JPH0239831B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Table of contents] Overview Industrial field of application Conventional technology Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problem Examples Effects of the invention [Summary] Input from the second input port a second pool in which the banknotes fed out by the second payout part are pooled; and a transfer means for transferring the banknotes pooled in the second pool part to the first payout part; When replenishment banknotes are inputted from the input slot, the banknotes are fed out by the second feeding means, pooled in the second pool section, transferred to the first feeding section, and fed out from the first feeding section. By storing the banknotes in the storage section, the banknotes are stored with their front and back sides aligned.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a transaction operation device, such as a cash-starting dispensing machine, which is operated by a user to carry out a transaction, and particularly relates to a bill handling device that can store an initial set or supplementary bills in a bill storage box after arranging them face-to-face. .

Recently, as part of the computer banking system, automatic cash dispensing machines (automatic cash dispensing machines), which are transaction operating devices, have been introduced at the counters of financial institutions.
Teller Machines (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) are widely used. These devices are normally operated using a credit card (hereinafter referred to as a card) or a bankbook to perform transactions such as cash payments and deposits. Its use is increasing due to its convenience, and the number of machines installed is also increasing, but it is also used to make effective use of cash and to save labor by preventing temporary downtime of the machine due to replacing the banknote storage box when it is full or replenishing the dispensed banknotes. For this reason, a recycling ceremony is being conducted to redirect deposited banknotes to withdrawals. With this device, the banknote storage box may run out of banknotes due to repeated transactions.
In this case, banknotes are replenished. Also, before the device starts operating, bills for payout are initially set in the bill storage box. In either case, the banknotes must be stored with their front and back sides lined up.

[Conventional technology]

Figures 1 to 4 below regarding recycling ATMs.
This will be explained with reference to the figures. The same code indicates the same object throughout the country.

As shown in Figure 1, an ATM has a card insertion slot 1 and a passbook insertion slot 2 arranged side by side on the front of the machine, and a banknote insertion slot 6 on the left side of the panel below.
(first input slot) and cash withdrawal slot (withdrawal slot), and on the right side there is a keyboard 4 for specifying transactions such as deposits, inputting a PIN number and transaction amount, and a display 5 for displaying operation details to the customer. It is located.

Inside the device, as shown in FIG. 2, behind the upper passbook insertion slot 2 and on the right side in the figure, there is a read-ride section 13a that reads and writes the magnetic stripe of the passbook 11, and a read/write part 13a that reads and writes the magnetic stripe of the passbook 11 and transaction details on the passbook 11 and journal paper 20. A printing section 14 for printing is provided.

At the center of the device, there is a discrimination section 21 (first discrimination section) that discriminates the authenticity, denomination, and front and back of the inserted banknotes 10, and on the right side there is a pool section 22 that temporarily pools the banknotes 10, and a pool section 22 that temporarily pools the banknotes 10. The dispensing block diagram 22a for dispensing the banknotes 10 is placed in the discriminating section 2.
Below the control section 18 and the dispensing section 22a, there is a discriminating section 2 for discriminating the denomination of the bill 10 fed out from the dispensing section 22a.
3 (second discrimination section) is arranged. A replenishment banknote insertion slot 191 for inserting replenishment banknotes 10 in the direction of arrow S into the door 19 on the back of the device behind the feeding section 22a.
(second input port) is provided.

At the bottom of the device are provided storage boxes 24a to 24c (storage sections) in which banknotes 10 are stored according to denomination, and a reject box 25 in which banknotes 10 are stored in case of a double feed or other defective feeding.
The upper part of the storage boxes 24a to 24c contains banknotes 10.
It is equipped with a mechanism for storing and feeding out.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a read/write section 13b for reading and writing the magnetic stripe of the card 17 and a printing section 15 for printing transaction details on a receipt are provided behind the card insertion slot 1 and on the right side in the figure. There is.

Figure 4 shows the pool section 22 and the replenishment bill slot 19.
1, and the feed roller R is shown upward in the figure.
6 to R8 are arranged, and the feed rollers R6, R7 and feed rollers R7, R8 roll into contact with each other, and a gate G2 is provided close to the bottom of the feed rollers R7, R8. The gate G2 is normally inclined to the right in the figure, and is switched to the left by a command from the control section 18.

