JP7456303B2 - Coin processing device and coin deposit control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention eliminates the operational burden on the cashier for the deposit operation even when the POS register device cannot instruct the deposit operation without temporary holding, and even when the deposit operation exceeds the number of coins stored in the temporary storage warehouse. The present invention relates to a coin processing device and a coin deposit control method that can reduce the amount of stress.

Stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores have cash processing systems in which automatic change machines equipped with coin and banknote processing devices that deposit deposits and withdraw change are connected to POS (Point Of Sales) register devices. equipment is provided.

Patent document 1 describes a coin processing machine and its control method that sorts inserted coins by denomination and stores them in respective storage compartments, and counts and dispenses the coins from each storage compartment.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-164752

By the way, when depositing coins as deposits from customers or depositing replenishment coins (reserve funds) into the coin storage, the automatic change machine receives a deposit command or a replenishment command from the POS register device, which is a host device of the automatic change machine. Perform the deposit operation. This deposit operation includes a deposit operation with temporary reservation and a deposit operation without temporary reservation. In the deposit operation with temporary hold, when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins deposited into the coin slot are temporarily held in the temporary holding storage, the deposit operation is performed, and then the temporarily held coins are placed in the coin storage. Perform a storage action. On the other hand, in the case of a deposit operation with temporary hold and a deposit command or replenishment command, the coin deposited into the coin slot is passed through the temporary holding warehouse without being temporarily held, and the deposit operation is performed, and the deposited coins are Performs a storage operation to store coins in the coin storage.

The deposit operation with temporary hold can prevent troubles in cash transfer by temporarily holding the deposit in the temporary holding warehouse. The coins deposited into the temporary storage by the deposit operation with temporary storage are then stored in the coin storage upon receiving a deposit completion command. On the other hand, the deposit operation without temporary holding is often used when depositing supplementary coins into the coin storage. This means that when depositing replenishment coins using the deposit operation with temporary hold, if the number of coins stored in the coin storage exceeds the number of coins stored in the temporary hold, each time the number of coins stored in the temporary hold is full, When a coin deposit is rejected, it is necessary to perform a deposit operation to deposit the rejected coins and remaining coins by instructing a deposit end command and a deposit start command, and to replenish the coin storage. This is because it becomes complicated. This deposit operation without temporary holding is the same even when the deposit exceeds the number of coins stored in the temporary holding warehouse.

Here, some POS register devices do not incorporate a deposit command or a replenishment command that instructs a deposit operation without temporary reservation. In this case, all deposit commands and replenishment commands from the POS register device will be temporarily suspended. In this deposit operation with temporary hold, if you perform a deposit or storage operation that exceeds the number of coins stored in the temporary hold, it is necessary to issue a deposit end command and a deposit start command, and to perform the coin deposit operation again. Yes, the operations for cashiers are complicated and burdensome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and even when the POS register device cannot instruct a deposit operation without temporary holding, and even when the deposit operation exceeds the number of coins stored in the temporary storage, It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device and a coin deposit control method that can reduce the operational burden on a cashier regarding deposit operations.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose, the present invention distinguishes and counts the inserted coins for each denomination, and then stores them in a coin storage for each denomination via a temporary holding warehouse. , a coin processing device that dispenses coins from the coin storage to the outside of the device according to a withdrawal command, and distinguishes and counts coins deposited from a coin slot into which coins are inserted and coins deposited from the coin slot. a coin verification section; a temporary storage for temporarily holding the coins identified by the coin verification section up to a predetermined number of temporary storage; and sorting the coins through the temporary storage for each denomination and storing them in the coin storage. When a coin sorting unit receives a deposit command or a replenishment command, the coins deposited into the coin slot are temporarily held in the temporary holding warehouse, and after a deposit operation is performed, the temporarily held coins are stored in the coin storage. A deposit operation mode with temporary holding that stores the coins in the storage, and when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins deposited in the coin slot are passed through the temporary holding storage without being temporarily held and deposited. and a temporary hold-free deposit operation mode in which the deposited coins are stored in the coin storage. If received, a deposit operation is performed to temporarily hold the coins deposited in the temporary hold deposit operation mode in the temporary hold storage, and then a storage operation is performed to store the temporarily held coins in the coin storage. The present invention is characterized by comprising a control unit that performs an automatic mode switching deposit operation that switches to the temporary non-retention deposit operation mode and performs a coin deposit operation and a coin storage operation in the coin storage.

