JP7417946B2 - media processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a media processing device.

Conventionally, there has been a temporary storage section (pool cassette) that temporarily stores banknotes that are dispensed from the transaction opening into the aircraft and is identified as normal by the identification section, and separates and dispenses the temporarily stored bills one by one, and a temporary storage section (pool cassette) that separates and dispenses the temporarily stored bills one by one. It has a denomination-specific recirculation part (each denomination cassette) that stores the stored banknotes one by one and dispenses them one by one. During deposit processing, acceptable banknotes are temporarily stored in a temporary storage part (pool cassette). When the operator inputs an instruction to confirm the deposit through the operation section, the banknotes in the temporary storage section (pool cassette) are fed out and distributed to the denomination-specific recirculation section (each denomination cassette). There is a known banknote handling device that accommodates banknotes (for example, see Patent Document 1).

In this device, the banknotes that have been deposited and counted are collectively pooled in a temporary storage section, and after the operator confirms the deposit, the banknotes are distributed to each recirculation section provided for each denomination. For this reason, if the amount of banknotes pooled in the temporary storage section is large, it will take time to process the distribution to the denomination-specific circulation section, so there is room for improvement in terms of usability.

For this reason, a banknote processing apparatus is known in which a temporary storage area (intermediate pool for each denomination) is provided at the upper position of a storage compartment provided for each denomination as a place for temporarily storing banknotes (for example, Patent Document 2 reference).

In the device disclosed in Patent Document 2, in the deposit processing operation, the banknotes are sorted into the temporary storage sections by denomination before the deposit is confirmed. The deposit processing operation is completed by delivering and storing the banknotes in the storage area located directly below it. Therefore, it is not necessary to feed out the banknotes one by one from the temporary storage area to the storage area, and it is possible to do so all at once, and compared to the device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to significantly shorten the processing time. .

Patent No. 5866171 JP2019-061604A

However, in the device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the storage for each denomination is divided into a temporary storage area and a storage area, so the height dimension of the storage for each denomination is the same under the same conditions. In this case, compared to the device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the number of banknotes stored in the storage area for each denomination after payment is confirmed is reduced. For example, if the number of storage areas for each denomination of banknotes in the device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is 3000, then the number of storage areas for each denomination of banknotes in the device disclosed in Patent Document 2 is 3,000. Each is limited to 2000 sheets. For this reason, the storage is likely to become empty or near-empty, and it is necessary to replenish the storage with banknotes for withdrawal each time, so there is room for improvement in terms of usability. Note that Patent Document 2 further includes a storage cassette section, which is used to temporarily store overflow banknotes that cannot be temporarily stored in the temporary storage section for each denomination, load/replenish banknotes to a banknote processing device, or It is used to collect banknotes from a banknote processing device, and cannot contribute to increasing the storage capacity of banknotes that can be used for withdrawal.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a medium processing device that can improve usability while suppressing increase in size.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is such that a temporary storage section for temporarily storing a medium under a predetermined condition in a removable manner is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section, and the temporary storage section is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section. a storage unit configured to receive and store media from a storage unit; a bulk cassette capable of storing and feeding out media; and conveying the medium via an identification unit to the bulk cassette and the temporary storage unit. a transport unit capable of transporting media from the bulk cassette to the temporary storage unit; and a control unit, the control unit being configured to a split use mode in which the storage section is used as a temporary storage section that temporarily stores a medium that meets predetermined conditions so that it can be fed out, and the storage section of the storage is used as a storage section that receives and stores the medium from the temporary storage section; The bulk cassette is used as a temporary storage section that temporarily stores media under predetermined conditions in a removable manner, and the temporary storage section and the storage section of the storage are used as storage sections that receive and store the media from the bulk cassette. It is characterized in that it can be switched to an integrated use mode.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a media processing device that can improve usability while suppressing increase in size.

1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device which is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device that is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, in which a banknote conveyance route for a first deposit process in a normal mode is indicated by a thick line. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device that is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, in which a banknote conveyance route for a first storage process in a normal mode is indicated by a thick line. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the storage of the banknote processing device which is the first embodiment of the medium processing device according to the present invention, and is an operation explanatory diagram of the first storage processing in the normal mode. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the storage of the banknote processing device which is the first embodiment of the medium processing device according to the present invention, and is an operation explanatory diagram of the first storage processing in the normal mode. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the storage of the banknote processing device which is the first embodiment of the medium processing device according to the present invention, and is an operation explanatory diagram of the first storage processing in the normal mode. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device that is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, in which a banknote conveyance route for a first return process in a normal mode is indicated by a thick line. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device that is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, and the banknote conveyance route for the second deposit processing in the normal mode is indicated by a thick line. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device which is a first embodiment of the medium processing device according to the present invention, and a banknote conveyance route in a second storage process in normal mode is shown by a thick line. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device that is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, and the banknote conveyance route for the second return process in the normal mode is indicated by a thick line. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device which is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, and a banknote conveyance route for bulk banknote dispensing processing in a normal mode is shown by a thick line. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a banknote processing device which is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, in which a banknote conveyance route for storage processing in a divided and fixed mode is indicated by a thick line. FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the internal configuration of a coin processing device that is a second embodiment of the medium processing device according to the present invention.

<First embodiment>
A banknote processing device 11, which is a first embodiment of a medium processing device according to the present invention, will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11. The banknote processing device 11 processes banknotes as a medium, and performs processing for depositing and withdrawing banknotes. Hereinafter, loose banknotes will be simply referred to as banknotes, and banknotes obtained by bundling banknotes in a predetermined number of bundled units (100 sheets) will be referred to as banknotes in a bundle. In the following description, the side on which the operator stands during the main operation of the banknote processing device 11 will be referred to as the "front", and the opposite side will be referred to as the "rear".

[Overall configuration of banknote processing device 11]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus 11 has a main body 10 including a deposit section 20, a withdrawal and return section 21, and a withdrawal reject storage 22 in the upper part of the front side. The withdrawal/return section 21 is provided above the deposit section 20, and the withdrawal/reject store 22 is provided above the withdrawal/return section 21, respectively.

The deposit section 20 has a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed, and when the shutter is opened, banknotes are inserted from the outside, and then when the shutter is closed, the banknotes are fed into the device. When viewed from the front, banknotes are stacked and placed in the deposit unit 20 from bottom to top, with the longitudinal direction aligned in the left-right direction. The depositing section 20 is provided with a depositing and dispensing section 24 at the bottom thereof, which separates the banknotes accumulated in the depositing section 20 one by one from those at the bottom and dispenses them into the device at predetermined intervals. The banknotes are conveyed within the banknote processing apparatus 11 in a posture in which the transverse direction of the banknotes is basically along the conveyance direction.

The depositing and dispensing unit 24 includes a kicking roller 24a that abuts the lowest banknote among the banknotes accumulated in the depositing unit 20 and kicks it toward the inside of the device; It has a feeding roller 24b that feeds out banknotes into the device, and a separating roller 24c that separates the banknotes fed into the device by the feeding roller 24b one by one. Immediately after the deposit/dispensing unit 24, the bills dispensed from the deposit/dispensing unit 24 are stacked with multiple bills, skewed with a posture diagonal to the conveyance direction, or conveyed at intervals between adjacent bills. An entrance sensor 25 is provided that optically detects whether there is a conveyance abnormality such as a narrow near feed, and whether there is a shape abnormality such as a stub.

The withdrawal and return unit 21 has a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed, and when the shutter is closed, bills for withdrawal are fed out from inside the device, and then when the shutter is opened, the bills are delivered to the device. It can be taken outside. The withdrawal/return unit 21 also dispenses banknotes that are rejected during deposit processing. In the withdrawal/return unit 21, banknotes fed out from within the device are stacked and placed from bottom to top with the longitudinal direction aligned in the left-right direction when viewed from the front.

The withdrawal reject store 22 is removable from the device main body 10 of the banknote processing device 11. In the withdrawal reject storage 22, banknotes fed out from within the device are stacked and placed from bottom to top with the longitudinal direction aligned in the left-right direction when viewed from the front. The withdrawal rejection store 22 is removed from the device main body 10 with banknotes stored therein.

At the rear of the device main body 10 of the banknote processing device 11, a device is provided to identify the authenticity of the banknotes fed out from the deposit section 20, the denomination of the genuine banknotes, and the presence or absence of conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feed. However, an identification section 31 is provided that counts the number of genuine banknotes for each denomination.

Behind the deposit section 20, the withdrawal return section 21, and the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22 of the device main body 10, there are a plurality of alignment sections 33, specifically two alignment sections 33 for arranging banknotes and stacking them in predetermined bundle unit numbers. 34 are provided. Further, behind the alignment sections 33 and 34 of the apparatus main body 10, an elevating and lowering conveyance section 35 is provided for upwardly conveying the bundled unit number of banknotes stacked in the alignment sections 33 and 34. Moreover, above the alignment parts 33 and 34 of the apparatus main body 10, a binding tape is wound around the banknotes of the number of bundling units that have been stacked in the alignment parts 33 and 34 and conveyed by the elevating conveyance part 35 to form a bundle of banknotes. A section 36 is provided. A bundle dispensing unit 37 is provided on the front side of the binding unit 36 of the device main body 10 for feeding out the banknote bundle created by the binding unit 36 so that it can be taken out of the device. The bundle dispensing unit 37 also has a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed, and when the shutter is closed, the bundle of banknotes is fed out from inside the device, and then when the shutter is opened, the bundle of banknotes is taken out of the device. It will be done.

In the lower part of the banknote processing device 11, a plurality of storage compartments 41 having a similar structure, specifically, four locations, are arranged one after the other with vertical and horizontal positions aligned. These storages 41 are recycle storages that can store banknotes and can feed out the stored banknotes. These storages 41 are non-removably attached to a drawer unit 38 that can be pulled out from the main body 10 of the apparatus.

In the banknote processing device 11, the storage 41 (A) located at the farthest side, the storage 41 (B) located second from the back, and the storage 41 (C) located third from the back are In both cases, genuine banknotes of a predetermined single denomination that can be accepted are temporarily stored in a stack from bottom to top before the deposit is confirmed, and are stored so that they can be fed out after the deposit is confirmed. . In addition, the storage 41 (D), which is located fourth from the back, accepts genuine banknotes of a predetermined single denomination and defaced banknotes of all denominations, which are accumulated from bottom to top. It is stored temporarily before the deposit is confirmed, and is stored so that it can be withdrawn after the deposit is confirmed.

The storage 41 (A) stores genuine bills of a predetermined single first denomination (for example, 5,000 yen notes) identified as acceptable, and the storage 41 (B) stores genuine notes of a predetermined single first denomination that has been identified as acceptable. The storage 41 (C) stores a single genuine note of the second denomination (for example, a 1,000 yen note) in a predetermined single third denomination banknote (for example, a 10,000 yen note) that has been identified as acceptable. ) genuine notes are stored in a manner that allows them to be fed out. The storage 41 (D) also stores banknotes other than those identified as acceptable (for example, genuine and defaced 2,000 yen notes, defaced 10,000 yen notes, defaced 5,000 yen notes, and 1,000 yen notes). (tainted tickets) are stored in a removable manner.

That is, the banknote processing device 11 has a plurality of storage compartments 41 for single denominations (for 10,000 yen notes, 5,000 yen notes, and 1,000 yen notes) for each denomination. Note that a plurality of storage boxes 41 may be provided, and the storage pattern is not limited to a pattern in which each storage box stores banknotes of a single denomination. For each of the plurality of storages 41, the storage pattern is divided into a storage 41 that stores banknotes of a single denomination, a storage 41 that stores a mixture of predetermined multiple denominations of banknotes, and a storage 41 that stores banknotes of all denominations. It is possible to select and set as appropriate from among the storages 41 that are stored in a mixed manner.

The storage boxes 41(A) to 41(D) having a similar structure each have a rectangular cylindrical storage body 40 that extends in the vertical direction and forms an internal space 39 for storing banknotes, and an upper part of the storage body 40. A take-in/feed-out section 42 is provided to take in banknotes into the internal space 39 and feed them out from the internal space 39; A shutter 46 that accumulates banknotes taken into the internal space 39 from the take-in/output unit 42 while entering the internal space 39, and a shutter 46 that is provided at the vertically intermediate portion of the container 40 and can be opened and closed to partition the internal space 39 into upper and lower parts. a flapper 43, a stage 44 that supports stacked banknotes S and moves up and down within the internal space 39; It has a pusher 45 that presses from above.

