JPH0397092A - Temporary stock part for paper money receiving / dispensing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a teller immediately and visually recognize in which temporary stock part returning or received paper monies are housed to improve work efficiency by turning on a display lamp corresponding to the temporary stock part housing the paper monies. CONSTITUTION:Plural display lamps 30-32 are provided for every temporary stock parts 13-15 so as to show the presence and absence of the housed paper monies in the respective temporary stock part 13-15. Based on these display lamps 30-32 and a counted and a discriminated result, it is judged whether the notes are housed in the temporary stock parts 13-15 or not. A control means is provided to selectively turn on the display lamps 30-32 corresponding to the temporary stock part 13-15 housing the paper monies based on the judged result. Thus, the teller refers the turned-on display lamp and can immediately and visually recognize in which temporary stock part the returning received paper monies are housed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a temporary storage section in a bill depositing and dispensing machine that takes into consideration ease of taking out bills.

"Prior Art" A banknote processing machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-143692 has been known.

This banknote processing machine has a deposit processing function for depositing banknotes, counts and discriminates the banknotes inserted into the deposit input section, and, based on the result of this discrimination, separates the banknotes into the banknotes provided for each denomination. They are classified and stored in one of a plurality of temporary storage sections.

When the sorting and storage of banknotes in the temporary storage section is completed, the teller refers to the determination result (displayed on the amount display section) and further accepts the temporarily stored banknotes. If you can't do it. When the "return button" is pressed, the opening of the temporary storage section is released and the teller is forced to pull out the temporary storage section to the front side of the device body and remove the banknotes in the temporary storage section. I am trying to have all of them returned.

In addition, if the teller presses the "confirmation button" to accept the temporarily stored banknotes, all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section will be stored in the lower storage box. ing.

``Problem to be Solved by the Invention'' By the way, according to the banknote handling machine configured as described above, when returning deposited banknotes, the entire temporary storage section is pulled out to the front side of the device main body, and each denomination is However, in this case, the teller is unable to immediately recognize in which temporary storage section the banknotes are stored, and the extraction process is difficult. There was a problem that the process could not be carried out smoothly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a temporary storage part of a banknote depositing and dispensing machine that can visually recognize the temporary storage section in which banknotes are classified and stored, and can smoothly perform the extraction operation. The purpose is to provide a storage section.

"Means for Solving the Problem" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention classifies and stores counted and verified banknotes in one of a plurality of temporary storage units during deposit processing, and Referring to the banknote counting and discrimination results, if the teller approves the banknote, the banknote is deposited into the stacker, and if the teller disapproves the banknote, the banknote is deposited into the stacker.
In the bill depositing and dispensing machine in which the temporary storage section is pulled out to the front side of the device main body and the banknotes in the temporary storage section are returned to the teller, a It is determined whether or not banknotes are stored in the temporary storage section based on a plurality of display lamps indicating whether or not banknotes are stored and the result of the counting discrimination, and based on the result of this determination, the temporary storage section where banknotes are stored is A control means for selectively lighting a corresponding indicator lamp is provided.

"Function" According to this invention, since the display lamp corresponding to the temporary storage section in which banknotes are stored is lit, the teller can refer to the lit display lamp to determine which banknotes are deposited and returned. It is possible to visually recognize directly whether the item is stored in the temporary storage section.

"Embodiment" A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1(A), 1(B), and 5(A) and 5(B).

First, the general structure of the bill depositing and dispensing machine will be explained with reference to FIG. A deposit input section 2 and a withdrawal section 3 are provided, respectively, and inside the device main body 1 there is a deposit route 4 starting from the former deposit input section 2, and a withdrawal route 4 for the latter. Part 3
A withdrawal route 5 is provided, each ending at .

The human money route 4 is a transport route for depositing banknotes inserted from the deposit input unit 2 into stackers (16 to 18) (described later), and the deposit input unit 2 is routed along the conveyance route. A feeding mechanism 8 that feeds out the banknotes inserted one by one, and this feeding mechanism 4! ! a deposit discrimination section 9 that distinguishes and counts the denominations of banknotes dispensed by the banknotes 8, genuine bills, damaged bills, counterfeit bills, etc.; and a first distribution section 10 that distributes the banknotes that have passed through the banknote discrimination section 9. , second distribution section 11, third distribution section 12
are provided in sequence.

