JPH03265993A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make control responsibility clear in the operation of the third person and to improve safety by stopping the complementary processing of paper moneys to a cartridge with the doubt of illegal use and returning the complemented paper moneys to the cartridge when real complement data is not equal to the confirmation data on the cartridge side. CONSTITUTION:When a control means executes the complementary processing of paper moneys from a cartridge 18 and the real complement data such as the denomination, amount and quantity of the complemented paper moneys read by an identification part 12 is not equal to the confirmation data read from the storing means of the cartridge 18, the control means is switched to the collection processing of the complemented paper moneys to the cartridge 18 by a switch command means and all the complemented paper moneys are returned to the cartridge 18. Thus, paper money can be controlled separately for the cartridge 18 and a paper money processor and the control responsibility is made clear. Simultaneously, there is no trouble caused by the doubt of illegally using the cartridge 18, and the safety is improved in the operation by the third person.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial application field This invention is applicable to, for example, automatic teller machines, automatic currency exchange machines,
Alternatively, it relates to a banknote processing device that is equipped with a depositing and withdrawing function, such as a depositing and dispensing machine installed at a bank counter for the exclusive use of staff. The present invention relates to a banknote processing device having such functions.

(B) Conventional technology For example, in banking operations, bill processing devices such as automatic teller machines, automatic teller machines, and automatic exchange machines are generally refilled with banknotes using cartridges. This is done by a bank official.

However, in recent years supermarkets, department stores, etc. have become increasingly unmanned by installing the aforementioned banknote handling equipment, and the loading operation of the aforementioned cartridges is often entrusted to third parties such as security companies, which has made management responsibilities clearer. is required.

(c) Problems that the invention aims to solve, namely, when a cartridge containing replenishment banknotes is handed over to a third party, there is a concern that fraudulent acts such as prying open or destroying the cartridge and extracting the stored banknotes may occur. have

Therefore, this invention improves the safety of banknotes by stopping the replenishment of banknotes from the cartridge when there is a suspicion of fraud in the banknotes loaded in the cartridge, and clarifying the management responsibility of a third party. The purpose is to provide processing equipment.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides a removable mounting of a cartridge capable of storing banknotes, and controls processing such as replenishment of banknotes from the cartridge or collection of banknotes into the cartridge. a control means to be executed; a denomination of the banknote during the banknote replenishment process;
A banknote processing device comprising a discrimination section for discriminating the amount, quantity, etc.
A storage means is provided for storing confirmation data for confirming the loaded banknotes, such as the amount and quantity, and when the control means executes the process of replenishing banknotes from the cartridge, the denomination and amount of the replenishing banknotes read by the discrimination unit are provided. and the banknote processing apparatus is provided with a switching command means for switching the control means to a process for collecting replenishment banknotes into the cartridge when the actual replenishment data such as the quantity does not match the confirmation data read from the storage means of the cartridge. It is characterized by

(E) Function In the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention, when the control means executes the process of replenishing banknotes from the cartridge, the actual replenishment data such as the denomination, amount, and quantity of the banknotes read by the discrimination unit is stored in the cartridge. When the confirmation data read from the storage means does not match, the switching command means switches the control means to a process of collecting the replenished banknotes to the cartridge, and returns all the replenished banknotes to the cartridge.

(f) Effect of the invention As a result of the above, according to the present invention, actual replenishment data and
If the confirmation data on the cartridge side does not match and there is a suspicion of fraud, the banknote replenishment process will be canceled and the refilled banknotes will be returned to the cartridge. The cartridge can be prohibited from being accepted into the banknote processing apparatus, and the management of banknotes between the cartridge and the banknote processing apparatus can be separated, and the management responsibility can be clarified.

At the same time, concerns about suspected fraudulent cartridges can be prevented, and safety is improved by third-party operation.

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

The drawing shows an automatic teller machine as an example of a banknote processing device, and FIG. 1 shows a deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 built into the automatic teller machine. It is configured to be rotatable between a position for inserting and taking out banknotes and a position for taking banknotes into or receiving banknotes from the inside.