Further, in the above invention, when the control unit receives a deposit command or a replenishment command that does not instruct the deposit operation mode without temporary hold from a host device, the control unit determines whether the deposit is made in the deposit operation mode with temporary hold. A deposit operation is performed to temporarily hold coins in the temporary storage box, and when the temporarily held coins reach the predetermined number of temporarily held coins, the deposit shutter of the coin slot is closed to temporarily end the deposit operation and the coins are temporarily held. After performing a storage operation of storing the deposited coins in the coin storage, the depositing shutter is opened to restart the depositing operation in the temporary deposit operation mode without holding, and the deposited coins are stored in the coin storage. It is characterized by performing an automatic mode switching deposit operation that causes a storage operation to be performed.

The present invention is also characterized in that, in the above invention, the control unit has a switching operation unit that performs a setting operation for determining whether or not to perform the automatic mode switching deposit operation, and when the control unit is set to the automatic mode switching deposit operation, the control unit performs the automatic mode switching deposit operation, when the control unit is not set to the automatic mode switching deposit operation and receives a deposit command or replenishment command instructing a deposit operation with temporary hold, the control unit performs a deposit operation with temporary hold, and when the control unit is not set to the automatic mode switching deposit operation and receives a deposit command or replenishment command instructing a deposit operation without temporary hold, the control unit performs a deposit operation without temporary hold.

In addition, the present invention distinguishes and counts the inserted coins for each denomination, stores them in the coin storage for each denomination via a temporary storage, and stores coins according to a withdrawal command in the coin storage. A coin deposit control method in a coin processing device that dispenses coins from the storage to the outside of the device, in which when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins deposited in the coin slot are temporarily held in the temporary holding storage and then temporarily held. A deposit operation mode with temporary reservation in which coins are stored in the coin storage, and when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins deposited in the coin slot are allowed to pass through the temporary storage without being temporarily stored. If the host device receives a deposit command or a replenishment instruction that does not specify the temporary hold deposit operation mode, the deposit operation mode includes a temporary hold deposit operation mode in which the coins are stored in the coin storage. After performing a deposit operation to temporarily hold the coins held in the temporary storage box, and then performing a storage operation to store the temporarily held coins in the coin storage box, switch to the non-temporary storage deposit operation mode and deposit the coins. The present invention is characterized in that an automatic mode switching deposit operation is performed to cause the operation and the operation of storing coins in the coin storage.

According to the present invention, even when the POS register device cannot instruct a deposit operation without temporary holding, and even when the deposit operation exceeds the number of coins stored in the temporary storage, the cashier is not required to perform the deposit operation. The operational burden can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an automatic change machine of a money processing device including a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the automatic change machine. FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin processing unit shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the deposit operation mode with temporary reservation. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the temporary hold-free deposit operation mode. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the automatic mode switching deposit operation. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a deposit operation processing procedure according to the automatic mode switching deposit operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Structure of money processing device>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an automatic change machine 2 of a money processing device 1 including a coin processing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the automatic change machine 2. As shown in FIG. In the money processing device 1 illustrated here, an automatic change machine 2 including a coin processing device 10 is connected to a POS register device 100 in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flat surface is formed on the upper surface of the automatic change machine 2, and a POS register device 100, which is a host device, is arranged on this flat surface. The automatic change machine 2 includes a coin processing unit 10a that deposits and withdraws coins and a bill processing unit 10b that deposits and withdraws banknotes. Note that the coin processing unit 10a and the banknote processing unit 10b are covered by a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped device main body, and are arranged adjacent to each other. Further, a control system of the automatic change machine 2 is connected to the coin processing unit 10a. The coin processing device 10 includes the coin processing unit 10a and a control system for the automatic change machine 2.