The flapper 43 is rotatably supported by the housing body 40, and is in a closed state in which it enters the interior space 39 and partitions the interior space 39 into upper and lower sections, and in a closed state in which it retreats from the interior space 39 and divides the interior space 39 in the upper and lower sections. It can be switched between an open state with no partitions. The flapper 43 is not limited to one that rotates, but may be one that slides horizontally (back and forth) to open and close.

The shutter 46 can move up and down within the internal space 39 within a predetermined vertical movable range, and moves horizontally (back and forth) to advance and retreat with respect to the internal space 39 at the lowest position of this vertical movable range. The shutter 46 can be switched between a closed state in which it enters the interior space 39 and partitions the interior space 39 into upper and lower sections, and an open state in which it retreats from the interior space 39 and does not partition the interior space 39 into upper and lower sections. The lowest position of the vertical movable range of the shutter 46 is above the flapper 43 in the closed state.

The stage 44 can be lowered below the flapper 43 in the closed state, and can be lowered to the lower end of the internal space 39. Further, the stage 44 can rise to the upper end of the internal space 39. The stage 44 holds the bill S in a sandwiched state between its upper surface and the lower surface of the flapper 43 in the closed state.

For example, taking the storage 41 (A) as an example, the taking-in and feeding unit 42 is configured to move the topmost banknote S out of the banknotes S stacked on the shutter 46 provided in the storage body 40 or on the stage 44. a kicking roller 42a that comes into contact with and kicks the banknotes out of the storage 41(A); and a feeding roller 42a that feeds out the banknotes S kicked out by the kicking roller 42a out of the storage 41(A). 42b, and a separating roller 42c that separates the banknotes S to be fed out of the storage 41(A) one by one by the feeding roller 42b.

When the banknotes S on the shutter 46 are fed out by the take-in and feed-out section 42, the shutter 46 is controlled to rise in accordance with the pay-out of the banknotes S by the take-in and feed-out section 42. When the banknote S on the stage 44 is fed out by the take-in and feed-out section 42, the stage 44 is controlled to rise in accordance with the pay-out of the banknote S by the take-in and feed-out section 42.

In the take-in/feed-out section 42, the feed-out roller 42b rotates in the opposite direction to the direction at which it feeds out, thereby sandwiching the banknote S with the separating roller 42c that rotates together with the banknote S and transferring it to the internal space 39 of the storage 41(A). Take in from the top position. The shutter 46 vertically stacks the banknotes S taken into the internal space 39 by the take-in and feed-out section 42, and is controlled to descend as the banknotes S are taken in. The stage 44 also vertically stacks the banknotes S taken into the internal space 39 by the take-in and feed-out section 42, and is controlled to descend as the banknotes S are taken in.

In the storage 41 (A), the part above the shutter 46 that has entered the internal space 39 becomes a temporary storage section 48 that temporarily stores banknotes S. In the storage 41 (A), basically, a storage section 49 for storing banknotes S is located between a closed flapper 43 in the internal space 39 and a stage 44 located below the flapper 43 . In other words, the storage 41 (A) is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section 48 that temporarily stores banknotes S under predetermined conditions (predetermined denominations) so that they can be fed out. It has a storage section 49 that receives and stores the banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 all at once. Note that when the storage 41 (A) is in an open state in which both the shutter 46 and the flapper 43 are retracted from the internal space 39 , the entire portion above the stage 44 in the internal space 39 becomes the storage section 49 . In other words, in the storage 41 (A), the inside of the internal space 39 in which the flapper 43 and the shutter 46 are retracted may become the storage section 49 in which banknotes S are stored.

In the storage 41 (A), the shutter 46 descends to the lowest position of the vertical movable range within the internal space 39 in the closed state, and then becomes the open state to move the banknotes S accumulated on the shutter 46 downward. It is possible to deliver to. The pusher 45 is configured to be able to descend into the interior space 39 from a standby position above the interior space 39, and further to be able to descend to a predetermined reference position below the flapper 43. After stacking banknotes S on the shutter 46 of the internal space 39, that is, on the temporary storage part 48, when transferring the stacked banknotes S downward, first, the pusher 45 descends and moves to the uppermost position above the shutter 46. After that, the shutter 46 and the pusher 45 descend to the lowest position of the vertical movable range of the shutter 46, with the stacked banknotes S sandwiched between the upper and lower sides.

In the downward direction, the stage 44 can be lowered to the lowest position at the lower end in the internal space 39, and in the upward direction, it can move beyond the flapper 43 and the shutter 46, both of which are in an open state, and reach the upper end in the internal space 39. It is configured so that it can be raised to the highest position of the section. When the banknotes S are stored in the storage section 49, the stage 44 expands the storage area by lowering to the lowest position, and by raising to the uppermost position, the stage 44 stores the last banknote S on the stage 44. It is made to come into contact with the take-in and feed-out portion 42 up to the point where it is fed out of the internal space 39 .

The storages 41(B) to 41(D) are also similar to the storage 41(A) described above.

The storages 41(A) to 41(C) have a plurality of temporary storage sections 48 for each denomination, which temporarily store banknotes S in a payable manner. Each of the denomination-specific temporary storage units 48 temporarily stores banknotes S of a single denomination so that they can be taken in and dispensed. Further, the storages 41(A) to 41(C) are provided in a one-to-one correspondence directly below the respective temporary storage sections 48, and the temporary storage sections 48 for the same denomination when the shutter 46 is in the open state. It has a plurality of storage sections 49 for each denomination, which receive and feed out banknotes S in bulk.

At the lower part of the banknote processing device 11, the front side of the storage 41(D) is removable from the drawer unit 38 and receives banknotes S drawn out from the storages 41(A) to 41(D) during collection processing. One bulk cassette 51 is provided as a bulk temporary storage unit into which banknotes S for replenishment are loaded outside the device during replenishment processing and dispenses the loaded banknotes S. The bulk cassette 51 is capable of storing banknotes S, and can feed out the stored banknotes S. The batch cassette 51 is removably attached to the drawer unit 38, and is removed from the drawer unit 38 while the drawer unit 38 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 10. The batch cassettes 51 are lined up front and rear with the storages 41(A) to 41(D) aligned vertically and horizontally.

The bulk cassette 51 stores banknotes S in a manner that allows them to be taken in and fed out.The bulk cassette 51 is configured to store banknotes S in a manner that allows them to be taken in and paid out.The bulk cassette 51 is configured to take in banknotes S therein, and separate the internal banknotes S one by one from the one in the uppermost position to a predetermined position. A take-in/feed-out section 52 is provided that feeds out at intervals. The batch cassette 51 is provided with a stage 53 that moves up and down within the internal space 54 thereof. Here, the batch cassette 51 is not provided with a shutter, a flapper, and a pusher like the storages 41(A) to 41(D).

The take-in and feed-out unit 52 includes a kicking roller 52a that abuts the topmost banknote S among the banknotes S stacked on the stage 53 and kicks it out of the batch cassette 51, and a kicking roller It has a feeding roller 52b that feeds out the banknotes S kicked out of the bulk cassette 51 by the feeding roller 52a, and a separation roller 52c that separates the banknotes S that are fed out of the bulk cassette 51 one by one by the feeding roller 52b. . The feeding roller 52b rotates in the opposite direction to the direction during feeding, so that the banknotes S are held between the separating roller 52c rotating together with the banknotes S and taken into the cassette 51 all at once.

When the taking in banknotes S in the batch cassette 51 are fed out from the batch cassette 51, the stage 53 is raised and the banknote S in the uppermost position among the placed banknotes S is taken in and fed out. 52 and is brought into contact with the kick-out roller 52a. In this state, the taking-in and feeding section 52 separates and feeds out the banknotes S one by one. At that time, the stage 53 rises according to the amount of banknotes S fed out from the taking in/feeding section 52. Further, when the take-in and feed-out section 52 takes in the banknotes S into the bulk cassette 51, the feed-out roller 52b takes in the banknotes S onto the stage 53 by rotating in the opposite direction to the above. The stage 53 is raised to a position where it can take in banknotes S between the stage 53 and the take-in and feed-out section 52 and is on standby, and is lowered according to the amount of banknotes S taken in from the take-in and feed-out section 52 .

Inside the banknote processing device 11, a conveying unit 61 that conveys the banknotes S including the banknotes S dispensed from the depositing unit 20 by the depositing and dispensing unit 24 is provided so as to appropriately connect each unit. The conveyance unit 61 moves the banknote S in a posture in which the width direction thereof is basically aligned with the conveyance direction.

The transport section 61 transports the banknotes S from the deposit section 20 provided at the front of the device main body 10 toward the identification section 31 provided at the rear of the device main body 10. It has a conveyance path 61A for conveying toward the batch cassette 51. The conveyance path 61A extends backward from the deposit payout section 24 of the deposit section 20 to between a conveyance path 61J and a conveyance path 61M, which will be described later, and then extends downward, and then extends rearward to the identification section 31. It passes through, is folded forward at the lower side, extends forward, extends downward from the front end inside the banknote processing device 11, and is connected to the take-in and feed-out section 52 of the batch cassette 51.

Further, the conveyance section 61 includes a conveyance path 61C that branches downward from between the connection position to the batch cassette 51 and the identification section 31 in the conveyance path 61A and connects to the take-in/output section 42 of the storage 41(A). A transport path 61D that branches downward from between the connection position to the bulk cassette 51 in the transport path 61A and the branch position of the transport path 61C and connects to the take-in/output unit 42 of the storage 41(B); A transport path 61E branches downward from between the connection position to the batch cassette 51 and the branching position of the transport path 61D and connects to the take-in/output unit 42 of the storage 41(C), and a transport path 61E to the batch cassette 51 in the transport path 61A. It has a conveyance path 61F that branches downward from between the connection position of and the branch position of the conveyance path 61E and connects to the take-in and feed-out section 42 of the storage 41(D).

Further, the conveying section 61 branches upward from between the branching position of the conveying path 61F in the conveying path 61A and the bulk cassette 51, and then extends rearward, while heading from the depositing section 20 of the conveying path 61A toward the identification section 31. A conveying path 61G that connects to the lower part of the portion extending downward and a position between the branching position of the conveying path 61F of the conveying path 61A and the branching position of the conveying path 61G branches upward and connects to an intermediate position of the conveying path 61G. The conveyance path 61H branches upward from a position between the connection position of the conveyance path 61H in the conveyance path 61G and the connection position to the conveyance path 61A, and between the connection position of the conveyance path 61G in the conveyance path 61A and the inlet sensor 25. It has a conveyance path 61J connected to.

Further, the conveying section 61 branches rearward from between the connecting position of the conveying path 61G and the connecting position of the conveying path 61J in the conveying path 61A, extends upward, and then extends forward to form a withdrawal return section. 21, and a transport path 61L that branches from an upper midway position of the transport path 61K and connects to the withdrawal reject warehouse 22.

Further, the conveying section 61 branches upward from between the connecting position of the conveying path 61G in the conveying path 61A and the identification section 31, and connects the connecting position of the conveying path 61K with the connecting position of the conveying path 61A and the connecting position of the conveying path 61L. It has a conveyance path 61M connected therebetween, and a conveyance path 61N that branches from between the branch position of the conveyance path 61M in the conveyance path 61A and the identification section 31 and connects to an intermediate position of the conveyance path 61M. The conveyance path 61N is provided with a front-back reversing unit 63 for reversing the front and back sides of the banknote S.

Further, the conveyance section 61 includes a conveyance path 61P that branches backward from a branch position of the conveyance path 61L in the conveyance path 61K and a confluence position of the conveyance path 61M and connects to the alignment section 33, and a conveyance path 61P in the conveyance path 61K. It has a conveyance path 61Q that branches rearward from between the branching position of and the confluence position of the conveyance path 61M and connects to the alignment section 34.

The identification unit 31 identifies the banknotes S transported by the transport unit 61, and the storages 41(A) to 41(D) and the bulk cassette 51 can feed out the banknotes S identified by the identification unit 31. Store it in.

Here, the conveyance unit 61 can convey the banknotes S that have passed through the identification unit 31 to the bulk cassette 51 and the storages 41(A) to 41(D) through the conveyance paths 61A, 61C to 61F, for example. The banknotes S fed out from the banknotes 51 can be transported to the storages 41(A) to 41(D) via the identification unit 31 by the transport paths 61A, 61G, 61C to 61F.