The above-mentioned cash deposit/withdrawal port 11 is connected via a conveyance line a to a discrimination section 12 for determining authenticity, denomination, and front/back discrimination, and the discrimination section 12 is connected to a conveyance line b.

A front-back reversing unit 13 that aligns the banknotes to one side through C
The front-back reversing unit 13 is connected to a temporary holding unit 14 that temporarily holds banknotes.

The aforementioned conveyance line b is connected to two first and second bulk holding sections 15.19 connected in series via a conveyance line d, and these bulk holding sections 15.19 each hold the banknotes held therein. It has the function of discharging all at once and the function of passing the conveyed banknotes.
Connected to 1.

The above-mentioned transport line e is connected to the above-mentioned transport line a via the transport line f, and is further connected to the above-mentioned temporary holding section 14.
is connected to the transport line d via the transport line g.

The conveyance line b from the above-mentioned discrimination section 12 passes through the deposit conveyance line h to the denomination-specific storage section 1 provided for each denomination.
Furthermore, these transport lines h are connected to the aforementioned transport line a via the withdrawal transport line i, and these transport lines a, b, h, and i form a loop. ing.

The transport line j branching from the transport line i is connected to the transport line e, thereby connecting to the deposit/withdrawal port 11, and furthermore, the collection box 17 is connected via the transport line k branching from the transport line h. However, this collection box 17 collects banknotes that have been erroneously dispensed at the time of withdrawal or have been left behind.

A part connected to the above-mentioned transport lines b to d is connected to an occasional banknote storage box 20 having a function of replenishing and collecting banknotes in order to replenish and collect banknotes at any time. The stored banknotes are sent out to the conveyance line d, and the banknotes from the conveyance line b are collected. The banknote storage box 20 is detachably attached to the outer wall of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10.

Note that the above-mentioned conveyance lines a to k are constructed by appropriately combining a conveyance belt, guide rollers, guide plates, distribution plates, and the like.

Further, numeral 46 in the figure is an attendant panel control section, for example,
It is equipped with a liquid crystal display and an input section with a plurality of keys, and is used to display necessary data and input necessary data, such as the amount of loaded banknotes.

A cartridge 18 having a banknote replenishment function and a banknote collection function is detachably attached to the bottom side of the above-mentioned temporary storage section 14 by sliding it from the rear of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10.

That is, the inside of the - hour storage section 14 has a separator 21 for accumulating banknotes. It is driven in the moving direction.

Further, inside the cartridge 18, there is a pressing plate 22 that moves downward to push up stored banknotes or to accept banknotes from above.
2 is moved up and down by a press plate up and down drive section 39, which will be described later.

When feeding banknotes stored in the above-mentioned cartridge 18 to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side, or when storing banknotes of 1° in the mechanism into the cartridge 18, the taking and feeding mechanism of the upper temporary storage section 14 is used. and execute it.

At this time, the separator 21 of the upper temporary storage section 14 is pulled out and evacuated.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cartridge 18 has an opening 23 on the top surface through which banknotes can enter and exit.
A shutter 24 is provided on the side, and a lockable opening/closing door 25 for loading and removing banknotes is provided on the side, and the shutter 24 is appropriately configured to be locked when closed. When attached to the mechanism 10
The lock is released by a shutter opening mechanism (not shown) on the side, and the shutter 24 is also pulled out.

Further, the shutter 24 and the opening/closing door 25 described above each include a shutter closing sensor 26 for detecting a closed state and a door opening sensor 27 (shown in FIG. 1).

Further, on the front surface of the cartridge 18, a display 28 composed of a liquid crystal and a keyboard 29 consisting of a numeric keypad and function keys are arranged. Confirmation data for confirming the amount is input, and the display 28 displays the input contents and necessary data.

On the back side of the cartridge 18 described above, an opening 30 for opening the shutter 24 from the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side is formed in the upper part, and a connector 31 electrically connected to the control part of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 in the lower part. are doing.

