JPH02285482A - Cash teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the safety of cash management by fetching the certification data in an integral receiving box when detecting the loading of the integral receiving box, and permitting the transfer of a note between the integral receiving box by locking the integral receiving box at a device side. CONSTITUTION:When the loading of the integral receiving box 15 is detected by a detecting means 76 at the device side in refilling and collection operations, the certification data loaded on the integral receiving box 15 is read by a reading means, and the content of read data is discriminated by a discriminating means 13. And the integral receiving box 15 is locked at the device side by operating a locking means 77 by driving a driving means only when it is judged that the data is normal certification data, and the transfer of the note between a normal integral receiving box can be permitted. Thereby, the collection processing is performed only when two elements of execution for the loading of the normal integral receiving box and for the locking of the integral receiving box on the device, which enhances the safety of the cash management.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a cash deposit/withdrawal device installed in a financial institution such as a bank, and particularly relates to a cash deposit/withdrawal device having a storage for replenishing and collecting cash. .

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, deposit and withdrawal functions have been integrated for counter operations at banks and other financial institutions and operations that handle cash with customers at automatic transaction devices, and in addition, deposited coins can be reused for withdrawals. 2. Description of the Related Art Money recirculation type cash depositing and dispensing devices that store coins in a withdrawal storage and use them during withdrawal transactions have been announced one after another.

Figures 11 (a) and 11 (Cb) are perspective views of the automated teller machine equipped with such a cash deposit/withdrawal device, seen from the customer service side, and Figure 11 (b) is an external view of the machine seen from the rear maintenance side. FIG.

In the figure, 1 is an automatic teller machine, 2 is a bill depositing and dispensing device, and 2' is a coin depositing and dispensing device, and these bill depositing and dispensing device 2 and coin depositing and dispensing device 2' both have a cash recycling function. It is a device.

3 is a card reader/writer unit that performs processes such as identifying the card inserted by the customer and printing the details of deposit/payment transactions; 4 identifies the passbook inserted by the customer and processes such as printing the contents of deposit/payment transactions. 5 is a customer operation section consisting of operation keys for inputting deposit/payment amounts and PIN numbers, and a display section for displaying illustrations and text for amount and operation guidance; 6 is loaded by a bank employee; In order to perform processing such as replenishment 9 collection, etc., it consists of operation keys for inputting items and data corresponding to each transaction, and a display section that displays input data from the operation keys and processing results, etc. to guide bank staff operations. The internal operation section 7 is a control section that controls the operation of each of the above devices and performs various arithmetic operations.

The connection form of each device explained above is expressed as a block as shown in FIG. 12.

In such automated teller machines, from the viewpoint of improving capital efficiency and saving labor, emphasis is placed on cash depositing and dispensing devices such as bill depositing and dispensing devices and coin depositing and dispensing devices.
The above-mentioned coin recirculation method that reuses deposited coins as withdrawal coins, coin storage for various denominations used for transaction operations inside the cash deposit and withdrawal device, and bulk storage separate from these cassettes. Replenishment (including refilling) operations that transfer money to and from the warehouse and distribute the money in this bulk storage to the denomination-specific coin storage inside the cash deposit/withdrawal unit, and the replenishment (including filling) operation of distributing the money in the bulk storage to the denomination-specific coin storage in the cash deposit/withdrawal device. A bulk storage system that allows a collection operation to collect the money in the storage into the bulk storage, and basically allows the money to be transported between the originator and the automatic teller machine in the bulk storage. Various types have been developed.

Furthermore, recently, financial institutions such as banks have begun to adopt a two-account rate system on weekends and holidays, and as a result, unmanned operation of automated teller machines on holidays has become essential.

Regarding the operation of automated teller machines, conventionally staff at the financial institution where the automated teller machine is installed were responsible for directly replenishing money for withdrawals and collecting deposited money.
When automated teller machines are operated on holidays, cash is transported between the originator of the financial institution and the automated teller machine in bulk storage,
It is expected that the transportation operations will be entrusted to external transportation companies.

In this type of business, it is necessary to clarify the division of business responsibilities, and the division of responsibility is such that the balance of cash in the bulk storage is shared between the financial institution's principal and the automated teller machine. It is generally considered that the outsourced company should be able to reliably transport the bulk storage, attach and detach the bulk storage to the automatic teller machine, and perform the minimum input operations of the automatic teller machine. It will be done.