An upper plate 12 is located below the gate G2, and an accumulation plate 9 is located below it. A pressurer 121 is attached to the upper plate 12 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure, and when the upper plate 12 is in the position shown in the figure, it is waiting above the upper plate 12, and when it is lowered, the pressurer 121 is attached to the upper plate 12.
It appears below 2. The stacking plate 9 is rotatably supported by a support member 91 around a shaft 92, and is also supported at a point a.

Therefore, it can be rotated to the left, but cannot be rotated to the right.

A spring 93 is attached to the left end of the support member 91 so as to suspend and pull the support member 91 from above, and the left end of the support member 91 is engaged with the stopper 7a.

The upper plate 12 and the stacking plate 9 can each be independently moved downward by a drive mechanism (not shown). Furthermore, when the upper plate 12 is lowered, the stacking plate 9 is pushed by the pressure 121 and lowers together.

A stopper 7b is provided above the stopper 7a, and is retracted in the direction of arrow Q by the operation of a plunger magnet (not shown). An abutting plate 122 is vertically provided on the left side of the stacking plate 9.

Feed rollers R9 and R10 and feed rollers R11 to R13 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper plate 12 and the stacking plate 9, respectively, and the feed rollers R9 and R10 and the feed rollers R12 and R13 are in rolling contact with each other. A pulley P1 is provided coaxially with the feed roller R10,
A ring belt 16a having a larger diameter than the pulley P1 is hung on the pulley P1, and a feed roller R12 is attached to the pulley P1.
A pulley P22 is provided coaxially with the ring belt 16b, which has a larger diameter than the pulley P2.
is hung.

Further, an upper roller R1 and a lower roller R2 are arranged vertically with an interval below the right end of the stacking plate 9, and the lower roller R2 is driven by a motor (not shown).

The upper roller R1 is rotatably attached to the tip of a lever 193 about a support shaft 192, and the rear end of the lever 193 is connected to a plunger magnet PM. And upper roller R1 and lower roller R
A sensor S1 is arranged approximately on the center line of 2 at intervals.

When the sensor S1 detects the presence of the banknote 10, the plunger magnet PM is activated and the upper roller R is activated.
1 is lowered, and the upper roller R1 and lower roller R2 sandwich the banknote 10. A stopper 7c is provided on the left side of the lower roller R2, and a feeding portion 22a is provided on the left side of the stopper 7c. It is configured.

Therefore, the banknotes 10 that have been distinguished as genuine banknotes by the discrimination unit 21 and conveyed along the route D are transferred to the feed roller R.
6. If the item is sent from R7 to the feed rollers R7 and R8 and found to be front, it will proceed to route N and be sent to the feed rollers R9 and R8 since the gate G2 is on the right side.
They enter the pool portion 22 by R10, are pushed by the rotation of the ring belt 16a in the direction of the arrow, and are accumulated as shown in the figure.

When the front and back sides are determined to be the back side, the gate G2 is switched to the left, and the banknote 10 advances to the route P, passes through the feed roller R11, and then passes through the feed roller R12,
The direction is changed by R13 and the ring belt 16 is turned upside down and enters the pool portion 22, but due to the rotation of the ring belt 16b in the direction of the arrow, the rear end ring belt 16
The stacked banknotes 10 are stacked on top of the banknotes 10 which are held in a tilted position. That is, since the ring belts 16a and 16b are constantly rotating, the transported banknotes 10 are stacked with their front and back sides aligned and in contact with the ring belts 16a and 16b.

By repeating such stacking, the stacking board 9 collects banknotes 1.
Since the banknotes 10 move downward against the elasticity of the spring 93 in accordance with the accumulation of zeros, the banknotes 10 can be stacked in a line with the front and back sides aligned.

When the stacking of banknotes for one transaction is completed, the upper plate 12 lowers and the presser 121 moves the banknotes 1 on the stacking plate 9.
0, the right end of the stacking plate 9 engages with the stopper 7c, and the stacking plate 9 tilts to the left with the stopper 7c as a fulcrum and stops.

Therefore, Pits Crawler R3, Feed Roller R4
The bill 10 can be fed out by the separate roller R5, that is, by the feeding section 22a.

Since it has such a configuration, an example of the use of this device will be explained in the case of deposits and withdrawals.
First, when a customer wants to make a deposit, he/she indicates his/her intention by pressing the deposit button on the keyboard 4, then inserts the passbook 11 into the passbook insertion slot 2 according to the operation guidance displayed on the display 5, and then the read/write unit 13a reads the magnetic stripe on the back of the passbook. After the banknotes 10 are read and the account number is confirmed, they are inserted into the banknote slot 6.