The banknote processing device 11 includes a control unit 71 that controls the entire banknote processing device 11, and an operation display unit 72 (selecting means) that allows an operator to perform an operation input and displays a display to the operator. ing. The control unit 71 determines the number of banknotes S stored in each of the storage units 49 of the storage bins 41 (A) to 41 (D) and temporarily stores them in the temporary storage unit 48 based on the identification and counting results of the identification unit 31 and the like. It is possible to grasp the number of banknotes S stored, etc.

[Operation of banknote processing device 11]
Next, the main processes and operations of the banknote processing device 11 that are controlled by the control unit 71 will be explained.

Here, in using the storages 41(A) to 41(D), the control unit 71 enables the temporary storage section 48 of each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) to feed out banknotes S under predetermined conditions. Each storage section 49 of the storage boxes 41(A) to 41(D) is used as a temporary storage section for temporarily storing the banknotes S from the corresponding temporary storage section on a one-to-one basis. The divided usage mode to be used and the use of the batch cassette 51 as a temporary storage section for temporarily storing banknotes S under predetermined conditions so that they can be fed out, and the temporary storage section 48 and storage of each of the storage boxes 41(A) to 41(D) It is possible to switch to an integrated usage mode in which the unit 49 is used as a storage unit that receives and stores banknotes S from the bulk cassette 51. When the storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) are switched to the integrated use mode, the entire internal space 39 that constitutes the temporary storage section 48 and the storage section 49 in the divided use mode becomes the storage section 49. .

Specifically, the control unit 71 automatically switches between a divided use mode and an integrated use mode for each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D), and a normal mode, 41(D) can be switched to the split fixed mode in which all of the parts are used in the split use mode by inputting an operation to the operation display section 72. In other words, the operation display unit 72 integrates the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) into a split fixed mode, which fixes the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) in the split usage mode, and the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) into the split usage mode. It is possible to select one of the use mode and a switchable normal mode. Note that the normal mode can be selected on the condition that the bulk cassette 51 is empty with no banknotes S therein.

{Normal mode}
First, the operation of the banknote processing device 11 in a state where the normal mode is selected will be explained.

With the normal mode selected, the control unit 71 preferentially selects the split use mode from the split use mode and the integrated use mode for each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D). Here, we will first explain a state in which all of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) are in the divided use mode.

In the divided use mode, when in the standby state, the storages 41(A) to 41(D) have the pusher 45 retracted upward from the internal space 39, and the flapper 43 is in the closed state. In addition, when in this standby state, the shutter 46 is in a closed state and is in a predetermined standby position above the flapper 43 in the internal space 39 to receive the bill S fed out from the take-in/feed-out section 42 . Further, in this standby state, the stage 44 is located below the flapper 43 in the closed state, and holds the banknote S in the storage section 49 between the stage 44 and the flapper 43. In other words, the flapper 43 comes into contact with the topmost banknote S among the banknotes S stored in the storage section 49 and restricts the banknote from moving upward beyond the flapper 43 . In addition, in this standby state, the top of the shutter 46 in the closed state, that is, the temporary storage portion 48 is in an empty state.

When the bulk cassette 51 is in a standby state, it is empty, and its stage 53 is located at a predetermined standby position at the upper part for receiving banknotes S taken into the internal space 54 by the take-in and feed-out section 52.

“First deposit processing”
The first deposit process is a deposit process performed when all of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) are in the divided use mode. The thick line in FIG. 2 shows the banknote conveyance in the first deposit process, in which banknotes S input into the deposit unit 20 from outside the device are conveyed, identified and counted, and temporarily stored in the storages 41(A) to 41(D). Showing the route.

When the selection operation for deposit processing is performed on the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 determines whether or not all of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) are in the split use mode, and If all of (A) to 41(D) are in the split use mode, the banknote processing device 11 is caused to start the first deposit process. Then, the banknote processing device 11 opens the shutter and enters a state in which the banknote S is accepted into the deposit unit 20, and when the banknote S is received into the deposit unit 20, the shutter is closed. Thereafter, the depositing and dispensing section 24 kicks out the banknotes S inputted into the depositing section 20 one by one using a kicking roller 24a and separates them one by one using a dispensing roller 24b and a separation roller 24c, starting from the lowest one, while separating the bills S at a predetermined interval. The banknotes S are opened and fed out, and the conveyance path 61A conveys the banknotes S that have been fed out. Immediately after the banknotes S are fed out from the pay-in payout unit 24, the entrance sensor 25 detects the presence or absence of a conveyance abnormality and the presence or absence of a shape abnormality.

For abnormal banknotes for which the entrance sensor 25 detects that there is an abnormality in conveyance or an abnormality in shape, the control unit 71 controls a portion of the conveyance path 61A on the depositing unit 20 side, as shown from a thick solid line to a thick dashed-dotted line in FIG. and conveyed to the withdrawal and return section 21 by the conveyance path 61M and the conveyance path 61K. On the other hand, banknotes S for which neither conveyance abnormality nor shape abnormality is detected by the entrance sensor 25 are conveyed to the identification unit 31 through the conveyance path 61A, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. During this transportation, the identification section 31 identifies and counts the banknotes S, and the control section 71 transports the banknotes S that the identification section 31 identifies as acceptable, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Sort by route 61C to 61F as appropriate.

As a result, each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) causes the banknotes S to be accumulated on the shutter 46 in the receiving position with the temporary storage part 48 in the closed state by the taking-in/dispensing part 42, respectively. That is, the control unit 71 stores genuine bills of the first denomination S (for example, 5,000 yen bills) among the banknotes S identified as acceptable on the shutter 46 of the temporary storage unit 48 of the storage 41 (A). Then, a genuine bill S of the second denomination (for example, a thousand yen note) is placed on the shutter 46 of the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 (B), and a genuine bill S of the third denomination (for example, a ten thousand yen note) is placed. Genuine bills are stored on the shutter 46 of the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 (C), and genuine bills S (for example, 2,000 yen bills) other than these and soiled bills that can be accepted in all denominations are placed on the shutter 46 of the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 (C). They are respectively accumulated on the shutter 46 of the temporary storage section 48 in D). In this way, the control section 71 temporarily stores the banknotes S identified by the identification section 31 in the temporary storage section 48 of the corresponding one of the storages 41(A) to 41(D). The storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) move down according to the amount of banknotes S taken into the respective temporary storage sections 48 by the respective shutters 46.

On the other hand, the control unit 71 selects, among the banknotes S dispensed from the deposit unit 20 by the deposit dispensing unit 24, the banknotes S which are identified as unacceptable by the identification unit 31, that is, banknotes S whose denomination cannot be identified and whose denomination is incorrectly identified. As shown in FIG. 2 by a thick solid line, a thick broken line, and a thick one-dot chain line, banknotes S with abnormality in conveyance such as double feeding, skew feeding, or near feeding are treated as rejected banknotes. The money is transported to the withdrawal/return section 21 via a transport path 61A, a transport path 61M, and a transport path 61K.

Note that, at this time, the banknotes S that leave the deposit unit 20 and head toward the identification unit 31 on the conveyance path 61A, and the banknotes S that head toward the conveyance path 61M from the conveyance paths 61H and 61G through the conveyance path 61A, are transferred to the conveyance path 61A. Since a part of the two sites will be used in common, there is a possibility that they will intersect in this area. Therefore, when the identification unit 31 determines that the banknote S cannot be accepted, the control unit 71 stops the depositing and dispensing unit 24 at the timing when the banknote S intersects with the banknote S, and removes the banknote S from the depositing unit 20. Interrupt feeding. When the rejected banknote S determined by the identification unit 31 to be unacceptable enters the transport path 61M from the transport path 61A, the control unit 71 restarts the driving of the depositing and dispensing unit 24.

By performing the above-described first deposit processing operation, the banknotes S in the deposit unit 20 are exhausted, and all the banknotes S fed out from the deposit unit 20 are temporarily stored in the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D). When the banknotes S are transported to either the withdrawal/return section 21 or the withdrawal/return section 21 , the control section 71 opens the shutter of the withdrawal/return section 21 so that the banknotes S can be taken out from the withdrawal/return section 21 . The operation display section 72 displays the number of banknotes S by denomination, the total amount, etc. of the banknotes S determined to be acceptable and temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 of the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D). Then, the control unit 71 enters a state of waiting for input of a deposit confirmation operation and a deposit cancellation operation to the operation display unit 72, and ends the first deposit processing.

“First storage process”
After the first deposit processing, when the deposit is confirmed by inputting a deposit confirmation operation to the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 confirms the deposit, and also controls the storage 41(A) in the first deposit processing. A first storage process is performed in which the banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage sections 48 of 41(D) to 41(D) are collectively stored in the storage sections 49 of storages 41(A) to 41(D). The thick line in FIG. 3 indicates the banknote conveyance route in this first storage process.

Here, the transfer operation of storage 41(A) will be explained as an example among the storages 41(A) to 41(D) that perform similar transfer operations in the first storage process.

Regarding the storage 41(A), as a transfer operation, the control unit 71 lowers the pusher 45 to remove the banknote S at the top position of the stacked banknotes S on the shutter 46 in the closed state, as shown in FIG. 4(a). In this way, with the stacked banknotes S sandwiched between the shutter 46 and the pusher 45 from above and below, the shutter 46 and the pusher 45 are moved to the lowest position directly above the flapper 43 with the shutter 46 in the closed state. Lower it until it is in position.

Next, the control unit 71 opens the shutter 46 to evacuate it from the internal space 39, as shown in FIG. 4(b). As a result, the banknotes S stacked on the shutter 46 are transferred onto the flapper 43 in the closed state. More precisely, the banknotes S stacked on the shutter 46 fall slightly and are placed on the flapper 43 when the shutter 46 opens. At the same time, the pusher 45 that was holding down the banknote S at the uppermost position on the shutter 46 is also lowered.

When the stacked banknotes S on the shutter 46 are transferred onto the closed flapper 43 in this manner, the control unit 71 then opens the flapper 43 as shown in FIG. 4(c). As a result, the banknotes S on the flapper 43 are transferred onto the banknotes S already stored on the stage 44, and these are integrally stacked on the stage 44.

At this time, since the height position of the banknote S at the uppermost position is usually higher than the position where the flapper 43 is closed, the flapper 43 in the open state cannot be closed as it is. Therefore, the control unit 71 first lowers the pusher 45, and after a little delay also lowers the stage 44. Then, the pusher 45 and the stage 44 are lowered while being integrated with the banknote S sandwiched therebetween from above and below. Then, as shown in FIG. 5(a), the pusher 45 is lowered to a reference position where the flapper 43 and the bill S do not interfere even if the flapper 43 is closed, thereby ending the transfer operation. A sensor (not shown) detects that the pusher 45 has descended to the reference position.

In the transfer operation, if the pusher 45 can be lowered to the reference position in this way, the flapper 43 in the open state can be returned to the closed position. As a return operation, the flapper 43 is returned to the closed position.

Next, the control unit 71 raises the pusher 45 and the stage 44 as a continuation of the first return operation. At this time, the pusher 45 rises above the flapper 43, and the control unit 71 returns the pusher 45 to the standby position above the internal space 39, as shown in FIG. 5(c). Further, the control unit 71 raises the stage 44 until the banknote S at the uppermost position of the stored banknotes S on the stage 44 is locked by the flapper 43 in the closed state, and its rise is regulated. 1 End the return operation. The pusher 45 and the flapper 43 intersect with the flapper 43 in the closed position in the process of the pusher 45 being driven upward, so the pusher 45 and the flapper 43 are shaped so that they do not interfere with each other when they intersect.

When the above-described transfer operation and first return operation can be performed for all of the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D), all of the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D) are closed, and the shutters 46 are closed. etc., and returns to the standby state in the split use mode to end the first storage process.

The storages 41(A) to 41(D), which have the temporary storage section 48 and the storage section 49, are operated in the original divided use mode by the first deposit processing and the first storage processing. If a temporary storage operation is accepted and then a storage operation is also accepted, the split use mode will be maintained even after these series of processing, and it will be possible to accept the next transaction from the temporary storage operation. Become. In other words, even after performing the first deposit processing and the first storage processing, if all of the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D) are maintained in the split use mode, the next deposit processing will also be performed in the first storage processing. The payment will be processed.