These first distribution section IO, second distribution section 11, and third distribution section 12, based on the discrimination result of the deposited money discrimination section 9,
For example, allocating ten thousand genuine bills to the first temporary storage section 13,
The 1,000 regular bills are distributed to the second temporary storage section l4, and the regular or unfit bills of each denomination that were not distributed to the first temporary storage section 13 or the second temporary storage section l4 are distributed to the third temporary storage section l4. In addition to distributing to the temporary storage section I5, these temporary storage sections 1
This guides unidentifiable bills such as counterfeit bills and double-feed tickets that have not been sorted into groups 3 to 15 to Resiectro R.

The first temporary storage section 13, the second temporary storage section 14, and the third temporary storage section 15 are collectively supported in a parallel state by the unit box M, and the distribution sections 10- l
2 are placed on the shutters 13A to 15A forming the respective bottom surfaces and temporarily stored therein.

In addition, these temporary storage parts l3 to l5 are used to lock the unit bonox M in the device main body 1, and to store the unit bonox M in the unlocked state using the shutter 13.
A locking mechanism l0 that can be pulled out by a teller is located at a position protruding from the front side of the device main body 1 along with A to 15A.
0 (see Fig. 1(B)).
) shown in perspective view).

In addition, this Ronoku mechanism 100 releases the candle of the Uni-notobo Sokusu M after the banknotes have been deposited into the temporary storage units 13 to 15 based on the validation result of the deposit validation unit 9 (displayed on the amount display unit (not shown)). The teller refers to the "return button" (No.
(see figure (B)), and the shutter shutters 13A-15A operate to open, and the shutters 13A-1
The temporary storage banknotes on 5A are dropped into the stackers 16 to 18 below, after the banknotes have been deposited into the temporary storage units 3 to 15. ), Teller refers to the time storage parts 13 to 15.
This is a case where a "confirmation button" (not shown) of the teller's machine 101 is pressed to allow the banknotes temporarily stored in the banknotes to be accepted.

Note that whether or not banknote storage from the deposit input section 2 to the temporary storage sections 13 to 15 has been completed is determined by the fact that the deposit discrimination section 9 stops outputting the discrimination signal for a certain period of time.

Moreover, among the stackers l6 to 18, the l-th stacker l
6 and the second stacker 17 are recycle-type safes that can reuse received deposited banknotes as withdrawal banknotes, and the third stacker 18 separates deposited banknotes and withdrawal banknotes. This is a non-reflux type safe for storage. In other words, the third star 7 force l8 has an elevating plate L8A that divides the interior into upper and lower halves, and the deposited banknotes placed on the upper surface of the elevating plate 18A are stored in the upper position of this elevating plate 18A. Deposit section 1
8B is formed, and a dispensing section 1 that stores infrequently used dispensing banknotes (for example, 5,000 bills at a financial institution, 10,000 bills at a station, supermarket, etc.) is located below the elevating temporary 18A.
8C is formed. The elevating plate 18A is provided to maintain a horizontal state and to be moved up and down by an elevating mechanism (not shown), and is configured to descend as bills are dispensed from the dispensing section 18C. ing.

In addition to the purpose of partitioning the stacker 18, the elevating plate 18A is also used as a bill press mechanism that applies a constant pressure from above to the banknotes located at the bottom to smoothly feed out the banknotes by a payout mechanism (described later). is also used. Also,
On the sides of the first stacker l6 and the second stacker l7,
Similar to the elevating plate 18A, bill press mechanisms 16A-17A are provided to press the stored banknotes from above with a constant pressure when the amount of banknotes stored is small.

Next, the banknotes in the stackers 16 to 1B are transferred to the banknote dispensing unit 3.
To explain the withdrawal route 5 for dispensing money from
C. Feeding mechanisms 19 to 21 for feeding out banknotes one by one from the second and first stackers 17 and 16, and banknotes fed by the feeding mechanisms 19 to 21, including unfit notes, different types of notes, and double feeding. A dispensing discriminating section 22 that determines whether or not abnormal bills such as banknotes are mixed in, and a distributing section 23 that sorts out the abnormal bills discriminated by the dispensing discriminating section 22, Abnormal bills and banknotes sorted by the sorting section 23 are stored in the dispensing reject box 24, and normal bills are dispensed to the teller through the bill dispensing section 3.

