . As an example, the temporary holding section 3 has a belt mechanism as a mechanism for conveying the coins 200 . The temporary holding section 3 is configured to be able to receive coins 200 from the payment transport section 63 that transports the coins 200 drawn out from the denomination storage 4 by switching the payment switching gate 66 .

Here, in this embodiment, the money processing apparatus 100 includes a plurality of denomination storage boxes 4 that store coins 200 by denomination. Note that the denomination storage 4 includes a 1-yen storage 41 that stores 1-yen coins 200 and a 50-yen storage 42 that stores 50-yen coins 200 . The denomination storage 4 also includes a 5-yen storage 43 that stores 5-yen coins 200 and a 100-yen storage 44 that stores 100-yen coins 200 . The denomination storage 4 also includes a 10-yen storage 45 that stores 10-yen coins 200 and a 500-yen storage 46 that stores 500-yen coins 200 . In this way, the denomination storage 4 (1 yen storage 41, 50 yen storage 42, 5 yen storage 43, 100 yen storage 44, 10 yen storage 45 and 500 yen storage 46) are It is configured to store coins 200 of predetermined denominations different from each other.

The number of coins 200 stored in the denomination storage 4 (1-yen storage 41, 50-yen storage 42, 5-yen storage 43, 100-yen storage 44, 10-yen storage 45, and 500-yen storage 46) is The control unit 7 manages by denomination using a storage counting unit (not shown), a delivery counting unit (not shown), and the like. Further, the denomination storage box 4 is configured to feed (carry out) the coins 200 by denomination to the disbursement conveying unit 63 at the time of disbursement or the like. As an example, each denomination storage 4 has a belt mechanism as a mechanism for feeding coins 200 .

The transport unit 6 is configured to transport coins 200 . The transport unit 6 includes a deposit transport unit 61 that transports the coins 200 from the deposit port 1 to the temporary holding unit 3, and a sorting transport unit 62 that distributes and transports the coins 200 from the temporary holding unit 3 to the denomination storage 4. include. In addition, the transport unit 6 includes a payment transport unit 63 that transports the coin 200 from the denomination storage 4 to the payment port 5 .

The deposit transport unit 61 is configured to transport the coin 200 deposited from the deposit port 1 to the temporary holding unit 3 or the withdrawal port 5, as shown in FIG. As an example, the deposit transport unit 61 has a belt mechanism as a mechanism for transporting the coins 200 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the sorting and conveying section 62 is configured to sort the coins 200 conveyed from the temporary holding section 3 by denomination and convey (store) them to the denomination storage 4 . As an example, the sorting transport section 62 has a belt mechanism as a mechanism for transporting the coins 200 .

Specifically, while the coins 200 are being transported, the sorting transport unit 62 classifies the coins 200 by denomination into the 1-yen storage box 41, the 50-yen storage box 42, the 5-yen storage box 43, and the 100-yen storage box 44. , 10-yen storage box 45 and 500-yen storage box 46 . For example, the sorting and conveying unit 62 is configured to sort the coins 200 by denomination by separating the coins 200 on the conveying route using the difference in the size of the coins 200 for each denomination. .

The withdrawal transport unit 63 is configured to transport the coins 200 drawn out from the denomination storage 4 to the withdrawal port 5 or the temporary holding unit 3, as shown in FIG. As an example, the withdrawal transport unit 63 has a belt mechanism as a mechanism for transporting the coins 200 .

In addition, in this embodiment, the money processing apparatus 100 includes switching gates (the deposit switching gate 64, the storage switching gate 65, and the dispensing switching gate 66) for switching the transport destination of the coins 200. FIG.

The deposit switching gate 64 is provided at the coin 200 exit portion of the deposit conveying unit 61 on the downstream side of the deposit discrimination unit 2 . The deposit switching gate 64 is configured to switch the transport destination of the coin 200 inserted from the deposit port 1 to either the temporary holding section 3 side or the withdrawal port 5 side.

The deposit switching gate 64 is configured to switch the destination so that the coin 200 is transported to the temporary storage unit 3 when the coin 200 is determined to be genuine by the deposit discrimination unit 2 . In addition, when the coin 200 is determined not to be genuine by the deposit discrimination section 2 , the deposit switching gate 64 switches the transport destination so that the medium determined to be not genuine is transported to the dispensing port 5 . is configured to

The storage switching gate 65 is provided at the coin 200 exit portion of the temporary storage section 3 . The storage switching gate 65 is configured to switch the transfer destination of the coins 200 temporarily reserved in the temporary holding section 3 to either the distribution transfer section 62 side or the refund port 8 side.

