JPH03255596A - Paper sheet carrying device with automatic restoration function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operation rate of the paper sheet carrying device by detaching an restorable area after a reset operation from a carrying processing object and executing the carrying processing by only other active carrying system. CONSTITUTION:When a CPU 31 detects a fact that abnormality of an apparatus is generated on carrying paths L1 - L11, the CPU 31 allows the equipment to execute a reset operation, based thereon, and executes a restoration processing of a carrying system. When it is decided to be unreleasable after the reset operation, the CPU 31 detaches only its restorable apparatus from a carrying processing object, and executes a carrying processing by utilizing effectively other carrying system. In such a way, even if an restorable area is generated in the carrying system, the operation of other carrying system is maintained, and the device is operated without allowing it to go down, therefore, the operation rate of the device is improved surely.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field This invention is applicable to automatic teller machines, automatic teller machines, etc. used in financial institutions such as banks, etc. The present invention relates to a device, and more specifically, to a paper sheet conveying device with an automatic recovery function that is rich in automatic recovery performance.

(b) Conventional technology In general, when an abnormality such as a device abnormality or an empty feed error occurs in the conveyance system of this type of paper sheet conveyance device, an abnormality detection means detects this and performs this detection operation. By resetting the transport system in conjunction, the transport system is restored.

However, if recovery is not possible after the reset operation, it is determined that recovery is impossible and an attendant process is required, and while the attendant process is completed, the apparatus goes down and the operating rate of the apparatus decreases.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an automatic recovery system that can maintain operation without bringing down the device even if the conveyance system cannot be restored by a reset operation. The purpose is to provide a paper sheet conveyance device with functions.

(d) Means for solving the problem The present invention resets the conveyance system when an abnormality occurs in the conveyance system for conveying paper sheets based on the detection of the occurrence of the abnormality by the detection means. In a paper sheet conveyance device with an automatic recovery function that performs recovery processing, when the conveyance system recovery confirmation means after the reset operation and the conveyance system recovery confirmation means determine that recovery is impossible, the unrecoverable area is subject to conveyance processing. This is a paper sheet conveying apparatus with an automatic recovery function, which is equipped with a control means that is separated from the paper sheet conveyance system and executes conveyance processing using only another utilized conveyance system.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, when it is determined that the transport system cannot be restored even if the transport system is reset, the control means separates only the unrecoverable area from the transport processing target, and uses only the other transport systems to be used. Execute the transport process and keep the device in operation at all times.

(f) Effects of the invention Therefore, even if an unrecoverable area occurs in the transport system, the other transport systems can be kept in operation and the equipment can be operated without going down, and the operation rate of the equipment can be increased. can definitely be improved.

Furthermore, while the device is in operation, the staff member's recovery work for unrecoverable areas can be omitted, thereby reliably reducing the work burden on the staff member.

(g) Examples An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an automatic teller machine ATM equipped with a banknote conveyance device with an automatic recovery function, and the ATM has a handling display 11, a passbook insertion slot 12, a cart insertion slot 13 on its front panel.
, a banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14, a display/touch panel 15, a coin slot 16, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the interior of this automatic teller machine ATM includes a discrimination section 17, a time slot door section 18, a simulated banknote storage section 19, a return holding section 20, a denomination-specific banknote storage section 21, and so on.
It is equipped with an error collection unit 22, a forgotten collection unit 23, etc.
These are connected to the deposit/withdrawal port 14 by respective transport routes Ll-Lll.

In the above-mentioned conveyance paths L1 to Lll, the deposited banknotes are sent to the discrimination section 17 via the conveyance paths L1 to L2, good banknotes after the discrimination are temporarily stored in the slot section 18 through the conveyance path L3, and defective banknotes are transported. It is stored in the return holding unit 20 via routes L4 to L5. Then, after all the deposited banknotes have been verified, the stored banknotes in the return holding section 20 are discharged from the transport path L6 to the deposit/withdrawal port 14, and the stored banknotes in the storage door section 18 are transferred from the transport path L7 to L5→L8→L2 and again. It is sent to the discrimination section 17, and then transferred to the transport route L9. The banknotes are distributed and stored in denomination-specific banknote storage units 21 . . . on L10.

On the other hand, when dispensing money, the banknotes fed from the denomination banknote storage unit 21 . Ru. After being completely fed out, the stored banknotes are discharged to the deposit/withdrawal port 14 through the transport path L7→L5→L6.