On the other hand, in at least one of the storages 41(A) to 41(D), for example, the storage 41(A), the pusher 45 and the stage 44 are lowered to sandwich the stacked banknotes S by the transfer operation. In some cases, as shown in FIG. 6A, even if the stage 44 is located at the lowest position, the pusher 45 may not be able to descend to the above-mentioned reference position. In this case, when the flapper 43 is closed, the flapper 43 and the stacked banknotes S will interfere with each other. Therefore, when the control unit 71 detects with a sensor (not shown) that the stage 44 is at the lowest position and the pusher 45 has not been able to descend to the reference position, the storage 41 (A) becomes the temporary storage part 48. In the divided use mode in which the storage section 49 is used separately, it is determined that it is impossible to temporarily store banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 in subsequent transactions, and the storage section 41 (A) is switched to the integrated use mode. Then, the second return operation is performed.

That is, in one deposit transaction, the control unit 71 transfers the banknotes S from the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 used in the divided usage mode to the storage section 49 provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section 48. When this storage 41 is moved to the split use mode, if it is determined that it is impossible to temporarily store banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 in subsequent transactions, this storage 41 is used as an integrated storage. Switch to mode. At that time, whether or not it is determined that the temporary storage of the banknotes S is not possible is determined by the relationship between the temporary storage unit 48 and the storage unit 49 after the banknotes S in the temporary storage unit 48 are stored in the storage unit 49. After the banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 are stored in the storage section 49, the paired temporary storage section 48 independently performs a predetermined operation (closing operation of the flapper 43). A state in which it is impossible to do so is a state in which it is determined that temporary storage of banknotes S is not possible.

In the second return operation, the shutter 46 remains open, the flapper 43 also remains open, and the pusher 45 and stage 44 are raised in preparation for the next transaction. Then, the control unit 71 returns the pusher 45 to the standby position above the internal space 39, as shown in FIG. 6(b). Further, the control unit 71 raises the stage 44 to a height at which the uppermost banknote S of the stored banknotes S on the stage 44 comes into contact with the upper take-in and payout unit 42 . This state becomes a standby state in the integrated use mode. As a result, for the storage 41(A) in the integrated use mode, if the next transaction is a withdrawal, the taking-in/dispensing section 42 can immediately dispense the banknotes S. The control unit 71 causes the other storages 41(B) to 41(D) to perform a similar second return operation when they enter the integrated use mode after the delivery operation. In the storage 41 that has entered the integrated use mode in this way, the entire storage 41 is used as a storage section 49 without a temporary storage section.

As described above, after the delivery operation, the control unit 71 causes all of the storage rooms 41 (A) to 41 (D) that are still in the divided use mode to perform the first return operation, and after the delivery operation , all of the storage units 41 (A) to 41 (D) that have been switched to the integrated usage mode are caused to perform the second return operation. Thereafter, the control unit 71 returns all of the storage units 41 (A) to 41 (D) that are still in the divided use mode to the standby state in the divided use mode, and When all of the storage bins 41 in the integrated usage mode in (D) are placed in a standby state in the integrated usage mode, the first storage process is completed. Of course, all of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) may be in the integrated use mode, and the first storage process may be ended with all of them in a standby state in the integrated use mode.

In addition, the control unit 71 indicates that the stage 44 is located at the lowest position and the pusher 45 cannot be lowered to the reference position as described above for each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D). When detected by the sensor, it switches to integrated use mode. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 71 also determines the number of banknotes S stored in the storage unit 49 and the number of banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 48 of each of the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) based on the identification result of the identification unit 31, etc. I understand. Therefore, for each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D), the value obtained by adding the number of banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 and the storage section 49, that is, the number of banknotes S stored in the storage section 49 by the storage process. When the number of bills reaches a predetermined near-full number or more and enters a near-full state, or when the number of bills exceeds a predetermined full number and enters a full state, in the split use mode, banknotes S are stored in the temporary storage section 48 in subsequent transactions. It is also possible to switch to the integrated use mode assuming that temporary storage is not possible.

Alternatively, a sensor is provided for each of the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D) to detect the stacking height of banknotes S in the storage section 49, and the stacking height is set to a height at which it can be determined that the banknotes S are in a near-full state or a full state. If the sensor detects that the banknote S has become temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 in subsequent transactions in the divided usage mode, it is assumed that the banknote S cannot be temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48, and the mode is switched to the integrated usage mode. You can do it like this.

“First return process”
After the first deposit processing, when canceling the deposit by inputting a deposit canceling operation to the operation display section 72, the control section 71 does not confirm the deposit, and in the first deposit processing, the storage warehouses 41(A) to 41( The first return process of D) is performed in which all banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 are delivered to the withdrawal and return section 21. The thick line in FIG. 7 indicates the banknote conveyance route in this first return process.

In the first return process, the control unit 71 causes the first return operation to be performed for all of the storage units 41(A) to 41(D) that have banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 48. For example, if there are banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 (A), the shutter 46 is raised as the first return operation to the storage 41 (A). The topmost banknote S on the top is brought into contact with the take-in/dispensing unit 42, and the topmost banknote S on the shutter 46 is kicked out by the kicking roller 42a, and then one sheet is removed by the payout roller 42b and separation roller 42c. The bills S are separated and fed out at a predetermined interval, and the fed bills S are conveyed to the withdrawal and return unit 21 through conveyance paths 61C, 61A, and 61K, as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. . Further, when there is a banknote S temporarily stored in the temporary storage part 48 of the storage 41(B), as a first return operation, the banknote S in the temporary storage part 48 is similarly fed out, and the transport path 61D, It is transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 at 61A and 61K. When there are banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage part 48 of the storage 41(C), as a first return operation, the banknotes S in the temporary storage part 48 are fed out in the same way, and transferred to the conveyance paths 61E, 61A, 61K and transported to the withdrawal and return section 21. When there are banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage part 48 of the storage 41(D), as a first return operation, the banknotes S in the temporary storage part 48 are similarly fed out and transferred to the conveyance paths 61F, 61A, 61K and transported to the withdrawal and return section 21. At the end of the first return process, the control unit 71 returns the storages 41 (A) to 41 (D), which are all in the split use mode, to the standby state in the split use mode, and also returns the withdrawal return unit 21 to the standby state in the split use mode. The shutter is opened to enable the banknotes S to be taken out from the withdrawal and return section 21.

"Second deposit processing"
The second deposit processing is performed when at least one of all the storages 41(A) to 41(D) is in the integrated usage mode. The second deposit processing is performed for the storage 41 that has been switched to the integrated use mode before this second deposit processing among all the storage warehouses 41(A) to 41(D), and transactions after the switching are performed. In this process, banknotes S are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51. Here, an example will be described in which the storages 41(A) and 41(B) are in the integrated use mode, and the storages 41(C) and 41(D) are in the divided use mode.

The thick line in FIG. 8 indicates that banknotes S input into the deposit unit 20 from outside the device should be recognized and counted while being conveyed, and should be temporarily stored in the storage compartments 41 (A) and 41 (B) in the divided use mode. Since the storages 41(A) and 41(B) are in the integrated use mode, the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51, and the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the storages 41(C) and 41(D) in the divided use mode. , shows a banknote transport route for a second deposit process that is processed in the same way as the first deposit process.

When a deposit processing selection operation is performed on the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 determines whether at least one of the storage units 41(A) to 41(D) is in the integrated use mode. If at least one of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) is in the integrated use mode, the banknote processing device 11 performs a second deposit process. will be started.

Then, as in the first deposit process, the control unit 71 controls, among the banknotes S inserted into the deposit unit 20, abnormal banknotes for which the entrance sensor 25 detects that there is a conveyance abnormality or an abnormal shape. As shown from a thick solid line to a thick dashed-dotted line, the money is conveyed to the withdrawal and return section 21 by the portion of the conveyance path 61A on the depositing section 20 side and the conveyance paths 61M and 61K. On the other hand, banknotes S for which neither conveyance abnormality nor shape abnormality is detected by the entrance sensor 25 are conveyed to the identification unit 31 through the conveyance path 61A, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. During this transportation, the identification unit 31 identifies and counts the banknotes S, and the control unit 71 transports the banknotes S that the identification unit 31 identifies as acceptable, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Sort by roads 61A, 61E, and 61F.

As a result, the storage bins 41 (C) and 41 (D), which are in the divided use mode, accumulate the banknotes S on the shutter 46 in the receiving position with the temporary storage section 48 closed, and the batch cassette 51 , the banknotes S to be stored in the storage bins 41(A) and 41(B) which are in the integrated usage mode are stacked on the stage 53 at the receiving position. That is, the control unit 71 collectively stores the first denomination banknote S (for example, a 5,000 yen note) and the second denomination banknote S (for example, a 1,000 yen note) among the banknotes S identified as acceptable in the cassette 51. On the stage 53, the remaining denominations of banknotes S are temporarily stored on the shutters 46 of the temporary storage sections 48 of the storages 41(C) and 41(D), respectively, as in the first deposit process. Store. In this way, the banknotes S identified by the identification unit 31 are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51 and the temporary storage unit 48 of the storage compartments 41 (C) and 41 (D) in the divided usage mode, while in the integrated usage mode. It is not temporarily stored in certain storages 41(A) and 41(B). Also in the second deposit process, the control unit 71 controls, among the banknotes S dispensed from the deposit unit 20 by the deposit dispensing unit 24, the banknotes S identified as unacceptable by the identification unit 31, as rejected banknotes. It is transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 in the same manner as the storage process.

In this way, among the storages 41(A) to 41(D), the banknotes S are not temporarily stored in the storage 41 that is in the integrated use mode, and the banknotes S are not temporarily stored in the storage 41 that is in the divided use mode. Banknotes S are temporarily stored only in the bank. Further, banknotes S to be temporarily stored in the storage 41 which is in the integrated use mode among the storages 41(A) to 41(D) are temporarily stored in the cassette 51 at once. Therefore, if there are a plurality of storages 41 in the integrated use mode among the storages 41(A) to 41(D), the batch cassette 51 temporarily stores multiple denominations in a mixed state. If the storages 41(A) and 41(B) are in the integrated use mode among the storages 41(A) to 41(D), the bulk cassettes 51 are sent to the storage 41(A). A first denomination banknote S (for example, a 5,000 yen note) and a second denomination banknote S (for example, a 1,000 yen note) are temporarily stored in a mixed state.

By performing the above-described second deposit processing operation, the banknotes S in the deposit unit 20 are exhausted, and all the banknotes S fed out from the deposit unit 20 are transferred to the bulk cassette 51, storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D). ), the control unit 71 opens the shutter of the withdrawal and return unit 21 and withdraws the money. The banknote S can be taken out from the return unit 21, and the storage unit 41 has been determined to be acceptable by the identification unit 31 and is in the divided use mode among the batch cassette 51 and storage units 41(A) to 41(D). The operation display section 72 displays the number of banknotes S by denomination, the total amount, etc. temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 . Then, the control unit 71 enters a state of waiting for input of a deposit confirmation operation and a deposit cancellation operation to the operation display unit 72, and ends the second deposit processing.

“Second storage process”
After the second deposit processing, the control unit 71 finalizes the deposit and performs the second storage process when the deposit confirmation operation is input to the operation display unit 72. In the second storage process, the control unit 71 causes the storage 41 in the divided usage mode among the storages 41(A) to 41(D) to perform a delivery operation, and After the operation, the storage 41 that maintains the divided use mode performs the first return operation to store the banknotes S from the temporary storage section 48 to the storage section 49, while after the transfer operation, it is switched to the integrated use mode. The storage 41 is caused to perform a second return operation, and the entire internal space 39 is used as a storage section 49 to store banknotes S.