The coin processing device 10 includes a coin deposit port 31 on the right side of the top surface of the front end of the device main body. A coin dispensing port 38 is formed on the front left side of the main body of the coin processing device 10, and coins discharged from the coin dispensing port 38 are received by a receiving tray 40. Further, a coin return port 39 is provided on the front right side of the main body of the device. On the other hand, a bill depositing port 41 and a bill dispensing port 42 are provided at the upper front of the main body of the bill processing unit 10b.

The coin processing device 10 includes a display section 3 and an operation input section 4 on the left side of the upper surface of the front end. The display section 3 and the operation input section 4 are also the display section and operation input section of the banknote processing unit 10b. The change machine control section 5 and the storage section 6 are provided within the coin processing device 10, but may also be provided within the automatic change machine 2.

The coin processing unit 10a includes a group of various sensors 11 and a group of actuators 12. Further, the banknote processing unit 10b includes a group of various sensors 13 and a group of actuators 14. The actuator group 12 is provided with a deposit shutter 12a that prevents coins from being inserted into the coin deposit port 31.

The change machine control section 5 includes a deposit/withdrawal control section 5a. The deposit/withdrawal control unit 5a performs a money deposit process when money is inserted after a deposit start command is given from the POS register device 100, and when a withdrawal command is given from the POS register device 100. Then, the money is withdrawn according to the withdrawal instruction.

Note that when receiving a deposit command (deposit start command) or a replenishment command (replenishment start command), the deposit/withdrawal control unit 5a of the present embodiment temporarily reserves the coins deposited into the coin deposit port 31 in a temporary storage warehouse. After performing the deposit operation, the temporarily reserved coins are stored in the coin storage in the deposit operation mode with temporary reservation, and when a deposit command or replenishment command is received, the coins are deposited into the coin deposit port 31. It has a deposit operation mode without temporary retention in which a deposit operation is performed by passing coins through a temporary retention warehouse without being temporarily reserved, and a storage operation is performed in which the deposited coins are stored in a coin storage. Further, when the deposit/withdrawal control unit 5a receives a deposit command or a replenishment command that does not instruct the deposit operation mode without temporary reservation from the POS register device 100, which is a host device, the deposit/withdrawal control unit 5a temporarily stores the deposited coins in the deposit operation mode with temporary reservation. After performing a deposit operation to temporarily hold the coins in the holding warehouse, and then performing a storage operation to store the temporarily held coins in the coin storage, switch to a deposit operation mode without temporary holding and deposit the coins and place the coins in the coin storage. Perform automatic mode switching and deposit operation.

The operation input unit 4 includes a switching operation unit 4a that performs a setting operation to determine whether or not to perform an automatic mode switching deposit operation. The deposit/withdrawal control unit 5a performs the automatic mode switching deposit operation when the automatic mode switching deposit operation is set, and performs the automatic mode switching deposit operation when the automatic mode switching deposit operation is not set and performs the deposit operation for which the temporary hold deposit operation is instructed. If you receive a deposit command or replenishment command, perform a deposit operation with temporary hold, and if automatic mode switching deposit operation is not set, and if you receive a deposit command or replenishment command that instructs deposit operation without temporary hold, temporarily Deposit without holding.

The storage unit 6 stores programs and data related to control of the change machine control unit 5. In particular, the storage unit 6 stores a predetermined number D1 of temporarily reserved coins to be set in the temporary storage and a predetermined number D2 of coins to be stored in the coin storage for each denomination.