The device discriminates the authenticity of the banknotes 10 in a discrimination unit 21, returns the banknotes to the cash dispensing port along routes A to C indicated by arrows in the figure, and sends the genuine banknotes 10 to the pool unit 22 along route D, where the front and back are separated. are pooled together, and the amount is counted and displayed on the display 5.

When the customer confirms that the amount matches the deposited amount and presses the confirmation button on the keyboard 4, the deposit amount, etc. is printed on the bankbook 11, the transaction details are printed on the journal, and the money is wound into the device. Passbook insertion slot 2
The passbook 11 is returned and the transaction is completed.

Then, the banknotes 10 are fed out from the feeding section 22a of the pool section 22, pass through routes E, F, and B, are again classified by denomination in the discrimination section 23, and are sent to routes G and H, where they are stored in storage boxes 24a to 24c where they are sorted by denomination. It will be stored.

If an error such as a double feed occurs in the feeding of the bill 10 by the feeding section 22a, the bill 10 is stored in the reject box 25 through routes G and I.

Further, when the customer presses the deposit cancellation button, the dispensed banknotes 10 are returned to the cash dispensing port 3 via routes E, F, B, and C.

When making a deposit using the card 17 without using the passbook 11, a receipt is issued.

When paying out cash, press the payout button, insert the card 17 into the card slot 1, insert the passbook 11 into the passbook slot 2, enter the PIN number and the amount to be paid, and then press the payout button and insert the card 17 into the card slot 1. ~24
The banknote 10 is fed out by the upward feeding mechanism c, and passes through routes J, F, and C to the cash dispensing port 3.
will be paid out.

During this time, the card 17 is read and confirmed by the read/write section 13b, the transaction details are printed on the bankbook 11 and journal paper 20, the journal paper 20 is wound up in the device, and the bankbook 11 is returned from the bankbook insertion slot 2. Ru.

When the bankbook 11 is not inserted and the payment is made only with the card 17, a receipt is issued.

In this way, deposits and withdrawals are made, and the storage box 24
The amount of banknotes 10 in a to 24c fluctuates, and when the banknotes 10 decrease to a predetermined amount or less due to an imbalance between deposits and withdrawals, banknotes 10 are replenished, and banknotes 10 are
When the banknotes are full of 0s, the extra banknotes 10 are collected.

When replenishing banknotes 10, an instruction is given by a banknote replenishment command means (not shown), and as shown in FIG.
2 is lowered and stopped at the stopper 7b, and the stacking plate 9 is lowered and stopped at an inclined position at the feeding position.

When a predetermined amount of banknotes 10 (for example, about 100 at a time) is inserted into the replenishment banknote slot 191, the sensor S1 detects the banknotes 10, and the upper roller R1 and lower roller R2 clamp the banknotes 10, and the lower roller R2 The banknotes 10 are sent onto the stacking board 9 by the drive. When the sensor S1 detects passage of the rear end of the banknote 10, the drive of the lower roller R2 is stopped and the stopper 7b moves in the direction of the arrow Q.
The presser 121 presses the banknote 10, and the pick roller R3 and feed roller R4 are driven to feed the banknote 10 through routes E, F, B, and H to the desired denomination. It is replenished and stored in the storage boxes 24a to 24c.

In this way, the banknote 1 can be processed without stopping the device.
0 replenishment can be performed. In addition, the insertion of banknotes 10 at the time of initial setting at the start of business is performed in the same manner.

When the banknotes 10 are to be collected, a collection command is issued to dispense the filled denominations and send them to the cash dispensing port 3.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