The withdrawal switching gate 66 is provided at the exit portion of the coin 200 of the withdrawal conveying portion 63 . The payment switching gate 66 is configured to switch the transport destination of the coins 200 drawn out from the denomination storage 4 to either the temporary holding section 3 side or the payment port 5 side.

The control unit 7 includes a CPU and a memory, and is configured to control driving of each unit of the money processing apparatus 100 . In addition, in the present embodiment, the control unit 7 performs deposit/withdrawal processing of the coins 200 and controls the transport unit 6 (the deposit transport unit 61, the distribution transport unit 62, and the payment transport unit 63). is configured to

Here, in the present embodiment, the control unit 7 performs storage processing for storing the coins 200 reserved in the temporary storage unit 3 in the denomination storage box 4, regardless of each deposit/withdrawal process, by satisfying a predetermined condition. Based on that, it is configured to control the conveying section 6 so as to perform. Further, the control unit 7 is configured to keep the coins 200 held in the temporary holding unit 3 even after the payment processing is completed until a predetermined condition is satisfied. Further, the control unit 7 is configured to repeat the depositing process and the dispensing process a plurality of times while holding the coins 200 held in the temporary holding part 3 until a predetermined condition is satisfied. The processing of the control unit 7 will be specifically described below.

(Each process of this embodiment)
Next, each process (deposit process, reservation process, storage process, and withdrawal process) of the money processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. FIG.

FIG. 3 shows the state of the coin 200 inside the money processing device 100 before the transaction. Denomination storage 4 (1-yen storage 41, 50-yen storage 42, 5-yen storage 43, 100-yen storage 44, 10-yen storage 45, and 500-yen storage 46) stores the respective denominations. Coins 200 corresponding to the box 4 are stored.

When the coin 200 is deposited from the deposit port 1, as shown in FIG. pending processing is performed. The deposit transport unit 61 is controlled by the control unit 7 .

After that, if the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the control unit 7 stores the deposited coin 200 in the denomination storage box 4 as change while temporarily storing it in the storage unit 3, as shown in FIG. Then, the coin 200 is controlled to be delivered to the payout transport section 63 . Further, under the control of the control unit 7 , the payout transport unit 63 carries out the payout process of transporting the fed coins 200 and withdrawing them from the payout port 5 .

Then, the control unit 7 performs (repeatedly) the depositing process, the holding process, and the dispensing process a plurality of times while the coin 200 is held in the temporary holding part 3 until a predetermined condition is satisfied. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the deposited coins 200 are sequentially reserved (stored) in the temporary holding section 3 .

On the other hand, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the coin 200 is delivered from the temporary holding section 3 under the control of the control section 7 as shown in FIG. Further, under the control of the control unit 7, the sorting and conveying unit 62 conveys the fed coins 200 and performs storage processing of storing the coins 200 in the denomination storage box 4 corresponding to the denomination.

Further, in the present embodiment, the predetermined conditions are that the coins 200 used for withdrawal are stored only in the temporary holding unit 3, and that the control unit 7 for controlling the money processing device 100 When there is no instruction from outside the control unit 7 for the first predetermined time, the control unit 7 receives an instruction for storage processing to store the coins 200 reserved in the temporary storage unit 3 in the denomination storage box 4 at least one of the following cases: the case where the money processing device 100 is restored by the user; including one.

The case where the coins 200 to be used for withdrawal are stored only in the temporary holding unit 3 means that the coins 200 to be dispensed as change in the withdrawal process are stored in the denomination storage box 4. This is the case where the document is not reserved and is reserved only in the temporary reservation section 3.

Further, when there is no instruction to the control unit 7 for controlling the money processing device 100 from outside the control unit 7 during the first predetermined time, the POS register device 300 or the operation unit 9 of the money processing device 100 For example, no signal (instruction) from such as has been received for a first predetermined period of time. Further, the above signal (instruction) is, for example, a signal that triggers deposit processing and withdrawal processing from the POS register device 300 . The first predetermined time is a preset time (for example, 1 minute), and can be changed by an instruction from an external device such as the POS register device 300 or by a user's operation. good.

In addition, the case where the control unit 7 receives an instruction to store the coins 200 reserved in the temporary reserve unit 3 in the denomination storage 4 is, for example, the operation unit 9 of the money processing device 100 or the POS register device. This is the case where an instruction for storage processing is given to the control unit 7 by the user operating the device 300 or the like.