<Internal configuration of coin processing device>
FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin processing unit 10a shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 3, a coin deposit port 31 is an opening for receiving inserted coins into the device main body. The coin deposit port 31 is provided with a deposit shutter 12a. The coins inserted into the coin deposit port 31 receive a deposit command or a replenishment command from the POS register device 100 side, are detected by a deposit detection sensor (not shown), and are then transported by the deposit transport unit 32. The coin verification section 33 provided in the deposit conveyance section 32 functions as an identification section, and determines the authenticity and denomination of coins, and counts the number of coins for each denomination. If the transported coin is a genuine coin, it is held in the temporary holding warehouse 34. On the other hand, if the transported coin is not a genuine coin, it is returned to the receiving tray 40 via the switching gate G and the coin dispensing port 38. Note that when a return instruction is received from the POS register device 100 or a return lever (not shown), the coins held in the temporary storage 34 are returned to the coin return port 39 via the switching gate G1.

Thereafter, the temporary storage 34 functions as a transport path, and the coins held in the temporary storage 34 are output to the coin sorting section 35, which is a transport path, via the switching gate G1 and are transported. The coins conveyed by the coin sorting section 35 are stored in the coin storage 36 according to their denominations. At this time, a distribution counting section SS1 is provided between the coin distribution section 35 and each coin storage 36.

Inside the main body of the device, the coin storages 36 include a 1 yen coin storage 36a, a 50 yen coin storage 36b, a 5 yen coin storage 36c, a 100 yen coin storage 36d, a 10 yen coin storage 36e, and a 500 yen coin storage. Six coin storages 36f are provided. Each coin storage 36 stores the inserted coins separately for each denomination. The coin sorting section 35 stores coins in each coin storage in descending order of diameter according to the denomination. Between the coin sorting section 35 of the 1 yen coin storage 36a, 50 yen coin storage 36b, 5 yen coin storage 36c, 100 yen coin storage 36d, 10 yen coin storage 36e, and 500 yen coin storage 36f. are respectively provided with distribution counting units S1a to S1f (SS1) for counting distributed coins.

The coins stored in each coin storage 36 are delivered to the withdrawal conveyance section 37, but at this time, the 1 yen coin storage 36a, the 50 yen coin storage 36b, the 5 yen coin storage 36c, the 100 yen coin storage Each of the payout counters S2a to S2f (SS2) provided between the storage 36d, the 10 yen coin storage 36e, the 500 yen coin storage 36f, and the payout conveyance unit 37 counts the coins that have been fed out.

After that, the coins of the denomination corresponding to the withdrawal amount of the withdrawal command from the POS register device 100 side are collectively transferred from each coin storage 36 to the payout counter SS2, the payout conveyance unit 37, and the switching gate G2. The coins are then carried out and dispensed from the coin dispensing port 38 to the outside of the device main body.

<Deposit operation mode with temporary hold>
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the deposit operation mode with temporary reservation. In the deposit operation mode with temporary retention, when a deposit command or replenishment command is received, the coin C deposited into the coin deposit slot 31 is temporarily retained in the temporary retention warehouse 34 via the coin verification section 33, and the deposit operation is performed. (See Figure 4(a)). Thereafter, upon receiving the deposit completion instruction, a storage operation is performed to store the temporarily reserved coins C into the coin storage 36 for each denomination (see FIG. 4(b)). Note that in the depositing operation shown in FIG. 4(a), the storing operation shown in FIG. 4(b) is stopped.

In addition, in the deposit operation mode with temporary holding, as described above, when there is a return instruction from the POS register device 100 or the return lever (not shown), the coins held in the temporary holding warehouse 34 are transferred via the switching gate G1. The coins are returned to the coin return slot 39.

<Deposit operation mode without temporary hold>
Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the deposit operation mode without temporary storage. As shown in Fig. 5, in the deposit operation mode without temporary storage, when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins C deposited in the coin deposit port 31 are passed through the temporary storage 34 without being temporarily stored therein, and a storing operation is continuously performed to store the deposited coins C in the coin storage 36 by denomination.