According to the above conventional method, when replenishing banknotes,
Not only does it take time to insert the banknotes with the front and back sides aligned, but if you accidentally insert the banknotes in the wrong way, the banknotes that are left in the storage box will be stored with the front and back sides reversed, and the banknotes will not be aligned. The problem is that it loses meaning.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling device that eliminates the need to insert banknotes with the front and back sides aligned when replenishing the banknotes, and can save the effort of aligning the front and back sides.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, bills inputted from a first input slot are fed out from a first feeding section, and a first discrimination section performs authenticity, denomination discrimination, front and back discrimination, and counts the bills, and the genuine bills are counted by the discrimination section. The banknotes are pooled with their front and back sides aligned in a first pool section provided at the rear stage, the pooled banknotes are fed out by a second payout section, the denominations are discriminated by the second discrimination section, and the banknotes are stored by denomination. A deposit storage mechanism for storing in the storage section, a dispensing function for discriminating and counting bills dispensed from the storage section in response to a withdrawal request in a second discriminating section, and dispensing the money to a withdrawal port; When replenishing banknotes in the storage compartment,
A banknote handling device having a second input port for inputting replenishment banknotes into a second input unit, the second banknote handling device having a second input port for inputting supplementary banknotes into a second input unit, and a second input unit for temporarily pooling banknotes by discharging the banknotes input from the second input unit from the second input unit. and a transfer means for transferring the banknotes input from the second input port and pooled in the second pool unit to the first payout unit, and the banknotes input from the second input port are The present invention is a banknote handling device that transfers banknotes to a first payout section, pays out the banknotes from the first payout section, and stores the bills in a storage section, thereby achieving the above object.

[Effect]

When replenishing the storage section with banknotes, when the banknotes are inserted into the second input slot, the banknotes are fed out from the second payout section, the banknotes are pooled in the second pool section, and the pooled banknotes are transferred by the transfer means. Similar to the banknotes that are sent to the first feeding section and inserted into the first inputting section during normal deposit, the banknotes are fed out by the first feeding section, are discriminated by the discrimination section, and are placed with the front and back sides aligned. After being pooled in the pool section, the coins are dispensed by the second dispensing section, the denomination is discriminated by the second discriminating section, and the denominations are stored in the storage section of the corresponding denomination.

Therefore, it is not necessary to align the front and back sides of the replenishment banknotes in advance, which saves time and effort, and there is no need to worry about the front and back sides when inserting the banknotes.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote input/output port 6 and the cash payout port 3 described in the conventional example are placed in exactly the same position to form a banknote input/output port 6a through which banknotes 10 are inserted, returned, and dispensed. 6a
A pool part 27 (second pool part) for pooling banknotes 10 is provided at the lower left of the feeding part 26, and between the feeding part 26 and the pool part 27, the banknotes 10 are pooled in the pool part 27. A transfer section 28 (transfer means) for transferring to the feeding section 26 is provided.

Moreover, transport paths of routes A, B, D to J, and K are arranged between the respective mechanical parts, and gates G1 to G7 are arranged at branch points of the transport paths, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6, the feeding section 26 of the banknote input/output port 6a includes a pick roller R14 for feeding out the banknotes 10, a feed roller R15, a separate roller R16 rotating in reverse to prevent double feed, and a press plate having a pusher section 29. 30
It consists of

The pressing plate 30 is rotatably supported by a shaft 302 on a side surface 301, and has a dogleg-shaped notch 3 on the side surface 301.
03 is formed. A spring 30 is attached to the shaft 302 and is guided by guide rollers R17 to R20.
4 supports the push plate 31 which is urged in the direction of arrow A in the figure.
is connected to the upper part of the pressing plate 30 by a spring 305, and the pressing plate 30 is biased in the direction of arrow C in the figure.

A stud 322 is attached to the other end of the lever 32, one end of which is fixed to the rotating shaft 321, and the stud 322 is slidably engaged with the notch 303.

Further, a fan-shaped cam 33 is fixed to the rotating shaft 321, and the rotating shaft 321 is connected to a motor M4.

a lever 34 having a cam follower 341 at its tip that follows the cam surfaces b and c of the fan-shaped cam 33;
A stopper 35 whose tip engages with each hole 311 of the push plate 31 is fixed to the shaft 351.

The rotating shaft 321 and the shaft 351 are supported by a side frame (not shown), the fan-shaped cam 33 and the link 35 are located on the outside of the side frame, and the other members mentioned above are located on the inside.

The cam follower 341 is the cam surface a of the fan-shaped cam 33
, the stopper 35 maintains the position of the push plate 31.

In the diagram of the fan-shaped cam 33, there is a stud 33 at the right end.
1 is attached, and the stud 331 has elongated holes 361, 362 at both ends and a stud 363 approximately in the center.
The link 36 is slidably engaged with a long hole 361 at the upper part of the link 36.

A stacker 364 is attached between stud 331 and stud 363.

The link 37 is located in the elongated hole 362 at the bottom of the link 36.
A stud 371 attached to one end of the stud 371 is slidably engaged. A support 3 is attached to the other end of the link 37.
One end of the lever 38 rotatably supported by the lever 81 is fixed.