In addition, a large number of conveyance confirmation detection sensors S... are installed along the conveyance path Ll-Lll to detect and confirm the conveyance status of banknotes, and use these detection signals to identify the location of occurrence of conveyance failures such as jams. Detect.

FIG. 3 shows a control circuit block diagram of an automatic teller machine ATM, in which C, PU 31 controls each circuit device according to a program stored in ROM 32, and transmits the control data to RA.
It is stored in M33 so that it can be input and output.

The above-mentioned CPU 31 connects to C through the interface 34.
An RT control section 35, a touch panel switch control section 36, a floppy disk device 38 including a floppy disk 37,
Passbook processing section 39, banknote processing section 40, and coin processing section 41
The car 1 processing section 42, the slip processing section 43, and the communication control section 45 connected to the center 44 are connected.

By the way, the CPU 31 detects an abnormality in the transport system in the transport routes L1 to Lll, for example, an equipment abnormality in a specific denomination banknote storage section 21, or an empty output error via the transport confirmation detection sensor S... In this case, the transport system is reset and the transport system is restored. However, if it is not possible to restore the transport system even after performing this reset operation, the CPU 3
1 separates only the unrecoverable area from the transportation processing target and executes the transportation processing only with other utilized transportation systems, so that the automatic teller machine ATM does not stop operating and can always perform transactions.

The processing operation of the banknote conveying device with automatic recovery function configured as described above will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation when an equipment abnormality occurs in the transport system. If the CPU 31 detects that an equipment abnormality has occurred on the transport route L1 to L11, the CPU 31 Reset the device and
The transport system is restored (first step nl).

At this time, if the device is restored by the reset operation, transactions will be allowed in this automatic teller machine ATV in the normal operation mode (second to fourth steps n2 to n4-), but it is determined that the automatic teller machine ATV cannot be restored after the reset operation. In the case, C
The PU 31 separates only the unrecoverable equipment from the transport processing target, and effectively utilizes other transport systems to transport and process it (fifth step n5).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation when a blank emptying error occurs, and if the conveyance confirmation detection sensor S... detects that a blank emptying error due to a jam has occurred on the conveyance paths L1 to L11. Based on this, the CPU 31 resets the transport routes L1 to Ll+ and performs a restoration process on the transport system (eleventh step n1l).

At this time, if it is confirmed that the banknotes are normally conveyed by the reset operation and the system is restored, the automatic teller machine A-T
M is allowed to be traded in the normal operation mode (12th to 15th
Steps n12 to n15).

On the other hand, if it is determined that recovery is not possible after the reset operation, the CPU 31 separates only the unrecoverable path from the transport processing target, and executes the transport process by effectively utilizing other transport routes (sixteenth step n16).

As mentioned above, even if an unrecoverable area occurs in the transport system, other transport systems can be kept running and the equipment can be operated without going down, which will surely improve the operating rate of the equipment. can do. Furthermore, while the device is in operation, the staff member's recovery work for unrecoverable areas can be omitted, thereby reliably reducing the work burden on the staff member.

In the correspondence between this invention and the structure of the above-mentioned embodiment, the paper sheet of this invention corresponds to the banknote of the embodiment, and similarly hereinafter, the transportation system recovery confirmation means includes transportation confirmation detection sensors S and C.
Corresponding to the PU31, the conveyance processing object corresponds to the conveyance path Ll - Ll+, and the control means corresponds to the CPU31, but the present invention including other configurations is limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. isn't it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram of an automatic teller machine, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the automatic teller machine, and FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram of the automatic teller machine. , FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation when an equipment abnormality occurs, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation when an empty output error occurs. ATM... Automatic teller machine L1-L11... Transport route S... Transport confirmation detection sensor 31... CPU
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) When an abnormality occurs in the conveyance system that conveys paper sheets,
A sheet conveyance device with an automatic recovery function that performs a recovery process by resetting a conveyance system based on detection of this abnormality occurrence by a detection means, comprising means for confirming recovery of the conveyance system after the reset operation, and the conveyance system. A paper sheet conveying device with an automatic recovery function, comprising: a control means for separating the unrecoverable area from the conveying processing target and executing the conveying process only by another utilized conveying system when it is determined that the system is unrecoverable by a system recovery confirmation means. .