JP7327024B2 - money handling machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention quickly resumes deposit processing without performing recovery processing upon occurrence of an abnormality such as scrutiny, even when non-genuine coins or media are mixed in as deposited money without being rejected by a currency identification unit. The present invention relates to a money handling machine capable of maintaining the balance in the machine in a determined state.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cash handling machines, which are automatic change dispensers, are installed in convenience stores and the like. When the money handling machine is a coin handling machine, the coin handling machine identifies the coins received by being inserted into the insertion port, and sorts the coins identified as genuine by denomination in the coin sorting section. The sorted coins are stored by denomination in coin storage boxes provided for each denomination. When a payment command, which is a change payment request, is given from an external device or the like, this coin processing device feeds out coins corresponding to the requested amount from the corresponding coin storage, and the payment conveying portion It is conveyed to and paid out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Note that the money handling machine has a money identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of money, and if the identification result is not a genuine money, the money is rejected from the machine.

On the other hand, in the case of money processing machines, there is a change in the payment classification, such as changing from cash payment to card payment, and there is a discrepancy between the amount recognized by the person when inserting money and the amount recorded in the POS register device, which is a higher-level device. In order to be able to deal with re-depositing (returning the actual money) in case there is a problem, a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding the money is provided before the money is stored in the storage.

JP 2016-71662 A

By the way, in recent years, semi-self-checkouts and full-self-checkouts, in which customers pay and receive money, have begun to be used in order to streamline the number of checkout staff and to improve hygiene when working with cooked products. Along with this, when a deposit is put in, foreign objects such as paper scraps and coins of different materials and very small diameters are mixed in with various foreign coins.

For this reason, non-genuine money (medium) is rejected out of the machine by the money identification unit, but depending on the timing of detection of money identification or disturbance in money transportation, non-genuine money may not be rejected, and the temporary holding unit in the latter stage may may be transported to

In this case, it is necessary to perform a recovery operation by making the money handling machine abnormal.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention provides a method for depositing money without performing recovery processing when an abnormality such as scrutiny occurs, even if a coin or medium that is not a genuine coin is not rejected by the money identification unit as deposited money and is mixed in. To provide a money handling machine capable of quickly resuming processing and maintaining the balance in the machine in a determined state.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding money whose authenticity and denomination have been identified and then storing the money in a storage, and performs money deposit/withdrawal processing. The money handling machine is characterized in that, when the money conveyed to the temporary holding part contains indeterminate money that is not genuine money, the money held in the temporary holding part is automatically returned.

In addition, the present invention is a money handling machine that has a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding money whose authenticity and denomination have been identified and then stores the money in a storage box, and performs money deposit/withdrawal processing. and notifying a higher-level device of a definite and uncertain notification indicating whether or not undefined money other than genuine money is included in the money conveyed to the temporary holding unit, and waiting for an instruction from the higher-level device. do.

In addition, the present invention is a money handling machine that has a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding money whose authenticity and denomination have been identified and then stores the money in a storage box, and performs money deposit/withdrawal processing. an automatic return operation for automatically returning the money held in the temporary holding section when the money conveyed to the temporary holding section contains uncertain money that is not a genuine coin; It is possible to perform any one of a notification operation of notifying a higher-level device of a definite and uncertain notification indicating whether or not uncertain money other than genuine money is included in the money received, and waiting for an instruction from the above-mentioned higher-level device. , and an uncertainty handling setting unit for setting either the automatic return operation or the notification operation.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, the instruction from the host device when the uncertain money is included is to return the money reserved in the temporary reserve unit.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the currency is a coin.

According to the present invention, even if a coin or medium that is not a genuine coin is mixed in as the deposited money without being rejected by the money identification unit, the recovery process is not performed when an abnormality such as scrutiny occurs, and the deposit process can be performed quickly. It can be restarted and the on-board balance can be maintained in a fixed state.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin handling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a characteristic control system of the coin processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an automatic return operation processing procedure performed by the deposit/withdrawal control unit shown in FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a notification operation processing procedure performed by the deposit/withdrawal control unit shown in FIG. 4. FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a coin processing device according to a modification.