In addition, in the temporary non-retention deposit operation mode, when a return instruction is received from the POS register device 100 or a return lever (not shown), the coins stored in the storage 36 are transferred to the coin withdrawal port 40 via the switching gate G2. will be returned.

<Deposit with temporary hold and deposit rejection of deposit with temporary hold>
First, the deposit operation without temporary reservation determines whether the total number of coins, calculated by adding the number of coins currently stored in the coin storage vault and the number of coins before storage counted by the coin validation unit 33, for each denomination reaches a predetermined storage number D2, and if the total number reaches the predetermined storage number D2, the deposit is rejected. Therefore, when the total number of coins of a certain denomination reaches the predetermined storage number D2, the coins of that denomination are rejected for deposit. Conversely, when the total number of coins of a certain denomination is equal to or less than the predetermined storage number D2, the coins of that denomination are subjected to a deposit operation and a storage operation. Note that the predetermined storage number D2 may be the full number of coins in the coin storage vault 36, or may be an arbitrary set number.

For example, if the predetermined number of stored coins D2 is 170 coins, and seven coins of the same denomination are inserted from the time when the number of stored coins is 165, the total number of coins before storage is added to the number of stored coins, 165, in order. When the number of coins is reached and a coin is stored, one coin is subtracted from the number of stored coins. Therefore, the sixth and seventh coins inserted are rejected.

On the other hand, a deposit operation with temporary hold includes the above-mentioned deposit operation without temporary hold, as well as a deposit operation that does not exceed the predetermined number of temporarily held bills D1 set in the temporary hold box 34. This predetermined number of temporarily held bills D1 may be the full number of bills in the temporary hold box 34, or an arbitrary set number. Note that during the deposit operation with temporary hold, the storage operation is stopped, so the number of bills before storage is not subtracted.

For example, if the predetermined number D1 of temporary holding coins in the temporary holding warehouse 34 is 110 coins, the coins will not be rejected until the number of coins reaches 110 regardless of the denomination, and the coins will be inserted once the number of coins reaches 110. Coins will be rejected. In a deposit operation with temporary suspension, in addition to the deposit rejection of temporary suspension, there is also a deposit rejection of deposit operation without temporary suspension.

<Automatic mode switching deposit operation>
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the automatic mode switching deposit operation. As shown in FIG. 6, in the automatic mode switching deposit operation, first, a deposit operation with temporary storage is performed (see FIG. 6(a) and FIG. 6(b)). That is, as shown in FIG. 6(a), when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins are temporarily stored in the temporary storage 34 and a deposit operation is performed. Then, as shown in FIG. 6(b), a storing operation of the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage 34 into the coin storage 36 is performed. Here, when a deposit is made that exceeds the predetermined number D1 of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage 34, as shown in FIG. 6(c), a deposit operation without temporary storage is performed to deposit and store additional coins in succession.

<Automatic mode switching deposit operation processing>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the deposit operation processing procedure by automatic mode switching deposit operation. Note that this assumes that automatic mode switching deposit operation is set.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, the deposit/withdrawal control unit 5a determines whether or not a deposit start command, which is a deposit command, has been received (step S110). If the deposit start command is not received (step S110: No), this determination process is repeated. On the other hand, if a deposit start command is received (step S110: Yes), the deposit shutter 31a is opened (step S120), and the deposited coins are retained in the temporary retention warehouse 34 in the deposit operation mode with temporary retention ( Step S130).

Then, it is determined whether the predetermined number of temporarily reserved coins D1 has been reached (step S140). If the predetermined number of temporarily reserved coins D1 has been reached (step S140: Yes), the deposit shutter 31a is closed (step S150), i.e., the temporary deposit end process is performed, and the deposited coins via the coin validation unit 33 are stored by denomination from the temporary storage 34 to the coin storage 36 (step S160). The deposit shutter 31a is then opened (step S170), i.e., the deposit operation is resumed. Thereafter, the mode is switched to a deposit operation mode without temporary storage, and the coin deposit operation and storage operation are performed continuously (step S180).