In such business formats, high security for bulk storage is a condition for smooth operation, and conventional bulk storage also has a locking function, so if the key is not present, the lid will close. Although it cannot be opened, it can be unlocked by attaching it to the cash deposit/withdrawal device even if it is locked, and it is automatically locked when removed from the cash deposit/withdrawal device, ensuring safety and making it easy to handle. Various ideas have been made taking this into consideration.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, according to the conventional technology with the above-mentioned configuration, the coins in the device are collected only by installing a bulk storage and inputting a collection instruction, so it is easy to modify the coins to be collected all at once on the device side. It is possible to recognize that a storage is installed, and if a storage that is not a regular bulk storage is installed and a collection instruction is input, fraudulent collection processing becomes possible, which poses a problem in the safety of cash management.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device with excellent cash management security, which has a configuration that prevents easy tampering with the identification of legitimate bulk storage.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a device with excellent cash management security by obtaining a configuration in which collection processing is performed only when two elements, namely, attachment of a regular bulk storage and locking of the bulk storage to the device, are satisfied. The purpose is to provide

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention identifies collective storage at the electronic circuit level.

Furthermore, once it is determined that the product is legitimate, the bulk storage is automatically locked on the device side before the collection operation.

That is, the present invention provides a deposit transaction function for performing a deposit transaction by identifying the coins that a customer has inserted into a deposit slot using a discriminating means, and discharging coins from a coin storage by denomination according to the denomination amount specified by the customer. a withdrawal transaction function for making withdrawals, and a circulation function for storing the money that can be reused for withdrawals out of the money that has been established in the deposit transaction into the denomination-specific money storage and circulating it for withdrawals; In the cash deposit/withdrawal device, the cash deposit/withdrawal device has a replenishment function that sends replenishment coins stored in a removable bulk storage from the device to the denomination-specific currency storage, and a collection function that collects the coins in the device to the bulk storage. The storage is equipped with certification data that proves that the bulk storage is legitimate, and the device is equipped with a reading means for reading the certification data, a discrimination means for identifying the contents of the read data, and a bulk storage system. A detection means for detecting attachment of the storage, a locking means for locking the bulk storage on the apparatus side, and a driving means for the locking means are provided, and when attachment of the bulk storage is detected, certification data of the bulk storage is read. A cash deposit/withdrawal device characterized in that only when it is determined that the certification data is genuine, the bulk storage is locked on the device side and currency is allowed to be transferred to and from the bulk storage.

[For production]

With the above-mentioned configuration, in the present invention, during a deposit transaction, the discriminating means identifies the banknotes that the customer has inserted into the deposit slot, and the banknotes determined to be depositable are collectively accumulated in the holding section at that time.

After the transaction is completed, the accumulated banknotes are reseparated and divided into circulating reject banknotes that are not reused for withdrawals and circulating banknotes that are reused for withdrawals, and the circulating reject banknotes are sent to a storage that does not have a separation mechanism etc. , the circulating banknotes can be fed into storage bins for each denomination, which are equipped with a separation mechanism or the like for each denomination.

On the other hand, during a withdrawal transaction, the separation mechanism of the denomination-specific storage can be activated to release the stored banknotes according to the denomination amount specified by the customer.

Further, when replenishing, the supplementary coins stored in the removable bulk storage can be sent from the device to the denomination-specific coin storage, and when collecting, the coins in the device can be collected into the bulk storage.

In the above-mentioned replenishment/collection operation, when the detection means on the device side detects that the bulk storage is attached, the reading means reads the certification data loaded in the bulk storage, and the discrimination means identifies the content of the read data. Then, only when it is determined that the certification data is genuine, the driving means is driven to activate the locking means to lock the bulk storage to the device side, and transfer money to and from the genuine bulk storage. It can be carried out.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below according to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of the present invention,
Here, a case where the present invention is applied to a bill depositing and dispensing device (hereinafter referred to as CCAD) will be described.

The configuration of the automated teller machine equipped with this embodiment is the same as the conventional one shown in FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b), so the explanation will be omitted and the same reference numerals will be used for explanation. .

The configuration of the CCAD 2 will be explained below with reference to FIG.

In the figure, 2a is an upper unit of the CCAD 2, and 2b is a lower unit.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a customer service opening provided at the upper front of the CCAD 2, through which customers can take in and take out banknotes.

FIGS. 2(a) to 2(d) are schematic side views showing the configuration and operation of this customer service port 8.

As shown in the figure, the customer service opening 8 has a rotating body structure consisting of a banknote guide 9 and a separation mechanism 10 that separates banknotes one by one. A deposit position (a) where the banknotes are waiting, a separation position (b) where the customer service shutter 11 is closed after the banknotes have been inserted and the banknotes that have been input at once are separated one by one and sent into the device, and a front and back alignment mechanism to be described later. There is a receiving position (c) for receiving banknotes in batches from 12, and a dispensing position (c) for receiving banknotes in batches from front and back sorting mechanism 12, opening the customer service shutter 11 and dispensing banknotes in batches to customers. d), and stops at four positions.

Movement to each position is driven by a motor (not shown). Further, although not shown, an optical detector is provided corresponding to each position in order to detect the position of each position.

The lower left side of customer service port 8 shows the authenticity of the banknotes sent in.