Further, the case where the recovery operation of the money processing device 100 is performed by the user means that the user performs the recovery operation when an error or the like occurs in the money processing device 100 and the recovery operation of the money processing device 100 is required. is the case.

Further, when the number of coins 200 reserved in the temporary holding section 3 exceeds a predetermined number, for example, the number of coins 200 reserved in the temporary holding section 3 reaches the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored. It is in a state (full state) or a state near the upper limit of the number of sheets that can be stored (near full state).

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 7 controls the transportation time (hereinafter referred to as , a first transportation time), a transportation time (hereinafter referred to as a second transportation time) when the coin 200 is transported from the deposit port 1 to the temporary holding unit 3, and a time from the temporary holding unit 3 to the denomination storage 4 Payment is completed based on the elapse of a second predetermined time that is shorter than at least one of the transport time (hereinafter referred to as the third transport time) when the coin 200 is transported to the is configured to determine Specifically, in this embodiment, the second predetermined time is shorter than the first to third transport times. The second predetermined time is a preset changeable time (for example, 1 second).

Further, in this embodiment, after the detection by the deposit detection unit 11 and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit 2, the control unit 7 judges the completion of deposit based on the elapse of the second predetermined time. Even when at least one of the unit 61 and the sorting transport unit 62 is in operation, control is performed to dispense coins 200 from the denomination storage 4 . Specifically, in the present embodiment, even if one or both of the deposit transport unit 61 and the sorting transport unit 62 are in operation, the coins 200 are ejected from the denomination storage 4. make money That is, the control unit 7 performs the withdrawal process when it determines that the deposit of the coins 200 has been completed during either or both of the deposit process and the storage process.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the detection by the deposit detection unit 11 and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit 2, the control unit 7 has the first time that the deposit is not detected by both the deposit port 1 and the deposit discrimination unit 2. Based on the elapse of the predetermined time in 2, it is determined that the payment is completed. Then, even when at least one of the deposit transport unit 61 and the sorting transport unit 62 (in this embodiment, either one or both) is in operation, It is configured to perform control (dispensing process) to dispense coins 200 from.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the number of coins 200 stored in the denomination storage 4 reaches the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored in the denomination storage 4, the control unit 7 Until the number of coins 200 stored inside falls below the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage box 4, the coins 200 retained in the temporary retention part 3 are continuously retained and retained in the temporary retention part 3. Until the number of collected coins 200 reaches the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored in the temporary holding section 3, payment processing is accepted. Specifically, the control unit 7 controls any of the denomination storages 4 (1 yen storage 41, 50 yen storage 42, 5 yen storage 43, 100 yen storage 44, 10 yen storage 45 and 500 When the number of coins 200 stored in the yen storage 46 reaches the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored (full state), the coins are stored in the denomination storage 4 in the state of reaching the upper limit (full state). Reservation processing is performed until the number of coins 200 becomes less than the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored. In addition, the control unit 7 controls any of the denomination storages 4 (1 yen storage 41, 50 yen storage 42, 5 yen storage 43, 100 yen storage 44, 10 yen storage 45 and 500 yen storage). 46) until both the number of coins 200 stored in the storage unit 3 and the number of coins 200 retained in the temporary storage unit 3 reach the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored (full state). conduct. In addition, the control unit 7 controls any of the denomination storages 4 (1 yen storage 41, 50 yen storage 42, 5 yen storage 43, 100 yen storage 44, 10 yen storage 45 and 500 yen storage). 46) When both the number of coins 200 stored in the storage unit 3 and the number of coins 200 retained in the temporary storage unit 3 reach the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored (full state), deposit processing is not performed. , the deposit transport unit 61 and the deposit switching gate 64 are controlled, and the coin 200 deposited from the deposit port 1 is withdrawn (refunded) from the dispensing port 5 .

(Timing of collection processing for multiple transactions)
FIG. 8 shows a timing chart of the collection process at the time of multiple transactions in the POS system provided with the money processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, together with Comparative Examples 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example in which a total of three transactions of transaction a, transaction b, and transaction c are performed. Also, "registration" shown in FIG. In addition, "payment" means payment processing, and "suspension" means suspension processing. Further, "storage" refers to storage processing, and "withdrawal" refers to withdrawal processing. In addition, the comparative example 1 is the structure which performs a storage process before a payment|withdrawal process like the said patent document 1. FIG. Further, in Comparative Example 2, like the above-described conventional money processing apparatus, coins 200 stored in the denomination storage 4 are kept in the temporary storage unit 3 during payment processing. are dispensed, and the coins 200 retained in the temporary retaining section 3 after the disbursement processing are stored in the denomination storage box 4 according to the denomination.