A control unit 32 is provided at the bottom inside the cartridge 18 (shown in FIG. 1), and the power is backed up by a battery.

Furthermore, in FIG. 1, there is a locking mechanism 47 that locks the cartridge 18 when the above-mentioned cartridge 18 is installed, and this locking mechanism 47 includes a locking pawl 48 and a solenoid 49 that drives the locking pawl 48. It consists of

FIG. 4 shows a control unit 320 for the cartridge 18 described above.
The circuit configuration is shown, and the 5 CPU 33 interfaces each circuit device according to the program stored in the ROM 34.
The RAM 36 stores the denomination and quantity of loaded banknotes, the lock flag of the cartridge 18, and other necessary data.

The acceleration sensor 37 detects when an impact more than necessary is applied to the cartridge 18, that is, an impact that attempts to destroy the cartridge 18 in order to extract stored banknotes.

The shutter close sensor 26 described above detects that the shutter 24 has been forcibly opened, and the door open sensor 27 detects that the opening/closing door 25 has been forcibly opened, so these sensors 26, 27, and 37 detect fraudulent activity. It constitutes a fraudulent act detection means to detect.

The cartridge lock switch 38 is connected to the keyboard 2 described above.
This switch 38 is activated when the cartridge 18 is loaded with a predetermined amount of banknotes, the opening/closing door 25 is locked, and the keyboard 2
When the input of confirmation data for confirming the loaded amount of banknotes such as the denomination, amount, and quantity from 9 is completed, if this cartridge lock switch 38 is operated, further input from the keyboard 29 is prohibited. The entered data cannot be changed.

Further, when this cartridge lock switch 38 is operated, a lock flag is set in the RAM 36, and this lock flag is set to one of the various sensors 26, 27, and 37 described above.
Reset when detects fraudulent activity.

The pressing plate vertical drive unit 39 is the pressing plate 2 in the cartridge 18.
Controls the vertical movement of 2.

In addition, when the cartridge 18 is installed in the automatic teller machine, the host interface 40 sends 5 messages to the control section of the automatic teller machine.
Connect CPU33.

FIG. 5 shows a control circuit of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 of an automatic teller machine, where an MCPU 41 drives and controls each circuit device according to a program stored in a ROM 42, and a RAM 43 stores and reads necessary data.

The deposit/withdrawal port mechanism section 44 performs drive control of the 0110 times of deposit/withdrawal of falling down and rotating and standing up, and drive control of the internal taking in of the inserted banknotes.

The transport line drive unit 45 drives and switches each transport line a-.

The discrimination unit 12 determines the authenticity, denomination, damage, and front/back of banknotes, and the MCPU 41 counts the amount and quantity thereof based on the denomination determination.

The front/back reversing unit 13 controls the loading/unloading of banknotes that need to be reversed and the passage of banknotes that do not need to be reversed based on the front/back discrimination of the above-mentioned discrimination unit 12 .

The attendant panel control unit 46 forms, for example, an input unit using a liquid crystal display and a plurality of keys, and displays necessary data, such as displaying prohibition of refilling or returning banknotes to the cartridge 18, and displaying necessary information for the cartridge 18. Execute data input.

The locking mechanism 47 locks when the cartridge 18 is installed.
When this is locked and removal is permitted,
Drive the solenoid 49 to release the lock.

The temporary storage section 14 controls the stacking of banknotes and the delivery of the accumulated banknotes, and the bulk storage sections 15 and 19 respectively send out the stored banknotes all at once, or each of the bulk storage sections 15
．． Processing control for passage of 19 parts is executed.

The denomination-specific storage unit 16 takes in deposited banknotes of each denomination and sends out paid banknotes, and stores them in the collection box 17.
collects banknotes that have a feeding error or are defective as dispensing banknotes.

Furthermore, the cartridge 18 is connected via an interface 50, and the cartridge 18 controls the replenishment of banknotes stored therein into the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side or the collection of banknotes from the mechanism 10 side. Cartridge 18
When driving, the above-mentioned temporary storage section 14 is also driven and controlled at the same time.