Preferred embodiments of the money processing machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show the configuration of a coin handling machine, which is an example of a money handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a plan view and FIG. 2 is a front view. The coin processing device 1 exemplified here is applied as an automatic change dispenser connected to a POS register device in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, for example, and includes a device main body 2 .

The device main body 2 is a substantially rectangular housing, and includes an input port 3 , an operation display section 4 , a withdrawal port 7 and a return port 8 .

The slot 3 is provided on the right side of the upper front end of the device main body 2 and is an opening for receiving inserted coins inside the device main body 2 . The input port 3 functions as a temporary holding section for temporarily holding deposits from users such as customers.

The operation display section 4 is provided on the left side of the upper front end of the apparatus main body 2 and has a display section 5 and an operation section 6 . The display unit 5 displays various kinds of information, and the operation unit 6 is an input unit configured with, for example, a numeric keypad or the like to perform various operation inputs.

The withdrawal port 7 is provided on the front left side of the device main body 2 . The pay-out port 7 is an opening for paying out coins stored inside the device main body 2 , and pays out coins to a pay-out tray 9 attached to the device main body 2 . A return port 8 is provided on the front right side of the device main body 2 . This return port 8 is an opening for returning coins.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin processing device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. The internal configuration of the coin processing apparatus 1 will be described by function with reference to FIG. A coin transport mechanism 10 (see FIG. 4) is provided inside the device main body 2 . The coin conveying mechanism 10 has a deposit conveying portion 11 , a temporary holding portion 12 , a coin sorting portion 13 , a coin storage 14 , a disbursement conveying portion 15 and a switching gate group 16 .

The deposited money conveying unit 11 conveys coins that are inserted from the insertion port 3 and detected by an inserted detection sensor (not shown), and is provided with a coin validation unit 17 . The coin verification unit 17 is a coin identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of coins.

The temporary holding section 12 temporarily holds a coin identified as a genuine coin by the coin validation section 17 . The coin distribution unit 13 distributes the coins transferred after being held in the temporary holding unit 12 by denomination.

The coin storage 14 is provided for each denomination and stores coins sorted by the coin sorting section 13 . More specifically, the coin storage 14 includes a 1-yen coin storage 14a, a 50-yen coin storage 14b, a 5-yen coin storage 14c, a 100-yen coin storage 14d, a 10-yen coin storage 14e, and a 500-yen coin storage. Six storage boxes 14f are provided in order from the front side. Each coin storage 14 is designed to individually store the inserted coins by denomination. Further, each coin storage 14 has a function of feeding the stored commodities.

The payout transport unit 15 forwards the coins drawn out from the coin storage 14 . In other words, the dispensing transport unit 15 transports the coins fed out of the coin storage 14 forward toward the dispensing chute 18 communicating with the dispensing port 7 .

By the way, the positional relationship between each coin storage 14 and the payout transport section 15 will be described. The withdrawal transport unit 15 transports coins forward, and the coin storage 14 includes a 1-yen coin storage 14a, a 50-yen coin storage 14b, a 5-yen coin storage 14c, and a 100-yen coin storage. The storage compartment 14d, the 10-yen coin storage compartment 14e, and the 500-yen coin storage compartment 14f are provided in this order from the front side. Therefore, the 500-yen coin storage 14f is arranged on the most upstream side of the transport path by the disbursement transport unit 15, the 10-yen coin storage 14e, the 100-yen coin storage 14d, the 5-yen coin storage 14c, and the 50-yen coin storage 14c. The coin storage box 14b and the 1-yen coin storage box 14a are arranged in this order on the downstream side of the transport path.