In the second storage process, the control unit 71 controls, on the other hand, one of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) that has already been in the integrated use mode before the second storage process. , a sorting operation is performed to transfer banknotes S from the bulk cassette 51. In the sorting operation, the stage 53 of the batch cassette 51 is raised, and the taking-in/feeding section 52 kicks out the banknotes S on the stage 53 starting from the highest position with the kicking roller 52a, and the bill S is kicked out by the kicking roller 52a and the separating roller 52b and separating roller. 52c, the banknotes S are separated one by one and fed out at a predetermined interval, and the fed out banknotes S are conveyed to the identification unit 31 through conveyance paths 61A and 61G, as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. . Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 31, the materials are stored in the storage 41, which was in the integrated use mode before this second storage process, using appropriate transport paths 61A, 61C to 61F. That is, in a transaction where the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51, the control unit 71 allows the transport unit 61 to integrally use the banknotes S temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51 by receiving a storage instruction in the deposit confirmation operation. It is transported to the mode storage 41 and stored therein. Moreover, in a state where there are a plurality of storages 41 in the integrated use mode, the control unit 71 transports the banknotes S temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51 to the identification unit 31 using the transport unit 61, and the identification result of the identification unit 31 Based on this, the images are sorted, conveyed, and stored in a plurality of storages 41 in the integrated usage mode.

For example, among the storages 41(A) to 41(D), those that were already in the integrated usage mode before the second deposit process immediately before this second storage process are (A) and 41(B), in this second deposit process, the banknotes S of the first denomination (for example, a 5,000 yen note) whose storage destination is storage 41(A) are Banknotes S of a second denomination (for example, 1,000 yen notes) whose storage destination is the storage 41 (B) are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51. Therefore, in this second storage process, the control unit 71 causes the identification unit 31 to identify the banknotes S temporarily stored in the batch cassette 51, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. The banknotes S of the first denomination are transported to the storage 41(A) through the transport paths 61A and 61C, and the banknotes S of the second denomination are transported to the storage 41(B) through the transport paths 61A and 61D, respectively. Here, in the second storage process, the storage 41 that was in the integrated use mode before the second deposit process immediately before the second storage process changes from the standby state to the uppermost position on the take-in/output part 42 and the stage 44. The stage 44 is lowered so as to form a gap that can accept the banknote S between the banknotes S, and the banknote S taken in by the taking-in and feeding unit 42 is placed on top of the banknote S at the uppermost position on the stage 44. The stage 44 is lowered according to the amount of banknotes to be taken in by the taking-in and feeding-out section 42.

When all banknotes S temporarily stored in the second deposit process are stored in the storages 41(A) to 41(D) in the second storage process, the control unit 71 controls the bulk cassette 51 and the storage 41(D). (A) to 41(D) are returned to the standby state, and the second storage process is completed. At this time, among the storages 41(A) to 41(D), those in the divided use mode are returned to the standby state in the divided use mode, and those in the integrated use mode are returned to the standby state in the integrated use mode.

“Second return process”
After the second deposit process, when canceling the deposit by inputting a deposit cancel operation to the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 withdraws all banknotes S temporarily stored in this second deposit process without confirming the deposit. A second return process is performed in which the return unit 21 is fed out. For example, the thick line in FIG. 10 indicates that two of the storages 41(A) to 41(D), 41(A) and 41(B), store banknotes S in bulk without temporarily storing them. It shows a banknote conveyance route in the second return process when the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the cassette 51 and the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 of the two storages 41(C) and 41(C).

In the second return process, the control unit 71 performs the same first return operation as described above for all banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 48 among the storages 41(A) to 41(D). have them do it. Further, the control unit 71 raises the stage 53 of the batch cassette 51, and causes the take-in and pay-out unit 52 to kick out the banknotes S on the stage 53 starting from the highest position with the kick-out roller 52a and the pay-out roller 52b. The separating roller 52c separates the bills S one by one and feeds them out at a predetermined interval, and the fed bills S are sent to the withdrawal and return section on the conveyance paths 61A and 61K, as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. 10. 21. At the end of the second return process, the control unit 71 places the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) in the split usage mode into a standby state in the split usage mode, and puts the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D) in the integrated usage mode into a standby state. At the same time, the shutter of the withdrawal and return section 21 is opened to enable the bill S to be taken out from the withdrawal and return section 21.

“First bulk banknote withdrawal process”
The thick line in FIG. 11 indicates the withdrawal of banknotes S from the designated denomination storage section 49 of the storage boxes 41 (A) to 41 (C) based on the loose banknote withdrawal operation input to the operation display section 72. It shows the banknote transport route for the bulk banknote dispensing process. When all of the storages 41(A) to 41(C) are in the split use mode, the first bulk bill dispensing process is performed.

In the first loose banknote withdrawal process, the control unit 71 selects banknotes S of the first denomination stored in the storage section 49 of the storage 41(A) based on the input number of withdrawals for each denomination. When feeding out, the storage 41(A) is caused to perform a first feeding operation. In the first feeding operation, the storage 41 (A) retracts the shutter 46 from the internal space 39 to open it, then opens the flapper 43 and raises the stage 44 . Then, the banknotes S placed on the stage 44 are kicked out from the highest position by a kicking roller 42a and separated one by one by a feeding roller 42b and a separation roller 42c, and fed out at a predetermined interval. Then, the control unit 71 transports the bill S fed out in this way to the identification unit 31 through the transport paths 61C and 61A, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. Normal banknotes S that do not need to be reversed are transferred directly to the withdrawal and return unit 21 through the transport paths 61A and 61K, and normal banknotes S that need to be reversed are reversed from the transport path 61A to the transport path 61N at the front and back reversal unit 63. After that, they are transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 via transport paths 61M and 61K, respectively. Thereby, the normal banknotes S of the first denomination based on the loose banknote withdrawal operation are delivered to the withdrawal and return section 21 while aligning the front and back sides. Note that for rejected banknotes S other than normal banknotes S, which the identification unit 31 identifies as abnormal in conveyance or in denomination failure, as shown in FIG. 11 from a thick solid line to a thick broken line, , 61L to the withdrawal reject warehouse 22 and stored therein.

In addition, in the first loose bill dispensing process, when paying out the second denomination bill S stored in the storage section 49 of the storage 41 (B), the control section 71 controls the storage 41 (B). A similar first feeding operation is performed. In the first feeding operation, the storage 41 (B) takes in and feeds out the banknotes S placed on the stage 44 in order from the topmost banknote by the feeding unit 42, and transfers them to the identification unit 31 through the conveyance paths 61D and 61A. Based on the identification result of the identification section 31, the money is transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 while arranging the front and back sides in the same manner as described above.

In addition, in the loose banknote dispensing process, when dispensing the third denomination banknote S stored in the storage section 49 of the storage 41 (C), the control section 71 controls the same banknote S in the storage 41 (C). 1. Perform one feeding operation. In the first feeding operation, the storage 41 (C) takes in and feeds out the banknotes S placed on the stage 44 in order from the topmost banknote by the feeding unit 42, and transfers them to the identification unit 31 through the conveyance paths 61E and 61A. Based on the identification result of the identification section 31, the money is transported to the withdrawal and return section 21 while arranging the front and back sides in the same manner as described above.

In the first loose bill dispensing process, the inputted number of bills S to be dispensed for each denomination type is dispensed to the dispensing and returning unit 21 by the above-described first dispensing operation while aligning the front and back sides of each denomination. At the end of the first bulk banknote withdrawal process, the control unit 71 returns the dispensed storages 41(A) to 41(C) to the standby state in the divided usage mode, and The shutter of the return section 21 is opened to enable the banknotes S to be taken out from the withdrawal and return section 21.

“Second loose banknote withdrawal process”
When at least one of the storages 41(A) to 41(C) is in the integrated use mode, a second loose banknote dispensing process is performed. The thick line in FIG. 11 indicates the withdrawal of banknotes S from the designated denomination storage section 49 of the storage boxes 41 (A) to 41 (C) based on the loose banknote withdrawal operation input to the operation display section 72. It also shows the banknote transport route for the second loose banknote dispensing process.

In the second loose banknote withdrawal process, the control unit 71 controls whether the designated denominations in the storage bins 41(A) to 41(C) are in split use mode based on the input number of bills to be withdrawn for each denomination. In this case, in this storage 41, the banknotes S of the inputted number of payouts for each denomination type are fed out to the payout return unit 21 by the above-described first payout operation while aligning the front and back sides.

In addition, when the designated denominations of the storages 41(A) to 41(C) are in the integrated use mode, the control unit 71 controls the storage 41 in the integrated use mode in the stage 44 in the standby state. Since the uppermost banknote S placed on the banknotes S is in contact with the take-in and feed-out unit 42, a second pay-out operation that immediately drives the take-in and pay-out unit 42 causes the banknotes S placed in the top position to be fed out and conveyed in order. They will be transported to the identification unit 31 by the appropriate paths 61C to 61E and the transport path 61A, and based on the identification result of the identification unit 31, they will be transported to the withdrawal and return unit 21 while aligning the front and back sides in the same manner as above. do.

In addition, in the second loose banknote dispensing process, the control unit 71 also controls the transport path for rejected banknotes S other than the normal banknotes S that the identification unit 31 identifies as abnormal in conveyance or as having poor denomination identification. 61A, 61K, and 61L, the money is conveyed to the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22 and stored in the withdrawal rejection warehouse 22.

In the second loose bill dispensing process, the inputted number of bills S to be dispensed for each denomination is fed out to the dispensing and returning section 21 while arranging the front and back sides for each denomination. At the end of the second loose banknote dispensing process, the control unit 71 opens the shutter of the dispensing and returning unit 21 so that the banknotes S can be taken out from the dispensing and returning unit 21, and also In (C), it is determined whether or not the storage 41 which was in the integrated use mode is in a state where it can be determined that it can be returned to the split use mode due to the withdrawal of money, and it is determined that it is in a state where it can be determined that it can be returned to the split use mode. After that, the corresponding storage 41 is returned to the divided use mode and placed in a standby state in the divided use mode.

That is, the control unit 71 lowers the pusher 45 for the storage 41 of the storage 41(A) to 41(C) in which the withdrawal was made in the integrated use mode, and removes the accumulated banknotes S on the stage 44. The pusher 45 is brought into contact with the banknote S at the uppermost position, and the stage 44 and pusher 45 are lowered with the stage 44 and pusher 45 sandwiching the stacked banknotes S from above and below. When the control unit 71 detects with a sensor (not shown) that the stage 44 is at the lowest position and the pusher 45 has not been able to descend to the reference position, the controller 71 maintains the integrated use mode and switches it to the integrated use mode. On the other hand, if a sensor (not shown) detects that the pusher 45 has descended to the reference position before the stage 44 reaches the lowest position, the flapper 43 in the open state can be returned to the closed position. Therefore, it returns to the split use mode and enters the standby state in the split use mode. When entering the standby state in the split use mode, the control unit 71 causes the above-described first return operation to be performed, returning the flapper 43 to the closed position and moving the pusher 45 to the standby position above the internal space 39. and close the shutter 46.

Here, since the control unit 71 knows the number of banknotes S stored in each of the storages 41(A) to 41(C) based on the identification result of the identification unit 31, the storage 41(A) ~41(C), the number of banknotes S decreased due to the withdrawal of the storage 41 which was in the integrated use mode, that is, the value obtained by subtracting the number of banknotes paid out by the withdrawal process from the number of banknotes stored up to that point, is calculated as follows: When the number of sheets becomes equal to or less than the reference number, the corresponding storage 41 may be returned to the divided use mode and placed in a standby state in the divided use mode. Alternatively, if a sensor (not shown) detects that the stacked height of banknotes S in the storage section 49 has become less than a predetermined height, the corresponding storage 41 is returned to the split use mode and placed in a standby state in the split use mode. It may be done as follows.

Note that the control unit 71 is not limited to the process of dispensing loose banknotes, but also performs the process of dispensing banknotes S from at least one of the storages 41(A) to 41(D) and conveying them to a destination. When the number of banknotes S stored in the storage 41 that has been carried out has decreased and it can be determined that it can be returned from the integrated use mode to the split use mode, the corresponding storage 41 is returned to the split use mode, and the storage 41 is returned to the split use mode. Set to standby state. For example, the process of feeding out the banknotes S from at least one of the storage boxes 41(A) to 41(D) and transporting them to the destination is, for example, A bundle dispensing process in which banknotes S are conveyed from the warehouse 41 to the aligning sections 33 and 34 as destinations, tied at the binding section 36 and dispensed from the bundle dispensing section 37, and storage chambers 41(A) to 41(D) ), the banknotes S are transported from at least one storage 41 to the bulk cassette 51 as a transport destination, and the banknotes S are collected outside the apparatus.