Incidentally, provided between the deposit route 4 and the withdrawal route 5 is a distribution/collection route 25 that connects the deposit route 4 and the withdrawal route 5.

Next, the unit box in which the temporary storage parts l3 to l5 are mounted.
The configuration of Tux M will be explained with reference to FIG. 1(A).

As shown in FIG. 1(A), a plurality of indicator lamps 30 to 32 are provided on one side M0 of the unit box M. These indicator lamps 30 to 32 are connected to each temporary storage section 13.
~l5, respectively, and the first
The display lamp 30 indicates that banknotes are stored in the temporary storage section l3, the display lamp 31 indicates that banknotes are stored in the second temporary storage section l4, and the display lamp 31 indicates that banknotes are stored in the third temporary storage section l5. The display lamps 32 are turned on when they are stored.

Incidentally, the display lamps 30 to 32 are turned on and off based on a control signal from a control means indicated by reference numeral 102 in FIG. 1(B).

To summarize the control contents of this control means 102, ① of the deposit discrimination section 9. Based on the identification results, temporary storage section 1
Determine whether banknotes are stored in the temporary storage units 13 to 15 based on the determination result of (■) above.
When there is a banknote stored in at least one of the teller's machine 101, a return signal from the teller's machine 101
Temporary storage units 13 to 15 in which banknotes are stored, subject to the input of
The display lamps 30 to 32 corresponding to the above are selectively turned on.

Specifically, the display lamp 30 is turned on when banknotes are stored in the first temporary storage part 13, the display lamp 3l is turned on when banknotes are stored in the second temporary storage part 14, and the display lamp 3l is turned on when banknotes are stored in the second temporary storage part 14. The display lamps 32 are turned on when banknotes are stored in the temporary storage part l5.

As explained above, according to the banknote depositing and dispensing machine shown in the first embodiment, the temporary storage parts 13 to 1 in which banknotes are stored are
Since the display lamps 30 to 32 corresponding to No. 5 are lit, the teller can refer to the lit display lamps 30 to 32 to determine in which temporary storage unit 13 to 15 the deposited and returned banknotes are stored. can be visually recognized directly, and the workability related to returning deposited banknotes can be improved.

Next, the second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B).
).

The bill depositing and dispensing machine shown in the second embodiment is of a type that is shared by two tellers. There is. Then, using this type of bill depositing and dispensing machine,
If either the left or right teller attempts to process a deposit, the teller's machine 1 installed for each teller will be used.
The teller who wants to occupy the deposit occupancy buttons 103A-104A of 03 and 104 presses them as appropriate.

Further, display lamps 33 to 35 are provided on the left side M1 of the unit box M of this bill depositing and dispensing machine, and display lamps 36 to 38 are provided on the right side M, respectively. The indicator lamps 33 to 38 are provided in the vicinity of each temporary storage section 13 to 15, respectively, and are provided in the vicinity of each temporary storage section 1.
Display lamps 33 and 36 when banknotes are stored in 3.
However, when banknotes are stored in the second temporary storage section l4, the indicator lamps 34 and 37 indicate that the banknotes are stored in the third temporary storage section! When banknotes are stored in 5, display lamps 35 and 38 are turned on, respectively.

Incidentally, the lighting of the indicator lamps 33 to 38 and the patrol lights are performed based on a control signal outputted from a control means indicated by the symbol tOS in FIG. 2(B).

To summarize the control contents of this control means 105, the following is true: (1) Deposit in this bill depositing and dispensing machine based on the deposit occupancy signal (outputted by pressing the deposit occupancy buttons 103A-104A) output from the teller's machines 103 and 104; Determine which teller the processing function is occupied by; ■ Based on the discrimination results of the human money discrimination section 9, the temporary storage section l3
Determine whether or not banknotes are stored in the temporary storage units 13 to 15. ■ Based on the determination results of the above ■ and ■,
When there is a banknote stored in at least one of the tellers machines 103 and 104, a return signal from the teller's machine 103 or the teller's machine 104 (outputted when the return button 103BJ or return button 104BJ of the teller's machines 103 and 104 is pressed. ), the display lamps 33 to 15 corresponding to the temporary storage units 13 to 15 in which banknotes are stored are displayed.
38 is selectively turned on.