A discrimination section 13 is disposed to discriminate and detect the front and back of the vehicle, whether it is fit or not, the running condition, and the like.

Further, a front and back aligning mechanism 12 is provided on the left side of the customer service opening 8, and in the case of a bill that is determined to be a back side by the discrimination result of the discrimination section 13, it is activated by driving a magnet (not shown) to switch the switching blade 14a. It is arranged so as to perform the function of switching the travel path and sending the paper to the front and back alignment section 12 to align it to the front surface.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a batch cassette placed behind the CCAD 2, and the batch cassette 15 is detachably placed at the front of the machine body in the drawing direction indicated by the arrow.

Reference numeral 74 denotes a bulk cassette data storage unit mounted on the printed circuit board 74a, and the bulk cassette data storage unit 74 stores certification data that proves that the bulk storage is genuine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of specific proof data stored in the bulk cassette data storage section 74.

In this example, for example, the batch cassette data storage section 74
is composed of non-volatile memory such as ROM, and the first digit of the bank code is stored at address O, the second digit is stored at address 1, etc.
Enter the most significant digit at address n. A case is shown in which cassettes Na are stored in the following addresses n+1 to n+3, respectively.

Returning to FIG. 1, reference numeral 75 is a connector fixed to the apparatus side, and the connector 75 is placed at a position where it connects to the connector part of the printed circuit board 74a when the batch cassette 15 is set at a predetermined position in the apparatus. .

Reference numeral 76 is a detection switch for detecting attachment of the batch cassette 15, and 77 is a locking mechanism for locking the batch cassette 15 on the apparatus side.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part showing the structure of the locking mechanism 77.

In the figure, 80 is a lever that rotates about a shaft 81 as a rotational fulcrum;
Reference numeral 82 denotes a protrusion formed on the bulk cassette 15, and the hook portion 80a provided at the tip of the lever 80 is attached to the protrusion 82.
to lock the batch cassette 15 to the apparatus side.

The lever 80 is always biased by a spring 83 in the unlocking direction shown by arrow A.

A magnet 84 attracts the link 85 in the direction of arrow B when energized.

With the above configuration, the locking mechanism 77 is in a state in which the hook portion 80a of the lever 80 is retracted in the direction of arrow A by the biasing force of the spring 83, and the lock of the batch cassette 15 is released when the power is not applied.

Here, the magnet 84 is energized and the link 85 is moved by the arrow B
When the lever 80 is attracted in the direction of the arrow C, the lever 80 rotates in the direction of the arrow C against the biasing force of the spring 83, and the hook portion 80a engages with the protrusion 82, thereby locking the batch cassette 15 on the apparatus side.

Returning to FIG. 1, reference numeral 17 denotes a replenishment/recovery banknote storage section for storing replenishment banknotes or collected banknotes, and 18 represents a stage of the replenishment/recovery banknote storage section 17.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a replenishment/collection unit disposed above the bulk cassette 15, and the replenishment/collection unit 19 includes a collected banknote stacking section 21 that sends banknotes to the replenishment/collection banknote storage section 17 when banknotes are collected, and a collection cassette 15. It has a replenishment banknote separating mechanism 22 which is installed in the upper part and takes out the banknotes placed on the stage 18 one by one from the upper side when replenishing banknotes.

That is, the replenishment/recovery unit 19 operates only during replenishment/recovery, and does not function at all during deposit/withdrawal processing.

Reference numeral 23 denotes the replenishment banknote separation mechanism 22 during replenishment and loading processing.
A first type reject banknote storage section 24 stores replenishment reject banknotes that have been identified by the discrimination unit 13 as having run through or obliquely among the banknotes fed out from the banknotes, and the first type reject banknote storage section 24 stores the replenishment reject banknotes that have been recognized by the discrimination section 13 as having run through or diagonally. This is a first type reject banknote stacking unit that sends out rejected banknotes.

25a is an end detector of the replenishment/recovery banknote storage section 17;
5b is a near-end detector, 25c is a full detector, 26 is a full detector of the first type reject banknote storage section 23,
Each of these detectors is composed of a pair of light receiving and emitting elements.

Returning to FIG. 1, 27 is a second type reject banknote cassette that stores the rejected banknotes determined by the discriminator 13 to be non-dispensable during the withdrawal process, and the second type reject banknote cassette 27 is located in the upper part of the CCAD 2. Unit) 2a is located at the rear.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a second type reject banknote stacking unit that sends out rejected banknotes to the second type reject banknote cassette 27 .

Reference numeral 29 denotes a third type reject banknote cassette for storing circulating reject banknotes which are determined to be depositable by the discriminating unit 13 during the deposit processing but cannot be reused for withdrawal; 30 is a third type reject banknote cassette for storing the circulate reject banknotes into the third type reject banknote cassette 29; This is the third type reject banknote stacking unit that sends out the banknotes.