Thereafter, it is determined whether a deposit termination instruction has been received (step S190). If the deposit termination command has not been received (step S190: No), the process moves to step S180, and the coin deposit operation and storage operation in the temporary non-retention deposit operation mode are performed continuously. On the other hand, if the deposit termination command is received (step S190: Yes), the deposit shutter 31a is closed (step S200), and the present process ends.

On the other hand, if the predetermined temporarily reserved number D1 has not been reached (step S140: No), it is determined whether a deposit termination instruction has been received (step S210). If the instruction to end the deposit has not been received (step S210: No), the process moves to step S140, and it is determined whether or not the predetermined number of temporarily reserved coins D1 has been reached. On the other hand, if a deposit termination command is received (step S210: Yes), the deposit shutter 31a is closed (step S220), and the deposited coins in the temporary retention warehouse 34 are transferred to the coin storage 34 by the deposit operation with temporary retention. A storage operation is performed for each denomination (step S230), and the present process ends.

In the case of a coin processing device 10 in which the automatic mode switching deposit operation is not set by the switching operation unit 4a, and a deposit command is received that does not specify a deposit operation without temporary reservation, the above-mentioned automatic mode switching deposit operation is performed.

Although there is a mechanism for setting the automatic mode switching deposit operation using the switching operation unit 4a, if the automatic mode switching deposit operation setting is not set, the deposit operation with temporary hold or the deposit operation without temporary hold as instructed by the deposit command is provided. Performs deposit and storage operations.

Furthermore, in the automatic mode switching deposit operation described above, the deposit operation and storage operation are performed based on the deposit instruction from the customer, but the operation is not limited to this, and the operation is not limited to this. The same can be applied to a replenishment command that instructs a deposit operation for the purpose of payment.

In addition, during the above automatic mode switching deposit operation, if there is a return instruction from the POS register device 100 or a return lever (not shown), the coins stored in the storage 36 will be transferred to the coin withdrawal port via the switching gate G2. It will be returned at 40.

In this embodiment, when the cashier deposits the reserve funds for coin replenishment, the automatic mode switching deposit operation allows the cashier to perform the deposit and storage operations at once, so the reserve deposit operation at the time of store opening is easy. This makes it easier and reduces the time required to deposit money.

In addition, even when depositing a customer's deposit during a normal transaction, it is possible to deposit a number of coins that exceeds the predetermined number of coins D1 in the temporary storage warehouse 34, making it easier to perform deposit operations at the cash register. This reduces the burden on cashier operations.

Furthermore, even if the deposit command or replenishment command of the POS register device 100 does not include an instruction for a deposit operation without temporary hold, the automatic mode switching deposit operation allows the deposit operation and deposit work to be performed easily and in a short time. can.

Each of the configurations illustrated in the embodiments and modifications described above is functionally schematic, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of dispersion/integration of each device and component is not limited to the one shown in the diagram, but all or part of it may be functionally or physically dispersed/integrated in arbitrary units depending on various usage conditions. It can be configured as follows.

1 Money processing device 2 Automatic change machine 3 Display section 4 Operation input section 4a Switching operation section 5 Change machine control section 5a Deposit/withdrawal control section 6 Storage section 10 Coin processing device 10a Coin processing unit 10b Banknote processing unit 11, 13 Various sensor groups 12, 14 Actuator group 12a Deposit shutter 31 Coin deposit port 31a Deposit shutter 32 Deposit transport section 33 Coin verification section 34 Temporary holding warehouse 35 Coin sorting section 36 Coin storage 37 Payment transport section 38 Coin withdrawal port 39 Coin return port 40 Receiving tray 41 Banknote deposit port 42 Banknote withdrawal port 100 POS register device C Coin D1 Predetermined number of temporarily reserved coins D2 Predetermined number of stored coins G, G1, G2 Switching gate S1a to S1f, SS1 Sorting counter S2a to S2f, SS2 Dispensing counter