Further, the banknote storage box 20 also performs control to replenish the banknotes stored therein to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side or to collect banknotes from the mechanism 10 side, but this control is performed while the automatic teller machine is in operation. Executed at any time.

Furthermore, the modem 51 connects the automatic teller machine equipped with the MCPU 41 to a center that monitors the machine.

In the automatic teller machine configured as described above, the processing operation of the 5 CPU 33 regarding loading banknotes into the cartridge 18 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6.

That is, in this case, a bank clerk loads the banknotes into the cartridge 18.

The actual bill loading operation is performed from the opening/closing door 25 (step n1), and when a predetermined amount of a predetermined denomination is loaded, the loaded denomination, amount, and quantity are displayed from the keyboard 29.
Furthermore, the ID number is input as confirmation data, and these data are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 36 (step n2).

When the banknote loading and data input processing are completed, the opening/closing door 25 is locked, and the cartridge lock switch 38 of the keyboard 29 is operated (step n3). By operating this switch, the lock flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 36. do.

Note that once this lock flag is set, input from the keyboard 29 is prohibited from then on.

The cartridge 18 loaded with banknotes as described above is
For example, the money is transported to an automated teller machine by a third party such as a security company, and then set in the automated teller machine.

Next, the MCPU 41 loads banknotes using the cartridge 18.
The processing operation will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.

That is, when the cartridge 18 is slid from the rear of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 and attached to the lower part of the temporary storage section 14 (step n11), the lock claw 48 of the cartridge locking mechanism 47 locks the cartridge 18, and the cartridge 18 is locked. The cartridge 18 is fixed (step n12).

When the cartridge 18 is installed as described above, the connector 31 of the cartridge 18 is connected to the main body side, the 5 CPU 33 on the cartridge 18 side and the MCPU 41 on the automatic teller machine side are connected, and the R
The banknote confirmation data, that is, the banknote denomination, amount, quantity (number of sheets), ID number, and cartridge lock switch 380 lock flag is read out from the AM 36 (step n13), and it is checked whether the lock flag is set. Determination is made (step n14).

If the above-mentioned lock flag is not set, there is a suspicion of fraud such as destruction of the cartridge 18, so the banknote replenishment process is stopped (step n15) and the banknote replenishment process is ended.

However, if it is determined in the aforementioned step n14 that the lock flag is set, the cartridge 18 is not destroyed and is normal, so the replenishment and distribution of banknotes is subsequently executed (step n16).

That is, the - hour storage section 14 is driven and controlled to pull out its separator 21, and then the press plate up and down drive section 39 of the cartridge 18 is driven to raise the press plate 22 inside the cartridge 18, and the inside of the cartridge 18 is pulled out. The banknotes are lifted into the temporary storage section 14, and the feeding mechanism of the -hour storage section 14 is driven to send out the banknotes in the -hour storage section 14 (step n18), and the fed banknotes are transferred to the conveyance line g. .

d, f, a, and h, the discrimination section 12 discriminates the denomination (step n19), and stores it in the denomination-specific storage section 16 corresponding to the denomination based on the discrimination of the denomination in the discrimination section 12. In step n20), if there is a failure in discrimination, the banknote is further temporarily stored in the deposit/withdrawal 011 via transport lines i and j (step n21).

This replenishment of banknotes is performed sequentially, and the cartridge 1
When all the banknotes in 8 are sent out (step n22)
, Step n23) to determine whether there is a poor discrimination.
If there is a discrimination failure, it is determined whether the actual replenishment quantity (number of sheets, part of the replenishment data) matches the confirmation date of the cartridge 18 (step n24).

The data on the replenishment quantity (number of sheets) is counted at the same time as the banknotes are distinguished, and this count value is stored in the RAM 43, so
This count value is compared with the quantity (number of sheets) of confirmation data of the cartridge 18 that has already been read.

If these data match, cartridge 1
However, if the aforementioned data does not match, there is a suspicion that the amount of banknotes loaded in the cartridge 18 is fraudulent. will be refused replenishment.