31 is a full detector for the second type reject banknote cassette 27, and the full detector 31 is an optical detector consisting of a pair of light receiving and emitting elements;
This is a means of managing the amount of banknotes stored in the bank.

Denoted at 33 and 34 are denomination-specific cassettes for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and these denomination-specific cassettes 33 and 34 are arranged in the lower unit 2b of the CCAD 2.

In this embodiment, 33 is a 1,000 yen note cassette, and 34 is a 10,000 yen note cassette.

36, 37, and 38 are stages in the denomination-specific cassettes 33, 34 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29,
A moving means (not shown) moves up and down to control the position of the top of the stacked banknotes.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a deposit/withdrawal unit disposed above the denomination-specific cassettes) 33, 34 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29;
．． 34 and sends out banknotes by denomination by denomination type banknote stacking unit 39, 40, and the third type reject banknote stacking unit 3.
0, a banknote-time holding plate 42°43.44 for temporarily holding the captured banknotes before storing them, and the stages 36, 37.3.
8 or a banknote separation mechanism 45°46. for separating and taking out the banknotes on the banknote-time storage plates 42, 43, 44 from the top.
It has 47.

Further, the bill-time holding plates 42, 43 and 44 for each denomination can be retracted in the direction of arrow J by a motor (not shown).

48 a, 49 a, 50 a are the above-mentioned denomination cassettes 33, 34 and third class reject banknote cassette 2
9 is an end detector, 48b, 49b, and 50b are near-end detectors, and 48c, 49c, and 50'c are full detectors. Each of these detectors is an optical detector consisting of a pair of light receiving and emitting elements. The amount of banknotes is managed by detecting the position of the stage within the cassette.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a travel path for conveying banknotes, and 14a to 14i denote switching blades for switching the conveyance direction of banknotes.

A door 52 is attached to the rear surface of the CCAD 2, and is arranged so that by opening the door 52, the cassettes 15 can be removed all at once without pulling out the CCAD 2.

Further, by pulling out the CCAD 2, each denomination cassette 33, 34 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29 can be removed.

Bulk cassette 15. 1st class reject banknote storage section 27.
Each denomination cassette) 33, 34 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29 have a common lock, and by using the audit key, the cassette door can be opened and banknotes can be loaded and removed. .

Note that the upper unit 2a and the lower unit 2b are each equipped with an independent motor (not shown) as a power source for separating, stacking, and transporting banknotes, and a power transmission mechanism is disposed therein.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the control system of the ordinary person withdrawal device of this paper.

In the figure, the motor group 69 of each part is a motor driver 61.
connected to. The magnet group 70 of each part is connected to the magnet driver 62. Note that the magnet 84 of the locking mechanism 77 belongs to this magnet group 70.

The switch group 71 of each part is connected to a switch reading circuit 63. Note that the detection switch 76 belongs to this switch group 71.

In addition, a group of photosensors 72 provided on the running path 51 etc.
is connected to the photosensor reading circuit 64. A banknote discrimination sensor group 73 built into the banknote discrimination section 13 is connected to a bill discrimination control section 65 .

Motor driver 61, magnet driver 62, switch reading circuit 63, photosensor reading circuit 64,
The banknote validator 65 is connected to the banknote deposit/withdrawal device control unit 59 via the I10 interface circuit 60.

The aforementioned bulk cassette data storage section 74 is connected to the bill depositing and dispensing device control section 59 via the bulk cassette interface circuit 66.

ROM67 and RAM6B are banknote depositing and dispensing device control unit 5
It stores programs and data for the microprocessor 9.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained below.

6 to 9 are schematic side views showing the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 6 is during a deposit transaction, FIG. 7 is during a withdrawal transaction, and FIG. 8 is during a replenishment operation (including refilling operation). ), FIG. 9 shows the recovery operation.

<Deposit transaction> When the customer presses the deposit transaction key and inserts the card into the card slot or passbook slot, communication occurs between the device and the center, and if it is confirmed that there is no problem, The control unit 7 sends a command to start deposit processing to the CCAD 2.

When the CCAD 2 receives a command to start deposit processing, it switches its internal state to deposit mode and waits for the customer to set banknotes.

When it is detected that the customer has set banknotes, the customer service shutter 11 is closed, and information indicating that banknotes are set in the deposit slot is added to the status sense command sent periodically from the control unit 7, and a response message (hereinafter referred to as response) is sent. ) will be returned.

Next, the control unit 7 transmits a deposit counting command to instruct counting of banknotes set in the deposit/withdrawal slot.

The processing procedure of CCAD2 will be explained below based on FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 2(A), after bills are set in the customer service opening 8, the customer service shutter 11 is closed, and the customer service opening 8 is placed in the separation position as shown in FIG. 2(B) by a motor (not shown). Then, the set banknotes are taken into the device one by one by the separating mechanism 10, and the banknotes are taken into the device by the separating mechanism 10, and the discriminating unit 1
Send it to 3.