Further, one end of the link 39 is rotatably attached to the support shaft 391. The support shafts 381 and 391 are fixed to the side frames.

Links 36 and 37 are arranged on the outside of the side frame, and lever 38 and link 39 are arranged on the inside of the side frame.

The pool section 27 includes a toothed roller R21P and a feed roller R22 that feed the banknotes 10 conveyed along the route K, a receiving section 271 that receives the banknotes 10, and a stacking section 27 in which belts are hung around pulleys P3 to P5.
It is composed of 2.

The other ends of the lever 38 and the link 39 are rotatably attached to studs 274 and 275 provided on a holding member 273 that holds the stacking section 272, respectively.

Further, in the transfer section 28, belts are hung around pulleys P6 to P8, and the belts are held by a holding member 281 so that the position is fixed, and the pulleys P6 to P8 are connected to a motor (not shown) (see FIG. 6).

Therefore, the rotating shaft 32 is rotated by the rotational drive of the motor M4.
1 rotates in the direction of arrow E in the figure and the fan-shaped cam 33 rotates in the same direction, the cam follower 341 moves from the cam surface b of the fan-shaped cam 33 to the cam surface c by the elasticity of the spring 304, and the lever 34 and As the stopper 35 rotates and the push plate 31 moves, the press plate 30 moves in the direction of arrow A, as shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure.

The motor M4 rotates in the reverse direction and the fan-shaped cam 33 moves in the direction of arrow F.
When rotated in the direction, the cam follower 341 returns to the cam surface b and the stopper 35 also returns, so the press plate 30 retreats in the direction of arrow B and returns to its original position.

When the fan-shaped cam 33 further rotates in the direction of arrow E,
Since the stud 322 engaged with the notch 303 moves up while freely sliding, a rotational force is generated around the shaft 302, and the pressing plate 30 is moved by the spring 3.
As shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, against the elasticity of 05,
It rotates and tilts in the direction of arrow D, opening a transfer path between the transfer section 28 and the feeding section 26. At the same time, the fan-shaped cam 33
Spring 3 connected to stud 331 of
64 pulls up the link 36, the links 37 and 38 rotate in the direction of arrow G in the figure around the support shaft 381, and the stud 274 moves in the same direction.
Rotate it in the direction of arrow H in the figure, centering on the holding member 2.
73 approaches the transfer section 28, as shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure.

Further, FIG. 7 shows a control block diagram, and in the figure, 181 is a discrimination control section, which controls the discrimination sections 21 and 23 to discriminate the authenticity, denomination, front and back of the banknote 10, and transmits the discrimination results to the control section 18a. It has a function to send to. 182 is a magnetic driver, which controls the control unit 1;
A drive signal is given to the corresponding gate magnets GM1 to GM7 by the selection signal from 8a, and the gate G
Performs switching control of 1 to G7.

M1 to M4 are motors, and motor M1 is a banknote 10
The feeding roller and the motor M2 are used to rotate the conveying roller of the banknote 10, and the roller M3 is used to rotate the conveying roller of the banknote 10.
The banknote guides a to 24c (not shown) are connected to the banknote 10.
Moving mechanism that moves up and down when feeding out, pool part 2
2, the vertical movement mechanism of the upper plate 12, and the pool part 27
It is used to drive the transport mechanism 28 of. 183 is a motor driver.

184 is a clutch magnet driver that operates the feeding parts 26, 22 according to a signal from the control part 18a.
Clutches C1 to C5 are actuated to intermittently rotate the feeding rollers of the storage boxes 24a to 24c.

Since it has such a structure and function, when storing a deposit using this device, as shown in FIG. It is stored exactly as in the example. However, the banknotes 10 that have been identified as counterfeit banknotes by the recognition unit 21 are sent to the pool unit 27 via routes A, B, and K, and when the payout for one transaction is completed, the press plate 30 of the payout unit 26 is moved back and transferred. The banknotes 10 are transferred to the payout unit 26 by the unit 28, a shutter (not shown) is opened, and the banknotes 10 are returned from the banknote input/output port 6a.