Next, each process (registration process, deposit process, reservation process, storage process, and withdrawal process) of the POS system provided with the money processing apparatus 100 of this embodiment will be described based on a timing chart.

In transaction a, the POS register device 300 performs a registration process for registering merchandise according to a user's operation. After that, the control unit 7 of the money processing device 100 receives a signal that triggers the deposit processing transmitted from the POS register device 300 .

When the coin 200 is deposited in the deposit port 1, the deposit detection unit 11 detects the deposit of the coin 200. - 特許庁When the deposit detection unit 11 detects that the coin 200 has been deposited, the control unit 7 starts deposit processing. The control unit 7 controls the deposit transport unit 61 to transport the coin 200 deposited in the deposit port 1 to the temporary storage unit 3, thereby completing the deposit process.

After the payment process is completed, the control unit 7 performs a holding process. As a result, the coin 200 conveyed to the temporary holding section 3 by the deposit process is held in the temporary holding section 3 .

Next, when a signal serving as a trigger for withdrawal processing transmitted from the POS register device 300 is received, the control unit 7 of the money processing device 100 performs withdrawal processing while keeping the coins 200 in the temporary holding unit 3. . The control unit 7 controls the dispensing transport unit 63 to dispense the coins 200 repeatedly from each storage of the denomination storage 4 through the dispensing port 5 . Subsequently, the next transaction is transaction b.

In the transaction b, similarly to the transaction a, after the registration processing is performed by the POS register device 300, the control unit 7 of the money processing device 100 sequentially performs deposit processing, holding processing and withdrawal processing. Also, in transaction c, the control unit 7 performs the same processing. If the predetermined condition is not satisfied during this period, the storage process is not performed in this embodiment. Therefore, the coins 200 reserved in the temporary reserve section 3 continue to be reserved in the temporary reserve section 3 . That is, the coins 200 held in the temporary holding unit 3 during the transaction a are processed for the transactions b and c (registration process, deposit process, hold process, and withdrawal process), and for the transactions b and c. During and between each process, each process of transaction b and transaction c is performed while being held in the temporary holding section 3 without being stored in the denomination storage box 4 .

Moreover, the control part 7 performs a storage process, when predetermined conditions are satisfy|filled. After the payment processing of the transaction c, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit 7 starts the storage processing after the payment processing of the transaction c. The control unit 7 controls the sorting transport unit 62 to store the coins 200 drawn out from the temporary storage unit 3 in each storage of the denomination storage 4 according to the denomination, thereby completing the storage processing.

As shown in FIG. 8, in Comparative Example 1, the user has to wait until the deposit processing, the hold processing, the storage processing, and the withdrawal processing are completed in order to perform the deposit processing for the next transaction. . Further, in Comparative Example 2, when the time for the user to perform the registration process (product registration) using the POS register device 300 is short, the registration process is completed before the storage process is completed, resulting in a waiting time. put away. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the storage process is not performed until the predetermined condition is satisfied, there is no need to wait for the storage process as in the first comparative example, and no waiting time occurs as in the second comparative example.