The discrimination section 13 sequentially discriminates the authenticity of the conveyed banknotes, determines whether they are fit or not, and detects the running state, and sends them to the rear.

Those determined by the discrimination unit 13 to be counterfeit bills or abnormally transported bills are
The sheets are conveyed to the front and back sorting mechanism 12 and stacked one by one. The customer service port 8 is set to the receiving position shown in FIG. 2(c) by a motor (not shown), and the banknotes accumulated in the front and back sorting mechanism 12 are fed into the customer service port 8.The banknotes fed into the customer service port 8 are so-called deposit-rejected banknotes. be.

The deposited banknotes determined to be genuine by the discrimination section 13 are sent to the deposit/withdrawal unit 53 by operating the switching blade 14c.

Here, the switching blade 14g is actuated to send the correct 1,000 yen note to the banknote stacking section 39 and accumulate it on the banknote-time storage board 42.
The banknotes are fed into the banknote stacking section 40 by operating the banknote h, and are stacked on the banknote-time holding plate 43.

Since the banknotes determined to be damaged banknotes or 5,000 banknotes of denominations not eligible for circulation cannot be reused for withdrawal, the switching blade 14i is operated to feed the banknotes into the third type reject banknote stacking section 30 as banknotes to be circulated and rejected. - It is accumulated on the time holding board 44.

Through the above operations, when the deposit counting process for the banknotes set by the customer at the customer service opening 8 is completed, the CCAD 2 returns a response indicating the completion of deposit counting to the control unit 7, and as the data, the number of bills counted for each denomination is recorded. They are added separately to recycled banknotes and banknotes that are not eligible for recycling. The control unit 7 receives this data, calculates the amount for each denomination and the total amount, and calculates the amount by CR (not shown).
This data is counted and stored as a deposit count.

When the customer confirms the amount displayed on the CRT (not shown) and presses a confirmation button (not shown), the CCAD 2 receives the command and first moves the bill-time storage plates 42, 43, and 44 of the deposit/withdrawal unit 53 by arrow J. The deposited banknotes that have been evacuated and accumulated in the direction are stored in the denomination-specific cassettes 33 and 34 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29, respectively.

This completes the deposit transaction process.

<Withdrawal transaction> The customer presses the withdrawal transaction key, inserts the card into the card slot, and enters the PIN number.

The control unit 7 sends a command to start the withdrawal process to the CCAD 2.

When the CCAD 2 receives the command to start the dispensing process, it switches its internal state to the dispensing mode and waits for instructions on the denomination and number of banknotes to be dispensed.

For example, when a customer manually enters an amount of m, 1,000, it is determined whether or not the end detector 49c of the denomination cassette 34 and the end detector 48c of the denomination cassette 33 have not detected the end. If either end is detected, information indicating that withdrawals are not possible is added and a response is sent back.

If the end is not detected and the instruction for counting the money is m squares and n thousand yen bills, the banknote separating mechanism 46 is activated to feed m ten thousand yen bills from the denomination cassette 34. The dispensed banknotes are fed into the discrimination section 13 via a conveyance path 51 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. The discrimination section 13 distinguishes whether the banknote is as specified or not, whether it is front or back, whether it is fit or not, and if it is as specified, it operates the switching gate 14d and sends it to the front and back sorting mechanism 12,
The switching blade 14 is switched based on the front/back judgment result of the discrimination unit 13.
a is activated, the front and back sides of the -sheets are arranged one by one, and the sheets are stacked in the front and back arrangement mechanism 12.

Note that the banknotes that are identified as abnormally conveyed banknotes by the discrimination unit 13 are treated as rejected banknotes by the switching blades 14d and 14c.
is activated to send the banknotes to the third type reject banknote stacking section 28,
The banknotes are accumulated in the second type rejected banknote cassette 27.

In this way, the feeding, discrimination and stacking of ten thousand yen bills are repeated until the required number of bills are accumulated in the front and back sorting mechanism 12.

Once the 10,000 yen note has been fed out, next is the cassette 3 for each denomination.
3 to n 1,000 yen notes are fed out in the same manner.

When the specified number of bills are accumulated in the front and back sorting mechanism 12, the customer service port 8 is moved to the receiving position by a motor (not shown), and the withdrawal banknotes accumulated in the front and back side sorting mechanism 12 are transferred to the customer service port 8.
send to.

The customer service opening 8 is brought to a payout position by a motor (not shown), the customer service shutter 11 is opened, a banknote is handed over to the customer, and the customer service shutter 11 is closed.

When the withdrawal of the designated number of coins from the control unit 7 is completed, a completion response is returned, and the withdrawal denomination and the number of coins are added as the data. The control unit 7 receives this, counts it as the number of coins to be withdrawn, and stores it.