Claims (4)

After distinguishing and counting the inserted coins for each denomination, the coins are stored in a coin storage for each denomination via a temporary holding box, and coins corresponding to a withdrawal command are removed from the coin storage from the coin storage. A coin processing device that dispenses coins,
a coin slot for inserting coins;
a coin verification unit that identifies and counts coins deposited from the coin slot;
a temporary holding warehouse for temporarily holding the coins identified by the coin verification section up to a predetermined temporary holding number;
a coin sorting unit that sorts the coins that have passed through the temporary storage into each denomination and stores them in the coin storage;
When a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins deposited into the coin slot are temporarily held in the temporary holding warehouse and a deposit operation is performed, and then the temporarily held coins are stored in the coin storage. When a deposit operation mode with temporary holding is performed, and when a deposit command or a replenishment command is received, the coins deposited in the coin slot are passed through the temporary holding warehouse without being temporarily held, and the coins are deposited. and a deposit operation mode without temporary reservation in which a storage operation is performed in which coins are stored in the coin storage. A deposit operation is performed in which coins deposited in the deposit operation mode with reservation are temporarily reserved in the temporary retention warehouse, and then a storage operation is performed in which the temporarily reserved coins are stored in the coin storage, and then the deposit operation without temporary retention is performed. a control unit that performs an automatic mode switching deposit operation that switches to a mode and performs a coin deposit operation and a coin storage operation in the coin storage;
A coin processing device characterized by comprising: When the control unit receives a deposit command or a replenishment command that does not instruct the deposit operation mode without temporary retention from the host device, the control unit temporarily retains the coins deposited in the deposit operation mode with temporary retention in the temporary retention warehouse. When the operation is performed and the number of temporarily reserved coins reaches the predetermined number of temporarily reserved coins, the deposit shutter of the coin input slot is closed to temporarily end the deposit operation, and the temporarily reserved coins are stored in the coin storage. After performing the operation, the depositing shutter is opened, the depositing operation is restarted in the depositing operation mode without temporary holding, and the automatic mode switching depositing operation is performed in which the deposited coins are stored in the coin storage. The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the coin processing device performs the following operations. It has a switching operation section that performs a setting operation to determine whether or not to perform the automatic mode switching deposit operation,
The control unit performs the automatic mode switching deposit operation when the automatic mode switching deposit operation is set, and instructs the deposit operation with temporary hold when the automatic mode switching deposit operation is not set. If you receive a deposit command or replenishment command, perform a deposit operation with temporary hold, and if the automatic mode switching deposit operation is not set and you receive a deposit command or replenishment command that instructs deposit operation without temporary hold. 3. The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the coin processing device performs a deposit operation without temporary reservation. A coin deposit control method for a coin processing device, which identifies and counts inserted coins by denomination, stores them in a coin storage vault by denomination via a temporary storage vault, and dispenses coins from the coin storage vault to the outside of the device in response to a dispensing command,
a deposit operation mode without temporary storage in which, when a deposit command or replenishment command is received, coins deposited into the coin slot are temporarily stored in a temporary storage box and the temporarily stored coins are then stored in the coin storage box; and a deposit operation mode without temporary storage in which, when a deposit command or replenishment command is received from a higher-level device, coins deposited into the coin slot are passed through the temporary storage box without being temporarily stored in the temporary storage box and stored in the coin storage box; and, when a deposit command or replenishment command that does not instruct the deposit operation mode without temporary storage is received from a higher-level device, a deposit operation is performed in which coins deposited in the deposit operation mode with temporary storage are temporarily stored in the temporary storage box, and then a storage operation is performed in which the temporarily stored coins are stored in the coin storage box, and then an automatic mode switching deposit operation is performed in which the deposit operation mode without temporary storage is switched to the deposit operation mode without temporary storage to perform a coin deposit operation and a coin storage operation.

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