(Effect of this embodiment)
The following effects can be obtained in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 7 determines that the storage process of storing the coins 200 reserved in the temporary storage unit 3 in the denomination storage box 4 satisfies a predetermined condition regardless of each deposit/withdrawal process. Based on this, the transport unit 6 is controlled to perform. As a result, regardless of each deposit/withdrawal process, the storage process of storing the coins 200 held in the temporary holding section 3 in the denomination storage 4 is not performed until a predetermined condition is satisfied, so a new deposit is not made. Processing can be accepted quickly.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit 7 continues to hold the coins 200 held in the temporary holding unit 3 until a predetermined condition is satisfied even after the payment processing is completed. As a result, until the predetermined condition is satisfied, even after the payment processing is completed, the storage processing is not performed. New deposit processing can be accepted without waiting for completion.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the predetermined condition is that the coin 200 used for withdrawal is stored only in the temporary holding unit 3 and that the money processing device 100 is controlled. When there is no instruction to the control unit 7 from outside the control unit 7 for the first predetermined time, and when the coin 200 retained in the temporary storage unit 3 is stored in the denomination storage 4 The case where the control unit 7 accepts, the case where the recovery operation of the money processing device 100 is performed by the user, and the case where the number of coins 200 reserved in the temporary reservation unit 3 exceeds a predetermined number including at least one of As a result, the money processing apparatus 100 can make a payment using the coins 200 reserved in the temporary holding section 3 even when the denomination storage 4 is short of coins 200 to be used for payment. can. Coins 200 are stored in the denomination storage box 4 when there is no instruction to the control unit 7 for controlling the money processing device 100 from outside the control unit 7 for the first predetermined time. As a result, when it takes a long time (when the standby time is long) from the completion of the withdrawal process to the next deposit process, the coins 200 are stored in the denomination storage box 4, so the standby time is effectively used. can do. Also, when the control unit 7 receives an instruction for storage processing of storing the coins 200 reserved in the temporary storage unit 3 in the denomination storage 4 , the coins 200 are stored in the denomination storage 4 . As a result, the money processing apparatus 100 can perform the receipt processing at any timing of the user, and therefore can perform the receipt processing using the time when there is no new deposit processing (time when there is no transaction). Also, when the user performs a restoration operation of the money processing apparatus 100 , the coins 200 are stored in the denomination storage box 4 . As a result, when the restoration operation is performed, the coins 200 are stored in the denomination storage box 4, so that the deposit processing can be accepted quickly after the restoration operation. Also, when the number of coins 200 reserved in the temporary reserve section 3 exceeds a predetermined number, the coins 200 are stored in the denomination storage box 4.例文帳に追加As a result, it is possible to prevent the temporary holding unit 3 from becoming full and not being able to accept the deposit processing.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as described above, the deposit port 1 includes the deposit detection unit 11 for detecting deposit of the coin 200, and the control unit 7 performs the detection of the deposit detection unit 11 and the discrimination processing of the deposit discrimination unit 2. After that, the transport time for transporting the coin 200 from the deposit port 1 to the denomination storage 4, the transport time for transporting the coin 200 from the deposit port 1 to the temporary holding unit 3, and the money from the temporary holding unit 3 Completion of payment is determined based on the elapse of a second predetermined time that is shorter than at least one of the transport time when the coins 200 are transported to the seed storage 4 and the second predetermined time. As a result, the control unit 7 can determine the completion of payment before the completion of transportation of the coins 200. Therefore, the determination of the completion of payment can be made more easily than in the case where the determination of the completion of payment is made after the completion of transportation of the coins 200. can be done quickly.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the transport unit 6 includes the deposit transport unit 61 that transports the coin 200 from the deposit port 1 to the temporary storage unit 3, and the coin transport unit 61 that transports the coin 200 from the temporary storage unit 3 to the denomination storage 4. After the detection by the deposit detection unit 11 and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit 2, the control unit 7 determines the completion of deposit based on the elapse of the second predetermined time. is determined, even if at least one of the deposit transport unit 61 and the sorting transport unit 62 is in operation, the coin 200 is controlled to be dispensed from the denomination storage 4. As a result, the control unit 7 can dispense money even while the coins 200 are being transported (during operation) to the temporary storage unit 3 and the denomination storage 4. Withdrawals can be started earlier than in the case of

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, after the detection by the deposit detection unit 11 and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit 2, the control unit 7 detects the deposit by both the deposit detection unit 11 and the deposit discrimination unit 2. is determined to have been completed based on the elapse of the second predetermined period of time during which no detection of , control is performed to dispense coins 200 from the denomination storage box 4 . As a result, the control unit 7 can determine the completion of payment before the transportation of the coins 200 is completed. can be done quickly. In addition, since the control unit 7 can dispense money even while the coins 200 are being transported (during operation) to the temporary storage unit 3 and the denomination storage 4, The withdrawal can be started earlier than when the withdrawal is performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit 7 performs the deposit processing and the withdrawal processing multiple times while holding the coins 200 held in the temporary holding unit 3 until a predetermined condition is satisfied. repeat. As a result, the money processing apparatus 100 repeatedly performs the deposit processing and the withdrawal processing until the predetermined condition is satisfied. Payment processing can be performed quickly because the processing is not performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the number of coins 200 stored in the denomination storage 4 reaches the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored in the denomination storage 4, the control unit 7 Until the number of coins 200 stored in the denomination storage 4 falls below the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored in the denomination storage 4, the coins 200 retained in the temporary retention part 3 are continuously retained and temporarily retained. Until the number of coins 200 reserved in the portion 3 reaches the upper limit of the number of coins 200 that can be stored in the temporary reserve portion 3, payment processing is accepted. As a result, deposit processing can be accepted up to the number of coins 200 that can be stored in the denomination storage box 4 plus the number of coins that can be stored in the temporary holding part 3, so the coins 200 that can be accepted for deposit processing. increase in the number of