This completes the withdrawal transaction process.

When the bank employee presses the replenishment key using the operation keys of the internal operation section 6, the control section 7 receives this input and sends a command to the CCAD 2 to instruct the start of replenishment operation.

Upon receiving the command to start the replenishment operation, the CCAD 2 switches its internal state to the replenishment mode and confirms that the end detector 25a of the replenishment/recovery banknote storage section 17 has not detected the end, that is, the banknotes to be refilled have been set in advance. Make sure you are there.

If the end is detected, a response is returned with information indicating that the operation is not possible, and this process is aborted. When it is confirmed that the end is not detected, the replenishment operation starts.

The operation of CCAD 2 will be explained below based on FIG.

The supplementary banknote separating mechanism 22 is operated to feed out the banknotes set on the stage 18 one by one from the top.
It is transported as shown by the arrow in the figure and fed into the discrimination section 13. The discrimination section 13 sequentially discriminates the authenticity of the incoming banknotes, determines whether they are fit or not, detects the running state, and sends the banknotes to the rear.

If the banknote is a genuine thousand yen note that can be loaded for withdrawal, the switching blade 14g is operated to send it to the banknote stacking section 39 and directly stack it on the stage 36 of the denomination cassette 33.

In the case of a genuine ten thousand yen bill that can be loaded for withdrawal, the switching blade 14h is operated to send it to the bill stacking section 40 and directly stack it on the stage 37 of the denomination cassette 34.

This operation is performed when the banknotes set on the stage 18 (
This process is repeated until the end detector 25a detects this, but if the number of stacked sheets on any one of the stages 36 and 37 reaches the stacking tolerance value (for example, 100 sheets),
The operation of the supplementary banknote separation mechanism 22 is interrupted, and the stage of the cassette that has reached the stacking tolerance is lowered by an amount equivalent to the stacking tolerance by a motor (not shown). When the stage is lowered, the replenishment bill separation mechanism 22 is operated again to repeat the replenishment operation.

When the banknotes on the stage 18 run out and the end detector 39d detects the end, the supplementary banknote separation mechanism 22 stops, and when the last banknote arrives at the stage of the denomination cassette, the transport operation by the transport path also stops.

Finally, stage 36.3 of cassette 33.34 by denomination
7 are lowered all at once, the banknotes accumulated on the stages 36 and 37 are stored in the denomination cassettes 33 and 34, and the replenishment operation is completed.

The replenishment reject banknotes that have been determined by the recognition unit 13 to be non-dispensable are sent to the first type reject banknote stacking unit 24 by operating the switching blades 14e and 14f, and are accumulated in the first type reject banknote storage unit 23.

Also, if the full detectors 48c and 49c of the denomination-specific cassettes (33 and 34) detect full state during the replenishment operation, the switching blade 141 is activated to remove the third-class reject banknote stacking section 3.
0 and stacked on the stage 38 of the third type reject banknote cassette 29. When the end detector 25a detects the end, the replenishment banknote separation mechanism 22 is stopped, and the transport operation by the running path 51 is also stopped.

The CCAD 2 returns a response indicating the end of replenishment to the control unit 7, and adds the number of loaded coins for each denomination as data.

This completes the replenishment operation process.

Loading> When a bank employee stores the banknotes that have been set in bulk on the stage 18 of the replenishment/recovery banknote storage unit 17 before starting work, and presses the loading key using the operation key of the internal operation unit 6. In response to this input, the control unit 7 sends a command to the CCAD 2 to instruct the start of the loading operation.

When the CCAD 2 receives a command to start a loading operation, it switches its internal state in the same manner as the replenishment mode and performs a loading operation similar to the replenishment operation.

Collection> When the bank employee presses the collection key using the operation keys of the internal operation unit 6, the control unit 7 receives this input and sends a command to the CCAD 2 to instruct the start of the collection operation.

When the CCAD 2 receives the command to start collection operation, it switches its internal state to collection mode and collects each denomination cassette 33.3.
4 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29, that is, it is confirmed that the banknote to be collected exists in either the denomination cassette 33, 34 or the third type reject banknote cassette 29.

If the end of all of the denomination cassettes 33, 34 and the third type reject banknote cassette 29 has been detected, information indicating that the operation is disabled is added, a response is sent back, and this process is canceled.

When it is confirmed that the end of any one of the cassettes is not detected, the collecting operation is started.

Hereinafter, the operation of CCAD 2 will be explained based on FIG. 9.

First, the banknote separation mechanism 47 is activated to feed out the banknotes stored in the third type reject banknote cassette 29 one by one from the top and send them to the discrimination section 13 through the running path as indicated by the arrow in FIG.

The discrimination section 13 sequentially discriminates the authenticity of the incoming banknotes, detects the running state, and sends them to the rear.