The switching gate group 16 includes a first switching gate 16a, a second switching gate 16b and a third switching gate 16c. The first switching gate 16a is provided on the downstream side of the deposited money transport section 11 in the transport direction. The first switching gate 16a is capable of selectively switching between a state in which the coin transported by the deposit transport section 11 is transported to the temporary holding section 12 and a state in which the coin is transported to the withdrawal port 7. It is. A payment sensor 7a for detecting the number of non-genuine coins and media returned via the first switching gate 16a is arranged in the payment port 7. As shown in FIG.

The second switching gate 16b is provided on the downstream side of the temporary storage section 12 in the transport direction. This second switching gate 16b can selectively switch between a state in which the coins held in the temporary holding section 12 are delivered to the coin sorting section 13 and a state in which the coins are delivered to the return port 8. It is. The second switching gate 16b is normally in a state in which the coins held in the temporary holding section 12 are delivered to the coin sorting section 13. As shown in FIG.

The third switching gate 16c is provided on the downstream side of the withdrawal transport section 15 in the transport direction. The third switching gate 16c has a transport state in which the coin transported by the dispensing transport section 15 is transported to the dispensing port 7 via the dispensing chute 18, and a circulation state in which the coin is transported to the temporary storage section 12. It is alternatively switchable between states. The third switching gate 16c is normally in the transport state.

In other words, the third switching gate 16c and the second switching gate 16b constitute a switching section of the present invention, and the first state in which the coin transported by the dispensing transport section 15 is transported to the dispensing port 7; It is possible to switch alternatively between the second state in which the coins transported by the gold transport unit 15 are transported to the coin sorting unit 13 .

A general operation of such a coin processing apparatus 1 will be described. A coin inserted into the insertion slot 3 receives a deposit permission command from a POS register device 100 (see FIG. 4), which is a host device, and is detected by an insertion detection sensor. The unit 17 identifies authenticity and denomination. When the conveyed coin is a genuine coin, it is reserved in the temporary reserve section 12 . On the other hand, if the conveyed coin is not a genuine coin, it is conveyed to the withdrawal port 7 via the first switching gate 16a and returned to the withdrawal tray 9. In addition, when there is a return instruction from the POS register device 100, the coins reserved in the temporary reserve section 12 are returned to the return port 8 via the second switching gate 16b.

The coins held in the temporary holding section 12 are conveyed to the coin distributing section 13, and distributed by denomination while being conveyed backward. The coins distributed by the coin distribution unit 13 are stored in the coin storage 14 according to the denomination.

When a payment instruction is given from the POS register device 100, coins of a denomination corresponding to the payment instruction are drawn out from an arbitrary coin storage 14 and conveyed forward by a payment conveying unit 15. , is dispensed to the outside of the apparatus main body 2 from the dispensing port 7 via the third switching gate 16c.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a characteristic control system of the coin processing device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin processing apparatus 1 includes an uncertainty countermeasure setting section 6a in the operation section 6 in addition to the above configuration.

The display unit 5 , the operation unit 6 , the coin conveying mechanism 10 , and the coin validation unit 17 are connected to the control unit 30 , and the POS register device 100 is also connected to the control unit 30 . When a command is given through the operation portion 6, when a detection signal is given from the validation portion 17, or when various commands are given from the POS register device 100, the control portion 30 stores the information in the storage portion 40. Based on the stored programs and data, display control of the display unit 5 and drive control of the coin conveying mechanism 10 are performed. The control unit 30 has a deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 .

When a coin is inserted after an input permission command is given from the POS register device 100, the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 performs coin deposit processing according to the deposit permission command, and receives a payment command from the POS register device 100. When the coin is received, the coin is dispensed according to the disbursement command. The deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 also performs processing for sequentially storing the details of the executed deposit/withdrawal processing as deposit/withdrawal information in the storage unit 40 while executing these deposit/withdrawal processing.