That is, the control unit 71 changes the storage 41 in the integrated use mode from a state in which it is determined that it is not possible to temporarily store banknotes S in the temporary storage unit 48 to a state where it is possible to temporarily store banknotes S in the temporary storage unit 48 . When the situation is determined, the storage 41 is switched to the divided use mode, and the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 for subsequent transactions.

{Fixed division mode}
Next, the operation of the banknote processing device 11 in a state where the divided fixed mode is selected will be explained, focusing on the differences from the normal mode.

In the divided fixed mode, the control unit 71 uses the above-described divided use mode for each of the storages 41(A) to 41(D).

In the divided fixed mode, the batch cassette 51 can store overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the storage bins 41(A) to 41(D).

The deposit processing in the split fixed mode is similar to the first deposit processing in the normal mode. After the deposit processing, the storage process that is performed when the deposit confirmation operation is input to the operation display section 72 is partially different from the first storage process in the normal mode.

In the storage process in the divided fixed mode, the control unit 71 temporarily stores the banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 for each of the storages 41 (A) to 41 (D) before storing them in the storage section 49. It is determined whether the number of banknotes S temporarily stored in the storage unit 48 is within the storage allowable quantity calculated in advance from the number of banknotes S already stored in the storage unit 49. This storage allowable quantity is a value obtained by subtracting the number of banknotes S already stored in the storage unit 49 from the storage capacity, which is the maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in the storage unit 49 .

Then, the control unit 71 controls the storage 41 in which the number of banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 48 is equal to or less than the permissible storage quantity among the storages 41(A) to 41(D) in the first mode in the normal mode. The transfer operation and the first return operation of the storage process are performed. On the other hand, the control unit 71 controls, among the storages 41(A) to 41(D), the storage 41 in which the number of banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 48 is larger than the storage allowable quantity, S are collectively stored in the cassette 51 through the transport path 61A, appropriate transport paths 61C to 61F, and the transport path 61G.

For example, the number of banknotes S temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 is equal to or less than the permissible storage quantity in the storage chambers 41(C) and 41(D), and the storage chambers 41(A) and 41(B) When the number of temporarily stored banknotes S of 48 is larger than the storage permissible quantity, as shown by the thick line in FIG. As for the storages 41(A) and 41(B), the banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 are fed out by the receiving and feeding section 42, and the bills S are transferred to the conveyance paths 61C, 61D and the conveyance path 61A. They are collectively stored in the cassette 51 via the conveyance path 61G.

That is, when the split fixed mode is selected by the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 fixes each of the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D) to the split usage mode and uses one of them. In a transaction, the number of banknotes S temporarily stored in one temporary storage part 48 is based on the quantity of banknotes S already stored in the storage part 49 provided in one-to-one correspondence with this temporary storage part 48. The operation of this one transaction is controlled so that it is within the range of the storage permissible quantity calculated in advance. Then, when the split fixed mode is selected by the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 fixes and uses each of the storage compartments 41(A) to 41(D) in the split usage mode, and In a transaction, the number of banknotes S temporarily stored in one temporary storage part 48 is based on the quantity of banknotes S already stored in the storage part 49 provided in one-to-one correspondence with this temporary storage part 48. When the amount exceeds the storage allowable quantity calculated in advance, the banknotes S in this temporary storage section 48 are stored in the cassette 51 at once.

The return process in the split fixed mode is similar to the first return process in the normal mode. Further, the loose banknote dispensing process in the split fixed mode is similar to the first loose banknote dispensing process in the normal mode.

According to the banknote processing device 11 described above, when using the storage 41, the control unit 71 uses the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 as a temporary storage section that temporarily stores banknotes S under a predetermined condition so as to be payable. There is a divided use mode in which the storage section 49 of the storage 41 is used as a storage section 49 that accepts and stores banknotes S from the temporary storage section 48, and a temporary mode in which the bulk cassette 51 temporarily stores banknotes S under predetermined conditions so that they can be fed out. It is possible to switch to an integrated use mode in which the temporary storage section 48 and the storage section 49 of the storage 41 are used as a storage section that receives and stores banknotes S from the bulk cassette 51. Therefore, the same storage 41 can be used in two modes: a divided use mode in which the temporary storage section 48 and the storage section 49 are used separately, and an integrated use mode in which the entire storage section is used as a storage section. As a result, usability can be improved while suppressing the increase in size. Furthermore, if the entire storage 41 is used as an integrated use mode as a storage section, the storage capacity of banknotes S that can be withdrawn can be increased without increasing the size.

Further, in one transaction, the control unit 71 transfers the banknotes S from the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 used in the split use mode to the storage section 49 provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section 48. When the storage 41 is moved, if it is determined that it is not possible to temporarily store banknotes S in the temporary storage section 48 in subsequent transactions in the divided use mode, the storage 41 is switched to the integrated use mode. In subsequent transactions, banknotes S are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51. Therefore, when it is determined that temporary storage in the temporary storage section 48 is not possible, the storage 41 can be automatically switched to the integrated usage mode. Therefore, usability can be further improved.

Furthermore, the control unit 71 allows the storage 41 in the integrated use mode to temporarily store banknotes S in the temporary storage unit 48 from a state in which it has been determined that temporary storage of banknotes S in the temporary storage unit 48 is not possible. When the situation is determined, the storage 41 is switched to the divided use mode, and the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 48 of the storage 41 for subsequent transactions. Therefore, when it is determined that temporary storage in the temporary storage section 48 is possible, the storage 41 can be automatically switched to the divided use mode. Therefore, usability can be further improved.

In a transaction where the banknotes S are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51, upon receiving a storage instruction, the control unit 71 transports the banknotes S temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51 to the storage 41 in the integrated use mode using the transport unit 61. and store it. Therefore, even in subsequent transactions, banknotes S can be temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 51.

Further, in a state where there are a plurality of storage bins 41 in the integrated use mode, the control unit 71 transports the banknotes S temporarily stored in the batch cassette 51 to the identification unit 31 using the transport unit 61, and the identification result of the identification unit 31 Based on this, the images are sorted, conveyed, and stored in a plurality of storages 41 in the integrated usage mode. Therefore, the banknotes S can be classified and stored in the plurality of storage bins 41 in the integrated use mode.

When the split fixed mode is selected by the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 fixes the storage 41 to the split use mode and uses the banknote S to one temporary storage unit 48 in one transaction. The number of temporarily stored bills falls within the storage allowable quantity calculated in advance based on the quantity of banknotes S already stored in the storage section 49 provided in one-to-one correspondence with this temporary storage section 48. So that you can control the behavior of this one transaction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the storage section 49 from storing banknotes S in excess of its capacity.

When the split fixed mode is selected by the operation display unit 72, the control unit 71 fixes the storage 41 to the split use mode and uses the banknote S to one temporary storage unit 48 in one transaction. When the number of temporarily stored banknotes exceeds the storage allowable quantity calculated in advance based on the quantity of banknotes S already stored in the storage part 49 provided in one-to-one correspondence with this temporary storage part 48, the banknotes S is stored in a cassette 51 all at once. Therefore, even in subsequent transactions, this storage 41 can be fixed in the divided use mode and used continuously.

<Modification 1>
The banknote processing device 11 has four storages 41(A) to 41(D) including storages 41(A) to 41(C) for each denomination, and one shared bulk cassette 51 is provided. Since the four storages 41(A) to 41(D) are configured to be able to drive each pusher 45, shutter 46, flapper 43, and stage 44 individually, the drive mechanisms are also individually driven. It is structurally complex and expensive.

On the other hand, as a first modification, the four storages 41(A) to 41(D) may be divided into two to share the drive system. In this case, by sharing the drive system, the same operation is required, and if one of the two shared storage compartments 41 becomes unable to operate in the divided usage mode, the other storage compartment 41 will be split up. Even if it is possible to operate in the usage mode, there is a possibility that the operation in the integrated usage mode will be forced at the same time. It is also possible to suppress the possibility of such an operation, and even in such modification 1, it is possible to operate the storage 41 in a divided use mode and an integrated use mode. There is no change in the effect and it is effective.

<Second embodiment>
A coin processing device 111, which is a second embodiment of the medium processing device according to the present invention, will be described below with reference to FIG. 13. The coin processing device 111 processes coins as a medium, and performs coin deposit and withdrawal processing.

[Overall configuration of coin processing device 111]
As shown in FIG. 13, the coin processing device 111 has a transaction port 120 shaped like a saucer. A shutter 121 that can be opened and closed is provided above the transaction opening 120, and coins are inserted into the transaction opening 120 from the outside when the shutter 121 is opened. Thereafter, when the shutter 121 is closed, the transaction opening 120 rotates and transfers all the accepted coins to the depositing and dispensing section 124 located below. The deposit/dispensing section 124 dispenses the received coins into the device one by one at intervals. The coin processing device 111 includes a transport section 130 that transports coins within the device.

The conveyance section 130 has a conveyance path 130a that conveys the coins dispensed from the deposit dispensing section 124. The conveyance path 130a includes an identification section 131 that identifies and counts the coins being conveyed, a deposit reject section 132 that drops coins identified as unacceptable by the identification section 131 from the conveyance path 130a, and an identification section. It has a sorting section 133 that sorts coins identified as acceptable in step 131.

The conveyance section 130 has a conveyance path 130b that conveys coins rejected from the conveyance path 130a by the deposit reject section 132, and a conveyance path 130c that receives coins conveyed through the conveyance path 130b and conveys them to the transaction port 120. are doing.

The sorting unit 133 includes a plurality of opening/closable dropping units 134, specifically six dropping units 134, which allow coins identified as acceptable by the identifying unit 131 to fall from the transport path 130a, respectively, and the identifying unit 131. It has one drop section 135 that can be opened and closed to drop the corresponding one of the coins identified as acceptable from the conveyance path 130a.

The coin processing device 111 includes a plurality of storage compartments 141, specifically six storage compartments 141, each of which stores coins that fall from the drop unit 134 in one-to-one correspondence, and one bulk cassette 151 that stores coins that drop from the drop unit 135. It has The plurality of storages 141 are provided for each denomination so that each of them stores coins of a single denomination. That is, six storage bins 141 are provided, one for 1 yen coins, one for 5 yen coins, one for 10 yen coins, one for 50 yen coins, one for 100 yen coins, and one for 500 yen coins. The batch cassette 151 stores coins of mixed denominations.

Since the six storages 141 have the same configuration, one storage 141 will be explained as an example. The storage 141 receives coins that have been sorted and dropped by the corresponding drop sections 134 from the upper end thereof. The storage 141 includes a box-shaped storage body 140 having an internal space 139 for receiving coins, and a box-shaped storage body 140 that can move forward and backward into the internal space 139, and by entering into the internal space 139, the internal space 139 becomes an upper temporary storage section. 148 and a lower storage section 149, and a shutter 146 that makes the inside of the internal space 139 into one storage section 149 as a whole by retreating outside the internal space 139. The shutter 146 slides in the front and back directions of the paper in FIG. 13 to advance and retreat with respect to the internal space 139.

The storage 141 includes a payout section 143 that is provided at the bottom of the temporary storage section 148 and feeds out the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 to a conveyance path 130d outside the internal space 139, and a payout section 143 that is provided at the bottom of the storage section 149 to feed out the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 to the conveyance path 130d outside the internal space 139. It has a feeding section 144 that separates and counts the coins stored in the section 149 one by one and feeds them out to the conveyance path 130c outside the internal space 139. Like the conveyance path 130c, the conveyance path 130d also constitutes the conveyance section 130, and conveys the coins dispensed from the temporary storage section 148 by the dispensing section 143 toward the conveyance path 130c and delivers them to the conveyance path 130c. .

The batch cassette 151 receives coins sorted and dropped by the dropping section 135 of the sorting section 133 into the inside from the upper end. The bulk cassette 151 includes a box-shaped storage body 160 having an internal space 159 for receiving coins, and a box-shaped storage body 160 that is provided at the bottom of the storage body 160 and separates and counts the coins stored in the internal space 159 one by one. It has a feeding part 161 that feeds out to the outer conveyance path 130c.

The identification unit 131 identifies the coins conveyed by the conveyance unit 130, and the plurality of storages 141 and bulk cassettes 151 removably store the coins identified by the identification unit 131.

Here, the transport unit 130 can transport coins that have passed through the identification unit 131 to a batch cassette 151 and a plurality of storages 141 via a transport path 130a, and transports coins fed out from the batch cassette 151 by a payout unit 161. It can be transported to the storage 141 via the identification section 131 by the passage 130c, the transaction opening 120, the deposit/dispensing section 124, the transportation path 130a, and the sorting section 133.