As a result of the discrimination by the discrimination section 13, the bills detected to be slow or skewed are fed into the first type reject bill storage section 23 by operating the switching blades 14e and 14f.

Banknotes with normal verification results are sent to the collected banknote stacking section 21,
This operation is repeated until there are no more banknotes set in the third type reject banknote cassette 29, but in the middle of the process, the number of banknotes stacked on the stage 18 reaches the stacking tolerance (for example, 100 bills). In this case, the operation of the banknote separation mechanism 47 is interrupted, and the stage of the cassette that has reached the stacking tolerance is lowered by an amount equivalent to the stacking tolerance by a motor (not shown). When the stage is lowered, the banknote separation mechanism 47 is operated again to repeat the replenishment operation.

End detector 5 of the third type reject banknote cassette 29
When 0a detects the end, the banknotes are fed out from the denomination cassette 34.

If the discrimination result of the discrimination section 13 is that the bill is heavy or oblique, the switching blades 14e and 14f are operated to feed the bill into the first type reject banknote storage section 23. Banknotes that are normal as a result of the discrimination are sent to the collected banknote stacking section 21 and stacked on the stage 18 one after another.

When the denomination cassette 34 detects the end, the stored banknotes are fed out from the denomination cassette 33.Thus, the third type reject banknote cassette 29 and the denomination cassette 34.33
The banknotes are counted and accumulated on the stage 19 of the replenishment/collection banknote storage section 17 in the order of recycle reject banknotes, 10,000 yen banknotes, and 1,000 yen banknotes.

When the full detector 25c of the replenishment/collection banknote storage section 17 detects a full state, the collection operation is interrupted and the information is sent back to the control section 7. The control section 7 displays "Batch cassette full" on a display section (not shown) and instructs the collection of banknotes stored in the cassette at once.

Based on this instruction, the bank employee
2, pull out the batch cassette 15, open the batch cassette door using the inspection key, and take out all the banknotes in the replenishment/recovery banknote storage section 17.

When the batch cassette door is closed, the batch cassette 15 is set by the reverse operation to the above, and the door 52 is closed, the collection operation is performed again.

As described above, the collection operation is performed until all of the third type reject banknote cassette 29 and the denomination cassettes 34 and 33 detect the end, and when the last banknote arrives at the replenishment/recovery banknote storage section 17, it is transferred to the conveyance path 51. The transport operation also stops.
The collection operation ends.

After completing the above processing, the CCAD 2 returns a response indicating completion of collection, and adds the counted number of coins collected for each denomination as data. In response to this, the control unit 7 counts and stores the number of collected sheets.

This completes the collection operation process.

Next, the operation up to executing the above-mentioned replenishment command or collection command will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the automatic teller machine 1 is powered on, the CCAD 2
Power is also supplied to (SO).

When the power is turned on, the bill depositing and dispensing device control section 59 executes a power-on process of checking its own circuit operation and checking whether there is any abnormality in each part of the mechanism (S 1 ).

Next, determine whether the processing result at power-on is normal or not.
2) If an error is detected, execute the error processing operation, and if normal, proceed to wait for command reception (S3).

When a command is received, and if the received command is a replenishment command or a collection command (S4), it is checked whether a batch cassette is installed based on a signal from the detection switch 76 (35).

As a result, if the cassette is not installed, a bulk cassette not installed response is sent to the control unit 7 of the automated teller machine 1 (S6).
, and waits to receive the next command (33).

On the other hand, if the batch cassettes 15 have been installed, the magnet 84 of the locking mechanism 77 is energized to rotate the lever 80 to connect and fix the batch cassettes 15 to the apparatus side (37).

Next, the data contents of the batch cassette data storage section 74 are read (3B), and it is confirmed that the predetermined code (in the example shown in FIG. 3, the own bank code) is stored without error in the predetermined address area. If possible (S9), 3
When the execution of the replenishment command or collection command that has already been received in step 4 is completed, the power supply to the locking mechanism 77 to net 84 is stopped (step 31).
2) Waiting for the next command (S3).

On the other hand, if it is determined in (S9) that the cassette is not a regular cassette, a response indicating that a non-standard cassette has been installed is sent to the control unit 7 of the automatic cash deposit/withdrawal device 1.
O), the magnet 84 of the locking mechanism 77 is de-energized (S12), and the next command is waited for (S3).

In this embodiment, a ROM is used as the bulk cassette data storage section 74, and the data stored therein is fixed data. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
EEPROM (Electrically Erasable ROM) instead of OM
Storage means such as a battery-backed RAM or the like that can be rewritten and retain the contents may also be used.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, not only the data storage section but also a microcomputer and an ink face means are built into the batch cassette side, and the data is transferred between the banknote depositing and dispensing device control section 59 based on a predetermined transmission control means. Data may also be exchanged.