In addition, when the coins transported to the temporary storage unit 12 include indeterminate coins or media that are not genuine coins, the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 automatically returns the coins and media stored in the temporary storage unit 12. The POS register device 100 is notified of an automatic return operation and a definite/indeterminate notification indicating whether or not the coin conveyed to the temporary holding unit 12 contains an undetermined coin that is not a genuine coin or a medium, and the POS register device 100 Either a notification operation of waiting for an instruction from is alternatively performed. Note that the instructions from the POS register device 100 include returning the coins and media reserved in the temporary reserve unit 12 to the return port 8 .

Note that the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 compares the number of non-genuine coins identified by the coin verification unit 17 with the number of coins detected by the payment sensor 7a. It is determined that the received coin contains an indeterminate coin or a medium that is not a genuine coin.

The uncertainty handling setting unit 6a is an input interface for selectively setting whether the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 is caused to execute either the automatic return operation or the notification operation.

<Auto return operation>
FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an automatic return operation processing procedure performed by the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 shown in FIG.

First, the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 determines whether or not the POS register device 100 has notified the deposit/payment permission (step S100). If the payment permission has not been notified (step S100, No), this process is terminated. On the other hand, if the deposit permission has been notified (step S100, Yes), it is determined whether or not there is an uncertain coin in the temporary holding unit 12 (step S110).

Whether or not there are undetermined coins is determined by comparing the number of coins determined to be non-genuine by the coin verification unit 17 and the number of coins detected by the dispensing sensor 7a as described above. It is determined that there is a fixed coin. The generation of undetermined coins occurs when non-genuine coins are not normally rejected by the first switching gate 16a. This occurs when the reject timing is shifted.

If there is no uncertain coin in the temporary holding unit 12 (step S110, No), this process is terminated. On the other hand, if there is an uncertain coin in the temporary holding section 12 (step S110, Yes), the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding section 12 is returned from the return port 8 (step S120), and this process is terminated. . When returning the coins temporarily reserved in the temporary reserve unit 12 from the return port 8, the second switching gate 16b is switched to the return port 8 side.

<Notification action>
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a notification operation processing procedure performed by the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 shown in FIG.

First, the POS register device 100 issues a deposit permission notification to the coin processing device 1 (step S200). After that, the coin processing device 1 transmits to the POS register device 100 a definite/indeterminate notification indicating whether or not the money conveyed to the temporary holding unit 12 contains undetermined money that is not a genuine coin (step S210). ). Specifically, the POS cash register device 100 performs polling processing for detecting the number of coins in the storage of the coin processing device 1, and the response command includes confirmation/unconfirmation notification.

The POS register device 100 that has received the confirmation/uncertainty notification refers to the confirmation/uncertainty notification and determines whether or not there is an uncertain coin (step S220). If there is no uncertain coin (step S220, No), this processing is normally terminated, and the amount in hand is updated.

On the other hand, if there is an uncertain coin (step S220, Yes), a coin return instruction is transmitted to the coin processing device 1 (step S230). Upon receiving the coin return instruction, the coin processing device 1 returns the coins temporarily reserved in the temporary reserve unit 12 from the return port 8 (step S240), maintains the current amount in hand without abnormal termination, and performs this processing. complete the

In the present embodiment, even if a coin or medium that is not a genuine coin is mixed in as the deposited money without being rejected by the money identification unit, the recovery process at the occurrence of an abnormality such as scrutiny is not performed, and the deposit process is performed quickly. It can be restarted and the on-board balance can be maintained in a fixed state.

In the notification operation, after the coin processing device 1 notifies that there is an undetermined coin, it waits for an instruction from the POS register device 100, and instructs to return the coin in the temporary holding unit 12 as described above. is sent, but instead of returning, it may be an instruction to store it in a specific storage or recovery warehouse that is not related to the inventory amount, or to temporarily stand by (maintain the pending state).