The coin processing device 111 includes a control unit 171 that controls the entire coin processing device 111, and an operation display unit 172 (selection means) that allows an operator to input an operation and displays a display to the operator. ing. The control unit 171 determines the number of coins stored in each storage section 149 of the plurality of storages 141 and the number of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 based on the identification and counting results of the identification section 131. It is now possible to understand.

In the above coin processing device 111 as well, in addition to one bulk cassette 151, storage compartments 141 for individual denominations are provided, and each storage compartment 141 for each denomination has a temporary storage section 148 and a storage compartment 141 for each denomination. It is configured as a pair with a storage section 149. The structural difference between the coin processing device 111 and the banknote processing device 11 is mainly due to the difference between banknotes and coins to be processed. Although the coin processing device 111 has a top-loading/top-out configuration, both the bulk cassette 151 and the storage 141 have a top-loading/bottom-out configuration. In the storage 141, coins are temporarily stored in a temporary storage section 148, and when the shutter 146 moves in the front and back directions of the page, the coins in the temporary storage section 148 are stored in the storage section 149 directly below.

[Operation of coin processing device 111]
Next, the main processes and operations of the coin processing device 111 controlled by the control unit 171 will be explained.

Here, in using the plurality of storages 141, the control unit 171 uses each temporary storage section 148 of the plurality of storages 141 as a temporary storage section that temporarily stores coins under a predetermined condition so as to be able to pay out coins. There is a divided usage mode in which each storage section 149 of the storage 141 is used as a storage section for accepting and storing coins from the corresponding temporary storage section on a one-to-one basis, and a bulk cassette 151 for temporarily storing coins in a manner that enables coins to be fed out under a predetermined condition. It is possible to switch to an integrated use mode in which the temporary storage section 148 and the storage section 149 of each of the plurality of storages 141 are used as a storage section that receives and stores coins from the bulk cassette 151. be. When the multiple storages 141 are switched to the integrated use mode, the entire internal space 139 that constitutes the temporary storage section 148 and the storage section 149 in the divided use mode becomes the storage section 149.

Specifically, the control unit 171 sets a normal mode in which each of the six storage compartments 141 is automatically switched between a divided usage mode and an integrated usage mode, and a normal mode in which all storage compartments 141 are fixed to the divided usage mode. The split fixed mode used in the display can be switched by inputting an operation to the operation display section 172. In other words, the operation display unit 172 allows selection of a split fixing mode in which the plurality of storages 141 are fixed in split usage mode. Note that the normal mode can be selected on the condition that the batch cassette 151 is empty with no coins.

{Normal mode}
First, the operation of the coin processing device 111 when the normal mode is selected will be explained.

In the normal mode, the control unit 171 preferentially selects the divided use mode from the divided use mode and the integrated use mode for each of all the storages 141. Here, first, a state will be described in which all the storages 141 are in the divided use mode.

In the split use mode, when in the standby state, the storage 141 is in a closed state in which the shutter 146 enters into the internal space 139. In this standby state, the temporary storage section 148 above the closed shutter 146 is empty, and the storage section 149 below the shutter 146 basically stores coins. When the batch cassette 151 is in a standby state, it is empty.

"First deposit processing"
The first deposit process is a deposit process that is performed while all the storages 141 are in the split use mode.

When a selection operation for deposit processing is performed on the operation display unit 172, the control unit 171 determines whether or not all the storage units 141 are in the split use mode, and all the storage units 141 are set in the split use mode. In this case, the coin processing device 111 is caused to start the first deposit processing. Then, the coin processing device 111 opens the shutter 121 and accepts the coin into the transaction port 120 in a standby state. When the coin is accepted into the transaction port 120, the coin processing device 111 closes the shutter 121 and rotates the transaction port 120 to open the transaction port 120. All the coins are delivered to the deposit and payout section 124. Thereafter, the transaction port 120 returns to the standby state, and the deposit/dispensing section 124 dispenses the coins received from the transaction port 120 one by one at predetermined intervals. The delivered coins are transported by the transport path 130a, and during this transport, the identification unit 131 identifies and counts the coins.

The control unit 171 distributes the coins that are recognized as acceptable by the identification unit 131 among the coins dispensed by the deposit dispensing unit 124 to appropriate ones of the dropping unit 134. As a result, the plurality of storages 141 temporarily store coins of the corresponding single denomination on the closed shutters 146 of the temporary storage section 148, respectively. On the other hand, the control unit 171 selects, among the coins dispensed by the deposit dispensing unit 124 , coins that are identified as unacceptable by the identifying unit 131 , that is, coins whose denomination cannot be identified and whose denomination is poorly identified, as rejected coins, and sends the coins to the deposit reject unit 132 . It is dropped from the conveyance path 130a and conveyed to the transaction port 120 in a standby state by the conveyance path 130b and the conveyance path 130c.

By performing the above-described first deposit processing operation, the coins in the deposit dispensing section 124 are exhausted, and all the coins dispensed from the deposit dispensing section 124 are transferred to the temporary storage section 148 of the plurality of storages 141 and the transaction opening 120. When the coin is transported to one of the storage compartments 141, the control unit 171 opens the shutter 121 of the transaction port 120 to enable the coin to be taken out from the transaction port 120, and also determines that the coin can be accepted by the identification unit 131 and transfers the coin to one of the storage compartments 141. The operation display section 172 displays the number of coins by denomination and the total amount of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148. Then, the control unit 171 enters a state of waiting for input of a deposit confirmation operation and a deposit cancellation operation to the operation display unit 172, and ends the first deposit processing.

“First storage process”
After the first deposit processing, the control unit 171 finalizes the deposit when the deposit confirmation operation is input to the operation display unit 172, and also confirms the deposit in the plurality of storages 141 in the first deposit processing. A first storage process is performed in which the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 are stored in the storage sections 149 of the plurality of storages 141. That is, the control unit 171 opens the shutter 146 for each of the plurality of storages 141 to evacuate it from the internal space 139 as a transfer operation. As a result, the coins on the shutter 146, that is, in the temporary storage section 148, are transferred to and stored in the storage section 149.

In the transfer operation, if the amount of coins stored in the storage sections 149 of all the storages 141 is within a predetermined reference range that does not interfere with the closing operation of the shutter 146, the control section 171 returns the shutter 146 to the closed state as a return operation. , all the storage units 141 are returned to the standby state in the split use mode, and the first storage process is completed. Here, the amount of coins stored in each storage section 149 of all the storages 141 is determined by detecting the height of the stored coins using a sensor (not shown) or based on the counting result of the identification section 131 or the like.

On the other hand, if the amount of coins stored in the storage unit 149 exceeds the predetermined reference range after the transfer operation in at least one of the storages 141 out of all the storages 141, the control unit 171 controls the amount of coins stored in the corresponding storage 141 In the divided use mode in which the temporary storage section 148 and the storage section 149 are used separately, it is determined that it is impossible to temporarily store coins in the temporary storage section 148 in subsequent transactions, and the corresponding storage section 141 is switched to the integrated use mode. , and maintains the shutter 146 in the open state. This state becomes the standby state of the integrated use mode of the storage 141. In the storage 141 that has entered the integrated use mode in this manner, the entire storage 141 is temporarily used as a storage section 149 without a storage section.

That is, in one deposit transaction, the control unit 171 transfers coins from the temporary storage section 148 of the storage 141 used in the split usage mode to the storage section 149 provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section 148. When the storage 141 is moved, if it is determined that it is not possible to temporarily store coins in the temporary storage section 148 in subsequent transactions in the divided usage mode, the storage 141 is changed to the integrated usage mode. Switch. At that time, whether or not it is determined that temporary storage of coins is not possible is determined by the state of the pair of temporary storage section 148 and storage section 149 after the coins in temporary storage section 148 are stored in storage section 149. The judgment is made based on the following: After storing coins in the storage section 149, the temporary storage section 148 that becomes the pair is no longer able to perform the prescribed operation independently. is judged to be impossible.

As described above, after the transfer operation, the return operation is performed for all of the storage units 141 that are still in the split use mode among all the storage units 141, and after the transfer operation, all of the storage units 141 that are in the divided use mode are switched to the integrated use mode. The return operation is not performed for all of the storage 141. As a result, all of the storage compartments 141 that are still in the split usage mode among all the storage compartments 141 are returned to the standby state in the division usage mode, and all of the storage compartments 141 that are in the integrated usage mode of all the storage compartments 141 are integrated. When the device is placed in a standby state in use mode, the first storage process ends. Of course, there is a case where all the storages 141 enter the integrated use mode, and all of them are placed in a standby state in the integrated use mode, and the first storage process ends.

“First return process”
After the first deposit processing, at the time of deposit cancellation in which a deposit cancellation operation is input to the operation display section 172, the control section 171 does not confirm the deposit, and in the first deposit processing, the control section 171 controls the temporary storage section of the plurality of storage warehouses 141 in the first deposit processing. After all the coins temporarily stored in the coins 148 are fed out to the conveyance path 130d by the feeding section 143 and conveyed to the waiting transaction port 120 by the conveyance path 130c, the shutter 121 is opened to enable the coins to be taken out from the transaction port 120. Perform the first return process.

"Second deposit processing"
The second deposit process is a deposit process performed when at least one of all the storages 141 is in the integrated use mode. In the second deposit process, coins are temporarily transferred to the bulk cassette 151 in transactions after the switch, for the storage 141 that has been switched to the integrated usage mode before this second deposit process among all the storage bins 141. This is a storage process. Here, an example will be described in which the first storage 141 is in the integrated use mode and the second storage 141 is in the divided use mode.

When a selection operation for deposit processing is performed on the operation display unit 172, the control unit 171 determines whether at least one of all the storage units 141 is in the integrated use mode, When at least one of all the storages 141 is in the integrated use mode, the coin processing device 111 is caused to start the second deposit process. Then, as in the first deposit process, the control unit 171 delivers all the coins received at the transaction port 120 to the deposit dispensing unit 124, and causes the deposit dispensing unit 124 to dispense the coins one by one at predetermined intervals. It turns out. The delivered coins are transported by the transport path 130a, and are identified and counted by the identification unit 131 during this transport.

The control unit 171 distributes the coins identified as acceptable by the identification unit 131 to appropriate drop units 134 and 135. That is, the coins to be stored in the second storage 141 in the split use mode are temporarily stored on the closed shutter 146 of the temporary storage section 148 of the second storage 141, and the coins in the integrated use mode are Coins to be stored in the first storage 141 are temporarily stored in a bulk cassette 151. On the other hand, the control unit 171 determines that among the coins dispensed by the deposit dispensing unit 124, the coins identified as unacceptable by the identifying unit 131 are rejected coins, and causes the deposit reject unit 132 to drop the coins from the conveyance path 130a, so that the coins are rejected from the conveyance path 130b and It is transported to the transaction port 120 in a standby state by the transport path 130c.

By performing the above-described second deposit processing operation, the coins in the deposit dispensing unit 124 are exhausted, and all the coins dispensed from the deposit dispensing unit 124 are transferred to the temporary storage unit 148 of the second storage 141 and the batch cassette. 151 and the transaction opening 120, the control unit 171 opens the shutter 121 of the transaction opening 120 to enable the coin to be taken out from the transaction opening 120, and the identification unit 131 determines that the coin can be accepted. The operation display section 172 displays the number of coins by denomination and the total amount of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 of the second storage 141 and the batch cassette 151. Then, the control unit 171 enters a state of waiting for input of a deposit confirmation operation and a deposit cancellation operation to the operation display unit 172, and ends the second deposit processing. Here, if there are a plurality of first storages 141 in the integrated use mode among all the storages 141, the batch cassette 151 temporarily stores a plurality of denominations in a mixed state.

“Second storage process”
After the second deposit processing, the control unit 171 finalizes the deposit when the deposit confirmation operation is input to the operation display unit 172, and also confirms the deposit in the second storage 141 in the second deposit processing. The coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 148 of the storage unit 141 are stored in the storage unit 149 of the second storage unit 141, and the coins temporarily stored in the batch cassette 151 in the second deposit process are transferred to the first storage unit 141. A second storage process is performed in which the storage unit 149 is stored.