In this case, a more complicated procedure is required than in the embodiment where data is simply checked, and the check can be made more reliable.

In addition, although the Example mentioned above was demonstrated by taking the bill depositing and dispensing device 2 as an example, it can be similarly applied to a coin depositing and dispensing device.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, there is a deposit transaction function that performs a deposit transaction by identifying the coins inserted by a customer into a deposit slot using a discrimination means, and a deposit transaction function that performs a deposit transaction by identifying the coins inserted by a customer into a deposit slot, and sorting the coins by denomination according to the denomination amount specified by the customer. A withdrawal transaction function that releases coins from the coin storage to make withdrawals, and a withdrawal function that stores the coins that can be reused for withdrawals from the deposit transaction completed in the denomination-specific money storage as circulating currency and makes withdrawals. Cash that has a circulation function to circulate the money for use, a replenishment function to send replenishment coins stored in a removable bulk storage from the device to the denomination-specific currency storage, and a collection function to collect the coins in the device to the bulk storage. In the deposit/withdrawal device, the bulk storage is loaded with certification data that proves that the bulk storage is legitimate, and the device is provided with a reading means for reading the certification data and a content of the read data. A judgment means for making a judgment and a detection means for detecting the attachment of a bulk storage are provided, and when the attachment of a bulk storage is detected, the proof data of the bulk storage is read, and collection processing is performed only when it is determined that the proof data is legitimate. Since I allowed the execution of
Collective storage can be identified at the electronic circuit level.

This makes it impossible to easily tamper with the identification of a legitimate bulk storage, thereby providing a device with excellent cash management security.

Ru.

Furthermore, in addition to the above configuration, the present invention provides a locking means for locking the bulk storage to the apparatus and a driving means for the locking means, so that when it is determined that the bulk storage is a regular bulk storage,
Since the collection process is executed with the bulk storage locked on the device side, once it has been determined that it is legitimate, the bulk storage can be automatically locked on the device side before the collection operation.

This makes it possible to perform collection processing only when the two elements of installing a regular bulk storage and locking the bulk storage on the device are met, providing a device with excellent cash management security. There is an effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 (
A) to (D) are schematic side views showing the configuration and operation of the customer service port in the same embodiment, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the bulk cassette data storage unit in the same embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the control system of the example; FIGS. 6, 7, 8, and 9 are schematic side views showing the operation of the example. , FIG. 1O is an operation flowchart of the same embodiment, FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of an automated teller machine equipped with a cash deposit/withdrawal device, and FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a control system of the automated teller machine. . 15... Bulk cassette 74... Bulk cassette data storage section 75... Connector 76... Detection switch 77... Locking mechanism patent Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Agent: Patent attorney: Takani Kanakura Contents of cassette data storage section 3 Block diagram of automatic teller machine Tsumugi (a) (b) Perspective view of automatic teller machine Tsumugi 11 [m August 21, 1989 Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office Yoshi 1) Mr. Moon Takeshi 1. Display of the case 1999 Patent Application No. 105794 2. Name of the invention Cash deposit/withdrawal device 3. Person making the amendment Relationship to the case Patent applicant 4. Agent 7. Contents of amendment 1. Description No. 10 On the 16th line of the page [(a) to (d)]
2. On page 11, line 9 of the statement, after "...(d)," there should be a "receiving position for storing banknotes left behind by the customer." 3. Insert "4" in lines 9 to 10 of page 11 of the specification to read "15". 4. Insert "15" in line 6 of page 31 of the specification. ``Figure 8''
Figure 9” is corrected. 6. “(a) to (d)” on page 38, line 20 of the specification
Correct the statement as [(a) ~ (e)]. section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Patent Claims] 1. A deposit transaction function that performs a deposit transaction by identifying the coins that a customer has inserted into a deposit slot using a discrimination means, and depositing coins from a coin storage by denomination according to the denomination amount specified by the customer. A withdrawal transaction function that releases money and withdraws money, and a circulation function that stores the coins that can be reused for withdrawals out of the coins from which the deposit transaction has been completed into the denomination-specific coin storage and circulates them for withdrawals. and a cash deposit/withdrawal device having a replenishment function of sending replenishment coins stored in a removable bulk storage from the device to the denomination-specific currency storage, and a collection function of collecting coins in the device to the bulk storage, The bulk storage is loaded with certification data that proves that the bulk storage is legitimate, and the device includes a reading means for reading the certification data and a discrimination means for discriminating the content of the read data. , a detection means for detecting attachment of the bulk storage, a locking means for locking the bulk storage on the device side, and a driving means for the locking means are provided, and when the attachment of the bulk storage is detected, the certification data of the bulk storage is provided. The cash deposit/withdrawal device is characterized in that the bulk storage is locked on the device side and currency is allowed to be transferred to and from the bulk storage only when the data is read and determined to be genuine certification data.