Furthermore, if the quantities of the confirmation data and the replenishment data do not match as described above, try again to distinguish the banknotes stored in the above-mentioned deposit/withdrawal port 11 (step n17). The information is stored in the type storage section 16, and if it cannot be identified, it is retried a predetermined number of times.

Furthermore, once all the banknotes with poor discrimination have been determined and all the banknotes have been distributed, it is determined whether the amount of the banknotes actually replenished (part of the replenishment data) matches the confirmation data of the cartridge 18 ( Step n25).

Data on the replenishment amount is added at the same time as the banknote denomination is verified, and this amount value is stored in the RAM 43, so this amount value is compared with the amount of confirmation data of the cartridge 18 that has already been read.

As a result of the comparison, if the amount data match, and if the quantity (number of sheets) data match in step n24 described above, it is determined that the amount of banknotes loaded in the cartridge 18 is normal, and the banknote replenishment is performed. Banknotes that have been accepted and stored in the deposit/withdrawal port 11 with poor identification are transferred to transport lines a, b, h, and k.
are collected into the collection box 17 via (step n26)
, to send replenishment data such as replenishment amount and quantity (number of sheets) to the 5 CPU 33 of the cartridge 18 (step n27);
The 5 CPU 33 controls the display 28 to display the establishment of banknote replenishment, and the MCPU 41 controls the staff panel control unit 4.
6 to display the establishment of banknote replenishment on the display (
At the same time as step n28), the establishment of banknote replenishment is notified to the monitoring center via the modem 51, and the process ends.

The aforementioned step n24. In step n17, if the banknote quantity (number of sheets) data does not match even after retrying banknote discrimination a predetermined number of times, or if the amount data cannot match in step n25, the cartridge 1
Since it is determined that there is a suspicion that the loaded banknotes No. 8 are fraudulent, in these cases, the replenishment of banknotes is refused and at the same time, all the banknotes that have already been taken in are returned to the cartridge 18 (step n29).

That is, the banknotes stored in each denomination storage section 16 are transferred to the temporary storage section 14 via the conveyance lines h, t, a, and c.
In addition, the banknotes with poor identification that were collected in the deposit/withdrawal 011 are also transferred to the transport lines a and b.

At the same time, this -
Banknotes are collected from the time storage section 14 into the lower cartridge 18.

Next, the MCPU 41 stores the discriminated denomination, amount, quantity (number of sheets), and replenishment data of the discrimination failure in the 5C of the cartridge 18.
Send it to the PU33 side and store it in its RAM36 (
Step n30).

Then, the locking mechanism 47 is driven to unlock the cartridge 18 (step n31), and the attendant panel control unit 46 is driven to display on its display (not shown) that the banknote replenishment process has been canceled. Also, it notifies the monitoring center via the modem 51 that the cartridge 18 is suspected of being fraudulent (step n32).
, by removing the cartridge 18 (step n33)
Finish the process.

Although the above-described banknote replenishment process is performed from the cartridge 18, the banknote replenishment process similar to that of the above-described cartridge 18 can also be performed from the banknote storage box 20 at any time.

8 and 9 show the above-mentioned occasional banknote storage box 20. FIG.

That is, on the front side of the banknote storage box 20, there is a lockable opening/closing section 1llI52 for loading or removing banknotes.
A display 53 composed of a liquid crystal and a keyboard 54 composed of a numeric keypad and function keys are disposed on the top thereof, and a control unit 55 is disposed on the back side thereof.

When the banknotes are loaded, the keyboard 54 inputs confirmation data such as the denomination, amount, quantity (number of sheets), etc., and the display 53 displays input contents and necessary data.

Inside the banknote storage box 20, there is a pressing plate 56 that moves up and down to raise or lower the loaded banknotes, and at the upper position corresponding to this pressing plate 56, there is an opening 57 for storing banknotes.
A take-in/feed-out mechanism 58 is provided that feeds out to the side or takes in from the opening 57 side, and the opening 57 is further provided with an appropriate shutter (not shown), and a control unit 55 is installed near the opening 57 of the main body. A connector (not shown) is provided for connection to the MCPU 41 on the side.