That is, the control unit 171 opens the shutter 146 to evacuate the second storage 141 from the internal space 139 as a transfer operation. As a result, the coins on the shutter 146, that is, in the temporary storage section 148, are transferred to the storage section 149. After the delivery operation, the same judgment as in the first storage process is made, and the return operation is performed for the storage 141 where the split usage mode is maintained, while the storage 141 that is switched to the integrated usage mode after the delivery operation The storage 141 does not perform a return operation and the entire internal space 139 is used as a storage section 149 to store coins.

In the second storage process, the control unit 171 controls, on the other hand, the first storage 141 that was already in the integrated use mode out of all the storages 141 before this second storage process. A sorting operation for transferring coins from a cassette 151 is performed. In the sorting operation, all the coins temporarily stored in the batch cassette 151 are fed out to the conveyance path 130c by the payout section 161, and are conveyed by the conveyance path 130c, the transaction opening 120, the deposit payout section 124, and the conveyance path 130a. Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 131, the control unit 171 causes the corresponding one of the dropping unit 134 to drop the coin into the corresponding one of the first storage 141 in the integrated use mode. At this time, if there are a plurality of first storages 141 in the integrated use mode, the control unit 171 selects the coins temporarily stored in the batch cassette 151 based on the identification result of the identification unit 131 in the integrated use mode. They are distributed and transported to a plurality of first storages 141 and stored in a storage section 149.

When all the coins temporarily stored in the second deposit process are stored in the storage 141 in the second storage process, the control unit 171 returns the batch cassette 151 and all the storage 141 to the standby state, and The storage process in step 2 ends. At this time, among all the storages 141, those in the divided use mode are returned to the standby state in the divided use mode, and those in the integrated use mode are returned to the standby state in the integrated use mode.

“Second return process”
After the second deposit processing, at the time of deposit cancellation in which a deposit cancellation operation is input to the operation display section 172, the control section 171 does not confirm the deposit and transfers all the coins temporarily stored in the second deposit processing to the transaction opening 120. The second return process is performed.

In the second return process, the control unit 171 performs the same operation as the first return process for all coins that are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 148 out of all the storage units 141, and All the coins temporarily stored in 148 are transported to transaction port 120 via transport paths 130d and 130c. Further, the control section 171 causes the dispensing section 161 to dispense all the coins temporarily stored in the batch cassette 151 onto the conveyance path 130c, and convey them to the transaction port 120 via the conveyance path 130c. Finally, the control unit 171 returns the storage units 141 in the split use mode to the standby state in the split use mode, and returns the storage units 141 in the integrated use mode to the standby state in the integrated use mode. The shutter 121 of the transaction port 120 is opened to enable coins to be taken out from the transaction port 120.

"Coin withdrawal processing"
The control unit 171 performs a coin withdrawal process to withdraw coins from the storage unit 149 of the designated denomination of the storage 141 based on the coin withdrawal operation input to the operation display unit 172 . That is, the control section 171 causes the dispensing section 144 to count and dispense coins from the storage section 149 of the designated denomination in the storage 141 based on the input number of coins to be withdrawn for each denomination. Then, the control unit 171 causes the dispensed coin to be conveyed to the transaction port 120 in a standby state via the conveyance path 130c. At the end of the coin withdrawal process, the control unit 171 opens the shutter 121 of the transaction port 120 so that coins can be taken out from the transaction port 120, and also closes the first storage in the storage 141 that was in the integrated use mode. It is determined whether or not the warehouse 141 is in a state where it can be determined that it can be returned to the split use mode due to the withdrawal of money, and when it is determined that it is possible to return to the split use mode, the corresponding storage 141 is returned to the split use mode. and enter standby mode in split use mode.

That is, when the amount of coins stored in the storage unit 149 of the first storage 141 that was in the integrated use mode falls within a predetermined reference range due to withdrawal, the control unit 171 divides the corresponding storage 141. Return to use mode and enter standby state in split use mode. On the other hand, if the amount of coins stored in the storage unit 149 of the first storage 141 that was in the integrated usage mode does not fall within a predetermined reference range even after the withdrawal, the control unit 171 controls the storage 141 remains in integrated use mode.

In addition, the control unit 171 is not limited to the coin dispensing process, but when performing a process of dispensing coins from at least one of the plurality of storages 141 and transporting them to a destination, the control unit 171 controls whether the coins are When the number of stored sheets decreases and it becomes possible to return from the integrated use mode to the divided use mode, the corresponding storage 141 is returned to the divided use mode and placed in a standby state in the divided use mode. The process of feeding out coins from at least one of the plurality of storages 141 and transporting them to a destination includes, for example, loading coins from at least one of all the storages 141 to the cassette 151 as the destination. There is a recovery process that involves transporting and recovering outside the device.

That is, the control unit 171 changes the state in which the storage 141 in the integrated use mode is determined to be able to temporarily store coins in the temporary storage unit 148 from a state in which it was determined that it is not possible to temporarily store coins in the temporary storage unit 148. When this state is reached, the storage 141 is switched to the split use mode, and coins are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 of the storage 141 for subsequent transactions.

In the coin processing device 111, when the amount stored in the storage section 149 increases and the shutter 146 cannot be closed, operation in the split usage mode becomes impossible, and operation in the integrated usage mode is disabled for subsequent transactions. Therefore, the shutter 146 is always open, and the coins related to the storage 141 in the integrated use mode are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 151.

Then, the coins temporarily stored in the bulk cassette 151 are fed out to the conveyance path 130c by the feeding section 161, guided by the conveyance path 130c to the deposit feeding section 124 via the transaction port 120, and then sent to the identification section 131 and the sorting section. 133, and is stored in the storage 141 of the corresponding denomination in the integrated use mode. On the other hand, when returning the coins in the temporary storage section 148, instead of moving the shutter 146, the coins in the temporary storage section 148 are fed out to the conveyance path 130d from the feeding section 143 arranged on the side surface of the plural storages 141. , and is returned to the transaction port 120 via the transport path 130d and the transport path 130c.

The coin processing device 111 also switches from the integrated usage mode to the split usage mode when the amount of coins stored in the storage 141 decreases and the shutter 146 can be closed. Changes are possible.

{Fixed division mode}
Next, the operation of the coin processing device 111 when the divided fixed mode is selected will be explained, focusing on the differences from the normal mode.

In the divided fixed mode, the control unit 171 uses the entire storage 141 in the divided usage mode described above.

In the divided fixed mode, the batch cassette 151 can store overflow coins that cannot be stored in the plurality of storage bins 141.

The deposit processing in the split fixed mode is similar to the first deposit processing in the normal mode. Then, after the deposit processing, the storage process that is performed when the deposit confirmation operation is input to the operation display section 172 is partially different from the first storage process in the normal mode.

In the storage process in the split fixed mode, the control unit 171 determines the number of temporarily stored coins in the temporary storage section 148 for each of all storages 141 before storing the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 148 in the storage section 149. It is determined whether or not the number of coins is within the allowable number of coins to be stored, which is calculated in advance from the number of coins already stored in the storage unit 149. This storage allowable number is a value obtained by subtracting the number of coins already stored in the storage section 149 from the storage capacity, which is the maximum number of coins that can be stored in the storage section 149.

Then, the control unit 171 performs the transfer operation and return operation of the first storage process in the normal mode for the storage 141 in which the number of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 148 is less than or equal to the storage allowable number among all the storages 141. make the user perform the action. On the other hand, the control unit 171 causes the payout unit 143 to feed out the coins in the temporary storage unit 148 for the storage unit 141 in which the number of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 148 is larger than the storage allowable number among all the storage units 141, The money is stored in the cassette 151 in bulk through the conveyance path 130d, the conveyance path 130c, the transaction opening 120, the deposit and payout section 124, the conveyance path 130a, and the drop section 135.

That is, when the split fixed mode is selected by the operation display unit 172, the control unit 171 fixes and uses each of all the storage bins 141 in the split usage mode, and also uses one temporary storage mode in one transaction. The number of coins temporarily stored in the storage section 148 is calculated in advance based on the number of coins already stored in the storage section 149, which is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section 148. The operation of this one transaction is controlled so that it is within the range. Then, when the split fixed mode is selected by the operation display unit 172, the control unit 171 fixes and uses each of all the storage bins 141 in the split use mode, and in one transaction, one temporary storage The number of coins temporarily stored in the section 148 is the storage allowable quantity calculated in advance based on the number of coins already stored in the storage section 149, which is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section 148. When the coins exceed the limit, the coins in the temporary storage section 148 are collectively stored in the cassette 151.

The return process in the split fixed mode is similar to the first return process in the normal mode. In addition, the coin withdrawal process in split fixed mode is similar to the coin withdrawal process in normal mode, except that it is not determined whether it is possible to change from integrated use mode to split use mode after processing. It is.

According to the coin processing device 111 described above, the same effects as those of the banknote processing device 11 described above can be achieved.

11 Banknote processing device (media processing device)
31,131 Identification section 41,141 Storage 48,148 Temporary storage section 49,149 Storage section 51,151 Bulk cassette 61,130 Conveyance section 71,171 Control section 72,172 Operation display section (selection means)
111 Coin processing device (media processing device)
S Banknotes (medium)

Claims (7)

Storage consisting of a temporary storage section that temporarily stores a medium that meets predetermined conditions so that it can be fed out, and a storage section that is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section and that receives and stores the medium from the temporary storage section. storage and
A bulk cassette that can store and feed media,
a conveyance unit capable of conveying the medium that has passed through the identification unit to the bulk cassette and the temporary storage unit, and capable of conveying the medium from the bulk cassette to the temporary storage unit;
a control unit;
has
The control unit, in use of the storage,
The temporary storage section of the storage is used as a temporary storage section that temporarily stores a medium that meets predetermined conditions so that it can be fed out, and the storage section of the storage is used as a storage section that receives and stores the medium from the temporary storage section. split use mode,
The bulk cassette is used as a temporary storage section that temporarily stores media under predetermined conditions in a removable manner, and the temporary storage section and the storage section of the storage are used as storage sections that receive and store the media from the bulk cassette. integrated use mode,
A media processing device characterized in that switching is possible. The control unit includes:
In one transaction, when the medium in the temporary storage section of the storage used in the split use mode is moved to the storage section provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage section, the storage When the storage is in a state in which it is determined that temporary storage of media in the temporary storage section is not possible in subsequent transactions in the split use mode,
Switching the storage to the integrated use mode,
2. The media processing device according to claim 1, wherein in subsequent transactions, media are temporarily stored in the bulk cassette. Further, it has a conveyance destination for feeding the medium from the storage,
The control unit includes:
When the storage in the integrated use mode changes from a state in which it is determined that temporary storage of a medium in the temporary storage section is not possible to a state in which it is determined that temporary storage of a medium in the temporary storage section is possible. ,
Switching the storage to the split use mode,
3. The medium processing device according to claim 2, wherein in subsequent transactions, the medium is temporarily stored in the temporary storage section of the storage. The control unit includes:
In a transaction in which temporary storage is performed in the bulk cassette, upon receiving a storage instruction, the medium temporarily stored in the bulk cassette is conveyed and stored in the storage in the integrated use mode by the conveyance unit. The media processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Furthermore, in a state where there is a plurality of the storage compartments in the integrated use mode,
The control unit includes:
The medium temporarily stored in the bulk cassette is transported by the transport unit to the identification unit, and based on the identification result of the identification unit, the medium is distributed and transported to and stored in the plurality of storages in the integrated use mode. 5. The media processing device according to claim 4. Furthermore, it has a selection means that allows selection of a split fixing mode for fixing the storage in the split use mode,
When the division fixed mode is selected by the selection means,
The control unit includes:
The storage is fixed in the divided usage mode and used,
In one transaction, the number of media temporarily stored in one of the temporary storage units is determined in advance based on the quantity of media already stored in the storage unit provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage unit. The media processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the media processing device controls the operation of the one transaction so that the transaction is within the range of the storage allowable quantity calculated by the media processing device. When the division fixed mode is selected by the selection means,
The control unit includes:
In one transaction, the number of media temporarily stored in one of the temporary storage units is determined in advance based on the quantity of media already stored in the storage unit provided in one-to-one correspondence with the temporary storage unit. 7. The media processing device according to claim 6, wherein the media in the temporary storage section is stored in the bulk cassette when the storage capacity amount exceeds the storage allowable quantity calculated in the above.

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