<Modification>
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the modification. In this modification, the temporary holding section 12 is provided with a fourth switching gate 16d so that when there is an uncertain coin in the temporary holding section 12, the coin is returned from the withdrawal port 7 instead of the return port 8. I have to. In this case, the withdrawal port 7 is provided with a withdrawal sensor 7 s that detects the number of coins discharged from the temporary holding section 12 .

Therefore, the deposit/withdrawal control unit 31 compares the number of coins determined to be uncertain coins by the coin verification unit 17 with the number of coins detected by the payment sensor 7a. It is determined that the coins inside include undetermined coins.

In the above embodiments and modifications, the coin processing device 1 for depositing and withdrawing coins has been described as an example of a money processing machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a bill processing device or the like. can. This is because the banknote processing apparatus also has a temporary holding unit, and when a non-genuine banknote fails to be rejected, the non-genuine banknote is temporarily held as an uncertain banknote in the temporary holding unit. Therefore, even in the banknote processing apparatus, when indeterminate banknotes are mixed in the temporary storage unit, the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit are returned from the return port or the withdrawal port.

Each configuration illustrated in the above-described embodiment and modifications is functionally schematic, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of dispersion/integration of each device and component is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed/integrated in arbitrary units according to various usage conditions. can be configured

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 coin processing device 2 device main body 3 insertion port 4 operation display unit 5 display unit 6 operation unit 7 withdrawal port 7a withdrawal sensor 8 return port 9 withdrawal tray 10 coin transport mechanism 11 deposit transport unit 12 temporary holding unit 14 coin storage Warehouse 15 Withdrawal transportation unit 16 Switching gate group 17 Coin verification unit 30 Control unit 31 Receipt/withdrawal control unit 40 Storage unit

Claims (4)

When the received money is identified as a genuine coin by the money identification part, it is conveyed to the temporary holding part, temporarily reserved, and then stored in a storage box, and when it is identified as not being a genuine coin, it is conveyed to the withdrawal port and returned. In a money handling machine,
The number of coins identified as non-genuine by the money identifying unit is compared with the number of coins detected by the dispensing sensor arranged at the dispensing port. A money handling machine characterized by comprising a control unit that determines that the money received includes indeterminate money that is not genuine money and automatically returns the money temporarily held in the temporary holding unit. . When the received money is identified as a genuine coin by the money identification part, it is conveyed to the temporary holding part, temporarily reserved, and then stored in a storage box, and when it is identified as not being a genuine coin, it is conveyed to the withdrawal port and returned. In a money handling machine,
The number of coins identified as non-genuine by the money identifying unit is compared with the number of coins detected by the dispensing sensor arranged at the dispensing port. and if they do not match, it is determined that the money conveyed to the temporary storage part contains undefined money that is not genuine, and A money handling machine characterized by comprising a control unit that notifies a determination result, that is, a decision/non-determined notification to a host device, and waits for an instruction from the host device to return the money held in the temporary holding unit. . When the received money is identified as a genuine coin by the money identification part, it is conveyed to the temporary holding part, temporarily reserved, and then stored in a storage box, and when it is identified as not being a genuine coin, it is conveyed to the withdrawal port and returned. In a money handling machine,
The number of coins identified as non-genuine by the money identifying unit is compared with the number of coins detected by the dispensing sensor arranged at the dispensing port. an automatic return operation for automatically returning the money temporarily held in the temporary holding section upon determination that the received money includes indeterminate money that is not a genuine coin; The number of coins received is compared with the number of coins detected by the dispensing sensor arranged at the dispensing port. If it is determined that the money is not included, and if they do not match, it is determined that the money conveyed to the temporary storage unit contains uncertain money that is not a genuine coin, and a determination result, that is, a determination result, is sent to the host device. a control unit capable of controlling any one of a notification operation of notifying the money stored in the temporary storage unit and waiting for an instruction from the higher-level device to return the money retained in the temporary storage unit;
an uncertainty handling setting unit for setting either the automatic return operation or the notification operation;
A money handling machine characterized by comprising: The money handling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the money is a coin.

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