On the other hand, a locking mechanism 59 is formed on the main body side to which the occasional banknote storage box 20 is attached. 62.

The banknote storage box 20 configured in this manner is refilled with banknotes in the same manner as the cartridge 18 described above.

That is, when the confirmation data of the replenished banknotes differs from the replenishment data, it is determined that there is a suspicion of fraud, and the banknotes that have already been replenished are collected into the banknote storage box 20 at any time, and when both data match, the replenishment of banknotes is accepted. , executed.

However, while the cartridge 18 is mainly used for replenishing banknotes at the start of business hours and collecting banknotes at the end of business hours,
The above-described occasional banknote storage box 20 differs in that banknotes are replenished and collected at any time during business hours.

As described in detail above, according to this embodiment, when the process of replenishing banknotes from the cartridge 18 is executed, the discriminating unit 1
When the actual replenishment data such as the denomination, amount, and quantity of the replenished banknotes read in step 2 does not match the confirmation data read from the cartridge 18 side, the process switches to the collection process of the banknotes to the cartridge 18 and the replenishment of the refilled banknotes is performed. Return everything to cartridge 18.

As a result of the above, for cartridges 18 suspected of being fraudulent, the banknote replenishment process is stopped and the refilled banknotes are returned to the cartridge 18, so that the banknotes in the cartridge 18 are not transferred to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side even though there is a suspicion of fraud. Therefore, the management of banknotes between the cartridge 18 and the automatic teller machine can be separated, and the management responsibility can be made clear.

At the same time, concerns about suspicion of fraudulent use of the cartridge 18 can be prevented, and safety due to operation by a third party is improved.

Of course, the same effect can be obtained for the banknote storage box 20 at any time.

In the correspondence between the structure of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the cartridge of the present invention is the cartridge 18 of the embodiment.
The control means corresponds to the MCPU 41, the storage means corresponds to the RAM 36 of the 5 CPU 33, and the switching command means corresponds to step n1 of the processing of the MCPU 41.
7. n24. Although this invention corresponds to n25, the present invention is not limited to only the configuration of the above-described embodiment, including other configurations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cartridge from the front side, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cartridge from the rear side, and FIG. 4 is a control circuit block diagram of the cartridge, FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation for loading banknotes into the cartridge, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation for replenishing banknotes. , FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the occasional banknote storage box from the front side, and FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the installation state of the occasional banknote storage box. 10...Deposit/withdrawal mechanism 12...Identification section 18...Cartridge 20
... Banknote storage section 36 ... RAM 4 1 ... MCPU 18 ... Cartridge Fig. 2 Cartridge FJ balance tm right sky Fig. 3 Cartridge crushing Sakura 9p Rino Figure 5 +wp circuit 70 diagram of entry and exit ejection Figure 4 Cartridge tsure dispute 1 # door opening Figure 6 Flowchart showing the calm operation λ of the cartridge's changing tomb No. 7 Diagram (Part 1) Diagram 8 of the Flow Child Mart showing the transfer of the paper by Jinmitsu

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A control means for removably mounting a cartridge capable of storing banknotes and executing processing control such as replenishment of banknotes from the cartridge or collection of banknotes into the cartridge; A bill processing device comprising a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination, amount, quantity, etc. of banknotes, wherein the cartridge is provided with confirmation data for confirming the loaded banknotes, such as the denomination, amount, quantity, etc. of the loaded banknotes. A storage means for storing is provided, and when the control means executes processing for replenishing banknotes from the cartridge, actual replenishment data such as the denomination, amount, and quantity of the replenishment banknotes read by the discrimination unit is stored from the storage means of the cartridge. A banknote processing apparatus comprising a switching command means for switching the control means to a process for collecting replenishing banknotes into a cartridge when the read confirmation data does not match the banknote processing apparatus.