When dispensing banknotes 10, press the dispensing button and release the card 17 and passbook 10 as shown in FIG.
When a payout command is issued by inserting the PIN number and entering the payout amount, the storage boxes 24a to 24c
When the banknotes 10 of a predetermined denomination are fed out and sent to the pool section 27 via routes J, F, and B, and the specified amount of banknotes 10 are pooled, the press plate 30 of the payout section 26 is moved back. Then, the banknotes 10 are transferred to the payout unit 26 by the transfer unit 28, and the shutter is opened, so that the banknotes 10 can be taken out from the banknote input/output port 6a.

Next, when replenishing banknotes 10, as shown in FIG. 10, first press the banknote replenishment command button on the management panel (not shown), then insert a predetermined amount of banknotes 10 to be refilled from the replenishment banknote slot 191, and then the banknotes 10 will be fed out. It is fed out from the section 22, passes through routes E and F, passes through the discrimination section 23, passes through route K, and is accumulated in the accumulation section 272 of the pool section 27. When all of the inserted banknotes 10 are accumulated, the press plate 30 retreats and stops at an inclined position to open a transfer path for the banknotes 10. At the same time, the stacking section 272 moves and approaches the transfer section 28 , pinches the stacked banknotes 10 , and the transfer section 28 is driven to transfer the banknotes 10 to the payout section 26 .

The banknotes 10 sent to the feeding section 26 are pressed against the pressing plate 30
Similar to the banknotes 10 that are pressed by the banknotes 10 and fed out by the payout unit 26 and inserted from the banknote inlet/outlet 6a during a normal deposit, the authenticity, denomination, and front and back sides are discriminated, and the front and back sides are aligned in the pool unit 22, It is fed out again, the denomination is discriminated by the discrimination section 23, and the denomination is stored in one of the storage boxes 24a to 24c of the desired denomination. As a result of the discrimination in the discrimination section 23, the banknotes 10 that are judged to be incorrect are collected in the reject box 25.

The required amount of banknotes 10 is replenished by repeating this operation of replenishing the banknotes 10.

In the case of initial separation, banknotes 10 can be stored in exactly the same way as in the case of replenishment.

In this way, the banknotes 10 to be initially set or replenished can be stored with the front and back aligned, so there is no need to align the front and back of the banknotes 10 in advance as in the conventional method, and the trouble of aligning the front and back can be saved. There is no need to worry about checking the orientation so as not to mistake the front and back sides, since the front and back sides will not mix with the remaining banknotes 10 that have been turned upside down by mistake.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the replenishment banknotes of a recycling ATM can be stored with the front and back aligned, so there is no need to insert the replenishment banknotes with the front and back aligned.
The man-hours required for alignment are reduced.

It is possible to solve the problem that the remaining banknotes in the storage box and the front and back sides are reversed due to erroneously inserting banknotes with the front and back sides aligned upside down.

There is an effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an ATM to which the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a portion taken along line B-B in Fig. 1. 4 is a side view showing the bill replenishment mechanism shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing the banknote replenishment mechanism shown in FIG. 5. 7 is a control block diagram of FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a flowchart of deposit storage, FIG. 9 is a flowchart of dispensing, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart of bill replenishment. It is. In the figure, 6a is a banknote input/output port, 21 and 23 are discrimination sections, 22 and 27 are pool sections, 22a and 26 are payout sections, 24a to 24c are storage sections, 28 is a transfer section,
Reference numeral 191 indicates a replenishment bill slot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. The banknotes inputted from the first input slot are fed out from the first payout section, and the first discrimination section performs authenticity, denomination discrimination, front/back discrimination, and counts the banknotes to determine whether the banknotes are genuine or not. Pooling the banknotes with their front and back sides aligned in a first pool section provided after the discrimination section, feeding out the pooled banknotes by a second dispensing section, and performing denomination discrimination in the second discrimination section, a deposit storage mechanism that stores bills in a storage section according to denomination; and a payout mechanism that discriminates and counts the bills dispensed from the storage section based on a withdrawal request in the second discrimination section and withdraws the money to a withdrawal port. and a second slot for inserting replenishing banknotes into the second feeding unit when replenishing the banknotes in the storage unit, the second banknote handling device comprising: A second system that temporarily pools banknotes inserted from the input slot by feeding them out from the second feeding section.
a pool section; and a transfer means for transferring the banknotes pooled in the second pool section to the first payout section, and the banknotes inserted from the second input slot are transferred to the first payout section.
A banknote handling device characterized in that the banknotes are transferred to the first feeding section, fed out from the first feeding section, and stored in the storage section.