Specifically, the deposit exclusive button 1 of the left tellers machine 103
When 03A is pressed and it is determined that banknotes are stored in the first temporary storage section l3, the display lamp 33 is turned on.
When the deposit exclusive button 103A of the left teller's machine 103 is pressed and banknotes are stored in the second temporary storage section l4, the display lamp 34 is set to the left teller's machine 103.
When the deposit occupation button 103A is pressed and banknotes are stored in the third temporary storage section l5, the display lamps 35 are turned on.

In addition, the deposit exclusive button 104A of the right Tellers machine 104
is pressed, and when it is determined that banknotes are stored in the first temporary storage section 13, the display lamp 36 is pressed, and the deposit exclusive button 104^ of the right teller's machine 104 is pressed.
When the banknotes are stored in the second temporary storage section 14, the display lamp 37 is pressed, and the deposit occupation button 104A of the right teller's machine 104 is pressed, and the third temporary storage section l5
When banknotes are stored in the display lamps 38, the display lamps 38 are turned on, respectively.

As explained above, according to the bill depositing and dispensing machine shown in the second embodiment, in addition to the effects shown in the first embodiment, it is possible to determine whether the lit display lamps 33 to 38 are on the left side or the right side. By referring to it, it is possible to easily recognize which teller, the left or the right, should receive the deposited and returned banknote.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The difference in construction between the display lamps shown in these figures and the display lamps shown in the first embodiment lies in the arrangement of these display lamps.

That is, as shown by reference numerals 39 to 41 in FIG. By simply pulling out the paper money a little, it is possible to easily recognize which temporary storage section 13 to 15 has the returned bill.

In other words, by referring to the display lamps 39 to 41 arranged on the front side of the unit box M, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage sections 13 to 15 can be immediately withdrawn to a position where they can be seen by the teller. This effect can be obtained.

In addition, in this third embodiment, the display lamps 39 to 4l are
As shown in FIG. 3, these indicator lamps are arranged on one side of the unit box M, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, as shown in the second embodiment, each side of the unit box M (left side M1
, right side Mt), and the front side, so that it can be easily recognized which teller, left or right, should receive the deposited and returned banknote.

In addition, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments, the unit box M
is a part of the temporary storage parts 13 to 15.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, since the indicator lamp corresponding to the temporary storage section in which banknotes are stored is lit, the teller can refer to the lit indicator lamp. By doing so, it is possible to directly visually recognize in which temporary storage part the deposited and returned banknotes are stored, and the workability related to the deposited and returned banknotes can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1(A) is a perspective view showing a state in which the temporary storage section shown as the first embodiment of the present invention is pulled out, FIG. 1(B) is a block diagram for controlling the lighting of the indicator lamp, and FIG. figure(
A) is a perspective view showing the state in which the temporary storage section shown as the second embodiment of the present invention is pulled out, FIG. 2(B) is a block diagram for controlling the lighting of the indicator lamp, and FIGS. 3 and 4. 5(A) is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a bill depositing and dispensing machine, and FIG. 5(B) is a diagram showing a state in which the temporary storage section shown as the third embodiment of the present invention is pulled out. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the unit box and box M of the machine are pulled out from the main body l of the machine. 13-l5...Temporary storage section, 16-18...
... Stacker, 3 0 to 4 4 ... Display lamp, ■ O 2 1 0 5 ... Control means, M ... Unit box (temporary storage section)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] During the deposit processing, the banknotes that have been counted and verified are classified and stored in one of a plurality of temporary storage units, and the teller approves the acceptance by referring to the results of the count and determination of the banknotes. If the teller disapproves acceptance, the temporary storage section is pulled out to the front side of the device main body, and the banknotes in the temporary storage section are returned to the teller. In the bill depositing and dispensing machine, a plurality of display lamps are provided for each temporary storage section and indicate whether or not banknotes are stored in each temporary storage section; and a plurality of display lamps are provided for each temporary storage section and indicate whether or not banknotes are stored in the temporary storage section based on the result of counting and discrimination. A temporary storage section in a banknote depositing and dispensing machine, comprising: a control means for determining whether a banknote is stored in the temporary storage section and selectively lighting up a display lamp corresponding to the temporary storage section in which banknotes are stored based on the determination result.