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The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the description of the above-described embodiments, and includes all modifications (modifications) within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, several examples of the predetermined conditions under which the control unit 7 performs the storage process have been shown, but the present invention is not limited to these. In the present invention, the predetermined condition may be, for example, the presence or absence of change at the time of withdrawal processing.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the coins 200 held in the temporary holding section 3 are kept held until a predetermined condition is satisfied even after the withdrawal process is completed. The present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the storage process may be performed after the payment process is completed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the storage process is performed after the withdrawal process is completed after a plurality of transactions, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the storage process may be performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Further, in the present invention, the storage process may be performed at the same time as the payment process.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is determined that the deposit is completed when the second predetermined time has passed since the coin 200 was detected and discriminated by the deposit detection unit 11 and the deposit discrimination unit 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, it may be configured such that the completion of payment is determined after the transportation of the coins 200 is completed.

Also, in the above embodiment, the second predetermined time for determining the completion of payment is shorter than the first to third transport times, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the second predetermined time for judging the completion of payment may be a time shorter than any one of the first to third transport times.

1 deposit port 2 deposit discrimination unit 3 temporary reservation unit 4 denomination storage box 5 withdrawal port 6 transport unit 7 control unit 11 deposit detection unit 61 deposit transport unit 62 distribution transport unit 100 money processing device 200 coin

Claims (7)

a deposit slot for depositing coins;
a deposit discrimination unit that discriminates the deposited coin;
a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding and storing the discriminated coin;
a plurality of denomination storage boxes for storing the coins by denomination;
a withdrawal port for withdrawing the coins;
a conveying unit that conveys the coin;
a control unit that performs coin deposit/withdrawal processing and controls the transport unit;
The control unit performs a storage process of storing the coins held in the temporary storage unit in the denomination storage box based on the satisfaction of a predetermined condition regardless of the deposit/withdrawal process each time. configured to control the transport unit to perform
The predetermined conditions include the case that the coins used for withdrawal are stored only in the temporary storage unit when withdrawal is performed from the denomination storage, and the control unit for controlling the money processing device. There is no instruction from outside the control unit for a first predetermined time, the user performs a recovery operation of the money processing device, and the number of coins held in the temporary holding unit exceeds a predetermined number of sheets, and at least one of the money processing apparatus. 2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is configured to keep holding said coins held in said temporary holding unit until said predetermined condition is satisfied even after completion of payment processing. Money handling device. The deposit port includes a deposit detection unit that detects deposit of the coin,
After detection by the deposit detection unit and discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit, the control unit controls a transportation time for transporting the coin from the deposit port to the denomination storage and the temporary hold from the deposit port. a time that is shorter than at least one of a transportation time when the coin is transported to the denomination storage unit and a transportation time when the coin is transported from the temporary storage unit to the denomination storage 3. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein completion of payment is determined based on the elapse of the predetermined time of 2 . The transport unit includes a deposit transport unit that transports the coins from the deposit port to the temporary storage unit, and a sorting transport unit that sorts and transports the coins from the temporary storage unit to the denomination storage box,
After the detection by the deposit detection unit and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit, the control unit determines the completion of deposit based on the elapse of the second predetermined time. 4. The money according to claim 3 , wherein control is performed to dispense the coin from the denomination storage even when at least one of the minute conveying unit is in operation. processing equipment. After the detection by the deposit detection unit and the discrimination processing by the deposit discrimination unit, the control unit determines the second predetermined time during which neither the deposit detection unit nor the deposit discrimination unit detects the deposit. Based on the elapsed time, it is determined that the deposit has been completed, and even if at least one of the deposit transport unit and the sorting transport unit is in operation, the denomination storage 5. The money processing apparatus according to claim 4 , configured to control dispensing of said coins from. 2. The control unit is configured to repeat deposit processing and withdrawal processing multiple times while the coins retained in the temporary retention unit are retained until the predetermined condition is satisfied. 6. The money processing device according to any one of 1 to 5 . When the number of coins stored in the denomination storage reaches the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage, the control unit controls the coins stored in the denomination storage. until the number of coins falls below the upper limit of the number of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage box, the coins retained in the temporary retaining section are kept retained, and the number of coins retained in the temporary retaining section is 3. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the money processing device is configured to accept deposit processing until the maximum number of sheets that can be stored in the temporary holding portion is reached.

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